LIST OF ALL IMPORTANT GK QUESTIONS FOR ALL COMPETITIVE WRITTEN EXAMINATIONS
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  1. Bangladesh’s first nuclear plant at Rooppur is being constructed with the help of which country
- Russia
  1. Who composed the Bhakti songs called “Abhangas” or “Abhang”
- Sant Tukaram
  1. Cockroach cannot survive in the water because its respiratory organ is
- Trachea
  1. Which gas is produced because of incomplete combustion of fuel due to insufficient mixing of air and fuel and insufficient time for combustion
- Carbon Monoxide
  1. What will be the focal length of the spherical mirror of radius of curvature of 50 cm
- 25cm
  1. Name the physicist who was awarded Nobel Prize for quantum in 1918
- Max Planck
  1. Name the first Chief Justice of India, who became the President after the death of Zakir Hussain and subsequent resignation of VV Giri in 1969
- Md. Hidayatullah
  1. Germanium is a chemical element with symbol Ge. What is its atomic number
- 32
  1. In soldering, addition of flux increases or decreases the surface tension of molten tin
- Decreases
  1. Mahanandin was the tenth and the last Shishunaga king. He was the son of which ruler
- Nandivardhana, the 9th Shishunaga king
  1. Which is the southernmost capital city in the world, and also the most remote capital city
- Wellington, the Capital City of Newzealand
  1. Name the strait that divides the Tasman Sea on the northwest with the South Pacific Ocean on the sou southeast
- Cooks Strait
  1. Name the train which travels 4,273km and is given the prestigious title of the longest train in India, by both time and distance
- Dibrugarh-Kanyakumari Vivek Express. From the north-eastern corner of Assam to the southernmost tip of mainland India
  1. In November 1875 British Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli appointed who as the governor-general of India
- Lord Lytton
  1. As per which Committee’s recommendations, the Census Act came into effect in 1948
- Bhore Committee

  1. Neil Armstrong stepped on the Moon’s surface, marking a giant leap for mankind, on which date
- 20th July, 1969
  1. Duncan Passage is a strait in the Indian Ocean. It is located between
- South and Little Andaman
  1. Scientist Christian Friedrich discovered ozone gas in 1839. He was from which country
- Germany
  1. Bass Strait is a sea strait separating which Australian state from the Australian mainland
- Tasmania. It is the only Australian state that is not located on the Australian mainland.
  1. Which ancient Indian king is also called ‘the Indian Napoleon’
- Samudragupta

  1. The idea of the Preamble in the Constitution was taken from which country
- United States of America
  1. The Treaty of Lahore was signed on 9 March 1846 between the Governor-General Henry Hardinge and the 7-year old king of
- Sikh Empire, Maharaja Duleep Singh.
  1. The South Central Railway (SCR) zone is headquartered at
- Secunderabad
  1. The Vietnam War, aka the Second Indo-China War, or in Vietnam as the Resistance War against America came to an end on
- 30 April, 1975 with the Fall of Saigon
  1. Name the US military operation in which International terrorist Osama Bin Laden, who had been hiding in Abbottabad, Pakistan was killed
- Operation Neptune Spear

  1. The first census of India after independence continued till 28 February 1951. The country’s population was counted as
- 36,10,88,090 (36+Crore)
  1. Name the policy by the U.S.A to use military force if necessary to defend the national interests in the Persian Gulf
- Carter Doctrine
  1. The ruins at Hampi in the Eastern Karnataka, were designated a UNESCO World Heritage site in which year
- 1986
  1. Who had established along with a few others, the National Muslim University (later rename Jamia Millia Islamia) at Aligarh in October 1920
- India’s third President Zakir Husain
  1. When is the Nelson Mandela International Day observed every year
- 18 July

  1. The Calcutta Mint closed its operations, when a new mint was established at Alipore, in which year
- 1952
  1. The invasion of Afghanistan was ordered by which governor-general of India, with the object of restoring exiled Afghan ruler Shah Shojāʿ to the throne
- Lord Auckland
  1. The World Anti-Doping Agency, which is a foundation initiated by the International Olympic Committee is headquartered in
- Canada. It was founded on 10 Nov 1999
  1. Sanchi Stupa, a UNESCO World Heritage Site was built by who in the 3rd century BCE
- Ashoka
  1. The Indian Institute of Forest Management (IIFM) is located in which city
- Bhopal in Madhya Pradesh

  1. Chandrayaan-1, first Indian lunar probe, was launched by ISRO in October 2008 using which rocket
- PSLV-XL C11
  1. Name the first nuclear research reactor in India and also Asia which was commissioned by Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC)
- APSARA in 1956
  1. Bankim Chandra Chatterjee’s novel Anandamath was based on which uprising
- Sanyasi Uprising
  1. The Fourth Anglo-Mysore War came to an end with the Siege of which city in which Tipu Sultan also got killed
- Siege of Seringapatam, on 4 May 1799
  1. Treaty of Sevres was signed with Turkey in 1920 as a result of their loss in which war
- World War I

  1. One of the recommendations of the Nehru Report of 1928 ‘No office of the Governor-General’
- False statement
  1. Which monuments is the first inhabited World Heritage Monument
- Jaisalmer Fort in Rajasthan
  1. Sepoy Mangal Pandey who declared rebellion against his commanders and fired the first shot at a British officer was from which regiment
- 34th Bengal Native Infantry (BNI)
  1. Which amendment act reduced the age of voting in an election from 21 to 18 years
- 61st Amendment Act
  1. The voting age of an individual was reduced from 21 to 18 years by which Amendment Act
- 61st Constitutional Amendment Act, 1988

  1. The oath of office to the Governor is administered by Chief Justice of the Supreme Court?
- No, Chief Justice of the concerned State High Court
  1. What is the maximum number of fixed strength for the representatives of the states and union territories in Rajya Sabha
- 238 out of total 250. Other 12 members are nominated by the President
  1. In which year the Hindi names ‘Rajya Sabha’ and ‘Lok Sabha’ were adopted by the Council of States and the House of People
- 1954
  1. Which Polygar War was also called the South Indian Rebellion
- 2nd Polygar War
  1. The suspension of Non-cooperation movement led to the split within Indian National Congress in which year
- Gaya session of INC in December 1922