GENERAL KNOWLEDGE FOR ALL COMPETITIVE EXAMS 2023 - 2024
1. Which Indian religious has recently been included in the representative list of intangible cultural heritage of humanity by UNESCO, an organisation of the United Nations ?
Ans: Durga Puja.
2. Which state government decided to conduct a caste-based census called the 'Jaati Aadharit Ganana' exercise ?
Ans: Bihar
3. In Tennis, what is the score when the receiver wins the next point after deuce ?
Ans: Advantage out
4. Name an alkylbenzene widely used as a chemical intermediate in the production of phenol ?
Ans: Cumene
5. On 5 April 2022, who was appointed as the Chairman of the Union Public Service ?
Ans: Monoj Soni
6. Battle of Buxar was fought in..........?
Ans: 1764
7. The word India came from the Indus, called --------- in Sanskrit.
Ans: Sindhu
8. In 1931, who recognised that an aromatic compound must have an odd number of pairs of electrons, which can mathematically be written as 4n+2 (n=0,1,2,3 etc.) ?
Ans: Erich Huckel
9. The 22nd Commonwealth Games are scheduled to be held in which of the following countries ?
Ans: England
10. Lake Kolleru is situated in which of the following states ?
Ans: Andhra Pradesh
11. In which of the places is the Tak Tok festival celebrated ?
Ans: Ladakh
12. One of the worst industrial disasters of all time occurred in Bhopal on December 1984, in which factories ?
Ans: Union Carbide
13. Dekhni is a folk dance associated with which Indian state ?
Ans: Goa
14. Which is one of the Open Market Operations by the Reserve Bank Of India ?
Ans: Buying and selling of bonds issued by the Government in the open market
15. Which is called the 'Metal of the future' ?
Ans: Titanium
16. How many shells (cells) are there in Amoeba ?
Ans: One
17. Which is the largest railway station in the North East Frontier Railway ?
Ans: Maligaon
18. Which gas is used in the refrigerator ?
Ans: Freon
19. Who was the author of the first book printed in the Assamese Language ?
Ans: Atmaram Sharma
20. What are the heater wires made of ?
Ans: Nichrome
21. The Gupta king who assured the title of Vikramaditya ?
Ans: Chandragupta 2
22. How many present members of the Constituent Assembly signed the Constitution ?
Ans: 284
23. Which article of the indian Constitution says that members elected by the president can't vote in the election of President ?
Ans: Article 55
24. Which article of the Indian constitution deals with constitutional amendments ?
Ans: Article 368
25. Which constitutional amendment reduced voting rights from 21 years to 18 years ?
Ans: 61st
26. What is the India's rank in the 2023 world press Freedom Index ?
Ans : 161 out of 180 countries
27. Which is called 'The City of Golden Temple' ?
Ans: Aritsar
28. Which is the Highest Plateau ?
Ans: Pamir ( Tibet )
29. Which is called ' God's Own Country' ?
Ans: Kerala
30. Which is called 'The sugar Bowl of the World' ?
Ans: Cuba
31. Which day is celebrated as 'World Press Freedom Day' ?
Ans: 3rd May
32. Which is the biggest Flower ?
Ans: Rafflesia
33. Which is the Highest Lake ?
Ans: Titicaca
34. Which is the Largest Bird ?
Ans: Ostrich
35. Which is the first state in India that has been formed on a purely linguistic basis ?
Ans: Andhra Pradesh
36. The famous Thirumala Thirupathi Venkateswara Temple is in which district ?
Ans: Chittoor
37. Which Government introduced the food for work program first ?
Ans: Janatha Government (1977)
38. What is the Name of the state with the largest number of registered newspapers ?
Ans: Uttar Pradesh
39. Which place in assam is said to be the meetin plach of Buddhism, Hinduism, and Islam ?
Ans: Hajo
40. What is the base year to calculate the National income in India ?
Ans: 2011-2012
41. Which state in India is the major producer of mulberry silk ?
Ans: Karnataka
42. Which Article deals with the duties of the 'Prime Minister Of India' ?
Ans: Article 78
43. Who regulated Mutual funds in India ?
Ans: SEBI
44. What is the rank of India in world in terms of rice export ?
Ans: 2nd rank
45. India's rank among coal producing countries is ?
Ans: 3rd rank
46. To which country does India export the largest amount of iron ore ?
Ans: Japan
47. Where is Dalal Street located ?
Ans: Mumbai
48. Which day is celebrated as world Hindi day ?
Ans: 10 of January
49. Where did the British first open their factories in the Eastern part of India ?
Ans: Orissa
50. Who formed the Swaraj Party ?
Ans: C.R. Das
