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Here is one World Quiz with 20 General Knowledge Quiz Questions and Answers with explanations. The quiz mainly covers topics from general awareness, GK, world history, biology and famous books and authors. This GK Quiz also has several PSC questions and answers from previous examinations. Browse through the General Knowledge Quiz Blog for more Latest General Knowledge, Current Affairs, GK TODAY, Quiz, and Puzzles. We have created this expected questions from General Knowledge Today quiz for upcoming PSC Sub Inspector of Police (Trainee), Typist Grade II, and Divisional Accountant exams.
General Knowledge Quiz Questions and Answers
1) Which is the most populated city in the world?
A) Tokyo
B) New York
C) Brasila
D) New Delhi
2) Alphnology is the study of
A) Laughter
B) Wealth
C) Wars
D) Wood
3) The French revolution started in the year
A) 1879
B) 1800
C) 1700
D) 1789
4) Which country is known as “The land of Thunderbolt”
A) Thailand
B) Brazil
C) Bhutan
D) China
5) UNICEF was established in the year
A) 1945
B) 1947
C) 1940
D) 1955
6) Folketing is the parliament of
A) Iran
B) Denmark
C) China
D) Russia
7) Guernica is the famous painting by
A) Pablo Picasso
B) Michelangelo
C) Raphael
D) Leonardo Da Vinci
8) The first woman to win a Nobel Prize was, who won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1903
A) Marie Curie
B) Doris Lessing
C) Ada Yonath
D) Shirin Ebadi
9) National Banner Song is the national song of ?
A) Korea
B) Japan
C) England
D) China
10) Who is known as the “Father of Mobile Phone.”?
A) Bill Gates
B) Martin Cooper
C) Ralph Bunche
D) John Dalton
11) Which is the first Biological Park in India?
A) Thenmala
B) Bannerghatta National Park
C) Nandan Kanan Zoological Park (Nandankanan Zoo)
D) Agastyarkoodam
12) Which country has three Capitals?
A) Austria
B) Brazil
C) Australia
D) South Africa
13) World’s largest producer of wool is (Excise Inspector PSC Question Paper 2002)
A) Australia
B) U.K
C) Argentina
D) South Africa
14) Night Blindness is caused due to the deficiency of
A) Vitamin A
B) Vitamin B
C) Vitamin C
D) Vitamin E
15) In free state Hydrogen is present in (PSC Assistant Grade Company Corporation Board Exam Question Paper)
A) Natural Gas
B) Sun
C) Petroleum
D) Mineral salts
16) “Dreams From My Father” is the famous Autobiography of
A) Nelson Mandela
B) Mukesh Ambani
C) Barak Obama
D) Rajeev Gandhi
17) How many muscles are there in human body?
A) 649
B) 629
C) 689
D) 639
18) Name the great composer who is known as the Father of Carnatic Music (Kerala PSC Previous Question Paper - Confidential Assistant Exam 2007)
A) Syama Sastri
B) Purandara Dasa
C) Muthuswami Dikshitar
D) Kanaka Dasa
19) Torah is the sacred text of
A) Jews
B) Buddhist
C) Islam
D) Sikhs
20) The First Cloned Buffalo in the world is
A) Garima
B) Dolly
C) Samrupa
D) Injaz
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1) A) Tokyo in Japan
2) B) Wealth
3) D) 1789
4) C) Bhutan
5) B) 1947
6) B) Denmark
7) A) Pablo Picasso (Guernica is a famous painting by Pablo Picasso in 1937. He portrayed the German bombing of Guernica during the Spanish Civil War.)
8) A) Marie Curie (Marie Curie won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1903. Marie Curie was the first person to be honored with two Nobel Prizes – in physics and chemistry. She was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1911. )
9) D) China
10) B) Martin Cooper
11) D) Agastyarkoodam
12) D) South Africa (Pretoria is the executive capital of South Africa. While Bloemfontein is the judicial capital of South Africa. And Cape Town the legislative capital of South Africa. )
13) A) Australia
14) A) Vitamin A
15) B) Sun
16) C) Barak Obama
17) D) 639
18) B) Purandara Dasa
19) A) Jews
20) C) Samrupa
General Knowledge Quiz Questions and Answers
1) Which is the most populated city in the world?
A) Tokyo
B) New York
C) Brasila
D) New Delhi
2) Alphnology is the study of
A) Laughter
B) Wealth
C) Wars
D) Wood
3) The French revolution started in the year
A) 1879
B) 1800
C) 1700
D) 1789
4) Which country is known as “The land of Thunderbolt”
A) Thailand
B) Brazil
C) Bhutan
D) China
5) UNICEF was established in the year
A) 1945
B) 1947
C) 1940
D) 1955
6) Folketing is the parliament of
A) Iran
B) Denmark
C) China
D) Russia
7) Guernica is the famous painting by
A) Pablo Picasso
B) Michelangelo
C) Raphael
D) Leonardo Da Vinci
8) The first woman to win a Nobel Prize was, who won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1903
A) Marie Curie
B) Doris Lessing
C) Ada Yonath
D) Shirin Ebadi
9) National Banner Song is the national song of ?
A) Korea
B) Japan
C) England
D) China
10) Who is known as the “Father of Mobile Phone.”?
A) Bill Gates
B) Martin Cooper
C) Ralph Bunche
D) John Dalton
11) Which is the first Biological Park in India?
A) Thenmala
B) Bannerghatta National Park
C) Nandan Kanan Zoological Park (Nandankanan Zoo)
D) Agastyarkoodam
12) Which country has three Capitals?
A) Austria
B) Brazil
C) Australia
D) South Africa
13) World’s largest producer of wool is (Excise Inspector PSC Question Paper 2002)
A) Australia
B) U.K
C) Argentina
D) South Africa
14) Night Blindness is caused due to the deficiency of
A) Vitamin A
B) Vitamin B
C) Vitamin C
D) Vitamin E
15) In free state Hydrogen is present in (PSC Assistant Grade Company Corporation Board Exam Question Paper)
A) Natural Gas
B) Sun
C) Petroleum
D) Mineral salts
16) “Dreams From My Father” is the famous Autobiography of
A) Nelson Mandela
B) Mukesh Ambani
C) Barak Obama
D) Rajeev Gandhi
17) How many muscles are there in human body?
A) 649
B) 629
C) 689
D) 639
18) Name the great composer who is known as the Father of Carnatic Music (Kerala PSC Previous Question Paper - Confidential Assistant Exam 2007)
A) Syama Sastri
B) Purandara Dasa
C) Muthuswami Dikshitar
D) Kanaka Dasa
19) Torah is the sacred text of
A) Jews
B) Buddhist
C) Islam
D) Sikhs
20) The First Cloned Buffalo in the world is
A) Garima
B) Dolly
C) Samrupa
D) Injaz
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Answers to General Knowledge Quiz Answers
1) A) Tokyo in Japan
2) B) Wealth
3) D) 1789
4) C) Bhutan
5) B) 1947
6) B) Denmark
7) A) Pablo Picasso (Guernica is a famous painting by Pablo Picasso in 1937. He portrayed the German bombing of Guernica during the Spanish Civil War.)
8) A) Marie Curie (Marie Curie won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1903. Marie Curie was the first person to be honored with two Nobel Prizes – in physics and chemistry. She was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1911. )
9) D) China
10) B) Martin Cooper
11) D) Agastyarkoodam
12) D) South Africa (Pretoria is the executive capital of South Africa. While Bloemfontein is the judicial capital of South Africa. And Cape Town the legislative capital of South Africa. )
13) A) Australia
14) A) Vitamin A
15) B) Sun
16) C) Barak Obama
17) D) 639
18) B) Purandara Dasa
19) A) Jews
20) C) Samrupa
Guernica is a painting by Pablo Picasso, a famous painter and sculptor from Spain. Pablo Picasso most renowned work was the Guernica painting, he portrayal in response to the German bombing of Guernica in Basque Country in 1937, during the Spanish Civil War. The Guernica painting by Picasso portrays the tragedies of war and the sufferings of innocent peoples due to the bombing by Germany. Through the painting, Picasso wanted to the world’s attention to sufferings and losses of innocent civilians in the Basque town of Guernica. Pablo Picasso completed the mural by mid June 1937 and the Guernica painting was first exhibited at the Paris International Exposition in the 1937 World's Fair in Paris.
The original Guernica painting is now displayed at the Museo Reina Sofía, Spain's national museum of 20th century art in Madrid, Spain.
Other famous paintings of Pablo Picasso are Les Demoiselles d'Avignon (1907) and The Weeping Woman (1937).
Pablo Picasso's Guernica Picture
The original Guernica painting is now displayed at the Museo Reina Sofía, Spain's national museum of 20th century art in Madrid, Spain.
Other famous paintings of Pablo Picasso are Les Demoiselles d'Avignon (1907) and The Weeping Woman (1937).
Current Affairs Quiz - General Awareness Questions
1) Jantar Mantar stone astronomical observatory was recently included in the list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites in India. Jantar Mantar is situated at?
A) Jaipur
B) Goa
C) Agra
D) New Delhi
2) Commonwealth Games 2014 will be held at
A) London
B) Rio de Janerio
C) Melbourne
D) Glasgow
3) The Railway Budget 2010 – 2011 added a provision to run a train across the country to mark the 150th birth anniversary of Rabindranath Tagore. What is the name of the train?
A) Maitri Express
B) Bharath Tirth
C) Sanskriti Express
D) Janmabhoomi Express
4) Nobel Prize 2010 in Literature was awarded to whom?
A) Liu Xiaobo
B) Mario Vargas Liosa
C) Andre Geim and Konstantin Novoselov
D) Akira Suzuki
5) Ezhuthachan Award 2010 (Ezhuthachan Puraskaram) was awarded to
A) Sugathakumari
B) M. Leelavathi
C) O. N. V. Kurup
D Sukumar Azhikode
6) Recently G-20 Summit was held in……..
A) Vienna
B) London
C) Pittsburgh
D) Torrento
7) Who is the present Chief Election Commissioner of India? (Question from latest PSC Store Issuer Grade II Exam in KSRTC held on 08th January 2011)
A) Navin Chawla
B) S. Y. Quraishi
C) N. Gopalaswami
D) B.B Tandon
8) David Warren who passed away recently was related with
A) Commonwealth Games
B) Holly wood
C) Black Box in Aeroplanes
D) Bhopal Disaster
9) Orange Prize 2010 was won by whom?
A) Arundhati Roy
B) Hillari Mantel
C) Barbara Kingsolver
D) Ashwin Sanghi
10) Who is the founder of ‘Face Book’ which is currently the No.1 social networking website in India?
A) Bill Gates
B) Martin Cooper
C) Orkut Buyukkokten
D) Mark Zuckerberg
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Answers to Current Affairs Quiz Answers - General Awareness Answers
1) A) Jaipur
2) D) Glasgow
3) C) Sanskriti Express
4) B) Mario Vargas Liosa
5) B) M. Leelavathi
6) D) Torrento
7) B) S. Y. Quraishi
8) C) Black Box in Aeroplanes
9) C) Barbara Kingsolver
10) D) Mark Zuckerberg
1) Jantar Mantar stone astronomical observatory was recently included in the list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites in India. Jantar Mantar is situated at?
A) JaipurB) Goa
C) Agra
D) New Delhi
2) Commonwealth Games 2014 will be held at
A) London
B) Rio de Janerio
C) Melbourne
D) Glasgow
3) The Railway Budget 2010 – 2011 added a provision to run a train across the country to mark the 150th birth anniversary of Rabindranath Tagore. What is the name of the train?
A) Maitri Express
B) Bharath Tirth
C) Sanskriti Express
D) Janmabhoomi Express
4) Nobel Prize 2010 in Literature was awarded to whom?
A) Liu Xiaobo
B) Mario Vargas Liosa
C) Andre Geim and Konstantin Novoselov
D) Akira Suzuki
5) Ezhuthachan Award 2010 (Ezhuthachan Puraskaram) was awarded to
A) Sugathakumari
B) M. Leelavathi
C) O. N. V. Kurup
D Sukumar Azhikode
6) Recently G-20 Summit was held in……..
A) Vienna
B) London
C) Pittsburgh
D) Torrento
7) Who is the present Chief Election Commissioner of India? (Question from latest PSC Store Issuer Grade II Exam in KSRTC held on 08th January 2011)
A) Navin Chawla
B) S. Y. Quraishi
C) N. Gopalaswami
D) B.B Tandon
8) David Warren who passed away recently was related with
A) Commonwealth Games
B) Holly wood
C) Black Box in Aeroplanes
D) Bhopal Disaster
9) Orange Prize 2010 was won by whom?
A) Arundhati Roy
B) Hillari Mantel
C) Barbara Kingsolver
D) Ashwin Sanghi
10) Who is the founder of ‘Face Book’ which is currently the No.1 social networking website in India?
A) Bill Gates
B) Martin Cooper
C) Orkut Buyukkokten
D) Mark Zuckerberg
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Answers to Current Affairs Quiz Answers - General Awareness Answers
1) A) Jaipur
2) D) Glasgow
3) C) Sanskriti Express
4) B) Mario Vargas Liosa
5) B) M. Leelavathi
6) D) Torrento
7) B) S. Y. Quraishi
8) C) Black Box in Aeroplanes
9) C) Barbara Kingsolver
10) D) Mark Zuckerberg
Karimeen, also known as Green Chromide or Pearl Spot, is the state fish of Kerala, southern India. Kari Meen is a freshwater fish found throughout Kerala, especially in the Kerala Backwaters of Alappuzha, backwaters of Andhra Pradesh, and in western flowing rivers in Karnataka. The scientific name of Karimeen is “Etroplus Suratensis”.
The Government of Kerala has declared Karimeen as the State Fish or State aquatic animal on 8th July 2010 and the declared 2010 – 2011 as Karimeen Year to increase fish farming, production and sales.
Earlier in 2008, The National Bureau of Fish Genetic Resources Lucknow, under the Indian Council of Agricultural Research, has suggested Karimeen fish as the State Fish of Kerala.
Karimeen Pollichathu, Karimeen Masala, Karemeen Molly, and Karimeen Fry are some of the important delicious dishes prepared by people all over Kerala, and especially Kuttanad.
Currently eight states in India have their on state fishes.
The Government of Kerala has declared Karimeen as the State Fish or State aquatic animal on 8th July 2010 and the declared 2010 – 2011 as Karimeen Year to increase fish farming, production and sales.
Earlier in 2008, The National Bureau of Fish Genetic Resources Lucknow, under the Indian Council of Agricultural Research, has suggested Karimeen fish as the State Fish of Kerala.
Karimeen Pollichathu, Karimeen Masala, Karemeen Molly, and Karimeen Fry are some of the important delicious dishes prepared by people all over Kerala, and especially Kuttanad.
Currently eight states in India have their on state fishes.
Ustad Ahmad Lahauri, also known as Ustad Isa, is the chief architect of Taj Mahal in India. Taj Mahal, one of the Seven Wonders in the World, was build by the fifth Mughal emperor Shah Jahan (Shah Jehan) in memory of his wife, Mumtaz Mahal. Ustad Ahmad Lahauri was an architect in the court of Shahjehan.
Ustad Ahmad Lahauri was one of the greatest architects during the Mughal Empire in India. He also had laid the foundations of the Red Fort at Delhi. The claims that Ustad Ahmad Lahauri was the designer of Taj Mahal is based on a claim made in writings by Lutfullah Muhandis, the son of Lahauri.
Taj Mahal is located in Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India. This Indian architectural marvel became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1983.
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Ustad Ahmad Lahauri was one of the greatest architects during the Mughal Empire in India. He also had laid the foundations of the Red Fort at Delhi. The claims that Ustad Ahmad Lahauri was the designer of Taj Mahal is based on a claim made in writings by Lutfullah Muhandis, the son of Lahauri.
Taj Mahal is located in Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India. This Indian architectural marvel became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1983.
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Dronacharya Award, named after Drona - the royal guru of Arjuna of Mahabharata, is an annual award presented by Indian Government for excellence in sports coaching. Instituted in 1985, Dronacharya Award consists of a bronze statuette of Dronacharya and a cash prize of Rs. 5, 00, 000. The name Dronacharya award was considered appropriate as the best sportsperson award is named Arjuna Award, and hence the best coaching award be named after Guru Dronacharya.
The first recipients of Dronacharya Award in 1985 were O.M. Nambiar for Athletics, Bhalchandra Bhaskar Bhagwat for Wrestling, and Om Prakash Bhardwaj for Boxing.
The 2012 Dronacharya Award was issued to various sports persons and coaches for their contribution in the field of sports. Shri B.I. Fernadez is the First Foreign Coach who was awarded by Dronacharya Award in 2012.
The Dronacharya Award winners in 2012 are
The first recipients of Dronacharya Award in 1985 were O.M. Nambiar for Athletics, Bhalchandra Bhaskar Bhagwat for Wrestling, and Om Prakash Bhardwaj for Boxing.
The 2012 Dronacharya Award was issued to various sports persons and coaches for their contribution in the field of sports. Shri B.I. Fernadez is the First Foreign Coach who was awarded by Dronacharya Award in 2012.
The Dronacharya Award winners in 2012 are
- Harendra Singh for best Hockey coach
- Yashvir Singh for best Wrestling coach
- Virendra Poonia for best Athletics coach
- J.S. Bhatia for Athletics in the lifetime achievement category.
- Bhavani Mukharjee for best Table Tennis coach
