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FREE Online GK Quiz – Test your General Knowledge for Govt Exams/ Jobs

FREE Online GK Quiz – Test your General Knowledge for Govt Exams/ Jobs

If are you appearing for any govt examination or competitive exam or govt/ bank job interview (sarkari naukri), General knowledge is an important section that is part of all their selection processes. Incase if it is SSC exam or IBPS bank exam, then you need to focus on this part more since the scores secured in GK section also determines your total score in that specific examination.

With a lot of news events happening in India daily, it is tough to follow every news item individually to prepare for GK section but it is easy to learn and remember them by attempting GK quiz. It is the reason why we are bringing out this ‘Online GK quiz‘ that will help you prepare for GK questions more effectively.

India is still recovering from the effects of the coronavirus pandemic and many of us are being forced to sit inside our houses due to lockdown. Let us use this time productively by preparing for such examinations because the new govt job notifications could be released soon.

The Online GK Quiz – Set 1

This online GK quiz is compiled from previous year questions that were asked in SSC exam, railway exams, bank exams etc., The questions are mostly related to India covering history, geography, sports, world affairs, popular people etc., This is not based on current affairs and therefore, static GK knowledge is more than enough to enough these questions. If your did not get the answers correctly, note it down so you remember them the next time.

The Online GK Quiz is useful for

Govt exam aspirants
Bank/ UPSC/ SSC exam preparing candidates
GK/ Current affairs enthusiasts
Quiz lovers

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General Knowledge Quiz - Test your general knowledge about India to prepare for various government competitive exams (based on previous year questions)
Instructions:
Number of questions: 40
Pass percentage: 50%
Time Limit: 20 minutes
Answers: Will be displayed, after completion of all questions.

1 / 40

ASCII stands for?

1) American Standard Code for Information Interchange

2) All Set Character Input Interchange

3) Alternate Standard for Computer Input Interchange

4) Alphabetical System of Common Input Instructions

2 / 40

Sachin tendulkar played his 1st test at which ground?

1) Zimbabwe

2) Pakistan

3) Bangladesh

4) South Africa

3 / 40

What is the name of the first bank established in India?

1) Indian Bank

2) State Bank of India

3) Bank of Hindustan

4) Bharat Bank

4 / 40

What is the study of cancer called?

1) Epidemiology

2) Etiology

3) Pathology

4) Oncology

5 / 40

The Young India Weekly Journal was started by ____________?

1) Jawaharlal Nehru

2) Moraji Desai

3) Gandhi

4) Manmohan Singh

6 / 40

The National flag of India was originally designed by

1) Mahatma Gandhi

2) L K Advani

3) Pingali Venkaiyya

4) D Udaya Kumar

7 / 40

What is the material used to make Indian currency notes?

1) Paper mache and Copper

2) Paper Pulp

3) Cotton and Cotton rags

4) Jute and Cotton rags

8 / 40

Paracetamol is analgesic or acryptic or both?

1) None of the above

2) Both A & B

3) Acryptic

4) Analgesic

9 / 40

2023 cricket world cup to be hosted in which country?

1) Sri Lanka

2) Pakistan

3) India

4) West Indies

10 / 40

What is the name of Chicken pox virus?

1) Chlamydiae trachomatis

2) Adenovirus

3) Mycobacterium ulcerans

4) Varicella-zoster virus (VZV)

11 / 40

The 1st Olympic Games were held in which country?

1) Athens, Greece

2) Paris

3) France

4) Rome

12 / 40

The members of Rajya Sabha are elected by?

1) Elected members of State Legislative Assemblies

2) Governor of India

3) Chief Minister of each state

4) Prime Minister

13 / 40

What is the shortcut key to expand browser screen in web explorer

1) F8

2) F10

3) F11

4) F7

14 / 40

Name the First women President of Indian National Congress (INC) post independence?

1) Sarojini Naidu

2) Annie Besant

3) Sonia Gandhi

4) Indira Gandhi

15 / 40

What is the prime purpose of Ganga action plan?

1) To plant trees on ganga river

2) To prevent pollution across Ganga river.

3) To Purify Ganga River

4) To link all rivers with Ganga

16 / 40

The LOC between India and Pakistan came into effect in which year?

1) 1975

2) 1971

3) 1972

4) 1970

17 / 40

The rupee symbol is designed in which language?

1) Indian

2) Roman

3) US

4) Devanagari

18 / 40

What is Secularism?

1) The capacity of people to vote for whoever they choose

2) The ability of governments to provide food, water and shelter to all irrespective of age or religion

3) The facility to move freely inside the country without any fear.

4) An ideology which provides people with the right to follow any religion or not to follow any.

19 / 40

Who is the CEO of Google?

1) Robert Downey Jr

2) Elon Musk

3) Sundar Pichai

4) Tim Cook

20 / 40

Which of the following state achieved 100% inclusion in PMJDY?

1) West bengal

2) Delhi

3) Goa

4) Assam

21 / 40

How many languages are written in Indian rupee note?

1) 12

2) 15

3) 18

4) 16

22 / 40

Money Transfer through mobile is called?

1) RTGS

2) IMPS(Immediate Payment Service)

3) EMI

4) NEFT

23 / 40

Jalikattu game is famous in which state?

1) Karnataka

2) Tamil Nadu

3) Punjab

4) Andhra Pradesh

24 / 40

What is MS Office?

1) Painting Software

2) Application software

3) Programming Language

4) Online Website

25 / 40

Name the 1st woman to win gold medal in Olympics Boxing?

1) Nicola Adams

2) Claressa Shields

3) Katie Taylor

4) Mary Kom

26 / 40

Chemotherapy is used for the treatment of _____________

1) Rabies

2) Cancer

3) H1N1

4) Measles

27 / 40

How much decibels can a human ear hear?

1) 70 - 110 DB

2) 60-120 DB

3) 80 - 120 DB

4) 70 - 150 DB

28 / 40

Thar desert is located in which state ?

1) Rajasthan

2) West Bengal

3) New Delhi

4) Madhya Pradesh

29 / 40

Which river is called Ganga of South India?

1) Sutlej

2) Tapti

3) Narmada

4) Godavari

30 / 40

The Yogini cult has its origin from which of the following states?

1) Tamil Nadu

2) Andhra Pradesh

3) Odisha

4) Karnataka

31 / 40

The book ‘Wings of Fire’ was written by?

1) Kiran Bedi

2) Mahatma Gandhi

3) Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

4) Jawaharlal Nehru

32 / 40

The commonwealth games were held for the first time in India in which year?

1) 2010

2) 2013

3) 2011

4) 2012

33 / 40

1 rupee note has the signature of?

1) Prime Minister

2) Finance Minister

3) RBI Governor

4) Finance Secretary

34 / 40

Bhagat Singh was executed in which year?

1) 1930

2) 1929

3) 1935

4) 1931

35 / 40

Who invented Audiophones in 1910?

1) Alexander Graham Bell

2) Nathaniel Baldwin

3) Galileo

4) Thomas Alva Edison

36 / 40

The capital of Arunachal Pradesh is _________?

1) Itanagar

2) Longding

3) Tawang

4) Simla

37 / 40

Who is the 15th Prime Minister of India?

1) Manmohan Singh

2) Narendra Modi

3) P.V Narasima Rao

4) H D Devagowda

38 / 40

Which key on the computer keyboard is used to open help menu?

1) F10

2) F3

3) F5

4) F1

39 / 40

What is J & K East boundary?

1) Vietnam

2) Pakistan

3) Russia

4) China

40 / 40

After the 9/11 tragedy, the World Trade Center was renamed to?

1) One World Trade Center

2) One US Trade Center

3) Twin Towers

4) World Trade Center 2

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