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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

The book ‘Wings of Fire’ was written by?

1) Mahatma Gandhi

2) Jawaharlal Nehru

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

4) Kiran Bedi

2 / 40

What is the prime purpose of Ganga action plan?

1) To Purify Ganga River

2) To prevent pollution across Ganga river.

3) To plant trees on ganga river

4) To link all rivers with Ganga

3 / 40

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

1) Odisha

2) Tamil Nadu

3) Andhra Pradesh

4) Karnataka

4 / 40

Thar desert is located in which state ?

1) Rajasthan

2) Madhya Pradesh

3) West Bengal

4) New Delhi

5 / 40

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

1) Delhi

2) Assam

3) West bengal

4) Goa

6 / 40

Jalikattu game is famous in which state?

1) Tamil Nadu

2) Karnataka

3) Andhra Pradesh

4) Punjab

7 / 40

Sachin tendulkar played his 1st test at which ground?

1) Bangladesh

2) Pakistan

3) South Africa

4) Zimbabwe

8 / 40

How many languages are written in Indian rupee note?

1) 16

2) 18

3) 12

4) 15

9 / 40

The capital of Arunachal Pradesh is _________?

1) Longding

2) Itanagar

3) Simla

4) Tawang

10 / 40

Who is the 15th Prime Minister of India?

1) Narendra Modi

2) P.V Narasima Rao

3) H D Devagowda

4) Manmohan Singh

11 / 40

Paracetamol is analgesic or acryptic or both?

1) Both A & B

2) Acryptic

3) Analgesic

4) None of the above

12 / 40

2023 cricket world cup to be hosted in which country?

1) Pakistan

2) West Indies

3) Sri Lanka

4) India

13 / 40

What is Secularism?

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

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

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

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

14 / 40

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

1) World Trade Center 2

2) Twin Towers

3) One World Trade Center

4) One US Trade Center

15 / 40

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

1) Katie Taylor

2) Nicola Adams

3) Claressa Shields

4) Mary Kom

16 / 40

What is MS Office?

1) Online Website

2) Application software

3) Painting Software

4) Programming Language

17 / 40

The members of Rajya Sabha are elected by?

1) Chief Minister of each state

2) Prime Minister

3) Elected members of State Legislative Assemblies

4) Governor of India

18 / 40

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

1) F8

2) F11

3) F10

4) F7

19 / 40

What is the material used to make Indian currency notes?

1) Paper mache and Copper

2) Cotton and Cotton rags

3) Jute and Cotton rags

4) Paper Pulp

20 / 40

Who is the CEO of Google?

1) Robert Downey Jr

2) Tim Cook

3) Elon Musk

4) Sundar Pichai

21 / 40

The National flag of India was originally designed by

1) Mahatma Gandhi

2) Pingali Venkaiyya

3) L K Advani

4) D Udaya Kumar

22 / 40

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

1) Indira Gandhi

2) Annie Besant

3) Sarojini Naidu

4) Sonia Gandhi

23 / 40

ASCII stands for?

1) Alphabetical System of Common Input Instructions

2) Alternate Standard for Computer Input Interchange

3) All Set Character Input Interchange

4) American Standard Code for Information Interchange

24 / 40

What is J & K East boundary?

1) China

2) Vietnam

3) Pakistan

4) Russia

25 / 40

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

1) 2010

2) 2013

3) 2012

4) 2011

26 / 40

Money Transfer through mobile is called?

1) EMI

2) RTGS

3) NEFT

4) IMPS(Immediate Payment Service)

27 / 40

Which river is called Ganga of South India?

1) Narmada

2) Sutlej

3) Godavari

4) Tapti

28 / 40

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

1) Bank of Hindustan

2) State Bank of India

3) Indian Bank

4) Bharat Bank

29 / 40

1 rupee note has the signature of?

1) Prime Minister

2) Finance Minister

3) RBI Governor

4) Finance Secretary

30 / 40

Bhagat Singh was executed in which year?

1) 1929

2) 1930

3) 1935

4) 1931

31 / 40

The Young India Weekly Journal was started by ____________?

1) Manmohan Singh

2) Gandhi

3) Jawaharlal Nehru

4) Moraji Desai

32 / 40

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

1) F1

2) F3

3) F10

4) F5

33 / 40

What is the study of cancer called?

1) Epidemiology

2) Oncology

3) Etiology

4) Pathology

34 / 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

35 / 40

Who invented Audiophones in 1910?

1) Alexander Graham Bell

2) Nathaniel Baldwin

3) Galileo

4) Thomas Alva Edison

36 / 40

The 1st Olympic Games were held in which country?

1) Rome

2) France

3) Athens, Greece

4) Paris

37 / 40

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

1) 1970

2) 1971

3) 1975

4) 1972

38 / 40

The rupee symbol is designed in which language?

1) Indian

2) Roman

3) US

4) Devanagari

39 / 40

Chemotherapy is used for the treatment of _____________

1) Cancer

2) H1N1

3) Rabies

4) Measles

40 / 40

What is the name of Chicken pox virus?

1) Adenovirus

2) Chlamydiae trachomatis

3) Mycobacterium ulcerans

4) Varicella-zoster virus (VZV)

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