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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

Who is the CEO of Google?

1) Tim Cook

2) Robert Downey Jr

3) Elon Musk

4) Sundar Pichai

2 / 40

What is the material used to make Indian currency notes?

1) Jute and Cotton rags

2) Paper mache and Copper

3) Cotton and Cotton rags

4) Paper Pulp

3 / 40

Bhagat Singh was executed in which year?

1) 1930

2) 1931

3) 1935

4) 1929

4 / 40

Who is the 15th Prime Minister of India?

1) H D Devagowda

2) Manmohan Singh

3) P.V Narasima Rao

4) Narendra Modi

5 / 40

Which river is called Ganga of South India?

1) Narmada

2) Godavari

3) Tapti

4) Sutlej

6 / 40

What is the prime purpose of Ganga action plan?

1) To link all rivers with Ganga

2) To plant trees on ganga river

3) To prevent pollution across Ganga river.

4) To Purify Ganga River

7 / 40

The members of Rajya Sabha are elected by?

1) Elected members of State Legislative Assemblies

2) Prime Minister

3) Chief Minister of each state

4) Governor of India

8 / 40

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

1) F3

2) F1

3) F10

4) F5

9 / 40

Money Transfer through mobile is called?

1) RTGS

2) IMPS(Immediate Payment Service)

3) NEFT

4) EMI

10 / 40

Paracetamol is analgesic or acryptic or both?

1) Acryptic

2) Analgesic

3) None of the above

4) Both A & B

11 / 40

Chemotherapy is used for the treatment of _____________

1) Rabies

2) Measles

3) H1N1

4) Cancer

12 / 40

The book ‘Wings of Fire’ was written by?

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

2) Jawaharlal Nehru

3) Mahatma Gandhi

4) Kiran Bedi

13 / 40

What is the study of cancer called?

1) Pathology

2) Oncology

3) Epidemiology

4) Etiology

14 / 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.

15 / 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

16 / 40

2023 cricket world cup to be hosted in which country?

1) Sri Lanka

2) Pakistan

3) India

4) West Indies

17 / 40

The 1st Olympic Games were held in which country?

1) Athens, Greece

2) Rome

3) France

4) Paris

18 / 40

Sachin tendulkar played his 1st test at which ground?

1) Pakistan

2) South Africa

3) Zimbabwe

4) Bangladesh

19 / 40

What is the name of Chicken pox virus?

1) Mycobacterium ulcerans

2) Chlamydiae trachomatis

3) Varicella-zoster virus (VZV)

4) Adenovirus

20 / 40

What is MS Office?

1) Painting Software

2) Programming Language

3) Application software

4) Online Website

21 / 40

The rupee symbol is designed in which language?

1) Indian

2) Roman

3) Devanagari

4) US

22 / 40

How many languages are written in Indian rupee note?

1) 16

2) 15

3) 12

4) 18

23 / 40

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

1) 2012

2) 2013

3) 2010

4) 2011

24 / 40

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

1) Twin Towers

2) One US Trade Center

3) World Trade Center 2

4) One World Trade Center

25 / 40

How much decibels can a human ear hear?

1) 60-120 DB

2) 70 - 110 DB

3) 80 - 120 DB

4) 70 - 150 DB

26 / 40

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

1) Bharat Bank

2) State Bank of India

3) Bank of Hindustan

4) Indian Bank

27 / 40

Who invented Audiophones in 1910?

1) Galileo

2) Nathaniel Baldwin

3) Alexander Graham Bell

4) Thomas Alva Edison

28 / 40

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

1) West bengal

2) Goa

3) Assam

4) Delhi

29 / 40

The capital of Arunachal Pradesh is _________?

1) Simla

2) Itanagar

3) Tawang

4) Longding

30 / 40

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

1) Claressa Shields

2) Mary Kom

3) Katie Taylor

4) Nicola Adams

31 / 40

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

1) Karnataka

2) Odisha

3) Andhra Pradesh

4) Tamil Nadu

32 / 40

Jalikattu game is famous in which state?

1) Andhra Pradesh

2) Tamil Nadu

3) Punjab

4) Karnataka

33 / 40

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

1) 1970

2) 1975

3) 1971

4) 1972

34 / 40

Thar desert is located in which state ?

1) West Bengal

2) Madhya Pradesh

3) New Delhi

4) Rajasthan

35 / 40

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

1) Indira Gandhi

2) Sarojini Naidu

3) Sonia Gandhi

4) Annie Besant

36 / 40

1 rupee note has the signature of?

1) Prime Minister

2) Finance Minister

3) RBI Governor

4) Finance Secretary

37 / 40

The Young India Weekly Journal was started by ____________?

1) Manmohan Singh

2) Gandhi

3) Jawaharlal Nehru

4) Moraji Desai

38 / 40

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

1) F11

2) F8

3) F10

4) F7

39 / 40

The National flag of India was originally designed by

1) L K Advani

2) Mahatma Gandhi

3) Pingali Venkaiyya

4) D Udaya Kumar

40 / 40

What is J & K East boundary?

1) Vietnam

2) Pakistan

3) China

4) Russia

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