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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
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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

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

1) F3

2) F10

3) F1

4) F5

2 / 40

What is the name of Chicken pox virus?

1) Chlamydiae trachomatis

2) Varicella-zoster virus (VZV)

3) Mycobacterium ulcerans

4) Adenovirus

3 / 40

Jalikattu game is famous in which state?

1) Punjab

2) Tamil Nadu

3) Karnataka

4) Andhra Pradesh

4 / 40

The rupee symbol is designed in which language?

1) Roman

2) Indian

3) Devanagari

4) US

5 / 40

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

1) 1975

2) 1971

3) 1970

4) 1972

6 / 40

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

1) 2010

2) 2013

3) 2012

4) 2011

7 / 40

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

1) Katie Taylor

2) Mary Kom

3) Claressa Shields

4) Nicola Adams

8 / 40

Who invented Audiophones in 1910?

1) Galileo

2) Thomas Alva Edison

3) Nathaniel Baldwin

4) Alexander Graham Bell

9 / 40

The Young India Weekly Journal was started by ____________?

1) Gandhi

2) Jawaharlal Nehru

3) Moraji Desai

4) Manmohan Singh

10 / 40

2023 cricket world cup to be hosted in which country?

1) West Indies

2) India

3) Pakistan

4) Sri Lanka

11 / 40

The members of Rajya Sabha are elected by?

1) Elected members of State Legislative Assemblies

2) Governor of India

3) Prime Minister

4) Chief Minister of each state

12 / 40

Bhagat Singh was executed in which year?

1) 1929

2) 1931

3) 1935

4) 1930

13 / 40

The 1st Olympic Games were held in which country?

1) Rome

2) France

3) Paris

4) Athens, Greece

14 / 40

What is the material used to make Indian currency notes?

1) Jute and Cotton rags

2) Paper Pulp

3) Cotton and Cotton rags

4) Paper mache and Copper

15 / 40

What is the study of cancer called?

1) Epidemiology

2) Oncology

3) Etiology

4) Pathology

16 / 40

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

1) F7

2) F10

3) F11

4) F8

17 / 40

How many languages are written in Indian rupee note?

1) 15

2) 12

3) 18

4) 16

18 / 40

Thar desert is located in which state ?

1) New Delhi

2) West Bengal

3) Madhya Pradesh

4) Rajasthan

19 / 40

What is Secularism?

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

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

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

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

20 / 40

1 rupee note has the signature of?

1) Prime Minister

2) Finance Secretary

3) RBI Governor

4) Finance Minister

21 / 40

The book ‘Wings of Fire’ was written by?

1) Jawaharlal Nehru

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

3) Kiran Bedi

4) Mahatma Gandhi

22 / 40

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

1) One US Trade Center

2) Twin Towers

3) One World Trade Center

4) World Trade Center 2

23 / 40

What is MS Office?

1) Online Website

2) Painting Software

3) Programming Language

4) Application software

24 / 40

The capital of Arunachal Pradesh is _________?

1) Longding

2) Tawang

3) Simla

4) Itanagar

25 / 40

Paracetamol is analgesic or acryptic or both?

1) Acryptic

2) None of the above

3) Both A & B

4) Analgesic

26 / 40

What is J & K East boundary?

1) China

2) Russia

3) Pakistan

4) Vietnam

27 / 40

Money Transfer through mobile is called?

1) IMPS(Immediate Payment Service)

2) RTGS

3) NEFT

4) EMI

28 / 40

Who is the 15th Prime Minister of India?

1) Narendra Modi

2) P.V Narasima Rao

3) Manmohan Singh

4) H D Devagowda

29 / 40

Who is the CEO of Google?

1) Elon Musk

2) Robert Downey Jr

3) Tim Cook

4) Sundar Pichai

30 / 40

Sachin tendulkar played his 1st test at which ground?

1) Pakistan

2) South Africa

3) Zimbabwe

4) Bangladesh

31 / 40

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

1) Tamil Nadu

2) Andhra Pradesh

3) Karnataka

4) Odisha

32 / 40

What is the prime purpose of Ganga action plan?

1) To link all rivers with Ganga

2) To prevent pollution across Ganga river.

3) To plant trees on ganga river

4) To Purify Ganga River

33 / 40

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

1) West bengal

2) Goa

3) Assam

4) Delhi

34 / 40

Which river is called Ganga of South India?

1) Tapti

2) Narmada

3) Sutlej

4) Godavari

35 / 40

ASCII stands for?

1) All Set Character Input Interchange

2) American Standard Code for Information Interchange

3) Alternate Standard for Computer Input Interchange

4) Alphabetical System of Common Input Instructions

36 / 40

The National flag of India was originally designed by

1) D Udaya Kumar

2) L K Advani

3) Pingali Venkaiyya

4) Mahatma Gandhi

37 / 40

Chemotherapy is used for the treatment of _____________

1) Rabies

2) Cancer

3) Measles

4) H1N1

38 / 40

How much decibels can a human ear hear?

1) 60-120 DB

2) 70 - 110 DB

3) 70 - 150 DB

4) 80 - 120 DB

39 / 40

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

1) Indira Gandhi

2) Sonia Gandhi

3) Sarojini Naidu

4) Annie Besant

40 / 40

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

1) Indian Bank

2) Bank of Hindustan

3) State Bank of India

4) Bharat Bank

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