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

1) 2010

2) 2012

3) 2011

4) 2013

2 / 40

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

1) Assam

2) Goa

3) Delhi

4) West bengal

3 / 40

Jalikattu game is famous in which state?

1) Tamil Nadu

2) Andhra Pradesh

3) Punjab

4) Karnataka

4 / 40

2023 cricket world cup to be hosted in which country?

1) Pakistan

2) Sri Lanka

3) West Indies

4) India

5 / 40

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

1) 1970

2) 1975

3) 1971

4) 1972

6 / 40

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

1) F8

2) F7

3) F10

4) F11

7 / 40

Money Transfer through mobile is called?

1) RTGS

2) NEFT

3) EMI

4) IMPS(Immediate Payment Service)

8 / 40

The Young India Weekly Journal was started by ____________?

1) Gandhi

2) Manmohan Singh

3) Jawaharlal Nehru

4) Moraji Desai

9 / 40

Chemotherapy is used for the treatment of _____________

1) H1N1

2) Cancer

3) Rabies

4) Measles

10 / 40

Bhagat Singh was executed in which year?

1) 1929

2) 1931

3) 1935

4) 1930

11 / 40

The 1st Olympic Games were held in which country?

1) Paris

2) Athens, Greece

3) Rome

4) France

12 / 40

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

1) Katie Taylor

2) Claressa Shields

3) Nicola Adams

4) Mary Kom

13 / 40

What is Secularism?

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

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

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

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

14 / 40

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

1) Odisha

2) Tamil Nadu

3) Karnataka

4) Andhra Pradesh

15 / 40

What is the study of cancer called?

1) Oncology

2) Epidemiology

3) Pathology

4) Etiology

16 / 40

The book ‘Wings of Fire’ was written by?

1) Kiran Bedi

2) Jawaharlal Nehru

3) Mahatma Gandhi

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

17 / 40

The capital of Arunachal Pradesh is _________?

1) Longding

2) Itanagar

3) Simla

4) Tawang

18 / 40

1 rupee note has the signature of?

1) Finance Secretary

2) Finance Minister

3) RBI Governor

4) Prime Minister

19 / 40

Paracetamol is analgesic or acryptic or both?

1) Both A & B

2) Acryptic

3) Analgesic

4) None of the above

20 / 40

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

1) One World Trade Center

2) Twin Towers

3) One US Trade Center

4) World Trade Center 2

21 / 40

Who is the 15th Prime Minister of India?

1) Narendra Modi

2) H D Devagowda

3) P.V Narasima Rao

4) Manmohan Singh

22 / 40

Who invented Audiophones in 1910?

1) Nathaniel Baldwin

2) Alexander Graham Bell

3) Galileo

4) Thomas Alva Edison

23 / 40

What is MS Office?

1) Online Website

2) Programming Language

3) Painting Software

4) Application software

24 / 40

Who is the CEO of Google?

1) Robert Downey Jr

2) Tim Cook

3) Sundar Pichai

4) Elon Musk

25 / 40

Sachin tendulkar played his 1st test at which ground?

1) Bangladesh

2) Pakistan

3) Zimbabwe

4) South Africa

26 / 40

What is J & K East boundary?

1) Vietnam

2) China

3) Pakistan

4) Russia

27 / 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

28 / 40

What is the material used to make Indian currency notes?

1) Jute and Cotton rags

2) Paper mache and Copper

3) Paper Pulp

4) Cotton and Cotton rags

29 / 40

How much decibels can a human ear hear?

1) 70 - 150 DB

2) 70 - 110 DB

3) 60-120 DB

4) 80 - 120 DB

30 / 40

ASCII stands for?

1) Alphabetical System of Common Input Instructions

2) All Set Character Input Interchange

3) American Standard Code for Information Interchange

4) Alternate Standard for Computer Input Interchange

31 / 40

The National flag of India was originally designed by

1) L K Advani

2) D Udaya Kumar

3) Pingali Venkaiyya

4) Mahatma Gandhi

32 / 40

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

1) Sarojini Naidu

2) Sonia Gandhi

3) Annie Besant

4) Indira Gandhi

33 / 40

The members of Rajya Sabha are elected by?

1) Elected members of State Legislative Assemblies

2) Prime Minister

3) Governor of India

4) Chief Minister of each state

34 / 40

How many languages are written in Indian rupee note?

1) 15

2) 18

3) 12

4) 16

35 / 40

Thar desert is located in which state ?

1) New Delhi

2) Madhya Pradesh

3) West Bengal

4) Rajasthan

36 / 40

Which river is called Ganga of South India?

1) Tapti

2) Narmada

3) Godavari

4) Sutlej

37 / 40

The rupee symbol is designed in which language?

1) Devanagari

2) Indian

3) Roman

4) US

38 / 40

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

1) F3

2) F5

3) F10

4) F1

39 / 40

What is the prime purpose of Ganga action plan?

1) To prevent pollution across Ganga river.

2) To Purify Ganga River

3) To plant trees on ganga river

4) To link all rivers with Ganga

40 / 40

What is the name of Chicken pox virus?

1) Adenovirus

2) Chlamydiae trachomatis

3) Varicella-zoster virus (VZV)

4) Mycobacterium ulcerans

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