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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) Kiran Bedi

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

3) Mahatma Gandhi

4) Jawaharlal Nehru

2 / 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

3 / 40

Who is the CEO of Google?

1) Elon Musk

2) Tim Cook

3) Sundar Pichai

4) Robert Downey Jr

4 / 40

How many languages are written in Indian rupee note?

1) 12

2) 18

3) 16

4) 15

5 / 40

The Young India Weekly Journal was started by ____________?

1) Moraji Desai

2) Manmohan Singh

3) Gandhi

4) Jawaharlal Nehru

6 / 40

The rupee symbol is designed in which language?

1) Indian

2) Devanagari

3) US

4) Roman

7 / 40

2023 cricket world cup to be hosted in which country?

1) West Indies

2) Sri Lanka

3) Pakistan

4) India

8 / 40

ASCII stands for?

1) Alternate Standard for Computer Input Interchange

2) American Standard Code for Information Interchange

3) Alphabetical System of Common Input Instructions

4) All Set Character Input Interchange

9 / 40

The National flag of India was originally designed by

1) Mahatma Gandhi

2) Pingali Venkaiyya

3) L K Advani

4) D Udaya Kumar

10 / 40

Chemotherapy is used for the treatment of _____________

1) Rabies

2) H1N1

3) Cancer

4) Measles

11 / 40

1 rupee note has the signature of?

1) RBI Governor

2) Finance Minister

3) Prime Minister

4) Finance Secretary

12 / 40

The capital of Arunachal Pradesh is _________?

1) Tawang

2) Simla

3) Longding

4) Itanagar

13 / 40

Paracetamol is analgesic or acryptic or both?

1) Both A & B

2) Acryptic

3) None of the above

4) Analgesic

14 / 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

15 / 40

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

1) F10

2) F1

3) F5

4) F3

16 / 40

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

1) 2013

2) 2012

3) 2010

4) 2011

17 / 40

What is the prime purpose of Ganga action plan?

1) To prevent pollution across Ganga river.

2) To plant trees on ganga river

3) To Purify Ganga River

4) To link all rivers with Ganga

18 / 40

Jalikattu game is famous in which state?

1) Punjab

2) Tamil Nadu

3) Karnataka

4) Andhra Pradesh

19 / 40

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

1) Delhi

2) West bengal

3) Goa

4) Assam

20 / 40

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

1) Karnataka

2) Tamil Nadu

3) Odisha

4) Andhra Pradesh

21 / 40

Which river is called Ganga of South India?

1) Narmada

2) Godavari

3) Tapti

4) Sutlej

22 / 40

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

1) Claressa Shields

2) Katie Taylor

3) Nicola Adams

4) Mary Kom

23 / 40

Bhagat Singh was executed in which year?

1) 1930

2) 1931

3) 1929

4) 1935

24 / 40

How much decibels can a human ear hear?

1) 70 - 150 DB

2) 80 - 120 DB

3) 60-120 DB

4) 70 - 110 DB

25 / 40

What is the study of cancer called?

1) Oncology

2) Pathology

3) Epidemiology

4) Etiology

26 / 40

Money Transfer through mobile is called?

1) RTGS

2) EMI

3) IMPS(Immediate Payment Service)

4) NEFT

27 / 40

Sachin tendulkar played his 1st test at which ground?

1) Zimbabwe

2) South Africa

3) Pakistan

4) Bangladesh

28 / 40

Who invented Audiophones in 1910?

1) Galileo

2) Nathaniel Baldwin

3) Alexander Graham Bell

4) Thomas Alva Edison

29 / 40

Who is the 15th Prime Minister of India?

1) Narendra Modi

2) P.V Narasima Rao

3) H D Devagowda

4) Manmohan Singh

30 / 40

What is MS Office?

1) Programming Language

2) Application software

3) Online Website

4) Painting Software

31 / 40

What is the name of Chicken pox virus?

1) Varicella-zoster virus (VZV)

2) Chlamydiae trachomatis

3) Adenovirus

4) Mycobacterium ulcerans

32 / 40

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

1) F10

2) F11

3) F7

4) F8

33 / 40

The members of Rajya Sabha are elected by?

1) Governor of India

2) Chief Minister of each state

3) Elected members of State Legislative Assemblies

4) Prime Minister

34 / 40

The 1st Olympic Games were held in which country?

1) Rome

2) Paris

3) France

4) Athens, Greece

35 / 40

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

1) World Trade Center 2

2) Twin Towers

3) One US Trade Center

4) One World Trade Center

36 / 40

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

1) 1971

2) 1975

3) 1970

4) 1972

37 / 40

What is J & K East boundary?

1) Russia

2) Pakistan

3) Vietnam

4) China

38 / 40

Thar desert is located in which state ?

1) West Bengal

2) New Delhi

3) Madhya Pradesh

4) Rajasthan

39 / 40

What is Secularism?

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

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

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

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

40 / 40

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

1) Bank of Hindustan

2) Indian Bank

3) State Bank of India

4) Bharat Bank

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