Dear PaGaLGuY readers, as we all know, General Knowledge is an important component of a number of competitive examinations such as the UPSC Civil Services Examination, Banking Entrance Examinations, SSC CGL/CHSL Examinations, MBA Entrance Examinations, Combined Defence Service Examination, etc. In order to help you practise and improve your General Knowledge, we hereby present this General Knowledge quiz.

Given below are a few General Studies questions from previous years’ actual exams. Leave your answers/ responses in the comments section below and soon we’ll let you know the correct answers!

1. Which of the following places of Sikh religious heritage is not in India?

(a) Nankana Sahib        (b) Nanded      (c) Paonta Sahib      (d) Keshgarh Sahib

2. The Headquarters of which of the following organisations is not in Geneva?

(a) Food and Agriculture Organisation

(b) World Meteorological Organisation

(c) World Health Organisation

(d) World Trade Organisation

3. The parliamentary form of Government in India has been adopted from the

(a) American Constitution         (b) Russian Constitution

(c) British Constitution              (d) Swiss Constitution

4. Which Amendment Act is referred as mini constitution?

(a) 7th Constitutional Amendment Act, 1956

(b) 24th Constitutional Amendment Act, 1971

(c) 42nd Constitutional Amendment Act, 1976

(d) 44th Constitutional Amendment Act, 1978

5. Arrange the following historical events chronologically and choose the correct sequence.

(I) French Revolution

(II) Glorious Revolution (British Isles)

(III) American War of Independence

(IV) Russian Revolution

(a)I, II, III, IV         (b) II, III, I , IV       (c) II, I, IV, III          (d) III, II, I , IV

6. Who among the following did not participate in the Revolt of 1857 against the British?

(a) Tantia Tope    (b) Tipu Sultan   (c) Rani Lakshmi Bai    (d) Nana Saheb

7. Which of the following rivers crosses the equator two times?

(a) Congo River     (b) Amazon River    (c) Niger River     (d) Nile River

8. Tritium is an isotope of

(a) Oxygen        (b) Hydrogen        (c) Phosphorous          (d) Nitrogen

9. A hybrid computer is one which has the combined properties of

(a) super and micro computers

(b) mini and micro computers

(c) analog and digital computers

(d) super and mini computers

10. Chromosomes are made up of

(a) DNA        (b) Protein         (c) DNA and protein       (d) RNA

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