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 questions that have appeared in actual competitive examinations
during the last few years. Leave your answers/ responses in the comments
section below and soon we’ll let you know the correct answers!

1.
Glass
is a ______.

(a)
amorphous
solid

(b)
crystalline
solid

(c)
liquid
crystal

(d)
plasma

2.
Lead pencils are made of _______.

(a)
lead             

(b)
graphite          

(c)
sulphur        

(d)
carbon black

3.
National Library, the largest library in India, is situated in ______.

(a)
Mumbai

(b)
New
Delhi

(c)
Bengaluru

(d)
Kolkata

4.
George Bernard Shaw is the author of the play
_____.

(a)
Twelfth Night

(b)
The Mousetrap

(c)
Arms and the Man

(d)
Prince

5.
Economic problems arise due to ______.

(a)
Scarcity
of desire

(b)
Diminishing
marginal utility

(c)
Scarcity
of resources

(d)
Price-Demand
equilibrium

Correct Answers – 1 (a), 2 (b), 3 (d), 4 (c), 5 (c)

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