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 Services 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 one of the following pairs is correctly matched?

(a) Naqqual-Bihar

(b) Tamasha-Orissa

(c) Ankia Nat-Assam

(d) Baha-Punjab

2. In medieval India, Mansabdari system was introduced mainly for

(a) making recruitment to the army

(b) facilitating revenue collection

(c) ensuring religious harmony

(d) effecting clean administration

3. Prem Vatika, poems on the life of Krishna, was composed by

(a) Bihari

(b) Surdas

(c) Raskhan

(d) Kabir

4. Who among the following suggested the winding up of the Indian National Congress after India attained independence?

(a) C. Rajagopalachari

(b)  Acahrya Kripalani

(c)  Mahatma Gandhi

(d)  Jayaprakash Narain

5. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:

List I                                                                          List II

A. Butler Committee Report           1. Jallianwala Bagh massacre      

B. Hurtog Committee Report         2. Relationship between the                                                                                          Indian State and Paramount Power

C. Hunter Inquiry Committee       3. Working of Dyarchy as laid                                     Report                                         down in the Montague – Chelmsford Reforms

D. Muddiman Committee Report  4.The growth of education in British India and                                                              potentialities of its further progress

(a) A-3, B-2, C-1, D-4

(b) A -1, B-4, C-2, D-3

(c) A-2, B-1, C-3, D- 4

(d) A-2, B-4, C-1, D-3

6. The number of industries for which industrial  licensing is required has now been reduced to

(a) 15

(b) 06

(c) 35

(d) 20

7. National Income is

(a) Net National Product at market price 

(b) Net National Product at factor cost

(c) Net Domestic Product at market Price

(d) Net Domestic Product at factor cost

8. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer.

     List I (Committee)                                    List II (Chaired by)

A. Disinvestment of shares in Public            1. Rajah Chelliah

    Sector Enterprises

B. Industrial Sickness                                  2. Onkar Goswami

C. Tax Reforms                                           3. R. N. Malhotra

D. Reforms in Insurance Sector                 4. C. Rangarajan

(a)A-1, B-4, C-2, D-3

(b)A-4, B-2, C-1, D-3

(c)A-4, B-1, C-2, D-3

(d)A-1, B-3, C-4, D-2

9. The banks are required to maintain a certain ratio between their cash in hand and total assets.  This is called

(a) SBR (Statutory Bank Ratio)

(b) SLR (Statutory Liquid Ratio)

(c) CBR (Central Liquid Reserve)

(d) CLR (Central Liquid Reserve)

10. The accounting year of the Reserve Bank of India is

(a) April-March

(b) July-June

(c) October-September

(d) January-December

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