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. Inflation is caused by

(a) increase in money supply

(b) increase introduction

(c) decrease in production

(d) increase in money supply and decrease in production

2. Expenditure on advertisement and Public Relations by an enterprise is part of its

(a) final consumption expenditure

(b) intermediate consumption

(c) fixed capital

(d) consumption on fixed capital

3. The concept of concurrent list in the Indian Constitution is borrowed from the constitution of

(a) Canada

(b) Australia

(c) USA

(d) Japan

4. Under which Article of the Constitution can an individual move the Supreme Court directly in case of any violation of fundamental rights?

(a) Article – 28        (b) Article – 29

(c) Article – 31          (d) Article – 32

5. Which of the following inscriptions relates to the Chalukya King, Pulakesin II?

(a) Hathigupha    (b) Aihole        (c) Nasik         (d) Maski

6. Which of the following cities and personalities have been matched incorrectly?

(a) Ahmedabad – Ahmad Shah I

(b) Madras – Francis Day

(c) Calcutta – Robert Clive

(d) Pondicherry – Francis Martin

7. The Himalayan Mountain range is an example of

(a) residual mountain

(b) block mountain

(c) fold mountain

(d) volcanic mountain

8. Which of the following is a warm ocean current?

(a) Canary       (b) Labrador         (c) Gulf Stream         (d) Kurile

9. Enzymes are

(a) Carbohydrates        (b) proteins         (c) lipids     (d) steroids

10. The main advantage of Rain Water Harvesting (RWH) is

(a) avoid floods

(b) reduce the loss of water

(c) avoid soil erosion

(d) recharge ground water

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