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. The word “Hindu” as reference to the people of Hind (India) was first used by:
(a) the Greeks
(b) the Romans
(c) the Romans
(d) the Arabs
2. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer (using codes given below the lists)
List I (Eras) List II (Reckoned from)
A. Vikrama era 1. 3102 B.C.
B. Saka era 2. 320 A.D
C. Gupta era 3. 78 A. D.
D. Kali era 4. 58 B. C.
5. 248 A.D.
(a) A=2, B=4, C=5, D=1
(b) A=1, B=3, C=2, D=4
(c) A=4, B=5, C=2, D=3
(d) A=4, B=3, C=2, D=1
3. The Mughal school of painting formed the spinal column of the various schools of Indian miniature art. Which one of the following painting styles was not affected by Mughal painting?
(a) Pahari
(b) Rajasthani
(c) Kangra
(d) Kalighata
4. Who among the following was not a contemporary of the other there?
(a) Bimbsara
(b) Gautama Buddha
(c) Milinda
(d) Prasenjit
5. Which one of the following places did Kunwar Singh, a prominent leader of the Revolt of 1857 belong to?
(a) Bihar
(b) Madhya Pradesh
(c) Rajasthan
(d) Uttar Pradesh
6. Which of the following diseases of milching animals are infectious?
1. Foot and mouth disease
2. Anthrax
3. Black Quarter
4. Cowpox
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
(a) 1, 2 and 3
(b) 2, 3 and 4
(c) 1 and 4
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
7. Assertion (A): Fatty acids should be a part of the balanced human diet.
Reason (R): The cells of the human body can not synthesise any fatty acids.
(a) Both A and R are individually true and R is the correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are individually true but R is not the correct explanation of A
(c) A is true but R is false
(d) A is false but R is true
8. Consider the following statements:
1. Adam Osborne produced the first portable computer.
2. Lan Wilmut created the first cloned sheep.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
9. The hormone insulin is a
(a) glycolipid
(b) fatty acid
(c) peptide
(d) sterol
10. Consider the following statements:
1. Non-functioning of lachrymal gland is an important symptom of deficiency of Vitamin A.
2. Deficiency of Vitamin B1 can lead to indigestion and heart enlargement.
3. Vitamin C deficiency can lead to pain in the muscles.
4. Deficiency of Vitamin D causes increased loss of Ca++ in urine.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
(a) 1 and 2
(b) 2, 3 and 4
(c) 1, 3 and 4
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
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