TOP 200 GK in English (Gk Q & A, भाग-100)

• In terms of area, which is the smallest state in India? – Goa
• Who founded Forward Block political party? – Subhash Chand Bose
• In which is ‘Foot and Mouth Disease’ found? – Cattle 
• Who decides the number of Judges in a High Court? – President 
• The song “Bande Mataram” was originally composed in which language? – Sanskrit
• The boundary 'Durand Line' is between Pakistan and? – Afghanisthan
• Folk painting ‘Madhubani’ is famous in which state? – Bihar 
• Which is the tree requiring minimum water for its growth? – Babul 
• By whom is the famous book System a Naturae is written? – Linnaeus 
• Which Article of the Constitution of India makes a specific mention of Village Panchayats? – Article 40 
• By which an element is best characterized? – By its atomic number 
• Which is the maximum spoken language in the world? – Mandarin 
• India is self sufficient in production of which of the following commodities? – Milk  
• Who is entitled to initiate a Bill for Constitutional Amendments? – Either House of Parliament 
• Capital of Finland is? – Helsinki
• In which year Swarn Jayanti Gram Swa-Rozgar Yojna came into being? – April 1999 
• Country is the new member of International Coffee Organisation? – Vietnam 
• By which income individual’s actual standard of living can be assessed? – Disposable Personal Income 
• Where did Mahendra Singh Dhoni make his ODI debut? – Chittagong 
• Which was not included in the Eight Fold Path prescribed by Buddha? – Right knowledge 
• ‘Darwin finches’ refers to a group of which creatrue? – Birds
• Which Sikh Gurus started the Gurumukhi script? – Guru Angad 
• What does the Constitution name our country? – India, that is Bharat 
• Which mughal emperor built 'Jama Masjid'? – Shahjahan
• The ultimate source of energy in an ecosystem is? – Sun
• Which was the first English ship that came to India? – Red Dragon 
• Which tree, once very popular in social forestry, is now taken to be environmental hazard? – Eucalyptus 
• In 1889 a British Committee of the Indian National Congress was started. Who was its Chairman? – W. Wedderburn 
• Which waves are used for a communication through artificial satellites? – Microwaves 
• Which ruler assumed the title of Hazrat-i-Ala? – Sher Shah Suri 
• By whom is the conditions of service and tenure of the Election Commissioner prescribed? – Parliament 
• Who was given the title of Andhra-Kavita- Pitamaha? – Peddana
• Thermal radiations are electromagnetic wave belonging to which region? – Infrared region 
• What is the name of first indigenously developed Super Computer of India? – Param
• Who is the first Indian Tenis player to win boy's Australian Open Junior Title? – Yuki Bhambri
• Which is found on the western coast of continents between 30° and 40°latitudes? – Mediterranean Climate Region 
• Which school of paintings developed independently during the Mughal Period? – The Bijapur School 
• Which current is produced by upwelling of cold water? – Benguela current 
• Which was the most significant battle in the establishment of British supremacy in India? – Buxar 
• Evergreen oak forests are found at the height between how many meters? – 2700 and 4000 metres 
• In which language did Buddha preach? – Pali 
• The albedo of which cloud is the highest? – Cirrus cloud 
• Who was the Finance Minister under Shivaji? – Amatya 
• What is the longest English word that doesn't repeat a letter? – Uncopyrightables
• Which dynasty built Khajuraho temples? – Chandelas
• The Ruhr-Westphalia region is a famous industrial region of which country? – Germany 
• Which was the first news paper to be published in India? – Bengal Gazette
• Which is the capital of the Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli? – Silvassa 
• The Governor General of Fort William became the Governor General of India under which Charter Act? – 1833
• What is an upper air wind system with very high velocities in certain parts of the atmosphere? – Jet stream By whom was Din-i-Ilahi was accepted? – Birbal
• Which is the second highest peak in the world? – K-2 (Godwin Austin) 
• Which Sultan of Delhi introduced measures for improving the quality of fruits? – Firoz shah Tughlaq
• Headquarter of SAARC is in? – Kathmandu, Nepal
• Who wrote the book 'City of Joy'? – Dominique Lapierre
• Which post does the Constitution of India does not mention? – The Deputy Prime Minister 
• Which country is the largest producer of Bauxite? – Australia 
• Which is the updated base for Wholesale Price Index (WPI)? – 2004-2005 
• Where are the oceanic current named as ‘Kuroshio, Kurile and Alaskan’ located? – North Atlantic Ocean 
• Which is the longest passenger rail route in India? – Kanyakumari and Jammu Tawi 
• Daily weather map showing isobars is an example of which map? – Chropleth map 
• Independent alternation of generation is found in which plant? – Fern 
• Because of which factor, clouds do not precipitate in deserts? – Low humidity 
• Which architect designed the city of Chandigarh ? – Le Corbusier
• Right to Constitutional Remedies comes under which rights? – Fundamental Rights 
• What is the capital of Lakshadweep? – Kavaratti 
• Which Indian freedom fighter was popularly called 'Mahamana' ? – Madan Mohan Malaviya
• 'Anandmath' was written by which Bengali writer? – Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
• From where did India introduce cultivation of tobacco/tapioca/ pineapple? – South America 
• When was the Reserve Bank of India taken over by the Government? – 1948
• Which is the gas used to extinguish fire? – Carbon dioxide 
• Deficiency of which vitamin, causes xerophthelmia? – Vitamin A 
• At where were the High Courts in India first started? – Bombay, Madras, Calcutta 
• Which electromagnetic radiation has the smallest wavelength? – Gamma rays 
• Which glass is used in bullet proof screens? – Reinforced glass 
• Which is the official language of West African Development Bank? – French 
• Who was the first Indian woman to scale the Mount Everest? – Bachendri Pal
• What is the difference in time between Indian Standard Time (IST) and Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)? – 05:30 hours
• Foot-and-Mouth disease in animals, a current epidemic in some parts of the world, By which is this caused? – Bacterium 
• In which animal is respiration done by skin? – Frog 
• What is the average fat content in buffalo milk? – 7.2% 
• In which was Indian Constitution amended for the first time? – 1951 
• Which is the softest? – Sodium 
• Where is the headquarters of African Export and Import Bank? – Egypt 
• Which is considered as the drug of last resort for human being? – Streptomycin 
• Which is used as a fuel in Nuclear power stations in India? – Thorium 
• Which are the fundamental particles present in equal numbers in neutral atoms? – Protons and electrons 
• Where has an advanced water management system of Harappan times been unearthed? – At Dholavira 
• Which is the farthest planet to the Sun? – Neptune  
• What is the fact that support the concept that viruses are living is that? – Multiply themselves 
• The Indian Legislature was made bicameral for the first time by which act? – The Government of India Act, of 1919 
• What is the phenomenon in which the amplitude of oscillation of pendulum decreases gradually called? – Damping 
• When a gas is subjected to adiabatic expansion, why does it gets cooled? – Due to energy spent in doing work 
• What is the percentage of light energy utilised for photosynthesis by higher plant? – 1% to 2%  
• Who was the first woman President of the Indian National Congress? – Annie Besant 
• What is the The chemical part of the dye that absorbs light and produces colour called? – A pigment 
• Why is at high altitudes the boiling point of water lowers? – Because of atmospheric pressure is low 
• Human stomach produces acid ‘X’ which helps in digestion of food. What is acid ‘X’? – Hydrochloric acid 
• Which was the official language of Gupta period? – Sanskrit  
• The boundary line demarcating India and Pakistan is known as? – Radcliffe Line
• What denotes the smallest temperature? – 1° on the Kelvin scale 
• In Which latitudes largest quantities of bauxite is found? – Tropical latitudes 
• What does National income ignore? – Salary of employees 
• Which city lies to the western most longitudes? – Jaipur 
• Of which dried flower buds are used as a spice? – Cloves 
• In which time does a ship crosses Date line from west to east? – One day 
• ‘Rally for Valley’ programme in India was organized to highlight the problem of which thing? – Environmental degradation 
• Which Directive Principles bears the direct impact of Gandhi’s moral philosophy? – Provision of free legal aid and advice 
• With which sector has the B.K. Chaturvedi Committee dealt? – Price reforms in the oil sector  
• Quality is that sensation of sound which is felt by our ears by which virtue? – Waveform of sound wave 
• What is a system which can exchange energy with the surroundings but no matter called? – A closed system 
• Which is a development expenditure? – Irrigation expenditure  
• In which is an application of Bernoulli’s equation for fluid flow found? – Dynamic lift of an aeroplane 
• When was the first ‘International Non-Smoking Day’ observed all over the world? – 04.07.1988 
• Which Indian has been recently appointed as a ‘chief economist’ by world bank? – Kaushik Basu 
• Late Ustad Nisar Hussain Khan earned distinction in which fields? – Vocal music 
• Which dynasty succeeded Sungas? – Kanvas  
• Which country in Africa has luxurious tropical rain forests? – Ivory coast 
• Right to education to all children between the age of 6 to 14 years is which right? – A Fundamental Right 
•  When is World Malaria Day, recognized by the WHO observed? – April 25  
• Which set of sources of revenue belongs to the Union Government alone? – Custom duties, Corporation tax 
• Study of typical behaviour of organisms in their natural habitats is called– – Ethology 
• The year 1995 is the golden Jubilee year of which international organisations? – UNO 
• Alberuni lived during the period of which king? – Mahmud Ghaznavi  
• Which is the largest producer of fruits in the Anglo-American Region? – California 
• Which office is held during the pleasure of the President of India? – Governor of a State 
• Many a time we read a term PPP in financial newspapers. What is the full form of the PPP? – Purchasing Power Parity 
• A plane mirror reflects a beam of light to form a real image. How is the incident beam? – Convergent 
• Which pair of atomic numbers, represent the elements belonging to the same group? – 13 and 31
• When is World Maritime Day, recognized by the UN is observed? – During last week of September 
• In which animal, is skin a respiratory organ? – Frog 
• What is the total number of judges of the International Court of Justice (ICJ)? – 15 
• The seven pagodas of Mahabalipuram are a witness to the art patronised by which dynasty? – Pallavas 
• Which has the world’s largest reserves of Uranium? – Australia 
• Who was the Prime Minister of India when the Anti-Defection Bill was passed? – Rajiv Gandhi 
• The Banks are required to maintain a certain ratio between their cash in hand and total assets. What is this called? – CRR 
• Which UN agency has its headquarters at Paris? – UNESCO  
• When Raja Wodeyar founded the kingdom of Mysore, who was the ruler of the Vijayanagar Empire? – Venkata II 
• Which technique is useful for predicting the wheat yield? – Regression  
• A proclamation of emergency must be placed before the Parliament for its approval with in how many months? – Within 1 month 
• To which does the lowering of Bank Rate by the Reserve Bank of India leads? – More liquidity in the market 
• Faraday’s law of electromagnetic induction is related to the which thing? – Law of conservation of energy 
• Which catalyst is used in the manufacture of hydrogen by Bosch process? – Fe₂O₃ + Cr₂O₃
•  When a foreign body inter into blood circulatory system the reaction is started by cells? – WBC 
• How many votes are entitled for members of the UN Economic and Social Council? – One vote 
• Who was a contemporary of Chingiz Khan? – Iltutmish  
•  Which South Asian country has the highest population density? – India 
• Which court in India is/are known as the Court(s) of Records? – The High Courts and Supreme Court 
• Volume of air inspired or expired with each normal breath is known as which name? – Total volume 
• Who is the author of the classic book Life Divine? – Aurobindo Ghosh 
• Who was defeated at kannauj in the hands of Sher Shah in 1540? – Humayun 
• Which continent has the lowest birth and death rates? – Europe 
• Which committee recommended for according a constitutional position to the Panchayati Raj? – L. M. Singhvi Committee 
• Which is an asset for a Commercial Bank? – Borrowing from RBI  
• Equal charges are given to two spheres of different radii. what will the potential? – Be more on the smaller sphere 
• The ability of a catalyst to accelerate the chemical reaction is known as which name? – Negative catalysis 
• The cellular and molecular control of programed cell death is known as which name? – Apoptosis
• The famous book’ The General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money’ is written by which author? – J. M. Keynes 
• During whose reign did Sir Thomas Roe have regular attendance at the Mughal court to secure commercial privilege? – Jahangir 
• The United Nations declared 2013 as which International Year? – Quinoa  
• Tropic of Capricorn passes through which country? – Botswana 
• From where must the authorization for the withdrawal of funds from Consolidated Fund of India come? – The Parliament of India 
• Under Gadgil-Mukherjee formula to whom is the higher weightage is given? – Population  
• Which bank was earlier called the ‘Imperial Bank of India’? – SBI  
• When is a galvanometer converted into an ammeter? – When we connect a low resistance in parallel 
• The decomposition of H2O2 is retarded by phosphoric acid. Thus how does phosphoric acid acts?– As negative catalyst 
• In electric supply lines in India, which parameter is kept constant? – Frequency 
•  Which element is used as common catalyst? – Ni  
• Which land mark in medical history was the first to take place? – Plastic surgery 
• Who is the author of the book ‘Freedom from Fear’? – Aung San Suu Kyi 
• Which Indian was appointed as Deputy Diwan of Bihar by Robert Clive? – Raja Shitab Rai 
• Which country has the highest agricultural production in Europe? – France 
• Who accords recognition to various political India as National or Regional Parties? – The Election Commission 
•  When average cost of production falls, what must be marginal cost of production must? – less than the average cost 
•  What is the Percentage of the original number of atoms in a radioactive sample remaining at the end of one mean life? – 37 
• Which material is very hard and very ductile? – Nichrome 
• Hybridoma technology is a new biotechnological approach for commercial production of which antibodies? – Monoclonal antibodies 
• Who is the author of the book ‘A bend in the River’? – V.S. Naipaul
• Which root contain nitrogen fixing bacteria ? – Nodulated root 
• The á-particle carries two positive charges. Its mass is very nearly equal to that of which element?– an atom of helium 
• The doctrine of three jewels-Right belief, Right conduct and Right knowledge-is the crowning glory of which religion? – Jainism
• Chicory powder is obtained from which part of plant? – Root
• Which gland regulates the amount of water excreted by the kidneys? – Pituitary gland
• What is the capital of Dadar and Nagar Haveli? – Silvassa
• Which Indian rulers was a contemporary of Akbar? – Rani Durgawati 
• How are Oxygen and ozone? – Allotropes 
• Who was the founder of the autonomous kingdom of Avadh? – Saadat Khan Burhan-ul Mulk