General Knowledge Questions and Answers for Competitive Exams – Set 2 | 2019

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These are very important and the latest General Knowledge Questions and answers for all competitive exams like IAS, Bank PO, SSC CGL, RAS, CDS, UPSC exams and all state-related exam. Practice with this huge collection of Basic General Knowledge Questions and Answers.

As you know that In competitive exams, GK questions, as well as reasoning related questions, are also asked. Let’s look at some of the Basic General Knowledge Questions and Answers.

 

1. Nobel prize is awarded for which of the following disciplines:

 

2. Galileo was an astronomer who

1. developed the telescope
2. discovered four satellites of Jupiter
3. discovered that the movement of pendulum produces a regular time measurement
4. All the above.

Answer: b. discovered four satellites of Jupiter

 

3. Sun exposure can bring about an improvement in health because of which of the following reasons:

1. the infrared light kills bacteria in the body
2. resistance power increases
3. the pigment cells in the skin get stimulated and produce a healthy tan
4. the ultraviolet rays convert skin oil into Vitamin D

Answer: d. the ultraviolet rays convert skin oil into Vitamin D

 

4. Who is the father of geometry?

1. Aristotle
2. Euclid
3. Pythagoras
4. Kepler

Answer:  b. Euclid

 

5. Indian player Jude Felix is popular for which sports?

1. Volleyball
2. Football
3. Hockey
4. Tennis

Answer: c. Hockey

 

6. J.B. Dunlop is popular for which of the following inventions?

1. Model airplanes
2. Pneumatic rubber tire
3. Rubber boot
4. Automobile wheel rim

Answer: b. Pneumatic rubber tire

 

7. Who among the following people received the Bharat Ratna Award before becoming the President of India?

1. Dr. Rajendra Prasad
2. R. Venkatraman
3. V.V. Giri
4. Dr. Zakir Hussain

Answer: c. V.V. Giri

 

8. In memory of which of the following people is the Manav Seva Award given:

1. Dr. Rajendra Prasad
2. Indira Gandhi
3. Rajiv Gandhi
4. Acharya

Answer: c. Rajiv Gandhi

 

9. ‘Reminiscences of the Nehru Age’ is a book written by?

1. C.D. Deshmukh
2. Dr. P.C. Alexander
3. M.O.Mathai
4. S.C. Rajagopalachari

Answer: c.M.O.Mathai

 

10. Which of the following ‘synthetic fibers’ was discovered first?

 

11. The age of rock which contains uranium ores is usually estimated by:

 

12. A white cell count is helpful in determining whether a patient has:

1. An infection
2. The RH factor
3. Antitoxin
4. Diabetes

Answer: a. An infection

 

13. The idea that hospitals should be very clean was suggested by:

 

14. Stainless steel is an alloy of steel and:

 

15. Of the following metals, the best conductor of electricity is :

 

16. Two objects that lose the same weight in water must have the same:

 

17. A metal that easily in hot water is:

 

19. Which of the following substance is produced during photosynthesis?