GK Test (Static)
Free General Knowledge Test for UPSC, DSSB, Bank PO, SSC, and Other Competitive Entrance Exams Preparation and Practice Material
Questions
Facism believes in
- superiority of race
- gradual change
- absence of discrimination
- pluralism
What is common between a whale and a monkey?
- Both have external ears.
- Both have a long tail.
- Both have body hair throughout life.
- Both give birth to young ones.
The hormone which regulates the basal metabolism in our body is secreted from
- pituitary
- thyroid
- adernal cortex
- pancreas
Which of the following the acids is used in car battery?
- Hydrochloric acid
- Boric acid
- Sulphuric acid
- Carbonic acid
What is true about bats?
- They lay their eggs in the hollows of trees, but do not sit on them for incubation.
- They make use of 'echolocation' for avoiding obstacles while flying.
- They have toothless beaks.
- They have nucleated red blood cells.
A characteristic gas smells near the unclear public urinals. Which is this gas?
- Ammonia
- Chlorine
- Sulphur dioxide
- Carbon monoxide
Which of the following is a renewable source of energy?
- Petroleum
- Kerosene
- Coal
- Tree
The filament of an electric bulb is made of
- copper
- soft iron
- cast iron
- tungsten
Natural wax and lac are obtained from
- petroleum products
- resins of forest plants
- byproducts of sugar industry
- insect secretions
Milk has a sweet taste of its own due to a certain sugar present in it, whereas curd prepared from milk is sour. This change involves the conversion of
- sucrose into succinic acid
- glucose into glutamine
- fructose into fumaric acid
- lactose into lactic acid
Which of the following soils has poor water holding capacity?
- Silt
- Clay
- Sand
- Loam
The director of the film Making of the Mahatma is
- Richard Attenborough
- Girish Karnad
- Adoor Gopalakrishnan
- Shyam Benegal
1st December of every year is observed to mark
- World Habitat Day
- Universal Children's Day
- World AIDS Day
- Anniversary of United Nations
If you are referring to the Thesaurus, it relates to a
- book about words
- measuring instrument
- pre-historic reptile
- a book of prayer for Catholics
Open Sky Policy means
- opening the ozone layer
- artificial rain
- operation of both the private and public airways
- permission to foreign airlines
Which of the following is the heaviest planet in the solar system?
- Earth
- Jupiter
- Mars
- Saturn
The cellular phone system has a basic operational building block. It is a
- transmitter
- subscriber
- cell
- radio base station
The core of Earth is
- of amorphous material
- vacuum
- metallic
- plastic
When did the space age begin with the launch of the Russian Sputnik?
- Oct 4, 1950
- Oct 2, 1952
- Sept 4, 1954
- Oct. 4, 1957
A day on Mercury, that is, from one sunrise to the next, is equivalent of how many earth days?
- 365
- 206
- 276
- 176
What is a Black Hole?
- Vacuum in space
- A dying star
- A meteorite
- A spot on the sun
The UN Day is observed on
- 24th October
- 24th January
- 24th September
- 24th June
Which of the following is a result of surface tension?
- Gravitational pull
- Viscosity
- Capillary action
- Radiation
Ahmedabad airport is named after
- Morarji Desai
- Kasturba Gandhi
- Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
- Dr. Jivraj Mehta
Which of the following is the new theme song of the Indian Army?
- Sare Jahan Se Achha
- Kadam Kadam Badhaye Ja
- Vande Mataram
- Mera Bharat Mahan