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General Knowledge Quiz - Indian & Current Affairs

Test your general knowledge across various topics including Indian politics, science, economics, and current affairs

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Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The percentage of water in the human body is

  1. 47%
  2. 30%
  3. 70%
  4. 85%
  5. 73%
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the name of NASA’s spacecraft designed to take humans into deep space?

  1. NASA Space
  2. Orbital
  3. Orion
  4. Space Dream
  5. Fly US
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Who is the author of the book ‘Revolution 2020’?

  1. Arundhati Roy
  2. Amitav Ghosh
  3. Kiran Desai
  4. Chetan Bhagat
  5. Arvind Adiga
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

How many languages is the dedicated website for Pradhan Mantri Jan-Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) launched by the Union Finance Ministry available?

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Who among the following was not inducted as a Cabinet Minister in the first expansion of the Modi government?

  1. Manohar Parrikar
  2. J. P. Nadda
  3. Suresh Prabhu
  4. Jayant Sinha
  5. Birender Singh
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which state became the first state in the country to have bank accounts for all families under Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojna (PMJDY)?

  1. Gujarat
  2. Kerala
  3. Mizoram
  4. Goa
  5. Maharashtra
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What was the theme for the 18th SAARC Summit held in October 2014?

  1. Deeper Integration for Peace and Prosperity
  2. Towards a Green and Happy South Asia
  3. Building Bridges
  4. Greener World Better Living
  5. Save Asia
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In banking terminology, opening the savings bank account of a minor girl is called

  1. merchant banking
  2. social banking
  3. institutional banking
  4. retail banking
  5. none of these
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

“Peace-Building” generally refers to

  1. Pre-conflict peace efforts
  2. Peace-keeping operations
  3. Prevention of conflicts
  4. Post-conflict peace efforts
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In October 2014, the parliament of which country lifted ban on facial coverings, including burqas in public areas?

  1. The US
  2. The UK
  3. France
  4. Australia
  5. Japan
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Root pressure in a plant is measured by a/an

  1. potometer
  2. manometer
  3. thermometer
  4. barometer
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following options represents the correct duration of the 12th Five Year Plan of India?

  1. 2011-2016
  2. 2012-2017
  3. 2013-2018
  4. 2014-2019
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which one of the following satellites was successfully launched by the ISRO’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C24) in April 2014?

  1. IRNSS-1B
  2. GSAT-14
  3. INSAT-3D
  4. SARAL
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Who among the following first used the word ‘Swarajya’ in its political sense and accepted Hindi as the national language of India?

  1. Rammohan Roy
  2. Swami Vivekananda
  3. Mahatma Gandhi
  4. BaI Gangadhar Tilak
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