GK Test (Static)
Free General Knowledge Test for UPSC, DSSB, Bank PO, SSC, and Other Competitive Entrance Exams Preparation and Practice Material
Questions
Who wrote the novel ‘Tutan Wala Khoo’?
- Kulwant Singh Virk
- Sohan Singh Sital
- Amrita Pritam
- Nanak Singh
Who has written the book ‘Loona’ in Punjabi?
- Shiv Kumar Batalvi
- Surjeet Pattar
- Dr. Harbhajan Singh
- Amrita Pritam
Guru Arjan Dev was contemporary of
- Kabir
- Piloo
- Waris Shah
- Shah Hussain
What advantage do students get from scouts training?
- Develope an habit to spend little
- Develope a feeling to serve
- Spirit of speaking truth
- All the above qualities
In the National Education Policy, which field has been stressed upon?
- Research
- Direction
- Examination and assessment
- Commercialisation
Indian Education Commission (1964 - 66) had suggested that the education system should be set up
- after four years
- after three years
- after five years
- after two years
A person climbing a hill finds it easy if he
- moves slowly
- bends forward
- climbs straight
- bends backward
When a moving train slows down quickly, passengers tend to fall
- forward
- backward
- upward
- None of these
Air contains about 78 percent of
- hydrogen
- nitrogen
- oxygen
- carbon dioxide
Fiscal policy is connected with
- public revenue and expenditure
- exports and imports
- issue of currency
- None of these
Mahatma Gandhi's first great experiment in Satyagraha (non-violence) in India came in Champaran in Bihar in
- 1919 A.D
- 1905 A.D
- 1920 A.D
- 1917 A.D
Who ordered firing on the public meeting at Jallianwala Bagh?
- General Dyer
- Lord Chemford
- Mr. Montague
- Justice Rowllatt
When was the New National Education Policy passed in the Lok Sabha?
- August, 1990
- May, 1986
- May, 1984
- June, 1986
The Buddhist religious literature produced during the Mauryan period was in
- Pali
- Prakrit
- Ardhangadi
- Sanskrit
What is the name of the script of Hindi language?
- Devnagri
- Khari Boli
- Gurumukhi
- None of these
Which of the following is more elastic?
- Rubber
- Glass
- Brass
- Steel
Who is a progressive writer among the following?
- Ram Kumar Verma
- Nagarjun
- Maha Devi Verma
- Harivansh Rai Bachchan
A Punjabi writer says that he/she earns his/her breakfast from Punjabi, lunch from Hindi and dinner from English. Who is this writer?
- Ajit Kaur
- Balwant Gargi
- S. Gurbax Singh
- Amrita Pritam
Who is called the father of Modern Punjabi Drama?
- Harcharan Singh
- Bhai Vir Singh
- Balwant Gargi
- Prof. I.C. Nanda
What was the official language during the period of Ranjit Singh?
- Persian
- English
- Punjabi
- Urdu
“Laggi Nazzar Punjab Noo Koyee Nazzar Uttaro.” Who has written these lines in Punjabi poetry?
- Nanak Singh
- Sant Singh
- Surjit Singh
- Amrita Pritam
National sports of Japan is
- baseball
- football
- ju jitsu
- None of these
Name the first Indian woman to scale the Mount Everest.
- Anita Sen
- Santa Rangaswami
- Anita Sood
- Bachendri Pal
In the total number of illiterates in the world, women's proportion is
- 1/3
- 1/4
- 1/2
- 2/3
The mausoleum of Sher Shah is at
- Agra
- Lahore
- Delhi
- Sasaram