India General Knowledge

Test your knowledge of Indian history, politics, geography, and general world affairs

24 Questions Published

Questions

Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which is the instrument used to measure heat?

  1. Cardiograph
  2. Calorimeter
  3. Dynamo
  4. Barometer
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The personality “Jhulan Goswami” is a renowned

  1. hockey player
  2. golfer
  3. cricketer
  4. footballer
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Who is the current (2011) President of the BJP?

  1. Nitin Gadkari
  2. Amith Mishra
  3. L.K Advani
  4. Rajnath Singh
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Whom did Michael Sata succeed to become the President of Zambia?

  1. Rupiah Banda
  2. Arun Keel
  3. Remin Bandu
  4. Levy Mwanawasa
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The term of which of the following Lok Sabha was extended beyond the normal period of five years?

  1. Fourth Lok Sabha
  2. Fifth Lok Sabha
  3. Sixth Lok Sabha
  4. Seventh Lok Sabha
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Who appoints the judges of the Supreme Court?

  1. Chief justice of India
  2. Union Cabinet
  3. Union Law Minister
  4. President of India on the advice of the Union Cabinet
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Who was the founder of the Muslim League of India?

  1. Jinnah
  2. Syed Ahmed
  3. Nawab Salimullah
  4. None of the above
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Who administers the oath of office to the President of India?

  1. Vice President of India
  2. Chief Minister
  3. Speaker of Lok Sabha
  4. Chief Justice of India
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Who was the founder of the Servants of Indian Society?

  1. G.K. Ghokhale
  2. N. M. Joshi
  3. Nath Kurtz
  4. Srinivas Shastri
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The river Kaveri rises

  1. in the Brahmagiri range of the Western Ghats
  2. from a spring near Bunegra
  3. in Gujarat
  4. in the Thrissur district of Kerala
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following rivers flows into the Arabian Sea?

  1. Narmada
  2. Kaveri
  3. Brahamaputra
  4. Bharathapuzha
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Cryolite, from which aluminium is extracted, is found only in

  1. Greenland
  2. France
  3. Germany
  4. India
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Who was the Chairman of the Gas Authority of India Limited (GAIL) in 2011?

  1. G. Madhavan Nair
  2. U. D. Choubey
  3. R. L Bhatia
  4. B. C. Tripathi
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Who was the first Indian to be appointed as the member of the governor-general's executive council?

  1. Lal Goswami
  2. Sri Sankaran Nair
  3. Ali Mohammad
  4. Satyendra Prasanna Sinha
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

When did the Swadeshi Movement take place in Bengal to give a fillup to the cotton industry of India?

  1. 1905
  2. 1904
  3. 1907
  4. 1975
Question 16 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the other name of the terrorist group “Indian Mujahideen”?

  1. SIMI
  2. Al-zinnias
  3. Islamic security force
  4. Islamic students movement
Question 17 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The most notable example for tectonic valley is

  1. Kashmir valley
  2. Doon valley
  3. Hoobli valley
  4. Jone valley
Question 18 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Who among the following invented the fountain pen?

  1. Liana
  2. Haird
  3. Waterman
  4. Judson
Question 19 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

A transformer works on which of the following principles?

  1. Electro magnetic parade
  2. Electro magnetic induction
  3. Electro magnetic polarization
  4. Electro magnetic conduction
Question 20 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Gyroscope is the instrument used as a stabilizer in

  1. car
  2. ship
  3. airplane
  4. jet
Question 21 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Red soil is found in

  1. Andhra Pradesh
  2. Karnataka
  3. Tamil Nadu
  4. All of the above
Question 22 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Spying on a foreign country organized by the government of the country is called

  1. contraband
  2. espionage
  3. inflation
  4. perjury
Question 23 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which day is celebrated as the United Nation Day?

  1. October 24
  2. October 12
  3. May 12
  4. May 14
Question 24 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Who rivaled the presidential candidate Barack Obama in the 2008 US presidential election?

  1. Sarah Palin
  2. Mark Paul
  3. John Maccaine
  4. Anna Clinton