India General Knowledge
Test your knowledge of Indian history, politics, geography, and general world affairs
Questions
Which is the instrument used to measure heat?
- Cardiograph
- Calorimeter
- Dynamo
- Barometer
The personality “Jhulan Goswami” is a renowned
- hockey player
- golfer
- cricketer
- footballer
Who is the current (2011) President of the BJP?
- Nitin Gadkari
- Amith Mishra
- L.K Advani
- Rajnath Singh
Whom did Michael Sata succeed to become the President of Zambia?
- Rupiah Banda
- Arun Keel
- Remin Bandu
- Levy Mwanawasa
The term of which of the following Lok Sabha was extended beyond the normal period of five years?
- Fourth Lok Sabha
- Fifth Lok Sabha
- Sixth Lok Sabha
- Seventh Lok Sabha
Who appoints the judges of the Supreme Court?
- Chief justice of India
- Union Cabinet
- Union Law Minister
- President of India on the advice of the Union Cabinet
Who was the founder of the Muslim League of India?
- Jinnah
- Syed Ahmed
- Nawab Salimullah
- None of the above
Who administers the oath of office to the President of India?
- Vice President of India
- Chief Minister
- Speaker of Lok Sabha
- Chief Justice of India
Who was the founder of the Servants of Indian Society?
- G.K. Ghokhale
- N. M. Joshi
- Nath Kurtz
- Srinivas Shastri
The river Kaveri rises
- in the Brahmagiri range of the Western Ghats
- from a spring near Bunegra
- in Gujarat
- in the Thrissur district of Kerala
Which of the following rivers flows into the Arabian Sea?
- Narmada
- Kaveri
- Brahamaputra
- Bharathapuzha
Cryolite, from which aluminium is extracted, is found only in
- Greenland
- France
- Germany
- India
Who was the Chairman of the Gas Authority of India Limited (GAIL) in 2011?
- G. Madhavan Nair
- U. D. Choubey
- R. L Bhatia
- B. C. Tripathi
Who was the first Indian to be appointed as the member of the governor-general's executive council?
- Lal Goswami
- Sri Sankaran Nair
- Ali Mohammad
- Satyendra Prasanna Sinha
When did the Swadeshi Movement take place in Bengal to give a fillup to the cotton industry of India?
- 1905
- 1904
- 1907
- 1975
What is the other name of the terrorist group “Indian Mujahideen”?
- SIMI
- Al-zinnias
- Islamic security force
- Islamic students movement
The most notable example for tectonic valley is
- Kashmir valley
- Doon valley
- Hoobli valley
- Jone valley
Who among the following invented the fountain pen?
- Liana
- Haird
- Waterman
- Judson
A transformer works on which of the following principles?
- Electro magnetic parade
- Electro magnetic induction
- Electro magnetic polarization
- Electro magnetic conduction
Gyroscope is the instrument used as a stabilizer in
- car
- ship
- airplane
- jet
Red soil is found in
- Andhra Pradesh
- Karnataka
- Tamil Nadu
- All of the above
Spying on a foreign country organized by the government of the country is called
- contraband
- espionage
- inflation
- perjury
Which day is celebrated as the United Nation Day?
- October 24
- October 12
- May 12
- May 14
Who rivaled the presidential candidate Barack Obama in the 2008 US presidential election?
- Sarah Palin
- Mark Paul
- John Maccaine
- Anna Clinton