G K Practice Set 3

Which gas is known as the "Greenhouse Gas"? Oxygen Carbon Dioxide Helium Nitrogen

Who was the first Indian to win the Nobel Peace Prize? Rabindranath Tagore C. V. Raman Mother Teresa Amartya Sen

Which planet is called the "Evening Star"? Mars Venus Mercury Jupiter

Who invented the World Wide Web (WWW)? Bill Gates Tim Berners-Lee Steve Jobs Charles Babbage

The Indian Parliament consists of how many houses? One Two Three Four

Who is known as the "Iron Man of India"? Subhash Chandra Bose Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Jawaharlal Nehru Bhagat Singh

Which planet has the largest number of moons? Earth Saturn Jupiter Uranus

The currency of South Korea is: Won Yuan Yen Dollar

Which organ is called the "control center" of the human body? Heart Brain Lungs Liver

Who wrote "Gitanjali"? Bankim Chandra Chatterjee Rabindranath Tagore Sarojini Naidu Swami Vivekananda

The United Nations (UN) was founded in which year? 1920 1945 1950 1965

Which gas is used by plants for photosynthesis? Oxygen Carbon Dioxide Nitrogen Hydrogen

Who gave the slogan "Jai Jawan, Jai Kisan"? Indira Gandhi Lal Bahadur Shastri Mahatma Gandhi Bal Gangadhar Tilak

Which city is famous as the "Tea Garden of India"? Kolkata Darjeeling Shimla Dehradun

Which is the smallest ocean in the world? Indian Ocean Arctic Ocean Atlantic Ocean Pacific Ocean

Which festival is celebrated by Sikhs as the foundation day of Khalsa? Baisakhi Lohri Gurpurab Diwali

Who discovered electricity through lightning experiments? Albert Einstein Benjamin Franklin Isaac Newton Nikola Tesla

Which is the largest island in the world? Madagascar Borneo Iceland Greenland

The Tropic of Cancer passes through how many Indian states? 6 10 8 12

The first Indian cricket player to score 100 international centuries was: Virat Kohli Sunil Gavaskar Sachin Tendulkar M. S. Dhoni

Which Mughal ruler was called "Zinda Pir"? Akbar Babur Aurangzeb Jahangir

Which Indian state is famous for "Kathakali" dance? Tamil Nadu Kerala Karnataka Andhra Pradesh

Who is known as the "Father of Genetics"? Charles Darwin James Watson Louis Pasteur Gregor Mendel

The International Court of Justice is located in: Geneva The Hague Paris New York

Which Indian state is known as the "Land of Forests"? Jharkhand Chhattisgarh Arunachal Pradesh Madhya Pradesh

Who was the first woman to climb Mount Everest? Bachendri Pal Junko Tabei Kalpana Chawla Santosh Yadav

What is the chemical symbol for Silver? Au Ag Si S

Which planet rotates on its side? Neptune Uranus Venus Mars

Who invented the printing press? Johannes Gutenberg Galileo Galilei Thomas Edison Alexander Bell

What is the national motto of India? Jai Hind Inquilab Zindabad Satyameva Jayate Vande Mataram

Which bird can mimic the human voice? Crow Parrot Owl Pigeon

Who founded the Indian National Army (INA)? Lala Lajpat Rai Bhagat Singh Sardar Patel Subhash Chandra Bose

Which is the hardest natural substance on Earth? Steel Iron Diamond Gold

Who was the first Indian woman to win a gold medal at the Asian Games (athletics)? P. T. Usha Kamaljit Sandhu Hima Das Sania Mirza

Which gas is used to fill balloons? Hydrogen Helium Oxygen Carbon Dioxide

Which organ pumps blood in the human body? Brain Lungs Heart Kidney

Which Indian monument is also known as the "Symbol of Love"? Qutub Minar Taj Mahal Red Fort India Gate

Who was the first Governor-General of independent India? Rajendra Prasad Warren Hastings C. Rajagopalachari Lord Mountbatten

Which is the fastest bird in the world? Eagle Falcon Peregrine Falcon Ostrich

Which Indian state is famous for "Bihu" dance? Sikkim Assam Manipur West Bengal

What is the study of earthquakes called? Geology Geography Astrology Seismology

Who discovered the circulation of blood in the human body? William Harvey Robert Koch Edward Jenner Louis Pasteur

Which state has the largest population in India (as per Census 2011)? Maharashtra Uttar Pradesh Bihar West Bengal

Who was known as "Netaji"? Subhash Chandra Bose Bhagat Singh Chandrashekhar Azad Mahatma Gandhi

Which river is known as "Dakshin Ganga"? Krishna Cauvery Godavari Mahanadi

What is the currency of Russia? Ruble Yen Pound Peso

Washington, D.C. is the capital of which country? Canada USA Mexico Brazil

Which Mughal emperor built the Red Fort in Delhi? Akbar Humayun Aurangzeb Shah Jahan

The largest planetarium in India is located in: Kolkata New Delhi Hyderabad Mumbai