Common General Knowledge Questions for Competitive Exams

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Common General Knowledge Questions

Common General Knowledge questions play an important role in competitive exams. These are the GK questions, which are included in the GK topic of all competitive exams. Generally, Common GK questions in the exam can be related to various topics like History GK, Geography GK, Science GK, Sports GK, Politics GK, Economy GK, etc.

Here, we are sharing Common General Knowledge Questions and Answers for competitive exams, which can prove beneficial in your exam preparation. So, students must try to solve these common GK questions to increase their performance level. Also, practice with common general knowledge questions for better results in the exam.

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Common General Knowledge Questions 2021

Q.1 ‘My Music, My Life’ is the autobiography of which person?

(A) Pt. Ravi Shankar

(B) Ramanujcharya 

(C) Pt Ram Prasad

(D) Nazir Hussain


Ans . A 

Q.2 Which was the first talkie film of India?

(A) Alam Ara

(B) Harish Chandra

(C) Baijiu Bawra

(D) Ram Lakhan


Ans . A 

Q.3 Through which Translocation of food materials in plants takes place?

(A) Phloem

(B) xylem

(C) Carbohydras

(D) Calcium


Ans . A 

Q.4 When does Relative humidity decreases?

(A) With decreased temperature

(B) With increased temperature

(C) With hyper temperature

(D) With down temperature


Ans . B 

Q.5 Who was the Sultan of Delhi who is reputed to have built the biggest network of canals in India?

(A) Rajia sultan

(B) Babar 

(C) Feroze Shan Tughlaq

(D) Allaudin Khilji


Ans . C 

Q.6 What type of Party system has been evolved in India?

(A) Multi-Party

(B) Single -Party

(C) Double-Party

(D) Central Party


Ans . A 

Q.7 A man with a dark skin, in comparison with a man with a white skin, what will experience?

(A) High heat and high cold

(B) Less heat and less cold

(C) Only heat and only cold

(D) Only cold 


Ans . B 

Q.8 Which bank is the Banker of the Banks?

(A) UBI

(B) PNB

(C) RBI

(D) SBI


Ans . C 

Q.9 Where are a large number of species are found within a small unit of area?

(A) Wet evergreen equatorial forests

(B) Evergreen forest

(C) Equator forest

(D) Northern forest


Ans . A 

Q.10 Krishna deva Raya wrote a famous work, namely Amuktamalyada, in which language?

(A) Malayalam

(B) Punjabi

(C) Telugu

(D) Marathi


Ans . C 

Q.11 Folk painting ‘Madhu Bani’ is famous in which state?

(A) Punjab

(B) Uttar Pradesh

(C) Bihar 

(D) Madhya Pradesh


Ans . C 

Q.12 Which is the tree requiring minimum water for its growth?

(A) Sandal

(B) Neem

(C) Babul 

(D) Mango


Ans . C 

Q.13 Which post does the Constitution of India does not mention?

(A) The Deputy Prime Minister

(B) The Deputy President

(C) The Deputy Chief Minister

(D) The Deputy Governor 


Ans . A 

Q.14 Which country is the largest producer of Bauxite?

(A) South Africa

(B) North America

(C) Australia 

(D) India


Ans . C 

Q.15 Which Indian rulers was a contemporary of Akbar?

(A) Rani Durgawati

(B) Rani Padmawati

(C) Rani Laxmi bai

(D) Rani Jodha 


Ans . A 

Q.16 How are Oxygen and ozone?

(A) Allotropes

(B) Molecules

(C) Elements

(D) 


Ans . A 

Q.17 From where did India introduce cultivation of tobacco/tapioca/ pineapple?

(A) North America

(B) India

(C) South America

(D) Russia 


Ans . C 

Q.18 When was the Reserve Bank of India taken over by the Government?

(A) 1949

(B) 1926

(C) 1948

(D) 1950


Ans . C 

Q.19 Which is found on the western coast of continents between 30° and 40° latitudes?

(A) Mediterranean Climate Region

(B) Northern Climate Region

(C) Southern Climate Region

(D) climate Region 


Ans . A 

Q.20 Which school of paintings developed independently during the Mughal Period?

(A) The Bijapur School 

(B) The Jaipur School

(C) The DPS School

(D) The Rayan School


Ans . A 

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