Top 500 Common GK Questions and Answers
Why was the Young Husband Mission sent?
(A) To occupy Burma
(B) To stop French imperialism in Iran
(C) To thwart Russian conspiracy in Tibet
(D) To establish dominance over Nepal
Correct Answer : C
Which of the following had the greatest impact on the first generation English educated youth of Bengal?
(A) Keshav Chandra Sen
(B) Raja Rammohun Roy
(C) William Derozio
(D) William Carey
Correct Answer : B
The operation carried out by the British ruler to arrest the leaders of the Quit India Movement was
(A) Operation Thunder Volt
(B) Operation Blue Star
(C) Operation Zero Hour
(D) Operation Reinder Paste
Correct Answer : C
Who among the following received the Nobel Prize at least twice?
(A) Winston Churchill
(B) Georges Chaupak
(C) Octavio Paz
(D) Madame Curie
Correct Answer : D
The first woman to get the Jnanpith Award in the field of literature?
(A) Subhadra Kumari Chauhan
(B) Ashapurna Devi
(C) Mahadevi Verma
(D) Amrita Pritam
Correct Answer : B
Who was the first Indian to win the Magsaysay Award?
(A) Indira Gandhi
(B) Vinoba Bhave
(C) Kiran Bedi
(D) T. N. Seshan
Correct Answer : B
Universal blood provider is?
(A) A class
(B) O class
(C) AB square
(D) B class
Correct Answer : B
Who presided over the first session of the All India Trade Union Congress?
(A) Lal Lajpat Rai
(B) Kasturbhai Lalbhai
(C) Kasturbhai Lalbhai
(D) Purshottam Das Tandon
Correct Answer : A
Which of these animals has become extinct sometime back?
(A) Dinosaurs
(B) Dodo
(C) Mammoth
(D) none of these
Correct Answer : B
Which fruit is also known as “Poor man orange”?
(A) Potato
(B) Pumpkin
(C) Tomato
(D) Pea
Correct Answer : C
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