General Studies - Important questions With Answer

1. Which of the following is a writ issued to a detaining authority to produce the detained person in court to know cause for detention 

1. Certiorari  
2. Habeas Corpus 
3. Prohibition 
4. Mandamus

2. Which of the following is a writ issued to a lower court directing it that the record of a case besent up for review with all the files, evidence and documents with an aim to overrule the judgement of the lower court 

1. Certiorari 
2. Habeas Corpus 
3. Prohibition 
4. Mandamus

3. Which of the following atmospheric layers is responsible for the deflection of radio-waves? 

1. Troposphere
2. Stratosphere
3. (Mesosphere
4. Ionosphere

4. Which of the following became the most important city of northern India under Harsha ? 

1. Thaneswar
2. Kanauj
3. Pataliputra
4. Ujjain

5. Which of the following books was written by Ishwardas Nagar ? 

1. Futuhat-i-Alamgiri
2. Bir Binod
3. Chhatra Prakash
4. Ahkam-i-Alamgiri

6. Which of the following dynasties ruled over Magadha in the 6th century B.C. ? 

1. Sisunaga
2. Haryanka
3. Mauryas
4. Nandas

7. Which of the following inscriptions proves Chandragupta Maurya’s conquest of Saurashtra ?

1. Ashoka’s rock edict of Shahbajgarhi
2. Junagarh rock edict of Rudradamana
3. Ashoka’s rock edict of Mansehra
4. Seventh pillar edict of Ashoka

8. Which of the following instrument is used to measure intensity of sun-rays ? 

1. Astrometer
2. Crescograph
3. Acteometer
4. Barometer

9. Which of the following books were written by Amir Khusro ? 

1. Ashiqa, Qiranussadain, Khazain-ul-Futuh
2. Qiranussadain, Ashiqa, Tarikh-i-Mubarakshahi
3. Khazainul Futuh, Tarikh-i-Mubarakshahi, Ashiqa
4. Tarikh-i-Mubarakshahi, Nuh-i-Siphr, Ashiqa

10. Which of the following countries is not in the African continent ? 

1. Togo
2. Sierra Leone
3. Costa Rica
4. Mauritania

11. Which of the following crops are grown mostly under subsistence farming ? 

1. Millets and Rice
2. Cotton and Tobacco
3. Tea and Coffee
4. Vegetables and Fruits

12. Which of the following books has been written by Vikram Seth? 

1. My God Died Young 
2. Islamic Bomb 
3. Look Back in Anger 
4. A Suitable Boy

13. Which of the following factors is responsible for regional disparities in India ? 

1. Regional variations in relief
2. High incoherence of temperature in different parts of India
3. Regional variations in the availability of minerals
4. All of the above

14. Which of the following gives the administrative divisions of the chola kingdom in the correct descending order ?

1. Mandalam, Valanadu, Kurram
2. Mandalam, Nadu, Kottam
3. Kurram, Nadu, Kottam
4. Nadu, Kurram, Taniyur

15. Which of the following has greater protein content than oil in its grain ? 

1. Groundnut
2. Soyabean
3. Mustard
4. Sunflower

16. Which of the following is a basis to divide agriculture into different types ?

1. Cropping system
2. Water supply and moisture
3. Availability of land
4. All of the above

17. Which of the following is a Caldera lake ? 

1. Lake Chilka
2. Lake Pulicat
3. Lake Toba
4. None of these

18. Which of the following is a cash crop ? 

1. Rice
2. Wheat
3. Jowar
4. Sugarcane

19. Which of the following is a fibre crop ? 

1. Sugarcane
2. Jute
3. Wheat
4. Maize

20. Which of the following is a method to eradicate poverty ? 

1. More investment in productive activities
2. Increased savings
3. Population control
4. All of the above

21. Which of the following is a plantation crop ? 

1. Wheat
2. Maize
3. Barley
4. Coffee

22. Which of the following is a result of 'Green House Effect' ? 

1. Rise in temperature
2. Industrial development
3. Population growth
4. None of these

23. Which is the period of rapid growth of India's population ? 

1. 1901–1921
2. 1921–1951
3. 1951–1981
4. 1981–2001

24. Which is the southern-most point of India ? 

1. Kanyakumari
2. Goa
3. Indira point
4. Rameshwaram

25. Which of the following is a type of iron ore ? 

1. Anthracite
2. Lignite
3. Peat
4. Limonite

26. Grand Central Terminal, Park Avenue, New York is the world's

1. Largest railway station
2. Highest railway station
3. Longest railway station
4. None of the above

27. Garampani sanctuary is located at

1. Junagarh, Gujarat
2. Diphu, Assam 
3. Kohima, Nagaland
4. Gangtok, Sikkim 

28. For which of the following disciplines is Nobel Prize awarded?

1. Physics and Chemistry
2. Physiology or Medicine
3. Literature, Peace and Economics
4. All of the above 

29. FFC stands for

1. Foreign Finance Corporation
2. Film Finance Corporation 
3. Federation of Football Council
4. None of the above

30. Each year World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day is celebrated on

1. May 8
2. May 18
3. June 8
4. June 18