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MOST IMPORTANT GENERAL ABILITY QUESTIONS FOR VARIOUS COMPETITIVE EXAM

These questions cover all the important topics in GK or General Studies (GS) from where questions are expected and have been asked in the Previous Papers.

1. Dadabhai Naoroji put forward the 'drain of wealth' theory in which he stated that Britain was completely draining India, in which year

- 1867

2. The Quit India Movement or the India August Movement was launched at which session of the All-India Congress Committee

- Bombay Session in 1942

3. Konkanivarman, also known as Dharmamahadhiraja was the founder of which dynasty

- Ganga Dynasty

4. In 1969, the 18th State of the Republic of India was created out of which Indian State

- Meghalaya was created out of Assam

5. Ramachandra also known as Ramadeva, was a ruler of which dynasty of Devgiri in the Deccan region

- Seuna (Yadava) dynasty

6. Name the former Indian athlete who is famously known as ‘Payyoli Express’

- P. T. Usha

7. Who wrote the books ‘Commentary on the Holy Bible’ and ‘Asbab-e-Baghawat-e-Hind’ (Reasons for the Indian Revolt of 1857)

- Sir Syed Agmad Khan

8. In which year Bahadur Shah II ascended to the throne of Delhi and became the emperor

- 1837. He was also known as Bahadur Shah Zafar

9. In the reign of Ashoka, the third Buddhist meeting was held in 255 BC in

- Pataliputra

10. The European portion of Turkey is known as Thrace, while the Asian portion is called

- Anatolia or Asia Minor

11. The Shunga dynasty was established by who, after the fall of the Maurya Empire

- Pushyamitra Shunga. He assassinated Brihadratha, the last Mauryan ruler

12. The Third Battle of Panipat took place in 1761 at Panipat, between the Maratha Empire and invading forces of the

- King of Afghanistan, Ahmad Shah Abdali

13. Russian chemist Dimitri Mendeleev started the development of the periodic table, arranging chemical elements by atomic mass in which year

- 1869

14. Since 1955 the national income estimates are being prepared by which organisation

- Central Statistical Organisation

15. The earth has 360 imaginary lines called longitudes. The time difference between each longitude (each degree) is

- 4 minutes

16. The volcanic mountain, ‘Mt. Kilimanjaro’ is the highest mountain in Africa. It is located in

- Tanzania

17. James Prinsep was an English scholar, orientalist and antiquary. He was the founding editor of the Journal of the

- Asiatic Society of Bengal

18. RBI was formed under the Reserve Bank Of India Act 1934. It was nationalized in which year

- 1949 on 1st of January

19. The Finance Commission was established by the President of India under Article 280 in which year

- 1951

20. The ‘Gandhian plan’ was brought out in 1944 by

- Acharya S.N. Agarwala

21. Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan, popularly known as Badshah Khan or the Frontier Gandhi, founded which movement in the year 1929

    - Khudai Khidmatgar ("Servants of God"). He was also called Bacha Khan
22. Who formed “Independent Labour Party” to contest the elections in the Bombay province

    - Dr. B. R. Ambedkar in August, 1936
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24. The book, Discovery of India was written by Jawahar Lal Nehru from which jail

    - Ahmednagar Fort Jail. The book was published in 1946
25. Which leader joined Muslim League in 1913, although he continued to be a Congress member as well until 1920

- Muhammad Ali Jinnah

26. Gandhiji first came in contact with the Congress and its leaders in which year

    - 1901, Calcutta session under the president ship of Dinshaw Wacha
27. The Satavahanas, who supported Buddhism as well as Brahmanism, patronized which language

    - Prakrit language instead of Sanskrit language
28. The foundation stone of Harmandir Sahib (Golden Temple) was laid by

- Sufi Saint Mir Mohammed Muayyinul Islam popularly known as Hazrat Mian Mir

29. Fitch Ratings is a company that gives credit ratings and does research in this field. It is headquartered in

- New York and London. It was established in 1914

30. Scientist who first proved the existence of the electromagnetic waves

- Heinrich Rudolf Hertz

31. Name the tenth and last ruler (1822 to 1856) of Awadh, was also an accomplished poet and playwright

- Wajid Ali Shah

32. Subsidiary Alliance was framed by Lord Wellesley, the Governor-General of India from 1798 . It was actually used for the first time by who

- French Governor-General Marquis Dupleix

33. The Omkareshwar Dam is a gravity dam on which river in Khandwa district, Madhya Pradesh

- Narmada River

34. Himadri Station, established in 2008, is India's first Arctic research station. It is located at which place

- Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway

35. What was the original name of Tansen, the famous musician in the court of Akbar

- Ramtanu Pande

36. 'Surkhi ' was started in Indian architecture by the sultans of which period

- Sultanate Period

37. The members of the Central Administrative Tribunal are appointed by

- President of India

38. In which year, the Indian National Committee for Space Research or INCOSPAR was established

- 1962 by veteran nuclear scientist Homi J Bhabha

39. The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) to combat global warming was signed in which year

- 1992

40. In which year, the Kingdom of Awadh officially became a British protectorate

- May 1816

41. In which cell organelle, the biochemical processes of respiration and energy production occur

- Mitochondria

42. Money Bill can’t be originated in Rajya Sabha. This bill is defined in which article of the Constitution

- Article 110

43. Kabuliwala, a story of a merchant from Afghanistan, is written by Rabindranath Tagore in

- 1892

44. The Article 343 of the Indian Constitution says that the official language of the Union shall be Hindi in which script

- Devanagari script

45. The National Highway 1A connects Leh to Kashmir Valley through which pass

- Zoji La Pass

46. India won its individual Gold medal at the Olympics for the first time in 2008, by

- Abhinav Bindra

47. Famous Arab Traveller Ibn Batuta came to India in about 1333 AD during the reign of

- Muhammad bin Tughluq

48. Bird pollination is the pollination of flowering plants by birds. It is also known as

- Ornithophily

49. Out of the seven Fundamental Rights, 'Right to Property' was removed by the 44th Constitutional amendment in

- 1978

50. The highest active volcano in the world is

- Ojos del Salado

51. Chairman of the Committee on the functions of the Constituent Assembly

- G.V. Mavalankar

52. National Anthem was sung for the first time on

- 27 December 1911

53. Sthanakvasi is a sect of Svetambara Jainism founded by a merchant named Lavaji in

- 1653 AD

54. First session of the Constituent Assembly held at

- New Delhi

55. The Hindustan Mazdoor Sabha was founded in West Bengal in the year

- 1948

56. Date on which the interim government of India was formed

- September 2, 1946

57. According to the Tinkathia System, farmers were under compulsion to grow Indigo on

- 3/20th Of Their Land

58. The Governor-General and Viceroy of India during the formation Interim Government of India

- Lord Viscount Wavell (1943 - 1947)

59. Who was the first editor of the Kesari, a weekly journal sponsored by Chiplunkar and aided by Bal Gangadhar Tilak (1881)

- Gopal Ganesh Agarkar

60. Increased plant growth due to increased concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is called

- Carbon Fertilisation

61. From the constitution of which country the process of removal of supreme court judges has been taken

- USA

62. According to Einstein’s theory, light, just like any other form of matter, is affected by

- Gravity

63. The National Calendar was adopted by the government of India on

- 22 March 1957

64. The farming in the regions where farmers are specialised in vegetables only, is known as

- Truck Farming

65. Dholavira situated in Kutch district of Gujarat, is an important place for which civilization

- Sandhava Civilisation

66. Muntakhab-ul-Lubab by Khafi Khan deals with the administration of

- Aurangzeb

67. A dense, towering vertical cloud, forming from water vapor carried by powerful upward air currents

- Cumulonimbus

68. Kuka movement slowly faded away with the death of Ram Singh in

- 1885

69. Eight degree channel separate Lakshadweep from

- Maldives

70. The main objective of the (9th) Ninth Five-Year Plan was

- Growth with Social Justice and Equality

71. While Public Accounts Committee members belong to both houses of parliament, Estimates Committee members belong to only

- Lok Sabha

72. The administrative reforms commission was formed under the chairmanship of Morarji Desai. Its tenure was from

- 1966 to 1970

73. Ideals of Justice in preamble and Fundamental Duties have been taken from the Constitution of

- USSR

74. The Medieval Chola king, who led an expedition to North India upto the river Ganges between 1019 and 1024

- Rajendra Chola I

75. Indian constitutions Schedule which contains the list of recognized languages

- Eighth Schedule

76. The Cripps mission was an attempt by the British to secure full Indian cooperation and support in World War II. It came to India in

- March 1942

77. Four UN member states have never accepted the Non-Proliferation Treaty, these are India, Israel, Pakistan and

- South Sudan

78. French were the last to come to pre-independence India as traders in 1664. Their first factory was established in

- 1668 in Surat

79. Lala Lajpat Rai popularly known as Punjab Kesari founded the Home Rule League of America in 1917 in

- New York

80. The first dynasty to start the practice of tax-free land grant to Brahmans and Buddhist monks

- Satavahana Dynasty

81. The Constituent Assembly met for the first time in New Delhi on 9 December, 1946 in the Constitution Hall which is now known as the

- Central Hall of Parliament House

82. Konark sun temple is a UNESCO world heritage site located in Odisha. It is also known by the Britishers as

- Black Pagoda

83. The world’s first rocket was used by Tipu Sultan in the war against the

- British (Anglo-Mysore)

84. Taj Mahal was constructed by the Mughal ruler Shah Jahan for his wife Mumtaz Mahal in

- 1632

85. Under Integrated Guided Missile Development programme the first missile test-fires was

- Prithvi in 1988

86. Bromine is the third lightest halogen evaporating very easily. It has the lowest melting point of - -7.2 °C
87. First uranium mine in India which commenced its operation in 1967 is

- Jaduguda Mine in Jharkhand

88. First Battle Of Tarain was fought in the year 1191 between Muhammad Ghori and Prithviraj Chauhan. The second Battle Of Tarain was fought between the same ruler in

- 1192

89. Open Market Operations of RBI refers to the buying and selling of

- Government Bonds

90. Manas National Park, a UNESCO Natural World Heritage site, is located in Assam. It is well known for

- Wild Water Buffalo

91. Name of the Passage, Which connects South Andaman and Little Andaman

- Duncan Passage

92. A duck is able to float on water as its feathers secrete oil that lowers the

- Surface Tension Of Water

93. The device, which is used to measure the amount of Heat involved in a chemical reaction

- Calorimeter

94. The Brahmaputra River originates on the Angsi Glacier. It is also called in Tibet language as

- Yarlung Tsangpo

95. National Development Council was formed in the year

- 1952

96. Anaerobic respiration is a type of respiration that does not use

- Oxygen

97. “Rule of Law Index" is released by

- World Justice Project

98. Ranthambore Fort is located in Jaipur, Rajasthan. The fort is known for the glory of King Hammir Dev of

- Chauhan Dynasty

99. Positioned in far-western Asia, just to the east of the Caspian Sea, the Aral sea is located in the countries of Kazakhstan and

- Uzbekistan

100. Circulatory System was discovered by

- William Harvey

101. In living organisms, the genome is stored in long molecules of DNA called

- Chromosomes

102. The standard US protocol for flash pasteurization of milk, 71.7 °C (161 °F) for 15 seconds in order to kill

- Coxiella burnetii

103. Which Government of India Act had a separate Preamble

- Government  of India Act 1919

104. CH3OH is highly poisonous in very small amounts too. CH3OH is the chemical formula of

- Methanol or Methyl Alcohol

105. In which case, the Supreme Court held that the Preamble was not part of the Constitution

- Berubari Case

106. Ptyalin is an enzyme in the saliva that catalyzes the hydrolysis of starch into

- Maltose and Dextrin

107. The oldest national park in India which was established in 1936 as Hailey National Park to protect the endangered Bengal tiger

- Jim Corbett National Park Located In Uttarakhand

108. Ferric Chloride ( Fe3+ ) is used to stop

- Bleeding

109. Which branch of Science deals with the study of Mountains

- Orology

110. The President has full powers to summon and prorogue either house of Parliament or to dissolve

- Lok Sabha (not Rajya Sabha)

111. Which act provided for the establishment of a Public Service Commission in India for the first time

- Government of India Act, 1919

112. Zojila tunnel is located in

- Jammu and Kashmir

113. Volcan de Fuego, which means "Volcano of Fire” is an active stratovolcano in

- Guatemala

114. Chairman or Head of the Committee on the Rules of Procedure

- Rajendra Prasad

115. On 7 June 1893, Gandhi was thrown off a train in South Africa at which railway station

- Pietermaritzburg Railway Station

116. Eravikulam National Park is situated in Kerala. It is famous for the protection of endangered

- Nilgiri Tahr

117. Eukaryotes, unlike Prokaryotes, are organisms whose cells have a nucleus enclosed within

- Membranes

118. Dudhsagar Falls is a four-tiered waterfall located on the Mandovi River in the Indian state o

- Goa

119. The term Arya appears in Rig Veda for how many times

- 36 times

120. Founder of the Tughlaq dynasty was

- Ghias Uddin

121. Lysosomes are also known as

- Suicidal Bag Of Cells

122. Deuce is the sports term associated with - Badminton
123. The SI unit of intensity of sound is

- Watt Per Square Meter

124. Chittaranjan Das was the founder-leader of the Swaraj Party in Bengal during British occupation in India. He was popularly known as - Deshbandhu
125. The Bombay Reorganization Act, 1960, decided the state of Bombay to establish two states of Bombay and

- Gujarat

126. James Chadwick discovered - Neutrons
127. Ezra Cup is associated with which sport

- Polo

128. Twelfth Five Year Plan was made for the duration of 2012 to 2017. Its main theme is - “Faster, More Inclusive and Sustainable Growth”.
129. Which amendment abolished Titles and special privileges of Rulers of Princely States

- 26th Amendment

130. Plants which grow in salty water near sea shore are called as - Halophytes

131. Gas used for the artificial ripening of the fruits

- Ethylene

132. University of Calcutta, Madras and Bombay were set up during the period of Lord Canning in the year

- 1857

133. Canal that connects the Atlantic Ocean and Pacific Ocean

- Panama Canal

134. Tso Moriri also known as lake Moriri or Mountain lake is situated in Jammu and Kashmir. It is a type of

- Salty Lake

135. Harshacharita was written by

- Bana Bhatt

136. Crops which are grown during the winter season ( October-March ) are called

- Rabi crops

137. Asia's first Atomic Station

- Tarapur Atomic Power Station

138. Ashoka ruled almost the entire Indian subcontinent from 268 to 232 BCE. He was the grandson of the founder of the Maurya Dynasty,

- Chandragupta Maurya

139. The Founder of Prarthana Samaj was

- Atma Ram Pandurang

140. Mirage is an illusion that gives the appearance of a pool of water in the desert due to the phenomena of 'total internal reflection' and

- ‘Refraction’.

141. Lord Canning was crowned the first Viceroy of British India from

- 1856 to 1862

142. At Kalibangan, fire altars have been discovered, similar to those found at

- Lothal

143. Victoria waterfalls located on the Zambezi River in

- Zambia in Africa

144. The Tehri Dam is the Highest dam in India and the 8th highest in the world. It is built on the river

- Bhagirathi

145. First bank to be established by Indians was Awadh Commercial Bank in

- 1881

146. After about 100-120 days of being in the circulation, RBCs are removed through a process called

- Eryptosis

147. Bhavani river originates from Nilgiri hills of the Western Ghats, and enters which National Park in Kerala

- Silent Valley National Park

148. Amir Khusro was a poet and musician and served in the court of

- Ghiyasuddin Balban

149. Dampa Tiger Reserve or Dampha Tiger Reserve is located in

- Mizoram

150. Visva-Bharati University is a public central government funded university located in Santiniketan, West Bengal. It was founded by

- Rabindranath Tagore

151. “Abhinav Bharat Society” aka “Young India Society” was a secret society founded by Vinayak Damodar Savarkar and his brother Ganesh Damodar Savarkar in

- 1903

152. Regur soil is most suitable for Cotton cultivation in India. It is also known as

- Black soil

153. Mauna Loa is the largest active volcano on Earth. It is located on the

- Hawaii Islands of the United States

154. Article 348 states that all proceedings in the Supreme Court and all the High Court shall be done in

- English

155. Young Italy movement was a political movement founded in 1831 by

- Giuseppe Mazzini

156. The arrival of Babur in India led to the establishment of which dynasty in the region

- Timurid Dynasty

157. In the summer season, the ITCZ ( InterTropical Convergence Zone ) shifts

- Northwards

158. First Muslim president of Indian National Congress

- Badruddin Tayyabji

159. Strait of Dover connects North Sea with the

- English channel

160. In human body vitamins B1, B2, B12, and K are produced in the

- Intestines

161. Vellore mutiny was sparked by new uniform regulations in the year

- 1806

162. In 1668, the first French factory in India was established in

- Surat

163. Anandmath is a novel written by Sri Bankim Chandra Chatterjee. The novel contains the song

- Vande Mataram

164. Zemu Glacier drains to the east side of Kanchenjunga. The importance of this glacier is that it is a key water source for the

- Teesta River

165. President of the committee under whose recommendation Panchayati Raj in India was established

- Balwant Rai Mehta

166. The vocal organ of songbird is called the

- Syrinx

167. Sir Creek is a 96 km tidal estuary on the border of India and

- Pakistan

168. Alexander defeated Porus in the battle of Hydaspes. Now river Hydaspes is known as river

- Jhelum

169. Gautam Buddha preached in the language

- Pali

170. Jupiter is the largest planet in our Solar system followed by

- Saturn

171. Humayun's Tomb situated in Delhi, was built by Hamida banu Begum. It was designed by

- Mirza Ghiyas

172. Dachigam National Park is located in Jammu and Kashmir. The park name ( Dachigam ) literally means

- Ten Villages

173. Largest sugarcane producing State in India

- Uttar Pradesh

174. Pigeons are also known as nature's radar because of their

- Sensitive Hearing

175. Commonly known as the father of microbiology and considered the first microbiologist

- Antonie van Leeuwenhoek

176. Producing oil since early 1950, the Ghawar oil field is the world's largest oil field located in which country

- Saudi Arabia

177. Jog Falls is located in

- Karnataka

178. Human Rights Day is observed on

- 10th December

179. Penicillin is extracted from Microorganism

- Fungus

180. Where is Keoladeo National Park located

- Bharatpur

181. Sericulture is related to the study of

- Silkworms

182. The author of 'Two Years Eight Months and Twenty-Eight Nights'

- Salman Rushdie

183. "Diamond ' is associated to which sports

- Baseball

184. The first Tirthankara of the Jains

- Rishabhnath

185. ‘The founding father' of space programmes in India

- Dr Vikram A Sarabhai

186. Shore Temple is located at

- Mahabalipuram, Tamil Nadu

187. X-rays was invented by

- Roentgen

188. What is the chief constituent of the Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG )

- Butane

189. Author of the book "The god of small things"

- Arundhati Roy

190. Beighton Cup is related to Which sports

- Hockey

191. INS Vikrant was decommissioned from Indian Navy in

- 1997

192. What is the chemical name of the Aspirin

- Acetylsalicylic acid

193. Dynamite was invented by

- Alfred Nobel

194. Father of Modern Genetics is

- Gregor Mendel

195. Chemical formula of Chloroform

- CHCl3

196. Deuterium is an isotope of metal

- Hydrogen

197. Brihadeeswarar Temple is located in

- Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu

198. General formula for an Alkane is

- C(n)H(2n+2)

199. Meghdootam was written by

- Kalidas

200. Gautam Buddha give his first sermon in

- Sarnath

201. Barometer was invented by

- Evangelista Torricelli

202. Forest (Conservation) Act was passed in

- 1980

203. Slave Dynasty was established by

- Qutb al-Din Aibak

204. Nuclear sizes are expressed in a unit called " Fermi" which is a unit of length equal to

- 1×10^-15 metre

205. Gas used as a coolant for air conditioners, refrigerators, freezers

- Freon

206. The hottest planet of Solar System is

- Venus

207. Molecular formula of Sugar (Table Sugar)

- C12H22O11

208. Gas synthesized using Haber’s Process is

- Ammonia (NH3)

209. Mughal Dynasty was established by

- Babur

210. Velocity of Sound in the Air

- 332m/sec

211. Gas known as 'Marsh Gas'

- Methane

212. Guru Shikhar Peak is located in

- Rajasthan

213. ISRO was formed

- August 15, 1969

214. Name of the largest volcano in the solar system

- Olympus Mons

215. Cinnabar is the main Ore of Metal

- Mercury

216. The first Hindi newspaper

- Udant Martand also known as The Rising Sun

217. Photosynthesis takes place inside inside plant cells in

- Chloroplast

218. The first speaker of Lok Sabha

- Ganesh Vasudev Mavalankar

219. Entomology is the study of

- Insects

220. Gland in the Human Body also known as Master Gland

- Pituitary Gland

221. Man also known as the Frontier Gandhi

- Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan

222. Golconda Fort situated is situated in

- Hyderabad

223. Who discovered by Blood Group

- Karl Landsteiner

224. From the constitution of which country the concept of Judicial Review has been taken

- USA

225. Type of vegetation which has special characteristics to withstand very high rate of evaporation

- Xerophytic

226. According to which system, every ruler in India had to accept to pay a subsidy to the British for the maintenance of British army

- Subsidiary Alliance System

227. Name of the successor of Gautama Buddha and also known as future Buddha, yet to come to save the world

- Maitreya

228. Rumi Darwaza was built by Asaf-ud-Daula and is believed to be identical to an old gate in Istanbul called

- Bab-i-Humayun

229. Mughal emperor Akbar built the Buland Darwaza in 1601 to commemorate his victory over

     - Gujarat
230. In 2016, which island became the first island to be made a district in India

     - Majuli

231. Sela Tunnel is located in which state

     - Arunachal Pradesh
232. Act on salt tax that granted British the monopoly to collect and produce salt from the sea was passed in which year

- 1882

233. Borail Wildlife Sanctuary is located in the southernmost part of which state in India

- Assam

234. How many countries have ratified the Geneva Convention

- 196

235. For conserving India's national animal, the tiger, ‘Project Tiger’ was launched in the year

- 1973

236. What is the name of Kerala's largest temple festival

- Thrissur Pooram

237. Which city has become the world's southernmost city after its status upgraded from hamlet to city

- Puerto Williams, Chile

238. Which strait is nearest to the International Date line

- Bering Strait

239. Who was called “Baron of Plassey” in recognition of his services to the company in Bengal

- Robert Clive

240. During Lord Canning’s tenure Income Tax was introduced. He served as the Governor General of India from

- 1856 to 1862

241. Since when did National Scheduled Tribes Commission came into existence

     - 2004
242. Which country became the first to deploy an all-women contingent to a UN peacekeeping mission

     - India in the year 2007
243. The nomination of a governor by the Union and his appointment by the President in India is based on the

     - Canadian model of government
244. Archaeological Survey of India was founded in 1861. Who became its first Director-General

- Alexander Cunningham

245. Name the descendant of Brihadratha, who founded the empire in Magadha

     - Jarasandha
246. Which Article of the Indian Constitution gives SC the authority to review its judgements

- Article 137

247. Who was the first chief and founding father of the worlds largest border guarding force, BSF

- K F Rustamji, IPS

248. Which monument was built in 1783 at the place where Guru Teg Bahadur was beheaded by Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb in 1675

     - Gurdwara Sis Ganj Sahib
249. The NABARD was established on the recommendations of which committee

     - Shri B. Sivaraman Committee of 1979
250. Meson are subatomic particles composed of a quark and an antiquark. It was discovered by

- Frank Powell in 1947 in cosmic-ray interaction

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