GK/General Awareness Questions For SSC, BANK, State Exams
1. The Shevaroy Hills are located in which state of India?
A Chhattisgarh
B Odisha
C Rajasthan
D Tamil Nadu
2. In India Who among the following has the power to pardon, reprieve or commute the punishment of any
criminal?
A Prime Minister
B Attorney General of India
C President
D Vice-President
3. The “Nalacharitam” play is associated with which Indian dance form?
A Kathak
B Kathakali
C Sattriya
D Odissi
4. The President of which country attended the first Republic Day celebrations of India as its chief guest?
A Bhutan
B Indonesia
C China
D Japan
5. Which of the following pair of compound – melting point is correct?
I. Acetic acid – 290K
II. Ethanol – 156K
A Only I
B Both I and II
C Neither I nor II
D Only II
6. In India, what type of unemployment is created due to lack of employable skills among the educated youths
in India?
A Structural unemployment
B Educated unemployment
C Cyclical unemployment
D Technological unemployment
7. Indian boxers ______________ won gold medals at the Strandja Memorial Boxing Tournament, held in
Sofia, Bulgaria in February 2022.
A Manju Rani (52 kg) and Nitu (48 kg)
B Nikhat Zareen (52 kg) and Nitu (48 kg)
C Nikhat Zareen (52 kg) and Pooja Rani (48 kg)
D Manju Rani (52 kg) and Pooja Rani (48 kg)
8. Who was associated with the foundation of the Fergusson College?
A Dadabhai Naoroji
B Gopal Krishna Gokhale
C Lajpat Rai
D Bal Gangadhar Tilak
9. Name the Bhakti Saint from South India who was initially a Jaina and a minister in the court of a Chalukya
king in the twelfth century
A Karaikkal Ammaiyar
B Basavanna
C Eknath
D Tallapaka Annamacharya
10. Which amendment of Indian Constitution removed the right to property from the list of fundamental rights?
A 41th
B 42th
C 43th
D 44th
11. Who was the founder of Benaras Gharana of Kathak?
A Ishwari Prasad
B Shambhu Maharaj
C Raja Chakradhar Singh
D Janaki Prasad
12. What happens to the guard cells when water flows into them?
A The guard cells close.
B Stomatal pores open.
C Stomatal pores shrink.
D Stomatal pores close
13. The question consists of two statements, namely, Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Use them to choose the
correct alternative.
Assertion (A): During the British rule, India’s exports exceeded the imports leading to surplus of balance of
trade.
Reason (R): The surplus of balance of trade was used for growth and development of India.
A Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A
B Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A
C A is false but R is true
D A is true and R is false
14. The Mauryan pillar capital found at ________ is popularly known as the Lion Capital.
A Bhabru
B Bairat
C Sanchi
D Sarnath
15. How many engines drive ‘PM Gati Shakti’, a project launched by the central government with an aim to
revolutionise infrastructure in India?
A Two
B Seven
C Nine
D Four
16. Where is the National Dope Testing Laboratory located?
A Mumbai
B Bangalore
C Punjab
D New Delhi
17. Pandit Ram Narayan was associated with which of the following instruments?
A Ghatam
B Tabla
C Bansuri
D Sarangi
18. In January 2022, the Supreme Court conferred daughters with equal right to the father’s property even prior
to codification of Hindu Personal Laws and enactment of the Hindu Succession Act in ______.
A 1959
B 1952
C 1947
D 1956
19. Who coined the term ‘zeroth law of thermodynamics’ in 1931, which asserts that two bodies in equilibrium
with a third are in equilibrium with each other?
A James Clerk Maxwell
B Max Planck
C Josiah Willard Gibbs
D Ralph H Fowler
20. Which of the following is NOT included in capital receipts?
A Foreign aid
B Taxes
C Recovery of loans
D Borrowings
21. What is the name of the portal launched by the Government in 2022 that aims to ease the loan application
and disbursement process by the applicant?
A Swayatta
B Jan Samarth
C E- Shram
D Yukti
22. In which year did Narendra Modi propose to celebrate a day for yoga as ‘International Day of Yoga’ while
speaking at the United Nations General Assembly?
A 2013
B 2015
C 2016
D 2014
23. What would happen if the difference in pressure in Tahiti was negative?
A Above average late monsoon
B Drought
C Below average and late monsoon
D Above average and early monsoon
24. In which year was an approach and program named Joint Forest Management (JFM) launched in the
context of National Forest Policy?
A 1965
B 1988
C 1996
D 1947
25. Which Session of Congress and Muslim League reached an understanding of creating a joint front against
the British regime?
A Bombay
B Allahabad
C Lucknow
D Delhi