Preparing For Competitive Exams? Take This GK Quiz To Test Your Knowledge – News18

Last Updated:January 06, 2025, 15:52 IST

Prepare for competitive exams with these essential quiz questions covering diverse topics from India and the world.

All government and recruitment exams, such as the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC), SSC, RRB, etc., include some questions from General Knowledge. This section has become an integral part of almost all competitive exams, covering a wide range of topics. Therefore, incorporating quiz sections into your preparation, with questions related to India and the world, is essential.

These quizzes support your preparation and help you excel in the upcoming exams. If you are preparing for or planning to appear in any government, recruitment, or competitive exam, check out some quiz questions below:

Q1: Who designed the new coinage portrait of Queen Elizabeth II recently unveiled by the Royal Mint?

a) Mary Gillick

b) Jody Clark

c) Arnold Machin

d) Ian Rank-Broadley

Answer: Jody Clark

Q2: Which tennis player won the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships title in February 2015?

a) Juan Monaco

b) Rafael Nadal

c) Roger Federer

d) Novak Djokovic

Answer: Roger Federer

Q3: What was the theme of World Wildlife Day observed on March 3, 2015?

a) Wildlife Crime is serious, let’s get serious about wildlife crime

b) Wild and precious: Conservation in the 21st century

c) Wildlife Crime is a Serious Crime!

d) Wildlife and sustainable tourism and the role of local communities in conservation

Answer: Wildlife Crime is serious, let’s get serious about wildlife crime

Q4: “Kirket,” a Hindi film launched in March 2015, is based on the life of which former cricketer?

a) Sunil Gavaskar

b) Kirti Azad

c) Kapil Dev

d) Ravi Shastri

Answer: Kirti Azad

Q5: Which state approved the proposal to issue Aadhaar-linked ration cards to control fake beneficiaries and enhance transparency in the Public Distribution System (PDS)?

a) Punjab

b) Haryana

c) Gujarat

d) Maharashtra

Answer: Maharashtra

Q6: Which Turkish President was fined by the Istanbul 3rd Civil Court of Peace for calling an Armenian peace sculpture a monstrosity?

a) Abdullah Gul

b) Ahmet Necdet Sezer

c) Tayyip Erdogan

d) Husamettin Cindoruk

Answer: Tayyip Erdogan

Q7: Which city will host the Army Day Parade for the first time on January 15, 2025?

a) Pune

b) Chennai

c) Lucknow

d) New Delhi

Answer: Pune

Q8: Who became the first person to swim from the Gateway of India to Elephanta Caves?

a) IPS Krishna Prakash

b) Dev Prakash

c) Prem Prakash

d) Neeraj Pandey

Answer: IPS Krishna Prakash

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Q9: How many languages are written on a Rs 100 note?

a) 19 languages

b) 18 languages

c) 17 languages

d) 25 languages

Answer: 17 languages

Q10: Which animal’s milk is pink in color?

a) Goat

b) Camel

c) Donkey

d) Hippopotamus

Answer: Hippopotamus

Q11: Who was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize?

a) Marie Curie

b) Jane Addams

c) Rosalind Franklin

d) Malala Yousafzai

Answer: Marie Curie

Q12: Which country recorded the highest dengue death rate in 2024?

a) India

b) Brazil

c) Bangladesh

d) Sri Lanka

Answer: Bangladesh

Q13: The French Revolution took place in which year?

a) 1647

b) 1729

c) 1775

d) 1789

Answer: 1789

Q14: The Union Cabinet approved the ‘One Nation One Subscription’ scheme for providing country-wide access to:

a) Cooking gas

b) Scholarly research articles and journal publication

c) Banking facility

d) Academic research project funding

Answer: Scholarly research articles and journal publication

Q15: Which institution partnered with the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare to launch Project VISTAAR?

a) Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

b) Indian Institute of Technology Madras

c) Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

d) Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

Answer: Indian Institute of Technology Madras

Q16: Which Indian state became the first to incorporate the Green GDP model into its economic framework?

a) Kerala

b) Madhya Pradesh

c) Chhattisgarh

d) Himachal Pradesh

Answer: Chhattisgarh

Q17: The highest producer of milk in the world is:

a) USA

b) China

c) India

d) Germany

Answer: India

Q18: Which is the first Indian bank to start with Indian capital?

a) SBI

b) Bank of Baroda

c) Punjab National Bank

d) ICICI Bank

Answer: Punjab National Bank

Q19: Deficiency of vitamin A leads to which disease?

a) Night blindness, Xerophthalmia

b) Day blindness

c) Muscle weakness

d) Anemia

Answer: Night blindness, Xerophthalmia

Q20: Who has the right to transfer any case anywhere in India?

a) Supreme Court

b) High Court

c) Local Court

d) Panchayat

Answer: Supreme Court