Basic Gk interview questions – page 2

During which Gupta King’s reign did the Chinese traveller Fa-hien visit India

1. Kumargupta
2. Chandragupta I
3. Chandragupta II
4. Samudragupta

Who among the following has not been the Governor of Uttar Pradesh?

1. M. Chenna Reddy
2. V. Gopala Reddy
3. V. Satyanarayan Reddy
4. Brahmananda Reddy

Which of the following is not the warm wind?

1. Mistral  
2. Zonda
3. Khamsin
4. Samun

The Jose Manuel Durao Barroso is the President of

1. WHO
2. European Commission
3. WTO
4. Interpol

How is Leila Seth known as

1. First Woman Chief Justice of a High Court in India
2. First Woman Governor of a State in India
3. First Woman Election Commissioner of India
4. First Woman Chairperson of the Union Public Service Commission

Hydrocarbons Vision 2025 is associated with

1. Storage of Petroleum Products
2. Euro I and Euro II Vehicles
3. Greenhouse effect
4. None of the above

In total, how many days are allotted for voting of demands contained in the Budget?

1. 26 days  
2. 27 days  
3. 28 days  
4. 30 days  

Chambal river is a part of

1. Godavari basin
2. Sabarmati basin
3. Narmada basin
4. Ganga basin

Garampani sanctuary is located at

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

Hitler party which came into power in 1933 is known as

1. Ku-Klux-Klan
2. Nazi Party
3. Labour Party
4. Democratic Party

Which one of the following is a part of election of the President of India but does not form part of the forum for his impeachment?

1. State legislative assemblies
2. Lok sabha
3. Rajya sabha
4. None of these

The folk dance ‘Chhau’ belongs to

1. Jharkhand
2. Uttarkhand
3. Assam
4. Odisha

According to the Constitution of India, the term District Judge shall not include

1. Chief Presidency Magistrate
2. Chief Judge of a small causes court
3. Sessions Judge
4. Tribunal Judge

Blood and Iron was the political and economic policy of

1. Frederick the Great
2. Bismarck
3. Hitler
4. Kaiser William I

Which of the following states is the main producer of Tendu leaves?

1. Maharashtra
2. Madhya Pradesh
3. Uttar Pradesh
4. Orissa

Provincial autonomy was a feature of which Act?

1. The Government of India Act 1935
2. The Government of India Act 1947
3. The Government of India Act 1950
4. The Government of India Act 1909

Kundgram is the birth place of

1. Guru Nank
2. Lord Buddha
3. Lord Krishna
4. Lord Mahavira

OIC changed its name from Organization of the Islamic Conference to Organization of Islamic Cooperation in

1. 1991
2. 1999
3. 2001
4. 2011

First Indian to go into space

1. Sqn. Ldr. Rakesh Sharma
2. Rakesh Chaudhary
3. Mohan Sharma
4. Suresh Sharma

The tribesmen Khirgir are found

1. Middle east asia
2. Europe
3. Central asia
4. Tanzania

Who is known as the ‘Piccaso of India’?

1. Shafqat Hussain
2. M.F. Hussain
3. Amrita Shergil
4. Sudhir Vyas

Which country, on the map of world, appears as “Long Shoe”?

1. Hungary
2. Greece
3. Italy
4. Portugal

Fascism gives more importance to

1. Nation
2. Leader
3. Army
4. Party

Whose birthday is celebrated as Kisan Divas?

1. Chaudhary Charan Singh
2. Rajendra Prasad
3. Jagjivan Ram
4. Ch. Devilal

Which of the following countries is not the member of the Mercosur organization?

1. Venezuela
2. Paraguay
3. Mexico
4. Brazil

Who among the following is not the recipient of Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award for 2009?

1. Mc Mary Kom
2. M.S. Dhoni
3. Vijender Singh
4. Sushil Kumar

The United Nations has ____  principal organs.

1. 4
2. 5
3. 6
4. 7

The territorial jurisdiction of Guwahti High Court does not cover

1. Arunachala Pradesh
2. Assam
3. Manipur
4. Sikkim

The image of Nataraja (the lord of dance) is a superb masterpiece of the period of

1. Chalukyas
2. Chola
3. Pandya
4. Hoyasala

The policy of Special Economic Zone (SEZ) in India was implemented with effect from

1. November 2000
2. November 2002
3. November 1998
4. December 1999