General Studies Questions With Answers

1. Which was the largest contiguous land empire in the world history?
Ans: The Mongol Empire

2. Which tributary of the Brahmaputra river is known as 'the River of Blood'?
Ans: Lohit River


3. Who is the author of 'We are poor but so many: the Story of self-employed women in India'?
Ans: Ela Bhatt

4. Which is the largest global network of microfinance institutions and banks in terms of number of clients?
Ans: Women's World Banking

5. Which period was observed as the United Nations Decade for Women? 
Ans: 1976-1985

6. Which city convened the first World Conference on Women in 1975?
Ans: Mexico City

7. Which American State has the nickname of 'the Nutmeg State'?
Ans: Connecticut

8. Which hormone is detected in pregnancy tests?
Ans: Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (HCG)

9. Which type of bacteria is arranged in Chinese letter pattern?
Ans: Corynebacterium diphtheriae

10. What are the common examples for the shape-memory alloys?
Ans: Nickel- Titanium, Copper- Aluminium- Nickel alloys

11. Which gland is having both endocrine & exocrine functions?
Ans: Pancreas

12. The Rose Waaler Test is done to investigate which disease?
Ans: Rhumatoid arthritis

13. Which apparatus is used for measuring the volume of air inspired & expired by the lungs?
Ans: Spirometer

14. The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences is better known as:  
Ans: Nobel Prize for Economics

15. Where is the headquarters of the Green Climate Fund (GCF) situated? 
Ans: Incheon (South Korea)

16. In which Indian city is the famous 'Coronation Park' situated?
Ans: New Delhi

17. Which British Viceroy convened the Delhi Durbar of 1877?
Ans: Lord Lytton

18. Which social reformer of India was known as 'Sarvajanik Kaka'?
Ans: Ganesh Vasudeo Joshi

19. During the Indian National Movement, which freedom fighter formed the revolutionary group 'Ramoshi’ in Maharashtra?
Ans: Vasudev Balwant Phadke

20. The multinational automobile manufacturing company of Renault belongs to which country?
Ans: France

21. Who is the author of 'The Great Indian Phone Book'?
Ans: Robin Jeffrey

22. What was the name of the first coir factory established in Alappuzha by the American James Darragh?
Ans: Darragh Smail & Co

23. Who founded the All India Women's Conference in 1927?
Ans: Margaret Elizabeth Cousins

24. In 1936, who became the first woman President of the Congress Socialist Party?
Ans: Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay

25. Who was the first Chairman of the Sangeet Natak Akademy?
Ans: Dr.P V Rajamannar
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