Objective Type Questions Based on GK

1. The film industry of which Indian state is colloquially known as the '0llywood'?
Ans: Odisha

2. The terms of 'tin, telltale, oak tree, Philadelphia and die' are associated with which racquet game?
Ans: Squash

3. Name the Jamaican author of the book 'A Brief History of Seven Killings'?
Ans: Marlon James

4. What was the popular name of 'A Brief Memorandum Outlining a Plan of Economic Development for India', prepared by a group of industrialists in 1944?
Ans: Bombay Plan

5. Which Article of the Indian Constitution deals with 'Gram Sabha’?
Ans:  243-A

6. The medicines sold directly to a consumer without a prescription is known as: 
Ans: Over-the Counter drugs (OTC)

7. Which tree so common in the African continent is known as the Fever Tree?
Ans: Vachellia xanthoploea

8. What is measured in the Scoville scale?  
Ans: Pungency of chilli peppers

9. Which international organization prepares 'Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger'?
Ans: UNESCO

10. Which Indian state's major spoken language is Kumaoni?
Ans: Uttarakhand

11. Which is the first Grama Panchayat in Kerala to declare its own water policy?
Ans: Perumanna (Kozhikode District)

12. The presence of which biological molecules are detected through the Molisch's test?
Ans: Carbohydrates

13. Which Ocean's marginal seas are the Beaufort Sea & Chukchi Sea?
Ans: Arctic Ocean

14. Which chemical is also known in the nickname of 'the English Salt'?
Ans: Magnesium sulphate

15. The lake Tsomgo, famous for its changing colors is situated in which Indian state?
Ans: Sikkim

16. Name the only tribal leader whose portrait is present in the Central Hall of the Indian Parliament?
Ans: Birsa Munda

17. The strange hobby of visiting cemeteries and enjoying funerals is known as: 
Ans: Taphophilia

18. Which British newspaper is known in the nickname of 'The Earl Grey Lady'?
Ans: The Guardian

19. The Berne Convention of 1886 was the first international agreement governing:
Ans: Copyright 

20. Who were the signatories of the Indus Water Treaty of 1960?
Ans: Jawaharlal Nehru & Ayub Khan

21. Who was the first military dictator of Pakistan?
Ans: General Ayub Khan       

22. Which fort in Karnataka is famous by the legend of Onake Obavva?
Ans: Chitradurga fort

23. Which British Colonel led wars in India later became the Prime Minister of Britain?
Ans: Colonel Arthur Wellesley

24. Who wrote the military manual 'Fathul Mujahidin' at the instruction of Tippu Sultan?
Ans: Zainul Abedin Shustari

25. Any industry located in a rural area which produces any goods or renders any service with or without the use of power and in which the fixed capital investment per head of a worker does not exceed one lakh rupees is known as:   
Ans: Village Industry 
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