Objective Questions in General Studies

1. Which Olympics had events contested for the only time in the history 'of the Games, including motorcycle racing, ballooning, cricket & underwater swimming?
Ans: Paris Olympics of 1900

2. Which mountain range forms the natural border between France and Spain?
Ans: The Pyrenees


3. Which prominent Indian social reformer spent the last 20 years of his life among the Santhals of Jharkhand?
Ans: Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar

4. Which Indian Railway zone has the largest number of divisions under it?
Ans: Eastern Railway

5. Which national leader's autobiographical work is 'Shells from the Sands of Bombay'?
Ans: D.E. Wacha

6. Which great work of Leo Tolstoy starts with the line 'All happy families are alike; each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way'?
Ans: Anna Karenina

7. From which Parliamentary constituency was Dadabhai Naoroji elected to the British Parliament in the 1892 general elections?
Ans: Finsbury Central

8. Which politician's final resting place is Mazar-e-Quaid of Karachi?
Ans: Muhammed Ali Jinnah

9. The Gallagher Index is associated with _____? 
Ans: Electoral outcome

10. Who founded the Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party in 1951?
Ans: J.B. Kripalani

11. Who is called as 'the Grand Old Lady of the Independence Movement'?
Ans: Aruna Asaf Ali  

12. Which chemical compound is also known in the names of 'Prussian blue, Parisian Blue & Berlin Blue'?
Ans: Ferric ferrocyanide

13. The study of the biochemical process of fermentation & its practical uses is known as ' ______?
Ans: Zymology

14. Who was the first Indian ruler to start diplomatic relations with China?
Ans: Harsha

15. The Holmgren wool test is used to identify which disease?
Ans: Color blindness

16. The GFR (glomerular filtration rate) is the diagnostic test of which organ's functions?
Ans: Kidney

17. Which famous scientist was the Chairman of the Calendar Reform Committee appointed by the Government of India in 1952?
Ans: Meghnad Saha

18. Which city hosts the famous 'Golden Horn' port?
Ans: Istanbul (Turkey)

19. The Korsakoff’s syndrome or Wernicke's disease is caused by the deficiency of which vitamin?
Ans: Thiamine (Vitamin B1)

20. The International Men's Day is observed on: 
Ans: November 19

21. Which Asian countries are seperated by the Luzon Strait?
Ans: Taiwan & Philippines

22. Which Keralite is the author of 'India & the War'?
Ans: John Mathai

23. Which Indian city has the nickname of 'the City Beautiful'?
Ans: Chandigarh

24. Which famous environmental movement's forerunner was Dasholi Gram Swarajya Sangh?
Ans: Chipko Movement

25. In which year was the Constitution of Jammu & Kashmir adopted?
Ans: 17 November 1956 
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