GK Question and Answer,

Q. Who propounded the Saptanga Theory?

1 Manu

2 Charaka

3 Kautilya

4 Tulsidas


Ans: 3



Q. Which one of the following is the example of sedimentary rocks?

1 Loess

2 Basalt

3 Granite

4 Gabbro


Ans: 1



Q. The enzyme that is present in the saliva of man is

1 Pepsin

2 Renin

3 Amylase

4 Trypsin


Ans: 3



Q. The book "Truth, Love and A Little Malice" is written by

1 Tarun Tejpal

2 Vikram Seth

3 Khushwant Singh

4 Nirad C. Chaudhuri


Ans: 3



Q. In which year were the Indian States reorganised on the linguistic basis?

1 1947

2 1951

3 1956

4 1966


Ans: 3



Q. Which of the following is not a tool of legislative control over administration in india?

1 Dissoluton of House

2 Resolutions

3 Questions

4 No confidence Motion


Ans: 1



Q. With which of the following books is Hobbes associated?

1 Lectures on Jurisprudence

2 Social Contract

3 Republic

4 Leviathan


Ans: 4



Q. Where is the Wanderers Test Cricket ground located ?

1 Colombo

2 Melbourne

3 Auckland

4 Johannesburg


Ans: 4



Q. Which one of the following is responsible for blue baby syndrome?

1 Fluoride

2 Nitrate

3 Arsenic

4 Lead


Ans: 2



Q. Which one of the following is the largest satellite in Solar System?

1 Titan

2 Ganymede

3 Europa

4 Triton


Ans: 2



Q. Athletes with higher proportion of red fibres in their muscles are better equipped for which one of the following?

1 Swimming

2 Sprint

3 short activities

4 Shot put


Ans: 1



Q. Which one of the following Indus Culture sites gives evidence of a dockyard?

1 Harappa

2 Lothal

3 Mohenjo-Daro

4 Rakhigarhi


Ans: 2



Q. Who among the following leaders dominated the lucknow pact in December, 1916?

1 Jawaharlal Nehru

2 Bal Gangadhar Tilak

3 Moti Lal Nehru

4 Madan Mohan Malviya


Ans: 2



Q. Which Rock Edict of Asoka provides a description of the horrors of Kalinga War?

1 13th Rock Edict

2 Kalinga Edict at Dhauli

3 The Edict at Jaugada

4 10th rock Edict


Ans: 1



Q. Who was the Founder of the Asiatic Society?

1 William Carey

2 William Jones

3 David Hare

4 Marshman


Ans: 2



Q. Nuclear reactors used to produce electricity are based on

1 Nuclear Fusion

2 Nuclear Fission

3 Cold Fusion

4 Superconductivity


Ans: 2



Q. The World Trade Organisation (WTO) was earlier known as

1 UNICEF

2 GATT

3 UNCTAD

4 FAO


Ans: 2



Q. The threat of global Warming is increasing due to rising concentration of

1 Nitrous Oxide

2 Ozone

3 Sulphur dioxide

4 Carbon dioxide


Ans: 4



Q. Centre for DNA Fingerprinting is located at

1 Bengaluru

2 New Delhi

3 Pune

4 Hyderabad


Ans: 4



Q. Paris is situated on the river

1 Danube

2 Seine

3 Tiber

4 Avon


Ans: 2








Q. The US Census Bureau released its 2010 census figures in March 2011 which say that the 308.74 million US population comprises a large number of Asians and they contitute

1 3 percent

2 4 percent

3 5 percent

4 6 percent


Ans: 3



Q. As per an announcement made by the International Monrtary Fund(IMf)in February 2011, it would lend Sri Lanka

1 $ 215.9 million

2 $ 216.6 million

3 $ 216.8 million

4 $ 216.9 million


Ans: 2



Q. According to the State of the World's Children 2011 report released by UNICEF, the percentage of adolescents living in the developing nations is

1 72

2 75

3 85

4 88


Ans: 4



Q. India signed the fourth Tax Information Exchange Agreement(TIEA) in February 2011 with a country considered a tax heaven. This TIEA is with

1 Bermuda

2 Bahamas

3 Virgin Islands

4 Isle of Man


Ans: 2



Q. As per a report published by the World Bank in February 2011, India has the scope for generating green power from renewable sources like wind, hydro and biomass up to

1 53,000 MW

2 58,000 MW

3 62,000 MW

4 68,000 MW


Ans: 4



Q. Which Indian nationalist leader looked upon a war between Germany and Britain as a godsend opportunity which would enable Indians to exploit the situation to their advantage?

1 D. V Savarkar

2 Jawaharlal Nehru

3 Subhash Chandra Bose

4 C. Rajagopalachari


Ans: 3



Q. In Uttar Pradesh, the famous place of pilgrimage of both Jain and Baudh is at -

1 Devipatan

2 Kaushambi

3 Kushinagar

4 Saranath


Ans: 2



Q. Kartik is a folk dance of -

1 Bundelkhand

2 Avadh

3 Purvanchal

4 Rohilkhand


Ans: 1



Q. The Sixth Economic Census is being done in 2011. What was the year of the first Economic Census?

1 1951

2 1961

3 1977

4 1971


Ans: 3



Q. Kartik is a folk dance of-

1 Bundelkhand

2 Avadh

3 Purvanchal

4 Rohilkhand


Ans: 1







Q. Rani Laxmi Bai Dam is located on the-

1 Betwa

2 Ken

3 Rihand

4 Tons


Ans: 1



Q. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched ?

1 Amir Khusrau - Etah

2 Mirza Ghalib - Agra

3 Josh - Malihabad

4 Ram Prasad Bismil - Allahabad


Ans: 4



Q. Dry Ice is

1 Liquid Nitrogen

2 Water Ice

3 Solid Carbon dioxide

4 Frozen Ethanol


Ans: 3



Q. Bhatkhande Sangeet Sansthan, Lucknow became a Deemed University in-

1 1998

2 2001

3 2003

4 2004


Ans: 2



Q. In which of the following crops, Uttar Pradesh is the leading producer in the country?

1 Potato

2 Rice

3 Sugarcane

4 Tobacco


Ans: 1



Q. Clonal selection can be used in-

1 Groundnut

2 Mustard

3 Wheat

4 Potato


Ans: 4



Q. AGMARK Act came into force in India in-

1 1937

2 1952

3 1957

4 1965


Ans: 1



Q. 'Mala' and 'Madiga' scheduled castes are found in-

1 Andhra Pradesh

2 Maharashtra

3 West Bengal

4 Kerala


Ans: 4



Q. Mandal Commission established for reservation for backward classes submitted its report in-

1 1980

2 1990

3 1992

4 1993


Ans: 1



Q. National Commission for Scheduled Castes/scheduled Tribes was constituted-

1 On the basis of 65th Amendment of constitution

2 On the basis of Article 338 of constitution

3 On the basis of Article 340 of constitution

4 Not based on any of the above


Ans: 1





Q. Who has given the concept of 'Dominant Caste'?

1 Mckim Marriot

2 M. N. Srinivas

3 G.S.Ghurye

4 S. C. Dube


Ans: 2



Q. The author of 'Indian Village' is-

1 B.R. Chauhan

2 Oscar Lewis

3 T.N. Majumdar

4 S.C. Dube


Ans: 4



Q. Which of the following theories was given by Karl Marx ?

1 Functional theory

2 Evolutionary theory

3 Theory of class struggle

4 None of these


Ans: 3



Q. The Author of "The Protestant Ethic and Spirit of Capitalism' is-

1 karl Marx

2 Lenin

3 Max Weber

4 Herbert Spencer


Ans: 3



Q. In the world of social thought 'Sociology' was coined for the first time in-

1 1798

2 1842

3 1851

4 1838


Ans: 4



Q. The author of 'Religion and Society Among the Coorgs of South india' is-

1 I.P.Desai

2 E.B.Harper

3 Yogesh Atal

4 M.N. Srinivas


Ans: 4



Q. Which of Constitutional Provisions allows the propagation of one's own religion ?

1 Indian constitution Article 14(A)

2 Article 370

3 Article 25(1)

4 Article 16(1)


Ans: 3



Q. Panchayat Raj System was made constitutional through-

1 73rd Amendment of the Constitution

2 45th Amendment of the Constitution

3 61st Amendment of the Constitution

4 None of the above amendments


Ans: 1



Q. 'Society is the network of social relationships . This Statement is given by-

1 Johnson

2 Comte

3 MacIver and Page

4 Gillin and Gillin


Ans: 3



Q. Which of the following Books has been written by M.S. Gore?

1 'Society in India'

2 'The crisis of Indian Legal System'

3 Caste and Economic frontier

4 'Urbanization and Family change in India


Ans: 4







Q. The author of 'What is Sociology' is-

1 Kingsley Davis

2 Ginsberg

3 Alex Inkeles

4 Bottomore


Ans: 3



Q. The concept of 'Post-Industrial Society' was used by-

1 Talcott Parsons

2 R.K. Merton

3 Daniel Bell

4 Marx


Ans: 3



Q. 'Satya Sodhak Samaj' was established by-

1 Kamraj Nadar

2 Jyotitba Phule

3 Gandhiji

4 Amedkar


Ans: 2



Q. The term 'Scheduled caste' was coined by-

1 Simon Commission

2 Gandhiji

3 Government of India Act 1935

4 Bhim Rao Ambedkar


Ans: 1



Q. The author of "The Nadars of Tamil Nadu" is-

1 Rajgopalacharya

2 D.N. Dhanagre

3 T.K. Oammen

4 Hardgrave


Ans: 4



Q. Who has given the 'Theory of Circulation of Elite'?

1 P.A. Sorokin

2 Dahrendorf

3 Toynbee

4 Pareto


Ans: 4



Q. The formal Beginning of 'Community Development Programmes' in India started in-

1 1948

2 1950

3 1952

4 1978


Ans: 3



Q. 'Social Structure of Values' was written by-

1 Binoy Kumar Sarkar

2 Sir Brijendranath Seal

3 Radha Kamal Mukherjee

4 N.K.Bose


Ans: 3



Q. The author of 'The Indian Middle Classes : their Growth in Modern Times' is-

1 Milton Singer

2 Sachidanand

3 Andre Beteille

4 B.B.Mishra


Ans: 3



Q. All India Muslim Women's Conference' an organisation of progressive Muslim Women was founded by-

1 Begum of Bhopal

2 Bhika-Kama

3 Aruna Asaf Ali

4 None of these
















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