Important Questions for All Govt Exams

Question: Which Veda mentions about the elements of Yoga?
Answer: Rigveda

Question: Which is the first state in India to implement the National Education Policy 2020?
Answer: Karnataka

Question: Another name of ‘Regur Soil’ is
Answer: Black soil

Question: Which state in India is the largest producer of diamonds?
Answer: Madhya Pradesh

Question: Which of the following gases is used for the purification of drinking water?
Answer: Chlorine

Question: Who is appointed as the Chief Election Commissioner in 2021?
Answer: Sushil Chandra

Question: ‘Fundamental Rights’ are:
Answer: Justiciable

Question: In the Tripuri session whom did Subhas Bose defeat to become the Congress President?
Answer: Pattabhi Sitaramayya

Question: Who was the pioneer of smallpox vaccine?
Answer: Edward Jenner

Question: Who is the founder of Tata industries?
Answer: Jamshedji Tata

Question: The radioactive isotope of hydrogen is ________.
Answer: tritium

Question: Which edition of the Future Investment Initiative Forum has held in 2021?
Answer: 4th

Question: Who is the author of the book, ‘A Suitable Boy’?
Answer: Vikram Seth

Question: _______ is the first Indian Test Captain to score a double century in Cricket outside India
Answer: Virat Kohli

Question: Name the largest nuclear power station of India by capacity?
Answer: Kudankulam

Question: Bathukamma festival is associated with ______.
Answer: Telangana

Question: Which is the largest river of Asia?
Answer: Yangtze

Question: First Five year Plan was started in
Answer: 1951 – 56

Question: With which sport is the Begum Hazrat Mahal Cup associated?
Answer: Football

Question: World Literacy Day is celebrated every year on which date?
Answer: 8th September

Question: Who is the author of the book ‘We Are Displaced’?
Answer: Malala Yousafzai

Question: Which is the largest populated state in India?
Answer: Uttar Pradesh

Question: With which sport is the Durand Cup related?
Answer: Football

Question: Which one of the following Indus Civilization site gives evidence of a ploughed field?
Answer: Kalibangan

Question: Mohiniattam is a dance form of which state?
Answer: Kerala

Question: Who was the President of Gaya Session of the Indian National Congress held in 1922?
Answer: Chittaranjan Das

Question: Indian Oil Corporation Ltd (IOC) has inked pacts with which state for implementing projects totaling around ₹ 24,000 crores in the state?
Answer: Gujarat

Question: Which of the statements given below is correct?
Answer: The Attorney General of India is entitled to all the privileges that are available to a Member of Parliament.

Question: The 2020 Olympic Games  held in ________
Answer: Tokyo

Question: Which Article of the Constitution deals with formation of New States?
Answer: Article 3

Question: What is capital of Tajikistan ?
Answer: Dushanbe

Question: Which of the following bonds are weakest in nature?
Answer: Hydrogen bond

Question: What is the theme of World Cancer Day 2021?
Answer: I am and I will

Question: Who is the founder of the Ghadar Party?
Answer: Lala Hardayal

Question: Who has resigned as the Chief Minister of Puducherry in Feb 2021?
Answer: V Narayanasamy

Question: Which one of the following is the longest among the west flowing rivers?
Answer: Narmada

Question: The union budget 2021-2022 paid ______to farmers on wheat under MSP in Financial Year 2021.
Answer: ₹ 75,100 cr

Question: Which of the following is related to the Hindustani classical music exponent Kirana Gharana?
Answer: Pandit Bhimsen Joshi

Question: In NEP – 2020, ‘Knowledge of India’ includes:
Answer: knowledge from ancient India and its contributions to modern India in education.

Question: The famous ‘Kangla Palace’ is situated in

Answer: Manipur

Question: What roles do human play in a food chain?
Answer: Consumer

Question: Which type of seals of Indus – Valley Civilization established strong relations with Mesopotamia?

Answer: Cylindrical

Question: Where is the headquarters of the Interpol located?
Answer: Lyon, France

Question: The PM of which country resigned in June 2021, one week after he lost a vote of confidence?
Answer: Sweden

Question: Colosseum is located in which of the following place?
Answer: Rome

Question: The VSEPR Model is used for predicting the ______________ of the molecules.
Answer: Geometrical shapes

Question: The Asian Cricket Council (ACC) has officially postponed the 2021 edition of the Asia Cup to 2023. The tournament was moved from Pakistan to which country?
Answer: Sri Lanka

Question: The fertile land between two rivers is called
Answer: Doab

Question: ________ leucocytes have kidney or horseshoe-shaped nuclei.
Answer: Monocytes

Question: What is the rank of India in World Happiness Report 2021?
Answer: 139

Question: Who is the author of the book “Beautiful Things: A Memoir”?
Answer: Hunter Biden 

Question: The first battle of Panipat was between ________.
Answer: Babar & Ibrahim Lodhi

Question: Recently which country’s former PM has been awarded “Padma Vibhushan 2021” in the field of Public Affairs?
Answer: Japan

Question: The Government of India fixes the Minimum Support Prices after taking into account the recommendations of which of the following body?
Answer: Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices

Question: Which of the following Union Territories has a High Court of its own
Answer: Delhi

Question: Which of the following is starting a ‘Master of Public Policy (MPP)’ postgraduate programme from the upcoming academic session 2021-22?
Answer: IIT Delhi

Question: Under which one of the following Articles, the procedure for removal of the President Process of India through the of impeachment has been laid down?
Answer: Article 61

Question: Which among the following is incorrect about POTA?
Answer: The act was passed by the Indian parliament in the year 2003.

Question: A Galvanometer can be converted into voltmeter by connecting___________.
Answer: High Resistance in series

Question: Who among the following created the first All India Trade Union Congress in 1920?
Answer: N. M. Joshi

Question: Who among the following was the revenue minister of Akbar?
Answer: Todar Mal

Question: Which of the following country registered for Himalayan Pink Salt as GI tag in February 2021?
Answer: Pakistan

Question: Choose from the correct option below:

Which cell organelle provides energy for all activities within a cell?

Answer: Mitochondria

Question: Some Nuclear power plants of India are given below:

A: Kaiga

B: Kakrapar

C: Kundankulam

D: Tarapur

E: Narora

Arrange then from North to South.

Answer: E → B → D → A → C

Question: Who is the author of the book, The Accidental Prime Minister?
Answer: Sanjaya Baru

Question: Which country has been selected to host the FIFA World Cup, 2022?
Answer: Qatar

Question: The Great Granary is located in which Indus Valley Civilization site?
Answer: Mohenjodaro

Question: Global Climate Litigation Report 2020 was published by which of the following organisation?
Answer: United Nations Environment Programme

Question: SI unit of frequency is __________.
Answer: hertz

Question: The Three-language formula of Education policy was recommended by?

Answer: Kothari Commission

Question: Alluvial soil is also known as?
Answer: Khadar

Question: The outermost part of a candle flame is the ___________ zone.
Answer: hottest

Question: National Voters Day is observed on which date?
Answer: 25th January

Question: Which of the following is incorrect about members of Drafting Committee?

Answer: TT Krishnamachari replaced DP Khaitan who died in 1947

Question: Match the following Historical events with the year they occurred:




(A) 1905
(1) Indian Council Act


(B) 1919
(2) Lucknow Pact


(C) 1892
(3) Partition of Bengal


(D) 1911
(4) Khilafat Movement


(E) 1916
(5) Annulment of Partition




Answer: (A)-(3),(B)-(4),(C)-(1),(D)-(5),(E)-(2)

Question: Putul Nautch is the traditional rod puppet of which state?
Answer: West Bengal 

Question: Which Indian railway among the following has recorded the maximum number of halts?
Answer: Howrah-Amritsar Express

Question: Article 267 is related to which of the following?
Answer: Contingency Fund of India

Question: Who has been appointed as the new Governor of Haryana in July 2021?
Answer: Bandaru Dattatreya

Question: Which of the following logos/certifications helps a consumer get assured about the quality while purchasing any goods or services?
Answer: All of the above

Question: Who completed the construction of Qutub Minar?
Answer: Iltutmish

Question: ‘One people, one state, one leader’ was the policy of ______?
Answer: Hitler

Question: The tenure of Vice President is of how many years?
Answer: 5 years

Question: The Reserve Bank of India was established in the year
Answer: 1935

Question: The brightest planet is ________.
Answer: Venus

Question: Which country hosted the 19th Edition of FIFA Club World Cup held in 2022?
Answer:  United Arab Emirates 

Question: Which among the following was the theme of National Voters’ Day,2021? 
Answer: Making Our Voters Empowered, Vigilant, Safe and Informed

Question: Delhi is located on the banks of which river?
Answer: Yamuna

Question: Which of the following statements is correct regarding the NISHTHA Programme?

Answer: It is a Teachers training Programme.

Question: Which of the following sets of hormone are called happy hormone?
Answer: Endorphin and Dopamine

Question: Which type of wave is a light wave?
Answer: Transverse wave

Question: Who is the author of the book “My Truth”?
Answer: Indira Gandhi

Question: Which one of the following Indus Civilization site gives evidence of a dockyard?
Answer: Lothal

Question: The pollutant that causes hole in the ozone layer is
Answer: CFC

Question: Headquarters of ‘OPEC’ is situated in:
Answer: Vienna

Question: Purity of Gold is measure in
Answer: Karat

Question: In June 2021, which of the following has appointed Anup Purohit as its Chief Information Officer (CIO)?
Answer: Wipro Ltd

Question: If a Panchayat is dissolved, elections are to be held within
Answer: 6 months

Question: The Chakrashila Wildlife Sanctuary is located in:
Answer: Assam

Question: A chemical process in which a substance reacts with oxygen to give out heat is called:
Answer: Combustion

Question: The Headquarters of IMF and World Bank are located at:
Answer: Washington

Question: Atmospheric layers are given below:

L: Mesosphere

M: Stratosphere

N: Thermosphere

O: Troposphere

P: Exosphere

Arrange them chronologically closet to earth surface and upwards.

Answer: O → M → L → N → P

Question: What is the ownership of Government of India in Reserve Bank of India (RBI)?
Answer: 100%

Question: Sivalik Hills are part of which of the following?
Answer: Himalaya

Question: Which day is celebrated as International Missing Children’s Day?
Answer: 25th May

Question: Match the following Schedules of the Indian Constitution with the area they are concerned to:




(A) 3rd
(1) Scheduled Area and Scheduled Tribe


(B) 5th
(2) Municipalities


(C) 9th
(3) Land Reforms


(D) 12th
(4) Oath and affirmantions




Answer: (A)-4, (B)-1, (C)-3, (D)-2

Question: Match the following Wonders of the World with the country they are located in:




(A) Machu Picchu
(1) Italy


(B) Christ Redeemer
(2) Jordan


(C) Colosseum
(3) Brazil


(D) Petra
(4) Peru




Answer: (A)-4, (B)-(3), (C)-(1), (D)-(2)

Question: Who has been appointed as the new Director General of ESIC (Employees State Insurance corporation) in April 2021?
Answer: Mukhmeet S. Bhatia

Question: Who wrote the autobiography “One Life is not enough”?
Answer: K. Natwar Singh

Question: Some events of the Indian National Movement are given below:

P: August offer

Q: Wavell Plan

R: Cripps Mission

S: Poona Pact

Arrange them chronologically by the year of their occurrence.

Answer: S → P → R → Q

Question: The VIPER Mission is related to which of the following organization?

Answer: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

Question: Which of the following is a carrier of parasite Plamodium?
Answer: Mosquito

Question: Which of the following is a semiconductor?
Answer: Germanium

Question: In June 2021, who among the following weightlifters had qualified for the Tokyo Olympics in the women’s 49 kg category?
Answer: Mirabai Chanu

Question: Choose the correct answer from the following options:

By the 42nd Constitutional Amendment act 1976, which words were added to the Preamble of the Indian Constitution.

(i) Fraternity

(ii) Socialist

(iii) Integrity

Answer: (ii) and (iii) only

Question: Whose sacred books are “Jataks” ?
Answer: Buddhists

Question: Which country signed an agreement with World bank for the up-gradation of rural roads and connectivity in the western region, in February 2021?
Answer: Bangladesh

Question: Which of the following Gupta Ruler received the title “Kaviraja”?
Answer: Samudragupta

Question: Black Pearl is related with which of the following sports?
Answer: Football

Question: Which stringed instrument has the most number of strings?
Answer: Sitar

Question: Which Bank has the tagline “Let’s make money simple.”?
Answer: Kotak Mahindra

Question: _____ is related to football.
Answer: Santosh Trophy

Question: Some rulers of the Khalji dynasty as given below:

A: Alauddin Khalji

B: Qutb-ud-din Mubarak

C: Khusrau Khan

D: Jalal-ud-din Khalji

Arrange them according to their reign.

Answer: D → A → B → C

Question: Match the names of books in Column A with the names of Authors in Column B.





Column – I (Book Name)


Column – II (Author)




(a) Being Indian


(i) Rabindranath Tagore




(b) The Broken Wing


(ii) Pwan Varma




(c)  Chandalika


(iii) Sarojini Naidu




(d) My Master


(iv) Swami Vivekananda





Answer: (a) – (ii), (b) – (iii), (c) – (i), (d) – (iv)

Question: Baking soda is:
Answer: NaHCO3

Question: Choose from the appropriate options available.

Who among the following has been nominated for the Arjuna awards by the Boxing Federation of India in 2021.

(i) Simranjit Kaur

(ii) Gaurav Solanki

(iii) Sonia Chahal

Answer: (i) (ii) and (iii) only

Question: Legislature of the Union which is called ‘Parliament’ consists of:
Answer: President, Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha

Question: Which of the following is the deepest land locked and well protected sea port of India?
Answer: Visakhapatnam

Question: Colonial powers that came to India are given below:

A: Danes

B: Portuguese

C: Dutch

D: English

E: French

Arrange them chronologically according to their arrival.

Answer: B → C → D → A → E

Question: Haiti is a country located in which of the following sea?

Answer: Caribbean Sea

Question: The first informal summit between India and China was held at:
Answer: Wuhan

Question: Where is Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration located ____.
Answer: Mussoorie

Question: Some Historical Events are given below:

P: Simon Commission

Q: Lahore Session

R: GoI Act 1919

S: Champaran Satyagraha

Arrange them according to the year of the event.

Answer: S → R → P → Q

Question: Who took in charge as new MSME minister after the Cabinet reshuffle in 2021?
Answer: Narayan Rane

Question: What was the base year for the 1st ever official estimation of National Income of India?
Answer: 1948-49

Question: In January 2021, Ayushman CAPF scheme is launched, which is a joint initiative by the _________ and the National Health Authority.
Answer: Home Affairs Ministry

Question: Match the festivals with their respective states:




(A) Kerala
(1) Losar


(B) Nagaland
(2) Ugadi


(C) Sikkim
(3) Hornbill


(D) Karnataka
(4) Onam




Answer: (A)-(4), (B)-(3), (C)-(1), (D)-(2)

Question: Choose from the options given below:

Most of the electric power consumed in a filament type of light bulb appears as ________.

Answer: infrared-rays 

Question: In April 2021, India participated in a Defense Naval Exercise named “La Perouse”. Which of the following country conducted it?
Answer: France

Question: Match the days and events:




(A) National Army day
(1) 3rd March


(B) World Wetland day
(2) 15th January


(C) World Wildlife Day
(3) 18th April


(D) World Heritage day
(4) 2nd February




Answer: (A)-(2), (B)-(4), (C)-(1), (D)-(3)

Question: Delhi gets winter rainfall due to
Answer: Western disturbance

Question: From the following, who is the author of the book ‘Poor Economics’ ?
Answer: Abhijit Banerjee

Question: Highest unit to measure distance is
Answer: Parsec

Question: Who has been appointed as the new Chairman and Managing Director (marketing and refineries) of BPCL in May 2021?
Answer: Arun Kumar Singh

Question: Match the following computer short-cuts and their functions




 (A) Ctrl+W
 (1) Switch Tabs/Apps


 (B) Alt+Tab
 (2) Reverse switch Tabs/Apps


 (C) Alt+Shift+Tab
 (3) Close program


 (D) Ctrl+Esc
 (4) Open Start menu




Answer: (A)-(3), (B)-(1), (C)-(2), (D)-(4)

Question: The world famous Khajuraho Sculptures are located in __________.
Answer: Madhya Pradesh

Question: Cabinet approved MoU between India and which country on Cooperation in Sports and Youth Affairs?
Answer: Maldives 

Question: Which Article of the Indian Constitution mentions the official languages of the Indian Union?
Answer: Art. 343

Question: Standing Buddha of Sarnath is a fine example of which dynasty?
Answer: Gupta

Question: Some planets of the solar system are given below:

A: Venus

B: Mars

C: Earth

D: Jupiter

E: Saturn

Arrange them according to their radius (Small → Big)

Answer: B – A – C – E – D

Question: In India petroleum oil was first discovered in
Answer: Digboi

Question: Which of the following states has the highest density of population in India?
Answer: Bihar

Question: Which of the following movement/s was/were led by Gandhiji?

(i) Champaran Satyagraha

(ii) Home rule movement

(iii) Ahmedabad mill strike

Answer: (i) and (iii) only

Question: Which country was crowned Euro Cup 2020 champions after winning over England in July 2021?
Answer: Italy

Question: Consider the following pairs.




Committee
Chairman


1) Union Powers Committee 
A- Jawaharlal Nehru


2) Provincial Constitution Committee
B- Sardar Patel


3) Fundamental Rights Sub-Committee 
C- H.C. Mukherjee


4) Minorities Sub-Committee
D- J.B. Kripalani





Which of the above pair is/are correctly matched?

Answer: 1 and 2 only

Question: Who has been conferred the Shaurya Chakra award in 2021?
Answer: All of the above

Question: What is the capital of Qatar?
Answer: Doha

Question: Operations conducted by India are given below:

P: Operation Meghdoot

Q: Operation Blue Star

R: Operation Maitri

S: Operation Black Tornado

Arrange them chronologically according to the year of operation.

Answer: P→Q→S→R.

Question: Match the following Hormones and their site of secretion.




 (A) Thyroid
 (1) Estrogen


 (B) Pancreas
 (2) Testosterone


 (C) Testes
 (3) Calcitonin


 (D) Ovary
 (4) Insulin




Answer: (A)-(3), (B)-(4), (C)-(2), (D)-(1)

Question: Which of the following state celebrated its 86th foundation day on April 1st 2021?
Answer: Odisha

Question: The 1964 Summer Olympics was 1st time held at ________.
Answer: Asia

Question: _________ of the Indian Constitution states about Pardoning powers of the _________.
Answer: Article 161, Governor

Question: The places where Buddhist councils were conducted are given below:

A: Vaishali

B: Rajgriha

C: Kashmir

D: Patliputra

Arrange them chronologically accordingly from 1st to 4th council.

Answer: B → A → D → C

Question: Who