WORLD GEOGRAPHY GK QUESTION WITH COMPETITIVE EXAM

1. Which is claimed to be the coldest place in Asia?

Answer: Dras

2.Where is Asia’s longest and highest ropeway?

Answer: Auli, Garhwal, Himalayas 

3.What is the river Ganga called in Bangladesh?

Answer: Padma

4.Pakistan has borders with two countries of Asia. Which are they?

Answer:Afghanistan and India

5.In which important city is Jeddah the port?

Answer:Mecca 

6.Which is the legendary Pass which links pakistan with Afganistan?

Answer:Khyber Pass 

7. which country is Nagev Desert located

Answer:Israel

8.The mesopotamia is now called

Answer:Iraq

9.Which Mediterranean island is considered an independent Asian country?

Answer:Cyprus

10.The famous island in the Arabian Sea is a part of yemen. Which island?

Answer: Sacotra

11.The UAE separates two parts of a country. Which country?

Answer: Oman

12.Mongolia’s great desert is called

Answer: Gopi Desert

13.Which is the longest river in Asia

Answer: yangtze

14.Who published the Theory of continental Drift?

Answer: German meterologist Alfred Wegener in 1915

15.What divides Asia from North America?

Answer: Berring Strait

16.Which country is the third largest producer of electric energy?

Answer: Japan

17.Where is the world’s largest Sea port?

Answer: Shanghai, China

18.Most of which country is occupied by the Anatolian plateau

Answer:Turkey

19.Which is the second largest country in terms of population?

Answer:India

20.World’s most destructive earthquake occurred in which country?

Answer:Japan in 1923 

CURRENT AFFAIRS QUESTIONS FOR COMPETITIVE EXAM

1. This Union Minister passed away on August 24, 2019 after prolonged illness.

Answer:Arun Jaitley 

2.Which among the northeastern and Himalayan states has topped under the theme incremental change in the CWMI 2.0 index?

Answer:Uttarkhand

3. Which Indian player has become the first-ever to clinch the Badminton World Championship title?

Answer:PV Sindhu

4.How many Gold medal in World Archery Youth Championship 2019?

Answer:2

5.PM Modi launched the RuPay card in which among the following gulf countries?

Answer: UAE

6.Where is the headquarters of Amazon located?

Answer:Seattle, Washington, United States 

7.Which country awarded Prime Minister Narendra Modi 'The King Hamad Order of the Renaissance'?

Answer:Bahrain

8.Under which scheme of Kerala does the Norka-Roots spend Rs.25 crore in 2018 to provide financial support to NRKs returning to their native place?

Answer:Santhwana scheme

9.According to Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, all the pending GST refund would be returned to the MSME’s within how many days?

Answer:30 days

10.Which Country honoured Prime Minister Narendra Modi with The Rule of Nishan Izzuddeen award?

Answer:Maldives

11.Whose 109th birth anniversary was commemorated on August 26, 2019?

Answer:Mother Teresa

12.When is the Women’s Equality Day observed?

Answer:August 26

13.Union Textiles Minister Smriti Irani launched Project SU.RE in which city?

Answer:Mumbai

14.Who was selected for the Outstanding Engineer Award-2019 by Institution of Engineers in India?

Answer:Prabhakar Singh

15.Which team won Durand Cup-2019 title?

Answer:Gokulam Kerala FC

COMPETITIVE EXAM CURRENT AFFAIRS FOR AUGUST 19 TO 25 , 2019

1.Who among the following has been nominated for the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna in the National Sports Awards 2019?

a) Ravindra Jadeja
b) R. Ashwin
c) Deepa Malik
d) Dipa Karmakar

Answer: Deepa Malik

2.Who has been appointed as Commander of the Sri Lankan Army, recently?

a) Jagath Dias
b) Jagath Jayasuriya
c) Shavendra Silva
d) Daya Ratnayake

Answer: Shavendra Silva

3. A raging fire has engulfed this rain forest, which contributes to about 20 percent of the earth’s oxygen.

a) Amazon
b) Nile
c) Congo
d) New Guinea

Answer: Amazon

4.Who heads the High Powered Committee(HPC) of chief ministers for transforming Indian agriculture & raising farmers' income?

a) Narendra Singh Tomar
b) Vijay Rupani
c) Kamal Nath
d) Devendra Fadnavis

Answer: Kamal Nath

5. Who among the following was arrested by CBI in relation to the INX Media corruption case?

a) Yashwant Sinha
b) P. Chidambaram
c) Arun Jaitley
d) Pranab Mukharjee

Answer: P. Chidambaram

6.When did World Photography Day observed?

a) 12th August
b) 17th August
c) 19th August
d) 22nd August

Answer: 19th August 

7. The Direct Tax Code (DTC) task force has recommended a major cut in corporate tax for both domestic and foreign companies. What is the newly recommended corporate tax rate?

a) 25 percent
b) 30 percent
c) 15 percent
d) 20 percent

Answer: 25 percent

8.Which state government has decided to set up Atal Bihari Vajpayee residential schools for children of labourers?

a) Andra Pradesh
b) Uttar Pradesh
c) Odisha
d) Haryana

Answer: Uttar Pradesh

9. Which glacier in Iceland has lost its identity due to climate change?

a) Okjokull
b) Sesami
c) Milami
d) Sumatra

Answer: Okjokull

10. Which country is the largest emitter of SO2, according to Greenpeace data?

a) Russia
b) India
c) China
d) Saudi Arabia

Answer: India

11.Who has been recently honoured with A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Award?

a) Manjul Bhargav
b) Pranav Mukherjee
c) K. Sivan
d) Anil Kakodkar

Answer: K. Sivan

12. Which country bestowed its highest civilian award 'Order of Zayed’ upon Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi?

a) Bhutan
b) Thailand
c) UAE
d) Japan

Answer: UAE

13.Who gave the call for 'Evergreen Revolution'?

a) M. S. Swaminathan
b) VergheseKurien
c) Tribhuvandas Patel
d) H. M. Dalaya

Answer: M. S. Swaminathan

14. Which among the following Indian structures featured in Time’s 2019 list of 100 greatest places in world?

a) The Light Box Restroom
b) Nalanda Ruins
c) Galden Namgey Lhatse
d) Statue of Unity

Answer: Statue of Unity

15. US President Donald Trump recently showed interest in buying which nation?

a) Iceland
b) Ireland
c) Cuba
d) Greenland

Answer: Greenland

16.Recently, which district of Tamil Nadu has been trifurcated to form two more new districts out of that?

a) Salem
b) Vellore
c) Madurai
d) Coimbatore

Answer: Vellore

17. Which court has agreed to examine validity of new triple talaq law?

a) Delhi HC
b) Madras HC
c) Supreme Court
d) Allahabad HC

Answer: Supreme Court

18. What will be the retirement age of the Central Armed Police Force personnel as per the order issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs?

a) 58
b) 59
c) 60
d) 61

Answer: 60

19. PM Modi recently inaugurated Mangdechhu hydroelectric power plant in which country?

a) Bangladesh
b) Bhutan
c) Sri Lanka
d) Malaysia

Answer: Bhutan

20.The book 'Cricket My Style' has been written by?

a) Imran Khan
b) Sunil Gavaskar
c) Kapil Dev
d) Sachin Tendulkar

Answer: Kapil Dev

COMPETITIVE EXAM CURRENT AFFAIR QUESTIONS FOR AUGUST 11,2019

1.How many times Sushma Swaraj have been elected as a Member of Parliament?

a) 3
b) 5
c) 6
d) 7

Answer: 7

2.What is the full form of "FPI"?

a) Foreign Party Investment
b) Foreign Portfolio Investment
c) Fast Portfolio Investment
d) Foreign Price Index

Answer: Foreign Portfolio Investment

3.Who among the following was the chairman of the expert group, looking into the process of developing a “Service Price Index” for India?

a) Prof. Abhijit Sen
b) Prof. C P Chandrashekhar
c)K C Chakrabarty
d) None of them

Answer: Prof. C P Chandrashekhar

4.India played its first one day international with which country and in which year?

a) England 1974
b) Australia 1976
c) New Zealand 1975
d) England

Answer: England 1974

5.Which of the following scheme is to promote the electric and hybrid vehicle technology to ensure the growth?

a) FAME
b) RISE
c) NPRT
d) RUSA

Answer: FAME

6.Which State is at the bottom rankings in Breastfeeding and Infant and Young Child Feeding Practices in the country?

a) Kerala
b) Maharashtra
c) Bihar
d) Uttarakhand

Answer: Bihar

7.The first among the P-5 countries to say that revocation of article 370 is an internal matter of India?

a) France
b) UK
c) USA
d) Russia

Answer: Russia

8.Which organization has recently launched Jeevan Amar Plan?

a) SBI
b) ICICI
c) RBI
d) LIC

Answer: LIC

9. Who will be awarded with Vir Chakra in 2019?

a) Wing Commander Abhinandan Vardhman
b) Captain Saurabh Verma
c) Wing Commander JS Verma
d) Captain Suresh Tiwari

Answer: Wing Commander Abhinandan Vardhman

10. Who became the youngest Indian cricketer to score double hundred in First class cricket?

a) Shubman Gill
b) Hanuma Vihari
c) Wriddhiman Saha
d) Shreyas Iyer

Answer: Shubman Gill

IMPORTANT GK QUESTIONS FOR COMPETITVE EXAM

1. Article 343 of Constitution of India is related to:

Answer: Official Language of the Union government shall be Hindi in Devanagari script

2. How many Digits are there in Debit Card Number?

Answer:16

3. As per 2011 Census, what is the population density per square kilometer?

Answer: 382 per square kilometre

4. War and peace book written by:

Answer: Leo Tolstoy

5. Who has presented the budget maximum number of times?

Answer: Morarji Desai

6. Who was the 17th Lok Sabha Speaker?

Answer: Om Birla

7. When was the National Flag of India adopted in its present form?

Answer:22 July 1947

8.Which element present in water can cause cancer?

Answer: Arsenic

9. Who was the 5th guru in Sikh Religion?

Answer: Guru Arjan

10. India UK relationship has included whom as one of the top women of India?

Answer: Nirmala Sitharaman

11.How many times has the emergency been implemented in India?

Answer: 3

12.Who is the Minister of Water Resources?

Answer: Nitin Gadkari

13.What is the SI unit of power of a lens?

Answer: Dioptre

14.Which State has the longest coastline in India?

Answer: Gujarat (7516.6 kilometers)

15.Time trial is used in which sport?

Answer: Cycling

16.Which river falls in Arab Sagar?

Answer: Indian Subcontinental rivers which fall into Arabian Sea are Indus, Narmada and Tapti.

17.How many Schedules are there in the Indian constitution?

Answer: 12 schedules

18.Right against Discrimination comes under which section of Constitution of India?

Answer: Article 15

19.Who was the first Indian Woman to Swim across Indian Channel?

Answer: Arati Saha

20.Pin Valley National Park is located in which State?

Answer: Himachal Pradesh

21.Where is Hawa Mahal situated?

Answer: Jaipur

22.Bhavai Dance is a Folk Dance of which State?

Answer: Rajasthan

23.Who has been named as ‘Parrot of India’?

Answer: Amir Khosrow

24.Longest bone in Human Body:

Answer: Femur

25.Who built the Kailash Temple at Ellora?

Answer: Krishna I

GK QUESTION ON IMPORTANT DAYS IN AUGUST 2019

1.First Sunday of August is celebrated as:

A. Friendship Day
B. National Mountain Climbing Day
C. Yorkshire Day
D. None of the above

Answer: Friendship Day

2.4th August is celebrated as:

A. Yorkshire Day
B. National Fried Clam Day
C. U.S. Coast Guard Day
D. World UFO Day

Answer: U.S. Coast Guard Day

3.Hiroshima Day is observed on:

A. 3 August
B. 4 August
C. 5 August
D. 6 August

Answer: 6 August

4.12 August is celebrated as:

A. Nagasaki Day
B. International Youth Day
C. World Zoonoses Day
D. Canada Day

Answer: International Youth Day

5.Quit India Movement is observed on:

A. 6 August
B. 8 August
C. 9 August
D. 11 August

Answer:  8 August

6.International Day of World's Indigenous Peoples is celebrated on:

A. 3 August
B. 5 August
C. 7 August
D. 9 August

Answer: 9 August

7. On which date U.S dropped a bomb named 'Fat Man' on Japan?

A. 7 August, 1940
B. 8 August, 1942
C. 9 August, 1943
D. 9 August, 1945

Answer: 9 August, 1945

8.International Lefthanders Day is celebrated on:

A. 11 August
B. 12 August
C. 13 August
D. 14 August

Answer: 13 August

9.15 August is celebrated as:

A. Independence Day in India
B. Victory over Japan day
C. National Day of mourning (Bangladesh)
D. All the above

Answer: All the above

10.World Photography Day is observed on:

A. 16 August
B. 17 August
C. 18 August
D. 19 August

Answer: 19 August

11.To commemorate the memory of late Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi on which day Sadbhavna Diwas is observed?

A. 19 August
B. 20 August
C. 22 August
D. 23 August

Answer: 20 August

12. World Mosquito Day is observed on:

A. 20 August
B. 22 August
C. 23 August
D. None of the above

Answer: 20 August

13.National Sports Day is celebrated in honour of:

A. Dhyan Chand
B. Kapil Dev
C. Dhanraj Pillay
D. Kothajit Singh

Answer: Dhyan Chand

14.Malaysia National Day is celebrated on:

A. 26 August
B. 27 August
C. 19 August
D.31 August

Answer: 31 August

15.26 August is celebrated as:

A. Small Industry Day
B. Women's Equality Day
C. Indian Akshay Urja Day
D. World Humanitarian Day

Answer:  Women's Equality Day

INDIAN GEOGRAPHY QUESTION ANSWER FOR COMPETITIVE EXAM

1.The percentage of irrigated land in India is about.

(A) 45

(B) 65

(C) 35

(D) 25

Answer: 35

2.The pass located at the southern end of the Nilgiri Hills in south India is called

(A) the Palghat gap

(B) the Bhorghat pass

(C) the Thalgat pass

(D) the Bolan pass

Answer: the Palghat gap

3.The principal copper deposits of India lie in which of the following places?

(A) Hazaribag and Singbhum of Bihar

(B) Khetri and Daribo areas of Rajasthan

(C) Anantapur in Andhra Pradesh

(D) Siwaliks in Uttar Pradesh and in Karnataka

Answer: Hazaribag and Singbhum of Bihar

4.The Yarlung Zangbo River, in India, is known as

(A) Ganga

(B) Indus

(C) Brahmaputra

(D) Mahanadi

Answer: Brahmaputra

5.The Salal Project is on the river

(A) Chenab

(B) Jhelum

(C) Ravi

(D) Sutlej

Answer: Chenab

6.The only zone in the country that produces gold is also rich in iron is

(A) North-eastern zone

(B) North-western zone

(C) Southern zone

(D) None of the above

Answer: Southern zone

7.The India's highest annual rainfall is reported at

(A) Namchi, Sikkim

(B) Churu, Rajasthan

(C) Mawsynram, Meghalaya

(D) Chamba, Himachal Pradesh

Answer: Mawsynram, Meghalaya

8.What is the predominant type of Indian agriculture?

(A) Commercial agriculture

(B) Extensive agriculture

(C) plantation agriculture

(D) subsistence agriculture

Answer: subsistence agriculture

9.The Radcliffe line is a boundary between

(A) India and Pakistan

(B) India and China

(C) India and Myanmar

(D) India and Afghanistan

Answer: India and Pakistan

10.The typical area of sal forest in the Indian peninsular upland occurs

(A) on the western ghats

(B) between the Tapti and the Narmada

(C) to the north-east of the Godavari

(D) on the Malwa plateau

Answer: on the Malwa plateau

11.The year ____ is called a Great Divide in the demographic history of India.

A.1901

B.1921

C.1941

D.1951

Answer: 1921

12.The only state in India that produces saffron is

A.Assam

B.Himachal Pradesh

C.Jammu and Kashmir

D.Meghalaya

Answer: Jammu and Kashmir

13.Which of the following food grain crops occupies the largest part of the cropped area in India?

A.Barley and maize

B.Jowar and bajra

C.Rice

D.Wheat

Answer: Rice

14.The oldest rocks in India are reported from

A.Dharwar region, Karnataka

B.Aravalli range, Rajasthan

C.Vindhyan range, Madhya Pradesh

D.Siwalik range, Punjab

Answer: Dharwar region, Karnataka

15.Which of the following groups of rivers originate from the Himachal mountains?

A.Beas, Ravi, and Chenab

B.Ravi, Chenab, and Jhelum

C.Sutlej, Beas, and Ravi

D.Sutlej, Ravi, and Jhelum

Answer: Beas, Ravi, and Chenab

16.Which of the following groups of states have the largest deposits of iron ore?

A.Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka

B.Bihar and Orissa

C.Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra

D.West Bengal and Assam

Answer: Bihar and Orissa

17.The Shimla Convention is an agreement that sets

A.Shimla as a tourist spot

B.Shimla as the capital of Himachal Pradesh

C.boundary between India and Tibet

D.None of the above

Answer: boundary between India and Tibet

18.The oldest oil field in India is the ____ field, in ____

A.Anleshwar, Gujarat

B.Bombay High, Maharashtra

C.Nawagam, Gujarat

D.Digboi, Assam

Answer: Digboi, Assam

19.The south-west monsoon contributes ____ of the total rain in India.

A.86%

B.50%

C.22%

D.100%

Answer: 86%

20.The mountain building in the Himalayas began

A.about 45 million years ago

B.when the continental plates of India and Eurasia converged on each other

C.both (a) and (b)

D.None of the above

Answer: both (a) and (b)

IMPORTANT GK QUESTIONS ON UNION BUDGET & ECONOMIC SURVEY 2019

1.Which of the following is related to the Operation Green’ mission?

A. Production of tomato, onion and potatoes

B. Production of tomato, chili and potatoes

C. Production of pulses, onion and potatoes

D. Production of tomato, pulses and rice

Answer: Production of tomato, onion and potatoes

2. Which of the following policy (Yojna) bring 5 lakh acres under organic farming?

A. Shyama Prasad Mukherji Rurban Mission

B. Pramaparagat Krishi Vikas Yojna

C. Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sichai Yojna

D. PM Fasal Bima Yojna

Answer: Pramaparagat Krishi Vikas Yojna

3.Which Bill was proposed to be passing to solve problems in infrastructure contracts, PPP and Public Utilities?

A. Skill Development Programme

B. Companies Amendment Bill

C. Public Utility Resolution of Disputes Bill

D. Goods & Services Tax

Answer: Public Utility Resolution of Disputes Bill

4.Which of the following social campaign of the Government of India that aims to generate awareness and improve the efficiency of welfare services intended for girls?

A. Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao

B. Gender sensitisation

C. Ladli

D. Swachchha Bharat Mission

Answer: Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao

5. Service Tax to be exempted on general insurance schemes under which scheme:

A. Companies Amendment Bill

B. Shyama Prasad Mukherji Rurban Mission

C. Customer Act

D. NIRMAYA Scheme

Answer: NIRMAYA Scheme

6. Which of the following Yojna gave nominal premium and highest ever compensation in case of crop loss?

A. PM Fasal Bima Yojna

B. PM Krishi Sinchai Yojna

C. Shyama Prasad Mukherji Rurban Mission

D. Pramaparagat Krishi Vikas Yojna

Answer: PM Fasal Bima Yojna

7.Consider the following statement (s) is/are related to the MUDRA Yojna.

I. It  has been initially formed as a wholly owned subsidiary of Small Industries Development bank of India (SIDBI) with 100% capital being contributed by it.

II. According to this joyna, loan is issued through Mudra credit card with a pre-assigned credit limit and the repayment tenure is as high as 7 years.

Code:

A. Only I

B. Only II

C. Both I and II

D. Neither I nor II

Answer: Both I and II

8. Which of the following scheme is related to the management and conversion of cattle dung and solid in farms to Compost, fertilizer, bio-gas and bio-CNG?

A. Galvanizing Organic Bio-Agro Resources Dhan

B. Swachchh Bharat Abhiyan

C. Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Beema Yojna

D. Prime Minister Krishi Sinchai Yojna

Answer: Galvanizing Organic Bio-Agro Resources Dhan

9.According to the 2018-19 budget speech of Arun Jaitley, India is at third rank on the basis of what?

A. Purchasing Power Parity (PPP)

B. Gross domestic product (GDP)

C. Agricultural Prodution

D. Foreign Direct Investment (FDI)

Answer: Purchasing Power Parity (PPP)

10.Which of the following new restructured scheme was launched to increase the governance capabilities of PRIs?

A. National Skill Development Mission

B. PM Kaushal Vikas Yojana

C. Swaccha Bharat Abhiyaan

D. Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan

Answer: Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan

11.Which of the following three public general insurance companies will be merged into single insurance company as per Budget 2018-19?

A. UTI, Oriental Insurance and National Insurance

B. LIC, Bharti AXA and United Insurance

C. General Insurance, Max Bupa and UTI

D. Agriculture insurance Company of India Limited, Bharti AXA and United Insurance

Answer: UTI, Oriental Insurance and National Insurance

12.What do you mean by "Fiscal Federalism"?

A. It refers to the devolution of power and responsibilties of national, sub-national, and governments.

B. It refers to the financial relations between units of governments in a federal government system.

C. It is the amount of money that households have availalbe for spending and saving after income taxes have been accounted for.

D. It states that when per capita income increases above the minimum specific level, population tens to increase.

Answer: It refers to the financial relations between units of governments in a federal government system.

13.Select the incorrect phase of budget process in India.

A. Budget formulation: the preparation of estimates of expenditure and receipts for the ensuing financial year;

B. Budget enactment: approval of the proposed Budget by the Legislature through the enactment of Finance Bill and Appropriation Bill

C. Budget execution: enforcement of the provisions in the Finance Act and Appropriation Act by the government—collection of receipts and making disbursements for various services as approved by the Legislature.

D. Judicial review of budget implementation: audits of government’s financial operations on behalf of the Legislature.

Answer: Judicial review of budget implementation: audits of government’s financial operations on behalf of the Legislature.

14.Who was the first Finance minister of independent India?

A. Shanmukhan Chetty

B. John Mathai

C. C. D Deshmukhi

D. Liaquat Ali Khan

Answer: Shanmukhan Chetty

15.Select the correct component of Components of the Union (Central) Budget of India?

A. Revenue Budget

B. Capital Budget

C. Expenditure Budget

D. Both A & B

Answer: Both A & B

16.300 rurban clusters to be set up under which of the following schemes?

A. Shyama Prasad Mukherji Mission

B. Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojna

C. Indira Awas Yojna

D. NIRMAYA Scheme

Answer: Shyama Prasad Mukherji Mission

17. The authorization for the withdrawal of funds from the consolidated Fund of India must come from:

A. The President of India

B. The Parliament of India

C. The Prime Minister of India

D.  The Union Finance Minister

Answer: The Parliament of India

18.When annual budget is passed by the Lok Sabha__________.

A. the Budget is modified and presented again

B. the Budget is referred to the Rajya Sabha for suggestions

C. the Union Finance Minister is asked to resign

D. the Prime Minister submits the resignation of Council of Ministers

Answer: the Prime Minister submits the resignation of Council of Ministers

19.Arrange the following stages in the enactment of budget in proper order:

I. General discussion

II. Appropriation Bill

III. Finance Bill

IV. Voting of the demands for grant

V. Presentation to legislature

A. I, II, III, IV, V

B.  V, I, II, III

C.  V, I, IV, III, II

D. V, I, III, IV, II  

Answer: V, I, II, III

20.The budget was formally introduced in India in:

A. 1860

B. 1947

C. 1950

D. 1868

Answer: 1860