Government Exam Current affairs Questions

1. Which Country/ies launched a BBC English television channel to highlight the issues of Muslims and fight Islamophobia in the West?

Pakistan, Turkey and Malaysia 

2. Chinese Communist Party marked the _____ anniversary of its rule

70th

3.Sanjay Kapoor awarded Most Inspiring Indian Bollywood Actor in ________?

UK

4.Who is building the INS Vikrant?

Cochin Shipyard Limited (The cost estimated for its construction is Rs.19,590 crore. It is slated to become fully-operational by 2022- 2023 after several delays.)

5.When was the People’s Republic of China created?

1949 (On 1st October 1949, the then-leader Mao Zedong announced that the founding of the People's Republic of China (PRC) following a civil war.)

6. Who founded the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)?

Mao Zedong

7. Who first girl student of the Indian Institute Technology-Madras (IIT-M) to win the President of India Prize 2019?

Kavitha Gopal
(Kavitha Gopal created history by becoming the first girl student of the Indian Institute Technology-Madras (IIT-M) to win the President of India Prize 2019. This is the first time a girl student has won the award in 60 years. So far, only male students had won the prize at the institute.)

8. Which Government department signed MoU with Bank of Baroda recently?

Indian Army

9. Who is the CEO of the Ayushman Bharat scheme?

Indu Bhushan

10. What is the theme of the International Day for the Elderly 2019?

The Journey to Age Equality

Important Inventors and Inventions General knowledge questions and Answers

                                                         

                              Inventors and Inventions

1) Who invented the BALLPOINT PEN?

 Answer: Biro Brothers


2) What Galileo invented?

 Answer: Thermometer



3) Who invented Jet Engine?

 Answer: Sir Frank Whittle



4) Who invented Gunpowder?

 Answer: Roger Bacon



5) Who perfected GENETIC ENGINEERING?

 Answer: Cohen & Boyer



6) What Benjamin Franklin invented?

 Answer: Bifocal spectacles



7) Who is invented Elevator?

 Answer: Elisha Graves Otis



8) What Thomas Davenport invented?

 Answer: Electric streetcar



9) Who invented Electric Generator?

 Answer: Michael Faraday



10) Who invented Bifocal Lens?

 Answer: Benjamin Franklin



11) For whom high heeled shoes were invented?

 Answer: King Louis the XIV


12) What Sir Isaac Newton invented?

 Answer: Reflecting telescope



13) Who invented Bicycle?

 Answer:  Kirkpatrick Macmillan



14) Who invented the battery?

 Answer:  Alessandro Volta



15) Which telephone company introduced the first mobile telephone service (MTS), in 1946?

 Answer:  AT&T (American Telephone and Telegraph Company)



16) Who invented Air Conditioning?

 Answer:  Willis Carrier



17) Who invented the internet?

 Answer:  Robert E. Kahn and Vint Cerf.



18) Who invented the mobile phone?

 Answer:  Martin Cooper



19) Who invented Electric Chair?

 Answer:  Thomas Edison



20) The name of the inventor of Telephone—

 Answer:  Alexander Graham Bell



21) What is the name of the inventor of Postcard?

 Answer:  John P Charlton


22) Who is the inventor of Refrigerator?

 Answer:  Carl Paul Gottfried von Linde



23) Who is the inventor of Calculator (pocket)?

 Answer:  Jack Kilby



24) Who is the inventor of Radio telescope?

 Answer:  Grote Reber


25) Who invented X-rays?

 Answer:  Wilhelm Roentgen

IMPORTANT QUESTIONS ANSWER FOR UPCOMING GOVERNMENT EXAM

1) At which place did Gautam Buddha attain Mahaparinirvana (salvation)?
 
A) Pavapuri
  B) Kushinagar
  C) Lumbini
  D) Bodh Gaya

 Answer: Kushinagar


2) At which place Mohenjodaro is situated?
 
A) Punjab
  B) Afghanistan
  C) Gujarat
  D) Sindh Province of Pakistan

Answer: Sindh Province of Pakistan



3) At which place was the All India Khilafat Conference held in 1919?
 
A) Delhi
  B) Lucknow
  C) Kolkata
  D) Mumbai

 Answer: Delhi


4) Atom bomb is made on the basis of:
 
A) Nuclear fusion
  B) Nuclear fission
  C) Both nuclear fusion and nuclear fission
  D) None of these

Answer: Nuclear fission



5) Atoms are composed of:
 
A) Electrons only
  B) Protons only
  C) Electrons & Protons
  D) Electrons & Nuclei

Answer: Electrons & Nuclei



6) Atoms having the same number of protons but different number of neutrons are called
 
A) Isotopes
  B) Cations
  C) Higgs-boson
  D) Anions

Answer: Isotopes



7) Atoms of the same element, i. e., having the same atomic number that differ in atomic weight, are called:
 
A) Isotopes
  B) Isomers
  C) Isobars
  D) Isotherms

Answer: Isotopes



8) Azad Hind Fauj was founded in 1943 at which place?
 
A) Singapore
  B) Kuala Lumpur
  C) Japan
  D) Mandalay

 Answer: Singapore



9) B.R.Ambedkar was elected to the Constituent Assembly from?
 
A) Gujarat
  B) Punjab
  C) Rajasthan
  D) the Bombay Presidency

 Answer: the Bombay Presidency



10) Balban's greatest achievement was?
 
A) defence against the Mongols
  B) curbing of the power of nobles
  C) establishment of peace and security
  D) suppression of revolts

 Answer: establishment of peace and security



11) Blood cancer is commonly known as
 
A) Leucoderma
  B) Leukaemia
  C) Haemophilia
  D) Sickle-cell anaemia

 Answer: Leukaemia


12) Broad money in India is :
 
A) M1
  B) M2
  C) M3
  D) M4

 Answer: M3


13) By what name is the Ganga known in Bangladesh?
 
A) Padma
  B) Bhagirathi
  C) Rupnarayan
  D) Nubra

 Answer: Padma



14) Can one person act as Governor for more than one State?
 
A) Yes
  B) No
  C) Only for six months
  D) Only for one year

Answer: Yes



15) Cell theory was propounded by?
 
A) Robert Hooke
  B) William Harvey
  C) Schleiden and Schwann
  D) R.Virchow

Answer: Schleiden and Schwann



16) Kathakali, Mohiniatam and Ottamthullal are the famous dances of

A. Kerala
B. Karnataka
C. Orissa
D. Tamil Nadu

 Answer: Kerala



17) Philology is the

A. Study of bones
B. Study of muscles
C. Study of architecture
D. Science of languagess

 Answer: Science of languagess



18) Study of life in outer space is known as

A. Endbiology
B. Exobiology
C. Enterbiology
D. Neobiology

 Answer: Exobiology



19) Shankracharya was the founder of

A. Buddhism
B. Jainism
C. Arya Samaj
D. Advaitic philosophy

 Answer: Advaitic philosophy



20) Sculpture flourished during

A. Egyptian civilization
B. Indus valley civilization
C. Chinese civilization
D. None of the above


 Answer: Indus valley civilization

IMPORTANT GENERAL SCIENCE QUESTIONS FOR GOVERNMENT EXAMS

1) Which among the following was first human-made plastic?
A) Bakelite
B) Polyethene
C) Celluloid
D) Nylon

Ans: Celluloid

2) The variety of coal in which the deposit contains recognisable traces of the original plant material is
A) Bitumen
B) Anthracite
C) Lignite
D) Peat

Ans: Peat

3) "Svedberg Unit” is a unit of _________?
A) Concentration
B) Size
C) Density
D) Time

Ans: Time

4) The Potassium graphite and Calcium Graphite can be mostly used as which among the following?
A) Moderators
B) Semiconductors
C) Superconductors
D) Lubricants

Ans: Superconductors

5) The minimum temperature at which a combustible substance catches fire is called:
A) fireless temperature
B) ignition temperature
C) static temper
D) optimum temperature

Ans: ignition temperature

6) The father of medicine is
A) Hippocrates
  B) R.H. Whittakar
  C) Carolus Linnaeus
  D) Anton Van Leeuwenhoek

Ans: Hippocrates

7) Carbon, diamond and graphite are together called
A) Allotropes
B) Isomers
C) Isomorphs
D) Isotopes

Ans: Allotropes

8) Which among the following is the most important characteristic of Noble metals?
A) Luster
B) Non reactive nature
C) Preciousness
D) Rare availabil

Ans: Non reactive nature

9) Which among the following is most electronegative element?
A) Chlorine
B) Flourine
C) Bromine
D) All of them have same electronegativity

Ans: Flourine 

10) King of chemicals is ...................
A) Sulphuric acid
  B) Nitric acid
  C) Hydrochloric acid
  D) Lactic acid

Ans: Sulphuric acid

11) Whenever an alkali metal such as Lithium or Sodium reacts with water , which among the following gas is produced?
A) Oxygen
B) Hydrogen
C) Ozone
D) Carbondioxide

Ans: Hydrogen

12) Which among the following is a common salt in Detergents?
A) Sulphate
B) Nitrate
C) Sulphonate
D) Carbonate

Ans: Sulphate

13) Which among the following metal is highest electrical conductivity as well as highest thermal conductivity?
A) Gold
B) Silver
C) Platinum
D) Iron

Ans: Silver 

14) Calamine is an ore of which among the following?
A) Zinc
B) Copper
C) Mercury
D) Iron

Ans: Zinc

15) Lime water also known as ...................
A) Calcium hydroxide
  B) Ammonium hydroxide
  C) Sodium hydroxide
  D) Magnesium hydroxide

Ans: Calcium hydroxide

16) Milk of magnesia known as .....................
  A) Calcium hydroxide
  B) Ammonium hydroxide
  C) Sodium hydroxide
D) Magnesium hydroxide

Ans: Magnesium hydroxide

17) The popular drug “Acetylsalicylic Acid” is commonly known by which among the following names?
A) Paracetamol
B) Aspirin
C) Salsalate
D) Wintergree

Ans: Aspirin 

18) “Oil of mirbane” is the most common name of which among the following?
A) Phenol
B) Toluene
C) Phenolphthalein
D) Nitrobenzene

Ans:  Nitrobenzene

19) What is the common name of analgesic and antipyretic drug acetylsalicylic acid?
A) Paracetamol
B) Aspirin
C) Wintergreen
D) Trazodone

Ans: Aspirin

20) The volume of water stored in a dam or reservoir is expressed in
  A) Litres
  B) Milli litres
C) Thousand million cubic
  D) Metres

Ans: Thousand million cubic

IMPORTANT GENERAL QUESTIONS FOR GOVERNMENT EXAM

1) Aryabhatta and Varahamihira belong to which age?
 
A) Guptas
  B) Mauryas
  C) Mughals
  D) Cholas

 Answer: Guptas



2) As compared to Eastern Himalayas, the tree-line altitude in Western Himalayas is?
 
A) Similar
  B) More
  C) Less
  D) None of the above

 Answer: More


3) As on 2013, Foreign Direct Investment(FDI) ceilings in the telecom sector is?
 
A) 49 percent
  B) 50 percent
  C) 75 percent
  D) 100 percent

 Answer: 100 percent


4) Ashoka was much influenced by Buddhist monk called:
 
A) Upagupta
  B) Vasubandhu
  C) Ambhi
  D) Asvagosha

 Answer: Upagupta



5) India's first ocean wave's energy project was launched in

A. 1981
B. 1991
C. 1995
D. 2000

 Answer: 1991


6) Ashtapradhan was a Council of Ministers in the?
 
A) Maratha
  B) Chola
  C) Chalukya
  D) Maurya

Answer: Maratha



7) At present the Rajya Sabha consists of _______ members.
 
A) 250
  B) 245
  C) 235
  D) 240

Answer: 245


8) At which place did Buddha die?
 
A) Kusinagara
  B) Lumbini
  C) Pavapuri
  D) Magadha

 Answer: Kusinagara



9) In which season do we need more fat?

A. Rainy season
B. Spring
C. Winter
D. Summer

 Answer: Winter


10) India participated in Olympics Hockey in

A. 1918
B. 1928
C. 1938
D. 1948

 Answer: 1928



11) How many teeth does a normal adult dog have?

A. 32
B. 34
C. 38
D. 42

 Answer: 42



12) How many red blood cells does the bone marrow produce every second?

A. 2 million
B. 5 million
C. 7 million
D. 10 million

 Answer: 2 million



13) How many times has Brazil won the World Cup Football Championship?

A. Four times
B. Twice
C. Five times
D. Once

 Answer: Five times


14) India is the ____ grower of pulses.

A. Largest
B. Smallest
C. Appropriate for national need
D. None of the above

 Answer: Largest



15) HP stands for

A. Harmonic Progression
B. Horse Power
C. both (a) and (b)
D. None of the above

 Answer: both (a) and (b)


16) Indian Institute of Petroleum is located at

A. Dehradun
B. Kolkata
C. Dhanbad
D. New Delhi

 Answer: Dehradun


17) Kiran Bedi received Magsaysay Award for government service in

A. 1992
B. 1993
C. 1994
D. 1995

 Answer: 1994



18) Logarithm tables were invented by

A. John Napier
B. John Doe
C. John Harrison
D. John Douglas

 Answer: John Napier


19) Joule is the unit of

A. Temperature
B. Pressure
C. Energy
D. Heat

 Answer: Energy



20) Modern football is said to have evolved from

A. England
B. India
C. France
D. Spain

 Answer: England

Government Exam Questions with Answer

1) A balloon filled with helium rises in air because?
 
A) Air exerts an upward force on the balloon
  B) The balloon is weightless
  C) Helium is less dense than air
  D) Helium pushes down on the air below the balloon

 Answer: Helium is less dense than air


2) A body is charged negatively. It implies that?
 
A) it has acquired some electrons from outside
  B) it has lost some of its electrons
  C) it has lost some of its protons
  D) None of these

 Answer : it has acquired some electrons from outside



3) A chemical reaction that takes place with the evolution of heat is called a/an:
 
A) Reversible reaction
  B) Endothermic reaction
  C) Thermal reaction
  D) Exothermic reaction

 Answer: Exothermic reaction


4) A chronometer measures:
 
A) Sound waves
  B) Time
  C) Water waves
  D) Colour contrast

 Answer: Time



5) A close bottle containing water at room temperature is taken to the Moon and than the lid is opened. The water will?
 
A) freeze
  B) boil
  C) decompose into oxygen and hydrogen
  D) not change at all

 Answer: boil



6) A closed economy is an economy in which:
 
A) the money supply is fully controlled
  B) deficit financing takes place
  C) only exports take place
  D) neither exports nor imports take place

 Answer: neither exports nor imports take place


7) A compound used in medicine as a pain killer is
  A) Urotropine
  B) Chloroform
  C) Aspirin
  D) Ethyl alcohol

 Answer: Aspirin



8) A double convex air bubble in water would behave as a:
 
A) Convergent lens
  B) Divergent lens
  C) Both as convergent and divergent lenses
  D) None of these

 Answer: Divergent lens


9) A federal structure of India was first put forward by the?
 
A) Act of 1909
  B) Act of 1919
  C) Act of 1935
  D) Act of 1947

 Answer: Act of 1919



10) A good method of providing employment to rural labor and utilizing it fully is through?
 
A) Rural industries
  B) Agriculture
  C) Public works programmes
  D) Cattle rearing

 Answer: Public works programmes


11) A government is federal or unitary on the basis of relations between the:
 
A) Three organs of government
  B) Centre and States
  C) Legislature and the Executive
  D) Constitution and the States


 Answer: Centre and States



12) The present Lok Sabha is the

A. 13th Lok Sabha
B. 14th Lok Sabha
C. 15th Lok Sabha
D. 16th Lok Sabha

 Answer: 16th Lok Sabha


13) The minimum age to qualify for election to the Lok Sabha is

A. 25 years
B. 21 years
C. 18 years
D. 35 years

 Answer: 25 years


14) The president can dismiss a member of the council of ministers

A. on his own
B. on the recommendation of the prime ministers
C. only under emergency conditions
D. with the consent of the speaker

 Answer: on the recommendation of the prime ministers


15) A person returning from abroad can retain foreign currency up to what period?
 
A) 60 days
  B) 30 days
  C) 90 days
  D) 180 days

 Answer: 90 days

16) A proclamation of emergency issued under Article 352 must be approved by the Parliament within:
 
A) 1 month
  B) 6 weeks
  C) 2 months
  D) 3 months

 Answer : 1 month


17) A region of weak winds is called?
 
A) Chilka
  B) Doldrum
  C) Tornedo
  D) Hurricane

Answer: Doldrum


18) A rolling plan was a plan for:
 
A) One year
  B) Three years
  C) Five years
  D) Four years

 Answer: one year



19) The power to prorogue the Lok Sabha rests with

A. The speaker
B. The president
C. The prime minister
D. The minister for parliamentary affairs

 Answer: The president


20) The members of Parliament can express themselves in the House in

A. English only
B. Hindi only
C. English or Hindi
D. English, Hindi or mother tongue

 Answer: English, Hindi or mother tongue

IMPORTANT GOVERNMENT EXAM QUESTIONS ( RRB )

1) Alcohol is used as a thermometric liquid when it is desired to measure

A. High temperature
B. Very high temperature
C. Low temperature
D. None of the above

  Answer: Low temperature  


2) Heart, Brain, Lungs, Spinal Cord, Kidney and Liver are called

A. Vice Organs
B. Organs of the human body
C. Digestive system
D. Vital Organs

  Answer: Vital Organs  


3) Pneumonia is an infection of the

A. Nervous
B. Blood
C. Skin
D. Lungs

  Answer: Lungs  


4) A Universal blood donor has blood type

A. O
B. A
C. B
D. AB

  Answer: O  


5) Which of the following is/are digestive enzymes?

A. Trypsin
B. Lipase
C. Pepsin
D. All of the above

  Answer: All of the above  



6) Haemoglobin is used to transport _______ in humans.

A. Oxygen
B. Carbon Dioxide
C. Both are correct
D. Both are incorrect

  Answer: Oxygen  


7) Soda water contains

A. Carbonic acid
B. Sulphuric acid
C. Carbon dioxide
D. Nitrous acid

  Answer: Carbon dioxide  



8) What is the most basic criteria used to decide whether something is alive?

A. Walking
B. Breathing
C. Molecular movements
D. Life processes

  Answer: Life processes  



9) The most important ore of aluminium is

A. Galena
B. Calamine
C. Calcite
D. Bauxite

  Answer: Bauxite  


10) Most soluble in water is

A. Camphor
B. Sulphur
C. Common salt
D. Sugar

  Answer: Sugar  


11) Which of the following processes are essential for maintaining life?

A. Nutrition
B. Respiration
C. Transportation
D. All of the above

  Answer: All of the above  


12) The opening and closing of the stomatal pores is a function of the

A. Guard cells
B. Chloroplast
C. Xylem
D. Phloem

  Answer: Guard cells  



13) The process of dissolving an acid or a base in water is a highly

A. Exothermic reaction
B. Endothermic reaction
C. Sublimation reaction
D. Redux reaction

  Answer: Exothermic reaction  



14) The pH of acid rain is

A. More Than 5.6
B. Less than 5.6
C. Equal to 7
D. More than 7

  Answer: Less than 5.6  



15) Tomato contains

A. Acetic acid
B. Citric acid
C. Methanoic acid
D. Oxalic acid

  Answer: Oxalic acid  



16) Digestion of food stars in:

A. Intestine
B. Stomach
C. Liver
D. Mouth

  Answer: Stomach  



17) The greatest number of stars exists in

A. A Galaxy
B. Star Cluster
C. The Soler System
D. Comet

  Answer:  A Galaxy  



18) A re-usable space rocket is called

A. Apollo
B. Satellite
C. Space shuttle
D. Skylab


  Answer:  Space shuttle  



19) Which of the following diseases is caused by Virus?

A. Typhoid
B. Malaria
C. Diabetes
D. Flu

  Answer: Flu  



20) Which of the following ‘synthetic fibres’ was discovered first?

A. Nylon
B. Teryline
C. Polythene
D. Rayon

  Answer: Nylon  

Important Railway, Government Exam Questions with Answer

Important Government Exam Questions with Answer

1) Which instrument is used to measure electric current?

A. Electrometer
B. Rheostatee
C. Volmeter
D. Ammeter

 Answer: Ammeter


2) Electric transformers are used to

A. Filter current
B. Regulate current
C. Serve as fuse
D. Change voltage

 Answer: Change voltage


3) One horse power is equal to

A. 523 watts
B. 746 watts
C. 816 watts
D. 719 watts

 Answer: 746 watts


4) Optics is the study of

A. Nature and properties of light
B. Old age, its phenomenon, disease etc
C. Disease of the nervous system
D. Symbolic representations

 Answer: Nature and properties of light


5) The gases used in different types of welding would include

A. oxygen and hydrogen
B. oxygen, hydrogen, acetylene and nitrogen
C. oxygen, acetylene and argon
D. oxygen and acetylene

 Answer: oxygen and acetylene


6) In which of the following activities silicon carbide is used?

A. Making cement and glass
B. Disinfecting water of ponds
C. cutting very hard substances
D. Making casts for statues

 Answer: cutting very hard substances


7) The average salinity of sea water is

A. 3%
B. 3.5%
C. 2.5%
D. 2%

 Answer: 3.5%


8) Which of the gas is not known as greenhouse gas?

A. Methane
B. Carbon dioxide
C. Nitrous oxide
D. Hydrogen

 Answer: Hydrogen


9) Which of the following are longest cells of human body?

A. Pancreatic cells
B. Epethelial cells
C. Nerve cells
D. Epidermal cells

 Answer: Nerve cells


10) Which organ is affected by Pneumonia disease?

A. Skin and intestine
B. Urinary tract
C. Liver
D. Lungs

 Answer: Lungs


11) Water passes from the soil into the root hair by a physical process called :

A. Osmosis
B. Diffusion
C. Transpiration
D. Absorption

 Answer: Osmosis


12) Evaporation of water is

A. A process accompained by a chemical reaction
B. An endothermic Change
C. An exothermic change
D. An process in which no heat exchange reaction

 Answer: An endothermic Change


13) The pitch of the sound is measured by its

A. Intensity
B. waveform
C. Frequency
D. Loudness

 Answer: Frequency


14) Which of the following acts as a resistance against disease in the body?

A. Carbohydrates
B. Red corpuscles
C. Vitamins
D. White corpuscles

 Answer: White corpuscles


15) Which of the following normally warms up faster when heat is applied?

A. Water
B. Glass
C. Iron
D. Wood

 Answer: Iron


16) The person suffering from “myopia” cannot see the objects at:

A. Near distance
B. Longer distance
C. any distance
D. Close to eye

 Answer: Longer distance


17) The group of metals Fe, Co, Ni may best called as

A. Transition metals
B. Main group metals
C. Alkali metals
D. Rare metals

 Answer: Transition metals



18) Heavy water is

A. Deuterium oxide
B. PH7
C. Rain water
D. Tritium oxide

 Answer: Deuterium oxide


19) The word CNG in the transport network system stands for

A. Chlorine Natural Gas
B. Commercial Natural Gas
C. Compressed Natural Gas
D. Condensed Natural Gas

 Answer: Compressed Natural Gas


20) Blood Pressure in humans is measured using the

A. Sphygmomanometer
B. Thermometer
C. Anemometer
D. None of the above

 Answer: Sphygmomanometer

MOST IMPORTANT GOVERNMENT EXAM QUESTIONS

1) Athlete’s foot is a dangerous disease caused by

A. Fungus
B. Fly
C. Virus
D. Vitamin deficiency

 Answer: Fungus


2) The heavenly body nearest to the earth is the

A. Venus
B. Sun
C. Moon
D. Saturn

 Answer: Moon


3) Second’s pendulum is a pendulum which executes one oscillation in

A. Half a second
B. One second
C. Two seconds
D. None of these

 Answer: Two seconds


4) Small pox is a deadly and highly contagious

A. Bacterial Disease
B. Viral disease
C. Fungal disease
D. Vitamin deficiency disease

 Answer: Viral disease


5) Quartz crystals normally used in quartz clocks etc. is chemically

A. Silicon dioxide
B. Germanium oxide
C. a mixture of germanium oxide and silicon dioxide
D. Sodium silicate

 Answer: Silicon dioxide


6) Which of the gas is not known as green house gas?

A. Methane
B. Nitrous oxide
C. Carbon dioxide
D. Hydrogen

 Answer: Hydrogen


7) Bromine is a

A. Black solid
B. Red liquid
C. Colourless gas
D. Highly inflammable gas

 Answer: Red liquid


8) Who invented the microscope?

A. Joseph Niepce
B. Blaise Pascal
C. Linus Pauling
D. Zacharias Janssen

 Answer: Zacharias Janssen


9) Which of the following elements has the lowest melting point?
A. Zinc
B. Titanium
C. Sulphur
D. Fluorine

 Answer: Fluorine


10) Which of the following is an antibiotic?

A. Paracetamol
B. Aspirin
C. Sulphadizine
D. Penicillin


 Answer: Penicillin


11) Intelligent behaviour directly depends upon

A. Memory
B. Instincts
C. Innate behaviour
D. Reflex

 Answer: Memory


12) SI unit of magnetic flux is

A. Weber
B. Tesla
C. Henry/meter
D. Weber/meter2

 Answer: Weber


13) Trachoma is a disease of the

A. Liver
B. Eyes
C. Lungs
D. Kidneys

 Answer: Eyes


14) The hardest substance available on earth is

A. Gold
B. Iron
C. Diamond
D. Platinum

 Answer: Diamond


15) The variety of coal in which the deposit contains recognisable traces of the original plant material is

A. Bitumen
B. Anthracite
C. Lignite
D. Peat

 Answer: Peat


16) Tetraethyl lead is used as

A. Pain killer
B. Fire extinguisher
C. Mosquito repellent
D. Petrol additive

 Answer: petrol additive


17) Which of the following is a radioactive element?

A. Cobalt
B. Uranium
C. Argon
D. Chromium

 Answer: Uranium


18) Which group is not concerned with the solar system?

A. Nebulae
B. Asteroids
C. Nervous system
D. Planets


 Answer: Nervous system


19) Which of the following substances or chemicals is obtaind from plants?

A. Insulin
B. Qunine
C. Chloromycetin
D. Aspirin

 Answer: Qunine


20) The mass density of Kerosene is:

A. More than water
B. Equal to water
C. Less than water
D. None of the above

 Answer: Less than water

IMPORTANT GOVERNMENT EXAM GENERAL SCIENCE QUESTIONS WITH ANSWER

1) Enzymes are:
 
A. Inorganic compounds
B. Moulds
C. Micro-organisms
D. Proteins

 Answer: Proteins


2) Why does water get cooled in earthen pot and not in a metal or glass pot:

A. Earthen walls are bad conductor so heat does not affect the water
B. Earthen walls of the pot absorb heat of water
C. Earthen walls have pores and water gets evaporated through pores and evaporation takes heat from the water
D. None of the above


 Answer: Earthen walls have pores and water gets evaporated through pores and evaporation takes heat from the water


3) The element of Electric stove is made of

A. Copper
B. Invar
C. Magnalium
D. Nicrome

 Answer: Nicrome


4) The method of protecting iron from rusting, by coating a thin layer of Zinc is called

A. Galvanizing
B. Rancidity
C. Alloy
D. Pulverizing

 Answer : Galvanizing


5) Brass gets discoloured in air because of the presence of which of the following gases in air?

A. Oxygen
B. Hydrogen sulphide
C. Carbon dioxide
D. Nitrogen

 Answer: Hydrogen sulphide


6) Chlorophyll is a naturally occurring chelate compound in which central metal is

A. copper
B. magnesium
C. iron
D. calcium

 Answer: magnesium


7) What is the SI unit of Young’s modulus of elasticity?

A. Henry
B. Hertz
C. Pascal
D. Dioptre

 Answer: Pascal


8) The chemical used for cooling in refrigeration is :

A. CO2
B. NH4CI
C. NH4OH
D. Liquified ammonia

 Answer: NH4OH


9) Crops that arer grown for animal feed are called

A. Forage crops
B. Monsoon crops
C. Cash crops
D. Wetland crops

 Answer: Forage crops


10) Which of the following is the weakest force?

A. Gravitational force
B. Electromagnetic Force
C. Nuclear Force
D. Electrostatic force

 Answer: Gravitational force


11) Which of the following elements is least electronegative?

A. Sodium
B. Oxygen
C. Magnesium
D. Calcium

 Answer: Sodium


12) Which of the following is used in pencils?

A. Graphite
B. Silicon
C. Charcoal
D. Phosphorous

 Answer: Graphite


13) Which of the following is a non metal that remains liquid at room temperature?

A. Phosphorous
B. Bromine
C. Chlorine
D. Helium

 Answer: Bromine


14) The fuse in an electric circuit is connected in

A. parallel to live
B. parallel to neutral
C. series with live
D. series with neutral

 Answer: series with lives


15) Which of the following diseases is caused by virus?

A. Typhoid
B. Tuberculosis
C. Malaria
D. Small pox

 Answer: Small Pox


16) Flowers are bright coloured and scented in order to attract insects and help

A. Dispersal of seed
B. Cane-sugar
C. Pollination
D. Nothing of the above

 Answer: Pollination


17) “Histology” is the study of:

A. Bones
B. Coins
C. Tissues
D. History

 Answer: Tissues


18) Which of the following in the human body is popularly called the Adam’s apple?

A. Adrenal
B. Liver
C. Thyroid
D. Thymus

 Answer: Thyroid


19) Which of the following metals forms an amalgam with other metals?

A. Tin
B. Mercury
C. Lead
D. Zinc

 Answer: Mercury


20) Washing soda is the common name for

A. Sodium carbonate
B. Calcium bicarbonate
C. Sodium bicarbonate
D. Calcium carbonate

 Answer: Sodium carbonate

Important General Knowledge Questions for Government Exams

1) Who among the following started the newspaper Shome Prakash?
A) Raja Rammohan Roy
B) Dayanand Saraswati
c) Surendranath Banerjee
D) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
   
Ans: Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar

2) With how many volunteers did Gandhi led his famous Dandi march on March 12, 1930 from his base Sabarmati Ashram ?
A) 20
B) 50
C) 78
D) 103

Ans: 78

3) With reference to Indian freedom struggle which one among the following events occurred earliest ?
A) Lucknow Pact
B) Gandhi-Irwin Pact
C) Cripps Mission Proposals
D) None of the above

Ans: Lucknow Pact

4) In budget 2019-20, the government set the target to distribute ____ LPG connections under the Ujjawala Yojna.
A) 6 cr
B) 10 cr
C) 5 cr
D) 8 cr

Ans: 8 Cr

5) What is the biggest item of income of the central government in 2019-20 budget?
A) Goods and Service Tax
B) Corporation tax
C) Borrowings and other liabilities
D) a and b both are equal

Ans: a and b both are equal

6) Who became the first woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest, and the first woman to ascend all Seven Summits by climbing the highest peak on every continent?
A) Junko Tabei
B) Bachendri Pal
C) Santosh yadav
D) Premlata Agarwal

Ans: Junko Tabei

7) Which is the house where the Chairperson is not the member of that house?
A) Lok Sabha
B) Vidhan Parishad
C) Rajya Sabha
D) Vidhan Sabha

Ans: Rajya Sabha

8) Which one among the following metals is used for making boats because it does not corrode by seawater?
A) Tungsten
B) Nickel
C) Antimony
D) Titanium

Ans: Titanium

9) ‘Pradhana Mantri jan-Dhan Yojana’ has been launched for-
A) promoting financial inclusion in the country
B) promoting agricultural inclusion in the country
C) promoting political inclusion in the country
D) promoting social inclusion in the country

Ans: promoting financial inclusion in the country

10) This river was also called as the Ganges of the South, Name the river from the given options.
A) Godavari
B) Krishna
C) Cauvery
D) None of these

Ans: Cauvery

11) In the World Boxing Championships 2017, who won India its first medal?
A) Gaurav Bidhuri
B) Alexzendar
C) Tarzen
D) Mitshuba

Ans: Gaurav Bidhuri

12) Who among the following had led the Swadeshi Movement in Delhi ?
A) Ajit Singh
B) Syed Haider Raza
C) Lala Lajpat Rai
D) Balgangadhar Tilak

Ans: Syed Haider Raza

13) Who is named as 'Captain of the year' in the 10th annual ESPNcricinfo Awards ?
A) Quinton de Kock
B) Hayley Williams
C) Ben Stokes
D) Virat Kohli

Ans: Virat Kohli

14) Who won the US Open 2018?
A) Brooks Koepka
B) Tommy Fleetwood
C) T. Finau
D) D. Johnson

Ans: Brooks Koepka

15) Which city is known as 'Gold capital of the world' ?
A) Johannesburg
B) Paris
C) Dubai
D) Saudi

Ans: Johannesburg

16) Which region specializes in diamonds?
A) Sub-Saharan Africa
B) Central america
C) Middle east Europe
D) South America

Ans: Sub-Saharan Africa 

17) Who was appointed as Deputy Governor of RBI recently ?
A) SS Mundra
B) Viral Acharya
C) Urjit Patel
D) R Gandhi

Ans: Viral Acharya

18) The First Five Year Plan was based on ___________.
A) Herold Domar Model
B) P.C . Mahalanobis Model
C) Both the Above
D) None of the above

Ans: Herold Domar Model

19) Jim Corbett National Park is located at:
A) Uttar Pardesh
B) Jharkhand
C) Chhattisgarh
D) Uttarakhand

Ans: Uttarakhand

20) Who attended the Second Round Table Conference as the representative/s of the Congress ?
A) Motilal Nehru
B) Gandhiji
C) Both (A) and (B)
D) None of these

Ans: Gandhiji

IMPORTANT GOVERNMENT EXAM QUESTIONS

1)Who has to become the 40th prime minister of Nepal?
Answer=Sher Bahadur Deuba
2)Which state of india will be launched single-women pension scheme?
Answer=Telangana
3)What is the india's rank in the 2017 IMD world digital competivieness index?
Answer=51st
4)Which football club has won the 2017 UEFA champions league trophy?
Answer=Real Madrid
5)Who is the prime minster of brazil?
Answer=Dima Rousseff
6)Who is the attorney general of india?
Answer=Mukul Rohatgi
7)ISRO has successfully launched GSAT-19 communication satellite though which launch vehicle?
Answer=GSLV Mark III
8)Where is located Ranthombore National park in india?
Answer=Rajasthan
9)Who is the New solicitor general of india?
Answer=Ranjit kumar
10)Which day is observed on international day of victims of children?
Answer=June 4