General knowledge questions and answers for competitive exams (Part: 2)

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Basic General Knowledge

Q.11 The Maratha and The Kesri were the two main newspapers started by….

(A) Lala Lajpat Rai

(B) Gopal Krishna Gokhale

(C) Bal Gangadhar Tilak

(D) Madan Mohan Malviya


Ans .  C

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Q.12 National emergency arising out of the war, armed rebellion or external aggression is dealt under….

(A) Article 280

(B) Article 352

(C) Article 356

(D) Article 370


Ans .  B

Q.13 Which of the following personalities is considered to be the originator of Sankhya philosophy?

(A) Bharat Muni

(B) Kapil Muni

(C) Adi Shankaracharya

(D) Agastya Rishi


Ans .  B

Q.14 Which of the following personalities from India is the only winner of Special Oscar in the history of Indian Cinema so far?

(A) Mrinal Sen

(B) Shyam Bengal

(C) Satyajit Ray

(D) Mira Nair


Ans .  C

Q.15 Mahatma Gandhi founded the ______ newspaper in 1903 at South Africa.

(A) Indian Opinion

(B) Harijan

(C) Indian Speaker

(D) India News


Ans .  A

Q.16 Who wrote Arthashastra?

(A) Kalhan

(B) Visakhadatta

(C) Bana Bhatta

(D) Chanakya


Ans .  D

Q.17 Chauri Chaura incident, which took place in 1922, find prominence in the India’s national movement. Can you identify the state in which Chauri Chaura is located?

(A) Maharashtra

(B) Uttar Pradesh

(C) Rajasthan

(D) Gujrat


Ans .  B

Q.18 H.J. Kania was the first….

(A) Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of India

(B) Attorney-General of India

(C) Solicitor-General of India

(D) None of them


Ans .  A

Q.19 Who among the following is known as “The Saint of Gutters”?

(A) Baba Amte

(B) Mother Teresa

(C) Anna Hazare

(D) None of these


Ans .  B

Q.20 The capital of Ethiopia is….

(A) Abuja

(B) Dar-es-salaam

(C) Addis Ababa

(D) Harare



Ans .  C

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