General Knowledge Questions & Answer

1. Mahatma Gandhi founded which of the following newspapers in 1903 at South Africa?
(A) Indian Opinion
(B) Harijan
(C) Indian Speaker
(D) India News

Answer: Indian Opinion

2. Which of the following was the author of the Arthashastra?
(A) Kalhan
(B) Visakhadatta
(C) Bana Bhatta
(D) Chanakya

Answer: Chanakya

3. The Chauri Chaura incident took place in 1922 and finds prominence in India’s national movement. Can you identify the state in which Chauri Chaura is located?
(A) Maharashtra
(B) Uttar Pradesh
(C) Rajasthan
(D) Gujarat

Answer: Uttar Pradesh

4. Which of the following positions was held by Mr. H.J. Kania for the first time in the history of India?
(A) Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of India
(B) Attorney-General of India
(C) Solicitor-General of India
(D) None of them

Answer: Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of India

5. Who among the following is known as “The Saint of Gutters”?
(A) Baba Amte
(B) Mother Teresa
(C) Anna Hazare
(D) None of these

Answer: Mother Teresa

6. Which of the following is the capital of Ethiopia?
(A) Abuja
(B) Dar es Salaam
(C) Addis Ababa
(D) Harare

Answer: Addis Ababa

7. Who among the following got the Bharat Ratna award before becoming the president of India?
(A) R. Venkataraman
(B) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
(C) Dr. Zakir Hussian
(D) W. Giri

Answer: W. Giri

8. Who is the first non-Indian to receive the Bharat Ratna?
(A) Martin Luther King
(B) Mother Teresa
(C) Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan
(D) Aubin Mehta 

Answer: Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan

9. When did Mother Teresa win the Nobel Peace Prize?
(A) 1975
(B) 1979
(C) 1981
(D) 1982

Answer: 1979

10. Which one of the following glasses is used in bulletproof screens?
(A) Soda glass
(B) Pyrex glass
(C) Jena glass
(D) Reinforced glass

Answer: Reinforced glass