Common GK Quiz Questions and Answers

All the statements regarding agriculture in India are correct.

1. Rabi crops are sown in India from October to December and harvested from April to June.

2. Aus, Aman and Boro are three crops of paddy in Assam, West Bengal and Odisha.

1. Vitamin K deficiency causes excessive bleeding from wounds.

2. If there is deficiency of Vitamin K in your body then you can easily get injury marks on your body or skin.

1. Atal Pension Yojana (APY), is a pension scheme for citizens of India focused on unorganized sector workers.

2. Under APY, a minimum pension of Rs 1,000/- or 2,000/- or 3000/- or 4000 or 5000/- per month at the age of 60 years will be guaranteed depending on the contribution by the subscribers.

3. Any citizen of India can join the APY scheme.

4. It has the following eligibility criteria-

- Customer's age should be between 18 to 40 years

- He should have a savings bank account in a post office/savings bank

An electric bulb running on 18 V battery draws 3A of electric current. The resistance of the bulb will be 6 Ω.

All statements about forests are correct

1. In a forest, trees form the uppermost layer of vegetation.

2. Forests protect the soil from erosion.

3. Forests influence climate, water cycle and air quality.

1. The mutual fund industry in India began in 1963 with the formation of UTI by an Act of Parliament in 1963 and functioned under the regulatory and administrative control of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI).

2. Unit Trust of India (UTI) was established by an Act of Parliament in 1963.

3. UTI is the first mutual fund company established in India.

1. Hunsagi is a Palaeolithic site of archaeological importance in India located in Gulbarga district of Karnataka.

2. A late phase Old Stone Age site excavated at Hunasagi has yielded stone tools and weapons made of red-brown chert.

1. Bhimbetka is a Palaeolithic residential site located in Raisen district of Madhya Pradesh.

2. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site consisting of seven hills and more than 750 rock shelters distributed over 10 km.

3. Bhimbetka rock shelters are the oldest signs of human life in India. They provide important information about the life, culture and art of early man.

4. Bhimbetka was discovered by Dr. Vishnu Sridhar Wakankar in 1957. It was declared a site of national importance by the Archaeological Survey of India, Bhopal Division in 1990.

1. The main books of Lewis Carroll are.

- Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1865)

- Through the Looking-Glass (1871)

- The Hunting of the Shark (1865)