Common General Knowledge Questions Practice Question and Answer
8 Q: What is the city that is the capital of two states?
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609b67f3b9384d208cdd3e2f- 1Patnafalse
- 2Dadra and Nagar Havelifalse
- 3Chandigarhtrue
- 4Panajifalse
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Answer : 3. "Chandigarh "
Explanation :
The city of Chandigarh is the capital of two Indian states.It is the shared capital city of both Punjab and Haryana. Chandigarh is located about 165 miles (265 km) north of New Delhi; the state of Haryana bounds the territory on the east and Punjab on all other sides.
Q: Brahmos missile derives its name from—
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602f592bddf4356d773d3dd4- 1citiesfalse
- 2riverstrue
- 3mountain rangesfalse
- 4diplomatsfalse
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Answer : 2. "rivers"
Q: Who is the only Indian Economist to have won the Noble Prize?
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5ef5882cd7fe8173219c5fef- 1Abhijit Banerjeefalse
- 2Amit Mishrafalse
- 3Amartya Sentrue
- 4Avinash Dixitfalse
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Answer : 3. "Amartya Sen"
Q: Mica is available abundantly in which state?
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60780f79c61d5c2ec94d0828- 1West Bengalfalse
- 2Madhya Pradeshfalse
- 3Bihartrue
- 4Goafalse
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Answer : 3. "Bihar"
Q: Which one of the following is not a type of coal?
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5fe2e2554c864b4aa0e4386d- 1Anthracitefalse
- 2Lignitefalse
- 3Peatfalse
- 4Sideritetrue
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Answer : 4. "Siderite"
Q: The spherical form of raindrop is due to
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6062c3b5664bf7144c916dfa- 1Density of liquidfalse
- 2Surface tensiontrue
- 3Atmospheric pressurefalse
- 4Gravitational forcefalse
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Answer : 2. "Surface tension"
Explanation :
Raindrops start to form in a roughly spherical structure due to the surface tension of water. This surface tension is the "skin" of a body of water that makes the molecules stick together.
Q: One of the techniques used for the desalination of seawater is
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606eda73dac3665e58ae48d7- 1Filtrationfalse
- 2Distillationtrue
- 3Evaporationfalse
- 4Condensationfalse
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Answer : 2. "Distillation"
Explanation :
Reverse osmosis is used for desalination of sea water.
Q: Which is the least literate state of India as per 2011 census report?
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5ff58cae25f3065f05eae1ee- 1Arunachal Pradeshfalse
- 2Rajasthanfalse
- 3Bihartrue
- 4Jharkhandfalse
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