General Knowledge Questions in English

1.What is the glowing part of sun is called-Chromosphere
2.Study of fungi is known as-Mycology
3.What is Article 343 is known for-Official Languages
of India
4.What is Gir National Park famous for-Asiatic Lions
5.From which country was the concept of bicameral
legislation borrowed by India- United Kingdom
6.Agra Fort was begun by Akbar(1565-73) and completed by
Shah Jahan
7. Red Fort built by Emperor Shah Jahan
8.Who won the Ramon Magsaysay award in 2016-
Thodur Madabusi Krishna (of India)
& Bezwada Wilson (of India)
9.First Bollywood star to be featured on the Time
Magazine- Parveen Babi,1976
10.Whom did Alexander the Great defeat- Porus
11.Which book is written by Nelson Mandela
- Long Walk to Freedom
12.What is celloulose made of- Polysaccharides
13.When does the sun fall exactly on equator
-20th March & 23rd September
14.Sun rays reach the earth in- 8 minutes 20sec
15.Malayalam is spoken in which state- Kerala
16.PDF Abbret. – Portable Document Format
17.APJ Abdul Kalam: Wings of Fire:: Mahatma Gandhi : ?
-My Experiments with Truth
18.Who invented Electroscope- Jean-Antoine Nollet
19. Headquarters of ICC is located in- Dubai
20.Who invented TV- J L Baird
21.Chand Bibi was the ruler of
- Bijapur & Ahmednagar
22.The book “12 years a slave” was written by
-Solomon Northup
23.Mass of a proton- 1.6726219 × (10^-27) kg.
24.Who won the Oscar for Best Director in 2016
-Alejandro González
25.Maithili language is spoken in which state- Bihar
26.Mangifera Indica is the scientific name of- Mango
27.When is Olympic Day- June 23
28.Toothbrush bristles are commonly made up of- Nylon
29.Where is Jantar Mantar situated apart from Delhi
- Jaipur
30.Who did Aurangzeb imprison at the fort of Agra
-Shah Jahan
31.Battle of Wandiwash took place in 22 Jan,1760
-French(comte de lally) & British(Sir Eyre Coote)
in Tamilnadu
32.Who invented Soda water/Carbonated water
- Joseph Priestley
33.Outer surface of skin is known as Epidermis.
34.Dilip kumar’s actual name- Muhammed Yusuf Khan
35.World’s largest continent- Asia
36.What is the outermost layer of earth’s surface
known as Crust
37.Where is Gobi Desert situated in Mongolia.
38.Aurangzeb’s father was Shah Jahan
39.Which planet is also known as red planet– Mars
40.The Number of official languages in India– 22
41.What is the Location of Chandragiri fort
- Chandragiri, Andhra Pradesh
42.Who was the father of Prithviraj Chauhan
– Someshwar Chauhan
43.Turquoise is a mineral of hydrated phosphate of
– copper and aluminium
44.How many members can be appointed by President
in Rajya Sabha- 12
45.Who is the author of Ignited Minds – A P J Abdul Kalam
46.-----is the continuation of the spinal cord within the skull
- Medulla oblongata
47.Mohiniyattam dance belongs to which state – Kerala
48.Who is the Son of Babur
– Humayun, Kamran Mirza