General Knowledge Question Answer: GK Questions and Answers

General Knowledge Questions, Quiz for Competitive Exams, Important MCQs for GK

Q. Which is not true about the 'Indecent Representation of Women (Prohibition) Act'?
1) It shall come into force on such date, as the Central Government may, by its Gazette Notification, appoint
2) It is extended to the whole of India
3) It was passed in 1986
4) All of the above

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Q. In such a situation, when the Speaker has to vacate his seat in the State Legislative Assembly, he will submit his resignation in his own handwriting with signatures to whom among the following?
1) Minister of Law & Justice of the State
2) Deputy Speaker of the State Legislative Assembly
3) Chief Minister of the State
4) Governor of the State

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Q. Public Accounts Committee has the following members (Give the correct answer) -
1) (Lok Sabha)-15, (Rajya Sabha)-7, (Total)-22
2) (Lok Sabha)-17, (Rajya Sabha)-10, (Total)-27
3) (Lok Sabha)-11, (Rajya Sabha)-5, (Total)-16
4) (Lok Sabha)-10, (Rajya Sabha)-5, (Total)-15

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Q. The accounts of the state fund for persons with disabilities shall be audited by the -
1) Comptroller
2) Auditor-General
3) Both (A) and (B)
4) None of the above

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Q. From which of the following Harappan Civilization sites, we find evidence of water conservation?
1) Mohenjodaro
2) Lothal
3) Kalibanga
4) Dholavira

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Q. What was the theme of the 8th International Day of Yoga?
1) Yoga for the heart
2) Yoga for harmony & peace
3) Yoga for health
4) Yoga for humanity

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Q. How many years of punishment is there for the first-time offence of provisions prescribed in Section - 23 of the Pre-Conception & Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques Act of 1994?
1) Imprisonment of 3 years
2) Imprisonment of 6 months
3) Imprisonment of 5 years
4) Imprisonment of 1 year

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Q. Which of the following rulers of the Chola dynasty assumed the title of 'Shivpad Shekhar'?
1) Parantaka - I
2) Rajendra - II
3) Rajendra - I
4) Rajraja - I

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Q. On the bank of which river 'the battle of ten kings' mentioned in Rigveda, took place?
1) Vipasha
2) Parushni
3) Sutudri
4) Vitasta

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Q. Which of the following foreign travelers has mentioned the legend of 'Anarkali'?
1) William Hawkins
2) Sir Thomas Roe
3) Ralph Fitch
4) William Finch

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