20 All India GK Questions with Answers

1. Which technique came into the production method with the new base year
   1. Single deflation
   2. Double deflation
   3. Chain weighting
   4. Moving average
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   Answer: (B) Double deflation

   Double deflation adjusts input prices along with output prices, so the figure comes out more accurate.

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2. The translator program used for assembly language —
   1. Compiler
   2. Interpreter
   3. Translation
   4. Assembler
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   Answer: (D) Assembler

   The assembler.

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3. The Janani Suraksha Yojana is focused on — 1. cutting maternal mortality 2. cutting infant mortality 3. raising women's life expectancy
   1. 1 and 2 only
   2. 2 and 3 only
   3. 1 only
   4. all three
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   Answer: (A) 1 and 2 only

   JSY raises institutional delivery to cut the death rate for both mother and infant; raising life expectancy is not its direct goal.

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4. Why is nitrogen filled in chips packets?
   1. For taste
   2. To add moisture
   3. To add weight
   4. To stop rancidity (oxidation)
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   Answer: (D) To stop rancidity (oxidation)

   N₂ is inert; with no oxygen the fat is not oxidised (no staleness).

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5. Who became the first elected President of the Central Legislative Assembly in 1925?
   1. Motilal Nehru
   2. Vithalbhai Patel
   3. Lala Lajpat Rai
   4. C.R. Das
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   Answer: (B) Vithalbhai Patel

   Elected in August 1925.

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6. In which year was the National Income Committee formed and who chaired it
   1. 1949, Professor P C Mahalanobis
   2. 1954, Professor V K R V Rao
   3. 1950, Dadabhai Naoroji
   4. 1951, C Rangarajan
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   Answer: (A) 1949, Professor P C Mahalanobis

   The committee was formed in 1949 and its report came in 1954, putting India's national income for 1948-49 at 8,710 crore rupees.

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7. Why are only final goods counted in GDP
   1. They are easier to count
   2. To avoid double counting
   3. They are more expensive
   4. Only their data is available to the government
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   Answer: (B) To avoid double counting

   If intermediate goods were added too, the same production would be counted several times and GDP would look inflated.

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8. Chand Bibi belonged to which kingdom?
   1. Bijapur
   2. Berar
   3. Golconda
   4. Ahmednagar
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   Answer: (D) Ahmednagar

   She defended Ahmednagar against Akbar’s army in 1595.

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9. Bassein was taken from the Portuguese in 1739 by —
   1. Balaji Vishwanath
   2. Chimaji Appa
   3. Kanhoji Angre
   4. Sadashiv Rao Bhau
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   Answer: (B) Chimaji Appa

   Chimaji Appa was Baji Rao I’s brother.

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10. When is a loan declared an NPA
    1. When unpaid for 30 days
    2. When unpaid for 60 days
    3. When unpaid for 90 days
    4. When unpaid for 180 days
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    Answer: (C) When unpaid for 90 days

    When principal and interest go unpaid for 90 days; before that come the warnings of SMA-0, SMA-1 and SMA-2.

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11. Which compound forms in the Mond process of refining nickel?
    1. NiO
    2. NiSO₄
    3. NiCl₂
    4. Ni(CO)₄
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    Answer: (D) Ni(CO)₄

    Ni + 4CO → Ni(CO)₄ (volatile, ≈ 330–350 K), which breaks at ≈ 450–470 K to give pure nickel.

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12. Which is the least important source for Mauryan history?
    1. Coins
    2. Literary works
    3. Inscriptions
    4. Foreign accounts
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    Answer: (A) Coins

    Mauryan punch-marked coins carry no royal names.

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13. Which Agni missile is an Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM)?
    1. Agni-II
    2. Agni-III
    3. Agni-V
    4. Agni-I
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    Answer: (C) Agni-V

    Agni-V is a solid-fuelled Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) with a range of 5000-5500 km.

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14. The main purpose of Hiuen Tsang’s visit to India was —
    1. to visit Buddhist holy places and study
    2. to set up political ties
    3. to gather wealth
    4. to map India
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    Answer: (A) to visit Buddhist holy places and study

    He studied at Nalanda.

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15. HTTP is short for —
    1. Uniform Resource Locator
    2. Global System for Mobile communication
    3. HyperText Transfer Protocol
    4. Password Authentication Protocol
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    Answer: (C) HyperText Transfer Protocol

    HTTP = HyperText Transfer Protocol — The protocol to fetch web pages.

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16. What does NT mean in Windows NT —
    1. New Terminology
    2. New Technique
    3. New Technology
    4. Normal Technique
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    Answer: (C) New Technology

    NT = New Technology.

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17. What is called the brain of the computer?
    1. Keyboard
    2. Mouse
    3. CPU
    4. Printer
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    Answer: (C) CPU

    The CPU controls all devices and does the calculations.

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18. Which button works as the “middle button”?
    1. Right button
    2. Scroll wheel
    3. Touch bar
    4. Left button
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    Answer: (B) Scroll wheel

    The scroll wheel acts as a third button when pressed.

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19. What is a fungus’s cell wall made of?
    1. Cellulose
    2. Chitin
    3. Protein
    4. Lipid
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    Answer: (B) Chitin

    A fungus’s cell wall is built from chitin, while a plant’s is built from cellulose.

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20. Which is the correct order of increasing frequency in the electromagnetic spectrum?
    1. X-ray, UV, visible, radio
    2. gamma, X, UV, visible
    3. radio, microwave, infrared, visible, UV, X, gamma
    4. visible, radio, gamma, X
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    Answer: (C) radio, microwave, infrared, visible, UV, X, gamma

    Frequency is lowest for radio and highest for gamma rays; wavelength is the reverse.

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