GK Question With Answer

1. The aim of which Five Year Plan
was to correct the disequilibrium in
the economy?
a) First Five year plan
b) Second Five year plan
c) Third Five year plan
d) Fourth five year plan
2. Which of the following is the
Central bank of India?
a) State Bank of India
b) Reserve bank of India
c) Imperial Bank of India
d) Punjab National bank
3. The Reserve Bank of India came
into existence on
a) April 1, 1936
b) January 26, 1894
c) August 15, 1947
d) April 1, 1947
4. Which of the following was the
first Indian bank?
a) Bank of Baroda
b) Bank of Hindustan
c) Punjab National Bank
d) State Bank of India
5. In which of the following years
was power development initiated
in India?
a) 1900
b) 1905
c) 1911
d) 1915
6. How many banks were
nationalized in 1969?
a) 10
b) 12
c) 13
d) 14
7. Who was the Prime Minister of
India when nationalization of banks
took place in 1969?
a) Indira Gandhi
b) Jawaharlal Nehru
c) Lal Bahadur Shastri
d) Morarji Desai
8. At which of the following places
was the first hydroelectric power
station commissioned?
a) Chambal
b) Damodar
c) Mandi
d) Shivasamudram
9. Garland canal project envisages
the conservation of water
resources in the country through
the construction of
a) dams
b) canals
c) embankments
d) none of these
10. The largest percentage of
bonded labour in India belongs to
a) scheduled castes
b) scheduled tribes
c) other backward classes
d) none of these
11. In which of the following year
was the mining of coal started in
India?
a) 1775
b) 1774
c) 1800
d) 1805
12. Which of the following is India’s
biggest dam?
a) Bhakra Nangal
b) Hirakud
c) Farakka
d) Pong Dam
13. On which river is the Pong Dam
hydro electric power project built?
a) Ganga
b) Ravi
c) Beas
d) Hughly
14. In India which crop is sown on
the largest area?
a) Jowar
b) wheat
c) tobacco
d) rice
15. Bakra Nangal is a joint project of
Haryana, Punjab and Rajasthan. On
which river is this built?
a) Yamuna
b) Sindhu
c) Sutlej
d) Ravi
16. On which river is the Hirakud
dam built?
a) Godavari
b) Kaveri
c) Mahanadi
d) Narmada
17. On which river is the Tehri dam
built?
a) Alakananda
b) Bhagirathi
c) Ganga
d) Hooghly
18. Which Indian state leads in the
production of rubber?
a) Tamil Nadu
b) Kerala
c) Karnataka
d) Gujarat
19. Which Indian state tops in the
production of gypsum?
a) Gujarat
b) Rajasthan
c) Kerala
d) Karnataka
20. Into how many PIN code zones
is India divided?
a) eight
b) seven
c) six
d) nine
21. Which state has the highest
percentage of people living below
the poverty line?
a) Uttar Pradesh
b) Orissa
c) Bihar
d) Madhya Pradesh
22. Which of the following is the
most populous city in India?
a) Mumbai
b) Delhi
c) Kolkatta
d) Chennai
23. Which Indian state has the
lowest percentage of people living
below the poverty line?
a) Punjab
b) Gujarat
c) Karnataka
d) Maharashtra
24. Which Indian state has the
highest per capita income?
a) Haryana
b) Punjab
c) Uttar Pradesh
d) Karnataka
25. Which Indian state stands first in
the production of coffee?
a) Kerala
b) Karnataka
c) Assam
d) Gujarat
Answers
1. First Five year plan
2. Reserve bank of India
3. April 1, 1936
4. Bank of Hindustan
5. 1900
6. 14
7. Indira Gandhi
8. Shivasamudram
9. canals
10. scheduled tribes
11. 1774
12. Bhakra Nangal
13. Beas
14. rice
15. Sutlej
16. Mahanadi
17. Bhagirathi
18. Kerala
19. Rajasthan
20. eight
21. Orissa
22. Mumbai
23. Punjab
24. Punjab
25. KarnatakaGK Questin