SELECTED 100 GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUESTIONS

1. ‘Nadhaputha’ in Buddhist scriptures refer to : 
Mahavira

2. Biogas contain mostly : 
Methane

3. Booker Prize is given to the field of : 
Literature

4. Buddhism was propagated in Nepal by : 
Padmasambava

5. Cricket player called ‘’Baroda Express’’ : 
Irfan Patan

6. Foreword to Kumaranasan’s ‘Nalini’ was by : 
A.R.Raja Raja Varma

7. Headquarters of Dravidian University : 
Kuppam

8. Hundred years war lasted for how many years : 
116

9. In which year Pondicherry was renamed Puducherry:
2006

10. In which year Thycaud Ayya was born : 
1814

11. Kallumala strike was led by : 
Ayyankali

12. Manager of Thycaud Residency who became a renaissance leader : 
Thycaud Ayyaguru

13. Pallava King Narasimhavarman conquered Vathapi and killed the Chalukya ruler: 
Pulikesin II

14. Son of Vayu among Pancha Pandavas : 
Bhima

15. Headquarters of United News of India : 
New Delhi

16. Morocco (Africa) traveller who visited India in 1333 during the reign of Muhammad Bin Tughluq : 
Ibn Batuta

17. Mughal ruler who passed away on praying to exchange his son’s disease for his healthy body : 
Babur

18. Period of reign of Alauddin Khilji : 
1296-1314

19. The Indian State where the largest quantity of food grains are produced : 
Uttar Pradesh

20. The only cantonment in Kerala: 
Kannur

21. The process related to the production of Sodium: 
Down’s Process

22. To moan the death of whom, the Americans switched off all the lights all over America: : 
Thomas Alva Edison

23. When did space age in India begin : 
21 November 1963

24. Which article of the Indian Constitution is called the ‘Conscience of the Constitution’ : 
Article 19

25. Which is called the City of Pearls : 
Tuticorin

26. Who composed “Twinkle Twinkle Little Star” : 
Ann Taylor & Jane Taylor

27. Who drafted the declaration of American Independence: 
Thomas Jefferson

28. Who presides over Lok Sabha/Assembly : 
Speaker

29. ‘War to men is like motherhood to women’ who said this: 
Mussolini

30. “ International Peace is the dream of a coward “ who said this : 
Mussolini

31. “Communal Award” was declared when the Viceroy was: 
Lord Wellington

32. “Love thy neighbor like you” who said this : 
Jesus Christ

33. A Name the Viceroy who cancelled the partition of Bengal in 1911: 
Lord Hardinge II

34. New Testament is related to : 
Christianity

35. Number of alphabets in Egyptian alphabet : 
24

36. Phalke Ratna Award is related to : 
Film

37. Pula is a currency of : 
Venezuela

38. Raja Ram Mohun Roy Library Foundation is in : 
Kolkata

39. Religion in Philippines and East Timor : 
Christianity

40. The Viceroy who withdrew the British soldiers from Afghanistan and later established friendly contacts with them : 
Lord Ripon

41. Nasik is on the banks of the river : 
Godavari

42. “The price of greatness is responsibility” who said this :
Sir Winston Churchill

43. “Where wealth accumulates men decay” who said this :
Oliver Goldsmith

44. Coconut fronds become yellow due to the deficiency of: 
Nitrogen

45. Headquarters of M.G.University : 
Priyadarshini Hills, Athirambuzha

46. Jazia and Jagir were implemented by : 
Firoz Shah Tughluq

47. Madhavacharyar proposed : 
Dvaita Philosophy

48. National Institute for Unani Medicine is in : 
Bangalore

49. The oldest mountain ranges in the world : 
Aravalli

50. Time required for the light to travel between the Earth and the Moon : 
1.3 seconds

51. Which city is known as white city: 
Belgrade

52. Who has the right to issue ordinance, when the Legislative Assembly is not in session: 
Governor

53. Who wrote “Madhyamika Sutram”: 
Nagarjuna

54. National Anthem of which country has verses in five languages : 
South Africa

55. Ammanur Madhava Chakyar is related to : 
Kutiyattom

56. In which ocean is Maldives : 
Indian Ocean

57. In which year Marthanda Varma conquered Vadakkumkur: 
1750

58. Manchester is known for : 
Textiles

59. The right to form new state is vested with : 
Parliament

60. The second of Pancha Pandava : 
Bhima

61. Tomb of Noor Jahan is on the banks : 
River Ravi

62. Viceroy during Pune Pact : 
Lord Wellington

63. What is Newsium : 
Newspaper Museum

64. When did Vakkom Abdul Khader Moulavi die : 
1932

65. When district committees for KPCC were formed as per the decision of Nagpur Congress Session: 
1921

66. Which country is known as ‘’Celtic Tiger’’ : 
Ireland

67. Which organ consumes 20% of Oxygen taken in: 
Brain

68. Who launched the publication ‘Pashtun’ : 
Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan

69. Who was known as ‘’Badshah Khan’’ : 
Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan

70. Who wrote the book titled ‘The diary of a young girl’ :
Ann Franc

71. ‘Patkai’ Mountain ranges separates India from : 
Myanmar

72. Constitution empowers whom to control the rules related to civil rights: 
Parliament

73. When did Pandit Karuppan form ‘’Vala Samudaya Parishkarani Sabha’’ : 
1910

74. National Labour Institute is named after : 
V.V.Giri

75. Rate of heart beat in man is : 
72 per minute

76. The Executive power of the Union Government is vested with the President as per which Article of the Constitution:
Article 53

77. The first Malayalee with Indian citizenship to receive Magasaysay Award : 
Varghese Kurien (One Malayalee with Malaysian citizenship got the award earlier)

78. The process related to the production of Hydrogen:
Bosch Process

79. When was Bengal Partition repealed : 
1911

80. When was Peacock declared national bird : 
1963

81. Which city is called the land of Masks : 
Venice

82. Who appoints officials in All India Services : 
President

83. Who was a Member of Indian Parliament for 50 years :
N.G. Ranga

4. Who was entrusted to renovate Nalanda University :
Amartya Sen

85. The first prose in Malayalam : 
Bhashakautaleeyam

86. In Andhra Pradesh, Rocket Launching Station is at :
Sriharikotta

87. In which state is Mao Hill Station: 
Manipur

88. In which State is Mayurakshi Project:
West Bengal

89. International Year of Literacy: 
1990

90. Major tribes in Andhra and Odisha : 
Chenchu

91. Maoris tribes are in : 
New Zealand

92. Maruti Udyog Limited is in : 
Gurgaon

93. Marx and Angels published Communist Manifesto in 1848 at : 
Brussels

94. Official Airlines of the American Vice President : 
Air Force Two

95. Palm Sunday is observed by : 
Christians

96. Petalite is the ore of which metal: 
Lithium

97. Propounder of ‘’14 point formula’’ : 
Muhammad Ali Jinnah

98. Rashtakuta king who built Jain Narayan Temple at Pattadakkal: 
Amoghavarsha

99. Seethi Haji, the Speaker of Kerala Assembly who passed away while in power belonged to the Political party :
Muslim League.

100. The first country in the western hemisphere where Marxist Government came to power: 
Guyana