General Knowledge Questions

In May 2017, the Base year of All India Index of Industrial Production (IIP) has been revised to ______.

Which one of the following Amendments to the Constitution of India has prescribed that the Council of Ministers shall not exceed 15 percent of total number of members of the House of the People or Legislative Assembly in the States?

Where is the headquarters of United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) located?

Who made the first chocolate bar?

Researchers from Columbia University Medical Centre in United States of America have converted which of the following into the world’s smallest data recorder?

Ghatotkacha (who ruled in the years 290–305 B.C.) was a king from which dynasty?

The Speaker of the sixth Lok Sabha who later became the President of India was _____ .

The question below consists of a set of labelled sentences. These sentences, when properly sequenced form a coherent paragraph. Select the most logical order of sentences from among the options.

P: Then the liberalisation process became inevitable.
Q: It encourages initiative, entrepreneurship and competition which is very vital for growth of the economy.
R: In due course of time our institutions became stagnant, corrupt and inefficient due to permit raj and centralized control.
S: Liberalisation enhances economic activities.