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General Knowledge Questions and Answers

  1. What is the name of the first indigenous super computer of India?

  2. Which Lodhi ruler was defeated by Babur in the first battle of Panipat?


  3. Which is the longest bone in the human body?

  4. Which canal connects Mediterranean Sea with Red Sea?

  5. Who designed the city of Chandigarh?

  6. Name the famous revenue minister in Akbar's court.

  7. Where is Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel Police Academy located?

  8. Which is the principal ore of the metal mercury?

  9. Where is the world's highest gateway?

  10. Where is Buland Darwaza located?

  11. Who built Buland Darwaza?

  12. Which planet is known as the Morning star as well as Evening star?

  13. Which is the birth place of Gautam Buddha?

  14. In which country Lumbini, the birth place of Buddha is located?

  15. Who was the first Indian woman to climb Mt Everest?

  16. The fear of water is known as _____

  17. Who wrote the book 'Discovery of India'?

  18. What is the full form of NCC?

  19. Which is the nearest planet to the Sun?

  20. The boundary line demarcating India and Pakistan is known as ___

  21. Which Mughal ruler built Jama Masjid in Delhi?

  22. Which colour will you get on mixing blue and yellow?

  23. Who is popularly known as Lokmanya?

  24. The lines that connect the points on a map with equal temperature are called____

  25. Name the device used to measure the growth in plants.

  26. Who invented Crescograph?

  27. By how many hours IST is ahead of GMT?

  28. Who is the founder of BHU?

  29. The lines on a map connecting points having same amount of rainfall in a given period are called

  30. Who is the author of the famous novels 'Anandmath' and 'Kapalakundala'?

  31. In which Indian state is Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary located?

  32. Deficiency diseases 'Marasmus' and 'Kwashiorkar' are caused due to the deficiency of
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