G.K. Practice Test: Question Set - 01
1. Which of the following is not a seaport?
- (A) Cochin
- (B) Paradeep
- (C) Rameshwaram
- (D) Visakhapatnam
2. Golden temple is associated with
- (A) Buddhism
- (B) Sikhism
- (C) Jainism
- (D) Hinduism
3. Which is the biggest employer of India?
- (A) Tata
- (B) Birla
- (C) Railways
- (D) Air India
4. The central Fifth Pay Commission was headed by
- (A) C. L. Kaw
- (B) Justice S.
R. Pandean
- (C) P.
Chidambaram
- (D) None of these
5. “The Hole Rule Movement” during the First World War was launched by
- (A) Mahatma
Gandhi
- (B) Motilal
Nehru and C. R. Das
- (C) Gopal
Krishna Gokhale
- (D) Mrs. A.
Besant and B. G. Tilak
6. Who among the following Gurus created the ‘Khalsa’ Panth?
- (A) Guru Gobind
Singh
- (B) Guru Arjun
Dev
- (C) Guru
Hargobind
- (D) Guru Tegh
Bahadur
7. What percentage of India’s total area is under forests?
- (A) 19.3
- (B) 32.8
- (C) 25.8
- (D) 22.8
8. Maximum amount of coffee producing state of India is
- (A) Andhra
Pradesh
- (B) Kerala
- (C) Karnataka
- (D) Tamil Nadu
9. Siachen Glacier is located in
- (A) Arunachal
Pradesh
- (B) Sikkim
- (C) Himachal
Pradesh
- (D) Kashmir
10. Indian Railways are spread over a route length of approximately
- (A) 52,000 km
- (B) 63,000 km
- (C) 72,000 km
- (D) 78,000 km