General Knowledge Questions and Answers
![]() |
Online Gk Quiz |
1. Who is the Supreme Commander of Indian armed forces ?
The President of India is the Commander In Chief of Armed forces of India. There is no designation as Supreme Commander in India.
2. According to Hindu mythology, twin sisters Riddhi and Siddhi are wives of which God ?
Ganesh
Mahatma Gandhi Setu
Nelson Mandela
Benazir Bhutto
San Francisco
Manila (Philippines)
Indonesia
Karel Capek
P.C.Mahalanobis
11. Which Indian woman athlete is popularly known as 'Idukki Express' ?
K.M.Beenamol
Kalayathumkuzhi Mathews Beenamol, popularly known as K M Beenamol (born 15 August 1975, Kombidinjal, a village in Kerala, India) is an international athlete from India. She became the third Indian woman to reach an Olympics semi-final since P. T. Usha (1984 LA Olympics in 400m Hurdles, Shiny Wilson in 800m in 1984 LA Olympics.
P. T. Usha - Pilavullakandi Thekkeparambil Usha is a retired Indian track and field athlete. Nickname(s), Golden Girl, Payyoli Express. She has been associated with Indian athletics since 1979. She is often called the "queen of Indian track and field".
Shiny Wilson is a retired Indian athlete. She has been a National Champion in 800 metres for 14 years.
12. At which town in Andhra Pradesh, famous for silk sarees, did Vinoba Bhave start the Bhoodan Movement in 1951 ?
Pochampally
The Bhoodan Movement or Land Gift Movement was a voluntary land reform movement in India. It was initiated by Acharya Vinoba Bhave in 1951 at Pochampally village, which is now in Telangana, and known as Bhoodan Pochampally.
13. What is the name of Morarji Desai's samadhi in Ahmedabad ?
Abhay Ghat
Raj Ghat in Delhi is a serene and elegant memorial dedicated to the father of the nation, Mahatma Gandhi.
Vijay Ghat is the memorial of India’s second Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri. Vijay means victory and his memorial was named after the victory he led India to in the 1965 war against Pakistan. The memorial marks the spot where Shastri was cremated and prayer services are held every year on his birth and death anniversaries.
14. Greenland, the largest island in world, is the part of which country ?
Denmark
15. Who was the first Viceroy of India ?
Lord Canning was the first Viceroy of India. The title of Viceroy was created in 1858 after the mutiny of 1857. Before 1858, East India Company was ruling large parts of India and the head of administration of the East India Company was called Governor General.
Salman Rushdie
Water Gas
Humming bird
Vajra
Herschelle Gibbs (South Africa)
21. Who created the first cloned sheep Dolly ?
Ian Wilmut
Vitamin D
Ajatashatru
Track Cycling
Surat
0 Comments