Miscellaneous G k for all competitive Exams
G K On The Passes
Where is Karakoram Mountain Pass situated ?
= Ladakh
Niti Pass is situated in which state of India ?
= Uttarakhand
Rohtang Pass is situated in which state ?
= Himachal Pradesh
Which pass connects Arunachal Pradesh and Myanmar ?
= Dihang Pass
Which pass connects Arunachal and Tibet ?
= Bom Di La
Pipli Ghat Mountain Pass is situated in which mountain range ?
= Aravali
Which Mountain Pass connects the states Shimla and Tibet ?
= Shipki La Pass
Which pass connects Sikim and Tibet ?
= Jelep La
Which Mountain Pass connects Srinagar and Gilgit ?
= Burzil Pass
Which two countries are connected by the Tuju Mountain Pass ?
= India and Myanmar
Where is the Ziji-La Mountain Pass situated ?
= Ladakh
Likhjapani Mountain Pass is situated in which state of India ?
= Arunachal Pradesh
Which pass connects Leh and Siachen glacia ?
= Khardung La
Name the India's highest Mountain Pass.
= Karakoram Mountain Pass
What is the new name of Rohtang Pass Tunnel ?
= Atal Bihari Vajpayee Tunnel
Which mountain pass connects Jammu and Kashmir ?
= Banihal Mountain Pass
In which state is Bum La Mountain Pass situated ?
= Arunachal Pradesh
Currency of the Countries
What is the currency of Bhutan ?
= Ngultrum
What is the currency of Cyprus ?
= Pound
What is the currency of Sudan ?
= Dinar
What is the currency of Algeria ?
= Dinar
What is the currency of Denmark ?
= Krone
What is the currency of Somalia ?
= Shilling
What is the currency of Uganda ?
= Shilling
What is the currency of Kenya ?
= Shilling
What is the currency of Tanzania ?
= Shilling
Currency of Lebanon ?
= Lebanese Pound
What is the currency of Egypt ?
= Pound
What is the currency of Spain ?
= Euro
What is the currency of Netherland ?
= Euro
What is the currency of Germany ?
= Euro
What is the currency of Belgium ?
= Euro
What is the currency of Kosovo ?
= Euro
What is the currency of Ukraine ?
= Ukrainian hryvnia
What is the currency of Ghana ?
= Ghanaian Cedi
Currency of Switzerland ?
= Frank
What is the currency of Chile ?
= Peso
What is the currency of Cuba ?
= Peso
What is the currency of Philippine ?
= Peso
What is the currency of Argentina ?
= Peso
General Knowledge on the Pacts
1. In which year Liaquat Nehru Pact was signed ?
= In the year 1950
Liaquat Nehru Pact was signed between which countries ?
= India and Pakistan
G K On National Parks
Name the India's first National park .
= Hailey National Park ( 1936 ) It was renamed as Jim Corbet National Park in the year 1957
Where is the Jim Corbet National Park situated ?
= Uttarakhand
Where is the Nanda Devi National Park is sitiated ?
= Uttarakhand
Where is the Gangotri National Park situated ?
= Uttarakhand
Govind National Park is situated in which state of India ?
= Uttarakhand 1990
Where is Mouling National Park is situated ?
= Arunachal Pradesh
In which national park 'Asiatic Lion ' is found ?
= Gir National Park ( Gujarat )
Name the India's largest National Park ?
= Hemis National Park ( Ladakh )
Name the India's smallest National Park ?
= South Button Island National Park ( Andaman and Nicobar )
Where is Valley of Flowers National Park situated ?
= Uttarakhand
Rajaji National Park is situated in which state of India ?
= Uttarakhand
Where is the Govind Pashu Vihar National Park is situated ?
= Uttarakhand
Royal Bengal Tiger is found in which national park of India ?
= Sunderbans National Park ( West Bengal )
Where is the " Floating Keibul Lamjao National Park " is situated ?
= In the state of Manipur
Where is Rohila National Park situated ?
= Himachal Pradesh
In which national park of India the Dancing Deer is found ?
= Keibul Lamjao National Park
Where is " Sri Venkateshwara National Park " situated ?
= Andhra Pradesh
Papikonda National Park is situated in which state of India ?
= Andhra Pradesh
Where is " Mahatma Gandhi Marine National Park " situated ?
= Andaman and Nicobar Island
Where is the "Rani Jhansi National Park" situated ?
= Andaman and Nicobar
Bhitarkanika National Park is located in which state ?
= Odisha
G K on SI Unit
What is the SI unit of energy ?
= Joule
What is the SI unit of force ?
= Newton
What is the SI unit of pressure ?
= Pascal
What is the S I unit of Time ?
= Second
What is the S I unit of temperature ?
= Kelvin
What is the S I unit of Substance ?
= Mole
What is the S I unit of length ?
= meter
G K On The Important Days
International Press Freedom Day is celebrated on-
= 03 May
National Youth day is celebrated on -
= 12 January ( Swami Vibekananda's Birth anniversary )
National Science day is celebrated on -
= 28 Feb.
Anti-tobacco Day is celebrated on which day ?
= 31 May
NRI Day ( Pravasi Bhartiya Day ) is celebrated on ?
= 9 Jan
National Voters Day is celebrated on which date ?
= 25 Jan
World Red Cross Day is celebrated on ?
= 08 May
Army Day is celebrated on-
= 15 January
Indian Air Force Day is celebrated on which date ?
= 08 October
World Human Rights Day is celebrated on which date ?
= 10 December
Farmers Day is celebrated on which date ?
= 23 December
World Population Day is celebrated on which date ?
= 11 July
Global Family Day is celebrated on which Date ?
= 1 January
World Braille Day is celebrated on-
=04 Jan
World women Day is celebrated on -
= 8 March
National Women Day is celebrated on which date ?
= 13 Feb.
World Ozone Day is celebrated on which date ?
= 16 Sept.
World Ocean Day is observed on which date ?
= 8 June
World Water Day is observed on which date ?
= 22 March
National Sport's Day is celebrated on which date ?
= 29 August
World Wetland Day is celebrated on ?
= 2 Feb
World Cancer Day is observed on which date ?
= 4 Feb.
World Meteorological day is celebrated on which date ?
= 23 March
World Earth Day is celebrated on which day ?
= 22 April
National Excise Day is celebrated on which date ?
= 24 Feb.
Navy Day is celebrated on ?
= 04 December
World Heritage Day is celebrated on which day ?
= 18 April
Anti-terrorism Day is celebrated on which date ?
= 21 May
World Habit Day is celebrated on which date ?
= 03 October
World Food Day is celebrated on which date ?
= 16 October
World Tourism Day is celebrated on which date ?
= 27 Sept.
International Day for Non-Violence is celebrated on -
= 02 Oct
International Day against Drug Abuse is celebrated on -
= 26 June
G K on the slogan
" Inquilab Jindabad " is the slogan of
= Bhagat Singh
" Let's go to Delhi " Who gave this slogan ?
= Subhash Chandra Bose
" Jai Hind " Is the slogan of
= Subhash Chandra Bose
" Full self-Government " is the slogan of-
= Jawaharlal Nehru
" Do or die " Who gave this slogan ?
= Mahatma Gandhi
" Aram Haram Hein " is the slogan of
= Jawaharlal Nehru
" Return to the Vedas " Who gave this slogan ?
=Dayanand Saraswati
" Jai Jawan, Jai Kisan " is the slogan of
= Lal Bahadur Shastri
" Jai jagat " is the slogan of
= Vinoba Bhave
" Maro Firangi Ko " Who gave this slogan ?
= Mangal Pande
" Hindi, Hindu, Hindustan " Who gave this slogan ?
= Bharatendu Harishchandra
" Kar mat do ( Don't give Tax ) " Who gave this slogan ?
= Sarda Vallabbhai Patel
" The complete Revolution ( Sampoorna Kranti " is the slogan of -
= Jai Prakash Narayan
" Vijay Bishwa Tiranga Pyaara " Who gave this slogan ?
= Shyam Lal Gupta
" Samarajywaad ka Naash ho " is the slogan of ?
= Bhagat Singh
" Vande Mataram " Who gave this slogan ?
= Bankimchandra Chatterjee
" Swaraj our birth right " Who gave this slogan ?
= Bal Gangadhar Tilak
" Sarfroshi Ki Tamanna, ab hamare dill me hai " Who gave this slogan ?
= Ram Prasad Bismil
" Satyameva Jayate "
= Pandit madan Mohan Malaviya
" Saare Jahan se Achchha Hindustan Hamara"
= Iqbal
" Give me blood I will give you freedom" Who gave this slogan ?
= Netaji
" Simon Commission Go Back " is the slogan of -
= Lala Lajpot Rai
" Leave India " is the slogan of -
= Mahatma Gandhi
G K On The Gland of Human Body
Which is the largest gland in human body ?
= Liver
Which gland is called master gland ?
= Pituitary gland
Pituitary gland is situated in
= Brain
Which hormone does Pituitary gland secretes
= Growth hormone
Which gland is called ductless gland ?
= Endocrine gland
Pineal gland is situated in
= Brain
G K on Autobiography
'A Century is Not Enough' is an autobiography of -
= Sourabh Gangully
" Why I am the Atheist " is the autobiography of-
= Bhagat Singh
Name the autobiography of Sania Mirza
= ACE Against Odds
Name the autobiography of Jawaharlal Nehru-
= an Autobiography
'Straight From The Heart' is the autobiography of -
= Kapil Dev
'My country My life' is the autobiography of-
= L. K. Advani
' Waiting For A Visa is the autobiography of-
= B. R. Ambedkar
'A Long Walk to Freedom' is the autobiography of -
= Nelson Mandela
' Unbreakable ' is the autobiography of-
= Mary Kom
Truth, Love & a Little Malice ' is the autobiography of-
= Khushwant Singh
' Playing It My Way ' is the autobiography of-
= Sachin Tendulkar
' I Am No Messiah ' is the autobiography of-
= Sonu Sood
G K on Indian Art and Culture
Who was the painter of the famous painting called Bharatmata ?
= Abanindranath Tagore
Who painted the master piece ' Hamsa Damayanti ' ?
= Raja Ravi Varma
What do the paintings of Ajanta depicts ?
= Jatakas
Where are the Ajanta Caves located ?
= Maharastra
When did UNESCO declare the Ajanta Caves as the World Heritage Site ?
= In the year 1983
The oldest form of composition of Hindustani vocal music is ?
= Dhrupad
Which is the classical dance of Andhra Pradesh ?
= Kuchipudi
Bharatnatyam is the classical dance of -
= Tamil Nadu
Mohiniyattam is the classical dance of
= Kerala
Kathak is the classical dance of -
Uttar Pradesh
Monipuri is the classical dance of -
= Monipur
Kathakali is the dance form of -
= Kerela
Odissi is the classical dance of -
= Odisha
Sattriya Nitya is the classical dance of -
= Assam
Kuchipudi is the classical dance of-
Andhra Pradesh
Who directed the film Phoolam Devi ?
= Shekahar Kapoor
Nautanki is the folk dance of -
= Uttar Pradesh
Rouf is the classical dance of-
= Jammu Kashmir
The ' National School of Drama ' is situated in which state of India ?
= New Delhi
The First talkie film in India is
= Alam Ara ( released in the year 1931 )
In which year Dada Saheb Phalke directed the Raja Harishchandra ?
= 1913
Which film is considered as the first full - length Indian feature film ?
= Raja Harichandra
Kalachakra ceremony is associated with which religion of India-
= Buddhism
G K on the rivers of India
Which river is called as the Lion's Mouth ?
= Indus
The river Godavari originates from which hills ?
= Tryambak river
In which Prayag the confluence of Dholi Ganga and Vishnu Ganga take place ?
= Vishnu Prayag
Where does the river Damodar river originate ?
= Chhota Nagpur Pathar
On which river bank the Statue of Unity is build ?
= Narmada
Which is the longest tributary in India ?
= Yamuna
Which river forms the boundary between India and Nepal ?
= Kali River
Ludhiana is situated on the bank of which river ?
= Satluj river
The city Cuttack is situated on the bank of which river ?
= Mahanadi
Surat is situated on the bank of which river ?
= Tapti river
The city Haridwar is situated on the bank of which river ?
= Ganga River
The city Hyderabad is situated on the bank of which river ?
= Musi river
The city Lucknow is situated on the bank of which river ?
= Gomati river
The city Nashik is situated on the bank of which river ?
= Godavari river
The city Badrinath is situated on the bank of which river ?
= Alakananda
Kota is situated on the bank of which river ?
= Chambal river
Which is the largest tributary of the Indus River ?
= Chenab River
Which river is called bloody river in India ?
= Lohit river
In which year did the river Ganga declared as the national river of India ?
= 2008
G K on the famous book
Who is the author of the book ' Half Girlfriend ' ?
= Chetan Bhagat
Who is the author of the book " Cricket My Style " ?
= Kapil Dev
The book " Unto the Last " is written by -
= John Ruskin
Who is the author of the book " Courts of India " ?
= Ranjan Gogoi
Who is the author of the book " Brief Answer to The Big Question " ?
= Stephen Hawking
Who is the author of the book " The Girl in Room 105 " ?
= Chetan Bhagat
Who is the author of the book " One Life Is Not Enough " ?
= Natwar Singh
G K On the Temples of India
Brihadeswara Temple is situated in which state of India ?
=Tamil Nadu
Durgiana Temple is located in which state of India ?
= Panjab
Dwarakadish Temple is located in which state of India ?
= Gujarat
Kalighat Temple is situated in which state of India ?
= West Bengal
Which city is called the temple city of India ?
= Bhubaneswar
Shankaracharya Temple is located in which state of India ?
= Jammu and Kashmir
Khajuraho Temple is located in which state of India ?
= Madhya Pradesh
Lingaraj Temple is situated in which state of India ?
= Odisha
Meenakshi Temple is located in which state of India ?
= Tamil Nadu
Manikaram temple is located in which state of India ?
= Himachal Pradesh
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