Here are the top 25 most common General Knowledge Quiz asked commonly and they are divided into the following 5 main segments:

• Basic General Knowledge

• Famous Personalities

• Inventions

• Honours and Awards

• Books and Authors

Let us get into the list of top 5 questions asked in these 5 categories along with their answers:

Basic General Knowledge Quiz:

1. Nobel prize is awarded for which of the following disciplines:

1. Literature, peace and economics

2. Medicine or Physiology

3. Chemistry and Physics

4. All the above

 The answer to this question is option d.

2. Garampani Sanctuary is located in which of the following places:

1. Junagarh, Gujarat

2. Kohima, Nagaland

3. Diphu, Assam

4. Gangtok, Sikkim

The answer to this question is option c.

3. Entomology studies what?

1. Behaviour of human beings

2. Insects

3. The origin and history of technical and scientific terms

4. The formation of rocks

The answer to this question is option b. It is actually a branch of zoology that studies insects

4. Galileo was an astronomer who

1. developed the telescope

2. discovered four satellites of Jupiter

3. discovered that the movement of pendulum produces a regular time measurement

4. All the above.

The answer to this question is option b.

5. Sun exposure can bring about an improvement in health because of which of the following reasons:

1. the infrared light kills bacteria in the body

2. resistance power increases

3. the pigment cells in the skin get stimulated and produce a healthy tan

4. the ultraviolet rays convert skin oil into Vitamin D

The answer to this question is option d.

GK Quiz related to Famous Personalities:

6. Who is the father of geometry?

1. Aristotle

2. Euclid

3. Pythagoras

4. Kepler

The answer to this question is option b.

7. Indian player Jude Felix is popular for which sports?

1. Volleyball

2. Football

3. Hockey

4. Tennis

The answer to this question is option c.

8. The Indian, who holds the pride of beating the computers in the mathematical wizard is:

1. Shakuntala Devi

2. Raja Ramanna

3. Ramanujam

4. Rina Panigrahi

The answer to this question is option a.

9. Who is popularly called as the Iron Man of India?

1. Subhash Chandra Bose

2. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

3. Jawaharlal Nehru

4. Govind Ballabh Pant

The answer to this question is option b.

10. Guru Gopi Krishna is popular for which form of Indian dance?

1. Bharatanatyam

2. Kuchipudi

3. Kathak

4. Manipuri

The answer to this question is option b.

General Knowledge Quiz Related to Inventions:

11. The radioactive element radium was invented by which of the following scientists?

1. Marie Curie

2. Benjamin Franklin

3. Albert Einstein

4. Isaac Newton

The answer to this question is option a.

12. J.B. Dunlop is popular for which of the following inventions?

1. Model airplanes

2. Pneumatic rubber tire

3. Rubber boot

4. Automobile wheel rim

The answer to this question is option b.

13. The most popular invention that is used in our day-to-day life called ballpoint pen was invented by which of the following scientists:

1. Waterman brothers

2. Write brothers

3. Biro brothers

4. Bicc brothers

The answer to this question is option c.

14. Which of the following items was introduced by James Watt?

1. Hot air balloon

2. Steamboat

3. Diving bell

4. Rotary Steam Engine

The answer to this question is option d and the invention was made in the year 1765.

15. When was the telephone invented?

1. 1870s

2. 1880s

3. 1850s

4. 1860s

The answer to this question is option a.

GK Quiz related to Honours and Awards

16. In which field is the B.C. Roy Award given?

1. Environment

2. Journalism

3. Medicine

4. Music

The answer is option c.

17. In which year was the Pulitzer Award Introduced?

1. 1829

2. 1918

3. 1822

4. 1917

The answer to this question is option d.

18. The esteemed Ramon Magsaysay Award was given to Ms Kiran Bedi for her contribution to which of the following fields:

1. Government service

2. Community Service

3. Literature

4. Journalism

The answer is option a.

19. Who among the following people received the Bharat Ratna Award before becoming the President of India?

1. Dr Rajendra Prasad

2. R. Venkatraman

3. V.V. Giri

4. Dr Zakir Hussain

Option d is the answer.

20. In memory of which of the following people is the Manav Seva Award given:

1. Dr Rajendra Prasad

2. Indira Gandhi

3. Rajiv Gandhi

4. Acharya

It is given in memory of option c. Rajiv Gandhi

General Knowledge Quiz related to Books and Authors:

21. Who authored the ‘Forbidden Verses’?

1. D.H. Lawrence

2. Salman Rushdie

3. Ms Taslima Nasrin

4. Abu Nuwas

The answer is option d.

22. Vikram Seth wrote, which of the following books?

1. A Suitable Boy

2. Islamic Bomb

3. My God Died Young

4. Look Back in Anger

The answer is option a.

23. Which of the following is NOT written by Munshi Premchand?

1. Gaban

2. Guide

3. Godan

4. Manasarovar

The answer is option b.

24. The autobiography of Lady Mountbatten is

1. Edwina Mountbatten – Her relationship with Nehru

2. Mountbatten

3. Edwina Mountbatten – A Life of Her Own

4. Edwina Mountbatten

The answer is option c.

25. ‘Reminiscences of the Nehru Age’ is a book written by?

1. C.D. Deshmukh

2. Dr P.C. Alexander

3. M.O.Mathai

4. S.C. Rajagopalachari

The answer is option c.

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