University Assistant Expected GK Question & Answer Part-1

1.       Which is the vitamin that is most readily manufactured in our bodies? - Vitamin D

2.       The celebrated novel ‘The Godfather’ was authored by which author? - Mario Puzo

3.       What is the best means of saving during inflation? - Money

4.       What is the total surface area of earth? - 510 Million square kilometres

5.       Sirajuddaulah was defeated by Lord Clive in which battle? - Plassey (1757)

6.       Who wrote “The Communist Manifesto” along with Kari Marx? - Friedrich Engels

7.       In acronym SAARC, ‘C’ stands for which word? - Cooperation

8.       What is the total number of bones in human skull? - Thirty

9.       Which is the second largest basin in Peninsular India? - Krishna Basin

10.  Who was the first Indian to get selected in ICS? - Surendranath Banerjee

11.  For which period does Mayor of a Municipal Corporation hold the office? -Two and   a half year

12.  Which gas has maximum calorific value? - Oil gas

13.  In which sector is 70% of working population of India engaged? - Primary sector

14.  Why do Coastal Andhra Pradesh and Orissa often face natural disasters? -Due to  cyclones

15.  Who was the first Governor General of Bengal? - Warren Hastings

16.  When did India join the United Nations? - 1945

17.  The fossil of Archaeopteryx represents the evidence of origin of animals? -Birds from reptiles

18.  Who was the President of the Constituent Assembly? - Dr. Rajendra Prasad

19.  Why does Mumbai receive more rainfall than Pune? - Because Mumbai is on the.windward side

20.  What was the real name of Tantiya Tope? - Ramchandra Panduranga

21.  Which rays can pass through 20 cm thickness of steel? - α-Rays

22.  Which characteristic is common among parrot, platypus and kangaroo? -Functional post anal tail

23.  In India, in which banking is the Public Sector is most dominant? - Commercial banking

24.  Which does not have a unit of Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL)? - Kolkata

25.  Who was the British PM at the time of Revolt of 1857? - Palmerston

26.  AIDS is caused by Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), What is this? - Retro virus

27.  By whom was the Cabinet Mission to India headed? - Lord Pethick Lawrence

28.  Phosgene is obtained by the reaction of carbon monoxide and which gas? – Chlorine

29.  Where are Diesel locomotives manufactured? - Varanasi

30.  Who advocated the policy of abolishing princely states in free India? - Jawaharlal Nehru

31.  Which petroleum refinery product has the lowest boiling point? - Gasoline

32.  SIMBEX is an annual joint maritime bilateral exercise conducted between which countries? - India and Singapore

33.  By whom were “Species Plantarum and Systema Natural” written? - Carl Linnaeus(Sweden)

34.  What is the process that result in the breakdown of rocks and minerals in situ? -  Weathering

35.  Who were considered constitutionalist within the Indian National Congress? -    Satyamurty and K.M.Munshi

36.  Which is a human right as well as a fundamental right under the Constitution of India? - Right to Education

37.  Old-written material, which cannot be read easily, how can be read? - By infrared  rays

38.  Which is the largest Public Sector Bank in India? - State Bank of India

39.  Which sets indicated the Aeolian process? - Corrosion, attrition, deflation

40.  Who was instrumental in bringing the Extremists and the Moderates together at  Lucknow? - Annie Besant

41.  Which is nuclear-capable submarine-launched ballistic missile? - Sagarika

42.  Medicine for high blood pressure is obtained from which species? - Rauwolffia species

43.  How many times has National Emergency been declared? - Three times

44.  Because of which factor, clouds do not precipitate in deserts? - Low humidity

45.  Who headed the Cabinet Mission? - Lord Pethick Lawrence

46.  Which compound does not contain an OH group? - Aldehyde

47.  Who has been appointed as the chairman of Central Electricity Authority? -   PRAKASH S MHASKE (As on 13-02-2019)

48.  Who is responsible for the collection and publication of monetary and financial information? - Reserve Bank of India

49.  What is the quantity of water in a particular volume of air called? - Absolute humidity

50.  The description of the administration of Pataliputra is available in which book? –Indica