25 Most Asked General Knowledge Questions in Competitive Exams General Knowledge & Current Affairs Questions and Answers 1.Who among the following has been appointed the National Security Adviser by the UPA Government? (a) Brajesh Mishra (b) J. N. Daxit (c) Soli J. Sorabjee (d) T. K. A. Nair Answer ( b ) 2.Who among the following is the new Chief Minister of Karnataka? (a) S. M. Krishna (b) Uma Bharti (c) Dharam Singh (d) Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy Answer( c ) 3.Who among the following has won the Miss Universe 2004 crown ? (a) Jennifer Hawkins (b) Shandi Finnessey (c) Alba Reyes (d) None of these Answer ( a ) 4.A solemn ceremony to mark the 60th Anniversaryof D-Day landings of the Allies troops during the Second World War, was held in (a) Pearl Harbour (b) Normandy (c) New York (d) Lisbon Answer ( b ) 5.Which of the following cricketersholds the world record of maximum number of sixes in Tests ? (a) Chris Carins (New Zealand) (b) Viv Richards (West Indies) (c) Sachin Tendulkar (India) (d) Wasim Akram (Pakistan) Answer( a ) 6.Who among the following has been appointed the new Chief Justice of India? (a) Justice Rajendra Babu (b) Justice V. N. Khare (c) Justice R. C. Lahoti (d) None of these Answer ( c ) 7.Who among the following sports persons got the honour of lighting the Olympic flame at the Major Dhyan Chand Stadium in New Delhi recently ? (a) Anjali Bhagwat (b) Abhinav Bindra (c) Viswanathan Anand (d) K. M. Beenamol Answer ( a ) 8.Who among the following has been appointed new chairman of the NationalCommission for Farmers? (a) Ajit Singh (b) K. C. Pant (c) Dr. M. S. Swaminathan (d) Sharad Pawar Answer ( c ) 9.Which of the following planetscrossed the face of the sun (in transit) after 122 years recently ? (a) Mars (b) Venus (c) Jupiter (d) Saturn Answer ( b ) 10.Which of the following countries was readmitted to the Commonwealthrecently ? (a) Nepal (b) Myanmar (c) Pakistan (d) None of these Answer ( c ) 11.The world governing body of which of the following sports celebrated its 100 years in existence recently ? (a) Football (b) Hockey (c) Badminton (d) Cricket Answer ( a ) 12.Who among the following won the mens singles title of the French Open 2004 ? (a) Guillermo Coria (b) Roger Federer (c) Andy Roddick (d) Gaston Gaudio Answer ( d ) 13.Who is India?s first Woman Grand Master in Chess ? (a) Aarthie Ramaswamy (b) Koneru Humpy (c) S. Meenakshi (d) S. Vijayalakshmi Answer ( b ) 14.The a ge of a treecan be determined by (a) Measuring its height (b) Measuring its diameter (c) Analyzing its sap (d) Counting the annual growth rings of its stem Answer( d ) 15.Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched ? MountainsContinents (a) The Rocky : North America (b) The Andes : South America (c) The Alps : Europe (d) The Ural : Africa Answer( d ) 16.Which of the following pairs is correctly matched ? (a) Purna Swaraj Resolution : 1929 (b) Martyrdom of Sardar Bhagat Singh : 1931 (c) Formation of the Congress Socialist Party: 1939 (d) Simla Confeence : 1940 Answer( b ) 17.The Lingaraja Templebuilt during the medieval period is at (a) Bhubaneswar (b) Khajuraho (c) Madurai (d) Mount Abu Answer ( a ) 18.Which one of the following is essentially a solo dance? (a) Kuchipudi (b) Kathak (c) Manipuri (d) Mohiniattam Answer ( d ) 19.The deepest oceanic trench ?Mariana? is located in (a) Atlantic Ocean (b) Arctic Ocean (c) Pacific Ocean (d) Indian Ocean Answer ( c ) 20.Although fog consists of fine drops of water, we cannot see clearly through it because (a) The light rays undergo total internal reflection in the drops (b) Fine drops of water in fog polarize the light (c) The fine drops are opaque to the light (d) The drops scatter most of the light Answer( d ) 21.During the Mughal period, which one of the following were the first to come to India as traders ? (a) Portuguese (b) Dutch (c) Danish (d) English Answer ( a ) 22.Who among the following Delhi Sultansis known for introducing market control mechanism ? (a) Iltutmish (b) Balban (c) Alauddin Khalji (d) Firoze Tughlaq Answer ( c ) 23.Which one of the following mountain peaks of the Himalayasis NOT in India ? (a) Annapurna (b) Nanda Devi (c) Mt. Kamet (d) Kanchenjunga Answer ( a ) 24.A rift valley is formed mainly due to (a) The forces of tension in the earths crust (b) The subsidence of the floor of a river valley (c) The valley formed after the formation of fold mountains (d) The deepening of a valley by ice action Answer( a ) 25.Who is the author of the book, TheMan Who Divided India? (a) Arun Shourie (b) Dominique Lapierre (c) Rafiq Zakaria (d) Salman Rushdie Answer ( c )