Frequently asked General knowlege Questions and answers from various Competative Exam 1. The representative of the crown came to be called as 'viceroy' instead of 'governor general' from the period .....? ANSWER :- 1858 2. The 'Vernacular Press Act' was passed in India during the period of _____ ANSWER :- Lord Lytton 3. Lord Curzon became the viceroy of India after ____ ANSWER :- Loed Elgin -II 4. The non-cooperation movement was accepted by the congress party in its ____ session. ANSWER :- Nagpur 5. The river known as 'Sorrow of Bihar' is ___ ANSWER :- Kosi 6. The man named as 'Father of Indian archaeology' is ___ ANSWER :- Alexander Cunningham 7. The mountain ranges in the eastern part of India forming its boundary with Myanmar are collectively called as? ANSWER :- Purvachal 8. Which one of the following lakes is a salt water lake? ANSWER :- Sambhar 9. The first population census was taken in India in the year? ANSWER :- 1872 10. The country which has higher average population density than India is ____? ANSWER :- Bangladesh 11. In which district of Kerala, Edakkal is situated? ANSWER :- Wayanad 12. The rights of minorities to establish and administer educational institutions in guaranteed in the ? ANSWER :- Article 30 13. The statement "Eternal Vigilance is the Price of liberty" means: ANSWER :- People should be conscious of their rights 14. The assets of a dead man without heir or will undertaken by the state is called ? ANSWER :- Escheats 15. The Principle of Rule of Law implies? ANSWER :- All should be treated as equals 16. Who among the following formulated 'People's Plan'? ANSWER :- M.N.Roy 17. Which of the following is not established by the constitution of India? ANSWER :- Planning Commission 18. Parliamentary Committee on Subordinate Legislation came into existence in ? ANSWER :- 1969 19. Judicial Review Power of the Supreme Court relates to ? ANSWER :- Constitutional Validity of law 20. The minimum age required to be eligible to contest Presidential election in India is ? ANSWER :- 35 Years 21. The National Human Rights Commission was established in ? ANSWER :- 1993 22. "Optical Phenomenon" in the fringe pattern of CD is: ANSWER :- Interference 23. The Weakest force among the following? ANSWER :- Gravitational 24. Exchange Particle in Quark-Quark Interaction? ANSWER :- Gluon 25. Special Theory of Relatively was proposed in ? ANSWER :- 1905 26. IRADIAN is ? ANSWER :- 57.3 27. For liquids, both Cofficient of Viscosity and Surface Tension ? ANSWER :- Decreases with increase in temperature 28. Fraction of volume of ice seen outside when immersed in water? ANSWER :- 10.5% 29. Celsius and Fahrenheit show the same temperature at ? ANSWER :- -40 30. ____ occurs when source of light approach an observer? ANSWER :- Blue Shift 31. Which colour indicate Highest Temperature? ANSWER :- Dull Red 32. The country that declared the year 2013 as National Year of Rice? ANSWER :- Philippines 33. The chairman of the joint parliamentary committee on the 2G scam? ANSWER :- P.C.Chacko 34. The first Aadhaar number holder Ranjana Sadasiv Sonawne belongs to ? ANSWER :- Maharastra 35. The legless amphibian reported from Meghalaya by a Malayalee Scientist ? ANSWER :- Chikilidae 36. Arogyakeralam award instituted by the Government of Kerala is given to ? ANSWER :- Local Bodies 37. The director of the film Celluloid? ANSWER :- Kamal 38. India's 100th successful space mission was on ? ANSWER :- 9th September 2012 39. Name the first private person of India who was given 'Z' security cover by the Union Government? ANSWER :- Mukesh Ambani 40. 'Saraswati Samman' 2012 was awarded to poet Sugathakumari for her work? ANSWER :- Manalezhuthu 41. Olympics 2012 held at London was the? ANSWER :- 30th