Social Science Gk Question Answers
General Knowledge : Social Science Gk Question Answers
| Question | Answer |
| 1952 A.D. is an important year in British History why? | King George VI |
| A comedian insured his nose for Ten lakh dollars.Who was he? | Jimmy Durant |
| A famous Indian Badminton player was shot dead. Who was he? | Syed Modi |
| Both father and son won Dadasaheb Phalke award.Who are they? | Prithviraj Kapoor & Raj Kapoor |
| By the side of which city does the river Ottawa flow? | Montreal |
| By using what waves does Radar detect objects? | Radiowaves |
| By what name is the Parliament of Algeria called? | National Popular Assembly |
| Complete the proverb 'A stitch in time.... | Savesnine |
| Do you know the real name of the famous writer Mark Twain? | Samuel Clemens |
| During whose regime were the Rock cut temples of Kailasa and Ellora carved? | Krishna I |
| From where did Jesus ascend to heaven? | Mount of Olives |
| Glimpses of World History is a collection of letters written by Jawaharlal Nehru. To whom were these letters written? | Indira Gandhi |
| How many silent movies were released in India before Talkie movies came into existence? | 1300 |
| In which country did the first Industrial Revolution take place? | England |
| In which country would you find the Yak? | Tibet |
| In which form is Iron present in Blood? | Compound |
| In which place was the first Printing Press in India set up? | Goa |
| In which state is Malayalam Spoken? | Kerala |
| In which state is the famous Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary situated? | Rajasthan |
| Is it true that snakes have eyelids? | No |
| Is there any age restriction to donate one's Eyes? | No |
| Meningitis affects which part of the body? | Brain |
| Name the class of animals,that eats grass? | Herbivorous |
| Name the Indian born scientist who got a Nobel Prize in the field of Medicine? | Hargobind Khorana |
| Name the instrument used in measuring relative humidity of air? | Hygrometer |
| Name the scientist, credited with the invention of the Crescograph? | J.C.Bose |
| On the bank of which river is Amaravathi located? | Krishna |
| Rabindranath Tagore gave up his knighthood because of which incident? | Jalianwalabagh tragedy |
| Raghuveer Yadav got the best actor award for the performance in Hindi film. Name the film. | Massey Saheb |
| September 3rd is related to the second world war what is its significance? | Britain & Germany went to war |
| The Adi Granth is a holy book of which religion? | The Sikh Religion |
| The popular comedian Charlie Chaplin came from which country? | United Kingdom |
| To what animal family does the dog belong? | Wolf & Jackel |
| Two elements that are commonly present in artificial fertilizers are Nitrogen & Phosphorus which is the third one? | Patassium |
| What are the measurements of a single's Badminton court? | 44 ft * 17 ft |
| What do you call a plant that eats insects? | Insectirorous Plants |
| What does the letter 'U' stand for in the U certificate given by Censors Board? | Unrestricted public exhibition |
| What is defined as the locus of a point moving so that its distance from a fixed point and fixed line are equal? | Parabola |
| What is Herpetology? | Study of Reptiles |
| What is the atomic number of Oxygen? | Eight |
| What is the botanical name for the Onion? | Allium cepa |
| What is the height of Qutub Minar? | 288 feet |
| What is the name of the element whose symbol is Cr? | Chromium |
| What is the other name for Sulphuric Acid? | Oil of Vitriol |
| What is the principal export of Jamaica? | Sugar |
| What is the temperature of the warm blooded animals? | Remain Constant |
| What is the unit of power? | Watts |
| What was Galileo's first scientific discovery? | The pendulum |
| What was the title of Mahatma Gandhi's autobiography? | My Experiments with truth |
| When did Ceylon became Srilanka? | May-72 |
| When did the Traveller Hawkins visit India? | 1608 AD |
| When is Independence day celebrated in South Korea? | 15th August |
| When was Goa liberated? | December 19,1961 |
| Where did Gautama Buddha attain Nirvana? | Kushi Nagar |
| Where do investors sell second hand shares? | Stock Exchange |
| Where is Central Rice Research Institute located? | Cuttack |
| Where is Diamond Harbour located? | Calcutta |
| Where is the sea of Tranquility located? | On the Moon |
| Where was Alaxander the Great born, where did his death occur & where was he burried? | Europe (Macedonia) Babylonia (Asia) & Alexanderia (Egypt) |
| Where was Homi Bhabha, the nuclear Scientist born? | Bombay |
| Which acid is used in a car battery? | Sulphuric acid |
| Which city is called the city of Golden temple? | Amritsar |
| Which city is called the city of Sky scrapers? | New York |
| Which country is called the Land of Morning Calm? | Korea |
| Which country is famous for Samba Dance? | Brazil |
| Which country started the ancient Olympic games? | Greeks |
| Which day is known as world environment day? | June 5th |
| Which instrument is used to measure the diameter of a thin wire? | Screw Gauge |
| Which is Shakespeare's Last Play? | The Tempest |
| Which is the first country to use Postage stamps. | Great Britain (1840) |
| Which is the land of five rivers in India? | Punjab |
| Which is the largest country in terms of area? | Soviet Union |
| Which is the largest Gulf? | Gulf of Mexico |
| Which is the longest road tunnel in the world? | Tunnel under that Gothard Mountain range in Switzerland (16 km) |
| Which is the lowest mountain range in the world? | Bhieuna Bhaile |
| Which is the National flower of China? | Narcissus |
| Which is the other name of Porus, who nearly defeated Alexander? | Purushottam |
| Which is the smallest book in the world? | Ari e-1 4mm x 1.40 mm Japanese pulications |
| Which is the substance that helps in the digestion of milk? | Rennin |
| Which lens is used to correct long sight defect? | Concave |
| Which Mughal Emperor was regarded as 'Zinda Pir'? | Aurangazeb |
| Which musical instrument does Bismillah Khan play? | Shehnai |
| Which organs of flowering plants take in water? | Roots |
| Which state in India is the largest producer of Saffron? | Jammu & Kashmir |
| Who built the first Pyramid? | Cheops |
| Who designed the Rastrapathi Bhavan in Delhi? | Sir Edwin Lutyens |
| Who discovered Niagara Falls? | Louis Hennepin |
| Who discovered the Polio Vaccine? | Dr.Jonak Salk |
| Who established four 'Mutts' in four corners of India? | Adi Shankaracharya |
| Who first discovered the Pacific Ocean? | Vaso Nunez de Balboa |
| Who invented dynamite? | Alfred Nobel |
| Who invented shorthand? | Issac Pitman |
| Who invented the Refrigerator? | J. Perkins |
| Who invented the Steam Engine? | James Watt |
| Who is known as the "Father of Geometry"? | Euclid |
| Who is known as the father of Indian Nuclear Science? | Homi Bhabha |
| Who is known as the Indian Prince of Poets? | Kalidas |
| Who is the author of King Soloman's Ring? | Konard Lorenz |
| Who is the creator of the character 'Tarzan'? | Edgar Rice Burroughs |
| Who is the first Indian to go into Space? | Rakesh Sharma |
| Who is the founder of Modern Germany? | Bismarck |
| Who lives in Buckingham Palace in London? | Queen Elizabeth II |
| Who planned Chandigarh city? | Le Corbusier |
| Who played the Pivotal role in Sir Richard Attenborough's Gandhi? | Ben Kinseley |
| Who pointed out the role of heredity? | Mendel |
| Who propounded the Theory of Relativity? | Albert Einstein |
| Who proved that air has weight? | Galileo |
| Who said that 'The fool has one great advantage over the man of Sense' - he is always satisfies with himself? | Napoleon |
| Who was also known as Shahid-e-Azam? | Bhagat Singh |
| Who was given the title of Desert fox? | Field Marshal Erwin Rommel |
| Who was India's first chief of Naval Staff? | R.D.Katari |
| Who was the first Cartoonist to win the B.D. Goenka Award? | R.K.Laxman |
| Who was the first Governor General of Pakistan? | Mohammad ali Jinah |
| Who was the President of the Indian National Congress as its first session held in 1885? | Womesh Chandra Banerji |
| Who was the scientist in charge of the project which produced the atom bomb? | J. Robert Openheimer |
| Who wrote the book 'Satyartha Prakasha'? | Swami Dayanand Saraswati |
| Who wrote the play "Enemy of the people"? | Henrik Ibsen |
| Why is an Altimeter used? | Approx. height above the ground |
| With what game is Paul Charles Morphy associated? | Chess |
| With what is Bhimsen Joshi associated? | Hindustani Music |
| With what is Sylviculture concerned? | Timber |
| With which personality is Teacher's Day September 5th linked? | Dr.S. Radhakrishnan |
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