20 General Knowledge     Question & Answer For All Competitive Exams. 

1. Veeru Krishnan, who passed away recently, was the renowned Indian classical dancer of which form?
Answer: Kathak.
2. .................. is an insectivorous plant?
Answer: Pitcher plant..
3. Which decisive battle fought during the Third Carnatic War between the ‘English and the French’?
Answer: Wandiwash.
4. Leukaemia [blood cancer] characterised by abnormal increase of which cells?
Answer: White blood cells.
5. Gum ‘Gopi Krishna’ is  a maestro of which dance form?
Answer: Kathak.
6.  In which state did DRDO successfully test-fired indigenously-developed Anti-Tank Guided Missile system?
Answer: Andhra Pradesh.
7. How many number of subjects are in the Union list?
Answer: 97 subjects in the Union list.
8. Name of the instrument is used for recording ‘earthquake’ waves?
Answer: Seismograph.
9. Which ‘Mughal’ emperor gave land for the construction of the ‘Golden Temple at Amritsar’?
Answer: Akbar.
10. What does ‘Oxidation involve’?
Answer: Loss of electrons.

11. Among South Asian countries which one is the Maternal Mortality Ratio (per 1,000 live births) lowest?
Answer: Bangladesh.
12. What is meant by ‘Underwriting’, the term frequently used in financial sector?
Answer: Under valuation of the assets..
13. Which state is hosting the 25th Senior Women’s National Football Championship?
Answer: Andhra Pradesh.
14. Under the leadership of which Guru did the Sikh become a political and military force?
Answer: Guru Gobind Singh.
15. ............ Part of plant is important for the life cycle of plant?
Answer: Flower.
16. By .................... committee were Mandai Panchayats recommended?
Answer: Ashok Mehta Committee.
17. Name of the city is associated with the river Mekong?
Answer: Phnom-Penh.
18. Which gave an impetus to the growth of militant nationalism on a widespread scale?
Answer: Partition of Bengal.
19.  ‘Caldera’ is a feature associated with which thing?
Answer: Volcanoes.
20. A shipmet with an accident at 30°East and 35°North. Where was the ship was sailing?
Answer: Mediterranean Sea.