Basic General Knowledge Questiions for Village Extension Officer Examination
1. Pongal festival is celebrated in the month of:
Ans. January
2. Manometer is the instrument used to measure:
Ans. Pressure of gases
3. A person presses the earth least when he is:
Ans. Lying on the ground
4. The hardest substance known is:
Ans. Diamond
5. The World’s smallest republic:
Ans. Nauru
6. Who was the founder of the Divine Life Society?
Ans. Swami Sivananda saraswati
7. The acid used in car battery is:
Ans. Sulphuric acid
8. The term Bishop in sports is related to:
Ans. Chess
9. Yakshagan is the famous dance form of the state:
Ans. Karnataka
10. Bull fighting is the national game of:
Ans. Spain
11. The capital of Pallava kings was:
Ans. Kanchipuram
12. First Railway line in India was laid in:
Ans. 1853
13. Who was the Viceroy of India when the Rowlatt Act was passed?
Ans. Lord Chelmsford
14. Who translated the Autobiography of Madam Curie in Hindi?
Ans. Lal Bahadur Shastri
15. Prince of Wales Cup is associated with the game of:
Ans. Golf
16. Who was the first Governor General of Bengal?
Ans. Warren Hastings
17. In which state was the Nalanda University located in India?
Ans. Bihar
18. Karl Marx’s book ‘Das Kapital’ was published in:
Ans. 1867
19. Cooking gas is a mixture of:
Ans. Butane and propane
20. Which type of glass is used for making glass reinforced plastic?
Ans. Fibre glass
21. The period of revelation of a geo stationary satellite is:
Ans. 24 hours
22. A rocket works on the principle of conservation of:
Ans. Linear momentum
23. Which country has won the Hopman Cup 2011?
Ans. US
24. The Rediscovery of India is written by:
Ans. Meghnad Desai
25. What is click jacking?
Ans. Malicious technique of tricking Web users into revealing confidential information.
26. The cells which are responsible for the production of antibodies are:
Ans. Lymphocytes
27. Expansion of the term http in internet address is:
Ans. Hyper text transfer protocol
28. A light year is equivalent to about:
Ans. Six trillion miles.
29. The device used for locating submerged objects under sea is:
Ans. Sonar
30. When did India join United Nations?
Ans. 1945
31. On imprisonment in 1908 by the British, Bal Gangadhar Tilak was sent to:
Ans. Mandalay (Burma)
32. Alexander Fleming was born in:
Ans. Scotland
33. Silent valley is situated in:
Ans. Kerala
34. The weight of an average human brain is about:
Ans. 1.46 Kg
35. The Bhilai Steel Plant has been established with the assistance of:
Ans. Russia
36. Indian desert is called:
Ans. Thar
37. Chocolates can be bad for health because of a high content of:
Ans. Nickel
38. Water that does not make foam quickly with soap is:
Ans. Hard water
39. Capital of San Marino?
Ans. San Marino
40. According to which Article of the Indian Constitution, Jammu & Kashmir has been accorded special status?
Ans. 370
41. Dudhwa National Park is located in:
Ans. Uttar Pradesh
42. Thein Dam has been constructed on the river:
Ans. Ravi
43. ISRO stands for:
Ans. Indian Space Research Organisation
44. Diabetes is a disease affecting:
Ans. Pancreas
45. Lightning conductor was discovered by:
Ans. Benjamin Franklin
