UPSC NDA Exam General Knowledge Question Answers 2018

List of Top 100 NDA Exam GK Questions

1. JhalanathKhanal is the Prime Minister of : Nepal


2. Who was sworn in as the President of Belarus for 4^th term in January 2011 ?
   
   
   
   1. Alexander Lukashenko
   
   
   
   


3. The asian Development Bank has extended to India assistance for developing infrastructure in India worth :
   
   
   
   7. $7.4 billion
   
   
   
   


4. As per recent Imf World Economic Outlook Report the world economy will grow at :
   
   
   
   4. 4% in 2011
   
   
   
   


5. The 34^th National Games of India were held n : Ranchi (Jharkhand)


6. The winners of women’s doubles title in Australian Open Tennis Championship 2011 were :
   
   
   
   1. Gisela Dulko (Argentina) and Flabis Pennetta (Itly)
   
   
   
   


7. Which Article of the Indian Constitution abolishes untouchability ?
   
   
   
   1. Article 17
   
   
   
   


8. ‘Pure Banking, Nothing Else’ is the slogan of : State Bank of India


9. How many members are there in APEC (Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation ) ? 21


10. Who was the Chairman of 13^th Finance Commission ? VijatL .Kelkar


11. RBI holds…….equity in National Housing Bank 100%


12. The most active and sensitive part of theorganised money market is the Call money market


13. Reserve Bank of India, established on April 1, 1935, was originally constituted as a shareholders institution with a share capital of Rs 5 crore


14. Which one of the following countries has achieved growth rates exceeding 9 % for the last two to three decades ?                                                                                                                                        China


15. ‘The Future of India’ book is written by BimalJalan


16. For a study of the long-term growth of the economy we use Real GNP


17. What is the purpose of the India Brand Equity Fund ? To make ‘Made in India’ a Label of quality


18. Under the Gadgil-Mukherjee Formula, which criterion gets highest weight ? Income Distance


19. The year by which India is expected to achieve total sanitation coverage, as per the Ministry of Rural Development, Govt. of India is 2017


20. Which film actress has been selected as the brand ambassador of Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan ?
    
    
    
    1. VidyaBalam
    
    
    
    


21. The joint exercise recently carried out by the Army and the India Air Force in the desert of Rajasthan wasnamed
    
    
    
    1. Exercise Shoorveer
    
    
    
    


22. For which region of the country has the Union Government cleared a 8,500 crore project under the Pradhan Mantri Gram SadakYojana (PMGSY) ? Naxalite-afected districts


23. As per data released by India Statistical Organisation in May 2012, India’s Industrial production declined by 3-5 per cent in March 2012, the chief factor behind this decline is Contraction in manufacturing and mining output


24. Recently Wikipedia city Monmouth has been built. In which city is it located USA


25. United States has decided to ease the stiff economic and diplomatic sanctions imposed on which country and appointed envoy to her after 22 years ? Myanmar


26. The government has launched a scheme called …..which encourages and enables Overseas India Workers to save for their return and resettlement and to save for their old age by providing a co-contribution from the Government


27. Mahatma Gandhi Pravasi Suraksha Yojana


28. The judges of the Supreme Court of India now retire at the age of 65 years


29. Which periods represent the period of the first Five-Year Plan in India ? 1951-56


30. Which is the name of the process available to common people to seek court’s intervention in matters of public interest ?


31. Public Interest Litigation (PIL)


32. India’s foreign policy is based on several principle, one of which is Panchsheel


33. What are teaser loan rates charged by banks ?Rate of interest in the initial period is less and goes up subseqently


34. In India, the concept of single citizenshio is adopted from England


35. Which was described bu Dr. B. R. Ambedkar the ‘heart and soul’ of the Constitution ? Right to Constitutional Remedies


36. The purpose of Directive Principles of State Policy is to


37. Lay down positive instruction which would guide State Policy at all level


38. Which of the following nations is considered the originator of the concept of Micro finance ? Bangladesh


39. Repo rate is decided by which of the following organisation ? RBI


40. Which carried out Open Market Operaions ? Reserve Bank of India


41. The famous name Vikrampandit is associated with which of the following organisation / banks ? Citigroup


42. Which is the main function of IMF?Help to solve balance of payment problems of member countries


43. Five-year Plans in India and finally approved by which of the following bodies ?


44. National Development Council


45. The most appropriate measure of a country,s economic growth is Gross domestic product


46. The Census in India is done after a gap of every 10 year


47. What does the term NSDL , stand for ? National Securities Depository  Limited


48. The Karpoor Chandra Kulish International Award is associated with : Journalism


49. Peter Zumthor is associated with : Architect


50. As per the National Human Right Commission Act, 1993, who is appointed the chairman of Human Rights Commission ?


51. Only a retired Chief Justice of India


52. Corporation Tax is : Levied by the Union and belongs to it exclusively


53. The top sport award of India is : Rajiv Ghandhi Khel Ratan Award


54. Magna Carta-the Charter of Right were issued by King John of England in : The year 1215


55. The basic structure theory of the Constitution of India implies that :


56. Certain features of the Constitution are so essential to it that they cannot be abrogated


57. The Speaker of the first Lok Sabha was : V . Mavalankar


58. Dinesh Goswami Committee recommended : Government funding of parliamentary election


59. Padraig Harrington is a famous player of : Golf


60. Ljubljana is the capital of : Slovenia


61. The headquarters of World Trade Organization is located in : Geneva


62. Antigen is a substance which : Stimulates formation of antibody


63. Athletes foot is a desease caused by : Fungus


64. Another name of RDx explosive is : Cyclonite


65. In eye donation which part is utilised ? Cornea


66. How many members are in the Security Concil ? 15 members (10 non-permanent and 5 permanent )


67. Who is to certify that any bill is a Money Bill ? Speaker of the Lok Sabha


68. How many languages are there in the English Schedule of the Constitution of India ? 22 Languages


69. The headquarters of International Court of Justice is located at : The Hague


70. International Human Right Day is celebrated on : 10^th December


71. Which schedule was added in the Constitution by the 73^rd Constitutional Amendment ? Schedule XI


72. ‘Socialist’ and ‘Secular’ were added in the Preamble of Indian Constitution by :


73. 42^nd Constitutional Amendment Act , 1976


74. Delhi became the capital of India in : 1911


75. The term Aryan denotes : A superior race


76. World Press Freedom Day is observed on : May 3


77. The medical term for memory loss is: Amnesia


78. Neprologist is a specialist who treats: Kidney system


79. Cirrhosis is a disease which affects: Liver


80. Hypnology is the study of: Sleep


81. The official language of Argentina is : Morocco


82. OPEC stand for : Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries


83. Falklands Island are in : South Atlantic


84. National Highway No. 3 runs from : Agra to Mumbai


85. Hertz is a unit of : Frequency of sound waves


86. The function of DNA in the body is : To control the heredity


87. In a human body, the basic building block are : Cells


88. Prince of Wales Cup is associated with : Golf


89. ‘Being Myself’ is the autobiography of famous tennis player : Martina Navratilova


90. The study of Cancer is called : Oncology


91. Ceylon is the odd name of Sri Lanka


92. Bering Strait was discovered by : Vitus Bering


93. The capital of Bahrain is : Manama


94. Kangaroo is the national emblem of : Australia


95. JatiyoSangsad is the Parliament of : Bangladesh


96. Zulus are the tribes living in South Africa


97. Knesset is the name of the Parliament of : Israel


98. First man to sail round the world was : Ferdinand Magellan


99. Wildlife Institute of India is situated in : Dehradun


100. Integrated Coach Factory (ICF) is situated at : Perambur (Chennai)