General Knowledge Questions & Answers Part 2

1. The first totally literate district in India

Eranakulam

2. The Indian rupee sign (₹) designed by

D. Udaya Kumar

3. Who is the president of World Bank?

Jim Yong Kim

4. Which was India’s first nuclear reactor?

Apsara

5. Who is called the " Second Ashoka" ?

Kanishka

6. Who is the chairman of National Development Council of India?

The Prime minister of India

7. Murugappa Gold Cup is associated with in which sports?

Hockey

8. Who was the first woman president of the Indian National Congress?

Annie Besant

9. pH of blood is

7.4

10. Washing soda is the common name for

Sodium carbonate

11. The element used in lead pencils is

Carbon

12. Epsom salt is chemically known as

Magnesium sulfate

13. Who is the Prime minister of Britain?

Theresa Mary

14. In which year Mullaperiyar dam was constructed?

1895

15. The study of earthquakes is called

Seismology

16. What instrument is used to measure atomic pressure?

Barometer

17. Who was the first Indian to be elected to the British Parliament?

Dadabhai Naoroji

18. Headquarters of Amnesty International

London

19. In which state Ajanta Caves are located

Maharashtra

20. The first Asian Games were held at

New Delhi 

21. Which is the largest lake in Kerala?

Vembanad

22. Who was the last viceroy of British India?

Lord Mountbatten

 23. Who was introduced Ottamthullal?

Kunchan Nambiar

24. Which vitamin is present in lemon?

Vitamin C

25. Who was the first finance minister of Independent India?

R K Shanmukhan Chetty