Important GK Questions with Answers for SSC CGL , IBPS Exam

1. Lending her name to a famous brand, who was the Greek Goddess of Victory?

Answer : Nike

2. From what port did the Titanic set sail on its fateful voyage?

Answer: Southampton

3. What is the capital of Thailand?

Answer: Bangkok

4. Give the correct name for the hormone which stimulates the nervous system and raises heartbeat?

Answer: Adrenaline

5. What awards, founded by a Swedish chemist and inventor of dynamite, were first conferred on December 10th, 1901?

Answer: Nobel Prizes

6. What do English-speaking people often say when they are being photographed?

Answer: ‘Cheese!’ Then they look as though they are smiling.

7. How many permanent teeth does an adult have?

Answer: 32

8. What is the boiling point of water?

Answer: 100′ centigrade

9. What is the American English word for the British English word-lift?

Answer: Elevator

10. What are the 5 largest countries of the world?

Answer: 1-Russia, 2-China, 3-Canada, 4-USA, 5-Brazil

11. What is the capital city of Kenya?

Answer: Nairobi

12. Who invented the helicopter?

Answer: Sikorsky-American-1935

13. Who invented the electronic computer?

Answer: Berry Atanosoff-American-1942

14. What is the sport with the largest playing field?

Answer: Polo

15. Which fictional character had two ugly sisters?

Answer: Cinderella

16. What are the colors of the French flag?

Answer: Red, white and blue

17. Which is the longest river in the world?

Answer: 6,670 for the Nile

18. Which river flows through London?

Answer: The Thames

19. How many bits are there in a byte?

Answer: 8

20. Which is the most famous long island?

Answer: Long Island in New York State, containing Brooklyn, Queens and John F Kennedy Airport

Top 20 Important GK Questions for competitive Exams