30 GK Questions

1. Who wrote the song "Sare jahan se
acha" ?
Answer: Muhammad Iqbal
2. Who give music to the song "Sare
jahan se acha" ?
Answer: Pandit Ravi Shankar
3. Which is the worlds oldest news
agency ?
Answer: AFP (Agence France Presse)
4. What is the chemical name of Tear
Gas ?
Answer: Chloroacetophenone
5. Which is the only hobby
recognized by the United Nations ?
Answer: Ham Radio
6. What is the national flower of
Pakistan ?
Answer: Jasmine
7. What is the scientific name of
Cockroach ?
Answer: Periplaneta americana
8. What is the unit of luminous
intensity ?
Answer: Candela
9. Who is the winner of 2012 Us open
men's title ?
Answer: Andy Murray
10. Who is the winner of 2012 Us
open women's title ?
Answer: Serena Williams
11. Which famous writer is known as
Father of Snow Golf ?
Answer: Rudyard Kipling
12. How many Schedules are there in
the Indian Constitution ?
Answer: 12
13. Which planet is known as Red
planet ?
Answer: Mars
14. Which European countries are
separated by Market Reef ?
Answer: Finland and Sweden
15. Who is the author of
Panchtantra ?
Answer: Vishnu Sharma
16. Which is the coldest planet in
solar system ?
Answer: Neptune
17. The Rourkela Steel Plant in
Odisha was built with the
collaboration of _____ ?
Answer: Germany
18. The Durgapur Steel Plant in West
Bengal was built with the
collaboration of _____ ?
Answer: Britain
19. The Bhilai Steel Plant in
Chattisgarh was built with the
collaboration of _____ ?
Answer: Russia
20. Who is the first and only Muslim
lady ever to rule the throne of Delhi ?
Answer: Razia Sultana
21. Who composed the national
anthem of Bangladesh (Amar sona
bangla) ?
Answer: Rabindranath Tagore
22. Who wrote the book Planned
economy for India ?
Answer: M. Visvesvaraya (He is known
as father of Indian planning, his
birthday September 15 is observed as
Engineer's Day in India )
23. Which is the oldest sports in the
world ?
Answer: Archery ( It is the national
sports of Bhutan)
24. What is the normal duration of
Hockey game ?
Answer: 70 Minuets
25. Which Minor Rock Edict of Asoka
describes the conquest of Kalinga by
Asoka ?
Answer: No. XIII (13)
* 26. Who is the author of Joy of
Numbers ?
Answer: Shakuntala Devi
* 27. Who is the creator of the
painting The Potato Eaters ?
Answer: Vincent van Gogh
*28. Folketing is the parliament of
which country ?
answer: Denmark
* 29. What s the chemical name of
Lime stone ?
Answer: Calcium Carbonate
* 30. Zero degree centigrade equal to
_________ degree Fahrenheit ?
Answer: 32