General Knowledge Quiz in Malayalam
Questions: 16 · 10 minutes
1. Which river crosses the Equator twice?
The Congo
The Amazon
The Niger
The Nile
2. Who wrote the play “Hamlet”?
Charles Dickens
George Bernard Shaw
John Milton
William Shakespeare
3. What is the capital of Kerala?
Thrissur
Kochi
Kozhikode
Thiruvananthapuram
4. A laboratory solution turns blue litmus paper red. What does this observation indicate?
The solution must be neutral
The solution must be alkaline
The solution is acidic
The solution contains only pure water
5. Kathakali, known for elaborate makeup, costumes, and expressive gestures, is traditionally associated with which Indian state?
Assam
Punjab
Gujarat
Kerala
6. After a carbohydrate-rich meal, which hormone normally helps lower the amount of glucose in the blood?
Insulin
Adrenaline
Melatonin
Thyroxine
7. Which part of the Indian Constitution allows citizens to seek court protection for certain guaranteed liberties?
The Directive Principles of State Policy
The Fundamental Rights
The Fundamental Duties
The Preamble alone
8. Two cities are at roughly the same latitude, but one is farther east. Ignoring local terrain and time-zone rules, which city generally experiences sunrise first?
The city farther west
The city farther east
Both cities at exactly the same moment
Whichever city is closer to the equator
9. Moist air is forced upward along the windward side of a mountain, where it cools. What is the most likely result?
Identical rainfall on both sides in all conditions
A rain shadow on the windward side
More cloud formation and rainfall on the windward side
Permanent snowfall at the mountain’s base
10. Why do most places outside the tropics experience seasons during the year?
Earth’s axis is tilted as Earth travels around the Sun
Earth moves much closer to and farther from the Sun each year
The Sun produces substantially different amounts of heat each season
Earth rotates at a different speed in summer and winter
11. A farming area loses most of its bees and other insect pollinators. Which effect is most likely for crops that depend on those insects?
Their seeds will germinate much faster
They will produce fewer fruits because less pollination occurs
Their roots will absorb less water immediately
They will no longer need sunlight for photosynthesis
12. A class has 40 students, and three-quarters of them completed an assignment. How many students completed it?
10
32
30
35
13. Which word is closest in meaning to “benevolent”?
Cautious
Powerful
Kind
Uncertain
14. Water droplets appear on the outside of a cold glass. Which process produced them?
Condensation of water vapour in the air
Freezing of water from inside the glass
Evaporation from the glass surface
Sublimation of ice into vapour
15. A proposed national law in India needs to be introduced, debated, and passed. Which institution has the primary lawmaking role in this process?
The Election Commission of India
The Union Cabinet acting without Parliament
The Supreme Court of India
Parliament
16. In which year did India become independent from British rule?
1930
1947
1942
1950