Previously asked competitive gk questions

Gk questions about Countries and their Old Names



1. What is the old name of Iraq ?
Answer: Mesopotamia


2. What is the old name of Iran ?
Answer: Persia


3. What is the old name of Beijing ?
Answer: Peking


4. What is the old name of Ethiopia ?
Answer: Abyssinia


5. What is the old name of Ghana ?
Answer: Gold Coast


6. What is the old name of Indonesia ?
Answer: The Dutch East India


7. What is the old name of Istanbul ?
Answer: Constantinople


8. What is the old name of Mali ?
Answer: French Sudan


9. What is the old name of Myanmar ?
Answer: Burma


10. What is the old name of Zimbabwe ?
Answer: Rhodesia


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Constitution of India | general knowledge questions

Some important gk bits on Indian constitution


1. India become a republic on ?
Answer: January 26, 1950 


2. What is the maximum time interval between two successive sessions of the parliament ?
Answer: Six months


3. In our constitution Education is included in the _________ list ?
Answer: Concurrent List


4. Who is the first Acting president of India ?
Answer: V.V Giri


5. Who was elected unopposed to the office of the President ?
Answer: Neelam Sanjiv Reddy


6. Which Indian state has a common Civil Code ?
Answer: Goa


7. What is the maximum age for the President ?
Answer: There is no age Limit


8. Which was the first state that established Lokayukta ?
Answer: Maharashtra


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General knowledge years in Competitive exams

Previously asked General knowledge questions with years in Competitive exams



75. In which year the second battle of Tarain fought ?
in 1192


76. In which year Indian Railway Board Established ?
in 1905


77. In which year the first budget in India was presented ?
in 1860


78. In which year TRYSEM launched in India ?
in 1979


79. In which year IRDP (Integrated Rural Development Programme) launched in India ?
in 1980


80. In which year Adolph Hitler committed suicide ?
in 1945


81. In which year Decimal System of coinage introduced in India ?
in 1957


82. In which year Gandhi series Currency introduced in India ?
in 1996


83. In which year Jallianwala Bagh massacre took place ?
in 1919 April 13


84. In which year Rowlatt act passed ?
in 1919


85. In which year Swami Vivekananda passed away ?
in 1902


86. In which year was the Wildlife Protection Act enacted ?
in 1972


87. In which year All India Radio was renamed as Akashvani ?
in 1956


88. In which year was the All India Radio established ?
in 1936


89. In which year was National Literacy Mission founded ?
in 1988


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