GK(General Knowledge) 2020 - Topics, Practice Tests, Current Affairs, Quiz,GK Question One Word Answer

Most competitive exams in India have GK questions as an essential component. Reading up on all the India GK there is to know is not an easy task, but you can brush up on your GK today with these GK 2020 questions and answers. This GK Question Bank is updated daily to help you with the most relevant and up-to-date GK questions.

These GK 2020 questions are perfect to solve when you are studying for a competitive entrance exam, preparing for an interview, or reading up on GK today for your own knowledge. India GK is quizzed in several competitive and entrance exams, including but not limited to those for the UPSC, SSC, IAS, CGL, CHSL, CDS, Railways, Defence, Banking and MBA exams. Here, along with aptitude and banking questions, GK in English is also tested.

1) Which Vietnamese socialist and one-time president of North Vietnam has a name meaning “he who enlightens”?
Answer: Ho Chi Minh.

2) Once the wealthiest man in the world, which American billionaire established an art museum in Malibu, California?
Answer: Jean Paul Getty.

3) Which Great Lake (U.S.) has the largest surface area?
Answer: Michigan.

4) Three heavenly bodies that do not make their own light are:
Answer: Planets, moons and comets.

5) Who was the shortest American president?
Answer: James Madison.

6) Scientists today make a very approximate estimate that there are _______ galaxies in the universe.
Answer: 100 billion

7) Renaissance architecture emerged from which country?
Answer: Italy.

8) What is the maximum number of tablespoons in a standard, 8-ounce stick of butter?
Answer: 8.

9) Examples of sedimentary rocks are:
Answer: Sandstone, shale and conglomerate.

10) What was discovered by Charles Best and Fredrick Banting in the year 1922?
Answer: Insulin.