GK1 Flashcards
1
Q
Jana-Gana-Mana was originally composed in
a. Gujarati
b. Hindi
c. Bengali
d. Marathi
A
C
2
Q
National Song of India was written by
a. Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay
b. Rabindranath Tagore
c. Muhammad Iqbal
d. Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
A
A
3
Q
National Song of India is
a. Jana-Gana-Mana
b. Vande Mataram
c. Saare Jahaan se Accha
d. Maa Tujhe Salaam
A
B
4
Q
National Heritage Animal of India is
a. Asiatic Lion
b. Elephant
c. Chimpanzee
d. Asiatic Black Bear
A
B
5
Q
National Vegetable of India is
a. Pumpkin
b. Bitter Gourd
c. Potato
d. Tomato
A
A
6
Q
National Calendar of India is
a. Gregorian Calendar
b. Vikram Samvat Calendar
c. Hindu Calendar
d. Saka Calendar
A
D
7
Q
Who is also known as the Iron Man of India?
a. Subhas Chandra Bose
b. Lal Bahadur Shastri
c. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
d. Murli Manohar Joshi
A
C
8
Q
Who founded the Indian National Army?
a. Subhas Chandra Bose
b. Mohan Singh
c. Chandra Shekhar Azad
d. Bhagat Singh
A
B
9
Q
Who is the chief architect of the Indian Constitution?
a. Bhimrao Ambedkar
b. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
c. Abul Kalam Azad
d. Jawaharlal Nehru
A
A
10
Q
India adopted the Constitution on
a. 15th August 1947
b. 26th August 1947
c. 26th January 1950
d. 15th August 1950
A
C
11
Q
Who won the first T20 World Cup?
a. Sri Lanka
b. USA
c. India
d. Canada
A
C
12
Q
Which country has won the Cricket World Cup three times in a row?
a. South Africa
b. India
c. England
d. Australia
A
D
13
Q
How many times has India won the ICC World Cup?
a. 2
b. 1
c. 4
d. 3
A
A
14
Q
Who is known as the Flying Sikh of India?
a. Usain Bolt
b. Milkha Singh
c. Sandeep Singh
d. Navjot Singh
A
B
15
Q
How many times has India won the Hockey World Cup (Men’s)?
a. 1
b. 2
c. 4
d. 3
A
A
16
Q
- Name the only woman boxer to have won a medal in each one of the seven world championships _______
a. Mary Kom
b. Simranjit Kaur
c. Pinki Rani
d. Sonia Chahal
A
A
17
Q
Name the woman who is the first Indian to win a medal in Badminton at the Olympics ________
a. P.V.Sindhu
b. P.T.Usha
c. Saina Nehwal
d. Sania Mirza
A
C
18
Q
At the Beijing Olympic Games in 2008, ______ became the first Indian to win an individual gold medal at the Olympic Games.
a. Gagan Narang
b. Leander Paes
c. Vijender Singh
d. Abhinav Bindra
A
D
19
Q
_______ in India is known as Orange City.
A
Nagpur
20
Q
The famous Sun Temple in India is located at ________.
A
Konark
21
Q
The Parliament of India is located at _________.
A
New Delhi
22
Q
_______ in India is known as Pink City
A
Jaipur
23
Q
_______ in India is called the City of Nawabs.
A
Lucknow
24
Q
_______ in India is called the City of Temples.
A
Bhubaneshwar
25
The Finance capital of India is _______.
Mumbai
26
This city is known as the City of Lakes: ______
Udaipur
27
_______ is called the Oxford of the East.
Pune
28
Golden Temple is located in ________ city.
Amritsar
29
Which is the hottest planet in our solar system?
a. Saturn
b. Uranus
c. Mars
d. Venus
D
30
Which is the smallest planet in our Solar System?
a. Mars
b. Neptune
c. Mercury
d. Venus
C
31
Which planet in our Solar System takes less than 10 hours to complete its rotation?
a. Jupiter
b. Mars
c. Neptune
d. Uranus
A
32
This is the brightest planet in our solar system ________
a. Sun
b. Mars
c. Venus
d. Mercury
C
33
Which is the closest star to Earth?
a. Sun
b. Alpha Centauri A
c. Moon
d. Proxima Centauri
A
34
The gas in most abundance on the Earth is
a. Hydrogen
b. Oxygen
c. Nitrogen
d. Carbon Dioxide
C
35
__________ is composed of molten rocks that comes out during a volcanic eruption.
a. Magma
b. Lava
c. Crust
d. Core
B
36
The Rotation of Earth happens when
a. The Earth orbits around the Sun
b. The Earth spins on its own axis
c. The Earth orbits around the Moon
d. The Sun orbits around the Earth
B
37
Alteration in the length of the shadows is caused due to
a. Earth’s Revolution
b. Blockage of Earth by the Moon
c. Earth’s Rotation
d. Movement of Sun
C
38
Television was introduced in India in the year ___________.
a. 1951
b. 1947
c. 1959
d. 1982
C
39
In which year was Subhash Chandra Bose born?
a. 14 November 1889
b. 2 October 1869
c. 12 January 1863
d. 23 January 1897
D
40
When did Ashoka conquer Kalinga?
a. 230 AD
b. 261 BC
c. 127 AD
d. 321 BC
B
41
In which year did Vasco da Gama land in India?
a. 1498
b. 1462
c. 1500
d. 1499
A
42
When did India become an independent nation?
a. 15 August 1947
b. 26 January 1950
c. 2 October 1949
d. 3 September 1939
A
43
Which day is celebrated as Children’s Day in India?
a. 15th August
b. 2nd October
c. 26th January
d. 14th November
D
44
India became a Republic on ______________.
a. 15th August 1947
b. 26 January 1950
c. 3 September 1939
d. 30 January 1948
D
45
In which year did Chandra Gupta Maurya establish the Maurya Empire?
a. 321 BC
b. 273 BC
c. 266 BC
d. 265 BC
A
46
When was Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj born?
a. April 3, 1680
b. May 9, 1540
c. May 14, 1657
d. February 19, 1630
D
47
In which year did the Quit India Movement start?
a. 1945
b. 1930
c. 1939
d. 1942
D
48
Who invented the Light Bulb?
a. Thomas Edison
b. Eli Whitney
c. Benjamin Franklin
d. Francis Beaufort
A
49
The Steam engine was invented by ____________________.
a. Benjamin Franklin
b. Thomas Savery
c. Henry Ford
d. John Logie Baird
B
50
Who, along with Robert Cailliau, invented the World Wide Web (WWW)?
a. Nikola Tesla
b. Karl Benz
c. Alexander Bereznyak
d. Tim Berners-Lee
D
51
_________________________ invented the mobile phone.
a. Martin Cooper
b. Roger Bacon
c. Anthony Blatner
d. Thomas Edison
A
52
Who invented the ceiling fan?
a. Alexander Bereznyak
b. Philip Diehl
c. Charles Thermos
d. Rudolf Diesel
B
53
Who was the inventor of the postage stamp?
a. Heinrich Hertz
b. Rowland Hill
c. Quam Hollista
d. Ibrahim El-Naiz
B
54
Established in 1936, ___________ is India’s first National Park.
a. Bandhavgarh National Park
b. Indravati National Park
c. Jim Corbett National Park
d. Gir National Park
C
55
Bandhavgarh National Park is located in which state?
a. Maharashtra
b. Madhya Pradesh
c. Rajasthan
d. Gujarat
B
56
We can find the Ranthambore National Park in _______.
a. Rajasthan
b. Gujarat
c. Maharashtra
d. Uttarakhand
A
57
Kaziranga National Park is in which state?
a. Madhya Pradesh
b. Gujarat
c. Arunachal Pradesh
d. Assam
D
58
The endangered Asiatic lions can be found in which National Park?
a. Kaziranga National Park
b. Orang National Park
c. Ranthambore National Park
d. Gir National Park
D
59
Jim Corbett National Park was earlier known as?
a. Hailey National Park
b. Mouling National Park
c. Dibru-Saikhowa National Park
d. Valmiki National Park
A
60
The National Park that was the first tiger reserve in India is:
a. Gir National Park
b. Sundarban National Park
c. Jim Corbett National Park
d. Kanha National Park
C
61
The national park which is famous as the home of “Big Five” is
a. Satpura National Park
b. South Button National Park
c. Gangotri National Park
d. Kaziranga National Park
D
62
Satpura National Park is located in _______.
a. Madhya Pradesh
b. Maharashtra
c. Tamil Nadu
d. Chhattisgarh
A
63
Located in Ladakh, _______ is globally famous for its Snow Leopards.
a. Hemis National Park
b. Indravati National Park
c. Kalesar National Park
d. Saddle Peak National Park
A
64
We can find the Nanda Devi National Park in _______.
a. Himachal Pradesh
b. Meghalaya
c. Uttarakhand
d. Assam
C
65
As per National Wildlife Database 2019, the total number of National Parks in India is:
a. 100
b. 96
c. 104
d. 101
C
66
Similipal National Park is located in which state?
a. Odisha
b. Jharkhand
c. Chhattisgarh
d. Uttarakhand
A
67
Where is Sundarban National Park located?
a. Arunachal Pradesh
b. Bihar
c. Uttar Pradesh
d. West Bengal
D
68
________ is the largest National Park of India.
a. Gir National Park
b. Jim Corbett National Park
c. Indravati National Park
d. Hemis National Park
D
69
The smallest National Park of India is ________.
a. Campbell Bay National Park
b. Keoladeo National Park
c. South Button National Park
d. Betla National Park
C
70
Added to the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites in 2014, the Great Himalayan National Park is located in which state of India?
a. Uttarakhand
b. Haryana
c. Himachal Pradesh
d. Punjab
C
71
________ is the state with the highest number of National Parks in India.
a. Rajasthan
b. Kerala
c. Maharashtra
d. Madhya Pradesh
D
72
Most famous for its amazing blackbuck population, the Blackbuck National Park is located in which state of India?
a. Rajasthan
b. Maharashtra
c. Gujarat
d. Madhya Pradesh
C
73
In 2016, Khangchendzonga National Park was inscribed in UNESCO World Heritage Sites. This national park is located in ________ state of India.
a. Arunachal Pradesh
b. Sikkim
c. Assam
d. Tripura
B
74
Who was the first President of India?
a. Pandit Jawahar Lal Nehru
b. Dr. Rajendra Prasad
c. B.R. Ambedkar
d. Zakir Husain
B
75
Who was the first Indian to travel to space?
a. Rakesh Sharma
b. Kalpana Chawla
c. Ravish Malhotra
d. Sunita Williams
A
76
Who was the first Indian pilot?
a. Sardar Baldev Singh
b. J.R.D. Tata
c. Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel
d. R.K. Shanmukham Chetty
B
77
Who was the first Home Minister of India?
a. Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel
b. Lal Bahadur Shastri
c. Sardar Baldev Singh
d. Dr. S. Radhakrishnan
A
78
Who was the first Indian to win a Nobel Prize?
a. Indira Gandhi
b. J.R.D. Tata
c. Rabindranath Tagore
d. Subhash Chandra Bose
C
79
Who was the first Chief Justice of India of the apex court, Supreme Court?
a. Justice Harilal Jekisundas Kania
b. Justice Sudhi Ranjan Das
c. Justice K. Subba Rao
d. Justice Y.V. Chandrachud
A
80
Who was the first woman to receive the Bharat Ratna?
a. Pratibha Patil
b. Indira Gandhi
c. Mother Teresa
d. Lata Mangeshkar
B
81
Name the Indian who won the Miss Universe crown for the first time.
a. Lara Dutta
b. Sushmita Sen
c. Manushi Chillar
d. Reita Faria
B
82
Who was the first Speaker of Lok Sabha?
a. Ganesh Vasudev Mavalankar
b. Hukam Singh
c. Neelam Sanjiva Reddy
d. Shivraj Patil
A
83
. Who was the first Indian to win an Academy (Oscar) Award?
a. Bhanu Athaiya
b. A.R. Rahman
c. Gulzar
d. Resul Pookutty
A
84
Name the longest river in the world.
a. Ganga
b. Nile
c. Amazon
d. Mississippi
B
85
5. Which is the biggest and deepest ocean in the world?
a. Pacific Ocean
b. Indian Ocean
c. Atlantic Ocean
d. Arctic Ocean
A
86
7. Which is the smallest planet in our solar system?
a. Earth
b. Venus
c. Uranus
d. Mercury
D
87
Which is the smallest country in the world?
a. China
b. Uganda
c. Vatican City
d. France
C
88
Which is the smallest continent in the world?
a. Asia
b. Africa
c. Europe
d. Australia
D
89
Which is the world’s longest railway platform?
a. Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh, India)
b. Kharagpur (West Bengal, India)
c. Kollam (Kerala, India)
d. State Street Subway
A
90
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Which state in India has the longest coastline?
A. Odisha
B. Gujarat
C. Andhra Pradesh
D. Goa
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B
91
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What is a group of cats called?
A. Clatter
B. Clamour
C. Clowder
D. Cattle
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C
92
How many natural satellites does the planet Mars have? A. One
B. Two
C. Three
D. Four
D
93
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Rupee is the currency of
A. India
B. Nepal
C. Mauritius
D. All of these.
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D
94
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The people suffering from 'Arachnophobia' have a fear of
A. Water
B. Car
C Spider
D. DOg
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C
95
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This classical dance form is native to Northern India. It portrays the epic tales of Hindu scriptures. Which dance form is it?
A. Kathakali
B. Bharatnatyam
C. Kathak
D. Odissi
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C
96
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_________ is grown on the slopes of hills.
A. Sugarcane
B. Tea
C. Rice
D. Mango
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D
97
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Which of the following gemstones is red in colour?
A. Emerald
B. Ruby
C. Heliodor
D. Aquamarine
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B
98
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Who was the chief guest at the Republic Day parade of India, 2019?
A. King of Bhutan
B. President of South Africa
C. President of USA
D. President of China
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B
99
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Which team won the 2019 IPL cricket tournament?
A. Kings 11 Punjab
B. Mumbai Indians
C. Sunrisers Hyderabad
D. Chennai Super kings
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B
100
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Who is the current Chief Minister of West Bengal?
A. Smriti Irani
B. Mamta Bannerjee
C. Arvind Kejriwal
D. None of these
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B
101
```
Who is the new Prime Minister of United Kingdom?
A. Boris Johnson
B. David Cameron
C. Michael Gove
D. None of these
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A
102
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What is the emergency number one must dial in case of a road accident in India?
A. 102
B. 139
C. 101
D. 181
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A
103
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The given image is of a HoloLens i.e., a virtual reality (VR) headset with transparent lenses, based on mixed reality platform "Windows Holographic". It is developed and manufactured by ________.
A. Google
B. Microsoft
C. Apple
D. Adobe
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B
104
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Which of the following planets has no moon?
A. Venus
B. Jupiter
C. Uranus
D. Earth
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A
105
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An anemometer is used to measure _________.
A. Pressure of gas
B. Speed of Wind
C. Humidity of air
D. Temperature of water
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B
106
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Which of the following materials is NOT a good conductor of heat?
A. Wood
B. Silver
C. Iron
D. Gold
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A
107
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Which great Indian is called 'Babasaheb'?
A. Jawaharlal Nehru
B. MK Gandhi
C. APJ Abdul Kalam
D. BR Ambedkar
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D
108
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Hariprasad Chaurasia is a famous Indian musician. Which musical instrument does he play?
A. Sitar
B. Sarod
C. Flute
D. Harmonium
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C
109
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In which continent Japan is located?
A. Asia
B. Africa
C. Europe
D. South America
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A
110
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Which is the largest glacier in the world?
A. Lambert glacier
B. Siachen glacier
C.Bruggen glacier
D.Batura glacier
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A
111
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Which of the following mountain ranges faces the Bay of Bengal?
A. Aravali range
B. Eastern Ghats
C. Western Ghats
D. Vindhya range
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B
112
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Who is the current Minister of External Affairs of India?
A. Smriti Irani
B. Amit Shah
C. Subramanyam Jaishankar
D. None of the above
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C
113
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Who is the current President of Bangladesh?
A. Mohammed Zillur Rahman
B. Abdul Hamid
C. Ashraf Ghani
D. None of these
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B
114
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Which of the following on unscrambling will give you the name of group of eagles?
A. LOCRWED
B. OANIOCTNVOC
C. REDURM
D. DNAB
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B
