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Top 50 Basic GK Questions and Answers

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People keep themselves informed about the general happenings in their country, it is important and experts believe that they can keep themselves updated about the latest happenings in the country through newspapers. So it is compulsory to study the newspaper, magazines to upgrade your General Knowledge. Basic GK is part of General Knowledge and in this section, you may know about the happening incidents surrounding you.

Basic GK Questions

Here, I am sharing the Top 50 Basic GK Questions and Answers related to happening incidents surrounding us for upcoming competitive exams like SSC, Railway, RRB, etc. These questions may be asked in government exams of country and state.

Students can easily get free General Knowledge Mock Test and Current Affairs Mock Test on this platform for online exam practice to obtain good marks in the competitive exams.

Top 50 Basic GK Questions and Answers          

  Q :  

In which country paper was invented?

(A) China

(B) India

(C) Indonesia

(D) England

Correct Answer : A

Q :  

What is the duration of singing of national anthem of India?

(A) 50 seconds

(B) 52 seconds

(C) 60 seconds

(D) 65 seconds

Correct Answer : D

Q :  

Who has been awarded "Water Steward of the Year, 2021 award for water conservation?

(A) Vivek Bansal

(B) Ashok Gupta

(C) Vinod Bhardwaj

(D) Ajitabh Sharma

Correct Answer : D

Q :  

Which of these scripts is said to be the originator of all scripts?

(A) Kharoshthi

(B) Modi

(C) Brahmi

(D) Nagari

Correct Answer : C

Q :  

India's first manned ocean mission is named as -

(A) Varunyan

(B) Matsyayan

(C) Vishnuyan

(D) Samudrayan

Correct Answer : D

Q :  

In which script are the Mansehra and Shahbazgarhi inscriptions of Ashoka?

(A) Brahi script

(B) Aramaic script

(C) Kharoshthi script

(D) Devanagari script

Correct Answer : C

Q :  

Which is the script of Ashoka's inscriptions?

(A) Kharoshthi

(B) Brahi

(C) Greek

(D) Aramaic

Correct Answer : B

Q :  

In 2021, the Thomas  Cup Trophy was lifted by- 

(A) China

(B) Indonesia

(C) Japan

(D) South Korea

Correct Answer : B

Q :  

Name the first Indian to win a Grand Slam Kithab.

(A) Leander Paes

(B) Ramesh Krishnan

(C) Ramanathan Krishnan

(D) Mahesh Bhupathi

Correct Answer : D
Explanation :

India's first Grand Slam tennis champion: How Mahesh Bhupathi made history at 1997 French Open.


Q :  

On which day was the Olympic Day celebrated?

(A) 21 June

(B) 22 June

(C) 23 June

(D) 24 June

Correct Answer : C

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