Top 500 Common GK Questions and Answers
The main capital of Kanishka was :-
(A) Purushpur
(B) Taxila
(C) Mathura
(D) Pataliputra
Correct Answer : A
Who got Sudarshan Lake revitalized again?
(A) Skandagupta
(B) Samudragupta
(C) Chandragupta
(D) Ashok
Correct Answer : A
Who composed the Prayag Prashasti during the Gupta period?
(A) Harishena
(B) Kalhan
(C) Aryabhatta
(D) Brahmbhatt
Correct Answer : A
Who was the President of 3rd Tamil Sangam?
(A) Naqqirar
(B) Elara
(C) Chintamani
(D) none of these
Correct Answer : A
The author of the secondary philosophy was:-
(A) Charak
(B) Nagarjuna
(C) Aryabhatta
(D) Brahmbhatt
Correct Answer : B
Tagore Centre for the Study of Culture and Civilization is located in __________.
(A) West Bengal
(B) Himachal Pradesh
(C) Madhya Pradesh
(D) Andhra Pradesh
Correct Answer : B
Explanation :
The correct answer is Himachal Pradesh. Former President Pranab Mukherjee inaugurated the Tagore Centre for the Study of Culture and Civilization at Indian Institute of Advanced Studies (IIAS) in Shimla and also addressed the first Rabindranath Tagore Memorial Lecture.
Which of the following Upanishad is the earliest?
(A) Brihdaranyak Upanishad
(B) Taitariya Upanishad
(C) Chhandogya Upanishad
(D) Mundakopnishad
Correct Answer : C
Mahavir Swami was born at:
(A) Kundgram
(B) Champa
(C) Kapilvastu
(D) Lumbini
Correct Answer : A
(A) Bardoli
(B) Dandi
(C) Champaran
(D) Baroda
Correct Answer : C
Explanation :
Answer: C) Champaran Explanation:
Jai Jawan, Jai Kisan who gave this slogan?
(A) Lal Bahadur Shastri
(B) Chandrashekhar Azad
(C) Charan Singh
(D) Bhagat Singh
Correct Answer : A
Explanation :
The Second Prime Minister of India, Lal Bahadur Shastri first gave the slogan “Jai Jawan Jai Kisan” in the year 1965 at the Ramlila Maidan in Delhi while giving a speech in a public gathering.
Gita Govinda was written by:
(A) Jayasimha
(B) Jayachandra
(C) Jayant
(D) Jayadeva
Correct Answer : D
Who was the father of Civil Service?
(A) Lord William Bentinck
(B) Lord Cornwallis
(C) Lord Minto
(D) Lord Wellesley
Correct Answer : B
The Sultans of which dynasty ruled for the longest time?
(A) Khilji dynasty
(B) Tughlug dynasty
(C) Slave dynasty
(D) Lodi dynasty
Correct Answer : B
In the Gupta period the largest number of coins were issued in
(A) Gold
(B) Silver
(C) Copper
(D) Iron
Correct Answer : A
In whose reign was Alberuni a historian?
(A) Balban
(B) Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq
(C) Akbar
(D) Mahmud Ghaznavi
Correct Answer : D
Which Sultan opposed the interference of the Ulema in state relations?
(A) Balban
(B) Alauddin Khalji
(C) Feroz Shah Tughlaq
(D) None of these
Correct Answer : B
During whose reign did Timur Lung invade India?
(A) Sher Shah Suri
(B) Nasiruddin Mehmood Tughlaq
(C) Alauddin Khalji
(D) None of these
Correct Answer : B
Polo game was practiced in India?
(A) Mughals
(B) Greeks
(C) Mughals
(D) Turkey
Correct Answer : D
Who was the Guru of Kabir?
(A) Namdev
(B) Vallabhacharya
(C) Ramanand
(D) Ramanuj
Correct Answer : C
Bhakta Tukaram was a contemporary of which Mughal emperor?
(A) Akbar
(B) Jahangir
(C) Aurangzeb
(D) Babur
Correct Answer : B
Wich saint made dances and songs a medium to experience God with him?
(A) Shankar Dev
(B) Gyan Dev
(C) Chandi Das
(D) Chaitanya Mahaprabhu
Correct Answer : D
Who designed the national flag of India?
(A) Annie Besant
(B) Sarojini Naidu
(C) Madam Bhikhaji Cama
(D) None of these
Correct Answer : C
In which year did Lord Harding cancel the partition of Bengal?
(A) 1905
(B) 1907
(C) 1911
(D) 1912
Correct Answer : C
Who was the first president of the Muslim League?
(A) Aga Khan
(B) Hasan Khan
(C) Hameed Khan
(D) None of these
Correct Answer : A
Who called Mohammad Ali Jinnah the 'messenger of Hindu-Muslim unity'?
(A) Sarojini Naidu
(B) Rajkumari Amrit Kaur
(C) Sardar Bhagat Singh
(D) Annie Besant
Correct Answer : A
Whose statement is 'Political freedom is the life of the nation'?
(A) Motilal Nehru
(B) Arvind Ghosh
(C) Mahatma Gandhi
(D) Vyomesh Chandra Banerjee
Correct Answer : B
The attack on the Chittagong armory was led by?
(A) Bhagat Singh
(B) Rajguru
(C) Sukhdev
(D) Surya Sen
Correct Answer : D
“Vijayi vishw Tiranga Pyara” slogan was given by whom?
(A) Mangal Pandey
(B) Ravindranath Tagore
(C) Dayanand Saraswati
(D) Shyamlal Gupta “Parshad
Correct Answer : D
The only leader who got Bharat Ratan Award while being at Home Minister’s position was
(A) Lal Bhadur Shastri
(B) Govind Vallabh Pant
(C) Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel
(D) Gulzari Lal Nanda
Correct Answer : B
Who described the Governement of India Act, 1935 as a new charter of bondage?
(A) Pt.Jawaharlal Nehru
(B) B.R Ambedkar
(C) Mahatma Gandhi
(D) Rajendra Prasad
Correct Answer : A
Which of the following was the first Law Minister of Independent India?
(A) Jawaharlal Nehru
(B) Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar
(C) Abul Kalam Azad
(D) Asaf Ali
Correct Answer : B
Explanation :
Dr. B.R. Ambedkar, popularly known as Baba Saheb, served as Independent India's first law minister. He was an Indian jurist, economist, politician, and social reforme, who was posthumously awarded the Bharat Ratna in 1990.
The British ruled India for nearly:
(A) 50 years
(B) 200 years
(C) 100 years
(D) 500 years
Correct Answer : B
Explanation :
The British ruled India for 89 years (approx.). British domination, also known as colonialism, began in India after the Battle of Plassey in 1757. The British East India Company was ruling India before the rule of the Crown.
The reign of the____dynasty has been described as the golden ageofIndian civilization.
(A) Porus
(B) Harsha
(C) Buddha
(D) Gupta
Correct Answer : D
Explanation :
In Ancient India, the Gupta Dynasty ruled the middle of the 3rd century (approximately) to 543 AD. The Gupta dynasty period is referred to as the 'Classical Age or Golden Age of Ancient India. Sri Gupta was the founder Gupta dynasty Sri Gupta was followed by his son Ghatokkacha and was followed by his son Chandragupta. Both assumed the title of Maharaja.
Which Veda contains Gayatri Mantra?
(A) Yajur Veda
(B) Atharva Veda
(C) Rigveda
(D) Sama Veda
Correct Answer : C
Which was the first National News Agency of India?
(A) The Free Press of India
(B) The Associated Press of India
(C) The Indian Review
(D) None of the above
Correct Answer : A
Gandhiji started Satyagraha in 1919 to protest against the ________.
(A) Jallianwala Bagh Massacre
(B) Act of 1909
(C) Salt Law
(D) Rowlatt Act
Correct Answer : D
When was the Ghadar Party established?
(A) 1907
(B) 1913
(C) 1917
(D) 1929
Correct Answer : B
'Vande Mataram' became the top song of which Indian movement?
(A) Swadeshi Movement
(B) Non-cooperation Movement
(C) Champaran
(D) none of these
Correct Answer : A
Which person of the 'Lal-Bal-Pal' trinity became the President of the Indian National Congress?
(A) Bipin Chandra Pal
(B) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
(C) Lala Lajpat Rai
(D) none of these
Correct Answer : C
I am the enemy of those who are enemies of painting - which Mughal ruler said?
(A) Jahangir
(B) Aurangzeb
(C) Shah Jahan
(D) Akbar
Correct Answer : A
The period of which of the following rulers is called 'Marble Age'?
(A) Aurangzeb
(B) Jahangir
(C) Shah Jahan
(D) none of these
Correct Answer : C
Which one of the following states of Rajputana did not accept Akbar's sovereignty?
(A) Amer
(B) Bikaner
(C) Marwar
(D) Mewar
Correct Answer : D
When East India Company was came into existence, England was ruled by
(A) Hanovarians
(B) Stuarts
(C) Normans
(D) None of the above
Correct Answer : C
Goa was captured by Portuguese
(A) 1479
(B) 1575
(C) 1510
(D) 1600
Correct Answer : C
First Governor-General of India was
(A) Lord Amherst
(B) Lord William Bentinck
(C) Sir Charles Metcalfe
(D) Robert Clive
Correct Answer : B
The first session of the All India Congress held in Bombay in 1920, was presided over by
(A) J L Nehru
(B) VV Giri
(C) Lala Lajpat Rai
(D) MM Joshi
Correct Answer : C
First English newspaper in India
(A) The Bengal Gazette
(B) The Calcutta Gazette
(C) The Bengal Journal
(D) The Bombay Herald
Correct Answer : A
Who first translated Bhagvad Gita to English
(A) William Jones
(B) Charles Wilkins
(C) Alexander Cunningham
(D) John Marshall
Correct Answer : B
Who was the Viceroy of India when the Rowlatt Act was Passed
(A) Lord Irwin
(B) Lord Reading
(C) Lord Chelmsford
(D) Lord Wavell
Correct Answer : C
Who built the tomb of Itimad-ud-Daula in Agra?
(A) Noor Jahan
(B) Akbar
(C) Shah Jahan
(D) Jahangir
Correct Answer : A
When did the first battle of Panipat take place?
(A) 21 April 1529
(B) 21 April 1526
(C) 20 April 1527
(D) 15 April 1528
Correct Answer : B
Which one was built by Akbar in the memory of Gujarat victory?
(A) Buland Darwaza
(B) Siddi Bashir
(C) Jama Masjid
(D) none of these
Correct Answer : A
By whom was the new religion named 'Din-e-Ilahi' started?
(A) Jahangir
(B) Shah Jahan
(C) Humayun
(D) Akbar
Correct Answer : D
In whose court was Tansen, the great musician of his time?
(A) Bahadur Shah
(B) Jahangir
(C) Shah Jahan
(D) Akbar
Correct Answer : D
Who was the Mughal emperor who condemned the practice of Sati?
(A) Akbar
(B) Jahangir
(C) Babur
(D) Humayun
Correct Answer : A
Regular freight train service started on the recently started Haldibari (West Bengal) in India and Chilahati rail route in Bangladesh. When was this train closed?
(A) 1948
(B) 1962
(C) 1965
(D) 1971
Correct Answer : C
Which of the following is the most industrialized country?
(A) Malaysia
(B) Bangladesh
(C) Nepal
(D) Singapore
Correct Answer : D
Which of the following types of forests are found only in the northern hemisphere?
(A) Mediterranean Forest
(B) temperate angular forest
(C) Monsoon Forest
(D) Equatorial Tropical Forest
Correct Answer : B
In which country is Rotterdam, the most important port of Europe located?
(A) Netherlands
(B) Belgium
(C) Germany
(D) France
Correct Answer : A
Explanation :
The Port of Rotterdam is the largest seaport in Europe, and the world's largest seaport outside of East Asia, located in and near the city of Rotterdam, in the province of South Holland in the Netherlands.
The Buenos Aires is famous for which of the following?
(A) Dairy products and meat
(B) silk cloth
(C) Woolen clothes
(D) none of these
Correct Answer : A
In which of the following continents, most of the internal waterways have developed?
(A) South America
(B) North America
(C) Asia
(D) Europe
Correct Answer : D
Which of the following are tropical grasslands?
(A) weld
(B) Prairie
(C) Lanoz
(D) steppe
Correct Answer : C
Which type of forests are found near the equator?
(A) Deciduous Forest
(B) Tropical Forest
(C) Coniferous Forest
(D) Coniferous Forest
Correct Answer : B
Where are coniferous forests found?
(A) Polar region
(B) cold temperate zone
(C) Sub arctic region
(D) none of these
Correct Answer : B
Which natural region is known as 'State of Development'?
(A) Monsoon region
(B) Equatorial region
(C) Mediterranean region
(D) Savannah region
Correct Answer : A
The latitudinal grasslands in the middle of Canada are called?
(A) Pampas
(B) Downs
(C) steppe
(D) Prairie
Correct Answer : D
Which of the following are temperate grasslands?
(A) Campos
(B) weld
(C) Savannah
(D) Lanoz
Correct Answer : B
In which Prakrit region the sun never sets in the summer season?
(A) Tundra region
(B) Savannah region
(C) Taiga region
(D) Mediterranean region
Correct Answer : A
Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using code given below .
List - I List - II
( Protected areas of India ) (Number in year 2018 )
A. Community Reserves (i) 103
B. Conservation Reserves (ii) 46
C. National Parks (iii) 544
D. Wild life Sanctuaries (iv) 76
Codes :
A B C D
(A) ( ii ) (iv ) (i) (iii)
(B) (iii ) ( ii ) (i) (iv)
(C) (iv) (iii) (ii) (i)
(D) (iii ) (ii) (iv) (i)
Correct Answer : A
Which of the following mountain peak is not situated in Eastern Ghats ?
(A) Gali Konda
(B) Salher
(C) Sinkram Gutta
(D) Madugula Konda
Correct Answer : B
The position when the Earth is farthest from the Sun is known as:
(A) Perihelion
(B) Vernal Equinox
(C) Aphelion
(D) Autumnal Equinox
Correct Answer : C
Usually the land surfaces are heated more quickly than the water surfaces, because _____________.
(A) the specific heat of water is higher than land
(B) the specific heat of water is lesser than land
(C) the latent heat of water is higher than the land
(D) the land reflects more heat radiation than water
Correct Answer : A
A spring tide would occur in which of the following conditions?
(A) When the Sun, Moon and Earth are in a straight line.
(B) When the Moon and Earth are in right angle to each other.
(C) When the Earth and Moon are in right angle to the Sun.
(D) When the Sun and Moon are in right angle to each other.
Correct Answer : A
Carbonaceous rocks which produce coal and oil belong to the category of rocks called_______.
(A) metamorphic
(B) sedimentary
(C) inorganic
(D) igneous
Correct Answer : B
Explanation :
1. Sedimentary rocks are formed by sediment consolidation and compaction of sediments. Therefore, they are layered or stratified to different sizes. Examples: Sandstone, Shale, etc.
2. These types of rocks cover 75 per cent of the Earth's crust but occupy only 5 per cent (as they are available only in the upper part of the crust).
3. Coal is deposited in the river valleys of Damodar, Mahanadi, and Godavari in Gondwana sedimentary deposits.
Which state has the longest coastline in India?
(A) Andhra Pradesh
(B) Maharashtra
(C) Gujarat
(D) West Bengal
Correct Answer : C
Origin of river Tapti is in :
(A) Multai
(B) Raisen District
(C) MumNalla
(D) Amarkantak
Correct Answer : A
Which of the following states has major deposits of Tin Ore?
(A) Assam
(B) Jammu and Kashmir
(C) Chhattisgarh
(D) West Bengal
Correct Answer : C
Which one of the following pairs of tribe and state is not correctly matched?
(A) Tharu-Madhya Pradesh
(B) Aadi-Arunachal Pradesh
(C) Irula-Kerala
(D) Shaharia-Rajasthan
Correct Answer : A
India's first national park of _____.
(A) Nanda Devi National Park
(B) Rajaji National Park
(C) Jim Corbett National Park
(D) Kanha National Park
Correct Answer : C
Which one of the following states of India does not produce rubber?
(A) Karnataka
(B) Telangana
(C) Kerala
(D) Tamil Nadu
Correct Answer : B
Which port is known as 'Euro Port'?
(A) London
(B) Hamburg
(C) Rotterdam
(D) Hamburg
Correct Answer : C
In which country is the Massawa port located?
(A) Yemen
(B) Eritrea
(C) Saudi Arabia
(D) Somalia
Correct Answer : B
Which one of the following countries is not a landlocked country?
(A) Nepal
(B) Myanmar
(C) Afghanistan
(D) Switzerland
Correct Answer : B
The landlocked country of South East Asia is?
(A) Thailand
(B) Laos
(C) Cambodia
(D) Malaysia
Correct Answer : A
Which of the following is a landlocked country?
(A) Kenya
(B) Tanzania
(C) Uganda
(D) Jair
Correct Answer : C
What is represented by isoheal lines?
(A) uniform snowfall
(B) same sunlight
(C) same height
(D) uniform rainfall
Correct Answer : B
Which important topography is formed by river in old age?
(A) Waterfall
(B) alluvial cone
(C) Delta
(D) none of these
Correct Answer : C
The delta of which of the following rivers is similar to that of a bird?
(A) Amazon
(B) Brahmaputra
(C) Mississippi
(D) none of these
Correct Answer : C
What is the general shape of a delta?
(A) triangular
(B) rectangular
(C) square
(D) indeterminate shape
Correct Answer : A
Where are evergreen rain forests found?
(A) France
(B) Canada
(C) Australia
(D) Brazil
Correct Answer : D
Which of the following cities is situated on the banks of the Nile River?
(A) Nairobi
(B) Addis Ababa
(C) Khartoum
(D) Kinshasa
Correct Answer : C
On which river is the city of Rome situated?
(A) Rhine
(B) Vistula
(C) Tiber
(D) Awan
Correct Answer : C
The city of Paris is situated on the bank of which river?
(A) Sutlej
(B) Danube
(C) Scene
(D) Tiber
Correct Answer : C
Where does the Volga River fall?
(A) Caspian Sea
(B) Black Sea
(C) Red Sea
(D) Mediterranean Sea
Correct Answer : A
The world's widest river is?
(A) Danube
(B) Amazon
(C) indigo
(D) Mississippi
Correct Answer : B
Where is the Olympic building in India located?
(A) Mumbai
(B) New Delhi
(C) Gurugram
(D) Chennai
Correct Answer : B
The maximum distance between the Sun and the Earth is called?
(A) Subsolar
(B) Perigee
(C) Apsour
(D) Apocalypse
Correct Answer : C
What is coral?
(A) forest wood
(B) herb
(C) terrestrial organism
(D) sea creature
Correct Answer : D
Which of the following is hot water current?
(A) Venezuela Current
(B) Labrador Current
(C) Brazilian Current
(D) none of these
Correct Answer : C
By what name is the river Ganges known in Bangladesh?
(A) Padma
(B) Meghna
(C) Danube
(D) Volga
Correct Answer : A
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