Top 500 Common GK Questions and Answers
Where is the International Court of Justice located?
(A) The Hague
(B) New York
(C) Geneva
(D) Paris
Correct Answer : A
Where was the United States convention against caste discrimination held?
(A) Geneva
(B) Durban
(C) Doha
(D) Rome
Correct Answer : B
Which country used the prohibition power most often in the United Nations Security Council?
(A) Russia
(B) America
(C) France
(D) Britain
Correct Answer : A
By which amendment of the Indian Constitution, two words socialist and secular were added in the Preamble.
(A) 28th
(B) 40th
(C) 42nd
(D) 52nd
Correct Answer : C
When did the Constituent Assembly approve the Constitution of India?
(A) 26 November 1949
(B) 15 August 1947
(C) 26 January 1850
(D) 12 December 1976
Correct Answer : A
In which language original Lok Sabha debates are printed?
(A) Hindi
(B) English
(C) Sanskrit
(D) Both Hindi & English
Correct Answer : D
The minimum age of the voter in India is
(A) 15 years
(B) 18 years
(C) 21 years
(D) 25 years
Correct Answer : B
Which of the following constitution does not grant the following rights?
(A) Right to equal housing
(B) Right to equality
(C) Right to freedom
(D) Right to follow religion
Correct Answer : A
(A) President
(B) Prime Minister
(C) Cabinet Secretary
(D) Speaker of the Lok Sabha
Correct Answer : B
Explanation :
Answer: B) Prime Minister Explanation: The rank of the different ministers is determined by the Prime Minister, according to whose advice the President appoints the Ministers [ Art 75(1) ] and also allocates business among them [ Art 77 ].
Which article of the Indian Constitution provides for the Election Commission?
(A) Article 321
(B) Article 322
(C) Article 223
(D) Article 324
Correct Answer : D
Who is the Highest Law Officer in India?
(A) Attorney General
(B) Advocate General
(C) Solicitor General
(D) Secretary General Law Department
Correct Answer : A
Explanation :
Attorney General is the highest law officer in India. Article 76 of the Indian Constitution under its Part-V deals with the position of Attorney General of India.
Financial Emergency comes under which article?
(A) Art 352
(B) Art 356
(C) Art 360
(D) None of these
Correct Answer : C
Explanation :
The Financial Emergency comes under Article 360 of the Indian Constitution.
Indus water treaty 1960 is an agreement between India and _____.
(A) Bangladesh
(B) Pakistan
(C) China
(D) Nepal
Correct Answer : B
Explanation :
The Indus Waters Treaty of 1960 is an agreement between India and Pakistan.
Which of the following has never been the President of the Indian National Congress?
(A) Gopal krishna Gokhale
(B) Subhash Chandra Bose
(C) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
(D) Badruddin Tayyab Ji
Correct Answer : C
Explanation :
Bal Gangadhar Tilak has never been appointed as the President of the Indian National Congress(INC). He established a prominent organization Deccan Education Society to promote modern learning. He also established Fergusson College at Pune. He along with Annie Besant played an important role during Home Rule Movement(1916-18).
The National Anthem was first sung in the year
(A) 1911
(B) 1913
(C) 1936
(D) 1935
Correct Answer : A
What is the minimum age at which a subscriber can join the Atal Pension Yojana?
(A) 25 years
(B) 22 years
(C) 18 years
(D) 15 years
Correct Answer : C
What is the slogan of the Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana?
(A) Sabka Saath Sabka Vikas
(B) Beti Bachao Beti Padhao
(C) Kal ki Fikr Nahin
(D) Mera Khata Bhagya Vidhata
Correct Answer : D
What is the annual premium payable under the Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana?
(A) Rs. 12
(B) Rs. 15
(C) Rs. 18
(D) Rs. 20
Correct Answer : A
Who among the following was the editor of “Bharat Mata” magazine?
(A) Bhagvati Charan Bohra
(B) Arvind Ghosh
(C) Shacheendranath Sanyal
(D) Ajeet singh
Correct Answer : D
Explanation :
The editor of the "Bharat Mata" magazine was Ajeet Singh.
First statute for the governance of India, under the direct rule of the British Government, was the
(A) Government of India Act, 1858
(B) Government of India Act, 1861
(C) Government of India Act, 1892
(D) Government of India Act, 1915
Correct Answer : A
By Which among the following Acts Board of control was established for supervising the political affairs?
(A) Indian council Act- 1792
(B) Charter Act- 1833
(C) Regulating Act-1773
(D) Pitts Of India Act- 1784
Correct Answer : D
Explanation :
Pitts's India Act 1784: It distinguished between the commercial and political functions of the Company. It allowed the Court of Directors to manage the commercial affairs. New body called the Board of Control to manage political affairs.
District Judges in a State are appointed by the
(A) Governor
(B) Prime Minister
(C) Financial Minister
(D) Chief Judge
Correct Answer : A
Anglo Indian representatives in the Lok Sabha are nominated in terms of the Article
(A) 80
(B) 333
(C) 370
(D) 331
Correct Answer : D
The Rajya Sabha can be dissolved by
(A) Constitutional amendment
(B) President
(C) Lok Sabha
(D) None of these
Correct Answer : D
Parliament has a lower house and a higher house.
(A) Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha
(B) Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha
(C) Lok Sabha and Vidhan Sabha
(D) Assembly and Lok Sabha
Correct Answer : A
The decisions given by the High Court of India are binding on it.
(A) Territories of a state
(B) All states and union territories except Jammu and Kashmir
(C) District Courts Only
(D) All Courts in India
Correct Answer : D
Question hour in the parliament refers to
(A) the lunch hour after the sitting
(B) the last hour of the sitting
(C) the second hour of the sitting
(D) the first hour of the sitting
Correct Answer : D
Where is the headquarters of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh?
(A) Nagpur
(B) Bhopal
(C) Agra
(D) Ahmedabad
Correct Answer : A
When was the Bharatiya Janata Party founded?
(A) 15 August 1947
(B) 6 April 1980
(C) 26 January 1950
(D) Others
Correct Answer : B
Where is the headquarters of Bharatiya Janata Party?
(A) New Delhi
(B) Gujarat
(C) Jharkhand
(D) Maharashtra
Correct Answer : A
When was the Aam Aadmi Party established?
(A) 15 October 2012
(B) 26 November 2012
(C) 17 December 2013
(D) Others
Correct Answer : B
What is the minimum age to be a Lok Sabha candidate?
(A) 25
(B) 30
(C) 35
(D) 18
Correct Answer : A
When was the Planning Commission created?
(A) 1945
(B) 1950
(C) 1947
(D) 1960
Correct Answer : B
When was NITI Aayog formed?
(A) 1 January 2015
(B) 13 Aprail 2014
(C) 23 June 2015
(D) Others
Correct Answer : A
When was the Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan formed?
(A) 2005
(B) 1998
(C) 1999
(D) 1995
Correct Answer : C
When was the National Development Council formed?
(A) Sept 1950
(B) Aug 1953
(C) Aug 1952
(D) Jan 1899
Correct Answer : C
The All India Harijan Association has been established by which of the following?
(A) Raja Rammohan Roy
(B) Subhash Chandra Bose
(C) Mahatma Gandhi
(D) Jawaharlal Nehru
Correct Answer : C
Who was the first President of All India Trade Union Congress?
(A) Deewana Chamanlal
(B) Lala Rajpat Rai
(C) Swami Sahajanand
(D) Jawaharlal Nehru
Correct Answer : B
Who is the Grand Old Man of India?
(A) Dadabhai Naoroji
(B) Mahatma Gandhi
(C) Gopalakrishna Gokhale
(D) Subhash Chandra Bose
Correct Answer : A
In which of the following case Supreme Court held that the Preamble is not a part of Indian Constitution?
(A) Kesavananda Bharati case
(B) LIC of India case
(C) Berubari vs. Union case
(D) Both ( a ) and ( b )
Correct Answer : C
Which of the following Amendments is also known as the ‘Mini Constitution’ of India?
(A) 7th Amendment
(B) 74th Amendment
(C) 44th Amendment
(D) 42nd Amendment
Correct Answer : D
Which Fundamental Right in the Indian Constitution allows citizens to move the court if they believe that any of their Fundamental Rights have been violated by the State?
(A) Cultural and Educational Rights
(B) Right to Constitutional Remedies
(C) Right against Exploitation
(D) Right to Freedom of Religion
Correct Answer : B
Preventive detention means-
(A) detention without interrogation
(B) detention for cognizable offence
(C) detention for interrogation
(D) detention after interrogation
Correct Answer : A
"I have nothing to offer except blood, sweat and tears" Who said this?
(A) Lord Nelson
(B) Napoleon
(C) Churchill
(D) Subhash Chandra Bose
Correct Answer : C
When did Subhash Chandra Bose resign from the chairmanship of the Congress?
(A) 1947
(B) 1950
(C) 1939
(D) 1937
Correct Answer : C
In the freedom struggle Gandhiji started the peasant movement?
(A) Sabarmati
(B) Bardoli
(C) Champaran
(D) Bijaulia
Correct Answer : C
Government of India Act of 1935 is related to which decision?
(A) Industries in the provinces
(B) Adult voting
(C) provincial autonomy
(D) None of these
Correct Answer : C
Who started the Surveillance of India Society in 1905?
(A) Gopalakrishna Gokhale
(B) Mahatma Gandhi
(C) Motilal Nehru
(D) Lokmanya Tilak
Correct Answer : A
Non-cooperation movement had to be stopped due to which scandal?
(A) Chauri-Chaura
(B) Champaran
(C) Dandi
(D) None of these
Correct Answer : A
In which article of the Indian constitution the administrative relations of the centre-states are given?
(A) 256-263
(B) 250-280
(C) 352-356
(D) None of these
Correct Answer : A
Explanation :
The administrative relations between the Centre and the States are stated under Article 256 to Article 263 of the Constitution of India.
When was Goa formed a part of the Indian Republic?
(A) 1961
(B) 1947
(C) 1950
(D) 1963
Correct Answer : A
Who among the following became the President of India twice in a row?
(A) R. Venkatman
(B) Rajendra Prasad
(C) V. V. Giri
(D) Radhakrishnan
Correct Answer : B
Who proposed the Preamble to the Constitution before the Constituent Assembly?
(A) Subhash Chandra Bose
(B) Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru
(C) Swami Sahajanand
(D) Mahatma Gandhi
Correct Answer : B
Who is the chairmen of National Integration Council?
(A) President of India
(B) Chief Justice of India
(C) Minister of Minority affair
(D) Prime Minister of India
Correct Answer : D
Who decides allotment of symbols to Political Parties?
(A) Election Committee of Political Party
(B) Political Party Governing Committees
(C) Political Party leader
(D) Election Commission
Correct Answer : D
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