Important Gk questions for all class students and all competitive exams.
1. Where is the location of thyroid gland?
[A] Liver
[B] Throat
[C] Armpit
[D] None of these
Answer:- [B] Throat
2. Approximately how many grams is the human brain?
[A] 1350 grams
[B] 1230 grams
[C] 1100 grams
[D] 1500 grams
Answer:- [A] 1350 grams
3. When was Tipu Sultan killed in battle with the British?
[A] In 1857
[B] In 1799
[C] In 1793
[D] In 1769
Answer:- [B] In 1799
4. Because of whose tomb is the Nanded Gurudwara considered holy by the Sikhs?
[A] Guru Ramdas
[B] Guru Angad
[C] Guru Arjun Dev
[D] Guru Gobind Singh
Answer:- [D] Guru Gobind Singh
5. Who shifted his capital from Murshidabad to Munger?
[A] Alivardi Khan
[B] Sirajuddaulah
[C] Mir Jafar
[D] Mir Qasim
Answer:- [D] Mir Qasim
6. Who was the successor of Maharaja Ranjit Singh?
[A] Hari Singh Nalwa
[B] Kharak Singh
[C] Sher Singh
[D] Naunihal Singh
Answer:- [B] Kharak Singh
7. In whose reign did the black hole accident happen?
[A] Alivardi Khan
[B] Mir Jafar
[C] Sirajuddaulah
[D] Mir Qasim
Answer:- [C] Sirajuddaulah
8. Where was the first Indian postage stamp printed?
[A] Delhi
[B] Kolkata
[C] Mumbai
[D] Bihar
Answer:- [B] Kolkata
9. Which is the largest bone of the human body?
[A] Ear bone
[B] Bone of hand
[C] Thigh bone
[D] spinal cord
Answer:- [C] Thigh bone
10. Where did the Chora Chori incident take place?
[A] Indore
[B] Punjab
[C] Gorakhpur
[D] Samastipur
Answer:- [C] Gorakhpur
11. Where is the Indian Meteorological Institute located?
[A] Madhya Pradesh
[B] Mumbai
[C] Gujarat
[D] New Delhi
Answer:- [D] New Delhi
12. Which is called the second Taj Mahal of India?
[A] Red Fort
[B] Jantar Mantar
[C] Jama Masjid
[D] Bibi Ka Maqbara
Answer:- [D] Bibi Ka Maqbara
13. When was the Reserve Bank of India established?
[A] In 1935
[B] In 1930
[C] In 1940
[D] In 1945
Answer:- [A] In 1935
14. Malayalam is the language of which state?
[A] Tamil Nadu
[B] Karnataka
[C] Kerala
[D] Assam
Answer:- [C] Kerala
15. In which country dog is worshipped?
[A] In Congo
[B] Norwegian
[C] Nepal
[D] Vatican City
Answer:- [C] Nepal
16. Who is considered the king of sea?
[A] Dolphin
[B] Frog
[C] Snake
[D] Crocodile
Answer:- [D] Crocodile
17. Which is the longest beach in India?
[A] Chapora beach
[B] Diu beach
[C] Aksa beach
[D] Marina Beach
Answer:- [D] Marina Beach
18. Which state is called the land of five rivers?
[A] Manipur
[B] Punjab
[C] West Bengal
[D] Bhopal
Answer:- [B] Punjab
19. Which organism has 32 brains?
[A] Dog
[B] Cat
[C] Leech
[D] Ant
Answer:- [C] Leech
20. Which gas is filled in the tires of aeroplane?
[A] Nitrogen
[B] Hydrogen
[C] Cesium
[D] Carbon dioxide
Answer:- [A] Nitrogen
21. How many colors are there in the rays of the sun?
[A] 5 colors
[B] 7 colors
[C] 6 colors
[D] 8 colors
Answer:- [B] 7 colors
22. What percentage of the earth is covered by water?
[A] 70%
[B] 50%
[C] 85%
[D] 71%
Answ:- [D] 71%
23. When is World Environment Day celebrated?
[A] 15th June
[B] 5th June
[C] 10 October
[D] 8th March
Answer:- [B] 5th June
24. Who gave the slogan 'Delhi Chalo'?
[A] Bhagat Singh
[B] Jawaharlal Nehru
[C] Subhash Chandra Bose
[D] Mahatma Gandhi
Answer:- [C] Subhash Chandra Bose
25. Who gave the slogan of "Maro Nahi Maro"?
[A] Mahatma Gandhi
[B] Lal Bahadur Shastri
[C] Bhagat Singh
[D] Subhash Chandra Bose
Answer:- [B] Lal Bahadur Shastri
26. Who gave the slogan to go back the Simon Commission?
[A] Bhagat Singh
[B] Motilal Nehru
[C] Lala Lajpat Rai
[D] None of these
Answer:- [C] Lala Lajpat Rai
27. Who gave the slogan of Inquilab Zindabad?
[A] Chandrashekhar Azad
[B] Bhagat Singh
[C] Subhash Chandra Bose
[D] Khudiram Bose
Answer:- [B] Bhagat Singh
28. Who gave the slogan 'You give me blood, I will give you freedom'?
[A] Bhagat Singh
[B] Subhash Chandra Bose
[C] Jawaharlal Nehru
[D] Mahatma Gandhi
Answer:- [B] Subhash Chandra Bose
29. Who gave the slogan of total revolution?
[A] Vinoba Bhave
[B] Jayaprakash Narayan
[C] Madan Mohan Malaviya
[D] Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Answer:- [B] Jayaprakash Narayan
30. Who gave the slogan 'Swaraj is my birthright Place and I will have it'?
[A] Lokmanya Tilak
[B] Lala Lajpat Rai
[C] Sardar Patel
[D] Gopal Krishna Gokhale
Answer:- [A] Lokmanya Tilak
31. Who gave the slogan Hey Ram?
[A] Rajendra Prasad
[B] Mahatma Gandhi
[C] Jawaharlal Nehru Lal
[D] Bahadur Shastri
Answer:- [B] Mahatma Gandhi
32. Who gave the slogan Jai Jawan Jai Kisan Jai Vigyan?
[A] Lal Bahadur Shastri
[B] Atal Bihari Vajpayee
[C] Dr. Rajendra Prasad
[D] A PJ Abdul Kalam
Answer:- [B] Atal Bihari Vajpayee
33. Who said "Who lives if India dies"?
[A] Mahatma Gandhi
[B] Jawaharlal Nehru
[C] Babu Jagjivan Ram
[D] Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
Answer:- [B] Jawaharlal Nehru
34. Who gave the slogan of Jai Hind?
[A] Khudiram Bose
[B] Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose
[C] Chandrashekhar Azad
[D] Mangal Pandey
Answer:- [B] Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose
35. Who gave the slogan Kar mat do (Don't give tax)?
[A] Vinoba Bhave
[B] V D Savarkar
[C] Mahatma Gandhi
[D] Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
Answer:- [D] Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
36. Who is the author of Jana Gana Mana?
[A] Arvind Ghosh
[B] Sarojini Naidu
[C] Rabindranath Tagore
[D] Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
Answer:- [C] Rabindranath Tagore
37. Who gave the slogan of Jai Jagat?
[A] Vinoba Bhave
[B] Lal Bahadur Shastri
[C] Mahatma Gandhi
[D] Jayaprakash Narayan
Answer:- [A] Vinoba Bhave
37. Who wrote Vijay Vishwa Tiranga Pyara?
[A] Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
[B] Ram Prasad Bismil
[C] Sardar Bhagat Singh
[D] Shyam Lal Gupta
Answer:- [D] Shyam Lal Gupta
38. Who gave the slogan "Maaro Firangi Ko" ?
[A] Bhagat Singh
[B] Mangal Pandey
[C] Subhash Chandra Bose
[D] Mahatma Gandhi
Answer:- [B] Mangal Pandey
39. Who said that imperialism should be destroyed?
[A] Chandrashekhar Azad
[B] Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru
[C] Bhagat Singh
[D] Napoleon Bonaparte
Answer:- [C] Bhagat Singh
40. Who gave the slogan do or die?
[A] Mahatma Gandhi
[B] Subhash Chandra Bose
[C] Jawaharlal Nehru
[D] BR Ambedkar
Answer:- [A] Mahatma Gandhi
41. Who gave the slogan Jai Jawan Jai Kisan?
[A] Lal Bahadur Shastri
[B] Atal Bihari Vajpayee
[C] Sardar Patel
[D] Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru
Answer:- [A] Lal Bahadur Shastri
42. How many houses are there in the Indian Parliament?
[A] one houses
[B] two houses
[C] Three houses
[D] Four houses
Answer:- [B] two houses
43. By what name is the federal legislature of India known?
[A] Lok Sabha
[B] Rajya Sabha
[C] House of Representatives
[D] Parliament
Answer:- [D] Parliament
44. Which is the permanent house of the Parliament?
[A] Lok Sabha
[B] Rajya Sabha
[C] Both of the above
[D] None of these
Answer:- [B] Rajya Sabha
45. How many sessions are there in the Parliament?
[A] Budget session
[B] Monsoon session
[C] Winter session
[D] All of the above
Answer:- [D] All of the above
46. Which house of the Parliament is also called the 'House of Representatives'?
[A] Lok Sabha
[B] Rajya Sabha
[C] Both of the above
[D] None of these
Answer:- [A] Lok Sabha
47. Which is the popular house of the Parliament?
[A] Lok Sabha
[B] Rajya Sabha
[C] Both of the above
[D] None of these
Answer:- [A] Lok Sabha
48. What are the lower house and the upper house of the Parliament respectively?
[A] Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha
[B] Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha
[C] Lok Sabha and Legislative Assembly
[D] Rajya Sabha and Legislative Assembly
Answer:- [B] Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha
