Gk questions with answers. Important Multiple choice questions for competitive exams
1. Who discovered India?
[A] Vasco da Gama
[B] Fahian
[C] Alberuni
[D] Ibn Battuta
Answer:- [A] Vasco da Gama
2. What is the standard time line of India?
[A] 82.5 degree east longitude
[B] 82.5 degree north longitude
[C] 82.5 degree west longitude
[D] 22.5 degree east longitude
Answer:- [A] 82.5 degree east longitude
3. In which year Arjuna Award was started?
[A] 1947
[B] 1949
[C] 1961
[D] 1983
Answer:- [C] 1961
4. Swang is the famous folk dance art of which state?
[A] Karnataka
[B] Haryana
[C] Tamil Nadu
[D] Uttar Pradesh
Answer:- [B] Haryana
5. How many High Courts are there in India at present?
[A] 23 High Courts
[B] 24 High Courts
[C] 25 High Courts
[D] 26 High Courts
Answer:- [C] 25 High Courts
6. Who decides whether a Bill is a Money Bill or not?
[A] Speaker of the Lok Sabha
[B] Lok Sabha Speaker
[C] Prime Minister of India
[D] Finance Minister of India
Answer:- [B] Lok Sabha Speaker
7. Which is the first country in the world to completely ban tobacco?
[A] Japan
[B] China
[C] America
[D] Bhutan
Answer:- [D] Bhutan
8. National Voters' Day is celebrated every year on which day?
[A] 24 January
[B] 25 January
[C] 25 November
[D] 26 January
Answer:- [B] 25 January
9. Who is the constitutional head of India?
[A] Prime Minister
[B] President
[C] Speaker of the Lok Sabha
[D] Vice President
Answer:- [B] President
10. Which movement was started by Mahatma Gandhi against the British salt law?
[A] Civil Disobedience Movement
[B] Khilafat Movement
[C] Quit India Movement
[D. ALL OF THE ABOVE
Answer:- [A] Civil Disobedience Movement
11. In which of the following states is the maximum production of gypsum in India?
[A] Haryana
[B] Karnataka
[C] Orissa
[D] Rajasthan
Answer:- [D] Rajasthan
12. Where did the East India Company open its first factory in India?
[A] Surat
[B] Kolkata
[C] Mysore
[D] Bangalore
Answer:- [A] Surat
13. In which game is the word 'Bully' used?
[A] Cricket
[B] Football
[C] Hockey
[D] Basketball
Answer:- [C] Hockey
14. Which Indian athlete is called as 'Flying Angel'?
[A] Hima Das
[B] Mirabai Chanu
[C] PT Usha
[D] None of these
Answer:- [C] PT Usha
15. Which of the following city is known as the city of lakes?
[A] Jaipur
[B] Udaipur
[C] Nainital
[D] Varanasi
Answer:- [B] Udaipur
16. When was Arya Samaj established?
[A] In 1875 AD
[B] In 1897 AD
[C] In 1901 AD
[D] In 1912 AD
Answer:- [A] In 1875 AD
17. Which is the oldest Veda among the Vedas?
[A] Rigveda
[B] Samveda
[C] Yajurveda
[D] Atharvaveda
Answer:- [A] Rigveda
18. Where is the Bhabha Atomic Research Center located?
[A] Trombay, Mumbai
[B] New Delhi
[C] Bangalore
[D] Kolkata
Answer:- [A] Trombay, Mumbai
19. Who led the Bardoli movement of 1928?
[A] Mahatma Gandhi
[B] Bal Gangadhar Tilak
[C] Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel
[D] Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru
Answer:- [C] Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel
20. Who founded the Khalsa Panth?
[A] Guru Gobind Singh
[B] Guru Nanak Dev
[C] Angad Dev
[D] Guru Ramdas
Answer:- [A] Guru Gobind Singh
21. Who was the India's first I.P.S. officer?
[A] Sarojini Naidu
[B] Anandibai Joshi
[C] Anjum Ara
[D] Kiran Bedi
Answer:- [D] Kiran Bedi
22. Kathak is the classical dance of which state?
[A] Karnataka
[B] Tamil Nadu
[C] Uttar Pradesh
[D] Haryana
Answer:- [C] Uttar Pradesh
23. In which game is the word 'Chinaman' used?
[A] Cricket
[B] Hockey
[C] Polo
[D] Kabaddi
Answer:- [A] Cricket
24. Oscar award is related to which field?
[A] Literature
[B] Cinema
[C] Science
[D] Medicine
Answer:- [B] Cinema
25. Which of the following is the hardest element?
[A] Glass
[B] Diamond
[C] Aluminum
[D] Graphite
Answer:- [B] Diamond