Railway, SSC, UPSC Important General Knowledge MCQ

Total Questions: 565

1) Who was the first President of India?

a) Rajendra Prasad

b) Zakir Husain

c) V.V. Giri

d) Dr. S. Radhakrishnan

2) The capital city of Maharashtra is?

a) Pune

b) Nagpur

c) Mumbai

d) Nashik

3) What is the national currency of India?

a) Dollar

b) Pound

c) Euro

d) Rupee

4) Which planet is known as the 'Red Planet'?

a) Venus

b) Earth

c) Mars

d) Jupiter

5) Who invented the telephone?

a) Thomas Edison

b) Alexander Graham Bell

c) Nikola Tesla

d) James Watt

6) Which state is known as the 'Land of Rising Sun'?

a) Mizoram

b) Nagaland

c) Arunachal Pradesh

d) Sikkim

7) Which is the largest freshwater lake in India?

a) Wular Lake

b) Chilka Lake

c) Sambhar Lake

d) Pushkar Lake

8) What is the chemical symbol for water?

a) HO

b) H2

c) H2O

d) O2

9) The Great Wall of China was built to protect against?

a) Romans

b) Mongols

c) Persians

d) Indians

10) Who wrote the epic 'Ramayana'?

a) Tulsidas

b) Valmiki

c) Kabir

d) Kalidasa

11) Which gas is essential for human respiration?

a) Hydrogen

b) Carbon Dioxide

c) Oxygen

d) Nitrogen

12) Who is known as the 'Father of the Nation' in India?

a) Subhas Chandra Bose

b) Mahatma Gandhi

c) Lal Bahadur Shastri

d) Bhagat Singh

13) Which is the largest desert in the world?

a) Sahara Desert

b) Thar Desert

c) Gobi Desert

d) Atacama Desert

14) What is the smallest continent in the world?

a) Asia

b) Europe

c) Australia

d) Antarctica

15) Which river is known as the 'Sorrow of Bihar'?

a) Yamuna

b) Kosi

c) Ganga

d) Godavari

16) Which is the largest state in India by area?

a) Maharashtra

b) Andhra Pradesh

c) Uttar Pradesh

d) Rajasthan

17) Who discovered the sea route to India?

a) Vasco da Gama

b) Christopher Columbus

c) Marco Polo

d) Ferdinand Magellan

18) In which year did India gain independence?

a) 1947

b) 1950

c) 1945

d) 1960

19) Who is the author of 'Discovery of India'?

a) Rabindranath Tagore

b) Mahatma Gandhi

c) Jawaharlal Nehru

d) Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan

20) Which is the largest gland in the human body?

a) Pancreas

b) Thyroid

c) Liver

d) Adrenal gland

21) Who invented the light bulb?

a) Thomas Edison

b) Nikola Tesla

c) Alexander Graham Bell

d) Benjamin Franklin

22) Who was the first Indian woman to win an Olympic medal?

a) Saina Nehwal

b) PV Sindhu

c) Karnam Malleswari

d) Geeta Phogat

23) The Union Budget of India is presented by which ministry?

a) Ministry of Finance

b) Ministry of Home Affairs

c) Ministry of Commerce

d) Ministry of External Affairs

24) Which is the highest civilian award in India?

a) Padma Shri

b) Padma Bhushan

c) Padma Vibhushan

d) Bharat Ratna

25) Who is known as the 'Iron Man of India'?

a) Mahatma Gandhi

b) Bhagat Singh

c) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

d) Lal Bahadur Shastri

26) What is the main component of natural gas?

a) Methane

b) Ethane

c) Propane

d) Butane

27) The book 'Wings of Fire' is the autobiography of?

a) Mahatma Gandhi

b) APJ Abdul Kalam

c) Nelson Mandela

d) Sardar Patel

28) Which metal is used for making coins?

a) Iron

b) Silver

c) Copper

d) Lead

29) Which Indian city is known as the 'Pink City'?

a) Delhi

b) Kolkata

c) Jaipur

d) Mumbai

30) Who was the first woman President of India?

a) Pratibha Patil

b) Indira Gandhi

c) Sarojini Naidu

d) Kiran Bedi

31) Which Indian state has the longest coastline?

a) Kerala

b) Andhra Pradesh

c) Maharashtra

d) Gujarat

32) Who is known as the 'Nightingle of India'?

a) Lata Mangeshkar

b) Sarojini Naidu

c) Indira Gandhi

d) Kalpana Chawla

33) Who built the Taj Mahal?

a) Akbar

b) Babur

c) Shah Jahan

d) Aurangzeb

34) What is the capital of Andhra Pradesh?

a) Hyderabad

b) Vijayawada

c) Amaravati

d) Visakhapatnam

35) Which element is found in abundance in the Earth's crust?

a) Oxygen

b) Carbon

c) Hydrogen

d) Iron

36) Who was the first person to step on the Moon?

a) Yuri Gagarin

b) Buzz Aldrin

c) Neil Armstrong

d) Michael Collins

37) What is the scientific name of the human species?

a) Homo erectus

b) Homo habilis

c) Homo sapiens

d) Homo neanderthalensis

38) Which city is called the 'Silicon Valley of India'?

a) Pune

b) Hyderabad

c) Bengaluru

d) Chennai

39) Which organ in the human body is responsible for filtering blood?

a) Heart

b) Liver

c) Kidney

d) Pancreas

40) The Battle of Plassey was fought in which year?

a) 1757

b) 1857

c) 1764

d) 1793

41) Who is the current (2024) Chief Election Commissioner of India?

a) Sushil Chandra

b) Sunil Arora

c) Rajiv Kumar

d) Om Prakash Rawat

42) Which river is the longest in India?

a) Yamuna

b) Narmada

c) Ganga

d) Brahmaputra

43) Who is the father of the Indian Constitution?

a) BR Ambedkar

b) Mahatma Gandhi

c) Sardar Patel

d) Jawaharlal Nehru

44) Which state is known for the Sunderbans?

a) West Bengal

b) Odisha

c) Assam

d) Tamil Nadu

45) Who invented the World Wide Web?

a) Tim Berners-Lee

b) Bill Gates

c) Steve Jobs

d) Larry Page

46) Which is the smallest bird in the world?

a) Sparrow

b) Hummingbird

c) Robin

d) Pigeon

47) The Headquarters of the United Nations is located in?

a) Paris

b) London

c) New York

d) Geneva

48) Who is known as the 'Missile Man of India'?

a) Homi Bhabha

b) Dr. Vikram Sarabhai

c) APJ Abdul Kalam

d) Rakesh Sharma

49) Which country shares the longest border with India?

a) Pakistan

b) China

c) Nepal

d) Bangladesh

50) What is the hardest natural substance on Earth?

a) Iron

b) Gold

c) Diamond

d) Silver

Total Questions: 565

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