● The main river flowing in the
State of Jammu and Kashmir is –
Indus
● The most important coal field in
India is – Jharia Coalfield
● The Kabul Lamjao, the only
floating National Park in the world
is in – Manipur
● The middle zone of the earth
with a thickness of 2780 km
having an average density of 5.6
is known as – Pyrosphere
● Tapti river originates from –
Satpura range
● Wild Ass Sanctuary is situated in
– Little Rann of Kutch, Gujarat
● Sriharikota is situated in –
Andhra Pradesh
● The headquarters of North
Eastern Railway is – Gorakhpur
● Which is a major port on the
East Coast of India? –
Vishakhapatnam
● The highest peak of the Kara-
koram Range is – Mt. K2 (Godvin
Austin)
Indian Polity and Constitution
Questions
● The President can be removed
from his office before the expiry
of his normal term only on the
recommendation of – The two
Houses of Parliament
● The State has its own
Constitution is – Jammu and
Kashmir
● Under which constitutional
amendment 30% seats in village
panchayats have been reserved
for women in India? – 73
● Which Constitutional
Amendment Act facilitates the
appointment of the same person
as a governor for two or more
states ? – 7th Constitutional
Amendment Act, 1956
● The oath of office is conducted
to the President by – The Chief
Justice of India
● The Zonal Councils are the
statutory bodies established by an
Act of the Parliament that is –
States Reorganisation Act of 1956
● The provision of Panchayats has
been mentioned in – Part IX
● The pardoning power of the
President in India as enshrined in
the Article 72 of the Constitution
of India includes – Pardon,
Commutation, Remission, Respite,
Reprieve
● Article 21 of the Indian
Constitution is violated if there is
– Inordinate delay by the state in
bringing an accused to trial
● The Indian Constitution provides
for the appointment of Ad Hoc
judges in the – Supreme Court
Indian National Movement
Questions
● The call for 'Quit India
Movement' against Britishers was
given in – 1942
● The famine which killed nearly 8
lakh people during British rule as
per the report furnished by the
Famine Commission of 1660 had
struck – Western India in
November 1876-77
● The theory of economic drain of
India during British imperialism
was propounded by – Dadabhai
Naoroji
● Which of the British Acts
provided for the establishment of
All India Federation at the centre?
– The Government of India Act
1935
● The system of competitive
examination for Civil Service was
accepted, in principle, in the year
– 1853
● Who said, "This (the revolt
1857) was an eruption of social
volcano, where many spent forces
found vent. After the eruption, the
whole social topography had
changed; the scars of rebellion
remained deep and shining." –
Ashok Mehta
● The revolutionary woman who
led the revolution of 1857 in Oudh
was – Begum Hazrat Mahal
● Who is the author of the book
'The Great Rebellion' ? – Ashok
Mehta
● Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev and
Rajguru were sentenced to death
in – Lahore conspiracy case
● Who called the revolt of 1857 as
a war between barbarism and
civilisation ? – T. R. Holmes
History and Culture of India
Questions
● The Upanishads are – a source
of Hindu philosophy
● The Harappan civilization was
discovered in 1920-21 following
excavation – By R. D. Banerjee (at
Mohenjodaro) and By D. R. Sahni
(at Harappa)
● Through which officer the king
exercised his control over villages
in the Vijayanagar Empire? –
Mahanayakacharya
● The Sikh Khalsa was formed to
instil a strong martial spirit in the
Sikhs by – Tenth Sikh Guru Guru
Gobind Singh in 1699
● Though Ashoka had many sons,
the inscriptions mentioned only
one who is not mentioned in any
other source. He is – Tivara
● The Vijayanagar king who
employed skilled archers of the
Turkish clan and raised the
fighting capacity of his bowmen
was – Devaraya I
● The Palaeolithic Age in India is
divided into three phases namely
– Lower Palaeolithic (Handaxe
and cleaver-industries), Middle
Palaeolithic (Tools made on
flakes) and upper Palaeolithic
(Tools made on flakes and blades)
● The Chief of Sukarchakiya misl
(a Sikh confederacy) was –
Maharaja Ranjit Singh
● Under the Guptas in eastern
India, there was probably an
intermediate level of
administration between vishayas
(districts) and villages. It was
called – Vifhi
● The two main monuments of
Alaud-din Khilji's reign-the Jama
at Kana Masjid and Alai Darwaza
were constructed at – Delhi
Economic Affairs of India
Questions
● In the country, which state is on
the top in present in newly
developed Education Development
Index? – Kerala
● Which brand/ company uses the
ad line "We know India better" ? –
LIC of India
● Based on the European Banking
system the first bank in India was
started in India – at Calcutta in
1770 named 'Hindustan Bank'
● The only tungsten producing
mine in the country is – Degana
(Rajasthan)
● Capital Market comprises of –
Stock markets and Bond markets
● In Global Hunger Index (GHI)
India has been ranked at – 96th
place among"U9 developing
countries
● Which State is the largest
producer of cashew nuts in India?
– Kerala
● All revenues received and loans
raised by the Union Government
go into – Consolidated Fund of
India
● In coal production, India ranks
in the world – Third (after China
and America)
● In India, the first bank of limited
liability managed by Indians and
founded in 1881 was – Oudh
Commercial Bank
Sports and Games Questions
● Fuwa was the official mascot of
– Beijing Olympics 2008
● 'Merdeka cup' is associated with
– Football
● Jwala Gutta and V. Diju are the
famous players of – Badminton
● The winner of Wimbledon 2011
Women's Singles title is – Petra
Kvitova
● Agha Khan Cup is associated
with – Hockey (Western India)
● The winner of Cop a America
(football) 2011 was – Uruguay
● Bully, Carry, Corner, Dribble, Hat-
trick, Off-side are the terms
associated with – Hockey
● Which award is given for
excellence in the field of sports?
– Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna
● The playground of wrestling is
called – Arena
Science and Technology
Questions
● Who invented the ball-point
pen? – Lazzlo Biro
● Astronomical distance is
measured in – light year
● Name the process of production
of energy in the Sun – Nuclear
fusion
● The instrument which
graphically records physiological
movement (e.g., blood pressure/
heartbeat) is known as –
Kymograph
● Which in automobile exhausts
can cause cancer? – Carbon
monoxide
● Who invented Ball-point pen? –
C. Biro in 1938
● Who invented chloroform as
anaesthetic? – James Simpson
● The instrument which measures
strength of electric current is –
Ammeter
● When did India join the Inter-
national Tsunami Warning
System? – 2004
Agriculture Questions
● Kisan Mitra is an employee of –
State Govt.
● National Project on Organic
Farming was launched during –
10th Five Year Plan (2002-2007)
● The optimum cardinal
temperature point for germination
of rice seeds is – 20°C to 25°C
● As per the Eleventh Five Year
Plan Period (2007-2012) target
under the National Food Security
Mission (NFSM), the production of
rice, wheat and pulses is to be
increased by – 10,8 and 2 million
tonnes respectively
● The number of essential mineral
elements of plant is – 16
● RKVY stands for – Rashtriya
Krishi Vikas Yojana
● Microbial inoculants capable of
solubilizing phosphate are called
– Phosphobacteria
● Food management in India has
three basic objectives namely –
Procurement of food grains from
farmers, distribution of food-
grains to the consumers and
maintenance of food buffers for
security and price stability
● In maize plants – Silk appear
first
● FRP stands for – Fair and
Remunerative Price (of
Sugarcane)
Useful GK Questions
● BRICS stands for – Brazil,
Russia, India, China and South
Africa
● The study of Cancer is called –
Oncology
● The elements of a group in the
periodic table – have similar
chemical properties
● OPEC stands for – Organisation
of Petroleum Exporting Countries
● The normal term of office of UN
Secretary-General is – 5 years
● 'Being Myself' is the
autobiography of famous tennis
player – Martina NavratiIova
● The pH of human blood is
normally around – 7.5 to 8.0
● Falklands Islands are in – South
Atlantic
● The minimum age required to
become the Prime Minister of
India is – 25 years
● Neprologist is a specialist who
treats – Kidney system
● The office of the Prime Minister
of India is – Created by the
Constitution
● Kangaroo is the national
emblem of – Australia
● The objective of the Morley-
Minto Reforms was – Extension of
provincial assemblies
● The national tree of India is –
Banyan (Ficus benghalensis)
● Cirrhosis is a disease which
affects – Liver
● The members of the state
legislative assemblies are elected
for a period of – 5 years
● The capital of Bahrain is –
Manama
● National Defence Academy is
situated at – Pune
● India's largest museum is
located at – Kolkata
● In a human body, the basic
building blocks are – Cells
● As per Census 2011, the highest
populated State is – Uttar Pradesh
● Hertz is a unit of – Frequency of
sound waves
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