most important lucent gk MCQ for all exams.general knowledge questions
gk questions in English current affairs quiz.
1. Where was the first session of the Constituent Assembly held?-
New Delhi, 9 December 1946:
2. Which of the following is used as ‘a moderator in nuclear reactor? -
Graphite
3. Sachin Tendulkar scored his 100th international century against
which’ country? - Bangladesh
4. Which was the first talkie film of India? - Alam Ara
5. Which country is the largest producer of Bauxite? - Australia
6. Which was the first newspaper to be published in India? -
Bengal Gazette
7. Gobar gas’ contains mainly which gas? - Methane
8. Who said “I therefore want freedom immediately, this very night,
before dawn if it can be had”? - Mahatma Gandhi
9. A temperature at which both the Fahrenheit and the centigrade
scales have the same value? - -40°
10. Which is the most populous city in the world? – Tokyo
11. Who was called Zinda Pir (living saint) in Mughal India?-
Aurangzeb
12. Which State shares boundaries with the maximum number of
other States of India ? - Uttar Pradesh with 8 states
13. The first railway line in India was opened in which year? – 1853
14. Who was the last of the 24th Jain Tirthankaras? – Mahavira
15. Which planet looks reddish in the night sky? - Mars
16. In baseball, the two opposing teams consist of howmany players?
– 9 Players each
17. Who was the Chairman’ of the Union Constitution Committee of
the Constituent Assembly? - J. L Nehru
18. Which vitamin is considered to be a hormone? – Vitamin D
19. Why is ‘Beaufort Scale’ used ? - To measure wind velocity
20. ‘My Music, My Life’ is the autobiography of which person? - Pt.
Ravi Shankar
21. Who was the 1st president of Indian national congress? – W.C
Banerjee
22. Who decides the number of Judges in a High Court?- President
23. Which was the first English ship that came to India? - Red
Dragon
24. Which is the biggest Public Sector undertaking in the country? -
Indian Railway
25. Which rocks is transformed into marble? – Limestone
26. Who appoints the Chief Election Commissioner of India? –
President
27. Who said that Cripps Mission was a postdated cheque on a
crashing bank? - Mahatma Gandhi
28. Which is the greatest known ocean depth (which lies in the
Pacific Ocean)? – Mariana Trench (110333 m)
29. At which one place did Mahatma Gandhi first start his Satyagraha
in India? – Champaran (1917)
30. What percentage of water is lost during transpiration? – 99%
31. What is the loss of water in the form of water drops called? -
Guttation
32. Which foreign country is closest to Andaman Islands? –
Myanmar
33. Which metal is non toxic in nature? – Gold
34. Himalayas are also known as – Young Fold Mountains
35. Which state has the largest number of salt lakes in India? -
Rajasthan
36. Which is a global biodiversity hotspot in India? - Western Ghats
37. Which transition metal is in liquid state? – Mercury
38. To whom does the Public Accounts Committee submit its report?
- The Speaker of the Lok Sabha
39. Temporary hardness of water is due to the presence of which
thing? – Bicarbonate of calcium & magnesium.
40. Permanent hardness of water is due to the presence of which
thing? – Chlorides & sulphates of calcium & magnesium.
41. Which air pollutant affect the nervous system of man? – Lead
42. Who is the leading wicket taker in the history of Test cricket? -
Muttiah Muralitharan
43. Which Article of the Constitution of India makes a specific
mention of Village Panchayats ? – Article 40
44. How much of earth surface is covered by the forests? – Approx
30%
45. Who was the first Indian woman President of the Indian National
Congress? - Sarojini Naidu
46. Narmada river originate from - Amarkantak Plateau
47. How many kilometers represented by 1 degree of latitude? –
111Km
48. Who was the 1st speaker of lok sabha? – G.V Mavlankar
49. Name the longest river of south india? – Godavari
50. Driest place on earth is? – Atacama Desert
51. Who was the 1st Chief Justice of India? – Justice Hiralal J. Kania
52. How many islands are there in andaman and nicobar island? – 572
53. India made her debut in Olympic football at ? – London in 1948
54. Which city is known as the ‘Manchester of South India’?-
Coimbatore
55. Where were first Olympic Games held? – 776 BC in Greece
56. Sirajuddaulah was defeated by Lord Clive in which battle? –
Battle of Plassey 1757
57. Who is popularly known as ‘Nightingale of India’ ? - Sarojini
Naidu
58. In India, the concept of single citizenship is adopted from which
country? – U.K
59. Which is the oldest ‘stock exchange of India? – Bombay Stock
Exchange , 1875
60. In which year was the first no confidence motion moved in the
Lok Sabha after independence? – 1963
61. Where is the largest automobile manufacturing centre in the world
located? – Detroit , USA
62. Why did Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq transfer his capital from Delhi
to Daulatabad? - To control south india better.
63. How many subjects are in the Union list? – 97
64. First Nuclear submarine of india ? – INS Chakra
65. 1st women President of Indian national congress? – Annie Besant,1917
66. Which instrument instrument used for recording earthquake
waves? – Seismograph
67. Which Mughalemperor gave land for the construction of the
Golden Temple at Amritsar? - Akbar
68. What is the country through which both Equator and Tropic of
Capricorn pass? – Brazil
69. From where did the Quit India Movement start? - Bombay on
Aug. 8, 1942
70. The Karakoram Highway connects which pairs of countries? -
China-Pakistan
71. Who was the President of the Constituent Assembly? - Dr.
Rajendra Prasad
72. Which latitude passes through India? – Tropic of cancer
73. Port Blair - the capital of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, is
located in which island? - South Andaman
74. Which Sanskrit poet called as the Indian Shakespeare? – Kalidas
75. When was the Indus Valley Civilization flourished? - During
2500-1750 B.C
76. Sex determination of child is done by whose chromosome? –
Father
77. Which type of forest covers the maximum area in India? -
Tropical moist deciduous forest
78. Who does a liquid drop tend to assume a spherical shape? –
Surface tension
79. Who was well-known patron of the Mahayana of Buddhism? –
Kanishka
80. Which is the highest plateau in the world? – Pamir Plateau
81. Which atmospheric layer that reflects radio waves is called? –
Ionosphere
82. Which game is Davis Cup associated with? – Tennis
83. Purification of petroleum is carried out by which method? -
Fractional distillation
84. Saraswati Samman is given annually for outstanding contribution
to which field? – Literature
85. From which sector is the largest contribution in India’s National
Income? – Tertiary Sector
86. Which Indian State has the largest population of scheduled
castes? – Uttar Pradesh
87. By whom was the city of Agra founded in 1504? – Sikandar Lodi
88. By whom was the 'Shahnama' written? – Firdausi
89. What is the distance between popping crease and stumps on
cricket pitch? – 3.5 feets
90. Who was the Chairman of the Drafting Committee of the Indian
Constitution? – B.R Ambedkar
91. Which is the longest national Highway in India? – NH44,
3745km
92. Who was the first woman to climb Mount Everest? - Junko Tabei
93. How many PIN CODE Zone divided in the country? – 8
94. Which is purest form of iron? – Wrought Iron
95. Who was known as ‘Lady with Lamp’? - Florence Nightingale
96. Which part of cinchona plant yields quinine? – Bark
97. Liquefied Petroleum Gas consists of mainly which gases? –
Butane & Propane
98. What is the minimum age for election/appointment as member of
the Rajya Sabha ? – 30 Years
99. During which movement was ‘Mahatma’ added before Gandhiji’s
name? - Champaran satyagraha
100. In fireworks, how is the green flame produced?- Because of
Barium.
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easy general knowledge questions and answers
1. Where was the first session of the Constituent Assembly held?-
New Delhi, 9 December 1946:
2. Which of the following is used as ‘a moderator in nuclear reactor? -
Graphite
3. Sachin Tendulkar scored his 100th international century against
which’ country? - Bangladesh
4. Which was the first talkie film of India? - Alam Ara
5. Which country is the largest producer of Bauxite? - Australia
6. Which was the first newspaper to be published in India? -
Bengal Gazette
7. Gobar gas’ contains mainly which gas? - Methane
8. Who said “I therefore want freedom immediately, this very night,
before dawn if it can be had”? - Mahatma Gandhi
9. A temperature at which both the Fahrenheit and the centigrade
scales have the same value? - -40°
10. Which is the most populous city in the world? – Tokyo
11. Who was called Zinda Pir (living saint) in Mughal India?-
Aurangzeb
12. Which State shares boundaries with the maximum number of
other States of India ? - Uttar Pradesh with 8 states
13. The first railway line in India was opened in which year? – 1853
14. Who was the last of the 24th Jain Tirthankaras? – Mahavira
15. Which planet looks reddish in the night sky? - Mars
16. In baseball, the two opposing teams consist of howmany players?
– 9 Players each
17. Who was the Chairman’ of the Union Constitution Committee of
the Constituent Assembly? - J. L Nehru
18. Which vitamin is considered to be a hormone? – Vitamin D
19. Why is ‘Beaufort Scale’ used ? - To measure wind velocity
20. ‘My Music, My Life’ is the autobiography of which person? - Pt.
Ravi Shankar
21. Who was the 1st president of Indian national congress? – W.C
Banerjee
22. Who decides the number of Judges in a High Court?- President
23. Which was the first English ship that came to India? - Red
Dragon
24. Which is the biggest Public Sector undertaking in the country? -
Indian Railway
25. Which rocks is transformed into marble? – Limestone
26. Who appoints the Chief Election Commissioner of India? –
President
27. Who said that Cripps Mission was a postdated cheque on a
crashing bank? - Mahatma Gandhi
28. Which is the greatest known ocean depth (which lies in the
Pacific Ocean)? – Mariana Trench (110333 m)
29. At which one place did Mahatma Gandhi first start his Satyagraha
in India? – Champaran (1917)
30. What percentage of water is lost during transpiration? – 99%
31. What is the loss of water in the form of water drops called? -
Guttation
32. Which foreign country is closest to Andaman Islands? –
Myanmar
33. Which metal is non toxic in nature? – Gold
34. Himalayas are also known as – Young Fold Mountains
35. Which state has the largest number of salt lakes in India? -
Rajasthan
36. Which is a global biodiversity hotspot in India? - Western Ghats
37. Which transition metal is in liquid state? – Mercury
38. To whom does the Public Accounts Committee submit its report?
- The Speaker of the Lok Sabha
39. Temporary hardness of water is due to the presence of which
thing? – Bicarbonate of calcium & magnesium.
40. Permanent hardness of water is due to the presence of which
thing? – Chlorides & sulphates of calcium & magnesium.
41. Which air pollutant affect the nervous system of man? – Lead
42. Who is the leading wicket taker in the history of Test cricket? -
Muttiah Muralitharan
43. Which Article of the Constitution of India makes a specific
mention of Village Panchayats ? – Article 40
44. How much of earth surface is covered by the forests? – Approx
30%
45. Who was the first Indian woman President of the Indian National
Congress? - Sarojini Naidu
46. Narmada river originate from - Amarkantak Plateau
47. How many kilometers represented by 1 degree of latitude? –
111Km
48. Who was the 1st speaker of lok sabha? – G.V Mavlankar
49. Name the longest river of south india? – Godavari
50. Driest place on earth is? – Atacama Desert
general knowledge questions and answers
51. Who was the 1st Chief Justice of India? – Justice Hiralal J. Kania
52. How many islands are there in andaman and nicobar island? – 572
53. India made her debut in Olympic football at ? – London in 1948
54. Which city is known as the ‘Manchester of South India’?-
Coimbatore
55. Where were first Olympic Games held? – 776 BC in Greece
56. Sirajuddaulah was defeated by Lord Clive in which battle? –
Battle of Plassey 1757
57. Who is popularly known as ‘Nightingale of India’ ? - Sarojini
Naidu
58. In India, the concept of single citizenship is adopted from which
country? – U.K
59. Which is the oldest ‘stock exchange of India? – Bombay Stock
Exchange , 1875
60. In which year was the first no confidence motion moved in the
Lok Sabha after independence? – 1963
61. Where is the largest automobile manufacturing centre in the world
located? – Detroit , USA
62. Why did Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq transfer his capital from Delhi
to Daulatabad? - To control south india better.
63. How many subjects are in the Union list? – 97
64. First Nuclear submarine of india ? – INS Chakra
65. 1st women President of Indian national congress? – Annie Besant,1917
66. Which instrument instrument used for recording earthquake
waves? – Seismograph
67. Which Mughalemperor gave land for the construction of the
Golden Temple at Amritsar? - Akbar
68. What is the country through which both Equator and Tropic of
Capricorn pass? – Brazil
69. From where did the Quit India Movement start? - Bombay on
Aug. 8, 1942
70. The Karakoram Highway connects which pairs of countries? -
China-Pakistan
71. Who was the President of the Constituent Assembly? - Dr.
Rajendra Prasad
72. Which latitude passes through India? – Tropic of cancer
73. Port Blair - the capital of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, is
located in which island? - South Andaman
74. Which Sanskrit poet called as the Indian Shakespeare? – Kalidas
75. When was the Indus Valley Civilization flourished? - During
2500-1750 B.C
76. Sex determination of child is done by whose chromosome? –
Father
77. Which type of forest covers the maximum area in India? -
Tropical moist deciduous forest
78. Who does a liquid drop tend to assume a spherical shape? –
Surface tension
79. Who was well-known patron of the Mahayana of Buddhism? –
Kanishka
80. Which is the highest plateau in the world? – Pamir Plateau
81. Which atmospheric layer that reflects radio waves is called? –
Ionosphere
82. Which game is Davis Cup associated with? – Tennis
83. Purification of petroleum is carried out by which method? -
Fractional distillation
84. Saraswati Samman is given annually for outstanding contribution
to which field? – Literature
85. From which sector is the largest contribution in India’s National
Income? – Tertiary Sector
86. Which Indian State has the largest population of scheduled
castes? – Uttar Pradesh
87. By whom was the city of Agra founded in 1504? – Sikandar Lodi
88. By whom was the 'Shahnama' written? – Firdausi
89. What is the distance between popping crease and stumps on
cricket pitch? – 3.5 feets
90. Who was the Chairman of the Drafting Committee of the Indian
Constitution? – B.R Ambedkar
91. Which is the longest national Highway in India? – NH44,
3745km
92. Who was the first woman to climb Mount Everest? - Junko Tabei
93. How many PIN CODE Zone divided in the country? – 8
94. Which is purest form of iron? – Wrought Iron
95. Who was known as ‘Lady with Lamp’? - Florence Nightingale
96. Which part of cinchona plant yields quinine? – Bark
97. Liquefied Petroleum Gas consists of mainly which gases? –
Butane & Propane
98. What is the minimum age for election/appointment as member of
the Rajya Sabha ? – 30 Years
99. During which movement was ‘Mahatma’ added before Gandhiji’s
name? - Champaran satyagraha
100. In fireworks, how is the green flame produced?- Because of
Barium.
