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This section includes 1571 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Basic GK knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 551. |
Kathmandu, the capital of Nepal, is situated on the banks of which river? |
| A. | Kosi river |
| B. | Godavari River |
| C. | Bagmati river |
| D. | Narayani River |
| Answer» D. Narayani River | |
| 552. |
From which of the following tiger conservation site, tigers have recently been reported to be secretly invisible? |
| A. | Ranthambore |
| B. | Bharatpur |
| C. | Sariska |
| D. | Simlipal |
| Answer» D. Simlipal | |
| 553. |
Peanuts have an average percentage of grains. |
| A. | 50 |
| B. | 65 |
| C. | 70 |
| D. | 85 |
| Answer» D. 85 | |
| 554. |
Which of the following types of energy causes the least air pollution? |
| A. | Aqueous energy |
| B. | Thermal energy |
| C. | nuclear energy |
| D. | Solar energy |
| Answer» E. | |
| 555. |
Which of the following is not a traditional source of energy? |
| A. | Natural Gas |
| B. | Mineral Oil |
| C. | Geothermal energy |
| D. | Coal |
| Answer» D. Coal | |
| 556. |
National highway number - 7 passes through how many states? |
| A. | 4 |
| B. | 5 |
| C. | 6 |
| D. | 7 |
| Answer» D. 7 | |
| 557. |
East-west and north south express highways intersect? |
| A. | Gwalior |
| B. | Sagar |
| C. | Bhopal |
| D. | Jhansi |
| Answer» E. | |
| 558. |
Which is the second largest festival of Hindus after Diwali in Malaysia? |
| A. | Pongal |
| B. | Thaipusam |
| C. | Bihu |
| D. | Holi |
| Answer» C. Bihu | |
| 559. |
Where is the temple of Lord Venkateswara built on the lines of Tirupati in Tamil Nadu? |
| A. | Kanyakumari |
| B. | Madurai |
| C. | Visakhapatnam |
| D. | Rameswaram |
| Answer» B. Madurai | |
| 560. |
The sea route to India was discovered by |
| A. | French |
| B. | by the Dutch |
| C. | British |
| D. | Portuguese |
| Answer» E. | |
| 561. |
Who composed Humayun Nama? |
| A. | Gulbadan Begum |
| B. | Roshanara |
| C. | Noor Jahan |
| D. | Jahan Ara |
| Answer» B. Roshanara | |
| 562. |
'Swaraj is our right to birth' by whom? |
| A. | Vipin Chandra Pal |
| B. | Gopalakrishna Gokhale |
| C. | Bal Gangadhar Tilak |
| D. | Lala Lajpat Rai |
| Answer» D. Lala Lajpat Rai | |
| 563. |
Who has authored the famous book 'Geeta Rahasya'? |
| A. | Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru |
| B. | Lala Lajpat Rai |
| C. | Bal Gangadhar Tilak |
| D. | Pt. Madan Mohan Malaviya |
| Answer» D. Pt. Madan Mohan Malaviya | |
| 564. |
In which century was the printing press discovered? |
| A. | 14th |
| B. | 15th |
| C. | 13th |
| D. | 12th |
| Answer» C. 13th | |
| 565. |
Who was the political guru of Mahatma Gandhi? |
| A. | Arvind Ghosh |
| B. | Gopalakrishna Gokhale |
| C. | Bal Gangadhar Tilak |
| D. | Ram Prsad |
| Answer» D. Ram Prsad | |
| 566. |
Nagaur fair is held in which state of India? |
| A. | Madhya Pradesh |
| B. | Rajasthan |
| C. | Odisha |
| D. | Andhra Pradesh |
| Answer» C. Odisha | |
| 567. |
Where is Surajkund fair held? |
| A. | Sonpur |
| B. | Faridabad |
| C. | Amritsar |
| D. | Bikaner |
| Answer» C. Amritsar | |
| 568. |
Where was the capital of Anga Mahajanapada? |
| A. | Vaishali |
| B. | Kaushambi |
| C. | Shravasti |
| D. | Champa |
| Answer» E. | |
| 569. |
Which of the following festivals is related to the state of Tamil Nadu? |
| A. | Pongal |
| B. | Guruparva |
| C. | Bihu |
| D. | Lohri |
| Answer» B. Guruparva | |
| 570. |
In which state is the Shanti Valley located? |
| A. | Assam |
| B. | Kerala |
| C. | Arunachal Pradesh |
| D. | Tamil Nadu |
| Answer» C. Arunachal Pradesh | |
| 571. |
Rajasthan is not contiguous with the border of which of the following state? |
| A. | Maharashtra |
| B. | Gujarat |
| C. | Uttar Pradesh |
| D. | Haryana |
| Answer» B. Gujarat | |
| 572. |
What is the main cause of tsunami? |
| A. | cyclone |
| B. | Volcano |
| C. | Moon attraction |
| D. | Earthquake Earthquake |
| Answer» E. | |
| 573. |
How many official languages are currently mentioned in the Indian Constitution? |
| A. | 14 |
| B. | 22 |
| C. | 24 |
| D. | 25 |
| Answer» C. 24 | |
| 574. |
Where is the Central Drug Research Institute of India located? |
| A. | Delhi |
| B. | Lucknow |
| C. | Chennai |
| D. | Bangalore |
| Answer» C. Chennai | |
| 575. |
Where did Mahatma Gandhi establish the Sabarmati Ashram in the year 1916? |
| A. | Baroda |
| B. | Ahmedabad |
| C. | Lucknow |
| D. | Champaran |
| Answer» C. Lucknow | |
| 576. |
Which was the first peasant movement organized by Mahatma Gandhi? |
| A. | Civil Disobedience Movement |
| B. | Non-cooperation movement |
| C. | Champaran Movement |
| D. | Kheda movement |
| Answer» D. Kheda movement | |
| 577. |
Who developed the Human Development Index? |
| A. | Amartya Sen |
| B. | Montek Singh |
| C. | Mehboob-ul-Haq |
| D. | Freedman |
| Answer» D. Freedman | |
| 578. |
Purna Swaraj was demanded in which Congress session? |
| A. | Lucknow session |
| B. | Calcutta session |
| C. | Nagpur session |
| D. | Lahore session |
| Answer» E. | |
| 579. |
How is the rank of agricultural producers determined? |
| A. | ISI |
| B. | Green product |
| C. | Egmark |
| D. | Ecological Products |
| Answer» D. Ecological Products | |
| 580. |
In which year was the Minimum Wages Act approved in India for the first time? |
| A. | 1947 |
| B. | 1948 |
| C. | 1950 |
| D. | 1951 |
| Answer» C. 1950 | |
| 581. |
When did Swami Vivekananda establish the Ramakrishna Mission? |
| A. | 1885 |
| B. | 1892 |
| C. | 1897 |
| D. | 1900 |
| Answer» D. 1900 | |
| 582. |
In which year was the first round table conference held? |
| A. | 1930 |
| B. | 1934 |
| C. | 1932 |
| D. | 1933 |
| Answer» B. 1934 | |
| 583. |
Who invented insulin? |
| A. | Edward Jenner |
| B. | F. Sharing |
| C. | S. a. Wexman |
| D. | Ronald Ross7 |
| Answer» C. S. a. Wexman | |
| 584. |
Who discovered America? |
| A. | Vasco-di Gama |
| B. | Amun Dassen |
| C. | Captain Cook |
| D. | Columbus |
| Answer» E. | |
| 585. |
When was the Civil Disobedience Movement started by Mahatma Gandhi? |
| A. | 5 April 1930 |
| B. | 5 April 1931 |
| C. | 5 March 1930 |
| D. | 5 March 1931 |
| Answer» B. 5 April 1931 | |
| 586. |
The Nashik is situated on the bank of which river? |
| A. | Mahanadi |
| B. | Godavari |
| C. | Krishna |
| D. | Tapti |
| Answer» C. Krishna | |
| 587. |
When did the theft-spree incident occur? |
| A. | 1920 |
| B. | 1921 |
| C. | 1922 |
| D. | 1923 |
| Answer» D. 1923 | |
| 588. |
From whom is penicillin obtained? |
| A. | Fungal |
| B. | Bacteria |
| C. | virus |
| D. | Algae |
| Answer» B. Bacteria | |
| 589. |
What is the source of bile? |
| A. | Gall bladder |
| B. | Pancreas |
| C. | bile duct |
| D. | liver |
| Answer» E. | |
| 590. |
Which of the following is a land-to-air missile? |
| A. | Trident |
| B. | Agni |
| C. | BrahMos |
| D. | Sagarika |
| Answer» B. Agni | |
| 591. |
In which country Bikram Sambat is the official calendar? |
| A. | Fiji |
| B. | Mauritius |
| C. | Indonesia |
| D. | Nepal |
| Answer» E. | |
| 592. |
What was the name of the newspaper edited by Gandhiji till 1933? |
| A. | Sarvodaya |
| B. | Arya |
| C. | Times of India |
| D. | Young India |
| Answer» E. | |
| 593. |
Who founded the 'Bharat Sevak Samaj'? |
| A. | Bal Gangadhar Tilak |
| B. | Gopalakrishna Gokhale |
| C. | Surendranath Banerjee |
| D. | Dadabhai Naoroji |
| Answer» C. Surendranath Banerjee | |
| 594. |
Which of the following revolutionaries was hanged by the British? |
| A. | Jatin Das |
| B. | Chandrashekhar Azad |
| C. | Kalpana Dutt |
| D. | Rajguru |
| Answer» E. | |
| 595. |
Moti Masjid is located in which of the following cities? |
| A. | Agra |
| B. | Jaipur |
| C. | Ahmedabad |
| D. | Lahore |
| Answer» B. Jaipur | |
| 596. |
Which of the following are examples of plagiarism? I. Using someone else's idea in your own writing, and including an in-text citation that links to a works-cited list. II. Using someone else's words in your writing without putting quotation marks around them. III. Reproducing a drawing or diagram without including information about where you found it. |
| A. | II only |
| B. | I only |
| C. | I and III only |
| D. | II and III only |
| Answer» E. | |
| 597. |
What is the Color of 50 bank notes in Mahatma Gandhi (New) series introduced recently ? |
| A. | Magenta |
| B. | Stone Grey |
| C. | Fluorescent Blue |
| D. | Ray blue |
| Answer» D. Ray blue | |
| 598. |
When was the Forest Survey Department of India established? |
| A. | 1999 |
| B. | 1989 |
| C. | 1981 |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» D. None of these | |
| 599. |
Who gave the slogan of do or die? |
| A. | Motilal Nehru |
| B. | Mahatma Gandhi |
| C. | Jawaharlal Nehru |
| D. | Rajendra Prasad |
| Answer» C. Jawaharlal Nehru | |
| 600. |
You give me blood, I will give you freedom Whose slogan was that? |
| A. | Subhash Chandra Bose |
| B. | Mahatma Gandhi |
| C. | Shyamlal Gupta Councilor |
| D. | Savarkar |
| Answer» B. Mahatma Gandhi | |