India GK Questions and Answers are useful for SSC, Railway, Banking, UPSC, State PCS, Police, Defence, CET and other competitive examinations. This set covers important facts from Indian history, geography, polity, economy, science, culture, sports, heritage and national symbols.
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Q1. Capital of India?
A. New Delhi
B. Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay
C. Banyan
D. Bengal tiger
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New Delhi is the capital and the seat of India’s Union Government.
Q2. National animal of India?
A. 15 August
B. Lotus
C. Banyan
D. Bengal tiger
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The Bengal tiger is the officially recognized national animal of India.
Q3. National bird of India?
A. Vande Mataram
B. Indian peacock
C. Rabindranath Tagore
D. Lotus
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The Indian peacock is India’s national bird.
Q4. National flower of India?
A. 15 August
B. Pingali Venkayya
C. Rabindranath Tagore
D. Lotus
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The lotus is India’s national flower.
Q5. National tree of India?
A. Banyan
B. New Delhi
C. Jana Gana Mana
D. Pingali Venkayya
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The banyan is India’s national tree.
Q6. National aquatic animal of India?
A. Lotus
B. Ganges river dolphin
C. ₹
D. Vande Mataram
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The Ganges river dolphin is India’s national aquatic animal.
Q7. National anthem of India?
A. Jana Gana Mana
B. 26 November
C. Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay
D. Lion Capital of Ashoka at Sarnath
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Jana Gana Mana, composed by Rabindranath Tagore, is India’s national anthem.
Q8. National song of India?
A. Vande Mataram
B. Lotus
C. Satyameva Jayate
D. 15 August
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Vande Mataram, written by Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay, is India’s national song.
Q9. Writer of Jana Gana Mana?
A. Jana Gana Mana
B. Rabindranath Tagore
C. Indian peacock
D. Lion Capital of Ashoka at Sarnath
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Rabindranath Tagore wrote the lyrics of Jana Gana Mana.
Q10. Writer of Vande Mataram?
A. Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay
B. Vande Mataram
C. Indian peacock
D. Indian rupee
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Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay wrote Vande Mataram.
Q11. National currency of India?
A. Indian rupee
B. 24
C. Lion Capital of Ashoka at Sarnath
D. Ganges river dolphin
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The Indian rupee is India’s official currency.
Q12. Symbol of the Indian rupee?
A. Ganges river dolphin
B. ₹
C. Rabindranath Tagore
D. Indian peacock
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The symbol ₹ is the official symbol used for the Indian rupee.
Q13. National emblem of India?
A. Rabindranath Tagore
B. Lion Capital of Ashoka at Sarnath
C. Satyameva Jayate
D. Vande Mataram
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India’s State Emblem is adapted from the Lion Capital of Ashoka at Sarnath.
Q14. Motto below India’s State Emblem?
A. Indian rupee
B. Satyameva Jayate
C. Bengal tiger
D. Lion Capital of Ashoka at Sarnath
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Satyameva Jayate means ‘Truth Alone Triumphs’ and appears below the State Emblem.
Q15. Designer associated with India’s national flag?
A. 26 November
B. Jana Gana Mana
C. Indian rupee
D. Pingali Venkayya
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Pingali Venkayya is credited with designing the basic form of the Indian national flag.
Q16. Spokes in the Ashoka Chakra?
A. Banyan
B. 24
C. 26 November
D. Rabindranath Tagore
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The Ashoka Chakra at the centre of the Indian flag contains 24 spokes.
Q17. Colours of the Indian national flag?
A. Satyameva Jayate
B. Saffron, white and green
C. 26 November
D. Lion Capital of Ashoka at Sarnath
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The tricolour has saffron at the top, white in the middle and green at the bottom.
Q18. Republic Day?
A. 24
B. Indian peacock
C. 26 January
D. Saffron, white and green
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Republic Day marks the date on which the Constitution came into force in 1950.
Q19. Independence Day?
A. Ganges river dolphin
B. Indian peacock
C. Satyameva Jayate
D. 15 August
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India became independent from British rule on 15 August 1947.
Q20. Constitution Day?
A. 26 November
B. Rabindranath Tagore
C. New Delhi
D. Saffron, white and green
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Constitution Day commemorates the adoption of the Constitution on 26 November 1949.
Q21. Largest Indian state by area?
A. Arabian Sea
B. Lakshadweep
C. Bay of Bengal
D. Rajasthan
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Rajasthan has the largest geographical area among Indian states.
Q22. Smallest Indian state by area?
A. Goa
B. Rajasthan
C. Sambhar Lake
D. Thar Desert
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Goa is the smallest Indian state by geographical area.
Q23. State with the longest coastline?
A. Anamudi
B. Arabian Sea
C. Gujarat
D. Sambhar Lake
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Gujarat has the longest coastline among Indian states.
Q24. Largest Union Territory by area?
A. Ladakh
B. Wular Lake
C. Sambhar Lake
D. Rajasthan
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Ladakh is India’s largest Union Territory by geographical area.
Q25. Smallest Union Territory by area?
A. Lakshadweep
B. Arabian Sea
C. Ladakh
D. Indian Ocean
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Lakshadweep is India’s smallest Union Territory by area.
Q26. Highest peak entirely within India?
A. Gujarat
B. Wular Lake
C. Loktak Lake
D. Nanda Devi
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Nanda Devi is the highest mountain peak located entirely within India.
Q27. Highest peak associated with India’s territory?
A. Lakshadweep
B. Chilika Lake
C. Kangchenjunga
D. Nanda Devi
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Kangchenjunga is the highest peak associated with India and is the world’s third-highest mountain.
Q28. Highest peak of South India?
A. Kangchenjunga
B. Anamudi
C. Wular Lake
D. Loktak Lake
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Anamudi in Kerala is the highest peak in South India.
Q29. Oldest mountain range in India?
A. Sambhar Lake
B. Loktak Lake
C. Aravalli Range
D. Jim Corbett National Park
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The Aravalli Range is one of the world’s oldest surviving fold mountain systems.
Q30. Desert mainly located in Rajasthan?
A. Thar Desert
B. Gujarat
C. Rajasthan
D. Bay of Bengal
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The Thar Desert occupies much of western Rajasthan.
Q31. Sea west of India?
A. Arabian Sea
B. Goa
C. Rajasthan
D. Gujarat
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The Arabian Sea lies along India’s western coast.
Q32. Sea east of India?
A. Arabian Sea
B. Sambhar Lake
C. Bay of Bengal
D. Gujarat
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The Bay of Bengal lies along India’s eastern coast.
Q33. Ocean south of India?
A. Lakshadweep
B. Wular Lake
C. Kangchenjunga
D. Indian Ocean
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The Indian Ocean surrounds India’s southern maritime region.
Q34. Strait between India and Sri Lanka?
A. Palk Strait
B. Kangchenjunga
C. Ladakh
D. Majuli
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The Palk Strait separates southeastern India from northern Sri Lanka.
Q35. Largest river island in India?
A. Palk Strait
B. Bay of Bengal
C. Wular Lake
D. Majuli
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Majuli is a large Brahmaputra river island in Assam and is famous for its culture.
Q36. Oldest national park in India?
A. Goa
B. Jim Corbett National Park
C. Ladakh
D. Indian Ocean
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Established in 1936 as Hailey National Park, it is India’s oldest national park.
Q37. Largest brackish-water lagoon in India?
A. Majuli
B. Kangchenjunga
C. Chilika Lake
D. Loktak Lake
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Chilika in Odisha is India’s largest brackish-water lagoon.
Q38. Largest inland salt lake in India?
A. Anamudi
B. Sambhar Lake
C. Majuli
D. Aravalli Range
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Sambhar Lake in Rajasthan is India’s largest inland salt lake.
Q39. Largest freshwater lake in India?
A. Sambhar Lake
B. Rajasthan
C. Wular Lake
D. Goa
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Wular Lake in Jammu and Kashmir is one of India’s largest freshwater lakes.
Q40. Lake famous for floating phumdis?
A. Sambhar Lake
B. Palk Strait
C. Loktak Lake
D. Jim Corbett National Park
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Loktak Lake in Manipur is famous for its floating phumdis.
Q41. Longest river within India?
A. Yamunotri Glacier
B. Godavari
C. Sardar Sarovar Dam
D. Ganga
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The Ganga is the longest river flowing within India.
Q42. Longest river of Peninsular India?
A. Ganga-Brahmaputra-Meghna Delta
B. Godavari
C. Bhakra Dam
D. Nagarjuna Sagar Dam
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The Godavari is the longest river of Peninsular India.
Q43. River called Dakshin Ganga?
A. Kosi
B. Godavari
C. Ganga
D. Ganga-Brahmaputra-Meghna system
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Godavari is popularly called the Dakshin Ganga or Ganga of the South.
Q44. Sorrow of Bihar?
A. Kosi
B. Ganga-Brahmaputra-Meghna Delta
C. Ganga
D. Tehri Dam
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The Kosi has a long history of destructive floods in Bihar.
Q45. Sorrow of Bengal?
A. Ganga-Brahmaputra-Meghna system
B. Yamunotri Glacier
C. Damodar
D. Godavari
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The Damodar was historically called the Sorrow of Bengal because of flooding.
Q46. River flowing through a rift valley?
A. Narmada
B. Godavari
C. Ganga
D. Ganga
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The Narmada flows westward through a rift valley between the Vindhya and Satpura ranges.
Q47. Origin of Yamuna?
A. Yamuna
B. Bhakra Dam
C. Yamunotri Glacier
D. Gangotri Glacier at Gaumukh
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The Yamuna rises from the Yamunotri Glacier in Uttarakhand.
Q48. Source of Bhagirathi?
A. Sabarmati
B. Gangotri Glacier at Gaumukh
C. Damodar
D. Nagarjuna Sagar Dam
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The Bhagirathi rises from the Gangotri Glacier at Gaumukh.
Q49. River at Varanasi?
A. Tehri Dam
B. Ganga
C. Godavari
D. Damodar
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Varanasi stands on the banks of the Ganga.
Q50. River at Delhi?
A. Damodar
B. Godavari
C. Yamuna
D. Tehri Dam
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The Yamuna flows through Delhi.
Q51. River at Ahmedabad?
A. Sabarmati
B. Nagarjuna Sagar Dam
C. Yamuna
D. Narmada
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Ahmedabad is situated on the banks of the Sabarmati.
Q52. Dam on the Sutlej?
A. Damodar
B. Ganga
C. Bhakra Dam
D. Kosi
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Bhakra Dam is built across the Sutlej River.
Q53. Dam on the Bhagirathi?
A. Tehri Dam
B. Yamuna
C. Ganga
D. Yamunotri Glacier
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Tehri Dam is constructed on the Bhagirathi River in Uttarakhand.
Q54. Dam on the Mahanadi?
A. Ganga
B. Tehri Dam
C. Hirakud Dam
D. Ganga-Brahmaputra-Meghna Delta
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Hirakud Dam is built across the Mahanadi in Odisha.
Q55. Dam on the Narmada?
A. Sardar Sarovar Dam
B. Godavari
C. Ganga
D. Ganga
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Sardar Sarovar is a major multipurpose project on the Narmada.
Q56. Dam on the Krishna?
A. Sardar Sarovar Dam
B. Hirakud Dam
C. Nagarjuna Sagar Dam
D. Narmada
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Nagarjuna Sagar Dam is a major project on the Krishna River.
Q57. Highest dam in India?
A. Bhakra Dam
B. Damodar
C. Tehri Dam
D. Godavari
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Tehri Dam in Uttarakhand is India’s tallest dam.
Q58. World’s largest delta?
A. Bhakra Dam
B. Ganga-Brahmaputra-Meghna Delta
C. Yamuna
D. Godavari
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The Ganga-Brahmaputra-Meghna system forms the world’s largest delta.
Q59. River forming the Sundarbans delta?
A. Kosi
B. Gangotri Glacier at Gaumukh
C. Bhakra Dam
D. Ganga-Brahmaputra-Meghna system
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The Sundarbans form part of the huge Ganga-Brahmaputra-Meghna delta.
Q60. River associated with the Sundarbans?
A. Sardar Sarovar Dam
B. Yamuna
C. Ganga
D. Yamunotri Glacier
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The Indian Sundarbans lie in the Ganga-Brahmaputra delta system.
Q61. Capital of Rajasthan?
A. Aizawl
B. Bengaluru
C. Jaipur
D. Gangtok
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Jaipur is the capital of Rajasthan.
Q62. Capital of Madhya Pradesh?
A. Kohima
B. Lucknow
C. Gandhinagar
D. Bhopal
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Bhopal is the capital of Madhya Pradesh.
Q63. Capital of Uttar Pradesh?
A. Lucknow
B. Dispur
C. Imphal
D. Shillong
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Lucknow is the capital of Uttar Pradesh.
Q64. Capital of Bihar?
A. Patna
B. Kohima
C. Chennai
D. Gangtok
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Patna is the capital of Bihar.
Q65. Capital of Gujarat?
A. Itanagar
B. Gandhinagar
C. Shillong
D. Kohima
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Gandhinagar is the capital of Gujarat.
Q66. Capital of Maharashtra?
A. Ranchi
B. Bengaluru
C. Mumbai
D. Bhubaneswar
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Mumbai is the capital of Maharashtra.
Q67. Capital of Karnataka?
A. Aizawl
B. Bengaluru
C. Gangtok
D. Shillong
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Bengaluru is the capital of Karnataka.
Q68. Capital of Tamil Nadu?
A. Bhopal
B. Chennai
C. Aizawl
D. Bhubaneswar
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Chennai is the capital of Tamil Nadu.
Q69. Capital of Kerala?
A. Shillong
B. Aizawl
C. Thiruvananthapuram
D. Lucknow
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Thiruvananthapuram is the capital of Kerala.
Q70. Capital of Odisha?
A. Patna
B. Dispur
C. Bhubaneswar
D. Itanagar
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Bhubaneswar is the capital of Odisha.
Q71. Capital of Assam?
A. Bhubaneswar
B. Dispur
C. Gangtok
D. Kohima
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Dispur is the constitutional capital of Assam.
Q72. Capital of Sikkim?
A. Mumbai
B. Kohima
C. Bhubaneswar
D. Gangtok
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Gangtok is the capital of Sikkim.
Q73. Capital of Meghalaya?
A. Bhubaneswar
B. Ranchi
C. Bengaluru
D. Shillong
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Shillong is the capital of Meghalaya.
Q74. Capital of Nagaland?
A. Imphal
B. Kohima
C. Raipur
D. Ranchi
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Kohima is the capital of Nagaland.
Q75. Capital of Mizoram?
A. Lucknow
B. Aizawl
C. Mumbai
D. Bhubaneswar
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Aizawl is the capital of Mizoram.
Q76. Capital of Manipur?
A. Imphal
B. Bengaluru
C. Bhubaneswar
D. Chennai
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Imphal is the capital of Manipur.
Q77. Capital of Tripura?
A. Lucknow
B. Chennai
C. Imphal
D. Agartala
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Agartala is the capital of Tripura.
Q78. Capital of Arunachal Pradesh?
A. Itanagar
B. Ranchi
C. Shillong
D. Imphal
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Itanagar is the capital of Arunachal Pradesh.
Q79. Capital of Chhattisgarh?
A. Patna
B. Raipur
C. Chennai
D. Kohima
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Raipur is the capital of Chhattisgarh.
Q80. Capital of Jharkhand?
A. Chennai
B. Ranchi
C. Itanagar
D. Bhopal
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Ranchi is the capital of Jharkhand.
Q81. Founder of the Mauryan Empire?
A. Swami Dayanand Saraswati
B. Mahatma Gandhi
C. A. O. Hume and early Indian leaders
D. Chandragupta Maurya
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Chandragupta Maurya founded the Mauryan Empire in the late fourth century BCE.
Q82. Author of Arthashastra?
A. 1942
B. 1757
C. Swami Dayanand Saraswati
D. Kautilya
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The Arthashastra is traditionally attributed to Kautilya, also known as Chanakya.
Q83. Author of Indica?
A. Lord Cornwallis
B. Lord Dalhousie
C. Mahatma Gandhi
D. Megasthenes
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Megasthenes wrote Indica from his observations of the Mauryan kingdom.
Q84. Mauryan ruler associated with Kalinga War?
A. Ashoka
B. Swami Dayanand Saraswati
C. Lord Cornwallis
D. Megasthenes
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Ashoka’s experience in the Kalinga War strongly influenced his later policy of dhamma.
Q85. Founder of Mughal Empire in India?
A. Babur
B. Megasthenes
C. A. O. Hume and early Indian leaders
D. Amritsar
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Babur established Mughal rule in northern India after the First Battle of Panipat in 1526.
Q86. First Battle of Panipat year?
A. 1526
B. 1764
C. Babur
D. W. C. Bonnerjee
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Babur defeated Ibrahim Lodi at Panipat in 1526.
Q87. Battle of Plassey year?
A. 1942
B. Swami Dayanand Saraswati
C. A. O. Hume and early Indian leaders
D. 1757
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The Battle of Plassey was fought in 1757 and strengthened East India Company power in Bengal.
Q88. Battle of Buxar year?
A. Chandragupta Maurya
B. Raja Ram Mohan Roy
C. W. C. Bonnerjee
D. 1764
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The Battle of Buxar was fought in 1764 against the Company’s forces.
Q89. Doctrine of Lapse associated with?
A. Lord Canning
B. 1885
C. W. C. Bonnerjee
D. Lord Dalhousie
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Lord Dalhousie used the Doctrine of Lapse to annex certain princely states.
Q90. Permanent Settlement associated with?
A. Lord Dalhousie
B. Swami Vivekananda
C. 1764
D. Lord Cornwallis
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Lord Cornwallis introduced the Permanent Settlement in Bengal in 1793.
Q91. First Viceroy of India?
A. Amritsar
B. W. C. Bonnerjee
C. Lord Canning
D. A. O. Hume and early Indian leaders
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Lord Canning became the first Viceroy after the 1858 transfer of power to the Crown.
Q92. Founder of Indian National Congress?
A. W. C. Bonnerjee
B. Chandragupta Maurya
C. A. O. Hume and early Indian leaders
D. 1942
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A. O. Hume played a central role in founding the INC in 1885 with Indian political leaders.
Q93. Year Indian National Congress founded?
A. 1885
B. 1526
C. Swami Dayanand Saraswati
D. Babur
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The Indian National Congress was founded in Bombay in 1885.
Q94. First INC president?
A. Lord Canning
B. W. C. Bonnerjee
C. 1757
D. Swami Dayanand Saraswati
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Womesh Chandra Bonnerjee presided over the first INC session in 1885.
Q95. Founder of Brahmo Samaj?
A. Amritsar
B. Raja Ram Mohan Roy
C. W. C. Bonnerjee
D. Lord Dalhousie
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Raja Ram Mohan Roy founded the Brahmo Sabha, which developed into the Brahmo Samaj.
Q96. Founder of Arya Samaj?
A. Swami Dayanand Saraswati
B. 1942
C. A. O. Hume and early Indian leaders
D. Kautilya
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Swami Dayanand Saraswati founded the Arya Samaj in 1875.
Q97. Founder of Ramakrishna Mission?
A. Swami Vivekananda
B. 1764
C. Kautilya
D. Chandragupta Maurya
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Swami Vivekananda founded the Ramakrishna Mission in 1897.
Q98. Leader of Dandi March?
A. Babur
B. Mahatma Gandhi
C. Swami Dayanand Saraswati
D. 1764
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Mahatma Gandhi led the Salt March from Sabarmati to Dandi in 1930.
Q99. Quit India Movement year?
A. 1942
B. Raja Ram Mohan Roy
C. A. O. Hume and early Indian leaders
D. Lord Dalhousie
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The Quit India Movement was launched in August 1942.
Q100. Jallianwala Bagh massacre city?
A. Amritsar
B. Ashoka
C. Lord Cornwallis
D. 1526
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The Jallianwala Bagh massacre occurred in Amritsar on 13 April 1919.
Q101. Date Constitution adopted?
A. Rajendra Prasad
B. 26 November 1949
C. Article 280
D. Part IVA
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The Constituent Assembly adopted the Constitution on 26 November 1949.
Q102. Date Constitution came into force?
A. B. N. Rau
B. B. R. Ambedkar
C. Article 324
D. 26 January 1950
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The Constitution came into force on 26 January 1950.
Q103. Chairman of Drafting Committee?
A. B. R. Ambedkar
B. Article 32
C. Rajya Sabha
D. Rajendra Prasad
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B. R. Ambedkar chaired the Drafting Committee of the Constituent Assembly.
Q104. President of Constituent Assembly?
A. Article 352
B. B. N. Rau
C. Article 324
D. Rajendra Prasad
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Rajendra Prasad served as President of the Constituent Assembly.
Q105. Constitutional Adviser to Constituent Assembly?
A. Article 352
B. Part IV
C. B. N. Rau
D. Rajya Sabha
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B. N. Rau served as Constitutional Adviser to the Constituent Assembly.
Q106. Part containing Fundamental Rights?
A. Article 352
B. Part III
C. Article 356
D. Article 14
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Fundamental Rights are contained in Part III of the Constitution.
Q107. Part containing Directive Principles?
A. Article 14
B. Article 356
C. 11
D. Part IV
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Directive Principles of State Policy are contained in Part IV.
Q108. Part containing Fundamental Duties?
A. Part IVA
B. 26 November 1949
C. Article 32
D. Article 360
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Fundamental Duties are listed in Part IVA.
Q109. Number of Fundamental Duties?
A. Part IV
B. 11
C. Article 324
D. Article 14
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There are currently 11 Fundamental Duties under Article 51A.
Q110. Article for equality before law?
A. Article 14
B. Rajya Sabha
C. Vice-President of India
D. 26 November 1949
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Article 14 guarantees equality before the law and equal protection of laws.
Q111. Article for life and personal liberty?
A. Article 352
B. Article 360
C. Part IVA
D. Article 21
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Article 21 protects life and personal liberty according to constitutional procedure.
Q112. Article for Constitutional Remedies?
A. Article 32
B. 26 November 1949
C. Article 356
D. B. R. Ambedkar
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Article 32 provides a remedy through the Supreme Court for enforcement of Fundamental Rights.
Q113. Article for Election Commission?
A. Part IVA
B. Article 14
C. Article 32
D. Article 324
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Article 324 vests election superintendence, direction and control in the Election Commission.
Q114. Article for Finance Commission?
A. Article 352
B. Vice-President of India
C. Article 280
D. Article 21
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Article 280 provides for the Finance Commission.
Q115. Article for National Emergency?
A. Article 352
B. Speaker
C. 11
D. Article 14
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Article 352 deals with a National Emergency.
Q116. Article for President’s Rule?
A. Part III
B. Article 356
C. Article 21
D. Rajendra Prasad
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Article 356 deals with failure of constitutional machinery in a state.
Q117. Article for Financial Emergency?
A. Article 14
B. Rajya Sabha
C. Article 360
D. 11
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Article 360 provides for Financial Emergency.
Q118. Permanent House of Parliament?
A. Article 32
B. Rajya Sabha
C. Part IVA
D. Part III
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Rajya Sabha is a permanent House and is not subject to dissolution.
Q119. Ex-officio Chairman of Rajya Sabha?
A. 26 January 1950
B. 11
C. Vice-President of India
D. Rajya Sabha
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The Vice-President of India is the ex-officio Chairman of Rajya Sabha.
Q120. Presiding officer of Lok Sabha?
A. Article 356
B. Speaker
C. Rajendra Prasad
D. 26 November 1949
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The Speaker presides over proceedings of the Lok Sabha.
Q121. Central bank of India?
A. Reserve Bank of India
B. National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development
C. M. S. Swaminathan
D. Oilseeds
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RBI is India’s central bank and conducts monetary policy.
Q122. Year RBI began operations?
A. Goods and Services Tax
B. Verghese Kurien
C. 1 July 2017
D. 1935
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RBI began operations on 1 April 1935.
Q123. Year RBI nationalized?
A. Sustained rise in the general price level
B. Agricultural production
C. 1949
D. SEBI
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RBI was nationalized in 1949.
Q124. Full form of GST?
A. Gross Domestic Product
B. Prime Minister of India
C. Fisheries
D. Goods and Services Tax
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GST is India’s comprehensive indirect tax on supplies of goods and services.
Q125. GST launch date?
A. Fisheries
B. 1 July 2017
C. Sustained rise in the general price level
D. Agricultural production
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India’s GST regime came into effect on 1 July 2017.
Q126. Body regulating securities market?
A. Sustained rise in the general price level
B. Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices
C. SEBI
D. NITI Aayog
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SEBI regulates India’s securities market under its statutory mandate.
Q127. Full form of NABARD?
A. 1949
B. National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development
C. SEBI
D. Gross Domestic Product
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NABARD focuses on agriculture and rural development finance.
Q128. Institution that replaced Planning Commission?
A. Agricultural production
B. Dairy development
C. NITI Aayog
D. Oilseeds
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NITI Aayog replaced the Planning Commission in 2015.
Q129. Chairperson of NITI Aayog?
A. 1949
B. Agricultural production
C. Prime Minister of India
D. Oilseeds
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The Prime Minister serves as the ex-officio Chairperson of NITI Aayog.
Q130. Body recommending MSP?
A. NITI Aayog
B. Fisheries
C. Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices
D. Goods and Services Tax
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CACP recommends minimum support prices for major crops.
Q131. Green Revolution associated with?
A. 1949
B. 1935
C. Agricultural production
D. SEBI
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The Green Revolution increased crop production through improved seeds, irrigation, fertilizers and technology.
Q132. Father of Green Revolution in India?
A. Oilseeds
B. Goods and Services Tax
C. M. S. Swaminathan
D. Sustained rise in the general price level
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M. S. Swaminathan played a leading role in India’s Green Revolution.
Q133. White Revolution associated with?
A. Horticulture
B. Dairy development
C. Prime Minister of India
D. Milk production
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The White Revolution transformed India’s dairy sector.
Q134. Father of White Revolution in India?
A. Agricultural production
B. Prime Minister of India
C. Verghese Kurien
D. Fisheries
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Verghese Kurien led the cooperative dairy movement and Operation Flood.
Q135. Blue Revolution associated with?
A. Prime Minister of India
B. Reserve Bank of India
C. Fisheries
D. Sustained rise in the general price level
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The Blue Revolution refers to development of fisheries and aquaculture.
Q136. Yellow Revolution associated with?
A. Horticulture
B. Oilseeds
C. Prime Minister of India
D. Fisheries
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The Yellow Revolution refers to efforts to raise oilseed production.
Q137. Operation Flood associated with?
A. Oilseeds
B. Dairy development
C. 1949
D. Sustained rise in the general price level
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Operation Flood created a large-scale dairy development and milk marketing network.
Q138. Golden Revolution associated with?
A. Agricultural production
B. Horticulture
C. Goods and Services Tax
D. SEBI
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The Golden Revolution is associated with rapid growth of horticulture.
Q139. Full form of GDP?
A. 1935
B. Milk production
C. Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices
D. Gross Domestic Product
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GDP measures the value of final goods and services produced within an economy.
Q140. Inflation means?
A. Agricultural production
B. Prime Minister of India
C. Goods and Services Tax
D. Sustained rise in the general price level
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Inflation reduces the purchasing power of money when the general price level rises.
Q141. India’s space agency?
A. Bhabha Atomic Research Centre
B. Homi J. Bhabha
C. ISRO
D. 11 May
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ISRO is India’s national space agency.
Q142. ISRO headquarters?
A. Vikram Sarabhai
B. Raman Effect
C. Bengaluru
D. Homi J. Bhabha
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ISRO headquarters are located in Bengaluru, Karnataka.
Q143. Father of Indian space programme?
A. Homi J. Bhabha
B. Raman Effect
C. Vikram Sarabhai
D. Gaganyaan
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Vikram Sarabhai played the foundational role in India’s space programme.
Q144. India’s first satellite?
A. Gaganyaan
B. ISRO
C. Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle
D. Aryabhata
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Aryabhata was India’s first satellite, launched in 1975.
Q145. First Indian satellite launch vehicle to achieve orbit?
A. Aryabhata
B. Rabindranath Tagore
C. SLV-3
D. Homi J. Bhabha
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SLV-3 successfully placed Rohini in orbit in 1980.
Q146. Full form of PSLV?
A. Bhabha Atomic Research Centre
B. 28 February
C. Aditya-L1
D. Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle
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PSLV is one of ISRO’s most widely used launch vehicles.
Q147. Full form of GSLV?
A. 11 May
B. SLV-3
C. Homi J. Bhabha
D. Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle
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GSLV is designed for launching satellites toward geosynchronous transfer orbits.
Q148. India’s first lunar mission?
A. Vikram Sarabhai
B. Aditya-L1
C. Chandrayaan-1
D. Bhabha Atomic Research Centre
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Chandrayaan-1 was India’s first mission to the Moon, launched in 2008.
Q149. India’s first Mars mission?
A. 11 May
B. Gaganyaan
C. ISRO
D. Mars Orbiter Mission
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The Mars Orbiter Mission, or Mangalyaan, was India’s first mission to Mars.
Q150. India’s solar mission?
A. 11 May
B. Raman Effect
C. Aditya-L1
D. DRDO
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Aditya-L1 is India’s mission to study the Sun from the Sun-Earth L1 region.
Q151. India’s human spaceflight programme?
A. Homi J. Bhabha
B. Gaganyaan
C. Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle
D. Sriharikota
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Gaganyaan is India’s programme to demonstrate human spaceflight capability.
Q152. India’s principal spaceport?
A. Chandrayaan-1
B. Bhabha Atomic Research Centre
C. Sriharikota
D. Bengaluru
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Satish Dhawan Space Centre at Sriharikota is India’s principal launch centre.
Q153. Defence research organization?
A. Rabindranath Tagore
B. SLV-3
C. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
D. DRDO
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DRDO develops technologies for India’s defence requirements.
Q154. Missile Man of India?
A. Aryabhata
B. Gaganyaan
C. 28 February
D. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
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A. P. J. Abdul Kalam made major contributions to India’s missile and space programmes.
Q155. India’s major nuclear research centre at Trombay?
A. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
B. Bhabha Atomic Research Centre
C. ISRO
D. SLV-3
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BARC is a major nuclear research centre located at Trombay, Mumbai.
Q156. Father of Indian nuclear programme?
A. Homi J. Bhabha
B. DRDO
C. Gaganyaan
D. Mars Orbiter Mission
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Homi J. Bhabha was a key architect of India’s atomic energy programme.
Q157. Discovery associated with C. V. Raman?
A. Bengaluru
B. Homi J. Bhabha
C. Raman Effect
D. Gaganyaan
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C. V. Raman discovered the Raman Effect and won the 1930 Nobel Prize in Physics.
Q158. National Science Day?
A. Vikram Sarabhai
B. 28 February
C. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
D. Chandrayaan-1
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National Science Day commemorates the discovery of the Raman Effect.
Q159. National Technology Day?
A. Aditya-L1
B. Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle
C. 11 May
D. Bhabha Atomic Research Centre
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National Technology Day commemorates India’s 1998 Pokhran-II tests and technological achievements.
Q160. First Indian Nobel laureate?
A. Rabindranath Tagore
B. Bengaluru
C. Aditya-L1
D. Sriharikota
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Rabindranath Tagore won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1913.
Q161. Classical dance of Tamil Nadu?
A. Bharatanatyam
B. Jnanpith Award
C. Bharat Ratna
D. Lalit Kala Akademi
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Bharatanatyam is a classical Indian dance form associated with Tamil Nadu.
Q162. Classical dance of Kerala?
A. Ashoka Chakra
B. Kuchipudi
C. Bharat Ratna
D. Kathakali
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Kathakali is a classical dance-drama tradition of Kerala.
Q163. Classical dance of Odisha?
A. Padma Vibhushan
B. Bharat Ratna
C. Sahitya Akademi
D. Odissi
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Odissi originated in Odisha.
Q164. Classical dance of Andhra Pradesh?
A. Kuchipudi
B. Sattriya
C. Padma Bhushan
D. Sahitya Akademi
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Kuchipudi originated in Andhra Pradesh.
Q165. Classical dance of Uttar Pradesh?
A. Satyajit Ray
B. Kathak
C. Padma Bhushan
D. Jnanpith Award
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Kathak developed in northern India and is strongly associated with Uttar Pradesh.
Q166. Classical dance of Manipur?
A. Sangeet Natak Akademi
B. Ashoka Chakra
C. Manipuri
D. Mohiniyattam
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Manipuri is a classical dance form from Manipur.
Q167. Classical dance of Assam?
A. Sattriya
B. Param Vir Chakra
C. Satyajit Ray
D. Padma Bhushan
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Sattriya originated in Assam’s Vaishnavite monasteries.
Q168. Classical dance of Kerala besides Kathakali?
A. Kathakali
B. Padma Vibhushan
C. Bharatanatyam
D. Mohiniyattam
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Mohiniyattam is a classical dance form of Kerala.
Q169. Highest civilian award of India?
A. Mohiniyattam
B. Param Vir Chakra
C. Bharat Ratna
D. Sattriya
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Bharat Ratna is India’s highest civilian honour.
Q170. Second-highest civilian award?
A. Padma Bhushan
B. Kathakali
C. Kuchipudi
D. Padma Vibhushan
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Padma Vibhushan is India’s second-highest civilian honour.
Q171. Third-highest civilian award?
A. Kathak
B. Odissi
C. Padma Bhushan
D. Padma Vibhushan
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Padma Bhushan is India’s third-highest civilian honour.
Q172. Fourth-highest civilian award?
A. Manipuri
B. Sattriya
C. Padma Shri
D. Kathak
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Padma Shri is India’s fourth-highest civilian honour.
Q173. Highest wartime gallantry award?
A. Manipuri
B. Bharat Ratna
C. Param Vir Chakra
D. Sangeet Natak Akademi
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Param Vir Chakra is India’s highest wartime gallantry award.
Q174. Highest peacetime gallantry award?
A. Odissi
B. Ashoka Chakra
C. Kuchipudi
D. Sahitya Akademi
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Ashoka Chakra is India’s highest peacetime gallantry award.
Q175. Highest literary award of India?
A. Odissi
B. Padma Shri
C. Bhanu Athaiya
D. Jnanpith Award
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The Jnanpith Award is India’s highest literary honour.
Q176. National academy for literature?
A. Bhanu Athaiya
B. Kuchipudi
C. Sahitya Akademi
D. Jnanpith Award
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Sahitya Akademi is India’s National Academy of Letters.
Q177. National academy for music, dance and drama?
A. Param Vir Chakra
B. Sangeet Natak Akademi
C. Padma Shri
D. Satyajit Ray
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Sangeet Natak Akademi is India’s national academy for performing arts.
Q178. National academy for visual arts?
A. Lalit Kala Akademi
B. Sahitya Akademi
C. Padma Bhushan
D. Bharatanatyam
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Lalit Kala Akademi is India’s national academy for visual arts.
Q179. First Indian Academy Award winner?
A. Padma Vibhushan
B. Ashoka Chakra
C. Bhanu Athaiya
D. Jnanpith Award
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Bhanu Athaiya won the Academy Award for Best Costume Design for Gandhi.
Q180. Indian filmmaker who received an Honorary Oscar?
A. Padma Vibhushan
B. Sahitya Akademi
C. Satyajit Ray
D. Kathakali
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Satyajit Ray received an Honorary Academy Award in 1992.
Q181. Sport associated with Ranji Trophy?
A. Narendra Modi Stadium
B. P. V. Sindhu
C. Hockey
D. Cricket
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The Ranji Trophy is India’s major domestic first-class cricket competition.
Q182. Sport associated with Durand Cup?
A. Hockey
B. K. D. Jadhav
C. Tennis
D. Football
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The Durand Cup is a major Indian football tournament.
Q183. Sport associated with Santosh Trophy?
A. Abhinav Bindra
B. Saina Nehwal
C. Football
D. Cricket
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The Santosh Trophy is a major Indian football competition.
Q184. Sport associated with Duleep Trophy?
A. Viswanathan Anand
B. Saina Nehwal
C. Cricket
D. Tennis
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The Duleep Trophy is a domestic first-class cricket competition.
Q185. Sport associated with Thomas Cup?
A. Viswanathan Anand
B. Badminton
C. Football
D. Saina Nehwal
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The Thomas Cup is the men’s world team badminton championship.
Q186. Sport associated with Davis Cup?
A. Cricket
B. Tennis
C. Milkha Singh
D. Football
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The Davis Cup is an international men’s team tennis competition.
Q187. Sport associated with Sultan Azlan Shah Cup?
A. Hockey
B. Badminton
C. Football
D. Milkha Singh
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The Sultan Azlan Shah Cup is an international men’s field hockey tournament.
Q188. Flying Sikh?
A. Badminton
B. Milkha Singh
C. Neeraj Chopra
D. Dhyan Chand
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Milkha Singh was popularly known as the Flying Sikh.
Q189. Wizard of Hockey?
A. Dhyan Chand
B. Viswanathan Anand
C. Badminton
D. Wankhede Stadium
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Major Dhyan Chand is widely known as the Wizard of Hockey.
Q190. First Indian world chess champion?
A. Badminton
B. Viswanathan Anand
C. Karnam Malleswari
D. Cricket
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Viswanathan Anand became India’s first world chess champion.
Q191. First Indian individual Olympic gold medallist?
A. Dhyan Chand
B. Tennis
C. Abhinav Bindra
D. Cricket
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Abhinav Bindra won India’s first individual Olympic gold at Beijing 2008.
Q192. First Indian Olympic athletics gold medallist?
A. New Delhi
B. Football
C. Cricket
D. Neeraj Chopra
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Neeraj Chopra won Olympic gold in men’s javelin at Tokyo 2020.
Q193. First Indian woman Olympic medallist?
A. Karnam Malleswari
B. New Delhi
C. K. D. Jadhav
D. Cricket
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Karnam Malleswari won bronze in weightlifting at Sydney 2000.
Q194. First Indian badminton Olympic medallist?
A. K. D. Jadhav
B. Viswanathan Anand
C. Saina Nehwal
D. New Delhi
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Saina Nehwal won bronze at the London 2012 Olympics.
Q195. First Indian woman Olympic silver medallist?
A. Karnam Malleswari
B. Saina Nehwal
C. Cricket
D. P. V. Sindhu
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P. V. Sindhu won silver in badminton at Rio 2016.
Q196. First Indian individual Olympic medallist after independence?
A. K. D. Jadhav
B. Abhinav Bindra
C. Football
D. Narendra Modi Stadium
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K. D. Jadhav won wrestling bronze at Helsinki 1952.
Q197. Host city of 2010 Commonwealth Games in India?
A. Dhyan Chand
B. New Delhi
C. Abhinav Bindra
D. Karnam Malleswari
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New Delhi hosted the 2010 Commonwealth Games.
Q198. Host city of 1982 Asian Games in India?
A. Hockey
B. Cricket
C. Narendra Modi Stadium
D. New Delhi
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New Delhi hosted the 1982 Asian Games.
Q199. Venue of 2011 Cricket World Cup final?
A. P. V. Sindhu
B. Saina Nehwal
C. Abhinav Bindra
D. Wankhede Stadium
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The 2011 World Cup final was played at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.
Q200. Largest cricket stadium in India?
A. Narendra Modi Stadium
B. Abhinav Bindra
C. Saina Nehwal
D. Wankhede Stadium
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Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad is the world’s largest cricket stadium by seating capacity.
Conclusion: These 200 India GK MCQs provide broad practice across important static-GK topics. Revise the explanations along with the answers and repeat the set regularly to strengthen your factual recall for competitive examinations.