
150+ Basic Important GK General Knowledge Questions and Answers in English
1. How many languages are there in Indian currency notes?
A) 14B) 17
C) 15
D) 16
Answer & Description:
B) 17Each banknote has its amount written in 17 languages. On the obverse, the denomination is written in English and Hindi. On the reverse is a language panel which displays the denomination of the note in 15 of the 22 official languages of India.
2. Who was the first Muslim President of Indian National Congress?
A) Hakim Azmal KhanB) Abul Kalam Azad
C) Rafi Ahmad Kidwai
D) Badruddin Tyabji
Answer & Description:
D) Badruddin TyabjiBadruddin Tyabji was an Indian lawyer and first Muslim President of Indian National Congress who served as the third President of the Indian National Congress in 1887. where first president of Indian National Congress was Womesh Chandra Bonnerjee.
3. First University in India was founded at which of the following city?
A) BombayB) Chennai
C) Calcutta
D) Delhi
Answer & Description:
C) CalcuttaThe University of Calcutta is a public state university located in Kolkata (formerly known as Calcutta), West Bengal, India. It was established on 24 January 1857.
4. Which ' Water Body ' separates Andaman and Nicobar Islands?
A) 9 Degree ChannelB) 11 Degree Channel
C) 12 Degree Channel
D) 10 Degree Channel
Answer & Description:
D) 10 Degree ChannelThe Ten Degree Channel is a channel that separates the Andaman Islands and Nicobar Islands from each other in the Bay of Bengal. The two sets of islands together form the Indian Union Territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
5. The largest gland in the human body is ________.
A) LiverB) Adrenal
C) Pituitary
D) Pineal
Answer & Description:
A) LiverLiver is the largest gland in human body. It is also the largest organ in our body and can weigh up to 1.5 kg for a human adult.
6. Punjab is famous for which textile?
A) Nylon textileB) Silk textile
C) Woolen textile
D) Cotton textile
Answer & Description:
C) Woolen textilePunjab is also known by name of 'The land of five rivers'. Punjab is famous for its PHULKARI works done by hands. T-shirts, sports clothing and sweaters or woolen clothes are the major in this category.
7. Which among the following is the hottest planet in the solar system?
A) EarthB) Venus
C) Mars
D) Jupiter
Answer & Description:
B) VenusVenus is the hottest planet even though Mercury is the closest planet to the Sun. The reason that Venus is hotter than Mercury is because it has an atmosphere made of carbon dioxide; it also has clouds of acid inside its atmosphere.
8. Who among the following appoints the Prime Minister of India?
A) Chief Justice of Supreme CourtB) Rajya Sabha
C) President of India
D) Lok Sabha
Answer & Description:
C) President of IndiaCurrent President of India is Ram Nath Kovind and Current Prime Minister of India is Narendra Modi.
9. Which gas is used for the preparation of Soda water?
A) OxygenB) Carbon Dioxide
C) Ammonia
D) Hydrogen
Answer & Description:
B) Carbon DioxideSoda Water is prepared by using the carbon dioxide gas, this process is known as carbonation, is a process that causes the water to become effervescent.
10. Gir National Park is situated in which of the following state?
A) BiharB) Haryana
C) West Bengal
D) Gujarat
Answer & Description:
D) GujaratGir Forest National Park is a wildlife sanctuary in Gujarat, western India. It was established to protect Asiatic lions and leopards.
11. Which of the following is the largest river in India?
A) GangesB) Godavari
C) Yamuna
D) Bramaputra
Answer & Description:
A) GangesWell the length of Indus River is 1,976 miles long, length of Brahmaputra River is about 1,800 miles long and length of Ganges River is 1,560 miles long but the Ganges river commonly known as Ganga is the largest river in India, if we consider the total distance covered by a river within India because distance covered by Indus and Brahmaputra are rivers within India are much shorter than the river Ganga.
12. Who among the following got the Bharat Ratna award before becoming the president of India?
A) R VenkataramanB) Dr. Zakir Hussian
C) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
D) V.V. Giri
Answer & Description:
B) Dr. Zakir HussianDr. Zakir Husain Khan got the Bharat Ratna award before becoming the president of India. He was the third President of India and second Vice President of India. Husain was the country's first Muslim president.
13. Which of the following is the World Largest desert?
A) TharB) Kalahari
C) Sahara
D) Gobi
Answer & Description:
C) SaharaWorld's Largest desert is Sahara desert. India's largest desert is Thar desert.
14. What is the name of the elephant which serves as the mount of Lord Indra?
A) AiravataB) Iraaat
C) Vasirahu
D) Indreyer
Answer & Description:
A) AiravataAiravata is a mythological white elephant who carries the Hindu god Indra. Indra is the king of Heaven and he is the god of the heavens, lightning, thunder, storms, rains and river flows.
15. Which latitude passes through the middle of India?
A) EquatorB) Arctic Circle
C) Tropic of Capricorn
D) Tropic of Cancer
Answer & Description:
D) Tropic of CancerThe Tropic of Cancer is currently 23°26′13.2′′ north of the Equator. Tropic of Cancer is the line of latitude which passes through the middle of India. The 82°30' East longitude is taken as Standard Time Meridian of India, as it passes through the middle of India (Mirzapur in Uttar Pradesh).
16. Fathometer is used to measure ___________.
A) EarthquakesB) Rainfall
C) Ocean depth
D) Sound intensity
Answer & Description:
C) Ocean depthThe Fathometer is an echo sounding system for measurement of water depth. The Richter Scale is used to measure the intensity of Earthquakes. Rain Gauge is used to measure rainfall. The Decibel Scale is used to measure sound intensity.
17. Ctrl, Shift and Alt are called _________ keys.
A) ModifierB) Function
C) Alphanumeric
D) Adjustment
Answer & Description:
A) ModifierModifier keys include Alt, Ctrl, Shift and the Windows key. Modifier keys are commonly used to enter keyboard shortcuts. Common modifier keys include Shift, Control, Alt, Command, Function and Windows key.
18. India lies in which of the following hemisphere?
A) Southern and westernB) Southern and eastern
C) Northern and western
D) Northern and eastern
Answer & Description:
D) Northern and easternIndia is situated north of the equator between 8°4' to 37°6' north latitude and 68°7' to 97°25' east longitude so India is located in Northern Hemisphere and eastern hemisphere.
19. “One People, One Nation, One leader” was the political slogans of?
A) StalinB) Hitler
C) Lenin
D) Mussolin
Answer & Description:
B) HitlerAdolf Hitler was a German politician who was the leader of the Nazi Party. One of Hitler's more popular slogans was “One People, One Nation, One leader”.
No. | Question | Answer |
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01 | The first Prime minister of Bangladesh was | Mujibur Rehman |
02 | The longest river in the world is the | Nile |
03 | The longest highway in the world is the | Trans-Canada |
04 | The longest highway in the world has a length of | About 8000 km |
05 | The highest mountain in the world is the | Everest |
06 | The country that accounts for nearly one third of the total teak production of the world is | Myan mar |
07 | The biggest desert in the world is the | Sahara desert |
08 | The largest coffee growing country in the world is | Brazil |
09 | The country also known as "country of Copper" is | Zambia |
10 | The name given to the border which separates Pakistan and Afghanistan is | Durand line |
11 | The river Volga flows out into the | Capsian sea |
12 | The coldest place on the earth is | Verkoyansk in Siberia |
13 | The country which ranks second in terms of land area is | Canada |
14 | The largest Island in the Mediterranean sea is | Sicily |
15 | The river Jordan flows out into the | Dead sea |
16 | The biggest delta in the world is the | Sunderbans |
17 | The capital city that stands on the river Danube is | Belgrade |
18 | The Japanese call their country as | Nippon |
19 | The length of the English channel is | 564 kilometres |
20 | The world's oldest known city is | Damascus |
21 | The city which is also known as the City of Canals is | Venice |
22 | The country in which river Wangchu flows is | Myanmar |
23 | The biggest island of the world is | Greenland |
24 | The city which is the biggest centre for manufacture of automobiles in the world is | Detroit, USA |
25 | The country which is the largest producer of manganese in the world is | USA |
26 | The country which is the largest producer of rubber in the world is | Malaysia |
27 | The country which is the largest producer of tin in the world is | Malaysia |
28 | The river which carries maximum quantity of water into the sea is the | Mississippi |
29 | The city which was once called the `Forbidden City' was | Peking |
30 | The country called the Land of Rising Sun is | Japan |
31 | Mount Everest was named after | Sir George Everest |
32 | The volcano Vesuvius is located in | Italy |
33 | The country known as the Sugar Bowl of the world is | Cuba |
34 | The length of the Suez Canal is | 162.5 kilometers |
35 | The lowest point on earth is | The coastal area of Dead sea |
36 | The Gurkhas are the original inhabitants of | Nepal |
37 | The largest ocean of the world is the | Pacific ocean |
38 | The largest bell in the world is the | Tsar Kolkol at Kremlin, Moscow |
39 | The biggest stadium in the world is the | Strahov Stadium, Prague |
40 | The world's largest diamond producing country is | South Africa |
41 | Australia was discovered by | James Cook |
42 | The first Governor General of Pakistan is | Mohammed Ali Jinnah |
43 | Dublin is situated at the mouth of river | Liffey |
44 | The earlier name of New York city was | New Amsterdam |
45 | The Eifel tower was built by | Alexander Eiffel |
46 | The Red Cross was founded by | Jean Henri Durant |
47 | The country which has the greatest population density is | Monaco |
48 | The national flower of Britain is | Rose |
49 | Niagara Falls was discovered by | Louis Hennepin |
50 | The national flower of Italy is | Lily |
51 | The national flower of China is | Narcissus |
52 | The permanent secretariat of the SAARC is located at | Kathmandu |
53 | The gateway to the Gulf of Iran is | Strait of Hormuz |
54 | The first Industrial Revolution took place in | England |
55 | World Environment Day is observed on | 5th June |
56 | The first Republican President of America was | Abraham Lincoln |
57 | The country famous for Samba dance is | Brazil |
58 | The name of Alexander's horse was | Beucephalus |
59 | Singapore was founded by | Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles |
60 | The famous British one-eyed Admiral was | Nelson |
61 | The earlier name of Sri Lanka was | Ceylon |
62 | The UNO was formed in the year | 1945 |
63 | UNO stands for | United Nations Organization |
64 | The independence day of South Korea is celebrated on | 15th August |
65 | `Last Judgement' was the first painting of an Italian painter named | Michelangelo |
66 | Paradise Regained was written by | John Milton |
67 | The first President of Egypt was | Mohammed Nequib |
68 | The first man to reach North Pole was | Rear Peary |
69 | The most famous painting of Pablo Picasso was | Guermica |
70 | The primary producer of newsprint in the world is | Canada |
71 | The first explorer to reach the South Pole was | Cap. Ronald Amundson |
72 | The person who is called the father of modern Italy is | G.Garibaldi |
73 | World literacy day is celebrated on | 8th September |
74 | The founder of modern Germany is | Bismarck |
75 | The country known as the land of the midnight sun is | Norway |
76 | The place known as the Roof of the world is | Tibet |
77 | The founder of the Chinese Republic was | San Yat Sen |
78 | The first Pakistani to receive the Nobel Prize was | Abdul Salam |
79 | The first woman Prime Minister of Britain was | Margaret Thatcher |
80 | The first Secretary General of the UNO was | Trygve Lie |
81 | The sculptor of the statue of Liberty was | Frederick Auguste Bartholdi |
82 | The port of Banku is situated in | Azerbaijan |
83 | John F Kennedy was assassinated by | Lee Harry Oswald |
84 | The largest river in France is | Lore |
85 | The Queen of England who married her brother-in-law was | Catherine of Aragon |
86 | The first negro to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize was | Ralph Johnson Bunche |
87 | The first British University to admit women for degree courses was | London University |
88 | The principal export of Jamaica is | Sugar |
89 | New York is popularly known as the city of | Skyscrapers |
90 | Madagascar is popularly known as the Island of | Cloves |
91 | The country known as the Land of White Elephant is | Thailand |
92 | The country known as the Land of Morning Calm is | Korea |
93 | The country known as the Land of Thunderbolts is | Bhutan |
94 | The highest waterfalls in the world is the | Salto Angel Falls, Venezuela |
95 | The largest library in the world is the | United States Library of Congress, Washington DC |