General Knowledge questions from India

Questions
Q1: Which city is known as the economic capital of India?

A    New Delhi

B    Mumbai

C    Kolkata

D    Hyderabad

Q2: How many states are there in India?

A    25

B    26

C    27

D    28

Q3: Which of these is not an traditional Indian musical instrument?

A    Sarangi

B    Harmonium

C    Bagpipe

D    Veena

Q4: The Bombay Reorganisation Act split the Bombay state into states of

A    Gujarat and Maharashtra

B    Maharashtra and Goa

C    Maharashtra and Orissa

D    Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh

Q5: The Punjab Reorganisation Act, 1966 resulted in the creation of the state of

A    Uttaranchal

B    Haryana

C    Delhi

D    Jharkhand

Q6: The first Indian to a travel in space

A    Ravish Malhotra

B    Kalpana Chawla

C    Rakesh Sharma

D    Dipak Kumar

Q7: The first Indian woman to climb Mount Everest

A    Bachendri Pal

B    Kalpana Chawla

C    Santosh Yadav

D    Arunima Sinha

Q8: First female amputee to climb Mount Everest

A    Bachendri Pal

B    Arunima Sinha

C    Santosh Yadav

D    Geeta Phogat

Q9: The Kargil War took place in the year

A    1998

B    1999

C    2000

D    2001

Q10: The first Aircraft carrier with the Indian Navy was

A    INS Virat

B    INS Vikramaditya

C    INS Arihant

D    INS Vikrant

Q11: First full time woman defence minister of India

A    Indira Gandhi

B    Vasundhara Raje

C    Nirmala Sitharaman

D    Sushma Swaraj

Q12: The Gaudiya Nritya is a classical dance form of which of these states

A    West Bengal

B    Maharashtra

C    Kerala

D    Tamilnadu

Q13: The Jagoi dance is also known as

A    Odissi classical dance

B    Manipuri dance

C    Bharatanatyam

D    Kathak

Q14: Which of these is not a breed of Buffalo

A    Murrah

B    Surti

C    Jafarabadi

D    Sahiwal

Q15: Who was the first Home minister of India?

A    Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

B    Mufti Mohammad Sayeed

C    Lal Bahadur Shastri

D    Rajendra Prasad

Q16: Who was the first defence minister of India?

A    B. R. Ambedkar

B    Baldev Singh

C    Syama Prasad Mukherjee

D    Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

Q17: Which is the longest bridge in India?

A    Dibang River Bridge

B    Mahatma Gandhi Setu

C    Dhola Sadiya Bridge

D    Vikramshila Setu

Q18: The short form IAF is generally used for

A    Indian Armed Forces

B    Indian Astronomical Force

C    Indian Airfield

D    Indian Airforce

Q19: Which of these is not a native Indian animal

A    Giraffe

B    Elephant

C    Rhinoceros

D    Leopard

Q20: First Chief of Defence Staff

A    General Dalbir Singh Suhag

B    General Bipin Rawat

C    General M. M. Naravane

D    General Bikram Singh

Q21: First woman IAS officer in India

A    Kiran Bedi

B    Mugdha Sinha

C    Smita Sabharwal

D    Anna Rajam Malhotra

Q22: First Woman IPS Officer in India

A    Sonia Narang

B    Roopa Moudgil

C    Kiran Bedi

D    Durga Shakti Nagpal

Q23: The first full-length motion picture in India was

A    Raja Harishchandra

B    Alam Ara

C    Kalidas

D    Vishwa Mohini

Q24: Who is known as the father of Indian cinema

A    Raj Kapoor

B    Prithvi Raj Kapoor

C    Dadasaheb Phalke

D    Jamshedji Framji Madan

Q25: The first Indian film with sound was

A    Awara

B    Raja Harishchandra

C    Aparajito

D    Alam Ara

Q26: What is the highest civilian award of India

A    Padma Vibhushan

B    Bharat Ratna

C    Padma Bhushan

D    Padma Shri

Q27: Highest Peacetime gallantry award of India is

A    Shaurya Chakra

B    Kirti Chakra

C    Ashoka Chakra

D    Vir Chakra

Q28: Highest Wartime gallantry award of India is

A    Param Vir Chakra

B    Ashoka Chakra

C    Vir Chakra

D    Maha Vir Chakra

Q29: The Statue of Unity is a monument dedicated to

A    Mahatma Gandhi

B    Jawahar Lal Nehru

C    Indira Gandhi

D    Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

Q30: The first passenger train in India ran between

A    New Delhi and Old Delhi

B    Calcutta and Kharagpur

C    Bombay and Thane

D    Ahmedabad and Surat

Q31: Find the odd one

A    Indian Airlines

B    Indigo

C    Jet airways

D    Pawan Hans

Q32: Sundarbans National Park is situated in the state of

A    Uttarakhand

B    Orissa

C    West Bengal

D    Assam

Q33: Kharif crops are

A    Summer crops

B    Monsoon crops

C    Winter crops

D    None of these.

Q34: The rabi crops are sown after the

A    summer season

B    winter season

C    monsoon season

D    None of these.

Q35: The National War Memorial, a monument built to honour the Indian Armed Forces was established in the year

A    2017

B    2018

C    2019

D    2020

Q36: Who was the architect of the Rashtrapati bhavan

A    Herbert Baker

B    Edwin Lutyens

C    Philip Tilden

D    Frank Tashlin

Q37: The famous monument 'Gateway of India' is situated in which city

A    Mumbai

B    New Delhi

C    Hyderabad

D    Kolkata

Q38: India's first satellite built by ISRO was

A    Rohini

B    Saral

C    Aryabhata

D    Cartosat 1

Q39: The first satellite to be placed in orbit by an Indian-made launch vehicle was

A    Rohini

B    Saral

C    Aryabhata

D    Cartosat 1

Q40: Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre is located at

A    Bengaluru

B    Thiruvananthapuram

C    Chandipur

D    Hyderabad

Q41: What is the full form of ISRO

A    Indian Ship Research Organistaion

B    Indian Social Relation Organisation

C    Indian Space Research Organisation

D    Indian Social Media Regulatory Organisation

Q42: Which state of India has the highest population compared to other Indian states

A    Maharashtra

B    Bihar

C    West Bengal

D    Uttar Pradesh

Q43: Which is the largest lake in India

A    Vembanad Lake

B    Chilika Lake

C    Shivsagar Lake

D    Pangong Tso

Q44: How many terms did Shree Atal Bihari Vajpayee serve as Prime minister of India?

A    1

B    2

C    3

D    4

Q45: Who was the first Indian citizen to be awarded the Nobel prize

A    C. V. Raman

B    Rabindranath Tagore

C    Mother Teresa

D    Har Gobind Khorana

Q46: Which city is also known by the name of 'Pink city'

A    Jodhpur

B    Jaipur

C    Udaipur

D    Jaisalmer

Q47: Which city is called the diamond city of India

A    Mumbai

B    Surat

C    Vadodara

D    Ahmedabad

Q48: Which city is called the city of Nawabs

A    Lucknow

B    Udaipur

C    Hyderabad

D    Pataudi

Q49: The first 'organic state' in India to implement organic farming statewide is

A    Arunachal Pradesh

B    Punjab

C    Sikkim

D    Gujarat

Q50: The record for the longest stint as Chief minister of a state is held by

A    Narendra Modi

B    Pawan Kumar Chamling

C    Jyoti Basu

D    Jay Lalita

Q51: How many times has India won the cricket world cup?

A    0

B    1

C    2

D    3

Q52: Which of these player was not a member of the 1983 world cup winning Indian cricket team?

A    Mohinder Amarnath

B    Krishnamachari Srikkanth

C    Sandeep Patil

D    Chetan Sharma

Q53: Which of these cricket players was never the captain of Indian cricket team?

A    Bishan Singh Bedi

B    Dilip Vengsarkar

C    Anil Kumble

D    Robin Singh

Q54: Who won India's first ever gold medal in wrestling at the Common wealth Games?

A    Ritu Phogat

B    Geeta Phogat

C    Sangita Phogat

D    Babita Phogat

Q55: New Delhi hosted the Commonwealth Games in the year

A    2006

B    2010

C    2014

D    2018

Q56: Saina Nehwal is associated with which sports

A    Badminton

B    Tennis

C    Swimming

D    Weight lifting

Q57: The famous player Dhyan Chand is associated with which sport?

A    Weight lifting

B    Badminton

C    Football

D    Hockey

Q58: In the RIO olympics, who was the captain of the Indian hockey team?

A    Bharat Chetri

B    P. R. Sreejesh

C    Dilip Tirkey

D    Ramandeep Singh

Q59: India's only individual Olympic gold medalist is

A    Abhinav Bindra

B    Geeta Phogat

C    Sushil Kumar

D    Mary Kom

Q60: In which of these sports has India won Olympic gold medals.

A    Cricket

B    Football

C    Hockey

D    Swimming

Q61: Which of these players had hit 6 sixes in an over in an International cricket match?

A    Yuvraj Singh

B    M.S. Dhoni

C    Kapil Dev

D    Virendra Sehwag

Q62: Who is the first Indian woman to win a medal at the Olympics?

A    Geeta Phogat

B    P.T. Usha

C    Karnam Malleswari

D    Mary Kom

Q63: Kunjarani Devi is a

A    swimmer

B    weight lifter

C    Boxer

D    archer

Q64: Sandy storm is the autobiography of which among the following veteran cricketers?

A    Sandeep Patil

B    Kapil Dev

C    Sunil Gavaskar

D    Ravi Shastri

Q65: In which olympic did India win it's first individul olympic gold medal?

A    Sydney Olympics

B    Rio Olympics

C    Beijing Olympics

D    London Olympics

Q66: Which of these players is associated with professional boxing?

A    Yogeshwar Dutt

B    Bajrang Punia

C    Siunil Chhetri

D    Vijender Singh

Q67: Who was the last British colonial Viceroy of India.

A    Lord Canning

B    Lord Wavell

C    Lord Louis Mountbatten

D    Lord Willingdon

Q68: Which of these Kings does not belong to the Mauryan dynasty

A    King Ashoka

B    King Chandragupta

C    King Bindusar

D    King Dhana Nanda

Q69: The Dandi March, which took place from March to April 1930 in India, was an act of civil disobedience led by

A    Mahatma Gandhi

B    Jawahar Lal Nehru

C    Subhash Chandra Bose

D    Lal Bahadur Shastri

Q70: Where did Vasco da Gama land in India?

A    Mumbai

B    Kochi

C    Calicut

D    Panaji

Q71: The last Mughal King was

A    Aurangzeb

B    Bahadur Shah II

C    Jahangir

D    Babur

Q72: The third battle of panipat was fought between the forces of

A    Samrat Hem Chandra Vikramaditya and Akbar

B    Babur and the Lodi Empire

C    Marathas and Ahmad Shah Durrani

D    Shivaji and Aurangzeb

Q73: Swarajya is my birth right and I shall have it', was said by

A    Bal Gangadhar Tilak

B    Rabindranath Tagore

C    Jawahar Lal Nehru

D    Lal Bahadur Shastri

Q74: The Non-cooperation movement was launched on 4th September, 1920 by

A    Motilal Nehru

B    Jawaharlal Nehru

C    Mahatma Gandhi

D    Subhash Chandra Bose

Q75: The Non-cooperation movement was withdrawn because of the

A    Jallianwala Bagh massacre

B    Chauri Chaura incident

C    World war 1

D    World war 2

Q76: Which of these persons was not one of the founder members of the Indian National congress

A    Dinshaw Edulji Wacha

B    Dadabhai Naoroji

C    Muhammad Ali Jinnah

D    Allan Octavian Hume

Q77: Who was the mother of Chhatrapati Shivaji maharaj?

A    Kashibai

B    Jijabai

C    Ahilyabai

D    Soyarabai

Q78: Azad Hind fauz was established by Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose in the year

A    1940

B    1941

C    1942

D    1944

Q79: Who was the first woman President of the Indian National Congress?

A    Sarojini Naidu

B    Nellie Sengupta

C    Indira Gandhi

D    Annie Besant

Q80: Who was the first President of the Indian National Congress?

A    Dadabhai Naoroji

B    Womesh Chunder Bonnerjee

C    Badruddin Tyabji

D    George Yule

Q81: Who was the last ruling Maharaja of the princely state of Jammu and Kashmir?

A    Maharaja Gulab Singh

B    Maharaja Karan Singh

C    Maharaja Hari Singh

D    Maharaja Pratap Singh

Q82: For administrative purpose, the states in India are further divided into

A    districts

B    union territories

C    panchayats

D    nagar palika

Q83: How many union territories are there in India?

A    6

B    7

C    8

D    9

Q84: Which is the smallest Union territory of India?

A    Chandigarh

B    Lakshadweep

C    Ladakh

D    Puducherry

Q85: Which is the largest Union territory of India?

A    Andaman and Nicobar Islands

B    Jammu and Kashmir

C    Delhi

D    Ladakh

Q86: With respect to area, which is the smallest state of India?

A    Goa

B    Sikkim

C    Tripura

D    Nagaland

Q87: With respect to area, which is the largest state of India?

A    Rajasthan

B    Madhya Pradesh

C    Maharashtra

D    Uttar Pradesh

Q88: Which state has the lowest population in India?

A    Goa

B    Mizoram

C    Sikkim

D    Arunachal Pradesh

Q89: Which state has the highest population in India?

A    Maharashtra

B    West Bengal

C    Bihar

D    Uttar Pradesh

Q90: Which of these is not a state capital city?

A    Aizawl

B    Itanagar

C    Ambala

D    Imphal

Q91: Which of these is not a state capital city?

A    Shillong

B    Manali

C    Agartala

D    Gangtok

Q92: The city 'Vasco da Gama' is in

A    Sikkim

B    Goa

C    Andaman and Nicobar Islands

D    Lakshadweep

Q93: Which of these states share their capital city?

A    Tripura and Nagaland

B    Mizoram and Sikkim

C    Jharkhand and Bihar

D    Punjab and Haryana

Q94: The state of Madhya Pradesh does not have a land border with which of these states

A    Maharashtra

B    Jharkhand

C    Chhattisgarh

D    Gujarat

Q95: The Indian state of Sikkim does not border with

A    Bangladesh

B    Nepal

C    Bhutan

D    Tibet

Q96: The sea on the western coast of India is

A    Arabian Sea

B    Bay of Bengal

C    Laccadive sea

D    Indian ocean

Q97: The sea on the eastern coast of India is

A    Arabian Sea

B    Bay of Bengal

C    Laccadive sea

D    Indian ocean

Q98: The capital city of Odisha is

A    Bhubaneswar

B    Chennai

C    Pondicherry

D    Hyderabad

Q99: The capital city of Tripura is

A    Kohima

B    Gangtok

C    Aizawl

D    Agartala

Q100: The capital city of Manipur is

A    Shillong

B    Imphal

C    Dibrugarh

D    Darjeeling

Q101: Which of these is not a port city

A    Visakhapatnam

B    Kochi

C    Bengaluru

D    Chennai

Q102: Which of these countries does not share land border with India

A    Bhutan

B    Bangladesh

C    Myanmar

D    Maldives

Q103: The River Ganga does not flow through which of these states

A    Uttaranchal

B    Uttar Pradesh

C    Bihar

D    Chhattisgarh

Q104: The confluence of rivers Ganga nad Yamuna takes place at

A    Pryagraj

B    Haridwar

C    Rishikesh

D    Varanasi

Q105: Which of these states is smallest in comparison to the other states given as options

A    Goa

B    Manipur

C    Sikkim

D    Tripura

Q106: Jim corbet national park is located in

A    Uttar Pradesh

B    Madhya Pradesh

C    Rajasthan

D    Uttaranchal

Q107: Kaziranga National Park is located in the state of

A    Arunachal Pradesh

B    Sikkim

C    West Bengal

D    Assam

Q108: The Southern most point of India is

A    Kanyakumari

B    Kollam

C    Indira Point

D    Rameswaram

Q109: The Southern most city of India on mainland is

A    Kanyakumari

B    Cape Comorin

C    Indira Point

D    Rameswaram

Q110: The Lakshadweep islands are in

A    Arabian Sea

B    Bay of Bengal

C    Indian Ocean

D    Gulf of Kutch

Q111: The Kaveri river flows in the states of

A    Orissa and Tamilnadu

B    Karnataka and Kerala

C    Karnataka and Tamilnadu

D    Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh

Q112: The Kaveri river drains in

A    the Indian Ocean

B    Bay of Bengal

C    Arabian Sea

D    None of these.

Q113: The Rann of Kutch, reputed to be one of the largest salt deserts in the world is in which state

A    Gujarat

B    Rajasthan

C    Maharashtra

D    Madhya Pradesh