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India General Knowledge Questions

1. What is the number of Articles and Schedules at present?

(A) Article 448, 12 Schedules

(B) Article 445, 12 Schedules

(C) 442 Articles, 12 Schedules

(D) Article 443, 12 Schedules

Answer: (A) 448 Articles, 12 Schedules

 

2. In which state was the President's rule imposed for the first time in the country?

(A) Punjab

(B) Jammu and Kashmir

(C) Uttar Pradesh

(D) Bihar

Answer: (A) Punjab

3. Who is the first Englishman to come to India?

(A) Captain Hawkins

(B) John Wilton

(C) Raphael Fitch

(D) Milden Hall

Answer: (D) Milden Hall

 

4. When was ICICI Bank established in India?

(A) 1921

(B) 1955

(C) 1994

(D) 1913 

Answer: (C) 1994

 

5. Which is the first national park of India?

(A) Jim Corbett National Park

(B) Nanda Devi National Park

(C) Rajaji National Park

(D) Pench National Park

 Answer: (A) Jim Corbett National Park

 

6. Who introduced the first sign currency in India?

(A) Bahlol Lodhi

(B) Allauddin Khilji

(C) Jahangir

(D) Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq 

Answer: (D) Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq

 

7. Who was the first Muslim President of India?

(A) A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

(B) Mohammad Hidayatullah

(C) Fakruddin Ali Ahmed

(D) Zakir Hussain

Answer: (D) Zakir Hussain

 

8. What was the name of the first train that started in India?

(A) Fairy Queen

(B) Deccan Queen

(C) Shatabdi Express

(D) Vivek Express

Answer: (A) Fairy Queen

 

9. Where is the Central Sugarcane Research Institute located?

(A) Cuttack

(B) Assam

(C) Coimbatore

(D) Lucknow

Answer: (C) Coimbatore

 

10. Who was the first Perthian ruler in India?

(A) Mouse

(B) Seleucus

(C) Suren

(D) Alexander

Answer: (A) Mouse

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11. Where is the Plasma Research Institute located?

(A) New Delhi

(B) Gandhi Nagar

(C) Dehradun

(D) Ranchi

Answer: (B) Gandhi Nagar

 

12. On which river is the Hoover Dam located?

(A) Raiza River

(B) Nile River

(C) Colo Rado River

(D) Rile River

Answer: (C) Kolo Rado River

 

13. Who was the first Deputy Prime Minister of India?

(A) Mahatma Gandhi

(B) Dr. Rajendra Prasad

(C) Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar

(D) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

Answer: (D) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

 

14. What is the place of India in the production of eggs in the world?

(A) Third

(B) Fourth

(C) Fifth

(D) Seventh

Answer: (C) Fifth

 

15. At present, what is the per capita consumption of eggs per year in India?

(A) 29

(B) 41

(C) 45

(D) 61

Answer: (D) 61

 

16. Which Indian state is known as the 'Egg Basket of Asia'?

(A) Jammu and Kashmir

(B) Andhra Pradesh

(C) West Bengal

(D) none of these

Answer: (B) Andhra Pradesh

 

17. The largest fish-producing state of India is?

(A) Gujarat

(B) Andhra Pradesh

(C) Tamil Nadu

(D) p. Bengal

Answer: (D) P. Bengal

 

18. The oldest mountain range in India is?

(A) Vindhya

(B) Aravali

(C) Himalayas

(D) Satpura

Answer: (B) Aravali

 

19. In which state is the maximum milk produced in India?

(A) Punjab

(B) Haryana

(C) Gujarat

(D) Uttar Pradesh

Answer: (D) Uttar Pradesh

 

20. Which bee is commonly reared for honey in India?

(A) coral

(B) small toad

(C) Melipona

(D) Khaira

Answer: (D) Khaira

 

21. When was NABARD established?

(A) 7 June 1991

(B) 12 July 1982

(C) 22 August 1984

(D) 24 January 1999

Answer: (B) 12 July 1982

 

22. From which year was the ISI certification issued?

(A) from 7 April 2003

(B) from 8 April 2003

(C) from 9 April 2003

(D) from 10 April 2003

Answer: (A) From 7th April 2003

 

23. The largest artificial lake of India is?

(A) Sambar

(B) Wular

(C) Govind Sagar

(D) Chilka

Answer: (C) Govind Sagar

24. Which of the following is called the Scotland of the East?

(A) Sikkim

(B) Himachal Pradesh

(C) Meghalaya

(D) Uttarakhand

Answer: (C) Meghalaya

 

25. Which of the following is the oldest football competition in India?

(A) Durand Cup

(B) DCM trophy

(C) IFA shield

(D) Rovers Cup

Answer: (A) Durand Cup

 

26. Who inaugurated the Parliament House?

(A) Lord William Bentinck

(B) Lord Linlithgow

(C) Lord Macaulay

(D) Lord Irwin

Answer: (D) Lord Irwin

 

27. Where is Moinul Haq Stadium located?

(A) Patna

(B) Delhi

(C) Agra

(D) Chennai

Answer: (A) Patna

 

28. Which is the smallest island of the Lakshadweep group?

(A) Biatra

(B) Minicoy

(C) Agati

(D) Androt

Answer: (A) Biatra

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