Explore topic-wise MCQs in Basic GK.

This section includes 25 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Basic GK knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.

1.

Which of the following are the sub-castes of Bhils?

A. Pado
B. Bayala
C. Palatalia
D. All of the above
Answer» E.
2.

In which State is the religious festival Ganesh Chaturthi celebrated with gusto?

A. Rajasthan
B. Gujarat
C. Maharashtra
D. Madhya Pradesh
Answer» D. Madhya Pradesh
3.

Festival of India being organised in ______ from 31 August to 9 September 2017.

A. Italy
B. London
C. Brazil
D. New York
Answer» D. New York
4.

Who invented SITAR?

A. Amir khusro
B. Bahadur shah zafar
C. Ali akbar khan
D. None of these
Answer» B. Bahadur shah zafar
5.

Nand Lal Bose, Manjit Bawa, Tyeb Mehta are

A. Classical Singers
B. English Poets
C. Photographers
D. Painters
Answer» E.
6.

Where is the elephant festival celebrated annually?

A. Jaipur
B. Sriganganagar
C. Jodhpur
D. Ajmer
Answer» B. Sriganganagar
7.

Me-Dum-Me Fi is a festival of which state?

A. Assam
B. Meghalaya
C. Manipur
D. Kerala
Answer» B. Meghalaya
8.

Ezhuthachan Pukaram is the highest literary award of which state?

A. Kerala
B. Tamil Nadu
C. Karnataka
D. Andhra Pradesh
Answer» B. Tamil Nadu
9.

The Basav Sri Award is given by which government?

A. Gujarat
B. Andhra Pradesh
C. Maharashtra
D. Karnataka
Answer» E.
10.

The Chishti chain is a Sufi chain which started from the Chisht town. Where is Chishta Town?

A. Afghanistan
B. Turkmenistan
C. Uzbekistan
D. Saudi Arabia
Answer» B. Turkmenistan
11.

What is called the "second Buddha"?

A. Padmasambhava
B. Maitreya
C. Avalokiteshwar
D. Ashwaghosh
Answer» B. Maitreya
12.

When did the Dadasaheb Phalke Award begin?

A. 1963
B. 1966
C. 1969
D. 1970
Answer» D. 1970
13.

Ustad Bismillah Khan was famous for playing

A. Veena
B. Shehnai
C. Flute
D. Guitar
Answer» C. Flute
14.

Rouff is a folk dance. It has its origin in?

A. Assam
B. Mizoram
C. Kashmir
D. Himachal Pradesh
Answer» D. Himachal Pradesh
15.

The book launched by the Amit Shah, Mohan Bhagwat is

A. The book - Making of A Legend
B. The Birds of Banni Grassland"
C. Home of Brave
D. The Golden House
Answer» B. The Birds of Banni Grassland"
16.

What was the earlier name of music director A.R. Rehman?

A. Dev Kumar
B. Raj Kumarwrong
C. Dileep Kumar
D. Manoj Kumar
Answer» D. Manoj Kumar
17.

The Rise and Growth of Economic Nationalism in India was written by -

A. Partha Sarthi Gupta
B. S. Gopal
C. B. R. Nanda
D. Bipin Chandra
Answer» E.
18.

The book Venushilpa by Chitracharya Upendra Maharathi relates to which of the following form of arts?

A. Jewellery
B. Painting
C. Bamboo art
D. Marble carving
Answer» D. Marble carving
19.

Jaipur was listed as World Heritage Site by the UNESCO World Heritage Committee in its 43rd Session held in the city -

A. Baku (Azerbaizan)
B. Bishkek (Kyrgyzstan)
C. Istanbul (Turkey)
D. Marakesh (Morocco)
Answer» B. Bishkek (Kyrgyzstan)
20.

Who amongst the following painters was born in 1922 in Madhya Pradesh, but lived and worked in France since 1950 and died in New Delhi in 2016?

A. Syed Haider Raza
B. M. F. Hussain
C. Raja Rao
D. N.S. Bendre
Answer» B. M. F. Hussain
21.

The biggest museum of the country depicting the story of the development of human civilization and also known as Indira Gandhi Manava Sangrahalaya is situated in -

A. Bhopal
B. New Delhi
C. Mumbai
D. Ahmadabad
Answer» B. New Delhi
22.

Where is the fair of Jalbihari organized?

A. Chhatarpur
B. Sidhi
C. Hoshangabad
D. Sivni
Answer» B. Sidhi
23.

Kaathi is a -

A. Caste
B. Tribe
C. Wooden Art
D. Folk Dance
Answer» E.
24.

In 2019 which Indian short film won the Oscar?

A. Period-End of Sentence
B. Piper
C. Kamera
D. India's Daughters
Answer» B. Piper
25.

Who was the author of Satyarth Prakash?

A. Swami Shraddhanand
B. Maharshi D. K. Karve
C. Swami Dayanand Saraswati
D. Pt. Shri Ram Sharma, Acharya
Answer» D. Pt. Shri Ram Sharma, Acharya