

MCQOPTIONS
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 | |