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This section includes 1571 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. |
From which continent did the wild grass named Hyacinth come from India? |
| A. | South America |
| B. | North America |
| C. | Africa |
| D. | Australia |
| Answer» B. North America | |
| 2. |
What does the white flag of the national flag tricolor signify? |
| A. | Development and truth |
| B. | courage and development |
| C. | Peace and truth |
| D. | Others |
| Answer» D. Others | |
| 3. |
What does the national flag signify as the tricolor green? |
| A. | Development and truth |
| B. | Growth and fertility |
| C. | Peace and truth |
| D. | Others |
| Answer» C. Peace and truth | |
| 4. |
How many spokes are there in the tricolor of the national flag? |
| A. | 22 |
| B. | 12 |
| C. | 24 |
| D. | 25 |
| Answer» D. 25 | |
| 5. |
When did the Constituent Assembly of India adopt the draft National Flag? |
| A. | 22 July 1947 |
| B. | 28 July 1947 |
| C. | 17 July 1947 |
| D. | 22 July 1948 |
| Answer» B. 28 July 1947 | |
| 6. |
National bird of India is? |
| A. | Parrot |
| B. | Peacock |
| C. | Hans |
| D. | Bulbul |
| Answer» C. Hans | |
| 7. |
India's national flower is? |
| A. | Lotus |
| B. | Rose |
| C. | Jasmine |
| D. | Marigold |
| Answer» B. Rose | |
| 8. |
National tree of India is? |
| A. | Neem |
| B. | Chandan |
| C. | Banyan |
| D. | Ashoka |
| Answer» D. Ashoka | |
| 9. |
Which is the national anthem of India? |
| A. | Vande Mataram |
| B. | Jana Gana Mana |
| C. | Better than the whole world |
| D. | (A) and (B) |
| Answer» C. Better than the whole world | |
| 10. |
National river of India is? |
| A. | Koshi |
| B. | Yamuna |
| C. | Brahmaputra |
| D. | Ganges |
| Answer» E. | |
| 11. |
National aquatic animal of India is? |
| A. | Fish |
| B. | Tortoise |
| C. | Dolphin |
| D. | Crocodile |
| Answer» D. Crocodile | |
| 12. |
India's national animal is? |
| A. | Horse |
| B. | Tiger |
| C. | Elephant |
| D. | Cow |
| Answer» C. Elephant | |
| 13. |
Which tennis star of Switzerland has won the 150th Grand Slam match of his career? |
| A. | Stan Wawrinka |
| B. | Roger Federer |
| C. | Novak Djokovic |
| D. | v |
| Answer» B. Roger Federer | |
| 14. |
Which section of the Hindu Marriage Act specifies guardianship for marriage? |
| A. | Section 6 |
| B. | Section 7 |
| C. | Section 8 |
| D. | Section 9 |
| Answer» B. Section 7 | |
| 15. |
The slogan of 'Delhi Walk' is related to? |
| A. | From the Indian National Army |
| B. | From the National Republican Army |
| C. | Hindustan Republican Army |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. From the National Republican Army | |
| 16. |
A general assembly was held at Jallianwala Bagh on April 13, 1919? |
| A. | For organizing the strike |
| B. | To protest the arrest of popular leaders |
| C. | For the demand of Swaraj |
| D. | To contest the Rowlatt Act (Act) |
| Answer» C. For the demand of Swaraj | |
| 17. |
Who was known as 'Frontier Gandhi'? |
| A. | Excavator |
| B. | Red Shirts |
| C. | Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan |
| D. | Liaquat Ali Khan |
| Answer» D. Liaquat Ali Khan | |
| 18. |
IN a. Was formed? |
| A. | Japan |
| B. | Malaya |
| C. | Singapore |
| D. | Burma |
| Answer» D. Burma | |
| 19. |
Founder of Indian National Congress? |
| A. | W. C. Banerjee |
| B. | W. C. Banerjee |
| C. | Mahatma Gandhi |
| D. | Annie Besant |
| Answer» C. Mahatma Gandhi | |
| 20. |
The Article 123 of the Constitution deals with? |
| A. | Advisory Jurisdiction of the Supreme Court |
| B. | Presidential Ordinances |
| C. | Election Commission |
| D. | Special status of Jammu and Kashmir |
| Answer» C. Election Commission | |
| 21. |
From October 15, the central government has given permission to open cinema halls with what percentage of the public? |
| A. | 20 per cent |
| B. | 50 percent |
| C. | 70 percent |
| D. | 40 percent |
| Answer» C. 70 percent | |
| 22. |
Which is the largest Lok Sabha of India in terms of area? |
| A. | Ladakh |
| B. | Arunachal Pradesh |
| C. | Kutch |
| D. | Barmer |
| Answer» B. Arunachal Pradesh | |
| 23. |
The Department of Border Management is a department under which ministry? |
| A. | Ministry of Home Affairs |
| B. | Ministry of Defense |
| C. | Ministry of Road Transport |
| D. | Ministry of External Affairs |
| Answer» B. Ministry of Defense | |
| 24. |
The proposal to remove the Vice-President can be moved in |
| A. | Rajya Sabha only |
| B. | Lok Sabha only |
| C. | in a joint session of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha |
| D. | Both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha |
| Answer» B. Lok Sabha only | |
| 25. |
Which one of the following schedules of the Constitution of India is to be amended to create a new state? |
| A. | First Schedule |
| B. | Second Schedule |
| C. | Third Schedule |
| D. | Fourth Schedule |
| Answer» B. Second Schedule | |
| 26. |
Who among the following can remove the Governor from his office? |
| A. | Parliament |
| B. | State Legislative Assembly |
| C. | President |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» D. none of these | |
| 27. |
Three tier Panchayati system in India is in the states with above how many population? |
| A. | 15 lakh |
| B. | 20 lakhs |
| C. | 30 lakhs |
| D. | 25 lakhs |
| Answer» C. 30 lakhs | |
| 28. |
By which amendment of the constitution of Delhi was made NCT (National Capital Territory)? |
| A. | 63rd Amendment |
| B. | 69th Amendment |
| C. | 76th Amendment |
| D. | 74th Amendment |
| Answer» C. 76th Amendment | |
| 29. |
Who can change the number of judges of the Supreme Court? |
| A. | Parliament by law |
| B. | Presidential Order |
| C. | Notification of the Central Government |
| D. | Supreme Court notification |
| Answer» B. Presidential Order | |
| 30. |
Which court exercises the jurisdiction of the Union Territory of Lakshadweep? |
| A. | Kerala High Court |
| B. | Tamil Nadu High Court |
| C. | Bombay High Court |
| D. | Calcutta High Court |
| Answer» B. Tamil Nadu High Court | |
| 31. |
Under which Article of the Indian Constitution, reservation has been given for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in the Lok Sabha? |
| A. | 330 |
| B. | 345 |
| C. | 222 |
| D. | 332 |
| Answer» B. 345 | |
| 32. |
When is the National Mathematics Day celebrated? |
| A. | 22 December |
| B. | 17 December |
| C. | 25 December |
| D. | 20 December |
| Answer» B. 17 December | |
| 33. |
Flag Day celebrated in India? |
| A. | 3 December |
| B. | 7th December |
| C. | 11 December |
| D. | 17 December |
| Answer» C. 11 December | |
| 34. |
Santhara system is related to which religion? |
| A. | Buddhist |
| B. | Hindu |
| C. | Sikh |
| D. | Jain |
| Answer» E. | |
| 35. |
According to the Mahayana Buddhism, who among the following are the future Buddhas? |
| A. | Amitabh |
| B. | Krakuchand |
| C. | Kanaka Muni |
| D. | Maitreya |
| Answer» E. | |
| 36. |
Which of the following temple belongs to the Chola Empire? |
| A. | Korangnath |
| B. | Brihadeshwar |
| C. | Airavatesvara |
| D. | Kailashnath |
| Answer» E. | |
| 37. |
To which empire was Sayan, the chief commentator of the Vedas associated? |
| A. | Pallava Empire |
| B. | Vijayanagara Empire |
| C. | Chola Empire |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» C. Chola Empire | |
| 38. |
Whom did Jahangir send to Persia for the painting of King Shah Abbas I of Persia? |
| A. | Basavan |
| B. | Bishandas |
| C. | Manohar |
| D. | Dasharatha |
| Answer» C. Manohar | |
| 39. |
According to the Rigveda, on which river the Dasaraja war took place? |
| A. | Saraswati |
| B. | Ganga |
| C. | Parushni |
| D. | Vitasta |
| Answer» D. Vitasta | |
| 40. |
In which yajna during the Vedic period sura was used in the sacrificial material? |
| A. | Rajsuya |
| B. | Agnistom |
| C. | Vajpayee |
| D. | Sautramani |
| Answer» E. | |
| 41. |
Which period is called Vallabhi period? |
| A. | Mauryan period |
| B. | Gupta period |
| C. | Kushan period |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» C. Kushan period | |
| 42. |
In which century Kalhana's Rajatarangini was composed? |
| A. | 10th |
| B. | 11th |
| C. | 12th |
| D. | 13th |
| Answer» D. 13th | |
| 43. |
Which Veda is half in prose and half in poetry? |
| A. | Samaveda |
| B. | Rigveda |
| C. | Atharvaveda |
| D. | Yajurveda |
| Answer» E. | |
| 44. |
Which of the following is a Tamil grammatical text? |
| A. | Silappadikarum |
| B. | Pattupattu |
| C. | Tolkappiyam |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» D. none of these | |
| 45. |
Who is called Nigantha Natputta in Pali language? |
| A. | Mahavir |
| B. | Gautam Buddha |
| C. | Parshvanath |
| D. | Rishabhdev |
| Answer» B. Gautam Buddha | |
| 46. |
By whom were the pagodas of Mahabalipuram built? |
| A. | Pallava |
| B. | Chalukya |
| C. | Cher |
| D. | Chola |
| Answer» B. Chalukya | |
| 47. |
Which of the following is the most famous idol of the Chola period? |
| A. | Nataraja |
| B. | Murugan |
| C. | Vishnu |
| D. | Venkateswara |
| Answer» B. Murugan | |
| 48. |
Which of the following is a characteristic of the Dravidian style of temple architecture? |
| A. | Gopur |
| B. | peak |
| C. | Pavilion |
| D. | aircraft |
| Answer» E. | |
| 49. |
Which of the following saints used to work as cobbler? |
| A. | Surdas |
| B. | Tulsidas |
| C. | Malukdas |
| D. | Raidas |
| Answer» E. | |
| 50. |
Who founded the Varkari sect of Maharashtra? |
| A. | Namdev |
| B. | Tukaram |
| C. | Dhyaneshwar |
| D. | Visoba Khechar |
| Answer» D. Visoba Khechar | |