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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.
| 1501. | 
                                    Which Gupta ruler married a princess of the Lichchavi dynasty? | 
                            
| A. | Vikramaditya | 
| B. | Chandragupta I | 
| C. | Skandagupta | 
| D. | Samudragupta | 
| Answer» C. Skandagupta | |
| 1502. | 
                                    India-Myanmar Friendship Road connects which Indian state with Myanmar? | 
                            
| A. | Manipur | 
| B. | Meghalaya | 
| C. | Nagaland | 
| D. | Assam | 
| Answer» B. Meghalaya | |
| 1503. | 
                                    Where are the antiquities of Vijayanagara Empire found? | 
                            
| A. | Bijapur | 
| B. | Hampi | 
| C. | Golconda | 
| D. | Baroda | 
| Answer» C. Golconda | |
| 1504. | 
                                    Some part of the energy received by the earth is reflected, what is it called? | 
                            
| A. | Earth's radiation | 
| B. | Earth scattering | 
| C. | Polar C-bit | 
| D. | Earth's albedo | 
| Answer» E. | |
| 1505. | 
                                    On which date the birthday of Nobel laureate Rabindra Nath Tagore is celebrated? | 
                            
| A. | 7th May | 
| B. | 6th May | 
| C. | 9 May | 
| D. | May 8 | 
| Answer» D. May 8 | |
| 1506. | 
                                    Who was the last Mughal emperor of Delhi? | 
                            
| A. | Aurangzeb | 
| B. | Bahadur Shah Zafar | 
| C. | Farrukhsiyar | 
| D. | Muhammad Shah | 
| Answer» C. Farrukhsiyar | |
| 1507. | 
                                    Who among the following was the founder of Arya Samaj? | 
                            
| A. | Swami Dayanand Saraswati | 
| B. | Swami Vivekananda | 
| C. | Raja Rammohun Roy | 
| D. | Ramakrishna Paramhansa | 
| Answer» B. Swami Vivekananda | |
| 1508. | 
                                    Where is the Indian Forest Research Institute located? | 
                            
| A. | Delhi | 
| B. | Dehradun | 
| C. | Lucknow | 
| D. | Ghaziabad | 
| Answer» C. Lucknow | |
| 1509. | 
                                    Amravati Reservoir is located in which national park of India? | 
                            
| A. | Pampadum Shola National Park | 
| B. | Mudumalai National Park | 
| C. | Indira Gandhi Wildlife Sanctuary | 
| D. | none of the above | 
| Answer» D. none of the above | |
| 1510. | 
                                    Which of the following articles is not correctly matched? | 
                            
| A. | Article 351: Official language for the Supreme Court and the High Court | 
| B. | Article 345: Official language of the State | 
| C. | Article 344: Parliamentary Committee and Commission on Official Language | 
| D. | Article 343: Official language of the Union | 
| Answer» B. Article 345: Official language of the State | |
| 1511. | 
                                    During whose reign did Megasthenes come to India? | 
                            
| A. | Ashok | 
| B. | Akbar | 
| C. | Chandragupta Maurya | 
| D. | Harsh | 
| Answer» D. Harsh | |
| 1512. | 
                                    Sir Syed Ahmed Khan was the founder? | 
                            
| A. | Aligarh Muslim University | 
| B. | Banaras Hindu University | 
| C. | Jamia Millia Islamia | 
| D. | Osmania University | 
| Answer» B. Banaras Hindu University | |
| 1513. | 
                                    'Tripitaka' is related to which of the following? | 
                            
| A. | Sikhs | 
| B. | Hindus | 
| C. | Jains | 
| D. | Buddhists | 
| Answer» E. | |
| 1514. | 
                                    Red Fort of Delhi was built? | 
                            
| A. | Alauddin Khilji | 
| B. | Shah Jahan | 
| C. | Firoz Shah Tughlaq | 
| D. | Sher Shah Suri | 
| Answer» C. Firoz Shah Tughlaq | |
| 1515. | 
                                    When is the National Panchayati Raj Day celebrated? | 
                            
| A. | 28 March | 
| B. | 22 March | 
| C. | 28 April | 
| D. | 24 April | 
| Answer» E. | |
| 1516. | 
                                    The first metal that man used was? | 
                            
| A. | Iron | 
| B. | Bronze | 
| C. | copper | 
| D. | none of these | 
| Answer» D. none of these | |
| 1517. | 
                                    There is a possibility of spreading the mutated gene in the population of an organism when? | 
                            
| A. | it is dormant | 
| B. | it prevails | 
| C. | it is neither strong nor dormant | 
| D. | it becomes natural selection | 
| Answer» E. | |
| 1518. | 
                                    Which one of the following is not an ape? | 
                            
| A. | Gorilla | 
| B. | Gibbon | 
| C. | Langur | 
| D. | none of these | 
| Answer» D. none of these | |
| 1519. | 
                                    When is Arunachal Pradesh Foundation Day celebrated? | 
                            
| A. | January 2 | 
| B. | 20 January | 
| C. | February 2 | 
| D. | February 20 | 
| Answer» E. | |
| 1520. | 
                                    Who wrote 'Panchtantra'? | 
                            
| A. | Jaydev | 
| B. | Bhavabhuti | 
| C. | Vedavyasa | 
| D. | Vishnu Sharma | 
| Answer» E. | |
| 1521. | 
                                    When is the foundation day of Himachal Pradesh celebrated? | 
                            
| A. | 25 December | 
| B. | 25 February | 
| C. | 25 January | 
| D. | 25 November | 
| Answer» D. 25 November | |
| 1522. | 
                                    Who wrote 'Ashtadhyayi'? | 
                            
| A. | Kautilya | 
| B. | Kalidas | 
| C. | Panini | 
| D. | none of these | 
| Answer» D. none of these | |
| 1523. | 
                                    According to a recently released report, how many deaths occurred in India during 2017 due to air pollution? | 
                            
| A. | 8 lakh | 
| B. | 12 lakh | 
| C. | 19 lakh | 
| D. | 24 lakhs | 
| Answer» C. 19 lakh | |
| 1524. | 
                                    In which state the famous Ambuvachi fair is held? | 
                            
| A. | Meghalaya | 
| B. | Assam | 
| C. | Odisha | 
| D. | Karnataka | 
| Answer» C. Odisha | |
| 1525. | 
                                    In which city are the Ajanta Caves located? | 
                            
| A. | Uttar Pradesh | 
| B. | West Bengal | 
| C. | Bihar | 
| D. | Maharashtra | 
| Answer» E. | |
| 1526. | 
                                    When is Lewis Braille Day celebrated? | 
                            
| A. | 1st January | 
| B. | January 3 | 
| C. | January 4 | 
| D. | January 5 | 
| Answer» D. January 5 | |
| 1527. | 
                                    When is the National Consumer Day celebrated? | 
                            
| A. | 20 December | 
| B. | 2 December | 
| C. | 13 December | 
| D. | 24 December | 
| Answer» E. | |
| 1528. | 
                                    Who founded the Ramakrishna Mission? | 
                            
| A. | Annie Besant | 
| B. | Swami Vivekananda | 
| C. | Bal Gangadhar Tilak | 
| D. | R. C. Ranade | 
| Answer» C. Bal Gangadhar Tilak | |
| 1529. | 
                                    Where is the Prithudak Saraswati Tirtha situated? | 
                            
| A. | Uttar Pradesh | 
| B. | Haryana | 
| C. | Telangana | 
| D. | Goa | 
| Answer» C. Telangana | |
| 1530. | 
                                    What type of loan is given by banks for the purchase of luxury goods? | 
                            
| A. | Mortgage Loan | 
| B. | Housing Loans | 
| C. | Sustainable Consumer Goods Loans | 
| D. | Consumption loan | 
| Answer» D. Consumption loan | |
| 1531. | 
                                    Who has laid the foundation stone of the first Hindu temple in UAE? | 
                            
| A. | Narendra Modi | 
| B. | Arun Jaitley | 
| C. | Amit Shah | 
| D. | Ramnath Kovind | 
| Answer» B. Arun Jaitley | |
| 1532. | 
                                    Amir Khusrau was a disciple of | 
                            
| A. | Khwaja Bakhtiyar Kaki | 
| B. | Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti | 
| C. | Sheikh Nizamuddin Auliya | 
| D. | Sheikh Salim Chishti | 
| Answer» D. Sheikh Salim Chishti | |
| 1533. | 
                                    Where is Dilwara Temple located? | 
                            
| A. | Hampi | 
| B. | Mount Abu | 
| C. | Puri | 
| D. | Dwarka | 
| Answer» C. Puri | |
| 1534. | 
                                    Where was the capital of the Yadava emperors? | 
                            
| A. | Dwarasamudra | 
| B. | Warangal | 
| C. | Kalyani | 
| D. | Devagiri | 
| Answer» E. | |
| 1535. | 
                                    Kautilya composed? | 
                            
| A. | Economics | 
| B. | Manusmriti | 
| C. | Atharvaveda | 
| D. | Ramayana | 
| Answer» B. Manusmriti | |
| 1536. | 
                                    Recently in which temple there has been a ban on making photos and videos? | 
                            
| A. | Gauri Dadi Mandir | 
| B. | Sai Temple | 
| C. | Kailash Temple | 
| D. | Golden Temple | 
| Answer» E. | |
| 1537. | 
                                    Interest payable on Savings Bank? | 
                            
| A. | Not regulated by Reserve Bank of India | 
| B. | is regulated by the Reserve Bank of India | 
| C. | is regulated by the Central Government | 
| D. | is regulated by the state governments | 
| Answer» C. is regulated by the Central Government | |
| 1538. | 
                                    Pakistan has approved the opening of the corridor for which temple in PoK? | 
                            
| A. | Bhavani Temple | 
| B. | Sharda Temple | 
| C. | Janaki Temple | 
| D. | Kushmanda Temple | 
| Answer» C. Janaki Temple | |
| 1539. | 
                                    Which state's Sabarimala temple board has accepted the court's decision to allow women of all ages to enter the temple? | 
                            
| A. | Maharashtra | 
| B. | Kerala | 
| C. | Andhra Pradesh | 
| D. | Tamil Nadu | 
| Answer» C. Andhra Pradesh | |
| 1540. | 
                                    Which is the second biggest festival of Hindus in Malaysia after Diwali? | 
                            
| A. | Pongal | 
| B. | Thaipusam | 
| C. | Bihu | 
| D. | Holi | 
| Answer» C. Bihu | |
| 1541. | 
                                    With which of the following was the first subsidiary treaty made during the colonial period? | 
                            
| A. | Awadh | 
| B. | Mysore | 
| C. | Hyderabad | 
| D. | Peshwa | 
| Answer» D. Peshwa | |
| 1542. | 
                                    Which religion was patronized by the Chola kings? | 
                            
| A. | Jainism | 
| B. | Buddhism | 
| C. | Shaivism | 
| D. | Vaishnavism | 
| Answer» D. Vaishnavism | |
| 1543. | 
                                    By what name is the eastern seaboard of India known? | 
                            
| A. | Digha Beach | 
| B. | Malawar Coast | 
| C. | Konkan Coast | 
| D. | Coromandal Coast | 
| Answer» E. | |
| 1544. | 
                                    India's longest terrestrial border is with which country? | 
                            
| A. | Pakistan | 
| B. | China | 
| C. | Bangladesh | 
| D. | Myanmar | 
| Answer» D. Myanmar | |
| 1545. | 
                                    Which line dividing India and Pakistan is called? | 
                            
| A. | Radcliffe Line | 
| B. | Durant line | 
| C. | McMahon Line | 
| D. | None of these | 
| Answer» B. Durant line | |
| 1546. | 
                                    Who is known as the "Second Buddha"? | 
                            
| A. | Maitreya | 
| B. | Avalokiteshvara | 
| C. | Ashvaghosha | 
| D. | Padmasambhava | 
| Answer» E. | |
| 1547. | 
                                    Where is the Indian Rainy Agricultural Research Center located? | 
                            
| A. | Bangalore | 
| B. | Chennai | 
| C. | Amravati | 
| D. | Hyderabad | 
| Answer» E. | |
| 1548. | 
                                    Muga silk is produced by which only state in India? | 
                            
| A. | Bihar | 
| B. | Assam | 
| C. | West Bengal | 
| D. | Odisha | 
| Answer» C. West Bengal | |
| 1549. | 
                                    Simbalbara National Park is located in which state of India? | 
                            
| A. | Himachal Pradesh | 
| B. | Jharkhand | 
| C. | Odisha | 
| D. | Madhya Pradesh | 
| Answer» B. Jharkhand | |
| 1550. | 
                                    When was the first National Forest Policy issued by the Government of India? | 
                            
| A. | 1948 | 
| B. | 1952 | 
| C. | 1962 | 
| D. | 1968 | 
| Answer» C. 1962 | |