Explore topic-wise MCQs in Basic GK.

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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