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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.
1201. |
Who is considered the creator of the raga 'Mian ki Malhar'? |
A. | Amir Khusro |
B. | Tansen |
C. | Swami Haridas |
D. | Baiju Bawda |
Answer» C. Swami Haridas | |
1202. |
What is the minimum age to qualify to become the President of India? |
A. | 25 years |
B. | 30 years |
C. | 35 years |
D. | 40 years |
Answer» D. 40 years | |
1203. |
Regud soil is the highest? |
A. | Karnataka |
B. | Maharashtra |
C. | Madhya Pradesh |
D. | Dehradun |
Answer» C. Madhya Pradesh | |
1204. |
Which state produces the highest tea in India? |
A. | Kerala |
B. | Maharashtra |
C. | Assam |
D. | None of these |
Answer» D. None of these | |
1205. |
Where is the best tea produced in India? |
A. | Darjeeling |
B. | Jorhat |
C. | Nilgiri |
D. | None of these |
Answer» B. Jorhat | |
1206. |
By which name is Kali Kapasi soil known in India? |
A. | Terai |
B. | Regud |
C. | Bangar |
D. | Khadar |
Answer» C. Bangar | |
1207. |
At what level of local self-government has the Panchayati polity been structured? |
A. | Village level |
B. | Village and block level |
C. | Village, block and district level |
D. | Village, block, district and state level |
Answer» D. Village, block, district and state level | |
1208. |
Where is Kathak dance? |
A. | Northern India |
B. | Manipur |
C. | Orissa |
D. | Kerala |
Answer» B. Manipur | |
1209. |
Who is called the 'white paper'? |
A. | A report to be issued by the government on an important issue |
B. | Knowledge of statistics of foreign trade |
C. | Reserve Bank issued debentures |
D. | National Accounting Statistics |
Answer» B. Knowledge of statistics of foreign trade | |
1210. |
Mkhouta dance is related to which dance form? |
A. | Kuchipudi |
B. | Manipuri |
C. | Kathakali |
D. | Odyssey |
Answer» D. Odyssey | |
1211. |
Which is the major food crop of India? |
A. | Wheat |
B. | Rice |
C. | Sugarcane |
D. | Gram |
Answer» C. Sugarcane | |
1212. |
Which state of India is the major producer of jute? |
A. | Himachal Pradesh |
B. | Bihar |
C. | West Bengal |
D. | None of these |
Answer» D. None of these | |
1213. |
Which of the following is not a classical dance? |
A. | Odyssey |
B. | Manipuri |
C. | Garba |
D. | Kathak |
Answer» D. Kathak | |
1214. |
What is the place of India in vegetable production in the world? |
A. | 1st |
B. | 2nd |
C. | 3rd |
D. | 4th |
Answer» C. 3rd | |
1215. |
Which crop is grown in the most acres of land in India? |
A. | Paddy |
B. | Wheat |
C. | Sugarcane |
D. | Maize |
Answer» B. Wheat | |
1216. |
In the constitution, who has been given the right to pardon the person who is sentenced to death? |
A. | Religious Gurus |
B. | Chief Minister |
C. | Prime Minister |
D. | President |
Answer» E. | |
1217. |
India's largest peanut producing state? |
A. | Maharashtra |
B. | Gujarat |
C. | Rajasthan |
D. | None of these |
Answer» C. Rajasthan | |
1218. |
Which place does India have in the world in fruit production? |
A. | 1st |
B. | 2nd |
C. | 3rd |
D. | 4th |
Answer» B. 2nd | |
1219. |
Can a state declare a subject of national importance? |
A. | With the approval of the Legislative Assembly |
B. | by the President |
C. | By 2/3 majority of Lok Sabha |
D. | Rajya Sabha by a two-thirds majority vote of its members present |
Answer» D. Rajya Sabha by a two-thirds majority vote of its members present | |
1220. |
. Which of the following is a deity? |
A. | Kuchipudi |
B. | Kathakali |
C. | Mohiniyattam |
D. | Bhangra |
Answer» B. Kathakali | |
1221. |
To whom is the Council of Ministers of the State collectively responsible? |
A. | Governor |
B. | Chief Minister |
C. | Legislative Assembly |
D. | Speaker of Legislative Assembly |
Answer» D. Speaker of Legislative Assembly | |
1222. |
Can the President of India be removed from office? |
A. | by the Prime Minister of India |
B. | Chief Justice of India |
C. | Parliament |
D. | Lok Sabha |
Answer» D. Lok Sabha | |
1223. |
Which is the largest silk producing state in India? |
A. | Sikkim |
B. | Jammu and Kashmir |
C. | Karnataka |
D. | Himachal Pradesh |
Answer» D. Himachal Pradesh | |
1224. |
India's largest soybean producing state is? |
A. | Madhya Pradesh |
B. | Uttar Pradesh |
C. | Karnataka |
D. | Kerala |
Answer» B. Uttar Pradesh | |
1225. |
When is 'National Bird Day' celebrated? |
A. | 12 October |
B. | 12 November |
C. | 18 December |
D. | None of these |
Answer» C. 18 December | |
1226. |
Which of the following dance styles originates from Eastern India? |
A. | Bharatanatyam |
B. | Kathakali |
C. | Kuchipudi |
D. | Manipuri |
Answer» E. | |
1227. |
The only state in India that produces saffron? |
A. | Sikkim |
B. | Jammu and Kashmir |
C. | Uttarakhand |
D. | None of these |
Answer» C. Uttarakhand | |
1228. |
India's largest cashew producing state? |
A. | Maharashtra |
B. | Gujarat |
C. | Kerala |
D. | Karnataka |
Answer» D. Karnataka | |
1229. |
In the Constitution of India, the provision of appointment of Finance Commission has been made under which article? |
A. | Article 324 |
B. | Article 280 |
C. | Article 315 |
D. | Article 125 |
Answer» C. Article 315 | |
1230. |
National Development Council is headed by? |
A. | Prime Minister |
B. | Finance Minister |
C. | Home Minister |
D. | None of these |
Answer» B. Finance Minister | |
1231. |
The area of Achchan Maharaj is? |
A. | Dance |
B. | painting |
C. | Music |
D. | writing instrument |
Answer» B. painting | |
1232. |
Who has been awarded the 'Philip Kotler' award recently? |
A. | Rahul Gandhi |
B. | Uddhav Thackeray |
C. | Narendra Modi |
D. | Nitish Kumar |
Answer» D. Nitish Kumar | |
1233. |
National youth day is celebrated every year? |
A. | 12 January |
B. | January 10 |
C. | 11 January |
D. | 9 January |
Answer» B. January 10 | |
1234. |
Bimbavati Devi is well known for which type of dance? |
A. | Bharatanatyam |
B. | Manipuri |
C. | Kuchipudi |
D. | Odyssey |
Answer» C. Kuchipudi | |
1235. |
'Rangoli' is the predominant folk art style of which region of India? |
A. | Maharashtra |
B. | Gujarat |
C. | Rajasthan |
D. | Kerala |
Answer» B. Gujarat | |
1236. |
Prison religious folk dance is related to? |
A. | Punjab |
B. | Karnataka |
C. | Tamil Nadu |
D. | Kerala |
Answer» D. Kerala | |
1237. |
In which festival Dandari dance is held in Bastar? |
A. | Holi |
B. | Gaon |
C. | Navakhani |
D. | Diwali |
Answer» B. Gaon | |
1238. |
What is the name of the famous dance of Shekhawati? |
A. | Jackal |
B. | Ther |
C. | Ghoomar |
D. | None of these |
Answer» B. Ther | |
1239. |
Which of the following is a war dance? |
A. | Bhangra |
B. | Bamboo dance of Meghalaya |
C. | Kathakali |
D. | None of these |
Answer» C. Kathakali | |
1240. |
Ikebana is the Japanese form of? |
A. | Martial Arts |
B. | Flower decoration |
C. | Modern painting |
D. | None of these |
Answer» C. Modern painting | |
1241. |
Bamboo dance is famous in which part of India? |
A. | Meghalaya |
B. | Mizoram |
C. | Nagaland |
D. | Manipur |
Answer» B. Mizoram | |
1242. |
The folk theater of Karnataka is? |
A. | Yakshagana |
B. | Bhavai |
C. | Bhagwat Fair |
D. | None of these |
Answer» B. Bhavai | |
1243. |
Charakula is the main folk dance? |
A. | Bundelkhand |
B. | Awadh |
C. | BrijBhoomi |
D. | None of these |
Answer» D. None of these | |
1244. |
Tamasha music is a famous folk form of drama and it is related to? |
A. | Uttar Pradesh |
B. | Madhya Pradesh |
C. | Tamil Nadu |
D. | Maharashtra |
Answer» E. | |
1245. |
In context with the Mahayana Buddhism faith, the future Buddha is ___? |
A. | Krakuchanda |
B. | Amitabha |
C. | Maitreya |
D. | Kanak Muni |
Answer» D. Kanak Muni | |
1246. |
Who among the following inaugurated the Namami Brahmaputra Festival? |
A. | Pranab Mukharji |
B. | Arvind Kejriwal |
C. | Yogesh Sharma |
D. | Rajesh Singh |
Answer» B. Arvind Kejriwal | |
1247. |
Which country has been approved by the US Senate to join NATO? |
A. | Montenegro |
B. | Nepal |
C. | Iran |
D. | Iraq |
Answer» B. Nepal | |
1248. |
Who was the founder of Brahma Samaj? |
A. | Keshav Chandra Sen |
B. | Raja Rammohan Roy |
C. | A.O. Hume |
D. | Salim Ulla |
Answer» C. A.O. Hume | |
1249. |
Who was the founder of Arya Samaj? |
A. | Raja Rammohan Roy |
B. | Mahavir Swami |
C. | Abdul Latif |
D. | Dayanand Saraswati |
Answer» E. | |
1250. |
Who was the founder of the Muslim League? |
A. | Aga Khan |
B. | Sir Syed Ahmed Khan |
C. | Jinnah |
D. | Alla Bakhsh |
Answer» B. Sir Syed Ahmed Khan | |