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GK for Competitive Exams-1

Total questions: 57

Worksheet time: 29mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Largest river in India?

a)

Yamuna

b)

Godavari

c)

Narmada

d)

Ganga

2.

Largest state in India (area)?

a)

Madhya Pradesh

b)

Rajasthan

c)

Uttar Pradesh

d)

Maharashtra

3.

Smallest state in India (area)?

a)

Sikkim

b)

Goa

c)

Nagaland

d)

Tripura

4.

Southernmost point of India (mainland)?

a)

Rameswaram

b)

Kanyakumari

c)

Chennai

d)

Kochi

5.

Largest delta in the world?

a)

Nile Delta

b)

Mississippi Delta

c)

Sundarbans Delta

d)

Ganges Delta

6.

Highest peak in India?

a)

Kangchenjunga

b)

Nanda Devi

c)

K2 (Godwin Austen)

d)

Mount Everest

7.

Longest coastline state of India?

a)

Tamil Nadu

b)

Andhra Pradesh

c)

Gujarat

d)

Maharashtra

8.

Largest lake in India (freshwater)?

a)

Vembanad Lake

b)

Wular Lake

c)

Sambhar Lake

d)

Chilka Lake

9.

Oldest mountain range in India?

a)

Himalayas

b)

Western Ghats

c)

Aravalli

d)

Vindhya

10.

Oldest mountain range in India?

a)

Himalayas

b)

Western Ghats

c)

Aravalli

d)

Vindhya

11.

Capital of Sikkim?

a)

Aizawl

b)

Gangtok

c)

Imphal

d)

Shillong

12.

Pass connecting Kashmir to Ladakh?

a)

Nathu La

b)

Shipki La

c)

Zoji La

d)

Bomdi La

13.

‘Scotland of India’ refers to?

a)

Munnar

b)

Coorg (Kodagu)

c)

Ooty

d)

Shillong

14.

'City of Lakes' in India?

a)

Bhopal

b)

Udaipur

c)

Chennai

d)

Jaipur

15.

Largest desert in India?

a)

Kalahari Desert

b)

Thar Desert

c)

Sahara Desert

d)

Gobi Desert

16.

Rivers Krishna and Godavari delta lies in?

a)

Karnataka

b)

Andhra Pradesh

c)

Tamil Nadu

d)

Kerala

17.

Barren Island belongs to which group of islands?

a)

Nicobar

b)

Andaman

c)

Minicoy

d)

Lakshadweep

18.

The Tropic of Cancer passes through how many states?

a)

5

b)

6

c)

8

d)

7

19.

Largest plateau of India?

a)

Chotanagpur Plateau

b)

Malwa Plateau

c)

Baghelkhand Plateau

d)

Deccan Plateau

20.

Chilka Lake is in which state?

a)

Kerala

b)

Odisha

c)

Tamil Nadu

d)

Gujarat

21.

Who is known as the Father of the Indian Constitution?

a)

Mahatma Gandhi

b)

Jawaharlal Nehru

c)

Dr. B.R. Ambedkar

d)

Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

22.

Jallianwala Bagh tragedy year?

a)

1947

b)

1919

c)

1857

d)

1920

23.

Quit India Movement launched in?

a)

1947

b)

1942

c)

1919

d)

1930

24.

First battle of Panipat year?

a)

1556

b)

1498

c)

1526

d)

1761

25.

Founder of the Mughal Empire?

a)

Akbar

b)

Shah Jahan

c)

Babur

d)

Aurangzeb

26.

Who led the Salt March?

a)

Jawaharlal Nehru

b)

Mahatma Gandhi

c)

Subhas Chandra Bose

d)

Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

27.

The title ‘Mahatma’ was given to Gandhi by?

a)

Jawaharlal Nehru

b)

Rabindranath Tagore

c)

Subhas Chandra Bose

d)

Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

28.

Who founded Arya Samaj?

a)

Swami Vivekananda

b)

Swami Dayananda Saraswati

c)

Mahatma Gandhi

d)

Raja Ram Mohan Roy

29.

Indian National Congress was founded in?

a)

1947

b)

1905

c)

1885

d)

1920

30.

Swadeshi Movement started in?

a)

1919

b)

1942

c)

1905

d)

1885

31.

The ancient university Nalanda was built by?

a)

Ashoka

b)

Kumaragupta I

c)

Chandragupta Maurya

d)

Harsha

32.

Who is known as Napoleon of India?

a)

Ashoka

b)

Harsha

c)

Samudragupta

d)

Chandragupta Maurya

33.

Who wrote Arthashastra?

a)

Kalidasa

b)

Kautilya

c)

Vatsyayana

d)

Chanakya

34.

Planet known as Earth’s twin?

a)

Mars

b)

Venus

c)

Mercury

d)

Jupiter

35.

Largest gland in human body?

a)

Thyroid

b)

Liver

c)

Pancreas

d)

Pituitary

36.

pH of neutral solution? Fill in the blank: The pH of a neutral solution is _____

a)

5

b)

3

c)

7

d)

9

37.

Who discovered X-rays?

a)

Marie Curie

b)

Wilhelm Roentgen

c)

Albert Einstein

d)

Isaac Newton

38.

Author of ‘Gitanjali’?

a)

Sarojini Naidu

b)

Rabindranath Tagore

c)

Harivansh Rai Bachchan

d)

Bankim Chandra Chatterjee

39.

Bharatanatyam belongs to which state?

a)

Karnataka

b)

Tamil Nadu

c)

Andhra Pradesh

d)

Kerala

40.

First Indian Nobel Prize winner? The first Indian Nobel Prize winner was _____

a)

Mother Teresa

b)

Rabindranath Tagore

c)

C.V. Raman

d)

Amartya Sen

41.

Dadasaheb Phalke Award is related to? Fill in the blank: The Dadasaheb Phalke Award is related to _____

a)

Sports

b)

Cinema

c)

Literature

d)

Science

42.

Fill in the blank: National Sports Day is celebrated on _____

a)

2 October

b)

29 August

c)

5 September

d)

15 August

43.

World Environment Day is celebrated on _____

a)

22 April

b)

5 June

c)

2 October

d)

16 September

44.

International Yoga Day is celebrated on _____

a)

15 August

b)

21 June

c)

2 October

d)

5 May

45.

Who wrote ‘Wings of Fire’?

a)

Chetan Bhagat

b)

Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam

c)

R. K. Narayan

d)

Ruskin Bond

46.

Currency of Russia?

a)

Dollar

b)

Yen

c)

Ruble

d)

Euro

47.

Capital of Canada? Ref: SSC CHSL 2020 Fill in the blank: The capital of Canada is _____

a)

Toronto

b)

Ottawa

c)

Montreal

d)

Vancouver

48.

Author of 'Discovery of India'? (Ref: SSC CGL 2018)

a)

Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan

b)

Jawaharlal Nehru

c)

Mahatma Gandhi

d)

Rabindranath Tagore

49.

Sattriya dance belongs to? (Ref: SSC CGL 2021)

a)

Kerala

b)

Assam

c)

Tamil Nadu

d)

Odisha

50.

Indian state with highest literacy? (Ref: SSC CHSL 2020)

a)

Bihar

b)

Kerala

c)

Uttar Pradesh

d)

Rajasthan

51.

First satellite of India? (Ref: RRB NTPC 2017)

a)

Aryabhata

b)

INSAT

c)

Rohini

d)

Bhaskara

52.

Study of earthquakes is called? (Ref: RRB NTPC 2017)

a)

Entomology

b)

Seismology

c)

Petrology

d)

Ornithology

53.

Gas used in refrigerators? (Ref: SSC CHSL 2019)

a)

Nitrogen

b)

Freon

c)

Oxygen

d)

Carbon dioxide

54.

Fastest planet in orbit? (Ref: SSC CGL 2022)

a)

Venus

b)

Earth

c)

Mercury

d)

Mars

55.

Largest planet in the solar system? (Ref: RRB NTPC 2016)

a)

Earth

b)

Venus

c)

Jupiter

d)

Mars

56.

Chemical formula of table salt? (Ref: SSC GD 2021)

a)

KCl

b)

NaCl

c)

CaCl2

d)

Na2CO3

57.

Hardest natural substance? (Ref: SSC CGL 2017)

a)

Gold

b)

Diamond

c)

Quartz

d)

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