Here are 100 multiple-choice General Knowledge (GK) questions useful for competitive exams (SSC, UPSC, Banking, Railways, etc.) — covering history, geography, science, polity, sports, and current affairs.
🧠 General Knowledge MCQs (with Answers)
1–20: History
- Who was the first Mughal Emperor of India?
a) Akbar
b) Babur ✅
c) Humayun
d) Aurangzeb - The Battle of Plassey was fought in —
a) 1748
b) 1757 ✅
c) 1761
d) 1857 - Who was the founder of the Maurya Empire?
a) Chandragupta Maurya ✅
b) Ashoka
c) Bindusara
d) Bimbisara - Who wrote the Indian National Anthem?
a) Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
b) Rabindranath Tagore ✅
c) Subhash Chandra Bose
d) Mahatma Gandhi - The Quit India Movement was launched in —
a) 1930
b) 1942 ✅
c) 1947
d) 1919 - Who was the last Governor-General of independent India?
a) Lord Mountbatten ✅
b) C. Rajagopalachari
c) Lord Wavell
d) Rajendra Prasad - The Indus Valley Civilization is also known as —
a) Vedic Civilization
b) Harappan Civilization ✅
c) Aryan Civilization
d) Mesopotamian Civilization - Who was the founder of the Gupta Dynasty?
a) Chandragupta I ✅
b) Samudragupta
c) Chandragupta II
d) Skandagupta - Who is known as the “Iron Man of India”?
a) Mahatma Gandhi
b) Jawaharlal Nehru
c) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel ✅
d) B.R. Ambedkar - Who discovered the sea route to India?
a) Ferdinand Magellan
b) Vasco da Gama ✅
c) Christopher Columbus
d) Marco Polo - The Non-Cooperation Movement started in —
a) 1920 ✅
b) 1919
c) 1930
d) 1942 - Who wrote Arthashastra?
a) Kalidasa
b) Chanakya (Kautilya) ✅
c) Vishnugupta
d) Tulsidas - The first woman ruler of Delhi was —
a) Razia Sultana ✅
b) Nur Jahan
c) Rani Laxmi Bai
d) Chand Bibi - The First Battle of Panipat was fought in —
a) 1526 ✅
b) 1556
c) 1761
d) 1857 - Who was known as the “Napoleon of India”?
a) Chandragupta Maurya
b) Samudragupta ✅
c) Ashoka
d) Harsha - Who introduced the Doctrine of Lapse?
a) Lord Dalhousie ✅
b) Lord Canning
c) Lord Wellesley
d) Lord Curzon - The capital of the Mauryan Empire was —
a) Taxila
b) Pataliputra ✅
c) Kalinga
d) Ujjain - The First War of Independence (Revolt of 1857) started from —
a) Delhi
b) Meerut ✅
c) Kanpur
d) Lucknow - The Simon Commission came to India in —
a) 1927 ✅
b) 1930
c) 1935
d) 1942 - Who gave the slogan “Do or Die”?
a) Subhash Chandra Bose
b) Mahatma Gandhi ✅
c) Bhagat Singh
d) Jawaharlal Nehru
21–40: Geography
- The Tropic of Cancer passes through how many Indian states?
a) 6
b) 8 ✅
c) 9
d) 10 - The largest desert in the world is —
a) Sahara ✅
b) Thar
c) Gobi
d) Arabian - The highest peak in India is —
a) Kanchenjunga ✅
b) Mount Everest
c) Nanda Devi
d) Annapurna - The longest river in the world is —
a) Amazon
b) Nile ✅
c) Mississippi
d) Yangtze - The smallest continent is —
a) Europe
b) Australia ✅
c) Antarctica
d) South America - Which Indian state has the longest coastline?
a) Kerala
b) Gujarat ✅
c) Tamil Nadu
d) Maharashtra - The capital of Australia is —
a) Sydney
b) Canberra ✅
c) Melbourne
d) Perth - Which planet is known as the Red Planet?
a) Mars ✅
b) Venus
c) Mercury
d) Jupiter - The “Land of the Rising Sun” refers to —
a) Japan ✅
b) China
c) Korea
d) Thailand - The world’s largest ocean is —
a) Atlantic
b) Indian
c) Arctic
d) Pacific ✅
Perfect 👍 Here are questions 41–100 — covering Science, Polity, Economy, Sports, and Current Affairs — all in clear multiple-choice format with correct answers marked ✅.
⚛️ SCIENCE (41–60)
- The chemical symbol of Gold is —
a) Ag
b) Au ✅
c) Gd
d) Go - Which planet is known as the “Blue Planet”?
a) Mars
b) Earth ✅
c) Neptune
d) Uranus - The hardest natural substance on Earth is —
a) Iron
b) Diamond ✅
c) Quartz
d) Graphite - The human heart has how many chambers?
a) Two
b) Four ✅
c) Three
d) Five - Photosynthesis takes place in which part of the plant?
a) Roots
b) Stem
c) Leaves ✅
d) Flowers - The gas used in photosynthesis is —
a) Oxygen
b) Carbon dioxide ✅
c) Nitrogen
d) Hydrogen - The largest organ in the human body is —
a) Heart
b) Skin ✅
c) Liver
d) Brain - The SI unit of force is —
a) Joule
b) Newton ✅
c) Watt
d) Pascal - The boiling point of water is —
a) 0°C
b) 50°C
c) 100°C ✅
d) 212°C - The speed of light is approximately —
a) 1,000 km/s
b) 30,000 km/s
c) 300,000 km/s ✅
d) 3,000 km/s - Which vitamin is produced in the skin when exposed to sunlight?
a) Vitamin A
b) Vitamin C
c) Vitamin D ✅
d) Vitamin K - Blood cells are produced in —
a) Heart
b) Lungs
c) Bone marrow ✅
d) Brain - Who invented the telephone?
a) Thomas Edison
b) Alexander Graham Bell ✅
c) Michael Faraday
d) James Watt - Which gas is used for respiration by humans?
a) Carbon dioxide
b) Oxygen ✅
c) Nitrogen
d) Helium - The instrument used to measure blood pressure is —
a) Thermometer
b) Barometer
c) Sphygmomanometer ✅
d) Stethoscope - The chemical formula of water is —
a) H₂O ✅
b) CO₂
c) O₂
d) NaCl - Which part of the cell contains the genetic material?
a) Nucleus ✅
b) Cytoplasm
c) Ribosome
d) Membrane - Which device converts chemical energy into electrical energy?
a) Battery ✅
b) Generator
c) Motor
d) Transformer - Who proposed the theory of evolution?
a) Isaac Newton
b) Albert Einstein
c) Charles Darwin ✅
d) Galileo Galilei - The main gas present in the air we breathe is —
a) Oxygen
b) Nitrogen ✅
c) Carbon dioxide
d) Hydrogen
⚖️ POLITY (61–75)
- The Constitution of India came into force on —
a) 15th August 1947
b) 26th January 1950 ✅
c) 2nd October 1950
d) 26th November 1949 - The President of India is elected for how many years?
a) 4
b) 5 ✅
c) 6
d) 7 - The first President of India was —
a) Dr. Rajendra Prasad ✅
b) Dr. S. Radhakrishnan
c) Zakir Hussain
d) V.V. Giri - The “Preamble” of the Indian Constitution starts with —
a) We, the People of India ✅
b) India is a Sovereign Nation
c) In the Name of God
d) None of these - The term “Democracy” means —
a) Rule by One
b) Rule by Few
c) Rule by People ✅
d) Rule by King - How many Fundamental Rights are there in the Indian Constitution?
a) 6 ✅
b) 7
c) 8
d) 9 - The Union Parliament consists of —
a) Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha ✅
b) Lok Sabha and President
c) President and Governors
d) Lok Sabha only - Who is known as the “Father of the Indian Constitution”?
a) Mahatma Gandhi
b) B.R. Ambedkar ✅
c) Jawaharlal Nehru
d) Rajendra Prasad - The minimum age to vote in India is —
a) 18 years ✅
b) 21 years
c) 25 years
d) 16 years - The Rajya Sabha is also known as —
a) Lower House
b) Upper House ✅
c) People’s House
d) State House - Who appoints the Prime Minister of India?
a) Parliament
b) President ✅
c) Lok Sabha
d) Supreme Court - The national emblem of India is adapted from —
a) Sanchi Stupa
b) Ashoka Pillar at Sarnath ✅
c) Ajanta Caves
d) Khajuraho - The highest judicial authority in India is —
a) High Court
b) Supreme Court ✅
c) District Court
d) Parliament - The Indian Constitution is the —
a) Shortest in the world
b) Longest in the world ✅
c) Oldest in the world
d) None of these - The “Right to Education” is a —
a) Directive Principle
b) Fundamental Right ✅
c) Fundamental Duty
d) Legal Right
💰 ECONOMY (76–85)
- The Reserve Bank of India was established in —
a) 1935 ✅
b) 1947
c) 1950
d) 1969 - Who presents the Union Budget in Parliament?
a) President
b) Prime Minister
c) Finance Minister ✅
d) RBI Governor - GDP stands for —
a) Gross Domestic Product ✅
b) Gross Development Plan
c) Global Domestic Product
d) Government Development Plan - The Planning Commission was replaced by —
a) NITI Aayog ✅
b) RBI
c) SEBI
d) CAG - “Make in India” campaign was launched in —
a) 2012
b) 2014 ✅
c) 2016
d) 2018 - India’s currency is controlled by —
a) Finance Ministry
b) RBI ✅
c) NITI Aayog
d) SEBI - The largest sector contributing to India’s GDP is —
a) Agriculture
b) Services ✅
c) Industry
d) Manufacturing - SEBI regulates —
a) Insurance
b) Banking
c) Stock Market ✅
d) Agriculture - “Green Revolution” is related to —
a) Industry
b) Agriculture ✅
c) Banking
d) Education - GST was implemented in India on —
a) 1st April 2017
b) 1st July 2017 ✅
c) 15th August 2017
d) 2nd October 2017
🏆 SPORTS (86–93)
- The national sport of India is —
a) Cricket
b) Hockey ✅
c) Football
d) Kabaddi - Olympic Games are held every —
a) 2 years
b) 4 years ✅
c) 5 years
d) 6 years - The term “LBW” is associated with —
a) Football
b) Cricket ✅
c) Hockey
d) Tennis - Which country won the FIFA World Cup 2022?
a) France
b) Argentina ✅
c) Brazil
d) Germany - Who is known as the “Flying Sikh”?
a) P.T. Usha
b) Milkha Singh ✅
c) Kapil Dev
d) Dhyan Chand - The first Indian to win an individual Olympic gold was —
a) Leander Paes
b) Abhinav Bindra ✅
c) Sushil Kumar
d) P.V. Sindhu - The headquarters of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) is in —
a) Paris
b) Lausanne ✅
c) London
d) Rome - Wimbledon is associated with —
a) Cricket
b) Tennis ✅
c) Badminton
d) Football
📰 CURRENT AFFAIRS (94–100) (As of 2025)
- Who is the current President of India (2025)?
a) Ram Nath Kovind
b) Droupadi Murmu ✅
c) Pratibha Patil
d) A.P.J. Abdul Kalam - The G20 Summit 2023 was hosted by —
a) India ✅
b) USA
c) Japan
d) Indonesia - The “Chandrayaan-3” mission successfully landed on the Moon in —
a) 2022
b) 2023 ✅
c) 2024
d) 2025 - The current Prime Minister of India (2025) is —
a) Narendra Modi ✅
b) Rahul Gandhi
c) Amit Shah
d) Arvind Kejriwal - Which city hosted the 2024 Summer Olympics?
a) Tokyo
b) Paris ✅
c) Los Angeles
d) London - India’s first bullet train project is between —
a) Delhi and Mumbai
b) Mumbai and Ahmedabad ✅
c) Chennai and Bengaluru
d) Kolkata and Delhi - ISRO’s new launch pad is located at —
a) Sriharikota ✅
b) Thiruvananthapuram
c) Bengaluru
d) Ahmedabad
✅ Total Questions: 100
🧩 Covered Areas: History, Geography, Science, Polity, Economy, Sports, Current Affairs
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