INDIAN GEOGRAPHY GK QUESTION WITH ANSWER FOR SSC AND COMPETITIVE EXAM

1.The Paithan (Jayakwadi) Hydro-electric project, completed with the help of Japan, is on the river.

(A) Ganga
(B) Cauvery
(C Godavari
(D) Narmada

Answer:Godavari

2.The percentage of irrigated land in India is about.

(A) 45
(B) 65
(C) 35
(D) 25

Answer:35

3.The southernmost point of peninsular India, that is, Kanyakumari, is

(A) north of Tropic of Cancer
(B) south of the Equator
(C) south of the Capricorn
(D) north of the Equator

Answer:north of the Equator

4.The pass located at the southern end of the Nilgiri Hills in south India is called

(A) the Palghat gap
(B) the Bhorghat pass
(C) the Thalgat pass
(D) the Bolan pass

Answer:the Palghat gap

5.The Yarlung Zangbo River, in India, is known as

(A) Ganga
(B) Indus
(C) Brahmaputra
(D) Mahanadi

Answer:Brahmaputra

6.The Salal Project is on the river

(A) Chenab
(B) Jhelum
(C) Ravi
(D) Sutlej

Answer:Chenab

7.The only zone in the country that produces gold is also rich in iron is

(A) North-eastern zone
(B) North-western zone
(C) Southern zone
(D) None of the above

Answer:Southern zone

8.The present forest area of India, according to satellite data, is

(A) increasing
(B) decreasing
(C) static
(D) decreasing in open forest area but increasing in closed forest area

Answer:decreasing

9.The India's highest annual rainfall is reported at

(A) Namchi, Sikkim
(B) Churu, Rajasthan
(C) Mawsynram, Meghalaya
(D) Chamba, Himachal Pradesh

Answer:Mawsynram, Meghalaya

10.What is the predominant type of Indian agriculture?

(A) Commercial agriculture
(B) Extensive agriculture
(C) plantation agriculture
(D) subsistence agriculture

Answer:subsistence agriculture

11.Which of the following has a potential for the harnessing of tidal energy in India?

(A) Gulf of Cambay
(B) Gulf of Mannar
(C) Backwaters of Kerala
(D) Chilka lake

Answer:Gulf of Cambay

12. The state having the largest area of forest cover in India is

(A) Arunachal Pradesh
(B) Haryana
(C) Madhya Pradesh
(D) Assam

Answer:Madhya Pradesh

13.The year ____ is called a Great Divide in the demographic history of India.

A.1901
B.1921
C.1941
D.1951

Answer:1921

14.The only private sector refinery set up by Reliance Petroleum Ltd. is located at

A.Guwahati
B.Jamnagar
C.Mumbai
D.Chennai

Answer:Jamnagar

15. The only state in India that produces saffron is

A.Assam
B.Himachal Pradesh
C.Jammu and Kashmir
D.Meghalaya

Answer:Jammu and Kashmir

16.Three important rivers of the Indian subcontinent have their sources near the Mansarovar Lake in the Great Himalayas. These rivers are

A.Indus, Jhelum, and Sutlej
B.Brahmaputra, Sutlej, and Yamuna
C.Brahmaputra, Indus, and Sutlej
D.Jhelum, Sutlej, and Yamuna

Answer:Brahmaputra, Indus, and Sutlej

17.The zonal soil type of peninsular India belongs to

A.red soils
B.yellow soils
C.black soils
D.older alluvium

Answer:red soils

18.Which of the following food grain crops occupies the largest part of the cropped area in India?

A.Barley and maize
B.Jowar and bajra
C.Rice
D.Wheat

Answer:Rice

19.Which of the following groups of rivers originate from the Himachal mountains?

A.Beas, Ravi, and Chenab
B.Ravi, Chenab, and Jhelum
C.Sutlej, Beas, and Ravi
D.Sutlej, Ravi, and Jhelum

Answer:Beas, Ravi, and Chenab

20.Which of the following groups of states have the largest deposits of iron ore?

A.Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka
B.Bihar and Orissa
C.Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra
D.West Bengal and Assam

Answer:Bihar and Orissa

MOST IMPORTANT INDIAN HISTORY GK QUIZ FOR SSC EXAM

1.Sirajuddaula was ___ of Alivardi Khan

(A) Son

(B) Grandson

(C) Niece

(D) Brother in law

Answer:Grandson

2.Who is the author of "Raqqat-e-Alamgiri" ?

(A) Ishwar Das

(B) Aurangzeb

(C) Dara Shikhon

(D) Mulla Daud

Answer:Aurangzeb

3.3 Who is the author of Khulasat-ul-Tawarikh ?

(A) Sujan Raj Khatri

(B) Abdul Hamid Lahori

(C) Inyat Khan

(D) Abul Fazl

Answer:Sujan Raj Khatri

4.Who is the author of Ain-i-Akbari ?

(A) Akbar

(B) Mulla Daud

(C) Ishwas Das

(D) Abul Fazl

Answer:Abul Fazl

5.Who is the author of Tuzuk-i-Baburi ?

(A) Abul Fazl

(B) Jahagir

(C) Babur

(D) Khwad Amair

Answer:Babur

6. Who wrote biography of Humayun ?

(A) Hindal

(B) Kamran

(C) Gulbadan Begum

(D) Rajia Sultana

Answer:Gulbadan Begum

7. Who is the writer of "Kitab-fi-Tahqiq" ?

(A) Firoz Shah

(B) Alberuni

(C) Firozbadi

(D) Isami

Answer:Alberuni

8.The Ali brothers, launched Khilafat Movement against British in 1920. Names of Ali brothers were :

(A) Mauhammad Ali and Khilafat Ali

(B) Mauhammad Ali and Muskan Ali

(C) Mauhammad Ali and Nusrat Ali

(D) Mauhammad Ali and Saukat Ali

Answer:Mauhammad Ali and Saukat Ali

9. Who was private secretary of Mahatma Gandhi ?

(A) Gopal Krishan Gokhlae

(B) Raj Kumar Shukla

(C) Mahadev Desia

(D) Nathu Ram Godse

Answer:Mahadev Desia

10. Who asserted, "Swaraj is my Birth Right and I will have it." ?

(A) Sri Aurobindo Ghosh

(B) Bal Gangadhar Tilak

(C) Lala Lajpat Rai

(D) Bipin Chandra Pal

Answer:Bal Gangadhar Tilak

11.Who was the founder of Indian National Congress?

(A) W.C.Bannerji

(B) A.O. Hume

(C) William Adam

(D) Anand Mohan Bose

Answer:A.O. Hume

12.Book "Causes of Indian revolt" is written by?

(A) Karl Marx

(B) S.N. Sen

(C) R.C. Mazumdar

(D) Sayed Ahmad Khan

Answer:Sayed Ahmad Khan

13.Maharaja Ranjit Singh died in?

(A) 1839

(B) 1840

(C) 1841

(D) 1842

Answer:1839

14. Tipu Sultan was son of ?

(A) Sirajuddaula

(B) Mir Jafar

(C) Mir Qasim

(D) Haidar Ali

Answer:Haidar Ali

15.Where Buddha delivered his first sermon ?

(A) Khusinagar

(B) Palitana

(C) Mithila

(D) Sarnath

Answer:Sarnath

16.Which was capital of Harshavardhana ?

(A) Kanheri

(B) Kusinagar

(C) Belur

(D) Kannauj

Answer:Kannauj

17.overnment of India Act passed in ?

(A) 1933

(B) 1935

(C) 1938

(D) 1947

Answer:1935

18. Quit India Movement started in ?

(A) 1940

(B) 1941

(C) 1942

(D) 1943

Answer: 1942

19.Dandi March stated on ?

(A) March 10, 1930

(B) March 12, 1930

(C) March 10, 1931

(D) March 12, 1931

Answer:March 12, 1930

20.Prohibition of Sati and Female infanticide act got effective in India in ?

(A) 1826

(B) 1827

(C) 1828

(D) 1829

Answer1829

MOST IMPORTANT INDIAN PARLIAMENT QUESTION WITH ANSWER

1.The constitution of India was adopted by the

A.  Governor General
B.  British Parliament
C.  Constituent Assembly
D.  Parliament o India

Answer:Constituent Assembly

2.Who among the following was the chairman of the drafting committee of the Indian Constitution?

 A. Rajendra Prasad
B. BR Ambedkar
C. Tej BAhadur Sapru
D. C Rajgopalachari

Answer:BR Ambedkar

3.Who was the president of the Constituent Assembly?

A.  Pt Jawaharlal Prasad
B.  Dr Rajendra Prasad
C.  Dr BR Ambedkar
D.  C Rajgopalachari

Answer:Dr Rajendra Prasad

4.The Constituent Assemble for undivide India first met on

 A.  6th December,1946
 B.  9th December,1946
 C.  20th February 1947
 D.  3rd June 1947

Answer:9th December,1946

5:The Council of States in India is generally known as
 
A.  Lok Sabha
B.  Parliament
C.  Raj Sabha
D.  AD hoc Committee

Answer:Raj Sabha

6.Who was the first Foreign Minister of free India?

 A.  Jawaharlal Nehru
 B.  Gulzari Lal Nanda
 C.  Lal Bahadur Shastri
 D.  John Mathai

Answer:Jawaharlal Nehru

7.The idea of the constitution of india was first of all given by

A.  Mahatama Gandhi
B.  Dr BR Ambedkar
C.  Jawaharlal Nehru
D.  MN Roy

Answer:MN Roy

8.The Government of India Act 1935 vested the residuary power in the

 A.  British Parliament
 B.  Federal Legislature
 C.  State Legislature
 D.  Government General

Answer:Government General


9.India become a Sovereign democratic republic on

A.  Aug 15, 1947
B.  Jan 30, 1948
C.  Jan 26, 1950
D.  Nov 26, 1929

Answer:Jan 26, 1950


10.The design of the national flag was adopted by the constituent assembly of india in

A.  july, 1948
B.  july, 1950
C.  july, 1947
D.  august, 1947

Answer:july, 1947

11.The Constitution names our country as

A.  Bharat
B.  India, that is Bharat
C.  Hindustan
D.  Aryavarta

Answer:India, that is Bharat


12.Which of the following is not apart of the Preamble to the Indian Constitution?

 
A. Secularism
B. Socialism
C. Democratic Republic
D. Federalism

Answer:Federalism


 13.The source of India's Sovereignty lies in the

A.  President
B.  Prime Minister
C.  People of India
D.  Preamble to the constitution

Answer:Preamble to the constitution


14.India opted for a federal form of government because of

A.  vast territory
B.  cultural integration
C.  linguistic and regional diversity
D.  administrative conveniece

Answer:linguistic and regional diversity


15.In the Rajya Sabha, the President can appoint how many representatives

A.  6
B.  8
C.  10
D.  12

Answer:12

16.The Presiding Chairman of the Lok Sabha is the following

A.  Prime Minister
B.  President
C.  Vice President
D.  Elected from the Lok Sabha Members

Answer:Elected from the Lok Sabha Members


17.In a parliament form of government real powers of the state are vested in the

A.  President
B.  Council of Ministers headed by Prime Minister
C.  Government
D.  175 km

Answer:Council of Ministers headed by Prime Minister


18.Indian President and Prime Minister are a replica of the heads of the state of which country?

A.  Britain
B.  USA
C.  Iraland
D.  Russia

Answer:Britain


19.The President of the Indian Union has the same constitutional authority as the

A.  President of USA
B.  President of Egypt
C.  British Monarch
D.  President of Russia

Answer:British Monarch


20.The inspiration of Liberty, Equality and Fraternity was derived from

A.  French revolution
B.  American revolution
C.  Russian revolution
D.  None of these

Answer:French revolution

Most Important General Science Question And Answer

1. The man who is specialist in wine making is called as ?

1.Wenologist
2.Grapologist
3.Oenologist
4.None

Answer:Oenologist

2. Who is the father of Tissue Culture ?

1.Gautheret
2.Haberlandt
3.Bonner
4.Laibach

Answer:Haberlandt

3. Nobel Prize is established in  ?

1.1931
2.1911
3.1901
4.1951

Answer:1901

4.The Mudumalai National Park is located in which state  ?

1.Chattisgarh
2.Haryana
3.Tamil Nadu
4.Karnataka

Answer:Tamil Nadu

5.The first synthetic fibre made by man was ____ ?

1.Rayon
2.Terycott
3.Polyester
4.Nylon

Answer:Nylon

6. Which of the following metals forms an amalgam with other metals  ?

1.Mercury
2.Zinc
3.Tin
4.Lead

Answer:Mercury

 7. The Van Vihar National Park is loacted in which state  ?

1.Telangana
2.Madhya Pradesh
3.Andhra Pradesh
4.Bihar

Answer:Madhya Pradesh

8.Water soluble vitamin include

1.Vitamin C
2.Niacin
3.Riboflavin
4.All of the above

Answer:All of the above

9. Where is the headquarters of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC)  ?

1.Berlin
2.Spain
3.London
4.New York

Answer:New York

10. Radio Carbon Dating is use to estimate the age of _____ ?

1.Monuments
2.Rocks
3.Soil
4.Fossils

Answer:Fossils

 11. Tides are primarily a result of the  ____ ?

1Attraction of the Moon
2Farrel's law
3Ocean Currents
4Earth's pressure system

Answer:attraction of the Moon

12. What is scientific name of " Tulsi " ?

1.Gossypium Herbaceum
2.Ocimum Sanctum
3.Zea Mays
4.Cojonus Cgjan

Answer:Ocimum Sanctum

13 The fastest growing plant is ______ ?

1.Ashoka
2.Banyan
3.Eucalyptus
4.Rose

Answer:Eucalyptus

14. One fathom is equal to how many meters ?

1.1.7699
2.2.0210
3.1.8288
4.2.1212

Answer:1.8288

 15. Garampani sanctuary is located at

1.Diphu, Assam
2.Gangtok, Sikkim
3.Junagarh, Gujarat
4.Kohima, Nagaland

Answer:Diphu, Assam

Most Important Goverment Exam Question

1) Who among the following started the newspaper Shome Prakash?

 A) Raja Rammohan Roy
 B) Dayanand Saraswati
 c) Surendranath Banerjee
 D) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
 
 Ans: Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar

2) With how many volunteers did Gandhi led his famous Dandi march on March 12, 1930 from his base Sabarmati Ashram ?

 A) 20
 B) 50
 C) 78
 D) 103

 Ans: 78

3) With reference to Indian freedom struggle which one among the following events occurred earliest ?

 A) Lucknow Pact
 B) Gandhi-Irwin Pact
 C) Cripps Mission Proposals
 D) None of the above

 Ans: Lucknow Pact

4) In budget 2019-20, the government set the target to distribute ____ LPG connections under the Ujjawala Yojna.

 A) 6 cr
 B) 10 cr
 C) 5 cr
 D) 8 cr

 Ans: 8 Cr

5) What is the biggest item of income of the central government in 2019-20 budget?

 A) Goods and Service Tax
 B) Corporation tax
 C) Borrowings and other liabilities
 D) a and b both are equal

 Ans: a and b both are equal

6) Who became the first woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest, and the first woman to ascend all Seven Summits by climbing the highest peak on every continent?

 A) Junko Tabei
 B) Bachendri Pal
 C) Santosh yadav
 D) Premlata Agarwal

 Ans: Junko Tabei

7) Which is the house where the Chairperson is not the member of that house?

 A) Lok Sabha
 B) Vidhan Parishad
 C) Rajya Sabha
 D) Vidhan Sabha

 Ans: Rajya Sabha

8) Which one among the following metals is used for making boats because it does not corrode by seawater?

 A) Tungsten
 B) Nickel
 C) Antimony
 D) Titanium

 Ans: Titanium

9) ‘Pradhana Mantri jan-Dhan Yojana’ has been launched for-

 A) promoting financial inclusion in the country
 B) promoting agricultural inclusion in the country
 C) promoting political inclusion in the country
 D) promoting social inclusion in the country

 Ans: promoting financial inclusion in the country

10) This river was also called as the Ganges of the South, Name the river from the given options.

 A) Godavari
 B) Krishna
 C) Cauvery
 D) None of these

 Ans: Cauvery

11) In the World Boxing Championships 2017, who won India its first medal?

 A) Gaurav Bidhuri
 B) Alexzendar
 C) Tarzen
 D) Mitshuba

 Ans: Gaurav Bidhuri

12) Who among the following had led the Swadeshi Movement in Delhi ?
 A) Ajit Singh
 B) Syed Haider Raza
 C) Lala Lajpat Rai
 D) Balgangadhar Tilak

 Ans: Syed Haider Raza

13) Who is named as 'Captain of the year' in the 10th annual ESPNcricinfo Awards ?

 A) Quinton de Kock
 B) Hayley Williams
 C) Ben Stokes
 D) Virat Kohli

 Ans: Virat Kohli

14) Who won the US Open 2018?

 A) Brooks Koepka
 B) Tommy Fleetwood
 C) T. Finau
 D) D. Johnson

 Ans: Brooks Koepka

15) Which city is known as 'Gold capital of the world' ?

 A) Johannesburg
 B) Paris
 C) Dubai
 D) Saudi

 Ans: Johannesburg

16) Which region specializes in diamonds?

 A) Sub-Saharan Africa
 B) Central america
 C) Middle east Europe
 D) South America

 Ans: Sub-Saharan Africa 

17) Who was appointed as Deputy Governor of RBI recently ?

 A) SS Mundra
 B) Viral Acharya
 C) Urjit Patel
 D) R Gandhi

 Ans: Viral Acharya

18) The First Five Year Plan was based on ___________.

 A) Herold Domar Model
 B) P.C . Mahalanobis Model
 C) Both the Above
 D) None of the above

 Ans: Herold Domar Model

19) Jim Corbett National Park is located at:

 A) Uttar Pardesh
 B) Jharkhand
 C) Chhattisgarh
 D) Uttarakhand

 Ans: Uttarakhand

20) Who attended the Second Round Table Conference as the representative/s of the Congress ?

 A) Motilal Nehru
 B) Gandhiji
 C) Both (A) and (B)
 D) None of these

 Ans: Gandhiji