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Indian General Knowledge Quiz Questions with Answers – Learn Indian GK
1. Which was the largest site of Indus Civilization?
(a) Mohenjodaro
(b) Lothal
(c) Chanhudaro
(d) Dholavira
Answer: Mohenjodaro
2. Babur established Mughal rule in India through his victory in 1526, over
(a) Rana Sanga
(b) Sikandar Lodi
(c) Daulat Khan Lodi
(d) Ibrahim Lodi
Answer: Ibrahim Lodi
3. The cavalry of Shivaji was known as
(a) Risala
(b) Sir-i-Naubat
(c) Bergir
(d) Paga
Answer: Paga
4. The first jute mill was set up in India in _
(a) 1920
(b) 1850
(c) 1855
(d) 1755
Answer: 1855
5. Who among the following created the Khalsa Panth?
(a) Guru Teg Bahadur
(b) Guru Hargobind
(c) Guru Gobind Singh
(d) Guru Arjan Dev
Answer: Guru Gobind Singh
6. Who was the first Governor General of Bengal?
(a) Warren Hastings
(b) Robert Clive
(c) William Bentinck
(d) Lord Cornwallis
Answer: Warren Hastings
7. Who was the founder of Indian National Congress?
(a) Gopal Krishna Gokhle
(b) Allen Octavian Hume
(c) Feroz Shah Mehta
(d) Bipin Chandra Pal
Answer: Allen Octavian Hume
8. Who is regarded as the ‘Mother of the Indian Revolution’ ?
(a) Devika Rani
(b) Madam Bhikaji Cama
(c) Rani Laxmibai
(d) Begum Hazrat Mahal
Answer: Madam Bhikaji Cama
9. Arya Samaj was started by-
(a) Swami Vivekananda
(b) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
(c) Swami Dayanand Saraswati
(d) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
Answer: Swami Dayanand Saraswati
10. Bannerghatta National Park is situated in
(a) Meghalaya
(b) Rajasthan
(c) Madhya Pradesh
(d) Karnataka
Answer: Karnataka
11. Which of the following crops is regarded as a plantation crop?
(a) Coconut
(b) Cotton
(c) Sugarcane
(d) Rice
Answer: Coconut
12. The most ideal region for the cultivation of cotton in India is _
(a) the Brahmaputra valley
(b) the Indo-Gangetic valley
(c) the Deccan plateau
(d) the Rann of Kutch
Answer: the Deccan plateau
13. The Aravallis mountain ranges are the example of _
(a) old fold mountains
(b) young fold mountains
(c) Volcanic mountains
(d) block mountains
Answer: Old fold mountains
14. The only state in India that produces saffron is _
(a) Assam
(b) Himachal Pradesh
(c) Jammu and Kashmir
(d) Meghalaya
Answer: Jammu and Kashmir
15. 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
16. The typical area of sal forest in the Indian peninsular upland occurs
(a) on the western ghats
(b) between the Tapti and the Narmada
(c) to the north-east of the Godavari
(d) on the Malwa plateau
Answer: On the Malwa plateau
17. Which mythological weapon is depicted on the Param Vir Chakra medal?
(a) Vajra
(b) Khatvanga
(c) Sudarshan Chakra
(d) Kaumodaki
Answer: Vajra
18. Which is the oldest football club in India?
(a) Mohun Bagan
(b) East Bengal
(c) Mohammedan Sporting
(d) Churchill Brothers
Answer: Mohun Bagan
19. What name has been given to the first Boeing 747/700 jet, inducted into Indian Air Force, designed to work as the Indian
President’s office-in-the-sky?
(a) Samrat
(b) Rajdoot
(c) Maharaja
(d) Badshah
Answer: Rajdoot
20. The novel ‘Q & A’, on which 8 Oscar awards winning film ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ (2008) is based, was authored by which Indian civil servant?
(a) Vikas Swarup
(b) Vikram Seth
(c) Amitav Ghosh
(d) Aravind Adiga
Answer: Vikas Swarup
21. Ghatigaon Sanctuary, set up for the conservation of the Son Chiriya (great Indian bustard), is located in which state?
(a) Haryana
(b) Rajasthan
(c) Madhya Pradesh
(d) Karnataka
Answer: Madhya Pradesh
22. Which Indian state is the largest producer in the world of the golden coloured ‘Muga’ silk ?
(a) Assam
(b) Odisha
(c) West Bengal
(d) Karnataka
Answer: Assam
23. Which was the first Indian company to list on the Nasdaq in 1999?
(a) Wipro
(b) Infosys
(c) Satyam Computers
(d) Tech Mahindra
Answer: Infosys
24. Which state is known as the ‘Spice Gardenof India’?
(a) Kerala
(b) Karnataka
(c) Andhra Pradesh
(d) Tamil Nadu
Answer: Kerala
25. Who is the first Indian sportsman whose wax statue was inducted at Madame Tussaud’s Wax Museum in London?
(a) Pankaj Advani
(b) Sachin Tendulkar
(c) Vishwanathan Anand
(d) Abhinav Bindra
Answer: Sachin Tendulkar
