GK General Studies is an important scoring section in SSC, UPSC, APPSC, TSPSC, Banking, Railway, Police, and Group exams. Regular practice of General Knowledge MCQs improves awareness of history, geography, polity, science, economics, and current affairs. Below are important GK questions and answers for competitive exam preparation.
Important GK MCQs
1) Who is known as ‘Tansen of 20th century’?
A) Dr. Balamuralikrishna
B) Ustad Amjad Ali Khan
C) Pandit Bhimsen Joshi
D) Ustad Bade Ghulam Ali Khan
View Answer
D) Ustad Bade Ghulam Ali Khan
Explanation:Ustad Bade Ghulam Ali Khan is known as the ‘Tansen of the 20th century’.
2) The 100th anniversary of the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre was observed on:
A) 13 April 2019
B) 26 January 2019
C) 1 May 2019
D) 21 March 2019
View Answer
A) 13 April 2019
Explanation:The 100th anniversary of the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre was observed on 13 April 2019.
3) Babur wrote his memoir in which language?
A) Pashto
B) Urdu
C) Persian
D) Turkic
View Answer
D) Turkic
Explanation:Babur wrote his memoir ‘Baburnama’ in Turkic language.
4) Who among the following is a classical dancer of the ‘Kathak’ dance form?
A) Mallika Sarabhai
B) Sonal Mansingh
C) Yamini Krishnamurthy
D) Pandit Birju Maharaj
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D) Pandit Birju Maharaj
Explanation:Pandit Birju Maharaj is the classical dancer of the Kathak dance form.
5) Identify the tabla player from the legendary musicians given below.
A) Bismillah Khan
B) Shivkumar Sharma
C) Hariprasad Chaurasia
D) Anindo Chatterjee
View Answer
D) Anindo Chatterjee
Explanation:Anindo Chatterjee is the tabla player among the legendary musicians listed.
6) The folk dance form, Khel Gopal, belongs to which Indian state?
A) Maharashtra
B) Assam
C) Jharkhand
D) Gujarat
View Answer
B) Assam
Explanation:Khel Gopal folk dance form belongs to Assam.
7) Which is the first railway station in the Indian Railways to get an ISO certification from the National Green Tribunal (NGT) for providing passenger amenities in a clean and green environment?
A) Vijayawada Railway Station
B) Howrah Railway Station
C) Guwahati Railway Station
D) Lucknow Charbagh Railway Station
View Answer
C) Guwahati Railway Station
Explanation:Guwahati Railway Station was the first to get ISO certification from NGT.
8) What is name of the war horse of Maharana Pratap?
A) Shera
B) Chetak
C) Subhrak
D) Bhavani
View Answer
B) Chetak
Explanation:Chetak was the war horse of Maharana Pratap.
9) Which article of the Constitution of India is regarding the ‘protection of life and personal liberty’?
A) Article 29
B) Article 18
C) Article 21
D) Article 14
View Answer
C) Article 21
Explanation:Article 21 of the Constitution of India deals with ‘protection of life and personal liberty’.
10) Which city of the Harappan Civilisation was considered to be devoted to crafts production, including bead-making, shell-cutting, metal-working, seal-making and weigh-making?
A) Mohenjodaro
B) Rakhigarhi
C) Kalibanga
D) Chanhudaro
View Answer
D) Chanhudaro
Explanation:Chanhudaro was devoted to crafts production in the Harappan Civilisation.
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