MOST IMPORTANT GK QUESTIONS FOR RAIL/SSC/PSC, SERIES-1

1. Civil Disobedience Law started with which event?

Ans: - Breaking Salt Law
2. Why Gandhi Irwin Pact was criticized?

Ans: - Lacked provisions of Gandhi Irwin Pact
3. Which was the socialist leader, who ran away from the Hazaribagh Prison and assumed the leadership of Quit India Movent?

Ans: - Jaiprakash Narayan
4. During whose reign the Gandhara School of Art blossom?

Ans: - Kanishka
5. Who defeated Harshvardhan on the bank of Narmada?
Ans: - Pulakesin II

6. During whose reign Grand Trunk Road was formed?
Ans: - Shershah Suri
7. On the bank of which river the city of Vijayanagar is located?
Ans: - Tungbhadra
8. What was the capital of Bahamani Kings?
Ans: - Gulbarga

9. Who built Brihadeshwara temple in Tanjore?
Ans: - Raja Raja Chola

10. The fort of Tughlaqabad near Delhi was formed by whom?
Ans: - Ghiyasuddin Tuglaq
11. During the battle of Plassi, who was Nawab of Bengal?
Ans: - Sirajuddola

12. Who among the Moghul Emperors was a perfect player of Veena?
Ans: - Aurangazeb

13. What is a soft currency?
Ans: - A currency having a falling exchange rate due to continuing balance of payments deficit

14. What is Greenback?
Ans: - US Dollar is also referred as Greenback.

15. Which company is establishing Oil Refinery at Bhatinda?
Ans: - HPCL

16. In which state is located Kanker Ghati Park?
Ans: - Chhattisgarh

17. Where is Mansarovar lake?
Ans: - China
18. Where is Guru Shikhar?
Ans: - Guru Shikhar is highest peak of Aravali Mountains located at Mount Abu, in Rajasthan.

19. What does indicate the color of a star?
Ans: - Its Temperature

20. What is willy willy?
Ans: - A Tropical Cyclone at North West Australia

21. What makes international boundary between Tanzania & Uganda?
Ans: - Victoria Lake

22. Where is Taylor Valley?
Ans: - USA

23. Which river is associated with TulBul Project?
Ans: - Jhelum

24. What is Hypoglycemia?
Ans: - Low Blood Sugar

25. From which part of the plant Opium is derived?
Ans: - Dried Latex

26. Glycogen is stored in which part of the body?
Ans: - Liver

27. Where do we find cartilage in Human Body?
Ans: - Nose

28. During digestion Proteins are broken into what?
Ans: - Amino Acids

29. What is ‘Hit and Hide Virus’
Ans: - RSV Virus

30. Who was the first cricketer to claim 500 wickets in test matches?

Ans: - Courtney Walsh

1."India, that is Bharat, shall be a union of states". This is in which article of Indian constitution?
Ans: - Article 1
2.What do we call a rule of legislative procedure under which a further debate on a motion can be stopped?
Ans: - legislative
3.When does a bill presented in parliament becomes an act?
Ans: - After president has given his assent
4.The minimum age of candidate for the office of the President of India is…….yrs.
Ans: - 35
5.A candidate seeking elections to a state Legislative Assembly must have completed how many years?
Ans: -25
6.Who can resolve the dispute between two houses of Parliament?
Ans: - Loksabha Speaker
7.Finance commission is appointed by president for how many years?
Ans: - 5 years
8.The High Court consists of Chief Justice and other judges. Who determines other Judges?
Ans: - President
9.Who can remove the judge of the High Court from his office before expiry of his time?
Ans: - President on the recommendation of Parliament
10.A Judge of High court will address his resignation to …….?
Ans: - The President
11.The judge of Supreme court of India Holds the office till he attains the age of ……yrs?
Ans: -65
12.A member of Loksabha may vacate his seat before expiry of his time by writing to ………………?
Ans: - Speaker
13.A minister of its not member of a legislative assembly has to win election within ……….months.
Ans: -6
15.A money bill can originate in Loksabha or Rajya Sabha or both ?
Ans: - Loksabha
16.What is the administrative authority at the 'block' level?
Ans: - Panchayat Samiti
17.If a person is arrested and detained in Police, has to be produced before nearest Magistrate within ..period?
Ans: -24 Hours
18.A session of the Loksabha is prorogued by order of ………..?
Ans: -President
19.Who decides a bill is money bill or not?
Ans: - The Loksabha Speaker
20.In 42nd amendment two more words have been added to the preamble. What are they?
Ans: -Secular & Socialist
21.What are the five words of Preamble to the constitution of India?
Ans: - Sovereign, Socialist, Secular, Democratic, Republic
22.Who can appoint ad hoc judges in Supreme Court?
Ans: - The Chief Justice of India with the prior consent of the President of India  
23.A retired judge of High court can do private practice in which court?
Ans: - In another court of same or higher level
24.An ordinance issued by a governor can remain in force on its own for a maximum period of -------months?
Ans: -6
25.Which article of the constitution gives right to Equality?
Ans: - Article 14
26.Which article of our constitution forms the core chapter on Fundamental Rights?
Ans: - Article 19

27.The number of categories of freedoms that an Indian Citizen can have?
Ans: - 6
28.Article 370 is applicable in which state?
Ans: - J & K
29.Who can participate in the proceedings of both the houses without even being a member?
Ans: -Attorney General
30. How many states India has at Present?
Ans: - 29
31.How many Union Territories India has at present?

Ans: - 7

1.Which organisation gives Saraswati Samman?
Ans: - KK Birla Foundation
2.Thomas cup is associated with which game?
Ans: - Badminton
3.On which date "National Consumer Rights Day" is celebrated?
Ans: - 24th December
4.Which railway line has been recently declared a world heritage site?
Ans: - Kalka Shimla
5.By which year Chandrayaan II will be launched?
Ans: - 2012
6.Who has written the Book "Audacity of Hope"?
Ans: - Barak Obama
7.Jawaharlal Nehru Award is given for contribution in which field?
Ans: - International Understanding
8.Who has been selected for 2009 women of Discovery Award?
Ans: - Aparajita Datta
9.What is the range of Shaurya Missile?
Ans: - 700 kms
10.Who was given the Pride of India Award 2008?
Ans: - Dr.  Rami Ranger and GS Bhalla
11.Which country has allowed FDI from India for the first time in history?
Ans: - Nepal
12.NREGA guarantees how many days employment?
Ans: - 100 days
13.Prakash & Madakini Amte were given which award recently?
Ans: - Magsaysay Award

1.Tughlaq, Khilji, Slave, Lodhi. What will be the right chronological order?
Ans: -Slave-Khilji-Tughlaq-Lodhi
2.Which state of today is called "Empire of Satvahana Kings"?
Ans: - Andhra Pradesh
3.Hampi is famous for which monuments?
Ans: - Vijayanagar Empire
4.The battle of Talikota was fought in which year?
Ans: - 1565
5.Who built the temples of Halebid and Belur?
Ans: - Hoysalas
6.One incident made Gandhi Ji call off Noncooperation movement. What was that?
Ans: - Chauri Chaura Incident
7.Iltutmish had introduced a coin of 175 gms. This coin was made of which metal?
Ans: - Silver
8.Two antelopes and a hunter has been noticed on a pot from cemetary H which Ancient Civilization?
Ans: - Harappa
9.Under Maurya the 'Kumar " was responsible for which part of the administration?
Ans: - Provincial governance
10.Aurangzed was a good player of which Musical Instrument?
Ans: - Veena
11.What was the name of the muslim Scholar who came to India at the time of Mahmud of Ghazni?
Ans: - Al-Beruni
12.The use of running waters even in palaces and pleasure resorts was a special feature of which architecture?
Ans: - Mughal
13.What was the name of the versatile, genius, writer in Hindi, Persian, Arabic, in the reign of Akbar?
Ans: - Abdur-rahim-khankhana (Raskhan)
14.According to Babur Nama what lured him to come to India?
Ans: - Abundance of gold & Silver
15.After Chauri Chaura incident Gandhi ji went to talk with whom?
Ans: - Lord Irwin
16.Mohammad Ghori's last expedition in India was against whom?
Ans: - Khokars in 1206
17.Kalidasa has written 'Malvikagnimitra'. In this drama the Hero Agnimitra was known to be a king of which dynasty?
Ans: - Sunga
18.When did Ahmed Shah Abdali invaded India for the first time?
Ans: - 1748
19.Who wrote Akbaranama? And in Which language?
Ans: - Abul Fazl in Persian
20.What was the name of another work by Abul Fazl?
Ans: - Aine Akbari
21.In which Year Akbar Promulgated Din-i-ilahi?
Ans: - 1581
22.Who was one of the Generals of Ala-ud-din Khilji who ultimately became the First sultan of Tughlaq Dyanasty?
Ans: - Ghazi Malik
23.The endeavour to introduce a real element of local self government was done by which Governor?
Ans: - Lord Rippon
24. In Sikandara, the mausoleum of which Mughal Emperor situated?
Ans: - Akbar