GK 132 : GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL

The following questions are a set of 15 multiple-choice questions related to general knowledge of India. These questions cover various topics like history, geography, politics, and culture of India. The questions are designed to test the knowledge of the students and are suitable for school and college-level students in India. Each question has four options, and the correct answer is mentioned alongside each question. These questions cover important and commonly asked topics related to India, such as its capital city, the President and Prime Minister of India, the highest and smallest states, the national anthem, the founder of the Mughal dynasty, and the Chief Justice of India, among others. These questions can be used for quiz competitions, general knowledge tests, or simply as a means to brush up on one’s knowledge of India.

What is the capital city of India?
a. Mumbai
b. Kolkata
c. New Delhi
d. Chennai
Answer: c. New Delhi

2. Who is the President of India?
a. Narendra Modi
b. Ram Nath Kovind
c. Pranab Mukherjee
d. Draupadi Murmu
Answer:d. Draupadi Murmu

3.Who is the Prime Minister of India?
a. Manmohan Singh
b. Narendra Modi
c. Rahul Gandhi
d. Sonia Gandhi
Answer: b. Narendra Modi

4.Which is the largest state in India by area?
a. Uttar Pradesh
b. Maharashtra
c. Rajasthan
d. Madhya Pradesh
Answer: c. Rajasthan

5.Which is the smallest state in India by area?
a. Sikkim
b. Goa
c. Nagaland
d. Tripura
Answer: b. Goa

6.Which river is also known as the Ganga in India?
a. Yamuna
b. Brahmaputra
c. Godavari
d. Indus
Answer: a. Yamuna

7.Who was the first Prime Minister of India?
a. Jawaharlal Nehru
b. Mahatma Gandhi
c. Sardar Patel
d. Lal Bahadur Shastri
Answer: a. Jawaharlal Nehru

8.Which Indian state has the largest population?
a. Uttar Pradesh
b. Maharashtra
c. Bihar
d. West Bengal
Answer: a. Uttar Pradesh

9.Who wrote the Indian National Anthem?
a. Rabindranath Tagore
b. Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
c. Swami Vivekananda
d. Mahatma Gandhi
Answer: a. Rabindranath Tagore

10.In which year did India become independent?
a. 1945
b. 1947
c. 1950
d. 1955
Answer: b. 1947

11.Which is the highest mountain peak in India?
a. Mount Everest
b. Kanchenjunga
c. Nanda Devi
d. Annapurna
Answer: b. Kanchenjunga

12.Who is the founder of the Mughal dynasty in India?
a. Akbar
b. Jahangir
c. Babur
d. Aurangzeb
Answer: c. Babur

13.Who is known as the “Father of the Nation” in India?
a. Mahatma Gandhi
b. Jawaharlal Nehru
c. Sardar Patel
d. Subhash Chandra Bose
Answer: a. Mahatma Gandhi

14.Who was the first Indian to win a Nobel Prize?
a. C.V. Raman
b. Rabindranath Tagore
c. S. Chandrasekhar
d. Amartya Sen
Answer: b. Rabindranath Tagore

15.Who is known as the “Iron Man of India”?
a. Jawaharlal Nehru
b. Sardar Patel
c. Subhash Chandra Bose
d. Bhagat Singh
Answer: b. Sardar Patel