🔴 100 Multiple-Choice Questions with Answers on – General Awareness

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1. Who is known as the Father of the Nation in India?
   A) Nehru B) Gandhi C) Patel D) Ambedkar

2. Who wrote the National Anthem of India?
   A) Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
   B) Rabindranath Tagore
   C) Subhash Bose
   D) Iqbal

3. The first Prime Minister of India was:
   A) Nehru B) Shastri C) Indira Gandhi D) Rajiv Gandhi

4. Which is the longest river in India?
   A) Ganga B) Yamuna C) Godavari D) Brahmaputra

5. Currency of Japan is:
   A) Yen B) Dollar C) Euro D) Won

6. The chemical symbol of water is:
   A) H2 B) H2O C) O2 D) CO2

7. Which gas is most abundant in Earth’s atmosphere?
   A) Oxygen B) Nitrogen C) CO₂ D) Argon

8. The largest planet in the Solar System is:
   A) Earth B) Saturn C) Jupiter D) Neptune

9. Who discovered gravity?
   A) Newton B) Einstein C) Galileo D) Kepler

10. Which organ purifies blood?
    A) Heart B) Kidney C) Liver D) Lungs

11. Where is the Taj Mahal located?
    A) Jaipur B) Agra C) Delhi D) Lucknow

12. “My Experiments with Truth” was written by:
    A) Gandhi B) Nehru C) Ambedkar D) Tagore

13. First President of India:
    A) Rajendra Prasad B) S. Radhakrishnan C) Kalam D) Zakir Hussain

14. Article 21 of Indian Constitution is about:
    A) Education B) Life & Liberty C) Religion D) Equality

15. Which day is celebrated as Environment Day?
    A) 5 June B) 12 June C) 21 June D) 14 April

16. RBI was established in:
    A) 1930 B) 1935 C) 1947 D) 1950

17. Smallest state (area) in India:
    A) Goa B) Sikkim C) Tripura D) Delhi

18. The process of plants making food is:
    A) Respiration B) Digestion C) Photosynthesis D) Transpiration

19. Which instrument measures temperature?
    A) Barometer B) Thermometer C) Hygrometer D) Seismograph

20. Income tax in India is administered by:
    A) RBI B) SEBI C) CBDT D) NHB

21. Who founded the Maurya Empire?
    A) Ashoka B) Chandragupta Maurya C) Bindusara D) Harsha

22. Lok Sabha members are elected for:
    A) 4 years B) 5 years C) 6 years D) 2 years

23. Which is the largest ocean?
    A) Atlantic B) Indian C) Pacific D) Arctic

24. Vitamin C is found in:
    A) Milk B) Lemon C) Rice D) Bread

25. Speed of light approx =
    A) 3×10⁵ m/s B) 3×10⁸ m/s C) 3×10⁶ m/s D) 3×10⁴ m/s

26. ISRO’s headquarters are in:
    A) Mumbai B) Chennai C) Bengaluru D) Hyderabad

27. Mother Teresa won the Nobel Prize for:
    A) Literature B) Science C) Peace D) Economics

28. Which is India’s national aquatic animal?
    A) Crocodile B) Dolphin C) Shark D) Turtle

29. Which sport uses the term "LBW"?
    A) Tennis B) Football C) Cricket D) Hockey

30. Which gas is used in balloons?
    A) Helium B) Hydrogen C) Nitrogen D) Oxygen

31. Which is the highest civilian award in India?
    A) Padma Shri B) Padma Bhushan C) Bharat Ratna D) Arjuna Award

32. The 'Blue Planet' is:
    A) Mars B) Earth C) Venus D) Neptune

33. Who wrote Discovery of India?
    A) Gandhi B) Nehru C) Ravindranath Tagore D) Vivekananda

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34. First battle of Panipat was fought in:
    A) 1526 B) 1556 C) 1761 D) 1707

35. India's first satellite:
    A) Aryabhata B) Rohini C) INSAT D) Kalpana

36. The boundary line between India & Pakistan is called:
    A) Durand Line B) Radcliffe Line C) McMahon Line D) Hindenburg Line

37. GDP means:
    A) Gross Domestic Productivity
    B) Gross Domestic Product
    C) Government Domestic Product
    D) Growth Development Process

38. Which Five Year Plan focused on "Removal of poverty"?
    A) 1st B) 5th C) 7th D) 9th

39. Article 370 earlier granted special status to:
    A) Punjab B) Nagaland C) Jammu & Kashmir D) Sikkim

40. Enzymes are:
    A) Proteins B) Fats C) Vitamins D) Minerals

41. Who invented television?
    A) J.L. Baird B) Graham Bell C) Marconi D) Edison

42. Nuclear reactor uses which fuel?
    A) Uranium B) Coal C) Petrol D) Diesel

43. Which state is the largest producer of wheat?
    A) UP B) MP C) Punjab D) Haryana

44. Which mountain range is oldest in India?
    A) Himalayas B) Aravallis C) Western Ghats D) Vindhyas

45. Headquarters of WHO is in:
    A) Paris B) Geneva C) New York D) Rome

46. Disinvestment means:
    A) Selling government shares
    B) Buying private shares
    C) Reducing exports
    D) Cutting taxes

47. Which Mughal emperor built Buland Darwaza?
    A) Akbar B) Jahangir C) Aurangzeb D) Shah Jahan

48. Which schedule deals with Anti-Defection law?
    A) 8th B) 9th C) 10th D) 12th

49. Which river is called Dakshin Ganga?
    A) Cauvery B) Godavari C) Krishna D) Narmada

50. Who invented the telephone?
    A) Graham Bell B) Edison C) Tesla D) Newton

51. Which gas causes acid rain?
    A) CO₂ B) SO₂ C) N₂ D) H₂

52. WTO’s main function is to:
    A) Regulate world peace
    B) Promote free trade
    C) Protect environment
    D) Promote sports

53. One Kilowatt-hour is unit of:
    A) Power B) Energy C) Current D) Voltage

54. Author of “Train to Pakistan”:
    A) Khushwant Singh B) Premchand C) Tagore D) R.K. Narayan

55. Which state has maximum coastline?
    A) Gujarat B) Maharashtra C) Tamil Nadu D) Odisha

56. Which hormone regulates sugar level?
    A) Insulin B) Thyroxine C) Estrogen D) Testosterone

57. Panchayati Raj was first adopted in:
    A) UP B) Tamil Nadu C) Rajasthan D) Karnataka

58. BRICS includes how many countries?
    A) 4 B) 5 C) 6 D) 7

59. Which gas is used in fire extinguishers?
    A) CO₂ B) Oxygen C) Helium D) Nitrogen

60. G-20 Summit 2023 was hosted by:
    A) USA
    B) India
    C) Japan
    D) UK

61. Highest peak in India:
    A) K2 (Indian claim) B) Kanchenjunga C) Nanda Devi D) K1

62. Whose reign is called the Golden Age of India?
    A) Maurya B) Gupta C) Mughal D) Vedic

63. Which country shares longest border with India?
    A) Pakistan B) China C) Bangladesh D) Nepal

64. The law of inertia was given by:
    A) Newton B) Einstein C) Galileo D) Pascal

65. Which bank is Banker to the Government?
    A) SBI B) RBI C) PNB D) ICICI

66. Which organ produces bile?
    A) Stomach B) Liver C) Kidney D) Pancreas

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67. “Dandi March” was part of which movement?
    A) Non-Cooperation
    B) Civil Disobedience
    C) Quit India
    D) Home Rule

68. Who was the first Indian Governor General?
    A) Mountbatten
    B) C. Rajagopalachari
    C) Warren Hastings
    D) Dalhousie

69. Nuclear fusion takes place in:
    A) Earth’s core B) Sun C) Moon D) Uranium reactors

70. Which amendment made Right to Education a Fundamental Right?
    A) 42nd B) 44th C) 86th D) 91st

71. In Economy, “Depreciation” means:
    A) Increase in value
    B) Decrease in value
    C) Rise in production
    D) Fall in exports

72. Which biosphere reserve is in UNESCO list?
    A) Nilgiri B) Sunderbans C) Gulf of Mannar D) All

73. Ajanta paintings belong to which period?
    A) Gupta B) Maurya C) Kushan D) Harappan

74. Fundamental Duties are in which Part?
    A) Part III B) Part IV C) Part IVA D) Part V

75. Author of “Arthashastra”:
    A) Chanakya B) Kalidasa C) Valmiki D) Panini

76. Which continent has no desert?
    A) Asia B) Europe C) South America D) Africa

77. Study of earthquakes is called:
    A) Geology B) Seismology C) Ecology D) Limnology

78. Greenhouse gas with highest warming impact:
    A) CO₂ B) CH₄ C) N₂O D) CFCs

79. Kepler’s laws are related to:
    A) Magnetism B) Planetary motion C) Light D) Sound

80. Protein-rich food example:
    A) Rice B) Egg C) Sugar D) Oil

81. Headquarters of UNESCO is in:
    A) Berlin B) Paris C) New York D) Geneva

82. Which river flows east to west?
    A) Ganga B) Narmada C) Yamuna D) Kaveri

83. 1 light-year measures:
    A) Time
    B) Distance
    C) Speed
    D) Intensity

84. Which committee recommended GST?
    A) Kelkar B) Rangarajan C) Chelliah D) Chakraborty

85. First woman President of India:
    A) Indira Gandhi B) Pratibha Patil C) Sarojini Naidu D) Annie Besant

86. Painter of “Bharat Mata”:
    A) M.F. Husain B) Abanindranath Tagore C) Ravi Varma D) Picasso

87. Location of Pushkar Lake:
    A) Rajasthan B) Gujarat C) UP D) MP

88. Chemical name of Vitamin C:
    A) Thiamine B) Riboflavin C) Ascorbic acid D) Calciferol

89. Which schedule contains languages?
    A) 7th B) 8th C) 9th D) 10th

90. Which country is not a SAARC member?
    A) India B) Sri Lanka C) Myanmar D) Nepal

91. What is India's rank in world population (2024)?
    A) 1st B) 2nd C) 3rd D) 4th

92. IMF Headquarters is in:
    A) London B) New York C) Washington DC D) Geneva

93. Shifting agriculture in North-East India is called:
    A) Roka B) Zhoom/Jhum C) Ladang D) Milpa

94. Which planet has the longest day?
    A) Earth B) Venus C) Mars D) Saturn

95. Which rock is primary (parent rock)?
    A) Sedimentary B) Igneous C) Metamorphic D) Limestone

96. The Harappan script is:
    A) Alphabetic B) Pictographic
    C) Both D) None

97. “Plan Holiday” in India happened due to:
    A) Indo-Pak war B) Food crisis C) Drought D) All

98. Chipko Movement was related to:
    A) Women’s rights B) Forest conservation C) Worker strike D) Land reforms

99. Which organelle is called “suicidal bag” of the cell?
    A) Ribosome B) Lysosome C) Mitochondria D) Nucleus

100. Oldest Veda is:
     A) Sama Veda B) Yajur Veda C) Atharva Veda D) Rig Veda

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ANSWER KEY WITH EXPLANATIONS

Simple Section Answers

1-B (Mahatma Gandhi)
2-B Tagore
3-A Nehru
4-A Ganga total length in India
5-A Yen
6-B
7-B Nitrogen 78%
8-C Jupiter
9-A Newton
10-B Kidney
11-B Agra
12-A
13-A
14-B Right to Life
15-A
16-B
17-A
18-C
19-B
20-C CBDT regulates income tax
21-B
22-B 5 yrs term
23-C
24-B Lemon rich in vitamin C
25-B
26-C
27-C
28-B
29-C
30-A
31-C
32-B
33-B

34-A (Babur vs Ibrahim Lodi)

35-A India’s first satellite
36-B
37-B
38-B
39-C
40-A
41-A
42-A
43-C
44-B
45-B
46-A
47-A
48-C
49-B
50-A
51-B
52-B
53-B
54-A
55-A
56-A
57-C
58-B
59-A
60-B
61-B
62-B
63-C Bangladesh
64-A Newton’s 1st law
65-B
66-B

67-B
68-B
69-B fusion occurs in Sun
70-C
71-B
72-D
73-A Gupta period
74-C Part IVA
75-A
76-B
77-B
78-D CFCs highest warming potential
79-B
80-B
81-B
82-B
83-B
84-A
85-B
86-B
87-A
88-C
89-B
90-C
91-A India surpassed China in UN 2023 projection
92-C
93-B
94-B very slow rotation
95-B primary rock
96-B
97-D
98-B
99-B
100-D oldest Veda