50 Important GK Questions  

1. What was the capital of Surasena Mahajanpada? – Mathura

2. Begram in Afghanistan was a capital of which kings? – Kanishka

3. Which scientists had discovered Radium – Marie Sklodowska-Curie and Pierre Curie

4. The President of India can nominate _members in Lok Sabha and members in Rajya Sabha – 2, 12

5. National Snooker Champion of 2016 Aditya Mehta

6. The Pygmy Hog Research and Breeding Centre, is located in which of the following states of India? – Assam

7. By whom Pallava King Mahendravarman-I got defeated? – Pulakesin II

8. Contamination of drinking water with which of the following causes Blackfoot disease (BFD)? – Arsenic

9. The Sangai Festival is organized in – Manipur

10. Machia Biological Park is located in which state? – Rajasthan

11. In which year High Court of Judicature for the North-Western Provinces at Agra was established? – 1866

12. Author of Dashkumarcharitam and at whose court did he live? – Dandin, Nandivarman II 

13. Environmentalists first gave the concept of Biodiversity ‘hotspots’ ? – Norman Myers 

14. The famous Konark Sun temple was built by whom? – Narshimhadeva I

15. when was the first electric engine started – 1925

16. Main constituent of Biogas – Methane

17. Thaipusam festival is celebrated by which communities? – Tamil

18. Method used to remove the permanent hardness in water due to calcium or magnesium sulphates – Zeolite method

19. Who established the Ved Samaj in Madras in 1864? – Keshub Chander Sen 

20. Who works as the Chairman of a Zonal Council in India – Home Minister

21. Who was the founder of Ganga dynasty? – Konkanivarman

22. State is host to the 36th National Games in 2016? – Goa

23. In which year Indian Railway started – 16th April 1853

24. A devotional saint and a cobbler by profession – Raidas

25. A National emergency on the grounds of security threat is proclaimed under which articles? – Article 352 

26. Inderjeet Singh is related to which sports – Shot put

27. Pallava ruler built Vaikuntaperumal temple at Kanchi ? – Nandivarman II

28. How long a person should have practiced in a High Court to be eligible to be appointed as a Judge of Supreme Court of India? – 10 Years

29. Jurisdiction of which high courts covers the Union Territory of Lakshadweep? – Kerala High Court

30. Laughing Gas – Nitrous oxide

31. India’s First Biosphere Reserves? – Nilgiri

32. Who was the author of Aihole Inscription ? – Ravikirti

33. country to host the 2021 FINA World Aquatics Championships? – Japan

34. Dr. BR Ambedkar was elected to The constituent assembly from which – West Bengal

35. God knows man’s virtues and inquires not his caste; in the next world there is no caste. This teaching is of – Guru Nanak

36. The age limit for the athletes participating in the Youth Olympic Games? – 14 to 18 yrs

37. Chinese emperors contemporary of Harshavardhana? – Taizong

38. The aqueous solution of which acids is called Vinegar? – Acetic acid

39. From which place was the first Railway Line started – Bombay

40. In which Year First Air Conditioned Coach started – 1936

41. Ruins of Vijaynagar empire are located at the bank of whihc river – Mahanandi

42. Bat can fly at night because – they produce ultrasonic sound

43. Bhangra is a popular folk dance of which state – Punjab

44. Jaintia Hills are located in which state – Meghalaya

45. Gul-e-Nagma is written by – Raghupati sahai “Firaq”

46. Major producer of Cardamom in India – Kerala

47. Cyrogenic engines are used in – Refrigerators

48. which state suffers most due to river erosion – Assam

49. From how many cities are bus services operated to pakistan and pakistan occupied kashmir – three

50. Spinal column of man is protected by – Vertebrae Column.