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🧠 50 GK Questions Every Aspirant Must Know (With Answers)
📘 UPSC, SSC, PSC, RRB & Banking Exam Special Quiz Worksheet
Are you preparing for UPSC Civil Services, SSC CGL, State PSC, RRB, or Bank Exams?
Here’s a must-practice General Knowledge (GK) Quiz Worksheet covering Indian History, Geography, Polity, Economy, Science, Environment, and Current Affairs — all in one place.
Use it to test your knowledge and strengthen your preparation for competitive exams.
Part A: Indian History & Culture
1. Who was the founder of the Maurya Empire?
A) Ashoka B) Chandragupta Maurya C) Bindusara D) Chanakya
2. The slogan “Inquilab Zindabad” was given by —
A) Bhagat Singh B) Subhas Chandra Bose C) Lala Lajpat Rai D) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
3. The Non-Cooperation Movement was launched in —
A) 1917 B) 1919 C) 1920 D) 1930
4. Who composed the National Anthem of India?
A) Rabindranath Tagore B) Bankim Chandra Chatterjee C) Sarojini Naidu D) Mahatma Gandhi
5. “Bharatnatyam” dance form originated from which state?
A) Kerala B) Tamil Nadu C) Karnataka D) Andhra Pradesh
6. The ancient university of Nalanda was located in which state?
A) Bihar B) Uttar Pradesh C) West Bengal D) Odisha
7. Who was known as the “Frontier Gandhi”?
A) Mahatma Gandhi B) Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan C) Maulana Azad D) Jawaharlal Nehru
8. The Battle of Plassey was fought in —
A) 1757 B) 1764 C) 1857 D) 1782
9. “Satyameva Jayate” has been taken from which Upanishad?
A) Chandogya B) Mundaka C) Brihadaranyaka D) Katha
10. Which Mughal ruler built the Red Fort?
A) Akbar B) Jahangir C) Shah Jahan D) Aurangzeb
🗺️ Part B: Indian Geography
11. The Tropic of Cancer passes through how many Indian states?
A) 6 B) 8 C) 7 D) 9
12. The highest peak in India is —
A) K2 B) Kanchenjunga C) Nanda Devi D) Mount Everest
13. Which river is known as the “Sorrow of Bihar”?
A) Ganga B) Kosi C) Chambal D) Godavari
14. The largest freshwater lake in India is —
A) Dal Lake B) Wular Lake C) Chilika Lake D) Sambhar Lake
15. Which Indian state is the largest producer of coffee?
A) Kerala B) Karnataka C) Tamil Nadu D) Andhra Pradesh
16. The Thar Desert is located in —
A) Gujarat B) Rajasthan C) Haryana D) Punjab
17. The Andaman & Nicobar Islands are separated by which channel?
A) 10° Channel B) Palk Strait C) Duncan Passage D) Malacca Strait
18. The “Eastern Ghats” and “Western Ghats” meet at —
A) Nilgiri Hills B) Aravalli Range C) Satpura Range D) Annamalai Hills
19. The longest river in India is —
A) Ganga B) Godavari C) Brahmaputra D) Yamuna
20. Which city is called the “Silicon Valley of India”?
A) Pune B) Hyderabad C) Bengaluru D) Chennai
🏛️ Part C: Indian Polity
21. The Constitution of India came into effect on —
A) 15th August 1947 B) 26th January 1950 C) 2nd October 1950 D) 26th November 1949
22. The Directive Principles of State Policy are borrowed from the constitution of —
A) USA B) UK C) Ireland D) Canada
23. Which Article of the Indian Constitution guarantees the Right to Equality?
A) Article 14 B) Article 16 C) Article 19 D) Article 21
24. The President of India is elected by —
A) People directly B) Parliament only C) Electoral College D) Rajya Sabha
25. The first woman Governor of an Indian state was —
A) Sarojini Naidu B) Indira Gandhi C) Vijayalakshmi Pandit D) Sucheta Kriplani
26. The Rajya Sabha is also known as —
A) House of the People B) Council of States C) Upper Chamber D) National Council
27. How many Fundamental Duties are mentioned in the Indian Constitution?
A) 10 B) 11 C) 12 D) 9
28. The Finance Commission is constituted every —
A) 3 years B) 4 years C) 5 years D) 6 years
29. Who is the current Chief Justice of India (as of October 2025)?
A) D.Y. Chandrachud B) Sanjiv Khanna C) U.U. Lalit D) N.V. Ramana
30. The Election Commission of India is a —
A) Judicial body B) Constitutional body C) Executive body D) Statutory body
💰 Part D: Indian Economy & Current Affairs
31. The “Goods and Services Tax” was implemented in India from —
A) 2014 B) 2016 C) 2017 D) 2019
32. Which organization publishes the “World Economic Outlook” report?
A) World Bank B) IMF C) WTO D) UNDP
33. Who presents the Union Budget in the Parliament?
A) President B) Finance Minister C) Prime Minister D) RBI Governor
34. The largest contributor to India’s GDP is —
A) Agriculture B) Industry C) Services D) Manufacturing
35. NITI Aayog was established in —
A) 2014 B) 2015 C) 2016 D) 2017
36. India’s currency is printed by —
A) Ministry of Finance B) RBI C) SBI D) SEBI
37. “Digital India Mission” was launched in —
A) 2014 B) 2015 C) 2016 D) 2017
38. Which Indian city hosted the G20 Summit 2023?
A) Mumbai B) Delhi C) Bengaluru D) Hyderabad
39. The current GDP growth rate of India (FY 2025-26 projection by IMF) is —
A) 5.8% B) 6.1% C) 6.8% D) 7.2%
40. The full form of “FDI” is —
A) Foreign Domestic Investment B) Foreign Direct Investment C) Fixed Deposit Index D) Foreign Deposit Investment
🔬 Part E: Science, Environment & Technology
41. The human body’s largest organ is —
A) Heart B) Liver C) Skin D) Brain
42. The chemical symbol of Gold is —
A) Ag B) Au C) Ga D) Gd
43. The ozone layer protects Earth from —
A) Ultraviolet rays B) Infrared rays C) Gamma rays D) X-rays
44. The speed of light is approximately —
A) 3×10⁸ m/s B) 1.5×10⁸ m/s C) 3×10⁶ m/s D) 3×10⁴ m/s
45. The Nobel Prize in Physics 2025 was awarded for —
A) Quantum Computing B) Artificial Intelligence C) Climate Modeling D) Semiconductors
46. ISRO’s Chandrayaan-3 successfully landed on the Moon in —
A) 2021 B) 2022 C) 2023 D) 2024
47. The term “Carbon Neutrality” refers to —
A) Reducing GDP to zero emissions
B) Balancing emitted and absorbed CO₂
C) Stopping fossil fuel use completely
D) None of the above
48. The Indian Space Research Organisation was founded in —
A) 1965 B) 1969 C) 1972 D) 1975
49. Who is known as the “Missile Man of India”?
A) Vikram Sarabhai B) Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam C) Homi Bhabha D) Satish Dhawan
50. The first country to launch a 6G satellite into orbit is —
A) USA B) China C) Japan D) India
✅ Answer Key
1-B 2-A 3-C 4-A 5-B 6-A 7-B 8-A 9-B 10-C
11-B 12-B 13-B 14-B 15-B 16-B 17-A 18-A 19-A 20-C
21-B 22-C 23-A 24-C 25-A 26-B 27-B 28-C 29-B 30-B
31-C 32-B 33-B 34-C 35-B 36-B 37-B 38-B 39-D 40-B
41-C 42-B 43-A 44-A 45-B 46-C 47-B 48-B 49-B 50-B
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