GK Questions

1. Who wrote the song "Sare jahan se acha" ?
Answer: Muhammad Iqbal
2. Who give music to the song "Sare jahan se acha" ?

Answer: Pandit Ravi Shankar
3. Which is the worlds oldest news agency ?

Answer: AFP (Agence France Presse)
4. What is the chemical name of Tear Gas ?

Answer: Chloroacetophenone
5. Which is the only hobby recognized by the United Nations ?

Answer: Ham Radio
6. What is the national flower of Pakistan ?

Answer: Jasmine
7. What is the scientific name of Cockroach ?

Answer: Periplaneta americana
8. What is the unit of luminous intensity ?

Answer: Candela
9. Who is the winner of 2012 Us open men's title ?

Answer: Andy Murray
10. Who is the winner of 2012 Us open women's title ?

Answer: Serena Williams
11. Which famous writer is known as Father of Snow Golf ?

Answer: Rudyard Kipling
12. How many Schedules are there in the Indian Constitution ?

Answer: 12
13. Which planet is known as Red planet ?

Answer: Mars
14. Which European countries are separated by Market Reef ?

Answer: Finland and Sweden
15. Who is the author of Panchtantra ?
Answer: Vishnu Sharma
16. Which is the coldest planet in solar system ?

Answer: Neptune
17. The Rourkela Steel Plant in Odisha was built with the collaboration of _____ ?
Answer: Germany
18. The Durgapur Steel Plant in West Bengal was built with the collaboration of _____ ?
Answer: Britain
19. The Bhilai Steel Plant in Chattisgarh was built with the collaboration of _____ ?
Answer: Russia
20. Who is the first and only Muslim lady ever to rule the throne of Delhi ?
Answer: Razia Sultana
21. Who composed the national anthem of Bangladesh (Amar sona bangla) ?
Answer: Rabindranath Tagore
22. Who wrote the book Planned economy for India ?

Answer: M. Visvesvaraya (He is known as father of Indian planning, his birthday September
15 is observed as Engineer's Day in India )
23. Which is the oldest sports in the world ?

Answer: Archery ( It is the national sports of Bhutan)
24. What is the normal duration of Hockey game ?

Answer: 70 Minuets
25. Which Minor Rock Edict of Asoka describes the conquest of Kalinga by Asoka ?
Answer: No. XIII (13)
* 26. Who is the author of Joy of Numbers ?

Answer: Shakuntala Devi
* 27. Who is the creator of the painting The Potato Eaters ?

Answer: Vincent van Gogh
*28. Folketing is the parliament of which country ?

answer: Denmark
* 29. What s the chemical name of Lime stone ?

Answer: Calcium Carbonate
* 30. Zero degree centigrade equal to _________ degree Fahrenheit ?

Answer: 32
Quiz about 1857:
* 1. Who was the first martyr of revolt of 1857?

Answer: Mangal Pandey
* 2. Who was the Sargent shot dead by Mangal Pandey ?

Answer: Major Hudson
3. Who gave the name "First War of Indian Independence" to rebellion of 1857 ?
Answer: V.D Savarkar (VD Savarkar airport is situated in Portblair)
4. Who wrote the book "Indian War of Independence" ?

Answer: V.D. Savarkar
* 5. Which British historian described the revolt of 1857 as Sepoy Mutiny ?

Answer: John Lawrence, Earl Stanley
6. What is the real name of Jhansi Rani Lakshmi Bai ?

Answer: Manikarnika
* 7. Who was the commander captured Jhansi ?

Answer: Hugh Rose
8. Who became the King of Delhi after Indian Rebellion of 1857 ?

Answer: Bahadur Shah II (the last Mughal emperor, exiled in Rangoon)
9. Who called 1857 Revolt as "neither first nor national war of Independence" ?
Answer: R.C Majumdar
* 10. Who wrote the book 'Great rebellion' ?
Answer: Ashok Meta
Quiz about Indian National Congress:
1. When did Indian National Congress Founded ?

Answer: 1885
2. Who is the First President of Indian National Congress ?
Answer: W.C. Banerjee
3. Who founded Indian National Congress ?

Answer: Allan Octavian Hume
4. Who is known as father of the Indian National Congress ?

Answer: Allan Octavian Hume (He is the father of Indian Ornithology)
5. Who was the Viceroy of India at the time of the formation Of Indian national congress?
Answer: Lord Dufferin
6. Who was the Second President of Indian National Congress ?

Answer: Dadabhai Naoroji
7. Who is the First Muslim President of Indian National Congress ?

Answer: Badruddin Tyabji
8. Who was the first non Indian president of Indian National Congress ?
Answer: George Yule
9. Who is the First Woman President of Indian National Congress ?

Answer: Annie Basent
10. Who is the First Indian Woman President of Indian National Congress ?
Answer: Sarojini Naidu
11. When did the Indian National Congress Split into two groups – The extremists and The moderates ?
Answer: 1907 (Surat session)
12. When did Gandhiji Elected as Congress President ?

Answer: 1924 (Belgam Session)
13. When did Jawaharlal Nehru first Elected as Congress President ?
Answer: 1929 (Lahore Session)
14. When did Subhash Chandra Bose first Elected as Congress President ?
Answer: 1938 (Haripura Session)
15. Who is the Congress President when India won Freedom ?

Answer: J.B Kripilani
16. Who is the Most elected Congress President ?

Answer: Jawaharlal Nehru
17. Who is the longest served Woman president of Congress ?

Answer: Sonia Gandhi
18. Who is the first Congress President in Independent India ?

Answer: Pattabhi Sitaramayya
19. Who is the president of Congress, when Indian National Congress Split into two groups – The
extremists and The moderates ?
Answer: Rash Behari Ghosh
* 20. Who is the oldest president of INC ?

Answer: Dadabhai Naoroji
* 21. Who is the youngest president of INC ?

Answer: Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad
* 22. Who is the INC president during the period 1940-46 ?

Answer: Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad (most period in succession)
1. Who is Known as 'Guru Dev' ?

Answer: Rabindranath Tagore
2. Who is known as 'Guruji' ?

Answer:Sadashiva Golkar
3. Who is known as 'Grand Old Lady of Indian Nationalism' ?

Answer: Anie Basent
4. Who is known as 'Mother of Indian National Movement' ?
Answer: Madam Bhikkaji Kama
5. Where is Tuberculosis Research Center Situated ?

Answer: Chennai
6. Where is National Tuberculosis Institute Situated ?

Answer: Bangalore
7. Who founded Indian Institute of Science ?

Answer: J.R.D Tata
8 .Who founded Indian Academy of Science ?

Answer: C.V Raman
9. Who is Known as Shahid-e-Azam ?

Answer: Bhagath Sing
10. Who is Known as Qaid-e-Azam ?

Answer: Muhammad Ali Jinna
11. Who founded 'Servants of India' ?

Answer: Gopal Krishna Gokhale
12. Who founded 'Servants of God' ?

Answer: Khan Abdul Gaffer Khan
13. What is the Full Form of 'I.O.A' ?

Answer: Indian Olympic Association
14. What is the Full Form of 'I.O.C' ?

Answer: International Olympic Committee
Quiz on Famous Women:
1. Who is the First Woman Governer of India ?

Answer: Sarojini Naidu
2. Who is the First Female Prime minister of India ?

Answer: Indira Gandhi
3. Who is the first Woman Chief Minister of India ?
Answer: Sucheta Kriplani
4. Who is the First Woman Minister of India ?

Answer: Vijayalakshmi Pandit
5. Who is the First Woman Central Minister of India?

Answer: Rajkumari Amrit Kaur
6. Who is the First Woman Speaker of India ?

Answer: Meira Kumar
7. Who is the First Woman Speaker of a State Assembly ?

Answer: Shano Devi
8. The First Indian Woman who Swam across English channel ?

Answer: Arti Saha
9. The First Indian Woman who Swam across Gibraltar Strait ?

Answer: Arti Pradhan
10. Who is the First Miss World from India ?

Answer: Reetha Faria
11. Who is the First Miss Universe from India?

Answer: Susmitha sen
12. Who is the first Miss India?

Answer: Pramila Esther Abraham
* 13. Who is the first woman IPS ?

Answer: Kiran Bedi
* 14. Who was the first woman IAS ?

Answer: Anna Malhotra
* 15. Who was the first Woman High court Judge ?

Answer: Anna Chandy
* 16. Who was the first female Chief Justice of High court ?
Answer: Leila Seth
* 17. Who was the first Lady Magistrate ?

Answer: Omana Kunjamma
* 18. Who is the first woman to become Chief Election Commissioner of India ?
Answer: V.S. Ramadevi
* 19. Who is the first Indian woman to win Nobel Prize ?

Answer: Mother Teresa
* 20. Who is the first woman to win Bharat Ratna ?

Answer: Indira Gandhi

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1. Who wrote the song "Sare jahan se acha" ?

Answer: Muhammad Iqbal

2. Who give music to the song "Sare jahan se acha" ?

3. Which is the worlds oldest news agency ?

4. What is the chemical name of Tear Gas ?

5. Which is the only hobby recognized by the United Nations ?

6. What is the national flower of Pakistan ?

7. What is the scientific name of Cockroach ?

8. What is the unit of luminous intensity ?

9. Who is the winner of 2012 Us open men's title ?

10. Who is the winner of 2012 Us open women's title ?

11. Which famous writer is known as Father of Snow Golf ?

12. How many Schedules are there in the Indian Constitution ?

13. Which planet is known as Red planet ?

14. Which European countries are separated by Market Reef ?

16. Which is the coldest planet in solar system ?

22. Who wrote the book Planned economy for India ?

23. Which is the oldest sports in the world ?

24. What is the normal duration of Hockey game ?

* 26. Who is the author of Joy of Numbers ?

* 27. Who is the creator of the painting The Potato Eaters ?

*28. Folketing is the parliament of which country ?

* 29. What s the chemical name of Lime stone ?

* 30. Zero degree centigrade equal to _________ degree Fahrenheit ?

Quiz about 1857:

* 1. Who was the first martyr of revolt of 1857?

* 2. Who was the Sargent shot dead by Mangal Pandey ?

4. Who wrote the book "Indian War of Independence" ?

* 5. Which British historian described the revolt of 1857 as Sepoy Mutiny ?

6. What is the real name of Jhansi Rani Lakshmi Bai ?

* 7. Who was the commander captured Jhansi ?

8. Who became the King of Delhi after Indian Rebellion of 1857 ?

Quiz about Indian National Congress:

1. When did Indian National Congress Founded ?

2. Who is the First President of Indian National Congress ?

Answer: W.C. Banerjee

3. Who founded Indian National Congress ?

4. Who is known as father of the Indian National Congress ?

6. Who was the Second President of Indian National Congress ?

7. Who is the First Muslim President of Indian National Congress ?

9. Who is the First Woman President of Indian National Congress ?

12. When did Gandhiji Elected as Congress President ?

15. Who is the Congress President when India won Freedom ?

16. Who is the Most elected Congress President ?

17. Who is the longest served Woman president of Congress ?

18. Who is the first Congress President in Independent India ?

* 20. Who is the oldest president of INC ?

* 21. Who is the youngest president of INC ?

* 22. Who is the INC president during the period 1940-46 ?

1. Who is Known as 'Guru Dev' ?

2. Who is known as 'Guruji' ?

3. Who is known as 'Grand Old Lady of Indian Nationalism' ?

5. Where is Tuberculosis Research Center Situated ?

6. Where is National Tuberculosis Institute Situated ?

7. Who founded Indian Institute of Science ?

8 .Who founded Indian Academy of Science ?

9. Who is Known as Shahid-e-Azam ?

10. Who is Known as Qaid-e-Azam ?

11. Who founded 'Servants of India' ?