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General Knowledge MCQ Quiz with Answers | UPSC, SSC, Banking, Railway Practice in english Part 25 | Download PDF.

Q1. The Cabinet Mission Plan (1946) was sent to India by—

a) Lord Mountbatten
b) Clement Attlee
c) Winston Churchill
d) Lord Wavell

Answer: b) Clement Attlee
Explanation: British PM Clement Attlee sent the Cabinet Mission in 1946 to discuss India’s constitutional future.


Q2. The Bhakti saint Kabir was the disciple of—

a) Ramananda
b) Vallabhacharya
c) Guru Nanak
d) Namdev

Answer: a) Ramananda
Explanation: Kabir, a 15th-century poet-saint, was influenced by Ramananda’s teachings in Varanasi.


Q3. The highest civilian award in India is—

a) Padma Vibhushan
b) Padma Bhushan
c) Bharat Ratna
d) Param Vir Chakra

Answer: c) Bharat Ratna
Explanation: Bharat Ratna is India’s highest civilian honor, instituted in 1954.


Q4. The Battle of Plassey (1757) was fought between—

a) British East India Company and Marathas
b) British East India Company and Siraj-ud-Daulah
c) British and Tipu Sultan
d) British and Mughals

Answer: b) British East India Company and Siraj-ud-Daulah
Explanation: Robert Clive’s victory at Plassey in 1757 marked the beginning of British rule in India.


Q5. The “Father of Indian Renaissance” is—

a) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
b) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
c) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
d) Swami Vivekananda

Answer: b) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
Explanation: Raja Ram Mohan Roy is regarded as the “Father of Indian Renaissance” for his social and educational reforms.


Q6. The word “Secular” was added to the Preamble by—

a) 24th Amendment
b) 42nd Amendment
c) 44th Amendment
d) 52nd Amendment

Answer: b) 42nd Amendment
Explanation: The words “Secular” and “Socialist” were added to the Preamble in 1976 by the 42nd Amendment.


Q7. The largest gland in the human body is—

a) Pancreas
b) Liver
c) Kidney
d) Thyroid

Answer: b) Liver
Explanation: The liver is the largest gland, playing a vital role in digestion and detoxification.


Q8. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) was established in—

a) 1944
b) 1945
c) 1946
d) 1947

Answer: b) 1945
Explanation: The IMF was created in 1945 after the Bretton Woods Conference.


Q9. The first nuclear test by India (Smiling Buddha) was conducted in—

a) 1971
b) 1972
c) 1974
d) 1975

Answer: c) 1974
Explanation: India conducted its first nuclear test at Pokhran in May 1974.


Q10. The Madhubani paintings belong to which state?

a) Uttar Pradesh
b) Madhya Pradesh
c) Bihar
d) Rajasthan

Answer: c) Bihar
Explanation: Madhubani paintings originated in the Mithila region of Bihar.


Q11. The Elephanta Caves are located in—

a) Maharashtra
b) Gujarat
c) Karnataka
d) Madhya Pradesh

Answer: a) Maharashtra
Explanation: Elephanta Caves are rock-cut temples near Mumbai, dedicated to Lord Shiva.


Q12. The First Indian Governor-General of Independent India was—

a) C. Rajagopalachari
b) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
c) Lord Mountbatten
d) Jawaharlal Nehru

Answer: a) C. Rajagopalachari
Explanation: C. Rajagopalachari became the first and only Indian Governor-General in 1948.


Q13. The term “Fourth Estate” refers to—

a) Judiciary
b) Executive
c) Legislature
d) Press

Answer: d) Press
Explanation: The press is often called the Fourth Estate, emphasizing its role in democracy.


Q14. The currency of Bangladesh is—

a) Taka
b) Rupee
c) Rupiah
d) Kyat

Answer: a) Taka
Explanation: The Bangladeshi currency is called Taka.


Q15. The “Nanda Devi Peak” is located in—

a) Sikkim
b) Himachal Pradesh
c) Uttarakhand
d) Jammu & Kashmir

Answer: c) Uttarakhand
Explanation: Nanda Devi is India’s second-highest peak after Kangchenjunga.


Q16. The Quit India Movement was launched in—

a) 1938
b) 1940
c) 1942
d) 1945

Answer: c) 1942
Explanation: Quit India Movement was launched by Gandhi in August 1942 demanding immediate British withdrawal.


Q17. The founder of the Mughal Empire was—

a) Humayun
b) Akbar
c) Babur
d) Sher Shah Suri

Answer: c) Babur
Explanation: Babur founded the Mughal Empire after defeating Ibrahim Lodi in 1526.


Q18. The largest planet in the Solar System is—

a) Saturn
b) Neptune
c) Jupiter
d) Uranus

Answer: c) Jupiter
Explanation: Jupiter is the largest planet with a strong magnetic field and many moons.


Q19. The author of “Discovery of India” is—

a) Mahatma Gandhi
b) S. Radhakrishnan
c) Rabindranath Tagore
d) Jawaharlal Nehru

Answer: d) Jawaharlal Nehru
Explanation: Nehru wrote Discovery of India during his imprisonment in 1942–46.


Q20. The world’s longest river is—

a) Amazon
b) Nile
c) Yangtze
d) Mississippi

Answer: b) Nile
Explanation: Nile River in Africa is traditionally regarded as the longest, though recent studies contest Amazon’s length.


Q21. The “Iron Man of India” refers to—

a) Bhagat Singh
b) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
c) Subhas Chandra Bose
d) B.R. Ambedkar

Answer: b) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
Explanation: Patel earned this title for his leadership in integrating princely states into India.


Q22. The headquarters of UNESCO is in—

a) New York
b) Paris
c) Geneva
d) Brussels

Answer: b) Paris
Explanation: UNESCO headquarters is located in Paris, France.


Q23. The First Five-Year Plan of India focused on—

a) Heavy industries
b) Agriculture and irrigation
c) Transport
d) Education

Answer: b) Agriculture and irrigation
Explanation: The first plan (1951–56) emphasized agricultural growth to achieve food security.


Q24. The Ajanta Caves depict paintings related to—

a) Jainism
b) Buddhism
c) Hinduism
d) Islam

Answer: b) Buddhism
Explanation: Ajanta Caves in Maharashtra are famous for their Buddhist frescoes.


Q25. The first Indian woman President of the UN General Assembly was—

a) Vijayalakshmi Pandit
b) Sarojini Naidu
c) Indira Gandhi
d) Aruna Asaf Ali

Answer: a) Vijayalakshmi Pandit
Explanation: In 1953, Vijayalakshmi Pandit became the first woman to preside over the UNGA.

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