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General Awareness questions with answers, page 11

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  1. Alauddin Khalji, besides his famous market reforms, founded which fortified city near Delhi, one of the historic 'seven cities of Delhi'?
  2. Rajgir (also called Girivraja), the early, well-fortified capital of Magadha before it shifted to Pataliputra, is located in which present-day state?
  3. 'The Discovery of India' was written by which leader while imprisoned at Ahmednagar Fort during the Quit India Movement?
  4. In which sport is the "Ranji Trophy" awarded in India?
  5. The Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act, 2013, established which institution as India's anti-corruption ombudsman at the Union level?
  6. The all-India Federation proposed under the Government of India Act, 1935, combining British Indian provinces with princely states, never came into…
  7. Geetanjali Shree's novel 'Tomb of Sand' (Ret Samadhi), which won the International Booker Prize in 2022, was the first novel in which Indian…
  8. Which Article of the Indian Constitution deals with the language to be used in Parliament?
  9. Match the classification of Directive Principles (List-I) with an example Article (List-II): List-I: A. Socialist Principle, B. Gandhian Principle…
  10. What does HTTP stand for?
  11. The UMEED Scheme of Rural Livelihoods Mission is providing help to the aspirations of rural women in the Union Territory, who aspire to become…
  12. The Crimean War came to an end through which treaty?
  13. Delhi Police functions under which ministry of the Government of India?
  14. India ranked 125th out of 197 countries in the Global Passport Index (GPI) 2026, published by which organisation?
  15. 'Khubak Eshei', a devotional folk music sung by a group of people, belongs to which state?
  16. Qutb-ud-din Aibak, founder of the Slave (Mamluk) dynasty, began construction of which famous minaret in Delhi, later completed by Iltutmish?
  17. The Harappans are credited as among the first people in the world to cultivate which fibre crop, known to the Greeks by the term 'Sindon'?
  18. The Non-Cooperation Movement of 1920 was launched by Gandhi in support of which cause, seeking to preserve the temporal authority of the Ottoman…
  19. How many members, besides the Chairman, does the Finance Commission of India consist of?
  20. India won the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2024 by defeating which team in the final at Bridgetown, Barbados?
  21. Ibrahim Lodi, the last ruler of the Delhi Sultanate, was defeated and killed in 1526 at which battle?
  22. Harsha undertook a campaign against Shashanka and a Malwa-Gauda alliance partly to rescue his widowed sister, whose name was?
  23. Subhas Chandra Bose was born on 23 January 1897 at which place?
  24. The Paris 2024 Summer Olympics saw India win its first individual Olympic medal in which discipline through Manu Bhaker?
  25. With Panipat (1526) and Khanwa (1527), Babur secured eastern India up to the borders of Bengal by winning which third battle in 1529, against…
  26. Stupas are a symbol of which of the following religions ?
  27. Which body is responsible for redrawing the boundaries of parliamentary and assembly constituencies in India after each Census?
  28. The metal that is liquid at room temperature is:
  29. Which state in India has the largest forest cover by area?
  30. What does the term FDI stand for in economics?
  31. The Taj Mahal was built by which Mughal emperor in memory of his wife?
  32. The launch of the Non-Cooperation Movement on 1 August 1920 coincided with the death of which nationalist leader?
  33. Ilyas Khan was born in Lucknow to a family of musicians. He was famous for playing
  34. The International Telecommunication Union launched the AI for Good Global Commission in which city?
  35. Who presides over a joint sitting of the two Houses of Parliament?
  36. The Vande Bharat Express is a type of:
  37. Which Sultan is remembered for shifting his capital from Delhi to Daulatabad around 1327 CE and later reversing the decision?
  38. The collective Tamil term for the three crowned kings of the Sangam age — the Chera, Chola and Pandya rulers — is?
  39. Who was Khudiram Bose's associate in the failed 1908 bomb attempt on Magistrate Kingsford at Muzaffarpur, and who shot himself to avoid arrest by…
  40. 'Heart Lamp', which won the International Booker Prize in 2025 as the first short-story collection and first work in its language to do so, was…
  41. Muhammad of Ghor was wounded and forced to retreat after being struck in personal combat by which Chauhan kinsman/general at the First Battle of…
  42. Match the sponsor bank of the first five Regional Rural Banks (opened on 2 October 1975) with the town where the RRB it sponsored was headquartered…
  43. The Asian Games 2023 (postponed from 2022) were held in which Chinese city?
  44. Razia Sultana was killed in 1240, along with her husband Altunia, near which town?
  45. Which UP city is historically known as the 'Athens of the East' for its cultural refinement under the Nawabs?
  46. Who was appointed as the new Secretary, Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES)?
  47. The 1857 Revolt (First War of Independence) saw Delhi under siege; who was the last Mughal emperor at that time?
  48. Patna, the capital of Bihar, was known by which ancient name during the Mauryan Empire?
  49. India commissioned its first-ever geothermal wells at Puga Valley, located in which region?
  50. In the local Sindhi language, the name of the site 'Mohenjo-daro' translates to which meaning?
  51. The Pallava dynasty, known for the Shore Temple at Mahabalipuram, had its capital at which city?
  52. Which scientist, who discovered the atomic nucleus through the gold foil experiment, is often called the 'Father of Nuclear Physics'?
  53. The 'Periodic Labour Force Survey' (PLFS) in India is conducted to measure
  54. Who was the Secretary of State for India who made the 'August Declaration' of 1917 promising responsible government in India?
  55. In 1991 India had to pledge its gold reserves abroad to raise funds. This was mainly due to a severe ______.
  56. Axis Max Life Insurance launched 'Smart RISE', a retirement-focused insurance product. What does RISE stand for?
  57. Match List I (foreign visitor) with List II (ruler whose reign he described): List I: (a) Ibn Battuta (b) Domingo Paes (c) Sir Thomas Roe (d)…
  58. Who was appointed as the Chairperson of the National Commission for Minorities (NCM)?
  59. Which Mughal emperor shifted the capital from Agra to Delhi (Shahjahanabad) in 1638?
  60. Rabindranath Tagore, who wrote India's national anthem 'Jana Gana Mana', returned his knighthood in 1919 in protest against which massacre?
  61. Which is the national river of India?
  62. From which ashram did Mahatma Gandhi begin the Dandi March in March 1930?
  63. Who is traditionally credited as the author of the Panchatantra, the collection of animal fables?
  64. Which of the following is a key feature of the Right to Information Act?
  65. 'Amuktamalyada', a Telugu literary work on statecraft, was written by which Vijayanagara emperor himself?
  66. After the suppression of the Revolt of 1857, the last Mughal emperor Bahadur Shah II was exiled to which city, where he died in 1862?
  67. Which sport is associated with the Ranji Trophy?
  68. Which Mughal monument, a mausoleum, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site located in Agra?
  69. Which flower has been designated as the National Flower of India?
  70. Narayan Rao, whose murder in 1773 threw the Peshwa succession into crisis, was the younger brother of which capable Peshwa?
  71. Subhas Chandra Bose gave the famous rallying call 'Give me blood, and I shall give you freedom' while raising which army?
  72. The UP Cabinet approved the Uttar Pradesh Data Centre Policy 2026 to establish the state as a hub for which type of data centres?
  73. Which Sultan of Delhi extended the jizya to Brahmanas for the first time?
  74. The UIDAI is under the jurisdiction of which of the following ministries?
  75. Which ancient Indian university, founded in the 5th century CE near Rajgir, Bihar, was a major centre of Buddhist learning?
  76. Which sport features the four Grand Slam tournaments: Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon, and US Open?
  77. Madhubani painting, traditionally done by women using natural dyes, comes from which region?
  78. The Kalinga Prize is an international award given for popularisation of which field?
  79. Where is the headquarters of the Election Commission of India located?
  80. The term 'love-all' is used at the start of a match in which sport?
  81. Pushkar Fair in Rajasthan, held in the Kartik month, is India's largest fair for which animal?
  82. Who became the first Indian woman boxer to win an Olympic medal, taking bronze at the 2012 London Olympics?
  83. CSMVS in Mumbai, a major museum, was earlier known by which colonial-era name?
  84. PVTG, a Government of India classification for tribal groups needing special protective measures, stands for:
  85. Chhath Puja, the four-day festival dedicated to the Sun god and Chhathi Maiya observed on river banks, is most prominently celebrated in which state?
  86. Which country hosted the 2020 Summer Olympics (held in 2021)?
  87. Which flower is the National Flower of India?
  88. The Salar Jung Museum, famous for the 'Veiled Rebecca' marble statue and one of the largest one-man collections in the world, is located in which…
  89. What is the official currency of the United Kingdom?
  90. Under which Act are State Human Rights Commissions (SHRCs) established, paralleling the NHRC at the state level?
  91. Ajatashatru, the Haryanka ruler who fought a prolonged war against the Vajji confederacy, ascended the Magadhan throne after imprisoning (and, per…
  92. Sushil Kumar became the first Indian to win two individual Olympic medals — bronze in 2008 and silver in 2012 — in which sport?
  93. Which Later Mughal emperor was blinded and effectively deposed by the Rohilla chief Ghulam Qadir in 1788, an event symbolising the depths of Mughal…
  94. The Ajanta caves of Maharashtra, famous for their Buddhist mural paintings, are cut into a horseshoe-shaped gorge of which river?
  95. Who founded the Mauryan Empire with the help of Chanakya around 322 BCE?
  96. Hungarian author László Krasznahorkai won the 2025 Nobel Prize in which category?
  97. India's Constitution describes the country as a Union of States in which Article?
  98. A start-up receives ₹1 crore from an angel investor, but the fair market value of shares is estimated only at ₹60 lakhs. The difference of ₹40 lakhs…
  99. The economic crash of the US stock market in 1929, known as the Wall Street collapse, led directly to which crisis?
  100. The headquarters of the International Court of Justice is located in which city?