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General Awareness questions with answers, page 6

1,274 solved General Awareness MCQs from SSC, RRB, banking and police exams. Open any question to try it and read the explanation. Want a timed test instead? Free General Awareness practice sets.

  1. PYQAs of October 2024, Lalrinpuii is the Health and Family Welfare Minister of which of the following states?
  2. PYQChapchar Kut festival, celebrated in anticipation of a good harvest, is mainly a festival of ________.
  3. PYQWhich of the following Mauryan-era archaeological sites is associated with the remains of a wooden palisade?
  4. PYQ'Roppi' is a popular folk dance of _______ state.
  5. PYQWhich of the following religions is followed by the largest number of people in China?
  6. PYQAccording to the 15th Krishi Karman Award committee, which was the best Indian state for agriculture in the year 2024?
  7. PYQThe AAI (All India) 50th All India Inter-State Table Tennis Championship 2023 was organised by ____________.
  8. PYQWhich of the following can help in water conservation?
  9. PYQThe prayers written in the Rigveda are known by which of the following names?
  10. PYQWho was the highest wicket-taker in the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2023, ODI tournament?
  11. PYQUnder the Delimitation of Assembly Constituencies for Scheduled Tribes representation in Goa (Amendment) Bill, 2024, who has the authority to…
  12. PYQWhat was the title of the national report presented by a national commission during the Seventh Five Year Plan on women in self-employment and the…
  13. PYQIn 1993, whose name was entered in the Guinness Book of World Records for singing 28 songs in a single day?
  14. PYQK Chandrashekar Rao, who faced a major setback in the 2023 Telangana elections, is associated with which political party?
  15. PYQWhich of the following is a popular dance form of Punjab?
  16. PYQAccording to the National Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) 2023, which Union Territory has the lowest percentage of multidimensionally poor…
  17. PYQWhich movement, led by Swami Dayanand Saraswati, advocated a return to the teachings of the Vedas?
  18. PYQPadma Shri awardee Shobhana Narayan is associated with which Indian classical dance form?
  19. PYQAs per the 2011 Census, which state among the Seven Sister states has the highest literacy rate?
  20. PYQAs per the Census of India 2011, which of the following states has the lowest population growth rate?
  21. PYQUnder which Article of the Indian Constitution is the State obligated to promote the economic interests of the weaker sections of society?
  22. PYQWhat is the Vedic name of the Sutlej river, which is part of the Sapta Sindhu rivers mentioned in the Rigveda?
  23. PYQThe Act enacted in 1919 introduced a dual system of government (dyarchy) in the provinces of British India — which Act was this?
  24. PYQWho among the following was appointed Union Minister of Women and Child Development in June 2024?
  25. PYQWhich two streams meet near Keylong at Tandi in Himachal Pradesh?
  26. PYQIn which of the following states is the 'Saanjhi' festival celebrated?
  27. PYQName the white compound with an intense pungent smell and taste, similar to a crystal, which is purified by the process of sublimation.
  28. PYQThe first three digits of the Magnetic Ink Character Recognition (MICR) number on your cheque indicate the code of the __________ in which your bank…
  29. PYQIndia won the inaugural edition of the SAARC Gold Cup Football, held in __________ in 1993.
  30. PYQTamil Nadu defeated which team in the final of the 71st Senior National Basketball Championship 2022 to win the men's title?
  31. PYQWhich Directive Principle supports the formation of Gram Panchayats for self-governance?
  32. PYQThe Indian classical dance Bharatanatyam originated in which of the following states?
  33. PYQIn which state is Halda Mahotsav celebrated?
  34. PYQWhich of the following ministries introduced the Oilfields (Regulation and Development) Amendment Bill, 2024 in Parliament?
  35. PYQWhich distinctive pottery is identified with Early Iron Age settlements in North India?
  36. PYQWhich of the following dancers was honoured with the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award for Chhau dance in 2018?
  37. PYQWhich group was formed in 1919 to support the Khilafat Movement and strengthen Hindu-Muslim unity?
  38. PYQWho was appointed as the new Chairman of the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) on 1 August 2024?
  39. PYQAs per the Census of India 2011, which of the following states has the lowest population?
  40. PYQIn which state is the Halda Festival celebrated?
  41. PYQWhich Directive Principle advocates the organisation of village panchayats for self-government?
  42. PYQWhich of the following teams did Tamil Nadu defeat in the final to win the men's title in the 71st Senior National Basketball Championship?
  43. PYQWhich of the following ministries introduced the Oilfields (Regulation and Development) Amendment Bill, 2024, in the parliament?
  44. PYQWhich of the following sectors was given the highest priority in the First Five-Year Plan?
  45. PYQWhich characteristic pottery became a hallmark of early Iron Age settlements in northern India?
  46. PYQWhen natural resources are unlimited, the populations grow very rapidly; this accelerating pattern of increasing population size is called:
  47. PYQWhich group was formed in 1919 to support the Khilafat Movement and strengthen the Hindu-Muslim unity?
  48. PYQIn which of the following states did the Indian classical dance Bharatanatyam originate?
  49. PYQWhich of the following dancers won the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award for Chhau dance in 2018?
  50. PYQWho was appointed as the new Chairperson of the Union Public Service Commission on 1 August 2024?
  51. PYQWhich of the following festivals is celebrated as the Marathi New Year?
  52. PYQSukta is known as the hymn (stotragan) of which Vedic text?
  53. PYQWhich article of the Indian Constitution mentions the vacation, resignation, and removal from office of the Speaker and Deputy Speaker?
  54. PYQWho among the following was appointed as the Union Culture Minister in June 2024?
  55. PYQAccording to the Census of India 2011, which of the following North Eastern states has the highest population?
  56. PYQAccording to the Sample Registration System (SRS) 2020, which of the following Indian states had the highest natural growth rate of population?
  57. PYQWhich of the following sectors includes all business establishments, corporations, and partnerships?
  58. PYQWhen was the third edition of the Khelo India Winter Games held in India?
  59. PYQThe 1940 'August Offer' was given by which British official?
  60. PYQWhich dance form of Eastern India was inscribed on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2010?
  61. PYQPadma Shri awardee Mohiniyattam artist Kalamandalam Kshemavathy is associated with which of the following states of India?
  62. PYQKalamandalam Kshemavathy Pavithran, recipient of Padma Shri and a performer of mohiniyattam, belongs to which of the following states of India?
  63. PYQAccording to the Indian Constitution, which of the following Schedule deals with the separation of powers of the government?
  64. PYQWhich dance of Eastern India was recognized in the Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2010?
  65. PYQThe 'August Offer' of 1940 was made by which British government official?
  66. PYQWhen was the 3rd edition of the Khelo India Winter Games held in India?
  67. PYQAs per Sample Registration System (SRS) 2020, which of the following Indian states had the highest natural growth rate in population?
  68. PYQWho among the following was appointed as the Union Minister of Culture in June 2024?
  69. PYQVacation, resignation and removal from the offices of Speaker and Deputy Speaker are addressed in which Article of the Constitution of India?
  70. PYQWhich of the following sectors includes all the business entities, corporations and partnerships?
  71. PYQAccording to the Census of India, 2011, which of the following northeastern states has the highest population?
  72. PYQWhich of the following is the festival that celebrates Marathi New Year?
  73. PYQWhich article of the Indian Constitution emphasizes the provision for just and humane conditions of work and maternity relief?
  74. PYQAs per the Sample Registration System (SRS) 2020, which of the following states had the highest Infant Mortality Rate?
  75. PYQWho, in 1856, made methane by treating carbon disulfide vapour with red hot copper and hydrogen sulfide?
  76. PYQWhich of the following sites provides evidence of early urban planning during the Middle Bronze Age in India?
  77. PYQThe 19th century 'Tanjore Quartet' identified which dance style?
  78. PYQWhat was the theme of Independence Day 2023?
  79. PYQ________ is mainly played using three pieces of equipment: a bowl, a jack and a mat.
  80. PYQGuru Chemancheri Kunhiraman Nair was associated with which Indian dance style?
  81. PYQWho was the first Deputy Chairman of India's Planning Commission?
  82. PYQThe Brahmaputra river originates in which part of the Himalayas?
  83. PYQIn January 2024, who retired as India's Ambassador to the United States of America?
  84. PYQWhich British official was responsible for the Partition of Bengal in 1905?
  85. PYQWho produced methane in 1856 by bringing carbon disulphide vapour in contact with red hot copper and hydrogen sulphide?
  86. PYQThere are primarily three pieces of equipment, a bowl, a jack and a mat, which are needed to play _____.
  87. PYQFrom which region of the Himalayas does the river Brahmaputra originate?
  88. PYQWho retired as India's Ambassador to the United States in January 2024?
  89. PYQWhich British official was responsible for the partition of Bengal in 1905?
  90. PYQWith which Indian dance form was Guru Chemancheri Kunhiraman Nair associated?
  91. PYQWhich dance style did the famous 19th-century 'Tanjore Quartet' identify/codify?
  92. PYQWhich article of the Indian Constitution emphasises the provisions for just and humane conditions of work and maternity relief?
  93. PYQWho was the first Vice-Chairman of India's Planning Commission?
  94. PYQAs per the Sample Registration System (SRS) 2020, which of the following states had the highest infant mortality rate?
  95. PYQWhich of the following was the theme of Independence Day 2023?
  96. PYQMahavir Singh Gurjar/Guddu, honoured with the Padma Shri in 2024, is a folk dancer from which Indian state?
  97. PYQWho advocated that India would truly be free only when its poorest people are free from human suffering?
  98. PYQThe highest density of Chalcolithic Malwa settlements was found in which of the following locations?
  99. PYQHow many types of plate-tectonic boundaries are there?
  100. PYQWhich of the following South Indian classical dance styles derives its textual sanction from 'Balarama Bharatam' and 'Hastalakshana Deepika'?