1000 General Knowledge Questions and Answers PDF Part 2 for Competitive Exams
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This collection includes 100 GK questions with answers, hard general knowledge MCQs, and previous years GK questions with answers to help candidates strengthen their fundamentals. The Top 100 GK questions with answers PDF Part 2 and the 1000 General Knowledge Questions and Answers in English PDF are extremely useful for aspirants preparing for SSC CGL, SSC CHSL, SSC MTS, WBCS, RRB NTPC, State PSC, and other competitive exams. Practicing these GK MCQs with answers regularly will enhance conceptual clarity, speed, accuracy, and overall exam confidence.
General Knowledge Questions with Answers Part 2 | SSC, WBCS, RRB Exam Preparation
101. A fuse wire is made of:
a) Copper
b) Aluminum
c) An alloy of tin and lead
d) Silver
Answer: c) An alloy of tin and lead
102. The Guardian of the Constitution of India is:
a) Parliament
b) President
c) Supreme Court of India
d) Prime Minister
Answer: c) Supreme Court of India
103. Which of the
following kind of energy is stored in a dry cell?
a) Mechanical
b) Thermal
c) Chemical
d) Electrical
Answer: c) Chemical
104. Who discovered the principle of electromagnetic
induction?
a) Thomas Edison
b) Nikola Tesla
c) Michael Faraday
d) Albert Einstein
Answer: c) Michael Faraday
105. The Nalanda University was founded by:
a) Ashoka
b) Kumara Gupta
c) Chandragupta
d) Harshavardhana
Answer: b) Kumara Gupta
106. Washing soda is also known as:
a) Sodium Chloride
b) Sodium Bicarbonate
c) Sodium Carbonate
d) Calcium Carbonate
Answer: c) Sodium Carbonate
107. Baking soda is also known as:
a) Sodium Chloride
b) Sodium Bicarbonate
c) Sodium Carbonate
d) Calcium Carbonate
Answer: b) Sodium Bicarbonate
108. In which year did Delhi become the capital of India?
a) 1910
b) 1911
c) 1912
d) 1913
Answer: b) 1911
109. Which disease is caused by the bite of a mad dog?
a) Malaria
b) Diphtheria
c) Rabies (Hydrophobia)
d) Tetanus
Answer: c) Rabies (Hydrophobia)
110. Which metal is used for the generation of Nuclear Power?
a) Uranium
b) Thorium
c) Plutonium
d) Bismuth
Answer: a) Uranium
111. Which planet is known as the Earth’s twin?
a) Mars
b) Venus
c) Mercury
d) Jupiter
Answer: b) Venus
112. Which gland is both exocrine and endocrine?
a) Thyroid
b) Adrenal
c) Pancreas
d) Pituitary
Answer: c) Pancreas
113. Which soil is best suited for cotton?
a) Clay
b) Sandy
c) Regur
d) Loamy
Answer: c) Regur
114. The largest freshwater lake in the world is:
a) Lake Baikal
b) Lake Superior
c) Lake Victoria
d) Caspian Sea
Answer: b) Lake Superior
115. Maximum strength of Rajya Sabha:
a) 245
b) 250
c) 260
d) 270
Answer: b) 250
116. World Population Day is observed on:
a) June 15
b) July 11
c) August 1
d) September 10
Answer: b) July 11
117. Who was the first chairman of the Planning Commission?
a) B. R. Ambedkar
b) Jawaharlal Nehru
c) Sardar Patel
d) C. Rajagopalachari
Answer: b) Jawaharlal Nehru
118. Who was the first woman to scale Mount Everest?
a) Bachendri Pal
b) Junko Tabei
c) Sirimavo Bandaranaike
d) Arunima Sinha
Answer: a) Bachendri Pal
119. Who appoints the chairman of UPSC?
a) Prime Minister
b) President
c) Home Minister
d) Lok Sabha Speaker
Answer: b) President
120. Who pioneered the Khilafat Movement?
a) Mahatma Gandhi
b) Ali Brothers
c) Jawaharlal Nehru
d) Muhammad Ali Jinnah
Answer: b) Ali Brothers
121. First general elections were held in which year?
a) 1950
b) 1951
c) 1952
d) 1953
Answer: b) 1951
122. Which gland is responsible for the secretion of insulin?
a) Liver
b) Pancreas
c) Thyroid
d) Adrenal
Answer: b) Pancreas
123. World Health Day is celebrated on:
a) March 21
b) April 7
c) May 21
d) June 7
Answer: b) April 7
124. The light year is a unit of:
a) Time
b) Distance
c) Mass
d) Speed
Answer: b) Distance
125. The first Indian woman to become the President of the
Indian National Congress was:
a) Sarojini Naidu
b) Annie Besant
c) Indira Gandhi
d) Kamala Nehru
Answer: b) Annie Besant
126. Which Indian state is the largest producer of tea?
a) Assam
b) West Bengal
c) Kerala
d) Tamil Nadu
Answer: a) Assam
127. Which is the smallest continent?
a) Asia
b) Europe
c) Australia
d) Antarctica
Answer: c) Australia
128. The largest organ of the human body is:
a) Liver
b) Brain
c) Skin
d) Heart
Answer: c) Skin
129. The first Indian woman to win the Nobel Prize was:
a) Indira Gandhi
b) Amartya Sen
c) Mother Teresa
d) Malala Yousafzai
Answer: c) Mother Teresa
130. What is the chemical formula of water?
a) H2O
b) H2O2
c) HO2
d) H2
Answer: a) H2O
131. The national flower of India is:
a) Rose
b) Lotus
c) Marigold
d) Jasmine
Answer: b) Lotus
132. In which state was the Panchayati Raj first introduced?
a) Gujarat
b) Rajasthan
c) Madhya Pradesh
d) Uttar Pradesh
Answer: b) Rajasthan
133. Which country is the leading producer of Uranium?
a) Australia
b) Kazakhstan
c) Canada
d) Russia
Answer: c) Canada
134. Which animal breathes through the skin?
a) Toad
b) Frog
c) Lizard
d) Snake
Answer: b) Frog
135. Which element is the highest conductor of electricity?
a) Copper
b) Gold
c) Silver
d) Aluminum
Answer: c) Silver
136. Who is known as the Father of the Indian Constitution?
a) Mahatma Gandhi
b) B. R. Ambedkar
c) Sardar Patel
d) Jawaharlal Nehru
Answer: b) B. R. Ambedkar
137. Who fixes the poverty line in India?
a) Planning Commission
b) NITI Aayog
c) Reserve Bank of India
d) Ministry of Finance
Answer: b) NITI Aayog
138. Who wrote the book “India of My Dreams”?
a) Jawaharlal Nehru
b) Mahatma Gandhi
c) B. R. Ambedkar
d) Sardar Patel
Answer: b) Mahatma Gandhi
139. Where is Anai Mudi located?
a) Tamil Nadu
b) Karnataka
c) Kerala
d) Andhra Pradesh
Answer: c) Kerala
140. What is the world’s largest desert?
a) Gobi Desert
b) Kalahari Desert
c) Sahara Desert
d) Arabian Desert
Answer: c) Sahara Desert
141. What is the maximum gap between two sessions of
Parliament?
a) 3 months
b) 4 months
c) 6 months
d) 12 months
Answer: c) 6 months
142. Which of the following personalities gave ‘The Laws of
Heredity’?
a) Charles Darwin
b) Gregor Mendel
c) Louis Pasteur
d) Thomas Morgan
Answer: b) Gregor Mendel
143. Name the person who was also known as Deshbandhu.
a) Subhas Chandra Bose
b) Chittaranjan Das
c) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
d) Mahatma Gandhi
Answer: b) Chittaranjan Das
144. Geet Govind is a famous creation of:
a) Tulsidas
b) Kalidasa
c) Jayadev
d) Bhavabhuti
Answer: c) Jayadev
145. In which year did the Cabinet Mission arrive in India?
a) 1942
b) 1945
c) 1946
d) 1947
Answer: c) 1946
146. Panchayati Raj comes under:
a) Union List
b) State List
c) Concurrent List
d) None of the above
Answer: b) State List
147. Harshcharita and Kadambari are the works of:
a) Bana Bhatta
b) Kalidasa
c) Bhasa
d) Bhavabhuti
Answer: a) Bana Bhatta
148. When did the War of American Independence take place?
a) 1775
b) 1776
c) 1777
d) 1781
Answer: b) 1776
149. Transformer is a device used to convert:
a) DC into AC
b) High voltage AC into low voltage AC
c) Low voltage AC into high voltage AC
d) AC into DC
Answer: c) Low voltage AC into high voltage AC
150. What is the use of a concave mirror?
a) To focus light
b) To provide a magnified image of the face for applying
make-up
c) For security purposes
d) To project images
Answer: b) To provide a magnified image of the face for
applying make-up
151. Every hot object emits:
a) Visible light
b) Ultraviolet rays
c) Infrared rays
d) X-rays
Answer: c) Infrared rays
152. A bomb explodes on the moon. You will hear its sound on
Earth after:
a) A few seconds
b) A few minutes
c) Cannot hear the sound of the explosion
d) Immediately
Answer: c) Cannot hear the sound of the explosion
153. Why does a cannon recoil after firing?
a) Newton's first law of motion
b) Newton's second law of motion
c) Newton's third law of motion
d) Conservation of momentum
Answer: c) Newton's third law of motion
154. The ultimate source of energy in a hydroelectric power
station is:
a) Kinetic energy of water
b) Thermal energy
c) The potential energy of water
d) Wind energy
Answer: c) The potential energy of water
155. The water from a hand pump is warm in winter because:
a) Water is a poor conductor of heat
b) The temperature inside the Earth is higher than the
atmospheric temperature
c) Pumping causes friction
d) Groundwater is warmer
Answer: b) The temperature inside the Earth is higher than
the atmospheric temperature
156. Ball pens function on the principle of:
a) Surface tension
b) Capillarity
c) Gravity
d) Viscosity
Answer: a) Surface tension
157. The sky appears blue because:
a) It reflects blue color
b) Blue color is scattered more than the others
c) Blue is the dominant color
d) The sun emits blue light
Answer: b) Blue color is scattered more than the others
158. When a light wave is reflected from a mirror, there is a
change in its:
a) Wavelength
b) Frequency
c) Amplitude
d) Speed
Answer: c) Amplitude
159. An object which absorbs all colors and reflects none
appears:
a) White
b) Black
c) Grey
d) Transparent
Answer: b) Black
160. A small drop of oil spreads over water because:
a) Oil is less dense
b) Water has higher surface tension
c) Oil is more viscous
d) Oil evaporates quickly
Answer: b) Water has higher surface tension
161. A pressure cooker is fast in cooking rice because:
a) It uses high heat
b) High pressure raises the boiling point of water
c) It cooks at a low temperature
d) It reduces cooking time
Answer: b) High pressure raises the boiling point of water
162. Who was the first person to measure the speed of light?
a) Galileo
b) Albert Einstein
c) Ole Romer
d) Isaac Newton
Answer: c) Ole Romer
163. An electric motor converts:
a) Electrical energy into thermal energy
b) Mechanical energy into electrical energy
c) Electrical energy into mechanical energy
d) Thermal energy into electrical energy
Answer: c) Electrical energy into mechanical energy
164. The M.K.S system was first introduced by:
a) Archimedes
b) Giorgi
c) Newton
d) Galileo
Answer: b) Giorgi
165. X-rays are:
a) Sound waves
b) Electromagnetic waves
c) Mechanical waves
d) Light waves
Answer: b) Electromagnetic waves
166. The period of a pendulum depends upon:
a) Mass
b) Amplitude
c) Length
d) Gravity
Answer: c) Length
167. Atmospheric pressure is measured by:
a) Thermometer
b) Barometer
c) Anemometer
d) Manometer
Answer: b) Barometer
168. A car moving on a straight road is a:
a) Circular motion
b) Oscillatory motion
c) Rectilinear motion
d) Random motion
Answer: c) Rectilinear motion
169. The substances which have infinite electrical resistance
are called:
a) Conductors
b) Semiconductors
c) Insulators
d) Superconductors
Answer: c) Insulators
170. Lighthouses are places with powerful lights to:
a) Illuminate the harbor
b) Guide and warn the ships coming from different directions
in the ocean
c) Signal bad weather
d) Provide a landmark
Answer: b) Guide and warn the ships coming from different
directions in the ocean.
171. Magnetism at the center of a bar magnet is:
a) Maximum
b) Minimum
c) Around zero
d) Uniform
Answer: c) Around zero
172. When an ebonite rod is rubbed with fur, the charge
acquired by the fur is:
a) Negative
b) Neutral
c) Positive
d) Indeterminate
Answer: c) Positive
173. A solar eclipse will take place when the moon is
between:
a) The sun and the Earth
b) The Earth and the sun
c) The sun and the stars
d) The Earth and the stars
Answer: a) The sun and the Earth
174. The working principle of a washing machine is:
a) Centrifugation
b) Distillation
c) Evaporation
d) Filtration
Answer: a) Centrifugation
175. The cerebrum of the brain is primarily divided into how
many parts?
a) 1
b) 2
c) 3
d) 4
Answer: b) 2
176. Which of the following is a warm-blooded animal?
a) Crocodile
b) Lizard
c) Bat
d) Frog
Answer: c) Bat
177. Which of the following types of teeth is used for
grinding food?
a) Incisor
b) Canine
c) Molar
d) Premolar
Answer: c) Molar
178. The kidneys in human beings are a part of the system
for:
a) Digestion
b) Circulation
c) Excretion
d) Respiration
Answer: c) Excretion
179. Which one of the following organs breaks fat to produce
cholesterol?
a) Stomach
b) Pancreas
c) Liver
d) Gallbladder
Answer: c) Liver
180. Which planet is nearest to the Earth?
a) Mars
b) Venus
c) Mercury
d) Jupiter
Answer: b) Venus
181. Which planet is nearest to the sun?
a) Venus
b) Earth
c) Mercury
d) Mars
Answer: c) Mercury
182. Which star is nearest to the sun?
a) Sirius
b) Proxima Centauri
c) Alpha Centauri
d) Betelgeuse
Answer: b) Proxima Centauri
183. Which star is nearest to the Earth?
a) Proxima Centauri
b) Sirius
c) Betelgeuse
d) Vega
Answer: a) Proxima Centauri
184. Which is the brightest planet?
a) Jupiter
b) Mars
c) Venus
d) Saturn
Answer: c) Venus
185. Which is the brightest star?
a) Vega
b) Betelgeuse
c) Sirius (Dog Star)
d) Procyon
Answer: c) Sirius (Dog Star)
186. Why is the drop of liquid spherical?
a) Gravity
b) Surface tension
c) Cohesion
d) Adhesion
Answer: b) Surface tension
187. Which is used to produce artificial rain?
a) Sodium chloride
b) Potassium iodide
c) Silver iodide
d) Calcium carbonate
Answer: c) Silver iodide
188. The term PVC used in the plastic industry stands for:
a) Polyvinyl acetate
b) Polyvinyl alcohol
c) Polyvinyl chloride
d) Polyvinyl ether
Answer: c) Polyvinyl chloride
189. The acid present in lemon is:
a) Acetic acid
b) Lactic acid
c) Citric acid
d) Ascorbic acid
Answer: c) Citric acid
190. Oil of vitriol is:
a) Hydrochloric acid
b) Nitric acid
c) Sulfuric acid
d) Acetic acid
Answer: c) Sulfuric acid
191. Bauxite is an ore of:
a) Copper
b) Iron
c) Aluminium
d) Zinc
Answer: c) Aluminium
192. The periodic table was given by:
a) Dmitri Mendeleev
b) John Dalton
c) J.J. Thomson
d) Antoine Lavoisier
Answer: a) Dmitri Mendeleev
193. Which of the following is the largest and the deepest
ocean in the world?
a) Indian Ocean
b) Atlantic Ocean
c) Arctic Ocean
d) Pacific Ocean
Answer: d) Pacific Ocean
194. SAARC was formed in:
a) 1980
b) 1985
c) 1990
d) 1995
Answer: b) 1985
195. Which country is called the Land of White Elephants?
a) India
b) Thailand
c) Myanmar
d) Sri Lanka
Answer: b) Thailand
196. Which country is called the Land of the Rising Sun?
a) China
b) Japan
c) South Korea
d) Thailand
Answer: b) Japan
197. Which city is called the Land of a Thousand Lakes?
a) Helsinki
b) Stockholm
c) Oslo
d) Reykjavik
Answer: a) Helsinki
198. Which city is called the Land of the Midnight Sun?
a) Anchorage
b) Oslo
c) Tromso
d) Bergen
Answer: c) Tromso
199. The Land of Kangaroos is called:
a) New Zealand
b) Australia
c) Canada
d) South Africa
Answer: b) Australia
200. The longest day of the year is:
a) March 21
b) June 21
c) September 21
d) December 21
Answer: b) June 21
