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100 GK Questions with Answers Part 3 | Most Important General Knowledge MCQs
201. Dronacharya Awards are given to:
a) Athletes
b) Coaches
c) Teams
d) Sports organizations
Answer: b) Coaches
202. The Arjuna Award is given in the field of:
a) Arts
b) Literature
c) Games and Sports
d) Science
Answer: c) Games and Sports
203. Which is the highest civilian award in India?
a) Padma Bhushan
b) Padma Vibhushan
c) Bharat Ratna
d) Dadasaheb Phalke Award
Answer: c) Bharat Ratna
204. The Gnanapeeta Award is given in the field of:
a) Science
b) Art
c) Literature
d) Sports
Answer: c) Literature
205. The Dadasaheb Phalke Award is given in the field of:
a) Music
b) Dance
c) Cinema
d) Literature
Answer: c) Cinema
206. Who was the founder of Sikh Religion?
a) Guru Gobind Singh
b) Guru Tegh Bahadur
c) Guru Nanak
d) Guru Ram Das
Answer: c) Guru Nanak
207. What is the ratio of the length and breadth of the
Indian National Flag?
a) 2:3
b) 3:2
c) 4:3
d) 1:2
Answer: b) 3:2
208. Which is the lowest unit of local government?
a) Panchayat Samiti
b) Gram Panchayat
c) Zila Parishad
d) Municipality
Answer: b) Gram Panchayat
209. The famous dance Kathakali is related to which state?
a) Karnataka
b) Kerala
c) Tamil Nadu
d) Andhra Pradesh
Answer: b) Kerala
210. Gol Gumbaz is located at:
a) Bijapur
b) Gulbarga
c) Mysore
d) Hampi
Answer: a) Bijapur
211. Who invented logarithm tables?
a) Isaac Newton
b) John Napier
c) Galileo Galilei
d) Albert Einstein
Answer: b) John Napier
212. Malfunctioning of which organ causes jaundice?
a) Kidney
b) Liver
c) Pancreas
d) Heart
Answer: b) Liver
213. Where was India's first atomic power station set up?
a) Tarapur (Maharashtra)
b) Kalpakkam (Tamil Nadu)
c) Narora (Uttar Pradesh)
d) Kaiga (Karnataka)
Answer: a) Tarapur (Maharashtra)
214. How many fundamental rights are mentioned in the Indian
Constitution?
a) Five
b) Six
c) Seven
d) Eight
Answer: b) Six
215. Which of the Article/Articles cannot be suspended even
during an emergency?
a) Article 14
b) Article 19
c) Article 20 and 21
d) Article 32
Answer: c) Article 20 and 21
216. Who was the first Viceroy of India?
a) Lord Curzon
b) Lord Canning
c) Lord Wavell
d) Lord Mountbatten
Answer: b) Lord Canning
217. What is the minimum age required to become the Vice
President of India?
a) 30 Years
b) 32 Years
c) 35 Years
d) 40 Years
Answer: c) 35 Years
218. NITI Aayog has been formed to replace which of the
following institutions?
a) Planning Commission
b) Finance Commission
c) National Development Council
d) Reserve Bank of India
Answer: a) Planning Commission
219. How many types of writs are there in the Indian
Constitution?
a) 3
b) 5
c) 7
d) 10
Answer: b) 5
220. How many Fundamental Duties are mentioned in the Indian
Constitution?
a) 10
b) 11
c) 12
d) 15
Answer: b) 11
221. In the Indian Constitution, the method of election of
the President has been taken from which country?
a) USA
b) UK
c) Ireland
d) France
Answer: c) Ireland
222. Who administers the oath of the President of India?
a) Prime Minister
b) Speaker of Lok Sabha
c) Chief Justice of India
d) Attorney General
Answer: c) Chief Justice of India
223. Which article of the Indian Constitution has the
provision for National Emergency?
a) Article 356
b) Article 360
c) Article 352
d) Article 370
Answer: c) Article 352
224. How many members of the upper house (Rajya Sabha) can be
nominated by the President of India?
a) 10
b) 12
c) 14
d) 15
Answer: b) 12
225. Which of the Amendments is also known as the 'Mini
Constitution' of India?
a) 41st Amendment
b) 42nd Amendment
c) 43rd Amendment
d) 44th Amendment
Answer: b) 42nd Amendment
226. The Jammu and Kashmir state legislative assembly has a
tenure of:
a) 5 years
b) 6 years
c) 4 years
d) 7 years
Answer: b) 6 years
227. Appointments for All India Services are made by:
a) Prime Minister
b) President
c) Chief Minister
d) Home Minister
Answer: b) President
228. The Sharda Act is related to:
a) Education
b) Child Marriage
c) Women’s Rights
d) Labor Laws
Answer: b) Child Marriage
229. The Chairman of NITI Aayog is:
a) Finance Minister
b) Chief Minister
c) Prime Minister
d) President
Answer: c) Prime Minister
230. Which planet is considered a Dwarf planet?
a) Mars
b) Pluto
c) Saturn
d) Neptune
Answer: b) Pluto
231. What is the name of the tropical cyclones in the China
Sea?
a) Hurricane
b) Typhoon
c) Cyclone
d) Monsoon
Answer: b) Typhoon
232. The Himalayas is an example of:
a) Fault mountains
b) Block mountains
c) Fold mountains
d) Volcanic mountains
Answer: c) Fold mountains
233. The largest irrigation canal in India is:
a) Indira Gandhi Canal
b) Bhakra Canal
c) Sutlej Canal
d) Ganga Canal
Answer: a) Indira Gandhi Canal
234. Name the scientist who first declared that the earth
revolves around the sun.
a) Galileo Galilei
b) Copernicus
c) Isaac Newton
d) Kepler
Answer: b) Copernicus
235. Which of the following is the most toxic gas?
a) Carbon dioxide
b) Carbon monoxide
c) Methane
d) Ammonia
Answer: b) Carbon monoxide
236. Name the animal that can do without water in its entire
life.
a) Camel
b) Kangaroo rat
c) Lizard
d) Scorpion
Answer: b) Kangaroo rat
237. Through which organ does a fish respire?
a) Lungs
b) Skin
c) Gills
d) Mouth
Answer: c) Gills
238. Which lenses are used by people having shortsightedness?
a) Convex
b) Concave
c) Bifocal
d) Cylindrical
Answer: b) Concave
239. Which is the basic characteristic of a living organism?
a) Ability to move
b) Ability to reproduce
c) Ability to grow
d) Ability to respond to stimuli
Answer: b) Ability to reproduce
240. Which of the following is caused by a deficiency of iron
in the diet?
a) Scurvy
b) Rickets
c) Anemia
d) Osteoporosis
Answer: c) Anemia
241. What is the range, in hertz, of normal human hearing?
a) 20 Hz to 15 kHz
b) 20 Hz to 20 kHz
c) 30 Hz to 25 kHz
d) 10 Hz to 10 kHz
Answer: b) 20 Hz to 20 kHz
242. Which natural element has the highest melting point?
a) Gold
b) Iron
c) Tungsten
d) Platinum
Answer: c) Tungsten
243. Which is the hardest substance in the human body?
a) Bone
b) Cartilage
c) Tooth enamel
d) Dentin
Answer: c) Tooth enamel
244. Who invented zero?
a) Greeks
b) Indians
c) Arabs
d) Chinese
Answer: b) Indians
245. Which vitamin is available to the human body through
sunbathing?
a) Vitamin A
b) Vitamin B
c) Vitamin C
d) Vitamin D
Answer: d) Vitamin D
246. In which part of the plant does photosynthesis take
place?
a) Roots
b) Stems
c) Leaves
d) Flowers
Answer: c) Leaves
247. Which of the following is affected by rickets in the
human body?
a) Skin
b) Hair
c) Bones
d) Muscles
Answer: c) Bones
248. Which of the following gases do plants and trees give
out during photosynthesis?
a) Carbon dioxide
b) Nitrogen
c) Oxygen
d) Hydrogen
Answer: c) Oxygen
249. Which metal is added to steel to make it stainless
steel?
a) Nickel
b) Chromium
c) Copper
d) Zinc
Answer: b) Chromium
250. Of which part of a plant is onion a modified form?
a) Leaf
b) Root
c) Stem
d) Flower
Answer: c) Stem
251. Which of the following is affected by pyorrhea?
a) Teeth
b) Gums
c) Tongue
d) Mouth
Answer: b) Gums
252. How many kilobytes make one megabyte?
a) 512
b) 1024
c) 2048
d) 256
Answer: b) 1024
253. Which instrument is used to measure the density of milk?
a) Hydrometer
b) Lactometer
c) Barometer
d) Anemometer
Answer: b) Lactometer
254. Which was the first living creature to go into space?
a) Monkey
b) Dog
c) Cat
d) Turtle
Answer: b) Dog
255. What is the main constituent of hemoglobin?
a) Calcium
b) Copper
c) Iron
d) Magnesium
Answer: c) Iron
256. Which blood group is called the universal recipient?
a) A
b) B
c) AB
d) O
Answer: c) AB
257. How many natural elements are known?
a) 80
b) 92
c) 100
d) 118
Answer: b) 92
258. Which toxic element is present in tobacco?
a) Arsenic
b) Lead
c) Nicotine
d) Mercury
Answer: c) Nicotine
259. How many chromosomes does a human cell contain?
a) 46
b) 48
c) 44
d) 50
Answer: a) 46
260. Who classified human blood into four groups?
a) Louis Pasteur
b) Robert Koch
c) Karl Landsteiner
d) Edward Jenner
Answer: c) Karl Landsteiner
261. Which one of the following is the largest in size?
a) African elephant
b) Blue whale
c) Giraffe
d) Great white shark
Answer: b) Blue whale
262. Which of the following was discovered by Alexander
Fleming?
a) Insulin
b) Penicillin
c) Vaccination
d) X-rays
Answer: b) Penicillin
263. In which function of the body do enzymes help?
a) Circulation
b) Respiration
c) Digestion
d) Excretion
Answer: c) Digestion
264. Which is the largest bone in the human body?
a) Humerus
b) Femur
c) Tibia
d) Pelvis
Answer: b) Femur
265. Which element is common to all acids?
a) Oxygen
b) Carbon
c) Nitrogen
d) Hydrogen
Answer: d) Hydrogen
266. Which gland in the human body is called the master
gland?
a) Thyroid
b) Adrenal
c) Pancreas
d) Pituitary
Answer: d) Pituitary
267. Which is the shortest bone in the human body?
a) Femur
b) Humerus
c) Stapes
d) Radius
Answer: c) Stapes
268. What is the chemical symbol for silver?
a) Au
b) Ag
c) Si
d) Sn
Answer: b) Ag
269. Which of the following human bones is in the head?
a) Humerus
b) Skull
c) Femur
d) Radius
Answer: b) Skull
270. What is the temperature at which Fahrenheit and Celsius
scales show the same?
a) 0 degrees
b) 32 degrees
c) 40 degrees
d) -40 degrees
Answer: d) -40 degrees
271. Which of the following vitamins prevents night
blindness?
a) Vitamin B
b) Vitamin C
c) Vitamin A
d) Vitamin D
Answer: c) Vitamin A
272. Who is associated with the invention of computers?
a) Albert Einstein
b) Thomas Edison
c) Charles Babbage
d) Nikola Tesla
Answer: c) Charles Babbage
273. What is affected by eczema in the human body?
a) Hair
b) Nails
c) Skin
d) Bones
Answer: c) Skin
274. With which invention is Alfred Nobel associated?
a) Telephone
b) Dynamite
c) Radio
d) Airplane
Answer: b) Dynamite
275. What is the average heartbeat per minute in a normal
adult human being?
a) 60
b) 72
c) 80
d) 90
Answer: b) 72
276. Which of the following types of teeth grind food?
a) Incisors
b) Canines
c) Molars
d) Premolars
Answer: c) Molars
277. Which body organ secretes bile?
a) Pancreas
b) Stomach
c) Liver
d) Gallbladder
Answer: c) Liver
278. How many keys are found on a standard keyboard?
a) 101 keys
b) 104 keys
c) 87 keys
d) 108 keys
Answer: a) 101 keys
279. Who is the First President of the Indian National
Congress?
a) Dadabhai Naoroji
b) W. C. Banerjee
c) G. K. Gokhale
d) Badruddin Tyabji
Answer: b) W. C. Banerjee
280. Who is the First Indian Woman President of the Indian
National Congress?
a) Sarojini Naidu
b) Annie Besant
c) Indira Gandhi
d) Kamala Nehru
Answer:
281. Who is the First Woman President of the Indian National
Congress?
a) Sarojini Naidu
b) Annie Besant
c) Indira Gandhi
d) Vijayalakshmi Pandit
Answer: b) Annie Besant
282. Where is the International Court of Justice located?
a) Geneva, Switzerland
b) The Hague, Netherlands
c) New York, USA
d) Brussels, Belgium
Answer: b) The Hague, Netherlands
283. What is the full form of CFL?
a) Compact Fluorescent Lamp
b) Compact Fluorescent Light
c) Common Fluorescent Light
d) Compact Fluorescent Fixture
Answer: b) Compact Fluorescent Light
284. What is the pH value of pure water?
a) 6
b) 7
c) 8
d) 9
Answer: b) 7
285. How many groups and periods are there in the periodic
table?
a) 18 groups and 7 periods
b) 16 groups and 8 periods
c) 20 groups and 6 periods
d) 18 groups and 6 periods
Answer: a) 18 groups and 7 periods
286. Which country is the world's largest producer of mica?
a) China
b) Brazil
c) India
d) USA
Answer: c) India
287. Which is the first state in India formed on the basis of
language?
(a) Gujarat
(b) Andhra Pradesh
(c) Tamil Nadu
(d) Maharashtra
Answer: (b) Andhra Pradesh
288. In the atmosphere, the lowest layer is called?
(a) Stratosphere
(b) Troposphere
(c) Mesosphere
(d) Thermosphere
Answer: (b) Troposphere
289. Who is the first ICS (Indian Civil Services) officer in
the world?
(a) Ramesh Chandra Dutta
(b) Satyendranath Tagore
(c) Surendranath Banerjee
(d) C. Rajagopalachari
Answer: (b) Satyendranath Tagore
290. When was the first railway service started in India?
(a) 1 April 1853
(b) 16 April 1853
(c) 15 August 1857
(d) 26 January 1950
Answer: (b) 16 April 1853
291. Who was the last Mughal Emperor of India?
(a) Akbar
(b) Aurangzeb
(c) Bahadur Shah II
(d) Shah Jahan
Answer: (c) Bahadur Shah II
292. When was the first Battle of Panipat fought?
(a) 1526
(b) 1556
(c) 1740
(d) 1764
Answer: (a) 1526
293. When was the second Battle of Panipat fought?
(a) 1526
(b) 1556
(c) 1764
(d) 1857
Answer: (b) 1556
294. When was the Battle of Plassey fought?
(a) 1740
(b) 1757
(c) 1764
(d) 1781
Answer: (b) 1757
295. When was the Battle of Buxar fought?
(a) 1757
(b) 1764
(c) 1781
(d) 1857
Answer: (b) 1764
296. When is Human Rights Day celebrated?
(a) 10 December
(b) 1 January
(c) 15 November
(d) 8 March
Answer: (a) 10 December
297. When is AIDS Day celebrated?
(a) 1 December
(b) 10 December
(c) 16 September
(d) 1 January
Answer: (a) 1 December
298. Which branch of science deals with heredity and the laws
that govern it?
a) Biology
b) Ecology
c) Genetics
d) Physiology
Answer: c) Genetics
299. Which system of numeration is used in computers?
a) Decimal
b) Octal
c) Hexadecimal
d) Binary
Answer: d) Binary
300. Which is the longest key on a computer keyboard?
a) Enter
b) Shift
c) Space bar
d) Backspace
Answer: c) Space bar
