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50 GK Question in English with Answers for Students
Quick Quiz
SAFTA stands for South Asian Free Trade
1. Area
2. Association
3. Agreement
4. Agency
Option 3 – Agreement
NRSA refers to ( 50 GK Question in English MCQ )
1. National Rural Service Agency
2. National Remote Sensing Agency
3. Non-Residents in South Africa
4. National Remote Sensing Area
Option 2 – National Remote Sensing Agency
The full form of DOS is
1. Disk Offset System
2. Direct Offset System
3. Disk Operating System
4. None of these
Option 3 – Disk Operating System
The term PIO stands for ( 50 GK Question in English MCQ )
1. People of Indian Origin
2. Pensioners of Indian Office
3. F’opulation of Indian Origin
4. Parents of Indian Origin
Option 1 – People of Indian Origin
NJC Stand for
1. National Judicial Committee
2. National Judicial Commission
3. National Judicial Conference
4. National Judicial Corporation
Option 2 – National Judicial Commission
HDI means ( 50 GK Question in English MCQ )
1. Human Development Index
2. Humanrights Direction Index
3. Hyderabad Development Information
4. None of the above
Option 1 – Human Development Index
Which of the following are correctly matched?
1. TRYSEM – Training of Rural Youth of Self employment
2. UAV – Unmanned Aerial Vehicle
3. UNI – United News India
4. All the above
Option 4 – All the above
VRS stands for ( 50 GK Question in English MCQ )
1. Voluntary Recruit School
2. Voluntary Retirement Scheme
3. V-Rays
4. Vegetarian Refreshment School
Option 2 – Voluntary Retirement Scheme
VAT refers to
1. Value Added Tax
2. Value Added Trust
3. Value Amount Total
4. None of the above
Option 1 – Value Added Tax
WiLL means
1. Wireless Loop Local
2. World anti-Labour Limited
3. World wide Local Loop
4. Wireless in Local Loop
Option 4 – Wireless in Local Loop
NABARD means ( 50 GK Question in English MCQ )
1. National Bank for Rural Development
2. National Agricultural Bank And Regional Bank
3. Non Agricultural Bank
4. National Bank for Agricultural and Rural Development
Option 4 – National Bank for Agricultural and Rural Development
NASDAQ refers to National Association of Securities Dealers Automated
1. Quod
2. Quotation
3. Quality
4. None of the above
Option 2 – Quotation
NASSCOM means?
1. National Association of Software and Service Companies
2. National Association of Security and Service Companies
3. National Association of Software and Security Companies
4. None of the above
Option 1 – National Association of Software and Service Companies
NSG stands for ( 50 GK Question in English MCQ )
1. Non-Security Guard
2. Nuclear Suppliers Group
3. Nuclear Super Grade
4. Nuclear Security Group
Option 2 – Nuclear Suppliers Group
OSCAR Refers to
1. Orbiting Satellite Carrying Amateur Radio
2. Academy of films
3. Organisation of Security and Research
4. None of the above
Option 1 – Orbiting Satellite Carrying Amateur Radio
PVC means ( 50 GK Question in English MCQ )
1. Pure Vinyl Carbon
2. Permanent Value Code
3. Poly Vitriol Chloride
4. Poly Vinyl Chloride
Option 4 – Poly Vinyl Chloride
Which of the following is wrongly matched?
1. RTI – Right to Information
2. RNA- Ribonucleic acid
3. RADAR – Radio Detecting And Ranging
4. ROM – Read One Memory
Option 4 – ROM – Read One Memory
SEZ refers to
1. Security Exchange Zone
2. Special Economic Zone
3. Super Economic Zone
4. Small Scale Exchange Zone
Option 2 – Special Economic Zone
SENSEX means ( 50 GK Question in English MCQ )
1. Sensitivity Index
2. Security Index
3. Stock Exchange
4. None of the above
Option 1 – Sensitivity Index
SEBI mean Securities and Exchange
1. Board of International
2. Bank of India
3. Board of India
4. Bank of International
Option 3 – Board of India
TRIPS stands for ( 50 GK Question in English MCQ )
1. Trade Related Intelligence Property Site
2. Trade Related Intellectual Property Rights
3. Tariff Rate of India Property Rights
4. None of the above
Option 2 – Trade Related Intellectual Property Rights
Who is known as the ‘King Maker’?
(a) Mir Jumla
(b) Zulfikar Khan
(c) Chinkilich Khan
(d) Sayyid Bandhu
Option d – Sayyid Bandhu
During which period did the decline of the Syed brothers occur? ( 50 GK Question in English MCQ )
(a) Farrukhsiyar
(b) Rafi-ud-darj
(c) Muhammad Shah
(d) Shah Alam II
Option c – Muhammad Shah
Who was given the nickname “Colonel Clive’s donkey” or “jackal”?
(a) Siraj-ud-daula
(b) Mir Jafar
(c) Mir Qasim
(d) Najm-ud-daula
Option b – Mir Jafar
Who ended the system of diarchy? ( 50 GK Question in English MCQ )
(a) Clive
(b) Hallwell
(c) Hastings
(d) Cornwallis
Option c – Hastings
The originator of the subsidiary treaty system in India was:
(a) Dupleix
(b) Lord Wellesley
(c) Lord Dalhousie
(d) None of the above
Option a – Dupleix
Which war marked the beginning of British dominance in India? ( 50 GK Question in English MCQ )
(a) Battle of Plassey
(b) Battle of Buxar
(c) Third Battle of Mysore
(d) Revolt of 1857
Option a – Battle of Plassey
In whose time was the first court established in Calcutta?
(a) Robert Clive
(b) Bensitart
(c) Berelst
(d) Warren Hastings
Option d – Warren Hastings
Tipu Sultan’s capital was:
(a) Srirangapatnam
(b) Mysore
(c) Bangalore
(d) Bhagyanagar
Option a – Srirangapatnam
Clive was made the Governor of Bengal: ( 50 GK Question in English MCQ )
(a) In 1756 AD
(b) In 1757 A.D
(c) in 1758 A.D
(d) In 1759 AD
Option c – in 1758 A.D
The first Governor General of India was:
(a) Warren Hastings
(b) Cornwallis
(c) William Bantik
(d) Lord Canning
Option c – William Bantik
Who was the most opposed to the British? ( 50 GK Question in English MCQ )
(a) Rajputs
(b) Mughals
(c) Sikhs
(d) Marathas
Option d – Marathas
Who introduced the ‘Khalas Panth’, a military sect of Sikhs?
(a) Har Kishan
(b) Hararam
(c) Govind Singh
(d) Teg Bahadur
Option c – Govind Singh
Where did Tipu Sultan die in 1799 AD?
(a) Mysore
(b) Coorg
(c) Srirangapatna
(d) Vandiwash
Option c – Srirangapatna
Under the Doctrine of Lapse, which Indian states were taken under British occupation?
(a) Jhansi, Nagpur and Travancore
(b) Jhansi, Nagpur and Satara
(c) Jhansi, Satara and Mysore
(d) Mysore, Satara and Bhavnagar
Option b – Jhansi, Nagpur and Satara
Who started the dual system of governance in Bengal in 1765 AD?
(a) Cornwallis
(b) Clive
(c) Ripon
(d) Dalhousie
Option b – Clive
The British Governor General who introduced the system of postal India was
(a) Lord Dalhousie
(b) Lord Wellesley
(c) Lord Akland
(d) Lord Batik
Option a – Lord Dalhousie
Who led the English army in the Battle of Plassey (1757)?
(a) Robert Bulaive
(b) Hector Monroe
(c) Warren Hastings
(d) None of the above
Option a – Robert Bulaive
Who led the British Army in the Battle of Buxar (1764)?
(a) Robert Clive
(b) Warren Hastings
(c) Hector Gunero
(d) Charles Eyre Code
Option c – Hector Gunero
How long did the diarchy rule of Bengal last?
(a) 1757 to 1767
(b) 1764 to 1793
(c) 1765 to 1772
(d) 1760 to 1793
Option c – 1765 to 1772
Who was the first Governor-General and Viceroy of India?
(a) Lord Hastings
(b) Lord Canning
(c) Lord Minto
(d) Lord Curzon
Option b – Lord Canning
What treaty did Tipu Sultan make with the British to stop the Third Anglo-Mysore War?
(a) Treaty of Mangalore
(b) Treaty of Srirangapatnam
(c) Treaty of Mysore
(d) Treaty of Bidanur
Option b – Treaty of Srirangapatnam
The Doctrine of Lapse was implemented by
(a) Lord Hastings
(b) Lord Canning
(c) William Batik
(d) Lord Dalhousie
Option d – Lord Dalhousie
Who led the British in the Battle of Vandiwash (1760)?
(a) Sir Eyrekut
(b) Thomas Smith
(c) Toms Row
(d) None of these
Option a – Sir Eyrekut
The Third War of Karnataka ended as a result of which Treaty?
(a) Treaty of A la Shapel
(b) Treaty of Godehu
(c) Treaty of Paris
(d) None of these
Option c – Treaty of Paris
Where is Hawa Mahal located?
(a) Bangalore
(b) Chhattisgarh
(c) Delhi
(d) Jaipur
Option d – Jaipur
Who among the following built the Astronomical Observatory in Delhi called ‘Jantar Mantar’?
(a) Akbar
(b) Shah Jahan
(c) Surajmal
(d) Jaisingh II
Option d – Jaisingh II
Which of the following is the oldest musical instrument?
(a) sitar
(b) tabla
(c) Sarod
(d) Veena
Option d – Veena
Who became the Governor General of Pondicherry after Duple?
(a) Godheu
(b) Francis Martin
(c) Redness
(d) None of these
Option a – Godheu
Which treaty ended the First Carnatic War?
(a) Treaty of A la Shapel
(b) Treaty of Godehu
(c) Treaty of Pondicherry
(d) Treaty of Paris
Option a – Treaty of A la Shapel
Ramnath Goenka Award is conferred in which field?
(a) Literature
(b) Scientific research
(c) Cinematic excellence
(d) Journalism
Option d – Journalism
Indira Gandhi Rajbhasha Puraskar is given by
(a) the Ministry of Culture
(b) the Ministry of Human Resource Development
(c) the Ministry of Home Affairs
(d) Cabinet Secretariat
Option c – the Ministry of Home Affairs
Which Indian journalist was honored with India’s Most Powerful Women in Media Award during the prestigious Confluence Excellence Award ceremony held in the British Parliament on 27th September 2019?
(a) Kalli Purie
(b) Sunetra Choudhury
(c) Sona Choudhary
(d) Anubha Bhonsle
Option a – Kalli Purie
Which of the following literary award only for Rajasthani writers?
(a) Bhasha Puraskar
(b) Bihari Puraskar
(c) Vachaspati Award
(d) Vyas Samman
Option b – Bihari Puraskar
What is the correct chronological order of conferring Bharat Ratna for the following persons? I. MS Subbulakshmi II. Amartya Sen III. APJ Abdul Kalam IV. Lata Mangeshkar Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
(a) I, II, III, IV
(b) III, I, II, IV
(c) II, I, IV, III
(d) IV, III, I, II
Option b – III, I, II, IV
Which is the highest literary prize given by the Government of India?
(a) Sahitya Akademi Award
(b) Kalidas Samman
(c) Saraswati Samman
(d) Jnanpith Award
Option d – Jnanpith Award
Who was honored with the 55th Jnanpith Award?
(a) Vikram Seth
(b) Anita Desai
(c) Kiran Desai
(d) Akkitham Achuthan Namboothiri
Option d – Akkitham Achuthan Namboothiri
Which of the following awards was instituted by Shanti Prasad Jain?
(a) Vyas Samman
(b) Shankar Samman
(c) Jnanpith Award
(d) Kabir Award
Option c – Jnanpith Award
Which one of the following publishers founded the Bharatiya Jnanpith trust to give the Jnanpith award to Indian writers?
(a) The Times of India Group
(b) The Hindustan Times Group
(c) The Hindu Group
(d) The Indian Express Group
Option d – The Indian Express Group
Who won the first Jnanpith Award?
(a) Dr KV Puttappa
(b) G Sankara Kurup
(c) Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai
(d) MT Vasudevan Naair
Option b – G Sankara Kurup
Saraswati Samman is an annual award for outstanding prose or poetry literary works in which of the following Indian languages?
(a) Bodo, Dogri
(b) Kashmiri and Hindi
(c) All the languages in the 8th Schedule of the Constitution
(d) None of the above
Option c – All the languages in the 8th Schedule of the Constitution
Name the author who won the Sahitya Akademi Award 2019 for his book-An Era of Darkness : The British Empire in India.
(a) Ramchandra Guha
(b) Shashi Tharoor
(c) Romila Thapar
(d) Vikram Seth
Option b – Shashi Tharoor
Vyas Samman is a literary award in India awarded annually by
(a) Azim Premji Foundation
(b) Times Group
(c) KK Birla Foundation
(d) Ministry of Culture
Option c – KK Birla Foundation
First Bharat Ratna Award, initiated in 1954, was given to I. C Rajagopalachari II. Dr Radhakrishnan III. Dr CV Raman IV. Dr M Visvesvaraya Codes
(a) I and II
(b) I, II, and III
(c) I, II, and IV
(d) I, III, and IV
Option b – I, II, and III
Consider the following statements. I. Bharat Ratna is not awarded to dead persons like the Nobel Prize. II. Mahatma Gandhi received the Bharat Ratna Award more than once in Indian History. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) Only I
(b) Only II
(c) Both I and II
(d) Neither I nor II
Option d – Neither I nor II
Consider the following statements. I. Padma Shri is awarded to citizens of India to recognize their distinguished contribution in the fields of Arts, Education, Industry, Literature, Science, Sports, Medicine, Social Service, and Public Affairs. II. Padma Shri cannot be awarded to distinguished individuals who were not citizens of India. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) Only I
(b) Only II
(c) Both I and II
(d) Neither I nor II
Option a – Only I
Consider the following statements about ‘Param Vir Chakra’. I. It is the highest peacetime gallantry award. II. It is the replacement for the British Victoria Cross. III. It can be awarded to civilians. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) Only I
(b) Only II
(c) Both I and II
(d) Neither I nor II
Option b – Only II
Consider the following statements I. Morarji Ranchhodji Desai II. Gulzari Lal Nanda III. VV Giri IV. Lal Bahadur Shastri Which of the personalities given above are the recipients of Bharat Ratna?
(a) I, II and III
(b) I and IV
(c) II and III
(d) I, II, III and IV
Option d – I, II, III and IV
Which of the following city is known as the “Manchester of India”?
(a) Mumbai
(b) Coimbatore
(c) Kanpur
(d) Ahmedabad
Option d – Ahmedabad
Which city is famous for the production of oranges?
(a) Ratnagiri
(b) Darjeeling
(c) Nagpur
(d) Lucknow
Option c – Nagpur
Shriperumbudur is the birthplace of
(a) Shri Madhvacharya
(b) Shri Basavanna
(c) Shri Shankaracharya
(d) Shri Ramanujacharya
Option c – Shri Shankaracharya
Which of the following Indian city is known as the ‘City of Palaces’?
(a) Agra
(b) Hyderabad
(c) Mysore
(d) Chennai
Option c – Mysore
Mandi House is a
(a) Market in Delhi
(b) Name of Film
(c) News Agency
(d) None of these
Option d – None of these
Hauz-e-Sultani is a ………
(a) Minar
(b) Reservoir
(c) Mahal
(d) Masjid
Option b – Reservoir
The Central Institute of Buddhist studies is located in which city?
(a) Shimla
(b) Srinagar
(c) Dharamsala
(d) Leh
Option d – Leh
The Headquarters of the Southern Naval Command of the Indian Navy is located at which of the following places?
(a) Karwar
(b) Kochi
(c) Thiruvananthapuram
(d) Chennai
Option b – Kochi
The Headquarters of Central Inland Water Transport Corporation of India is located in
(a) Allahabad
(b) Kolkata
(c) Cochin
(d) Mumbai
Option b – Kolkata
The 14th Dalai Lama resides in ……
(a) Gangtok
(b) Dharamsala
(c) Kalimpong
(d) Shillong
Option b – Dharamsala
Which of the following States in India has a maximum number of UNESCO World Heritage Sites?
(a) Maharashtra
(b) Odisha
(c) Karnataka
(d) Tamil Nadu
Option a – Maharashtra
The Vijaynagar Advanced Landing Ground of the Indian Air Force, which was reopened recently is located in
(a) Jammu and Kashmir
(b) Arunachal Pradesh
(c) Karnataka
(d) Himachal Pradesh
Option b – Arunachal Pradesh
In the field of tourism, which one of the following Indian States is described as ‘One State Many Worlds?
(a) Assam
(b) West Bengal
(c) Karnataka
(d) Rajasthan
Option c – Karnataka
The 15th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas, 2019 was held in
(a) New Delhi
(b) Gandhi Nagar
(c) Prayagraj
(d) Varanasi
Option d – Varanasi
Which one of the following states of India is surrounded by Bangladesh on three sides?
(a) Mizoram
(b) Meghalaya
(c) Tripura
(d) Paschim Banga
Option b – Meghalaya
The first fertilizer plant in India was established in
(a) Trombay
(b) Nangal
(c) Alwaye
(d) Sindri
Option d – Sindri
In which of the following city, the first women’s post office in the country has been established in March 2013?
(a) Mumbai
(b) Kolkata
(c) New Delhi
(d) Chennai
Option c – New Delhi
India’s first cooperative university is located in
(a) Sivasagar, Assam
(b) Imphal, Manipur
(c) Asansol, Paschim Banga
(d) Puri, Odisha
Option a – Sivasagar, Assam
The chenani-Nashri tunnel project will be India’s longest road tunnel and is located in
(a) Himachal Pradesh
(b) Jammu and Kashmir
(c) Uttarakhand
(d) Punjab
Option b – Jammu and Kashmir
India’s first solar pond Bhuj Solar Pond project is being constructed in the States of
(a) Rajasthan
(b) Maharashtra
(c) Gujarat
(d) Andhra Pradesh
Option c – Gujarat
Which of the following governments decides to set up Asia’s first rice technology park?
(a) Tamil Nadu
(b) Karnataka
(c) Kerala
(d) Andhra Pradesh
Option b – Karnataka
In which of the following places the Bio-technology Park is located in Uttar Pradesh?
(a) Kanpur
(b) Ghaziabad
(c) Noida
(d) Lucknow
Option d – Lucknow
Which religious place is situated on the confluence of Mand and Mahanadi?
(a) Mundeshwari Devi
(b) Angar Moti
(c) Chandrahasini Devi
(d) Mahamaya
Option c – Chandrahasini Devi
In which one of the following States of India is the Pemayangtse Monastery situated?
(a) Nagaland
(b) Himachal Pradesh
(c) Sikkim
(d) Arunachal Pradesh
Option c – Sikkim
In which state is the famous Tawang Monastery located?
(a) Arunachal Pradesh
(b) Jammu and Kashmir
(c) Himachal Pradesh
(d) Sikkim
Option a – Arunachal Pradesh
In which one of the following States is the Madhavpur mela celebrated?
(a) Gujarat
(b) Madhya Pradesh
(c) Uttar Pradesh
(d) Bihar
Option a – Gujarat
Stepwell Rani-ki-Vav was approved as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO recently. It is located in
(a) Rajasthan
(b) Gujarat
(c) Madhya Pradesh
(d) Maharashtra
Option b – Gujarat
Asia’s largest wholesale spice market is located in ……..
(a) Kolkata
(b) Bengaluru
(c) Ahmedabad
(d) Delhi
Option d – Delhi
In which state has the Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) opened the first silk processing plant?
(a) Maharashtra
(b) Tamil Nadu
(c) Karnataka
(d) Gujarat
Option d – Gujarat
Which of the following is not a twin city in India?
(a) Ahmedabad and Gandhinagar
(b) Hubli and Dharwad
(c) Thrissur and Thiruvalla
(d) Cuttack and Bhubaneswar
Option c – Thrissur and Thiruvalla
The biggest museum in the country depicting the story of the development of human civilization and also known as Indira Gandhi Manav Sangrahalaya is situated in
(a) Bhopal
(b) New Delhi
(c) Mumbai
(d) Ahmedabad
Option a – Bhopal
Which city of India is known as ‘The Athens of the East’?
(a) Allahabad
(b) Patna
(c) Madurai
(d) Kochi
Option c – Madurai
Where is the world’s first Partition Museum located?
(a) New Delhi
(b) Lahore
(c) Amritsar
(d) Islamabad
Option c – Amritsar
Jai Prakash Narayan Museum of Socialism is situated in
(a) New Delhi
(b) Lucknow
(c) Vadodara
(d) Amritsar
Option b – Lucknow
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