30 Important GK Questions for SSC Examination
Boost your SSC exam prep with 30 important GK questions. Practice key topics and improve your score in SSC CGL, CHSL, and other competitive exams.
1. Which classical dance is performed only by men?
A. Bharatanatyam
B. Manipuri
C. Kathakali
D. Odissi
Answer:- C. Kathakali.
2. Pongal is the festival of which state?
A. Kerala
B. Tamil Nadu
C. Telangana
D. Andhra Pradesh
Answer:- B. Tamil Nadu.
3. How many high courts are there in India?
A. 21 High Courts
B. 24 High Courts
C. 25 High Courts
D. 28 High Courts
Answer:- C. 25 High Courts.
4. Who was the first finance minister of independent India?
A. Jawaharlal Nehru
B. Deshmukh
C. Shanmukham Chetty
D. Vallabhbhai Patel
Answer:- C. Shanmukham Chetty.
5. How many articles were there originally in the Constitution of India?
A. 375 Articles
B. 395 Articles
C. 400 Articles
D. 420 Articles
Answer:- B. 395 Articles.
6. The Election Commissioner is appointed by?
A. Prime Minister
B. Chief Justice of India
C. President of India
D. Parliament
Answer:- C. President of India.
7. Who appoints the Lokayukta and Upalokayukta?
A. The President
B. Governor of the state
C. Chief Justice of India
D. The Prime Minister
Answer:- B. Governor of the state.
8. Which city of Assam has Asia’s largest dry fish market?
A. Guwahati
B. Dibrugarh
C. Jagiroad
D. Silchar
Answer:- C. Jagiroad.
9. In which year was coal discovered in Assam?
A. 1815
B. 1825
C. 1835
D. 1845
Answer:- B. 1825.
10. Which is the largest wetland in Assam?
A. Deepor Beel
B. Sareswar Beel
C. Son Beel
D. Chandubi Lake
Answer:- C. Son Beel.
11. Which is the largest coalfield in Assam?
A. Makum coalfield
B. Ledo
C. Dilli Jeypore
D. Margherita
Answer:- A. Makum coalfield.
12. Where is the Loktak Lake situated?
A. Assam
B. Manipur
C. Meghalaya
D. Nagaland
Answer:- B. Manipur.
13. Which is the longest national highway in India?
A. NH 27
B. NH 44
C. NH 48
D. NH 16
Answer:- B. NH 44.
14. When was the Tocklai Tea Research Institute established?
A. 1901
B. 1911
C. 1921
D. 1931
Answer:- B. 1911.
15. The ancient city “Bengmara” is presently known as?
A. Jorhat
B. Dibrugarh
C. Sivasagar
D. Tinsukia
Answer:- D. Tinsukia.
16. Who among the following is the author of “Indica”?
A. Kautilya
B. Kalidasa
C. Megasthenes
D. Aryabhatta
Answer:- C. Megasthenes.
17. Gogona is a musical instrument made of?
A. Brass
B. Bamboo
C. Steel
D. Wood
Answer:- B. Bamboo.
18. Who first discovered tea in Assam?
A. Lord Curzon
B. Maniram Dewan
C. Robert Bruce
D. Robert Clive
Answer:- C. Robert Bruce.
19. When was the Guwahati Tea Auction Centre established?
A. 1960
B. 1970
C. 1980
D. 1990
Answer:- B. 1970.
20. When was the Assam Agricultural University established?
A. 1965
B. 1969
C. 1973
D. 1980
Answer:- B. 1969.
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21. The East India Company was founded by_?
A. The merchants of London
B. British government
C. British Army
D. None of the above
Answer:- A. The merchants of London.
22. Who discovered the South Pole?
A. Roald Amundsen
B. David Livingstone
C. Vasco da Gama
D. Marco Polo
Answer:- A. Roald Amundsen.
23. The Madhubani Painting belongs to which state of India?
A. Rajasthan
B. Bihar
C. Orissa
D. Gujarat
Answer:- B. Bihar.
24. Who painted the famous painting “Satyam Shivam Sundaram”?
A. Mahendra Nath Singh
B. Vishwanath Mehta
C. Nand Kishore Sharma
D. Sivnandan Nautiyal
Answer:- D. Sivnandan Nautiyal.
25. Who was the first writer to use Urdu as the medium of poetic expression?
A. Amir Khusrau
B. Bahadur Shah Zafar
C. Faiz
D. Mirza Ghalib
Answer:- A. Amir Khusrau.
26. Who was the Sultan of the Delhi Sultanate when Timur invaded India in 1398?
A. Nasiruddin Mahmud Shah Tughluq
B. Jalal ud din Firuz Khilji
C. Aram Shah
D. Ghiyas-ud-din Balban
Answer:- A. Nasiruddin Mahmud Shah Tughluq.
27. Who was defeated by Muhammad Ghori in the Battle of Chandawar?
A. Prthviraj Chauhan
B. Mularaja
C. Jaichand
D. Jaypala
Answer:- C. Jaichand.
28. Which Khilji ruler adopted the title of “Sikandar -i- Sani”?
A. Jalaluddin Khilji
B. Allauddin Khilji
C. Mubarak Khan
D. Shihabuddin
Answer:- B. Allauddin Khilji.
29. Which rulers of the Delhi Sultanate built the Jamat Khana Mosque?
A. Qutub-ud-din-Aibak
B. Ibrahim Lodhi
C. Allauddin Khilji
D. Khizr Khan
Answer:- D. Khizr Khan.
30. Mongol invasions were repulsed by whom in the reign of Alauddin Khilji?
A. Zafar Khan
B. Malik Kafur
C. Khizr Khan
D. Alp Khan
Answer:- A. Zafar Khan.