Important GK Questions for SSC Examination 2025
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1. Which river is considered the most sacred river in the Rigveda?
A. Yamuna River
B. Saraswati River
C. Ganga River
D. Indus River
Answer:- B. Saraswati River.
2. The Battle of the Ten Kings was fought on the banks of which river?
A. Indus River
B. Ravi River
C. Sutlej River
D. Beas River
Answer:- B. Ravi River.
Notes:- The Battle of the Ten Kings was fought on the banks of the Parushni River. This river is identified with the modern-day Ravi River.
3. Which of the following rivers flows through the Thar Desert?
A. Luni River
B. Saraswati River
C. Yamuna River
D. Ganga River
Answer:- A. Luni River.
4. Who was the first person to win the Sahitya Akademi Award in the Hindi category?
A. R. K. Narayan
B. Mulk Raj Anand
C. Harivansh Rai Bachchan
D. Makhanlal Chaturvedi
Answer:- D. Makhanlal Chaturvedi.
5. Which state in India has the largest forest area?
A. Madhya Pradesh
B. Arunachal Pradesh
C. Kerala
D. Haryana
Answer:- A. Madhya Pradesh.
6. Who was the first Indian woman to become the President of the United Nations General Assembly?
A. Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit
B. Dr. S. Radhakrishnan
C. Dr. Rajendra Prasad
D. Sarojini Naidu
Answer:- A. Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit.
7. Which is the longest river in South India?
A. Godavari River
B. Krishna River
C. Kaveri River
D. Ganga River
Answer:- A. Godavari River.
8. The Konark Sun Temple is associated with which dynasty?
A. Chola Dynasty
B. Pala Dynasty
C. Chalukya Dynasty
D. Ganga Dynasty
Answer:- D. Ganga Dynasty.
9. In which region did the Aryans first settle in India?
A. Ganga Valley
B. Vindhya
C. Sapta Sindhu
D. Himalayas
Answer:- C. Sapta Sindhu.
10. Poet Kalidasa was the court poet of which ruler?
A. Chandragupta I
B. Chandragupta II
C. Samudra Gupta
D. Chandragupta Maurya
Answer:- B. Chandragupta II.
11. Who founded Vikramshila University?
A. Gopal
B. Dev Pal
C. Dharmapala
D. Mahipal
Answer:- C. Dharmapala.
12. Who built the Kailash Temple of Ellora?
A. Pulakeshin II
B. Haradavardhan
C. Bimbisara
D. Krishna I
Answer:- D. Krishna I.
13. Which river is called the “Sorrow of Bengal”?
A. Damodar River
B. Kosi River
C. Ganga River
D. Godavari River
Answer:- A. Damodar River.
14. Which city is called the “City of Pearls”?
A. Hyderabad
B. Pune
C. Mumbai
D. Kolkata
Answer:- A. Hyderabad.
15. Which river flows through the capital of India?
A. Yamuna River
B. Ganga River
C. Saraswati River
D. Godavari River
Answer:- A. Yamuna River.
16. Which is the only floating national park in the world?
A. Keibul Lamjao National Park
B. Sunder Ban
C. Kazi Ranga National Park
D. Manas National Park
Answer:- A. Keibul Lamjao National Park.
17. Which is the southernmost point of India?
A. Kanyakumari
B. Indira Point
C. Rameswaram
D. Lakshadweep
Answer:- B. Indira Point.
18. Which city is known as the “City of Joy”?
A. Kolkata
B. Mumbai
C. Delhi
D. Jaipur
Answer:- A. Kolkata.
19. Which state is known as the “Tiger State of India”?
A. Madhya Pradesh
B. Karnataka
C. Maharashtra
D. Haryana
Answer:- A. Madhya Pradesh.
20. Who was the Viceroy of India during the Second Round Table Conference?
A. Lord Mountbatten
B. Lord Irwin
C. Lord Willingdon
D. Lord Chelmsford
Answer:- C. Lord Willingdon.
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21. Who was the first Chief Justice of India?
A. Harilal J. Kania
B. M.C. Chhagla
C. B.N. Rao
D. P.B. Gajendragadkar
Answer:- A. Harilal J. Kania.
22. Who was the first Indian to reach the South Pole?
A. Harish Kapadia
B. Bachendri Pal
C. Tenzing Norgay
D. J.K. Bajaj
Answer:- D. J.K. Bajaj.
23. Who led the Bardoli Satyagraha?
A. Mahatma Gandhi
B. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
C. Jawaharlal Nehru
D. Subhash Chandra Bose
Answer:- B. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel.
24. Who was the first Indian to win the Ramon Magsaysay Award?
A. Vinoba Bhave
B. Jawaharlal Nehru
C. Mahatma Gandhi
D. Subhash Chandra Bose
Answer:- A. Vinoba Bhave.
25. Which among the following places has given the earliest evidence of agriculture in the Indian subcontinent?
A. Harappa
B. Mohenjo-daro
C. Mehrgarh
D. Kalibangan
Answer:- C. Mehrgarh.
26. Which Indus Valley Site was discovered by Rakhaldas Banerjee?
A. Harappa
B. Lothal
C. Dholavira
D. Mohenjo-daro
Answer:- D. Mohenjo-daro.
27. Which one of the following archaeologists discovered the Harappa site of the Indus Valley civilisation?
A. R. D. Banerjee
B. Daya Ram Sahni
C. John Marshall
D. Mortimer Wheeler
Answer:- B. Daya Ram Sahni.
28. Which of the following was the capital of Northern Panchalas?
A. Kausambi
B. Ahichchatra
C. Taxila
D. Ujjain
Answer:- B. Ahichchatra.
29. Ancient Indraprastha was the capital of which of the following Mahajanapadas?
A. Magadha Mahajanapada
B. Avanti Mahajanapada
C. Kuru Mahajanapada
D. Vatsa Mahajanapada
Answer:- C. Kuru Mahajanapada.
30. What was the name given to the republican states in ancient India that had a federal character?
A. Janapadas
B. Ganasanghas
C. Rajyas
D. Samitis
Answer:- A. Janapadas.
31. The Satapatha Brahmana and Taittriya Brahmana are the Brahmana texts of _:
A. Rigveda
B. Samaveda
C. Atharvaveda
D. Yajurveda
Answer:- D. Yajurveda.
32. Which state is the largest producer of wheat in India?
A. Punjab
B. Uttar Pradesh
C. Haryana
D. Maharashtra
Answer:- B. Uttar Pradesh.
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