India GK Questions Answers
Q31. Where is the "Great Banyan tree" located, which is reckoned to be the largest tree in the world, at more than 330 metres in circumference
(A) Kolkata
(B) Delhi
(C) Bengaluru
(D) Chennai
Answer: (A) Kolkata
Q32. Who is the first woman from India to won Ramon Magsaysay Award
(A) Mother Teresa
(B) Kiran Bedi
(C) M S Kamaladevi
(D) Kamladevi Chattopadhyay
Answer: (A) Mother Teresa
Q33. Who is the first woman Director of the Indian Statistical Institute
(A) Sriparna Saha
(B) Chandramukhi Basu
(C) M S Kamaladevi
(D) Sanghamitra Bandyopadhyay
Answer: (D) Sanghamitra Bandyopadhyay
Q34. Who was the first Indian to be promoted to the high rank of Commodore in the Royal Indian Navy
(A) Suhas Biswas
(B) Indra Lal Roy
(C) Ajitendu Chakraverti
(D) Joyanto Nath Chaudhuri
Answer: (C) Ajitendu Chakraverti
Q35. How many Indian states and union territories celebrates Foundation Day on 1st November every year
(A) 5 states and 1 UT
(B) 5 states and 2 UT
(C) 6 states and 2 UT
(D) 7 states and 2 UT
Answer: (D) 7 states and 2 UT
Q36. Which one is the largest producer of silk in India
(A) Gujarat
(B) Maharashtra
(C) Andhra Pradesh
(D) Karnataka
Answer: (D) Karnataka
Q37. The Fresh Water Lake built by India near its Research Station "Maitri" in Antarctica is known as
(A) Lake Indira
(B) Lake Priyadarshini
(C) Lake Jawahar
(D) Lake Bharat
Answer: (B) Lake Priyadarshini
Q38. Which one is the largest earthen dam in India
(A) Lakhwar Dam
(B) Bhakra Dam
(C) Banasura Sagar Dam
(D) Mukutmanipur Dam
Answer: (C) Banasura Sagar Dam
Q39. Who is also called as "His Superfluous Highness"
(A) President
(B) Vice President
(C) Chief Justice
(D) Governor
Answer: (B) Vice President
Q40. Which one is the first 6 lane expressway built in India
(A) Mumbai-Pune Expressway
(B) Lucknow–Kanpur Expressway
(C) Delhi–Meerut Expressway
(D) Ahmedabad–Vadodara Expressway
Answer: (A) Mumbai-Pune Expressway
Q41. The boundary line of Sundarban was demarcated by
(A) Hamilton
(B) Scott
(C) William Tolly
(D) Dampier and Hodges
Answer: (D) Dampier and Hodges
Q42. The microblogging app ‘Koo’ was launched as an Indian alternative to
(A) Twitter
(B) Signal
(C) Instagram
(D) Facebook
Answer: (A) Twitter
Q43. Which state has become the first state in India to launch policies on Artificial Intelligence, Block chain and Cyber-security policies
(A) Odisha
(B) Punjab
(C) Tamil Nadu
(D) Karnataka
Answer: (C) Tamil Nadu
Q44. Who become the first Indian woman to win Wildlife Photographer of the Year award
(A) Aishwarya Sridhar
(B) Pamila Bordes
(C) Rathika Ramasamy
(D) Ronica Kandhari
Answer: (A) Aishwarya Sridhar
Q45. National Vaccination Day is observed every year in India on
(A) 4th March
(B) 10th March
(C) 16th March
(D) 24th March
Answer: (C) 16th March
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