LIST OF ALL IMPORTANT GK QUESTIONS FOR ALL COMPETITIVE WRITTEN EXAMINATIONS :

These GK questions are very important for written exams like AFCAT CDS NDA Bank SSC Railway conducted by UPSC & SSC. This article covers vast area of General Studies syllabus. Questions in this article have been selected by our GK experts from topics like important institutions, parks in India, planets, awards, dynasties, national movements etc.

  1. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy (SVPNPA) is the Indian national institute for training of Indian Police Service (IPS) officers located in
- Hyderabad
  1. The first Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership summit was held on 14th November 2017 in
- Manila, Philippines
  1. The Big Bang theory was proposed by
- Georges Lemaitre
  1. The First Law Commission was established by the British Government under the Chairmanship of Lord Macaulay in which year
- 1834
  1. In eastern India, the English company opened its first factory in Orissa in which year
- 1633
  1. “Phobos” and “Deimos” are the natural satellites of which planet
- Mars
  1. While protesting for which commission Lala Lajpat Rai was seriously injured in the police lathi charge
- Simon Commission
  1. “Olympus Mons”, the largest volcano and the tallest mountain in solar system lies on
- Mars
  1. In 1931, the Congress session of Karachi that supported Gandhi-Irwin pact was presided over by
- Vallabhbhai Patel
  1. Great Red Spot, a giant storm in the solar system exists on which planet
- Jupiter


  1. India’s only dolphin sanctuary, Vikramshila Gangetic Dolphin Sanctuary (VGDS) is located in
- Bihar’s Bhagalpur district
  1. Which planet can float on water because of its less density than water
- Saturn
  1. The temples at Khajuraho were built during the period of - Chandella Dynasty
  2. Name the other planet which rotates clockwise on its axis like Venus but unlike other planets
- Uranus
  1. Mohiniyattam, also spelled Mohiniattam, is a classical dance of which Indian state
- Kerala
  1. The Individual Satyagraha (1940-1941) was not to seek independence but to affirm the Right of
- Speech
  1. Name the only planet in the solar system found by Mathematical Predictions
- Neptune
  1. The Communal Award, 1932 was made by the British Prime Minister
- Ramsay MacDonald
  1. A spherical boundary outside the orbit of Neptune containing a number of asteroids, rocks, and comets
- Kuiper Belt
  1. K M Cariappa is known as the first Indian Officer who took charge of the Indian Army from which British Commander in Chief,
- General Sir Roy Bucher

  1. What is the name of India's Arctic research station located in Norway
- Himadri
  1. Which Treaty in Turkey led to the launch of Khilafat Movement in India
- Treaty of Sevres
  1. Khilafat Day, when the Hindu united with Muslims in fasting and observing a hartal was observed on
- October, 17, 1919
  1. The special provisions in Article 371G of the Indian Constitution is related to the state of
- Mizoram
  1. The Calcutta High Court is the oldest High Court in India. It was established in 1862 under which act
- High Courts Act, 1861
  1. National Technology Day is observed on May 11 every year to commemorate the anniversary of
- Pokhran nuclear tests (1998)
  1. ‘The Federal System with Strong Centre’ has been borrowed by the Indian Constitution from
- Canada
  1. The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) of India is a statutory organisation under the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF). It was established in which year
- 1974
  1. Vernacular Press Act was passed in 1878 by
- Lord Lytton
  1. Satkosia Tiger Reserve is a tiger reserve located in the Angul district of which Indian State
- Odisha

  1. Right to Property was made a constitutional right under Article of the Indian Constitution
- Article 300A
  1. What is the study or collection of currency, including coins, tokens, paper money, and related objects called as
- Numismatics
  1. Name the black hole located at the centre of Milky Way
- Sagittarius A
  1. Which Hindu temple in Thiruvananthapuram is the richest Hindu temple in the world, in terms of gold assets and precious stones
- Sree Padmanabhaswamy temple
  1. State Finance Commission is mentioned under which article of the Indian constitution
- Article 243 (I)
  1. The United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) is a United Nations body. Its headquarter is in
- Geneva, Switzerland
  1. Bhimbetka rock shelters, a World Heritage Site is located in Raisen District of which state
- Madhya Pradesh
  1. Which Lake in Telangana is the first water body in the country to be declared as a Biodiversity Heritage Site
- Ameenpur lake
  1. Which Article of the Indian Constitution empowers the Parliament to regulate right of citizenship
- Article 11
  1. The Oldest appointed Prime Minister, where a politician has been made their country's leader for the first time, is
- Morarji Ranchhodji Desai

  1. On whose advice did William Bentinck proposed the English Education Act of 1835
- Macaulay
  1. Who became the first Secretary of State for India under the Government of India Act, 1858
- Edward Henry Stanley
  1. Renuka Lake, is the largest lake of which State of India
- Himachal Pradesh
  1. MSP (Minimum Support Price) was introduced for the first time in 1966- 67, on the recommendation of which commission
- Agricultural Costs and Prices (CACP)
  1. Created in 1995, this is Maharashtra's oldest and largest national park
- Tadoba Andhari National Park
  1. Due to which force, cyclonic wind movements are anti-clockwise in the northern hemisphere and clockwise in the southern hemisphere
- Coriolis force
  1. The Namib Desert is considered the world's oldest desert. It is located in which country
- Namibia, Africa
  1. Established in 1875, which organisation is Asia’s first stock exchange
- Bombay Stock Exchange
  1. The President has the power to issue ordinances under which Article of the Constitution
- Article 123
  1. Baisipalli Wildlife Sanctuary is located in Nayagarh, Odisha, adjacent to which Wildlife Sanctuary
- Satkosia Gorge Wildlife Sanctuary