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 topics such as Subhash Chandra Bose, Mahatma Gandhi, Indian National Congress, International Agreements, Budha Defence, General Science etc.

  1. India has signed the Logistics Exchange Memorandum of Agreement (LEMOA) in which year
- 2016
  1. Annie Besant was the president of Theosophical Society - Adyar from 1907 to which year
- 1933
  1. Tuberculosis (TB), that affects mainly lungs, is primarily an airborne disease caused by which bacteria
- Mycobacterium Tuberculosis
  1. Which island on the northern Great Barrier Reef is the largest rookery in the world for the green turtle
- Raine Island
  1. Which State in India holds the top rank in producing raw silk, coffee, and sandalwood oriented goods
- Karnataka
  1. In which year was football Introduced to the Olympics Games
- 1900
  1. Name the only company in India authorised to produce indelible ink, which is used in elections to prevent people from voting multiple times
- Mysore Paints and Varnish Limited
  1. Which country is the only country in the world with three different official capitals
- South Africa
  1. A unicorn club is a club privately held startup companies, each valued at over
- $1 billion
  1. All doubts and disputes arising out of the Presidential elections are decided into and enquired by the
- Supreme Court


  1. Who started Bengali newspaper “Shome Prakash”
- Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
  1. Which pass is the high altitude mountain pass and the highest motorable road with an elevation of 5,608 m
- Dungri la pass or Mana Pass
  1. The Wakhan Corridor in northeastern Afghanistan that extends to China, separates Tajikistan from which other country
- Pakistan
  1. Central Adoption Resource Authority (CARA) which comes under Ministry of Women & Child Development is a- Statutory Body
  2. The Natanatin Indian Congress (NIC) that aimed to fight discrimination against Indians in South Africa was founded by Mahatma Gandhi in which year
- 1894
  1. Canada is the world's largest producer of potash, followed by Russia and which other country
- Belarus
  1. The JAS 39 Gripen is a light single-engine multirole fighter aircraft manufactured by which Swedish aerospace company
- Saab
  1. The resolutions on Fundamental Rights and National Economic Policy were passed in which session of the Indian National Congress
- Karachi, 1931
  1. The only President, who has been elected unopposed so far
- Neelam Sanjiva Reddy
  1. In 1939, Subhash chandra bose became the president of the Forward Bloc and _________ its vice-president
- S.S. Cavesheer

  1. The Theosophical Society which was formed in 1875 by Helena Blavatsky, was joined by Annie Besant in which year
- 1889
  1. The point where mountain ranges, including the Tian Shan, Karakorum, Kunlun, Hindu Kush meet is known as
- Pamir Knot
  1. Nominated Members Of Parliament and Legislative Assemblies and Members Of Legislative Councils participate in the presidential election. True or False
- False
  1. On whose request, Mahatma Gandhi returned to India from South Africa in 1915
- Gopal Krishna Gokhale
  1. Ethylene glycol is used as antifreeze in automobile engines because it mixes with
- Water
  1. The first rural conference of Indian National Congress was held in Faizpur under the presidentship of Pt. Nehru in which year
- 1936
  1. Fourth Buddhist Council was held in Kundalvan, Kashmir in 72 AD under the patronage of which Kushan king
- Kanishka
  1. Who wrote ‘Bornoporichoy’ which is even today used to teach the Bengali alphabet to beginners of the language
- Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
  1. On December 28, 1885, a group of 72 delegates gathered at which college in Mumbai
- Gokuldas Tejpal Sanskrit College
  1. Nyaya is one of the six schools of Hindu philosophy which is based on Nyaya Sutras written by
- Aksapada Gotama

  1. Which features of Indian temples resembles pylons of the Egyptian temples
- Gopura
  1. India has signed General Security Of Military Information Agreement (GSOMIA) with the US in which year
- 2002
  1. The Archipelago Sea, which is part of the Baltic Sea is located in between the Gulf of Bothnia, the Gulf of Finland, and which sea
- Sea of Aland
  1. Mohiniattam or Mohiniyattam is an Indian classical dance form that evolved in which State
- Kerala, India
  1. Which English Judge was the first Chief Justice of the Calcutta High Court in India
- Sir Barnes Peacock
  1. Vindhya Shakti was the founder of which dynasty in ancient India
- Vakataka Dynasty
  1. Name the youngest desert in the world, created entirely due to man-made disturbances
- Aralkum Dessert
  1. Of the total 24 High Courts of India, which High Court has maximum number (3 benches) of benches
- Guwahati, Assam
  1. Baglihar Dam, Chutak Hydroelectric Project, Suru River, Dumkhar Hydroelectric Dam, Salal Project are Dams of which State
- Jammu and Kashmir
  1. Famous for hot water springs and home land for Hoolock Gibbons and Golden Langurs, The Garampani Wildlife Sanctuary is situated in
- Assam, India
  1. The River Jordan is the most significant river of Jordan, forming the natural border between Jordan and which other country of the middle East
- Israel
  1. The Model Code of Conduct started as a small set of Dos and Don’ts for the Assembly election in Kerala in which year
- 1960
  1. Name the largest river in Turkey, which is formed by crater and is also the biggest sodium water lake in the world
- Lake Van
  1. Which league was the first Indian political party which advocated self-rule as its motto
- All India Home Rule League
  1. Which ocean current in the Atlantic Ocean is popularly known as warm blanket of Europe
- Gulf Stream
  1. Name the lake created by a meteor impact, which is also the only known hyper velocity impact crater in basaltic rock anywhere on Earth
- Lonar Lake
  1. Vaishnava Jana To is one of the most popular Hindu bhajans, written in the 15th century by which Gujarati poet
- Narsinh Mehta
  1. Name the only two (2) States of India which has only one (1) Indian State as their neighbor
- Meghalaya & Sikkim
  1. In stone age, the Microliths were most commonly found in which age
- Mesolithic Age
  1. Name that sea which is bordered by there continents, namely Africa, Asia & Europe
- Mediterranean Sea