MCQs on General Awareness about India

MCQs on General Awareness about India

1. Who is known as the Father of the Indian Constitution?

(A) Dr. B. R. Ambedkar

(B) Bal Gangadhar Tilak

(C) Rajendra Prasad
(D) Jawaharlal Nehru

 

2. The National animal of India is

(A) Elephant

(B) Tiger

(C) Lion

(D) Rhino

 

3. The National bird of India is

(A) Sparrow

(B) Peacock

(C) Parrot

(D) Eagle

 

4. Who was the First Prime Minister of India?

(A) Jawaharlal Nehru

(B) Mahatma Gandhi

(C) Rajendra Prasad
(D) Sardar Patel

 

5. Who was the first President of India?

(A) S. Radhakrishnan

(B) Dr. Rajendra Prasad

(C) V. V. Giri
(D) Zakir Husain

 

6. The National flower of India is

(A) Lotus

(B) Rose

(C) Lily

(D) Sunflower

 

7. Which is the largest state in India by area?

(A) Madhya Pradesh

(B) Rajasthan

(C) Uttar Pradesh

(D) Maharashtra

 

8. Which is the smallest state in India by area?

(A) Sikkim

(B) Goa

(C) Manipur
(D) Tripura

 

9. Who wrote the Indian National Anthem?

(A) Rabindranath Tagore

(B) Bankim Chandra Chatterjee

(C) Subhas Bose
(D) Sarojini Naidu

 

10. Which is the national aquatic animal of India?

(A) Crocodile

(B) Dolphin

(C) Whale
(D) Turtle

 

11. Which is the largest river in India by volume?

(A) Brahmaputra

(B) Yamuna

(C) The Ganges
(D) Godavari

 

12. Who was the first Indian to win a Nobel Prize?

(A) Rabindranath Tagore

(B) C. V. Raman

(C) Amartya Sen
(D) Mother Teresa

 

13. Which is the national fruit of India?

(A) Mango

(B) Apple

(C) Orange
(D) Banana

 

14. Which Mughal emperor built the Red Fort?

(A) Jahangir

(B) Akbar

(C) Aurangzeb
(D) Shah Jahan

 

15. Which Indian state has the longest coastline?

(A) Gujarat

(B) Tamil Nadu

(C) Andhra Pradesh
(D) Maharashtra

 

16. Who was the first woman Prime Minister of India?

(A) Sarojini Naidu

(B) Sonia Gandhi
(C) Pratibha Devi Patil

(D) Indira Gandhi

 

17. Which is the largest freshwater lake in India?

(A) Chilika Lake

(B) Dal Lake

(C) Sukhna Lake
(D) Wular Lake

 

18. Who is known as the Iron Man of India?

(A) Jawaharlal Nehru

(B) Subhas Chandra Bose

(C) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

(D) Lal Bahadur Shastri

 

19. Which Indian city is known as the Pink City?

(A) Jaipur

(B) Udaipur

(C) Jaisalmer
(D) Jodhpur

 

20. Who discovered the sea route to India?

(A) Vasco da Gama

(B) Christopher Columbus

(C) James Cook
(D) Ferdinand Magellan

 

21. Who composed India’s national song “Vande Mataram”?

(A) Rabindranath Tagore

(B) Sarojini Naidu
(C) Bankim Chandra Chatterjee

(D) Subramaniam Bharati

 

22. Which is the highest civilian award in India?

(A) Padma Shri

(B) Padma Vibhushan
(C) Padma Bhushan

(D) Bharat Ratna

 

23. Which Indian state is known as the “Spice Garden of India”?

(A) Karnataka

(B) Kerala

(C) Tamil Nadu
(D) Goa

 

24. Which Indian state is the largest producer of tea?

(A) Kerala

(B) Assam

(C) West Bengal
(D) Tamil Nadu

 

25. Who was known as the Nightingale of India?

(A) Indira Gandhi

(B) Sarojini Naidu

(C) Aruna Asaf Ali
(D) Annie Besant

 

26. Which city is known as the Silicon Valley of India?

(A) Bengaluru

(B) Hyderabad

(C) Chennai
(D) Gurugram

 

27. Which is the national river of India?

(A) Brahmaputra

(B) Yamuna

(C) Godavari
(D) The Ganges

 

28. Who was the first Indian woman to go to space?

(A) Kalpana Chawla

(B) Sunita Williams

(C) Tessy Thomas
(D) Ritu Karidhal

 

29. Which is the largest state in India by population?

(A) Uttar Pradesh

(B) Maharashtra

(C) West Bengal
(D) Madhya Pradesh

 

30. Who is known as the Father of the Nation in India?

(A) Mahatma Gandhi

(B) Jawaharlal Nehru

(C) Subhas Chandra Bose
(D) B. R. Ambedkar

 

31. Which is the national reptile of India?

(A) Tortoise

(B) King Cobra

(C) Gharial
(D) Indian Python

 

32. Which is the highest dam in India?

(A) Tehri Dam

(B) Bhakra Dam

(C) Sardar Sarovar Dam
(D) Hirakud Dam

 

33. Which Indian city is called the City of Lakes?

(A) Bhopal

(B) Udaipur

(C) Nainital
(D) Srinagar

 

34. Which Indian festival is known as the Festival of Lights?

(A) Diwali

(B) Holi

(C) Onam
(D) Pongal

 

35. Which is the national heritage animal of India?

(A) Tiger

(B) Elephant

(C) Rhinoceros
(D) Lion

 

36. Which is the longest railway platform in India?

(A) Hubballi

(B) Kharagpur

(C) Kollam
(D) Gorakhpur

 

37. Which is the national aquatic mammal of India?

(A) Ganges River Dolphin

(B) Orca
(C) Blue Whale

(D) Dugong

 

38. Which Indian state is famous for the Hornbill Festival?

(A) Nagaland

(B) Mizoram

(C) Manipur
(D) Meghalaya

 

ANSWERS:

1-A, 2-B, 3-B, 4-A, 5-B, 6-A, 7-B, 8-B, 9-A, 10-B, 11-A, 12-A, 13-A, 14-D, 15-A, 16-D, 17-D, 18-C, 19-A, 20-A, 21-C, 22-D, 23-B, 24-B, 25-B, 26-A, 27-D, 28-A, 29-A, 30-A, 31-B, 32-A, 33-B, 34-A, 35-B, 36-A, 37-C, 38-A