100 General Knowledge Multiple Choice Questions for Competitive Exams
100 General Knowledge Multiple Choice Questions for Competitive Exams : This collection of 100 General Knowledge Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) covers a wide range of topics including history, geography, science, current affairs, and world facts. Perfect for candidates preparing for competitive exams like UPSC, SSC, banking, and other government or entrance tests, these questions will help sharpen your knowledge and boost your confidence.
1. Who is known as the “Father of the Nation” in India?
- A) Jawaharlal Nehru
- B) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
- C) Mahatma Gandhi
- D) Subhas Chandra Bose
Answer: C) Mahatma Gandhi
2. Which planet is known as the “Red Planet”?
- A) Venus
- B) Mars
- C) Jupiter
- D) Saturn
Answer: B) Mars
3. What is the capital of Australia?
- A) Sydney
- B) Melbourne
- C) Canberra
- D) Perth
Answer: C) Canberra
4. Who invented the telephone?
- A) Alexander Graham Bell
- B) Thomas Edison
- C) Nikola Tesla
- D) Guglielmo Marconi
Answer: A) Alexander Graham Bell
5. Which country is famous for the Great Wall?
- A) Japan
- B) China
- C) India
- D) Egypt
Answer: B) China
6. What is the largest ocean on Earth?
- A) Atlantic Ocean
- B) Indian Ocean
- C) Arctic Ocean
- D) Pacific Ocean
Answer: D) Pacific Ocean
7. Who wrote the national anthem of India?
- A) Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
- B) Rabindranath Tagore
- C) Sarojini Naidu
- D) Subramania Bharati
Answer: B) Rabindranath Tagore
8. In which year did the Titanic sink?
- A) 1912
- B) 1922
- C) 1932
- D) 1942
Answer: A) 1912
9. Which is the smallest planet in our solar system?
- A) Mercury
- B) Venus
- C) Earth
- D) Mars
Answer: A) Mercury
10. Which country is known as the “Land of the Rising Sun”?
- A) China
- B) Japan
- C) South Korea
- D) Thailand
Answer: B) Japan
11. Which is the longest river in the world?
- A) Amazon
- B) Nile
- C) Mississippi
- D) Yangtze
Answer: B) Nile
12. Who was the first person to step on the Moon?
- A) Yuri Gagarin
- B) Neil Armstrong
- C) Buzz Aldrin
- D) Michael Collins
Answer: B) Neil Armstrong
13. Who is the author of “Harry Potter” series?
- A) J.K. Rowling
- B) J.R.R. Tolkien
- C) George R.R. Martin
- D) Suzanne Collins
Answer: A) J.K. Rowling
14. Which country hosted the 2016 Summer Olympics?
- A) Brazil
- B) Russia
- C) Japan
- D) USA
Answer: A) Brazil
15. Which Indian state has the highest population?
- A) Maharashtra
- B) West Bengal
- C) Uttar Pradesh
- D) Bihar
Answer: C) Uttar Pradesh
16. Which element is represented by the symbol ‘O’ in the periodic table?
- A) Oxygen
- B) Gold
- C) Osmium
- D) Oganesson
Answer: A) Oxygen
17. Who was the first President of India?
- A) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
- B) Dr. S. Radhakrishnan
- C) Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
- D) Indira Gandhi
Answer: A) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
18. Which is the largest continent in the world?
- A) Africa
- B) Asia
- C) Europe
- D) Antarctica
Answer: B) Asia
19. In which year did India gain independence?
- A) 1947
- B) 1950
- C) 1945
- D) 1960
Answer: A) 1947
20. Which is the national bird of India?
- A) Peacock
- B) Crow
- C) Eagle
- D) Parrot
Answer: A) Peacock
21. Which is the hardest natural substance?
- A) Gold
- B) Iron
- C) Diamond
- D) Silver
Answer: C) Diamond
22. Which organ in the human body is responsible for pumping blood?
- A) Lungs
- B) Liver
- C) Heart
- D) Kidney
Answer: C) Heart
23. Which is the national flower of India?
- A) Rose
- B) Jasmine
- C) Lotus
- D) Sunflower
Answer: C) Lotus
24. What is the currency of Japan?
- A) Dollar
- B) Yen
- C) Won
- D) Rupee
Answer: B) Yen
25. Who is known as the “Iron Man of India”?
- A) Subhas Chandra Bose
- B) Bhagat Singh
- C) Jawaharlal Nehru
- D) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
Answer: D) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
26. Who invented the light bulb?
- A) Nikola Tesla
- B) Thomas Edison
- C) Alexander Graham Bell
- D) Benjamin Franklin
Answer: B) Thomas Edison
27. Which country is the largest producer of coffee in the world?
- A) India
- B) Vietnam
- C) Brazil
- D) Colombia
Answer: C) Brazil
28. Which is the smallest continent by land area?
- A) Africa
- B) Australia
- C) Europe
- D) Antarctica
Answer: B) Australia
29. What is the full form of “GDP”?
- A) Global Domestic Product
- B) Gross Domestic Product
- C) Gross Development Product
- D) Global Development Product
Answer: B) Gross Domestic Product
30. Which element is needed for the process of photosynthesis in plants?
- A) Nitrogen
- B) Oxygen
- C) Hydrogen
- D) Carbon Dioxide
Answer: D) Carbon Dioxide
31. Which gas is most abundant in the Earth’s atmosphere?
- A) Oxygen
- B) Nitrogen
- C) Carbon Dioxide
- D) Helium
Answer: B) Nitrogen
32. Which country is known for the Eiffel Tower?
- A) Italy
- B) France
- C) Germany
- D) Spain
Answer: B) France
33. What is the national game of India?
- A) Cricket
- B) Hockey
- C) Football
- D) Kabaddi
Answer: B) Hockey
34. What is the chemical symbol for water?
- A) H
- B) O2
- C) H2O
- D) H2O2
Answer: C) H2O
35. Who was the first man to travel into space?
- A) Yuri Gagarin
- B) Neil Armstrong
- C) Buzz Aldrin
- D) Alan Shepard
Answer: A) Yuri Gagarin
36. Which is the largest desert in the world?
- A) Sahara
- B) Gobi
- C) Kalahari
- D) Arabian
Answer: A) Sahara
37. Who is the current President of the United States? (As of 2024)
- A) Donald Trump
- B) Joe Biden
- C) Barack Obama
- D) George Bush
Answer: B) Joe Biden
38. What is the largest organ in the human body?
- A) Heart
- B) Liver
- C) Brain
- D) Skin
Answer: D) Skin
39. Which city is known as the “City of Love”?
- A) Rome
- B) Paris
- C) Venice
- D) Vienna
Answer: B) Paris
40. Which is the largest bone in the human body?
- A) Femur
- B) Tibia
- C) Humerus
- D) Radius
Answer: A) Femur
41. Which continent has the most number of countries?
- A) Africa
- B) Asia
- C) Europe
- D) South America
Answer: A) Africa
42. Which is the largest freshwater lake in the world?
- A) Lake Baikal
- B) Lake Victoria
- C) Lake Superior
- D) Lake Tanganyika
Answer: C) Lake Superior
43. Who was the first female Prime Minister of India?
- A) Indira Gandhi
- B) Pratibha Patil
- C) Sushma Swaraj
- D) Sonia Gandhi
Answer: A) Indira Gandhi
44. Which is the longest mountain range in the world?
- A) Andes
- B) Himalayas
- C) Rocky Mountains
- D) Alps
Answer: A) Andes
45. Which is the smallest bird in the world?
- A) Sparrow
- B) Hummingbird
- C) Finch
- D) Canary
Answer: B) Hummingbird
46. What is the capital of Canada?
- A) Toronto
- B) Ottawa
- C) Vancouver
- D) Montreal
Answer: B) Ottawa
47. Which is the highest civilian award in India?
- A) Padma Shri
- B) Bharat Ratna
- C) Param Vir Chakra
- D) Padma Bhushan
Answer: B) Bharat Ratna
48. Which animal is known as the “Ship of the Desert”?
- A) Camel
- B) Horse
- C) Elephant
- D) Donkey
Answer: A) Camel
49. Which country is home to the kangaroo?
- A) India
- B) South Africa
- C) Australia
- D) New Zealand
Answer: C) Australia
50. Who painted the famous artwork “The Last Supper”?
- A) Pablo Picasso
- B) Michelangelo
- C) Leonardo da Vinci
- D) Vincent van Gogh
Answer: C) Leonardo da Vinci
51. Which is the national tree of India?
- A) Mango tree
- B) Neem tree
- C) Peepal tree
- D) Banyan tree
Answer: D) Banyan tree
52. Which sport is known as the “king of sports”?
- A) Cricket
- B) Football
- C) Basketball
- D) Tennis
Answer: B) Football
53. Which country gifted the Statue of Liberty to the United States?
- A) France
- B) Germany
- C) Spain
- D) Italy
Answer: A) France
54. Which Indian state is known as the “Land of Rising Sun”?
- A) Arunachal Pradesh
- B) Assam
- C) West Bengal
- D) Meghalaya
Answer: A) Arunachal Pradesh
55. What is the smallest unit of matter?
- A) Atom
- B) Molecule
- C) Proton
- D) Neutron
Answer: A) Atom
56. Which is the first satellite sent into space by India?
- A) Aryabhata
- B) INSAT-1A
- C) Chandrayaan-1
- D) Mangalyaan
Answer: A) Aryabhata
57. Which is the largest animal on Earth?
- A) Elephant
- B) Blue Whale
- C) Giraffe
- D) Hippopotamus
Answer: B) Blue Whale
58. What is the national currency of the United Kingdom?
- A) Dollar
- B) Euro
- C) Pound Sterling
- D) Yen
Answer: C) Pound Sterling
59. Who is known as the “Missile Man of India”?
- A) Vikram Sarabhai
- B) Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
- C) Homi J. Bhabha
- D) Rakesh Sharma
Answer: B) Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
60. What is the chemical formula for table salt?
- A) NaCl
- B) KCl
- C) HCl
- D) NaOH
Answer: A) NaCl
61. Which city is known as the “Silicon Valley of India”?
- A) Pune
- B) Bengaluru
- C) Hyderabad
- D) Mumbai
Answer: B) Bengaluru
62. Who was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize?
- A) Marie Curie
- B) Florence Nightingale
- C) Mother Teresa
- D) Indira Gandhi
Answer: A) Marie Curie
63. What is the name of the highest mountain in Africa?
- A) Mount Kilimanjaro
- B) Mount Everest
- C) Mount Kenya
- D) Mount Elgon
Answer: A) Mount Kilimanjaro
64. Which country is the largest producer of diamonds in the world?
- A) Russia
- B) India
- C) Botswana
- D) South Africa
Answer: A) Russia
65. What is the main component of the Sun?
- A) Hydrogen
- B) Helium
- C) Oxygen
- D) Carbon
Answer: A) Hydrogen
66. Who was the first Indian woman to go into space?
- A) Sunita Williams
- B) Kalpana Chawla
- C) Mary Kom
- D) Indira Gandhi
Answer: B) Kalpana Chawla
67. Which vitamin is produced in the human body when exposed to sunlight?
- A) Vitamin A
- B) Vitamin C
- C) Vitamin D
- D) Vitamin E
Answer: C) Vitamin D
68. Who was the first Indian to win a Nobel Prize?
- A) C.V. Raman
- B) Mother Teresa
- C) Rabindranath Tagore
- D) Amartya Sen
Answer: C) Rabindranath Tagore
69. Which country is known as the “Land of Thousand Lakes”?
- A) Sweden
- B) Finland
- C) Norway
- D) Denmark
Answer: B) Finland
70. Which is the largest democracy in the world?
- A) United States
- B) Brazil
- C) India
- D) China
Answer: C) India
71. Which organ in the human body is responsible for filtering blood?
- A) Heart
- B) Liver
- C) Kidneys
- D) Lungs
Answer: C) Kidneys
72. Which element is commonly used in making computer chips?
- A) Gold
- B) Silicon
- C) Copper
- D) Carbon
Answer: B) Silicon
73. Which is the most populous country in the world?
- A) India
- B) China
- C) United States
- D) Indonesia
Answer: B) China
74. Which animal is the national symbol of the United States?
- A) Lion
- B) Bald Eagle
- C) Bear
- D) Bison
Answer: B) Bald Eagle
75. Which is the largest island in the world?
- A) Greenland
- B) New Guinea
- C) Madagascar
- D) Borneo
Answer: A) Greenland
76. Which country hosted the 2018 FIFA World Cup?
- A) Brazil
- B) Russia
- C) South Africa
- D) Germany
Answer: B) Russia
77. Who wrote the play “Romeo and Juliet”?
- A) Charles Dickens
- B) William Shakespeare
- C) George Orwell
- D) Leo Tolstoy
Answer: B) William Shakespeare
78. What is the primary source of energy for the Earth?
- A) The Moon
- B) The Stars
- C) The Sun
- D) The Planets
Answer: C) The Sun
79. Which river is the longest in India?
- A) Ganges
- B) Brahmaputra
- C) Godavari
- D) Yamuna
Answer: A) Ganges
80. Who was the first female astronaut to go to space?
- A) Valentina Tereshkova
- B) Sally Ride
- C) Mae Jemison
- D) Peggy Whitson
Answer: A) Valentina Tereshkova
81. Which country won the first-ever World Cup in football?
- A) Brazil
- B) Uruguay
- C) Argentina
- D) Germany
Answer: B) Uruguay
82. What is the chemical symbol for gold?
- A) Au
- B) Ag
- C) Pb
- D) Fe
Answer: A) Au
83. Which planet is closest to the Sun?
- A) Venus
- B) Mars
- C) Earth
- D) Mercury
Answer: D) Mercury
84. Who wrote the epic “The Mahabharata”?
- A) Valmiki
- B) Veda Vyasa
- C) Kalidasa
- D) Tulsidas
Answer: B) Veda Vyasa
85. Which state in India is known as the “Spice Garden”?
- A) Kerala
- B) Karnataka
- C) Tamil Nadu
- D) Assam
Answer: A) Kerala
86. What is the scientific study of birds called?
- A) Ornithology
- B) Zoology
- C) Botany
- D) Entomology
Answer: A) Ornithology
87. Which country is known as the “Land of the Midnight Sun”?
- A) Norway
- B) Sweden
- C) Finland
- D) Iceland
Answer: A) Norway
88. What is the speed of light?
- A) 299,792 km/s
- B) 149,600 km/s
- C) 250,000 km/s
- D) 1,080 km/s
Answer: A) 299,792 km/s
89. Who was the first Prime Minister of Pakistan?
- A) Liaquat Ali Khan
- B) Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
- C) Benazir Bhutto
- D) Muhammad Ali Jinnah
Answer: A) Liaquat Ali Khan
90. Which is the longest dam in India?
- A) Hirakud Dam
- B) Bhakra Nangal Dam
- C) Sardar Sarovar Dam
- D) Nagarjuna Sagar Dam
Answer: A) Hirakud Dam
91. Who invented the World Wide Web (WWW)?
- A) Bill Gates
- B) Steve Jobs
- C) Tim Berners-Lee
- D) Alan Turing
Answer: C) Tim Berners-Lee
92. Which country is the largest producer of wheat in the world?
- A) USA
- B) Russia
- C) China
- D) India
Answer: C) China
93. Which is the world’s largest railway station?
- A) Grand Central Terminal
- B) Gare du Nord
- C) Shinjuku Station
- D) London Waterloo
Answer: A) Grand Central Terminal
94. Which gas do plants absorb during photosynthesis?
- A) Oxygen
- B) Nitrogen
- C) Carbon Dioxide
- D) Hydrogen
Answer: C) Carbon Dioxide
95. What is the name of the layer of Earth that lies beneath the crust?
- A) Mantle
- B) Core
- C) Lithosphere
- D) Troposphere
Answer: A) Mantle
96. Who invented the airplane?
- A) Wright Brothers
- B) Thomas Edison
- C) Alexander Graham Bell
- D) Henry Ford
Answer: A) Wright Brothers
97. Which state is known as the “Tea Garden of India”?
- A) Assam
- B) Sikkim
- C) Meghalaya
- D) Manipur
Answer: A) Assam
98. Which planet has the largest number of moons?
- A) Saturn
- B) Jupiter
- C) Mars
- D) Neptune
Answer: B) Jupiter
99. What is the most common blood type?
- A) A
- B) B
- C) O
- D) AB
Answer: C) O
100. Who was the first Indian cricketer to score a double century in Test cricket?
- A) Sunil Gavaskar
- B) Sachin Tendulkar
- C) Virender Sehwag
- D) Vinoo Mankad
Answer: D) Vinoo Mankad
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