General Knowledge Quiz on India PDF

Who is the current President of India? Answer: Droupadi Murmu Who is the current Prime Minister of India? Answer: Narendra Modi Which Indian state has recently been divided to form the new state of Telangana? Answer: Andhra Pradesh (Note: Telangana was formed in 2014, but this remains a com...

Who is the current President of India? Answer: Droupadi Murmu Who is the current Prime Minister of India? Answer: Narendra Modi Which Indian state has recently been divided to form the new state of Telangana? Answer: Andhra Pradesh (Note: Telangana was formed in 2014, but this remains a common GK question.) Which river is known as the lifeline of Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat? Answer: Narmada River Who is the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh as of 2024? Answer: Yogi Adityanath Which Indian state is the largest in terms of area? Answer: Rajasthan Who is the current Chief Justice of India? Answer: Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud What is the capital city of the Union Territory of Ladakh? Answer: Leh Which Indian city is known as the ‘Silicon Valley of India’? Answer: Bengaluru What is the name of India’s first indigenous aircraft carrier commissioned in 2022? Answer: INS Vikrant Who won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2023 from India? Answer: Not applicable (No Indian won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2023) Which organization is responsible for India’s space missions? Answer: Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) In which year was the Goods and Services Tax (GST) introduced in India? Answer: 2017 What is the name of the Indian mission to study the Sun launched by ISRO? Answer: Aditya-L1 Which Indian state has the highest population density? Answer: Bihar What is the name of the Indian Prime Minister’s official residence? Answer: 7, Lok Kalyan Marg Which Indian festival is known as the Festival of Lights? Answer: Diwali Which sportsperson was awarded the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award in 2022? Answer: Avani Lekhara (for Para Shooting) Who is the current Governor of the Reserve Bank of India? Answer: Shaktikanta Das Which is the largest coffee-producing state in India? Answer: Karnataka Who authored the book ‘Wings of Fire’? Answer: A.P.J. Abdul Kalam What is the capital of the Indian state of Kerala? Answer: Thiruvananthapuram Which Indian city is known as the ‘City of Joy’? Answer: Kolkata What is the official currency of India? Answer: Indian Rupee (INR) Which Indian actress won the Best Actress award at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival? Answer: Not applicable (No Indian actress won the Best Actress award at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival) Which Indian state is famous for the festival Bihu? Answer: Assam Which Indian company became the first to cross the $200 billion market capitalization in 2021? Answer: Reliance Industries Limited What is the name of the longest river in India? Answer: Ganga (Ganges) Who was the first Indian to win an individual Olympic gold medal? Answer: Abhinav Bindra Which Indian state has the largest number of airports? Answer: Uttar Pradesh Which freedom fighter is known as the ‘Iron Man of India’? Answer: Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Which Indian state has the highest literacy rate? Answer: Kerala What is the name of the Indian Parliament’s upper house? Answer: Rajya Sabha Which Indian cricketer scored the fastest double century in One Day International (ODI) cricket? Answer: Ishan Kishan Which city is the financial capital of India? Answer: Mumbai Who is the current Minister of Home Affairs in India? Answer: Amit Shah Which Indian state is known as the ‘Land of Five Rivers’? Answer: Punjab Which festival marks the beginning of the Sikh New Year? Answer: Vaisakhi Which Indian organization won the 2022 UNESCO Literacy Prize? Answer: Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences (KISS) Who is known as the ‘Father of the Indian Constitution’? Answer: Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Which state is the leading producer of tea in India? Answer: Assam What is the name of India’s first mission to Mars? Answer: Mangalyaan (Mars Orbiter Mission) Which Indian city is known as the ‘Manchester of India’? Answer: Ahmedabad Which Indian Prime Minister initiated the Green Revolution? Answer: Indira Gandhi What is the name of the project launched by the Government of India to clean the Ganges river? Answer: Namami Gange Which Indian state is known for the classical dance form Kathakali? Answer: Kerala Who is the first female IPS officer of India? Answer: Kiran Bedi Which Indian state has the longest coastline? Answer: Gujarat Which is the largest union territory of India by area? Answer: Ladakh Who is the current Speaker of the Lok Sabha? Answer: Om Birla