STATIC GK Questions

Set 1

Q1: Who is the composer of National Anthem of India?

(a) Bankim Chandra Chatterji
(b) Sharat Chandra Chattopadhyay
(c) Rabindranath Tagore
(d) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar

Q2: The International Labour Organisation is headquartered at

(a) Washington.
(b) Paris.
(c) Geneva.
(d) Rome.

Q3: Bush at War is a book authored by

(a) Mary N. Weaver.
(b) John Grisham.
(c) Jeffrey Archer.
(d) Bob Woodward.

Q4: The leading silk producing state in India is

(a) Karnataka.
(b) West Bengal.
(c) Madhya Pradesh.
(d) Himachal Pradesh.

Q5: ‘Kaizen’ means

(a) restructuring the processes.
(b) error-free production.
(c) continuous improvement in work process.
(d) weakening the weaknesses by strengthening the strengths.

Q6: World Population Day is observed on which of the following dates?

(a) May 1
(b) May 11
(c) July 1
(d) July 11
Q7: Which of the following correctly describes the three types of justice referred to in the
Preamble?
(a) Economic, social and religious
(b) Political, economic and religious
(c) Social, economic and political
(d) Social, religious and political

Q8: SAARC is headquartered at

(a) Jakarta
(b) Bangkok
(c) Kuala Lampur
(d) Kathmandu

Q9: Which among the following countries does not have veto power in the UN Security
Council?
(a) France
(b) England
(c) Germany
(d) Russia

Q10: Where is the headquarters of Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries

(OPEC) situated?
(a) Vienna
(b) New York
(c) Abu Dhabi
(d) Kuwait City

Q11: Uber Cup is associated with which of the following games.

(a) Hockey
(b) Football
(c) Table Tennis
(d) Badminton

Q12: Who is regarded as ‘The Father of Economics’?

(a) J. M. Keynes
(b) J. K. Galbraith
(c) Vernon Smith
(d) Adam Smith
Q13: The first person to walk in space is ___.
(a) Neil Armstrong
(b) A. A. Leonov
(c) Yuri Gagarin
(d) Edwin Aldrin

Q14: The number of members nominated by the President in the Rajya Sabha is ___.
(a) two
(b) eight
(c) ten
(d) twelve

Q15: Which constitutional amendment is called the ‘Mini Constitution’?

(a) 42nd Amendment
(b) 43rd Amendment
(c) 44th Amendment
(d) 45th Amendment

ANSWERS:
1: (c) Rabindranath Tagore
2: (c) Geneva
3: (d) Bob Woodward
4: (a) Karnataka.
5: (c) continuous improvement in work process.
6: (d) July 11
7: (c) Social, economic and political
8: (d) Kathmandu
9: (c) Germany
10: (a) Vienna
11: (d) Badminton
12: (d) Adam Smith
13: (b) A. A. Leonov
14: (d) twelve
15: (a) 42nd Amendment
Set 2

1. Which city houses the headquarters of International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)?
1. Geneva (Switzerland)
2. Tokyo (Japan)
3. Vienna (Austria)✅
4. New York (USA)

2. "Long Walk to Freedom" is the autobiography of which one of the following Bharat
Ratna recipients -
1. Jawaharlal Nehru
2. S. Radhakrishnan
3. Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan
4. Nelson Mandela✅

3. The list of persons not containing an RBI Governor is -

1. Raghuram Rajan, D. Subbarao, I. G. Patel, R. N. Malhotra
2. Y. V. Reddy, Bimal Jalan, C. Rangarajan, K. R. Puri
3. Manmohan Singh, A. Ghosh, D. Subbarao, Raghuram Rajan
4. None of the above✅

4. The apparatus used for detecting lie is known as -

1. Polygraph✅
2. Pyrometer
3. Gyroscope
4. Kymograph

5. The acronym of YAHOO stands for -

1. Young African Hi-tech Organization in Ohio
2. Yet Another Hierarchical Object Orientation
3. Yet Another Hierarchical Officious Oracle✅
4. Young American Hi-tech Organization in Ohio

6. The Constitution of India, describes India as -

1. Union of States✅
2. A Federation
3. A quasi-federal
4. Unitary

7. What is Operation Flood?

1. a scheme to control flood
2. a mission programme of production and distribution of milk✅
3. a scheme for distribution of water for irrigation
4. None of these
8. Name of the longest Train route of India -
1. Jammu Tawi Express
2. Jammu Kanyakumari Express
3. Himsagar Express
4. Vivek Express✅

9. Which city is called the "City of Nawabs"?

1. Delhi
2. Agra
3. Bhopal
4. Lucknow✅

10. Sri Pranab Mukherjee was elected as MP from which of the following places before
becoming the President of India?
1. Howrah
2. Jangipur✅
3. Malda
4. Raiganj

11. Joint Parliamentary Sessions in India are chaired by the -

1. President of India
2. Vice President of India who is the Chairman of the Rajya Sabha
3. Speaker of the Lok Sabha✅
4. Prime Minister of India

12. The terms 'bull' and 'bear' are used in -

1. NITI aayog
2. Stock Exchange✅
3. Sale Tax Department
4. Income Tax Department

13. Financial Action Task Force (FATF) is an Inter-governmental Body established in

1989. It is concerned with -
1. Money laundering✅
2. Stock markets
3. Foreign Direct Investment
4. Foreign Institutional Investors

14. What name is given to the soil brought down by the rivers?
1. Laterite Soil
2. Black Soil
3. Alluvial Soil✅
4. Red Soil
15. Which country is separated from Pakistan by the Durand Line?
1. Pakistan
2. Afghanistan✅
3. China
4. Nepal

Set 3

1) Who was the President of the Constituent Assembly?

a) Pt. Jawahar Lal Nehru
b) Sardar Patel
c) Dr. Rajendra Prasad ✅
d) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar

2) The judges of the Supreme Court retire at the age of :

a) 60 years
b) 65 years✅
c) 62 years
d) 58 years

3) The lowest layer of the atmosphere is :

a) Stratosphere
b) Thermosphere
c) Troposphere ✅
d) Mesosphere

4) How much of the earth’s land surface is desert?

a) 1/10th
b) 1/5th ✅
c) 1/3rd
d) 1/6th

5) Which of the following Mughal Emperors wrote their own autobiographies?

(A)Shah Alam and Farukh Siyar
(B)Babar and Jahangir ✅
(C)Jahangir and Shah Jahan
(D)Akbar and Aurangzeb

6) Which one of the following gases is supporter of combustion?

1. Hydrogen
2. Nitrogen
3. Carbon dioxide
4. Oxygen ✅
7) Match List -1 with List - II and select the correct answer using the code given below
the lists:
List-I List-I
(a) Vitamin C 1. Night blindness
(b) Folic acid 2. Beri-beri
(c) Vitamin A 3. Anaemia
(d) Vitamin B1 4. Scurvy

Codes:
abcd
(A) 4 3 1 2 ✅
(B) 2 3 1 4
(C) 4 3 2 1
(D) 1 2 4 3

Set 4

1) The first antibiotic discovered was –

(a) Penicillin ✅
(b) Chloromycetin
(c) Cephalosporin
(d) Streptomycin

2) Chipko movement was basically against

(a) Water pollution
(b) Noise pollution
(c) Deforestation ✅
(d) Cultural pollution

3) Babur was succeeded to the Mughal throne by :

(1) Sher Shah
(2) Akbar
(3) Humayun ✅
(4) Bahadur Shah

4) Ornithology is the study of—

(a) Mammal
(b) Birds✅
(c) Fishes
(d) Bat
5) International Yoga Day is observed on
(A) April 21
(B) May 21
(C) July 21
(D) June 21✅

Set 5

1) Chankya was the chief advisor of which ruler ?

(A) Ashok
(B) Harshvardhan
(C) Chandragupta Maurya✅
(D) Kanishka

2) In first battle of Panipat, Babar defeated which Lodhi ruler to establish Mughals in
India ?
(A) Ibrahim Lodhi✅
(B) Sikandar Lodhi
(C) Bahlul Lodhi
(D) Daulat Lodhi

3) Who is the first indian woman to win Olympic medal ?

(A) P.T.Usha
(B) Shiny Abraham
(C) Karnam Malleshwari✅
(D) Kunjarani Devi

4) Into which water body does river Narmada flow ?

(A) Red Sea
(B) Arabian Sea✅
(C) Bay of Bengal
(D) Indian Ocean

5) Which is not a part of our parliament ?

(A) President
(B) Lok Sabha
(C) Rajya Sabha
(D) Supreme Court ✅

6) Which freedom fighter authored the book Discovery of India ?

(A) Mahatma Gandhi
(B) Bal Gangadhr Tilak
(C) Rabindra Nath Tagore
(D) Jawaharlal Nehru ✅

7) The name of which Indian classical dance style, originated in north India, literally
means 'Story Teller' ?
(A) Odissi
(B) Kuchipudi
(C) Kathak✅
(D) Bharatanatyam

8) Which renowned vocalist was awarded Bharat Ratna in 2008 ?

(A) Lata Mangeshkar
(B) Pt. Bhimsen Joshi✅
(C) Gangubai Hangal
(D) Pt. Ravi Shankar

9) Which freedom fighter is also known as Lokmanya ?

(A) Gopal Krishan Gokhle
(B) Jai Praksha Narain
(C) Bal Gangadhar Tilak✅
(D) Lala Lajpat Rai

10) By how many hours Indian Standard Time (IST) is ahead of Greenwich Mean Time
(GMT) ?
(A) 4:00 Hours
(B) 4:30 Hours
(C) 5:00 Hours
(D) 5:30 Hours✅

Set 6

1.Name the gas used to extinguish fire?

Answer:Carbon dioxide
2.Mainly which gas is present in gobar gas?
Answer:Methane
3.Which non -metal remains liquid at room temperature?
Answer: Bromine
4.Which gas is called laughing gas?
Answer: Nitrous oxide
5.Name the alloy of iron, chromium and nickel?
Answer: Stainless steel
6.Which metal is kept under kerosine?
Answer:Sodium
7.Name the metal used in storage batteries?
Answer:Lead
8.What is the common name of sodium carbonate?
Answer:Washing soda
9.Which metal is used in pencils?
Answer: Graphite
10.Name the metal used as the filament of an electric bulb?
Answer:Tungsten

Set 7

1) For the election of President of India, a citizen should have completed the age of
a. 25 years
b. 30 years
c. 35 years ✅
d. 18 years

2) Durand Cup is associated with the game of

a. Cricket
b. Football✅
c. Hockey
d. Volleyball

3) The ozone layer restricts

a. Visible light
b. Infrared radiation
c. X-rays and gamma rays
d. Ultraviolet radiation ✅

4) India's first atomic reactor was

a. Zerlina
b. Dhruva
c. Apsara✅
d. Kamini

5) In cricket, the two sets of wickets are

a. 18 yards apart
b. 20 yards apart
c. 22 yards apart✅
d. 24 yards apart

Set 8

1. Which Indian Academy is promoting dance, drama and music?

a. Sahitya Academy
b. National School of Drama
c. Lalit Kala Academy
d. Sangeet Academy✅

2. In which year National Anthem was first sung?

a. 1911✅
b. 1912
c. 1913
d. 1914

3. The word ‘Sathyameva Jayate’ is taken from __________

a. Yajur Veda
b. Mundaka Upanishad✅
c. Atharva Veda
d. Sam Veda

4. Boat race is part of which of the following festival?

a. Pongal
b. Onam✅
c. Bihu
d. Navratri

5. Which novel Rabindra Nath Tagore won the Noble Prize for?
a. Rajashi
b. Rupanjali
c. Gitanjali✅
d. Meghadutam

6. Kumbh Mela is held in every ___ years

a. 12✅
b. 10
c. 9
d. 6
7. Which of the following is not a Char Dham?
a. Puri
b. Dwarka
c. Mansarovar✅
d. Rameswaram

8. The ratio of width of our National flag to its length is

a. 3:5
b. 2:3✅
c. 2:4
d. 3:4

9. The first indigenous silent film -

a. Alam Ara
b. Raja Harishchandra✅
c. Bhakta Prahlad
d. Mother India

10. Name the city which hosts the literary festival (largest in Asia Pacific)?
a. Jaipur✅
b. Lucknow
c. Kolkata
d. New Delhi

Set 9

1) Find out the mismatched pair:-

a) Tea - Assam
b) Groundnut - Bihar ✅
c) Coconut - Kerala
d) Sugarcane – Uttar Pradesh

2) Which country is separated from Pakistan by the Durand Line?

1. Pakistan
2. Afghanistan ✅
3. China
4. Nepal

3) Who acts as the President of India when neither the President nor the Vice President
is available?
(a) Senior most Governor of a State
(b) Chief Justice of India✅
(c) Speaker of Lok Sabha
(d) Auditor General of India

4) Who was the author of the book “To Kill a Mockingbird”?

a. Shane Meckley
b. Glen Waugh
c. Alice Wale
d. Harper Lee✅

5) National science Day is celebrated on which date in India?

a. March 1
b. April 21
c. February 28 ✅
d. June 23

6) Expand the term EMI as used in banking /finance sector?

a. Easy Monthly Installment
b. Equal Monthly Investment
c. Equated Monthly Installment ✅
d. Equated Mortgage Investment

7) National youth day is celebrated on?

A. 11th Jan
B. 12th Jan✅
C. 13th Jan
D. 14th Jan

8) Which of the following is not a dry state?

a. Bihar
b. Gujarat
c. Mizoram
d. Kerala✅

9) The apparatus used for detecting lie is known as -

1. Polygraph ✅
2. Pyrometer
3. Gyroscope
4. Kymograph

10) the river which is not West flowing towards the Arabian Sea is—
(A) Narmada
(B) Tapti
(C) Periyar
(D) Kavery✅

Set 10

1) Balloons are filled with

A. nitrogen
B. helium
C. oxygen
D. argon

2) The river which is not west flowing towards the Arabian Sea is—
(A) Narmada
(B) Tapti
(C) Periyar
(D) Kaveri

3) In case the President wishes to resign, to whom is he to address his resignation letter?
(A) Chief Justice of India
(B) Secretary of Lok Sabha
(C) Vice-President
(D) Prime Minister

4) Which among the following phenomena of light is associated with the

appearance of blue color of the sky?
(a)Interference
(b) Dispersion
(c) Total Internal Reflection
(d) Scattering

5) When is the International Human Rights Day observed?

(a) December 10th
(b) October 24th
(c) November 25th
(d) None of the above

Answers: 1-B, 2-D, 3-C, 4- D, 5-A