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1000 most important lucent gk MCQ for all
exams (PART-1)

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1. Where was the first session of the Constituent Assembly held?-
New Delhi, 9 December 1946:

2. Which of the following is used as ‘a moderator in nuclear reactor? -

Graphite

3. Sachin Tendulkar scored his 100th international century against

which’ country? - Bangladesh

4. Which was the first talkie film of India? - Alam Ara

5. Which country is the largest producer of Bauxite? - Australia

6. Which was the first newspaper to be published in India? -

Bengal Gazette

7. Gobar gas’ contains mainly which gas? - Methane

8. Who said “I therefore want freedom immediately, this very night,

before dawn if it can be had”? - Mahatma Gandhi

9. A temperature at which both the Fahrenheit and the centigrade

scales have the same value? - -40°

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10. Which is the most populous city in the world? – Tokyo

11. Who was called Zinda Pir (living saint) in Mughal India?-
Aurangzeb

12. Which State shares boundaries with the maximum number of

other States of India ? - Uttar Pradesh with 8 states

13. The first railway line in India was opened in which year? – 1853

14. Who was the last of the 24th Jain Tirthankaras? – Mahavira

15. Which planet looks reddish in the night sky? - Mars

16. In baseball, the two opposing teams consist of howmany players?

– 9 Players each

17. Who was the Chairman’ of the Union Constitution Committee of

the Constituent Assembly? - J. L Nehru

18. Which vitamin is considered to be a hormone? – Vitamin D

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19. Why is ‘Beaufort Scale’ used ? - To measure wind velocity

20. ‘My Music, My Life’ is the autobiography of which person? - Pt.

Ravi Shankar

21. Who was the 1st president of Indian national congress? – W.C
Banerjee

22. Who decides the number of Judges in a High Court?- President

23. Which was the first English ship that came to India? - Red
Dragon

24. Which is the biggest Public Sector undertaking in the country? -

Indian Railway

25. Which rocks is transformed into marble? – Limestone

26. Who appoints the Chief Election Commissioner of India? –

President

27. Who said that Cripps Mission was a postdated cheque on a

crashing bank? - Mahatma Gandhi

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28. Which is the greatest known ocean depth (which lies in the
Pacific Ocean)? – Mariana Trench (110333 m)

29. At which one place did Mahatma Gandhi first start his Satyagraha
in India? – Champaran (1917)

30. What percentage of water is lost during transpiration? – 99%

31. What is the loss of water in the form of water drops called? -
Guttation

32. Which foreign country is closest to Andaman Islands? –

Myanmar

33. Which metal is non toxic in nature? – Gold

34. Himalayas are also known as – Young Fold Mountains

35. Which state has the largest number of salt lakes in India? -
Rajasthan

36. Which is a global biodiversity hotspot in India? - Western Ghats

37. Which transition metal is in liquid state? – Mercury

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38. To whom does the Public Accounts Committee submit its report?
- The Speaker of the Lok Sabha

39. Temporary hardness of water is due to the presence of which

thing? – Bicarbonate of calcium & magnesium.

40. Permanent hardness of water is due to the presence of which

thing? – Chlorides & sulphates of calcium & magnesium.

41. Which air pollutant affect the nervous system of man? – Lead

42. Who is the leading wicket taker in the history of Test cricket? -
Muttiah Muralitharan

43. Which Article of the Constitution of India makes a specific

mention of Village Panchayats ? – Article 40

44. How much of earth surface is covered by the forests? – Approx

30%

45. Who was the first Indian woman President of the Indian National
Congress? - Sarojini Naidu

46. Narmada river originate from - Amarkantak Plateau

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47. How many kilometers represented by 1 degree of latitude? –
111Km

48. Who was the 1st speaker of lok sabha? – G.V Mavlankar

49. Name the longest river of south india? – Godavari

50. Driest place on earth is? – Atacama Desert

51. Who was the 1st Chief Justice of India? – Justice Hiralal J. Kania

52. How many islands are there in andaman and nicobar island? – 572

53. India made her debut in Olympic football at ? – London in 1948

54. Which city is known as the ‘Manchester of South India’?-

Coimbatore

55. Where were first Olympic Games held? – 776 BC in Greece

56. Sirajuddaulah was defeated by Lord Clive in which battle? –

Battle of Plassey 1757

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57. Who is popularly known as ‘Nightingale of India’ ? - Sarojini
Naidu

58. In India, the concept of single citizenship is adopted from which

country? – U.K

59. Which is the oldest ‘stock exchange of India? – Bombay Stock

Exchange , 1875

60. In which year was the first no confidence motion moved in the
Lok Sabha after independence? – 1963

61. Where is the largest automobile manufacturing centre in the world

located? – Detroit , USA

62. Why did Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq transfer his capital from Delhi

to Daulatabad? - To control south india better.

63. How many subjects are in the Union list? – 97

64. First Nuclear submarine of india ? – INS Chakra

65. 1st women President of Indian national congress? – Annie Besant

,1917

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66. Which instrument instrument used for recording earthquake
waves? – Seismograph

67. Which Mughalemperor gave land for the construction of the

Golden Temple at Amritsar? - Akbar

68. What is the country through which both Equator and Tropic of
Capricorn pass? – Brazil

69. From where did the Quit India Movement start? - Bombay on
Aug. 8, 1942

70. The Karakoram Highway connects which pairs of countries? -

China-Pakistan

71. Who was the President of the Constituent Assembly? - Dr.

Rajendra Prasad

72. Which latitude passes through India? – Tropic of cancer

73. Port Blair - the capital of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, is

located in which island? - South Andaman

74. Which Sanskrit poet called as the Indian Shakespeare? – Kalidas

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75. When was the Indus Valley Civilization flourished? - During
2500-1750 B.C

76. Sex determination of child is done by whose chromosome? –

Father

77. Which type of forest covers the maximum area in India? -

Tropical moist deciduous forest

78. Who does a liquid drop tend to assume a spherical shape? –

Surface tension

79. Who was well-known patron of the Mahayana of Buddhism? –

Kanishka

80. Which is the highest plateau in the world? – Pamir Plateau

81. Which atmospheric layer that reflects radio waves is called? –

Ionosphere

82. Which game is Davis Cup associated with? – Tennis

83. Purification of petroleum is carried out by which method? -

Fractional distillation

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84. Saraswati Samman is given annually for outstanding contribution
to which field? – Literature

85. From which sector is the largest contribution in India’s National

Income? – Tertiary Sector

86. Which Indian State has the largest population of scheduled

castes? – Uttar Pradesh

87. By whom was the city of Agra founded in 1504? – Sikandar Lodi

88. By whom was the 'Shahnama' written? – Firdausi

89. What is the distance between popping crease and stumps on

cricket pitch? – 3.5 feets

90. Who was the Chairman of the Drafting Committee of the Indian
Constitution? – B.R Ambedkar

91. Which is the longest national Highway in India? – NH44,

3745km

92. Who was the first woman to climb Mount Everest? - Junko Tabei

93. How many PIN CODE Zone divided in the country? – 8

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94. Which is purest form of iron? – Wrought Iron

95. Who was known as ‘Lady with Lamp’? - Florence Nightingale

96. Which part of cinchona plant yields quinine? – Bark

97. Liquefied Petroleum Gas consists of mainly which gases? –

Butane & Propane

98. What is the minimum age for election/appointment as member of

the Rajya Sabha ? – 30 Years

99. During which movement was ‘Mahatma’ added before Gandhiji’s

name? - Champaran satyagraha

100. In fireworks, how is the green flame produced?- Because of

Barium.

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