Basic GK Questions with Answers for Competitive Exams

Rajesh Bhatia4 months ago 121.2K Views Join Examsbookapp store google play
General Knowledge Questions

In almost all competitive exams, basic GK questions related to the world and India are asked, which we can also say basic knowledge of GK. Every student needs to prepare for Common GK Questions because Basic GK questions can be of 10 to 15 marks in a competitive exam question paper. Therefore, the candidate must read newspapers every day based on the syllabus of government exams and also increase their GK level.

Basic GK Questions

If you want to study a large number of Basic General Knowledge Questions with the help of a blog, you can get here Important Basic GK Questions and Answers. In this blog, we have provided objective-type questions similar to the real exam, also students should solve these GK questions by themselves before looking at the answers. With Basic GK Questions and Answers you will also know your exam preparation level.

Students can easily get free General Knowledge Mock Test and Current Affairs Mock Test on this platform for online exam practice to obtain good marks in the competitive exams.

Basic GK Questions with Answers for Competitive Exams 

Q.1 International Rice Research Institute is based at……..

(A) Bangkok

(B) Manila

(C) Kuala Lumpur

(D) Tokyo


Ans .  B

Q.2 What is the effect on the density of gas if it is heated under constant pressure?

(A) it will decrease

(B) it will increase

(C) Remains constant

(D) First, it will increase and then decrease


Ans .  A

Q.3 The Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) came into being in which of the following years?

(A) 1952

(B) 1954

(C) 1956

(D) 1958


Ans .  C

Q.4 This person has written National Anthem for two nations. Who is he?

(A) Iqbal

(B) Bankim Chandra Chatterjee

(C) Rabindra Nath Tagore

(D) Sharath Chandra Chatterjee


Ans .  C

Q.5 Milk is basically a type of……

(A) emulsion

(B) solvent

(C) suspension

(D) gel


Ans .  C

Q. 6 Scientific principles of the electric motor were discovered by which of the following scientists?

(A) Michael Faraday

(B) B. Franklin

(C) T.A. Edison

(D) Enrico Fermi


Ans .  A

Q.7 World Consumer Rights Day is observed on which of the following days?

(A) March 4

(B) March 15

(C) March 30

(D) April 30


Ans .  B

Q.8 The maximum contribution to the tax revenue collection of the government comes through.

(A) income tax

(B) customs duty

(C) excise duty

(D) service tax


Ans .  C

Q.9 The capital of Portugal is….

(A) Algiers

(B) Lisbon

(C) Brussels

(D) Madrid


Ans .  B

Q.10 Where is the headquarters of the world’s foremost Human Rights Organization, Amnesty International?

(A) Berlin

(B) New York

(C) London

(D) Geneva


Ans .  C

Q. 11 During whose reign did Huan Tsang visited India?

(A) Kanishka

(B) Chandragupta

(C) Ashok

(D) Harsha


Ans .  D

Q.12 Which of the following is not an official language of the United Nations?

(A) Chinese

(B) French

(C) German

(D) Arabic


Ans .  C

Q.13 In which of the following years was the name of G-7 changed to G-8?

(A) 1994

(B) 1996

(C) 1998

(D) 1999


Ans .  C

Q.14 Where are the headquarters of the World Trade Organization (WTO)?

(A) Brussels

(B) Geneva

(C) London

(D) Rome


Ans .  B

Q.15 ‘White Revolution’ is related to….

(A) flood control

(B) fish production

(C) wheat production

(D) milk production


Ans .  D

Q.16 Which of the following days is celebrated as International Labour Day throughout the world?

(A) April 1

(B) May 1

(C) June 1

(D) July 1


Ans .  B

Q.17 Brass is an alloy that consists of …….

(A) Zinc and Sulphur

(B) Sulphur and Copper

(C) Copper and Zinc

(D) Zinc and Magnesium


Ans .  C

Q.18 The youngest mountaineer to have scaled Mount Everest is…..

(A) Temba Tsheri

(B) Ang Rita

(C) Nawang Gombu

(D) Fu Dorjee


Ans .  A

Q.19 The World Tourism Day is celebrated on….

(A) August 16

(B) September 3

(C) September 27

(D) October 7


Ans .  C

Q.20 India’s first steel plant was set-up at……

(A) Rourkela

(B) Bhilai

(C) Durgapur

(D) Jamshedpur


Ans .  D

Showing page 1 of 10

    Choose from these tabs.

    You may also like

    About author

    Rajesh Bhatia

    A Writer, Teacher and GK Expert. I am an M.A. & M.Ed. in English Literature and Political Science. I am highly keen and passionate about reading Indian History. Also, I like to mentor students about how to prepare for a competitive examination. Share your concerns with me by comment box. Also, you can ask anything at linkedin.com/in/rajesh-bhatia-7395a015b/.

    Read more articles

      Report Error: Basic GK Questions with Answers for Competitive Exams

    Please Enter Message
    Error Reported Successfully