Some important GK Question with Answers for Periodic written Test 1
1. Who is the current Prime Minister of India?
Answer: Narendra Modi.
2. Which political party does Narendra Modi lead?
Answer: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
3. What is the name of the political alliance currently in power in India?
Answer: National Democratic Alliance (NDA).
4. Who is the current President of India?
Answer: Droupadi Murmu.
5. Which state is scheduled to have an important assembly election in the
last quarter of 2025?
Answer: Bihar.
6. What is the main issue being debated regarding elections in India in
2025?
Answer: The proposal of "One Nation, One Election".
7. Who is the leader of the opposition party, Indian National Congress, as of
2025?
Answer: Rahul Gandhi.
8. What significant event related to the census is expected to take place in
India in 2025?
Answer: The commencement of the delayed census count.
9. Who is the current Chief Minister of West Bengal?
Answer: Mamata Banerjee.
10. Which political party is Mamata Banerjee associated with?
Answer: All India Trinamool Congress (AITC).
11. What is the capital of India?
Answer: New Delhi.
12. Who is the current Home Minister of India?
Answer: Amit Shah.
13. What is the name of the legislative body of India?
Answer: Parliament of India.
14. How many houses does the Indian Parliament have?
Answer: Two (Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha).
15. Who is the current Speaker of the Lok Sabha?
Answer: Om Birla.
16. Which state in India is known for its significant IT industry?
Answer: Karnataka (Bengaluru).
17. Who is the current Chief Minister of Maharashtra?
Answer: Eknath Shinde.
18. What is the main focus of the "Make in India" initiative?
Answer: To encourage manufacturing in India.
19. Which Indian state is famous for its tea gardens?
Answer: Assam.
20. Who is the current Finance Minister of India?
Answer: Nirmala Sitharaman.
21. What is the name of the Indian space agency?
Answer: Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).
22. Which Indian state is known as the "Land of Five Rivers"?
Answer: Punjab.
23. Who is the current Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh?
Answer: Yogi Adityanath.
24. What is the main issue being addressed by the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan?
Answer: Cleanliness and sanitation.
25. Which Indian state has the highest literacy rate?
Answer: Kerala.
26. Who is the current Defence Minister of India?
Answer: Rajnath Singh.
27. What is the name of the river that flows through New Delhi?
Answer: Yamuna.
28. Which Indian state is known for its backwaters and houseboats?
Answer: Kerala.
History
29. Who was the first Prime Minister of India?
Answer: Jawaharlal Nehru.
30. Which empire was founded by Chandragupta Maurya?
Answer: Maurya Empire.
31. Who was the founder of the Mughal Empire in India?
Answer: Babur.
32. Which Indian leader is known as the 'Father of the Nation'?
Answer: Mahatma Gandhi.
33. What was the capital of the Gupta Empire?
Answer: Pataliputra.
34. Who was the first President of India?
Answer: Dr. Rajendra Prasad.
35. Which battle marked the beginning of British rule in India?
Answer: Battle of Plassey (1757).
36. Who was the last Viceroy of British India?
Answer: Lord Mountbatten.
37. Which Indian king is known for his rock edicts and spread of Buddhism?
Answer: Ashoka the Great.
38. Who was the first woman Prime Minister of India?
Answer: Indira Gandhi.
39. Which movement did Mahatma Gandhi launch in 1942 demanding an
end to British rule?
Answer: Quit India Movement.
40. Who was the leader of the Indian National Army (INA)?
Answer: Subhas Chandra Bose.
41. Which ancient Indian text is considered the world's first treatise on
political science and economics?
Answer: Arthashastra by Kautilya (Chanakya).
42. Who was the ruler of the Maratha Empire known for his guerrilla warfare
tactics?
Answer: Shivaji Maharaj.
43. Which Mughal emperor built the Taj Mahal?
Answer: Shah Jahan.
44. What was the capital of the Vijayanagara Empire?
Answer: Hampi.
45. Who was the first Indian to win a Nobel Prize?
Answer: Rabindranath Tagore.
46. Which Indian freedom fighter is known for his slogan "Give me blood,
and I shall give you freedom"?
Answer: Subhas Chandra Bose.
47. Which ancient Indian university was a major center of learning in the 5th
century?
Answer: Nalanda University.
48. Who was the first Governor-General of independent India?
Answer: Lord Mountbatten.
49. Which Indian leader played a key role in the drafting of the Indian
Constitution?
Answer: Dr. B.R. Ambedkar.
50. Which battle in 1526 marked the beginning of the Mughal Empire in
India?
Answer: Battle of Panipat.
51. Who was the founder of the Sikh religion?
Answer: Guru Nanak.
52. Which Indian state was known as the 'Land of the Five Rivers'?
Answer: Punjab.
53. Who was the first Indian woman to become the President of the Indian
National Congress?
Answer: Annie Besant.
54. Which Indian leader is known for his role in the Salt March of 1930?
Answer: Mahatma Gandhi.
55. Who was the first Indian to travel to space?
Answer: Rakesh Sharma.
56. Which Indian emperor is known for his policy of religious tolerance and
the establishment of the Din-i Ilahi?
Answer: Akbar the Great.
57. Which Indian leader is known for his role in the Non-Cooperation
Movement of 1920?
Answer: Mahatma Gandhi.
