Some GK Questions Appear Again and Again
Let me ask you a question.
Have you ever solved a mock test and seen the same question in another exam?
That is not a coincidence.
Every year, examiners repeat certain questions. Why? Because some topics are fundamental to understanding India – its Constitution, its history, its geography, its economy. These questions test the core knowledge every educated Indian should have.
The most repeated GK questions are your best friends in exam preparation. If you master these 100 questions, you will:
- Score 10-15 extra marks in any competitive exam
- Build a strong foundation for harder questions
- Save time on revision
- Gain confidence before the exam
In this blog, I have analyzed past papers of UPSC, SSC CGL, CHSL, CPO, Banking (IBPS, SBI), Railways (RRB NTPC, Group D), and State PSCs. I have identified 100 most repeated GK questions that appear year after year.
Each question is immediately followed by its answer. No separate answer key. No confusion. Instant learning.
Let us begin.
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Part 1 – Indian Constitution and Polity (Questions 1 to 20)
Question 1. Who is known as the “Father of the Indian Constitution”?
Answer: Dr. B.R. Ambedkar.
Question 2. When did the Indian Constitution come into effect?
Answer: January 26, 1950.
Question 3. The idea of the Fundamental Rights in the Indian Constitution was borrowed from which country?
Answer: United States of America (USA).
Question 4. The Directive Principles of State Policy (DPSP) in the Indian Constitution were borrowed from which country?
Answer: Ireland.
Question 5. Which part of the Indian Constitution contains the Fundamental Rights?
Answer: Part III (Articles 12 to 35).
Question 6. Which fundamental right is called the “heart and soul” of the Indian Constitution?
Answer: Right to Constitutional Remedies (Article 32). This phrase was used by Dr. B.R. Ambedkar.
Question 7. How many fundamental rights were originally in the Indian Constitution?
Answer: Seven. The Right to Property (Article 31) was removed by the 44th Amendment in 1978.
Question 8. Which writ is issued to produce a person before the court?
Answer: Habeas Corpus.
Question 9. The concept of “Judicial Review” in India is borrowed from which country?
Answer: United States of America (USA).
Question 10. Who appoints the Chief Justice of India?
Answer: The President of India. (The appointment is based on seniority and consultation with senior judges.)
Question 11. What is the minimum age to become the President of India?
Answer: 35 years.
Question 12. What is the minimum age to become the Prime Minister of India?
Answer: 25 years.
Question 13. What is the minimum age to become a member of the Lok Sabha?
Answer: 25 years.
Question 14. What is the minimum age to become a member of the Rajya Sabha?
Answer: 30 years.
Question 15. What is the normal term of the Lok Sabha?
Answer: 5 years.
Question 16. Who is the ex-officio Chairman of the Rajya Sabha?
Answer: The Vice President of India.
Question 17. Who presides over the joint sitting of both houses of Parliament?
Answer: The Speaker of the Lok Sabha.
Question 18. Under which Article can the President of India declare a National Emergency?
Answer: Article 352.
Question 19. Under which Article can the President of India impose President’s Rule in a state?
Answer: Article 356.
Question 20. The 73rd Constitutional Amendment Act (1992) is related to which level of governance?
Answer: Panchayati Raj (local self-government in rural areas).
Part 2 – Indian History – Ancient and Medieval (Questions 21 to 35)
Question 21. The Indus Valley Civilization is also known by what other name?
Answer: Harappan Civilization (named after the first site discovered – Harappa).
Question 22. The Great Bath is located at which Indus Valley site?
Answer: Mohenjo-Daro.
Question 23. The famous “Dancing Girl” bronze statue was found at which Indus Valley site?
Answer: Mohenjo-Daro.
Question 24. The famous “Priest King” soapstone statue was found at which Indus Valley site?
Answer: Mohenjo-Daro.
Question 25. Which is the oldest among the four Vedas?
Answer: Rig Veda.
Question 26. Who wrote the famous epic “Ramayana”?
Answer: Sage Valmiki.
Question 27. Who wrote the famous epic “Mahabharata”?
Answer: Sage Vyasa.
Question 28. Who was the 24th and last Tirthankara of Jainism?
Answer: Vardhamana Mahavira.
Question 29. Where did Gautama Buddha attain enlightenment?
Answer: Bodh Gaya (Bihar) under the Bodhi tree.
Question 30. Where did Gautama Buddha deliver his first sermon?
Answer: Sarnath (near Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh).
Question 31. Which ruler is considered the greatest ruler of the Mauryan Empire?
Answer: Ashoka the Great.
Question 32. The Kalinga War (261 BCE) was fought by which ruler?
Answer: Ashoka the Great.
Question 33. Who wrote the famous book “Arthashastra”?
Answer: Chanakya (also known as Kautilya or Vishnugupta).
Question 34. Who founded the Gupta Empire?
Answer: Sri Gupta (first ruler). However, Chandragupta I was the first powerful ruler and started the Gupta Era in 320 CE.
Question 35. Who is considered the greatest ruler of the Gupta Empire?
Answer: Samudragupta (called the “Napoleon of India”).
Part 3 – Modern Indian History and Freedom Struggle (Questions 36 to 50)
Question 36. The Battle of Plassey (1757) was fought between whom?
Answer: The British East India Company (led by Robert Clive) and Siraj-ud-Daulah (Nawab of Bengal).
Question 37. The Battle of Buxar (1764) was fought between whom?
Answer: The British East India Company and the combined army of Mir Qasim (Bengal), Shuja-ud-Daulah (Awadh), and Shah Alam II (Mughal Emperor).
Question 38. Who introduced the “Doctrine of Lapse”?
Answer: Lord Dalhousie.
Question 39. The Revolt of 1857 started from which city?
Answer: Meerut (on May 10, 1857).
Question 40. Who was the Mughal emperor at the time of the 1857 Revolt?
Answer: Bahadur Shah Zafar II.
Question 41. Who founded the Indian National Congress (INC) in 1885?
Answer: Allan Octavian Hume (retired British civil servant).
Question 42. Who was the first President of the Indian National Congress?
Answer: Womesh Chunder Bonnerjee (first session held in Bombay, 1885).
Question 43. Who gave the famous slogan “Swaraj is my birthright and I shall have it”?
Answer: Bal Gangadhar Tilak.
Question 44. Who was known as the “Grand Old Man of India”?
Answer: Dadabhai Naoroji.
Question 45. Who wrote the famous book “Poverty and Un-British Rule in India” (1901)?
Answer: Dadabhai Naoroji. He propounded the “Drain of Wealth” theory.
Question 46. Who was the first Governor-General of independent India?
Answer: Lord Mountbatten (served from August 15, 1947, to June 21, 1948).
Question 47. Who was the first Indian Governor-General of independent India?
Answer: C. Rajagopalachari (served from 1948 to 1950).
Question 48. Who was the first Prime Minister of independent India?
Answer: Jawaharlal Nehru.
Question 49. Who was the first President of independent India?
Answer: Dr. Rajendra Prasad.
Question 50. The “Dandi March” (Salt March) was led by which leader?
Answer: Mahatma Gandhi (from March 12 to April 6, 1930).
Part 4 – Indian and World Geography (Questions 51 to 65)
Question 51. Which is the longest river in India?
Answer: The Ganga (Ganges). Its total length is approximately 2,525 km.
Question 52. Which is the largest state in India by area?
Answer: Rajasthan.
Question 53. Which is the smallest state in India by area?
Answer: Goa.
Question 54. Which Indian state has the longest coastline?
Answer: Gujarat.
Question 55. The “Silicon Valley of India” is located in which city?
Answer: Bengaluru (Bangalore), Karnataka.
Question 56. Which is the highest mountain peak in India (within Indian territory)?
Answer: Kanchenjunga (8,586 meters). Mount Everest is higher but lies in Nepal-Tibet border.
Question 57. Which river is known as the “Sorrow of Bihar”?
Answer: Kosi River (frequent and devastating floods).
Question 58. Which river is known as the “Sorrow of Bengal”?
Answer: Damodar River (used to cause floods, now dammed and controlled).
Question 59. Which is the largest continent in the world?
Answer: Asia.
Question 60. Which is the smallest continent in the world?
Answer: Australia.
Question 61. Which is the largest ocean in the world?
Answer: Pacific Ocean.
Question 62. Which is the longest river in the world?
Answer: The Nile (Africa).
Question 63. Which is the highest mountain peak in the world?
Answer: Mount Everest (8,848.86 meters).
Question 64. Which is the hottest desert in the world?
Answer: Sahara Desert (Africa).
Question 65. Which is the coldest desert in the world?
Answer: Antarctica (cold desert).
Part 5 – Indian Economy (Questions 66 to 75)
Question 66. Who is known as the “Father of Indian Economic Reforms”?
Answer: Dr. Manmohan Singh (as Finance Minister in 1991).
Question 67. In which year did India adopt the policy of Liberalization, Privatization, and Globalization (LPG)?
Answer: 1991.
Question 68. What is the full form of FDI?
Answer: Foreign Direct Investment.
Question 69. What is the full form of FII?
Answer: Foreign Institutional Investment.
Question 70. What is the full form of GDP?
Answer: Gross Domestic Product.
Question 71. What is the full form of GST?
Answer: Goods and Services Tax.
Question 72. GST was implemented in India on which date?
Answer: July 1, 2017.
Question 73. What is the currency of India?
Answer: Indian Rupee (₹).
Question 74. What is the currency of the United States?
Answer: US Dollar ($).
Question 75. What is the currency of the United Kingdom?
Answer: Pound Sterling (£).
Part 6 – General Science (Questions 76 to 85)
Question 76. Which gas is absorbed by plants during photosynthesis?
Answer: Carbon dioxide (CO₂).
Question 77. Which gas is released by plants during photosynthesis?
Answer: Oxygen (O₂).
Question 78. What is the chemical formula of water?
Answer: H₂O.
Question 79. What is the chemical formula of common salt (sodium chloride)?
Answer: NaCl.
Question 80. Which vitamin is produced by the human body when exposed to sunlight?
Answer: Vitamin D.
Question 81. Which vitamin is also known as ascorbic acid?
Answer: Vitamin C.
Question 82. Which vitamin deficiency causes scurvy?
Answer: Vitamin C deficiency.
Question 83. Which vitamin deficiency causes rickets?
Answer: Vitamin D deficiency.
Question 84. What is the normal human body temperature?
Answer: 98.6°F (37°C).
Question 85. Which blood group is known as the “universal donor”?
Answer: O negative (O-).
Part 7 – Sports, Awards, and Books (Questions 86 to 95)
Question 86. What is the national sport of India?
Answer: Hockey (though India does not have an officially declared national sport, hockey is traditionally considered the national sport).
Question 87. Who is known as the “God of Cricket”?
Answer: Sachin Tendulkar.
Question 88. Who holds the record for the most runs in international cricket?
Answer: Sachin Tendulkar (34,357 runs across Tests and ODIs).
Question 89. What is the highest civilian award of India?
Answer: Bharat Ratna.
Question 90. Who was the first recipient of the Bharat Ratna?
Answer: Dr. S. Radhakrishnan (1954), along with C. Rajagopalachari and Sir C.V. Raman in the same year.
Question 91. Who wrote the Indian national anthem “Jana Gana Mana”?
Answer: Rabindranath Tagore.
Question 92. Who wrote the Indian national song “Vande Mataram”?
Answer: Bankim Chandra Chatterjee (from the novel Anandamath).
Question 93. Who wrote the book “Discovery of India”?
Answer: Jawaharlal Nehru.
Question 94. Who wrote the book “My Experiments with Truth”?
Answer: Mahatma Gandhi.
Question 95. Who wrote the book “Wings of Fire”?
Answer: Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam (with Arun Tiwari).
Part 8 – Miscellaneous (Questions 96 to 100)
Question 96. What is the full form of EVM?
Answer: Electronic Voting Machine.
Question 97. What is the full form of PIN (in PIN Code)?
Answer: Postal Index Number.
Question 98. What is the full form of URL?
Answer: Uniform Resource Locator.
Question 99. What is the full form of RAM?
Answer: Random Access Memory.
Question 100. What is the full form of ROM?
Answer: Read Only Memory.
10. Conclusion – How to Use This List for Maximum Results
Dosto, these 100 most repeated GK questions are your shortcut to scoring higher in any competitive exam.
Why these questions work:
| Reason | Explanation |
|---|---|
| High frequency | These questions appear in 70-80% of exams every year |
| Core concepts | They test fundamental knowledge, not obscure facts |
| Time-savers | You can answer them in 5 seconds each |
| Confidence boosters | Knowing these early builds momentum |
Your 15-Day Revision Plan:
| Day | Task | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Day 1-2 | Indian Constitution and Polity (Q1-20) | 2 hours |
| Day 3-4 | Indian History – Ancient and Medieval (Q21-35) | 2 hours |
| Day 5-6 | Modern Indian History (Q36-50) | 2 hours |
| Day 7-8 | Indian and World Geography (Q51-65) | 1.5 hours |
| Day 9 | Indian Economy (Q66-75) | 1 hour |
| Day 10-11 | General Science (Q76-85) | 1.5 hours |
| Day 12 | Sports, Awards, Books (Q86-95) | 1 hour |
| Day 13 | Miscellaneous (Q96-100) + Full revision | 2 hours |
| Day 14 | Self-test (cover answers, recall) | 2 hours |
| Day 15 | Take a mock test | 2 hours |
Pro Tips to Retain These Questions:
- Use active recall – Cover the answer, try to remember, then check
- Make flashcards – Physical or digital (Anki app, Quizlet)
- Teach someone else – Explain why the answer is correct
- Connect questions – Link similar topics (e.g., all minimum ages together)
- Revise every 3 days – Spaced repetition is the key
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