General Knowledge About India | India GK 2024

1. Which is the largest state in India?
(A) Rajasthan
(B) Maharashtra
(C) Uttar Pradesh
(D) Madhya Pradesh

Answer: (A) Rajasthan


2. Which is the largest city in India?
(A) Mumbai
(B) Kolkata
(C) Delhi
(D) Madras

Answer: (A) Mumbai


3. Which notable ancient king is associated with the origin of the name Bharat (India)?

(A) Maharana Pratap
(B) Chandragupta Maurya
(C) Bharat Chakraborty
(D) Asoka Maurya

Answer: (C) Bharat Chakraborty


4. What is the name of India’s longest tunnel?

(A) Rohtang Tunnel
(B) Jawahar Tunnel
(C) Maliguda Tunnel
(D) Kamshet Tunnel

Answer: (B) Jawahar Tunnel


5. What is the longest dam in India?

(A) Hirakund dam
(B) Nagarjuna Sagar Dam
(C) Bhakra Dam
(D) Indira Sagar Dam

Answer: (A) Hirakund dam


6. Who is the tallest tower in India?

(A) Charminar
(B) Qutub Minar
(C) Jhulta Minara
(D) Shahid Tower

Answer: (B) Qutub Minar


7. Who is the largest river in India?

(A) Brahmaputra
(B) Gomti
(C) Ganges
(D) Chambal

Answer: (A) Brahmaputra


8. What is the longest river in India?

(A) Ganadki
(B) Kosi
(C) Brahmaputra
(D) Ganges

Answer: (D) Ganges


9. How many states are there in India?

(A) 28
(B) 29
(C) 36
(D) 15

Answer: (B) 29


10. When was the first woman university established in India?

(A) 1917
(B) 1916
(C) 1915
(D) 1925

Answer: (B) 1916


11. Where was the first woman university of India established?

(A) Delhi
(B) Kolkata
(C) Mumbai
(D) Bangalore

Answer: (C) Mumbai


12. Who was the first Indian woman to win the gold medal in Asian Games?

(A) Bachendri Pal
(B) Sucheta Kripalani
(C) Rajia Begum
(D) Kamaljeet Sandhu

Answer: (D) Kamaljeet Sandhu


13. Who was the first Prime Minister of India?

(A) Jawaharlal Nehru
(B) Lal Bahadur Shastri
(C) Indira Gandhi
(D) Morarji Desai

Answer: (A) Jawaharlal Nehru


14. Who was the first Governor-General of independent India?

(A) Lord Canning
(B) Lord Mount Baton
(C) Lord Dufferin
(D) Lord Litton

Answer: (B) Lord Mount Baton


15. Who was the first woman judge in the Supreme Court?

(A) Uma Bharti
(B) M. Fatima Biwi
(C) Sushmita Sen
(D) Karnam Malleswari

Answer: (B) M. Fatima Biwi


16. Who was the first female Governor of India?

(A) Mamta Banerjee
(B) Sushmita Sen
(C) Pratibha Patil
(D) Sarojini Naidu

Answer: (D) Sarojini Naidu


17. Who was the first woman IPS of India?

(A) Sarojini Naidu
(B) Kiran Bedi
(C) Vimala Devi
(D) Mother Teresa

Answer: (B) Kiran Bedi


18. Who was the first Indian woman to climb Mt. Everest?

(A) Bachendri Pal
(B) Razia Sultan
(C) Kalpana Chawla
(D) Sucheta Kripalani

Answer: (A) Bachendri PalĀ