Most Important General Knowledge MCQs: for SSC, UPSC and other state Exams

In this blogpost we will discuss all the important mcqs which have high chances of coming in exams, which will include current affairs, art and culture, sports and more.

Do read and make sure to make notes of these important facts for your upcoming exams, which will be highly beneficial. Lets start our practice:

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Important MCQs

Q1. Purana Qila Is Located In Which Of The Following City?
A. Surat
B. Agra
C. Delhi
D. Jaipur
Ans : C
Why In News : Artifacts From Various Historical Periods Have Been Discovered → In Purana Qila Excavation Sites.

  • Exacavation Revealed 9 Cultural Levels Including → Pre-Mauryan, Mauryan, Sunga, Kushana, Gupta, Post Gupta, Rajput, Sultanate, & Mughal.

Rebuilt By → Mughal Emperor ‘Humayun’ & Sher Shah Suri

Purana Qila : One Of The Oldest Fort.

Q2. Kapileshwar Temple Is Located In Which State?
A. Tamil Nadu
B. Odisha
C. Gujarat
D. Andhra Pradesh
Ans : B
Why In News

  • This Temple Has Been Added To → ‘Protected Monuments’ List Of ASI (Archaeological Survey of India).

Kapileshwar Temple

Dedicated To → Lord Shiva

Location : Bhuvneshwar (Odisha).

Q3. Amit Shah Unveiled statues of Lord Basaveshwara & Nadaprabhu Kempegowda in Which City?
A. Bengaluru
B. Pune
C. Chennai
D. Hyderabad
Ans : A
Lord Basaveshwara : Indian 12th Philosopher, Poet & Lingayat Saint

Nadaprabhu Kempegowda : Founder Of Bengaluru City.

Q4. 125-ft Tall Bronze Statue Of Dr B R Ambedkar Has Been Unveiled In Which City
A. Mumbai
B. Agra
C. Hyderabad
D. Surat
Ans : C
Unveiled By : Telangana Chief Minister → K. Chandrasekhar Rao

Q5. Amit Shah unveiled 54 feet high statue of Lord Hanuman in which state?
A. Tamil Nadu
B. Karnataka
C. Gujarat
D. Andhra Pradesh
Ans : C
54 Feet Statue Of Lord Hanuman

Location : Sarangpur Temple, Gujarat

Unveiled By : Amit Shah (Home Minister).

Q6. Which State’s ‘Gond Painting’ Got GI Tag Recently?
A. Uttrakhand
B. Assam
C. Madhya Pradesh
D. Tamil Nadu
Ans : C
Gond Art : Practiced By Gond Tribe {One Of The Largest Tribal Communities Of India}.

Q7. Which Of The Following Indian Places Has Included In TIME Magazine’s list of World’s Greatest Places in 2023?
A. Ladakh
B. Mayurbhanj
C. Surat
D. Both A & B

Ans : D
World’s Greatest Places Of 2023

  1. Tampa, Florida
  2. Willamette Valley, USA

From IND

  • Mayurbhanj (Odisha) & Ladakh

Q8. Which state became 1st in India to induct Robotic Elephant for ritual duties
A. Assam
B. Sikkim
C. Tamil Nadu
D. Kerala

Ans : D
IND’s 1st Robotic Elephant For Temple Ritual Duties.

Performed At → Irinjadapilli Sree Krishna Temple.
Name → Irinjadapilli Raman.

Q9. Which Country’s Odesa Declared As World Heritage in Danger site
A. Russia
B. Ukraine
C. Iran
D. India
Ans : B
Odesa : City In Ukraine → World Heritage in Danger Site

  • Designated by : UNESCO

UNESCO (UN Scientific and Cultural Organization)

HQ : Paris

Q10. Which Of the following will be World’s 1st Living Heritage University
A. Visva-Bharati University
B. Kolkata University
C. Howard University
D. Oxford University
Ans : A

Visva-Bharati University : World’s 1st Living (Functioning) Heritage University

  • Will Be Declared By → UNESCO

Visva-Bharati University

  • Founded : 1921
  • Founder : Rabindranath Tagore
  • Located : Shantiniketan, WB

Q11. Which ministry organised “Bharat Parv” Event on the lawns of the Red Fort?
A. Defence Ministry
B. Education Ministry
C. Tourism Minstry
D. None Of These
Ans : C
Inaugurated By : G Kishan Reddy (Tourism Minister).

Recently, 3 IND sites added to tentative list of → UNESCO World Heritage Sites

  • Vadnagar Town: Gujarat
  • Modhera Sun Temple: Gujarat
  • Rock-cut Sculptures of Unakoti: Tripura
  • Total Tentative UWHS Sites (IND) : 52
  • Total UNESCO World Heritage Site (IND) : 40 {Latest – Dholavira City }.

Q12. World’s 1st Palm-leaf Manuscript Museum Has Been Opened In Which State
A. Kerala
B. Gujarat
C. Haryana
D. Goa
Ans : A
Location : Thiruvananthapuram
Inauguratedy : Kerala CM → Pinarayi Vijayan.

Q13. India’s 1st infantry museum Has been opened in Which State?
A. Goa
B. MP
C. UP
D. Bihar

Ans : B
Location : Mhow, Indore District (Madhya Pradesh).

Q14. Which State’s Historical Cities Hampi & Mysuru Have Been Included in “Swadesh Darshan scheme 2.0”
A. UP
B. Karnataka
C. MP
D. Gujarat
Ans : B
Swadesh Darshan scheme

Aim : To Promote & Develop → Theme-based tourist circuits (Ex – Ramayan Circuit, Budhhist Circuit, Sufi Circuit…..etc)

Launched @ → 2014-15

By → Ministry of Tourism and Culture.

Q15. Tamil Nadu CM M.K.Stalin inaugurated statue of ‘Mahakavi Subramanian Bharathiyar’ in which City?
A. Pune
B. Varanasi
C. Agra
D. Chennai
‘Mahakavi Subramanian Bharathiyar’ : Tamil writer, poet

He translated Vedic hymns, Patanjali’s Yoga Sutra and Bhagavat Gita to Tamil.

Q16. Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya Located In Which City?
A. Pune
B. Aurangabad
C. Mumbai
D. Agra

Ans: C
Why In News

Won : Award of Excellence → In 2022 UNESCO Asia-Pacific Awards » For Cultural Heritage Conservation.

Q18. Paigah Tombs Is Located in which Of the following city?
A. Pune
B. Agra
C. Hyderabad
D. Ajmer
Ans : C
Paigah tombs or Maqhbara Shams al- Umara

Located in → Hyderabad
Why In News : USA Govt Announced $250K For It’s Conservation.

Q19. Which Among The Following Cave Became India’s First ‘Geoheritage Site’
A. Kanheri Cave
B. Ajanta Cave
C. Mawmluh Cave
D. None Of These
Ans : C
Mawmluh Cave Or Krem Mawmluh

Included In → UNESCO’s ‘First 100 IUGS (International Union of Geological Sciences) Geological Sites’

Located → East Khasi Hills Dist, Meghalaya

4th longest cave in the Indian subcontinent (Length → 7 KM).

Q20. IND’s 2nd National Model Vedic School Has Been Opened In Which City?
A. Patna
B. Pune
C. Puri
D. Chennai
Ans : C
India’s 2nd Rashtriya Adarsh Veda Vidyalaya
(RAVV) → Puri (Odisha)


1st → Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh

Q21. PM Modi Unveiled 108-feet tall ‘Statue of Prosperity’ in which City?
A. Bengaluru
B. Chennai
C. Kochi
D. Mumbai
Ans : A
‘Statue of Prosperity’ → Banglore

  • Statue Of → Nadaprabhu ‘Kempe Gowda’ {Founder Of Banglore City)

Statue of Knowledge : BR Ambedkar → Latur City (MH)

Statue Of Equality : Ramanuja → Hyderabad

Statue Of Unity » Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel → Gujarat (World’s Tallest Statue).

Q22. Statue of Belief Has Been Installed At Which Of The Following State?
A. Rajasthan
B. Goa
C. Odisha
D. Haryana
Ans : A
Vishwas Swaroopam Or Statue Of Belif

  • Dedicated to → Lord Shiva
  • Installed At → Nathdwara (Rajasthan)
  • It Is World’s Tallest statue of Lord Shiva
  • Height : 369 Feet (112 m)

Q23. India’s largest reclining statue of Lord Buddha is being built in which state
A. Bihar
B. Goa
C. Odisha
D. Haryana
Ans : A
India’s largest reclining statue of Lord Buddha –

Size : 100 feet long & 30 feet high

Location : Bodh Gaya, Bihar

Built By : Buddha International Welfare Mission

Q24. Amit Shah unveiled Swami Ramanujacharya’s “Statue of Peace” in which City
A. Pune
B. Bangalore
C. Srinagar
D. Surat
Ans : C
Swamy Ramanujacharya Or Ramanuja: Indian Philosopher

  • Born : 1017, Tamil Nadu
    Related To → Bhakti Movement

Statue Of Equality : Of Ramanuja → Hyderabad.

Q25. Mathura-Vrindavan to become a carbon-neutral tourist destination by___?
A. 2030
B. 2039
C. 2041
D. 2051
Ans : C
Mathura-Vrindavan (UP)

Aims : To become a “net zero carbon emission” tourist destination by 2041

One of India’s largest pilgrimage centres.

Q26. Mangarh Dham Is Located In Which State?
A. Punjab
B. Haryana
C. Goa
D. Rajasthan
Ans : D
Why In News : PM Modi Declared “National Monument”.

Q27. ‘Women-friendly tourism’ project Has Been Launched In Which State?
A. Tamil Nadu
B. Kerala
C. Goa
D. Karnataka
Ans : B

Q28. Arittapatti (अररत्तापवत्त Biodiversity Heritage Site Became 1st Biodiversity Heritage Sites Of Which State?
A. Tamil Nadu
B. Kerala
C. Chhattisgarh
D. Karnataka
Ans : A

Q29. UNESCO released a list of_______ exclusive and iconic heritage textile crafts of INDIA
A. 50
B. 60
C. 70
D. 80
Ans : A
Lists Of 50 Indian Iconic Textile Crafts

  • Pubished By → UNESCO
    Some Important Textiles Crafts
    • Khes (Haryana)

Toda embroidery & Sungudi (Tamil Nadu)

Himroo weaves (Hyderaba)

Bandha tie & dye weaving (Odisha)

Kunbi weaves (Goa)

Chamba rumals (Himachal Pradesh)

Q30. Home Minister Amit Shah unveiled 15ft high statue of Jayaprakash Narayan in which state?
A. Bihar
B. Gujarat
C. Goa
D. Jharkhand
Ans : A
Location : Saran District, Bihar


Jayprakash Narayan (JP)

Awards : Bharat Ratna (1999)

An Indian independence activist

Know As → Lok Nayak

Gatha Swaraj Ki’ gallery

Will be public school holiday in New York City (From 2023)

Inaugurated By : Amit Shah → In Gwalior

Depicting History of Maratha rulers » Scindias, Gaikwads, Holkars, Bhosales Ayodhya Deepotsav → Guinness World record

For ‘largest display of Diyas (Earthen Lamps) → 15.76+ Lakh Diwali

Q31. Which of the following Indian cities has been included in UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities (GNLC)
A. Warangal
B. Thrissur
C. Nilambur
D. All Of These
Ans : D
First 3 Indian Cities Included → @ UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities

Thrissur → Kerala

Warangal → Telangana

Nilambur → Kerala

Q32. Recently PM Modi inaugurated the first phase of the ‘Shri Mahakal Lok’ corridor in which Of the following City?
A. Pune
B. Agra
C. Ujjain
D. Varanasi
Ans : C
Shri Mahakal Lok Corridor

  • At → Mahakaleshwar temple, Ujjain (Madhya
    Pradesh)
  • Cost → 800-crore
  • Mahakal corridor : 4 times Larger than → Kashi
    Vishwanath Corridor (Varanasi)

Mahakaleshwar temple : 3rd Jyotirlinga {Total – 12}

Dedicated to → Lord Shiva

Q33. Which Harappan City became new UNESCO World Heritage site of India
A. Banawali
B. Lothal
C. Dholavira
D. Surkotada

Ans : C
Dholavira : Indus valley civilization City

  • Became : 40th UNESCO World Heritage Site
  • Location : Rann of Kutch, Gujarat
  • Discovred By : Jagat Pati Joshi @ 1968
    Other 3 Sites Of Gujrat » UNESCO World Heritage Site

Champaner & Pavagadh

Historic city of Ahmedabad

Rani ki Vav, Patan

Q34. Which temple become India’s 39th UNESCO World Heritage Site
A. Kamakhya
B. Somnath
C. Ramappa
D. Meenakshi
Ans : C
Ramappa Temple Or Rudreshwara Temple

  • Also Know As “Ramalingeshwara (Lord Shiva) Temple
  • Location : Palampet, Telangana
  • Built By : General Recherla Rudra (13th Century)
  • Which Dynasty : Kakatiya Dynasty

Total India’s UNESCO World Heritage Site → 40 Cultural (32) Natural (7) Mixed (1).

Q35. Garba is the folk dance form of which state?
A. Haryana
B. Gujarat
C. Bihar
D. Rajasthan
Ans : B
India Nominated » Gujarat’s Garba for → UNESCO intangible heritage List


Intangible Cultural Heritage in India → 14 Latest »

Durga Puja

Vedic Chanting

Yoga

Q36. Which city has joined the UNESCO’s network of creative cities
A. Indore
B. Srinagar
C. Mumbai
D. Chennai
Ans : B

Srinagar : Summer capital of J&K → Has joined the
UNESCO’s Network of Creative Cities (UNCC)

  • Srinagar Joined In The Category Of → ‘City of Craft and Folk Art’

Other Cities –

  1. Jaipur (Crafts and Folk Arts) → 2015
  2. Varanasi (Creative city of Music) → 2015
  3. Chennai (Creative city of Music) → 2017

Q37. UNESCO Has Added Which Of The Following Festival To The ‘Intangible Cultural Heritage’ List
A. Durga Puja
B. Holi
C. Diwali
D. Saraswati Puja
Ans : A

Recently → Kolkata Durga Puja → Has Been Added To » UNESCO’s “Intangible Cultural Heritage’ List

  • INDIA Has : Total → 14 intangible cultural heritage
    Elements → On The Unesco List
  • Some Important
  1. Nowrouz(2016)
  2. Ramlila (2008)
  3. Yoga (2016) 4. Kumbh Mela (2017)

Q38. World’s largest religious monument will open in which state
A. Gujarat
B. West Bengal
C. Bihar
D. Haryana
Ans : B

World’s Largest religious monument → Temple
of Vedic Planetarium

  • Location : Mayapur, West Bengal
  • Dedicated to → Hindu deities Radha Madhava

Q39. Which state’s Living Root Bridges has been included in tentative list of World Heritage Sites
A. Odisha
B. West Bengal
C. Meghalaya
D. Tamil Nadu
Ans : C

Meghalaya’s → Jingkieng Jri or Living
Root Bridge

  • Added To : UNESCO’s World Heritage Sites
    Tentative List

UNESCO
Founded : 16 November 1945
Headquarters : Paris, France
Director-General : Audrey Azoulay

Q40. Anang Tal lake Is Located In Which State/UT?
A. Delhi
B. Gujarat
C. Ladakh
D. Goa
Ans : A
Anang Tal lake : Mehruli, Delhi

  • Created by → Tomar King, Anangpal II (@1060 AD)

Why In News

Anang Tal lake : Declared → monument of national importance

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