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The Candidates who are preparing serious and hard study for the Banking sector jobs, SSC, UPSC, IAS, SSB, Indian Railway etc exams need to know that the static GK section is one of the integral parts of the every recruitment exams. So, Today we are sharing TOP-Expected Static GK Questions (MCQs) for SSC exams, Banking Exam, IBPS CWE, SBI, RRB PO/Clerk, Insurance exam LIC,, CLAT, Indian Railway Exam, hotel management and all other competitive exams.

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Static GK 500 Questions and Answers for upcoming Competitive examinations

1, Question : What is another name of the British Rule in India?

Answer: Crown rule in India

2, Question : Which is the largest stock exchange in the world?

Answer: New York Stock Exchange

3, Question : What is the name of the military control line between the Indian and Pakistan?

Answer: LoC: Line of Control

4, Question : Who has been honoured as the Padma Vibhushan for his defence of the freedom of expression and the protection of human rights?

Answer: Soli Sorabjee

5, Question : Which is India's first Credit Information Company (CIC)?

Answer: Credit Information Bureau (India) Limited

6, Question : What is the state flower of Tamil Nadu?

Answer: Glory lily

7, Question : What is the full form of 'SFDA'?

Answer: Small Farmers Development Agency

8, Question : Who was the first woman got the Nobel Prize?

Answer: Mariecurie

9, Question : Who was given by the slogan 'Inquilab Zindabad'?

Answer: Iqbal

10, Question : Name of the first pollution control ship?

Answer: ICGS Samudra Prahari

11, Question : Which gas is called as Stranger Gas?

Answer: Xenon

12, Question : Where is loctated Jog Falls?

Answer: Karnataka

13, Question : Which is the longest dam in India?

Answer: Hirakud Dam

14, Question : Where was the KM going AGNI V started?

Answer: It was started in Balasore, Odhisa.

15, Question : What are the two units present in the Electronic Voting machine?

Answer: Control Unit and Balloting Unit

16, Question : Who was the first test tube baby in the world?

Answer: Louise Joy Brown

17, Question : When was the first World Book day observed?

Answer: 1995 in United Kingdom

18, Question : Who was the first chairman of Sangeet Natak Akademi?

Answer: Dr.P.V. Rajamannar

19, Question : What is the full form of ITBPF?

Answer: Indo-Tibetan Border Police

20, Question : Which is the fastest train in India?

Answer: New Delhi - Bhopal Shatabdi Express

21, Question : Which organ separate carbon dioxide from blood?

Answer: Lungs

22, Question : Which bone is easily broken in human body?

Answer: Chin

23, Question : Which is called as Black Liquid?

Answer: Graphite

24, Question : What is the full form of OECD?

Answer: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

25, Question : When is sun nearest to earth?

Answer: January

26, Question : Who was the India's first test tube baby?

Answer: Harsha

27, Question : What is the hardest substance available on earth?

Answer: Diamond

28, Question : What is the chemical symbol of gold?

Answer: Au

29, Question : What is the retirement age of employee in private banks?

Answer: 70 years

30, Question : How many units are equal to kilowatt in electricity bill?

Answer: 1 unit = KW X Hour

31, Question : What is the capital of Uruguay?

Answer: Montevideo

32, Question : Where are Compressed natural gas used?

Answer: Compressed natural gas are used in gasoline, diesel fuel and propane/LPG.

33, Question : Which state is called as Hill queuens in India?

Answer: Simla

34, Question : Who started the voice of India newspaper?

Answer: Dadabhai Naoroji

35, Question : How many tiger reserves in India?

Answer: 48

36, Question : Who was the founder of JRC?

Answer: Henral Dunant

37, Question : What is the full form of UNFCCC?

Answer: United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

38, Question : Where is the International Maritime Organization headquarter located?

Answer: London, United Kingdom

39, Question : What is study of sea?

Answer: Oceanography

40, Question : Who got the first LG people's choice award?

Answer: Sachin Tendulkar

41, Question : How many countries follow the NOTA (None of the above)?

Answer: 31

42, Question : In which place in India found Diamond mines?

Answer: Madhya Pradesh

43, Question : Jaundice is spread through?

Answer: Water

44, Question : What is the full form of PETA?

Answer: People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals

45, Question : What is the full form of D.D.T?

Answer: Dichloro Diphenyl Trichloroethane

46, Question : Who was the first Cabinet Secretary of India?

Answer: N.R. Pillai

47, Question : Who was the founder of Slave Dynasty in India?

Answer: Qutub-ud-din Aibak

48, Question : When was the Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) started?

Answer: 1956

49, Question : Where is Pituitary gland present?

Answer: Base part of the human brain

50, Question : Who invented the shorthand in English language?

Answer: Isaac Pitman

51, Question : Which animal have three hearts?

Answer: Octopus

52, Question : Who was founded by Aligarh Muslim University?

Answer: Sir Syed Ahmed Khan

53, Question : Which two countries constructed the Hanoi highway project?

Answer: India and Vietnam

54, Question : Which animal has no brain?

Answer: Corals and Jellyfish

55, Question : Who is the author of the book The Dark Side of Black Money?

Answer: B.V. Kumar

56, Question : What is the full form of NABARD?

Answer: National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development

57, Question : Who was discovered the Periodic law?

Answer: Mendeleeff

58, Question : Which gas is present in the Neptune planet?

Answer: Methane

59, Question : Which element has the same atomic number and mass number?

Answer: Hydrogen

60, Question : Who was the first Chief Justice of India?

Answer: Sir Harilal Jekisundas Kania

61, Question : Who follower the Gandhiji act in TamilNadu?

Answer: Rajaji

62, Question : Which states are the capitals of British India?

Answer: New Delhi, Kolkata, Shimla

63, Question : To which field the Jnanpith Award is given?

Answer: Literary

64, Question : What is another name for World Book day?

Answer: Copyright Day

65, Question : When was the first Asian Games held?

Answer: New Delhi, India

66, Question : What is the name of the first satellite in India?

Answer: Aryabhata

67, Question : Who was the first prime minister of Greece?

Answer: Alexandros Mavrokordatos

68, Question : Which disease occurs due to vitamin D deficiency?

Answer: Rickets

69, Question : How many states are there in the Union of India?

Answer: 28

70, Question : Which day is observed on World Heritage Day?

Answer: July 18

71, Question : Where was the first G summit held?

Answer: United States of America

72, Question : Where is Nalanda University situated?

Answer: Bihar

73, Question : What is the highest posting in Indian Army?

Answer: Field marshal

74, Question : Which is the oldest dynasty?

Answer: Maurya

75, Question : Which city has highest population in Tamilnadu?

Answer: Chennai

76, Question : Which country first celebrates New Year?

Answer: Kiribati

77, Question : Which bank have largest branch in India?

Answer: State Bank of India

78, Question : Which bacteria are used to turn milk into yogurt?

Answer: Streptococcus thermophilus and Lactobacillus bulgaricus

79, Question : Where is India's first blind friendly railway station opened?

Answer: Mysuru Railway Station

80, Question : Who introduced the Voluntary Disclosure of Income Scheme?

Answer: Chidambaram

81, Question : Which organ grows even after human death?

Answer: Nail and hair

82, Question : What is the full form of NRDC?

Answer: National Research Development Corporation

83, Question : Who enforced the price control system?

Answer: Ala-ud-din- Khilji

84, Question : Who said the Mahatma Gandhi is the Father of the Nation?

Answer: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose.

85, Question : Who invented the baby incubator?

Answer: Martin A. Couney

86, Question : How many bones in human head?

Answer: 29

87, Question : What is the full form of PIN code?

Answer: Postal Index Number

88, Question : How many bones are present in human body?

Answer: 206 bones

89, Question : Who was the India's first woman photo journalist?

Answer: Homai Vyarawalla

90, Question : Where was the first Miss Universe contest held?

Answer: California

91, Question : Which is the first Women's university in India?

Answer: SNDT Women's University

92, Question : To which bank ING Vysya Bank merged?

Answer: Kotak Mahindra Bank

93, Question : When was the PIN code started?

Answer: 15.08.1972

94, Question : Name of the disease is connected with Eyes?

Answer: Trachoma

95, Question : Who is called as the Father of White Revolution?

Answer: Verghese Kurien

96, Question : The first atom bomb was dropped on?

Answer: Hiroshima

97, Question : Who was awarded the first Man Booker Prize for Fiction?

Answer: P.H.Newby

98, Question : Who is the name of the author has declined the Nobel Prize of literature?

Answer: Maxwell

99, Question : Which state is the biggest procedure of coffee in India?

Answer: Karnataka

100, Question : Who invented the Indian Electronic Voting machine?

Answer: M.B. Haneefa in

101, Question : What is the term length of the South Africa President?

Answer: years

102, Question : Who designed the India Gate?

Answer: Edwin Lutyens

103, Question : Who is the author of the book The Arctic Home in the Vedas?

Answer: Bala Gangathara Tilak

104, Question : Who was the first captain of Indian Cricket?

Answer: Cottari Kanakaiya Nayudu

105, Question : Who was the first governor of Portuguese in India?

Answer: De Almeida

106, Question : Who is the author of the book 'World of All Human Rights'?

Answer: Soli Jehangir Sorabjee

107, Question : What is the old name of Dharmapuri?

Answer: Thahadoor

108, Question : Who introduce the Ilbert Bill?

Answer: Lord Rippon

109, Question : Where is located famous Islamic center learning?

Answer: Uttar Pradesh

110, Question : Which state is the summer capital of British India?

Answer: Shimla

111, Question : Who regulates the Central Board of Film Certification?

Answer: Ministry of Information and Broadcasting

112, Question : Which country introduced the NCD Global Monitoring Framework?

Answer: India

113, Question : Who is the director of Information and communications technology (ICT)?

Answer: Brahima Sanou

114, Question : What is the old name of All India Radio?

Answer: Indian State Broadcasting Service (ISBS)

115, Question : After India which country released Gandhiji postage stamp?

Answer: United States of America

116, Question : Which instrument used to measure the curvature of the surface?

Answer: Speedometer

117, Question : What is the capital of Iraq?

Answer: Baghdad

118, Question : What is the full form of GIGO?

Answer: Garbage In and Garbage Out

119, Question : Which planets are Jovian Planets?

Answer: Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune

120, Question : Which bird does not have feathers?

Answer: Kiwi

121, Question : Which animal is cold-blooded?

Answer: Fish

122, Question : Who was the president of congress when India became Independence?

Answer: Acharya Kripalani

123, Question : Who is the publisher of Guinness World Records?

Answer: Jim Pattison Group

124, Question : Which is the shortest day on earth?

Answer: December

125, Question : When is Army day celebrated every year in India?

Answer: 15th January

126, Question : Which country is called as the 'Lion City'?

Answer: Singapore

127, Question : What is the full form of CRPF?

Answer: Central Reserve Police Force

128, Question : Who is called as the Father of India's nuclear missile programme?

Answer: APJ Abdul Kalam

129, Question : What is the normal blood pressure level of human?

Answer: 120/80 mm Hg

130, Question : What is the full form of NASA?

Answer: National Aeronautics and Space Administration

131, Question : Where is United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (UNHCHR) headquarters located?

Answer: Geneva

132, Question : Which is India's highest Literature Award?

Answer: Sahitya Akademi Award

133, Question : Who launched the flight search tool in India?

Answer: Google

134, Question : What is the new name of Surinam?

Answer: Dutch Guayana

135, Question : Which organization launched the Kisan Vikas Patra?

Answer: India post in 1988

136, Question : What is the full form of ASEAN?

Answer: Association of Southeast Asian Nations

137, Question : When the first five year plan was launched?

Answer: 1951

138, Question : Who was the first woman ambassador of India?

Answer: C.B MUTHAMMA

139, Question : When is the World Book day observed annually?

Answer: April 23

140, Question : What is the currency of China?

Answer: Yuan

141, Question : Which is the largest ship in the world?

Answer: Seawise Giant

142, Question : What are the member countries of BRICS?

Answer: Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa

143, Question : Who was the founder of founder of Indian home rule society?

Answer: Shyamji Krishna Varma

144, Question : Where is the headquarters of Indian Science Congress?

Answer: Kolkata, West Bengal

145, Question : When is the World Savings Day observed?

Answer: October 31

146, Question : What is the state game of Tamil Nadu?

Answer: Kabaddi

147, Question : Which state in India has the largest deposit of lignite?

Answer: Tamil Nadu

148, Question : How many states did India have at the time of Independence?

Answer: 27

149, Question : Which country is called as Asian Italy?

Answer: India

150, Question : How many High Courts are there in India?

Answer: 24

151, Question : Study of Insects is called?

Answer: Entomology

152, Question : Who was the first prime minister of West Indies?

Answer: Grantley Herbert Adams

153, Question : Which vitamin is present in sunrays?

Answer: Vitamin D

154, Question : What is the study of Bird's egg?

Answer: Oology

155, Question : Name of the gland present in human Kidney?

Answer: Adrenal gland

156, Question : What is the full form of 'NREP'?

Answer: National Rural Employment Programme

157, Question : When is the World Sparrow day observed?

Answer: March 20

158, Question : Who appoints the Vice President of India?

Answer: Members of Lok sabha and Rajya sabha

159, Question : Who is the father of local self government in India?

Answer: Lord Rippon

160, Question : Where is located headquarter of SAARC?

Answer: Kathmandu, Nepal

161, Question : Who said 'Man is born free and every where he is in chains'?

Answer: Rousseau

162, Question : Who appoints the Governor of states in India?

Answer: President

163, Question : The most important Kharif crop in India is?

Answer: Rice

164, Question : Which state has a biggest tax payer?

Answer: New Haven, Connecticut in USA

165, Question : Where is situated International Court of Justice?

Answer: The Hague

166, Question : Where is the headquarters of World Economic Forum situated?

Answer: Cologny, Switzerland

167, Question : Where was the first ASEAN summit held?

Answer: Bali, Indonesia

168, Question : Who is called the 'Lion of Punjab'?

Answer: Maharaja Ranjith Singh

169, Question : Which is the highest posting in police department?

Answer: Director General of Police (DGP)

170, Question : Which was the first company in India offering life insurance?

Answer: Oriental Life Insurance Company

171, Question : Which vitamin deficiency causes the blood clotting problems?

Answer: Vitamin K

172, Question : What is the highest posting in Indian Navy?

Answer: Admiral of the fleet

173, Question : Where the Coal India Limited headquarters is located?

Answer: Kolkata

174, Question : Which Space Agency launched the Rosetta?

Answer: European Space Agency (ESA)

175, Question : When was the first Olympic game started?

Answer: 1896

176, Question : What is the slogan of Life Insurance Corporation (LIC)?

Answer: Your welfare is our responsibility

177, Question : Name of the protein present in egg white?

Answer: Albumin

178, Question : Which country introduced first fishery development?

Answer: Japan

179, Question : Who is the father of congress?

Answer: Allan Octavian Hume

180, Question : Why cloud is blue in colour?

Answer: Scattering of light

181, Question : Which city has implemented the Conditional Access System for cable television in India?

Answer: Chennai, Tamil Nadu

182, Question : Which state is first formed in India based on language?

Answer: Andhra Pradesh

183, Question : What is the capital of Rashtrakutas?

Answer: Malkhed

184, Question : What is the full form of ICICI?

Answer: Industrial Credit and Investment Corporation of India

185, Question : Who is the author of The Jungle Book?

Answer: Rudyard Kipling

186, Question : What is the full form of 'ICS'?

Answer: Indian Civil Service

187, Question : What is the name of the cancer is the most common?

Answer: Carcinoma

188, Question : Where is located Theosophical society?

Answer: Thesophical society located in New York city, United States of America

189, Question : Where is located the headquarters of Eastern Naval Command?

Answer: Viskhapatnam

190, Question : Which union territory has its own high court in India?

Answer: New Delhi

191, Question : Which is central monetary authority of India?

Answer: Reserve Bank of India

192, Question : When and where was the first SAARC summit held?

Answer: Bangladesh in

193, Question : Where is located the first large scale jute mill was established?

Answer: Calcutta

194, Question : Who was called as the 'Back to Vedas'?

Answer: Dayamand Saraswathi

195, Question : How many meter radio waves travels in second?

Answer: lakh meter

196, Question : How many months once human blood can donate?

Answer: 3 months

197, Question : Where is located Lingaraja temple?

Answer: Puri

198, Question : Where is the headquarter of Apple Inc located?

Answer: Cupertino, USA

199, Question : Who is the author of 'New India'?

Answer: Annie Besant

200, Question : The edge point of the India and Pakistan?

Answer: Wagah border

201, Question : Where is located India's Cobalt Plant?

Answer: Udaipur

202, Question : Which is the biggest stock exchange in India?

Answer: National Stock Exchange of India

203, Question : Who was called as the Grandfather of Ashoka?

Answer: Chandragupta Maurya

204, Question : What is the national flower of Pakistan?

Answer: Jasmine

205, Question : Which country is top in online banking frauds?

Answer: Japan

206, Question : Who are the founders of Apple?

Answer: Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, Ronald Wayne

207, Question : Who introduced Mansabdari system in India?

Answer: Akbar

208, Question : Which country shut down the Indian Bank operations?

Answer: United Kingdom

209, Question : What is the full form of IDRD?

Answer: International Bank for Reconstruction and Development

210, Question : To which field JGBS excellence award is given?

Answer: Top CEO in India

211, Question : Which day is celebrated World's Literacy Day?

Answer: September 8

212, Question : Which color is most sensitive our eye?

Answer: Red color

213, Question : Who was the first speaker of Lok Sabha?

Answer: Ganesh Vasudev Mavalankar

214, Question : What is the approximate height of Mount Everest?

Answer: 8850 meters

215, Question : Who was the first Indian Foreign Secretary?

Answer: Kumara Padmanabha Sivasankara Menon

216, Question : What are the first three acts launched in Indian Parliament?

Answer: Poverty act : Bank Commission : Terrorist eradication act :

217, Question : Who is the well known collector of artefacts and curious?

Answer: Salar Jung

218, Question : Which country introduced Acupuncture treatment?

Answer: China

219, Question : When was the NABARD started?

Answer: 1982

220, Question : What are the two general classes of nephrons?

Answer: Cortical nephrons and Juxtamedullary nephrons

221, Question : Which organization regulates the Asian Games?

Answer: Asian Games Federation (AGF)

222, Question : Who was the first woman ambassador of the world?

Answer: Alexandra Kollontai

223, Question : What are the gases present in the Jupiter planet?

Answer: Hydrogen and Helium

224, Question : Which river is situated Mahatma Gandhi Sethu is situated across on the river?

Answer: Ganga

225, Question : When was Yahoo search engine started?

Answer: 1995

226, Question : When is World Teachers Day observed?

Answer: October 5

227, Question : Who founded the Gorkha National Liberation Front?

Answer: Subhash Ghisingh

228, Question : What is another name for Dandi March?

Answer: Salt March

229, Question : Which animal has teeth in nose?

Answer: Crocodile

230, Question : When was the National Tiger Conservation Authority established?

Answer: 1973

231, Question : Which country introduced Zero?

Answer: India

232, Question : When is World Animal day observed?

Answer: October 4

233, Question : When was Union Public Service Commission founded?

Answer: 1926

234, Question : To which field the Sahitya Akademi Award is given?

Answer: Literature

235, Question : Which animal have three eyes?

Answer: Tuatara

236, Question : Who was the first chief minister of Tamil Nadu?

Answer: A. Subbarayalu Reddiar

237, Question : Where is the headquarters of G Developing nations?

Answer: Cancun, Mexico

238, Question : Who wrote Vande Mataram?

Answer: Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay

239, Question : What is the nature of sound waves?

Answer: Longitudinal

240, Question : What is the name of the party of America President of Obama?

Answer: Jananaga Party

241, Question : Who is called as the Socrates of Tamil Nadu?

Answer: Periyar E.V. Ramasamy

242, Question : Who constructed the Angkor Wat temple?

Answer: Suryavarman II

243, Question : Which metal was first used by human?

Answer: Copper

244, Question : Which company first launched the online bank in China?

Answer: Tencent Holdings Limited

245, Question : Who was written by the book 'Kashmir Behind the Vale'?

Answer: MK Akbar

246, Question : Who is the Grand old man of India?

Answer: Dadabhai Naoroji

247, Question : Which district is called as ''The earth's hidden paradise''?

Answer: Theni

248, Question : Where is the headquarters of Miss Universe Organization located?

Answer: New York, USA

249, Question : Which is the capital of Thailand?

Answer: Bangkok

250, Question : What is the senior rank in Indian Air force?

Answer: Marshal of the air force

251, Question : When was the first SAARC summit held?

Answer: in Bangladesh

252, Question : Vitamin 'E' is found in?

Answer: Green Vegetables

253, Question : When is the World Water day observed annually?

Answer: March

254, Question : Who was written by Buddhist Literature?

Answer: Pali

255, Question : When was TajMahal honoured as a UNESCO World Heritage Site?

Answer: 1983

256, Question : Which planet has the maximum number of satellite?

Answer: Saturn

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