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50 Hard Gk Questions
- Which Mughal emperor built the Taj Mahal?
Answer: Shah Jahan.
2. Which state of India is known as the “Land of Five Rivers”?
Answer: Punjab.
3. Who was the first President of India?
Answer: Dr. Rajendra Prasad.
4. Which Indian city is often referred to as the “City of Happiness”?
Answer: Kolkata.
5. What is the name of the highest civilian award in India?
Answer: Bharat Ratna.
6. In which year was the Indian Constitution adopted?
Answer: 1950.
7. Which river is known as the “Sorrow of Bihar” because of its frequent floods?
Answer: Kosi river.
8. Which famous Indian mathematician introduced the concept of zero?
Answer: Aryabhata.
9. What is the name of India’s first satellite launched in 1975?
Answer: Aryabhata.
10. Who wrote the Indian National Anthem “Jana Gana Mana”?
Answer: Rabindranath Tagore.
11. Which state of India is called the “Spice Garden of India”?
Answer: Kerala.
12. Who is often called the “Iron Man of India”?
Answer: Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel.
13. What is the official residence of the President of India called?
Answer: Rashtrapati Bhavan.
14. Which state of India has the longest coastline?
Answer: Gujarat.
15. What is the name of the famous rock-cut temple complex in Maharashtra?
Answer: Ajanta and Ellora caves.
16. Which Indian state is known as the “Land of Festivals”?
Answer: Odisha.
17. Who is known as the “Father of the Indian Constitution”?
Answer: Dr. B.R. Ambedkar.
18. What is the name of India’s highest civilian gallantry award?
Answer: Paramveer Chakra.
19. Which Indian ruler was known as “Sher-e-Punjab”?
Answer: Maharaja Ranjit Singh.
20. In which Indian state is the Sun Temple of Konark located?
Answer: Odisha.
21. Who was the first Indian woman to win an Olympic medal?
Answer: Karnam Malleswari.
22. Which river is considered the most sacred in Hinduism?
Answer: Ganges (Ganga).
23. Which Indian state is known for the Great Indian Desert, also known as the Thar Desert?
Answer: Rajasthan.
24. What is the name of India’s first lunar probe launched in 2008?
Answer: Chandrayaan-1.
25. Which Indian city is often referred to as the “Pink City”?
Answer: Jaipur.
26. What is the currency of India?
Answer: Indian Rupee (INR).
27. Who was the first Indian Prime Minister?
Answer: Jawaharlal Nehru.
28. Which Indian state is known for the UNESCO World Heritage Site Nilgiri Mountain Railway?
Answer: Tamil Nadu.
29. What is the name of the world’s highest battlefield located on a high mountain pass?
Answer: Siachen Glacier.
30. What is the name of Indian Space Research Organisation?
Answer: Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO).
31. Who was the first Indian woman to win the title of Miss World?
Answer: Rita Faria.
32. Which Indian state is known for Sundarbans mangrove forest?
Answer: West Bengal.
33. Who was the founder of the Maurya Empire in ancient India?
Answer: Chandragupta Maurya.
34. What is the capital of Bhutan?
Answer: Thimphu.
35. Which planet in our solar system has the longest day?
Answer: Venus.
36. Which scientist is known for formulating the laws of motion and universal gravitation?
Answer: Sir Isaac Newton.
37. Which is the rarest blood type in humans?
Answer: AB negative.
38. What is the chemical symbol of the element gold?
Answer: Au.
39. Which famous physicist developed the theory of relativity?
Answer: Albert Einstein.
40. Which is the largest organ in the human body?
Answer: Skin.
41. In which country is the famous archaeological site Machu Picchu located?
Answer: Peru.
42. In which year did the Berlin Wall fall, leading to the unification of Germany?
Answer: The Berlin Wall fell in 1989.
43. What is the unit of measurement of electric current?
Answer: Ampere (A).
44. Who was the first woman to cross the Atlantic Ocean alone without stopping?
Answer: Amelia Earhart.
45. Which gas is found in the largest amount in the Earth’s atmosphere?
Answer: Nitrogen.
46. Which is the largest ocean in the world?
Answer: Pacific Ocean.
47. In which year did the United States of America declare its independence from Great Britain?
Answer: 4 July 1776.
48. What is the basic unit of life in biology?
Answer: Cell.
49. Which planet is often called the “Red Planet”?
Answer: Mars.
50. What is the name of Indian satellite navigation system?
Answer: NavIC (Navigation with Indian Constellation).