Top 100 GK Questions for SSC & Bank Exams – Ultimate Practice Quiz
Prepare for SSC and Bank Exams with this comprehensive set of 100 General Knowledge questions covering geography, history, polity, economy, science, awards, sports, and current affairs. Designed to sharpen your memory and test key facts—from capitals and currencies to national schemes and sports records—these questions reflect the patterns and difficulty level you’ll encounter in competitive exams. Use this quiz to identify areas for review, improve your accuracy under timed conditions, and build the confidence needed to ace your GK sections. Ready to challenge yourself? Let’s begin the Top 100 GK Questions for SSC & Bank Exams!
Top 100 GK Questions for SSC & Bank Exams
1. What is the capital of Australia?
- A. Sydney
- B. Melbourne
- C. Canberra
- D. Brisbane
2. Who is known as the 'Father of the Indian Constitution'?
- A. Mahatma Gandhi
- B. B.R. Ambedkar
- C. Jawaharlal Nehru
- D. Sardar Patel
3. Which river is the longest in India?
- A. Ganga
- B. Godavari
- C. Brahmaputra
- D. Yamuna
4. Which Article of the Constitution provides for the right to equality?
- A. Article 14
- B. Article 19
- C. Article 21
- D. Article 29
5. Who invented the World Wide Web?
- A. Bill Gates
- B. Steve Jobs
- C. Tim Berners-Lee
- D. Mark Zuckerberg
6. What is the currency of Japan?
- A. Yuan
- B. Yen
- C. Won
- D. Ringgit
7. Which metal has the highest electrical conductivity?
- A. Copper
- B. Silver
- C. Gold
- D. Aluminum
8. Who wrote the epic 'Mahabharata'?
- A. Valmiki
- B. Vyasa
- C. Tulsidas
- D. Kalidasa
9. Which planet is known as the Red Planet?
- A. Venus
- B. Mars
- C. Jupiter
- D. Saturn
10. Who is the author of 'The Discovery of India'?
- A. Jawaharlal Nehru
- B. Mahatma Gandhi
- C. B.R. Ambedkar
- D. Sardar Patel
11. What is the smallest planet in our solar system?
- A. Mercury
- B. Mars
- C. Venus
- D. Pluto
12. Who was the first woman Prime Minister of India?
- A. Indira Gandhi
- B. Pratibha Patil
- C. Sarojini Naidu
- D. Sonia Gandhi
13. Which element is denoted by the chemical symbol 'K'?
- A. Krypton
- B. Potassium
- C. Calcium
- D. Sodium
14. The Jagannath Temple is located in which Indian state?
- A. West Bengal
- B. Odisha
- C. Bihar
- D. Andhra Pradesh
15. Who discovered penicillin?
- A. Louis Pasteur
- B. Alexander Fleming
- C. Marie Curie
- D. Robert Koch
16. Which city is known as the Pink City of India?
- A. Jaipur
- B. Udaipur
- C. Jodhpur
- D. Jaisalmer
17. Who is the Chief Election Commissioner of India (as of 2025)?
- A. Sushil Chandra
- B. Rajiv Kumar
- C. Manoj Sinha
- D. C.V. Sriraman
18. Which is the highest civilian award in India?
- A. Padma Shri
- B. Padma Bhushan
- C. Padma Vibhushan
- D. Bharat Ratna
19. Which country hosted the 2023 Cricket World Cup?
- A. India
- B. England
- C. Australia
- D. South Africa
20. Which Article abolishes untouchability in India?
- A. Article 15
- B. Article 17
- C. Article 19
- D. Article 21
21. Who is the author of 'The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari'?
- A. Paulo Coelho
- B. Robin Sharma
- C. Deepak Chopra
- D. Eckhart Tolle
22. Which gas is most abundant in Earth's atmosphere?
- A. Oxygen
- B. Nitrogen
- C. Carbon Dioxide
- D. Argon
23. Who won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2024?
- A. Alain Aspect
- B. John Clauser
- C. Anton Zeilinger
- D. All of the above
24. Which desert is the largest hot desert in the world?
- A. Sahara
- B. Arabian
- C. Gobi
- D. Thar
25. Which Indian state has the longest coastline?
- A. Gujarat
- B. Andhra Pradesh
- C. Tamil Nadu
- D. Kerala
26. Who composed the Indian national anthem?
- A. Rabindranath Tagore
- B. Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
- C. M.S. Subbulakshmi
- D. A.R. Rahman
27. What is the chemical formula of water?
- A. H2O
- B. CO2
- C. O2
- D. H2SO4
28. Which country is the largest by area?
- A. Canada
- B. Russia
- C. China
- D. United States
29. Who is the current RBI Governor (as of July 2025)?
- A. Shaktikanta Das
- B. Urjit Patel
- C. Raghuram Rajan
- D. Duvvuri Subbarao
30. Which Article guarantees freedom of speech in India?
- A. Article 19(1)(a)
- B. Article 20
- C. Article 21
- D. Article 25
31. Who discovered the law of gravitation?
- A. Albert Einstein
- B. Isaac Newton
- C. Galileo Galilei
- D. Johannes Kepler
32. Which element has the chemical symbol 'Fe'?
- A. Fluorine
- B. Iron
- C. Francium
- D. Fermium
33. What is the national flower of India?
- A. Rose
- B. Lotus
- C. Sunflower
- D. Jasmine
34. Which year did India gain independence?
- A. 1945
- B. 1947
- C. 1950
- D. 1952
35. Who was the first President of India?
- A. Rajendra Prasad
- B. Zakir Husain
- C. V.V. Giri
- D. Ramaswamy Venkataraman
36. Which country is called the Land of the Rising Sun?
- A. China
- B. Japan
- C. Thailand
- D. South Korea
37. Which treaty ended World War I?
- A. Treaty of Ghent
- B. Treaty of Versailles
- C. Treaty of Paris
- D. Treaty of Trianon
38. Who is known as the Iron Man of India?
- A. Jawaharlal Nehru
- B. Sardar Patel
- C. Subhas Chandra Bose
- D. Chanakya
39. Which country invented gunpowder?
- A. India
- B. China
- C. Greece
- D. Egypt
40. What is the national animal of India?
- A. Lion
- B. Tiger
- C. Elephant
- D. Peacock
41. Which planet has the most moons?
- A. Earth
- B. Jupiter
- C. Saturn
- D. Uranus
42. Who wrote 'Wings of Fire'?
- A. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
- B. Sachin Tendulkar
- C. R.K. Narayan
- D. Vikram Seth
43. Which is the deepest ocean trench?
- A. Tonga Trench
- B. Mariana Trench
- C. Java Trench
- D. Puerto Rico Trench
44. Which amendment lowered the voting age in India to 18?
- A. 61st Amendment
- B. 42nd Amendment
- C. 73rd Amendment
- D. 44th Amendment
45. Who won the Ballon d’Or in 2023?
- A. Lionel Messi
- B. Cristiano Ronaldo
- C. Karim Benzema
- D. Luka Modrić
46. Which country is home to the headquarters of the United Nations?
- A. Switzerland
- B. Belgium
- C. United States
- D. France
47. What is the full form of NATO?
- A. North Atlantic Treaty Organization
- B. National Asian Trade Organization
- C. North American Trade Organization
- D. None of these
48. Which Article of the Indian Constitution deals with the right to education?
- A. Article 21A
- B. Article 19
- C. Article 32
- D. Article 29
49. Who is known as the Missile Man of India?
- A. Vikram Sarabhai
- B. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
- C. Homi Bhabha
- D. Satish Dhawan
50. Which country will host the FIFA World Cup in 2026?
- A. USA, Canada & Mexico
- B. Qatar
- C. Australia & New Zealand
- D. Germany
51. Which desert is known as the Cold Desert of India?
- A. Thar
- B. Ladakh
- C. Gobi
- D. Antarctic
52. Who is the author of 'India 2020: A Vision for the New Millennium'?
- A. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
- B. C. Rangarajan
- C. Montek Singh Ahluwalia
- D. Manmohan Singh
53. Which is the largest state in India by area?
- A. Rajasthan
- B. Madhya Pradesh
- C. Maharashtra
- D. Uttar Pradesh
54. Who was the first Indian to win an Olympic gold medal?
- A. Milkha Singh
- B. Abhinav Bindra
- C. Norman Pritchard
- D. Karnam Malleswari
55. Which chemical element has atomic number 1?
- A. Helium
- B. Hydrogen
- C. Oxygen
- D. Nitrogen
56. Who wrote the play 'Hamlet'?
- A. Charles Dickens
- B. William Shakespeare
- C. George Bernard Shaw
- D. Oscar Wilde
57. Which is the highest peak in India?
- A. Nanda Devi
- B. Kanchenjunga
- C. Everest
- D. K2
58. Which is the longest river in the world?
- A. Amazon
- B. Nile
- C. Yangtze
- D. Mississippi
59. Who discovered electricity?
- A. Michael Faraday
- B. Benjamin Franklin
- C. Thomas Edison
- D. Alessandro Volta
60. Which country is called the ‘Land of the Thunder Dragon’?
- A. Nepal
- B. Bhutan
- C. Sri Lanka
- D. Maldives
61. Who is the author of 'My Experiments with Truth'?
- A. Mahatma Gandhi
- B. Jawaharlal Nehru
- C. Rabindranath Tagore
- D. Subhas Chandra Bose
62. Which is the largest continent by area?
- A. Africa
- B. Asia
- C. North America
- D. Europe
63. Who won the Women’s Singles title at Wimbledon 2024?
- A. Iga Świątek
- B. Aryna Sabalenka
- C. Elena Rybakina
- D. Coco Gauff
64. Which is the national bird of India?
- A. Peacock
- B. Sparrow
- C. Eagle
- D. Parrot
65. Who is the chief architect of the Indian Constitution?
- A. Jawaharlal Nehru
- B. B.R. Ambedkar
- C. Mohandas Gandhi
- D. Sardar Patel
66. Which Indian state is known as ‘Land of Five Rivers’?
- A. Haryana
- B. Punjab
- C. Uttar Pradesh
- D. Bihar
67. Who is known as the ‘Missile Woman of India’?
- A. Tessy Thomas
- B. Kalpana Chawla
- C. Sunita Williams
- D. Kiran Bedi
68. Which element is used in nuclear reactors as fuel?
- A. Uranium
- B. Plutonium
- C. Thorium
- D. All of these
69. Which country is called the ‘Emerald Isle’?
- A. Iceland
- B. Ireland
- C. Greenland
- D. Italy
70. Who wrote the novel '1984'?
- A. Aldous Huxley
- B. George Orwell
- C. Ray Bradbury
- D. J.D. Salinger
71. Which Indian leader launched the Green Revolution?
- A. Indira Gandhi
- B. Lal Bahadur Shastri
- C. Rajiv Gandhi
- D. Morarji Desai
72. Which is the smallest bone in the human body?
- A. Femur
- B. Stapes
- C. Tibia
- D. Humerus
73. Who was the Viceroy of India at the time of Partition?
- A. Lord Mountbatten
- B. Lord Wavell
- C. Lord Curzon
- D. Lord Linlithgow
74. Which is the first man-made satellite?
- A. Sputnik 1
- B. Explorer 1
- C. Apollo 11
- D. Vostok 1
75. Who is the founder of Facebook?
- A. Jeff Bezos
- B. Bill Gates
- C. Mark Zuckerberg
- D. Larry Page
76. Which Indian state was formed on linguistic basis in 1956?
- A. Andhra Pradesh
- B. Maharashtra
- C. Karnataka
- D. Kerala
77. Who is the author of 'Rich Dad Poor Dad'?
- A. Robert Kiyosaki
- B. Warren Buffett
- C. Tony Robbins
- D. Napolean Hill
78. Which gas is used in electric bulbs to prevent oxidation?
- A. Oxygen
- B. Nitrogen
- C. Argon
- D. Helium
79. Who discovered radioactivity?
- A. Marie Curie
- B. Henri Becquerel
- C. Ernest Rutherford
- D. Niels Bohr
80. Which is the largest island in the world?
- A. Greenland
- B. New Guinea
- C. Borneo
- D. Madagascar
81. Who is the current UN Secretary-General?
- A. Ban Ki-moon
- B. António Guterres
- C. Kofi Annan
- D. Boutros Boutros-Ghali
82. Which Amendment lowered the voting age in the USA to 18?
- A. 24th Amendment
- B. 26th Amendment
- C. 27th Amendment
- D. 25th Amendment
83. Which element is liquid at room temperature?
- A. Mercury
- B. Bromine
- C. Gallium
- D. Both A & B
84. Who painted the Mona Lisa?
- A. Vincent van Gogh
- B. Pablo Picasso
- C. Leonardo da Vinci
- D. Michelangelo
85. Which gas causes acid rain?
- A. Carbon Dioxide
- B. Sulphur Dioxide
- C. Methane
- D. Nitrogen
86. Who wrote 'A Brief History of Time'?
- A. Carl Sagan
- B. Stephen Hawking
- C. Brian Greene
- D. Richard Feynman
87. Which is the fastest land animal?
- A. Lion
- B. Cheetah
- C. Gazelle
- D. Tiger
88. Who discovered the vaccine for polio?
- A. Jonas Salk
- B. Albert Sabin
- C. Robert Koch
- D. Louis Pasteur
89. Which country is the largest producer of coffee?
- A. Vietnam
- B. Colombia
- C. Brazil
- D. Ethiopia
90. Who is the author of 'The Alchemist'?
- A. Paulo Coelho
- B. Paulo Freire
- C. Gabriel García Márquez
- D. Jorge Luis Borges
91. Which Indian state has the highest population density?
- A. Bihar
- B. West Bengal
- C. Kerala
- D. Uttar Pradesh
92. Who established the Red Fort in Delhi?
- A. Shah Jahan
- B. Aurangzeb
- C. Akbar
- D. Humayun
93. Which is the national fruit of India?
- A. Mango
- B. Banana
- C. Apple
- D. Papaya
94. Who wrote the national song 'Vande Mataram'?
- A. Rabindranath Tagore
- B. Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
- C. Sarojini Naidu
- D. Kavi Pradeep
95. Which Indian classical dance form originated in Tamil Nadu?
- A. Kathak
- B. Odissi
- C. Bharatanatyam
- D. Kathakali
96. Who discovered gravity when he saw an apple fall?
- A. Galileo Galilei
- B. Isaac Newton
- C. Albert Einstein
- D. Johannes Kepler
97. Which city is the headquarters of the World Bank?
- A. Geneva
- B. New York
- C. Washington, D.C.
- D. London
98. Which is the busiest port in India by cargo tonnage?
- A. Mumbai Port
- B. Kandla Port
- C. Visakhapatnam Port
- D. Chennai Port
99. Which country has the largest population?
- A. India
- B. China
- C. USA
- D. Indonesia
100. Who is called the 'Architect of Green Revolution in India'?
- A. M.S. Swaminathan
- B. Norman Borlaug
- C. C. Subramaniam
- D. Verghese Kurien
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