Top 21 Essential General Knowledge Questions for Competitive Exams (2026) | General awareness and general knowledge

Top 21 General Knowledge Questions

1. Which city is known as 'Electronic City of India'?

Answer: Bangalore

2. Indian School of Mines is located in?

Answer: Dhanbad

3. Which of the following place is famous for its gigantic rock-cut statue of Buddha?

Answer: Bamiyan

4. Siachen is a?

Answer: Glacier frontier zone between India and Pakistan

5. Where is the headquarters of Oil and Natural Gas Commission?

Answer: Dehradun

6. 'Vijay Stambha' is situated in?

Answer: Chittor

7. The 'satellite freight city' is being developed near which of the following cities?

Answer: Gurgaon

8. Central Arid Zone Research Institute is located in?

Answer: Rajasthan

9. National Science Centre is located at?

Answer: Delhi

10. Central Road Research Institute is in?

Answer: Delhi

11. Where is Chitrakut situated?

Answer: Uttar Pradesh

12. The largest dry rock in India is situated at?

Answer: Marmugao

13. The largest Indian State by area is?

Answer: Rajasthan

14. Which is the oldest monuments?

Answer: Ajanta Caves

15. Ms. Harita Kaur has the distinction of being the first Indian Women?

Answer: Pilot to fly an aircraft solo

16. The largest and the oldest museum of India is located in the state/union territory of?

Answer: West Bengal

17. The first Indian Satellite launched from Soviet Cosmodrome is?

Answer: Aryabhatta

18. The first nuclear reactor in India is?

Answer: Apsara

19. The first person of Indian origin to be appointed as a judge in U.S. is?

Answer: Ridhi Desai

20. Largest Mint in India is located at?

Answer: Kolkata

21. 5th December is celebrated as?

Answer: Both A and C (International Volunteers Day & World Soil Day)