General knowledge bits : Confusing gk Questions

Confusing GK Questions – Part 3

Some GK questions which often confuse students. Don’t get yourself confused—review the facts clearly.

1. Who is the First president of Chinese republic?

Answer: Sun Yat-Sen

2. Who is the First Chairman of Chinese republic?

Answer: Mao Tse-tung

3. Which country has the oldest National Flag?

Answer: Denmark

4. Which country has the oldest national anthem?

Answer: Japan

5. Where is National Defense College situated?

Answer: New Delhi

6. Where is National Defense Academy situated?

Answer: Khadakwasla (Pune)

7. Where is Indian Military Academy situated?

Answer: Dehradun

8. Who was the first American president to win the Nobel Prize?

Answer: Theodore Roosevelt

9. Who was the first Russian president to win the Nobel Prize?

Answer: Mikhail Gorbachev

10. Which is the largest lake in the world?

Answer: Caspian Sea

11. Which is the largest freshwater lake in the world?

Answer: Lake Superior

12. Which place is known as the land of rising sun?

Answer: Japan

13. Which place is known as the land of setting sun?

Answer: (Still debated)

14. Which place is known as the land of midnight sun?

Answer: Norway

15. What is known as the heart and soul of the Indian Constitution?

Answer: Article 32

16. What is considered the necessary evil in the Constitution?

Answer: Article 22

17. Who discovered the Harappan site Lothal?

Answer: S.R. Rao

18. Who discovered the Harappan site Kalibangan?

Answer: A. Ghosh

19. Who translated Arthashastra into English?

Answer: R. Shamasastry

20. Who translated the Bhagavad Gita into English?

Answer: Charles Wilkins

21. Who translated Manusmriti into English?

Answer: William Jones

22. Who translated Gita Govinda into English?

Answer: William Jones

23. Who translated Abhijnana Shakuntalam into English?

Answer: William Jones

24. Which is the most abundant metal in the Earth’s surface?

Answer: Aluminum

25. Which is the most abundant metal in the Earth?

Answer: Iron

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General knowledge questions about Indian states 2025

Andhra Pradesh 2025


General knowledge Quiz Questions about Indian state - Andhra Pradesh for all competitive exams like upsc, psc, bank exams, quiz, intelligence bureau, ibps, bank clerk, RRB and postal assistant. 

1. What is the capital of Andhra Pradesh ?
Answer: Amaravati


2. Which is the state animal of Andhra Pradesh ?
Answer: Black Buck


3.Which is the state bird of Andhra Pradesh ?
Answer: Indian Roller


4. Which is the official state flower of Andhra Pradesh ?
Answer: Water lily


5. Which is the official state tree of Andhra Pradesh ?
Answer: Neem
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6. Which is the first Indian state formed on linguistic basis ?
Answer: Andhra Pradesh


7.Which was the first capital of Andhra Pradesh ?
Answer: Kurnool

8. Which is the largest city in Andhra Pradesh?
Answer: vishakapatnam 


9. Which places are know as Twin City ?
Answer: Hyderabad and Secunderabad



10. Which place is known as High-tech city of India ?
Answer: Hyderabad


11. Which state is known as the Egg bowls of India?
Answer: Andhra Pradesh


12. Which is the biggest Tiger Reserve in India ?
Answer: Nagarjuna Sagar Srisailam (Andhra Pradesh)


13. Which is the biggest fresh water lake in South India ?
Answer: Kolleru (Andhra Pradesh)


14. What is the Classical dance of Andhra Pradesh ?
Answer: Kuchipudi


15. Which is the deepest port in India ?
Answer: Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh)


16. What is the motto of Andhra Pradesh Tourism Department ?
Answer: Kohinoor of India


17. Which state is the second largest Producer of rice ?
Answer:  Andhra Pradesh
(largest producer > West Bengal)


18. Which state is known as rice Bowl of India ?
Answer: Andhra Pradesh


19. Which Indian state is the largest producer of Hydro electricity ?
Answer: Andhra Pradesh


20. Which is the first South Indian state to introduce Panchayati raj ?
Answer: Andhra Pradesh


21. Which state is the largest producer of Tobacco ?
Answer:  Andhra Pradesh


22. Who is known as "Andhra Kesari" ?
Answer: T. Prakasham


23. Who is the first Chief Minister of Andhara state ?
Answer: T. Prakasham


24. Who is the first Chief Minister of Andhara Pradesh ?
Answer: Neelam Sanjiva Reddy


25. Who is the Present Chief Minister of Andhara Pradesh ?
Answer: NARA CHANDRABABU NAIDU


26. Which Indian state is known for its rich temple architecture and is home to the Tirumala Venkateswara Temple?

A) Tamil Nadu

B) Karnataka

C) Andhra Pradesh

D) Telangana

Answer: C) Andhra Pradesh

27. Which state in India has Amaravati as its capital city?

A) Telangana

B) Andhra Pradesh

C) Karnataka

D) Odisha

Answer: B) Andhra Pradesh

28. Which state is home to the famous Borra Caves?

A) Odisha

B) Andhra Pradesh

C) Telangana

D) Karnataka

Answer: B) Andhra Pradesh

29. Which state is home to the ancient Buddhist site of Amaravati Stupa?

A) Telangana

B) Andhra Pradesh

C) Karnataka

D) Maharashtra

Answer: B) Andhra Pradesh

30. Which Indian state is known for its Kuchipudi dance form?

A) Tamil Nadu

B) Andhra Pradesh

C) Karnataka

D) Kerala

Answer: B) Andhra Pradesh

31. Which state is home to the Nagarjuna Sagar Dam?

A) Telangana

B) Andhra Pradesh

C) Karnataka

D) Maharashtra

Answer: B) Andhra Pradesh (Shared with Telangana, but primarily associated with Andhra Pradesh before bifurcation)

32. Which Indian state is known for its rich literary tradition and is the birthplace of poets like Allasani Peddana?

A) Telangana

B) Andhra Pradesh

C) Karnataka

D) Tamil Nadu

Answer: B) Andhra Pradesh

33. Which state is home to the famous Sri Venkateswara Temple?

A) Tamil Nadu

B) Karnataka

C) Andhra Pradesh

D) Kerala

Answer: C) Andhra Pradesh

34. Which river flows through Andhra Pradesh and empties into the Bay of Bengal?

A) Godavari

B) Krishna

C) Kaveri

D) Both A and B

Answer: D) Both A and B

35. Which city in Andhra Pradesh is known as the "City of Destiny"?

A) Vijayawada

B) Visakhapatnam

C) Tirupati

D) Kakinada

Answer: B) Visakhapatnam

General knowledge questions updated on 2025

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Previously asked GK questions for PSC and Bank exams


Random General Knowledge Questions and Answers


1. Gulf Stream Ocean Currents located in ?
Answer: Atlantic


2. Potassium is kept in ?
Answer: Kerosene


3.Which article of the Indian Constitution deals with the Right to Education ?
Answer: Article 21(a)


4. Which is the soil formed due to intense leaching in areas of high temperature and rainfall ?
Answer: Laterite Soil


5. The general governor who organized police force in India ?
Answer: Lord Cornvallis


6. Which is the Chemical added to give particular smell to LPG ?
Answer: Ethyl Marcaptan (Ethanethiol)


7. HTTPS stand for _____ ?
Answer: Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure


8. For refreshing which function key is used ?
Answer: F5


9. The working principle of Optical Fibre Cables ?
Answer: Total Internal Reflection



10. The Andes Mountain located in ?
Answer: South America


11. The name Indian National Congress first put forward by ?
Answer: Dadabhai Naroji


12. Lightening Conductor was discovered by ?
Answer: Benjamin Franklin

13. Swami Vivekananda delivered his famous Chicago speech on which date?
Answer: 11 September 1893

 14. which planet is called green planet?
Answer: uranus

15. which planet is known as red planet?
Answer: Mars

16. which planet is known as morning star?
Answer:venus

17. which planet is known as blue planet?
answer: earth

18. which planet is known as green planet in solar system ?
answer: Uranus

19. Which planet have rings?
Answer: Saturn


*20. Who is the author of the book "You got magic"?
Answer: Neel Madhav

Important Facts about Indian presidents

*21. India wins freedom is the autobiography of?
answer: Abdul kalam azad


*22.The president who led the first minority government in India?
answer: V P Singh


*22. The President of India who announced the emergency of 1975?
answer: Fakhruddin ali ahmed

*23.First Indian president who was born in 20th century?
Answer: Fakhrudin Ali ahmed

*24. The oldest president of India?
Answer: K R Narayan

*25.The youngest president of India?
Answer: Neelam sanjiv Reddy

*26. Who is the first chief minister of Andhra pradesh?
Answer:  Neelam sanjiv Reddy


 
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Indian Defence General knowledge questions 2018

20 Important General Knowledge questions about Indian Defence


1. Who is known as the father of Indian army ?
Answer: Major Stringer Lawrence


2. Who is the first commander in chief of Indian Army ?
Answer: Major Stringer Lawrence 


3. 1st Indian to became Commander in Chief of Army?
Answer: Km kariyappa


4. Who is known as Kipper ?
Answer: Km Kariyappa


5. Who is the first commander in chief of Indian air force in Independent India ?
Answer: Thomas Walker Elmhirs 


6. Who is the first commander in chief of Indian Navy ?
Answer:  R D Kathari


7. Who is the commander in chief of Indian army when India got independence ?
Answer: Robert Lockhart


8. Which is India's first and only military base outside Indian territory ?
answer: Farkhor Air Base (Tajikistan)


9. Who is the first Field Marshal (highest rank in the Indian Army) of Independent India ?
Answer: Sam Manekshaw


10. In which year Indian air force established ?
Answer: 1932 October 8


11. Indian Army Day observed on ?
Answer: January 15


12. Indian Airforce Day observed on ?
answer: October 8


13. Indian Navy Day observed on ?
Answer: December 4


14. Which is the largest Cantonment (military area) in India ?
Answer: Bathinda (and in Asia also)

15. India's first Nuclear submarine?
Answer: INS Arihant

*16. Where is the Headquarters of Indian Army, Indian Navy and Indian Air force ?
Answer: New Delhi

Motto related to Indian Defence 

*17. What is the motto of Indian army?
Answer: Service Before Self

*18. What is the motto of Indian Navy?
Answer: Sham No Varunah(May the lord of the water be auspicious unto us)

*19. What is the motto of Indian Air Force?
Answer:Nabhah sprsham diptam

*20. First Aviation University in India?
Answer: Rajiv Gandhi National Aviation University

Some Defence related Expansions

CRPF - Central Reserve Police Force

RAF - Rapid Action Force

CISF - Central Industrial Security Force

BSF - Border  Security Force

ITBP - Indo Tibetan Border Police

NSG - National security Guard

RPF - Railway police Force




More general knowledge questions about Indian defence will be added soon......

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Did you know who discovered Benzene ? 

Kerala PSC Exam General Knowledge Questions and answers 2019

Kerala PSC Exam questions and answers , Recently asked questions from  driver and Health nurse exams 2018

1. Where is the highest battle field in the world ?
answer: Siachen Glacier

2. Which period is known as a plan holiday in Indian history?
Answer: 1966-1969

3. Which was the first bank to introduce ATM in India?
Answer: HSBC

4. First development bank in India?
Answer: IFCI(Industrial Finance Corporation of India )

5. Regional rural bank were started in the year?
Answer: 1975

6. Which was the first bank introduced ATM in India?
Answer: HSBC

7. Hornbill festival is celebrated in the state of ?
Answer: Nagaland

8. Important natural source of vitamin D ?
Answer: Sun Light

9. World Tuberculosis  day is celebrated on?
Answer: March 24

10. Which organization was formed as per the recommendations of Hilton Young Committee?
Answer: RBI

11. Name India's first Nano satellite ?
Answer: Jugnu

12. Panchayat Raj was first implemented in which state?
Answer: Rajastan

More Kerala related GK Questions for Kerala PSC Exams

13. Who called sree narayana Guru as the "second Budha"?
Answer: G sankara kurup

14. Who was known as lincoln of kerala?
answer: pandit k p karupan

15. Who is the author of the book prabhdha kerala?
 answer: swamy agamananda

16. The women activist who is popularly known as the jhansi Rani of Travencore?
Answer: Akkamma Cheriyan

17. Who is known as Kerala Vyasan?
answer: Kodungallur kunjikkuttan thamburan

18. Who started the newspaper the al-ameen in 1924?
 answer: Muhammad abdhul Rahman sahib

19. First Digital state of India?
 Answer: Kerala

20. The city which is known as cultural capital of Kerala?
answer:thrissur

21. Which is considered as the oldest European structure extant in kerlala?
 answer: Pallipuram Fort
 

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Simple gk and current affairs questions for psc exams

Selected simple gk and current affairs from online gk. 


World AIDS day is celebrated on?
Answer: December 1

What is the full form for AIDS?
Answer: Acquired Immuno Deficiency Syndrome

What is the full form for HIV?
Answer: Human Immunodeficiency Virus

What is the expansion for ELISA Test?
Answer: enzyme-linked immuno sorbent assay 



More Simple Questions

1. who is the current loksabha speaker ?
ans: Sumitra Mahajan

2. Who is the  Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha?
ans:  Harivansh Narayan Singh

 3. who is the current rajya sabha chairman ?
ans: Venkaiah Naidu

 4. america is in which part of the world?
 Ans: in Northern hemisphere

5.how many members are in European union?
ans: 28 members

6. Who became the first player to win four successive ballon d'or awards ?
Answer: Lionel Messi

7. how many member in IMF.?
Answer: 189 Members

8. Who is known as the father of Indian Cricket ?
Answer: Renjith Singh

9. 2018 republic day guest
Answer: Asean leaders

10. name of protein in milk
Answer: casein

 11.Which element has no nutron?
Answer: Hydrogen

 12. Kalinga Prize is related to ___?
Answer: Popularization of Science

13.silent valley biosphere is in
Answer: palakad,kerala

14. Zindagi Ka Karvan' book is an autobiography of
Answer: Former prime minister chandrasekhar

15. which is the biggest land locked country in the world??
Answer: Kazakhstan

16.who is the president of world bank?
Answer: Dr. Jim Yong Kim

17.present us secretary of state?
Answer: Mike Pompeo

18.present chairman of ISRO
Answer: Kailasavadivoo Sivan

19. first lady chief information officer?
Answer: deepak sandhu


20. Newly appointed RBI Governor?
Answer: Urjit Patel

Updated Important Simple GK Questions

21.UN Observes Malala day on? [SET(state eligibility test) 2018 question]
Answer: July 12 


22.India's first organic state?
Answer: Sikkim

23. Venue for 2022 Winter Olympics?
Answer: Beijing(China) 

 

24. Sudden Fall in Barometric reading is the indication of ?
Answer: Heavy Rain

25. Moon is also known as?
Answer: Fossil planet

 
26. Which Ocean has the longest coastline?
answer: Atlantic Ocean

27. Which is the longest river bridge in India?
Answer: Mahatma Gandhi sethu, Patna

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gk bits for psc and upsc exams

Expected Gk questions for psc exams. 


1. who was the founder of vishwabharti
answer: tagore

2. First lady IAS ?
answer: anna rajam

3. new name of big ben tower in london?
Answer: elizabeth tower

4. zero mile center of india?
Answer: Nagpur (charminar)

5.Which is the  oldest stock exchange of the world?
Answer : The Stock Exchange in Amsterdam, Netherlands

6.who is the author of white tiger?
Answer: aravind adiga

7.UNSECO head office ?
Answer : Paris , france

*In which year GST was first introduced in India?
Answer: 2017 July 1

* = recently updated

Gk quiz

Selected gk quiz questions



1. What is known as town gas ?
Answer: Coal gas


2. The coal containing highest percentage of carbon is ?
Answer: Anthracite


3. Who was the first woman commander of a space shuttle ?
answer: Eileen Collins


4. Who was the first CAG (Comptroller and Auditor General) of India ?
 Answer: V Narhari Rao


5. Which is the acid present in Tea ?
Answer: Tannic acid


6. What is the pigment present in Muscles ?
Answer: Myoglobin


7. Who discovered law of electrolysis ?
Answer: Michael Faraday


More gk quiz questions will be added soon..


Did you know who was the leader of Bardoli Satyagraha ?

Famous quotations and gk questions

Famous personalities and quotations gk questions



Child is the father of man =>> Wordsworth

Gharibi Hatawo =>> Indira Gandhi

Jai Jawan, Jai Kisan =>> Lal Bahadur shastri

Jai Jawan, Jai Kisan, Jai Vigyan =>> Atal Bihari Vajpayee

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing =>> Alexander Pope

To err is human to forgive is divine =>> Alexander Pope

I came, I saw, I conquered =>> Julius Caesar 


ISobars are the line which joining places having same _____ ?

General knowledge : Confusing questions

Confusing facts


1. Where is the headquarters of IOC (International Olympic Committee) ?
Answer: Switzerland (Lausanne)
2. Where is the headquarters of ICC (International Cricket Council) ?
Answer: Dubai3. Where is the headquarters of FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association) ?
Answer: Switzerland (Zurich)

4. World postal day ?
Answer: October 95. Indian postal day ?
Answer: October 10

6. The Capital of Pakistan ?
Answer: Islamabad

7. The first capital of Pakistan ?
Answer: Karachi

8. Which river is known as Sorrow of Bengal ?
Answer: Damodar9. Which river is known as Sorrow of Bihar ?
Answer: Kosi River

10. Which river is known as Sorrow of Odisha ?
Answer: MahaNadi

11. Which river is known as Sorrow of China ?
Answer: Huang Ho

12. Who discovered Nitrogen gas?
Answer: Ernest Rutherford13. Who discovered Hydrogen gas?
Answer: Henry Cavendish

14. Who discovered Benzene ?
Answer: Michael Faraday


* 15. Who is the first American president to visit India ?
Answer: Eisenhower

* 16. Who is the first British prime minister to visit India ?
Answer: Harold Macmillan



* 17. Most number of news paper published in which state ?
Answer: Uttar Pradesh

* 18. State which publishing newspapers  in most languages in India ?
Answer: Odisha

* 19. Which is the Indian state that do not publishes news paper ?
Answer: Arunachal Pradesh

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General knowledge Questions: nick names

Famous Persons and Nicknames

Persons with Polpular names

Previously asked gk questions from nick name

1. Bengali Tiger =>> Bibin Chandra Pal


2. Punjab Lion, Punjab Kesari =>> Lala Lajpat Rai


3. Sher- e -Punjab =>> Ranjit Singh


4. Lion of Kashmir =>> Sheikh Mohammed Abdullah


5. Mysore Tiger =>> Tippu Sultan


6. Bard of Avon  =>> William Shakespeare


7. Sage of Kanchi =>> Sankaracharya


* 8. Bird man of India =>> Salim Ali


9. Maratha Kesari =>> Bal Gangadhar Tilak

Did you know who started the newspapers Maratta and Kesari ?

10. Bapu =>> Gandhiji


11. Babuji =>> Jagjeevan Ram


12. Indian Machiavelli =>> Chanakya


13. Indian Napoleon =>> Samudragupta


14. Indian Bismarck =>> Sardar Vallabhai Patel


15. Indian Shakespeare =>> Kalidasa


16. Deenabandhu =>> C.F Andrews


17. Deshabandhu =>> C.R Das


18. Who is known as Prince of Beggars =>> Madan Mohan Malaviya


19. Who is known as Prince of Patriots =>> Subash Chandra Bose


20.  Who is known as prince of Martyrs  =>>  Bhagat Singh


21. Who is known as prince of Builders  =>>  Shahjahan


22. Who is known as prince of Pilgrims  =>>  Hiuen Tsang


23. Who is known as prince of Autobiography  =>>  Babur


24. Who is known as prince of Money Makers  =>>  Muhammad bin Tughlaq


25. Who is known as prince of Pilgrims  =>>  Hiuen Tsang


26. Who is known as Grand old man of Indian Journalism  =>>  Tushar Kanti Ghosh


*  27. Man of Destiny =>> Napoleon Bonaparte


* 28. Andhara Kesari =>> T. Prakasam


* 29. Lok Nayak =>> Jayaprkash Narayan


* 30. Father of Medicine =>> Hippocrates


* 31. Lady with the lamp =>> Florence Nightingale


* 32. Poet's Poet =>> Edmund Spencer

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Confusing GK questions and answers

confusing Facts part 2

Explore tricky and confusing general knowledge questions with answers, ideal for quiz lovers and exam preparation. Topics include science, history, geography, and unusual facts. Boost your IQ and test your brain with these fun and educational GK challenges.


1. Which is the deepest point in the Atlantic Ocean ?
Answer: Puerto Rico Trench

2. Which is the deepest point in the Indian Ocean ?
Answer: Diamantina Trench

3. Which is the deepest point in the Arctic Ocean ?
Answer: Eurasian Basin


4. Which is the first National park in the world ?
Answer: Yellowstone National Park
5. Which is the first National park in India ?
Answer: Jim Corbett National Park



6. Who is the first Indian Field marshal ?
Answer: Sam Manekshaw

7. Who is the first Indian Air Force Marshal ?
Answer: Arjan Singh

8. Who is the Second Indian Field marshal ?
Answer: km kariyapp



9. The study of Brain is known as ?
Answer: Phrenology

10. The Study of Kidney is known as ?
Answer: Nephrology



11. Which is the Longest Cave in the world ?
Answer: Mammoth Cave

12. Which is the Deepest Cave in the world ?
Answer: Krubera Cave



13. Who is known as Lokamanya ?
Answer: Bal Gangadhar Tilak

14. Who is known as Loknayak ?
Answer: Jayaprakash Narayanan



15. Who invented ECG ?
Answer: Einthoven

16. Who invented EEG ?
Answer: Hans Berger



* 17. Which state is known as the Egg bowl of India ?
Answer: Andhra Pradesh

* 18. Which place is known as the Egg bowl of India ?
Answer: Namakkal  in Tamil Nadu

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General knowledge Confusing Questions & Answers

Confusing Facts Part 4


1. Who discovered the planet Neptune ?
Answer: Johann Galle

2. Who discovered the planet Uranus ?
Answer: William Herschel



3. What is the Chemical name of Caustic Lotion ?
Answer: Silver Nitrate

4. What is the Chemical name of Caustic Soda ?
Answer: Sodium Hydroxide

5. What is the Chemical name of Caustic Potash ?
Answer: Potassium Hydroxide

6. What is the Chemical name of Gypsum ?
Answer: Calcium Sulphate

7. What is the Chemical name of Plaster Of Paris ?
Answer: Calcium Sulphate

8. What is the Chemical name of Carborundum ?
Answer: Silicon Carbide



9. What is Silviculture ?
Answer: Forest Planting
10. What is Olericulture ?
Answer: Olericulture is the science of vegetable growing

11. What is Arboriculture ?
Answer: Cultivation of Tree

12. What is Viticulture ?
Answer: Cultivation of Grape


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