20 Static GK Questions with Answers

1. For Maharatna status, what must the average net profit of the last 3 years be?
   1. above ₹2,500 crore
   2. above ₹5,000 crore
   3. above ₹10,000 crore
   4. above ₹15,000 crore
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   Answer: (B) above ₹5,000 crore

   The tests are 25-15-5 thousand crore — turnover, net worth, profit.

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2. What does "NITI" in NITI Aayog stand for?
   1. National Institute for Transforming India
   2. National Institution for Transforming India
   3. National Institution for Technology and Innovation
   4. New India Transformation Initiative
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   Answer: (B) National Institution for Transforming India

   Not "Institute" but Institution — the most common slip. NITI Aayog was set up on 1 January 2015.

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3. How many Regional Rural Banks are there after the merger of 1 May 2025?
   1. 43
   2. 28
   3. 26
   4. 12
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   Answer: (B) 28

   Under "One State, One RRB", 26 RRBs merged into 11; the total fell from 43 to 28.

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4. Where is the Gol Gumbaz?
   1. Hyderabad
   2. Golconda
   3. Bidar
   4. Vijayapura (Bijapur)
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   Answer: (D) Vijayapura (Bijapur)

   It is the tomb of the Adil Shahi Sultan Muhammad Adil Shah (1656); Golconda is the Qutb Shahi fort of Hyderabad.

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5. Who chairs the 16th Finance Commission?
   1. N.K. Singh
   2. Arvind Panagariya
   3. Y.V. Reddy
   4. Suman Bery
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   Answer: (B) Arvind Panagariya

   N.K. Singh chaired the 15th; the 16th recommends a 41% share for 2026–31.

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6. What is UNICEF’s official name today?
   1. United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund
   2. United Nations Children’s Fund
   3. United Nations Child Welfare Fund
   4. United Nations International Children’s Fund
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   Answer: (B) United Nations Children’s Fund

   In 1953 the name became United Nations Children’s Fund, but the short form UNICEF stayed.

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7. Which state has the most World Heritage Sites?
   1. Uttar Pradesh
   2. Rajasthan
   3. Karnataka
   4. Maharashtra
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   Answer: (D) Maharashtra

   Maharashtra — 6 sites of its own and a part of the Western Ghats.

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8. What is the full form of NavIC?
   1. National Navigation for India Constellation
   2. Navigation with Indian Constellation
   3. Navigation via Indian Coordinates
   4. Naval Indian Communication
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   Answer: (B) Navigation with Indian Constellation

   Navigation with Indian Constellation — the operational name of IRNSS.

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9. Whose mortal remains are kept in the Basilica of Bom Jesus, Goa?
   1. St Thomas
   2. St Paul
   3. Mother Teresa
   4. St Francis Xavier
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   Answer: (D) St Francis Xavier

   The tomb of St Thomas is believed to be at the San Thome Basilica, Chennai.

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10. Where is the headquarters of the Rajasthan Public Service Commission?
    1. Jaipur
    2. Jodhpur
    3. Ajmer
    4. Udaipur
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    Answer: (C) Ajmer

    The RPSC was set up on 22 December 1949; its headquarters is at Ajmer.

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11. The place where the Battle of Plassey (1757) was fought is in which state today?
    1. West Bengal
    2. Bihar
    3. Odisha
    4. Jharkhand
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    Answer: (A) West Bengal

    Palashi is in West Bengal; Buxar (1764) is in Bihar.

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12. Who publishes the "World Investment Report"?
    1. World Bank
    2. IMF
    3. UNCTAD
    4. WTO
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    Answer: (C) UNCTAD

    The World Investment Report is UNCTAD's; the World Bank publishes the World Development Report and the IMF the World Economic Outlook.

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13. Where does the name BrahMos come from?
    1. Brahma and Moscow
    2. Brahmaputra and Moskva rivers
    3. Brahmastra and missile
    4. Brahmaputra and Moscow city
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    Answer: (B) Brahmaputra and Moskva rivers

    India’s Brahmaputra and Russia’s Moskva rivers — an India–Russia joint venture.

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14. Which is India’s highest dam?
    1. Bhakra
    2. Hirakud
    3. Sardar Sarovar
    4. Tehri
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    Answer: (D) Tehri

    Tehri on the Bhagirathi (about 260.5 m); Hirakud is the longest dam.

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15. Which UN body has won the Nobel Peace Prize twice?
    1. UNICEF
    2. UNHCR
    3. WFP
    4. IAEA
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    Answer: (B) UNHCR

    UNHCR won in 1954 and 1981; the ICRC, which has won three times, is not a UN body.

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16. Who was the first woman President of the UN General Assembly?
    1. Angie Brooks
    2. Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit
    3. Eleanor Roosevelt
    4. Hansa Mehta
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    Answer: (B) Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit

    Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit became President of the 8th session in 1953; Eleanor Roosevelt chaired the UDHR drafting committee.

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17. The Central Vigilance Commission was set up on the advice of which committee?
    1. Santhanam Committee
    2. Sarkaria Commission
    3. Narasimham Committee
    4. Sivaraman Committee
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    Answer: (A) Santhanam Committee

    In 1964 on the advice of the K. Santhanam Committee; statutory status in 2003.

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18. Who became a permanent member of the G20 during India's 2023 presidency?
    1. European Union
    2. ASEAN
    3. African Union
    4. Bangladesh
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    Answer: (C) African Union

    At the New Delhi summit (September 2023) the African Union became a permanent member; the EU was already a member.

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19. Which country is NOT in the G4 group?
    1. Japan
    2. Germany
    3. Italy
    4. Brazil
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    Answer: (C) Italy

    The G4 is India, Brazil, Germany and Japan; Italy is in the opposite "Coffee Club", which opposes new permanent seats.

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20. Where is SIDBI headquartered?
    1. Mumbai
    2. Lucknow
    3. New Delhi
    4. Kanpur
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    Answer: (B) Lucknow

    SIDBI was set up on 2 April 1990 with its headquarters at Lucknow.

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