List of Important GK Questions and Answers for Sainik School Entrance Examination (AISSEE) conducted by National Testing Agency NTA:
1: In the following which sentence is correct for Jawaharlal Nehru?
a) Vice President of Executive Council
b) Indian Independence activist
c) First Prime Minister of India
d) All of The Above
Answers: All of The Above
2: Who was the 4th Prime Minister of India?
a) Charan Singh
b) Indira Gandhi
c) Morarji Desai
d) None of These
Answers: Morarji Desai
3: In the following which river is also known as ‘Chandrabhaga’ in the State of Himachal Pradesh.
a) Sutlej river
b) Jhelum river
c) Ravi river
d) Chenab river
Answer: Chenab
4: Davis Cup is associated with which sports?
a) Cricket
b) Hockey
c) Tennis
d) All of the Above
Answer: Tennis
5: Where is the birthplace of Rabindranath Tagore?
a) Delhi
b) Mumbai
c) Kolkata
d) Lucknow
Answer: Kolkata
5: What is the Date of birth of Rabindranath Tagore?
a) February 09, 1850
b) April 11, 1780
c) May 7, 1861
d) October 6, 1901
Answer: May 7, 1861
List of Important GK Questions and Answers for Sainik School Entrance Examination conducted by National Testing Agency NTA:
6: Who was the founder of Kottayam city?
a) Shivaji Maharaj
b) Narayana Guru
c) T. Ramarao
d) Shakthan Thampuran
Answer: T. Ramarao
7: In which year National Commission for Protection of Child Rights was set up?
a) 2005
b) 2007
c) 2008
d) 2009
Answer: 2007
8: In which year the first population census was taken in India.?
a) 1877
b) 1872
c) 1972
d) 1961
Answer : 1872
9: Who introduced census in India?
a) Lord Linlithgow
b) Viceroy Lord Mayo
c) Lord Mountbatten
d) Lord Wavell
Answer: Viceroy Lord Mayo
10: Who was the viceroy of India after Lord Elgin -II?
a) George Robinson
b) Lord Lytton
c) Lord Curzon
d) Richard Bourke
Answer: Lord Curzon
List of Important GK Questions and Answers for Sainik School Entrance Examination conducted by National Testing Agency NTA:
11: Which sentence is correct for Lal Bahadur Shastri?
a) Minister of Home Affairs
b) Minister of Railways
c) Indian Independence activist
d) All of the above
Answers: All of the above
12: Who was the 5th Prime Minister of India?
a) Vishwanath Pratap Singh
b) Rajiv Gandhi
c) Charan Singh
d) None of These
Answer: Charan Singh
13: In the following which river is also known as “Sorrow of Bihar”?
a) Narmada
b) Yamuna River
c) Kosi River
d) None of These
Answer: Kosi River
14: What is the minimum age required to be eligible to contest the Presidential election in India?
a) 25 Years
b) 35 Years
c) 30 Years
d) 40 Years
Answer: 35 Years
15: In which year the National Human Rights Commission was established?
a) 1980
b) 1988
c) 1993
d) 1990
Answer: 1993
List of Important GK Questions and Answers for Sainik School Entrance Examination conducted by National Testing Agency NTA:
16: Celsius and Fahrenheit are the same at which temperature?
a) – 40 degrees
b) – 20 degrees
c) – 30 degrees
d) – 10 degrees
Answer: – 40 degrees
17: India’s 100th successful space mission was on which year?
a) 2010
b) 2012
c) 2014
d) 2018
Answer: 2012
19: Which rocket was launched by ISRO during its 100th mission?
Answer: Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV)
20: Olympics 2012 held at London was the?
a) 20th
b) 25th
c) 30th
d) 35th
Answer: 30th
List of Important GK Questions and Answers for Sainik School Entrance Examination conducted by National Testing Agency NTA:
21: Which sentence is correct for Morarji Desai?
a) Indian Independence activist
b) Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
c) 4th Prime Minister of India
d) All of the above
Answer: All of the above
22: Who was the 6th Prime Minister of India?
a) Indira Gandhi
b) Rajiv Gandhi
c) Charan Singh
d) Chandra Shekhar
Answer: Rajiv Gandhi
23: Greek civilization was flourished in which year?
a) 600 BC
b) 700 BC
c) 800 BC
d) 900 BC
Answer: 800 BC
24: Where was Buddha born?
a) Tokyo, Japan
b) Bejing, China
c) Lumbini/Kapilavastu (Nepal)
d) Patna, Bihar, India
Answer: Lumbini/Kapilavastu (Nepal)
25: What was the original name of Buddha’s?
a) Ashoka Gautam
b) Singhnatha Gautam
c) Siddhartha Gautama
d) None of these
Answer: Siddhartha Gautama
List of Important GK Questions and Answers for Sainik School Entrance Examination conducted by National Testing Agency NTA:
26: Who was the father of Gautama Buddha’s?
a) King Chandrabhaga
b) King Suddodhana
c) King Ashoka
d) None of these
Answer: King Suddodhana
27: Which is the common mineral found in teeth and limestones?
a) Sugar
b) Calcium
c) Iron
d) Gold
Answer: Calcium
28: What is the standard weight of a cricket ball?
a) 4.75 ounces
b) 6.75 ounces
c) 5.75 ounces
d) 7.75 ounces
Answer: 5.75 ounces
29: In the following which country invented paper and gunpowder?
a) India
b) Japan
c) China
d) United State
Answer: China
30: In the following which colour symbolizes of peace?
a) Red
b) Yellow
c) White
d) Blue
Answer: White
List of Important GK Questions and Answers for Sainik School Entrance Examination conducted by National Testing Agency NTA:
31: Which sentence is correct for Smt Indira Gandhi
a) Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
b) Minister of External Affairs
c) 3 terms as the Prime Minister of India
d) All of the above
Answer: All of the above
32: Who was the 7th Prime Minister of India?
a) Vishwanath Pratap Singh
b) H. D. Deve Gowda
c) Chandra Shekhar
d) P. V. Narasimha Rao
Answer: Vishwanath Pratap Singh
33: Rome was founded in which year?
a) 853 BC
b) 753 BC
c) 653 BC
d) 553 BC
Answer: 753 BC
34: In which year Bangladesh was formed as Separate Country from Pakistan?
a) 1969
b) 1971
c) 1981
d) 1986
Answer: 1971
35: Name the person who built Fort Necessity.
a) George Washington
b) John Adams
c) Abraham Lincoln
d) None of these
Answer: George Washington
List of Important GK Questions and Answers for Sainik School Entrance Examination conducted by National Testing Agency NTA:
36: Which is the largest ‘Democracy’ in the world?
a) Russia
b) India
c) United State
b) Japan
Answer: India
37: John Logie Baird invented which electronic device?
a) Computer
b) Television
c) Radio
d) None of These
Answer: Television
38: Bill Gates is the founder of which company?
a) Microsoft
b) Google
c) Facebook
d) Dell
Answer: Microsoft
39: What is the name of the place where all the books are kept?
a) Museum
b) Library
c) Garden
c) Zoo
Answer: Library
40: What is the position of Earth in our Solar system?
a) 1st Position
b) 2rd Position
c) 3rd Position
d) 4th Position
Answer: 3rd Position
List of Important GK Questions and Answers for Sainik School Entrance Examination conducted by National Testing Agency NTA:
41: Which sentence is correct for I. K. Gujral?
a) Leader of the House, Rajya Sabha
b) Minister of External Affairs
c) Ambassador of India to the Soviet Union
d) All of the Above
Answer: All of the Above
42: Who was the 12th Prime Minister of India?
a) H. D. Deve Gowda
b) Manmohan Singh
c) I. K. Gujral
d) None of These
Answer: I. K. Gujral
43: Suez canal opened in which year?
a) 1669 AD
b) 1769 AD
c) 1869 AD
d) 1969 AD
Answer: 1869 AD
44: Which was Napoleon’s last battle?
a) Battle of Leipzig
b) Battle of Trafalgar
c) The Battle of Waterloo
d) None of these
Answer: The Battle of Waterloo
45: The Battle of Waterloo was fought in which year?
a) 1415
b) 1515
c) 1815
d) 1715
Answer: 1815
List of Important GK Questions and Answers for Sainik School Entrance Examination conducted by National Testing Agency NTA:
46: Which is the second biggest continent?
a) Australia
b) Asia
c) South America
d) None of these
Answer: Africa
47: In the following which continent has the 2nd most countries?
a) Asia
b) Africa
c) South America
d) North America
Answer: Asia
48 In the following which continent has most countries?
a) North America
b) South America
c) Africa
d) Asia
Answer: Africa
49: Who is the author of “Julius Caesar”?
a) Ravindranath Tegore
b) William Shakespeare
c) John Milton
d) None of These
Answer: William Shakespeare
50: The countries of India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel located in which continent?
a) Australia
b) Asia
c) Africa
d) South America
Answer: Asia
List of Important GK Questions and Answers for Sainik School Entrance Examination conducted by National Testing Agency NTA:
51: Who was the 9th Prime Minister of India?
a) Atal Bihari Vajpayee
b) H. D. Deve Gowda
c) P. V. Narasimha Rao
d) I. K. Gujral
Answer: P. V. Narasimha Rao
52: Which sentence is correct for Manmohan Singh?
a) Governor of the Reserve Bank of India
b) Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission
c) Chief Economic Advisor to the Government of India
d) All of the above
Answer: All of the above
53: The Eiffel Tower is built in which year?
a) 1789 AD
b) 1889 AD
c) 1689 AD
d) 1589 AD
Answer: 1889 AD
54: World War I started in which year?
a) 1910
b) 1914
c) 1915
d) 1918
Answer: 1914
55: Who was first to reach the South Pole?
a) Jens Amundsen;
b) Capt. Amundsen
c) Hanna Sahlqvist
d) None of These
Answer: Capt. Amundsen
List of Important GK Questions and Answers for Sainik School Entrance Examination conducted by National Testing Agency NTA:
56: What are constellations?
a) Group of stars
b) Group of Planets
c) Group of galaxies
d) None of these
Answer: Group of stars
57: What is the most common name of Earth?
a) The Red Planet
b) The Blue Planet
c) The Yellow Planet
d) The Green Planet
Answer: The Blue Planet
58: What is the driver of a Train called?
a) Train Driver
b) Locopilot
c) Pilot
d) Driver
Answer: Locopilot
59: Who discovered Aeroplane?
a) Steve Brothers
b) Stephen Hawking
c) Wright Brothers
d) Albert Einstein
Answer: Wright Brothers
60: The world Caddie is related to which sports?
a) Golf
b) Cricket
c) Hockey
d) Polo
Answer: Golf
