SSC GK Questions with Answers (Latest 2026)

General Knowledge is the section where regular reading gives you the biggest benefit. These 100 questions cover the subjects that SSC exams ask about most often: history, geography, polity, economy, general science, static GK, sports and important recent events. Each question has four options, the correct answer and a one-line fact so that you learn something new even from the questions you answer correctly.

A note on freshness: The recent-events and sports questions in this set are based on events up to 2025. For anything that happened after that, please also read the latest monthly current affairs, because SSC papers often include very recent news.

How to use it: Attempt the questions in 25 minutes without looking at the answers. Then check your score, and read the facts for every question you missed. Keep a small notebook and write down the facts you got wrong, because these are the ones most likely to trick you again.

History (Q1–Q15)

Q1. Who founded the Maurya Empire?
(a) Ashoka   (b) Chandragupta Maurya   (c) Bindusara   (d) Samudragupta
Answer: (b) Chandragupta Maurya
Fact: Chandragupta Maurya founded the empire around 321 BCE with the help of Chanakya.

Q2. In which year was the Battle of Plassey fought?
(a) 1764   (b) 1857   (c) 1757   (d) 1707
Answer: (c) 1757
Fact: Robert Clive defeated Nawab Siraj-ud-Daulah in 1757.

Q3. Who was the first Governor-General of independent India?
(a) C. Rajagopalachari   (b) Lord Wavell   (c) Lord Curzon   (d) Lord Mountbatten
Answer: (d) Lord Mountbatten
Fact: Mountbatten held the post from August 1947 to June 1948, followed by C. Rajagopalachari.

Q4. In which year did the Jallianwala Bagh massacre take place?
(a) 1919   (b) 1905   (c) 1920   (d) 1930
Answer: (a) 1919
Fact: It took place on 13 April 1919 in Amritsar under General Dyer.

Q5. Who gave the slogan "Do or Die" during the Quit India Movement?
(a) Subhash Chandra Bose   (b) Mahatma Gandhi   (c) Jawaharlal Nehru   (d) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Answer: (b) Mahatma Gandhi
Fact: Gandhi gave the call at Gowalia Tank Maidan, Bombay, on 8 August 1942.

Q6. Who founded the Mughal Empire in India?
(a) Akbar   (b) Humayun   (c) Babur   (d) Sher Shah Suri
Answer: (c) Babur
Fact: Babur won the First Battle of Panipat in 1526.

Q7. The Revolt of 1857 began at which place?
(a) Delhi   (b) Kanpur   (c) Jhansi   (d) Meerut
Answer: (d) Meerut
Fact: It began on 10 May 1857 at Meerut and soon spread to Delhi.

Q8. Who wrote the ancient text Arthashastra?
(a) Kautilya (Chanakya)   (b) Kalidasa   (c) Banabhatta   (d) Vishakhadatta
Answer: (a) Kautilya (Chanakya)
Fact: Arthashastra is a treatise on statecraft and economics.

Q9. Emperor Ashoka embraced Buddhism after which war?
(a) Battle of Hydaspes   (b) Kalinga war   (c) Battle of Panipat   (d) Battle of Tarain
Answer: (b) Kalinga war
Fact: The Kalinga war was fought in about 261 BCE.

Q10. In which year was the Indian National Congress founded?
(a) 1875   (b) 1905   (c) 1885   (d) 1919
Answer: (c) 1885
Fact: A. O. Hume helped to found it, and W. C. Bonnerjee was its first president.

Q11. The Cabinet Mission came to India in which year?
(a) 1942   (b) 1944   (c) 1947   (d) 1946
Answer: (d) 1946
Fact: It proposed a plan for the transfer of power and a Constituent Assembly.

Q12. Who was the first President of the Indian National Congress?
(a) W. C. Bonnerjee   (b) Dadabhai Naoroji   (c) A. O. Hume   (d) Surendranath Banerjee
Answer: (a) W. C. Bonnerjee
Fact: He presided over the first session held in Bombay in 1885.

Q13. In which year did the Quit India Movement start?
(a) 1930   (b) 1942   (c) 1935   (d) 1946
Answer: (b) 1942
Fact: It was launched on 8 August 1942.

Q14. From where did Gandhi begin the Dandi March in 1930?
(a) Wardha   (b) Champaran   (c) Sabarmati Ashram, Ahmedabad   (d) Bardoli
Answer: (c) Sabarmati Ashram, Ahmedabad
Fact: The march began on 12 March 1930 and ended at Dandi on 6 April.

Q15. Construction of the Qutub Minar was started by which ruler?
(a) Iltutmish   (b) Alauddin Khalji   (c) Balban   (d) Qutb-ud-din Aibak
Answer: (d) Qutb-ud-din Aibak
Fact: Aibak began it and Iltutmish completed it.

Geography (Q16–Q30)

Q16. Which is the longest river flowing within India?
(a) Ganga   (b) Godavari   (c) Yamuna   (d) Narmada
Answer: (a) Ganga
Fact: The Ganga is about 2,525 km long.

Q17. Which is the highest mountain peak in India?
(a) Nanda Devi   (b) Kangchenjunga   (c) K2   (d) Mount Everest
Answer: (b) Kangchenjunga
Fact: Kangchenjunga (8,586 m) is the highest peak located in India. Everest is in Nepal and Tibet.

Q18. Which Indian state has the longest coastline?
(a) Tamil Nadu   (b) Andhra Pradesh   (c) Gujarat   (d) Maharashtra
Answer: (c) Gujarat
Fact: Gujarat has a coastline of about 1,600 km.

Q19. Which is the largest Indian state by area?
(a) Madhya Pradesh   (b) Maharashtra   (c) Uttar Pradesh   (d) Rajasthan
Answer: (d) Rajasthan
Fact: Rajasthan covers about 3.42 lakh square km.

Q20. How many Indian states does the Tropic of Cancer pass through?
(a) 8   (b) 6   (c) 7   (d) 9
Answer: (a) 8
Fact: These are Gujarat, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Tripura and Mizoram.

Q21. Which is the largest desert in India?
(a) Kutch Desert   (b) Thar Desert   (c) Cold Desert of Ladakh   (d) Rann
Answer: (b) Thar Desert
Fact: The Thar Desert lies mostly in Rajasthan.

Q22. What is the Brahmaputra river called in Tibet?
(a) Jamuna   (b) Dihang   (c) Tsangpo   (d) Padma
Answer: (c) Tsangpo
Fact: It is called Tsangpo in Tibet, Dihang in Arunachal Pradesh and Jamuna in Bangladesh.

Q23. In which state is Chilika Lake located?
(a) Andhra Pradesh   (b) Kerala   (c) West Bengal   (d) Odisha
Answer: (d) Odisha
Fact: Chilika is the largest coastal lagoon in India.

Q24. Which is the smallest Indian state by area?
(a) Goa   (b) Sikkim   (c) Tripura   (d) Mizoram
Answer: (a) Goa
Fact: Goa covers about 3,700 square km.

Q25. The Sundarbans delta is formed by which rivers?
(a) Godavari and Krishna   (b) Ganga and Brahmaputra   (c) Indus and Sutlej   (d) Mahanadi and Brahmani
Answer: (b) Ganga and Brahmaputra
Fact: It is the largest mangrove delta in the world.

Q26. The Western Ghats are also known by which name in Maharashtra?
(a) Nilgiri   (b) Annamalai   (c) Sahyadri   (d) Cardamom Hills
Answer: (c) Sahyadri
Fact: Sahyadri means "the benevolent mountains".

Q27. Which is the largest continent in the world?
(a) Africa   (b) North America   (c) Europe   (d) Asia
Answer: (d) Asia
Fact: Asia covers about 44.6 million square km.

Q28. What is the capital of Australia?
(a) Canberra   (b) Sydney   (c) Melbourne   (d) Perth
Answer: (a) Canberra
Fact: Canberra was chosen as a compromise between Sydney and Melbourne.

Q29. Which is the largest ocean in the world?
(a) Atlantic Ocean   (b) Pacific Ocean   (c) Indian Ocean   (d) Arctic Ocean
Answer: (b) Pacific Ocean
Fact: The Pacific covers about one-third of the Earth's surface.

Q30. Which river is known as the Dakshin Ganga?
(a) Krishna   (b) Kaveri   (c) Godavari   (d) Mahanadi
Answer: (c) Godavari
Fact: It is the longest river of peninsular India.

Polity (Q31–Q45)

Q31. On which date did the Constitution of India come into force?
(a) 15 August 1947   (b) 26 November 1949   (c) 2 October 1950   (d) 26 January 1950
Answer: (d) 26 January 1950
Fact: It was adopted on 26 November 1949 and came into effect on 26 January 1950.

Q32. Who was the Chairman of the Drafting Committee of the Constitution?
(a) Dr. B. R. Ambedkar   (b) Dr. Rajendra Prasad   (c) Jawaharlal Nehru   (d) Sardar Patel
Answer: (a) Dr. B. R. Ambedkar
Fact: He is called the Father of the Indian Constitution.

Q33. Fundamental Rights are described in which part of the Constitution?
(a) Part II   (b) Part III   (c) Part IV   (d) Part V
Answer: (b) Part III
Fact: Part III covers Articles 12 to 35.

Q34. What is the minimum age to become the President of India?
(a) 25 years   (b) 30 years   (c) 35 years   (d) 40 years
Answer: (c) 35 years
Fact: The candidate must also be a citizen of India and be eligible for election to the Lok Sabha.

Q35. How many Fundamental Duties are listed in the Constitution?
(a) 8   (b) 10   (c) 12   (d) 11
Answer: (d) 11
Fact: Article 51A lists 11 duties. The 11th was added in 2002.

Q36. Who appoints the Governor of a state?
(a) The President   (b) The Prime Minister   (c) The Chief Minister   (d) The Chief Justice
Answer: (a) The President
Fact: The Governor holds office during the pleasure of the President.

Q37. Article 21 of the Constitution deals with which right?
(a) Right to equality   (b) Right to life and personal liberty   (c) Right to education   (d) Right to property
Answer: (b) Right to life and personal liberty
Fact: It is one of the most important fundamental rights.

Q38. What is the term of the Lok Sabha?
(a) 4 years   (b) 6 years   (c) 5 years   (d) 7 years
Answer: (c) 5 years
Fact: It can be dissolved earlier or extended during a national emergency.

Q39. The Rajya Sabha is called the:
(a) Lower House   (b) House of the People   (c) Council of Ministers   (d) Permanent House
Answer: (d) Permanent House
Fact: It is never fully dissolved. One-third of its members retire every two years.

Q40. Who presides over the Rajya Sabha?
(a) The Vice-President   (b) The Speaker   (c) The Prime Minister   (d) The President
Answer: (a) The Vice-President
Fact: The Vice-President is the ex-officio Chairman of the Rajya Sabha.

Q41. Which Article deals with National Emergency?
(a) Article 356   (b) Article 352   (c) Article 360   (d) Article 370
Answer: (b) Article 352
Fact: Article 356 deals with President's Rule and Article 360 with Financial Emergency.

Q42. Who was the first Chief Election Commissioner of India?
(a) T. N. Seshan   (b) K. V. K. Sundaram   (c) Sukumar Sen   (d) S. P. Sen Verma
Answer: (c) Sukumar Sen
Fact: He served from 1950 to 1958.

Q43. From which country did India borrow the idea of Directive Principles of State Policy?
(a) USA   (b) UK   (c) Canada   (d) Ireland
Answer: (d) Ireland
Fact: The idea was borrowed from the Irish Constitution.

Q44. Which Article provides the Right to Education for children aged 6 to 14?
(a) Article 21A   (b) Article 19   (c) Article 29   (d) Article 45
Answer: (a) Article 21A
Fact: It was added by the 86th Constitutional Amendment in 2002.

Q45. How many Schedules does the Constitution of India have?
(a) 8   (b) 12   (c) 10   (d) 14
Answer: (b) 12
Fact: The original Constitution had 8 schedules, and 4 have been added since.

Economy (Q46–Q55)

Q46. Which institution issues currency notes in India (except the one-rupee note)?
(a) Ministry of Finance   (b) SEBI   (c) Reserve Bank of India   (d) NABARD
Answer: (c) Reserve Bank of India
Fact: The one-rupee note is issued by the Ministry of Finance.

Q47. Where is the headquarters of the Reserve Bank of India?
(a) New Delhi   (b) Kolkata   (c) Chennai   (d) Mumbai
Answer: (d) Mumbai
Fact: The RBI was established in 1935 and nationalised in 1949.

Q48. NITI Aayog replaced which body in 2015?
(a) Planning Commission   (b) Finance Commission   (c) National Development Council   (d) Election Commission
Answer: (a) Planning Commission
Fact: NITI stands for National Institution for Transforming India.

Q49. On which date was GST implemented in India?
(a) 1 April 2016   (b) 1 July 2017   (c) 1 January 2018   (d) 15 August 2017
Answer: (b) 1 July 2017
Fact: GST replaced many indirect taxes with a single tax.

Q50. Who is known as the Father of the Green Revolution in India?
(a) Verghese Kurien   (b) Norman Borlaug   (c) M. S. Swaminathan   (d) Homi Bhabha
Answer: (c) M. S. Swaminathan
Fact: Norman Borlaug is the Father of the Green Revolution worldwide.

Q51. What is the full form of GDP?
(a) General Domestic Product   (b) Gross Development Price   (c) Grand Domestic Product   (d) Gross Domestic Product
Answer: (d) Gross Domestic Product
Fact: It measures the total value of goods and services produced within a country.

Q52. For which period was the First Five Year Plan of India?
(a) 1951–1956   (b) 1947–1952   (c) 1956–1961   (d) 1961–1966
Answer: (a) 1951–1956
Fact: It focused mainly on agriculture and irrigation.

Q53. Which of the following is a direct tax?
(a) GST   (b) Income tax   (c) Customs duty   (d) Excise duty
Answer: (b) Income tax
Fact: A direct tax is paid directly by the person on whom it is imposed.

Q54. SEBI is the regulator of which market in India?
(a) Insurance market   (b) Banking sector   (c) Securities market   (d) Commodity trade only
Answer: (c) Securities market
Fact: SEBI was established in 1988 and given statutory powers in 1992.

Q55. The repo rate is the rate at which:
(a) Banks lend to customers   (b) Banks lend to the RBI   (c) The government borrows from the RBI   (d) The RBI lends to commercial banks
Answer: (d) The RBI lends to commercial banks
Fact: A higher repo rate makes borrowing costlier for banks.

General Science (Q56–Q70)

Q56. What is the SI unit of force?
(a) Newton   (b) Joule   (c) Watt   (d) Pascal
Answer: (a) Newton
Fact: One newton is the force that gives 1 kg an acceleration of 1 m/s².

Q57. What is the chemical symbol of gold?
(a) Ag   (b) Au   (c) Gd   (d) Go
Answer: (b) Au
Fact: Au comes from the Latin word "aurum".

Q58. Which gas is the most abundant in the Earth's atmosphere?
(a) Oxygen   (b) Carbon dioxide   (c) Nitrogen   (d) Argon
Answer: (c) Nitrogen
Fact: Nitrogen makes up about 78 per cent of the air.

Q59. Which vitamin is produced in the skin in the presence of sunlight?
(a) Vitamin A   (b) Vitamin C   (c) Vitamin K   (d) Vitamin D
Answer: (d) Vitamin D
Fact: Lack of Vitamin D causes rickets in children.

Q60. Which part of the cell is called the powerhouse of the cell?
(a) Mitochondria   (b) Nucleus   (c) Ribosome   (d) Golgi body
Answer: (a) Mitochondria
Fact: Mitochondria produce most of the cell's energy in the form of ATP.

Q61. What is the speed of light in a vacuum?
(a) 3 × 10⁶ m/s   (b) About 3 × 10⁸ m/s   (c) 3 × 10⁵ m/s   (d) 3 × 10¹⁰ m/s
Answer: (b) About 3 × 10⁸ m/s
Fact: That is about 3 lakh kilometres per second.

Q62. Which is the hardest natural substance?
(a) Graphite   (b) Quartz   (c) Diamond   (d) Platinum
Answer: (c) Diamond
Fact: Diamond is a form of pure carbon.

Q63. What is the pH value of pure water at room temperature?
(a) 0   (b) 5   (c) 14   (d) 7
Answer: (d) 7
Fact: A pH of 7 means the solution is neutral.

Q64. How many chambers are there in the human heart?
(a) 4   (b) 2   (c) 3   (d) 5
Answer: (a) 4
Fact: There are two atria and two ventricles.

Q65. What is the SI unit of frequency?
(a) Decibel   (b) Hertz   (c) Ohm   (d) Tesla
Answer: (b) Hertz
Fact: One hertz is one cycle per second.

Q66. Which blood group is called the universal donor?
(a) AB positive   (b) A positive   (c) O negative   (d) B negative
Answer: (c) O negative
Fact: O negative red cells can be given to almost any patient in an emergency.

Q67. What is the chemical formula of common salt?
(a) KCl   (b) NaOH   (c) CaCO₃   (d) NaCl
Answer: (d) NaCl
Fact: It is sodium chloride.

Q68. Which gas is used in most fire extinguishers?
(a) Carbon dioxide   (b) Oxygen   (c) Hydrogen   (d) Nitrogen
Answer: (a) Carbon dioxide
Fact: It cuts off the supply of oxygen to the fire.

Q69. The study of birds is called:
(a) Ichthyology   (b) Ornithology   (c) Herpetology   (d) Entomology
Answer: (b) Ornithology
Fact: Ichthyology is the study of fish and entomology is the study of insects.

Q70. Which planet is known as the Red Planet?
(a) Venus   (b) Jupiter   (c) Mars   (d) Mercury
Answer: (c) Mars
Fact: Its red colour comes from iron oxide on its surface.

Static GK (Q71–Q80)

Q71. Who wrote the book "The Discovery of India"?
(a) Mahatma Gandhi   (b) Rabindranath Tagore   (c) Sardar Patel   (d) Jawaharlal Nehru
Answer: (d) Jawaharlal Nehru
Fact: Nehru wrote it in Ahmednagar Fort jail in 1944.

Q72. Bharat Ratna is:
(a) India's highest civilian award   (b) India's highest gallantry award   (c) India's second highest civilian award   (d) A sports award
Answer: (a) India's highest civilian award
Fact: It was instituted in 1954.

Q73. Which animal is the national animal of India?
(a) Lion   (b) Tiger   (c) Elephant   (d) Leopard
Answer: (b) Tiger
Fact: The Royal Bengal Tiger is the national animal.

Q74. Which bird is the national bird of India?
(a) Sparrow   (b) Parrot   (c) Peacock   (d) Crane
Answer: (c) Peacock
Fact: The Indian peacock was declared the national bird in 1963.

Q75. Who wrote the national song "Vande Mataram"?
(a) Rabindranath Tagore   (b) Sarojini Naidu   (c) Muhammad Iqbal   (d) Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
Answer: (d) Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
Fact: It comes from his novel Anandamath.

Q76. Who designed the symbol of the Indian rupee?
(a) D. Udaya Kumar   (b) Nandan Nilekani   (c) Raghuram Rajan   (d) Satyajit Ray
Answer: (a) D. Udaya Kumar
Fact: The symbol was adopted in 2010.

Q77. Who wrote "Gitanjali"?
(a) Bankim Chandra Chatterjee   (b) Rabindranath Tagore   (c) Premchand   (d) Sarojini Naidu
Answer: (b) Rabindranath Tagore
Fact: Tagore won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1913 for Gitanjali.

Q78. Who wrote the national anthem of India?
(a) Bankim Chandra Chatterjee   (b) Sarojini Naidu   (c) Rabindranath Tagore   (d) Muhammad Iqbal
Answer: (c) Rabindranath Tagore
Fact: "Jana Gana Mana" was adopted as the national anthem in 1950.

Q79. Padma Vibhushan is which level of civilian award in India?
(a) Highest   (b) Third highest   (c) Fourth highest   (d) Second highest
Answer: (d) Second highest
Fact: The order is Bharat Ratna, Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri.

Q80. Who was the first Indian-born woman to go to space?
(a) Kalpana Chawla   (b) Sunita Williams   (c) Rakesh Sharma   (d) Sally Ride
Answer: (a) Kalpana Chawla
Fact: She flew on the Space Shuttle Columbia in 1997.

Sports (Q81–Q90)

Q81. Which team won the ICC Champions Trophy 2025?
(a) New Zealand   (b) India   (c) Australia   (d) South Africa
Answer: (b) India
Fact: India beat New Zealand in the final in Dubai in March 2025.

Q82. Who became the youngest World Chess Champion in December 2024?
(a) Viswanathan Anand   (b) R. Praggnanandhaa   (c) D. Gukesh   (d) Magnus Carlsen
Answer: (c) D. Gukesh
Fact: Gukesh was 18 when he beat Ding Liren in Singapore.

Q83. Which city hosted the 2024 Summer Olympic Games?
(a) Tokyo   (b) Los Angeles   (c) Rio de Janeiro   (d) Paris
Answer: (d) Paris
Fact: It was the third time Paris hosted the Games.

Q84. Who won the silver medal in javelin throw for India at the Paris 2024 Olympics?
(a) Neeraj Chopra   (b) Arshad Nadeem   (c) Manu Bhaker   (d) Sumit Antil
Answer: (a) Neeraj Chopra
Fact: Arshad Nadeem of Pakistan won the gold.

Q85. Which country won the FIFA World Cup in 2022?
(a) France   (b) Argentina   (c) Brazil   (d) Croatia
Answer: (b) Argentina
Fact: Argentina beat France on penalties in the final in Qatar.

Q86. Which team won the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2023?
(a) India   (b) England   (c) Australia   (d) New Zealand
Answer: (c) Australia
Fact: Australia beat India in the final at Ahmedabad.

Q87. Which team won the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2024?
(a) South Africa   (b) England   (c) Australia   (d) India
Answer: (d) India
Fact: India beat South Africa in the final in Barbados.

Q88. Which medal did the Indian men's hockey team win at the Paris 2024 Olympics?
(a) Bronze   (b) Gold   (c) Silver   (d) No medal
Answer: (a) Bronze
Fact: India beat Spain to win bronze, a second consecutive Olympic medal.

Q89. The 2026 FIFA World Cup is being hosted by which countries?
(a) Qatar and UAE   (b) USA, Canada and Mexico   (c) Spain and Portugal   (d) Brazil and Argentina
Answer: (b) USA, Canada and Mexico
Fact: It is the first World Cup with 48 teams.

Q90. Which city will host the 2028 Summer Olympic Games?
(a) Brisbane   (b) Paris   (c) Los Angeles   (d) Tokyo
Answer: (c) Los Angeles
Fact: Brisbane will host the 2032 Games.

Recent Events (Q91–Q100)

Q91. In which year was the new Parliament building in Delhi inaugurated?
(a) 2020   (b) 2021   (c) 2022   (d) 2023
Answer: (d) 2023
Fact: It was inaugurated on 28 May 2023.

Q92. Chandrayaan-3 made a soft landing near which region of the Moon?
(a) South pole   (b) North pole   (c) Equator   (d) Far side centre
Answer: (a) South pole
Fact: India became the first country to land near the lunar south pole on 23 August 2023.

Q93. Where was the G20 Summit of 2023 held?
(a) Bali   (b) New Delhi   (c) Rome   (d) Rio de Janeiro
Answer: (b) New Delhi
Fact: India held the G20 presidency in 2023.

Q94. Aditya-L1 is India's first space mission to study which body?
(a) Mars   (b) Venus   (c) The Sun   (d) Jupiter
Answer: (c) The Sun
Fact: It was launched in September 2023.

Q95. Where was the Maha Kumbh Mela of 2025 held?
(a) Haridwar   (b) Ujjain   (c) Nashik   (d) Prayagraj
Answer: (d) Prayagraj
Fact: The Maha Kumbh is held once in 12 years.

Q96. The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) replaced which earlier law?
(a) Indian Penal Code   (b) Code of Civil Procedure   (c) Indian Evidence Act   (d) Constitution Act
Answer: (a) Indian Penal Code
Fact: The new criminal laws came into effect on 1 July 2024.

Q97. The Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam, which provides reservation for women in the Lok Sabha, was passed in which year?
(a) 2019   (b) 2023   (c) 2021   (d) 2022
Answer: (b) 2023
Fact: It provides for one-third reservation for women.

Q98. Who is the 15th President of India?
(a) Ram Nath Kovind   (b) Pranab Mukherjee   (c) Droupadi Murmu   (d) Pratibha Patil
Answer: (c) Droupadi Murmu
Fact: She took office in July 2022 and is the first tribal woman President.

Q99. Who presented the Union Budget 2025–26?
(a) Arun Jaitley   (b) Piyush Goyal   (c) Rajnath Singh   (d) Nirmala Sitharaman
Answer: (d) Nirmala Sitharaman
Fact: It was presented on 1 February 2025.

Q100. Operation Sindoor in May 2025 was launched by India in response to the terror attack at which place?
(a) Pahalgam   (b) Pulwama   (c) Uri   (d) Mumbai
Answer: (a) Pahalgam
Fact: The attack in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir, took place on 22 April 2025.

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