SSC Static GK Questions Practice Set with Answers

Static GK is the part of General Awareness that never changes: nicknames of cities, rivers and the cities on their banks, national symbols, famous institutions and monuments. Because these facts stay the same year after year, they are the safest marks in the paper, and a little regular revision is all it takes to get them right.

This set has 63 questions in six groups. Each question has four options, the correct answer and a short fact that helps you remember it. Try one group at a time, and read the fact under each answer, even if you got the answer right.

How to use it: Attempt each group in about 6 minutes. Note down the ones you missed in a small notebook and read that notebook again the next morning.

Nicknames of Places (Q1–Q12)

Q1. Which city is called the "Pink City"?
(a) Jodhpur   (b) Jaipur   (c) Udaipur   (d) Jaisalmer
Answer: (b) Jaipur
Fact: The old city of Jaipur was painted pink in 1876 to welcome a royal visitor.

Q2. Which city is called the "Blue City"?
(a) Jaipur   (b) Bikaner   (c) Jodhpur   (d) Ajmer
Answer: (c) Jodhpur
Fact: Many houses in the old city of Jodhpur are painted blue.

Q3. Which city is called the "City of Lakes"?
(a) Bhopal   (b) Nainital   (c) Jaipur   (d) Udaipur
Answer: (d) Udaipur
Fact: Udaipur is known for Lake Pichola and Fateh Sagar Lake. Bhopal is also sometimes called the City of Lakes.

Q4. Which city is called the "Silicon Valley of India"?
(a) Bengaluru   (b) Hyderabad   (c) Pune   (d) Chennai
Answer: (a) Bengaluru
Fact: Bengaluru is India's biggest hub for IT companies.

Q5. Which city is called the "Manchester of India"?
(a) Kanpur   (b) Ahmedabad   (c) Surat   (d) Indore
Answer: (b) Ahmedabad
Fact: Ahmedabad was famous for its textile mills.

Q6. Which city is called the "Steel City" of India?
(a) Bokaro   (b) Bhilai   (c) Jamshedpur   (d) Rourkela
Answer: (c) Jamshedpur
Fact: It is home to the first steel plant of Tata Steel.

Q7. Which city is called the "City of Joy"?
(a) Mumbai   (b) Lucknow   (c) Varanasi   (d) Kolkata
Answer: (d) Kolkata
Fact: The name became popular after a book of the same name about Kolkata.

Q8. Which city is called the "Pearl City"?
(a) Hyderabad   (b) Visakhapatnam   (c) Mysuru   (d) Kochi
Answer: (a) Hyderabad
Fact: Hyderabad was a famous centre for the pearl trade.

Q9. Which state is known as "God's Own Country"?
(a) Goa   (b) Kerala   (c) Himachal Pradesh   (d) Uttarakhand
Answer: (b) Kerala
Fact: It is known for its backwaters and greenery.

Q10. Which state is known as the "Land of Five Rivers"?
(a) Haryana   (b) Rajasthan   (c) Punjab   (d) Uttar Pradesh
Answer: (c) Punjab
Fact: The name "Punjab" means five waters.

Q11. Which city is called the "Detroit of India" because of its automobile industry?
(a) Pune   (b) Gurugram   (c) Jamshedpur   (d) Chennai
Answer: (d) Chennai
Fact: Chennai is a major centre for automobile manufacturing.

Q12. Which city is called the "Coal Capital of India"?
(a) Dhanbad   (b) Asansol   (c) Raipur   (d) Nagpur
Answer: (a) Dhanbad
Fact: Dhanbad is in Jharkhand.

Rivers and Cities (Q13–Q22)

Q13. On the banks of which river is Delhi located?
(a) Ganga   (b) Yamuna   (c) Sabarmati   (d) Gomti
Answer: (b) Yamuna
Fact: The Yamuna flows along the eastern side of Delhi.

Q14. On the banks of which river is Varanasi located?
(a) Yamuna   (b) Gomti   (c) Ganga   (d) Ghaghara
Answer: (c) Ganga
Fact: Varanasi is one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world.

Q15. On the banks of which river is Ahmedabad located?
(a) Narmada   (b) Tapti   (c) Mahi   (d) Sabarmati
Answer: (d) Sabarmati
Fact: Gandhi's Sabarmati Ashram is on the same river.

Q16. On the banks of which river is Kolkata located?
(a) Hooghly   (b) Damodar   (c) Ganga   (d) Brahmaputra
Answer: (a) Hooghly
Fact: The Hooghly is a distributary of the Ganga.

Q17. On the banks of which river is Hyderabad located?
(a) Krishna   (b) Musi   (c) Godavari   (d) Tungabhadra
Answer: (b) Musi
Fact: The Musi is a tributary of the Krishna.

Q18. On the banks of which river is Lucknow located?
(a) Ganga   (b) Ghaghara   (c) Gomti   (d) Sharda
Answer: (c) Gomti
Fact: The Gomti is a tributary of the Ganga.

Q19. On the banks of which river is Nashik located?
(a) Krishna   (b) Tapti   (c) Bhima   (d) Godavari
Answer: (d) Godavari
Fact: The Kumbh Mela is also held at Nashik.

Q20. On the banks of which river is Srinagar located?
(a) Jhelum   (b) Chenab   (c) Ravi   (d) Indus
Answer: (a) Jhelum
Fact: The Jhelum is one of the five rivers of the Punjab region.

Q21. On the banks of which river is Vijayawada located?
(a) Godavari   (b) Krishna   (c) Kaveri   (d) Pennar
Answer: (b) Krishna
Fact: The Prakasam Barrage is built across the river here.

Q22. On the banks of which river is Cuttack located?
(a) Brahmani   (b) Subarnarekha   (c) Mahanadi   (d) Vamsadhara
Answer: (c) Mahanadi
Fact: The city lies at the head of the Mahanadi delta.

Airports and Stadiums (Q23–Q31)

Q23. What is the name of Mumbai's international airport?
(a) Rajiv Gandhi International Airport   (b) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport   (c) Kempegowda International Airport   (d) Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport
Answer: (d) Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport
Fact: It is one of the busiest airports in India.

Q24. Delhi's international airport is named after which leader?
(a) Indira Gandhi   (b) Rajiv Gandhi   (c) Jawaharlal Nehru   (d) Lal Bahadur Shastri
Answer: (a) Indira Gandhi
Fact: It is the largest airport in India by passenger traffic.

Q25. Kolkata's international airport is named after which leader?
(a) Rabindranath Tagore   (b) Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose   (c) Sarat Chandra Bose   (d) Bidhan Chandra Roy
Answer: (b) Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
Fact: It is located at Dum Dum.

Q26. Hyderabad's international airport is named after which leader?
(a) Indira Gandhi   (b) P. V. Narasimha Rao   (c) Rajiv Gandhi   (d) Jawaharlal Nehru
Answer: (c) Rajiv Gandhi
Fact: It is located at Shamshabad.

Q27. Bengaluru's international airport is named after which person?
(a) Tipu Sultan   (b) M. Visvesvaraya   (c) Krishnadevaraya   (d) Kempegowda
Answer: (d) Kempegowda
Fact: Kempe Gowda founded the city of Bengaluru.

Q28. Ahmedabad's international airport is named after which leader?
(a) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel   (b) Mahatma Gandhi   (c) Morarji Desai   (d) Vikram Sarabhai
Answer: (a) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
Fact: It is named after the first Home Minister of India.

Q29. Guwahati's international airport is named after which leader?
(a) Bhupen Hazarika   (b) Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi   (c) Tarun Gogoi   (d) Sankardev
Answer: (b) Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi
Fact: He was the first Chief Minister of Assam.

Q30. Amritsar's international airport is named after which Sikh Guru?
(a) Guru Nanak   (b) Guru Arjan   (c) Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee   (d) Guru Gobind Singh
Answer: (c) Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee
Fact: Guru Ram Das founded the city of Amritsar.

Q31. Which is the largest cricket stadium in the world by capacity?
(a) Eden Gardens, Kolkata   (b) Melbourne Cricket Ground   (c) Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai   (d) Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad
Answer: (d) Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad
Fact: It can seat more than 1.3 lakh spectators.

National Symbols (Q32–Q41)

Q32. Which is the national reptile of India?
(a) King Cobra   (b) Indian Python   (c) Mugger Crocodile   (d) Gharial
Answer: (a) King Cobra
Fact: It was given the status of national reptile.

Q33. Which is the national aquatic animal of India?
(a) Blue whale   (b) Ganges river dolphin   (c) Olive ridley turtle   (d) Gharial
Answer: (b) Ganges river dolphin
Fact: It was declared national aquatic animal in 2009.

Q34. Which is the national tree of India?
(a) Peepal   (b) Neem   (c) Banyan   (d) Mango
Answer: (c) Banyan
Fact: The banyan tree has a huge spreading root system.

Q35. Which is the national flower of India?
(a) Rose   (b) Marigold   (c) Jasmine   (d) Lotus
Answer: (d) Lotus
Fact: The lotus symbolises purity and beauty.

Q36. Which is the national fruit of India?
(a) Mango   (b) Banana   (c) Jackfruit   (d) Guava
Answer: (a) Mango
Fact: Mango is often called the "king of fruits".

Q37. Which is the national river of India?
(a) Yamuna   (b) Ganga   (c) Brahmaputra   (d) Godavari
Answer: (b) Ganga
Fact: It was declared the national river in 2008.

Q38. Which is the national heritage animal of India?
(a) Tiger   (b) Lion   (c) Elephant   (d) Camel
Answer: (c) Elephant
Fact: It was declared in 2010.

Q39. Which is the national bird of India?
(a) Sarus crane   (b) Parrot   (c) Eagle   (d) Peacock
Answer: (d) Peacock
Fact: The Indian peafowl was declared national bird in 1963.

Q40. Which is the national animal of India?
(a) Tiger   (b) Lion   (c) Leopard   (d) Elephant
Answer: (a) Tiger
Fact: It was adopted in 1973 under Project Tiger.

Q41. Which is the national calendar of India based on?
(a) Vikram Samvat   (b) Saka era   (c) Gregorian era   (d) Hijri era
Answer: (b) Saka era
Fact: It was adopted in 1957.

Institutions and Places (Q42–Q53)

Q42. Which state is the Hirakud Dam located in?
(a) Chhattisgarh   (b) Jharkhand   (c) Odisha   (d) West Bengal
Answer: (c) Odisha
Fact: It is built across the Mahanadi.

Q43. Which state is the Bhakra Nangal Dam located in?
(a) Rajasthan   (b) Uttarakhand   (c) Haryana   (d) Himachal Pradesh (Punjab border)
Answer: (d) Himachal Pradesh (Punjab border)
Fact: It is built across the Sutlej.

Q44. Where is the headquarters of ISRO?
(a) Bengaluru   (b) Thiruvananthapuram   (c) Hyderabad   (d) Sriharikota
Answer: (a) Bengaluru
Fact: Launches take place from Sriharikota.

Q45. Where is the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) located?
(a) Kalpakkam   (b) Mumbai (Trombay)   (c) Hyderabad   (d) Pune
Answer: (b) Mumbai (Trombay)
Fact: It is India's premier nuclear research centre.

Q46. Where is the National Defence Academy (NDA) located?
(a) Dehradun   (b) Chennai   (c) Khadakwasla, Pune   (d) Gaya
Answer: (c) Khadakwasla, Pune
Fact: It trains cadets for all three armed forces.

Q47. Where is the Indian Military Academy (IMA) located?
(a) Pune   (b) Chennai   (c) Kolkata   (d) Dehradun
Answer: (d) Dehradun
Fact: It trains officers for the Indian Army.

Q48. Where is the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy located?
(a) Hyderabad   (b) Mussoorie   (c) Delhi   (d) Pune
Answer: (a) Hyderabad
Fact: It trains IPS officers.

Q49. Where is the Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration (LBSNAA) located?
(a) Dehradun   (b) Mussoorie   (c) Nainital   (d) Shimla
Answer: (b) Mussoorie
Fact: It trains IAS officers.

Q50. Where is the Indian Statistical Institute (ISI), founded by P. C. Mahalanobis, headquartered?
(a) Delhi   (b) Mumbai   (c) Kolkata   (d) Chennai
Answer: (c) Kolkata
Fact: It was founded in 1931.

Q51. Where is the Cellular Jail, once used to imprison freedom fighters, located?
(a) Lakshadweep   (b) Kolkata   (c) Chennai   (d) Port Blair (Andaman)
Answer: (d) Port Blair (Andaman)
Fact: It is also known as Kala Pani.

Q52. Where is the Sabarmati Ashram of Mahatma Gandhi located?
(a) Ahmedabad   (b) Wardha   (c) Pune   (d) Porbandar
Answer: (a) Ahmedabad
Fact: Gandhi began the Dandi March from here.

Q53. In which city is the Jallianwala Bagh memorial located?
(a) Ludhiana   (b) Amritsar   (c) Lahore   (d) Delhi
Answer: (b) Amritsar
Fact: It commemorates the 1919 massacre.

Forts, Palaces and Monuments (Q54–Q63)

Q54. In which city is the Amber Fort located?
(a) Jodhpur   (b) Udaipur   (c) Jaipur   (d) Bikaner
Answer: (c) Jaipur
Fact: It is built of red sandstone and marble.

Q55. In which city is the Mehrangarh Fort located?
(a) Jaipur   (b) Jaisalmer   (c) Ajmer   (d) Jodhpur
Answer: (d) Jodhpur
Fact: It stands on a hill above the Blue City.

Q56. In which state is the Chittorgarh Fort located?
(a) Rajasthan   (b) Madhya Pradesh   (c) Gujarat   (d) Uttar Pradesh
Answer: (a) Rajasthan
Fact: It is one of the largest forts in India.

Q57. In which city is the Mysore Palace located?
(a) Bengaluru   (b) Mysuru   (c) Hassan   (d) Mangaluru
Answer: (b) Mysuru
Fact: It is famous during the Dasara festival.

Q58. In which city is the Gol Gumbaz, known for its huge whispering dome, located?
(a) Hyderabad   (b) Bidar   (c) Vijayapura (Bijapur)   (d) Gulbarga
Answer: (c) Vijayapura (Bijapur)
Fact: It is the tomb of Muhammad Adil Shah.

Q59. Which city was built by Akbar and has the Buland Darwaza?
(a) Agra   (b) Delhi   (c) Lucknow   (d) Fatehpur Sikri
Answer: (d) Fatehpur Sikri
Fact: The Buland Darwaza is one of the tallest gateways in the world.

Q60. In which state is the Sun Temple at Modhera located?
(a) Gujarat   (b) Odisha   (c) Rajasthan   (d) Tamil Nadu
Answer: (a) Gujarat
Fact: It was built by the Solanki dynasty.

Q61. In which state is the Statue of Unity located?
(a) Maharashtra   (b) Gujarat   (c) Madhya Pradesh   (d) Rajasthan
Answer: (b) Gujarat
Fact: It is a statue of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel.

Q62. In which city is the Vidhana Soudha, the seat of the state legislature, located?
(a) Hyderabad   (b) Chennai   (c) Bengaluru   (d) Mysuru
Answer: (c) Bengaluru
Fact: It is one of the largest legislative buildings in India.

Q63. In which city is the Gateway of India located?
(a) Kolkata   (b) Chennai   (c) Goa   (d) Mumbai
Answer: (d) Mumbai
Fact: It was built to commemorate the visit of King George V.

Tips to Remember Static GK

• Use pairs. Learn "city + river", "city + nickname" and "monument + place" as small pairs.
• Look at a map. Find each place on a map once. A picture stays in the mind longer than a line of text.
• Revise in small doses. Ten minutes every day is better than two hours once a week.
• Attempt again. Solve this set again after seven days and compare your score.