Most Important GK One Liners for APSC Prelims 2021 [PDF]

Today I am sharing GK one liners for APSC prelims 2021. All the questions were asked previously in the different recruitment exams conducted by various departments of SSC, UPSC, and other state govt recruitment examinations.

50 Most Important GK One Liners for APSC Prelims and Other Exams

1. In which year did the Kakori conspiracy case take place: 1925
2. The Tajmahal is called ‘a dream in marble’. Which monument is called ‘a dream in stone’ : The Red Fort
3. Akbar in his initial days was assisted by : Bairam Khan
4. Who was the first lady Governor of an Indian state : Mrs. Sarojini Naidu
5. ‘ Earth provides enough to satisfy every man’s need but not everyman’s greed’ Who said this: Mahatma Gandhi
6. Who was the revolutionary leader who ended his days as Swami of Ramkrishna Mission: Jatindranath Bandopadhyay
7. The ‘Red Skirts’ movement was led by: Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan
8. Who was known as the second founder of the Maratha Empire : Balaji Biswanath
9. Who was the editor of ‘Sandhya Patrika’ : B.B Upadhyay
10.  Chalukya temples(jain temples) at Dilwara are situated in : Rajasthan
11. Who is generally considered to be the father of Indian Renaissance: Raja Rammohan Roy
12. The ‘Blue water Policy’ was introduced by the Portugese leader: Francisco-de-Almeida
13. Abul Fazal was the son of which Sufi Saint : Sheikh Mubarak
14. French Revolution broke out in the year : 1789
15. The song ‘ Vande Mataram’ occurs in the book : Anandmath
16. Who was the founder of the Satvahana Empire: Simuka
17. Who were the patrons of Sangam Literature : Pandyas
18. Where in India was the first French factory established: Surat
19. The silver coin ‘tanka’ was introduced by: Iltutmish
20. Which dynasty was ruling in Vijayanagar empire at the time of the battle of Talikota: Tuluva
21. Which sultan died playing Polo or chaugan: Qutub-Ud-din-aibak
22. Whom did Gandhiji regard as his political guru: Gopal Krishna Gokhale
23. What was the chief objective of the ‘Wahabi Movement’: Purify Islam
24. Gandhi’s Satyagraha meant an attachment to which two elements: Truth & non-violence
25. Author of the book “Kabuliwala”: Rabindranath Tagore
26. Who was the first English man to appear in the Mughal court during jahangir;’s reign: Captain William Hawkins
27. Founder of Arya Samaj: Dayanand Saraswati
28. Which Sikh Guru has laid the foundation of Amritsar: Guru Ram Das
29. ’Frontier Gandhi’: Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan
30. Which script was used in Ashoka’s inscription: Brahmi
31. The great granary of the Indus Valley Civilization has been found at : Mohenjo-daro
32. Whose reign is regarded as the golden period of the Indian architecture: Shah Jahan
33. The first English newspaper in India in 1780: The Bengal Gazette
34. Mother of Indian Revolution: Bhikaji Cama
35. Job Charnock founded Calcutta at the site of : Kalikata
36. Which party was founded by Subhash Chandra Bose in 1939 after he broke away from Congress: Forward Bloc
37. The slogan ‘Inquilab Zindabad‘ was first raised by : Bhagat Singh
38. Mother of Indian Revolution: Bhikaji Cama
39. Who organized a march on the Tanjore Coast to break the Salt Law in April, 1930 : C. Rajagopalachari
40. After which incident Mahatma Gandhi had called Non-Cooperation Movement as his Himalayan Blunder : Chauri-Chaura
41. In the ‘individual Satyagraha’ Vinoba Bhave was chosen as the first Satyagrahi. Who was the second : Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru
42. Founder of Gupta Dynasty: Sri Gupta
43. The first census was conducted at the time of : Lord Lytton
44. The Gupta king had to face the first Huna invasion: Skandagupta
45. In which movement Mahatma Gandhi took hunger strike as a weapon: Non-Cooperation Movement
46. Upanishads are: books on philosophy
47. Iqtas are : generally transferable revenue assignments
48. First Chinese pilgrim to visit India: Fahien
49. Satyameva Jayate is taken from : Mundaka Upanishad
50. The National song of India was composed by : Bankim Chandra

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