The first Indian to win a Nobel Prize was
- AAmartya Sen
- BC. V. Raman
- CMother Teresa
- DRabindranath Tagore
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Answer: (D) Rabindranath Tagore
AFCAT Static GK Questions with Answers & Explanations
20 Static GK questions from the General Awareness section of AFCAT, each with the correct answer and a worked explanation. Try each question first, then tap Show answer to check. When you're ready, take the timed chapter-wise test to see your all-India rank.
How many players are there on a side in a hockey match?
- A11
- B9
- C12
- D10
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Answer: (A) 11
Onam is mainly celebrated in
- ATamil Nadu
- BGoa
- CKerala
- DKarnataka
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Answer: (C) Kerala
The national flower of India is the
- ALotus
- BRose
- CJasmine
- DMarigold
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Answer: (A) Lotus
Who wrote "The Story of My Experiments with Truth"?
- ASardar Patel
- BGopal Krishna Gokhale
- CMahatma Gandhi
- DJawaharlal Nehru
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Answer: (C) Mahatma Gandhi
The headquarters of ISRO is in
- AAhmedabad
- BBengaluru
- CThiruvananthapuram
- DSriharikota
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Answer: (B) Bengaluru
National Science Day in India is celebrated on
- A5 June
- B15 October
- C28 February
- D11 May
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Answer: (C) 28 February
The Durand Cup is associated with
- AFootball
- BCricket
- CHockey
- DTennis
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Answer: (A) Football
The term "checkmate" is associated with
- APolo
- BChess
- CCarrom
- DBadminton
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Answer: (B) Chess
The first Indian woman to go to space was
- ABachendri Pal
- BSunita Williams
- CTessy Thomas
- DKalpana Chawla
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Answer: (D) Kalpana Chawla
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SAARC has how many member countries?
- A8
- B7
- C9
- D10
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Answer: (A) 8
How many players are there on a side in a hockey match?
- A9
- B10
- C11
- D12
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Answer: (C) 11
India's first satellite was
- ABhaskara
- BINSAT-1A
- CRohini
- DAryabhata
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Answer: (D) Aryabhata
How many players are there on a side in a volleyball match?
- A5
- B7
- C11
- D6
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Answer: (D) 6
Who wrote "Gitanjali"?
- APremchand
- BSarojini Naidu
- CRabindranath Tagore
- DBankim Chandra Chatterjee
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Answer: (C) Rabindranath Tagore
National Youth Day in India (birthday of Swami Vivekananda) is on
- A26 January
- B23 January
- C30 January
- D12 January
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Answer: (D) 12 January
C. V. Raman won the Nobel Prize in Physics for the
- ARaman effect
- BPhotoelectric effect
- CTheory of relativity
- DDiscovery of the electron
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Answer: (A) Raman effect
Who wrote "Godaan"?
- AMunshi Premchand
- BHarivansh Rai Bachchan
- CMahadevi Verma
- DJaishankar Prasad
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Answer: (A) Munshi Premchand
The Ashoka Chakra in the national flag has how many spokes?
- A12
- B20
- C32
- D24
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Answer: (D) 24
The national anthem "Jana Gana Mana" was written by
- ARabindranath Tagore
- BMuhammad Iqbal
- CBankim Chandra Chatterjee
- DSubramania Bharati
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Answer: (A) Rabindranath Tagore
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