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RPSC RAS Static GK Questions with Answers & Explanations

20 Static GK questions from the General Awareness section of RPSC RAS, 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.

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Question 1

National Sports Day in India is celebrated on 29 August, the birthday of

  1. AMajor Dhyan Chand
  2. BMilkha Singh
  3. CSachin Tendulkar
  4. DP. T. Usha
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Answer: (A) Major Dhyan Chand
Question 2

Satish Dhawan Space Centre is located at

  1. ABengaluru
  2. BSriharikota
  3. CThumba
  4. DChandipur
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Answer: (B) Sriharikota
Question 3

C. V. Raman won the Nobel Prize in Physics for the

  1. ARaman effect
  2. BTheory of relativity
  3. CDiscovery of the electron
  4. DPhotoelectric effect
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Answer: (A) Raman effect
Question 4

World Environment Day is observed on

  1. A22 April
  2. B5 June
  3. C21 March
  4. D16 September
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Answer: (B) 5 June
Question 5

How many players are there on a side in a volleyball match?

  1. A11
  2. B7
  3. C5
  4. D6
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Answer: (D) 6
Question 6

India's first satellite was

  1. AINSAT-1A
  2. BRohini
  3. CBhaskara
  4. DAryabhata
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Answer: (D) Aryabhata
Question 7

SAARC has how many member countries?

  1. A8
  2. B9
  3. C7
  4. D10
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Answer: (A) 8
Question 8

Children's Day in India is celebrated on

  1. A26 January
  2. B2 October
  3. C5 September
  4. D14 November
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Answer: (D) 14 November
Question 9

Odissi is a classical dance form of

  1. AWest Bengal
  2. BOdisha
  3. CAssam
  4. DBihar
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Answer: (B) Odisha
Question 10

The Ranji Trophy is associated with

  1. ABadminton
  2. BHockey
  3. CCricket
  4. DFootball
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Answer: (C) Cricket

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Question 11

Bihu is a festival of

  1. APunjab
  2. BKerala
  3. CBihar
  4. DAssam
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Answer: (D) Assam
Question 12

Teachers' Day in India is celebrated on

  1. A2 October
  2. B14 November
  3. C5 September
  4. D15 August
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Answer: (C) 5 September
Question 13

The first Indian to win a Nobel Prize was

  1. ARabindranath Tagore
  2. BC. V. Raman
  3. CMother Teresa
  4. DAmartya Sen
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Answer: (A) Rabindranath Tagore
Question 14

The Param Vir Chakra is India's highest

  1. ALiterary award
  2. BCivilian award
  3. CSports award
  4. DWartime gallantry award
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Answer: (D) Wartime gallantry award
Question 15

The term "checkmate" is associated with

  1. APolo
  2. BBadminton
  3. CChess
  4. DCarrom
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Answer: (C) Chess
Question 16

Who wrote "Discovery of India"?

  1. AB. R. Ambedkar
  2. BMahatma Gandhi
  3. CJawaharlal Nehru
  4. DRabindranath Tagore
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Answer: (C) Jawaharlal Nehru
Question 17

The Bharat Ratna is India's

  1. AHighest sports award
  2. BHighest gallantry award
  3. CHighest film award
  4. DHighest civilian award
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Answer: (D) Highest civilian award
Question 18

The Ashoka Chakra in the national flag has how many spokes?

  1. A24
  2. B20
  3. C12
  4. D32
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Answer: (A) 24
Question 19

National Youth Day in India (birthday of Swami Vivekananda) is on

  1. A26 January
  2. B23 January
  3. C30 January
  4. D12 January
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Answer: (D) 12 January
Question 20

Teachers' Day in India is celebrated on

  1. A15 August
  2. B5 September
  3. C14 November
  4. D2 October
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Answer: (B) 5 September

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