NCET GK questions with answers Part 1
Part 1: General Knowledge (25 Questions)
1. Which Indian state became the first to implement the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 at the pre-primary level? A) Karnataka
B) Uttarakhand
C) Madhya Pradesh
D) Kerala
Answer: B (Uttarakhand)
2. Who is known as the 'Father of the Indian Constitution'? A) Mahatma Gandhi
B) Jawaharlal Nehru
C) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
D) Sardar Patel
Answer: C (Dr. B.R. Ambedkar)
3. The 'G20' summit in 2023 was held under the presidency of which country? A) Brazil
B) Indonesia
C) India
D) South Africa
Answer: C (India)
4. Which planet is known as the "Red Planet"? A) Venus
B) Mars
C) Saturn
D) Jupiter
Answer: B (Mars)
5. The "Kaziranga National Park," famous for the one-horned rhinoceros, is located in: A) Assam
B) West Bengal
C) Odisha
D) Gujarat
Answer: A (Assam)
6. Which fundamental right was described by Dr. Ambedkar as the 'Heart and Soul' of the Constitution? A) Right to Equality
B) Right to Freedom
C) Right to Constitutional Remedies
D) Right against Exploitation
Answer: C (Right to Constitutional Remedies - Article 32)
7. The "Dandi March" initiated by Mahatma Gandhi was a protest against: A) Rowlatt Act
B) Salt Tax
C) Partition of Bengal
D) Simon Commission
Answer: B (Salt Tax)
8. Which is the longest river in the world? A) Amazon
B) Nile
C) Yangtze
D) Mississippi
Answer: B (Nile)
9. Who won the Nobel Prize in Literature 2023? A) Annie Ernaux
B) Jon Fosse
C) Louise Glück
D) Abdulrazak Gurnah
Answer: B (Jon Fosse)
10. The 'Panchayati Raj' system was first inaugurated in which Indian state? A) Rajasthan
B) Andhra Pradesh
C) Bihar
D) Uttar Pradesh
Answer: A (Rajasthan, Nagaur district in 1959)
11. Which layer of the atmosphere contains the Ozone layer? A) Troposphere
B) Stratosphere
C) Mesosphere
D) Thermosphere
Answer: B (Stratosphere)
12. The term "Grand Slam" is associated with which sport? A) Cricket
B) Football
C) Tennis
D) Hockey
Answer: C (Tennis)
13. Which Vitamin is produced in the human body when exposed to sunlight? A) Vitamin A
B) Vitamin B
C) Vitamin C
D) Vitamin D
Answer: D (Vitamin D)
14. The "Quit India Movement" started in which year? A) 1930
B) 1942
C) 1919
D) 1947
Answer: B (1942)
15. What is the currency of Japan? A) Yuan
B) Won
C) Yen
D) Baht
Answer: C (Yen)
16. The classical dance "Mohiniyattam" originated in which state? A) Tamil Nadu
B) Kerala
C) Andhra Pradesh
D) Karnataka
Answer: B (Kerala)
17. Who authored the famous book "Discovery of India"? A) Subhash Chandra Bose
B) Rabindranath Tagore
C) Jawaharlal Nehru
D) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
Answer: C (Jawaharlal Nehru)
18. "Mission Shakti" is India's first: A) Anti-satellite missile test
B) Mars Orbiter mission
C) Lunar landing mission
D) Solar mission
Answer: A (Anti-satellite missile test)
19. Which city is known as the "Silicon Valley of India"? A) Hyderabad
B) Pune
C) Bengaluru
D) Gurgaon
Answer: C (Bengaluru)
20. The "World Environment Day" is celebrated every year on: A) June 5th
B) April 22nd
C) September 16th
D) July 11th
Answer: A (June 5th)
21. Who was the first Indian woman to win an Olympic Medal? A) P.T. Usha
B) Karnam Malleswari
C) Saina Nehwal
D) Mary Kom
Answer: B (Karnam Malleswari)
22. Which article of the Indian Constitution provides for a "Uniform Civil Code"? A) Article 40
B) Article 44
C) Article 48
D) Article 51A
Answer: B (Article 44)
23. The "Battle of Plassey" was fought in the year: A) 1526
B) 1757
C) 1764
D) 1857
Answer: B (1757)
24. Which gas is most abundant in the Earth's atmosphere? A) Oxygen
B) Carbon Dioxide
C) Nitrogen
D) Argon
Answer: C (Nitrogen - approx. 78%)
25. Who is the current Chairperson of NITI Aayog? A) Suman Bery
B) B.V.R. Subrahmanyam
C) Narendra Modi
D) Shaktikanta Das
Answer: C (The Prime Minister is always the ex-officio Chairperson)
Part 2: Logical & Quantitative Reasoning (25 Questions)
26. Find the missing number in the series: 2, 6, 12, 20, 30, ? A) 40
B) 42
C) 44
D) 46
Answer: B (42. Logic: The difference increases by 2: +4, +6, +8, +10, +12)
27. If 'PAPER' is written as 'SBTFS', how is 'PENCIL' written? A) QFODJM
B) RDPEJK
C) SFODJM
D) SHPEJK
Answer: C (SFODJM. Logic: Each letter is shifted by +1 in the alphabet)
28. Pointing to a photograph, a man said, "I have no brother or sister, but that man’s father is my father’s son." Whose photograph was it? A) His own
B) His son’s
C) His father’s
D) His nephew’s
Answer: B (His son’s. Logic: "My father's son" is the man himself. So, the man in the photo's father is the speaker.)
29. If 1st January 2024 was a Monday, what day was 1st January 2025? A) Tuesday
B) Wednesday
C) Thursday
D) Monday
Answer: B (Wednesday. Logic: 2024 is a leap year, so there are 2 odd days. Monday + 2 = Wednesday.)
30. Select the odd one out: A) Copper
B) Iron
C) Iodine
D) Silver
Answer: C (Iodine. Logic: It is a non-metal, the others are metals.)
31. A is B’s sister. C is B’s mother. D is C’s father. E is D’s mother. Then, how is A related to D? A) Grandfather
B) Daughter
C) Grandmother
D) Granddaughter
Answer: D (Granddaughter)
32. Arrange in a logical order: 1. Birth, 2. Education, 3. Marriage, 4. Death, 5. Job. A) 1, 2, 5, 3, 4
B) 1, 3, 2, 5, 4
C) 2, 1, 5, 3, 4
D) 1, 2, 3, 5, 4
Answer: A (1, 2, 5, 3, 4)
33. If '+' means '×', '–' means '÷', '×' means '–' and '÷' means '+', what is the value of: 10 + 5 – 2 × 3? A) 20
B) 22
C) 25
D) 5
Answer: B (22. Logic: \times 5 \div 2 - 3 \rightarrow 50 \div 2 - 3 \rightarrow 25 - 3 = 22$)
34. In a row of 40 students, Rakesh is 15th from the left end. What is his position from the right end? A) 25th
B) 26th
C) 24th
D) 27th
Answer: B (26th. Logic: $Total = (L + R) - 1 \rightarrow 40 = (15 + R) - 1 \rightarrow R = 40 - 14 = 26$)
35. A man walks 5 km South, then turns East and walks 3 km, then turns North and walks 5 km. How far is he from the starting point? A) 3 km
B) 5 km
C) 8 km
D) 0 km
Answer: A (3 km)
36. Complete the analogy: Ocean : Water :: Glacier : ? A) Mountain
B) Ice
C) River
D) Cave
Answer: B (Ice)
37. Which number comes next in the sequence: 1, 4, 9, 16, 25, ? A) 30
B) 36
C) 49
D) 40
Answer: B (36. Logic: These are squares of consecutive numbers:
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38. If 'RED' is coded as 27, what is the code for 'BLUE'? A) 35
B) 40
C) 45
D) 50
Answer: B (40. Logic: Sum of positions in alphabet: B(2)+L(12)+U(21)+E(5) = 40)
39. Choose the word that cannot be formed using the letters of 'ENVIRONMENT': A) ENTER
B) METRE
C) MOUNT
D) RIVER
Answer: D (RIVER. Logic: There is no 'A' or 'S' usually checked, but here 'R' appears only once in Environment, but 'RIVER' requires it again? No, the letter 'V' is there, but there is no second 'R'.)
40. A clock shows 3:00. If the minute hand points towards North-East, in which direction does the hour hand point? A) South-East
B) South-West
C) North-West
D) East
Answer: A (South-East. Logic: Normally at 3:00, minute hand is North and hour hand is East. If North becomes NE (45° clockwise), then East becomes SE.)
41. Find the average of first five prime numbers: A) 5.0
B) 5.6
C) 6.2
D) 4.8
Answer: B (5.6. Logic: $(2+3+5+7+11) / 5 = 28/5 = 5.6$)
42. The ratio of ages of A and B is 3:4. If the sum of their ages is 28, what is B's age? A) 12
B) 16
C) 20
D) 14
Answer: B (16. Logic: x + 4x = 28 \rightarrow 7x = 28 \rightarrow x = 4$. B's age = \times 4 = 16$.)
43. A shopkeeper sells a book for ₹220 making a 10% profit. What was the cost price? A) ₹200
B) ₹190
C) ₹210
D) ₹180
Answer: A (₹200. Logic: $CP \times 1.1 = 220 \rightarrow CP = 220 / 1.1 = 200$)
44. If 5 men can do a job in 12 days, how many days will 10 men take to do the same job? A) 24 days
B) 6 days
C) 10 days
D) 8 days
Answer: B (6 days. Logic: $M_1 D_1 = M_2 D_2 \rightarrow 5 \times 12 = 10 \times x \rightarrow 60 = 10x \rightarrow x = 6$)
45. What is 15% of 200? A) 15
B) 30
C) 45
D) 20
Answer: B (30)
46. Which of the following Venn diagrams represents the relationship between: Doctors, Humans, and Lawyers? A) Two separate circles inside a large circle
B) Three separate circles
C) Three intersecting circles
D) One circle inside another inside another
Answer: A (Both Doctors and Lawyers are subsets of Humans, but usually distinct professions.)
47. Find the odd one out: A) Square
B) Triangle
C) Sphere
D) Rectangle
Answer: C (Sphere. Logic: It is a 3D shape, others are 2D.)
48. In a certain code, 123 means 'Hot Filtered Coffee', 356 means 'Very Hot Day', 589 means 'Day and Night'. Which digit means 'Very'? A) 3
B) 5
C) 6
D) 1
Answer: C (6. Logic: 3 is 'Hot', 5 is 'Day', so 6 must be 'Very'.)
49. Look at this series: 7, 10, 8, 11, 9, 12, ... What number should come next? A) 7
B) 10
C) 12
D) 13
Answer: B (10. Logic: Two alternating series: 7, 8, 9... and 10, 11, 12...)
50. If the length of a rectangle is doubled and breadth is halved, the area: A) Doubles
B) Halves
C) Remains same
D) Becomes four times
Answer: C (Remains same. Logic: L \times B/2 = LB$)
