Gk Questions 2025 in English with Answers

Gk Questions 2025 in English with Answers

1- Which of the following Gallantry Awards belong to the category of Gallantry in the face of the enemy?

a. Ashok Chakra
b. Shaurya Chakra
c. Vir Chakra
d. None of the above

Ans. c

Explanation: There are two categories of the
Gallantry Awards.
A. Gallantry in the Face of Enemy
B. Gallantry Other than in the Face of Enemy
The first category consists of three awards:
i. Param Vir Chakra (PVC)
ii. Mahavir Chakra (MVC)
iii. Vir Chakra

2- Which of the following awards were not among the first ones to be introduced after Independence?

a. Param Vir Chakra
b. Maha Vir Chakra
c. Vir Chakra
d. Shaurya Chakra
Ans. d

Explanation: Post-independence, the first three gallantry awards namely the Param Vir Chakra, the
Maha Vir Chakra and the Vir Chakra were instituted by the Government of India on 26th January 1950
which were deemed to have effect from the 15th August 1947.

3- Which of the following is true about the Param Vir Chakra?

i) The medal is circular in shape with a star in
between
ii) There are two lotuses between Param Vir Chakra in English and Hindi at the back of the medal
a. Only i
b. Only ii
c. Both i and ii

d. None of the above
Ans. b

Explanation: Param Vir Chakra is circular in shape, made of bronze and has four vajras of India embossed in the center and not a star.

4- What happens if any recipient of Param Vir Chakra performs a deed that again makes him eligible to receive the award?

a. He may get another medal
b. An additional bar may be added to the medal received
c. A certificate would be issued in the awardees name
d. He may be given a promotion at the earliest
Ans. b

Explanation: If anyone performs an act of bravery that makes him or her eligible to receive the Chakra
again, it shall be recorded by a Bar to be attached to the riband by which the Chakra is suspended. For
every such additional act of bravery, an additional Bar shall be added, and any such Bar or Bars may also be awarded posthumously.

5- Who was the first recipient of the Param Vir Chakra?

a. Major Somnath Sharma
b. Naik Jadunath Singh
c. 2nd Lt Rama Raghoba Rane
d. All of the above
Ans. a

Explanation: Major Somnath Sharma was the first person to receive the Param Vir Chakra Award. He
received it posthumously.

6- Which of the following award medals ribbon is not matched with the award?

a. Medal- Color
b. Param Vir Chakra- Purple
c. Mahavir Chakra- Half white, half orange
d. Vir Chakra- Half blue and half orange
e. Ashok Chakra- Blue and orange

Ans. d

Explanation:  The Ashok Chakra Medal Ribbon is a Green colour ribbon divided into two equal segments
by an orange vertical line.

7- Which of the following persons are eligible for the Param Vir Chakra?

a. Only officers and men of all ranks in Naval and Air Forces
b. Men and women employed in Naval, Military and Air Forces above the rank of Captain
c. Female Matrons and Sisters of the staff of three wings of the army
d. None of the above
Ans. d

Explanation: As per the rule, here’s the eligibility for
Param Vir Chakra:

i. Officers and men and women of all ranks of the Naval, Military and Air Forces, of any of the Reserve Forces, of the Territorial Army, Militiaand of any other lawfully constituted Armed
Forces.

ii. Matrons, Sisters, Nurses and the Staff of the Nursing Services and other Services pertaining to
Hospitals and Nursing, and Civilians of either sex serving regularly or temporarily under the orders,
directions or supervision of any of the above mentioned Forces.

8- Which of the following statements is true about the selection process of the gallantry awards?
i) Ministry of Defence invites recommendations twice a year
ii) The Armed Forces and Union Ministry of Home Affairs recommends gallantry awards.

a. Only i
b. Only ii
c. Both i and ii
d. None of the above
Ans. c

Explanation: Ministry of Defence invites recommendations twice a year from the Armed
Forces and Union Ministry of Home Affairs for gallantry awards.

9- In which months are the recommendations asked for the Gallantry Awards?
a. March-August
b. May- December
c. August- January
d. None of the above
Ans. a

Explanation: Recommendations are invited normally in the month of August for the awards which are
announced on the occasion of Republic Day. Recommendations from the month of March for the
awards are to be announced on Independence Day.

10- Who gives away the Gallantry Award to the Kins of those who receive it posthumously?
a. Defence Minister
b. Prime Minister

c. President of India
d. Any of the above
Ans. c

Explanation: Gallantry awards along with some other Defence Distinguished Service awards are conferred
to the awardees/Next-of-Kins (NoKs) by the President at the Defence Investiture Ceremony held every year at the Rashtrapati Bhawan.

11- Currently, How many countries are located in Africa?

a.50
b.54
c.59
d.61
Ans. b

Explanation: According to the United Nations, there are 54 countries in Africa today. Dependent territories, dependent areas, or Areas of Special Sovereignty (autonomous territories) are not
included in this.

a. Tokyo
b. Osaka
c. Delhi
d. Mexico City
Ans. a

Explanation: The largest city by population is Tokyo. The city has more than 38 million residents. It was
earlier called Edo. It began its growth after the beginning of the Tokugawa Shogunate. It grew from
a few thousand around 1500 to 1,000,000 by the early 1700s.

13- Consider the following statements regarding the Atacama Desert.
i. It is a cool, arid region in northern Chile.
ii. The Cordillera de la Costa, lies to the west of the desert, and to its east rises the Cordillera Domeyko, foothills of the Andes.
iii. The desert consists mainly of salt pans at the foot of the coastal mountains on the East. Which of the following statements given above is/arecorrect?
a. Both i and ii
b. Both ii and iii
c. Both i and iii
d.i, ii and iii
Ans. a

Explanation: Atacama Desert in Spanish is known as Desierto de Atacama. It is a cool, arid region in
northern Chile and is around 600 to 700 miles long from north to south. The Cordillera de la Costa lies to
the west of the desert, and to its east rises theCordillera Domeyko, foothills of the Andes. Mainly,

the desert consists of salt pans at the foot of the coastal mountains on the west and of alluvial fans
sloping from the Andean foothills to the east. Also,some of the fans are covered with dunes.

14- Consider the following statements regarding the flag of Africa.
1) The flag’s width-to-length ratio is 2 to 3.
2) The national flag consists of a horizontally oriented Y-shape in green, with yellow (gold)
and white borders, separating sections of red and blue, and a black hoist triangle.
Which of the following statements given above is/are correct?
a. Only 1
b. Only 2
c. Both 1 and 2
d. Neither 1 nor 2
Ans. c

Explanation: The flag’s width-to-length ratio is 2 to 3. The national flag consists of a horizontally oriented
Y-shape (known in heraldry as a pall) in green, with yellow (gold) and white borders, separating sections of red and blue and a black hoist triangle.

15- Where is the country Eswatini situated?
a. Middle Africa
b. Southern Africa
c. Eastern Africa
d. Western Africa
Ans. b

Explanation: Officially Eswatini is known as the Kingdom of Eswatini, Swati Umbuso weSwatini, and
previously called the Kingdom of Swaziland. It is a landlocked country in the eastern flank of South
Africa, where it adjoins Mozambique.