OSSSC GK Question and Answer
OSSSC GK Question and Answer
01: In which year was ISRO founded?
A- 1962
B- 1969
C- 1975
D- 1984
Answer: B)
02: What does PSLV stand for?
A) Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle
B) Propulsion System Launch Vehicle
C) Public Satellite Launch Vehicle
D) Payload Separation Launch Vehicle
Answer: A)
03: Which launch vehicle is used for heavier payloads, like Chandrayaan missions?
A) GSLV Mk3
B) GSLV Mk?
C) LvM3
D) Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle
Answer: C)
04: How many successful orbital launches has ISRO conducted to date?
A) 50
B) 109
c) 150
D)79
Answer: D
05: Name the first Indian satellite launched into space.
A) Aryabhatta
B) Bhaskara
C) Chandrayaan-1
D) Rohini
Answer: A
06: When did India successfully launch its first lunar mission, Chandrayaan-1?
A) 2003
B) 2008
C ) 2013
D) 2019
Answer: B)
07: Which ISRO mission discovered water ice on the moon?
A) Chandrayaan-1
B) Mangalyaan
C) Gaganyoan
D) Aditya-LI
Answer: A)
08: What is the name of India’s ambitious mission to send humans to space?
A) Vyomanaut
B) Shakti
C) Gaganyaan
D) Navika
Answer:C)
09: How many operational navigation satellites does ISRO’s NAVIC system currently have?
A)4
B)7
C)10
D) 13
Answer: B)
10: Who is the “father of the Indian space program”?
A) Vikrant Ramakrishnan
B) Satish Dhawan
C) Vikram Sarabhai
D) APJ Abdul Kalam
Answer: C)
11: Which Indian Prime Minister was in office when the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) was established?
A) Jawaharlal Nehru
B) Indira Gandhi
C) Lol Bahadur Shastri
D) Morarji Desai
Answer: A)
12: Who is the current chairman of ISRO?
A) Sivan
B) AS. Kiran Kumar
C) S. Somanath
D) G. Madhavan Nair
Answer: C)
13: ISRO partnered with which company to explore sustainable space exploration using additive manufacturing techniques?
A) Tata Consultancy Services
B) Wipro 3D
C) infosys
D) HCL Technologies
Answer: B)
14: What is the alternative mame for the Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM)?
A) Chandrayaan
8) Gaganyaan
C) Aditya-L
D) Mangalyaan
Answer: D)
15: In which country did the ancient Olympic Games originate?
A) Greece
B) Rome
C) Egypt
D) China
Answer: A)
16: Who is considered the father of the modern Olympic Games?
A) Michael Phelps
B) Jesse Owens
C) Pierre de Coubertin
D) Usain Bolt
Answer: C)
17: What do the five rings on the Olympic flag represent?
A) The five continents
B) The five Olympic sports
C) The five founding countries of the Olympic Games
D) The tive Olympic values
Answer: A)
18: Which country has hosted the most Summer Olympic Games?
A) Greece
B) United Kingdom
C) France
D) United States
Answer: D)
19: Which of the following is NOT an Olympic sport?
A) Basketball
B) Cricket
C) Gymnastics
D) Swimming
Answer: B)
20: The Olympic motto is “Citius, Altius, Fortius”. What does it mean in English?
A) Faster, Higher, Stronger
B) Better, Bigger, Best
C) More, Less, Equal
D) Old, New, Future
Answer: A)
21: In which year were the first modern Olympic Games held?
A) 1948
B) 19:24
C) 1896
D) 1960
Answer: C)
22: Which country won the most medals at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics?
A) China
B) United States
C) Japan
D) Great Britain
Answer: B)
23: Who is the most decorated Olympian of all time?
A) Simone Biles
B) Usain Bolt
C) Serena Williams
D) Michael Phelps
Answer: D)
24: Which city hosted the 2016 Summer Olympics?
A) Rio de Janeiro
B) Londen
C) Beijing
D) Tokyo
Answer: A)
25: What is the name of the Olympic mascot for the Paris 2024 Olympics?
A) Miraitowa
B) Oli
C) Phryges
D) Nagano
Answer: C)
26: How many medals did India win at the Paris Olympics 2024?
A) 0
B) 6
C) 9
D) 11
Answer: B)
27: Fear of heights is called:
A) Claustrophobia
B) Acrophobia
C) Agoraphobia
D) Arachnophobia
Answer: B)
28: Which phobia is characterised by an irrational fear of public speaking?
A) Glossophobia
B) Mysophobia
C) Xenophobia
D) Trypophobia
Answer: A)
29: People with claustrophobia may experience intense anxiety in:
A) Crowded streets
B) Open fields
C) Elevators
D) Wide-open spaces
Answer: C)
30: What is the phobia of snakes called?
A) Ophidiophobia
B) Astraphobia
C) Cynophobia
D) Acrophobia
Answer: A)
31: A person with a fear of flying may have:
A) Agoraphobia
B) Claustrophobia
C) Bathophobia
D) Aerophobia
Answer: A)
32: Which phobia is characterised by an aversion to spiders?
A) Acrophobia
B) Arachnophobia
C) Xenophobia
D) Trypophobia
Answer: B)
33: People with a fear of water may have:
A) Hydrophobia
B) Aerophobia
C) Glossophobia
D) Claustrophobia
Answer: A)
34: What is the phobia of needles or injections called?
A) Astraphobia
B) Mysophobia
C) Trypanophobia
D) Ophidiophobia
Answer: C)
35: A person with a fear of dogs might have:
A) Cynophobia
B) Arachnophobia
C) Acrophobia
D) Xenophobia
Answer: A)
36: Which phobia refers to the fear of confined spaces?
A) Trypophobia
B) Agoraphobia
C) Glossophobia
D) Claustrophobia
Answer: D)
37: Who was the first President of India?
A) Rajendra Prasad
B) S. Radhakrishnan
C) Zakir Husain
D) V. Vv. Giri
Answer: A) Rajendra Prasad
38: Who was the first woman to hold the office of the President of India?
A) Pratibha Patil
B) indira Gandhi
C) Sarojini Naidu
D) Sucheto Kriploni
Answer: A) Pratibha Patil
39: Which President of India was a renowned scientist and played a key role in India’s space and missile programs?
A) Shankar Dayal Sharma
B) A.B J. Abdul Kalam
C) R. Venkataraman
D) K. R. Narayanan
Answer: B) A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
40: Who was the first Muslim President of India?
A) Zokir Husain
B) Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed
C) AP. J. Abdul Kalam
D) Zail Singh
Answer: A) Zakir Husain
41: Which President of India served two consecutive terms?
A) S. Radhakrishnan
B) Neelam Sanjiva Reddy
C) Rajendra Prasad
D) V. V. Giri
Answer: C) Rajendra Prasad
42: Who was the first President of India to die in office?
A) Zokir Husain
B) Fakhruddin Ali Anmed
C) R. Venkataraman
D) Both a) and b)
Answer: D) Both A) and B)
43: Who was the President of India when the country celebrated its 50th year of Independence in 1997?
A) K. R. Narayanan
B) Shankar Dayal Sharma
C) & Venkataraman
D) A. PF J. Abdul Kalam
Answer: A) K. R. Narayanan
44: Who was the President of India during the Emergency declared in 1975?
A) Vv. Vv. Giri
B) Neelam Sanjiva Reddy
C) Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed
D) Zail Singh
Answer: C) Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed
45: Which President of India previously served as the Governor of Bihar?
A) &. Venkataraman
B) Shankar Dayal Sharma
C) Pranab Mukherjee
D) Zakir Husain
Answer: D) Zakir Husain
46: Who is the current President of India as of 2024?
A) Ram Nath Kovind
B) Pranab Mukherjee
C) Droupadi Murmu
D) A. PJ. Abdul Kalam
Answer: C) Droupadi Murmu
47: The maximum number of clubs a golfer can carry in their bag during a round is:
A) 8
B) 10
C) 12
D) 14
Answer: D)
48: Which famous professional golfer is nicknamed “Lefty”?
A) Phil Mickelson
B) Tiger Woods
C) Jordan Spieth
D) Rory Mcliray
Answer: A)
49: The famous golf course in Augusta, Georgia that hosts The Masters tournament is called:
A) Pebble Beach Golf Links
B) St Andrews Links Qld Course
C) Augusta National Golf Club
D) Pinehurst Resort
Answer: C)
50: How many strokes is a hole-in-one in golf?
A) 1
B) 2
C)3
D ) it depends on the par of the hole.
Answer: A)
51: Which golfer holds the record for most major championships won?
A) Phil Mickelson
B) Tiger Woods
C) Arnold Palmer
D) Jock Nicklaus
Answer: D)
52: In which country is the birthplace of modern golf?
A) England
B) Scottand
C) United States
D) Australia
Answer: B)
53: A biennial team competition played between Europe and the USA in men’s golf is called:
A) The Ryder Cup
B) The Presidents Cup
C) The Solheim Cup (Women’s equivalent)
D) The Dunhill Links Championship
Answer: A)
54: The small, elevated platform on the tee box where a golfer positions their ball for the first shot is called the:
A) Bunker
B) Fairway
C) Teeing ground
D) Divot
Answer: C)
55: Which legendary golfer was the first to win all four major championships?
A) Ben Hogan
B) Gene Sarazen
C) Jock Nicklaus
D) Tiger Woods
Answer: B)
56 : In golf, a score of one under par for a hole is called a:
A) Birdie
B) Eagle
C) Bogey
D) Por
Answer: A)
