Free General Awareness questions with answers for MBA CET

Current affairs, static GK, business and economy awareness questions with answers, for management entrance exams that test general awareness. These 20 questions are also useful for CAT, MAT and ATMA. Tap “Show answer” under any question for the correct option and the explanation.

Question 1
Who is widely known as the chief architect of the Constitution of India?
- (A)B. R. Ambedkar
- (B)Jawaharlal Nehru
- (C)Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
- (D)Rabindranath Tagore
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Correct answer: (A) B. R. Ambedkar
Question 2
Who gave the slogan 'Do or Die' during the Quit India Movement?
- (A)Subhas Chandra Bose
- (B)Rabindranath Tagore
- (C)Mahatma Gandhi
- (D)Jawaharlal Nehru
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Correct answer: (C) Mahatma Gandhi
Question 3
The Indian National Congress was founded in which year?
- (A)1885
- (B)1950
- (C)1969
- (D)1947
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Correct answer: (A) 1885
Question 4
The Battle of Plassey was fought in which year?
- (A)1757
- (B)2014
- (C)1969
- (D)1956
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Correct answer: (A) 1757
Question 5
Who wrote 'Gitanjali'?
- (A)Rabindranath Tagore
- (B)Jawaharlal Nehru
- (C)Mahatma Gandhi
- (D)Subhas Chandra Bose
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Correct answer: (A) Rabindranath Tagore
Question 6
Ajanta Caves are located in which Indian state?
- (A)Odisha
- (B)Punjab
- (C)Maharashtra
- (D)Kerala
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Correct answer: (C) Maharashtra
Question 7
Bharatanatyam is a classical dance form associated mainly with which state?
- (A)Punjab
- (B)Maharashtra
- (C)Bihar
- (D)Tamil Nadu
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Correct answer: (D) Tamil Nadu
Question 8
Kathakali is associated mainly with which state?
- (A)Punjab
- (B)Maharashtra
- (C)Kerala
- (D)Odisha
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Correct answer: (C) Kerala
Question 9
The Gateway of India is located in which city?
- (A)Dubai
- (B)Mumbai
- (C)New Delhi
- (D)Osaka
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Correct answer: (B) Mumbai
Question 10
The Elephanta Caves are near which city?
- (A)Mumbai
- (B)Dubai
- (C)London
- (D)Bengaluru
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Correct answer: (A) Mumbai
Question 11
Who founded the Mauryan Empire?
- (A)Chandragupta Maurya
- (B)Chanakya
- (C)Ashoka
- (D)Kalidasa
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Correct answer: (A) Chandragupta Maurya
Question 12
The Mahabharata is traditionally attributed to whom?
- (A)Chanakya
- (B)Kalidasa
- (C)Vyasa
- (D)Valmiki
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Correct answer: (C) Vyasa
Question 13
The Ramayana is traditionally attributed to whom?
- (A)Valmiki
- (B)Ashoka
- (C)Vyasa
- (D)Chandragupta Maurya
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Correct answer: (A) Valmiki
Question 14
The Bhakti saint Tukaram is especially associated with which state?
- (A)Tamil Nadu
- (B)Maharashtra
- (C)Kerala
- (D)Gujarat
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Correct answer: (B) Maharashtra
Question 15
The Konark Sun Temple is in which state?
- (A)Madhya Pradesh
- (B)Odisha
- (C)Punjab
- (D)Rajasthan
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Correct answer: (B) Odisha
Question 16
Hampi, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is in which state?
- (A)Karnataka
- (B)Madhya Pradesh
- (C)Kerala
- (D)Odisha
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Correct answer: (A) Karnataka
Question 17
Who took over as the 26th Governor of the Reserve Bank of India in December 2024?
- (A)Alexander Zverev
- (B)Sanjay Malhotra
- (C)An Se-young
- (D)Gukesh D
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Correct answer: (B) Sanjay Malhotra
Question 18
Who took charge as Chairman of SEBI on 1 March 2025?
- (A)Gukesh D
- (B)Alexander Zverev
- (C)Tuhin Kanta Pandey
- (D)Sanjay Malhotra
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Correct answer: (C) Tuhin Kanta Pandey
Question 19
Which book won the International Booker Prize 2025?
- (A)Gitanjali
- (B)Train to Pakistan
- (C)Discovery of India
- (D)Heart Lamp
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Correct answer: (D) Heart Lamp
Question 20
'Heart Lamp', winner of the International Booker Prize 2025, was translated from which Indian language?
- (A)Bengali
- (B)Hindi
- (C)Kannada
- (D)Malayalam
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Correct answer: (C) Kannada

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