
Important GK MCQs Practice Set 2: General Knowledge (GK) forms a crucial part of competitive exams like Railway, SSC, and other government recruitment tests. This practice set is designed to help aspirants strengthen their preparation with high-quality MCQs on topics frequently covered in exams.
The questions cover a variety of subjects such as geography, history, science, economy, and current affairs, with a special focus on topics relevant to recent trends in exam patterns. Use this set to test your knowledge, identify weak areas, and improve accuracy and speed in answering GK questions.

Important GK MCQs Practice Set 2 for Railway, SSC and Other Exams
Here are the MCQs:
1. The Earth’s crust is approximately how thick under the oceans?
- (a) 5 km
- (b) 10 km
- (c) 15 km
- (d) 30 km
2. Which element is predominantly found in the Earth’s core?
- (a) Silicon
- (b) Iron
- (c) Magnesium
- (d) Calcium
3. Where is the Hirakud Captive Power Plant located?
- (a) Gujarat
- (b) Odisha
- (c) Tamil Nadu
- (d) Andhra Pradesh
4. Which of the following states does NOT produce coal in India?
- (a) Chhattisgarh
- (b) Odisha
- (c) Gujarat
- (d) Jharkhand
5. is the largest coalfield in India?
- (a) Raniganj Coalfield
- (b) Talcher Coalfield
- (c) Jharia Coalfield
- (d) Bokaro Coalfield
6. Which of the following is NOT a major iron ore belt in India?
- (a) Maharashtra-Goa belt
- (b) Haryana-Rajasthan belt
- (c) Odisha-Jharkhand belt
- (d) Durg-Bastar-Chandrapur belt
7.The largest reserves of gold ore in India are found in which state?
- (a) Jharkhand
- (b) Bihar
- (c) Rajasthan
- (d) Karnataka
8. Which of the following coal types has the highest moisture content?
- (a) Anthracite
- (b) Bituminous
- (c) Lignite
- (d) Peat
9. Match the following minerals with their primary reserve regions:
(A) Bauxite
(B) Mica
(C) Coal
(D) Copper
(1) Jhunjhunu
(2) Lohardaga
(3) Jharia
(4) Bhilwara
- (a) A-2, B-4, C-3, D-1
- (b) A-2, B-1, C-3, D-4
- (c) A-1, B-4, C-2, D-3
- (d) A-4, B-3, C-2, D-1
10.The largest wind farm cluster in India is located in:
- (a) Gujarat
- (b) Tamil Nadu
- (c) Maharashtra
- (d) Karnataka
11. The Gondwana coal resources, which include metallurgical coal, are primarily located in:
- (a) Damodar Valley
- (b) Chambal Valley
- (c) Krishna Valley
- (d) Narmada Valley
12. An Atomic Power Station is located in which of the following places?
- (a) Hirakud
- (b) Naharkatiya
- (c) Kakrapar
- (d) Tatipaka
13. Peat coal is characterized by which of the following properties?
- (a) High carbon, low moisture
- (b) Low carbon, high moisture
- (c) High carbon, high moisture
- (d) Low carbon, low moisture
14. In which of the following states of India are silver reserves NOT found?
- (a) Odisha
- (b) Jharkhand
- (c) Andhra Pradesh
- (d) Gujarat
15. Which of the following is referred to as the ‘black gold’ of India?
- (a) Iron ore
- (b) Petroleum
- (c) Coal
- (d) Gold
Also Read; Important GK MCQs Practice Set 1 for Railway, SSC and Other Exams
Answers to the Important GK MCQs Practice Set 2
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