Haryana General Knowledge : GK MCQs questions for Competitive Exams. Important previous year exam questions are provided for free online practice of students preparing for Haryana State Government jobs.
Haryana General Knowledge questions
Question 1: When was the state of Haryana established?
a) 1 November 1966
b) 15 August 1947
c) 26 January 1950
d) 2 October 1965
Question 2: What is the capital of Haryana?
a) Rohtak
b) Faridabad
c) Chandigarh
d) Hisar
Question 3: Which is the largest district of Haryana in terms of area?
a) Sirsa
b) Bhiwani
c) Gurugram
d) Rohtak
Question 4: Which district of Haryana is known for the cotton textile industry?
a) Hisar
b) Panipat
c) Sonipat
d) Karnal
Question 5: Which river is considered the most important in Haryana?
a) Yamuna
b) Ghaggar
c) Sutlej
d) Ganga
Question 6: What is the state bird of Haryana?
a) House Sparrow
b) Black Francolin
c) Peacock
d) Parrot
Question 7: Which place in Haryana is famous for ‘Bhagat Phool Singh Mahila Vishwavidyalaya’?
a) Sonipat
b) Panipat
c) Rohtak
d) Hisar
Question 8: What is the state flower of Haryana?
a) Rose
b) Lotus
c) Sunflower
d) Marigold
Question 9: In which month is the ‘Surajkund Mela’ held in Haryana?
a) January
b) February
c) March
d) April
Question 10: Which is the oldest city in Haryana?
a) Jind
b) Panipat
c) Hisar
d) Rohtak
Question 11: What is the state sport of Haryana?
a) Football
b) Kabaddi
c) Hockey
d) Wrestling
Question 12: What is the state tree of Haryana?
a) Peepal
b) Neem
c) Banyan
d) Mango
Question 13: When was Kurukshetra University established in Haryana?
a) 1950
b) 1957
c) 1960
d) 1965
Question 14: When was the Panchayati Raj system implemented in Haryana?
a) 1950
b) 1956
c) 1994
d) 1965
Question 15: What is the official language of Haryana?
a) Hindi
b) Punjabi
c) Urdu
d) Haryanvi
Question 16: Which city in Haryana is known as the hub of boxing?
a) Bhiwani
b) Sonipat
c) Panchkula
d) Gurugram
Question 17: Which district of Haryana is known as “Science City”?
a) Faridabad
b) Gurugram
c) Karnal
d) Ambala
Question 18: What is Haryana’s rank in India by area?
a) 20th
b) 22nd
c) 24th
d) 25th
Question 19: Which is the largest district of Haryana in terms of area?
a) Faridabad
b) Rohtak
c) Panchkula
d) Sirsa
Question 20: In which district of Haryana is the Agricultural University located?
a) Kurukshetra
b) Hisar
c) Karnal
d) Faridabad
Question 21: In which city of Haryana is the ‘Surajkund International Crafts Mela’ organized?
a) Gurugram
b) Faridabad
c) Panchkula
d) Karnal
Question 22: In which city of Haryana is the ‘IT Park’ located?
a) Gurugram
b) Hisar
c) Karnal
d) Panchkula
Question 23: Where did Lord Krishna deliver the teachings of the Gita?
a) Jyotisar
b) Shahabad
c) Ladwa
d) Pehowa
Question 24: Where is the Markandeshwar Temple of Haryana located?
a) Kurukshetra
b) Ambala
c) Kaithal
d) Panipat
Question 25: What is the ancient epic of Haryana?
a) Mahabharata
b) Samaveda
c) Atharvaveda
d) Ramayana
Question 26: When was the Haryana State Agricultural Marketing Board established? a) 1 August 1969 Question 27: Who is known as the Iron Man of Haryana? a) Bansi Lal Question 28: In which year was the Ambala Cantonment (military base) established in Haryana? a) 1839 Question 29: Who was the longest-serving Chief Minister of Haryana? a) Om Prakash Chautala Question 30: In which company’s petroleum complex is located in Panipat district of Haryana? a) Bharat Petroleum Question 31: Which city of Haryana was described in the book of the famous Chinese traveler Hiuen Tsang for its grandeur and prosperity? a) Panipat Question 32: What is the average height of the alluvial plains in Haryana? a) Between 200–220 meters Question 33: Who was the founder of Bhiwani? a) Karampal Question 34: Markanda is a major tributary of which river? a) Yamuna Question 35: When was Gurgaon renamed Gurugram? a) 10 April 2016 Question 36: Where is the Pandu Mela held? a) Papahana Asandh Question 37: Sakshi Malik, who won a medal in the Rio Olympics, belongs to which district of Haryana? a) Sirsa Question 38: What is the first novel written in Haryanvi? a) Kayakalp Question 39: Who started the publication of ‘Haryana Sandesh’? a) Brahmanand Question 40: Where is the tomb of Sheikh Chilli located? a) Thanesar Question 41: What is the highest literary award of Haryana? a) Soor Samman Question 42: Who led the 1857 revolt in Kharkhoda? a) Naharsingh Question 43: Where was the first horticulture university of Haryana established? a) Karnal Question 44: Where did the 1857 revolt begin in Haryana? a) Ambala Cantonment Question 45: A large region of Haryana was once called ‘Shri Kanth Janpad’. Which dynasty’s ruler gave this name? a) Naga Question 46: Who wrote the famous book Prithviraj Raso? a) Chand Bardai Question 47: The majority of Haryana’s land is dominated by which type of soil? a) Kachari soil Question 48: In which district is the urea plant located? a) Bhiwani Question 49: The village of Sihi near Faridabad is considered the birthplace of which famous devotional poet? a) Ramdas Question 50: How many days did the Mahabharata war last? a) 12 Question 51: What was the ancient name of Panipat? a) Thaneshwar Question 52: Dr. Gopi Chand Bhargava, the first Chief Minister of Punjab, belonged to which district of Haryana? a) Hisar Question 53: Where does the Saraswati River enter Haryana? a) From Pinjore
b) 1 September 1966
c) 1 September 1971
d) 1 August 1972
b) Pt. Nekiram Sharma
c) Chaudhary Chhotu Ram
d) Pt. Bhagwat Dayal Sharma
b) 1840
c) 1842
d) 1843
b) Bhupinder Singh Hooda
c) Bansi Lal
d) Bhajan Lal
b) Essar Petroleum
c) Indian Oil Corporation
d) Reliance Petroleum
b) Rohtak
c) Ambala
d) Thanesar
b) Between 200–240 meters
c) Between 210–270 meters
d) Between 220–240 meters
b) Maharaja Dandpati
c) Anangpal
d) Neem Singh
b) Saraswati
c) Indori
d) Ghaggar
b) 11 April 2016
c) 12 April 2016
d) 13 April 2016
b) Amupur
c) Salwan
d) Indri
b) Panipat
c) Rohtak
d) Karnal
b) Harigandha
c) Jhaadu Phiri
d) Haryana Samvaad
b) Pyarelal
c) Atmaram Jain
d) Pt. Neki Ram Sharma
b) Gharaunda
c) Ganaur
d) Jagadhri
b) Vyas Puraskar
c) Arjun Puraskar
d) Bheem Puraskar
b) Khemchand
c) Rao Tularam
d) Risaldar Bisarat Ali
b) Rohtak
c) Jind
d) Kurukshetra
b) Sirsa Cantonment
c) Hansi Cantonment
d) Rewari Cantonment
b) Pushyabhuti
c) Hun
d) Gupta
b) Surdas
c) Babur
d) Kabirdas
b) Desert soil
c) Sandy-loamy soil
d) Loamy soil
b) Rohtak
c) Sonipat
d) Panipat
b) Raidas
c) Surdas
d) Tulsidas
b) 14
c) 16
d) 18
b) Sthanuvishwar
c) Panduprastha
d) Somnath
b) Sirsa
c) Bhiwani
d) Yamunanagar
b) From Kalesar
c) From Panchkula
d) From Adi Badri