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This section includes 1004 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your General Knowledge knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 851. |
Tripura is surrounded by ____ in the east |
| A. | Assam |
| B. | Mizoram |
| C. | both (a) and (b) |
| D. | Bangladesh |
| Answer» D. Bangladesh | |
| 852. |
Tiger Woods is associated with which of the following sports? |
| A. | Table tennis |
| B. | Tennis |
| C. | Golf |
| D. | Boxing |
| Answer» D. Boxing | |
| 853. |
The UN library is known by the name of |
| A. | Nation's library |
| B. | U Thant library |
| C. | Hammarskjoeld library |
| D. | Trygve Lie library |
| Answer» D. Trygve Lie library | |
| 854. |
Under which article in 1968, the number of votes required in the Security Council to convene a general conference to review the charter was increased from seven to nine? |
| A. | Article 81 |
| B. | Article 98 |
| C. | Article 109 |
| D. | Article 115 |
| Answer» D. Article 115 | |
| 855. |
UNESCO (United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organisation) was established in |
| A. | 1919 |
| B. | 1957 |
| C. | 1945 |
| D. | 1946 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 856. |
The term hit wicket in cricket refers to |
| A. | when the bowler bowls out three batsman with three successive balls |
| B. | when the batsman intercepts the ball with his leg or any part of his body between the wicket |
| C. | when the batsman, while hitting the ball, strikes his own wicket with his bat or body and is declare |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. None of the above | |
| 857. |
The principal bodies of the UNO are I.The General Assembly and the Security Council II.The Economic and Social Council III.International Court of Justice IV.Trusteeship Council and secretariat |
| A. | I |
| B. | I, II |
| C. | I,II,III |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 858. |
The restoration o the Olympic Games at the end of the last century was at the initiative of a/an |
| A. | French baron |
| B. | Greek philosopher |
| C. | German philanthropist |
| D. | English duke |
| Answer» B. Greek philosopher | |
| 859. |
The normal threshold of hearing is around |
| A. | 60-80 db |
| B. | 45-60 db |
| C. | 100-120 db |
| D. | 25-45 db |
| Answer» E. | |
| 860. |
The news agency Reuters belongs to which of the following country? |
| A. | Palestine |
| B. | Yugoslavia |
| C. | Vietnam |
| D. | UK |
| Answer» C. Vietnam | |
| 861. |
Penicillin was invented by |
| A. | A. Fleming |
| B. | Paul Ehrlich |
| C. | Gregory Mendal |
| D. | Dr Jonas E. Salk |
| Answer» B. Paul Ehrlich | |
| 862. |
Rare Earth factory is situated in |
| A. | Allepey (Kerala) |
| B. | Alwaye (Kerala) |
| C. | Avadi (Tamil Nadu) |
| D. | Ambernath (Maharashtra) |
| Answer» C. Avadi (Tamil Nadu) | |
| 863. |
The countries that had maintained research stations in Antarctica under Antarctic Trade are |
| A. | Chili, France and Japan |
| B. | Argentina, Australia, Belgium and South Africa |
| C. | New Zealand, Norway, the former USSR, the UK and the USA |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 864. |
The first meeting of the UN General Assembly was held in which of the following cities? |
| A. | London |
| B. | New York |
| C. | Teheran |
| D. | San Francisco |
| Answer» B. New York | |
| 865. |
The exhaled air contains |
| A. | carbon dioxide only |
| B. | a mixture of carbon dioxide and nitrogen |
| C. | a mixture which has more carbon dioxide than oxygen |
| D. | a mixture of carbon dioxide, nitrogen and oxygen in which nitrogen has the highest percentage |
| Answer» E. | |
| 866. |
The first Olympics in the city of Olympia in Greece took place in |
| A. | 1100 BC |
| B. | 860 BC |
| C. | 776 BC |
| D. | 793 BC |
| Answer» D. 793 BC | |
| 867. |
Satyajit Ray received Magsaysay Award for journalism, literature and creative communication arts in |
| A. | 1963 |
| B. | 1965 |
| C. | 1966 |
| D. | 1967 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 868. |
The term of office of the UN Secretary-General is |
| A. | three years |
| B. | four years |
| C. | five years |
| D. | six years |
| Answer» D. six years | |
| 869. |
In Air Force, Air Commodore has one rank higher than |
| A. | Air Vice-Marshal |
| B. | Air Marshal |
| C. | Group Captain |
| D. | Squadron Leader |
| Answer» D. Squadron Leader | |
| 870. |
Dr. Linus Carl Pauling is the only person to have won two Nobel prizes individually for |
| A. | Peace Prize in 1954, Chemistry in 1962 |
| B. | Medicine in 1954, Physics in 1962 |
| C. | Chemistry in 1954, Peace Prize in 1962 |
| D. | Physics in 1954, Medicine in 1962 |
| Answer» D. Physics in 1954, Medicine in 1962 | |
| 871. |
What is the range of missile 'Akash'? |
| A. | 4 km |
| B. | 25 km |
| C. | 500 m to 9 km |
| D. | 150 km |
| Answer» C. 500 m to 9 km | |
| 872. |
The world's largest international organisation and a successor to the League of Nations is |
| A. | UNESCO |
| B. | UNO |
| C. | UNICEF |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. UNICEF | |
| 873. |
Which country hosted the first Asian Games? |
| A. | India |
| B. | Indonesia |
| C. | Iran |
| D. | Malaysia |
| Answer» B. Indonesia | |
| 874. |
Which is the largest animal in world? |
| A. | Giraffe |
| B. | Elephant |
| C. | Orang Utan |
| D. | Blue Whale |
| Answer» E. | |
| 875. |
National Defence Academy is situated at |
| A. | Khadakvasla |
| B. | New Delhi |
| C. | Wellington |
| D. | Dehradun |
| Answer» B. New Delhi | |
| 876. |
Liquid asset is |
| A. | a type of asset that is in cash in the current account of the commercial bank |
| B. | a type of asset that is in the form of a deposit in the current account of the commercial bank |
| C. | either of these |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. None of the above | |
| 877. |
Mother Teresa received the Magsaysay Award in 1962 in the area of |
| A. | Community leadership |
| B. | public service |
| C. | journalism and literature |
| D. | international understanding |
| Answer» E. | |
| 878. |
Which continent has maximum per capita land? |
| A. | America |
| B. | Australia |
| C. | Africa |
| D. | Europe |
| Answer» C. Africa | |
| 879. |
Mount Everest was captured by Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay in the year |
| A. | 1951 |
| B. | 1952 |
| C. | 1953 |
| D. | 1954 |
| Answer» D. 1954 | |
| 880. |
On a night when the sky is clear, the temperature may dip considerably; on a cloudy night the temperature will usually dip much less. The reason for this difference is that |
| A. | the clear sky allows radiant energy to escape readily from the earth |
| B. | on a cloudy night the clouds are warm and therefore retard the cooling |
| C. | the clear sky allows the cold of outer space to reach the earth |
| D. | current of air carry the heat away from the earth on a clear night |
| Answer» B. on a cloudy night the clouds are warm and therefore retard the cooling | |
| 881. |
National Remote Sensing Agency (NRSA) was setup in |
| A. | 1980 |
| B. | 1985 |
| C. | 1990 |
| D. | 1995 |
| Answer» B. 1985 | |
| 882. |
National Institute of Oceanography is located at |
| A. | Panaji (Goa) |
| B. | Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) |
| C. | Pune (Maharashtra) |
| D. | Nagpur (Maharashtra) |
| Answer» B. Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) | |
| 883. |
Of the UN Agencies, which one specifically aims at further economic development by encouraging productive private enterprise? |
| A. | United Nations Industrial Development Organisation |
| B. | International Finance Corporation |
| C. | International Monetary Fund |
| D. | World Bank |
| Answer» C. International Monetary Fund | |
| 884. |
Leonardo da Vinci |
| A. | was a great Italian painter, sculptor and architect |
| B. | got universal fame form his masterpiece |
| C. | drew models of organs such as the heart, lungs and womb |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 885. |
Of the blood groups A, B, AB and O, which one is transfused into a person whose blood group is A? |
| A. | Group A only |
| B. | Group B only |
| C. | Group A and O |
| D. | Group AB only |
| Answer» D. Group AB only | |
| 886. |
Lhasa airport at Tibet is the World's |
| A. | largest airport |
| B. | highest airport |
| C. | lowest airport |
| D. | busiest airport |
| Answer» C. lowest airport | |
| 887. |
Indian Institute of Petroleum is located at |
| A. | Kolkata |
| B. | Dehradun |
| C. | New Delhi |
| D. | Dhanbad |
| Answer» C. New Delhi | |
| 888. |
Squadron leader Rakesh Sharma was India's first man to go into space. He was ____ cosmonaut to be in space in the world. |
| A. | 12th |
| B. | 107th |
| C. | 139th |
| D. | 151st |
| Answer» D. 151st | |
| 889. |
Shaurya Chakra made up of bronze is awarded for |
| A. | gallantry in the presence of enemy |
| B. | gallantry otherwise than in the face of the enemy |
| C. | most conspicuous bravery for some act of self sacrifice |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. most conspicuous bravery for some act of self sacrifice | |
| 890. |
Pythagoras was first to ____ the universal validity of geometrical theorem. |
| A. | give |
| B. | both |
| C. | prove |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. None of the above | |
| 891. |
Richter scale is used for measuring |
| A. | density of liquid |
| B. | humidity of air |
| C. | velocity of wind |
| D. | intensity of earthquakes |
| Answer» E. | |
| 892. |
Shares with a fixed rate of dividend that entitle their holders to priority payment over those who hold ordinary shares of a company are called |
| A. | bear |
| B. | bull |
| C. | shareholder |
| D. | preference shares |
| Answer» E. | |
| 893. |
Soil is formed from the parent rock material by |
| A. | chemical decomposition |
| B. | physical decomposition |
| C. | biological decomposition |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 894. |
In which world cup cricket final, Australia beat England? |
| A. | 1983, Lord's - England |
| B. | 1987, Kolkata - India |
| C. | 1992, Melbourne - Australia |
| D. | 1996, Lahore - Pakistan |
| Answer» C. 1992, Melbourne - Australia | |
| 895. |
Innocent III, who became pope in 1198 led |
| A. | the first crusade |
| B. | the second crusade |
| C. | the third crusade |
| D. | the fourth crusade |
| Answer» E. | |
| 896. |
In which year did Sir Edmund Hillary reach the summit of Mount Everest? |
| A. | 1952 |
| B. | 1953 |
| C. | 1954 |
| D. | 1955 |
| Answer» C. 1954 | |
| 897. |
How many medals came into the account of India during the 2002 Commonwealth Games at Manchester? |
| A. | 24 |
| B. | 16 |
| C. | 32 |
| D. | 69 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 898. |
How much of blood does the normal human heart on each of its contraction pump into the arteries? |
| A. | 30 cm3 |
| B. | 40 cm3 |
| C. | 50 cm3 |
| D. | 60 cm3 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 899. |
When is the World's Diabetes Day? |
| A. | 14th November |
| B. | 11th December |
| C. | 15th October |
| D. | 1st July |
| Answer» B. 11th December | |
| 900. |
When did France became Republic? |
| A. | 1789 AD |
| B. | 1798 AD |
| C. | 1792 AD |
| D. | 1729 AD |
| Answer» D. 1729 AD | |