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This section includes 752 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your General Knowledge knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 551. |
The first batch of women pilots was commissioned on |
| A. | August 30, 1992 |
| B. | December 17, 1994 |
| C. | January 11, 1987 |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. January 11, 1987 | |
| 552. |
The frequency of which of the following is the highest? |
| A. | Gamma rays |
| B. | Light waves |
| C. | Micro waves |
| D. | Radio waves |
| Answer» B. Light waves | |
| 553. |
The first Olympics in the city of Olympia in Greece took place in |
| A. | 1000 BC |
| B. | 850 BC |
| C. | 776 BC |
| D. | 753 BC |
| Answer» D. 753 BC | |
| 554. |
The clear sky looks blue because |
| A. | reflection of light |
| B. | refraction of light |
| C. | diffraction of light |
| D. | dispersion of light |
| Answer» E. | |
| 555. |
The five intertwined rings or circles on the Olympic Flag made of white silk are |
| A. | from right to left blue, yellow, black, green and red respectively |
| B. | from left to right blue, yellow, black, green and red respectively |
| C. | from right to left blue, black, green, red and yellow respectively |
| D. | from left to right yellow, red, green, black and blue respectively |
| Answer» C. from right to left blue, black, green, red and yellow respectively | |
| 556. |
The company that has acquired interest in different industries by taking over or merging with other companies, is called |
| A. | collateral |
| B. | coalition |
| C. | conglomerate |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. None of the above | |
| 557. |
The first Indian and Asian to receive the Noble Prize in Physics was |
| A. | C.V. Raman |
| B. | Mother Teresa |
| C. | Rabindranath Tagore |
| D. | S. Chandrasekhar |
| Answer» B. Mother Teresa | |
| 558. |
The first Dada Saheb Phalke Award, given in 1969, was received by |
| A. | Devika Rani |
| B. | Pankaj Mullick |
| C. | Kanan Devi |
| D. | Sohrab Modi |
| Answer» B. Pankaj Mullick | |
| 559. |
The common terms used in shooting are |
| A. | hunting, show-jump, dressage |
| B. | bed, ballsege, marksmanship, plug |
| C. | bou, bucket, low, feather, paddle, regatta |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. bou, bucket, low, feather, paddle, regatta | |
| 560. |
The command from a superior officer or a judge to a subordinate right given to a person to act in the name of another, is |
| A. | Mandamus |
| B. | Mandate |
| C. | Manifesto |
| D. | Modvat |
| Answer» C. Manifesto | |
| 561. |
The Awards conferred by the Hollywood Foreign press Association which is given annually for creditable efforts in film direction, are |
| A. | Golden Bear Award |
| B. | Oscar Award |
| C. | Owen Global Prize |
| D. | Golden Globe Award |
| Answer» E. | |
| 562. |
The buoyancy depends on |
| A. | the shape of the body |
| B. | the mass of the body |
| C. | the mass of the liquid displaced |
| D. | the depth to which the body is immersed |
| Answer» D. the depth to which the body is immersed | |
| 563. |
The first chairman of the Africa fund committee was |
| A. | Late Rajiv Gandhi |
| B. | Late Indira Gandhi |
| C. | Late Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. Late Indira Gandhi | |
| 564. |
The award instituted to honor outstanding agricultural scientists is |
| A. | Bhatnagar Award |
| B. | Dadabhai Naoroji Award |
| C. | Borlaug Award |
| D. | Arjuna Award |
| Answer» D. Arjuna Award | |
| 565. |
The battle tanks designed and developed by the Defence Research and Development Organization in collaboration with Heavy Vehicles Factory and Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited are |
| A. | Vijayanta |
| B. | T-55 and T-72 |
| C. | Arjun |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» D. All of the above | |
| 566. |
The country's first indigenously built missile boat was |
| A. | INS Vibhuti |
| B. | INS Vipul |
| C. | INS Savitri |
| D. | INS Shakti |
| Answer» B. INS Vipul | |
| 567. |
The first launch of the missile 'Trishul' was made in |
| A. | February, 1988 |
| B. | May, 1989 |
| C. | June, 1990 |
| D. | September, 1995 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 568. |
The corps of Military Police central school is situated at |
| A. | Bangalore |
| B. | West Bengal |
| C. | Trimulgherry |
| D. | Secunderabad |
| Answer» B. West Bengal | |
| 569. |
The energy of food is measured in |
| A. | Kelvin |
| B. | calories |
| C. | bushel |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. bushel | |
| 570. |
The first permanent Indian oceanographic station, 'Dakshin Gangotry' during Antarctic Expedition, was set up in |
| A. | April/March 1984 |
| B. | Dec. 1982/Jan 1983 |
| C. | Nov. 1985/Feb 1986 |
| D. | Dec. 1988/March 1989 |
| Answer» B. Dec. 1982/Jan 1983 | |
| 571. |
The college of Military Engineering is situated at |
| A. | Kirkee (Pune) |
| B. | Mhow |
| C. | Dehradun |
| D. | Chennai |
| Answer» B. Mhow | |
| 572. |
The chief of Air Staff is assisted by |
| A. | Vice-chief of the Air Staff |
| B. | Deputy-chief of the Air Staff |
| C. | Air Officer Incharge Administration |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 573. |
The element of an electric stove made |
| A. | copper |
| B. | invar |
| C. | magnalium |
| D. | nicrome |
| Answer» E. | |
| 574. |
The blood pressure of a young male human being is |
| A. | 110/70 |
| B. | 120/80 |
| C. | 135/90 |
| D. | 140/100 |
| Answer» C. 135/90 | |
| 575. |
The first Winter Olympic Games were held at |
| A. | Innsburck (Austria) |
| B. | Lake Placid (USA) |
| C. | Chamonix (France) |
| D. | Calgary (Alberta) |
| Answer» D. Calgary (Alberta) | |
| 576. |
The electron was first identified by |
| A. | J. J. Thompson |
| B. | J. Kepler |
| C. | D. Rutherford |
| D. | James Chadwick |
| Answer» B. J. Kepler | |
| 577. |
World War II was fought between |
| A. | Axis Power (Germany, Italy and Japan) against the Allies (Britain, USSR, USA, France) |
| B. | Austria, Hungary, Turkey against France, USA, Japan |
| C. | both (a) and (b) |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. Austria, Hungary, Turkey against France, USA, Japan | |
| 578. |
The conservation hawks and owls is important to mankind chiefly because these birds eat |
| A. | numerous weed seeds |
| B. | harmful birds |
| C. | many harmful rodents |
| D. | harmful reptiles |
| Answer» D. harmful reptiles | |
| 579. |
The basic cause of World War II was |
| A. | an unjust Treaty of Versailles |
| B. | rise of the Nazi Party in Germany |
| C. | Japan's policy of expansion and imperialism of England and France |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 580. |
The country, which was admitted to the membership of the United Nations in September 2002, is |
| A. | Macedonia |
| B. | East Timor |
| C. | Andorra |
| D. | Eritrea |
| Answer» C. Andorra | |
| 581. |
The committee of the Norwegian Parliament awards the prize for |
| A. | economics |
| B. | peace |
| C. | medicine |
| D. | literature |
| Answer» C. medicine | |
| 582. |
The date of operation of first open heart surgery in India was |
| A. | July 6, 1959 |
| B. | August 12, 1991 |
| C. | June 20, 1990 |
| D. | January 11, 1985 |
| Answer» B. August 12, 1991 | |
| 583. |
The first Indian to be awarded the Oscar for lifetime achievements in Cinema in 1992 was |
| A. | Satyajit Ray |
| B. | Bhanu Athaiya |
| C. | Dilip Kumar |
| D. | Amitabh Bachchan |
| Answer» B. Bhanu Athaiya | |
| 584. |
The chief of the Army staff is assisted by |
| A. | Vice-chief of the Army Staff |
| B. | Principal staff officers such as Deputy Chief, Adjutant General, Military Secretary |
| C. | both (a) and (b) |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. None of the above | |
| 585. |
The dance performed by women to invoke rain in Bihar is |
| A. | Jata Jatin |
| B. | Faguna or Fog |
| C. | Purbi |
| D. | Bihu |
| Answer» B. Faguna or Fog | |
| 586. |
The department of Atomic Energy was established in |
| A. | 1948 |
| B. | 1954 |
| C. | 1963 |
| D. | 1971 |
| Answer» C. 1963 | |
| 587. |
The full-fledged Commonwealth Games were first organized in ____ at ____ |
| A. | 1930; Hamilton in Canada |
| B. | 1934; London in England |
| C. | 1932; Sydney in Australia |
| D. | 1936; Cardiff in UK |
| Answer» B. 1934; London in England | |
| 588. |
Wright Brothers are regarded inventors of the |
| A. | Balloon |
| B. | Bicycle |
| C. | Aeroplane |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. None of the above | |
| 589. |
The General Assembly meets regularly |
| A. | once a month |
| B. | after every three months |
| C. | twice a year |
| D. | once year |
| Answer» E. | |
| 590. |
The fighter force of Air Force is comprised of |
| A. | MIG-21 variant |
| B. | MIG-23s, MIG-25s, MIG-27s, MIG-29s |
| C. | Jaguars |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 591. |
The exhaled air contains |
| A. | carbon dioxide only |
| B. | a mixture which has more carbon dioxide than oxygen |
| C. | a mixture of carbon dioxide, nitrogen and oxygen in which nitrogen has the highest percentage |
| D. | a mixture of carbon dioxide and nitrogen |
| Answer» D. a mixture of carbon dioxide and nitrogen | |
| 592. |
The Central Command of Army is located at |
| A. | Pune |
| B. | Udhampur |
| C. | Lucknow |
| D. | Mhow |
| Answer» D. Mhow | |
| 593. |
The last month of the Saka year is |
| A. | Phalguna |
| B. | Chaitra |
| C. | Asadha |
| D. | Pausa |
| Answer» B. Chaitra | |
| 594. |
The credit of inventing the television goes to |
| A. | Faraday |
| B. | Baird |
| C. | Edison |
| D. | Marconi |
| Answer» C. Edison | |
| 595. |
The increased use of groundwater for irrigation purposes has led to |
| A. | salinization |
| B. | lowering of the water table |
| C. | water logging |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 596. |
The height of the net in the center of the tennis court is |
| A. | 2 ft. 10 inches |
| B. | 2 ft. 11 inches |
| C. | 2 ft. 1 inch |
| D. | 3 ft. 2 inches |
| Answer» E. | |
| 597. |
The last or 13th NAM (Non-aligned Movement) conference was held on |
| A. | September 2000 at Jakarta (Indonesia) |
| B. | September 2001 at Cartagene |
| C. | September 2002 at Durban |
| D. | September 2003 at Kuala Lumper |
| Answer» E. | |
| 598. |
The largest airport in the world is |
| A. | Palam Airport |
| B. | Indira Gandhi International Airport |
| C. | Cochin International Airport |
| D. | King Khalid International Airport |
| Answer» E. | |
| 599. |
The main crops of Sikkim are |
| A. | rice, maize, bajra, wheat, barley, cardamom |
| B. | sugarcane, tobacco, wheat, rice, |
| C. | chillies, oilseeds, groundnut, pepper |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. sugarcane, tobacco, wheat, rice, | |
| 600. |
The headquarter of ECA (Economic Commission for Africa) are situated at |
| A. | Bangkok |
| B. | Geneva |
| C. | Addis Ababa |
| D. | Baghdad |
| Answer» D. Baghdad | |