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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.
| 101. |
During World War I Germany was defeated in the Battle of Verdun on the western front and Romania declared war on the eastern front in the year |
| A. | 1914 AD |
| B. | 1915 AD |
| C. | 1916 AD |
| D. | 1917 AD |
| Answer» D. 1917 AD | |
| 102. |
Georgia, Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan became the members of UNO in |
| A. | 1991 |
| B. | 1992 |
| C. | 1993 |
| D. | 1994 |
| Answer» C. 1993 | |
| 103. |
Frederick Sanger is a twice recipient of the Nobel Prize for |
| A. | Chemistry in 1958 and 1980 |
| B. | Physics in 1956 and 1972 |
| C. | Chemistry in 1954 and Peace in 1962 |
| D. | Physics in 1903 and Chemistry in 1911 |
| Answer» B. Physics in 1956 and 1972 | |
| 104. |
Germany signed the Armistice Treaty on ____ and World War I ended |
| A. | January 19, 1918 |
| B. | May 30, 1918 |
| C. | November 11, 1918 |
| D. | February 15, 1918 |
| Answer» D. February 15, 1918 | |
| 105. |
Federation Cup, World Cup, Allywyn International Trophy and Challenge Cup are awarded to winners of |
| A. | Tennis |
| B. | Volleyball |
| C. | Basketball |
| D. | Cricket |
| Answer» C. Basketball | |
| 106. |
Each year World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day is celebrated on |
| A. | May 8 |
| B. | May 18 |
| C. | June 8 |
| D. | June 18 |
| Answer» B. May 18 | |
| 107. |
Famous sculptures depicting art of love built some time in 950 AD - 1050 AD are |
| A. | Khajuraho temples |
| B. | Jama Masjid |
| C. | Sun temple |
| D. | Mahabalipuram temples |
| Answer» B. Jama Masjid | |
| 108. |
Golf player Vijay Singh belongs to which country? |
| A. | USA |
| B. | Fiji |
| C. | India |
| D. | UK |
| Answer» C. India | |
| 109. |
First Afghan War took place in |
| A. | 1839 |
| B. | 1843 |
| C. | 1833 |
| D. | 1848 |
| Answer» B. 1843 | |
| 110. |
Gulf cooperation council was originally formed by |
| A. | Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates |
| B. | Second World Nations |
| C. | Third World Nations |
| D. | Fourth World Nations |
| Answer» B. Second World Nations | |
| 111. |
Guarantee to an exporter that the importer of his goods will pay immediately for the goods ordered by him, is known as |
| A. | Letter of Credit (L/C) |
| B. | <i class="gk-definition">laissezfaire</i> |
| C. | inflation |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. <i class="gk-definition">laissezfaire</i> | |
| 112. |
First China War was fought between |
| A. | China and Britain |
| B. | China and France |
| C. | China and Egypt |
| D. | China and Greek |
| Answer» B. China and France | |
| 113. |
FFC stands for |
| A. | Foreign Finance Corporation |
| B. | Film Finance Corporation |
| C. | Federation of Football Council |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. Federation of Football Council | |
| 114. |
Fastest shorthand writer was |
| A. | Dr. G. D. Bist |
| B. | J.R.D. Tata |
| C. | J.M. Tagore |
| D. | Khudada Khan |
| Answer» B. J.R.D. Tata | |
| 115. |
Epsom (England) is the place associated with |
| A. | Horse racing |
| B. | Polo |
| C. | Shooting |
| D. | Snooker |
| Answer» B. Polo | |
| 116. |
First human heart transplant operation conducted by Dr. Christiaan Barnard on Louis Washkansky, was conducted in |
| A. | 1967 |
| B. | 1968 |
| C. | 1958 |
| D. | 1922 |
| Answer» B. 1968 | |
| 117. |
Galileo was an Italian astronomer who |
| A. | developed the telescope |
| B. | discovered four satellites of Jupiter |
| C. | discovered that the movement of pendulum produces a regular time measurement |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 118. |
Habeas Corpus Act 1679 |
| A. | states that no one was to be imprisoned without a writ or warrant stating the charge against him |
| B. | provided facilities to a prisoner to obtain either speedy trial or release in bail |
| C. | safeguarded the personal liberties of the people against arbitrary imprisonment by the king's orders |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 119. |
Guwahati High Court is the judicature of |
| A. | Nagaland |
| B. | Arunachal Pradesh |
| C. | Assam |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 120. |
During eleventh Antarctic Expedition in Nov. 1991/March 1992 ____ was installed. |
| A. | SODAR (SOnic Detection And Ranging) |
| B. | Second Permanent Station 'Maitree' |
| C. | First permanent station 'Dakshin Gangotri' |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. Second Permanent Station 'Maitree' | |
| 121. |
From the following, choose the set in which names of Secretary-Generals of the UNO are arranged in correct chronological order? |
| A. | U Thant, Kurt Waldheim, Dag Hammarskjoeld, Trygve Lie. |
| B. | Trygve Lie, Dag Hammarskjoeld, U Thant, Kurt Waldheim. |
| C. | Trygve Lie, U Thant , Dag Hammarskjoeld, Kurt Waldheim. |
| D. | U Thant, Dag Hammarskjoeld, Trygve Lie, Kurt Waldheim. |
| Answer» C. Trygve Lie, U Thant , Dag Hammarskjoeld, Kurt Waldheim. | |
| 122. |
Fire temple is the place of worship of which of the following religion? |
| A. | Taoism |
| B. | Judaism |
| C. | Zoroastrianism (Parsi Religion) |
| D. | Shintoism |
| Answer» D. Shintoism | |
| 123. |
Friction can be reduced by changing from |
| A. | sliding to rolling |
| B. | rolling to sliding |
| C. | potential energy to kinetic energy |
| D. | dynamic to static |
| Answer» B. rolling to sliding | |
| 124. |
Durand Cup is associated with the game of |
| A. | Cricket |
| B. | Football |
| C. | Hockey |
| D. | Volleyball |
| Answer» C. Hockey | |
| 125. |
Heavy Water Project (Talcher) and Fertilizer plant (Paradeep) are famous industries of |
| A. | Orissa |
| B. | Tamil nadu |
| C. | Andhra Pradesh |
| D. | Kerala |
| Answer» B. Tamil nadu | |
| 126. |
Hamid Karzai was chosen president of Afghanistan in |
| A. | 2000 |
| B. | 2001 |
| C. | 2002 |
| D. | 2003 |
| Answer» D. 2003 | |
| 127. |
G-15 is an economic grouping of |
| A. | First World Nations |
| B. | Second World Nations |
| C. | Third World Nations |
| D. | Fourth World Nations |
| Answer» D. Fourth World Nations | |
| 128. |
First International Peace Congress was held in London in |
| A. | 1564 AD |
| B. | 1798 AD |
| C. | 1843 AD |
| D. | 1901 AD |
| Answer» D. 1901 AD | |
| 129. |
For seeing objects at the surface of water from a submarine under water, the instrument used is |
| A. | kaleidoscope |
| B. | periscope |
| C. | spectroscope |
| D. | telescope |
| Answer» C. spectroscope | |
| 130. |
Dr. Zakir Hussain was |
| A. | the first Muslim president of India |
| B. | first vice president of India |
| C. | first president of Indian National Congress |
| D. | first speaker of Lok Sabha |
| Answer» B. first vice president of India | |
| 131. |
What is the literacy rate of West Bengal? |
| A. | 69.22 per cent |
| B. | 72.29 per cent |
| C. | 51.33 per cent |
| D. | 70.13 per cent |
| Answer» B. 72.29 per cent | |
| 132. |
What is the circumference of table tennis ball? |
| A. | 3.71-3.82 cm |
| B. | 4.72-4.82 cm |
| C. | 2.72-2.82 cm |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. 4.72-4.82 cm | |
| 133. |
What is the capital of Jharkhand? |
| A. | Raipur |
| B. | Dehradun |
| C. | Ranchi |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. None of the above | |
| 134. |
When did Hitler became President of Germany? |
| A. | 1934 |
| B. | 1935 |
| C. | 1936 |
| D. | 1937 |
| Answer» B. 1935 | |
| 135. |
What is the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS)? |
| A. | Group of 53 former colonies of Britain |
| B. | Group of 12 former republics of dissolved USSR |
| C. | Group of 10 Latin America countries |
| D. | Group of Islamic countries in Saudi Arabia region |
| Answer» C. Group of 10 Latin America countries | |
| 136. |
When did Ashoka became emperor of India? |
| A. | 336 BC |
| B. | 375 BC |
| C. | 279 BC |
| D. | 264 BC |
| Answer» E. | |
| 137. |
What was the purpose of establishing the European Economic Community (EEC)? |
| A. | To promote a common market and economic prosperity among member countries |
| B. | To create a single market for free import and export among |
| C. | both (a) and (b) |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. None of the above | |
| 138. |
Where did 2010 Commonwealth Games took place? |
| A. | Beijing, China. |
| B. | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
| C. | Victoria, Canada |
| D. | New Delhi, India |
| Answer» E. | |
| 139. |
What is the literacy rate of Mizoram? |
| A. | 88.49 per cent |
| B. | 63.31 per cent |
| C. | 67.11 per cent |
| D. | 50.23 per cent |
| Answer» B. 63.31 per cent | |
| 140. |
What is the literacy rate of Chhattisgarh? |
| A. | 47.53 per cent |
| B. | 65.18 per cent |
| C. | 82.32 per cent |
| D. | 60.91 per cent |
| Answer» C. 82.32 per cent | |
| 141. |
What is the covered area of Gujarat state? |
| A. | 3,702 sq. km |
| B. | 1,35,100 sq. km |
| C. | 1,96,024 sq. km |
| D. | 94,163 sq. km |
| Answer» D. 94,163 sq. km | |
| 142. |
What is the capital of Dadra and Nagar Haveli? |
| A. | Daman |
| B. | Silvassa |
| C. | Dispur |
| D. | Shilling |
| Answer» C. Dispur | |
| 143. |
When did the USSR formally disintegrates into 15 republics? |
| A. | 1991 |
| B. | 1992 |
| C. | 1993 |
| D. | 1994 |
| Answer» B. 1992 | |
| 144. |
What was the purpose of EFTA (European Free Trade Association)? |
| A. | To remove all tariffs on trade of industrial goods between the member countries |
| B. | To aid the creation of a single west European market to help boost world trade |
| C. | both (a) and (b) |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. None of the above | |
| 145. |
What is the normal red blood count per cubic mm? |
| A. | 2 million red blood cells |
| B. | 3 million red blood cells |
| C. | 4 million red blood cells |
| D. | 5 million red blood cells |
| Answer» C. 4 million red blood cells | |
| 146. |
What was the purpose of establishment of NATO? |
| A. | To maintain and develop individual and collective capacity to resist armed attack |
| B. | To defend economic and trade interests of the developing nations of the world |
| C. | TO provide collective defence and economic cooperation in south-east Asia |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. To defend economic and trade interests of the developing nations of the world | |
| 147. |
When and where is the next winter Olympics scheduled to be held? |
| A. | 2015, Salt Lake City (USA) |
| B. | 2016, Turin (Italy) |
| C. | 2017, Nagono (Japan) |
| D. | 2018, Pyeongchang (South Korea) |
| Answer» E. | |
| 148. |
What is the role of WTO (World Trade Organisation)? |
| A. | To settle trade disputes between nations |
| B. | To widen the principal of free trade to sectors such as services and agriculture |
| C. | both (a) and (b) |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. None of the above | |
| 149. |
What were the main factors responsible for World War I? |
| A. | Nationalism and imperialism |
| B. | Militarism and entangling alliances |
| C. | Mutual rivalry, hatred and distrust within the countries |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 150. |
When did Christopher Columbus discovered the West Indies? |
| A. | 1455 AD |
| B. | 1492 AD |
| C. | 1139 AD |
| D. | 1556 AD |
| Answer» C. 1139 AD | |