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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.
| 251. |
The 2006 World Cup Football Tournament held in |
| A. | France |
| B. | China |
| C. | Germany |
| D. | Brazil |
| Answer» D. Brazil | |
| 252. |
Philology is the |
| A. | study of bones |
| B. | study of muscles |
| C. | study of architecture |
| D. | science of languages |
| Answer» E. | |
| 253. |
Satellite launching station is located at |
| A. | Sriharikotta (Andhra Pradesh) |
| B. | Solapur (Maharashtra) |
| C. | Salem (Tamilnadu) |
| D. | Warangal (Telangana) |
| Answer» B. Solapur (Maharashtra) | |
| 254. |
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 | |
| 255. |
The 'Black flag' signifies |
| A. | revolution/danger |
| B. | peace |
| C. | protest |
| D. | truce |
| Answer» D. truce | |
| 256. |
Republican party is |
| A. | One of the important parties in USA |
| B. | the political parties which has no definite principles |
| C. | the political party which changes with the change in the times and circumstances in the country |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 257. |
Tripura is surrounded by ____ in the east |
| A. | Assam |
| B. | Mizoram |
| C. | both (a) and (b) |
| D. | Bangladesh |
| Answer» D. Bangladesh | |
| 258. |
The trophy given for exemplary conduct displayed by an athlete during the Olympic games is |
| A. | Mohammad Toher Trophy |
| B. | Count Alberto Bonacossa Trophy |
| C. | Tokyo Trophy |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. None of the above | |
| 259. |
Toxin is a poisonous substance produce by |
| A. | some higher plants |
| B. | certain animals |
| C. | pathogenic bacteria |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 260. |
Vedanthangal Bird Sanctuary at Tamil Nadu has reserves of |
| A. | wild ass, wolf, nilgai, chinkara |
| B. | important bird sanctuary |
| C. | pantha, chital, sloth bear, wolf |
| D. | elephant, deer, wild boar, crocodile, crangetic dolphin |
| Answer» C. pantha, chital, sloth bear, wolf | |
| 261. |
The term of office of a Judge of the International Court of Justice is |
| A. | five years |
| B. | six years |
| C. | nine years |
| D. | ten years |
| Answer» D. ten years | |
| 262. |
UNESCO (United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organisation) was established in |
| A. | 1919 |
| B. | 1957 |
| C. | 1945 |
| D. | 1946 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 263. |
The Treaty of Versailles was signed in |
| A. | 1917 |
| B. | 1918 |
| C. | 1919 |
| D. | 1920 |
| Answer» D. 1920 | |
| 264. |
The UN Flag is made up of |
| A. | the white UN Emblem is super-imposed on a light blue background |
| B. | the red UN Emblem is super-imposed on white background |
| C. | the light blue UN Emblem is super-imposed on white background |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. the red UN Emblem is super-imposed on white background | |
| 265. |
The term used when a member of a legislature leaves his party on whose ticket he was elected to join the ruling party or the opposition, is called |
| A. | floor crossing |
| B. | fourth estate |
| C. | fifth column |
| D. | free ports |
| Answer» B. fourth estate | |
| 266. |
The temporary suspension of hostilities by mutual consent in order to stout a peace negotiation is called |
| A. | arbitration |
| B. | asylum |
| C. | armistice |
| D. | apartheid |
| Answer» D. apartheid | |
| 267. |
Uttaranchal has international boundary with ____ in north, north-east and eastern side. |
| A. | China |
| B. | Nepal |
| C. | both (a) and (b) |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. None of the above | |
| 268. |
The Territorial Army was established in |
| A. | 1962 |
| B. | 1948 |
| C. | 1920 |
| D. | 1953 |
| Answer» C. 1920 | |
| 269. |
Tiger Woods is associated with which of the following sports? |
| A. | Table tennis |
| B. | Tennis |
| C. | Golf |
| D. | Boxing |
| Answer» D. Boxing | |
| 270. |
The UN charter was ratified in 1945 by |
| A. | 25 nations |
| B. | 29 nations |
| C. | 33 nations |
| D. | 37 nations |
| Answer» C. 33 nations | |
| 271. |
The trophy know by the name of Grand Prix is associated with |
| A. | table tennis |
| B. | lawn tennis |
| C. | table tennis and lawn tennis |
| D. | table tennis, lawn tennis and shooting |
| Answer» E. | |
| 272. |
The total number of members of UN Security Council is |
| A. | 5 |
| B. | 10 |
| C. | 15 |
| D. | 20 |
| Answer» D. 20 | |
| 273. |
Value Added Tax (VAT) is |
| A. | indirect tax levied at each stage of production and distribution, from the primary produce to the retailer |
| B. | tax calculated on the selling price, but in declaring the liability to the government, the seller is allowed to deduct any tax paid by him when he bought the goods |
| C. | both (a) and (b) |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. None of the above | |
| 274. |
The UN charter was finalized at ___ and become effective on ___ . |
| A. | San Francisco, 24th October, 1945 |
| B. | Dumbarton Oaks, 5th March, 1944 |
| C. | Yalta, 2nd February, 1945 |
| D. | Teheran, 24th October, 1943 |
| Answer» B. Dumbarton Oaks, 5th March, 1944 | |
| 275. |
Unofficial, and usually illegal, system of providing people with more then their share of goods and services where their prices are controlled, is called |
| A. | black money |
| B. | blue chip |
| C. | black market |
| D. | black economy |
| Answer» D. black economy | |
| 276. |
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 | |
| 277. |
The term Ground Stroke is associated with which of the following games? |
| A. | Cricket |
| B. | Badminton |
| C. | Tennis |
| D. | Draughts |
| Answer» D. Draughts | |
| 278. |
The type of root system of all of the following is tap root system, except that of |
| A. | mango tree |
| B. | kachnar tree |
| C. | sunflower plant |
| D. | maize plant |
| Answer» E. | |
| 279. |
Tiruchirapalli is situated on river |
| A. | Cauvery |
| B. | Tapti |
| C. | Krishna |
| D. | Ganga |
| Answer» B. Tapti | |
| 280. |
The XV Asian Games are scheduled to be held at |
| A. | Qatar |
| B. | Hiroshima |
| C. | Beijing |
| D. | Jakarta |
| Answer» B. Hiroshima | |
| 281. |
The term cover point in cricket means |
| A. | the position given by the bowler to the fielder on the offside, in front of a wicket |
| B. | if the ball goes off the batsman's leg |
| C. | an off-break ball bowled by a left-handed bowler to a right-handed batsman |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. if the ball goes off the batsman's leg | |
| 282. |
The term which refers to the total amount of sales made by a firm in one year or the total amount of money changing hands in business, is |
| A. | trade gap |
| B. | turnover |
| C. | reserves |
| D. | referendum |
| Answer» C. reserves | |
| 283. |
The tribe residing in Meghalaya is |
| A. | Garos |
| B. | Khas |
| C. | Kol |
| D. | Murias |
| Answer» B. Khas | |
| 284. |
UNO Day is on |
| A. | 20th July |
| B. | 24th October |
| C. | 14th November |
| D. | 12th February |
| Answer» C. 14th November | |
| 285. |
To which of the following country Olympic Airways belong? |
| A. | France |
| B. | Greece |
| C. | Hong Kong |
| D. | Indonesia |
| Answer» C. Hong Kong | |
| 286. |
Treaty of Versailles rearranged the boundaries of several countries in Europe and many countries were formed such as |
| A. | Poland and Yugoslavia |
| B. | Lithuania and Estonia |
| C. | both (a) and (b) |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. None of the above | |
| 287. |
Velocity of wind is measured by |
| A. | speedometer |
| B. | tachometer |
| C. | anemometer |
| D. | audiometer |
| Answer» D. audiometer | |
| 288. |
Todar Mal was |
| A. | revenue minister in the court of Akbar |
| B. | one of the nine gems in the court of Akbar |
| C. | known for his reforms in policies of land revenue during Akbar's reign |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 289. |
War of the Roses was |
| A. | civil war in England |
| B. | religious-cum-political war between the Lutherans Catholics in Germany |
| C. | war between Syrian and Roman forces |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. religious-cum-political war between the Lutherans Catholics in Germany | |
| 290. |
The term used to describe money that flows into a country to take advantage of high rates of interest is called |
| A. | hot money |
| B. | hard sector |
| C. | hard currency |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. hard sector | |
| 291. |
The unit of energy in MKS system is |
| A. | volt |
| B. | erg |
| C. | ohm |
| D. | joule |
| Answer» E. | |
| 292. |
Weight of an object put in a satellite orbiting in space around the earth is |
| A. | the same as on the earth |
| B. | slightly more than that on the earth |
| C. | less than that on the earth |
| D. | reduced to zero |
| Answer» E. | |
| 293. |
To which country did the first Secretary-General of the UN belong? |
| A. | Austria |
| B. | Sweden |
| C. | Burma |
| D. | Norway |
| Answer» E. | |
| 294. |
The three abundant elements in the earth's crust are aluminium, oxygen and silicon. The correct order of their abundance is |
| A. | oxygen, aluminium, silicon |
| B. | aluminium, silicon, oxygen |
| C. | oxygen, silicon, aluminium |
| D. | silicon, oxygen, aluminium |
| Answer» D. silicon, oxygen, aluminium | |
| 295. |
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 | |
| 296. |
The total number of Judges of the International Court of Justice is |
| A. | 10 |
| B. | 12 |
| C. | 15 |
| D. | 18 |
| Answer» D. 18 | |
| 297. |
Tomb of Vasco-da-Gama is situated at |
| A. | Chittorgarh (Rajasthan) |
| B. | Kochi (Kerala) |
| C. | Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu) |
| D. | Durgapur (West Bengal) |
| Answer» C. Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu) | |
| 298. |
Vir Chakra (a medal) is made up of |
| A. | bronze |
| B. | gold gilt |
| C. | standard silver |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. None of the above | |
| 299. |
The trophies and cups awarded for cricket are |
| A. | McDowell's Challenge cup and World cup |
| B. | Federation cup |
| C. | Moin-ud-Dowla cup and B. C. Gupta cup |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. Federation cup | |
| 300. |
The third highest nation award given for distinguished service in any field is |
| A. | Padma Vibhushan |
| B. | Padma Bhushan |
| C. | Padma Shri |
| D. | Bharat Ratna |
| Answer» C. Padma Shri | |