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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.
| 301. |
The term used in billiards are |
| A. | blocking, held ball, holding, jump ball, pivot |
| B. | target, field, flight, ballsege |
| C. | auxiliary point system, rabbit punch, break, cut |
| D. | blank line, break, bolting, cannon, cue, hazard, in-oft |
| Answer» E. | |
| 302. |
Triple antigen provides immunity to children against all of the following disease, except |
| A. | diphtheria |
| B. | polio |
| C. | tetanus |
| D. | whooping cough |
| Answer» C. tetanus | |
| 303. |
Trans World Airlines is an International Airline of |
| A. | United Kingdom |
| B. | United States of America |
| C. | Russia |
| D. | Scandinavia |
| Answer» C. Russia | |
| 304. |
The third crusade was led by |
| A. | Richard I of England |
| B. | Fredrick Barbarossa of Germany |
| C. | Philip II of France |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 305. |
Venturi tube is used for |
| A. | measuring intensity of earthquakes |
| B. | measuring specific gravity |
| C. | measuring density |
| D. | measuring flow of a fluid |
| Answer» E. | |
| 306. |
Uttar Pradesh is surrounded by ___ in north |
| A. | Nepal |
| B. | Uttrakhand |
| C. | Haryana and Delhi |
| D. | Rajasthan |
| Answer» C. Haryana and Delhi | |
| 307. |
The theory of utilitarianism was expounded by |
| A. | Jeremy Bentham (1748-1836) |
| B. | James Mill(1773-1839) |
| C. | Henry Sidgwick (1838-1900) |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 308. |
The velocity of sound in air (under normal condition) is |
| A. | 30 m/sec |
| B. | 320 m/sec |
| C. | 343 m/sec |
| D. | 3,320 m/sec |
| Answer» D. 3,320 m/sec | |
| 309. |
Walt Disney was |
| A. | the President of America during World War I |
| B. | the creator of cartoon films starring popular cartoon characters Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck |
| C. | the British physician known for his discovery of Addison's disease |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. the British physician known for his discovery of Addison's disease | |
| 310. |
Rana Pratap Sagar (Rajasthan) is famous for |
| A. | hydropower generation |
| B. | aluminum industry |
| C. | brassware |
| D. | sports goods |
| Answer» B. aluminum industry | |
| 311. |
The Africa fund (Action for Resisting Invasion, Colonialism and Apartheid) under India's leadership was instituted by |
| A. | UNO |
| B. | SAARC |
| C. | NAM |
| D. | the Commonwealth |
| Answer» D. the Commonwealth | |
| 312. |
Rohinton Baria Trophy is associated with |
| A. | football |
| B. | hockey |
| C. | cricket 'Inter-University' |
| D. | inter-university sports and athletics |
| Answer» D. inter-university sports and athletics | |
| 313. |
Rangaswamy Cup is associated with |
| A. | archery |
| B. | cricket |
| C. | football |
| D. | hockey |
| Answer» E. | |
| 314. |
Rare Earth factory is situated in |
| A. | Allepey (Kerala) |
| B. | Aluva (Kerala) |
| C. | Ambernath (Maharashtra) |
| D. | Avadi (Tamil Nadu) |
| Answer» C. Ambernath (Maharashtra) | |
| 315. |
Pakistan left the Commonwealth in 1972, but rejoined as 49th member of the Commonwealth in |
| A. | 1984 |
| B. | 1991 |
| C. | 1997 |
| D. | 2000 |
| Answer» C. 1997 | |
| 316. |
Primary rainbow is formed when light suffers |
| A. | two internal refractions before emerging out of the drop |
| B. | one internal refractions before emerging out of the drop |
| C. | no internal refraction |
| D. | either one or two internal refractions before emerging out of the drop |
| Answer» C. no internal refraction | |
| 317. |
The ancient Olympics Games came to a sudden end when the Roman Emperor Theodosius banned them as paper manifestations. The modern Olympic Games were received after a lapse of nearly |
| A. | ten centuries |
| B. | twelve centuries |
| C. | fifteen centuries |
| D. | eighteen centuries |
| Answer» D. eighteen centuries | |
| 318. |
Reproductive cells in human beings are produced |
| A. | in greater numbers for a longer period of time in the male |
| B. | for a longer period in the female than in male |
| C. | in equal number in both sexes |
| D. | in greater numbers by the female than by the male |
| Answer» B. for a longer period in the female than in male | |
| 319. |
The 2005 Australian Open Tennis Championship titles for men's and women's singles were won, respectively by |
| A. | Pete Sampras and Steffi Graf |
| B. | Rafael Nadal and Venus Williams |
| C. | Andre Agassi and Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario |
| D. | Marat Safin and Serena Williams |
| Answer» E. | |
| 320. |
Study of earthquakes is known as |
| A. | ecology |
| B. | seismology |
| C. | numismatics |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. numismatics | |
| 321. |
The 'Red Triangle' symbol denotes |
| A. | Air India |
| B. | family planning |
| C. | culture and civilization |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. culture and civilization | |
| 322. |
Penicillin was invented by |
| A. | Dr Jonas E. Salk |
| B. | Gregory Mendal |
| C. | Paul Ehrlich |
| D. | A. Fleming |
| Answer» E. | |
| 323. |
Super conductivity is a phenomenon in which the resistance of a substance |
| A. | increases with temperature |
| B. | decreases with temperature |
| C. | does not change with temperature |
| D. | becomes zero at very low temperature |
| Answer» E. | |
| 324. |
Satyajit Ray received Magsaysay Award for journalism, literature and creative communication arts in |
| A. | 1963 |
| B. | 1965 |
| C. | 1966 |
| D. | 1967 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 325. |
The agreement according to which the UK, the USA and the former USSR cannot assist other countries in acquiring technology to develop nuclear weapons, is known as |
| A. | Izmir Treaty |
| B. | Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty (NPT) |
| C. | both (a) and (b) |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. both (a) and (b) | |
| 326. |
P.T. Usha, who came close to bagging a bronze finished fourth in ____ in 1984 Olympics. |
| A. | 400 m final |
| B. | 800 m final |
| C. | 400 m hurdle |
| D. | the marathon |
| Answer» D. the marathon | |
| 327. |
Pressure cooker cooks rice faster because |
| A. | it always lets the steam escape |
| B. | high pressure crushes the hard covering of rice grains |
| C. | it does not let the heat energy escape easily |
| D. | high pressure raises the boiling point of water |
| Answer» E. | |
| 328. |
Photophobia is |
| A. | a disease cause by too much sunlight |
| B. | abnormal intolerance of light |
| C. | the adjustment of the eye for light |
| D. | the ability to perceive light |
| Answer» C. the adjustment of the eye for light | |
| 329. |
Ornithology is the |
| A. | study of bones |
| B. | study of birds |
| C. | study of smells |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. study of smells | |
| 330. |
Rabindranath Tagore is also known as |
| A. | Guruji |
| B. | Gurudev |
| C. | Mahamana |
| D. | Netaji |
| Answer» C. Mahamana | |
| 331. |
Raj Kapoor received Dada Saheb Phalke Award in |
| A. | 1986 |
| B. | 1987 |
| C. | 1988 |
| D. | 1989 |
| Answer» C. 1988 | |
| 332. |
Oscar Awards are conferred annually by |
| A. | Academy of Motion Pictures, arts and sciences, USA |
| B. | Government of United States |
| C. | Hollywood Foreign Press Association |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. Government of United States | |
| 333. |
Tansen was |
| A. | a great exponent of Indian classical music |
| B. | one of the nine gems in the court of Akbar |
| C. | both (a) and (b) |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. None of the above | |
| 334. |
Robert Koch worked on |
| A. | tuberculosis |
| B. | cholera |
| C. | malaria |
| D. | diabetes |
| Answer» B. cholera | |
| 335. |
The 2002 Commonwealth Games were held in |
| A. | Canada |
| B. | UK |
| C. | Australia |
| D. | Malaysia |
| Answer» C. Australia | |
| 336. |
Profit made when an asset is sold more than the price at which it was bought is called |
| A. | capital |
| B. | capital-gain |
| C. | capitalism |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. capitalism | |
| 337. |
Plorence(Chadwick) is the associated place for which of the following sport? |
| A. | Snooker |
| B. | Racking Horse |
| C. | Skiing |
| D. | Tennis |
| Answer» D. Tennis | |
| 338. |
The 2012 Olympics Games were held in |
| A. | London |
| B. | Seoul |
| C. | Sydney |
| D. | Tokyo |
| Answer» B. Seoul | |
| 339. |
Rajiv Gandhi, Prime Minister of India, was assassinated in |
| A. | 1961 |
| B. | 1971 |
| C. | 1981 |
| D. | 1991 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 340. |
Pan - American Highway, north-west Alaska to Southernmost Chile is the worlds |
| A. | longest road |
| B. | highest road |
| C. | busiest road |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. highest road | |
| 341. |
Raja Rammohan Roy |
| A. | was a social reformer who tried to eradicate sati, purdah and child marriage |
| B. | advocated widow remarriage and woman's education |
| C. | was the founder of the Brahmo Samaj |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 342. |
South Indian temples have |
| A. | tall towers with curving sides that taper at the top |
| B. | gateway towers shaped like trapezoidal pyramids |
| C. | both are correct |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. both are correct | |
| 343. |
Recently lead free petrol was introduced in our country because |
| A. | they are not needed now as anti-knock agents |
| B. | they tower the efficiency of the engine |
| C. | they cause less pollution |
| D. | to reduce the cost of petrol |
| Answer» D. to reduce the cost of petrol | |
| 344. |
South Africa joined the Commonwealth as 51st member in |
| A. | May 1993 |
| B. | May 1994 |
| C. | May 1995 |
| D. | May 1996 |
| Answer» C. May 1995 | |
| 345. |
Sir Humphry Davy was a British chemist who |
| A. | invented the safety lamp for miners |
| B. | discovered the anesthetic properties of nitrous oxide |
| C. | both (a) and (b) |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. None of the above | |
| 346. |
Socrates was the wisest man of the ancient world and developed the method of enquiry and instruction, belonged to |
| A. | France |
| B. | Athens |
| C. | Greece |
| D. | China |
| Answer» C. Greece | |
| 347. |
Richter scale is used for measuring |
| A. | density of liquid |
| B. | intensity of earthquakes |
| C. | velocity of wind |
| D. | humidity of air |
| Answer» C. velocity of wind | |
| 348. |
Prince Charles and Princess Diana of Britain announce their separation in |
| A. | 1990 |
| B. | 1991 |
| C. | 1996 |
| D. | 1997 |
| Answer» D. 1997 | |
| 349. |
Paleontology is a branch of science that deals with the |
| A. | behavior of animals |
| B. | origin and growth of plants |
| C. | the forms of life as revealed by fossils of animals or plants |
| D. | formation of new stars |
| Answer» D. formation of new stars | |
| 350. |
Sonia Nazario of "Los Angeles Times" was awarded Pulitzer Prize in 2003 for |
| A. | commentary |
| B. | editorial writing |
| C. | music |
| D. | feature writing |
| Answer» E. | |