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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.
| 351. |
Sheikh Mujibur Rahman is a well known freedom fighter of |
| A. | Bangladesh |
| B. | Myanmar |
| C. | Pakistan |
| D. | Afghanistan |
| Answer» B. Myanmar | |
| 352. |
The 2005 Wimbledon Women's Singles champion defeated which of the following to win the title? |
| A. | Maria Sharapova |
| B. | Lindsay Davenport |
| C. | Mary Pierce |
| D. | Serena Williams |
| Answer» C. Mary Pierce | |
| 353. |
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. | preference shares |
| B. | bull |
| C. | bear |
| D. | shareholder |
| Answer» B. bull | |
| 354. |
Shankracharya was the founder of |
| A. | Buddhism |
| B. | Jainism |
| C. | Arya Samaj |
| D. | Advaitic philosophy |
| Answer» E. | |
| 355. |
Sculpture flourished during |
| A. | Egyptian civilization |
| B. | Indus valley civilization |
| C. | Chinese civilization |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. Chinese civilization | |
| 356. |
Penicillin is widely used as |
| A. | an antiseptic |
| B. | a disinfectant |
| C. | an antibiotic |
| D. | an insecticide |
| Answer» D. an insecticide | |
| 357. |
Oscar Awards were instituted in |
| A. | 1968 |
| B. | 1929 |
| C. | 1901 |
| D. | 1965 |
| Answer» C. 1901 | |
| 358. |
Small amounts of iodine are necessary in our diet to |
| A. | prevent pellagra |
| B. | compensate for underactive the thyroid gland |
| C. | stimulate clotting of blood |
| D. | stimulate pituitary gland |
| Answer» C. stimulate clotting of blood | |
| 359. |
Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Service is an International Airline of |
| A. | Afghanistan |
| B. | Belgium |
| C. | East Africa |
| D. | Australia |
| Answer» E. | |
| 360. |
Shaurya Chakra made up of bronze is awarded for |
| A. | gallantry otherwise than in the face of the enemy |
| B. | most conspicuous bravery for some act of self sacrifice |
| C. | gallantry in the presence of enemy |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. most conspicuous bravery for some act of self sacrifice | |
| 361. |
Taoism is followed in |
| A. | worldwide |
| B. | Iran and north-west India |
| C. | China, Taiwan, Nauru, Brunei, Singapore and Vietnam |
| D. | Japan |
| Answer» D. Japan | |
| 362. |
Study of life in outer space is known as |
| A. | endbiology |
| B. | exobiology |
| C. | enterbiology |
| D. | neobiology |
| Answer» C. enterbiology | |
| 363. |
School of Aviation Medicine (Air Force) is located at |
| A. | Allahabad |
| B. | Hyderabad |
| C. | Bangalore |
| D. | Jalahalli |
| Answer» D. Jalahalli | |
| 364. |
Recession is |
| A. | slowing down of economic activity over a limited period |
| B. | period during which unemployment may rise and demand and output may fall, leading to slump in trade |
| C. | period that results from accumulation of unsold goods, owing to fall in demand |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 365. |
Sushri Lata Dinanath Mangeshkar received Bharath Ratna in |
| A. | 2000 |
| B. | 2001 |
| C. | 2002 |
| D. | 2003 |
| Answer» C. 2002 | |
| 366. |
Sir Thomas Fearnley Cup is awarded to |
| A. | a club or a local sport association for remarkable achievements |
| B. | amateur athlete, not necessarily an Olympian |
| C. | National Olympic Committee for outstanding work |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. amateur athlete, not necessarily an Olympian | |
| 367. |
Soil acidity is generally corrected by |
| A. | proper irrigation |
| B. | adding sodium hydroxide |
| C. | liming |
| D. | application of fertilizers |
| Answer» D. application of fertilizers | |
| 368. |
Pythagoras was first to ____ the universal validity of geometrical theorem. |
| A. | give |
| B. | prove |
| C. | both |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. both | |
| 369. |
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. | |
| 370. |
The air we inhale is mixture of gases. Which of the following gases in the mixture is highest in percentage? |
| A. | Carbon dioxide |
| B. | Nitrogen |
| C. | Oxygen |
| D. | Ozone |
| Answer» C. Oxygen | |
| 371. |
Oxford university was founded in |
| A. | 1139 AD |
| B. | 1163 AD |
| C. | 215 BC |
| D. | 55 BC |
| Answer» C. 215 BC | |
| 372. |
The American General who led the revolt against the British and declared American independence was |
| A. | George Washington |
| B. | Bill Clinton |
| C. | George Bush |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. Bill Clinton | |
| 373. |
Regular meetings of Trusteeship Council (UNO) are held |
| A. | once a year |
| B. | twice a year |
| C. | thrice a year |
| D. | four times a year |
| Answer» C. thrice a year | |
| 374. |
Radioactive substances can be produced readily in |
| A. | an electron gun |
| B. | an atomic pile |
| C. | a transistor |
| D. | a Wilson cloud chamber |
| Answer» C. a transistor | |
| 375. |
People who secretly indulge in anti-national or anti-government activities and help the enemy are called |
| A. | Second column |
| B. | Third column |
| C. | Fourth column |
| D. | Fifth column |
| Answer» E. | |
| 376. |
Rabindranath Tagore receive Nobel Prize in 1913 in the field of |
| A. | physics |
| B. | peace |
| C. | literature |
| D. | economy |
| Answer» D. economy | |
| 377. |
Steel is more elastic than Rubber because |
| A. | its density is high |
| B. | it is a metal |
| C. | ratio of stress to strain is more |
| D. | ratio of stress to strain is less |
| Answer» D. ratio of stress to strain is less | |
| 378. |
Sulphur is not present in |
| A. | iron pyrites |
| B. | gypsum |
| C. | coal |
| D. | chlorapatite |
| Answer» E. | |
| 379. |
Oxygen was independently discovered by |
| A. | Rutherford |
| B. | William Ramsay |
| C. | Joseph Priestley |
| D. | Neils Bohr |
| Answer» D. Neils Bohr | |
| 380. |
Rise of the Chinese civilization along the banks of Hawang 40 took place in |
| A. | 2500 - 2000 BC |
| B. | 2700 - 2600 BC |
| C. | 2205 - 1122 BC |
| D. | 2000 - 1200 BC |
| Answer» D. 2000 - 1200 BC | |
| 381. |
Presently known as the European Union, the EEC was established in |
| A. | 1957 |
| B. | 1958 |
| C. | 1959 |
| D. | 1960 |
| Answer» C. 1959 | |
| 382. |
The 2003 Right Livelihood Honorary Award honors ____, when the jury recognizes "for his steadfast work over many years for a world free of nuclear weapons". |
| A. | New Zealand's former Prime Minister David Lange |
| B. | Martin Almada (Australia) |
| C. | Martin Green (Australia) |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. Martin Almada (Australia) | |
| 383. |
The term used to describe a sudden fall of a government, brought about by illegal force is called |
| A. | credit squeeze |
| B. | loup de' etat |
| C. | deficit financing |
| D. | deflation |
| Answer» C. deficit financing | |
| 384. |
The term steeplechase is associated with which of the following sports? |
| A. | Boxing |
| B. | Chess |
| C. | Rowing |
| D. | Horse Racing |
| Answer» E. | |
| 385. |
To prevent loss of weight plants reduce transpiration by |
| A. | shedding of leaves |
| B. | reducing the size of leaves |
| C. | developing hair around stomata |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 386. |
The term which denotes that each side has made equal point at game point, in Tennis, is referred to as |
| A. | baseline |
| B. | deuce |
| C. | fault |
| D. | grand slam |
| Answer» C. fault | |
| 387. |
The telescope is used for viewing |
| A. | distant objects |
| B. | near objects |
| C. | small objects |
| D. | living cells |
| Answer» B. near objects | |
| 388. |
The transport fleet of Air Force consists of |
| A. | IL-765 |
| B. | Boeing-731 |
| C. | AN-352 |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 389. |
Vitamin B12 is most useful for combating |
| A. | anemia |
| B. | goitre |
| C. | night blindness |
| D. | rickets |
| Answer» B. goitre | |
| 390. |
The term butterfly is associated with |
| A. | kabaddi |
| B. | swimming |
| C. | boxing |
| D. | wrestling |
| Answer» C. boxing | |
| 391. |
To consider the large number of agenda items, General Assembly has how many main committees? |
| A. | Five |
| B. | Seven |
| C. | Nine |
| D. | Fifteen |
| Answer» C. Nine | |
| 392. |
Until December 1991 ____ were integral parts of the USSR & not independent countries, but had separate UN memberships. |
| A. | Belarus and Ukraine |
| B. | Czech Republic and Slovakia |
| C. | Tonga and Nauru |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. Czech Republic and Slovakia | |
| 393. |
To which of the following countries does the news agency Cetreko belong? |
| A. | Czechoslovakia |
| B. | Indonesia |
| C. | France |
| D. | USA |
| Answer» B. Indonesia | |
| 394. |
To produce sound it is necessary that |
| A. | the source should execute longitudinal vibrations |
| B. | the source should execute transverse vibrations |
| C. | the source may execute any type of vibrations |
| D. | the vibrations of source are not necessary |
| Answer» D. the vibrations of source are not necessary | |
| 395. |
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 | |
| 396. |
The theory of inheritance of acquired character was propounded by |
| A. | Charles Darwin |
| B. | Gregor Mendel |
| C. | J.B. Lamarck |
| D. | Weismann |
| Answer» D. Weismann | |
| 397. |
Water is a good solvent of ionic salts because |
| A. | it has a high boiling point |
| B. | it has a high dipole moment |
| C. | it has a high specific heat |
| D. | it has no colour |
| Answer» C. it has a high specific heat | |
| 398. |
Vijayalakshmi Pandit was |
| A. | the first women minister of an Indian state (UP) |
| B. | the first women to become president of the UN General Assembly |
| C. | the first Indian women Ambassador to Moscow |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 399. |
Under article 61 of the UN Charter, the membership of the Economic and Social Council was which of the following years from 27 to 54? |
| A. | 1963 |
| B. | 1973 |
| C. | 1978 |
| D. | 1983 |
| Answer» C. 1978 | |
| 400. |
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 declared out |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. None of the above | |