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This section includes 1320 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your General Knowledge knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
1. |
The frequency of the tuning fork A is slightly higher than the tuning fork B. By sounding them together, beats can be produced. If the fork B is loaded with wax, the frequency of beats will |
A. | increase |
B. | decrease |
C. | remain same |
D. | become zero |
Answer» C. remain same | |
2. |
Modern football is said to have evolved from |
A. | England |
B. | India |
C. | France |
D. | Spain |
Answer» B. India | |
3. |
Nowadays many novel chemicals are being synthesized termed as xenobiotics. The unique feature of these is what they are |
A. | I, III |
B. | II, III |
C. | I, III, IV |
D. | II, III, IV |
Answer» C. I, III, IV | |
4. |
Modern Indo-Aryan languages are based on an ancient language called |
A. | Hindi |
B. | Sanskrit |
C. | Kannada |
D. | Tamil |
Answer» C. Kannada | |
5. |
Lakshmibai National College of Physical Education is located at |
A. | Bhopal |
B. | Gwalior |
C. | Karnal |
D. | Patiala |
Answer» C. Karnal | |
6. |
K.S. Ranjit Singhji was |
A. | first Bar-at-law |
B. | first Air Marshal |
C. | first Indian test cricketer |
D. | first Field Marshal |
Answer» D. first Field Marshal | |
7. |
Modvat is |
A. | modified value added |
B. | a term used in excise which is a new scheme of indirect taxes |
C. | scheme which allows a manufacturer to claim instant reimbursement of the excise duty paid on the raw materials used for the production of the final good |
D. | All of the above |
Answer» E. | |
8. |
Karl Marx's ideology advocated |
A. | a classed unique society |
B. | a united society |
C. | a classed society |
D. | None of the above |
Answer» D. None of the above | |
9. |
Kanishka was |
A. | the king of Kushan dynasty |
B. | a great conqueror but later became a follower of Buddha |
C. | the only ruler of India whose territory extended up to central Asia |
D. | All of the above |
Answer» E. | |
10. |
Nuclear power is ____ thermal power. |
A. | cheaper than |
B. | costlier than |
C. | equal in amount |
D. | they cannot be related |
Answer» B. costlier than | |
11. |
Michael Faraday discovered |
A. | electromagnetism |
B. | benzene, liquid gases and optical glass |
C. | the induction of electric current |
D. | All of the above |
Answer» E. | |
12. |
Lal Bahadur Shastri is also known as |
A. | Guruji |
B. | Man of Peace |
C. | Punjab Kesari |
D. | Mahamana |
Answer» C. Punjab Kesari | |
13. |
Mother Teresa won the Nobel Prize for Peace in |
A. | 1992 |
B. | 1979 |
C. | 1988 |
D. | 1954 |
Answer» C. 1988 | |
14. |
Magsaysay awards are named after Ramon Magsaysay, ____ who was known for his land reform programme to defuse communist insurgency. |
A. | President of the Philippines |
B. | President of the Spain |
C. | President of the Scotland |
D. | President of the Malaysia |
Answer» B. President of the Spain | |
15. |
Moradabad (Uttar Pradesh) is famous for |
A. | brass ware |
B. | sandal oil |
C. | newsprint factory |
D. | penicillin factory |
Answer» B. sandal oil | |
16. |
Mahabaleshwar is located in |
A. | Maharashtra |
B. | Rajasthan |
C. | Madhya Pradesh |
D. | Himachal Pradesh |
Answer» B. Rajasthan | |
17. |
Jharkhand has ____ state on its eastern end. |
A. | Bihar |
B. | West Bengal |
C. | Orissa |
D. | Chhattisgarh |
Answer» C. Orissa | |
18. |
Lal Bahadur Shastri |
A. | succeeded Pandit Nehru as the second Prime Minister of India |
B. | signed the Tashkent Agreement with Ayub Khan for a ceasefire between India and Pakistan |
C. | is also known as "Man of Peace" |
D. | All of the above |
Answer» E. | |
19. |
Name the instrument used to measure relative humidity |
A. | Hydrometer |
B. | Hygrometer |
C. | Barometer |
D. | Mercury Thermometer |
Answer» C. Barometer | |
20. |
King Hammurabi raised the first army of the world in |
A. | 2000 BC |
B. | 1500 BC |
C. | 1480 BC |
D. | 1027 BC |
Answer» B. 1500 BC | |
21. |
National Institute of Occupation Health is located at |
A. | Bangalore |
B. | Ahmedabad |
C. | Pune |
D. | Mumbai |
Answer» C. Pune | |
22. |
Mahakavi Kalidas |
A. | was one of the greatest Sanskrit poet and dramatist |
B. | lived during the region of Chandragupta Vikaramaditya |
C. | famous works include |
D. | All of the above |
Answer» E. | |
23. |
Of the various agencies related to the United Nations, the one that has the longest period is |
A. | International Labour Organisation |
B. | Universal Postal Union |
C. | World Health Organisation |
D. | World Meteorological Organisation |
Answer» C. World Health Organisation | |
24. |
Marco Polo |
A. | discovered Greenland |
B. | travelled through China, India and other parts of Asia |
C. | travelled round the cape of Good Hope |
D. | discovered Canada |
Answer» C. travelled round the cape of Good Hope | |
25. |
Mishra Dhatu Nigam Limited (MIDHANI) was established in |
A. | 1958 |
B. | 1964 |
C. | 1973 |
D. | 1988 |
Answer» D. 1988 | |
26. |
MISA stands for |
A. | Maintenance of Internal Security Act |
B. | Multinational Internal Society Authority |
C. | Movement for Indian System Act |
D. | None of the above |
Answer» B. Multinational Internal Society Authority | |
27. |
Karoline Mikkelsen was the first woman to |
A. | reach North Pole |
B. | reach South Pole |
C. | climb Mt. Everest |
D. | set foot on the moon |
Answer» C. climb Mt. Everest | |
28. |
Liquids transmit pressure equally in all directions. This is known as |
A. | Boyle-Pascal's Law |
B. | Pascal's Law |
C. | Archimedes' Principle |
D. | None of the above |
Answer» C. Archimedes' Principle | |
29. |
Of the following foods, which one is the best source of protein? |
A. | Butter |
B. | Fish |
C. | Lettuce |
D. | Milk |
Answer» C. Lettuce | |
30. |
Judicature (High Court) of Rajasthan is at |
A. | Jodhpur |
B. | Jaipur |
C. | Udaipur |
D. | Jaiselmer |
Answer» B. Jaipur | |
31. |
Kolleru Pelicanary situated at Elluru, Andhra Pradesh has reserves of |
A. | elephant, tiger, panther, sambar |
B. | pelicans, painted stroke |
C. | chital, sambar, chinkara, wild birds |
D. | elephant, leopard, tiger, garu, nilgai |
Answer» C. chital, sambar, chinkara, wild birds | |
32. |
Jeevan Rekha (Life line) express is |
A. | first hospital on wheels in the world |
B. | first railway express |
C. | oldest train |
D. | None of the above |
Answer» B. first railway express | |
33. |
Lata Mangeshkar holds the world record for maximum number of ____ |
A. | song recordings |
B. | singing songs |
C. | songs composing |
D. | None of the above |
Answer» B. singing songs | |
34. |
On August 1, 2003, the total strength of India's armed forces approximate to |
A. | 13,92,000 |
B. | 10,92,000 |
C. | 71,500 |
D. | 1,32,000 |
Answer» B. 10,92,000 | |
35. |
Kiran Bedi is |
A. | first woman IAS officer |
B. | first woman IPS officer |
C. | first woman advocate |
D. | first woman judge |
Answer» C. first woman advocate | |
36. |
Olympic creed and oath was composed by ____ the founder of modern Olympics. |
A. | Rev Father Didon |
B. | Baron Pierre de Coubertin |
C. | Norman Pitchard |
D. | None of the above |
Answer» C. Norman Pitchard | |
37. |
Lance Armstrong, a sportsperson of international repute, belongs to which of the following countries? |
A. | USA |
B. | Ukraine |
C. | Spain |
D. | Brazil |
Answer» B. Ukraine | |
38. |
Ludhiana is situated on ____ river. |
A. | Gomti |
B. | Yamuna |
C. | Satluj |
D. | Godavari |
Answer» D. Godavari | |
39. |
John F. Kennedy was |
A. | one the most popular Presidents of USA |
B. | the first Roman Catholic President |
C. | writer of |
D. | and |
E. | All the above |
Answer» E. All the above | |
40. |
Nalanda is located at |
A. | Gujarat |
B. | Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh |
C. | Near Patna, Bihar |
D. | Near Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh |
Answer» D. Near Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh | |
41. |
National institute of Mental Health is located at |
A. | Coonor (Tamil Nadu) |
B. | Chandigarh |
C. | New Delhi |
D. | Bangalore |
Answer» E. | |
42. |
Jharia (Jharkhand) is famous for |
A. | sports goods |
B. | copper mines |
C. | coal mines |
D. | gold mines |
Answer» D. gold mines | |
43. |
National Botanical Research Institute is located at |
A. | New Delhi |
B. | Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) |
C. | Chennai (Tamil Nadu) |
D. | Bangalore (Karnataka) |
Answer» C. Chennai (Tamil Nadu) | |
44. |
Missile 'prithivi' aims |
A. | to test the performance of an indigenously built heat-shield |
B. | to hit target without the help of the Air Forces |
C. | to defend a large installations like oil-fields etc. against enemy attacks |
D. | None of the above |
Answer» C. to defend a large installations like oil-fields etc. against enemy attacks | |
45. |
Kathakali, Mohiniatam and Ottamthullal are the famous dances of |
A. | Kerala |
B. | Karnataka |
C. | Orissa |
D. | Tamil Nadu |
Answer» B. Karnataka | |
46. |
Jaspal Rana is associated with which of the following games? |
A. | Swimming |
B. | Archery |
C. | Shooting |
D. | Weightlifting |
Answer» D. Weightlifting | |
47. |
Lala Lajpat Rai is also known as |
A. | Sher-e-Punjab |
B. | Punjab Kesari |
C. | both (a) and (b) |
D. | None of the above |
Answer» D. None of the above | |
48. |
Microphone is used to convert |
A. | sound waves into electrical energy |
B. | sound waves into light rays |
C. | electrical energy into sound waves |
D. | sound waves into magnetic currents |
Answer» B. sound waves into light rays | |
49. |
Kiran Bedi received Magsaysay Award for government service in |
A. | 1992 |
B. | 1993 |
C. | 1994 |
D. | 1995 |
Answer» D. 1995 | |
50. |
With which sport is the Jules Rimet trophy associated? |
A. | Basketball |
B. | Football |
C. | Hockey |
D. | Golf |
Answer» C. Hockey | |