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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.
1. |
In which year during World War I, USA declared war on Germany, Britain defeated Turkey and captured Baghdad and Jerusalem? |
A. | 1917 |
B. | 1918 |
C. | 1919 |
D. | 1920 |
Answer» B. 1918 | |
2. |
In 1947, Algeria became politically unified with France but the 80 percent population revolted against French domination |
A. | Muslim |
B. | Hindu |
C. | Christian |
D. | Jain |
Answer» B. Hindu | |
3. |
How much districts are there in Meghalaya? |
A. | 11 |
B. | 2 |
C. | 5 |
D. | 9 |
Answer» B. 2 | |
4. |
In Air Force, Air Commodore has one rank higher than |
A. | Squadron Leader |
B. | Air Vice-Marshal |
C. | Group Captain |
D. | Air Marshal |
Answer» D. Air Marshal | |
5. |
India played its first cricket Test Match in |
A. | 1922 |
B. | 1932 |
C. | 1942 |
D. | 1952 |
Answer» C. 1942 | |
6. |
India has been represented as a non-permanent member of the Security Council (UNO) during |
A. | 1972-73 |
B. | 1984-85 |
C. | 1991-92 |
D. | All of the above |
Answer» E. | |
7. |
How many Lok Sabha seats does Goa have? |
A. | 16 |
B. | 2 |
C. | 11 |
D. | 15 |
Answer» C. 11 | |
8. |
How much districts are there in Tamil Nadu? |
A. | 26 |
B. | 27 |
C. | 28 |
D. | 32 |
Answer» E. | |
9. |
In UNO, the new members are admitted to the General Assembly on the recommendation of ____ and ____ the members of the General Assembly should vote in favour. |
A. | Security Council; two-thirds |
B. | Security Council; one-third |
C. | International Court of Justice; two-thirds |
D. | International Court of Justice; one-third |
Answer» B. Security Council; one-third | |
10. |
India's first indigenously built submarine was |
A. | INS Savitri |
B. | INS Shalki |
C. | INS Delhi |
D. | INS Vibhuti |
Answer» C. INS Delhi | |
11. |
How many medals came into the account of India during the last Commonwealth Games in 2002 at Manchester? |
A. | 32 |
B. | 24 |
C. | 69 |
D. | 16 |
Answer» D. 16 | |
12. |
If the plane of the earth's equator were not inclined to the plane of the earth's orbit |
A. | the year would be longer |
B. | the winters would be longer |
C. | there would be no change of seasons |
D. | the summers would be warmer |
Answer» D. the summers would be warmer | |
13. |
India has |
A. | largest turmeric production |
B. | largest tea production |
C. | largest ginger production |
D. | All of the above |
Answer» E. | |
14. |
India's first atomic power station was set up at |
A. | Surat (Gujarat) |
B. | Tarapur (Maharashtra) |
C. | Trombay (Maharashtra) |
D. | Solapur (Maharashtra) |
Answer» C. Trombay (Maharashtra) | |
15. |
In a normal human being, how much time does food take to reach the end of the intestine for complete absorption? |
A. | About 8 hours |
B. | About 12 hours |
C. | About 16 hours |
D. | About 18 hours |
Answer» C. About 16 hours | |
16. |
In certain diseases antibiotics are administered. The object is |
A. | stimulate production of white blood cells for fighting the disease |
B. | stimulate production of antibodies |
C. | inhibit the growth of bacteria |
D. | produce toxins against bacteria |
Answer» D. produce toxins against bacteria | |
17. |
In the last World Cup Hockey Finals in 2002, Germany beat ____ |
A. | Pakistan |
B. | Australia |
C. | India |
D. | Spain |
Answer» C. India | |
18. |
In cricket, the two sets of wickets are |
A. | 18 yards apart |
B. | 20 yards apart |
C. | 22 yards apart |
D. | 24 yards apart |
Answer» D. 24 yards apart | |
19. |
Innocent III, who became pope in 1198 led |
A. | the first crusade |
B. | the second crusade |
C. | the third crusade |
D. | the fourth crusade |
Answer» E. | |
20. |
In 1943, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Winston Churchill and Joseph Stalin met at Teheran primarily |
A. | to discuss the strategy to be adopted by the Allies to invade Germany |
B. | to consider a common plan of action by the Allies forces against the axis powers |
C. | for creating an effective instrument for maintaining international peace |
D. | to work out a common line of action against Japan |
Answer» D. to work out a common line of action against Japan | |
21. |
In which year a resolution 'Uniting for Peace' was adopted by UN General Assembly? |
A. | 1950 |
B. | 1960 |
C. | 1965 |
D. | 1980 |
Answer» B. 1960 | |
22. |
India's first indigenous helicopter was successfully flown in Bangalore on |
A. | August 30, 1992 |
B. | August 30, 1982 |
C. | August 30, 1990 |
D. | None of the above |
Answer» B. August 30, 1982 | |
23. |
In which of the following places the Winter Olympics Games was held in 2014? |
A. | Albertville |
B. | Lillehammer |
C. | Sochi, Russia |
D. | Salt Lake City (USA) |
Answer» D. Salt Lake City (USA) | |
24. |
In which of the following pairs, the two substances forming the pair are chemically most dissimilar? |
A. | Sugar and paper |
B. | Butter and paraffin wax |
C. | Chalk and marble |
D. | Charcoal and diamond |
Answer» C. Chalk and marble | |
25. |
India's Integrated Missiles Development Programme was started in ____ under the chairmanship of Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam. |
A. | 1979-80 |
B. | 1980-81 |
C. | 1981-82 |
D. | 1982-83 |
Answer» E. | |
26. |
India's tallest stone statue of the Jain sage Gomateswara is at |
A. | Mysore, Karnakata |
B. | New Delhi |
C. | Sravanabelagola, Karnataka |
D. | Mandu, Madhya Pradesh |
Answer» D. Mandu, Madhya Pradesh | |
27. |
In 1945, fifty nations met to phrase the basic charter for a world organization which would "save succeeding generations from the scourge of war". This conference took place at |
A. | Dumbarton Oaks |
B. | London |
C. | San Francisco |
D. | Yalta |
Answer» D. Yalta | |
28. |
How many times has Brazil won the World Cup Football Championship? |
A. | Four times |
B. | Twice |
C. | Five times |
D. | Once |
Answer» D. Once | |
29. |
If speed of rotation of the earth increases, weight of the body |
A. | increases |
B. | remains unchanged |
C. | decreases |
D. | may decrease or increase |
Answer» D. may decrease or increase | |
30. |
In August, 1996 at Kolar(near Bangalore), India made successful test flights of Unmanned Air Vehicle (UAV) named |
A. | Arjun |
B. | Nishant |
C. | Vijayanta |
D. | Lakshya |
Answer» C. Vijayanta | |
31. |
IDA stands for |
A. | Indian Development Agency |
B. | International Development Agency |
C. | Industrial Development Analyses |
D. | None of the above |
Answer» C. Industrial Development Analyses | |
32. |
How much districts are there in Punjab? |
A. | 13 |
B. | 17 |
C. | 22 |
D. | 15 |
Answer» D. 15 | |
33. |
India participated in Olympics Hockey in |
A. | 1918 |
B. | 1928 |
C. | 1938 |
D. | 1948 |
Answer» C. 1938 | |
34. |
Indira Gandhi was assassinated in |
A. | 1974 |
B. | 1984 |
C. | 1994 |
D. | 2004 |
Answer» C. 1994 | |
35. |
If force is expressed in Newton and the distance in metre, then the work done is expressed in |
A. | Joule |
B. | Kg wt |
C. | Kg wt m |
D. | Watt |
Answer» B. Kg wt | |
36. |
How many teeth does a normal adult dog have? |
A. | 32 |
B. | 34 |
C. | 38 |
D. | 42 |
Answer» E. | |
37. |
How many red blood cells does the bone marrow produce every second? |
A. | 2 million |
B. | 5 million |
C. | 7 million |
D. | 10 million |
Answer» B. 5 million | |
38. |
India's first satellite is named after |
A. | Aryabhatta |
B. | Bhaskara II |
C. | Bhaskara I |
D. | Albert Einstein |
Answer» B. Bhaskara II | |
39. |
India's first atomic reactor was |
A. | Zerlina |
B. | Dhruva |
C. | Apsara |
D. | Kamini |
Answer» D. Kamini | |
40. |
India's first ocean wave's energy project was launched in |
A. | 1981 |
B. | 1991 |
C. | 1995 |
D. | 2000 |
Answer» C. 1995 | |
41. |
In which of the following years, the membership of the Security Council was increased from 11 to 15 (under Article 23)? |
A. | 1960 |
B. | 1965 |
C. | 1972 |
D. | 1975 |
Answer» C. 1972 | |
42. |
In a normal human body, the total number of red blood cells is |
A. | 15 trillion |
B. | 20 trillion |
C. | 25 trillion |
D. | 30 trillion |
Answer» E. | |
43. |
In which year, terrorists crash two planes into New York's World Trade Centre on September 11 in a sequence of destruction? |
A. | 2000 |
B. | 2001 |
C. | 2002 |
D. | 2003 |
Answer» C. 2002 | |
44. |
INS Venduruthy is located at |
A. | Kochi |
B. | Lonavla |
C. | Jamnagar |
D. | Mumbai |
Answer» B. Lonavla | |
45. |
In which season do we need more fat? |
A. | Rainy season |
B. | Spring |
C. | Winter |
D. | Summer |
Answer» D. Summer | |
46. |
Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research, established in 1971, is located at |
A. | Indore |
B. | Trombay, Maharashtra |
C. | Kalpakkam, Chennai |
D. | Kolkata |
Answer» D. Kolkata | |
47. |
India is the ____ grower of pulses. |
A. | largest |
B. | smallest |
C. | appropriate for national need |
D. | None of the above |
Answer» B. smallest | |
48. |
In which world cup cricket final, Australia beat England? |
A. | 1983, Lord's - England |
B. | 1987, Kolkata - India |
C. | 1992, Melbourne - Australia |
D. | 1996, Lahore - Pakistan |
Answer» C. 1992, Melbourne - Australia | |
49. |
HP stands for |
A. | Harmonic Progression |
B. | Horse Power |
C. | both (a) and (b) |
D. | None of the above |
Answer» D. None of the above | |
50. |
India's first fast breeder neutron reactor was |
A. | Zerlina |
B. | Apsara |
C. | Purnima-I |
D. | Kamini |
Answer» E. | |