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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.
601. |
The headquarter of a few agencies related to the UN are located in Vienna, which is in |
A. | Austria |
B. | Belgium |
C. | Denmark |
D. | Sweden |
Answer» B. Belgium | |
602. |
The Infantry school (Army) is situated at |
A. | Mhow |
B. | Deolali |
C. | Bareilly |
D. | Pune |
Answer» B. Deolali | |
603. |
The Law of Natural Selection is associated with |
A. | Dalton |
B. | Darwin |
C. | Kepler |
D. | Mendel |
Answer» C. Kepler | |
604. |
The Indian space programme began in |
A. | 1961 |
B. | 1962 |
C. | 1965 |
D. | 1969 |
Answer» C. 1965 | |
605. |
The headquarter of BSF are at |
A. | Chennai |
B. | Kolkata |
C. | New Delhi |
D. | Mumbai |
Answer» D. Mumbai | |
606. |
The main function of General Assembly of UNO is: |
A. | It discusses & makes recommendations on any subject mentioned in the UN charter except those with which the Security Council may be dealing with |
B. | It is responsible for international peace and security |
C. | It is responsible for admission of new member, suspension and for expulsion of old member |
D. | All of the above |
Answer» B. It is responsible for international peace and security | |
607. |
The headquarter of Lalit Kala Academy are at |
A. | New Delhi |
B. | Chandigarh |
C. | Pune |
D. | Kolkata |
Answer» B. Chandigarh | |
608. |
The headquarter of Army are situated at |
A. | New Delhi |
B. | Mumbai |
C. | Kolkata |
D. | Chennai |
Answer» B. Mumbai | |
609. |
The headquarter of the International Court of Justice are at |
A. | Geneva |
B. | The Hague |
C. | Rome |
D. | Vienna |
Answer» C. Rome | |
610. |
The highest rank in Army is that of |
A. | Brigadier |
B. | General |
C. | Lieutenant General |
D. | Major General |
Answer» C. Lieutenant General | |
611. |
The Melghat Tiger reserve is in |
A. | Assam |
B. | Maharashtra |
C. | Karnataka |
D. | Orissa |
Answer» C. Karnataka | |
612. |
The legislature of Sikkim is |
A. | Unicameral |
B. | Bicameral |
C. | Polycameral |
D. | None of the above |
Answer» B. Bicameral | |
613. |
The lower limit of perpetual snow in mountains such as the Himalayas is termed as the |
A. | tree line |
B. | timber line |
C. | snow line |
D. | boundary line |
Answer» D. boundary line | |
614. |
The instrument used to measure electric current is |
A. | ammeter |
B. | electrometer |
C. | galvanometer |
D. | spectrometer |
Answer» B. electrometer | |
615. |
The headquarter of Asian Development Bank is located in which of the following cities |
A. | Jakarta |
B. | Singapore |
C. | Bangkok |
D. | Manila |
Answer» E. | |
616. |
The helicopter fleet of Air Force consists of |
A. | Chetak |
B. | Cheetah |
C. | MI-8s, MI-17s, MI-26 |
D. | All of the above |
Answer» E. | |
617. |
The influx of domestic sewage containing detergents cause nutrient enrichment in water bodies due to the presence of |
A. | carbonates |
B. | nitrates |
C. | phosphates |
D. | silicates |
Answer» D. silicates | |
618. |
The member states of European Union are |
A. | Belgium, Denmark, France and Greece |
B. | The Federal Republic of Germany, Republic of Ireland, Italy |
C. | Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain |
D. | All of the above |
Answer» E. | |
619. |
The first man-made satellite, Sputnik I was launched by the former USSR in |
A. | 1957 |
B. | 1955 |
C. | 1967 |
D. | 1970 |
Answer» B. 1955 | |
620. |
The General Assembly meets every year in regular sessions which begin on |
A. | first Monday in March every year |
B. | fourth Monday in September every year |
C. | third Tuesday in September every year |
D. | Second Tuesday in March every year |
Answer» D. Second Tuesday in March every year | |
621. |
The first meeting of the UN General Assembly was held in which of the following cities? |
A. | London |
B. | New York |
C. | San Francisco |
D. | Teheran |
Answer» B. New York | |
622. |
The first rice straw power plant has been set up at |
A. | Kolkata |
B. | Jalkheri, Punjab |
C. | Trombay, Maharashtra |
D. | None of the above |
Answer» C. Trombay, Maharashtra | |
623. |
The founder member of EFTA are |
A. | Austria, Denmark, Norway |
B. | Portugal, Sweden, Switzerland |
C. | UK, Austria, Sweden |
D. | All of the above |
Answer» E. | |
624. |
The first historical mention of the holding of the ancient Olympic Games occurred about |
A. | 2000 years ago |
B. | 2250 years ago |
C. | 2500 years ago |
D. | 2775 years ago |
Answer» E. | |
625. |
The first meeting of the SAARC was opened in |
A. | Dhaka, Bangladesh |
B. | Bangalore, India |
C. | Kathmandu, Nepal |
D. | Islamabad, Pakistan |
Answer» B. Bangalore, India | |
626. |
The first Afro-Asian Games were held in |
A. | Hyderabad |
B. | Sydney |
C. | Cairo |
D. | Kuala Lumpur |
Answer» B. Sydney | |
627. |
The corresponding Gregorian date of the saka month, Bhadra is |
A. | July 23 |
B. | August 23 |
C. | September 23 |
D. | October 23 |
Answer» C. September 23 | |
628. |
The best way to tackle local environmental problems is to |
A. | use the local administrative machinery |
B. | implement environmental laws strictly |
C. | provide environmental education to the local people and create awareness |
D. | leave it to the local public to decide |
Answer» D. leave it to the local public to decide | |
629. |
The first attempt in printing was made in England by |
A. | James Arkwright |
B. | James Watt |
C. | William Caxton |
D. | Isaac Newton |
Answer» D. Isaac Newton | |
630. |
The first foreigner to receive Bharat Ratna was |
A. | Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan |
B. | Nelson Mandela |
C. | C.V. Raman |
D. | None of the above |
Answer» B. Nelson Mandela | |
631. |
The first General Elections in India took place in |
A. | 1948 |
B. | 1950 |
C. | 1952 |
D. | 1954 |
Answer» D. 1954 | |
632. |
The branch of science that studies cells is called |
A. | cytology |
B. | entomology |
C. | homoplasty |
D. | hormonology |
Answer» B. entomology | |
633. |
The first women to climb Mt. Everest was |
A. | Junko Taibei |
B. | Karoline Mikkelson |
C. | Valentina Tereshkova |
D. | None of the above |
Answer» B. Karoline Mikkelson | |
634. |
The chief administrative office of the UNO, which co-ordinates and supervises the activities of the UNO, is |
A. | the International court of justice |
B. | the General Assembly |
C. | the secretariat |
D. | the Trusteeship council |
Answer» D. the Trusteeship council | |
635. |
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 | |
636. |
Ms. Medha Patkar is associated with the |
A. | Tehri project |
B. | Enron project |
C. | Sardar Sarovar project |
D. | Dabhol project |
Answer» D. Dabhol project | |
637. |
Kathakali, Mohiniatam and Ottamthullal are the famous dances of |
A. | Kerala |
B. | Karnataka |
C. | Orissa |
D. | Tamil Nadu |
Answer» B. Karnataka | |
638. |
Jaspal Rana is associated with which of the following games? |
A. | Swimming |
B. | Archery |
C. | Shooting |
D. | Weightlifting |
Answer» D. Weightlifting | |
639. |
Kathak, Nauntanki, Jhora and Kajri are the important dances of |
A. | Uttaranchal |
B. | Uttar Pradesh |
C. | Jharkhand |
D. | Chhattisgarh |
Answer» C. Jharkhand | |
640. |
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 | |
641. |
Modern football is said to have evolved from |
A. | England |
B. | India |
C. | France |
D. | Spain |
Answer» B. India | |
642. |
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 | |
643. |
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. | |
644. |
On a night when the sky is clear, the temperature may dip considerably; on a cloudy night the temperature will usually dip much less. The reason for this difference is that |
A. | the clear sky allows radiant energy to escape readily from the earth |
B. | on a cloudy night the clouds are warm and therefore retard the cooling |
C. | the clear sky allows the cold of outer space to reach the earth |
D. | current of air carry the heat away from the earth on a clear night |
Answer» B. on a cloudy night the clouds are warm and therefore retard the cooling | |
645. |
Normally the Commonwealth Games are held at intervals of |
A. | 3 years |
B. | 4 years |
C. | 5 years |
D. | there is no fixed interval |
Answer» C. 5 years | |
646. |
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. | <i class="gk-definition">Shakutala, Raghuvansha, Meghdoot and Kumara Sambahava</i> |
E. | All of the above |
Answer» E. All of the above | |
647. |
Olympic emblem is composed of five intertwined rings, each of a different colour, representing the five continents of the world as |
A. | Blue ring - Europe; Yellow ring - Asia; Black ring - Africa; Red ring- America; Green ring - Oceania |
B. | Blue ring - Asia; Yellow ring - Europe; Black ring - Oceania; Red ring- Africa; Green ring - America |
C. | Blue ring - Europe; Yellow ring - Asia; Black ring - Africa; Red ring- Oceania; Green ring - America |
D. | Blue ring - Asia; Yellow ring - Europe; Black ring - Africa; Red ring- America; Green ring - Oceania |
Answer» B. Blue ring - Asia; Yellow ring - Europe; Black ring - Oceania; Red ring- Africa; Green ring - America | |
648. |
Name the instrument used to measure relative humidity |
A. | Hydrometer |
B. | Hygrometer |
C. | Barometer |
D. | Mercury Thermometer |
Answer» C. Barometer | |
649. |
The countries that had maintained research stations in Antarctica under Antarctic Trade are |
A. | Argentina, Australia, Belgium and South Africa |
B. | Chili, France and Japan |
C. | New Zealand, Norway, the former USSR, the UK and the USA |
D. | All of the above |
Answer» E. | |
650. |
The chief constituent of gobar gas is |
A. | ethane |
B. | methane |
C. | hydrogen |
D. | carbon dioxide |
Answer» C. hydrogen | |