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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.
651. |
The first development flight of SLV-3 took place on |
A. | May 31, 1981 |
B. | April 17, 1983 |
C. | December 21, 1999 |
D. | December 28, 1995 |
Answer» B. April 17, 1983 | |
652. |
The chief purpose of crop rotation is to check the loss of top soil |
A. | by water erosion |
B. | by wind erosion |
C. | by weathering |
D. | of its mineral content |
Answer» E. | |
653. |
The Enron project is a |
A. | hydro-electric project |
B. | thermal power project |
C. | atomic power project |
D. | gas-fired power project |
Answer» E. | |
654. |
World's busiest airports by passenger traffic is |
A. | Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, USA |
B. | Lhasa Airport, Tibet |
C. | King Abdul Aziz International Airport, Saudi Arabia |
D. | Chicago O' Hare International Airport, USA |
Answer» B. Lhasa Airport, Tibet | |
655. |
Kiran Bedi received Magsaysay Award for government service in |
A. | 1992 |
B. | 1993 |
C. | 1994 |
D. | 1995 |
Answer» D. 1995 | |
656. |
With which sport is the Jules Rimet trophy associated? |
A. | Basketball |
B. | Football |
C. | Hockey |
D. | Golf |
Answer» C. Hockey | |
657. |
Logarithm tables were invented by |
A. | John Napier |
B. | John Doe |
C. | John Harrison |
D. | John Douglas |
Answer» B. John Doe | |
658. |
Kemal Ataturk was |
A. | the first President of Independent Kenya |
B. | the founder of modern Turkey |
C. | revolutionary leader of Soviet Union |
D. | None of the above |
Answer» C. revolutionary leader of Soviet Union | |
659. |
Milkha Singh Stood ____ in 1960 Olympics, in Athletics. |
A. | fourth in 400m final |
B. | second in 400m final |
C. | eighth in 50km walk |
D. | seventh in 800m final |
Answer» B. second in 400m final | |
660. |
Liquid asset is |
A. | a type of asset that is in cash in the current account of the commercial bank |
B. | a type of asset that is in the form of a deposit in the current account of the commercial bank |
C. | either of these |
D. | None of the above |
Answer» D. None of the above | |
661. |
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 | |
662. |
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 | |
663. |
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 | |
664. |
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 | |
665. |
Jesus Christ was crucified in |
A. | 4 BC |
B. | 4 AD |
C. | 20 AD |
D. | 1 AD |
Answer» D. 1 AD | |
666. |
National Remote Sensing Agency (NRSA) was setup in |
A. | 1980 |
B. | 1985 |
C. | 1990 |
D. | 1995 |
Answer» B. 1985 | |
667. |
Mina is the tribe of |
A. | Tripura |
B. | Sikkim |
C. | Rajasthan |
D. | Nagaland, Assam |
Answer» D. Nagaland, Assam | |
668. |
National Institute of Occupation Health is located at |
A. | Bangalore |
B. | Ahmedabad |
C. | Pune |
D. | Mumbai |
Answer» C. Pune | |
669. |
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. | |
670. |
National Institute of Oceanography is located at |
A. | Panaji (Goa) |
B. | Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) |
C. | Pune (Maharashtra) |
D. | Nagpur (Maharashtra) |
Answer» B. Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) | |
671. |
Lhasa airport at Tibet is the World's |
A. | largest airport |
B. | highest airport |
C. | lowest airport |
D. | busiest airport |
Answer» C. lowest airport | |
672. |
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 | |
673. |
Judicature (High Court) of Rajasthan is at |
A. | Jodhpur |
B. | Jaipur |
C. | Udaipur |
D. | Jaiselmer |
Answer» B. Jaipur | |
674. |
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 | |
675. |
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 | |
676. |
Light Year is related to |
A. | energy |
B. | speed |
C. | distance |
D. | intensity |
Answer» D. intensity | |
677. |
Jharkhand has ____ state on its eastern end. |
A. | Bihar |
B. | West Bengal |
C. | Orissa |
D. | Chhattisgarh |
Answer» C. Orissa | |
678. |
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 | |
679. |
Of the blood groups A, B, AB and O, which one is transfused into a person whose blood group is A? |
A. | Group A only |
B. | Group B only |
C. | Group A and O |
D. | Group AB only |
Answer» D. Group AB only | |
680. |
Mishra Dhatu Nigam Limited (MIDHANI) was established in |
A. | 1958 |
B. | 1964 |
C. | 1973 |
D. | 1988 |
Answer» D. 1988 | |
681. |
Numismatics is the study of |
A. | coins |
B. | numbers |
C. | stamps |
D. | space |
Answer» B. numbers | |
682. |
National Anthem was first sung on |
A. | December 27, 1911 during the Indian National Congress Session at Calcutta |
B. | January 24, 1950 by the Constituent Assembly of India |
C. | January 26, 1959 by the Government of India |
D. | None of the above |
Answer» B. January 24, 1950 by the Constituent Assembly of India | |
683. |
Lal Bahadur Shastri is also known as |
A. | Guruji |
B. | Man of Peace |
C. | Punjab Kesari |
D. | Mahamana |
Answer» C. Punjab Kesari | |
684. |
Lime is sometimes applied to soil in order to |
A. | increase the alkalinity of the soil |
B. | increase the acidity of the soil |
C. | restore nitrates to the soil |
D. | make the soil more porous |
Answer» B. increase the acidity of the soil | |
685. |
Leonardo da Vinci |
A. | was a great Italian painter, sculptor and architect |
B. | got universal fame form his masterpiece "Monalisa" |
C. | drew models of organs such as the heart, lungs and womb |
D. | All of the above |
Answer» E. | |
686. |
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 | |
687. |
Mother Teresa won the Nobel Prize for Peace in |
A. | 1992 |
B. | 1979 |
C. | 1988 |
D. | 1954 |
Answer» C. 1988 | |
688. |
Moradabad (Uttar Pradesh) is famous for |
A. | brass ware |
B. | sandal oil |
C. | newsprint factory |
D. | penicillin factory |
Answer» B. sandal oil | |
689. |
Mahabaleshwar is located in |
A. | Maharashtra |
B. | Rajasthan |
C. | Madhya Pradesh |
D. | Himachal Pradesh |
Answer» B. Rajasthan | |
690. |
Nuclear power is ____ thermal power. |
A. | cheaper than |
B. | costlier than |
C. | equal in amount |
D. | they cannot be related |
Answer» B. costlier than | |
691. |
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. | |
692. |
Most commonly used bleaching agent is |
A. | alcohol |
B. | carbon dioxide |
C. | chlorine |
D. | sodium chloride |
Answer» D. sodium chloride | |
693. |
Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin were the first to |
A. | step on the moon |
B. | circle the moon |
C. | walk in space |
D. | journey into space |
Answer» B. circle the moon | |
694. |
Of the UN Agencies, which one specifically aims at further economic development by encouraging productive private enterprise? |
A. | United Nations Industrial Development Organisation |
B. | International Finance Corporation |
C. | International Monetary Fund |
D. | World Bank |
Answer» C. International Monetary Fund | |
695. |
National institute of Mental Health is located at |
A. | Coonor (Tamil Nadu) |
B. | Chandigarh |
C. | New Delhi |
D. | Bangalore |
Answer» E. | |
696. |
Jharia (Jharkhand) is famous for |
A. | sports goods |
B. | copper mines |
C. | coal mines |
D. | gold mines |
Answer» D. gold mines | |
697. |
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 | |
698. |
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) | |
699. |
Mother Teresa received the Magsaysay Award in 1962 in the area of |
A. | Community leadership |
B. | public service |
C. | journalism and literature |
D. | international understanding |
Answer» E. | |
700. |
Of the various non-conventional energy sources that are being tapped, which has the largest potential? |
A. | Water power |
B. | Wind power |
C. | Solar power |
D. | Biomass power |
Answer» D. Biomass power | |