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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.
251. |
The 2006 World Cup Football Tournament held in |
A. | France |
B. | China |
C. | Germany |
D. | Brazil |
Answer» D. Brazil | |
252. |
Philology is the |
A. | study of bones |
B. | study of muscles |
C. | study of architecture |
D. | science of languages |
Answer» E. | |
253. |
Satellite launching station is located at |
A. | Sriharikotta (Andhra Pradesh) |
B. | Solapur (Maharashtra) |
C. | Salem (Tamilnadu) |
D. | Warangal (Telangana) |
Answer» B. Solapur (Maharashtra) | |
254. |
Squadron leader Rakesh Sharma was India's first man to go into space. He was ____ cosmonaut to be in space in the world. |
A. | 12th |
B. | 107th |
C. | 139th |
D. | 151st |
Answer» D. 151st | |
255. |
The 'Black flag' signifies |
A. | revolution/danger |
B. | peace |
C. | protest |
D. | truce |
Answer» D. truce | |
256. |
Republican party is |
A. | One of the important parties in USA |
B. | the political parties which has no definite principles |
C. | the political party which changes with the change in the times and circumstances in the country |
D. | All of the above |
Answer» E. | |
257. |
Tripura is surrounded by ____ in the east |
A. | Assam |
B. | Mizoram |
C. | both (a) and (b) |
D. | Bangladesh |
Answer» D. Bangladesh | |
258. |
The trophy given for exemplary conduct displayed by an athlete during the Olympic games is |
A. | Mohammad Toher Trophy |
B. | Count Alberto Bonacossa Trophy |
C. | Tokyo Trophy |
D. | None of the above |
Answer» D. None of the above | |
259. |
Toxin is a poisonous substance produce by |
A. | some higher plants |
B. | certain animals |
C. | pathogenic bacteria |
D. | All of the above |
Answer» E. | |
260. |
Vedanthangal Bird Sanctuary at Tamil Nadu has reserves of |
A. | wild ass, wolf, nilgai, chinkara |
B. | important bird sanctuary |
C. | pantha, chital, sloth bear, wolf |
D. | elephant, deer, wild boar, crocodile, crangetic dolphin |
Answer» C. pantha, chital, sloth bear, wolf | |
261. |
The term of office of a Judge of the International Court of Justice is |
A. | five years |
B. | six years |
C. | nine years |
D. | ten years |
Answer» D. ten years | |
262. |
UNESCO (United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organisation) was established in |
A. | 1919 |
B. | 1957 |
C. | 1945 |
D. | 1946 |
Answer» E. | |
263. |
The Treaty of Versailles was signed in |
A. | 1917 |
B. | 1918 |
C. | 1919 |
D. | 1920 |
Answer» D. 1920 | |
264. |
The UN Flag is made up of |
A. | the white UN Emblem is super-imposed on a light blue background |
B. | the red UN Emblem is super-imposed on white background |
C. | the light blue UN Emblem is super-imposed on white background |
D. | None of the above |
Answer» B. the red UN Emblem is super-imposed on white background | |
265. |
The term used when a member of a legislature leaves his party on whose ticket he was elected to join the ruling party or the opposition, is called |
A. | floor crossing |
B. | fourth estate |
C. | fifth column |
D. | free ports |
Answer» B. fourth estate | |
266. |
The temporary suspension of hostilities by mutual consent in order to stout a peace negotiation is called |
A. | arbitration |
B. | asylum |
C. | armistice |
D. | apartheid |
Answer» D. apartheid | |
267. |
Uttaranchal has international boundary with ____ in north, north-east and eastern side. |
A. | China |
B. | Nepal |
C. | both (a) and (b) |
D. | None of the above |
Answer» D. None of the above | |
268. |
The Territorial Army was established in |
A. | 1962 |
B. | 1948 |
C. | 1920 |
D. | 1953 |
Answer» C. 1920 | |
269. |
Tiger Woods is associated with which of the following sports? |
A. | Table tennis |
B. | Tennis |
C. | Golf |
D. | Boxing |
Answer» D. Boxing | |
270. |
The UN charter was ratified in 1945 by |
A. | 25 nations |
B. | 29 nations |
C. | 33 nations |
D. | 37 nations |
Answer» C. 33 nations | |
271. |
The trophy know by the name of Grand Prix is associated with |
A. | table tennis |
B. | lawn tennis |
C. | table tennis and lawn tennis |
D. | table tennis, lawn tennis and shooting |
Answer» E. | |
272. |
The total number of members of UN Security Council is |
A. | 5 |
B. | 10 |
C. | 15 |
D. | 20 |
Answer» D. 20 | |
273. |
Value Added Tax (VAT) is |
A. | indirect tax levied at each stage of production and distribution, from the primary produce to the retailer |
B. | tax calculated on the selling price, but in declaring the liability to the government, the seller is allowed to deduct any tax paid by him when he bought the goods |
C. | both (a) and (b) |
D. | None of the above |
Answer» D. None of the above | |
274. |
The UN charter was finalized at ___ and become effective on ___ . |
A. | San Francisco, 24th October, 1945 |
B. | Dumbarton Oaks, 5th March, 1944 |
C. | Yalta, 2nd February, 1945 |
D. | Teheran, 24th October, 1943 |
Answer» B. Dumbarton Oaks, 5th March, 1944 | |
275. |
Unofficial, and usually illegal, system of providing people with more then their share of goods and services where their prices are controlled, is called |
A. | black money |
B. | blue chip |
C. | black market |
D. | black economy |
Answer» D. black economy | |
276. |
Under which article in 1968, the number of votes required in the Security Council to convene a general conference to review the charter was increased from seven to nine? |
A. | Article 81 |
B. | Article 98 |
C. | Article 109 |
D. | Article 115 |
Answer» D. Article 115 | |
277. |
The term Ground Stroke is associated with which of the following games? |
A. | Cricket |
B. | Badminton |
C. | Tennis |
D. | Draughts |
Answer» D. Draughts | |
278. |
The type of root system of all of the following is tap root system, except that of |
A. | mango tree |
B. | kachnar tree |
C. | sunflower plant |
D. | maize plant |
Answer» E. | |
279. |
Tiruchirapalli is situated on river |
A. | Cauvery |
B. | Tapti |
C. | Krishna |
D. | Ganga |
Answer» B. Tapti | |
280. |
The XV Asian Games are scheduled to be held at |
A. | Qatar |
B. | Hiroshima |
C. | Beijing |
D. | Jakarta |
Answer» B. Hiroshima | |
281. |
The term cover point in cricket means |
A. | the position given by the bowler to the fielder on the offside, in front of a wicket |
B. | if the ball goes off the batsman's leg |
C. | an off-break ball bowled by a left-handed bowler to a right-handed batsman |
D. | None of the above |
Answer» B. if the ball goes off the batsman's leg | |
282. |
The term which refers to the total amount of sales made by a firm in one year or the total amount of money changing hands in business, is |
A. | trade gap |
B. | turnover |
C. | reserves |
D. | referendum |
Answer» C. reserves | |
283. |
The tribe residing in Meghalaya is |
A. | Garos |
B. | Khas |
C. | Kol |
D. | Murias |
Answer» B. Khas | |
284. |
UNO Day is on |
A. | 20th July |
B. | 24th October |
C. | 14th November |
D. | 12th February |
Answer» C. 14th November | |
285. |
To which of the following country Olympic Airways belong? |
A. | France |
B. | Greece |
C. | Hong Kong |
D. | Indonesia |
Answer» C. Hong Kong | |
286. |
Treaty of Versailles rearranged the boundaries of several countries in Europe and many countries were formed such as |
A. | Poland and Yugoslavia |
B. | Lithuania and Estonia |
C. | both (a) and (b) |
D. | None of the above |
Answer» D. None of the above | |
287. |
Velocity of wind is measured by |
A. | speedometer |
B. | tachometer |
C. | anemometer |
D. | audiometer |
Answer» D. audiometer | |
288. |
Todar Mal was |
A. | revenue minister in the court of Akbar |
B. | one of the nine gems in the court of Akbar |
C. | known for his reforms in policies of land revenue during Akbar's reign |
D. | All of the above |
Answer» E. | |
289. |
War of the Roses was |
A. | civil war in England |
B. | religious-cum-political war between the Lutherans Catholics in Germany |
C. | war between Syrian and Roman forces |
D. | None of the above |
Answer» B. religious-cum-political war between the Lutherans Catholics in Germany | |
290. |
The term used to describe money that flows into a country to take advantage of high rates of interest is called |
A. | hot money |
B. | hard sector |
C. | hard currency |
D. | None of the above |
Answer» B. hard sector | |
291. |
The unit of energy in MKS system is |
A. | volt |
B. | erg |
C. | ohm |
D. | joule |
Answer» E. | |
292. |
Weight of an object put in a satellite orbiting in space around the earth is |
A. | the same as on the earth |
B. | slightly more than that on the earth |
C. | less than that on the earth |
D. | reduced to zero |
Answer» E. | |
293. |
To which country did the first Secretary-General of the UN belong? |
A. | Austria |
B. | Sweden |
C. | Burma |
D. | Norway |
Answer» E. | |
294. |
The three abundant elements in the earth's crust are aluminium, oxygen and silicon. The correct order of their abundance is |
A. | oxygen, aluminium, silicon |
B. | aluminium, silicon, oxygen |
C. | oxygen, silicon, aluminium |
D. | silicon, oxygen, aluminium |
Answer» D. silicon, oxygen, aluminium | |
295. |
The world's largest international organisation and a successor to the League of Nations is |
A. | UNESCO |
B. | UNO |
C. | UNICEF |
D. | None of the above |
Answer» C. UNICEF | |
296. |
The total number of Judges of the International Court of Justice is |
A. | 10 |
B. | 12 |
C. | 15 |
D. | 18 |
Answer» D. 18 | |
297. |
Tomb of Vasco-da-Gama is situated at |
A. | Chittorgarh (Rajasthan) |
B. | Kochi (Kerala) |
C. | Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu) |
D. | Durgapur (West Bengal) |
Answer» C. Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu) | |
298. |
Vir Chakra (a medal) is made up of |
A. | bronze |
B. | gold gilt |
C. | standard silver |
D. | None of the above |
Answer» D. None of the above | |
299. |
The trophies and cups awarded for cricket are |
A. | McDowell's Challenge cup and World cup |
B. | Federation cup |
C. | Moin-ud-Dowla cup and B. C. Gupta cup |
D. | None of the above |
Answer» B. Federation cup | |
300. |
The third highest nation award given for distinguished service in any field is |
A. | Padma Vibhushan |
B. | Padma Bhushan |
C. | Padma Shri |
D. | Bharat Ratna |
Answer» C. Padma Shri | |