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This section includes 1571 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Basic GK knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
251. |
What planet is closest to the Sun? |
A. | Earth |
B. | Mercury |
C. | Mars |
D. | Venus |
Answer» C. Mars | |
252. |
Which particle is needed to continue the continuous process of uranium fission? |
A. | electron |
B. | Proton |
C. | Neutron |
D. | positron |
Answer» D. positron | |
253. |
Which of the following missile is a 'land to air' missile? |
A. | Trishul |
B. | K-15 Sagarika |
C. | BrahMos |
D. | Agni |
Answer» B. K-15 Sagarika | |
254. |
Which of the following is used to increase the anti-explosive quality of petrol? |
A. | tetraethyl lead |
B. | trimethyl lead |
C. | triethyl lead |
D. | Tetramethyl lead |
Answer» B. trimethyl lead | |
255. |
Nehru Trophy is related to which sport? |
A. | Hockey |
B. | Football |
C. | Kabaddi |
D. | Table-tennis |
Answer» C. Kabaddi | |
256. |
Who among the following started the 'Sage Movement'? |
A. | Sheikh Nuruddin |
B. | Bitova |
C. | Ramanand |
D. | Chaitanya Mahaprabhu |
Answer» B. Bitova | |
257. |
What is the literal meaning of the word 'Arya'? |
A. | Veer |
B. | sacrificer |
C. | Scholar |
D. | superior or noble |
Answer» E. | |
258. |
Who is mentioned for the first time in the tenth mandala of Rigveda? |
A. | Warrior |
B. | Chandala |
C. | Shudra |
D. | Priest |
Answer» D. Priest | |
259. |
Which of these animals has become extinct sometime back? |
A. | Dinosaurs |
B. | Dodo |
C. | Mammoth |
D. | none of these |
Answer» C. Mammoth | |
260. |
Which US President abolished slavery completely? |
A. | Kennedy |
B. | Garfield |
C. | Johnson |
D. | Abraham Lincoln |
Answer» E. | |
261. |
Who presided over the first session of the All India Trade Union Congress? |
A. | Lal Lajpat Rai |
B. | Kasturbhai Lalbhai |
C. | Kasturbhai Lalbhai |
D. | Purshottam Das Tandon |
Answer» B. Kasturbhai Lalbhai | |
262. |
Who killed Mahatma Gandhi? |
A. | Nathuram Goudse |
B. | Vallabh Patel |
C. | Raj Dev |
D. | Dilraj Singh |
Answer» B. Vallabh Patel | |
263. |
Universal blood provider is? |
A. | A class |
B. | O class |
C. | AB square |
D. | B class |
Answer» C. AB square | |
264. |
Which ruler of the Gupta period has been called 'Kaviraj'? |
A. | Srigupta |
B. | Skandagupta |
C. | Samudragupta |
D. | Chandragupta II |
Answer» D. Chandragupta II | |
265. |
When did Tipu Sultan get martyrdom while fighting with the British? |
A. | 1857 |
B. | 1769 |
C. | 1793 |
D. | 1799 |
Answer» E. | |
266. |
In which year did the Congress pass the resolution of 'Quit India Movement'? |
A. | 1941 |
B. | 1942 |
C. | 1940 |
D. | 1946 |
Answer» C. 1940 | |
267. |
Which of the following is the fastest Indian supercomputer recently developed by ISRO? |
A. | Akash |
B. | Saga 220 |
C. | Blue Jean |
D. | Riken |
Answer» C. Blue Jean | |
268. |
Who was the first Indian to win the Magsaysay Award? |
A. | Indira Gandhi |
B. | Vinoba Bhave |
C. | Kiran Bedi |
D. | T. N. Seshan |
Answer» C. Kiran Bedi | |
269. |
Bharat Ratna decoration was first given to whom? |
A. | S. to Radhakrishnan |
B. | Jawaharlal Nehru |
C. | C. Rajagopalachari |
D. | C. V. Raman |
Answer» D. C. V. Raman | |
270. |
The first woman to get the Jnanpith Award in the field of literature? |
A. | Subhadra Kumari Chauhan |
B. | Ashapurna Devi |
C. | Mahadevi Verma |
D. | Amrita Pritam |
Answer» C. Mahadevi Verma | |
271. |
Which of the following organization gives the Kalinga Award? |
A. | UNESCO |
B. | Ministry of Human Resource Development |
C. | Department of Science and Technology |
D. | C. S. IR |
Answer» B. Ministry of Human Resource Development | |
272. |
Who among the following received the Nobel Prize at least twice? |
A. | Winston Churchill |
B. | Georges Chaupak |
C. | Octavio Paz |
D. | Madame Curie |
Answer» E. | |
273. |
Who became the Indian woman minister in the United Provinces in the 1936 election? |
A. | Uma Nehru |
B. | Hansa Mehta |
C. | Swaroop Rani Nehru |
D. | Vijayalakshmi Pandit |
Answer» C. Swaroop Rani Nehru | |
274. |
What is the meaning of the phrase 'Sagar in Gagar'? |
A. | to say deeply in a nutshell |
B. | to express small things in many words |
C. | drowning the Gagri in the ocean |
D. | to exaggerate |
Answer» B. to express small things in many words | |
275. |
Haryanvi is a breed of which animal? |
A. | Cow |
B. | Sheep |
C. | Buffalo |
D. | Goat |
Answer» B. Sheep | |
276. |
Ramanapari is the main breed of which animal? |
A. | Cow |
B. | Sheep |
C. | Goat |
D. | Buffalo |
Answer» E. | |
277. |
The above breed of goat for meat production is? |
A. | Lohi |
B. | Sirohi |
C. | Jamnapari |
D. | Alvari |
Answer» C. Jamnapari | |
278. |
Which breed of sheep provides the best quality of them? |
A. | Chokla |
B. | Jaisalmeri |
C. | Merino |
D. | drain |
Answer» D. drain | |
279. |
What is the breed of sheep that gives carpets? |
A. | drain |
B. | Jalori |
C. | Nellore |
D. | Deccani |
Answer» B. Jalori | |
280. |
The best breed of buffalo is considered in terms of milk? |
A. | Murrah |
B. | Bhadavari |
C. | Jafravadi |
D. | Surti |
Answer» B. Bhadavari | |
281. |
Which breed is Murrah? |
A. | Cow |
B. | Goat |
C. | Sheep |
D. | Buffalo |
Answer» E. | |
282. |
The Surti is a breed of which animal? |
A. | Goat |
B. | Cow |
C. | Buffalo |
D. | Camel |
Answer» D. Camel | |
283. |
Which breed of horse is considered the best? |
A. | Marwari |
B. | Gomath |
C. | dancing |
D. | Malani |
Answer» E. | |
284. |
The above breed of goat for milk production is? |
A. | Jamnapari |
B. | Lohi |
C. | Sirohi |
D. | Alvari |
Answer» C. Sirohi | |
285. |
The Kankrej is the main breed of which animal? |
A. | Cow |
B. | Sheep |
C. | Goat |
D. | Buffalo |
Answer» B. Sheep | |
286. |
Where is the tomb of Mughal Emperor Jahangir located? |
A. | Agra |
B. | Srinagar |
C. | Delhi |
D. | Lahore |
Answer» E. | |
287. |
Who did the Persian translation of Ramayana? |
A. | Amir Khusro |
B. | Malik Muhammad Jayasi |
C. | Abdul Qadir Badayuni |
D. | Mulla Sheeri |
Answer» D. Mulla Sheeri | |
288. |
The reign of which Mughal emperor is called the 'Golden Age'? |
A. | Akbar |
B. | Jahangir |
C. | Aurangzeb |
D. | Shah Jahan |
Answer» E. | |
289. |
In whose court was Ashvaghosh? |
A. | Chandragupta II |
B. | Kanishk |
C. | Chandragupta Maurya |
D. | Harsh |
Answer» C. Chandragupta Maurya | |
290. |
Buland Darwaza is related to which of the following? |
A. | Sher Shah |
B. | Babur |
C. | Akbar |
D. | Jahangir |
Answer» D. Jahangir | |
291. |
Who among the following got the 'Kirti Stambh' constructed? |
A. | Rana Sanga |
B. | Rana Kumbha |
C. | Vijay Kirti |
D. | Mahmud Khilji |
Answer» C. Vijay Kirti | |
292. |
In which state is the Hirakud Dam located? |
A. | Uttar Pradesh |
B. | Orissa |
C. | Madhya Pradesh |
D. | Punjab |
Answer» C. Madhya Pradesh | |
293. |
The people of Harappa mainly worshiped? |
A. | Pashupati |
B. | Surya |
C. | Vishnu |
D. | Brahma |
Answer» B. Surya | |
294. |
Almaty dam is on which river? |
A. | Kaveri |
B. | Mahanadi |
C. | Godavari |
D. | Krishna |
Answer» E. | |
295. |
Who was the last ruler of Tughlaq dynasty, during whose reign Timur Lang attacked India and looted it in 1398 AD? |
A. | Muhammad Tughlaq |
B. | Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq |
C. | Nasiruddin Mahmud |
D. | Firoz Tughlaq |
Answer» D. Firoz Tughlaq | |
296. |
Which range is called the backbone of the Tibetan plateau? |
A. | Kailash |
B. | Jaskar |
C. | Ladakh |
D. | Karakoram |
Answer» E. | |
297. |
Which title did Shivaji assume after his formal ascension to the throne in 1670 AD? |
A. | Emperor |
B. | Maharajadhiraj |
C. | Devnaam |
D. | Chhatrapati |
Answer» E. | |
298. |
'Good Friday' is related to? |
A. | Birth of Jesus |
B. | crucifixion of Jesus |
C. | Reincarnation of Jesus |
D. | Last Meal |
Answer» C. Reincarnation of Jesus | |
299. |
How did the war of Kalinga affect Ashoka? |
A. | decided not to fight the war |
B. | gave up his kingdom |
C. | Waging war to conquer the whole of India |
D. | went mad for power |
Answer» B. gave up his kingdom | |
300. |
The author of the song 'Sare Jahan Se Achcha Hindostan Hamara'? |
A. | Ram Prasad Bismil |
B. | Iqbal |
C. | Rabindranath Tagore |
D. | Bankim Chandra Chatterjee |
Answer» C. Rabindranath Tagore | |