Explore topic-wise MCQs in Basic GK.

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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