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This section includes 511 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your General Knowledge knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1. |
Which of the pairs is/are correctly matched? 1. Amartya sen - Economist2. Kapila Vatsyayan - Sculptor3. Hari Prasad Chaurasia - Novelist |
| A. | only |
| B. | and 3 only |
| C. | and 3 only |
| D. | , 2 and 3 |
| Answer» B. and 3 only | |
| 2. |
Consider the following pairs :1. Amartya Sen - Economist2. Kapila Vatsyayan - Sculptor3. Hari Prasad Chaurasia - NovelistWhich of the above pairs is/are correctly matched? |
| A. | only |
| B. | and 3 only |
| C. | and 3 only |
| D. | , 2 and 3 |
| Answer» B. and 3 only | |
| 3. |
Which of the following is/are true about Sarojini Naidu?1. She was the first Woman President of the Congress.2. She was the first Woman Governor in independent India.3. She was the first Health Minister in independent India.4. She wrote the famous Golden Bough. |
| A. | , 2 and 4 |
| B. | and 2 |
| C. | and 3 |
| D. | nly 2 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 4. |
Which one of the following is the correct chronological order of the tenures of the following Presidents of Indian National Congress?1. Jagjivan Ram2. K. Kamraj3. P. D. Tandon4. U. N. DhebarSelect the correct answer using the codes given below |
| A. | , 2, 4, 3 |
| B. | , 3, 4, 1 |
| C. | , 4, 2, 1 |
| D. | , 4, 1, 2 |
| Answer» B. , 3, 4, 1 | |
| 5. |
Consider the following Vice-Presidents of India -1. V. V. Giri2. M. Hidayatullah3. B. D. Jatti4. G. S. PathakWhich one of the following is the correct chronology of their tenures? |
| A. | , 4, 3, 2 |
| B. | , 1, 3, 4 |
| C. | , 2, 1, 4 |
| D. | , 1, 3, 2 |
| Answer» B. , 1, 3, 4 | |
| 6. |
First Indian to make a speech in Hindi before the UN General Assembly was : |
| A. | . B. Vajpayee |
| B. | al Bahadur Shastri |
| C. | al Krishna Advani |
| D. | orarji Desai |
| Answer» B. al Bahadur Shastri | |
| 7. |
The first President of India who made 30-minute sortie in the sukhoi fighter aircraft of the Indian Air Force is? |
| A. | . P. J. Abdul Kalam |
| B. | mt. Pratibha Patil |
| C. | . R. Narayanan |
| D. | r. Shankar Dayal Sharma |
| Answer» C. . R. Narayanan | |
| 8. |
Who among the following hosted the Hindi version of 'Bigg Boss - 11'? |
| A. | amir Khan |
| B. | alman Khan |
| C. | hilpa Shetty |
| D. | arhan Akhtar |
| Answer» C. hilpa Shetty | |
| 9. |
Who directed the film on the dacoit queen Phoolan Devi? |
| A. | bbas Mastan |
| B. | hekhar Kapoor |
| C. | hashi Kapoor |
| D. | nil Kapoor |
| Answer» C. hashi Kapoor | |
| 10. |
Who was the Finance Minister of India as of 31 August 2018? |
| A. | run Jaitley |
| B. | Chidambaram |
| C. | ashwant Sinha |
| D. | aswant Singh |
| Answer» B. Chidambaram | |
| 11. |
In January 2018, who was appointed as the Editor of the Economic and Political Weekly? |
| A. | run Shourie |
| B. | halid A. H. Ansari |
| C. | opal Guru |
| D. | . V. Anoop |
| Answer» D. . V. Anoop | |
| 12. |
Who was the first Vice-Chairman of the NITI Aayog? |
| A. | rvind Panagariya |
| B. | aghuram Rajan |
| C. | handrashekhara Subramanyam |
| D. | ajiv Kumar |
| Answer» B. aghuram Rajan | |
| 13. |
Mr. P. J. Thomas has been appointed as the Central Vigilance Commissioner on September 7, 2010. He is an IAS Officer of the following State's cadre - |
| A. | ssam |
| B. | arnataka |
| C. | erala |
| D. | amil Nadu |
| Answer» D. amil Nadu | |
| 14. |
Who of the following has been inducted into National Academy of Engineering in the United States of America? |
| A. | di Godrej |
| B. | umar Mangalam Birla |
| C. | atan Tata |
| D. | . R. Narayana Murthy |
| Answer» D. . R. Narayana Murthy | |
| 15. |
Who became the Chief Minister of Tripura after the elections held in February 2013? |
| A. | gatha Sangam |
| B. | rakash Karat |
| C. | kram Obibi Singh |
| D. | anik Sarkar |
| Answer» E. | |
| 16. |
Norman Borlaug was given Nobel Prize in which field? |
| A. | griculture |
| B. | conomics |
| C. | edicine |
| D. | eace |
| Answer» E. | |
| 17. |
Who among the following is the vice-chairman of NITI Aayog? |
| A. | jit Tyagi |
| B. | ajiv Kumar |
| C. | ajiv Kumar |
| D. | arendra Modi |
| Answer» C. ajiv Kumar | |
| 18. |
Which of the following Indian State Political parties is led by N. Chandrababu Naidu? |
| A. | ll India Forward Bloc |
| B. | elugu Desam Party |
| C. | nam Aadmi Party |
| D. | som Gana Parishad |
| Answer» C. nam Aadmi Party | |
| 19. |
Who introduced the Economic Survey for the year 2017 in the Parliament of India? |
| A. | mitabh Kant |
| B. | ushma Swaraj |
| C. | run Jaitley |
| D. | iyush Goyal |
| Answer» D. iyush Goyal | |
| 20. |
Which Island was named after Abdul Kalam on 27 July 2017 in Odisha? |
| A. | ndaman |
| B. | iu |
| C. | akshadweep |
| D. | heeler island |
| Answer» E. | |
| 21. |
Who is the current chairman of the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE)? |
| A. | nil Sahasrabudhe |
| B. | ajma Heptulla |
| C. | rikant Datar |
| D. | ritam Singh |
| Answer» B. ajma Heptulla | |
| 22. |
Which one of the following approach is associated with Prof. Amartya Sen? |
| A. | asic Needs Approach |
| B. | apability Approach |
| C. | ncome Approach |
| D. | elfare Approach |
| Answer» C. ncome Approach | |
| 23. |
Madhuri Dixit is associated with - |
| A. | haratnatyam |
| B. | uchipudi |
| C. | athak |
| D. | athakali |
| Answer» D. athakali | |
| 24. |
Who was the editor of Marathi newspaper, 'Kesari'? |
| A. | ipin Chandra Pal |
| B. | adabhai Naoroji |
| C. | ala Lajpat Rai |
| D. | al Gangadhar Tilak |
| Answer» E. | |
| 25. |
Who among the following is the President of Republic of the Union of Myanmar? |
| A. | ung San Suu Kyi |
| B. | tin Kyaw |
| C. | yint Swe |
| D. | an Thio |
| Answer» C. yint Swe | |
| 26. |
In which country, Ms. Julia Gillard was made the first women Prime Minister in the year 2010? |
| A. | ustralia |
| B. | anada |
| C. | ermany |
| D. | oland |
| Answer» B. anada | |
| 27. |
Who among the following was the first Indian woman to scale the Mount Everest? |
| A. | achendri Pal |
| B. | antosh Yadav |
| C. | icky Dolma |
| D. | one of these |
| Answer» B. antosh Yadav | |
| 28. |
Dr. Bindeshwar Pathak, who was awarded Nikkei Asia Prize, 2018 for Culture and Community, is the founder of |
| A. | achpan Bachao Andolan |
| B. | RS Legislative Research |
| C. | ulabh Sanitation and Social Reform Movement |
| D. | mile Foundation |
| Answer» D. mile Foundation | |
| 29. |
In the context of the global economy, which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched? |
| A. | P Morgan : Financial Services Chase |
| B. | oche Holding : Financial Services AG |
| C. | L Ross & : Private Equity Co. Firm |
| D. | arburg Pincus : Private Equity Firm |
| Answer» C. L Ross & : Private Equity Co. Firm | |
| 30. |
Match the following:a. Anil Agarwal1. Gujarat Heavy Chemicals Ltd.b. Gautam H. Singhania2. Raymond Ltd.c. Sanjay Dalmia3. Vedanta Resourcesd. Venugopal Dhoot4. Videocon Group |
| A. | -3, b-1, c-2, d-4 |
| B. | -4, b-1, c-2, d-3 |
| C. | -3, b-2, c-1, d-4 |
| D. | -4, b-2, c-1, d-3 |
| Answer» D. -4, b-2, c-1, d-3 | |
| 31. |
Match the following:a. Amrita Sher-Gil1. Dancerb. Bhimsen Joshi2. Painterc. Rukmini Devi Arundale3. Poetc. Suryakant Tripathi Nirala4. Singer |
| A. | -2, b-1, c-4, d-3 |
| B. | -2, b-4, c-1, d-3 |
| C. | -3, b-1, c-4, d-2 |
| D. | -3, b-4, c-1, d-2 |
| Answer» C. -3, b-1, c-4, d-2 | |
| 32. |
Match the following:a. Anna Hazare1. Lawyerb. Deepak Parekh2. Bankerc. GVK Reddy3. Gandhian and Social activistd. Harish Salve4. Industrialist |
| A. | -1, b-2, c-4, d-3 |
| B. | -1, b-4, c-2, d-3 |
| C. | -3, b-2, c-4, d-1 |
| D. | -3, b-4, c-2, d-1 |
| Answer» D. -3, b-4, c-2, d-1 | |
| 33. |
Match the following:a. Yamini Krishna Murthy1. Vocalistb. M. S. Subbulakshmi2. Musicianc. Vishnu Digambar Paluskar3. Bharatnatyamd. Pt. Shivikumar Sharma4. Santoor |
| A. | -3, b-1, c-2, d-4 |
| B. | -2, b-1, c-4, d-3 |
| C. | -4, b-3, c-2, d-1 |
| D. | -2, b-3, c-1, d-4 |
| Answer» B. -2, b-1, c-4, d-3 | |
| 34. |
As of August 2018, who is the Chief Minister of Sikkim? |
| A. | iplab Deb |
| B. | awan Kumar Chamling |
| C. | onrad Sangma |
| D. | anik Sarkar |
| Answer» C. onrad Sangma | |
| 35. |
Who amongst the following has taken over as the President of Serbia after General elections held there in February 2008? |
| A. | oris Tadic |
| B. | omislav Nicolic |
| C. | amak Sundaravej |
| D. | ovak Djokovic |
| Answer» B. omislav Nicolic | |
| 36. |
Who was awarded best actress award in the 64th National Film awards function? |
| A. | urabhi C. M. |
| B. | onam Kapoor |
| C. | man Chakraborty |
| D. | aira Wasim |
| Answer» B. onam Kapoor | |
| 37. |
Match List-I (Persons) with List-II (Organisations/Area of work) and select the correct answer.List-IList-IIa. Amrita Patel1. Information Technologyb. Indra Nooyi2. Environmental Sciencec. Sunita Narayan3. Pepsi Co.d. Nandan Nilekani4. Dairy Development |
| A. | -1, b-4, c-2, d-3 |
| B. | -2, b-1, c-3, d-4 |
| C. | -2, b-3, c-4, d-1 |
| D. | -4, b-3, c-2, d-1 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 38. |
Match List-I (Personalities) with List-II (Activities) and select the correct answer.Lists-IList-IIa. Vinoo Mankad1. Kathak Dancingb. Sunil Mittal2. Dairy Developmentc. Uma Sharma3. Cricketd. V. Kurian4. Telecom Industry |
| A. | -1, b-2, c-3, d-4 |
| B. | -2, b-3, c-4, d-1 |
| C. | -3, b-2, c-1, d-2 |
| D. | -4, b-1, c-2, d-3 |
| Answer» D. -4, b-1, c-2, d-3 | |
| 39. |
Match List-I (Person) with List List-II (Associated in Formation of) and select the correct answer.Lists-IList-IIa. G. K. Gokhale1. Servants of India Societyb. M. M. Malavya2. Benaras Hindu Universityc. C. Rajagopalachari3. Free India Societyd. V. V. Savarkar4. Swatantra Party |
| A. | -1, b-2, c-4, d-3 |
| B. | -3, b-4, c-2, d-1 |
| C. | -1, b-4, c-2, d-3 |
| D. | -3, b-2, c-4, d-1 |
| Answer» B. -3, b-4, c-2, d-1 | |
| 40. |
Match List-I (Persons in news) with List-II (Countries they belong to) and select the correct answer.Lists-IList-IIa. Luisa Dias Diogo1. Kenyab. Mwai Kibaki2. Mozambiquec. Rupiah Banda3. Zambia4. Zimbabwe |
| A. | -1, b-2, c-3 |
| B. | -2, b-1, c-3 |
| C. | -2, b-1, c-4 |
| D. | -1, b-2, c-4 |
| Answer» C. -2, b-1, c-4 | |
| 41. |
Consider the following famous names:1. Amrita Sher-Gil2. Bikash Bhattacharjee3. N. S. Bendre4. Subodh GuptaWho of the above is/are well known an artist(s)? |
| A. | only |
| B. | and 4 only |
| C. | , 3 and 4 only |
| D. | , 2, 3 and 4 |
| Answer» D. , 2, 3 and 4 | |
| 42. |
Match List-I (Famous Person) with List-II (Well-known for):List-IList-IIa. Mandakini Amte1. Theatre directionb. Neelam Mansingh Chowdhry2. Social service and community leadershipc. Romila Thapar3. Danced. Vanashree Rao4. History writing |
| A. | -2, b-1, c-4, d-3 |
| B. | -2, b-4, c-1, d-3 |
| C. | -3, b-1, c-4, d-2 |
| D. | -3, b-4, c-1, d-2 |
| Answer» B. -2, b-4, c-1, d-3 | |
| 43. |
Match the following:a. Radha Reddy1. Bharatnatyamb. Padma Subrahmanyam2. Kathakc. Sitara Devi3. Kuchipudi |
| A. | -2, b-1, c-3 |
| B. | -3, b-2, c-1 |
| C. | -3, b-1, c-2 |
| D. | -1, b-3, c-2 |
| Answer» D. -1, b-3, c-2 | |
| 44. |
Match List-I (Commission/Iommittee) with List-II (Mandate).List-IList-IIa. Sachar Committee1. Anti-Sikh Riots, 1984b. Srikrishna Commission2. Socio-economic and educational conditions of Muslims in Indiac. Ranganath Misra Commission3. Bombay Communal Ris, 1992d. Nanavati Commission4. Linguistic and religious minorities in India |
| A. | -2, b-3, c-4, d-1 |
| B. | -2, b-4, c-3, d-1 |
| C. | -1, b-4, c-3, d-2 |
| D. | -1, b-3, c-4, d-2 |
| Answer» B. -2, b-4, c-3, d-1 | |
| 45. |
Mr. Arjun Munda was on September 11, 2010 sworn in as the Chief Minister of Jharkhand. How many MLAs in the 81-member Assembly supported him? |
| A. | 1 |
| B. | 5 |
| C. | 0 |
| D. | 5 |
| Answer» C. 0 | |
| 46. |
Which of the following are true relating to Mandela?1. He was the first President of South Africa.2. Mandela spent 18 years in prison on Robben Island.3. Mandela became the President in 1990 after his release from the prison. |
| A. | and 3 only |
| B. | and 3 only |
| C. | only |
| D. | , 2 and 3 |
| Answer» D. , 2 and 3 | |
| 47. |
Consider the following statements about Ustad Ali Akbar Khan, who died in June, 2009:1. He was a Sarod Maestro.2. He belonged to the Maihar Gharana of classical hindustani music.Which of the statements given above is/are correct? |
| A. | only |
| B. | only |
| C. | oth 1 and 2 |
| D. | either 1 nor 2 |
| Answer» D. either 1 nor 2 | |
| 48. |
Who became first female president of Singapore? |
| A. | arrie Lam |
| B. | alima Yacob |
| C. | acindra Ardern |
| D. | ngela Merkel |
| Answer» C. acindra Ardern | |
| 49. |
Who among the following was elected as President of the Sahitya Akademi in 2018? |
| A. | handrashekar Kambar |
| B. | .R. Ananthamurthy |
| C. | inayak Krishna Gokak |
| D. | ratibha Ray |
| Answer» B. .R. Ananthamurthy | |
| 50. |
Who is Kapil Sibal? |
| A. | oal Minister of India |
| B. | ivil Aviation Minister of India |
| C. | elecom Minister of India |
| D. | conomic Advisor to Prime Minister of India |
| Answer» D. conomic Advisor to Prime Minister of India | |