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This section includes 200950 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your General Knowledge knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 10601. |
Which one among the following correctly defines a unit magnetic pole in SI units? |
| A. | 1 foot from an equal and a similar pole repels it with a force of 1 pound |
| B. | 1 meter from an equal and a similar pole repels it with a force of 1 Newton |
| C. | 1 cm from an equal and a similar pole repels it with a force of 1 dyne |
| D. | 1 meter from an equal and a similar pole repels it with a force of 1 Newton/m2 |
| Answer» C. 1 cm from an equal and a similar pole repels it with a force of 1 dyne | |
| 10602. |
The distance between two consecutive longitudes (91o E and 92o E) at the Poles is |
| A. | 0 km |
| B. | 18 km |
| C. | 25 km |
| D. | 111 km |
| Answer» B. 18 km | |
| 10603. |
Hot deserts like Sahara, Arabia etc. receive very negligible amount of rainfall. This is because they.... |
| A. | are not on the path of the monsoons |
| B. | are located on the tropical high pressure belt of the |
| C. | do not receive moisture-bearing wind from the oceans |
| D. | are the most rocky and barren areas of the earth |
| Answer» E. | |
| 10604. |
The imaginary line on the Earth’s surface that closely follows the 180o meridian is |
| A. | Prime meridian |
| B. | Equator |
| C. | International date line |
| D. | Tropic of cancer |
| Answer» D. Tropic of cancer | |
| 10605. |
we can not handle |
| A. | this complicated case today |
| B. | unless full details are not given |
| C. | to us by now |
| D. | no error |
| Answer» D. no error | |
| 10606. |
Special Drawings Rights (SDRs) relate to |
| A. | The World Bank |
| B. | The Reserve Bank of India |
| C. | The World Trade Organization |
| D. | The International Monetary Fund |
| Answer» E. | |
| 10607. |
The technician reminded us where was the /temle and even led/ us to the spot/no error. |
| A. | us where was the |
| B. | temle and even led |
| C. | us to the spot |
| D. | no error |
| Answer» E. | |
| 10608. |
Which one among the following is not a clause of World Trade Organization? |
| A. | Most favoured nation treatment |
| B. | Lowering trade barriers with negotiations |
| C. | Providing financial support to the countries having deficit balance of payments |
| D. | Discouraging unfair trade practices such as anti-dumping and export subsides |
| Answer» D. Discouraging unfair trade practices such as anti-dumping and export subsides | |
| 10609. |
Having depriedd from their |
| A. | home in the recent earthquake |
| B. | to take shlter in a school |
| C. | they had no other option but |
| D. | no error |
| Answer» D. no error | |
| 10610. |
Sharad was entrusted with |
| A. | the task of coordination yesterday's programme |
| B. | due to certain difficulties |
| C. | success in this orgaisation |
| D. | no error |
| Answer» C. success in this orgaisation | |
| 10611. |
one should make |
| A. | his best effort if |
| B. | one wish to achieve |
| C. | success in this orgaisation |
| D. | no error |
| Answer» C. success in this orgaisation | |
| 10612. |
Which one of the following is not a Millennium Development Goal of the United Nations? |
| A. | Eradicate extreme poverty |
| B. | Reduce birthrate and death rate |
| C. | Improve maternal health |
| D. | Promote gender equality |
| Answer» C. Improve maternal health | |
| 10613. |
ho is sworn in as the 22nd Chief Minister of Karnataka? |
| A. | Siddaramaiah |
| B. | RadhakishanJain |
| C. | Garima utsav |
| D. | K.V. Kamath |
| Answer» B. RadhakishanJain | |
| 10614. |
Which of the following statements is/are correct?(1) NIFTY is based upon 50 firms in India(2) NIFTY is governed and regulated by the Reserve Bank of India(3) NIFTY does not trade in mutual fundSelect the correct answer using the code given below: |
| A. | 1 only |
| B. | 2 only |
| C. | 3 only |
| D. | 1 and 3 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 10615. |
Government of India will observe Year 2013 as |
| A. | Food Conservation Year |
| B. | Water Conservation Year |
| C. | both of above |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. both of above | |
| 10616. |
When the productive capacity of the economic system of a State is inadequate to create sufficient number of jobs, it is called |
| A. | Seasonal unemployment |
| B. | Structural unemployment |
| C. | Disguised unemployment |
| D. | Cyclical unemployment |
| Answer» C. Disguised unemployment | |
| 10617. |
'The reason why men enter into civil society is the preservation of their property'.who said this? |
| A. | Mill |
| B. | Hobbes |
| C. | Locke |
| D. | Rousseau |
| Answer» D. Rousseau | |
| 10618. |
Who got the ISRO Young Scientist Award 2013? |
| A. | Jenita Mary Nongkynrih |
| B. | Kavita Mary Nongkynrih |
| C. | both of above |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. Kavita Mary Nongkynrih | |
| 10619. |
Q.tWhich of the following statements regarding the Deccan Traps is/are correct?1. Intense volcanic activity in the form of fissure eruption took place towards the end of Cretaceous period2. The volcanic lava spread out in horizontal sheets.3. The regur soil found here is rich in nitrogen Select the correct answer using the code given below: |
| A. | 1 only |
| B. | 1 and 2 only |
| C. | 3 only |
| D. | 1, 2 and 3 |
| Answer» C. 3 only | |
| 10620. |
………… and …………. Are nominated by India for World Heritage Site status in 2013. |
| A. | Hill fort and National park |
| B. | National Medal of Humanities |
| C. | All of these |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. National Medal of Humanities | |
| 10621. |
Which one among the following statement is not correct? |
| A. | Trophic dynamics represents the transfer of energy from one trophic level to another in a food chain |
| B. | In deeper parts of oceans, primary production remain almost nil |
| C. | The primary consumers are called autotrophs |
| D. | The decomposers are called saprotrophs |
| Answer» D. The decomposers are called saprotrophs | |
| 10622. |
A student took five papers in an examination, where the full marks were the same for each paper. His marks in these papers were in the proportion of 6 : 7 : 8 : 9 : 10. In all papers together, the candidate obtained 60% of the total marks. Then the number of papers in which he got more than 50% marks is? |
| A. | 2 |
| B. | 3 |
| C. | 4 |
| D. | 5 |
| Answer» D. 5 | |
| 10623. |
The Narmada river in the Peninsular plateau flows westward with a remarkably straight channel. It is because the.... |
| A. | slope gradient in this part controls the river channel pattern. |
| B. | river flows through the trough of a rift valley inclined westward |
| C. | river forms the boundary between the Central Highlands and the Deccan Plateau |
| D. | river carries a huge amount of water which has created a straight channel course |
| Answer» C. river forms the boundary between the Central Highlands and the Deccan Plateau | |
| 10624. |
Over 90% of the world’s biomass is in |
| A. | Tropical rain forest |
| B. | Freshwater wetlands |
| C. | Topsoils |
| D. | Oceans |
| Answer» E. | |
| 10625. |
Najib Razak has been sworn in for a second term as the Prime Minister of ? |
| A. | Gurgaon |
| B. | Malaysia |
| C. | Maharastara |
| D. | Delhi |
| Answer» C. Maharastara | |
| 10626. |
Perjure |
| A. | To confess |
| B. | To deny |
| C. | To hide |
| D. | To Lie |
| Answer» E. | |
| 10627. |
Recidivist |
| A. | Defendant |
| B. | Hermit |
| C. | Long term prisoner |
| D. | Frequent law breaker |
| Answer» E. | |
| 10628. |
Opposition |
| A. | Flush eating Dinosaur |
| B. | Book of Synonyms |
| C. | Argument |
| D. | Road map |
| Answer» C. Argument | |
| 10629. |
Which one among the following sequences of water bodies, from lower to higher salinity concentration, is correct? |
| A. | Gulf of California-Baltic Sea-Red Sea-Arctic Sea |
| B. | Baltic Sea-Arctic Sea-Gulf of California-Red Sea |
| C. | Red Sea-Gulf of California-Arctic Sea-Baltic Sea |
| D. | Arctic Sea-Gulf of California-Baltic Sea-Red Sea |
| Answer» C. Red Sea-Gulf of California-Arctic Sea-Baltic Sea | |
| 10630. |
Match List-I with List-II and effect the correct answer using the code given below the lists:List – I(Tribal Group)tList - II (State where predominantly located)A. Reangt1. Arunachal PradeshB. Dimasat2. NagalandC. Konyakt3. TripuraD. Mishmit4. AssamCodes: |
| A. | A - 1; B - 2; C - 4; D - 3 |
| B. | A - 1; B - 4; C - 2; D - 3 |
| C. | A - 3; B - 2; C - 4; D - 1 |
| D. | A - 3; B - 4; C - 2; D - 1 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 10631. |
The movie named …… produced by IBM Research, has been recognized as the World’s smallest movie ever created? |
| A. | A Boy and His Atom |
| B. | only a boy |
| C. | only a Atom |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. only a boy | |
| 10632. |
Empathy |
| A. | Tranquillity |
| B. | Understanding |
| C. | Ire |
| D. | Opposition |
| Answer» C. Ire | |
| 10633. |
Rain-bearing clouds look black because |
| A. | all light is scattered by them |
| B. | the large number of water droplets in them absorb all the sunlight |
| C. | they reflect the sunlight back into the atmosphere |
| D. | there is a lot of dust condensed on the water vapour in such clouds |
| Answer» B. the large number of water droplets in them absorb all the sunlight | |
| 10634. |
Who was honoured by this year’s UNESCO-Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Award? |
| A. | Reeyot |
| B. | Alemu (Ethiopia) |
| C. | Reeyot Alemu (Ethiopia) |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. None of the above | |
| 10635. |
Pullulate |
| A. | To travel in style |
| B. | Make dirty |
| C. | Defeat thoroughly |
| D. | Swarm |
| Answer» E. | |
| 10636. |
Why do we have a leap year every four years? |
| A. | The Earth gets shifted out of orbit every four years |
| B. | The revolution slows down a little once every four years |
| C. | The length of a year is not an integer number of days |
| D. | It is a convention |
| Answer» D. It is a convention | |
| 10637. |
Bivouac |
| A. | Tree house |
| B. | Valve |
| C. | Powdery substance |
| D. | Encampment |
| Answer» E. | |
| 10638. |
World Press Freedom Day was celebrated on |
| A. | May 4 |
| B. | May 3 |
| C. | May 5 |
| D. | May 6 |
| Answer» C. May 5 | |
| 10639. |
Treason |
| A. | Insult to the ruler |
| B. | Betrayal of country |
| C. | Campaign of Republic |
| D. | Desecrating the flag |
| Answer» C. Campaign of Republic | |
| 10640. |
The Reserve Bank of India has projected a GDP growth percent of ……….. for 2013-14? |
| A. | 5.7% |
| B. | 5.8% |
| C. | 5.9% |
| D. | 4.8% |
| Answer» B. 5.8% | |
| 10641. |
Subpoena |
| A. | Punishment |
| B. | Ban |
| C. | Summons |
| D. | Delay |
| Answer» D. Delay | |
| 10642. |
Arrange the following in the same order as they figure in the Preamble to the Indian Constitution-i)Sovereign ii)Socialistiii)Republic iv) Secular |
| A. | (i), (v), (iv), (ii), (iii) |
| B. | (i), (ii), (iv), (v), (iii) |
| C. | (iii), (iv), (v), (ii), (i) |
| D. | (i), (iv), (ii), (v), (iii) |
| Answer» C. (iii), (iv), (v), (ii), (i) | |
| 10643. |
The riverbank is weakest where the river turns. This is because water |
| A. | gets concentrated on the inner bank of the turn, making it denser |
| B. | effectively bounces off the outer bank as it turns, exerting an extra pressure on the bank |
| C. | flows faster as it turns |
| D. | reacts more effectively with the bank at a turn |
| Answer» C. flows faster as it turns | |
| 10644. |
What was the theme of 2013 International Biological diversity Day (May 22)? |
| A. | Water absorption |
| B. | Water and Biodiversity |
| C. | Water Diversity |
| D. | Humanity |
| Answer» C. Water Diversity | |
| 10645. |
Intestate? |
| A. | Without heirs |
| B. | Without leaving a will |
| C. | Bankrupt |
| D. | Of natural causes |
| Answer» C. Bankrupt | |
| 10646. |
When ice melts, its |
| A. | volume decreases |
| B. | volume increases |
| C. | volume and mass both decrease |
| D. | volume decreases while mass increases |
| Answer» B. volume increases | |
| 10647. |
Chattel? |
| A. | Barrister’s Wig |
| B. | Movable Personal Possession |
| C. | Obligation |
| D. | Piece of land |
| Answer» C. Obligation | |
| 10648. |
In step-down transformer, the AC output gives the |
| A. | current more than the input current |
| B. | current less than the input |
| C. | current equal to the input current |
| D. | voltage more than the input voltage |
| Answer» B. current less than the input | |
| 10649. |
A 'rectifier' is an electronic device used to convert |
| A. | AC voltage into DC voltage |
| B. | DC voltage into AC voltage |
| C. | sinusoidal pulse into square pulse |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. DC voltage into AC voltage | |
| 10650. |
The suppression of Indian language newspapers under the Vernacular Press Act of 1878 was caused by the criticism of |
| A. | lavish lifestyle of the English officials |
| B. | ill-treatment given to indigo workers by their English masters |
| C. | inhuman approach of English officials towards the victims of the famine of 1876-77 |
| D. | misuse of religious places of India by English officials |
| Answer» D. misuse of religious places of India by English officials | |