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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.
| 200151. |
Software engineers as well as neuroscientists at University of Waterloo, Canada claimed that they have developed a closest model of the functioning human brain. What is this artificial human brain called? |
| A. | AbioCor |
| B. | Bioartifical |
| C. | Spaun |
| D. | i-Limb |
| Answer» D. i-Limb | |
| 200152. |
Scientists in northern Mexico discovered a new dinosaur with a large prominent nose which lived about 73 million years ago. what is the name of this new dinosaur? |
| A. | Latirhinus Uitstlani |
| B. | Gigantoraptor |
| C. | Khaan |
| D. | Raptorex |
| Answer» B. Gigantoraptor | |
| 200153. |
The Cauvery Monitoring Committee (CMC) on December 7, 2012 asked Karnataka to provide Tamil Nadu with how many TMC (thousand million cubic) feet of Cauvery water during December 2012 ____ |
| A. | 12 TMC feet |
| B. | 10 TMC feet |
| C. | 8 TMC feet |
| D. | 6 TMC feet |
| Answer» B. 10 TMC feet | |
| 200154. |
Where did the American Depositary Shares (ADS) of Infosys, India's second-largest IT services provider start trading on 12 December, 2012? |
| A. | Bombay Stock Exchange |
| B. | National Stock Exchange |
| C. | New York Stock Exchange |
| D. | Singapore Stock Exchange |
| Answer» D. Singapore Stock Exchange | |
| 200155. |
The Uttar Pradesh government on 4 December, 2012 decided to issue Cards to industrialists and industrial associations for easy access to its offices. What is the name of that card? |
| A. | Platinum Cards |
| B. | Silver cards |
| C. | Golden Cards |
| D. | Industrial cards |
| Answer» D. Industrial cards | |
| 200156. |
Which Country won the Junior Table Tennis Championship claiming all the titles? |
| A. | Germany |
| B. | China |
| C. | Hungary |
| D. | Sweden |
| Answer» C. Hungary | |
| 200157. |
Union Government of India on 5 December, 2012 cleared the decks for transferring the prime 12.5 acre United Mill land in Mumbai to the Maharashtra government for building a state-of-the-art memorial for an Indian revolutionary and political leader.Name the political leader ___ |
| A. | Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel |
| B. | B. R. Ambedkar |
| C. | Ramabai Ambedkar |
| D. | Balasaheb Thackrey |
| Answer» C. Ramabai Ambedkar | |
| 200158. |
Devi Ahilyabai Holkar award, 2012 confer to ? |
| A. | Smt. Pranita Talukdar |
| B. | Smt. Omana T.K |
| C. | Smt. Olga D’mello |
| D. | Smt. Guramma H. Sankina |
| Answer» D. Smt. Guramma H. Sankina | |
| 200159. |
The Government of India and the RBI to introduce one billion pieces of Rs. 10 notes in polymer plastic on a field trial basis. The field trial will be conducted in five cities. Which of the following is not among them? |
| A. | Shimla |
| B. | Jaipur |
| C. | Nagpur |
| D. | Bhubaneswar |
| Answer» D. Bhubaneswar | |
| 200160. |
United Nation has releasedOne Womenalbum on the occasion of International Women's Day. Name the Indian Artist who was the member of this album? |
| A. | A. R. Rahaman |
| B. | Anoushka Shankar |
| C. | Mallika Sarabhai |
| D. | Amzad Ali Khan |
| Answer» C. Mallika Sarabhai | |
| 200161. |
India has signed the Tax Information Exchange Agreement (TIEA) on March 28, 2013 at Bern, Switzerland with which of the following country? |
| A. | Switzerland |
| B. | Liechtenstein |
| C. | Mauritius |
| D. | Finland |
| Answer» C. Mauritius | |
| 200162. |
The common edible mushroom is a ? |
| A. | mass of fungal spores |
| B. | tightly packed mycelium |
| C. | type of hypha |
| D. | structure used for producing asexual spores |
| Answer» B. tightly packed mycelium | |
| 200163. |
Ultrasonic waves are those sound waves having frequency ? |
| A. | between 20 hertz and 1000 hertz |
| B. | between 1000 hertz and 20000 hertz |
| C. | less than 20 hertz |
| D. | more than 20 kilohertz |
| Answer» E. | |
| 200164. |
Which one among the following is an correct sequence of the Indian ports from north to south? |
| A. | Kandla-Haldia-Paradeep-Kochi |
| B. | Haldia-Kandla-Paradeep-Kochi |
| C. | Kochi-Kandla-Haldia-Paradeep |
| D. | Kandla-Haldia-Kochi-Paradeep |
| Answer» B. Haldia-Kandla-Paradeep-Kochi | |
| 200165. |
The western coasts of India receive very high rainfall in summer mainly due to ? |
| A. | Tropical location |
| B. | Himalayas |
| C. | Nearness to sea |
| D. | Western Ghats |
| Answer» E. | |
| 200166. |
The major component used in preparation of different types of glasses is ? |
| A. | Sodium borate |
| B. | Silica |
| C. | Sodium silicate |
| D. | Calcium silicate |
| Answer» C. Sodium silicate | |
| 200167. |
The Supreme Court of India has expanded the meaning of the Right to Life to include the following derivative rights. Which one among the following is not included in the Court's ndefinition? |
| A. | Right to education |
| B. | Right to food and adequate livelihood |
| C. | Right to live in a healthy environment |
| D. | Right to health and information |
| Answer» B. Right to food and adequate livelihood | |
| 200168. |
Which one among thenfollowing is used to make periscope? |
| A. | Concave lens |
| B. | Concave mirror |
| C. | Plane mirror |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» D. None of these | |
| 200169. |
A stable nucleus (light with A u003c 10) has |
| A. | no protons |
| B. | no neutrons |
| C. | exactly the same number of neutrons and protons |
| D. | more neutrons than protons |
| Answer» D. more neutrons than protons | |
| 200170. |
Which of the following statements is are correct?1. Cyclone is a low pressure system.2. The wind movement is clockwise in the cyclone of northern hemisphere.Select the correct answer using the code given below? |
| A. | 2 Only |
| B. | 1 Only |
| C. | Neither 1 nor 2 |
| D. | Both 1 and 2 |
| Answer» C. Neither 1 nor 2 | |
| 200171. |
Rain shadow effect is associated with ? |
| A. | Orographic rainfall |
| B. | Cyclonic rainfall |
| C. | Convectional rainfall |
| D. | Frontal rainfall |
| Answer» B. Cyclonic rainfall | |
| 200172. |
Neel Darpan is a play based on the story ofnIndigo Rebellion of Bengal of 1860-61. Whonauthored it? |
| A. | Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyaya |
| B. | Sisir Kumar Ghosh and Motilal Ghosh jointly |
| C. | Madhusudan Dutta |
| D. | Dinabandhu Mitra |
| Answer» E. | |
| 200173. |
The First Anglo-Burmese Warnwas concluded by a treaty. Which one among the following is that? |
| A. | Treaty of Bharma |
| B. | Treaty of Bhamo |
| C. | Treaty of Yandaboo |
| D. | Treaty of Tamu |
| Answer» D. Treaty of Tamu | |
| 200174. |
The Gulfn of Mannar is situated along the coast of |
| A. | Kerala |
| B. | Karnataka |
| C. | Andhra Pradesh |
| D. | Tamil Nadu |
| Answer» E. | |
| 200175. |
Which one among thenfollowing is the largest temperate desert of the world? |
| A. | Taklamakan desert |
| B. | Iranian desert |
| C. | Patagonian desert |
| D. | Turkmen desert |
| Answer» D. Turkmen desert | |
| 200176. |
The river with highestntidal bore in Indianis ? |
| A. | Cauvery |
| B. | Krishna |
| C. | Hooghli |
| D. | Mahanadi |
| Answer» D. Mahanadi | |
| 200177. |
Which one among thenfollowing is not a mixture? |
| A. | Graphite |
| B. | Steel |
| C. | Glass |
| D. | Brass |
| Answer» B. Steel | |
| 200178. |
Which one among the following is a primary rock? |
| A. | Igneous |
| B. | Sedimentary |
| C. | Metamorphic |
| D. | Both (a) and (b) |
| Answer» E. | |
| 200179. |
Subhash Chandra Bose inaugurated the Government of Free India at ? |
| A. | Singapore |
| B. | Burma |
| C. | Japan |
| D. | Germany |
| Answer» B. Burma | |
| 200180. |
In December 1931 two schoolngirl students killed the District Judge in Komilla by shooting — |
| A. | Shanti Ghosh and Suniti Choudhary |
| B. | Suniti Choudhary and Bina Das |
| C. | Bina Das and Kalpana Datta |
| D. | Kalpana Datta and Shanti Ghosh |
| Answer» B. Suniti Choudhary and Bina Das | |
| 200181. |
The 24th Arab League Summit got underway in which of the following city ? |
| A. | Dubai |
| B. | Doha |
| C. | Khartun |
| D. | Cairo |
| Answer» C. Khartun | |
| 200182. |
By the end of the Plan, the 12th Five-Year Plan aims to train under the Skill Development Mission ? |
| A. | 40 million individuals |
| B. | 30 million individuals |
| C. | 50 million individuals |
| D. | 45 million individuals |
| Answer» D. 45 million individuals | |
| 200183. |
According to the Census 2011, the percentage of Urban Indians connected to a piped sewer system is ? |
| A. | 32.7 % |
| B. | 34.6 % |
| C. | 46.4 % |
| D. | 50.3 % |
| Answer» B. 34.6 % | |
| 200184. |
The projected average level of the domestic savings rate for the 12th Plan is |
| A. | 35.2 % |
| B. | 34.6% |
| C. | 34.2 % |
| D. | 30.1 % |
| Answer» D. 30.1 % | |
| 200185. |
According to the 12th Five-Year Plan, India should bring Infant Mortality Rate by the end of the Plan down to ? |
| A. | 27 |
| B. | 28 |
| C. | 26 |
| D. | 25 |
| Answer» C. 26 | |
| 200186. |
The Railway Budget 2013-14 has proposed to introduce a new hyper luxury class to be called ? |
| A. | Udaan |
| B. | Anand |
| C. | Apoorva |
| D. | Anubhuti |
| Answer» E. | |
| 200187. |
Agriculture and allied activities, according to the Economic Survey 2012-13, accounted for Gross Domestic Products |
| A. | 14.1 % |
| B. | 13 % |
| C. | 14 % |
| D. | 14.2 % |
| Answer» B. 13 % | |
| 200188. |
To encourage farmers to switch to alternative crops from rice and wheat, the Budget 2013-14 has pledged ? |
| A. | Rs.700 crore |
| B. | Rs.600 crore |
| C. | Rs.500 crore |
| D. | Rs.400 crore |
| Answer» D. Rs.400 crore | |
| 200189. |
The Budget 2013-14 has proposed to allocate for urban transportation under Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) a sum of |
| A. | Rs.14,873 crore |
| B. | Rs.13,873 crore |
| C. | Rs.12,873 crore |
| D. | Rs.10,873 crore |
| Answer» B. Rs.13,873 crore | |
| 200190. |
Swaraj Party was formed by ? |
| A. | C.R.Das |
| B. | C.R.Das and Motilal Nehru |
| C. | Jawaharlal Nehru |
| D. | Motilal Nehru |
| Answer» C. Jawaharlal Nehru | |
| 200191. |
'Lucknow Pactwas concluded between — |
| A. | Congress and the Muslim League |
| B. | Congress and the British Government |
| C. | Muslim League and the British Government |
| D. | Congress, the Muslim League and the British Government |
| Answer» B. Congress and the British Government | |
| 200192. |
The proposed allocation for the newly launchedNational Livestock Missionin the Union Budget 2013-14 is ? |
| A. | Rs.304 crore |
| B. | Rs.300 crore |
| C. | Rs.310 crore |
| D. | Rs.307 crore |
| Answer» E. | |
| 200193. |
Which compost plant become the first in India to receive carbon credit worth Rs.25 lakh from the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change? |
| A. | Mumbai Compost Plant |
| B. | Kanpur Composting PLant |
| C. | Rotopala Composting Plant |
| D. | Okhla Compost PLant |
| Answer» E. | |
| 200194. |
The moderates and extremists were united in the Congress Session of ? |
| A. | Lucknow |
| B. | Allahabad |
| C. | Lahore |
| D. | Bombay |
| Answer» B. Allahabad | |
| 200195. |
Fifth session of the Indian National Congress was held in 1889 at |
| A. | Madras |
| B. | Calcutta |
| C. | Bombay |
| D. | Dacca |
| Answer» D. Dacca | |
| 200196. |
Which of the following statements about the Ramakrishna Mission is wrong? |
| A. | It held the pure Vedantic doctrine as its ideal |
| B. | It prohibited the worship of images |
| C. | It aimed at the development of the highest spirituality in man |
| D. | It recognized in Science and Technology |
| Answer» C. It aimed at the development of the highest spirituality in man | |
| 200197. |
The Asiatic Society of Bengal in Calcutta was founded by— |
| A. | Keshabchandra Sen |
| B. | Raja Ram Mohan Roy |
| C. | Warren Hastings |
| D. | Sir Williams Jones |
| Answer» E. | |
| 200198. |
At Lucknow the revolt of 1857 broke out on ? |
| A. | June 4, 1857 |
| B. | May 30, 1857 |
| C. | June 15, 1857 |
| D. | May 15, 1857 |
| Answer» B. May 30, 1857 | |
| 200199. |
Charles Metcalf was the Governor General of India during— |
| A. | 1832-33 |
| B. | 1837-38 |
| C. | 1835-36 |
| D. | 1839-40 |
| Answer» D. 1839-40 | |
| 200200. |
Sindh was invaded during the following Governor General’s time ? |
| A. | Lord Ellenborough |
| B. | Lord Aukland |
| C. | Lord Hardinge |
| D. | Lord Dalhousie |
| Answer» C. Lord Hardinge | |