Explore topic-wise MCQs in General Knowledge.

This section includes 63850 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your General Knowledge knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.

19801.

The rate of increase of pressure in a vertical downward direction is equal to which of the following properties of a liquid?

A. Density
B. Specific gravity
C. Specific volume
D. Specific weight
Answer» E.
19802.

Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select No substitution required.I sometimes pass a delivery man wheeling a large handcart of Japanese food. The card bears a striking message:‘Creating a world where everyone believes in his own authenticity.’

A. Been created a world where everyone believes in their own authenticity
B. Created a world where everyone believes in their own authenticity
C. Creating a world whereas everyone believes in their own authenticity
D. No substitution required
Answer» E.
19803.

Selling an item for 545 rupees is the loss of 60% of the profit obtained by selling the same item at 785 rupees. Know the purchase price of that item? (In rupees)

A. 645
B. 635
C. 615
D. 625
Answer» C. 615
19804.

Select the word which means the same as the group of words given. A life history written by somebody else

A. Autobiography
B. Museology
C. Biography
D. Bibliography
Answer» D. Bibliography
19805.

The first meeting of the Joint Working Group on Cyber Security Cooperation between India and which of the following countries was held virtually in June 2021?

A. Australia
B. France
C. Spain
D. Italy
E. Germany
Answer» B. France
19806.

The Airports Authority of India (AAI) has signed a contract to use the Aireon space-based surveillance system to track aircraft in the oceanic airspace regions off Mumbai, Chennai and Kolkata. Where is Aireon based in?

A. USA
B. Russia
C. France
D. Japan
E. China
Answer» B. Russia
19807.

Which of the following is resuming its services from New Delhi to the holy city of Najaf in Iraq from 14th of February, 2019?

A. Jet Airways
B. Air India
C. GoAir
D. Spicejet
E. Indigo
Answer» C. GoAir
19808.

Cost price of a book is Rs. 25. What should be the selling price (in Rs.) of the book to gain 40% profit?

A. 35
B. 38
C. 36
D. 33
Answer» B. 38
19809.

The University Grants Commission (UGC) has released a list of how many institutes for the grant of the status of Institutions of Eminence (IoE)?

A. 20
B. 10
C. 14
D. 25
E. 30
Answer» B. 10
19810.

The first captain of the Indian Cricket team for One Day International was -

A. Ajit Wadekar
B. Sunil Gavaskar
C. Kapil Dev
D. C. K Nayudu
Answer» B. Sunil Gavaskar
19811.

The Indian Embassy in which country will rebuild 56 higher secondary schools and replete them with furniture and modern sustainable technology?

A. Bhutan
B. Myanmar
C. Nepal
D. Bangladesh
E. Sri Lanka
Answer» D. Bangladesh
19812.

The _______________ Law is an equation that describes the magnetic field created by a current-carrying wire, and allows you to calculate its strength at various points.

A. Ampere's
B. Lorentz's
C. Biot-Savart's
D. Kirchhoff’s
Answer» D. Kirchhoff’s
19813.

The nuclei having same number of neutrons but different number of protons are called-

A. isotopes
B. isobars
C. isotones
D. None of the above
Answer» D. None of the above
19814.

The height of a cone whose area of the base is 30 m2 and volume is 500 m3, is ____?

A. 20 m
B. 40 m
C. 50 m
D. 60 m
Answer» D. 60 m
19815.

Select the number which can replace the question mark (?) in the following series.105, 106, 114, ?, 205

A. 141
B. 143
C. 140
D. 142
Answer» B. 143
19816.

Which of the following rivers in Bihar originates in Amarkantak?

A. Koyal
B. Son
C. Punpun
D. Karo
Answer» C. Punpun
19817.

The free-fall acceleration g increases as one proceeds, at sea level, from the equator toward either pole. The reason is

A. Earth is a sphere with same density everywhere
B. Earth is a sphere with different density at the polar regions than in the equatorial regions
C. Earth is approximately an ellipsoid having its equatorial radius greater than its polar radius by 21
D. Earth is approximately an ellipsoid having its equatorial radius smaller than its polar radius by 21
Answer» D. Earth is approximately an ellipsoid having its equatorial radius smaller than its polar radius by 21
19818.

The tradition of which sport started with the establishment of Parsi Club?

A. Hockey
B. Football
C. Cricket
D. Table Tennis
Answer» D. Table Tennis
19819.

The Board of Directors of which of the following companies has appointed Kalpana Sampat as the new MD and CEO of the company?

A. Aegon Life Insurance Company Ltd
B. Pramerica Life Insurance Ltd
C. Reliance Life Insurance Co. Ltd
D. Max Life Insurance Co Ltd
E. Advance Life Insurance Brokers Pvt. Ltd.
Answer» C. Reliance Life Insurance Co. Ltd
19820.

'Superannuation' शब्द का अर्थ है-

A. सेवा-निवृत्ति
B. अधिवार्षिकी
C. बर्खास्त
D. सेवा-अवधि
Answer» B. अधिवार्षिकी
19821.

Study the given pattern carefully and select the number that can replace the question mark (?) in it.31872871354865?6010898

A. 14
B. 21
C. 72
D. 23
Answer» C. 72
19822.

The length and breadth of a rectangular garden is 12 cm and 9 cm. What will be the area of the rectangular garden?

A. 96 cm2
B. 112 cm2
C. 84 cm2
D. 108 cm2
Answer» E.
19823.

Use of disposable cups made of soft clay (kulhads) is discouraged because:

A. These are unhygienic
B. These are made of non-degradable substances
C. Making them on large scale will result in loss of fertile top soil
D. The tea will not taste good
Answer» D. The tea will not taste good
19824.

Shear modulus of elasticity is the ratio of _______.

A. Bending stress and strain
B. Compressive stress and strain
C. Tensile stress and strain
D. Shearing stress and shearing strain
Answer» E.
19825.

Select the number that DOES NOT belong to the following group.

A. 459
B. 783
C. 594
D. 730
Answer» E.
19826.

What is the total number of frequencies observed in an observation of a data called?

A. Mean
B. Median
C. Range
D. Frequency
Answer» E.
19827.

Select the most appropriate indirect form of the given sentence.When Rohit saw Saurabh, he said, “Oh, how tall you have grown!”

A. When Rohit saw Saurabh, he commented that he (Saurabh) has grown very tall.
B. When Rohit saw Saurabh, he exclaimed that he (Saurabh) had grown very tall.
C. When Rohit saw Saurabh, he observed that you have grown very tall.
D. When Rohit saw Saurabh, he exclaimed how tall he (Saurabh) was grown.
Answer» C. When Rohit saw Saurabh, he observed that you have grown very tall.
19828.

The SI unit of thrust is _____.

A. Pascal
B. Ohm
C. Newton
D. Joule
Answer» D. Joule
19829.

Three different positions of the same dice are shown, the six faces of which are shown in dots numbered 1 to 6. How many dots will be on the face showing ‘3 dots’?

A. 2
B. 5
C. 4
D. 1
Answer» D. 1
19830.

The measure of the central angle of the sector representing the share of wealth that D gets is ________ degrees.

A. 72
B. 60
C. 50
D. 75
Answer» B. 60
19831.

The following question has a sentence with three underlined parts labelled (a), (b) and (c). Read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in any underlined part and indicate your response against the corresponding letter i.e., (a) or (b) or (c). If you find no error, your response should be indicated as (d).I courteously asked him (a) where was he going (b) but he did not reply. (c) No error. (d)

A. A
B. B
C. C
D. D
Answer» C. C
19832.

The value of \(6 \frac{2}{3} + 2 \frac{1}{2}\times 3 \frac{3}{4}-5\frac{1}{2}\times 4 \frac{1}{4}+1\frac{2}{3}\left(\frac{7}{8}+ \frac{3}{4} \times \frac{2}{3}\right)\) is

A. \(-11 \frac{1}{12}\)
B. \(11 \frac{1}{12}\)
C. \(-5 \frac{1}{24}\)
D. \(-6 \frac{1}{2}\)
Answer» D. \(-6 \frac{1}{2}\)
19833.

When he did not come home, she ________ him lying dead on the roadside somewhere.

A. concluded
B. looked
C. notice
D. pictured
Answer» E.
19834.

What was India’s rank in the Educational Attainment pillar as per the Global Gender Gap report 2017?

A. 139
B. 112
C. 141
D. 15
Answer» C. 141
19835.

The measured value of a resistance is 20.25 Ω, whereas its true value is 20 Ω. Determine the absolute error.

A. 1.0 Ω
B. 0.5 Ω
C. 5.0 Ω
D. 0.25 Ω
Answer» E.
19836.

The medium of instruction in the Vedic system of education has been:

A. Sanskrit
B. Pali
C. Hindi
D. Urdu
Answer» B. Pali
19837.

Read the following statements carefully:1.Fintech start-up Shubh Loans has received a licence from the Reserve Bank of India to set up a non-banking financial company.2.The licence has been received through the subsidiary -- Ekagrata -- of its parent company Datasigns Technologies.3.It has already raised series A2 funding of Rs 34 crore from Kapor Capital.Which of the above statements is/are correct?

A. Only 1
B. Only 1 and 2
C. Only 1 and 3
D. Only 2 and 3
E. All are correct
Answer» C. Only 1 and 3
19838.

Which insulation class is suitable in DG sets?

A. Y
B. A
C. E
D. F or higher
Answer» E.
19839.

Which of the following has signed an agreement with Maharashtra government to invest ₹4,310 crores to set up 11 industrial and logistics parks around Mumbai and Pune?

A. ESR India
B. Turnit Capital
C. CBRE India
D. Xander
E. Indospace
Answer» B. Turnit Capital
19840.

To solve situations that are inversely proportional, we use the relation

A. a ∶ b ∶∶ c ∶ d
B. a ∶ d ∶∶ c : b
C. a ∶ b ∶∶ b ∶ a
D. a ∶ c ∶∶ b ∶ d
Answer» C. a ∶ b ∶∶ b ∶ a
19841.

Which committee has been constituted by the Government of India to boost cashless transaction?

A. Nachiket More Committee
B. Shanta Kumar Committee
C. H.R.Khan Committee
D. Neeraj Kumar Gupta Committee
E. None of the above/More than one of the above
Answer» E. None of the above/More than one of the above
19842.

What was called Mahatma Buddha’s first sermon at Sarnath?

A. Dhammapadda
B. Bodhisatva
C. Dhammachakrapravartana
D. Nirvana
Answer» D. Nirvana
19843.

Which of the following is not true about PROM?

A. Random access memory
B. Programmable read only memory
C. Non-volatile memory
D. Sequential access memory
Answer» E.
19844.

The process of evolution of different species in a given geographical area starting from a point and literally radiating to other areas of geography (habitats) is called ______.

A. adjustive radiation
B. adaptive radiation
C. adaptive evolution
D. adjustive evolution
Answer» C. adaptive evolution
19845.

Select the option that is related to the third term in the same way as the second term is related to the first term.Eea : aEE : : Ppb : ?

A. bPP
B. EEA
C. ppp
D. BBp
Answer» B. EEA
19846.

What is the loss percentage if an article costing Rs. 10 is sold for a loss of Rs. 2?

A. 10%
B. 5%
C. 25%
D. 20%
Answer» E.
19847.

The product of the 10th and 11th terms of the sequence -4, -6, -6, -4, 0, 6, 14, 24, .... is:

A. 3300
B. 1800
C. 1864
D. 2544
Answer» B. 1800
19848.

Select the correct passive form of the given sentence.This android can perform all the programmes perfectly well.

A. All the programmes can be performed perfectly well by this android.
B. All the programmes could have been performed perfectly well by this android.
C. All the programmes can have been performed perfectly well by this android.
D. All the programmes could be performed perfectly well by this android.
Answer» B. All the programmes could have been performed perfectly well by this android.
19849.

Which of the following antennas gives circular polarization?1. Yagi-Uda2. Parabolic3. Helical4. Dipole

A. 1, 2, 3 and 4
B. 1, 2, and 3 only
C. 3 only
D. 4 only
Answer» D. 4 only
19850.

The following person was appointed as the chief justice of Uttarakhand high court October 2018

A. Justice Naresh Harishchandra Patil
B. Justice Ajikuttira Somayya Bopanna
C. Justice Ramesh Ranganathan
D. Jutice Debasishkar Guptha
Answer» D. Jutice Debasishkar Guptha