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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.
501. |
Fa-Hien was..... |
A. | the first Buddhist pilgrim of China to visit India during the reign of Chandragupta Vikramaditya |
B. | the discoverer of Puerto Rico and Jamaica |
C. | the first Buddhist pilgrim of India to visit China |
D. | None of the above |
Answer» B. the discoverer of Puerto Rico and Jamaica | |
502. |
Excessive secretion from the pituitary gland in the children results in.... |
A. | increased height |
B. | retarded growth |
C. | weakening of bones |
D. | None of the above |
Answer» B. retarded growth | |
503. |
GNLF stands for? |
A. | Gorkha National Liberation Front |
B. | Gross National Liberation Form |
C. | both a and b |
D. | None of the above |
Answer» B. Gross National Liberation Form | |
504. |
East Timor, which became the 191st member of the UN, is in the continent of? |
A. | asia |
B. | africa |
C. | europe |
D. | south america |
Answer» B. africa | |
505. |
Gopal Krishna Gokhale........ |
A. | started as a maths teacher and rose to the position of the principal of Ferguson College, Pune |
B. | founded the servants of India Society |
C. | served as President of the Indian National Congress in 1905 |
D. | All of the above |
Answer» E. | |
506. |
Free market is...... |
A. | a condition in the international market where nations do not impose customs duty or other taxes on import of goods |
B. | market where the price of a commodity is determined by free play of the forces of supply and demand |
C. | ports that are exempted from payment of customs duty on articles of commerce, primarily to encourage tourism |
D. | None of the above |
Answer» C. ports that are exempted from payment of customs duty on articles of commerce, primarily to encourage tourism | |
507. |
Free surface of a liquid behaves like a sheet and tends to contract to the smallest possible area due to the...... |
A. | force of adhesion |
B. | force of frication |
C. | centrifugal force |
D. | force of cohesion |
Answer» E. | |
508. |
During the first crusade, crusaders reached Jerusalem and captured it in.. |
A. | 1000ad |
B. | 1099ad |
C. | 1200ad |
D. | 1515ad |
Answer» C. 1200ad | |
509. |
Himalayan Mountaineering Institute is at..... |
A. | Darjeeling |
B. | Dehradun |
C. | Dispur |
D. | Marmago |
Answer» B. Dehradun | |
510. |
Gabriel Daniel Fahrenheit was ? |
A. | a German Physicist |
B. | developed the mercury thermometer in 1714 |
C. | devised temperature scale |
D. | All of the above |
Answer» E. | |
511. |
Firdausi was...... |
A. | a poet |
B. | well known for his epic 'Shahnama' |
C. | Both option A and B |
D. | None of the above |
Answer» D. None of the above | |
512. |
Dr. Linus Carl Pauling is the only person to have won two Nobel prizes individually for.... |
A. | Chemistry in 1954, Peace Prize in 1962 |
B. | Physics in 1954, Medicine in 1962 |
C. | Peace Prize in 1954, Chemistry in 1962 |
D. | Medicine in 1954, Physics in 1962 |
Answer» B. Physics in 1954, Medicine in 1962 | |
513. |
Hockey was introduced in the Asian Games in? |
A. | 1958 in Tokyo |
B. | 1962 in Jakarta |
C. | 1966 in Bangkok |
D. | 1970 in Bangkok |
Answer» B. 1962 in Jakarta | |
514. |
Economic goods are? |
A. | all commodities that are limited in quantity as compared to their demand |
B. | Commodities that is available according to their demand |
C. | Commodities that is available more as compared to demand |
D. | None of the above |
Answer» B. Commodities that is available according to their demand | |
515. |
Fathometer is used to measure.... |
A. | Earthquakes |
B. | Rainfall |
C. | Ocean depth |
D. | Sound intensity |
Answer» D. Sound intensity | |
516. |
For purifying drinking water alum is used....... |
A. | for coagulation of mud particles |
B. | to kill bacteria |
C. | to remove salts |
D. | to remove gases |
Answer» B. to kill bacteria | |
517. |
For seeing objects at the surface of water from a submarine under water, the instrument used is........ |
A. | kaleidoscope |
B. | periscope |
C. | spectroscope |
D. | telescope |
Answer» C. spectroscope | |
518. |
Headquarters of UNO are situated at? |
A. | new york,usa |
B. | Haque (Netherlands) |
C. | Geneva |
D. | Paris |
Answer» B. Haque (Netherlands) | |
519. |
Durand Cup is associated with the game of? |
A. | Cricket |
B. | Football |
C. | Hockey |
D. | Volleyball |
Answer» C. Hockey | |
520. |
Dr. Zakir Hussain was..... |
A. | the first Muslim president of India |
B. | first vice president of India |
C. | first president of Indian National Congress |
D. | first speaker of Lok Sabha |
Answer» B. first vice president of India | |
521. |
G-15 is an economic grouping of........ |
A. | First World Nations |
B. | Second World Nations |
C. | Third World Nations |
D. | Fourth World Nations |
Answer» D. Fourth World Nations | |
522. |
Hamid Karzai was chosen president of Afghanistan in? |
A. | 2000 |
B. | 2001 |
C. | 2002 |
D. | 2003 |
Answer» D. 2003 | |
523. |
Golden Temple, Amritsar is India's..... |
A. | largest Gurdwara |
B. | oldest Gurudwara |
C. | Both option A and B are correct |
D. | None of the above |
Answer» B. oldest Gurudwara | |
524. |
For safety, the fuse wire used in the mains for household supply of electricity must be made of metal having..... |
A. | low melting point |
B. | high resistance |
C. | high melting point |
D. | low specific heat |
Answer» B. high resistance | |
525. |
Heavy Water Project (Talcher) and Fertilizer plant (Paradeep) are famous industries of..... |
A. | orissa |
B. | tamil nadu |
C. | andhra pradesh |
D. | kerla |
Answer» B. tamil nadu | |
526. |
Escape velocity of a rocket fired from the earth towards the moon is a velocity to get rid of the... |
A. | Earth's gravitational pull |
B. | Moon's gravitational pull |
C. | Centripetal force due to the earth's rotation |
D. | Pressure of the atmosphere |
Answer» B. Moon's gravitational pull | |
527. |
FRS stands for? |
A. | Fellow Research System |
B. | Federation of Regulation Society |
C. | Fellow of Royal Society |
D. | None of the above |
Answer» D. None of the above | |
528. |
GATT (General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade) is..... |
A. | international agreement signed in 1947 between non-communist nations with the object of encouraging international trade unobstructed by tariff barriers |
B. | agreement which seeks to achieve its aim by arranging and encouraging bargaining with trade concessions between members |
C. | Both option A and B |
D. | None of the above |
Answer» D. None of the above | |
529. |
Coral reefs in India can be found in...... |
A. | the coast of Orissa |
B. | Waltair |
C. | Rameshwaram |
D. | Trivandrum |
Answer» D. Trivandrum | |
530. |
Filaria is caused by.... |
A. | Bacteria |
B. | Mosquito |
C. | Protozoa |
D. | Virus |
Answer» C. Protozoa | |
531. |
Euclid was..... |
A. | Greek mathematician |
B. | Contributor to the use of deductive principles of logic as the basis of geometry |
C. | Propounded the geometrical theorems |
D. | All of the above |
Answer» E. | |
532. |
Goa Shipyard Limited (GSL) was established in? |
A. | 1958 |
B. | 1956 |
C. | 1957 |
D. | 1955 |
Answer» D. 1955 | |
533. |
DRDL stands for? |
A. | Defence Research and Development Laboratary |
B. | Department of Research and Development Laboratory |
C. | Differential Research and Documentation Laboratary |
D. | None of the above |
Answer» B. Department of Research and Development Laboratory | |
534. |
Ecology deals with.... |
A. | Birds |
B. | Cell formation |
C. | Relation between organisms and their environment |
D. | Tissues |
Answer» D. Tissues | |
535. |
Hermann Scheer (Germany) received right Livelihood Award in 1999 for? |
A. | his indefatigable work for thepromotion of solar energy worldwide |
B. | his long standing efforts to end the impunity of dictators |
C. | showing that organic agriculture is a key to both environmental sustainability and food security |
D. | None of the above |
Answer» B. his long standing efforts to end the impunity of dictators | |
536. |
Eugenics is the study of...... |
A. | altering human beings by changing their genetic components |
B. | people of European origin |
C. | different races of mankind |
D. | genetic of plants |
Answer» B. people of European origin | |
537. |
Frederick Sanger is a twice recipient of the Nobel Prize for? |
A. | Chemistry in 1958 and 1980 |
B. | Physics in 1956 and 1972 |
C. | Chemistry in 1954 and Peace in 1962 |
D. | Physics in 1903 and Chemistry in 1911 |
Answer» B. Physics in 1956 and 1972 | |
538. |
Germany signed the Armistice Treaty on ____ and World War I ended. |
A. | January 19, 1918 |
B. | May 30, 1918 |
C. | November 11, 1918 |
D. | November 11, 1918 |
Answer» E. | |
539. |
Georgia, Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan became the members of UNO in? |
A. | 1991 |
B. | 1992 |
C. | 1993 |
D. | 1994 |
Answer» C. 1993 | |
540. |
Film and TV institute of India is located at? |
A. | Pune (Maharashtra) |
B. | Rajkot (Gujarat) |
C. | Pimpri (Maharashtra) |
D. | Perambur (Tamilnadu) |
Answer» B. Rajkot (Gujarat) | |
541. |
Guru Gobind Singh was.... |
A. | the 10th and the last Guru of the Sikhs |
B. | founder of Khalsa, the inner council of the Sikhs in 1699 |
C. | author of Dasam Granth |
D. | All the above |
Answer» E. | |
542. |
Among the following, choose the set in which names of Secretary-Generals of the UNO are arranged in correct chronological order? |
A. | U Thant, Kurt Waldheim, Dag Hammarskjoeld, Trygve Lie. |
B. | Trygve Lie, Dag Hammarskjoeld, U Thant, Kurt Waldheim. |
C. | Trygve Lie, U Thant , Dag Hammarskjoeld, Kurt Waldheim. |
D. | U Thant, Dag Hammarskjoeld, Trygve Lie, Kurt Waldheim. |
Answer» C. Trygve Lie, U Thant , Dag Hammarskjoeld, Kurt Waldheim. | |
543. |
Guwahati High Court is the judicature of.... |
A. | Nagaland |
B. | Arunachal Pradesh |
C. | Assam |
D. | All of the above |
Answer» E. | |
544. |
Friction can be reduced by changing from... |
A. | sliding to rolling |
B. | rolling to sliding |
C. | potential energy to kinetic energy |
D. | dynamic to static |
Answer» B. rolling to sliding | |
545. |
Federation Cup, World Cup, Allywyn International Trophy and Challenge Cup are awarded to winners of.... |
A. | Tennis |
B. | Volleyball |
C. | Basketball |
D. | Cricket |
Answer» C. Basketball | |
546. |
Each year World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day is celebrated on? |
A. | May 8 |
B. | May 18 |
C. | June 8 |
D. | June 18 |
Answer» B. May 18 | |
547. |
Ustad Mansur was a famous painter in the reign of? |
A. | Shajahan |
B. | Humayun |
C. | Akbar |
D. | Jahagir |
Answer» D. Jahagir | |
548. |
THE VEDIC DEITY WAS THE GODDESS OF ? |
A. | WIND |
B. | RAIN AND THUNDER |
C. | ETERNITY |
D. | FIRE |
Answer» C. ETERNITY | |
549. |
Todarmal was associated with? |
A. | Music |
B. | Land and Revenue Reforms |
C. | Literature Law |
D. | None of the above |
Answer» C. Literature Law | |
550. |
The weekly commonweal was founded by: |
A. | Annie Besant |
B. | bal Gangadhar tilak |
C. | Bipan Chandra pal |
D. | sarojini Naidu |
Answer» B. bal Gangadhar tilak | |