Explore topic-wise MCQs in Basic GK.

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151.

In which country the ancestor species of the new human "Australopithecus deyiremeda" has been found?

A. Syria
B. Nepal
C. China
D. Ethiopia
Answer» E.
152.

Where is the Defense Services Staff College located?

A. Rewa in Madhya Pradesh
B. Khadagwasla in Maharashtra
C. Willington in Tamil Nadu
D. Wheat in Madhya Pradesh
Answer» D. Wheat in Madhya Pradesh
153.

Recently which of these companies has started a 34 MW solar power project in Bathinda district of Punjab?

A. Welspun Renewables
B. Maruti Suzuki
C. Sylvonia Xero
D. Tata Power
Answer» B. Maruti Suzuki
154.

Who has been honored with Major Dhyan Chand Lifetime Achievement Award in Hockey India 2015?

A. Girraj Singh
B. Zeeshan Ali
C. Balbir Singh Sr.
D. Gurmail Singh
Answer» D. Gurmail Singh
155.

Who among the following has been appointed as the United States Ambassador to Maldives and Sri Lanka?

A. Kashyap Durjan
B. Raghav Singh
C. Atul Keshap
D. Rajpal Verma
Answer» D. Rajpal Verma
156.

Maharaja Jaswant Singh Rathore died in 1678 AD at a place called Jamrud, in which country is this place at present?

A. Afghanistan
B. Iraq
C. Pakistan
D. Iran
Answer» B. Iraq
157.

Which one of the following elements has the potential to end the Earth's energy crisis in abundance on the surface of the Moon?

A. Helium 1
B. Helium 2
C. Helium 3
D. Helium 4
Answer» D. Helium 4
158.

Who wrote the book titled Hindu view of life?

A. S. radhakrishnan
B. Rabindranath Tagore
C. Arvind Ghosh
D. Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
Answer» B. Rabindranath Tagore
159.

Which is the first film of Amitabh Bachchan?

A. Zanjeer
B. Bhuvan Som
C. Seven Hindustani
D. look
Answer» D. look
160.

Which is the largest power generating power plant in Chhattisgarh?

A. Jindal Power Ltd.
B. C.S. EB
C. NTPC
D. Bhilai Steel Plant
Answer» D. Bhilai Steel Plant
161.

By what name is our galaxy recognized?

A. Big Dipper Planetarium
B. Arizona
C. Milky Way
D. none of these
Answer» D. none of these
162.

Victory Day is an important secular holiday of which country?

A. Pakistan
B. England
C. China
D. Russia
Answer» E.
163.

When was the word Chhattisgarh mentioned in a government document?

A. Raipur Gazetteer of 1795
B. Bilaspur Gazetteer in 1795
C. the Act of 1861
D. the Dissolution Order of 1905
Answer» C. the Act of 1861
164.

Where is the Tejaji fair held?

A. Merta City
B. Deshnok
C. Kuchaman City
D. Parbatsar
Answer» B. Deshnok
165.

The amount of which of the following is increased to give steel hardness

A. Carbon
B. Silicon
C. Chromium
D. manganese
Answer» E.
166.

The person who performs yoga continuously for 40 hours has been registered in the Guinness World Records, what is the name of those yoga gurus?

A. Baba Ramdev
B. Maharishi Mahesh Yogi
C. B.K. S Iyengar
D. Yograj C.P.
Answer» E.
167.

If the image is seen upright when standing at any distance in front of a mirror, then what type of mirror will that mirror be?

A. either flat or convex
B. flat only
C. only convex
D. concave
Answer» B. flat only
168.

Recently Waste Free Campaign has been launched by which corporate group?

A. ITC
B. Tata Sons
C. Hindustan Unilever Limited
D. Parle Products
Answer» E.
169.

The builder of the fort of Dudu?

A. Ravjodha
B. Yamsingh
C. Raisingh
D. Bhati Jaisal
Answer» C. Raisingh
170.

When ants bite, they inject?

A. acetic acid
B. Menthanol
C. formic acid
D. stearic acid
Answer» D. stearic acid
171.

Bairath was the capital in ancient times?

A. Fish
B. Chola
C. Matura
D. Chedi
Answer» B. Chola
172.

Which temple was built by Narasimha Dev I at Puri (Orissa)?

A. Chausath Yogini Temple
B. Jagannath Temple
C. Konark Temple
D. none of these
Answer» D. none of these
173.

Which of the following is not explosive?

A. Trinitrotoluene
B. Trinitraglycerin
C. Cyclotrimethylene trinitramine
D. Nitrochloroform
Answer» E.
174.

The commercial vulcanization of rubber involves the use of

A. sulfur
B. Carbon
C. Phosphorous
D. Selenium
Answer» B. Carbon
175.

Who was the inventor of radar?

A. JH Van Tassel
B. Bilhelm's Roentgen
C. PT Farnsworth
D. AH Taylor and Leosie Yang
Answer» E.
176.

Where is Sahar located?

A. Sriharikota
B. Thiruvananthapuram
C. Dehradun
D. Bangalore
Answer» B. Thiruvananthapuram
177.

Who is the author of kashmir (A tale of shame)?

A. Vigyaneshwar
B. Raja Rao
C. Hari Jaisingh
D. Bhavabhuti
Answer» D. Bhavabhuti
178.

The most mentioned river in the early Vedic literature is?

A. Ganga
B. Shutudri
C. Saraswati
D. Indus
Answer» E.
179.

Lakshmi Commercial Bank has merged with which of the following banks?

A. Indian Bank
B. Allahabad Bank
C. Canara Bank
D. Central Bank of India
Answer» D. Central Bank of India
180.

In which city Jan Kalyan Parv will be started?

A. Mathura
B. Allahabad
C. Uttarakhand
D. Agra
Answer» B. Allahabad
181.

Which book was composed by Satyajit Ray?

A. over films, there films
B. Painter of Science
C. porter
D. Post Office
Answer» B. Painter of Science
182.

What is approximately the percentage of plasma in the total blood volume in human beings?

A. 50
B. 55
C. 60
D. 65
Answer» C. 60
183.

Where was the first "Land Development Bank" established?

A. Mumbai
B. Madras
C. Ahmedabad
D. New Delhi
Answer» C. Ahmedabad
184.

Before the state of Jharkhand, which state had announced to give pension to the JP agitators?

A. Manipur
B. Bihar
C. Madhya Pradesh
D. Uttar Pradesh
Answer» C. Madhya Pradesh
185.

What does the Pre-Paleonic period refer to?

A. subhuman
B. Prehistoric man
C. Tribal Human
D. Modern Man
Answer» C. Tribal Human
186.

Agriculture and civilization probably started in the present human race?

A. China
B. near the Caspian and Mediterranean seas
C. Near the Nile River in Africa
D. in all these areas
Answer» D. in all these areas
187.

Recently "Vasundhara Komakali" passed away, was she a?

A. Renowned singer
B. Doctor
C. Social worker
D. player
Answer» B. Doctor
188.

What of the following is not correctly matched?

A. Raigarh-Arpa
B. Durg-Shivnath
C. Rajim-Mahanadi
D. Jagdalpur-Indravati
Answer» B. Durg-Shivnath
189.

The prehistoric man who used fire for the first time was probably?

A. Javanese apes
B. Peking Human
C. Cro-Magnon
D. Neanderthal
Answer» B. Peking Human
190.

Continent where most fossils related to humans have been found?

A. Europe
B. America
C. Asia
D. Africa
Answer» E.
191.

Which of the following lays eggs and does not directly lay young?

A. Kangaroo
B. Sehi
C. Whale
D. Echidna
Answer» E.
192.

Were dinosaurs?

A. Mesozoic Reptiles
B. Cenozoic Reptiles
C. Mesozoic Birds
D. none of these
Answer» B. Cenozoic Reptiles
193.

What is a sea creature called Dugong which is on the verge of extinction?

A. Bony fish
B. Amphibians
C. Shark
D. Mammals
Answer» E.
194.

The animal which was probably first domesticated by humans was?

A. Horse
B. Pig
C. Cow
D. dog
Answer» E.
195.

How many years ago did the history of present-day human-homo-sapiens begin on Earth?

A. one lakh
B. ten thousand
C. fifty thousand
D. none of these
Answer» C. fifty thousand
196.

In which branch of science is the amalgamation of geology and zoology?

A. Zoological Geography
B. Archeology
C. Sociology
D. Paleontology
Answer» E.
197.

What is the most concrete evidence of evolution?

A. Comparative Structure
B. fossils
C. residual organs
D. none of these
Answer» D. none of these
198.

Who first explained the evolution of organisms?

A. Newton
B. Einstein
C. Lamarck
D. none of these
Answer» D. none of these
199.

Which bird cannot fly?

A. Peacock
B. Emu
C. Stork
D. Duck
Answer» C. Stork
200.

Who propounded "mutationalism"?

A. Darwin
B. De Vries
C. Wallace
D. Lamarck
Answer» C. Wallace