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This section includes 327 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your General Knowledge knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 251. |
In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase._x005F_x000D_ Come to terms with something_x005F_x000D_ |
| A. | To become friends with your opponents. |
| B. | Accept that you are a loser even though you have potential. |
| C. | Become unnecessarily depressed. |
| D. | To gradually accept a sad situation. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 252. |
In each of the questions, four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase and click the button corresponding to it._x005F_x000D_ To clip one's wings |
| A. | To stop one from flying |
| B. | To trim the leaves |
| C. | To deprive one of power |
| D. | To hurt a bird |
| Answer» D. To hurt a bird | |
| 253. |
Humankind’s oldest mammal ancestor named Durlstotherim newmani has been discovered in ______._x005F_x000D_ |
| A. | West Indies |
| B. | India |
| C. | United Kingdom |
| D. | China |
| Answer» D. China | |
| 254. |
Helicopter was invented by |
| A. | Drinker |
| B. | Broquet |
| C. | Copernicus |
| D. | Cockrell |
| Answer» C. Copernicus | |
| 255. |
General anaesthetic was invented by? |
| A. | Alfred P. Southwick |
| B. | Isaac Singer |
| C. | Murasaki Shikibu |
| D. | Hanaoka Seishū |
| Answer» E. | |
| 256. |
Fax machine was invented by |
| A. | Daimler |
| B. | Dewar |
| C. | Bain |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» D. None of these | |
| 257. |
Electric tram was invented by? |
| A. | Fyodor Pirotsky |
| B. | Arthur Pitney |
| C. | Fritz Pfleumer |
| D. | Stephen Perry |
| Answer» B. Arthur Pitney | |
| 258. |
Electric chair was invented by |
| A. | Alfred P. Southwick |
| B. | Isaac Singer |
| C. | Murasaki Shikibu |
| D. | Hanaoka Seish |
| Answer» B. Isaac Singer | |
| 259. |
Edward Jenner discovered vaccine for which of the following disease? |
| A. | Polio |
| B. | Tuberculosis |
| C. | Small Pox |
| D. | Rabies |
| Answer» D. Rabies | |
| 260. |
Dynamite was invented by? |
| A. | Jean-Antoine Nollet |
| B. | Alfred Nobel |
| C. | Joseph Nicephore Niepce |
| D. | Ted Nelson |
| Answer» C. Joseph Nicephore Niepce | |
| 261. |
Dishwasher was invented by ________. |
| A. | John Barber |
| B. | Sir Henry Cole |
| C. | Josephine Cochrane |
| D. | Bartolomeo Cristofori |
| Answer» D. Bartolomeo Cristofori | |
| 262. |
D.D.T. was invented by |
| A. | Paul Muller |
| B. | John Dalton |
| C. | Rudolf |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. John Dalton | |
| 263. |
Bushwell invented |
| A. | Atomic Bomb |
| B. | Submarine |
| C. | Urey |
| D. | Hovercraft |
| Answer» C. Urey | |
| 264. |
Christmas Card was invented by ________. |
| A. | John Barber |
| B. | Josephine Cochrane |
| C. | Sir Henry Cole |
| D. | Bartolomeo Cristofori |
| Answer» D. Bartolomeo Cristofori | |
| 265. |
Cinematography was invented by |
| A. | Graham Bell |
| B. | Edison |
| C. | Zeiss |
| D. | Faraday |
| Answer» C. Zeiss | |
| 266. |
Choose the word which is nearest in meaning to the given word ‘EGREGIOUS’ |
| A. | Common |
| B. | Social |
| C. | Plain |
| D. | Atrocious |
| Answer» E. | |
| 267. |
Blood Circulation was discovered by? |
| A. | Mary Anderson |
| B. | Virginia Apgar |
| C. | William Harvey |
| D. | Robert Feulgen |
| Answer» D. Robert Feulgen | |
| 268. |
Assembly line was invented by |
| A. | Alexander Parkes |
| B. | Luigi Palmieri |
| C. | Alexey Pajitnov |
| D. | Ransom Eli Olds |
| Answer» E. | |
| 269. |
Bacteria was discovered by |
| A. | Antonie van Leeuwenhoek |
| B. | Belarus |
| C. | Hugo de Vries |
| D. | Robert Brown |
| Answer» B. Belarus | |
| 270. |
Barometer was invented by |
| A. | Evangelista Torricelli |
| B. | Charles Xavier Thomas |
| C. | Edward Teller |
| D. | Gustav Tauschek |
| Answer» B. Charles Xavier Thomas | |
| 271. |
Atomic theory was devised by |
| A. | Mosley |
| B. | John Dalton |
| C. | Daimler |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Daimler | |
| 272. |
Artificial Intelligent robot named Shelley developed by the MIT media lab writes which type of stories? |
| A. | Love |
| B. | Action |
| C. | Drama |
| D. | Horror |
| Answer» E. | |
| 273. |
Arithmometer was invented by |
| A. | Evangelista Torricelli |
| B. | Charles Xavier Thomas |
| C. | Edward Teller |
| D. | Gustav Tauschek |
| Answer» C. Edward Teller | |
| 274. |
An eudiometer measures |
| A. | Atmospheric pressure |
| B. | Time |
| C. | Volume of gases |
| D. | Vapour pressure |
| Answer» D. Vapour pressure | |
| 275. |
Analytical Engine was invented by |
| A. | Dewar |
| B. | Charles Babbage |
| C. | Daimler |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Daimler | |
| 276. |
App to locate board exam centre for students launched by ? |
| A. | CBSE |
| B. | IIT |
| C. | JNU |
| D. | NCERT |
| Answer» B. IIT | |
| 277. |
Albert Sabin is known for developing _____. |
| A. | smallpox vaccine |
| B. | polio vaccine |
| C. | penicillin |
| D. | hepatitis B vaccine |
| Answer» C. penicillin | |
| 278. |
Air conditioner was discovered by |
| A. | Edison |
| B. | Wilson |
| C. | Carrier |
| D. | Roentgen |
| Answer» D. Roentgen | |
| 279. |
Aaton Van Leewen Hock is famous for the discovery of ___. |
| A. | Microscope |
| B. | Nylon |
| C. | Laser |
| D. | Radio valve |
| Answer» B. Nylon | |
| 280. |
A sentence/a part of the sentence is underlined. Four alternatives are given to the underlined part which will improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative and click the button corresponding to it. In case no improvement is needed, click the button corresponding to "No improvement"._x005F_x000D_ When the architect won a prize in a playÂwriting competition his friends admired his universality. |
| A. | durability |
| B. | versatility |
| C. | respectability |
| D. | No improvement |
| Answer» C. respectability | |
| 281. |
_____ was the first host country of the FIFA (Federation Internationale de Football Association) World Cup._x005F_x000D_ |
| A. | Italy |
| B. | Uruguay |
| C. | Brazil |
| D. | France |
| Answer» C. Brazil | |
| 282. |
What item, originally called the ‘Whirlwind’, was invented by Ives McGaffey in 1869? |
| A. | Blender |
| B. | Electric mixer |
| C. | Washing machine |
| D. | Vacuum cleaner |
| Answer» C. Washing machine | |
| 283. |
What invention caused many deaths while testing it? |
| A. | Dynamite |
| B. | Ladders |
| C. | Race cars |
| D. | Parachute |
| Answer» E. | |
| 284. |
............. is an alkali metal._x005F_x000D_ |
| A. | Sodium |
| B. | Manganese |
| C. | Aluminium |
| D. | Magnesium |
| Answer» B. Manganese | |
| 285. |
The ELECTRIC BATTERY, who's charged with inventing this one? |
| A. | Hertz |
| B. | Amper |
| C. | Galvani |
| D. | Volta |
| Answer» E. | |
| 286. |
Who perfected GENETIC ENGINEERING? |
| A. | Cohen & Boyer |
| B. | Hunt & Davids |
| C. | Sinclair & Roberts |
| D. | Jaysson & Simons |
| Answer» B. Hunt & Davids | |
| 287. |
What George Pullman invented? |
| A. | Sleeping (railway) car |
| B. | Airship |
| C. | Box car (railway) |
| D. | Air brakes |
| Answer» B. Airship | |
| 288. |
Who is the only U.S. President to invent and patent something? |
| A. | Abraham Lincoln |
| B. | Theodore Roosevelt |
| C. | Thomas Jefferson |
| D. | Rutherford B. Hayes |
| Answer» B. Theodore Roosevelt | |
| 289. |
What Elmer A. Sperry invented? |
| A. | Hydroplane |
| B. | Hydraulic turbine |
| C. | Magnetic compass |
| D. | Gyrocompass |
| Answer» E. | |
| 290. |
In the 1700s, who would pay the postage fee for letters before the stamp was invented? |
| A. | The sender |
| B. | There was no fee |
| C. | The receiver of the letter |
| D. | The post office |
| Answer» D. The post office | |
| 291. |
Who invented the Spinning Jenny? |
| A. | Thornton Hargreaves |
| B. | Peter Hargreaves |
| C. | James Hargreaves |
| D. | Simon Hargreaves |
| Answer» D. Simon Hargreaves | |
| 292. |
Who invented Airship (rigid)? |
| A. | Dr. Alan M. Turing |
| B. | Roger Bacon |
| C. | G. Ferdinand Von Zeppelin |
| D. | Otto |
| Answer» D. Otto | |
| 293. |
For whom high heeled shoes were invented? |
| A. | Cleopatra |
| B. | Queen Elizabeth I |
| C. | King Louis the XIV |
| D. | King Charles II |
| Answer» D. King Charles II | |
| 294. |
Who was the first person to patent the JET ENGINE? |
| A. | F. Whittle |
| B. | C. Lindbergh |
| C. | W. Histell |
| D. | B. Owings |
| Answer» B. C. Lindbergh | |
| 295. |
When was Monopoly created? |
| A. | 1940s |
| B. | 1930s |
| C. | 1920s |
| D. | 1950s |
| Answer» C. 1920s | |
| 296. |
What Henry Bessemer invented? |
| A. | Aluminum |
| B. | Electroplating |
| C. | Steel Converter |
| D. | Steel rolling mill |
| Answer» D. Steel rolling mill | |
| 297. |
This statesman, politican, scholar, inventor, and one of early presidents of USA invented the swivel chair, the spherical sundial, the moldboard plow, and the cipher wheel. |
| A. | George Washington |
| B. | Alexander Hamilton |
| C. | John Adams |
| D. | Thomas Jefferson |
| Answer» E. | |
| 298. |
Who invented fuel cells in 1839? |
| A. | Buckminster Fuller |
| B. | Sir William Grove |
| C. | Sylvester Graham |
| D. | Joyce Hall |
| Answer» C. Sylvester Graham | |
| 299. |
In which decade was the telephone invented? |
| A. | 1850s |
| B. | 1860s |
| C. | 1870s |
| D. | 1880s |
| Answer» D. 1880s | |
| 300. |
Who is often called the 'first African-American' inventor? |
| A. | Bessie Blount |
| B. | George Washington Carver |
| C. | Benjamin Banneker |
| D. | Elijah McCoy |
| Answer» D. Elijah McCoy | |