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This section includes 320 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your General Knowledge knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 51. |
Which district has become the first one in India to have high speed Rural Broadband Network under National Optical Fibre Network (NOFN) ? |
| A. | 8 trillion km |
| B. | 10 trillion km |
| C. | 12 trillion km |
| D. | 14 trillion km |
| Answer» C. 12 trillion km | |
| 52. |
Cutting and peeling of onions brings tears to the eyes because of the presence of |
| A. | sulphur in the cell |
| B. | carbon in the cell |
| C. | fat in the cell |
| D. | amino acid in the cell |
| Answer» E. | |
| 53. |
Which one of the following is responsible for the stimulating effect of tea? |
| A. | Tannin |
| B. | Steroid |
| C. | Alkaloid |
| D. | Flavonoid |
| Answer» D. Flavonoid | |
| 54. |
The plant dye Henna imparts orange-red color to skin and hairs due to its reaction with which of the following ? |
| A. | Proteins and amino acids |
| B. | Lipids |
| C. | Carbohydrates |
| D. | Nucleic acids |
| Answer» B. Lipids | |
| 55. |
Assertion(A): The safety air bags fitted in some cars inflate during head-on impact of the car.Reason(R) : The inflation is due to pumping of air into the balloon during the impact. |
| A. | Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A |
| B. | Both A and R are true, But R is not the correct explanation of A. |
| C. | A is true, but R is false |
| D. | A is false, but R is true |
| Answer» C. A is true, but R is false | |
| 56. |
Which one of the following plants is popularly grown along the road for absorbing vehicular pollutants |
| A. | Nerium |
| B. | Neem |
| C. | Bougainvillea |
| D. | Calotropis |
| Answer» C. Bougainvillea | |
| 57. |
'Splenic fever' is another name of |
| A. | FMD |
| B. | Anthrax |
| C. | Cow pox |
| D. | Mastitis |
| Answer» C. Cow pox | |
| 58. |
'Pashmina wool' is obtained from |
| A. | Yak |
| B. | Cattle |
| C. | Sheep |
| D. | Goat |
| Answer» E. | |
| 59. |
The instrument used for measuring depth of water table is known as |
| A. | Lysimeter |
| B. | Odometer |
| C. | Piezometer |
| D. | Evaporimeter |
| Answer» D. Evaporimeter | |
| 60. |
Which bank has launched India's first contactless debit and credit cards ? |
| A. | ICICI Bank |
| B. | Axis bank |
| C. | HDFC |
| D. | HSBC |
| Answer» B. Axis bank | |
| 61. |
"Stevenson Screen" is related to |
| A. | Virology |
| B. | Remote Sensing |
| C. | Agrometeorology |
| D. | Biotechnology |
| Answer» D. Biotechnology | |
| 62. |
'Relay Cropping' means |
| A. | Growing of more than one crop on the same land in a year. |
| B. | Growing of three crops on the same land in a year. |
| C. | Growing of four crops on the same land in a year in such a manner that the following crop is sown before the harvest of preceding crop. |
| D. | None of these. |
| Answer» D. None of these. | |
| 63. |
Which planet was discovered in 2013 having earth like size? |
| A. | Kepler-62F |
| B. | Kepler-23b |
| C. | Kepler-b |
| D. | Kepler-60 |
| Answer» B. Kepler-23b | |
| 64. |
Which new family of 'legless amphibians' was discovered in 2012? |
| A. | Ascaphidae |
| B. | Chikilidae |
| C. | Bufonidae |
| D. | Ranidae |
| Answer» C. Bufonidae | |
| 65. |
The origin place of potato is |
| A. | China |
| B. | South America |
| C. | Tropical America |
| D. | Africa |
| Answer» C. Tropical America | |
| 66. |
Govt. of India stated subsidy on fertilizers with effect from |
| A. | Nov. 1, 1996 |
| B. | Nov. 1,1969 |
| C. | Nov.1,1977 |
| D. | Oct.2, 1988 |
| Answer» D. Oct.2, 1988 | |
| 67. |
Dwarf wheat (Mexican) is introduced in India by |
| A. | Dr. N. E. Borlang |
| B. | Dr. M.S. Swaminathan |
| C. | Dr. Subramanian |
| D. | Dr. B.P. Pal |
| Answer» B. Dr. M.S. Swaminathan | |
| 68. |
Which colour of heat radiation represents the highest temperature? |
| A. | Blood red |
| B. | Dark cherry |
| C. | Salmon |
| D. | White |
| Answer» E. | |
| 69. |
India has launched which satellite recently? |
| A. | INSAT-3D |
| B. | PSLU-C22 |
| C. | GSAT-14 |
| D. | GSAT-10 |
| Answer» D. GSAT-10 | |
| 70. |
When is the computer literacy day celebrated? |
| A. | 1st December |
| B. | 2nd December |
| C. | 19th December |
| D. | 22nd December |
| Answer» B. 2nd December | |
| 71. |
The faster computer developed by the NASA is |
| A. | Columbia |
| B. | Pleiades |
| C. | Blue Gene |
| D. | Param |
| Answer» C. Blue Gene | |
| 72. |
Toggenburg (goat) is a native of |
| A. | Europe |
| B. | Switzerland |
| C. | Africa |
| D. | USA |
| Answer» C. Africa | |
| 73. |
Agar-agar was developed for growing micro-organisms by |
| A. | Joseph Lister |
| B. | Koch |
| C. | Hesse |
| D. | Pasteur |
| Answer» D. Pasteur | |
| 74. |
Resolving power of electron microscope is _____________ times of light microscope. |
| A. | 10 |
| B. | 10 |
| C. | 10 |
| D. | 10 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 75. |
Genus of goat is |
| A. | Ovis |
| B. | Copra |
| C. | Bos |
| D. | Bubalus |
| Answer» C. Bos | |
| 76. |
Which of the following crops has the highest cultivated area in the world? |
| A. | Rice |
| B. | Barly |
| C. | Wheat |
| D. | Bajra |
| Answer» D. Bajra | |
| 77. |
What is a modem connected to ? |
| A. | processor |
| B. | motherboard |
| C. | printer |
| D. | phone line |
| Answer» E. | |
| 78. |
Which of the following is not a computer language? |
| A. | BASIC |
| B. | C |
| C. | FAST |
| D. | FORTRAN |
| Answer» D. FORTRAN | |
| 79. |
The first operational remote sensing satellite from India was |
| A. | IRS-P6 |
| B. | P4 |
| C. | IRS 1A |
| D. | CARTOSAT 1 |
| Answer» D. CARTOSAT 1 | |
| 80. |
GPS can be applied in |
| A. | Archeology |
| B. | Glaciology |
| C. | Forestry and agricultural science |
| D. | All of these |
| Answer» E. | |
| 81. |
Junk e-mail is also called |
| A. | spam |
| B. | spoof |
| C. | sporel |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. spoof | |
| 82. |
What was the theme of Indian Science Congress 2015 ? |
| A. | Science and Technology for Inclusive Development |
| B. | Science and Technology for India's Development |
| C. | Science and Technology for Rural Development |
| D. | Science and Technology for Human Development |
| Answer» E. | |
| 83. |
Which one of the following is a part of Infotech Terminology? |
| A. | Protocol |
| B. | Login |
| C. | Archie |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 84. |
Inventor and founder of www is |
| A. | Tim Burners Lee |
| B. | N. Russel |
| C. | Lee N. Fiyong |
| D. | Bill Gates |
| Answer» B. N. Russel | |
| 85. |
The first computer was made by |
| A. | Bill Gates |
| B. | Bill Clinton |
| C. | Charles Babbage |
| D. | Marconi |
| Answer» D. Marconi | |
| 86. |
UK scientists produced a disease resistant piglet called |
| A. | pig-24 |
| B. | pig-25 |
| C. | pig-26 |
| D. | pig-27 |
| Answer» D. pig-27 | |
| 87. |
Andrea Colaco, a native of South Goa's Velim developed accurate 3D gesture sensing technology on |
| A. | Mobile device |
| B. | LCD TV |
| C. | Cinema screen |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. LCD TV | |
| 88. |
The rank of India on the list of spam spewing nations in the world is |
| A. | 2 |
| B. | 3 |
| C. | 4 |
| D. | 5 |
| Answer» C. 4 | |
| 89. |
What is the source of electrical energy in an artificial satellite? |
| A. | Solar cells |
| B. | Mini nuclear reactor |
| C. | Dynamo |
| D. | Thermopile |
| E. | .Thermopile |
| Answer» B. Mini nuclear reactor | |
| 90. |
India was affected by the cyber spying campaign called |
| A. | Red October |
| B. | Red September |
| C. | Black October |
| D. | Black September |
| Answer» B. Red September | |
| 91. |
Scientists at the Berkeley lab created world's first digital Atlas of |
| A. | Head |
| B. | Eyes |
| C. | Brain |
| D. | Heart |
| Answer» D. Heart | |
| 92. |
Diskagma Buttonii a 2.2 billion year old fossils discovered in |
| A. | South Africa |
| B. | Nigeria |
| C. | Kenya |
| D. | Morroco |
| Answer» B. Nigeria | |
| 93. |
Which of the following groups have only input devices ? |
| A. | mouse, keyboard, monitor |
| B. | mouse, keyboard, printer |
| C. | mouse, keyboard, plotter |
| D. | mouse, keyboard, scanner |
| Answer» E. | |
| 94. |
Which one of the following countries is created with the establishment of Uranium City? |
| A. | Australia |
| B. | Canada |
| C. | Russia |
| D. | U.S.A. |
| Answer» C. Russia | |
| 95. |
The committees set up by GOI have identified 5 new sites for Nuclear parks. Of these five, which site has been allotted to AREVA of France? |
| A. | Kowadi |
| B. | Mithi virdi |
| C. | Jaitapur |
| D. | Haripur |
| Answer» D. Haripur | |
| 96. |
Computer virus is a |
| A. | Fungus |
| B. | Bacterium |
| C. | IC 7344 |
| D. | Software programme |
| Answer» E. | |
| 97. |
If an apple is released from an orbiting spaceship, it will |
| A. | fall towards the earth |
| B. | move of a lower speed |
| C. | move along with the spaceship at the same speed |
| D. | move at a higher speed |
| Answer» D. move at a higher speed | |
| 98. |
IC chips for computers are usually made of |
| A. | Lead |
| B. | Chromium |
| C. | Silicon |
| D. | Gold |
| Answer» D. Gold | |
| 99. |
The fastest super computer of the world is |
| A. | Param Yuva II |
| B. | Tianhe-2 |
| C. | IBM Road runner |
| D. | Titan |
| Answer» C. IBM Road runner | |
| 100. |
The name of the ICBM developed by India with a strike range of more than 2000 km is |
| A. | Prithvi |
| B. | Trishul |
| C. | Akash |
| D. | Agni-II |
| Answer» E. | |