Explore topic-wise MCQs in Basic GK.

This section includes 70 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Basic GK knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.

1.

Which Country did Greek Historian Herodotus call the Gift of the Nile ?

A. Egypt
B. Japan
C. India
D. China
Answer» B. Japan
2.

The First World war began in which year?

A. 1910
B. 1914
C. 1917
D. 1920
Answer» C. 1917
3.

The Opium war id held between which two countries?

A. China and Russia
B. China and England
C. England and France
D. Russia and England
Answer» C. England and France
4.

The Chinese Revolution take place in

A. 1901
B. 1911
C. 1921
D. 1931
Answer» C. 1921
5.

Is the oldest dynasty still ruling in which country?

A. Iran
B. Japan
C. Austria
D. England
Answer» C. Austria
6.

1917 is related to

A. China Revolution
B. Britain Revolution
C. France Revolution
D. Russian Revolution
Answer» E.
7.

.. was the first woman name appeared in history

A. Jansi Rani
B. Golda Meir
C. Queen Elizabeth I
D. Queen Hatshepsut
Answer» E.
8.

The Crimean war fought between

A. China and Turkey
B. China and Russia
C. Russia and China
D. Russia and Turkey
Answer» E.
9.

India celebrated Independence Day on ..

A. 14th August
B. 15th August
C. 16th August
D. 17th August
Answer» C. 16th August
10.

Sri Lanka officially gained its independence in which year?

A. 1947
B. 1948
C. 1949
D. 1950
Answer» C. 1949
11.

Pakistan celebrated its Independence day on .

A. 14th August
B. 16th August
C. 25th January
D. 31th January
Answer» E.
12.

The independence of Bangladesh was declared in

A. 1960
B. 1956
C. 1971
D. 1984
Answer» D. 1984
13.

Which country gained Independence in 2006?

A. Sudan
B. Nigeria
C. Morocco
D. Montenegro
Answer» E.
14.

South Sudan got Independence in which year?

A. 2001
B. 2004
C. 2009
D. 2011
Answer» E.
15.

Which country gained Independence in 1945?

A. Chile
B. China
C. Sri Lanka
D. Indonesia
Answer» E.
16.

Zimbabwe got Independence in .

A. 1965
B. 1980
C. 1995
D. 2004
Answer» C. 1995
17.

.. country got Independence in 1948

A. Burunei
B. Malaysia
C. Myanmar
D. Colombia
Answer» D. Colombia
18.

. .. was the first black republic in the world

A. Mali
B. Haiti
C. Egypt
D. Kenya
Answer» C. Egypt
19.

Where did Renaissance start?

A. Florence (Italy)
B. Egypt
C. Japan
D. India
Answer» B. Egypt
20.

In which Country did the first Marxist revolution take place?

A. Egypt
B. Japan
C. India
D. Russia
Answer» E.
21.

Which Country has the Oldest Dynasty still ruling?

A. Egypt
B. Russia
C. Japan
D. India
Answer» D. India
22.

When did the Chinese Revolution take place?

A. 1958-1962
B. 1948 1952
C. 1852-1862
D. 1930-1942
Answer» C. 1852-1862
23.

When was Rome founded?

A. 21 April 753 BC
B. 21 April 758 BC
C. 21 April 743 BC
D. 21 April 853 BC
Answer» B. 21 April 758 BC
24.

Which civilization is considered the oldest civilization in the world?

A. Sindu Velly civilization
B. Mohanjodado civilization
C. Japanese civilization
D. Mesopotamia civilization
Answer» E.
25.

Who was the first Indian to be appointed a judge in the International Court of Justice?

A. Shri R. s. Reader
B. Mr. B. N. Rao
C. Dr. Nagendra Singh
D. Mr. B. N. Kirpal
Answer» D. Mr. B. N. Kirpal
26.

Which Country started the first newspaper in the world?

A. Egypt
B. Japan
C. China
D. India
Answer» D. India
27.

Who was the Emperor of Russia during the Russian revolution?

A. Tsar Nicholas V
B. Tsar Nicholas II
C. Tsar Nicholas VII
D. Tsar Nicholas III
Answer» C. Tsar Nicholas VII
28.

When did Julius Caesar first invade Britain?

A. August 25th, 55 BC
B. August 26th, 55 BC
C. August 28th, 55 BC
D. August 27th, 55 BC
Answer» C. August 28th, 55 BC
29.

Where did the First Industrial Revolution start?

A. Egypt
B. Japan
C. Great Britain
D. India
Answer» D. India
30.

Longest River in the world?

A. River Ganga
B. River Amazon
C. River Sahara
D. River Nile
Answer» E.
31.

During the American Civil War, Who was the President of America?

A. Abraham Lincoln
B. Herodotus
C. Nelson Mandela
D. Narendra Modi
Answer» B. Herodotus
32.

Which Country had the First Women s Institute?

A. Egypt
B. Canada
C. Japan
D. India
Answer» C. Japan
33.

Which UN Secretary General was killed in an air crash?

A. Dag Hammershold
B. Javier Perez the Cuyar
C. Trigvelli
D. Kurt Waldheim
Answer» B. Javier Perez the Cuyar
34.

During the India-Pakistan War of 1965 AD, the United Nations Secretary-General, whose role was commendable, was?

A. Javier Perez
B. Kurt Waldheim
C. Yu Thant
D. Dag Hammershold
Answer» D. Dag Hammershold
35.

The word "blue hamlet" is associated with which of the following?

A. Environmental activist
B. United Nations Peace Army
C. fire service worker
D. Road accident relief workers
Answer» C. fire service worker
36.

In which article of the United Nations Charter, the term "NGO" is used?

A. Article 82
B. Article 69
C. Article 81
D. Article 71
Answer» E.
37.

Which of the following nations was appointed as the first Chairman of the United Nations Disinvestment Committee?

A. Japan
B. India
C. Sweden
D. America
Answer» C. Sweden
38.

Whom is the United Nations funded?

A. Russia
B. Switzerland
C. America
D. member nations
Answer» E.
39.

East Timor became a member of the United Nations with which country in September 2002?

A. with Switzerland
B. with Latvia
C. with Eritrea
D. with Estonia
Answer» B. with Latvia
40.

Nowadays there is a demand for expansion of membership of which part of the United Nations?

A. Council of Justice
B. International Court
C. Security Council
D. General Assembly
Answer» D. General Assembly
41.

When was the "unity proposal for peace" accepted in the General Assembly?

A. 22 October 1995
B. 1 January 1985
C. 24 October 1945
D. 3 November 1950
Answer» E.
42.

Which country was the 51st to sign the United Nations Charter?

A. Japan
B. Poland
C. Germany
D. Italy
Answer» C. Germany
43.

When did the World Trade Organization come into existence?

A. 1 December 1995
B. 1 November 1994
C. 1 January 1995
D. 15 April 1994
Answer» D. 15 April 1994
44.

After how many years has India been elected a temporary member of the Security Council for the seventh time?

A. 19 years later
B. 17 years later
C. 14 years later
D. after 21 years
Answer» B. 17 years later
45.

When was the San Francisco Conference?

A. 25 April 1942
B. 25 April 1947
C. 25 April 1946
D. 25 April 1945
Answer» E.
46.

In which conference was the final approval on the constitution of the United Nations?

A. Moscow Conference
B. San Francisco Conference
C. Yalta Conference
D. Tehran Conference
Answer» C. Yalta Conference
47.

Who gave the inaugural address at the San Francisco Conference?

A. Truman
B. Atlee
C. Stalin
D. Churchill
Answer» B. Atlee
48.

When was the last session of the League of Nations?

A. 18 April 1947
B. 18 October 1946
C. 18 April 1946
D. 18 April 1945
Answer» D. 18 April 1945
49.

"A living Vastu is born". Who said this statement about the League of Nations?

A. Roosevelt
B. Washington
C. Kennedy
D. Wilson
Answer» E.
50.

Which Indian has been elected as the Judge of the International Court of Justice on 27 April 2012?

A. MC Chagla
B. Jeevan Reddy
C. Dalbir Bhandari
D. S. H. Kapadia
Answer» D. S. H. Kapadia