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This section includes 1320 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your General Knowledge knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 951. |
The first meeting of the UN General Assembly was held in which of the following cities? |
| A. | London |
| B. | New York |
| C. | San Francisco |
| D. | Teheran |
| Answer» B. New York | |
| 952. |
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 | |
| 953. |
The Indian Olympic Council was established in |
| A. | 1936 |
| B. | 1988 |
| C. | 1924 |
| D. | 1900 |
| Answer» D. 1900 | |
| 954. |
The Kvinna Till Kvinna foundation (Sweden) was award Right Livelihood Award in 2002 for |
| A. | its remarkable successes in healing the wounds of ethnic hatred and war, by helping women, often the prime victims, to be the major agents of reconciliation and peace-building |
| B. | outstanding courage and persistent efforts to expose and bring to account the tortures |
| C. | Their exemplary and indomitable courage and compassion, which have proved that, even after murderous civil war, young people from different ethnic groups can learn to live and build a future together in peace and harmony |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. outstanding courage and persistent efforts to expose and bring to account the tortures | |
| 955. |
The full-fledged Commonwealth Games were first organized in ____ at ____ |
| A. | 1930; Hamilton in Canada |
| B. | 1934; London in England |
| C. | 1932; Sydney in Australia |
| D. | 1936; Cardiff in UK |
| Answer» B. 1934; London in England | |
| 956. |
Which Indian satellite had a main function to perform X-ray experiments in space and send back data to earth? |
| A. | Aryabhatta |
| B. | Bhaskara II |
| C. | Bhaskara IL |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. Bhaskara II | |
| 957. |
India is the ____ grower of pulses. |
| A. | largest |
| B. | smallest |
| C. | appropriate for national need |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. smallest | |
| 958. |
How many red blood cells does the bone marrow produce every second? |
| A. | 2 million |
| B. | 5 million |
| C. | 7 million |
| D. | 10 million |
| Answer» B. 5 million | |
| 959. |
When was the International Monetary Fund established? |
| A. | 1945 |
| B. | 1946 |
| C. | 1947 |
| D. | 1950 |
| Answer» B. 1946 | |
| 960. |
The chief administrative office of the UNO, which co-ordinates and supervises the activities of the UNO, is |
| A. | the International court of justice |
| B. | the General Assembly |
| C. | the secretariat |
| D. | the Trusteeship council |
| Answer» D. the Trusteeship council | |
| 961. |
In which of the following years, the membership of the Security Council was increased from 11 to 15 (under Article 23)? |
| A. | 1960 |
| B. | 1965 |
| C. | 1972 |
| D. | 1975 |
| Answer» C. 1972 | |
| 962. |
How many times has Brazil won the World Cup Football Championship? |
| A. | Four times |
| B. | Twice |
| C. | Five times |
| D. | Once |
| Answer» D. Once | |
| 963. |
Where is the permanent secretariat of the SAARC? |
| A. | Kathmandu |
| B. | New Delhi |
| C. | Islamabad |
| D. | Colombo |
| Answer» B. New Delhi | |
| 964. |
Mount Everest was captured by Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay in the year |
| A. | 1951 |
| B. | 1952 |
| C. | 1953 |
| D. | 1954 |
| Answer» D. 1954 | |
| 965. |
The term Ground Stroke is associated with which of the following games? |
| A. | Cricket |
| B. | Badminton |
| C. | Tennis |
| D. | Draughts |
| Answer» D. Draughts | |
| 966. |
Recession is |
| A. | slowing down of economic activity over a limited period |
| B. | period during which unemployment may rise and demand and output may fall, leading to slump in trade |
| C. | period that results from accumulation of unsold goods, owing to fall in demand |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 967. |
During the first crusade, crusaders reached Jerusalem and captured it in |
| A. | 1000 AD |
| B. | 1099 AD |
| C. | 1200 AD |
| D. | 1515 AD |
| Answer» C. 1200 AD | |
| 968. |
When there is a decrease in the concentration of oxygen in the blood, the breathing rate |
| A. | increases |
| B. | decreases |
| C. | first increases and then decreases |
| D. | is not affected |
| Answer» B. decreases | |
| 969. |
In cricket, the two sets of wickets are |
| A. | 18 yards apart |
| B. | 20 yards apart |
| C. | 22 yards apart |
| D. | 24 yards apart |
| Answer» D. 24 yards apart | |
| 970. |
King Hammurabi raised the first army of the world in |
| A. | 2000 BC |
| B. | 1500 BC |
| C. | 1480 BC |
| D. | 1027 BC |
| Answer» B. 1500 BC | |
| 971. |
Taoism is followed in |
| A. | worldwide |
| B. | Iran and north-west India |
| C. | China, Taiwan, Nauru, Brunei, Singapore and Vietnam |
| D. | Japan |
| Answer» D. Japan | |
| 972. |
The sacred text of Confucianism is |
| A. | The Tripitaka |
| B. | The Analects |
| C. | Quran |
| D. | no specific text |
| Answer» C. Quran | |
| 973. |
Hamid Karzai was chosen president of Afghanistan in |
| A. | 2000 |
| B. | 2001 |
| C. | 2002 |
| D. | 2003 |
| Answer» D. 2003 | |
| 974. |
Missile 'prithivi' aims |
| A. | to test the performance of an indigenously built heat-shield |
| B. | to hit target without the help of the Air Forces |
| C. | to defend a large installations like oil-fields etc. against enemy attacks |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. to defend a large installations like oil-fields etc. against enemy attacks | |
| 975. |
Modern Indo-Aryan languages are based on an ancient language called |
| A. | Hindi |
| B. | Sanskrit |
| C. | Kannada |
| D. | Tamil |
| Answer» C. Kannada | |
| 976. |
The award instituted to honor outstanding agricultural scientists is |
| A. | Bhatnagar Award |
| B. | Dadabhai Naoroji Award |
| C. | Borlaug Award |
| D. | Arjuna Award |
| Answer» D. Arjuna Award | |
| 977. |
Which of the following are the member countries of the commonwealth? |
| A. | Australia, Tonga, UK and Zimbabwe |
| B. | Nigeria, Pakistan, India, Jamaica and Singapore |
| C. | Mauritius, Maldives, Ghana, Bangladesh |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 978. |
Liquids transmit pressure equally in all directions. This is known as |
| A. | Boyle-Pascal's Law |
| B. | Pascal's Law |
| C. | Archimedes' Principle |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. Archimedes' Principle | |
| 979. |
The largest cantilever bridge of India is |
| A. | Chambal Bridge |
| B. | Mahatama Gandhi Setu |
| C. | Howrah Bridge |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. None of the above | |
| 980. |
India's first indigenously built submarine was |
| A. | INS Savitri |
| B. | INS Shalki |
| C. | INS Delhi |
| D. | INS Vibhuti |
| Answer» C. INS Delhi | |
| 981. |
Satyajit Ray received Magsaysay Award for journalism, literature and creative communication arts in |
| A. | 1963 |
| B. | 1965 |
| C. | 1966 |
| D. | 1967 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 982. |
The type of root system of all of the following is tap root system, except that of |
| A. | mango tree |
| B. | kachnar tree |
| C. | sunflower plant |
| D. | maize plant |
| Answer» E. | |
| 983. |
The exhaled air contains |
| A. | carbon dioxide only |
| B. | a mixture which has more carbon dioxide than oxygen |
| C. | a mixture of carbon dioxide, nitrogen and oxygen in which nitrogen has the highest percentage |
| D. | a mixture of carbon dioxide and nitrogen |
| Answer» D. a mixture of carbon dioxide and nitrogen | |
| 984. |
Soil is formed from the parent rock material by |
| A. | chemical decomposition |
| B. | physical decomposition |
| C. | biological decomposition |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 985. |
India's first atomic reactor was |
| A. | Zerlina |
| B. | Dhruva |
| C. | Apsara |
| D. | Kamini |
| Answer» D. Kamini | |
| 986. |
Which is the place of worship for Judoists? |
| A. | Synagogue |
| B. | First temple |
| C. | No church or temple |
| D. | Monastery |
| Answer» B. First temple | |
| 987. |
The committee of the Norwegian Parliament awards the prize for |
| A. | economics |
| B. | peace |
| C. | medicine |
| D. | literature |
| Answer» C. medicine | |
| 988. |
Which language is spoken in Karnataka? |
| A. | Marathi |
| B. | Hindi |
| C. | Malayalam |
| D. | Kannada |
| Answer» E. | |
| 989. |
Rangaswamy Cup is associated with |
| A. | archery |
| B. | cricket |
| C. | football |
| D. | hockey |
| Answer» E. | |
| 990. |
Oxygen was independently discovered by |
| A. | Rutherford |
| B. | William Ramsay |
| C. | Joseph Priestley |
| D. | Neils Bohr |
| Answer» D. Neils Bohr | |
| 991. |
The Melghat Tiger reserve is in |
| A. | Assam |
| B. | Maharashtra |
| C. | Karnataka |
| D. | Orissa |
| Answer» C. Karnataka | |
| 992. |
The main crop of Meghalaya is |
| A. | rice |
| B. | wheat |
| C. | barley |
| D. | sugarcane |
| Answer» B. wheat | |
| 993. |
The main crops of Sikkim are |
| A. | rice, maize, bajra, wheat, barley, cardamom |
| B. | sugarcane, tobacco, wheat, rice, |
| C. | chillies, oilseeds, groundnut, pepper |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. sugarcane, tobacco, wheat, rice, | |
| 994. |
When did first test tube baby - Louise Brown born? |
| A. | 1939 |
| B. | 1958 |
| C. | 1981 |
| D. | 1978 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 995. |
India participated in Olympics Hockey in |
| A. | 1918 |
| B. | 1928 |
| C. | 1938 |
| D. | 1948 |
| Answer» C. 1938 | |
| 996. |
To which of the following countries does the news agency Cetreko belong? |
| A. | Czechoslovakia |
| B. | Indonesia |
| C. | France |
| D. | USA |
| Answer» B. Indonesia | |
| 997. |
In cricket, a run taken when the ball passes the batsman without touching his bat or body is called |
| A. | leg bye |
| B. | bye |
| C. | bosie |
| D. | drive |
| Answer» C. bosie | |
| 998. |
India's first indigenous helicopter was successfully flown in Bangalore on |
| A. | August 30, 1992 |
| B. | August 30, 1982 |
| C. | August 30, 1990 |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. August 30, 1982 | |
| 999. |
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 | |
| 1000. |
Where was the headquarters of European Union located? |
| A. | Brussels |
| B. | Paris |
| C. | London |
| D. | Rome |
| Answer» B. Paris | |