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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.
| 201. |
The temporary suspension of hostilities by mutual consent in order to stout a peace negotiation is called |
| A. | arbitration |
| B. | asylum |
| C. | armistice |
| D. | apartheid |
| Answer» D. apartheid | |
| 202. |
The UN Flag is made up of |
| A. | the white UN Emblem is super-imposed on a light blue background |
| B. | the red UN Emblem is super-imposed on white background |
| C. | the light blue UN Emblem is super-imposed on white background |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. the red UN Emblem is super-imposed on white background | |
| 203. |
The Treaty of Versailles was signed in |
| A. | 1917 |
| B. | 1918 |
| C. | 1919 |
| D. | 1920 |
| Answer» D. 1920 | |
| 204. |
When was Mahatma Gandhi assassinated? |
| A. | 1948 |
| B. | 1951 |
| C. | 1958 |
| D. | 1971 |
| Answer» B. 1951 | |
| 205. |
Which is the India's largest and the oldest museum? |
| A. | Indian Museum, Kolkata |
| B. | National Museum, New Delhi |
| C. | Allahabad Museum |
| D. | Salar Jung Museum, Hyderabad |
| Answer» B. National Museum, New Delhi | |
| 206. |
To which country does the present UN Secretary-General belongs? |
| A. | Ghana |
| B. | South Korea |
| C. | Spain |
| D. | Portugal |
| Answer» E. | |
| 207. |
Vitamin B is most useful for combating |
| A. | anemia |
| B. | goitre |
| C. | night blindness |
| D. | rickets |
| Answer» B. goitre | |
| 208. |
To prevent loss of weight plants reduce transpiration by |
| A. | shedding of leaves |
| B. | reducing the size of leaves |
| C. | developing hair around stomata |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 209. |
The term which denotes that each side has made equal point at game point, in Tennis, is referred to as |
| A. | baseline |
| B. | deuce |
| C. | fault |
| D. | grand slam |
| Answer» C. fault | |
| 210. |
When light passes from air into glass it experiences change of |
| A. | frequency and wavelength |
| B. | frequency and speed |
| C. | wavelength and speed |
| D. | frequency, wavelength and speed |
| Answer» D. frequency, wavelength and speed | |
| 211. |
When did Margaret Thatcher became the first women Prime Minister of Britain? |
| A. | 1998 |
| B. | 1989 |
| C. | 1979 |
| D. | 1800 |
| Answer» D. 1800 | |
| 212. |
UN General Assembly elects a President and how many Vice Presidents at the start of its each regular session? |
| A. | Seven |
| B. | Fifteen |
| C. | Twenty one |
| D. | Two |
| Answer» D. Two | |
| 213. |
The treaty which ushered in NATO, was signed by the member nations at |
| A. | Geneva |
| B. | London |
| C. | Paris |
| D. | Washington |
| Answer» E. | |
| 214. |
Theory of Idealism was expounded by George Hegal, Bishop George and Berkeley According to this |
| A. | mathli is an illusion and that the only reality that which exists mentally |
| B. | good was pleasure and that evil was pain |
| C. | base of knowledge is sense-experience, that is, observations governed by scientific principles |
| D. | all knowledge is derived from sensory experience, by observing and experimenting |
| Answer» B. good was pleasure and that evil was pain | |
| 215. |
When did Hitler became President of Germany? |
| A. | 1934 |
| B. | 1935 |
| C. | 1936 |
| D. | 1937 |
| Answer» B. 1935 | |
| 216. |
What is the literacy rate of Himachal Pradesh? |
| A. | 68.59 per cent |
| B. | 77.13 per cent |
| C. | 22.63 per cent |
| D. | 54.40 per cent |
| Answer» C. 22.63 per cent | |
| 217. |
When did Ashoka became emperor of India? |
| A. | 336 BC |
| B. | 375 BC |
| C. | 279 BC |
| D. | 264 BC |
| Answer» E. | |
| 218. |
Where did 2010 Commonwealth Games took place? |
| A. | Beijing, China. |
| B. | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
| C. | Victoria, Canada |
| D. | New Delhi, India |
| Answer» E. | |
| 219. |
What is the literacy rate of Chhattisgarh? |
| A. | 47.53 per cent |
| B. | 65.18 per cent |
| C. | 82.32 per cent |
| D. | 60.91 per cent |
| Answer» C. 82.32 per cent | |
| 220. |
When did the USSR formally disintegrates into 15 republics? |
| A. | 1991 |
| B. | 1992 |
| C. | 1993 |
| D. | 1994 |
| Answer» B. 1992 | |
| 221. |
What was the purpose of EFTA (European Free Trade Association)? |
| A. | To remove all tariffs on trade of industrial goods between the member countries |
| B. | To aid the creation of a single west European market to help boost world trade |
| C. | both (a) and (b) |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. None of the above | |
| 222. |
What is the population density of Andhra Pradesh? |
| A. | 275/sq km |
| B. | 13/sq km |
| C. | 340/sq km |
| D. | 154/sq km |
| Answer» B. 13/sq km | |
| 223. |
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 | |
| 224. |
What is the covered area of Gujarat state? |
| A. | 3,702 sq. km |
| B. | 1,35,100 sq. km |
| C. | 1,96,024 sq. km |
| D. | 94,163 sq. km |
| Answer» D. 94,163 sq. km | |
| 225. |
What is the capital of Jharkhand? |
| A. | Raipur |
| B. | Dehradun |
| C. | Ranchi |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. None of the above | |
| 226. |
When and where is the next winter Olympics scheduled to be held? |
| A. | 2015, Salt Lake City (USA) |
| B. | 2016, Turin (Italy) |
| C. | 2017, Nagono (Japan) |
| D. | 2018, Pyeongchang (South Korea) |
| Answer» E. | |
| 227. |
What is the role of WTO (World Trade Organisation)? |
| A. | To settle trade disputes between nations |
| B. | To widen the principal of free trade to sectors such as services and agriculture |
| C. | both (a) and (b) |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. None of the above | |
| 228. |
What were the main factors responsible for World War I? |
| A. | Nationalism and imperialism |
| B. | Militarism and entangling alliances |
| C. | Mutual rivalry, hatred and distrust within the countries |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 229. |
When did Christopher Columbus discovered the West Indies? |
| A. | 1455 AD |
| B. | 1492 AD |
| C. | 1139 AD |
| D. | 1556 AD |
| Answer» C. 1139 AD | |
| 230. |
What is the literacy rate of Maharashtra? |
| A. | 77.27 per cent |
| B. | 66.26 per cent |
| C. | 55.25 per cent |
| D. | 44.24 per cent |
| Answer» B. 66.26 per cent | |
| 231. |
When did first test tube baby - Louise Brown born? |
| A. | 1939 |
| B. | 1958 |
| C. | 1981 |
| D. | 1978 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 232. |
What was the purpose of establishment of NATO? |
| A. | To maintain and develop individual and collective capacity to resist armed attack |
| B. | To defend economic and trade interests of the developing nations of the world |
| C. | TO provide collective defence and economic cooperation in south-east Asia |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. To defend economic and trade interests of the developing nations of the world | |
| 233. |
What is the measurement of the badminton court for singles? |
| A. | 13.41 m x 6.10 m |
| B. | 13.41 m x 5.18 m |
| C. | 12.30 m x 7.66 m |
| D. | 12.30 m x 6.23 m |
| Answer» C. 12.30 m x 7.66 m | |
| 234. |
When did India enter into space age by launching the satellite 'Aryabhatta'? |
| A. | 1966 |
| B. | 1932 |
| C. | 1975 |
| D. | 1990 |
| Answer» D. 1990 | |
| 235. |
What is the population of Assam? |
| A. | 140/sq km |
| B. | 340/sq km |
| C. | 240/sq km |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. 240/sq km | |
| 236. |
What is the S.I. unit of temperature? |
| A. | Kelvin |
| B. | Celsius |
| C. | Centigrade |
| D. | Fahrenheit |
| Answer» B. Celsius | |
| 237. |
When did 19 NATO members and 11 'Partners for Peace' join hands for peace plan for Kosovo Crisis? |
| A. | 1999 |
| B. | 1989 |
| C. | 1979 |
| D. | 1969 |
| Answer» B. 1989 | |
| 238. |
What is the Indus valley culture called Harappan culture? |
| A. | The first discovery comes from Harappa |
| B. | It was first discovery by a person called Harappa |
| C. | Harappa is the biggest site discovered so far |
| D. | Most of the valuable remains have come from Harappa |
| Answer» B. It was first discovery by a person called Harappa | |
| 239. |
When did US astronauts Neil Armstrong and Edwin E. Aldrin land on the moon? |
| A. | July 21, 1969 |
| B. | July 21, 1970 |
| C. | July 21, 1963 |
| D. | July 21, 1972 |
| Answer» B. July 21, 1970 | |
| 240. |
What is the literacy rate of Punjab? |
| A. | 63.615 per cent |
| B. | 61.03 per cent |
| C. | 69.95 per cent |
| D. | 65.07 per cent |
| Answer» D. 65.07 per cent | |
| 241. |
When did China exploded first atomic device? |
| A. | 1962 |
| B. | 1963 |
| C. | 1964 |
| D. | 1965 |
| Answer» D. 1965 | |
| 242. |
When is Lal Bahadur Shastri's death anniversary? |
| A. | January, 11 |
| B. | January, 20 |
| C. | January, 27 |
| D. | January, 31 |
| Answer» B. January, 20 | |
| 243. |
When and where was basketball introduced in Olympics as a medal event? |
| A. | 1992 at Barcilona |
| B. | 1928 at Paris |
| C. | 1936 at Berlin |
| D. | 1900 at Athens |
| Answer» D. 1900 at Athens | |
| 244. |
Yuri Gagarin was |
| A. | a Russian cosmonaut & became the first man to travel in space. |
| B. | the first person to fly at great height of about 340 km from the earth |
| C. | both (a) and (b) |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. None of the above | |
| 245. |
When did Commander Robert Peary discovered North Pole? |
| A. | 1904 |
| B. | 1905 |
| C. | 1908 |
| D. | 1909 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 246. |
When did US solar system probe Voyager-two discovered six new moons of the planet Uranus? |
| A. | 1986 |
| B. | 1916 |
| C. | 1946 |
| D. | 1966 |
| Answer» B. 1916 | |
| 247. |
What is the approximate area of Bihar? |
| A. | 94,163 sq. km |
| B. | 1,35,100 sq. km |
| C. | 3,702 sq. km |
| D. | 1,96,024 sq. km |
| Answer» B. 1,35,100 sq. km | |
| 248. |
What is the purpose of 'United Nations Conference on Trade and Development' (UNCTAD)? |
| A. | Promotes International Trade with a view to accelerate economic growth of developing countries |
| B. | Promotes International Monetary co-operation & expansion of International Trade |
| C. | Set rules for World Trade |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. Promotes International Monetary co-operation & expansion of International Trade | |
| 249. |
What is the population density of Kerala? |
| A. | 819/sq. km |
| B. | 602/sq. km |
| C. | 415/sq. km |
| D. | 500/sq. km |
| Answer» B. 602/sq. km | |
| 250. |
What is the function of a dynamo? |
| A. | To convert heat energy into light energy |
| B. | To convert light energy into heat energy |
| C. | To convert mechanical energy into electrical energy |
| D. | To convert electrical energy into mechanical energy |
| Answer» D. To convert electrical energy into mechanical energy | |