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This section includes 1571 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Basic GK knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1001. |
Which is the largest public sector undertaking of India? |
| A. | Transport Equipment |
| B. | Indian Railways |
| C. | Tourist Equipment |
| D. | Financial Instruments |
| Answer» C. Tourist Equipment | |
| 1002. |
When were the Rs 1,000 and Rs 5,000 and Rs 10,000 notes reintroduced in India after independence? |
| A. | 1954 |
| B. | 1958 |
| C. | 1962 |
| D. | 1950 |
| Answer» B. 1958 | |
| 1003. |
Which region receives rainfall throughout the year? |
| A. | Mediterranean |
| B. | Equatorial |
| C. | Tropical |
| D. | Temperate |
| Answer» C. Tropical | |
| 1004. |
Which of the following government company was the first to be privatized? |
| A. | Maruti Udyog Limited |
| B. | Hotel Corporation of India |
| C. | Modern Food Industries Limited |
| D. | Rashtriya Chemicals and Fertilizers Limited |
| Answer» B. Hotel Corporation of India | |
| 1005. |
What is the place of Indian railway network in the world? |
| A. | 8th |
| B. | 2nd |
| C. | 3rd |
| D. | 4th |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1006. |
Which one of the following appointments is not under the authority of the President of India? |
| A. | Chief Justice of India |
| B. | Chairman, Finance Commission |
| C. | Chief of the Army Staff |
| D. | Speaker of Lok Sabha |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1007. |
If the Reserve Bank of India wants to increase the cash reserves of commercial banks, which of the following is the most likely step? |
| A. | buying bonds in the open market |
| B. | stop the transaction involving bill of exchange |
| C. | to issue gold from its reserves |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. stop the transaction involving bill of exchange | |
| 1008. |
Which place is the Indian rail network in Asia? |
| A. | 8th |
| B. | 2nd |
| C. | 3rd |
| D. | 1st |
| Answer» C. 3rd | |
| 1009. |
When did the first rail run in the world? |
| A. | 1815 |
| B. | 1825 |
| C. | 1835 |
| D. | 1855 |
| Answer» C. 1835 | |
| 1010. |
Which of the following country, in terms of FDI from this country to India creates the most problems related to round tripping in the Indian economy? |
| A. | France |
| B. | Mauritius |
| C. | Maldives |
| D. | United Kingdom |
| Answer» C. Maldives | |
| 1011. |
Enzymes are? |
| A. | Micro-organisms |
| B. | mildew |
| C. | Inorganic compound |
| D. | Protein |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1012. |
Which state of India has the highest rail line? |
| A. | Uttar Pradesh |
| B. | Maharashtra |
| C. | Rajasthan |
| D. | Haryana |
| Answer» B. Maharashtra | |
| 1013. |
When was the Liberal Exchange Rate Management System (LERMS) launched? |
| A. | 1989 |
| B. | 1980 |
| C. | 1992 |
| D. | 1991 |
| Answer» D. 1991 | |
| 1014. |
East Central Railway Zone has its headquarters? |
| A. | Hajipur |
| B. | Gaya |
| C. | Ranchi |
| D. | Patna |
| Answer» B. Gaya | |
| 1015. |
Zoji La Pass connects? |
| A. | Srinagar and Leh |
| B. | Arunachal Pradesh and Tibet |
| C. | Chamba and Spiti |
| D. | Kalimpang and Lhasa |
| Answer» B. Arunachal Pradesh and Tibet | |
| 1016. |
Which is the oldest Puran steam engine in the world so far used? |
| A. | Fairy Queen |
| B. | Last star |
| C. | Orient Express |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Last star | |
| 1017. |
Seed Crop Insurance Scheme was launched in which financial year? |
| A. | 1999-2000 |
| B. | 2000-2001 |
| C. | 2001-2002 |
| D. | 2002-2003 |
| Answer» B. 2000-2001 | |
| 1018. |
Which of the following trains runs on the longest rail route in the country? |
| A. | Jammu-Kanyakumari Express |
| B. | Karnataka Express |
| C. | Gorakhpur-Kochi Express |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Karnataka Express | |
| 1019. |
Which of the following law is called the commercial law of India? |
| A. | Law of Torts |
| B. | Contract Law |
| C. | Property Law |
| D. | Wage Law |
| Answer» C. Property Law | |
| 1020. |
Name the food crop which gives highest yield in India? |
| A. | Wheat |
| B. | Jawar |
| C. | Maize |
| D. | Rice |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1021. |
The part of the eye with the highest refractive index is? |
| A. | Lens |
| B. | Aquis Humor |
| C. | Vitreous humour |
| D. | cornea |
| Answer» B. Aquis Humor | |
| 1022. |
At what stage are the Central Co-operative Banks established? |
| A. | at the state level |
| B. | at the district level |
| C. | at the national level |
| D. | at the block level |
| Answer» C. at the national level | |
| 1023. |
Which of the following body authorizes credit limit to National Cooperative Marketing Federation? |
| A. | Ministry of Agriculture |
| B. | Reserve Bank |
| C. | Finance Department |
| D. | NABARD |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1024. |
The best index of economic development is provided by? |
| A. | Year by year, by the increase in real income per capita |
| B. | by the increase in national income at current prices |
| C. | By increasing the saving ratio |
| D. | by improving the position of balance of payments |
| Answer» B. by the increase in national income at current prices | |
| 1025. |
Who propounded The Theory of Drain? |
| A. | Tilak |
| B. | Dadabhai Naoroji |
| C. | Gokhale |
| D. | Govind Ranade |
| Answer» C. Gokhale | |
| 1026. |
Who determines the oil prices in India? |
| A. | Ministry of Petroleum |
| B. | Oil companies |
| C. | State Governments |
| D. | Government of India |
| Answer» C. State Governments | |
| 1027. |
What percentage of India's trade is carried by sea? |
| A. | 75% |
| B. | 80% |
| C. | 90% |
| D. | 95% |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1028. |
Raniganj in West Bengal is related to? |
| A. | coal fields |
| B. | iron ore |
| C. | manganese |
| D. | Copper |
| Answer» B. iron ore | |
| 1029. |
In how many states is the National Horticulture Mission? |
| A. | 15 |
| B. | 17 |
| C. | 18 |
| D. | 20 |
| Answer» D. 20 | |
| 1030. |
Which of the following is not a benefit of saliva? |
| A. | It helps in swallowing |
| B. | It increases RBC in the body |
| C. | It keeps the mouth and teeth clean |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» C. It keeps the mouth and teeth clean | |
| 1031. |
Which of the following was established on the basis of the recommendations of Sivaraman Committee? |
| A. | NEFT |
| B. | SIDBI |
| C. | CBDT |
| D. | NABARD |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1032. |
The original purpose of making Din-Elahi was? |
| A. | Universalism |
| B. | Global Friendship |
| C. | Global Trust |
| D. | Global loyalty |
| Answer» B. Global Friendship | |
| 1033. |
Which one of the following is the most risk free asset of an investment bank as per RBI guidelines? |
| A. | Government sanctioned security |
| B. | Home Loan |
| C. | Government Security |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» D. none of these | |
| 1034. |
Who made the first effective vaccine for the prevention of polio? |
| A. | J. H. Gibbon |
| B. | Jonas E. Salk |
| C. | Robert Edwards |
| D. | James Simpson |
| Answer» C. Robert Edwards | |
| 1035. |
Bal, Pal and Lal were very prominent leaders? |
| A. | Swaraj Party |
| B. | Militant National Party |
| C. | Ghadar Party |
| D. | Congress Party |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1036. |
When was the Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA) established? |
| A. | 1972 |
| B. | 1978 |
| C. | 1976 |
| D. | 1970 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1037. |
When was the nationalization of the subsidiaries of State Bank of India? |
| A. | 1956 |
| B. | 1959 |
| C. | 1961 |
| D. | 1967 |
| Answer» C. 1961 | |
| 1038. |
Tobacco smoke is injurious to health because it contains? |
| A. | Carbon Monoxide |
| B. | Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons |
| C. | Nicotine |
| D. | Melathin |
| Answer» D. Melathin | |
| 1039. |
With which of the following is the Golden Revolution most related? |
| A. | National Horticulture Mission |
| B. | National Mission on Clean Coal Technologies |
| C. | National Bamboo Mission |
| D. | National Solar Mission |
| Answer» B. National Mission on Clean Coal Technologies | |
| 1040. |
Spirit in contact with the body gives a cold feeling because it? |
| A. | is a liquid |
| B. | very volatile |
| C. | is a good conductor |
| D. | is transparent |
| Answer» C. is a good conductor | |
| 1041. |
In which industrial policy statement in India, small units were defined for the first time? |
| A. | Industrial Policy Statement 1973 |
| B. | Industrial Policy Statement 1977 |
| C. | Industrial Policy Statement 1970 |
| D. | New Industrial License Policy 1970 |
| Answer» C. Industrial Policy Statement 1970 | |
| 1042. |
Which of the following is called the graveyard of RBC? |
| A. | Liver |
| B. | Please |
| C. | brain |
| D. | Heart |
| Answer» C. brain | |
| 1043. |
Panna is a very important place in Madhya Pradesh. It is famous for which of the following mines? |
| A. | gold |
| B. | Diamond |
| C. | Silver |
| D. | iron |
| Answer» C. Silver | |
| 1044. |
When hydrogen starts burning in air, it produces? |
| A. | Ammonia |
| B. | water |
| C. | Methane |
| D. | Carbonic acid |
| Answer» C. Methane | |
| 1045. |
Name of the Chief Justice of India? |
| A. | Soli Sorabji |
| B. | Sarosh Homi Kapadia |
| C. | K. G. Balakrishnan |
| D. | Mukul Rohatgi |
| Answer» C. K. G. Balakrishnan | |
| 1046. |
Which Governor General of India was impeached by the House of Commons of England? |
| A. | Warren Hastings |
| B. | William Bentinck |
| C. | Wellesley |
| D. | Corn Wallis |
| Answer» B. William Bentinck | |
| 1047. |
The Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee in the Indian Parliament is? |
| A. | Leader of the opposition party |
| B. | Speaker of Lok Sabha |
| C. | Deputy Speaker of Lok Sabha |
| D. | Speaker of the Rajya Sabha |
| Answer» B. Speaker of Lok Sabha | |
| 1048. |
Which of the following places was the headquarters of the Portuguese in India? |
| A. | Goa |
| B. | Kannaur |
| C. | Calicut |
| D. | Cochin |
| Answer» B. Kannaur | |
| 1049. |
On which principle does the ball pen work? |
| A. | viscosity |
| B. | Boyle's law |
| C. | gravitational force |
| D. | surface tension |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1050. |
What should be the difference between the first no-confidence motion and the second no-confidence motion? |
| A. | 3 months |
| B. | 9 months |
| C. | 2 months |
| D. | 6 months |
| Answer» E. | |