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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.
| 1051. |
Mercury is? |
| A. | solid metal |
| B. | liquid nonmetal |
| C. | solid non-metal |
| D. | liquid metal |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1052. |
Kilowatt hour is a unit? |
| A. | Energy |
| B. | force |
| C. | momentum |
| D. | power |
| Answer» B. force | |
| 1053. |
The largest compound gland in the human body is? |
| A. | Thymus |
| B. | Please |
| C. | Pancreas |
| D. | liver |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1054. |
The Mumps is a viral disease that causes inflammation of? |
| A. | Parotid gland |
| B. | Sublingual gland |
| C. | submaxillary gland |
| D. | infra orbital gland |
| Answer» B. Sublingual gland | |
| 1055. |
Who was the builder of the famous stone-cut temples known as Seven Pagodas? |
| A. | Chola |
| B. | Chalukya |
| C. | Pallava |
| D. | Rashtrakuta |
| Answer» D. Rashtrakuta | |
| 1056. |
During whose reign both Vardhamana Mahavira and Gautama Buddha gave discourses of their principles? |
| A. | Ajatashatru |
| B. | Bimbisara |
| C. | Nandivardhan |
| D. | Udayan |
| Answer» B. Bimbisara | |
| 1057. |
Who was the founder of Divya Jeevan Sangh? |
| A. | Ramakrishna Paramhansa |
| B. | Swami Sivananda |
| C. | Swami Vivekananda |
| D. | Mother Teresa |
| Answer» C. Swami Vivekananda | |
| 1058. |
The capital of Pallava kings was? |
| A. | Chennapattanam |
| B. | Madurai |
| C. | Kanchipuram |
| D. | Mahabalipuram |
| Answer» D. Mahabalipuram | |
| 1059. |
Who was Aryabhata born in the 5th century? |
| A. | great Sanskrit poet |
| B. | great Hindu philosopher |
| C. | Famous mathematician and astronomer |
| D. | much respected Vaidya |
| Answer» D. much respected Vaidya | |
| 1060. |
Sri Perambudur, which is the temple town in South India, is the birthplace of |
| A. | Adi Shankara |
| B. | Ramanujacharya |
| C. | Rajiv Gandhi |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» C. Rajiv Gandhi | |
| 1061. |
Mohini Attam dance developed in? |
| A. | Andhra Pradesh |
| B. | Karnataka |
| C. | Tamil Nadu |
| D. | Kerala |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1062. |
Pt. Bhimsen Joshi is related to? |
| A. | Sarangi |
| B. | Guitar |
| C. | classical singing |
| D. | Tabla |
| Answer» D. Tabla | |
| 1063. |
Which of the following is necessarily a solo dance? |
| A. | Kuchipudi |
| B. | Kathak |
| C. | Manipuri |
| D. | Mohiniyattam |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1064. |
In which of the following languages Dalit literature is more exposed? |
| A. | Punjabi |
| B. | Oriya |
| C. | Marathi |
| D. | Assamese |
| Answer» D. Assamese | |
| 1065. |
Who was the ruler of Magadha when Alexander attacked India? |
| A. | Shishunag |
| B. | Nand |
| C. | Haryak |
| D. | Maurya |
| Answer» C. Haryak | |
| 1066. |
Who was the founder of Vikramshila University? |
| A. | Devpal |
| B. | Harshavardhana |
| C. | Shashank |
| D. | Dharmapala |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1067. |
Who was the founder of Sufism in India? |
| A. | Khwaja Qutbuddin Bakhtiyar Kaki |
| B. | Sheikh Nizamuddin Auliya |
| C. | Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti |
| D. | Sheikh Naseeruddin Mahmud |
| Answer» D. Sheikh Naseeruddin Mahmud | |
| 1068. |
The traveler who visited the Bahmani kingdom in 1417 was? |
| A. | Marco Polo |
| B. | Niccol Conti |
| C. | Athanasius Nikitin |
| D. | Ibn Battuta |
| Answer» D. Ibn Battuta | |
| 1069. |
Mumps is a viral disease that causes inflammation of? |
| A. | Parotid gland |
| B. | Sublingual gland |
| C. | in the submaxillary gland |
| D. | in the infra orbital gland |
| Answer» B. Sublingual gland | |
| 1070. |
Who was the first Tirthankara of Jains? |
| A. | Arishtanemi |
| B. | Parshvanath |
| C. | Ajitnath |
| D. | Rishabhdev |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1071. |
Which statement is correct about the Harappan civilization? |
| A. | He was aware of Ashwamedha |
| B. | Cow was sacred to them |
| C. | He started respecting 'Pashupati' |
| D. | their culture was generally not stable |
| Answer» D. their culture was generally not stable | |
| 1072. |
Where did Hyder Ali set up his armory? |
| A. | Mysore |
| B. | Srirangapatam |
| C. | Bangalore |
| D. | Dindigul |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1073. |
Who was the originator of the national anthem 'Jana Gana Mana'? |
| A. | Bankim Chandra Chatterjee |
| B. | Subrahmanyam Bharti |
| C. | Sarojini Naidu |
| D. | Rabindranath Tagore |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1074. |
What was the name of the first fort that Shivaji won? |
| A. | Torna |
| B. | Jawali |
| C. | Raigarh |
| D. | Shivner |
| Answer» B. Jawali | |
| 1075. |
What was the real name of Birbal? |
| A. | Tarachand |
| B. | Mahesh Das |
| C. | Chandsen |
| D. | Mohammad Aslam |
| Answer» C. Chandsen | |
| 1076. |
The coutesan who became a Buddhist nun under the influence of Mahatma Buddha was |
| A. | Amrapali |
| B. | Ambalika |
| C. | Vasantasena |
| D. | Malvika |
| Answer» B. Ambalika | |
| 1077. |
Who is the god of Rigveda period? |
| A. | Sun and Fire |
| B. | water and fire |
| C. | Indra and Agni |
| D. | Surya and Vishnu |
| Answer» D. Surya and Vishnu | |
| 1078. |
Who is the poet of the song 'Geet Govind'? |
| A. | diameter |
| B. | Jayadeva |
| C. | Adi Shankaracharya |
| D. | Lord Krishna |
| Answer» C. Adi Shankaracharya | |
| 1079. |
Which of the following Greek ruler was defeated by Chandragupta Maurya? |
| A. | Darius |
| B. | Seleucus |
| C. | Megasthenes |
| D. | Alexander |
| Answer» C. Megasthenes | |
| 1080. |
The famous Shiva temple from which 11th century eagle paintings have been discovered is? |
| A. | Madurai |
| B. | Trichurapalli |
| C. | Thanjavur |
| D. | Nashik |
| Answer» D. Nashik | |
| 1081. |
Who among the following was the founder of the Vijayanagara kingdom? |
| A. | Akbar |
| B. | Harihara |
| C. | Krishna Deva Raya |
| D. | Sultan of Bahmani |
| Answer» C. Krishna Deva Raya | |
| 1082. |
Who was to start the Dravidian style of architecture and crafts in the South Indian Islands? |
| A. | Pallava |
| B. | Pandya |
| C. | Hoysalas |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. Pandya | |
| 1083. |
What was the basis of social division in Vedic period? |
| A. | Birth |
| B. | Property |
| C. | Business |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» D. none of these | |
| 1084. |
Who among the following Tamil scholars was a Rajvanshi? |
| A. | Cumber |
| B. | Thiruvalluvar |
| C. | Elango |
| D. | Subrahmanya Bharathiyar |
| Answer» D. Subrahmanya Bharathiyar | |
| 1085. |
When was industrial licensing finally abolished in India? |
| A. | 1975 |
| B. | 1980 |
| C. | 1986 |
| D. | 1991 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1086. |
Which of the following industry is called "Child of Protection"? |
| A. | Cement Industry |
| B. | Textile Industry |
| C. | Petroleum Industry |
| D. | Sugar Industry |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1087. |
Who among the following presides over the Economic Intelligence Council in India? |
| A. | Governor |
| B. | Prime Minister |
| C. | Vice President |
| D. | Finance Minister |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1088. |
At which of the following places RBI notes are printed? |
| A. | Dewas |
| B. | Mysore |
| C. | Chennai |
| D. | Nashik |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1089. |
Who is the highest borrower in India? |
| A. | State Government |
| B. | Indian Railways |
| C. | Reserve Bank |
| D. | Government of India |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1090. |
Which of the following biomes does not contain trees? |
| A. | Taiga |
| B. | Savannah |
| C. | Tundra |
| D. | Chaparral |
| Answer» D. Chaparral | |
| 1091. |
What is the largest salt producing state of India? |
| A. | Gujarat |
| B. | Tamil Nadu |
| C. | Odisha |
| D. | Rajasthan |
| Answer» B. Tamil Nadu | |
| 1092. |
Which state government has recently launched the Integrated Adarsh Krishi Gram Yojana? |
| A. | Uttarakhand |
| B. | Bihar |
| C. | Karnataka |
| D. | Kerala |
| Answer» B. Bihar | |
| 1093. |
Who was the first Indian to receive Nobel Prize? |
| A. | Hargobind Khurana |
| B. | Mother Teresa |
| C. | Amartya Sen |
| D. | Rabindra Nath Tagore |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1094. |
Which country has got a fourth place among the 10 most powerful countries having influence in Asia? |
| A. | India |
| B. | Japan |
| C. | Nepal |
| D. | China |
| Answer» B. Japan | |
| 1095. |
Is the first President of India? |
| A. | Abdul Kalam |
| B. | Dr. Rajendra Prasad |
| C. | Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan |
| D. | Basappa Danappa Jatti |
| Answer» C. Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan | |
| 1096. |
Which country has implemented the 'No Mask, No Service' policy recently? |
| A. | India |
| B. | Bangladesh |
| C. | China |
| D. | Russia |
| Answer» C. China | |
| 1097. |
World Polio Day is celebrated on which of the following days? |
| A. | 24 October |
| B. | 10 January |
| C. | 12 March |
| D. | 25 April |
| Answer» B. 10 January | |
| 1098. |
Who became the first woman Prime Minister in India? |
| A. | Pratibha Patil |
| B. | M. Fatima Biwi |
| C. | Indira Gandhi |
| D. | Others |
| Answer» D. Others | |
| 1099. |
When did Jawaharlal Nehru become the first Prime Minister of India? |
| A. | 26 January 1950 |
| B. | 15 August 1947 |
| C. | 15 August 1948 |
| D. | Others |
| Answer» C. 15 August 1948 | |
| 1100. |
Who became the first Prime Minister of India? |
| A. | Jawaharlal Nehru |
| B. | Lal Bahadur Shastri |
| C. | Indira Gandhi |
| D. | Morarji Desai |
| Answer» B. Lal Bahadur Shastri | |