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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.
| 251. |
What planet is closest to the Sun? |
| A. | Earth |
| B. | Mercury |
| C. | Mars |
| D. | Venus |
| Answer» C. Mars | |
| 252. |
Which particle is needed to continue the continuous process of uranium fission? |
| A. | electron |
| B. | Proton |
| C. | Neutron |
| D. | positron |
| Answer» D. positron | |
| 253. |
Which of the following missile is a 'land to air' missile? |
| A. | Trishul |
| B. | K-15 Sagarika |
| C. | BrahMos |
| D. | Agni |
| Answer» B. K-15 Sagarika | |
| 254. |
Which of the following is used to increase the anti-explosive quality of petrol? |
| A. | tetraethyl lead |
| B. | trimethyl lead |
| C. | triethyl lead |
| D. | Tetramethyl lead |
| Answer» B. trimethyl lead | |
| 255. |
Nehru Trophy is related to which sport? |
| A. | Hockey |
| B. | Football |
| C. | Kabaddi |
| D. | Table-tennis |
| Answer» C. Kabaddi | |
| 256. |
Who among the following started the 'Sage Movement'? |
| A. | Sheikh Nuruddin |
| B. | Bitova |
| C. | Ramanand |
| D. | Chaitanya Mahaprabhu |
| Answer» B. Bitova | |
| 257. |
What is the literal meaning of the word 'Arya'? |
| A. | Veer |
| B. | sacrificer |
| C. | Scholar |
| D. | superior or noble |
| Answer» E. | |
| 258. |
Who is mentioned for the first time in the tenth mandala of Rigveda? |
| A. | Warrior |
| B. | Chandala |
| C. | Shudra |
| D. | Priest |
| Answer» D. Priest | |
| 259. |
Which of these animals has become extinct sometime back? |
| A. | Dinosaurs |
| B. | Dodo |
| C. | Mammoth |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» C. Mammoth | |
| 260. |
Which US President abolished slavery completely? |
| A. | Kennedy |
| B. | Garfield |
| C. | Johnson |
| D. | Abraham Lincoln |
| Answer» E. | |
| 261. |
Who presided over the first session of the All India Trade Union Congress? |
| A. | Lal Lajpat Rai |
| B. | Kasturbhai Lalbhai |
| C. | Kasturbhai Lalbhai |
| D. | Purshottam Das Tandon |
| Answer» B. Kasturbhai Lalbhai | |
| 262. |
Who killed Mahatma Gandhi? |
| A. | Nathuram Goudse |
| B. | Vallabh Patel |
| C. | Raj Dev |
| D. | Dilraj Singh |
| Answer» B. Vallabh Patel | |
| 263. |
Universal blood provider is? |
| A. | A class |
| B. | O class |
| C. | AB square |
| D. | B class |
| Answer» C. AB square | |
| 264. |
Which ruler of the Gupta period has been called 'Kaviraj'? |
| A. | Srigupta |
| B. | Skandagupta |
| C. | Samudragupta |
| D. | Chandragupta II |
| Answer» D. Chandragupta II | |
| 265. |
When did Tipu Sultan get martyrdom while fighting with the British? |
| A. | 1857 |
| B. | 1769 |
| C. | 1793 |
| D. | 1799 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 266. |
In which year did the Congress pass the resolution of 'Quit India Movement'? |
| A. | 1941 |
| B. | 1942 |
| C. | 1940 |
| D. | 1946 |
| Answer» C. 1940 | |
| 267. |
Which of the following is the fastest Indian supercomputer recently developed by ISRO? |
| A. | Akash |
| B. | Saga 220 |
| C. | Blue Jean |
| D. | Riken |
| Answer» C. Blue Jean | |
| 268. |
Who was the first Indian to win the Magsaysay Award? |
| A. | Indira Gandhi |
| B. | Vinoba Bhave |
| C. | Kiran Bedi |
| D. | T. N. Seshan |
| Answer» C. Kiran Bedi | |
| 269. |
Bharat Ratna decoration was first given to whom? |
| A. | S. to Radhakrishnan |
| B. | Jawaharlal Nehru |
| C. | C. Rajagopalachari |
| D. | C. V. Raman |
| Answer» D. C. V. Raman | |
| 270. |
The first woman to get the Jnanpith Award in the field of literature? |
| A. | Subhadra Kumari Chauhan |
| B. | Ashapurna Devi |
| C. | Mahadevi Verma |
| D. | Amrita Pritam |
| Answer» C. Mahadevi Verma | |
| 271. |
Which of the following organization gives the Kalinga Award? |
| A. | UNESCO |
| B. | Ministry of Human Resource Development |
| C. | Department of Science and Technology |
| D. | C. S. IR |
| Answer» B. Ministry of Human Resource Development | |
| 272. |
Who among the following received the Nobel Prize at least twice? |
| A. | Winston Churchill |
| B. | Georges Chaupak |
| C. | Octavio Paz |
| D. | Madame Curie |
| Answer» E. | |
| 273. |
Who became the Indian woman minister in the United Provinces in the 1936 election? |
| A. | Uma Nehru |
| B. | Hansa Mehta |
| C. | Swaroop Rani Nehru |
| D. | Vijayalakshmi Pandit |
| Answer» C. Swaroop Rani Nehru | |
| 274. |
What is the meaning of the phrase 'Sagar in Gagar'? |
| A. | to say deeply in a nutshell |
| B. | to express small things in many words |
| C. | drowning the Gagri in the ocean |
| D. | to exaggerate |
| Answer» B. to express small things in many words | |
| 275. |
Haryanvi is a breed of which animal? |
| A. | Cow |
| B. | Sheep |
| C. | Buffalo |
| D. | Goat |
| Answer» B. Sheep | |
| 276. |
Ramanapari is the main breed of which animal? |
| A. | Cow |
| B. | Sheep |
| C. | Goat |
| D. | Buffalo |
| Answer» E. | |
| 277. |
The above breed of goat for meat production is? |
| A. | Lohi |
| B. | Sirohi |
| C. | Jamnapari |
| D. | Alvari |
| Answer» C. Jamnapari | |
| 278. |
Which breed of sheep provides the best quality of them? |
| A. | Chokla |
| B. | Jaisalmeri |
| C. | Merino |
| D. | drain |
| Answer» D. drain | |
| 279. |
What is the breed of sheep that gives carpets? |
| A. | drain |
| B. | Jalori |
| C. | Nellore |
| D. | Deccani |
| Answer» B. Jalori | |
| 280. |
The best breed of buffalo is considered in terms of milk? |
| A. | Murrah |
| B. | Bhadavari |
| C. | Jafravadi |
| D. | Surti |
| Answer» B. Bhadavari | |
| 281. |
Which breed is Murrah? |
| A. | Cow |
| B. | Goat |
| C. | Sheep |
| D. | Buffalo |
| Answer» E. | |
| 282. |
The Surti is a breed of which animal? |
| A. | Goat |
| B. | Cow |
| C. | Buffalo |
| D. | Camel |
| Answer» D. Camel | |
| 283. |
Which breed of horse is considered the best? |
| A. | Marwari |
| B. | Gomath |
| C. | dancing |
| D. | Malani |
| Answer» E. | |
| 284. |
The above breed of goat for milk production is? |
| A. | Jamnapari |
| B. | Lohi |
| C. | Sirohi |
| D. | Alvari |
| Answer» C. Sirohi | |
| 285. |
The Kankrej is the main breed of which animal? |
| A. | Cow |
| B. | Sheep |
| C. | Goat |
| D. | Buffalo |
| Answer» B. Sheep | |
| 286. |
Where is the tomb of Mughal Emperor Jahangir located? |
| A. | Agra |
| B. | Srinagar |
| C. | Delhi |
| D. | Lahore |
| Answer» E. | |
| 287. |
Who did the Persian translation of Ramayana? |
| A. | Amir Khusro |
| B. | Malik Muhammad Jayasi |
| C. | Abdul Qadir Badayuni |
| D. | Mulla Sheeri |
| Answer» D. Mulla Sheeri | |
| 288. |
The reign of which Mughal emperor is called the 'Golden Age'? |
| A. | Akbar |
| B. | Jahangir |
| C. | Aurangzeb |
| D. | Shah Jahan |
| Answer» E. | |
| 289. |
In whose court was Ashvaghosh? |
| A. | Chandragupta II |
| B. | Kanishk |
| C. | Chandragupta Maurya |
| D. | Harsh |
| Answer» C. Chandragupta Maurya | |
| 290. |
Buland Darwaza is related to which of the following? |
| A. | Sher Shah |
| B. | Babur |
| C. | Akbar |
| D. | Jahangir |
| Answer» D. Jahangir | |
| 291. |
Who among the following got the 'Kirti Stambh' constructed? |
| A. | Rana Sanga |
| B. | Rana Kumbha |
| C. | Vijay Kirti |
| D. | Mahmud Khilji |
| Answer» C. Vijay Kirti | |
| 292. |
In which state is the Hirakud Dam located? |
| A. | Uttar Pradesh |
| B. | Orissa |
| C. | Madhya Pradesh |
| D. | Punjab |
| Answer» C. Madhya Pradesh | |
| 293. |
The people of Harappa mainly worshiped? |
| A. | Pashupati |
| B. | Surya |
| C. | Vishnu |
| D. | Brahma |
| Answer» B. Surya | |
| 294. |
Almaty dam is on which river? |
| A. | Kaveri |
| B. | Mahanadi |
| C. | Godavari |
| D. | Krishna |
| Answer» E. | |
| 295. |
Who was the last ruler of Tughlaq dynasty, during whose reign Timur Lang attacked India and looted it in 1398 AD? |
| A. | Muhammad Tughlaq |
| B. | Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq |
| C. | Nasiruddin Mahmud |
| D. | Firoz Tughlaq |
| Answer» D. Firoz Tughlaq | |
| 296. |
Which range is called the backbone of the Tibetan plateau? |
| A. | Kailash |
| B. | Jaskar |
| C. | Ladakh |
| D. | Karakoram |
| Answer» E. | |
| 297. |
Which title did Shivaji assume after his formal ascension to the throne in 1670 AD? |
| A. | Emperor |
| B. | Maharajadhiraj |
| C. | Devnaam |
| D. | Chhatrapati |
| Answer» E. | |
| 298. |
'Good Friday' is related to? |
| A. | Birth of Jesus |
| B. | crucifixion of Jesus |
| C. | Reincarnation of Jesus |
| D. | Last Meal |
| Answer» C. Reincarnation of Jesus | |
| 299. |
How did the war of Kalinga affect Ashoka? |
| A. | decided not to fight the war |
| B. | gave up his kingdom |
| C. | Waging war to conquer the whole of India |
| D. | went mad for power |
| Answer» B. gave up his kingdom | |
| 300. |
The author of the song 'Sare Jahan Se Achcha Hindostan Hamara'? |
| A. | Ram Prasad Bismil |
| B. | Iqbal |
| C. | Rabindranath Tagore |
| D. | Bankim Chandra Chatterjee |
| Answer» C. Rabindranath Tagore | |