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This section includes 200950 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your General Knowledge knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 501. |
Fa-Hien was..... |
| A. | the first Buddhist pilgrim of China to visit India during the reign of Chandragupta Vikramaditya |
| B. | the discoverer of Puerto Rico and Jamaica |
| C. | the first Buddhist pilgrim of India to visit China |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. the discoverer of Puerto Rico and Jamaica | |
| 502. |
Excessive secretion from the pituitary gland in the children results in.... |
| A. | increased height |
| B. | retarded growth |
| C. | weakening of bones |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. retarded growth | |
| 503. |
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 | |
| 504. |
East Timor, which became the 191st member of the UN, is in the continent of? |
| A. | asia |
| B. | africa |
| C. | europe |
| D. | south america |
| Answer» B. africa | |
| 505. |
Gopal Krishna Gokhale........ |
| A. | started as a maths teacher and rose to the position of the principal of Ferguson College, Pune |
| B. | founded the servants of India Society |
| C. | served as President of the Indian National Congress in 1905 |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 506. |
Free market is...... |
| A. | a condition in the international market where nations do not impose customs duty or other taxes on import of goods |
| B. | market where the price of a commodity is determined by free play of the forces of supply and demand |
| C. | ports that are exempted from payment of customs duty on articles of commerce, primarily to encourage tourism |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. ports that are exempted from payment of customs duty on articles of commerce, primarily to encourage tourism | |
| 507. |
Free surface of a liquid behaves like a sheet and tends to contract to the smallest possible area due to the...... |
| A. | force of adhesion |
| B. | force of frication |
| C. | centrifugal force |
| D. | force of cohesion |
| Answer» E. | |
| 508. |
During the first crusade, crusaders reached Jerusalem and captured it in.. |
| A. | 1000ad |
| B. | 1099ad |
| C. | 1200ad |
| D. | 1515ad |
| Answer» C. 1200ad | |
| 509. |
Himalayan Mountaineering Institute is at..... |
| A. | Darjeeling |
| B. | Dehradun |
| C. | Dispur |
| D. | Marmago |
| Answer» B. Dehradun | |
| 510. |
Gabriel Daniel Fahrenheit was ? |
| A. | a German Physicist |
| B. | developed the mercury thermometer in 1714 |
| C. | devised temperature scale |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 511. |
Firdausi was...... |
| A. | a poet |
| B. | well known for his epic 'Shahnama' |
| C. | Both option A and B |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. None of the above | |
| 512. |
Dr. Linus Carl Pauling is the only person to have won two Nobel prizes individually for.... |
| A. | Chemistry in 1954, Peace Prize in 1962 |
| B. | Physics in 1954, Medicine in 1962 |
| C. | Peace Prize in 1954, Chemistry in 1962 |
| D. | Medicine in 1954, Physics in 1962 |
| Answer» B. Physics in 1954, Medicine in 1962 | |
| 513. |
Hockey was introduced in the Asian Games in? |
| A. | 1958 in Tokyo |
| B. | 1962 in Jakarta |
| C. | 1966 in Bangkok |
| D. | 1970 in Bangkok |
| Answer» B. 1962 in Jakarta | |
| 514. |
Economic goods are? |
| A. | all commodities that are limited in quantity as compared to their demand |
| B. | Commodities that is available according to their demand |
| C. | Commodities that is available more as compared to demand |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. Commodities that is available according to their demand | |
| 515. |
Fathometer is used to measure.... |
| A. | Earthquakes |
| B. | Rainfall |
| C. | Ocean depth |
| D. | Sound intensity |
| Answer» D. Sound intensity | |
| 516. |
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 | |
| 517. |
For seeing objects at the surface of water from a submarine under water, the instrument used is........ |
| A. | kaleidoscope |
| B. | periscope |
| C. | spectroscope |
| D. | telescope |
| Answer» C. spectroscope | |
| 518. |
Headquarters of UNO are situated at? |
| A. | new york,usa |
| B. | Haque (Netherlands) |
| C. | Geneva |
| D. | Paris |
| Answer» B. Haque (Netherlands) | |
| 519. |
Durand Cup is associated with the game of? |
| A. | Cricket |
| B. | Football |
| C. | Hockey |
| D. | Volleyball |
| Answer» C. Hockey | |
| 520. |
Dr. Zakir Hussain was..... |
| A. | the first Muslim president of India |
| B. | first vice president of India |
| C. | first president of Indian National Congress |
| D. | first speaker of Lok Sabha |
| Answer» B. first vice president of India | |
| 521. |
G-15 is an economic grouping of........ |
| A. | First World Nations |
| B. | Second World Nations |
| C. | Third World Nations |
| D. | Fourth World Nations |
| Answer» D. Fourth World Nations | |
| 522. |
Hamid Karzai was chosen president of Afghanistan in? |
| A. | 2000 |
| B. | 2001 |
| C. | 2002 |
| D. | 2003 |
| Answer» D. 2003 | |
| 523. |
Golden Temple, Amritsar is India's..... |
| A. | largest Gurdwara |
| B. | oldest Gurudwara |
| C. | Both option A and B are correct |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. oldest Gurudwara | |
| 524. |
For safety, the fuse wire used in the mains for household supply of electricity must be made of metal having..... |
| A. | low melting point |
| B. | high resistance |
| C. | high melting point |
| D. | low specific heat |
| Answer» B. high resistance | |
| 525. |
Heavy Water Project (Talcher) and Fertilizer plant (Paradeep) are famous industries of..... |
| A. | orissa |
| B. | tamil nadu |
| C. | andhra pradesh |
| D. | kerla |
| Answer» B. tamil nadu | |
| 526. |
Escape velocity of a rocket fired from the earth towards the moon is a velocity to get rid of the... |
| A. | Earth's gravitational pull |
| B. | Moon's gravitational pull |
| C. | Centripetal force due to the earth's rotation |
| D. | Pressure of the atmosphere |
| Answer» B. Moon's gravitational pull | |
| 527. |
FRS stands for? |
| A. | Fellow Research System |
| B. | Federation of Regulation Society |
| C. | Fellow of Royal Society |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. None of the above | |
| 528. |
GATT (General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade) is..... |
| A. | international agreement signed in 1947 between non-communist nations with the object of encouraging international trade unobstructed by tariff barriers |
| B. | agreement which seeks to achieve its aim by arranging and encouraging bargaining with trade concessions between members |
| C. | Both option A and B |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. None of the above | |
| 529. |
Coral reefs in India can be found in...... |
| A. | the coast of Orissa |
| B. | Waltair |
| C. | Rameshwaram |
| D. | Trivandrum |
| Answer» D. Trivandrum | |
| 530. |
Filaria is caused by.... |
| A. | Bacteria |
| B. | Mosquito |
| C. | Protozoa |
| D. | Virus |
| Answer» C. Protozoa | |
| 531. |
Euclid was..... |
| A. | Greek mathematician |
| B. | Contributor to the use of deductive principles of logic as the basis of geometry |
| C. | Propounded the geometrical theorems |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 532. |
Goa Shipyard Limited (GSL) was established in? |
| A. | 1958 |
| B. | 1956 |
| C. | 1957 |
| D. | 1955 |
| Answer» D. 1955 | |
| 533. |
DRDL stands for? |
| A. | Defence Research and Development Laboratary |
| B. | Department of Research and Development Laboratory |
| C. | Differential Research and Documentation Laboratary |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. Department of Research and Development Laboratory | |
| 534. |
Ecology deals with.... |
| A. | Birds |
| B. | Cell formation |
| C. | Relation between organisms and their environment |
| D. | Tissues |
| Answer» D. Tissues | |
| 535. |
Hermann Scheer (Germany) received right Livelihood Award in 1999 for? |
| A. | his indefatigable work for thepromotion of solar energy worldwide |
| B. | his long standing efforts to end the impunity of dictators |
| C. | showing that organic agriculture is a key to both environmental sustainability and food security |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. his long standing efforts to end the impunity of dictators | |
| 536. |
Eugenics is the study of...... |
| A. | altering human beings by changing their genetic components |
| B. | people of European origin |
| C. | different races of mankind |
| D. | genetic of plants |
| Answer» B. people of European origin | |
| 537. |
Frederick Sanger is a twice recipient of the Nobel Prize for? |
| A. | Chemistry in 1958 and 1980 |
| B. | Physics in 1956 and 1972 |
| C. | Chemistry in 1954 and Peace in 1962 |
| D. | Physics in 1903 and Chemistry in 1911 |
| Answer» B. Physics in 1956 and 1972 | |
| 538. |
Germany signed the Armistice Treaty on ____ and World War I ended. |
| A. | January 19, 1918 |
| B. | May 30, 1918 |
| C. | November 11, 1918 |
| D. | November 11, 1918 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 539. |
Georgia, Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan became the members of UNO in? |
| A. | 1991 |
| B. | 1992 |
| C. | 1993 |
| D. | 1994 |
| Answer» C. 1993 | |
| 540. |
Film and TV institute of India is located at? |
| A. | Pune (Maharashtra) |
| B. | Rajkot (Gujarat) |
| C. | Pimpri (Maharashtra) |
| D. | Perambur (Tamilnadu) |
| Answer» B. Rajkot (Gujarat) | |
| 541. |
Guru Gobind Singh was.... |
| A. | the 10th and the last Guru of the Sikhs |
| B. | founder of Khalsa, the inner council of the Sikhs in 1699 |
| C. | author of Dasam Granth |
| D. | All the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 542. |
Among the following, choose the set in which names of Secretary-Generals of the UNO are arranged in correct chronological order? |
| A. | U Thant, Kurt Waldheim, Dag Hammarskjoeld, Trygve Lie. |
| B. | Trygve Lie, Dag Hammarskjoeld, U Thant, Kurt Waldheim. |
| C. | Trygve Lie, U Thant , Dag Hammarskjoeld, Kurt Waldheim. |
| D. | U Thant, Dag Hammarskjoeld, Trygve Lie, Kurt Waldheim. |
| Answer» C. Trygve Lie, U Thant , Dag Hammarskjoeld, Kurt Waldheim. | |
| 543. |
Guwahati High Court is the judicature of.... |
| A. | Nagaland |
| B. | Arunachal Pradesh |
| C. | Assam |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 544. |
Friction can be reduced by changing from... |
| A. | sliding to rolling |
| B. | rolling to sliding |
| C. | potential energy to kinetic energy |
| D. | dynamic to static |
| Answer» B. rolling to sliding | |
| 545. |
Federation Cup, World Cup, Allywyn International Trophy and Challenge Cup are awarded to winners of.... |
| A. | Tennis |
| B. | Volleyball |
| C. | Basketball |
| D. | Cricket |
| Answer» C. Basketball | |
| 546. |
Each year World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day is celebrated on? |
| A. | May 8 |
| B. | May 18 |
| C. | June 8 |
| D. | June 18 |
| Answer» B. May 18 | |
| 547. |
Ustad Mansur was a famous painter in the reign of? |
| A. | Shajahan |
| B. | Humayun |
| C. | Akbar |
| D. | Jahagir |
| Answer» D. Jahagir | |
| 548. |
THE VEDIC DEITY WAS THE GODDESS OF ? |
| A. | WIND |
| B. | RAIN AND THUNDER |
| C. | ETERNITY |
| D. | FIRE |
| Answer» C. ETERNITY | |
| 549. |
Todarmal was associated with? |
| A. | Music |
| B. | Land and Revenue Reforms |
| C. | Literature Law |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. Literature Law | |
| 550. |
The weekly commonweal was founded by: |
| A. | Annie Besant |
| B. | bal Gangadhar tilak |
| C. | Bipan Chandra pal |
| D. | sarojini Naidu |
| Answer» B. bal Gangadhar tilak | |