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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.
| 101. |
Sculpture flourished during...... |
| A. | Egyptian civilization |
| B. | Indus valley civilization |
| C. | Chinese civilization |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. Chinese civilization | |
| 102. |
Shares with a fixed rate of dividend that entitle their holders to priority payment over those who hold ordinary shares of a company are called? |
| A. | preference shares |
| B. | bull |
| C. | bear |
| D. | shareholder |
| Answer» B. bull | |
| 103. |
Shankracharya was the founder of..... |
| A. | Buddhism |
| B. | Jainism |
| C. | Arya Samaj |
| D. | Advaitic philosophy |
| Answer» E. | |
| 104. |
An environment which is increasingly complex and turbulent displays...... |
| A. | More orderly competition |
| B. | More predictable demand |
| C. | A reduced risk of product obsolescence. |
| D. | Increased speed of innovation |
| Answer» D. Increased speed of innovation | |
| 105. |
Chlorine is not used in the preparation of? |
| A. | hydrochloric acid |
| B. | phosgene |
| C. | phosphene |
| D. | bleaching powder |
| Answer» D. bleaching powder | |
| 106. |
Carcinogenic chemicals are expected to cause? |
| A. | allergy |
| B. | tuberculosis |
| C. | cancer |
| D. | anaemia |
| Answer» D. anaemia | |
| 107. |
Carbon occurs in nature in the purest form as? |
| A. | Diamond |
| B. | Graphite |
| C. | Carbon black |
| D. | Coal |
| Answer» B. Graphite | |
| 108. |
Globalisation is beneficial for firms because |
| A. | It protects them against foreign competition |
| B. | It cushions them from the effects of events in other countries. |
| C. | It opens up new market opportunities |
| D. | It increases the risk and uncertainty of operating in globalizing world economy. |
| Answer» D. It increases the risk and uncertainty of operating in globalizing world economy. | |
| 109. |
An element with atomic number 36 belongs to the? |
| A. | s-block |
| B. | p-block |
| C. | d-block |
| D. | f-block |
| Answer» C. d-block | |
| 110. |
Atomic number of an element gives? |
| A. | the number of electrons in its atom |
| B. | the number of nucleons in its atom |
| C. | the weight of the atom of the element |
| D. | the total number of elementary particles in its atom |
| Answer» B. the number of nucleons in its atom | |
| 111. |
An element that can form a pentoxide is? |
| A. | nitrogen |
| B. | boron |
| C. | phosphorus |
| D. | aluminium |
| Answer» D. aluminium | |
| 112. |
Globalisatiion can create problem for business because |
| A. | It can result in more competition |
| B. | It increases vulnerability to political risk and uncertainty when operating abroad |
| C. | It means that they can increase price |
| D. | All the options are correct. |
| Answer» B. It increases vulnerability to political risk and uncertainty when operating abroad | |
| 113. |
Detergents Produce lather with hard water because? |
| A. | they are soluble in hard water |
| B. | they are colorless substances |
| C. | the calcium and magnesium salts of sulphonic acids are soluble in water |
| D. | they form sodium carbonate with hard water |
| Answer» D. they form sodium carbonate with hard water | |
| 114. |
Globalisation refers to |
| A. | A more integrated and interdependent world |
| B. | Lower income world wide |
| C. | Less foreign trade and investment |
| D. | Global warming |
| Answer» B. Lower income world wide | |
| 115. |
Which of the following is not a deriver of globalization? |
| A. | The fragmentation of consumer taste between countries |
| B. | The competitive process |
| C. | The need to gain economies of scale |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. The competitive process | |
| 116. |
What does the PFI initiative refer to ? |
| A. | Private Finance Initiative |
| B. | Private Fiscal Initiative |
| C. | Public Financial Initiative |
| D. | Private Foundation Investment |
| Answer» C. Public Financial Initiative | |
| 117. |
What does the PPP or P3 initiative refer to? |
| A. | Public policy papers |
| B. | Public Private Partnership |
| C. | Private Procurement Production |
| D. | Personal Production Proposal |
| Answer» C. Private Procurement Production | |
| 118. |
The term ‘late industrialization’ refers to? |
| A. | The need to delay industrialization because of its threats to the environment |
| B. | The problem faced by many developing countries as they seek to catch up to the Levels of development of richer countries |
| C. | The belief that it is too late for many countries to industrialise. |
| D. | That we are how entering a post industrialized world. |
| Answer» D. That we are how entering a post industrialized world. | |
| 119. |
Which of the following economists is regarded as having developed the theory of comparative Advantage? |
| A. | Adam Smith |
| B. | David Ricardo |
| C. | Joseph stiglits |
| D. | Amartya Sen |
| Answer» C. Joseph stiglits | |
| 120. |
Diamond is the_______ form of carbon. |
| A. | crystalline |
| B. | amorphous |
| C. | chemical |
| D. | alkaline |
| Answer» B. amorphous | |
| 121. |
Diamond is an example of? |
| A. | molecular crystal |
| B. | ionic crystal |
| C. | covalent crystal |
| D. | metallic crystal |
| Answer» D. metallic crystal | |
| 122. |
During dehydration, the substance that the body usually loses is? |
| A. | sugar |
| B. | sodium chloride |
| C. | calcium phosphate |
| D. | potassium chloride |
| Answer» C. calcium phosphate | |
| 123. |
Enthalpy of a compound is equal to? |
| A. | heat of combustion |
| B. | heat of formation |
| C. | heat of reaction |
| D. | heat of sublimation |
| Answer» C. heat of reaction | |
| 124. |
Distillation at reduced pressure is used for liquids which have? |
| A. | high boiling points |
| B. | low boiling points |
| C. | high volatility |
| D. | decomposed before their boiling points |
| Answer» E. | |
| 125. |
Elements that show the properties of both metals and non metals are called? |
| A. | allotropes |
| B. | metalloids |
| C. | alloys |
| D. | colloids |
| Answer» C. alloys | |
| 126. |
Enamel is? |
| A. | a hardened transparent coating of paint |
| B. | a glossy coating fused to the surface of a metal, glass or pottery |
| C. | a kind of clay mixed with pigments |
| D. | none of above |
| Answer» C. a kind of clay mixed with pigments | |
| 127. |
What was the focus of the Nike case? |
| A. | The quality of the sports foot wear |
| B. | The control of branding |
| C. | Monitoring the conditions and rights of those involved in the supply chain |
| D. | The ethics of sponsor ship |
| Answer» D. The ethics of sponsor ship | |
| 128. |
What is triple bottom line audit? |
| A. | A social, economic and environmental audit |
| B. | An audit of the three major financial project of a business |
| C. | An audit by the Physical Health of Employees |
| D. | An audit of all the Sporting resources of the enterprise. |
| Answer» B. An audit of the three major financial project of a business | |
| 129. |
How many headings are there in AVIVA’s Group Corporate social responsibility policy? |
| A. | 4 |
| B. | 8 |
| C. | 24 |
| D. | 6 |
| Answer» C. 24 | |
| 130. |
The globally responsible leadership Initiative (GRLI) was partly founded by |
| A. | Enron |
| B. | The UN global compact |
| C. | The WHO |
| D. | Robert Maxwell |
| Answer» C. The WHO | |
| 131. |
CSR is ? |
| A. | The same as business ethics. |
| B. | A theory about ethics |
| C. | The integration of social and environmental concern in the daily business of the firm |
| D. | The title of a Govt. Committee |
| Answer» D. The title of a Govt. Committee | |
| 132. |
The main objectives of macroeconomic policy is? |
| A. | A high and stable level of employment |
| B. | A low and stable rate of inflation |
| C. | A stable and satisfactory rate of economic growth |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 133. |
Who was first argued that the purpose of business was to make profit? |
| A. | Milton fried man |
| B. | Margara thcher |
| C. | Elaine stembnerg |
| D. | John Crane |
| Answer» B. Margara thcher | |
| 134. |
Marsh gas is.... |
| A. | CH4 and H2 |
| B. | CH4 |
| C. | CO2, CO and N2 |
| D. | CO2 |
| Answer» C. CO2, CO and N2 | |
| 135. |
Marsh gas mainly contains? |
| A. | C2H2 |
| B. | CO |
| C. | CH4 |
| D. | H2S |
| Answer» D. H2S | |
| 136. |
A Sub culture may be defined as |
| A. | A Criminal culture |
| B. | An inferior culture |
| C. | A culture that is shared by a particular group with in the society |
| D. | A cultural practice that is submerged or hidden |
| Answer» D. A cultural practice that is submerged or hidden | |
| 137. |
The Branch of Govt. that is responsible for implementing or carrying out law and policy is referred as...... |
| A. | The legislature |
| B. | The executive |
| C. | The Judiciary |
| D. | The bureaucracy |
| Answer» C. The Judiciary | |
| 138. |
Milk is an example of? |
| A. | Sol |
| B. | Gel |
| C. | Emulsion |
| D. | Suspension |
| Answer» D. Suspension | |
| 139. |
Nuclear fusion is a? |
| A. | chain reaction |
| B. | exogeneric reaction |
| C. | endogeneric reaction |
| D. | thermal reaction |
| Answer» C. endogeneric reaction | |
| 140. |
Milk contains the sugar as... |
| A. | Sucrose |
| B. | Maltose |
| C. | Arabinose |
| D. | lactose |
| Answer» E. | |
| 141. |
The transfer of asset from public sector to the Private sector is referred to as |
| A. | Privatisation |
| B. | De regulation |
| C. | Nationalisation |
| D. | Individualisation |
| Answer» B. De regulation | |
| 142. |
Mordants are substances that? |
| A. | fix colors on fabrics |
| B. | have a bleaching action |
| C. | have a capacity of increasing the intensity of colors |
| D. | are very hard solids |
| Answer» B. have a bleaching action | |
| 143. |
Productivity is measured by |
| A. | The growth on Output of a firm |
| B. | The growth on Profit of a firm |
| C. | Total output/Total input |
| D. | Total amount of investments in capital goods |
| Answer» D. Total amount of investments in capital goods | |
| 144. |
Of all the gases present in the air, Which one of the following is the highest in the Percentage? |
| A. | Carbon dioxide |
| B. | Hydrogen |
| C. | Oxygen |
| D. | Nitrogen |
| Answer» E. | |
| 145. |
Of the following particles, the particles having the least mass is? |
| A. | meson |
| B. | neutron |
| C. | electron |
| D. | proton |
| Answer» D. proton | |
| 146. |
Of the following radiations, the one most easily stopped by air is composed of? |
| A. | alpha rays |
| B. | beta rays |
| C. | gamma rays |
| D. | x-rays |
| Answer» B. beta rays | |
| 147. |
The price of a goods will tend to rise if |
| A. | The current price is above the equilibrium |
| B. | The current price is below the equilibrium |
| C. | The quantity demanded is less than the quantity supplied |
| D. | There is a reduction in the cost of a substitute commodity |
| Answer» C. The quantity demanded is less than the quantity supplied | |
| 148. |
Which of the following is an example of a Primary form of Business activity? |
| A. | Hair dressing |
| B. | Automobile production |
| C. | Banking |
| D. | Forestry |
| Answer» E. | |
| 149. |
Which of the following option is not an example of ‘market failure’? |
| A. | Failure to produce merit goods |
| B. | Failure to produce public goods |
| C. | Failure of a firm to maximize its profits |
| D. | Failure to account externalities |
| Answer» D. Failure to account externalities | |
| 150. |
Passing a battery current through a solution of brine will produce? |
| A. | Sodium hydroxide and chlorine |
| B. | Chlorine and sodium |
| C. | Sodium hydroxide and oxygen |
| D. | Chlorine and hydrogen |
| Answer» B. Chlorine and sodium | |