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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.
| 19101. |
When did the french protestant Villegaignon establish a community in what would become Rio de Janeiro |
| A. | In the XVIII th century |
| B. | In the XVII century |
| C. | In the XVI century |
| D. | In the XV century |
| Answer» D. In the XV century | |
| 19102. |
In 1945, an Allied conference decided the partition of Germany in four occupation zones. Where was that conference held |
| A. | Casablanca |
| B. | Moscow |
| C. | Los Angeles |
| D. | Yalta |
| Answer» E. | |
| 19103. |
What is the oldest political party in the western world |
| A. | The Republicans (USA) |
| B. | The Conservatives (UK) |
| C. | The Liberals (Canada) |
| D. | The Democrats (USA) |
| Answer» C. The Liberals (Canada) | |
| 19104. |
Chandigarh was designed by which architect? |
| A. | Edward Lutyens |
| B. | Michelangelo |
| C. | Wren |
| D. | Le Corbusier |
| Answer» E. | |
| 19105. |
Who, among the following great Mughals, was also a first rate poet |
| A. | Akbar |
| B. | Babur |
| C. | Jahangir |
| D. | Shah Jahan |
| Answer» C. Jahangir | |
| 19106. |
By which one of the following Acts did the Governor General of Bengal become the Governor General of India |
| A. | The Charter Act of 1793 |
| B. | The Regulating Act |
| C. | The Pitt's India Act |
| D. | The Charter Act of 1833 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 19107. |
'Fire Temple’ is the worship place of which of the following |
| A. | Christians |
| B. | Jews |
| C. | Muslims |
| D. | Parses |
| Answer» E. | |
| 19108. |
Who destroyed Empire of Chalukyas of Badami |
| A. | Pallavas |
| B. | Cholas |
| C. | Rastrakutas |
| D. | Pandyas |
| Answer» D. Pandyas | |
| 19109. |
During whose reign did Sir Thomas Roe have regular attendance at the Moghul Court to secure commercial privileges |
| A. | Akbar |
| B. | Jehangir |
| C. | Shahjahan |
| D. | Aurangzeb |
| Answer» C. Shahjahan | |
| 19110. |
Who among the following is associated with the introduction of the principle of local self government in India |
| A. | Lord Bentink |
| B. | Lord Ripon |
| C. | Lord Mayo |
| D. | Lord Lytton |
| Answer» C. Lord Mayo | |
| 19111. |
Who among the following was an ally of Mir Qasim in the battle of Buxar |
| A. | Shah Alam II |
| B. | Haider Ali |
| C. | Mirzafar |
| D. | Mirmadan |
| Answer» B. Haider Ali | |
| 19112. |
The Delhi Sultan who wrote his memoir's was |
| A. | Iltutmish |
| B. | Balban |
| C. | Alayddin Khilji |
| D. | Firoz Tuglaq |
| Answer» E. | |
| 19113. |
Who among the following was a founder of the Punjab Naujawan Bharat Sabha in 1926 |
| A. | Lala Lajpat Rai |
| B. | Lala Hardayal |
| C. | Sardar Bhagat Singh |
| D. | Udham Singh |
| Answer» D. Udham Singh | |
| 19114. |
Who was the Delhi Sultan when the threat of invasion by Mongols under Changez Khan loomed over India |
| A. | Balban |
| B. | Iltutmish |
| C. | Alauddin Khalji |
| D. | Jalaluddin Khalji |
| Answer» C. Alauddin Khalji | |
| 19115. |
Which of the following Mughal emperors spent a greater part of his reign to overthrow the Deccan Kingdoms |
| A. | Jahangir |
| B. | Akbar |
| C. | Shahjahan |
| D. | Aurangzeb |
| Answer» D. Aurangzeb | |
| 19116. |
Which of the following was ceded by the French to India ? |
| A. | Karaikal and mahe |
| B. | Dadra and Nagar Haveli |
| C. | Daman and Diu |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» B. Dadra and Nagar Haveli | |
| 19117. |
First Indian lady doctor is |
| A. | Savitribai Phule |
| B. | Durgabai Kamat |
| C. | Anandibai Joshi |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» D. None of these | |
| 19118. |
Which among the following is the first Indian PSU to be privatised in 2000 |
| A. | SAIL |
| B. | Modern Food Industries |
| C. | CIL |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» C. CIL | |
| 19119. |
First female amputee to climb Mt. Everest is |
| A. | Arunima Sinha |
| B. | Susan Hunt |
| C. | Both |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Susan Hunt | |
| 19120. |
Who among the following has recently been awarded the Dadasaheb Phalke Award, the highest honour in Indian Cinema |
| A. | Pran |
| B. | V.K. Murthy |
| C. | Shyam Benegal |
| D. | Soumitra Chatterjee |
| Answer» B. V.K. Murthy | |
| 19121. |
Oommen Chandy, current Kerala CM, has recently been awarded with which UN award |
| A. | United Nations Prize in the field of Human Rights |
| B. | United Nations Medal |
| C. | Peace Medal of the Third World |
| D. | Mass Contact Program Award |
| Answer» E. | |
| 19122. |
Who among the following is the current Iu0026B( Information and Broadcasting) Minister of India |
| A. | Sushma Swaraj |
| B. | Ravi Sankar Prasad |
| C. | Ambika Soni |
| D. | Manish Tiwari |
| Answer» E. | |
| 19123. |
Name of the Saudi Women who recently climbed the Mt. Everest and became the first Saudi Women to do so |
| A. | Sarah Attar |
| B. | Raha Muharraq |
| C. | Hanadi Zakaria al-Hindi |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» C. Hanadi Zakaria al-Hindi | |
| 19124. |
Acronym CRR stands for(in banking terms) |
| A. | Credit Reverse Ratio |
| B. | Cash Reverse Ratio |
| C. | Credit Reserve Ratio |
| D. | Cash Reserve Ratio |
| Answer» E. | |
| 19125. |
Who among the following recently made the record for being the world’s oldest person to climb Mt. Everest |
| A. | Yuichiro Miura |
| B. | Gota Miura |
| C. | Min Bahadur Serchan |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Gota Miura | |
| 19126. |
Which among the following has recently been sworn in as the CAG or Comptroller and Auditor General of India |
| A. | Vinod Rai |
| B. | Sashi Kant Sharma |
| C. | V. N. Kaul |
| D. | V. K. Shunglu |
| Answer» C. V. N. Kaul | |
| 19127. |
Who is ranked the world’s most powerful women by Forbes for 2013 |
| A. | Sonia Gandhi |
| B. | Indra Nooyi |
| C. | Angela Merkel |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» D. None of these | |
| 19128. |
In 2012, which of the following countries became the largest exporter of rice after defeating Thailand |
| A. | China |
| B. | India |
| C. | Sri lanka |
| D. | Philippins |
| Answer» C. Sri lanka | |
| 19129. |
Acronym NABARD stands for |
| A. | National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development |
| B. | Notational Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development |
| C. | Nationalized Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Notational Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development | |
| 19130. |
Which of the following is the winner of Champions Hockey Trophy 2012 |
| A. | Australia |
| B. | Pakistan |
| C. | India |
| D. | South Korea |
| Answer» B. Pakistan | |
| 19131. |
Who among the following has been declared as the ’Cricketer of the Twentieth Century’ by the ICC |
| A. | Ricky Ponting |
| B. | Shane Warne |
| C. | Sachin Tendulker |
| D. | MS Dhoni |
| Answer» C. Sachin Tendulker | |
| 19132. |
Name of the first woman president of South Korea is |
| A. | Lee Myung-bak |
| B. | Roh Moo-hyun |
| C. | Park Geun-hye |
| D. | Hillary Clinton |
| Answer» D. Hillary Clinton | |
| 19133. |
What is the name of the first CM of Uttarakhand who died recently in Dehradun |
| A. | Nityanand Swami |
| B. | Narayan Dutt Tiwari |
| C. | Bhagat Singh Koshiyari |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Narayan Dutt Tiwari | |
| 19134. |
Pandit Ravi Shankar, who died recently in USA, will be awarded with which of the following |
| A. | Lifetime Achievement Grammy Award |
| B. | Nobel Prize for Peace |
| C. | Both |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Nobel Prize for Peace | |
| 19135. |
Which of the following Miss USA has been recently crowned as Miss Universe 2012 |
| A. | Alyssa Campanella |
| B. | Kristen Dalton |
| C. | Olivia Culpo |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» D. None of these | |
| 19136. |
Name of the recently held joint naval exercise between India and Russia is |
| A. | Indra |
| B. | Shakti |
| C. | Shiva |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Shakti | |
| 19137. |
NIB stands for |
| A. | National Income Board |
| B. | National Investment Board |
| C. | National Invest Board |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» C. National Invest Board | |
| 19138. |
In financial terms CBS stands for |
| A. | Centralized Banking System |
| B. | Core Banking System |
| C. | Certain Banking System |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Certain Banking System | |
| 19139. |
Who is the current Air Chief Marshal of India |
| A. | Norman Anil Kumar Browne |
| B. | Pradeep Vasant Naik |
| C. | Anil Tipnis |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Pradeep Vasant Naik | |
| 19140. |
When isNational Voters Daycelebrated in India |
| A. | January 20 |
| B. | January 22 |
| C. | January 25 |
| D. | January 27 |
| Answer» D. January 27 | |
| 19141. |
According to new rules how is the interest rate calculated on a Savings Bank Account |
| A. | Quarterly basis |
| B. | Daily basis |
| C. | Weekly basis |
| D. | Hourly basis |
| Answer» C. Weekly basis | |
| 19142. |
Recently India and UK has signed a protocol to check tax evasion and illegal transfer of black money. Name the existing convention between the two countries |
| A. | Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement(DTAA) |
| B. | Double Taxation Avoidance Treaty(DTAT) |
| C. | Double Taxation Avoidance Commitment(DTAC) |
| D. | Double Taxation Avoidance Convention(DTAC) |
| Answer» E. | |
| 19143. |
Who is the current chief justice of India [ April 2014] |
| A. | Altamas Kabir |
| B. | S. H. Kapadia |
| C. | Rajendra Mal Lodha |
| D. | V. N. Khare |
| Answer» D. V. N. Khare | |
| 19144. |
Who is the director of the film Life of Pi |
| A. | Gil Netter |
| B. | David Womark |
| C. | Ang Lee |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» D. None of these | |
| 19145. |
Who is the current CEO of BSE-Bombay Stock Exchange |
| A. | Madhu Kannan |
| B. | Ashish Kumar Chauhan |
| C. | Ravi Narain |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Ashish Kumar Chauhan | |
| 19146. |
Who is the current chairman of National Innovation Council |
| A. | Shri Kapil Sibal |
| B. | Mr. Arun Maira |
| C. | Mr. Sam Pitroda |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» D. None of these | |
| 19147. |
First Nuclear Power Plant in Bushehr. The country reffred here is |
| A. | Kazakhstan |
| B. | Argentina |
| C. | North Korea |
| D. | Iran |
| Answer» E. | |
| 19148. |
Who is the founder of the SPIC-MACAY organization |
| A. | Kiran Seth |
| B. | Uday singh |
| C. | Rashmi Malik |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Uday singh | |
| 19149. |
Which of following countries recently signed a caeseefire agreement with karan rebals |
| A. | China |
| B. | Libiya |
| C. | Mayanmer |
| D. | Nepal |
| Answer» D. Nepal | |
| 19150. |
IEX stands for |
| A. | Indian Energy Exchange |
| B. | International Electricity Exchange |
| C. | Indian Electricity Exchange |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. International Electricity Exchange | |