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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.
| 197001. |
In the Indian context, the term ' Denotified tribes' refers to: |
| A. | tribes which are aboriginals |
| B. | nomadic tribes |
| C. | tribes practising shifting cultivation |
| D. | tribes which were earlier classified as criminal tribes |
| Answer» E. | |
| 197002. |
The national highway from Amritsar to Calcutta via Delhi is numbered |
| A. | 1 |
| B. | 2 |
| C. | 4 |
| D. | 8 |
| Answer» C. 4 | |
| 197003. |
The Indian subcontinent was originally part of a huge mass called |
| A. | Jurassic land mass |
| B. | Aryavarta |
| C. | Indiana |
| D. | Gondwana continent |
| Answer» E. | |
| 197004. |
Which one of the following rivers thrice forks into two streams and reunites a few miles farther on, thus forming the islands of Sriranga-pattanam, Sivasamudram and Srirangam ? |
| A. | Cauvery |
| B. | Tungabhadra |
| C. | Krishna |
| D. | Godavari |
| Answer» B. Tungabhadra | |
| 197005. |
Which one of the following does not belong to biosphere reserves set-up so far ? |
| A. | Great Nicobar |
| B. | Sunderbans |
| C. | Nanda Devi |
| D. | Gulf of Kachchh |
| Answer» E. | |
| 197006. |
Which one of the following mountain ranges is spread over only one Stata in India ? |
| A. | Aravalli |
| B. | Satpura |
| C. | Ajanta |
| D. | Sahyadri |
| Answer» D. Sahyadri | |
| 197007. |
The palaeomagnetic results obtained from India indicated that in the past, the Indian land mass has moved |
| A. | northward |
| B. | southward |
| C. | eastward |
| D. | westward |
| Answer» B. southward | |
| 197008. |
According to the 1991 census, the highest percentage of population in India is to be found in the age group of |
| A. | 60 years and above |
| B. | 35 to 55 years |
| C. | 25 to 34 years |
| D. | 5 to 14 years |
| Answer» E. | |
| 197009. |
In which one of the following states of India it is legal for a Hindu male and illegal for a Muslim male to have more than one living wife ? |
| A. | Nagaland |
| B. | Mizoram |
| C. | Goa |
| D. | Arunachal Pradesh |
| Answer» D. Arunachal Pradesh | |
| 197010. |
The alpine vegetation in the western Himalayas is found only up to a height of 3000 meters while in the eastern Himalayas it is found up to a height of 4000 meters. The reason for this variation in the same mountain range is that |
| A. | eastern Himalayas are higher than western Himalayas |
| B. | easternHimalayas are nearer to the equator and sea coast than westernHimalayas |
| C. | easternHimalayas get more monsoon rainfall than the westernHimalayas |
| D. | easternHimalayas rocks are more fertile than the westernHimalayas rocks |
| Answer» D. easternHimalayas rocks are more fertile than the westernHimalayas rocks | |
| 197011. |
In which one of the following crops international trade is low in the context of total produce ? |
| A. | Rice |
| B. | Coffee |
| C. | Rubber |
| D. | Wheat |
| Answer» B. Coffee | |
| 197012. |
The word ' Hindu ' as reference to the people of Hind(India) was first used by |
| A. | the Greeks |
| B. | the Romans |
| C. | the Chinese |
| D. | the Arabs |
| Answer» E. | |
| 197013. |
The largest overseas diplomatic mission/embassy of China is located in which of the following countries? |
| A. | India |
| B. | Russia |
| C. | Pakistan |
| D. | Srilanka |
| Answer» D. Srilanka | |
| 197014. |
The United Nations Security Council has most recently adopted a resolution to solve the political crisis in which of the following countries? |
| A. | Syria |
| B. | Yemen |
| C. | Libya |
| D. | Iran |
| Answer» C. Libya | |
| 197015. |
Which state government in India was recently honored for its contribution to renewable energy sector at the 1st Renewable Energy Global Investors Meet (RE-Invest) 2015? |
| A. | Jharkhand |
| B. | Rajasthan |
| C. | Maharashtra |
| D. | Chhattisgarh |
| Answer» E. | |
| 197016. |
Which city hosted the 1st Renewable Energy Global Investors Meet (RE-Invest) 2015? |
| A. | New Delhi |
| B. | Mumbai |
| C. | Jaipur |
| D. | Bangalore |
| Answer» B. Mumbai | |
| 197017. |
riends for Life projectis an initiative to manage Human-Elephant Conflict to protect the habitats of Asian elephants between? |
| A. | WWF u0026 Kotak Mahindra |
| B. | PETA u0026 Kotak Mahindra |
| C. | WWF u0026 Muthoot Group |
| D. | PETA u0026 Muthoot Group |
| Answer» D. PETA u0026 Muthoot Group | |
| 197018. |
The creator of Nutella, a leading chocolate brand, died recently. Identify his name from amongst the list of options given below: |
| A. | Ruth Wakefield |
| B. | Milton Hershey |
| C. | Max Brenner |
| D. | Michele Ferrero |
| Answer» E. | |
| 197019. |
All India Football Federation’s 2014 Player of the Year award was bagged by: |
| A. | Subrata Pal |
| B. | Gurpreet Singh Sandhu |
| C. | Sunil Chhetri |
| D. | Anthony D'Souza |
| Answer» D. Anthony D'Souza | |
| 197020. |
Golden Bear Awards are presented at the International Film Festival of which country: |
| A. | Germany |
| B. | France |
| C. | United Kingdom |
| D. | United States |
| Answer» B. France | |
| 197021. |
nowledge Graphis an addition to search engine offered by: |
| A. | Bing, Microsoft |
| B. | Yahoo Search |
| C. | AOL Search |
| D. | |
| Answer» E. | |
| 197022. |
How many times has India won consecutively across all World Cups against Pakistan? |
| A. | 3 |
| B. | 4 |
| C. | 5 |
| D. | 6 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 197023. |
The Sustainable Livelihoods and Adaption to Climate change (SLACC) Project aims at: |
| A. | Improving the adaptive capacity of only women farmers engaged in farm-based livelihoods to cope with climate change |
| B. | Improving the adaptive capacity of the rural poor particularly women farmers engaged in farm-based livelihoods to cope with climate change |
| C. | Promoting Model mechanised farming across 100 village centres in India |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. Promoting Model mechanised farming across 100 village centres in India | |
| 197024. |
Who would replace Chuck Hagel as the new Defence Secretary in the United States? |
| A. | Bobby Jindal |
| B. | Michèle Flournoy |
| C. | Jeh Johnson |
| D. | Ashton B. Carter |
| Answer» E. | |
| 197025. |
BrahMos missisle has already been inducted in which of the following forces: |
| A. | Indian Army u0026 Navy |
| B. | Indian Navy u0026 Air Force |
| C. | Indian Army u0026 Air Force |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. Indian Navy u0026 Air Force | |
| 197026. |
2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup will be held in: |
| A. | India |
| B. | Brazil |
| C. | France |
| D. | Italy |
| Answer» B. Brazil | |
| 197027. |
Litter Free Campaign has most recently been launched by which corporate group: |
| A. | ITC |
| B. | Hindustan Unilever Ltd |
| C. | Parle Products |
| D. | Tata Sons |
| Answer» D. Tata Sons | |
| 197028. |
Who will be heading the recently constituted SIT to probe into the 1984 Sikh riots cases? |
| A. | Rakesh Kapoor |
| B. | Pramod Asthana |
| C. | Kumar Gyanesh |
| D. | Asim Ahmed Khan |
| Answer» C. Kumar Gyanesh | |
| 197029. |
Currency notes of what denomination were brought back by the RBI recently? |
| A. | Rs 1 |
| B. | Rs 2 |
| C. | Rs 5 |
| D. | Rs 25 |
| Answer» B. Rs 2 | |
| 197030. |
Which state in India most recently launched the Crime u0026 Criminal Tracking Network System project: |
| A. | Himachal Pradesh |
| B. | Andhra Pradesh |
| C. | Telangana |
| D. | Maharashtra |
| Answer» B. Andhra Pradesh | |
| 197031. |
Cyber Threat Intelligence Integration Center (CTIIC) is a new Cyber Security watch agency set up by which nation: |
| A. | United Kingdom |
| B. | Israel |
| C. | North Korea |
| D. | United States |
| Answer» E. | |
| 197032. |
India based Neutrino Observatory (INO)is being setup at which place? |
| A. | Mysore |
| B. | Palakkad |
| C. | Theni, Tamilnadu |
| D. | Kochi |
| Answer» D. Kochi | |
| 197033. |
Indian-origin scientist Gurpreet Singh won the prestigious National Science Foundation CAREER award for his contribution to: |
| A. | Large scale production of thin transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) |
| B. | Developing data-driven modeling and learning techniques with the goal of improving the accuracy of operational decision making |
| C. | Replacing 'live' radiation in training |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. Developing data-driven modeling and learning techniques with the goal of improving the accuracy of operational decision making | |
| 197034. |
aritimenSilk Roadinitiative has been launched by which country |
| A. | Sri Lanka |
| B. | Nepal |
| C. | India |
| D. | China |
| Answer» E. | |
| 197035. |
Which organisation plans to set up 100 Model Mechanised farms across 100 villages in the country: |
| A. | Indian Council of Agricultural Research |
| B. | Dept of Agricultural Research and Education |
| C. | Van Vigyan Kendra |
| D. | National Initiative on Climate Resilient Agriculture |
| Answer» B. Dept of Agricultural Research and Education | |
| 197036. |
Who has been appointed the new Director General of Indo Tibetan Border Police: |
| A. | Subhas Goswami |
| B. | Kripal Setalvad |
| C. | Krishna Chaudhary |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. None of the above | |
| 197037. |
INS Viraat is going to be decommissioned next year, it is a: |
| A. | Light Combat Aircraft |
| B. | Aircraft Carrier |
| C. | Patrol Ship |
| D. | Nuclear Submarine |
| Answer» C. Patrol Ship | |
| 197038. |
FirstnNational Deworming Day was observed on |
| A. | 7 February |
| B. | 9 February |
| C. | 10 February |
| D. | 12 February |
| Answer» D. 12 February | |
| 197039. |
eepnSpace Climate Observatory Satelliteof SpaceX (US Pvt Company) will benused for |
| A. | To monitor Smog |
| B. | To monitor the sun |
| C. | To monitor Co2 level |
| D. | To monitor Ozone |
| Answer» C. To monitor Co2 level | |
| 197040. |
FirstnWorld Ocean Science Congress (WOSC)was held at which place |
| A. | Mumbai |
| B. | Chennai |
| C. | Kochi |
| D. | Lakshadweep |
| Answer» D. Lakshadweep | |
| 197041. |
Humanitariannassistance and disaster relief(HADR) Exercise of Indian Navy is conducted atnwhich place |
| A. | Gujarat |
| B. | Kerala |
| C. | Andamans |
| D. | Lakshadweep |
| Answer» E. | |
| 197042. |
Whonamong the following has been awarded Keynes Prize for 2015 |
| A. | Kaushik Basu |
| B. | Raghuram Rajan |
| C. | P N Bhagawati |
| D. | Amartya Sen |
| Answer» E. | |
| 197043. |
The National Voter Service Portal was launched by the Union Government on which of the following dates: |
| A. | 25th of January, 2015 |
| B. | 26th of January, 2015 |
| C. | 2nd of February, 2015 |
| D. | 12th of Februay, 2015 |
| Answer» B. 26th of January, 2015 | |
| 197044. |
Where was the Human Assistance and Disaster Relief exercise conducted by the Indian Navy: |
| A. | Daman u0026 Diu |
| B. | Andaman u0026 Nicobar Islands |
| C. | Lakshadweep Islands |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. None of the above | |
| 197045. |
Falcon 9 rocket has been designed and manufactured by: |
| A. | SpaceX |
| B. | NASA |
| C. | ISRO |
| D. | European Space Agency |
| Answer» B. NASA | |
| 197046. |
World’s first humanoid robot-staffed hotel is set to open in which city? |
| A. | Nagasaki, Japan |
| B. | Tokyo, Japan |
| C. | Seoul, South Korea |
| D. | Simpang, Singapore |
| Answer» B. Tokyo, Japan | |
| 197047. |
Which company has become the first in the history of corporate world to reach a market value of USD 700 Billion? |
| A. | Exxon Mobil |
| B. | Shell Inc |
| C. | Apple Inc |
| D. | Microsoft |
| Answer» D. Microsoft | |
| 197048. |
Diptosh Majumdar died recently. He was a veteran in which field: |
| A. | Cartoon Making |
| B. | Acting |
| C. | Journalism |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. None of the above | |
| 197049. |
Which company did Facebook tie up with for launching Internet.org in India? |
| A. | Reliance Communications Ltd |
| B. | Bharti Airtel |
| C. | Vodafone India |
| D. | Idea Cellular Services |
| Answer» B. Bharti Airtel | |
| 197050. |
Which of the following banks launched India's first Digital Bank on mobile phones? |
| A. | HDFC |
| B. | ICICI |
| C. | State Bank of India |
| D. | Axis Bank |
| Answer» C. State Bank of India | |