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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.
| 199851. |
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 | |
| 199852. |
Escape velocity of a rocket fired from the earth towards the moon is a velocity to ge 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 | |
| 199853. |
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 | |
| 199854. |
Goa Shipyard Limited (GSL) was established in..... |
| A. | 1958 |
| B. | 1957 |
| C. | 1956 |
| D. | 1955 |
| Answer» C. 1956 | |
| 199855. |
Filaria is caused by........ |
| A. | Bacteria |
| B. | Mosquito |
| C. | Protozoa |
| D. | Virus |
| Answer» C. Protozoa | |
| 199856. |
Ecology deals with ? |
| A. | Birds |
| B. | Cell formation |
| C. | Relation between organisms and their environment |
| D. | Tissues |
| Answer» D. Tissues | |
| 199857. |
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 | |
| 199858. |
The ozone layer restricts ? |
| A. | Visible light |
| B. | Infrared radiation |
| C. | X-rays and gamma rays |
| D. | Ultraviolet radiation |
| Answer» E. | |
| 199859. |
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 | |
| 199860. |
During World War II, when did Germany attack France? |
| A. | 1940 |
| B. | 1941 |
| C. | 1942 |
| D. | 1943 |
| Answer» B. 1941 | |
| 199861. |
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 | |
| 199862. |
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. | |
| 199863. |
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) | |
| 199864. |
Georgia, Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan became the members of UNO in ? |
| A. | 1991 |
| B. | 1992 |
| C. | 1993 |
| D. | 1994 |
| Answer» C. 1993 | |
| 199865. |
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. | None of the above |
| D. | showing that organic agriculture is a key to both environmental sustainability and food security |
| Answer» B. his long standing efforts to end the impunity of dictators | |
| 199866. |
Guwahati High Court is the judicature of ? |
| A. | Nagaland |
| B. | Arunachal Pradesh |
| C. | Assam |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 199867. |
During eleventh Antarctic Expedition in Nov. 1991- March 1992 ____ was installed. |
| A. | SODAR (SOnic Detection And Ranging |
| B. | Second Permanent Station 'Maitree' |
| C. | First permanent station 'Dakshin Gangotri' |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. Second Permanent Station 'Maitree' | |
| 199868. |
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 | |
| 199869. |
For the Olympics and World Tournaments, the dimensions of basketball court are ? |
| A. | 26 m x 14 m |
| B. | 28 m x 15 m |
| C. | 27 m x 16 m |
| D. | 28 m x 16 m |
| Answer» C. 27 m x 16 m | |
| 199870. |
Famous sculptures depicting art of love built some time in 950 AD – 1050 AD are ? |
| A. | Khajuraho temples |
| B. | Jama Masjid |
| C. | Sun temple |
| D. | Mahabalipuram temples |
| Answer» B. Jama Masjid | |
| 199871. |
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 | |
| 199872. |
Gravity setting chambers are used in industries to remove ? |
| A. | SOx |
| B. | NOx |
| C. | suspended particulate matter |
| D. | CO |
| Answer» D. CO | |
| 199873. |
First China War was fought between ? |
| A. | China and Britain |
| B. | China and France |
| C. | China and Egypt |
| D. | China and Greek |
| Answer» B. China and France | |
| 199874. |
Dumping is ? |
| A. | selling of goods abroad at a price well below the production cost at the home market price |
| B. | the process by which the supply of a manufacture's product remains low in the domestic market, which batches him better price |
| C. | prohibited by regulations of GATT |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 199875. |
Gulf cooperation council was originally formed by ? |
| A. | Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates |
| B. | Second World Nations |
| C. | Third World Nations |
| D. | Fourth World Nations |
| Answer» B. Second World Nations | |
| 199876. |
Habeas Corpus Act 1679...... |
| A. | states that no one was to be imprisoned without a writ or warrant stating the charge against him |
| B. | provided facilities to a prisoner to obtain either speedy trial or release in bail |
| C. | safeguarded the personal liberties of the people against arbitrary imprisonment by the king's orders |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 199877. |
Fastest shorthand writer was..... |
| A. | Dr. G. D. Bist |
| B. | J.R.D. Tata |
| C. | J.M. Tagore |
| D. | Khudada Khan |
| Answer» B. J.R.D. Tata | |
| 199878. |
Epsom (England) is the place associated with........ |
| A. | Horse racing |
| B. | Polo |
| C. | Shooting |
| D. | Snooker |
| Answer» B. Polo | |
| 199879. |
FFC stands for....... |
| A. | Foreign Finance Corporation |
| B. | Film Finance Corporation |
| C. | Federation of Football Council |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. Federation of Football Council | |
| 199880. |
Hitler party which came into power in 1933 is known as...... |
| A. | Labour Party |
| B. | Nazi Party |
| C. | Ku-Klux-Klan |
| D. | Democratic Party |
| Answer» C. Ku-Klux-Klan | |
| 199881. |
Which of the following compounds has no isomer? |
| A. | CH3CH2CH2Cl |
| B. | CH3CHO |
| C. | CH2=CHCl |
| D. | ClCH2CH2Cl |
| Answer» D. ClCH2CH2Cl | |
| 199882. |
Entomology is the science that studies.... |
| A. | Behavior of human beings |
| B. | Insects |
| C. | The origin and history of technical and scientific terms |
| D. | The formation of rocks |
| Answer» C. The origin and history of technical and scientific terms | |
| 199883. |
Which of the following covalent compounds does not have any formally charged atoms? |
| A. | CH3)3NO |
| B. | CH2=N=N |
| C. | CH3-O-N=O |
| D. | CH3C≡NO |
| Answer» D. CH3C≡NO | |
| 199884. |
Which of the following cations is most stable? |
| A. | FH2+ |
| B. | OH3+ |
| C. | NH4+ |
| D. | CH5+ |
| Answer» D. CH5+ | |
| 199885. |
The toxic environmental pollutant dioxin is 44.8% carbon, 1.25% hydrogen and 44.0% chlorine. Its molecular weight is 320±10 What is the molecular formula of dioxin? |
| A. | C10H8O4Cl4 |
| B. | C12H6O2Cl4 |
| C. | C6H2OCl2 |
| D. | C12H4O2Cl4 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 199886. |
Which of the following species has a planar molecular configuration? |
| A. | SO3-2 |
| B. | SO3 |
| C. | SOCl2 |
| D. | SO2Cl2 |
| Answer» C. SOCl2 | |
| 199887. |
Which of the following series contain a free radical, a nucleophile and an electrophile? |
| A. | Br•BF3NH3 |
| B. | NH3NO2+Br2 |
| C. | H2OCl•NH3 |
| D. | Cl2CH4NH3 |
| Answer» B. NH3NO2+Br2 | |
| 199888. |
Which of the following days, being the birthday of Malala Yousafzai, was observed by the UN as Malala Day in July 2013 |
| A. | 15 July |
| B. | 12 July |
| C. | 20 July |
| D. | 05 July |
| Answer» C. 20 July | |
| 199889. |
The pKas of H2CO3 are 6.4 u0026 10.3. The pKa of HOBr is 8.7. If equimolar amounts of Na2CO3 and HOBr are dissol |
| A. | HCO3-1 and BrO-1 |
| B. | CO3-2, Br-1 and OH-1 |
| C. | HCO3-1 and Br-1 |
| D. | CO3-2 and 2 BrO-1 |
| Answer» B. CO3-2, Br-1 and OH-1 | |
| 199890. |
What formal charges arenpresent in the molecule C6H5C≡N-O? ( all heavy atoms have a valence shell octet, and C6H5- is a phenyl group) |
| A. | N is -1 and C is +1 |
| B. | N is +1 and C is -1 |
| C. | O is -1 and C is +1 |
| D. | O is -1 and N is +1 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 199891. |
Which of the following molecular formulas is reasonable for a stable compound? |
| A. | C8H14O2Cl |
| B. | C6H14Br2 |
| C. | C7H10NF |
| D. | C30H54N2Cl |
| Answer» D. C30H54N2Cl | |
| 199892. |
Telegram service in India closed on 14 July 2013. In which year was the first telegraph line inaugurated in India |
| A. | 1850 |
| B. | 1851 |
| C. | 1852 |
| D. | 1853 |
| Answer» C. 1852 | |
| 199893. |
Which of the following compounds has a C-H bond with the lowest bond dissociation energy? |
| A. | C2H6 |
| B. | C6H6 |
| C. | C2H2 |
| D. | CH3CH=CH2 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 199894. |
In order for a reagent to behave as a nucleophile it must have ... |
| A. | an overall positive charge. |
| B. | an overall negative charge. |
| C. | a non-bonding electron pair. |
| D. | a nitrogen or sulfur atom. |
| Answer» D. a nitrogen or sulfur atom. | |
| 199895. |
Which of the following is not a nucleophile? |
| A. | H2O |
| B. | CH3NH2 |
| C. | C2H5SH |
| D. | C6H12 (cyclohexane) ________________________________________ |
| Answer» E. | |
| 199896. |
Which of the following has been declared India’s first smoke-free state under the Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products Act (COTPA), 2003 |
| A. | Himachal Pradesh |
| B. | Sikkim |
| C. | Uttarakhand |
| D. | Kerala |
| Answer» B. Sikkim | |
| 199897. |
Which of the following compound pairs are constitutional isomers? |
| A. | CH3CH2OCH3 and CH3CH2CHO |
| B. | CH3CH2CHO and CH3CH2CH2OH |
| C. | CH3COCH2CH3 and CH3CH2COCH3 |
| D. | CH3CH2CH2CHO and CH3COCH2CH3 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 199898. |
Who of the following won the Commonwealth Chess Championship 2013 held at Port Elizabeth, South Africa |
| A. | Vishwanathan Anand |
| B. | Parimarjan Negi |
| C. | Abhijeet Gupta |
| D. | Lalith Babu |
| Answer» D. Lalith Babu | |
| 199899. |
Who of the following was the lone goldmedal winner from India in the individual category at the 20th Asian Athletics Championships 2013 held in Pune |
| A. | Renjith Maheshwari |
| B. | Vikas Gowda |
| C. | Mayookha Johny |
| D. | Sudha Singh |
| Answer» C. Mayookha Johny | |
| 199900. |
Who of the following was awarded the second Tagore Award for Cultural Harmony in 2013 |
| A. | Zubin Mehta |
| B. | AR Rahman |
| C. | Amjad Ali Khan |
| D. | Ravi Shankar |
| Answer» B. AR Rahman | |