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This section includes 63850 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your General Knowledge knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1501. |
Which of the following was the first to set up a bank in the private sector as part of RBI’s (Reserve Bank of India) liberalisation of the Indian banking industry? |
| A. | HDFC Bank |
| B. | Punjab National Bank |
| C. | ICICI Bank |
| D. | SBI Bank |
| Answer» B. Punjab National Bank | |
| 1502. |
Which of the following was the first theory of super conductivity? |
| A. | Ginzburg Landau theory |
| B. | London theory |
| C. | Resonating valence bond theory |
| D. | Quantum field theory |
| Answer» C. Resonating valence bond theory | |
| 1503. |
Which of the following was the first super computer developed in 1976? |
| A. | Acorn Atom |
| B. | Cray-1 |
| C. | PCW |
| D. | PET |
| Answer» C. PCW | |
| 1504. |
Which of the following was the first Satyagraha of Mahatma Gandhi in India? |
| A. | Ahmedabad |
| B. | Bardoli |
| C. | Champaran |
| D. | Individual |
| E. | None of the above/More than one of the above |
| Answer» D. Individual | |
| 1505. |
Which of the following was the first registered trade union of India? |
| A. | Hind Mazdoor Sabha |
| B. | Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh |
| C. | Madras Labour Union |
| D. | Indian National Trade Union Congress |
| Answer» D. Indian National Trade Union Congress | |
| 1506. |
Which of the following was the capital of England during medieval times? |
| A. | Winchester |
| B. | Dublin |
| C. | Colchester |
| D. | London |
| Answer» B. Dublin | |
| 1507. |
Which of the following was the first newspaper published in India in 1780? |
| A. | Indian Opinion |
| B. | The Bengal Gazette |
| C. | Kesari |
| D. | New India |
| Answer» C. Kesari | |
| 1508. |
Which of the following was the first Indian station (Research Station) in Antarctica? |
| A. | Purva Gangotri |
| B. | Paschim Gangotri |
| C. | Uttar Gangotri |
| D. | Dakshin Gangotri |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1509. |
Which of the following was the first fort by English East India Company in India? |
| A. | Fort William |
| B. | Fort St.George |
| C. | Masulipatnam |
| D. | Sewri Fort |
| Answer» C. Masulipatnam | |
| 1510. |
Which of the following was the fifth country to join BRICS? |
| A. | Argentina |
| B. | South Africa |
| C. | Spain |
| D. | Sri Lanka |
| Answer» C. Spain | |
| 1511. |
Which of the following was the earliest regional planning exercise in India? |
| A. | National Capital Region Plan |
| B. | Dandakaranya Area Plan |
| C. | Damodar Valley Project |
| D. | Bhakra-Nangal Project |
| Answer» D. Bhakra-Nangal Project | |
| 1512. |
Which of the following was set up in 2005 through a notification on recommendations of the Rangarajan Commission? |
| A. | Finance Commission |
| B. | Food Corporation of India |
| C. | NITI Aayog |
| D. | National Statistical Commission |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1513. |
Which of the following was the capital of the Vatsa kingdom? |
| A. | Kaushambi |
| B. | Pataliputra |
| C. | Ujjayini |
| D. | Ayodhya |
| Answer» B. Pataliputra | |
| 1514. |
Which of the following was the authorized mascot of the South Asian Games 2019? |
| A. | Tikhore |
| B. | Kutumbh |
| C. | Black Buck |
| D. | Appu |
| Answer» D. Appu | |
| 1515. |
Which of the following was the aim of the Twelfth Five Year Plan (2012 - 17) ? |
| A. | To achieve economic growth and stable development |
| B. | To achieve faster growth and development |
| C. | To achieve faster and more inclusive growth |
| D. | To achieve faster, sustainable and more inclusive growth |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1516. |
Which of the following was the first thing that encouraged the Europeans for Indian business? |
| A. | Indigo |
| B. | Spice |
| C. | Muslin |
| D. | cotton clothes |
| Answer» C. Muslin | |
| 1517. |
Which of the following was Samudragupta’s policy specifically towards the rulers of Dakshinapatha? |
| A. | Their kingdoms were uprooted and made a part of Samudragupta’s empire. |
| B. | They submitted to Samudragupta and offered daughters in marriage. |
| C. | They brought tribute, followed his orders and attended his court. |
| D. | They surrendered after being defeated and then were allowed to rule again. |
| Answer» B. They submitted to Samudragupta and offered daughters in marriage. | |
| 1518. |
Which of the following was revealed as the motto for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and Paralympics in February 2020? |
| A. | United by Emotion |
| B. | Play like a Champion Today |
| C. | For the love of the Game |
| D. | Talent wins games, Teamwork wins Championships! |
| E. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. Play like a Champion Today | |
| 1519. |
Which of the following was once a capital city of the Bundelas? |
| A. | Bhind |
| B. | Shivpuri |
| C. | Chhatarpur |
| D. | Orchha |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1520. |
Which of the following was referred to as the 'Paris of Nimar' before independence? |
| A. | Barwani |
| B. | Khargone |
| C. | Alirajpur |
| D. | Jhabua |
| Answer» B. Khargone | |
| 1521. |
Which of the following was recognized with the 'Award of Merit' in the 2020 UNESCO Asia-Pacific Awards for Cultural Heritage Conservation? |
| A. | Government College for Women |
| B. | Amar Singh College of Srinagar |
| C. | Kashmir Law College |
| D. | Vishwa Bharti Women's College |
| E. | Government Degree College, Kupwara |
| Answer» C. Kashmir Law College | |
| 1522. |
Which of the following was recognized by FICCI at the recently concluded 2nd Edition of the FICCI PICUP Conference for 'Innovation in Artificial Intelligence and Data Analytics'? |
| A. | Vymo |
| B. | GenSigma |
| C. | Curespring |
| D. | Bloomont Solutions |
| E. | FloCareer |
| Answer» B. GenSigma | |
| 1523. |
Which of the following was previously known as 'the Lady Willingdon Park'? |
| A. | Lodhi Gardens |
| B. | Mughal Gardens |
| C. | Deer Park |
| D. | Buddha Jayanti Park |
| Answer» B. Mughal Gardens | |
| 1524. |
Which of the following was presented the 'Best Sports Federation' Award in the country by the Association Chambers of Commerce and Industry in March 2019? |
| A. | All India Football Federation |
| B. | Board of Control for Cricket in India |
| C. | National Rifle Association of India |
| D. | Indian Boxing Federation |
| E. | Badminton Association of India |
| Answer» D. Indian Boxing Federation | |
| 1525. |
Which of the following was popularly known as the ‘‘Firebrand of South India’’? |
| A. | Radhakrishnan |
| B. | E. V. Ramaswamy Naicker |
| C. | Kasturi Ranga Iyengar |
| D. | S. Satyamurti |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1526. |
Which of the following was only the authority of the state in the period of Maurya? |
| A. | Land |
| B. | Mines |
| C. | Pasture |
| D. | Commerce |
| Answer» C. Pasture | |
| 1527. |
Which of the following was not mentioned in the Directive Principles of State Policy?A. Right to workB. Provision of proper and humane environment and maternity support at the workplace. |
| A. | Both A and B |
| B. | Only A |
| C. | Only B |
| D. | Neither of A and B |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1528. |
Which of the following was officially crowned the I-League champion in March 2019? |
| A. | Shillong Lajong Football Club |
| B. | East Bengal Football Club |
| C. | Chennai City Football Club |
| D. | Kerala Blasters Football Club |
| E. | Mumbai City Football Club |
| Answer» D. Kerala Blasters Football Club | |
| 1529. |
Which of the following was not a reason for making the sepoys of the East India Company rebellious? |
| A. | The efforts of the officers of the Company to spread Christianity |
| B. | The order to the sepoys to travel on ships |
| C. | The stoppage of Bhatta |
| D. | The inefficiency of the officers |
| E. | None of the above/More than one of the above |
| Answer» E. None of the above/More than one of the above | |
| 1530. |
Which of the following was not the ruler of the Paramara dynasty? |
| A. | Upendra |
| B. | Munj |
| C. | Gangeydev |
| D. | Udyaditya |
| Answer» D. Udyaditya | |
| 1531. |
Which of the following was not the characteristic of the Mughal jagir system? |
| A. | Mughal jagirs were frequently transferred |
| B. | Under Aurangzeb jagirs were made permanent and hereditary |
| C. | Jagirdars used to employ their agents to collect the revenue |
| D. | Jahangir instituted altun-tamgha jagirs to be held permanently |
| Answer» C. Jagirdars used to employ their agents to collect the revenue | |
| 1532. |
Which of the following was NOT stated in the Directive Principles of State Policy?A) Right to EducationB) Gram Panchayats |
| A. | Neither A nor B |
| B. | Only A |
| C. | Both A and B |
| D. | Only B |
| Answer» B. Only A | |
| 1533. |
Which of the following was NOT one of the ways for confirming the authenticity of the chapter? |
| A. | The name of the writer was inscribed on it as also on the earlier chapters. |
| B. | The slip used by the manuscript writer was similar to the slips on other chapters |
| C. | The binding cover was of the same colour |
| D. | The handwriting matched that of the other chapters |
| Answer» B. The slip used by the manuscript writer was similar to the slips on other chapters | |
| 1534. |
Which of the following was NOT one of the fields in which an award was given at the Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar 2019? |
| A. | Innovation |
| B. | Science |
| C. | Scholastic |
| D. | Bravery |
| Answer» C. Scholastic | |
| 1535. |
Which of the following was not awarded the Crystal Award at the World Economic Forum in Davos in January 2018? |
| A. | Elton John |
| B. | Kiran Rao |
| C. | Shahrukh Khan |
| D. | Cate Blanchett |
| Answer» C. Shahrukh Khan | |
| 1536. |
Which of the following was not included when the writing of the Constitution of India was completed on 29.11.1949? |
| A. | Fundamental Rights |
| B. | Fundamental Duties |
| C. | President's Rule |
| D. | Emergency |
| Answer» C. President's Rule | |
| 1537. |
Which of the following was not discovered by Aryabhatta? |
| A. | The earth is a sphere |
| B. | The earth rotates on its axis |
| C. | The earth revolves around the sun |
| D. | The shadow of the earth falling on the moon causes eclipses |
| Answer» D. The shadow of the earth falling on the moon causes eclipses | |
| 1538. |
Which of the following was not a part of the Constituent Assembly responsible for the formation of the Indian Constitution? |
| A. | Mahatma Gandhi |
| B. | Sardar Vallabhai Patel |
| C. | Jawaharlal Nehru |
| D. | Dr. BR Ambedker |
| Answer» B. Sardar Vallabhai Patel | |
| 1539. |
Which of the following was not composed by Sutradhar Mandan? |
| A. | Prasandamandan |
| B. | Vyvharadarsha |
| C. | Vaastusara |
| D. | Vastu Manjari |
| Answer» C. Vaastusara | |
| 1540. |
Which of the following was NOT an intermediary appointed by the British to collect land revenue from the people of India? |
| A. | Zamindar |
| B. | Mahalwari |
| C. | Ryotwari |
| D. | Kumaramatya |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1541. |
Which of the following was NOT an issue to be addressed under Millenium Development Goals? |
| A. | Child mortality |
| B. | Environmental sustainbility |
| C. | Human rights |
| D. | Primary education |
| Answer» D. Primary education | |
| 1542. |
Which of the following was NOT added to the list of registered Geographical Indication(GI) tags in August 2019? |
| A. | Tirur Betel leaf |
| B. | Kandhamal Turmeric |
| C. | Palani Panchamirtham |
| D. | Tawlhlohpuan |
| Answer» C. Palani Panchamirtham | |
| 1543. |
Which of the following was NOT a type of sacrifice performed by kings in ancient India to establish their position? |
| A. | Muvendavelan |
| B. | Rajasuya |
| C. | Vajapeya |
| D. | Ashvamedha |
| Answer» B. Rajasuya | |
| 1544. |
Which of the following was NOT a part of the 'Navratna' at Vikramaditya's court? |
| A. | Surdas |
| B. | Vararuchi |
| C. | Kshapanaka |
| D. | Kalidasa |
| Answer» B. Vararuchi | |
| 1545. |
Which of the following was NOT a part of Gondwana Land? |
| A. | Europe |
| B. | Australia |
| C. | India |
| D. | South Africa |
| Answer» B. Australia | |
| 1546. |
Which of the following was not a 'nationalist' newspaper? |
| A. | The Hindu |
| B. | Bengalee |
| C. | The Mahratta |
| D. | The Times of India |
| E. | None of the above/More than one of the above |
| Answer» E. None of the above/More than one of the above | |
| 1547. |
Which of the following was not a Millennium Development Goal (MDG)? |
| A. | Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger |
| B. | Improve maternal health |
| C. | Ensure healthy lives and promote well being for all at all ages |
| D. | Ensure environmental sustainability |
| Answer» D. Ensure environmental sustainability | |
| 1548. |
Which of the following was named the best marching contingent among the Central Armed Police Forces for Republic Day Parade-2020? |
| A. | Central Reserve Police Force |
| B. | Border Security Force |
| C. | Indo-Tibetan Border Police |
| D. | Central Industrial Security Force |
| E. | Sashastra Seema Bal |
| Answer» E. Sashastra Seema Bal | |
| 1549. |
Which of the following was named Next Gen Security Company of the Year at the 2019 Cyber Defense Magazine InfoSec Awards? |
| A. | Cisco |
| B. | Palo Alto Networks |
| C. | ColorTokens Inc. |
| D. | McAfee |
| E. | IBM |
| Answer» D. McAfee | |
| 1550. |
Which of the following was launched by Suresh Prabhu on 19 February 2019 to bring together the key stakeholders within the Indian entrepreneurial ecosystem to GeM? |
| A. | SAKSHAM |
| B. | SAHYOG |
| C. | SWAYATT |
| D. | SANYUKT |
| E. | SANKALP |
| Answer» D. SANYUKT | |