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This section includes 25 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your General Knowledge knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1. |
In December 1962, which Soviet leader declared that China was responsible for the Sino-Indian War of 1962? |
| A. | Khrushchev |
| B. | Bulganin |
| C. | Suslov |
| D. | Malenkov |
| Answer» B. Bulganin | |
| 2. |
During which of the following periods did Morarji Desai serve as the Deputy Prime Minister of India? |
| A. | 1970-1971 |
| B. | 1967-1969 |
| C. | 1966-1967 |
| D. | 1964-1966 |
| Answer» C. 1966-1967 | |
| 3. |
‘Privy Purse’ was related to whom in the Post-Independence period ? |
| A. | Landlords |
| B. | Former kings |
| C. | Industrialists |
| D. | Indio planters |
| Answer» C. Industrialists | |
| 4. |
In May 2019, which one of the following organisations was banned by the government of India? |
| A. | Deendar Anjuman |
| B. | Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh |
| C. | Al Badr |
| D. | Harkat-Ul-Mujahideen |
| Answer» C. Al Badr | |
| 5. |
Identify the correct chronological order in which the following States were created in India from the codes given below:1. Andhra Pradesh2. Himachal Pradesh3. Haryana4. Sikkim |
| A. | 1, 2, 3, 4 |
| B. | 1, 3, 2, 4 |
| C. | 4, 3, 1, 2 |
| D. | 3, 4, 1, 2 |
| Answer» C. 4, 3, 1, 2 | |
| 6. |
Match the following (Events and Years) :List - IList - II(Event) (Year)A. Merger of C.G. Railway in Bengal-Nagpur Railway1. 1893B. Construction of Rudri Canal2. 1887C. Establishment of St. Paul’s School inRaipur3. 1938D. Opening of Chhattisgarh Collegein Raipur4. 1912Select the correct answer : |
| A. | A - 1, B - 2, C - 3. D - 4 |
| B. | A - 2, B - 4, C - 1, D - 3 |
| C. | A - 3, B - 1, C - 2, D - 4 |
| D. | A - 4, B - 2, C - 3, D - 1 |
| Answer» C. A - 3, B - 1, C - 2, D - 4 | |
| 7. |
One of the following statements is incorrect. Point out: |
| A. | The State of Bombay was split up into Gujarat and Maharashtra. |
| B. | The state of Mysore was renamed Tamil Nadu. |
| C. | Himachal Pradesh was previously in the list of Union Territories. |
| D. | Goa was separated from Daman and Diu. |
| Answer» C. Himachal Pradesh was previously in the list of Union Territories. | |
| 8. |
By which date did the British Government declare to grant India full self Government? |
| A. | January 26 1946 |
| B. | August 15, 1947 |
| C. | December 31, 1947 |
| D. | June 30, 1948 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 9. |
Freedom fighter Sucheta Kripalani, became the first woman chief minister of which state? |
| A. | Uttar Pradesh |
| B. | Gujarat |
| C. | Andhra Pradesh |
| D. | Rajasthan |
| Answer» B. Gujarat | |
| 10. |
Match the List 1 with List 2 and select the correct answer by using the options belowList 1List 2a. Nationalisation of Banks1. Narender Modib. Demonetisation(2016)2. P.V. Narsimha Raoc. Mandal Commission3. Indira Gandhid. Liberalisation4. V.P. Singh |
| A. | a-3, b-1, c-4, d-2 |
| B. | a-1, b-2, c-3, d-4 |
| C. | a-2, b-4, c-1, d-3 |
| D. | a-4, b-3, c-2, d-1 |
| Answer» B. a-1, b-2, c-3, d-4 | |
| 11. |
In which year was Communist Party of India. Marxist (CPI-M) founded? |
| A. | 1885 |
| B. | 1980 |
| C. | 1984 |
| D. | 1964 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 12. |
In the 1950s and 60s, which country's people were severely affected by the Mercury pollution-related disease "Minamata"? |
| A. | Malaysia |
| B. | Taiwan |
| C. | Japan |
| D. | Italy |
| Answer» D. Italy | |
| 13. |
From which country did Bangladesh get independence?A. IndiaB. UKC. PakistanD. Burma |
| A. | B |
| B. | C |
| C. | A |
| D. | D |
| Answer» C. A | |
| 14. |
India was divided into India and Pakistan by the ______ Act. |
| A. | Government of India |
| B. | Division of India |
| C. | Partition of India |
| D. | India Independence |
| Answer» E. | |
| 15. |
Against India’s which neighboring country Britain used Indian Sepoys and the British Indian Army in opium wars? |
| A. | Pakistan |
| B. | China |
| C. | Nepal |
| D. | Bhutan |
| Answer» C. Nepal | |
| 16. |
On 25th March 1948, when Rajasthan Union was created, which one of the following group of princely states was part of the Union? |
| A. | Alwar, Bharatpur, Karauli, Dholpur |
| B. | Dungarpur, Banswara, Pratapgarh, Tonk |
| C. | Jaipur, Jodhpur, Bikaner, Jaisalmer |
| D. | Udaipur, Sirohi, Lava, Bikaner |
| Answer» C. Jaipur, Jodhpur, Bikaner, Jaisalmer | |
| 17. |
Leakage of which one of the following gases had caused Bhopal Gas Tragedy in the year 1984? |
| A. | Methyl isocyanate |
| B. | Hexamethylene diisocyanate |
| C. | Isophorone diisocyanate |
| D. | Isothiocyanate |
| Answer» B. Hexamethylene diisocyanate | |
| 18. |
In terms of crops, what is the full form of HYV? |
| A. | High Yielding Vanish |
| B. | Hyper Yielding Variety |
| C. | Hot Yielding Variety |
| D. | High Yielding Variety |
| Answer» E. | |
| 19. |
India has changed over to the decimal system of coinage in ________. |
| A. | April, 1958 |
| B. | April, 1959 |
| C. | April, 1995 |
| D. | April, 1957 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 20. |
In which year did Assam become a constituent state of India? |
| A. | 1995 |
| B. | 1960 |
| C. | 1950 |
| D. | 1947 |
| Answer» D. 1947 | |
| 21. |
Katchatheevu Island was ceded by India to which country in 1974? |
| A. | Sri Lanka |
| B. | Maldives |
| C. | Indonesia |
| D. | Myanmar |
| Answer» B. Maldives | |
| 22. |
In which year was the State of Nagaland formally inaugurated as the 16th State of the Indian Union? |
| A. | 1947 |
| B. | 1965 |
| C. | 1950 |
| D. | 1963 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 23. |
Consider the following events and arrange them in chronological order:1. Garibi Hatao2. Bank Nationalization3. Beginning of Green RevolutionSelect the correct answer from the codes given below: |
| A. | 2 and 3 |
| B. | 3, 2 and 1 |
| C. | 2, 1 and 3 |
| D. | 3, 1 and 2 |
| Answer» C. 2, 1 and 3 | |
| 24. |
Consider the following events:1. The first democratically elected communist party government formed in a State in India.2. India's then-largest bank, 'Imperial Bank of India', was renamed 'State Bank of India'.3. Air India was nationalised and became the national carries.4. Goa became a part of independent India.Which of the following is the correct chronological sequence of the above events? |
| A. | 4 - 1 - 2 - 3 |
| B. | 3 - 2 - 1 - 4 |
| C. | 4 - 2 - 1 - 3 |
| D. | 3 - 1 - 2 - 4 |
| Answer» C. 4 - 2 - 1 - 3 | |
| 25. |
In 1974, the first nuclear test of Pokhran was code named as: |
| A. | Laughing Buddha |
| B. | Blessing Buddha |
| C. | Smiling Buddha |
| D. | Dancing Buddha |
| Answer» D. Dancing Buddha | |