Practice Basic General Knowledge Multiple Choice Questions with Answers Quiz-16

Q.1.

Mahabaleshwar is located in

Maharashtra
Rajasthan
Madhya Pradesh
Himachal Pradesh

Explanation

Q.2.

Jharkhand has ____ state on its eastern end.

Orissa
West Bengal
Bihar
Chhattisgarh

Explanation

Q.3.

Michael Faraday discovered

electromagnetism
benzene, liquid gases and optical glass
the induction of electric current
All of the above

Explanation

Q.4.

Mother Teresa won the Nobel Prize for Peace in

1992
1979
1988
1954

Explanation

Q.5.

Lal Bahadur Shastri is also known as

Guruji
Man of Peace
Punjab Kesari
Mahamana

Explanation

Q.6.

Lime is sometimes applied to soil in order to

increase the alkalinity of the soil
increase the acidity of the soil
restore nitrates to the soil
make the soil more porous

Explanation

Q.7.

Karl Marx's ideology advocated

a classed unique society
a united society
a classed society
None of the above

Explanation

Q.8.

Which of the following UN agencies has its headquarters at Paris?

UNESCO
ILO
FAO
IMO

Explanation

Q.9.

Marco Polo

discovered Greenland
travelled through China, India and other parts of Asia
travelled round the cape of Good Hope
discovered Canada

Explanation

Q.10.

National Remote Sensing Agency (NRSA) was setup in

1980
1985
1990
1995

Explanation

Q.11.

On a night when the sky is clear, the temperature may dip considerably; on a cloudy night the temperature will usually dip much less. The reason for this difference is that

the clear sky allows radiant energy to escape readily from the earth
on a cloudy night the clouds are warm and therefore retard the cooling
the clear sky allows the cold of outer space to reach the earth
current of air carry the heat away from the earth on a clear night

Explanation

Q.12.

Mount Everest was captured by Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay in the year

1951
1952
1953
1954

Explanation

Q.13.

Most commonly used bleaching agent is

alcohol
carbon dioxide
chlorine
sodium chloride

Explanation

Q.14.

Magsaysay awards are named after Ramon Magsaysay, ____ who was known for his land reform programme to defuse communist insurgency.

President of the Philippines
President of the Spain
President of the Scotland
President of the Malaysia

Explanation

Q.15.

Mina is the tribe of

Tripura
Sikkim
Rajasthan
Nagaland, Assam

Explanation

Q.16.

King Hammurabi raised the first army of the world in

2000 BC
1500 BC
1480 BC
1027 BC

Explanation

Q.17.

Normally the Commonwealth Games are held at intervals of

3 years
4 years
5 years
there is no fixed interval

Explanation

Q.18.

Mahakavi Kalidas

was one of the greatest Sanskrit poet and dramatist
lived during the reign of Chandragupta Vikaramaditya
famous works include Shakuntala, Raghuvansha, Meghdoot and Kumara Sambahava
All of the above

Explanation

Q.19.

National Defence Academy is situated at

Khadakvasla
New Delhi
Wellington
Dehradun

Explanation

Q.20.

Modvat is

modified value added
a term used in excise which is a new scheme of indirect taxes
scheme which allows a manufacturer to claim instant reimbursement of the excise duty paid on the raw
All of the above

Explanation

Q.21.

Karoline Mikkelsen was the first woman to

reach North Pole
reach South Pole
climb Mt. Everest
set foot on the moon

Explanation

Q.22.

National Institute of Occupation Health is located at

Bangalore
Ahmedabad
Pune
Mumbai

Explanation

Q.23.

Kanishka was

the king of Kushan dynasty
a great conqueror but later became a follower of Buddha
the only ruler of India whose territory extended up to central Asia
All of the above

Explanation

Q.24.

Olympic emblem is composed of five intertwined rings, each of a different colour, representing the five continents of the world as

Blue ring - Europe; Yellow ring - Asia; Black ring - Africa; Red ring- America; Green ring - Oceania
Blue ring - Asia; Yellow ring - Europe; Black ring - Oceania; Red ring- Africa; Green ring - America
Blue ring - Europe; Yellow ring - Asia; Black ring - Africa; Red ring- Oceania; Green ring - America
Blue ring - Asia; Yellow ring - Europe; Black ring - Africa; Red ring- America; Green ring - Oceania

Explanation

Q.25.

Number of commands of Air Force are

five
six
seven
eight

Explanation

Q.26.

Of the following foods, which one is the best source of protein?

Butter
Fish
Lettuce
Milk

Explanation

Q.27.

Liquids transmit pressure equally in all directions. This is known as

Boyle-Pascal's Law
Pascal's Law
Archimedes' Principle
None of the above

Explanation

Q.28.

John F. Kennedy, President of USA, died in

1963
1964
1965
1966

Explanation

Q.29.

MISA stands for

Maintenance of Internal Security Act
Multinational Internal Society Authority
Movement for Indian System Act
None of the above

Explanation

Q.30.

Lal Bahadur Shastri

succeeded Pandit Nehru as the second Prime Minister of India
signed the Tashkent Agreement with Ayub Khan for a ceasefire between India and Pakistan
is also known as “Man of Peace”
All of the above

Explanation

Q.31.

Liquid asset is

a type of asset that is in cash in the current account of the commercial bank
a type of asset that is in the form of a deposit in the current account of the commercial bank
either of these
None of the above

Q.32.

Robert Koch worked on

tuberculosis
cholera
malaria
diabetes

Q.33.

Penicillin was invented by

Dr Jonas E. Salk
Gregory Mendal
Paul Ehrlich
A. Fleming

Q.34.

The energy of food is measured in

Kelvin
calories
bushel
None of the above

Q.35.

The chief constituent of gobar gas is

ethane
methane
hydrogen
carbon dioxide

Q.36.

The main crop of Meghalaya is

rice
wheat
barley
sugarcane

Q.37.

Missile 'prithivi' aims

to test the performance of an indigenously built heat-shield
to hit target without the help of the Air Forces
to defend a large installations like oil-fields etc. against enemy attacks
None of the above

Q.38.

National Remote Sensing Agency (NRSA) was setup in

1980
1985
1990
1995

Q.39.

National institute of Mental Health is located at

Coonor (Tamil Nadu)
Chandigarh
New Delhi
Bangalore

Q.40.

Modern Indo-Aryan languages are based on an ancient language called

Hindi
Sanskrit
Kannada
Tamil

Q.41.

Nuclear power is ____ thermal power.

cheaper than
costlier than
equal in amount
they cannot be related

Q.42.

Lal Bahadur Shastri is also known as

Guruji
Man of Peace
Punjab Kesari
Mahamana

Q.43.

Ludhiana is situated on ____ river.

Gomti
Yamuna
Satluj
Godavari

Q.44.

Lal Bahadur Shastri

succeeded Pandit Nehru as the second Prime Minister of India
signed the Tashkent Agreement with Ayub Khan for a ceasefire between India and Pakistan
is also known as "Man of Peace"
All of the above

Q.45.

Jharkhand has ____ state on its eastern end.

Bihar
West Bengal
Orissa
Chhattisgarh

Q.46.

Karl Marx's ideology advocated

a classed unique society
a united society
a classed society
None of the above

Q.47.

Lakshmibai National College of Physical Education is located at

Bhopal
Gwalior
Karnal
Patiala

Q.48.

Michael Faraday discovered

electromagnetism
benzene, liquid gases and optical glass
the induction of electric current
All of the above

Q.49.

Lime is sometimes applied to soil in order to

increase the alkalinity of the soil
increase the acidity of the soil
restore nitrates to the soil
make the soil more porous

Q.50.

Kiran Bedi is

first woman IAS officer
first woman IPS officer
first woman advocate
first woman judge

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