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GENERAL KNOWLEDGE MCQ
Qns. Thomas Cup is associated with
A. billiards
B. badminton
C. lawn tennis
D. table tennis
Qns. Germany signed the Armistice Treaty on and World War I ended
A. November 11, 1918
B. January 19, 1918
C. May 30, 1918
D. February 15, 1918
Qns. When was Lord Buddha born?
A. 560 BC
B. 586 BC
C. 750 BC
D. 1000 BC
Qns. Second World war began in
A. 1931
B. 1935
C. 1937
D. 1938
Qns. is known as the ’Rice Bowl of India”?
A. Odisha
B. Andhra Pradesh
C. Tamil Nadu
D. Karnataka
Qns. A lunar eclipse occurs when –
A. The earth comes between the sun and the moon
B. The sun comes between the earth and the moon
C. The moon comes between the sun and the earth
D. The sun, the moon and the earth are not in the same line
Qns. Penicillin was invented by
A. Fleming
B. Paul Ehrlich
C. Gregory Mendal
D. Dr Jonas
E. Salk
Qns. Kolleru Pelicanary situated at Elluru, Andhra Pradesh has reserves of
A. elephant, tiger, panther, sambar
B. pelicans, painted stroke
C. elephant, leopard, tiger, garu, nilgai
D. chital, sambar, chinkara, wild birds
Qns. The normal term of office for which the President and Vice-President of the International Court of Justice are elected is
A. three years
B. five years
C. seven years
D. nine years
Qns. The driest place in India is
A. Bikaner
B. Jaisalmer
C. Leh
D. Barmer
Qns. Kiran Bedi received Magsaysay Award for government service in
A. 1992
B. 1993
C. 1994
D. 1995
Qns. When was Ranasingha Premadasa, President of Sri Lanka, assassinated?
A. 1963
B. 1973
C. 1983
D. 1993
Qns. Taoism is followed in
A. Iran and north-west India
B. worldwide
C. Japan
D. China, Taiwan, Nauru, Brunei, Singapore and Vietnam
Qns. What is the theme of the 2016 Indian Film Festival of Melbourne
(IFFM)?
A. Nirmal Ganga
B. Child Education
C. Swachh Bharat
D. Women Empowerment
Qns. Permanent hardness of water can be removed by adding
A. bleaching powder
B. chlorine
C. washing soda
D. potassium permanganate
Qns. When did US solar system probe Voyagertwo discovered six new
moons of the planet Uranus?
A. 1916
B. 1946
C. 1966
D. 1986
Qns. The Headquarters of SAARC is
A. Kathmandu
B. Dhaka
C. New Delhi
D. Male
Qns. When and where was tennis introduced in the Asian Games?
A. In 1958 at Tokyo
B. In 1962 at Jakarta
C. In 1966 at Bangkok
D. In 1974 at Teheran
Qns. The 2005 Australian Open Tennis Championship titles for men’s
and women’s singles were won, respectively by
A. Marat Saffn and Serena Williams
B. Andre Agassi and Arantxa SanchezVicario
C. Rafael Nadal and Venus Williams
D. Pete Sampras and Steff Graf
Qns. G-15 is an economic grouping of
A. Third World Nations
B. First World Nations
C. Second World Nations
D. Fourth World Nations
Qns. First University in India was founded at
A. Calcutta
B. Delhi
C. Bombay
D. Chennai
Qns. When was Mona Lisa painted by Leonardo da Vinci?
A. 1431 AD
B. 1492 AD
C. 1504 AD
D. 1556 AD
Qns. For safety, the fuse wire used in the mains for household supply of electricity must be made of metal having
A. high resistance
B. high melting point
C. low melting point
D. low specific heat
Qns. Which crop is sown on the largest area in India?
A. Rice
B. Wheat
C. Sugarcane
D. Maize
Qns. Geostationary orbit is at a height of
A. 36000Km
B. 3600Km
C. 1000Km
D. 6Km
Qns. Lal Bahadur Shastri is also known as
A. Punjab Kesari
B. Guruji
C. Man of Peace
D. Mahamana
Qns. The Roman governor and principal assassin in the murder of Julies Caesar was
A. Marco Polo
B. Marcus Junius Brutus
C. Leon Trotsky
D. Karl Markx
Qns. Federation Cup, World Cup, Allywyn International Trophy and Challenge Cup are awarded to winners of
A. Cricket
B. Basketball
C. Tennis
D. Volleyball
Qns. Fastest shorthand writer was
A. J.R.D. Tata
B. J.M. Tagore
C. Khudada Khan
D. Dr. G. D. Bist
Qns. Jesus Christ was cruci-fied in
A. 4 BC
B. 4 AD
C. 20 AD
D. 1 AD
Qns. Eritrea, which became the 182nd member of the UN in 1993, is in the continent of
A. Africa
B. Asia
C. Europe
D. Australia
Qns. Philology is the
A. science of languages
B. study of architecture
C. study of muscles
D. study of bones
Qns. The planet nearest to the Sun is
A. Mercury
B. Venus
C. Jupiter
D. Saturn
Qns. “Make in India” initiative launch on –
A. 23rd September 2014
B. 24th September 2014
C. 25th September 2014
D. 26th September 2014
Qns. The second largest river basin in india is of the river
A. Godavari
B. Krishna
C. Narmada
D. Brahmaputra
Qns. The country without income tax is
A. Nepal
B. Kuwait
C. Burma
D. Singapore
Qns. Guwahati High Court is the judicature of
A. Nagaland
B. All of the above
C. Arunachal Pradesh
D. Assam
Qns. The clear sky looks blue because
A. dispersion of light
B. reflection of light
C. refraction of light
D. difraction of light
Qns. The total number of members of UN Security Council is
A. 5
B. 10
C. 15
D. 20
Qns. Pressure cooker cooks rice faster because
A. high pressure raises the boiling point of water
B. it does not let the heat energy escape easily
C. high pressure crushes the hard covering of rice grains
D. it always lets the, steam escape
Qns. The name of Ronaldinho is associated with the game of
A. hockey
B. football
C. badminton
D. gymnastics
Qns. When was the International Monetary Fund established?
A. 1945
B. 1946
C. 1947
D. 1950