Basic General Knowledge – Series 2


Latest Update- For those of you who have asked us to recommend a good book for General Knowledge, here are some important General Knowledge MCQs.

1)The centre of gravity of a sprinter during the race lies

a) Ahead of his feet

b) Behind his feet

c) At the centre of the body

d) To the left side of the body

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Option – a)

2) Who was the National Leader who wrote History of India on the walls of the Andaman Cellular Jail ?

a) Nandalal Bose

b) Ambedkar

c) Vir Savarkar

d) Jyotiba Phule

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Option – c)

3) Which of the following in India issues one rupee notes ?

a) State Bank of India

b) Govt. of India

c) Reserve Bank of India

d) Finance Minister

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Option – b)

4) The non-permanent members of the Security Council are  elected for

a) One year

b) Two year

c) Three year

d) Six year

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Option – b)

5) Whose teaching inspired the French Revolution?

a) Locke

b) Rousseau

c) Hegal

d) Plato

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Option – b)

6) In which type of computer, data are represented as discrete signals?

a) Analog computer

b) Digital Computer

c) (a) and (b)

d) Digital computer

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Option – a)

7) When was the Indian Council of Cultural Relations established ?

a) 1960

b) 1962

c) 1950

d) 1964

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Option – c)

8) The first talkie film in India was

a) Raja Harishchandra

b) Alam Ara

c) Chandidas

d) Jhansi ki Rani

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Option – b)

9) ‘Subroto Cup’ is associated with which games/ sports ?

a) Hockey

b) Football

c) Basketball

d) Badminton

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Option – b)

10) Who among the following received both Bharat Ratna and Nishane-Pakistan?

a) Lal Bahadur Shastri

b) Morarji Desai

c) Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad

d) Ayub Khan

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Option – b)

11) Which of the following pairs is correctly matched ?

a) Tetanus- BCG

b) Tuberculosis- ATS

c) Malaria- Chloroquin

d) Scurvy- Thiamin

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Option – c)

12) The biological death of a patient means death of tissues of the

a) Heart

b) Brain

c) Lungs

d) Kidneys

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Option – b)

13) What is the Beaufort scale used to measure?

a) Humidity

b) Intensity of earthquakes

c) Wind velocity

d) Air pressure

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Option – c)

14) The climate of India is of which of the following types ?

a) Tropical

b) Savana

c) Monsoonal

d) Mediterranean

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Option – c)

15) Kinked demand curve is a feature of

a) Monopoly

b) Oligopoly

c) Monopsony

d) Duopoly

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Option – b)


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