Basic General Knowledge – Series 7


Latest Update- There is no test that does not test General Knowledge General Knowledge is so important in our lives that all steps depend on General Knowledge. In some exams, general knowledge is much higher than in other subjects.

1) The vitamin most readily destroyed by heat is

a) riboflavin

b) ascorbic acid

c) tocopherol

d) thiamine

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Option – b)

2) Pair of ribs found in man

a) 12

b) 10

c) 14

d) 11

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Option – a)

3) The first month of the Saka Calender is

a) Falgun

b) Chaitra

c) Vaisakh

d) Magh

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Option – b)

4) The longest river Peninsular Indian is

a) Narmada

b) Godavari

c) Mahanadi

d) Cauvery

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Option – b)

5)  Who amongst the following won the Nobel Prize atleast ywice?

a) Winston Churchill

b) Madame Curie

c) Octavio Paz

d) George Choupak

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Option – b)

6) ‘Uttar Ramcharit’ has been written by

a) Harsha

b) Tulsidas

c) Bhavbhuti

d) Shudrak

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Option – c)

7) The element which is the most abundant in the human body is

a) oxygen

b) carbon

c) iron

d)nitrogen

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Option – a)

8) Where was electricity supply first introduced in India?

a) Kolkata

b) Darjeeling

c) Mumbai

d) Chennai

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Option – b)

9) Which amongst the following currencies the costliest?

a) French Franc

b) Swiss Franc

c) Euro

d) Pound Sterling

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Option – d)

10) Which state has the lowest area forest?

a) Gujarat

b) Uttar Pradesh

c) Andhra Pradesh

d) Haryana

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Option – d)

11) Which of the following districts is on the international border of India?

a) Gorakhpur

b) Jaipur

c) Kinnaur

d) Kullu

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Option – c)

12) Which of the following Nobel laureates was never an Indian?

a) Mother Teresa

b) S Chandrashekhar

c) V S Naipaul

d) H G Khurana

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Option – c)

13) Where was the first cotton mill in India established?

a) Surat

b) Mumbai

c) Ahmedabad

d) Coimbatore

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Option – b)

14) Which of the following major sea ports of India does not have a natural harbor?

a) Mumbai

b) Kochi

c) Marmagao

d) Paradweep

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Option – d)

15) Liquid metal is

a) mercury

b) Saline

c) lead

d) zinc

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Option – a)