General Knowledge #1 MCQ

1. Where did the Palaeolithic people live in?

(a) mud houses

(b) thatched houses

(c) caves

(d) on trees

2. Who founded the ‘Odantapuri’?

(a) Dharmapala

(b) Gopala

(c) Devapala

(d) Mahipal

3. The revolt of 1857 at Bareilly was led by whom?

(a) Azimullah

(b) Bakht Khan

(c) Khan Bahadur Khan

(d) Mangal Pandey

4. Which is the nearest planet to the sun?

(a) Uranus

(b) Mercury

(c) Neptune

(d) Earth

5. Which is the largest planet in our Solar System?

(a) Earth

(b) Saturn

(c) Jupiter

(d) Uranus

6. Which is the smallest planet in our Solar System?

(a) Mars

(b) Neptune

(c) Earth

(d) Mercury

7. Who first made economic planning for India?

(a) M. Vishveshwarya

(b) Shriman Narayan

(c) Dadabhai Naoroji

(d) Jawaharlal Nehru

8. Who wrote ‘Planned Economy of India?

(a) Dadabhai Naoroji

(b) Jawaharlal Nehru

(c) M. N. Roy

(d) M. Vishveshwarya

9. When was the Constituent Assembly of India formed?

(a) 6 December 1946

(b) 10 November 1946

(c) 15 August 1945

(d) 10 July 1947

10. How many members were there when the Constituent Assembly of India was formed?

(a) 320

(b) 426

(c) 401

(d) 389

11. When was the first meeting of the Constituent Assembly held?

(a) 9^th December, 1946

(b) 10^th January, 1947

(c) 7^th July, 1945

(d) 15^th August, 1946

12. When was the Space Commission and Development of Space of India was established?

(a) 1962

(b) 1979

(c) 1972

(d) 1986

13. Who received the first Magsaysay Award?

(a) Chintaman Deshmukh

(b) Acharya Vinoba Bhave

(c) Verghese Kurien

(d) Mother Teresa

14. Which classical dance form revitalised as a result of Mughal influence on Indian culture?

(a) Bharatnatyam

(b) Kuchipudi

(c) Kathak

(d) Odissi

15. The ‘Bombay Plan’ was formed by whom?

(a) M. N. Roy

(b) Shriman Narayan

(c) Eight Industrialists

(d) Jawaharlal Nehru

16. When was the first international cricket match played?

(a) 1842

(b) 1844

(c) 1859

(d) 1860

17. Which countries played the first international cricket match?

(a) India & England

(b) England & Australia

(c) United States & Canada

(d) India & Australia

18. When was the first international football match played?

(a) 12^th December, 1871

(b) 6^th August, 1872

(c) 17^th June, 1873

(d) 30^th November, 1872

19. Which countries played the first international football match?

(a) Brazil & Uruguay

(b) Scotland & England

(c) United States and Australia

(d) Portugal and Denmark

20. When was the first Commonwealth Games held?

(a) 1945

(b) 1942

(c) 1930

(d) 1925

 

ANSWERS:

1. (c)      2. (b)     3. (c)      4. (b)     5. (c)      6. (d)     7. (d)     8. (d)     9. (a)      10. (d)   11. (a)   12. (c)    13. (b)   14. (c)    15. (c)    16. (b)   17. (c)    18. (d)   19. (b)   20. (c)