GENERAL KNOWLEDGE #47
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS
1. Non-Cooperation
Movement was withdrawn mainly because of which of the following?
(a) Friction between the Moderates and Extremists
(b) Withdrawal of support by Muslim League
(c) Chauri-Chaura incident
(d) Oppresive attitude of British Government
Answer:
(c)
2. Vasco
De Gama after historic voyage of 1498 reached for the first time in India at
which of the following place?
(a) Cochin
(b) Calicut
(c) Palghat
(d) None of the above
Answer:
(b)
3. Who
is known Gandhi of Bihar?
(a) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
(b) M.K. Gandhi
(c) Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan
(d) Lal Bahadur Shastri
Answer:
(a)
4. Where
is the International Labour Organisation headquartered?
(a) Geneva
(b) New York
(c) Rome
(d) Paris
Answer:
(a)
5. Yakshagan
is the folk dance of which state?
(a) Tamil Nadu
(b) Kerala
(c) Karnataka
(d) Andhra Pradesh
Answer:
(c)
6. McMohan
Line is an international border line between which countries?
(a) Pakistan and Afghanistan
(b) India and China
(c) India and Pakistan
(d) India and Nepal
Answer:
(b)
7. Mahatma
Gandhi started his Dandi March from which place?
(a) Porbandar
(b) Ahmedabad
(c) Dandi
(d) None of the above
Answer:
(b)
8. What
is called the instrument used to measure the speed and direction of clouds?
(a) Anemometer
(b) Raingauge
(c) Naphoscope
(d) Hygrometer
Answer:
(c)
9. Revenue
system during Akbar’s reign was in the hands of whom of the following?
(a) Bairam Khan
(b) Man Singh
(c) Birbal
(d) Todar Mal
Answer:
(d)
10. Mohammad-bin-Tughlaq
changed his capital from Delhi to Devagiri because he wanted to ……………
(a) improve trade in the Deccan
(b) spread Islam in the Deccan
(c) punish the people of Delhi
(d) escape from the Mongol invasion
Answer:
(a)
11. Which
river is considered as unholy from the relgious point of view?
(a) Punpun
(b) Kosi
(c) Sone
(d) Karmanasa
Answer:
(d)
12. The
concept of welfare state is included in which part of the Indian Constitution?
(a) The Preamble of the Constitution
(b) Fundamental Rights
(c) Directive Principles of State Policy
(d) 4th Schedule of Constitution
Answer:
(c)
13. Where
are diesel locomotives manufactured?
(a) Chittaranjan
(b) Varanasi
(c) Bhopal
(d) Jamshedpur
Answer:
(b)
14. On
which ‘river’ is the Nagarjunasagar Project located?
(a) Krishna
(b) Godavari
(c) Kaveri
(d) Tapti
Answer:
(a)
15. Shubman
Gill plays which sport?
(a) Badminton
(b) Football
(c) Cricket
(d) Table Tennis
Answer:
(c)
16. Who
was the first Asian lady swimmer to have crossed the English Channel?
(a) Bula Choudhary
(b) Arati Saha
(c) Nilima Ghosh
(d) None of the above
Answer:
(b)
17. Where
is Uranium Corporation of India situated?
(a) Maharashtra
(b) West Bengal
(c) Bihar
(d) Rajasthan
Answer:
(c)
18. Which
civilian award is shaped like a ‘peepul leaf’?
(a) Padma Shree
(b) Arjuna
(c) Dronacharya
(d) Bharat Ratna
Answer:
(d)
19. ‘Hubble’
is ……………
(a) an electric car
(b) the nearest star
(c) a space telescope
(d) a nuclear powered aeroplane
Answer:
(c)
20. India
first won the Olympic Hockey Gold at which of the following?
(a) London
(b) Berlin
(c) Amsterdam
(d) Los Angeles
Answer:
(c)
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