GENERAL KNOWLEDGE #56
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS
1. In
which year the membership of the Security Council was increased from 11 to 15
(under Article 23)?
(a) 1962
(b) 1965
(c) 1968
(d) 1970
Answer:
(b)
2. In
1945, fifty nations met to phrase the basic charter for a world organisation
which would “save succeeding generations from the scourge of war”. Where did
this conference take place?
(a) Yalta
(b) London
(c) San Francisco
(d) New Delhi
Answer:
(c)
3. What
is the total number of red blood cells present in a normal human body?
(a) 20 trillion
(b) 22 trillion
(c) 25 trillion
(d) 30 trillion
Answer:
(d)
4. Where
is INS Venduruthy located?
(a) Kochi
(b) Mumbai
(c) Jamnagar
(d) Bhubaneswar
Answer:
(a)
5. In
which season we need more fat?
(a) Autumn
(b) Winter
(c) Spring
(d) Summer
Answer:
(b)
6. How
many districts are there in Punjab?
(a) 15
(b) 18
(c) 22
(d) 25
Answer:
(c)
7. How
many teeth does a normal adult dog have?
(a) 32
(b) 36
(c) 40
(d) 42
Answer:
(d)
8. How
many red blood cells does the bone marrow produce every second?
(a) 6 million
(b) 8 million
(c) 10 million
(d) 12 million
Answer:
(c)
9. How
many times has Brazil won the World Cup Football Championship?
(a) Once
(b) Twice
(c) Four times
(d) Five times
Answer:
(d)
10. IDA
stands for which of the following?
(a) Indian Development Agency
(b) Industrial Development Analysis
(c) International Development Agency
(d) None of the above
Answer:
(c)
11. When
was Indira Gandhi assassinated?
(a) 1980
(b) 1984
(c) 1986
(d) 1988
Answer:
(b)
12. When
did India’s first nuclear blast at Pokhran in Rajasthan take place?
(a) 1970
(b) 1974
(c) 1984
(d) 1998
Answer:
(b)
13. How
many players are there on each side in the game of Basketball?
(a) 5
(b) 7
(c) 9
(d) 11
Answer:
(a)
14. How
much time does food take to reach the end of the intestine for complete
absorption in a normal human being?
(a) About 8 hours
(b) About 9 hours
(c) About 10 hours
(d) About 12 hours
Answer:
(d)
15. What
is the length of a cricket pitch?
(a) 18 yards
(b) 20 yards
(c) 22 yards
(d) 24 yards
Answer:
(c)
16. When
was India’s first indigenous helicopter successfully flown in Bengaluru?
(a) 30 August, 1982
(b) 30 August, 1992
(c) 15 August, 1992
(d) 26 January, 1992
Answer:
(b)
17. When
was India’s Integrated Missiles Development Programme started under the
chairmanship of Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam?
(a) 1979-80
(b) 1980-81
(c) 1981-82
(d) 1982-83
Answer:
(d)
18. Where
is INS Agrani situated?
(a) Lonavla
(b) Coimbatore
(c) Jamnagar
(d) Mumbai
Answer:
(b)
19. How
many non-permanent Security Council (UNO) members are from Afro-Asian
countries?
(a) 1
(b) 3
(c) 5
(d) 7
Answer:
(c)
20. Where
is Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research situated?
(a) Kolkata
(b) Pune
(c) Indore
(d) Kalpakkam
Answer:
(d)
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