General Knowledge #59 Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ) : Assam Jobs Guide

GENERAL KNOWLEDGE #59

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS

1. Study of earthquakes is known as which of the following?

(a) Ecology

(b) Seismology

(c) Numismatics

(d) None of the above

Answer: (b)

2. Who invented penicillin?

(a) Alexander Fleming

(b) Edward Jenner

(c) Howard Florey

(d) Louis Pasteur

Answer: (a)

3. Which of the following instituted the Africa Fund (Action for Resisting Invasion, Colonialism and Apartheid) under India’s leadership?

(a) UNO

(b) NAM

(c) Commonwealth

(d)SAARC

Answer: (b)

4. Rohinton Baria Trophy is associated with which of the following?

(a) Inter-university football

(b) Hockey

(c) Inter-university cricket

(d) Badminton

Answer: (c)

5. Rangaswamy Cup is associated with which sport?

(a) Cricket

(b) Football

(c) Hockey

(d) Badminton

Answer: (c)

6. Pakistan left the Commonwealth in 1972 but rejoined as 49th member of the Commonwealth in which year?

(a) 1986

(b) 1989

(c) 1995

(d) 2000

Answer: (b)

7. Which of the following is the chief constituent of gobar gas?

(a) Ethane

(b) Methane

(c) Carbon dioxide

(d) Hydrogen

Answer: (b)

8. Which countries had maintained research stations in Antarctica under Antarctic Trade?

(a) Chile, France and Japan

(b) New Zealand, Norway, former USSR, United Kingdom and United States

(c) Argentina, Australia, Belgium and South Africa

(d) All of the above

Answer: (d)

9. When did first development flight of SLV-3 take place?

(a) 31 May, 1981

(b) 25 January, 1985

(c) 04 April, 1990

(d) 17 January, 1993

Answer: (a)

10. The first meeting of the UN General Assembly was held in which of the following cities?

(a) New York

(b) Tokyo

(c) London

(d) Paris

Answer: (c)

11. Where has been the first rice straw power plant set up?

(a) Kolkata, West Bengal

(b) Jalkheri, Punjab

(c) Pune, Maharashtra

(d) None of the above

Answer: (b)

12. Which of the following are the founder members of EFTA?

(a) Portugal, Sweden and Switzerland

(b) United Kingdom, Austria and Sweden

(c) Austria, Denmark and Norway

(d) All of the above

Answer: (d)

13. Where were the first Afro-Asian Games held?

(a) Hyderabad

(b) Cairo

(c) Singapore

(d) Tokyo

Answer: (a)

14. The first meeting of the SAARC was opened in which of the following cities?

(a) New Delhi, India

(b) Islamabad, Pakistan

(c) Jakarta, Indonesia

(d) Dhaka, Bangladesh

Answer: (d)

15. Whe was the first man-made satellite Sputnik-I launched by the former USSR?

(a) 1957

(b) 1960

(c) 1962

(d) 1967

Answer: (a)

16. When was the Department of Atomic Energy in India?

(a) 1952

(b) 1956

(c) 1959

(d) 1965

Answer: (b)

17. The committee of the Norwegian Parliament awards the prize for which of the following?

(a) Peace

(b) Economics

(c) Medicine

(d) Literature

Answer: (a)

18. What is the date of operation of first open heart surgery in India?

(a) 15 February, 1961

(b) 24 April, 1965

(c) 16 December, 1972

(d) 09 August, 1986

Answer: (a)

19. Who is the first Indian to be awarded the Oscar for lifetime achievements in cinema in 1992?

(a) Dilip Kumar

(b) Amitabh Bachchan

(c) Satyajit Ray

(d) Rajesh Khanna

Answer: (c)

20. Where were the first Winter Olympics held in 1924?

(a) Innsburck, Austria

(b) Lake Placid, USA

(c) Chamonix, France

(d) Calgary, Alberta

Answer: (c)