GENERAL KNOWLEDGE #61
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS
1. Where
are the headquarters of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for
Asia and the Pacific situated?
(a) New Delhi
(b) Beijing
(c) Bangkok
(d) Tokyo
Answer:
(c)
2. Where
is the industrial organisation of Atomic Minerals Division, Heavy Water Board
situated?
(a) Pune
(b) Mumbai
(c) Guwahati
(d) Hyderabad
Answer:
(b)
3. When
did Indian Air Force celebrate its Golden Jubilee?
(a) 1959
(b) 1962
(c) 1982
(d) 1999
Answer:
(c)
4. Where
are the headquarters of Organisation of African Unity situated?
(a) Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
(b) Jakarta, Indonesia
(c) New York, U.S.A.
(d) Paris, France
Answer:
(a)
5. Where
are the headquarters of International Atomic Energy Agency situated?
(a) Rome, Italy
(b) Moscow, Russia
(c) London, U.K.
(d) Vienna, Austria
Answer:
(d)
6. What
is the main crop of Meghalaya?
(a) Rice
(b) Sugarcane
(c) Wheat
(d) Barley
Answer:
(a)
7. What
are the major minerals found in Uttar Pradesh?
(a) Copper and graphite
(b) Rock phosphate and dolomite
(c) Limestone and dolomite
(d) None of the above
Answer:
(c)
8. Which
is the highest national award in India given for exceptional work for
advancement of art, literature and science?
(a) Padma Bhushan Award
(b) Bharat Ratna Award
(c) Padma Shree Award
(d) None of the above
Answer:
(b)
9. The
main reserves of phosphorus in the biosphere is in which of the following?
(a) Lithosphere
(b) Atmosphere
(c) Hydrosphere
(d) Troposphere
Answer:
(a)
10. Where
are the headquarters of ‘Assam Rifles’ situated?
(a) Guwahati
(b) Dibrugarh
(c) Shillong
(d) Itanagar
Answer:
(c)
11. Which
language is spoken in Sikkim?
(a) Bengali, Tripuri
(b) Assamese, Hindi, Nepali
(c) Nepali, Hindi, Lepcha, Bhutani
(d) Hindi, Marathi
Answer:
(c)
12. Where
are headquarters of the International Court of Justice situated?
(a) Los Angeles, U.S.A.
(b) London, U.K.
(c) Milan, Italy
(d) Hague, Netherlands
Answer:
(d)
13. Where
are the headquarters of Court of Justice of the European Union situated?
(a) Belgium
(b) Luxembourg
(c) France
(d) Germany
Answer:
(b)
14. Where
is the Himalayan Mountaineering Institute located?
(a) Darjeeling
(b) Gangtok
(c) Siliguri
(d) Dehradun
Answer:
(a)
15. The
main objective of which of the following UN agency is to help the
underdeveloped countries in the task of raising their living standards?
(a) United Nations Children's Fund
(b) International Monetary Fund
(c) International Development Association
(d) United Nations Development Programme
Answer:
(c)
16. Where
are the headquarters of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries
situated?
(a) Kuwait City, Kuwait
(b) Lagos, Nigeria
(c) Algiers, Algeria
(d) Vienna, Austria
Answer:
(d)
17. Which
language is spoken in Lakshadweep Island?
(a) Marathi
(b) Tamil
(c) Kannada
(d) Malayalam
Answer:
(d)
18. Who
first described the life history of human malaria parasite in Anopheles?
(a) Patrick Manson
(b) Laveran
(c) Ronald Ross
(d) Richard Pfeiffer
Answer:
(c)
19. When
was the Indian Olympic Association founded?
(a) 1920
(b) 1927
(c) 1932
(d) 1945
Answer:
(b)
20. Who
was the last Hindu king whose party succeeded in establishing “Hindu Swaraj”?
(a) Ashoka
(b) Chhatrapati Shivaji
(c) Chandragupta Maurya
(d) None of the above
Answer:
(b)
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