General Knowledge #61 Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ) : Assam Jobs Guide

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)