EduVibes: General Knowledge Question(useful for SSC, Railway, UPSC, LIC etc exam)

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This practice set consist of following topics : General Knowledge & Current Affairs(125 MCQ)


Q.1	Who is the first Indian woman to win an Asian Games gold in 400m run?
M.L.Valsamma
P.T.Usha
Kamaljit Sandhu
K.Malleshwari
Q.2	" Amjad Ali Khan is associated with which of the following musical instruments?"
Sarod
Veena
Violin
Sitar
Q.3	Professor Amartya Sen is famous in which of the fields?
Biochemistry
Electronics
Economics
Geology
Q.4	Who co-founded Hotmail in 1996 and then sold the company to Microsoft?
Shawn Fanning
Ada Byron Lovelace
Sabeer Bhatia
Ray Tomlinson
Q.5	After kalinda war Ashoka
Became a Buddhist
Went on to conquer other places
Realise that he was not strong enough to rule as a king
All are correct
Q.6	Alberuni was a famous scholar in the court of
Akbar
Mahmud of Ghazni
Mohammed Ghori
Ala-us-din Khalji
Q.7	Aligarh Muslim Universit was founded by
Sir Sikandar Hayat Khan
Sir Syed Ahmed Khan
M.A. Jinnah
Liaquat Ali Khan
Q.8	Ants are social insects because
They live in colonies
They live in forests
They have a language
They share food
Q.9	Arjuna Awards are given for
Outstanding contribution to sports
Exception display of gallantry
distinguishing service in the field of social service
distinguished service in cause if community developement
Q.10	Aurobindo Ghosh has written
Life Divine
Divine Life
Divine Comedy
None of these
Q.11	Buddha preached his first sermon at
Lumbini
Sarnath
Sanchi
Gaya
Q.12	By which method is energy generated by the sun?
Nuclear Fussion
Nuclear Fission
Nuclear Radiation
All of these
Q.13	Cause of inflation is
increase in money supply
fall in production
increase in money supply and fall in production
decrease in money supply and fall in production
Q.14	Deltas are formed where the shores are free of
Low tide
Hard rocks
High tide
Trees
Q.15	Depreciation means
closure of a plant due to lock out
closure of a plant due to labour trouble
loss of equipment over time due to wear and tear
destruction of a plant in a fire accident
Q.16	Dialysis is meant for
kidney
Gall Bladder
Lungs
Liver
Q.17	Diamond and Emerald are made of
Carbon and carbon
Silica and silica
Silica and Belyllium
Carbon and Berlyllium
Q.18	Duncan Pass is between
Andaman and Nicobar
North Andaman and South Andaman
North and East Andamans
India and Sri Lanka
Q.19	Essay on the Principles of population was written by
Adam Smith
Malthus
herbert Spencer
hebert A. Simon
Q.20	Fundamental Duties were laid down by
40th Amendment
42nd Amendment
39th Amendment
The original Constitution
Q.21	Gerontology is the study of
Aging
Effect of light on tissue
Fungal disease
The process of communication between minds
Q.22	Gypsum is used in the case of soils which are
Saline
Alkaline
Water-logged
Clayed
Q.23	Half volley is a term associated with
Hockey
Cricket
Tennis
Billiard
Q.24	How many digits are there in the PIN Code number?
5
6
8
It varies
Q.25	How many teams played in the first World Cup?
13
24
32
7
Q.26	Hydroponics is
Soil presentation techniques
instrument for measuring density of liquids
cultivating plant without using soils
soil development techniques
Q.27	Hygrometer is used to measure
Specific Gravity
Density of Milk
High Tempreture
Relative humidity
Q.28	In which decade was the American Institute of Electrical Engineers (AIEE) founded?
1850s
1880s
1930s
1950s
Q.29	In which language was Sirmad Bhagavad Gita originally written?
Sanskrit
Apabhramsa
pakriti
Pali
Q.30	In which state was Panchayti Raj first introduced?
Gujrat
Rajasthan
Andhra Pradesh
Bihar
Q.31	Indian Civil Services was introduced during the rule of
Lord Dalgousie
Lord Curzon
William Bentinck
Lord Cornwallis
Q.32	Iron, necessary for the body, is abudantly found in
Egg
Green vegetables
Milk
Cauliflower
Q.33	Jamini Roy was a famous?
Producer
Painter
Dancer
Actor
Q.34	Ju Jistu is the national game of
Spain
Japan
Canada
Scotland
Q.35	Kalchakra ceremony is associated with which of the following ceremonies?
Hinduism
Buddhism
Jainism
Islam
Q.36	Kalinga Award is given for
peace promotion
popularisation of science
creation of understanding among diffrent communities
exploration of outer space
Q.37	Mahabalipuram was established by
Pallavas
Pandyas
Colas
Chalukyas
Q.38	Mahatma Gandhi Setu is on the river
Godavari
Brahmaputra
Sutlej
Ganga
Q.39	Mona Lisa was painted by
Rephael
Andrea del sario
Loonardo da vinci
Rembrandt
Q.40	NABARD is a
Board
Bank
Bureau
Department
Q.41	National Diary institute is at
Patiala
Anand
Karnal
Lucknow
Q.42	which of the following is the medicine for typhoid is
Chloroquin
Vitamin A
Chloromycetin
Sulpha Drugs
Q.43	Parliamentary Elections in india are organised by
The President
The Prime Minister
The Election Commission
Lok Sabha
Q.44	Permanent Secretariat to coordinate the implementation of SAARC programme is located at
Dhaka
New Delhi
Colombo
Kathmandu
Q.45	President gives his resignation to the
Prime Minister
Vice-president
Chief Justice
Parliament
Q.46	Ranji trophy and Aga Khan cup are associated with
Cricket and football
Cricket and Hockey
Cricket and chess
Hockey and Cricket
Q.47	Rate of the rotation of the earth Earth on its axis is fastest in the month of
January
June
July
it never changes
Q.48	Richter scale is used to measure
Earthquakes
Wind intensity
Ocean Depth
Body heat
Q.49	Satellite is to Orbit as projectile to
Trajectory
Range
Target
Missile
Q.50	Shivaji Stadium is at
New Delhi
Bombay
Calcutta
Madras
Q.51	Sudden decrease of birth rate would cause
Increase in investment
increase in saving
increase in per capita income
increase in production
Q.52	The aim of economic planning should be
to increase the national income
to increase per capita income
to improve the quality of life
All of these
Q.53	The author of Arthashastra is
Kalidas
Chanakya
Tulsidas
Valmiki
Q.54	The Battle of Plassey was fought in
1679
1742
1757
1764
Q.55	The book of Parsis is
Torah
Bible
Zend Avesta
Gita
Q.56	The capital was shifted from Calcutta to Delhi in
1910
1912
1911
1913
Q.57	The council of Minister is collectively responsible to the
Parliament
Lok Sabha
Rajya Sabha
Prime Minister
Q.58	The cultivation of which crop require water-logging?
Cotton
Rice
Tea
Oilseeds
Q.59	The first indian to get the Nobel Prize is
Rabindranath Tagore
C.V.Raman
J.C.Bose
None of these
Q.60	The first metal used by Man was
Iron
Copper
Alumunium
Gold
Q.61	The Gitanjali was first published in
1909
1910
1913
None of these
Q.62	The Governor of state is appointed by the president on the advice of the
Chief Minister
Chief Justice
Prime Minister
Vice President
Q.63	The head quarters of Sahitya Akademi is at
Mumbai
Chennai
New Delhi
Kolkata
Q.64	The Home Rule Movement was launched by
Annie Besant
Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Mahatma Gandhi
Lala Lajpat Rai
Q.65	The Indian delegation to the first World Conference on Human Rights was led by
Dr. Manmohan Singh
Farooq Abdullah
Dinesh singh
Alam Khan
Q.66	The Indian to beat the computers in mathematical wizardry is
Ramanujam
Rina Panigrahi
Raja Ramanna
Shakunthala Devi
Q.67	The Indian Trade policy os best described as
Control of all trade
Control of foreign trade
Free trade
Control of exports
Q.68	The khajuraho shiva temple was built by the
Chandelas
Chalukyas
Cholas
Rajputs
Q.69	The last great Emperor was
Akbar
Sher Shah Suri
Aurangzeb
Shahjahan
Q.70	The office of the UN General Assembly is in
Vienna
New York
Paris
Zurich
Q.71	The optical technique of recording waves and amplitude is known as
Audigraphy
Lexicography
Holography
Photography
Q.72	The original aim of the East India Company was
Colonisation
Trade
Exploitation
Expansion
Q.73	The people of Indus Valley Civilization worshipped
Pasupati
Indra and varuna
Brahma
Vishnu
Q.74	The planning commission of india is
A constitutional Body
An independent and Autonomous Body
A Satutory Body
A non-Satutory Body
Q.75	The planning commission was set up in
1969
1962
Jan, 1950
March, 1950
Q.76	The Public Accounts Committee is
An ad hoc committe
A standing committe of woman
A standing committe and falls under the category of finance committe
is a legislative committe
Q.77	The Quit Inda Movement was organized in
1930
1940
1942
1947
Q.78	The Rath Yatra at Puri is celebrated in honour of which Hindu deity
Ram
Jaganath
Shiva
Vishnu
Q.79	The Rath Yatra at Puri is celebrated in honour of which Hindu deity
Ram
Jaganath
Shiva
Vishnu
Q.80	The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) is located at which of the following places?
Geneva
Rome
Paris
Vienna
Q.81	The universal receipient of blood belongs to the blood group
A
O
B
AB
Q.82	Thillana is a format of
Kuchipudi
Odissi
Baharatanatyam
Kathak
Q.83	To prepare dry ice, which is used
Nitrogen
Ammonia
Carbon dioxide
Oxygen
Q.84	Vitamin -D deficiency causes
Pellagra
Scurvy
Rickets
None of these
Q.85	What Benjamin Franklin invented?
Bifocal spectacles
Radio
Barometer
Hygrometer
Q.86	What Galileo invented?
Barometer
Pendulum clock
Microscope
Thermometer
Q.87	What invention caused many deaths while testing it?
Dynamite
Ladders
Race cars
Parachute
Q.88	What is the likely impact of decrease of population on economy?
increase in per capita income
decrease in per capita income
increase in investment
decrease in savings
Q.89	What is the old name for Sri Lanka?
Spice Islands
Mandalay
Ceylon
East Pakistan
Q.90	What occurs earthquakes?
Occurrence of underground water
Volcanic eruptions
Occurence of craks and fissures in rocks
No definite cause has been ascertained
Q.91	What was the name of the original World Cup trophy?
The Jules Rimet Trophy
The Fifa Trophy
The Coupe de Monde
None
Q.92	When was the Non-Cooperation Movement suspended?
1942
1941
1920
1922
Q.93	Where is national metallurgical laboratory located?
Ranchi
Jamshedpur
Dhanbad
Asansol
Q.94	Which is not the indo-Aryan Language?
Gujrati
Tamil
Oriya
Marathi
Q.95	Which is the most important agency of social control in modern cities?
Customs
Law
Religion
Caste
Q.96	Which of the following fights against the diseases?
WBC
RBC
Liver
Heart
Q.97	Which of the following is a Universal Blood Donor?
A
B
AB
O
Q.98	Which of the following is not a function of Vitamins?
useful in metabolism
To give energy
Useful in growth
useful in digestion
Q.99	Which of the following is not associated with the UNO?
ILO
WHO
ASEAN
All of the above
Q.100	Which of the following places is famous for Chikankari work, which is a traditional art of embroidery?
Lucknow
Hyderabad
Jaipur
Mysore
Q.101	Which of the following should a heart patient firmly avoid?
Cream
Rice
mango
Milk
Q.102	Which of the following vedas are oldest
Samveda
Yajurveda
Atharvaveda
Rigveda
Q.103	Which one of the following books is by Firdausi?
Gulistan
Shahnama
Akbarnama
Gul-e-Naghma
Q.104	which part of the sun is visible during a total solar eclipse?
Photoshphere
Chromosphere
Corona
No part of the sun
Q.105	Which planet is known as red planets?
Mercury
Mars
Venus
Saturn
Q.106	Who among the following is a social activist campaigning against child labour?
Baba Amte
Shabana Amzi
Mira Nair
Swami Agnivesh
Q.107	Who designed Rashtrapati Bhawan in New Delhi
Le Carbousier
Edwin Lutyens
Francisco Borromini
E.D.Stone
Q.108	Who has been called the father of local self government in india?
Lord Canning
Lord Ripon
Lord Lytton
Lord Mayo
Q.109	Who presented india in the World Congress of Religins at Chicago in 1893?
Dadabhai Naoroji
Swami Dyananad
Swami Vivekanand
Ramakrishna Paramhans
Q.110	who was the first president of congress?
Annie Besant
Vijaylakshmi pandit
Sarojini Naidu
Aruna Asif Ali
Q.111	Who was the first Prime Minister in the world?
Indira Gandhi
Golda Meir
Margaret Thatcher
Shrimavo Bandaranaike
Q.112	Who was the founder of the Indian National Congress?
Annie Besant
A.O. Hume
Surendra Nath Banerjee
Motila Nehru
Q.113	who was the political guru of Gandhiji?
Naoroji
Gokhale
Tilak
Lala Lajpat Rai
Q.114	who wrote a book on the theory of economic drain of india during the British period?
Jawaharlal Nehru
Annie Besant
Dadabhai Naoroji
M. Visvesvarayya
Q.115	Who wrote Social Contract?
John Locke
John Ruskin
Karl Marx
Rousseau
Q.116	Who wrote Vande Matharam?
Mohd Iqbal
Sarat Chandra Chatterjee
Bankin Chandra Chatterjee
Rabindranath Tagore
Q.117	Plants receive their nutrients mainly from
chlorophyll
atmosphere
light
soil
Q.118	Ozone hole refers to
hole in ozone layer
decrease in the ozone layer in troposphere
decrease in thickness of ozone layer in stratosphere
increase in the thickness of ozone layer in troposphere
Q.119	Pulses are a good source of
carbohydrates
fats
proteins
vitamins
Q.120	Oxygen in our blood is transported by a protein named
haemoglobin
keratin
collagen
myoglobin
Q.121	Mycobacterium leprae causes leprosy, Corynebacterium diphtheria causes diphtheria and Vibrio comma causes
tetanus
influenza
cholera
typhoid
Q.122	The nucleus of an atom consists of
electrons and neutrons
electrons and protons
protons and neutrons
All of the above
Q.123	The National Chemical Laboratory is situated in
New Delhi
Bangalore
Pune
Patna
Q.124	The most important ore of aluminium is
bauxite
magnetite
haematite
monazite
Q.125	The famous Dilwara Temples are situated in
Uttar Pradesh
Rajasthan
Maharashtra
Madhya Pradesh