laboursonline – MCQs, Mock Tests | General knowledge(GK) GK MCQ Questions NCERT BOOKS Set -2

Galileo was an Italian astronomer who

1. developed the telescope
2. discovered four satellites of Jupiter
3. discovered that the movement of pendulum produces a regular time measurement
4. All of the above

✅ Correct Answer: 4

Gravity setting chambers are used in industries to remove

1. NOx
2. SOx
3. CO
4. suspended particulate matter

✅ Correct Answer: 4

First Afghan War took place in

1. 1839
2. 1848
3. 1843
4. 1833

✅ Correct Answer: 1

Hitler party which came into power in 1933 is known as

1. Ku-Klux-Klan
2. Democratic Party
3. Labour Party
4. Nazi Party

✅ Correct Answer: 4

Habeas Corpus Act 1679

1. .provided facilities to a prisoner to obtain either speedy trial or release in bail
2. states that no one was to be imprisoned without a writ or warrant stating the charge against him
3. safeguarded the personal liberties of the people against arbitrary imprisonment by the king’s orders
4. All of the above

✅ Correct Answer: 4

Guwahati High Court is the judicature of

1. Assam
2. Nagaland
3. Arunachal Pradesh
4. All of the above

✅ Correct Answer: 4

Gulf cooperation council was originally formed by

1. Bahrain Kuwait Oman Qatar Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates
2. Second World Nations
3. Third World Nations
4. Fourth World Nations

✅ Correct Answer: 1

FFC stands for

1. Federation of Football Council
2. Film Finance Corporation
3. Foreign Finance Corporation
4. None of the above

✅ Correct Answer: 2

Friction can be reduced by changing from

1. rolling to sliding
2. sliding to rolling
3. dynamic to static
4. potential energy to kinetic energy

✅ Correct Answer: 2

First China War was fought between

1. China and Egypt
2. China and Greek
3. China and Britain
4. China and France

✅ Correct Answer: 3

Exposure to sunlight helps a person improve his health because

1. resistance power increases
2. the infrared light kills bacteria in the body
3. the ultraviolet rays convert skin oil into Vitamin D
4. the pigment cells in the skin get stimulated and produce a healthy tan

✅ Correct Answer: 3

Entomology is the science that studies

1. The origin and history of technical and scientific terms
2. Behavior of human beings
3. Insects
4. The formation of rocks

✅ Correct Answer: 3

During eleventh Antarctic Expedition in Nov. 1991/March 1992 ____ was installed.

1. Second Permanent Station ‘Maitree’
2. First permanent station ‘Dakshin Gangotri’
3. SODAR (Sonic Detection And Ranging)
4. None of the above

✅ Correct Answer: 3

Dumping is

1. selling of goods abroad at a price well below the production cost at the home market price
2. the process by which the supply of a manufacture’s product remains low in the domestic market which
3. prohibited by regulations of GATT
4. All of the above

✅ Correct Answer: 1

Fastest shorthand writer was

1. Dr. G. D. Bist
2. J.M. Tagore
3. Khudada Khan
4. J.R.D. Tata

✅ Correct Answer: 1

Fire temple is the place of worship of which of the following religion?

1. Taoism
2. Shintoism
3. Judaism
4. Zoroastrianism (Parsi Religion)

✅ Correct Answer: 4

Golf player Vijay Singh belongs to which country?

1. India
2. Fiji
3. UK
4. USA

✅ Correct Answer: 2

For the Olympics and World Tournaments the dimensions of basketball court are

1. 27 m x 16 m
2. 28 m x 15 m
3. 26 m x 14 m
4. 28 m x 16 m

✅ Correct Answer: 2

Film and TV institute of India is located at

1. Pune (Maharashtra)
2. Pimpri (Maharashtra)
3. Perambur (Tamilnadu)
4. Rajkot (Gujarat)

✅ Correct Answer: 1

Eritrea which became the 182nd member of the UN in 1993 is in the continent of

1. Africa
2. Australia
3. Europe
4. Asia

✅ Correct Answer: 1

Epsom (England) is the place associated with

1. Shooting
2. Horse racing
3. Polo
4. Snooker

✅ Correct Answer: 2

Hermann Scheer (Germany) received right Livelihood Award in 1999 for

1. his long standing efforts to end the impunity of dictators
2. his indefatigable work for thepromotion of solar energy worldwide
3. showing that organic agriculture is a key to both environmental sustainability and food security
4. None of the above

✅ Correct Answer: 2

Federation Cup World Cup Allywyn International Trophy and Challenge Cup are awarded to winners of

1. Basketball
2. Tennis
3. Cricket
4. Volleyball

✅ Correct Answer: 4

Guarantee to an exporter that the importer of his goods will pay immediately for the goods ordered by him is known as

1. Letter of Credit (L/C)
2. inflation
3. laissezfaire
4. None of the above

✅ Correct Answer: 1

Germany signed the Armistice Treaty on ____ and World War I ended

1. May-18
2. Feb-18
3. Nov-18
4. Jan-18

✅ Correct Answer: 3

Garampani sanctuary is located at

1. Gangtok Sikkim
2. Kohima Nagaland
3. Diphu Assam
4. Junagarh Gujarat

✅ Correct Answer: 3

Each year World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day is celebrated on

1. June 8
2. June 18
3. May 8
4. May 18

✅ Correct Answer: 3

During World War II when did Germany attack France?

1. 1940
2. 191
3. 1942
4. 1943

✅ Correct Answer: 1

First human heart transplant operation conducted by Dr. Christian Bernard on Louis Washkansky was conducted in

1. 1958
2. 1922
3. 1967
4. 1968

✅ Correct Answer: 3

For which of the following disciplines is Nobel Prize awarded?

1. Literature Peace and Economics
2. Physics and Chemistry
3. Physiology or Medicine
4. All of the above

✅ Correct Answer: 4

Famous sculptures depicting art of love built some time in 950 AD – 1050 AD are

1. Konark Temple
2. Khajuraho temples
3. Mahabalipuram temples
4. Sun temple

✅ Correct Answer: 2