General knowledge(GK) MCQ Quiz Hub

1. Galileo was an Italian astronomer who
developed the telescope
discovered four satellites of Jupiter
discovered that the movement of pendulum produces a regular time measurement
All of the above

2. Gravity setting chambers are used in industries to remove
NOx
SOx
CO
suspended particulate matter

3. First Afghan War took place in
1839
1848
1843
1833

4. Hitler party which came into power in 1933 is known as
Ku-Klux-Klan
Democratic Party
Labour Party
Nazi Party

5. Habeas Corpus Act 1679
.provided facilities to a prisoner to obtain either speedy trial or release in bail
states that no one was to be imprisoned without a writ or warrant stating the charge against him
safeguarded the personal liberties of the people against arbitrary imprisonment by the king’s orders
All of the above

6. Guwahati High Court is the judicature of
Assam
Nagaland
Arunachal Pradesh
All of the above

7. Gulf cooperation council was originally formed by
Bahrain Kuwait Oman Qatar Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates
Second World Nations
Third World Nations
Fourth World Nations

8. FFC stands for
Federation of Football Council
Film Finance Corporation
Foreign Finance Corporation
None of the above

9. Friction can be reduced by changing from
rolling to sliding
sliding to rolling
dynamic to static
potential energy to kinetic energy

10. First China War was fought between
China and Egypt
China and Greek
China and Britain
China and France

11. Exposure to sunlight helps a person improve his health because
resistance power increases
the infrared light kills bacteria in the body
the ultraviolet rays convert skin oil into Vitamin D
the pigment cells in the skin get stimulated and produce a healthy tan

12. Entomology is the science that studies
The origin and history of technical and scientific terms
Behavior of human beings
Insects
The formation of rocks

13. During eleventh Antarctic Expedition in Nov. 1991/March 1992 ____ was installed.
Second Permanent Station ‘Maitree’
First permanent station ‘Dakshin Gangotri’
SODAR (Sonic Detection And Ranging)
None of the above

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

15. Fastest shorthand writer was
Dr. G. D. Bist
J.M. Tagore
Khudada Khan
J.R.D. Tata

16. Fire temple is the place of worship of which of the following religion?
Taoism
Shintoism
Judaism
Zoroastrianism (Parsi Religion)

17. Golf player Vijay Singh belongs to which country?
India
Fiji
UK
USA

18. For the Olympics and World Tournaments the dimensions of basketball court are
27 m x 16 m
28 m x 15 m
26 m x 14 m
28 m x 16 m

19. Film and TV institute of India is located at
Pune (Maharashtra)
Pimpri (Maharashtra)
Perambur (Tamilnadu)
Rajkot (Gujarat)

20. Eritrea which became the 182nd member of the UN in 1993 is in the continent of
Africa
Australia
Europe
Asia

21. Epsom (England) is the place associated with
Shooting
Horse racing
Polo
Snooker

22. Hermann Scheer (Germany) received right Livelihood Award in 1999 for
his long standing efforts to end the impunity of dictators
his indefatigable work for thepromotion of solar energy worldwide
showing that organic agriculture is a key to both environmental sustainability and food security
None of the above

23. Federation Cup World Cup Allywyn International Trophy and Challenge Cup are awarded to winners of
Basketball
Tennis
Cricket
Volleyball

24. Guarantee to an exporter that the importer of his goods will pay immediately for the goods ordered by him is known as
Letter of Credit (L/C)
inflation
laissezfaire
None of the above

25. Germany signed the Armistice Treaty on ____ and World War I ended
May-18
Feb-18
Nov-18
Jan-18

26. Garampani sanctuary is located at
Gangtok Sikkim
Kohima Nagaland
Diphu Assam
Junagarh Gujarat

27. Each year World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day is celebrated on
June 8
June 18
May 8
May 18

28. During World War II when did Germany attack France?
1940
191
1942
1943

29. First human heart transplant operation conducted by Dr. Christian Bernard on Louis Washkansky was conducted in
1958
1922
1967
1968

30. For which of the following disciplines is Nobel Prize awarded?
Literature Peace and Economics
Physics and Chemistry
Physiology or Medicine
All of the above

31. Famous sculptures depicting art of love built some time in 950 AD – 1050 AD are
Konark Temple
Khajuraho temples
Mahabalipuram temples
Sun temple