Basic General Knowledge Quiz Multiple Choice Questions Online - Set 11

Basic General Knowledge Quiz Multiple Choice Questions Online - Set 11

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1) Courier service comes under which sector?
A) Both Secondary and Tertiary
B) Secondary
C) Primary
D) Tertiary
Answer: D) Tertiary

2) In November 2017, RBI simplified ‘FEMA’ by putting all amendments under one notification. What does ‘E’ stand for in ‘FEMA’?
A) Estate
B) Evaluate
C) Enterprise
D) Exchange
Answer: D) Exchange

3) Which country is the 2nd largest importer of weapons in the world, as per 'Trends in International Arms Transfers 2018?
A) India
B) Pakistan
C) China
D) North Korea
Answer: A) India

4) ISRO successfully launches communication satellite on board of
A) None of the above
B) GSLVMkII
C) GSLVMkI
D) GSLVMkIII
Answer: D) GSLVMkIII

5) Water on the moon was discovered by
A) Japan
B) India
C) Russia
D) China
Answer: B) India

7) What is the name of the tropical storm that has hit Cuba recently?
A) Elsa
B) Danny
C) Bill
D) Erin
Answer: A) Elsa

8) Who become the brand ambassador of the Swast Immunised India campaign?
A) Shilpa Shetty
B) Kareena Kapoor
C) Deepika Padukone
D) Ranveer Singh
Answer: B) Kareena Kapoor

9) 'QUAD'
A) Canada
B) Australia
C) South Africa
D) Russia
Answer: B) Australia

10) What is the name of the Indian Coast Guard Ship which has been decommissioned by the Indian navy recently ?
A) Varuna
B) Ayush
C) Shaurya
D) Sarathi
Answer: A) Varuna

11) When was the national emblem of Bangladesh adopted?
A) 1973
B) 1977
C) 1971
D) 1975
Answer: C) 1971

12) The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI) handles cases using-
A) Only a and b
B) Debt recovery tribunal
C) Securities Appellate Tribunal
D) National company law tribunal
Answer: A) Only a and b

13) Eat right movement was launched by FSSAI selected whom as it's brand ambassador? 
A) Amitabh Bachchan
B)  Rajkummar Rao
C) Virat Kohli
D)  MS Dhoni
14) _____ app launched by Google India for food delivery, home services.
A) Tero
B) Oreo
C) Pero
D) Areo
Answer: D) Areo

15) The Ministry of Information & Broadcasting on 27 March 2017 launched an online film certification system that is expected to make the CBFC paperless and transparent. What is the name given to this ambitious system ?
A) E-Certify
B) E-Cinema
C) E-Cineboard
D) E-Cinepramaan
Answer: D) E-Cinepramaan

16) The 12th five year plan period -
A) 2015 - 2020
B) 2012 - 2017
C) 2002 - 2007
D) 2007 - 2012
Answer: B) 2012 - 2017

17) Which city of Israel has been recognized as its New Capital by the United States of America?
A) Haifa
B) Tel Aviv
C) Jerusalem
D) Bersheba
Answer: C) Jerusalem

18) The Shramjeevi Express Train runs between
A) Rajgir - New Delhi
B) Howrah - Rajgir
C) New Delhi - Howrah
D) Patna - Howrah
Answer: A) Rajgir - New Delhi

19) The "Operation Olympics" commences in
A) Karnataka
B) Kerala
C) Odisha
D) Jharkand
Answer: B) Kerala

20) Which of the following is the tallest building in the world?
A) Wuhan Greenland Center
B) Kingdom Clock Tower
C) Burj Khalifa
D) Shanghai Tower
Answer: C) Burj Khalifa

21) Which Indian airline gets India’s first A321Neo plane?
A) None of the above
B) Indi Go
C) Spice Jet
D) Indian Airlines
Answer: B) Indi Go

22) ‘World Sustainable Development Summit’
A) NITI Aayog
B) World Economic Forum
C) UNDP
D) The Energy and Resources Institute
Answer: D) The Energy and Resources Institute

23) Who has become the 1st Indian transgender to be honoured with Padma Shri?
A) Rudrani Chettri
B) Madhu Kinnar
C) Narthaki Nataraj
D) Kalki Subramaniam
Answer: C) Narthaki Nataraj

24) Which material provides warmth even when wet?
A) Wool
B) Cotton
C) Silk
D) Nylon
Answer: A) Wool

25) Nepali language is written in which script?
A) No option is correct.
B) Devanagari
C) Uchen
D) Tirhuta
Answer: B) Devanagari

27) Which of the following governs and regulates telecommunication in India?
A) TRAI
B) NMDC
C) HAL
D) BHEL
Answer: A) TRAI

28) Exercise intensity refers to
A) how much energy is expended while exercising
B) the number of times per week you need to do a particular exercise to see benefits.
C) the length of time or number of repetitions to be completed in one workout session
D) the specific component of fitness an activity is designed to improve
Answer: A) how much energy is expended while exercising

30) India's tallest National flag from the average city elevation has recently installed in which city?
A) Mumbai
B) Guwahati
C) Bangaluru
D) Hyderabad
Answer: B) Guwahati

31) World Wrestling Championship has recently begun at
A) Belgium
B) Poland
C) None of the above
D) Hungary
Answer: D) Hungary

32) A group of inter­connected islands is known as __________ .
A) Peninsula
B) Lagoon
C) Strait
D) Archipelago
Answer: D) Archipelago

33) India is the ______ largest country in the world.
A) 3rd
B) 9th
C) 5th
D) 7th
Answer: D) 7th

35) Who among the following is/was the longest serving prime minister of Bangladesh?
A) Shah Azizur Rahman
B) Khaleda Zia
C) Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
D) Sheikh Hasina
Answer: D) Sheikh Hasina

36) English is the official language of _________.
A) Chandigarh
B) Daman and Diu
C) Delhi
D) Dadra and Nagar Haveli
Answer: A) Chandigarh

38) Which among the following countries of South America does the Tropic of Capricorn not pass through?
A) Bolivia
B) Brazil
C) Paraguay
D) Chile
Answer: A) Bolivia

39) Which one of the following is the highest altitude lake of Pakistan?
A) Rush Lake
B) Attabad Lake
C) Satpara Lake
D) Paristan Lake
Answer: D) Paristan Lake

40) Who is the first female pilot to be inducted into the Indian Navy in 2017?
A) Zaira Wasim
B) Dipa Karmakar
C) Tessy Thomas
D) Shubhangi Swaroop
Answer: D) Shubhangi Swaroop

41) Which city is the venue of the 9th International Conference on Micro Irrigation ?
A) None of the above
B) Aurangabad
C) Ahmedabad
D) Allahabad
Answer: B) Aurangabad

42) The tech giant that has acquired Flipgrid, an education start-up with an app that lets students record and share videos on specific topics with their classmates is
A) Microsoft
B) Wipro
C) Google
D) TCS
Answer: A) Microsoft

43) Which state govt launched Krishak Bandhu scheme to address farmers distress?
A) Kerala
B) Madhya Pradesh
C) West Bengal
D) Telangana
Answer: C) West Bengal

44) Indian Army's School of Artillery is located at_______________
A) Dehradun
B) Roorkee
C) Khadakvasala
D) Deolali
Answer: D) Deolali

45) 'Alpine Plant species'
A) Arunachal Pradesh
B) Himachal Pradesh
C) Gujarat
D) Mizoram
Answer: A) Arunachal Pradesh

46) The rising of the evening star indicates the
A) South pole
B) East
C) West
D) North pole
Answer: C) West

47) Public Sector Enterprises (PSEs) is comes under which ministry? 
A) Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
B) Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
C) Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises
D) Ministry of Corporate Affairs
Answer: C) Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises

48) Which to withdraw from OPEC as of Jan 2019?
A) Saudi Arabia
B) Qatar
C) Angola
D) Gabon
Answer: B) Qatar

49) All India Radio was founded in
A) 1930
B) 1931
C) 1927
D) 1935
Answer: A) 1930

50) Pravasi Bharatiya Diwas is observed on which of the following days?
A) 9th February
B) 19th February
C) 9th January
D) 19th January
Answer: C) 9th January

51) Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated India's first Multi-Modal Terminal on which river?
A) Krishna
B) Yamuna
C) Godavari
D) Ganga
Answer: D) Ganga

52) As per the Horticulture report 2015, which state in India is the largest producer of Mango, in terms of absolute production value?
A) Andhra Pradesh
B) Telangana
C) Karnataka
D) Uttar Pradesh
Answer: D) Uttar Pradesh

53) The family is a social institution that is found in
A) every society
B) most but not all societies
C) high-income nations but not in most low-income nations
D) about half of human societies
Answer: A) every society

54) Which country has recorded second highest
A) India
B) Iran
C) Japan
D) Italy
Answer: D) Italy

55) Anarchy means
A) Government by the King/Queen
B) Government by the rich
C) Absence of government
D) Government by the God
Answer: C) Absence of government

56) Yanam is the colony of the which of the European powers ?
A) Danish
B) French
C) Portugese
D) Spanish
57) A non-trading company used as a vehicle for various financial manoeuvres or kept dormant for future use in some other capacity?
A) Shell companies
B) Indigenous Bankers
C) Chit Funds
D) Nidhi Companies
Answer: A) Shell companies

58) Digital wallet company Paytm has launched 'Paytm Money' app for mutual fund investments. The Paytm Money platform will be offering systematic investment plans (SIPs), starting at how much rupees per month? 
A)  Rs 400
B)  Rs 300
C)  Rs 200
D)  Rs 500
59) What is the name of the bridge between India and Sri Lanka?
A) Adam's Bridge
B) Tower Bridge
C) Golden Gate Bridge
D) Chenab Bridge
Answer: A) Adam's Bridge

60) In which year, RBI was nationalized?
A) 1959
B) 1969
C) 1939
D) 1949
Answer: D) 1949

61) which of the following statements are correct
A) Michael Faraday - Discovered Benzene and invented Bunsen Burner
B) Thomas Alva Edison - phonograph and motion picture camera
C) Sir Richard Arkwright - Father of industrial revolution
D) All the above
Answer: D) All the above

62) Name the company that has recently created the world’s smallest magnet using a single atom which can store one bit of data on it.
A) TCS
B) Microsoft
C) IBM
D) Infosys
63) The Himalayas is the example of ____
A) Block mountains
B) Ancient mountains
C) Fold mountains
D) Residual mountains
Answer: C) Fold mountains

64) In which country the world’s largest automated container terminal opened in December 2017?
A) India
B) Russia
C) China
D) Singapore
Answer: C) China

65) Which Indian secured 13th position in Forbes ultra rich list 2019?
A) Virat Kohli
B) Azim Premji
C) Mukesh Ambani
D) Deepika Padukone
Answer: C) Mukesh Ambani

66) Who were awarded the Maharashtra state Govt’s Shiv Chhatrapati Award?
A) Saina Nehwal
B) Sachin Pilot
C) Periyar
D) Smriti Mandhana
Answer: D) Smriti Mandhana

67) Which of the following organizations was established outside India?
A) India league
B) Indian Association
C) East India Association
D) Bengal-British India Society
Answer: C) East India Association

68) Which country has made the world’s largest amphibious aircraft named AG600?
A) United States of America
B) Russia
C) Saudi Arabia
D) China
Answer: D) China

69) Which one of the following is not a tributary of the river Ganga?
A) Son
B) Sharada
C) Teesta
D) Mahananda
Answer: C) Teesta

70) Which of the following river flows in hyderabad ?
A) Godavari
B) Kaveri
C) Musi
D) Krishna
Answer: C) Musi

71) Which of the following cities is the venue of the 4th Asian electoral stakeholders forum (AESF - IV)?
A) Hyderabad
B) Dhaka
C) Colombo
D) None of the above
Answer: C) Colombo

72) Which of the following statements is incorrect?
A) Daman & Diu were separated from Goa by the 56thAmendment of the Constitution of India
B) Goa attained full statehood in 1987
C) Diu is an island in theGulfof Khambhat
D) Dadar & Nagar Haveli were under French colonial rule till 1954.
Answer: D) Dadar & Nagar Haveli were under French colonial rule till 1954.

73) The 4th Agri Leadership Summit 2019 held at?
A) West Bengal
B) Haryana
C) Uttar Pradesh
D) Assam
Answer: B) Haryana

74) Which city will host the "Global Aviation Summit" 2019?
A) Mumbai
B) Delhi
C) Kolkata
D) Hyderabad
Answer: A) Mumbai

75) Recently which bank announced to raise Rs 3,000 Crore via Basel III bonds?
A) Union Bank of India
B) IDBI BANK
C) ICICI Bank
D) Allahabad Bank
76) What is the major electricity generation power source in India?
A) Coal
B) Gas
C) Nuclear
D) Hydro
Answer: A) Coal

77) Which Indian armed force has conducted ‘Exercise Topchi 2019’?
A) Indian Coast Guard
B) Indian Navy
C) Indian Army
D) Indian Air Force
Answer: C) Indian Army

78) What is the national animal of Bangladesh?
A)  Python
B) Goat
C) Royal Bengal Tiger
D) Buffalo
Answer: C) Royal Bengal Tiger

79) Which one of the following statements about the National Green Tribunal is not correct?
A) It is involved in effective and expeditious disposal of cases relating to environmental protection and conservation of forests.
B) It may consider giving relief and compensation for damages to persons and property
C) It was set up in the year 2010
D) It is bound by the procedures laid down under the Code of Civil Procedure,1908.
Answer: D) It is bound by the procedures laid down under the Code of Civil Procedure,1908.

80) What kind of mathematics do scientists use to analyze data?
A) Statistics
B) Algebra
C) Calculus
D) Geometry
Answer: A) Statistics

81) ISRO got approval for SSLV. It's stands for
A) Small Satellite Launch Vehicle
B) Secondary Scaling Ltd Vehicles
C) None of the above
D) Small Scale Limited Vehicles
Answer: A) Small Satellite Launch Vehicle

82) Which Sikh Guru initiated 'The Khalsa'?
A) Guru Gobind Singh
B) Guru Tegh Bahadur
C) Guru Nanak Dev
D) Guru Angad Dev
Answer: A) Guru Gobind Singh

83) Approximately what is the length of the Suez canal?
A) 193 Km
B) 64.8 Km
C) 178 Km
D) 106.5 Km
Answer: A) 193 Km

84) Recently the Government of India cleared the proposal for the production of 18 indigenous ‘Dhanush’ artillery guns to be produced in India by
A) Indian and US Army jointly
B) Indian Ordnance factory Board
C) Indian Army
D) US Army
Answer: B) Indian Ordnance factory Board

85) Sankranti is Yellu Balla in which state?
A) Karnataka
B) Gujarat
C) Tamil Nadu
D) Andhra Pradesh
Answer: A) Karnataka

86) One of the following was not associated with the Gadar party
A) Baba Gurdit Singh
B) Mohammad Barkatullah
C) Sohan Singh Bhakna
D) Lala Hardayal
Answer: A) Baba Gurdit Singh

87) India successfully launched Chandrayaan1 satellite in
A) 2013
B) 2008
C) 2010
D) 2006
Answer: B) 2008

88) Who is the new governor of Andhra Pradesh 2019?
A) Anusuiya Uikey
B) Kalraj Mishra
C) Anandiben Patel
D) Biswa Bushan Harichandan
Answer: D) Biswa Bushan Harichandan

90) As of February 2018, who is the India-born
A) Ajaypal Singh Banga
B) Satya Nadella
C) Rajeev Suri
D) Sundar Pichai
Answer: C) Rajeev Suri

91) Which is the India's largest milk producing state?
A) Madhya Pradesh
B) Himachal Pradesh
C) Andhra Pradesh
D) Uttar Pradesh
Answer: D) Uttar Pradesh

92) India’s largest ground-based optical telescope has been installed in which state?
A) Goa
B) Gujarat
C) Uttar Pradesh
D) Uttarakhand
Answer: D) Uttarakhand

93) The World Economic Outlook (WEO) is a survey conducted and published by- 
A) WTO
B) UNCTAD
C) New Development Bank
D) IMF

Answer: IMF

94) Who is the committee head of the merger of the public sector banks?
A) YV Reddy
B) Arun Jaitley
C) Bimal Jalan
D) Raghuram Rajan
Answer: B) Arun Jaitley

95) Which country is in the process of building the largest single Aperture Radio Telescope ­ FAST
A) Russia
B) USA
C) China
D) Japan
Answer: C) China

97) Which country has ordered to kill camels due to drought in January 2020?
A) Africa
B) United Arab Emirates
C) Australia
D) India
Answer: C) Australia

99) Light Year is related to
A) Velocity
B) Intensity of Light
C) Distance
D) Acceleration
Answer: C) Distance

100) Sea water is saltier than rain water because
A) Sea beds have salt producing mines
B) The air around the sea is saltish
C) Rivers wash away salts from earth and pour them into the sea
D) Sea animals are salt producing
Answer: C) Rivers wash away salts from earth and pour them into the sea

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