Basic General Knowledge MCQs

Question 1

Raj Kapoor received Dada Saheb Phalke Award in

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1987

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1986

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1988

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1989

Question 2

Oscar Awards are conferred annually by

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Academy of Motion Pictures, arts and sciences, USA

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Government of United States

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Hollywood Foreign Press Association

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None of the above

Question 3

Robert Koch worked on

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tuberculosis

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diabetes

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malaria

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cholera

Question 4

Satyajit Ray received Magsaysay Award for journalism, literature and creative communication arts in

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1967

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1963

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1965

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1966

Question 5

The agreement according to which the UK, the USA and the former USSR cannot assist other countries in acquiring technology to develop nuclear weapons, is known as

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Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty (NPT)

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Izmir Treaty

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both (A) and (B)

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None of the above

Question 6

The 'Red Triangle' symbol denotes

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family planning

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Air India

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culture and civilization

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None of the above

Question 7

P.T. Usha, who came close to bagging a bronze finished fourth in ____ in 1984 Olympics.

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400 m hurdle

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400 m final

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800 m final

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the marathon

Question 8

Photophobia is

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abnormal intolerance of light

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the ability to perceive light

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the adjustment of the eye for light

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a disease cause by too much sunlight

Question 9

Pressure cooker cooks rice faster because

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high pressure raises the boiling point of water

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it always lets the steam escape

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high pressure crushes the hard covering of rice grains

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it does not let the heat energy escape easily