Basic General Knowledge MCQs

Question 1

The language spoken in Lakshadweep island is

Accepted Answer

Malayalam

Answer

Marathi

Answer

Tamil

Answer

Kannada

Question 2

The life history of human malaria parasite in Anopheles was first described by

Accepted Answer

Ronald Ross

Answer

Partrick Manson

Answer

Laveran

Answer

Richard Pfeiffer

Question 3

The Indian Olympic Council was established in

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1924

Answer

1938

Answer

1986

Answer

1914

Question 4

The last Hindu king whose party succeeded in establishing "Hindu Swaraj" was

Accepted Answer

Chhatrapati Shivaji

Answer

Akbar, the Great

Answer

Chandragupta Maurya

Answer

Bahadurshah Zafar Khan

Question 5

The king of Macedonia, who conquered most of Asia Minor and defeated Porus (India) in 327 B. C. was

Accepted Answer

Alexander the Great

Answer

Adolf Hitler

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Chandragupta Maurya

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Christopher Columbus

Question 6

The largest lake in India is

Accepted Answer

Wular lake

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Luni lake

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Sambhar lake

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None of the above

Question 7

The headquarter of the International Committee of Red Cross are at

Accepted Answer

Geneva

Answer

Rome

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Paris

Answer

Stockholm

Question 8

The important industries of Rajasthan are

Accepted Answer

All of the above

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textiles and woollen

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sugar and cement

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glass and zinc smelters

Question 9

The headquarter of the Indian Mountaineering Foundation is at

Accepted Answer

New Delhi

Answer

Kolkata

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Darjeeling

Answer

Mumbai