Basic General Knowledge MCQs

Question 1

Weight of an object put in a satellite orbiting in space around the earth is

Accepted Answer

reduced to zero

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the same as on the earth

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slightly more than that on the earth

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less than that on the earth

Question 2

To which country did the first Secretary-General of the UN belong?

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Norway

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Austria

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Sweden

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Burma

Question 3

War of the Roses was

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civil war in England

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religious-cum-political war between the Lutherans Catholics in Germany

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war between Syrian and Roman forces

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None of the above

Question 4

The three abundant elements in the earth's crust are aluminium, oxygen and silicon. The correct order of their abundance is

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oxygen, silicon, aluminium

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oxygen, aluminium, silicon

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aluminium, silicon, oxygen

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silicon, oxygen, aluminium

Question 5

The world's largest international organisation and a successor to the League of Nations is

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UNO

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UNESCO

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UNICEF

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None of the above

Question 6

Tomb of Vasco-da-Gama is situated at

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Kochi (Kerala)

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Chittorgarh (Rajasthan)

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Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu)

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Durgapur (West Bengal)

Question 7

UNO Day is on

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24th October

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20th July

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14th November

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12th February

Question 8

To which of the following country Olympic Airways belong?

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Greece

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France

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Hong Kong

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Indonesia

Question 9

Velocity of wind is measured by

Accepted Answer

anemometer

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speedometer

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tachometer

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audiometer