Basic General Knowledge MCQs

Question 1

FRS stands for

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Fellow of Royal Society

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Federation of Regulation Society

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Fellow Research System

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None of the above

Question 2

Escape velocity of a rocket fired from the earth towards the moon is a velocity to get rid of the

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Earth's gravitational pull

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Centripetal force due to the earth's rotation

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Pressure of the atmosphere

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Moon's gravitational pull

Question 3

GATT (General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade) is

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Both option A and B

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international agreement signed in 1947 between non-communist nations with the object of encouraging

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agreement which seeks to achieve its aim by arranging and encouraging bargaining with trade concession

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None of the above

Question 4

Coral reefs in India can be found in

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Rameshwaram

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Waltair

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Trivandrum

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the coast of Orissa

Question 5

For safety, the fuse wire used in the mains for household supply of electricity must be made of metal having

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low melting point

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low specific heat

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high melting point

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high resistance

Question 6

Golden Temple, Amritsar is India's

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largest Gurdwara

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oldest Gurudwara

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Both option A and B are correct

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None of the above

Question 7

During World War I Germany was defeated in the Battle of Verdun on the western front and Romania declared war on the eastern front in the year

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1916 AD

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1914 AD

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1915 AD

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1917 AD

Question 8

Heavy Water Project (Talcher) and Fertilizer plant (Paradeep) are famous industries of

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Orissa

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Kerala

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Tamil nadu

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Andhra Pradesh

Question 9

Hamid Karzai was chosen president of Afghanistan in

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2002

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2000

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2001

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2003