Basic General Knowledge MCQs

Question 1

What is the purpose of 'United Nations Conference on Trade and Development' (UNCTAD)?

Accepted Answer

Promotes International Trade with a view to accelerate economic growth of developing countries

Answer

Promotes International Monetary co-operation & expansion of International Trade

Answer

Set rules for World Trade

Answer

None of the above

Question 2

What is the population density of Kerala?

Accepted Answer

819/sq. km

Answer

602/sq. km

Answer

415/sq. km

Answer

500/sq. km

Question 3

What is the range of missile 'Akash'?

Accepted Answer

25 km

Answer

4 km

Answer

500 m to 9 km

Answer

150 km

Question 4

What is the function of a dynamo?

Accepted Answer

To convert mechanical energy into electrical energy

Answer

To convert heat energy into light energy

Answer

To convert light energy into heat energy

Answer

To convert electrical energy into mechanical energy

Question 5

What is the population density of Manipur?

Accepted Answer

107/sq. km

Answer

207/sq. km

Answer

307/sq. km

Answer

407/sq. km

Question 6

Yuri Gagarin was

Accepted Answer

both (a) and (b)

Answer

a Russian cosmonaut & became the first man to travel in space.

Answer

the first person to fly at great height of about 340 km from the earth

Answer

None of the above

Question 7

When did Commander Robert Peary discovered North Pole?

Accepted Answer

1909

Answer

1904

Answer

1905

Answer

1908

Question 8

When does the Indonesian settlement in the Malay Peninsula took place?

Accepted Answer

2200 BC

Answer

2400 BC

Answer

2300 BC

Answer

2100 BC

Question 9

When did US solar system probe Voyager-two discovered six new moons of the planet Uranus?

Accepted Answer

1986

Answer

1916

Answer

1946

Answer

1966