Basic General Knowledge MCQs

Question 1

Number of commands of Air Force are

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seven

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five

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six

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eight

Question 2

Of the following foods, which one is the best source of protein?

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Fish

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Butter

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Lettuce

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Milk

Question 3

MISA stands for

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Maintenance of Internal Security Act

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Multinational Internal Society Authority

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Movement for Indian System Act

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None of the above

Question 4

Mount Everest was captured by Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay in the year

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1953

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1951

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1952

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1954

Question 5

Karoline Mikkelsen was the first woman to

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reach South Pole

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reach North Pole

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climb Mt. Everest

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set foot on the moon

Question 6

Liquids transmit pressure equally in all directions. This is known as

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Pascal's Law

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Boyle-Pascal's Law

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Archimedes' Principle

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None of the above

Question 7

John F. Kennedy, President of USA, died in

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1963

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1964

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1965

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1966

Question 8

Lal Bahadur Shastri

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All of the above

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succeeded Pandit Nehru as the second Prime Minister of India

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signed the Tashkent Agreement with Ayub Khan for a ceasefire between India and Pakistan

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is also known as “Man of Peace”

Question 9

On a night when the sky is clear, the temperature may dip considerably; on a cloudy night the temperature will usually dip much less. The reason for this difference is that

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the clear sky allows radiant energy to escape readily from the earth

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on a cloudy night the clouds are warm and therefore retard the cooling

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the clear sky allows the cold of outer space to reach the earth

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current of air carry the heat away from the earth on a clear night