Basic General Knowledge MCQs

Question 1

Normally the Commonwealth Games are held at intervals of

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4 years

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3 years

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5 years

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there is no fixed interval

Question 2

Mahakavi Kalidas

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All of the above

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was one of the greatest Sanskrit poet and dramatist

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lived during the reign of Chandragupta Vikaramaditya

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famous works include Shakuntala, Raghuvansha, Meghdoot and Kumara Sambahava

Question 3

Olympic emblem is composed of five intertwined rings, each of a different colour, representing the five continents of the world as

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Blue ring - Europe; Yellow ring - Asia; Black ring - Africa; Red ring- America; Green ring - Oceania

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Blue ring - Asia; Yellow ring - Europe; Black ring - Oceania; Red ring- Africa; Green ring - America

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Blue ring - Europe; Yellow ring - Asia; Black ring - Africa; Red ring- Oceania; Green ring - America

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Blue ring - Asia; Yellow ring - Europe; Black ring - Africa; Red ring- America; Green ring - Oceania

Question 4

Name the instrument used to measure relative humidity

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Hygrometer

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Hydrometer

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Barometer

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Mercury Thermometer

Question 5

National Remote Sensing Agency (NRSA) was setup in

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1980

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1985

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1990

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1995

Question 6

Mina is the tribe of

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Rajasthan

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Tripura

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Sikkim

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Nagaland, Assam

Question 7

King Hammurabi raised the first army of the world in

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2000 BC

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1500 BC

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1480 BC

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1027 BC

Question 8

National Institute of Occupation Health is located at

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Ahmedabad

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Bangalore

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Pune

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Mumbai

Question 9

Kanishka was

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All of the above

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the king of Kushan dynasty

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a great conqueror but later became a follower of Buddha

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the only ruler of India whose territory extended up to central Asia