Basic General Knowledge MCQs

Question 1

National Institute of Oceanography is located at

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Panaji (Goa)

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Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh)

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Pune (Maharashtra)

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Nagpur (Maharashtra)

Question 2

Nuclear power is ____ thermal power.

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cheaper than

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costlier than

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equal in amount

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they cannot be related

Question 3

Michael Faraday discovered

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All of the above

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electromagnetism

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benzene, liquid gases and optical glass

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the induction of electric current

Question 4

Mother Teresa won the Nobel Prize for Peace in

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1979

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1992

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1988

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1954

Question 5

Most commonly used bleaching agent is

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chlorine

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alcohol

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carbon dioxide

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sodium chloride

Question 6

Of the UN Agencies, which one specifically aims at further economic development by encouraging productive private enterprise?

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International Finance Corporation

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United Nations Industrial Development Organisation

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International Monetary Fund

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World Bank

Question 7

Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin were the first to

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step on the moon

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circle the moon

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walk in space

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journey into space

Question 8

Lal Bahadur Shastri is also known as

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Man of Peace

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Guruji

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Punjab Kesari

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Mahamana

Question 9

Lime is sometimes applied to soil in order to

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increase the alkalinity of the soil

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increase the acidity of the soil

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restore nitrates to the soil

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make the soil more porous