Basic General Knowledge MCQs

Question 1

Magsaysay awards are named after Ramon Magsaysay, ____ who was known for his land reform programme to defuse communist insurgency.

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President of the Philippines

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President of the Spain

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President of the Scotland

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President of the Malaysia

Question 2

Leonardo da Vinci

Accepted Answer

All of the above

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was a great Italian painter, sculptor and architect

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got universal fame form his masterpiece

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drew models of organs such as the heart, lungs and womb

Question 3

Moradabad (Uttar Pradesh) is famous for

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brass ware

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sandal oil

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newsprint factory

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penicillin factory

Question 4

Mahabaleshwar is located in

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Maharashtra

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Rajasthan

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Madhya Pradesh

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Himachal Pradesh

Question 5

Jharkhand has ____ state on its eastern end.

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West Bengal

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Orissa

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Bihar

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Chhattisgarh

Question 6

Marco Polo

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travelled through China, India and other parts of Asia

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discovered Greenland

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travelled round the cape of Good Hope

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discovered Canada

Question 7

Of the blood groups A, B, AB and O, which one is transfused into a person whose blood group is A?

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Group A and O

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Group A only

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Group B only

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Group AB only

Question 8

Mishra Dhatu Nigam Limited (MIDHANI) was established in

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1973

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1958

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1964

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1988

Question 9

Numismatics is the study of

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coins

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numbers

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stamps

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space