MCQ's on General knowledge asked in HigherJudicial examinations, CLAT, IAS and other competitive exams
Q.1'Human Rights Day' falls on
(D.H.J.S 2001)
1. 1st May
2.10th November
3. 26th November
4. 3rd December
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Q.2The importance of Ozone layer lies in the fact that it shields?
(D.H.J.S 2001)
1.Plants from Radiation
2.Life on earth from ultraviolet rays of the sun
3.Life on earth from cosmic bombardment
4.Earth from meteorites
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Q.3Who wrote 'Das Kapital'?
(D.H.J.S 2001)
1.Engel
2.Lewin
3.Karl Marx
4.Adam Smith
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Q.4Which leader of the Indian National Movementsb died because of the Lathi blow hurled at him during the Anti-Simon Commission agitation at Lahore in 1928?
(D.H.J.S 2001)
1.Lok Manya Bal Gangadhar Tilak
2.Bipin Chandra Pal
3.Lala Rajpat Rai
4.Rama Prasad Bismil
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Q.5Who was the first woman to climb Mt. Everest? (D.H.J.S 2001)
1.Bachendri Pal of India
2.Junko Tabei of Japan
3.P.T Usha of India
4.Santosh Yadav of India
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Q.6 Stockholm is the Capital of?
(D.H.J.S 2001)
1.Sweden
2.Norway
3.Belgium
4.Denmark
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Q.7Fronteir Gandhi was the nickname of?
1. Khan Abdul ghaffar khan
2. Vinoba Bhave
3. None of these
4. Mahatma Gandhi
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Q.8 Who founded the indain national Congress ?
1. A.O hume
2. Sarder patel
3. Subhash chandra bose
4. W.C Bennerjee
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Q.9 The first person who sailed around the world was?
1. Magellan
2. Captain cook
3. Amundsen
4. Robert Pierre
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Q.10 The 'geeta Govinda' was composed by?
1. Mira
2. Tulsidas
3. Kalidas
4. Jayadeva
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Q.11 In india ,the excutive is responsible directly to the
1. President
2. Judicary
3. People
4. Legislative
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Q.12 Which of the following is the unitary features of the Constitution?
1.President can take over the administration of any state if Constitutional machinery breaks down
2.Single unified judiciary
3.All of these
4.the proclamation of National Emergency
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Q.13The largest share of India's national income originates in the?
1.Secondary section
2.Tertiary Section
3.None of these
4.Primary sector
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Q.14 Joint sitting of the two Houses of Parliament is held to?
1.Elect the Vice-President of India
2.Adopt a Constitution Amendment Bill
3.Consider and pass a bill on which two Houses
4.Elect the President of India
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Q.15The Revolt of 1857 was?
1.A British Conspiracy
2.A revolt by rulers and landlords
3.the first war of independence
4.A sepoy mutiny
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Q.16Which of the follwing terms is related to cricket?
1.Penalty
2.Muzzle
3.Bully
4.Googly
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Q.17Which of the following is a popular festival of Assam?
1.Durgapuja
2.Bihu
3.Onam
4.Baisakhi
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Q.18D-Day is the day when?
1.Germany declared war on Britain
2.The U.S dropped the atom bomb on Hiroshima
3.Allied troops Landed in Normandy
4.Germany surrendered to the allies
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Q.19Where is the objective of "Social justice" articulated in the Constitution of India?
1.Art. 1
2.Art. 16
3.Art 15
4.Preamble
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Q.20Judges of the Supreme Court and High Courts can be removed by?
1.The President
2.Parliament
3.Union Council of Ministers
4.Chief justice of the Supreme Court
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Q.21On what basis has representation been accorded to the States in Rajya Sabha?
1.Parity of all the states
2.On the basis of population
3.On the basis of the stage of development of a state
4.On the basis of Population-cum development
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Q.22What is the motto inscribed under our national emblem?
1.Satyam, Shivam
2.Satyam, Sarvatra, Sundaram
3.Satyameva Jayate
4.Jai Hind
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Q.23Whi is competent to dissolve the Parliament?
1.The president
2.The Cabinet with the concurrence of the Leader of Opposition
3.By resolution in both Houses of Parliament
4.None
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Q.24According to the UN convention on the rights of the child which of the following is not a right?
1.safe drinking water
2.Adequate standard of living
3.Education
4.Employment
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Q.25Who is "Amicus Curiae"?
1.A counsel for an intervenor in litigation
2.A friend of the court
3.The Public Intetest Litigant
4.The counsel for the respondent
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Q.26Of the various grounds below, which is the criterion on which discrimination by the State is not prohibited in Art. 15 of the Constitution?
1.Place of birth
2.Race
3.Language
4.Caste
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Q.27Sardar Sarovar dam is built on the river?
1.Tapti
2.Mahi
3.Chambal
4.Narmada
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Q.28What is the approximate time required for a heart -beat?
1. 0.5 second
2. 0.8 second
3. 0.5 minute
4. 1.0 minute
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Q.29What is the Chemical name of 'Baking Soda' ?
1.Sodium Carbonate
2.Sodium bicarbonate
3.Sodium nitrite
4.Sodium nitrate
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Q.30The city of "Tashkent" is located in?
1.Uzbekistan
2.Kazakhstan
3.Russia
4.Kyrgystan
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Q.31Where was hundreds of school children of Russia taken hostage by armed militants?
1.Irkutsk
2.Belsan
3.Moscow
4.Grozny
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Q.32 Which city is also known as the "Big Apple"?
1.Madrid Spain
2.Lausanne, Switzerland
3.Canberra, Australia
4.New york, U.S.A
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Q.32Which town/city in India has got a tower (minaar) named after Muhammad Ali Jinnah?
1.Mumbai
2.Aligarh
3.Calicut
4.Guntur
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Q.33Whi won the first silver medal for an individual event at the Olympics for India?
1.Maharaja Karni Singh
2.Wilson Jones
3.Major R.S Rathore
4.Leander Paes
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Q.34GPRS stands for
1.General Packet Radio Service
2.General Pocket Radio Service
3.General Packet Radio System
4. General Pocket Radio System
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Q.35Blood is formed in the human body by?
1.Heart
2.Spleen
3.Red bone marrow
4.Yellow bone marrow
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Q.36Pure water can be obtained from the sea water by the process of?
1.Filatration
2.Distillation
3.Evaporation
4.Fractional Distillation
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Q.37Where is Meenakshi - a famous Hindu temple?
1.Mysore
2.Bhubaneswar
3.Madurai
4.Pune
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Q.38Where is Sriharikota, India's satellite launching centre?
1.Kerala
2.Andhra Pradesh
3.Karnataka
4.Tamil Nadu
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Q.39The 'Tower of Victory' is located in?
1.Gujarat
2.Maharashtra
3.Uttar Pradesh
4.Rajasthan
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Q.40Alexandet Graham Bell is credited witj the invention of?
1.Wireless
2.Telephone
3.X-ray
4.Aeroplane
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Q.41The 'Television' was invented by?
1.J.L Baird
2.Edward Jenner
3.W. Shockley
4.James Watt
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Q.42Where is the longest railway platform in the world?
1.Kolkata
2.Kanpur
3.Kharagpur
4.Chennai
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Q.43The Capital of Greece is?
1.Stockholm
2.Berne
3.Athens
4.Ottawa
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Q.44Two of Ashoka's lion pillars buit in the 3rd century B.C stand perfectlyb preserved even today at their original location. One is at Lauriya Nandangarh. Where is the other?
1.Sarnath
2.Kathua
3.Aurangabad
4.Nalanda
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Q.45In which State is the Sun Temple Suryan Kovil located?
1.Karnataka
2.Orissa
3.Tamil Nadu
4.Maharastra
Q.46 The largest Buddhist temple in the world is located in?
1.Japan
2.India
3.China
4.Indonesia
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Q.47 To whom did Iltumish dedicate the Qutab Minar?
1.Razia Sultan
2.Qutbuddin Aibak
3.Qutubuddin Bakhtiyar Kaki
4.Moinuddin Chishtu
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Q.48When was the First Five Year plan presented to the Parliament?
1.1950
2.1951
3.1952
4 1954
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Q.49National Youth Day every year is celebrated on?
1.January 12
2.February 28
3.September 5
4.October 8
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Q.50When was the first passenger train run India?
1.January 1848
2.April 1853
3.May 1857
4.April 1852
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