This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > General > Basic Gk > Basic General Knowledge – Quiz 11 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Basic General Knowledge Quiz 11 (41 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Escape velocity of a rocket fired from the earth towards the moon is a velocity to get rid of the A) Pressure of the atmosphere. B) Moon's gravitational pull. C) Earth's gravitational pull. D) Centripetal force due to the earth's rotation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Earth's gravitational pull. 2. Which one of the following is the softest? A) Calcium. B) Iron. C) Aluminium. D) Lithium . Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Iron. 3. Recently lead free petrol was introduced in our country because A) They cause less pollution. B) They are not needed now as anti-knock agents. C) They tower the efficiency of the engine. D) To reduce the cost of petrol. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They cause less pollution. 4. The first meeting of the UN General Assembly was held in which of the following cities? A) London. B) New York. C) Teheran. D) San Francisco. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) London. 5. The term used when a member of a legislature leaves his party on whose ticket he was elected to join the ruling party or the opposition, is called A) Free ports. B) Fifth column. C) Fourth estate. D) Floor crossing. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Floor crossing. 6. Oscar Awards were instituted in A) 1968. B) 1929. C) 1965. D) 1901. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1929. 7. The term used to describe a sudden fall of a government, brought about by illegal force is called A) Loup de' etat. B) Deflation. C) Deficit financing. D) Credit squeeze. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Loup de' etat. 8. Country that was called as Land of Rising Sun A) Russia. B) Korea. C) Japan. D) Holland. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Japan. 9. When and where was tennis introduced in the Asian Games? A) In 1974 at Teheran. B) In 1966 at Bangkok. C) In 1958 at Tokyo. D) In 1962 at Jakarta. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) In 1958 at Tokyo. 10. Which atomic reactor is used for studies of uranium heavy water lattice? A) Zerlina. B) Purnima-I. C) Dhruva. D) Apsara. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Zerlina. 11. The number of sovereign countries who are members of the United Nations, is A) 182. B) 183. C) 180. D) 191. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 191. 12. The temporary suspension of hostilities by mutual consent in order to stout a peace negotiation is called A) Armistice. B) Asylum. C) Arbitration. D) Apartheid. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Armistice. 13. The Africa fund (Action for Resisting Invasion, Colonialism and Apartheid) under India's leadership was instituted by A) The Commonwealth. B) NAM. C) SAARC. D) UNO. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) NAM. 14. The headquarter of a few agencies related to the UN are located in Vienna, which is in A) Austria. B) Denmark. C) Belgium. D) Sweden. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Austria. 15. The first recipient of Bharat Ratna award in 1954 was A) C. Rajagopalachari. B) Jawaharlal Nehru. C) S. Radhakrishnan. D) V. Raman. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) C. Rajagopalachari. 16. Which of the following act as a channel of transmission of blood to the heart in the human body? A) Muscle fibres. B) Nerves. C) Arteries. D) Veins. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Veins. 17. Headquarters of UNO are situated at A) Paris. B) Geneva. C) Hague (Netherlands). D) New York, USA. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) New York, USA. 18. Reproductive cells in human beings are produced A) In greater numbers by the female than by the male. B) In equal number in both sexes. C) For a longer period in the female than in male. D) In greater numbers for a longer period of time in the male. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) In greater numbers for a longer period of time in the male. 19. The first historical mention of the holding of the ancient Olympic Games occurred about A) 2775 years ago. B) 2500 years ago. C) 2250 years ago. D) 2000 years ago. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 2775 years ago. 20. The longest mountain range in the world is A) The Andes. B) The Rockies. C) The Alps. D) The Himalayas. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Andes. 21. The ozone layer restricts A) X-rays and gamma rays. B) Visible light. C) Ultraviolet radiation. D) Infrared radiation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ultraviolet radiation. 22. UN General Assembly elects a President and how many Vice Presidents at the start of its each regular session? A) Two. B) Fifteen. C) Seven. D) Twenty one. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Twenty one. 23. The main constituents of pearls are A) Calcium oxide and ammonium chloride. B) Aragonite and conchiolin. C) Calcium carbonate and magnesium carbonate. D) Ammonium sulphate and sodium carbonate. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Calcium carbonate and magnesium carbonate. 24. The instrument useful for measuring curvature of surface is A) Speedometer. B) Tachometer. C) Spherometer. D) Odometer. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Spherometer. 25. Which of the following states is landlocked A) Kerala. B) Andhra. C) Orissa. D) Assam. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Assam. 26. The first Indian Satellite was A) Rohinh. B) Aryabhatta. C) Bhaskara. D) Columbia. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Aryabhatta. 27. Which of the following cash crops is not grown in Kerala? A) Coffee. B) Spices. C) Tobacco. D) Rubber. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tobacco. 28. Penicillin was invented by A) Dr Jonas E. Salk. B) Fleming. C) Gregory Mendal. D) Paul Ehrlich. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fleming. 29. Who is the winner of Lifetime achivement award 2016? A) Pandit Shiv Kumar Sharma. B) Pandit Sandeep Sharma. C) Pandit Rajesh Sharma. D) Pandit Sukhram Singh. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pandit Shiv Kumar Sharma. 30. The first permanent Indian oceanographic station, 'Dakshin Gangotry' during Antarctic Expedition, was set up in A) Dec. 1988/March 1989. B) Nov. 1985/Feb 1986. C) April/March 1984. D) Dec. 1982/Jan 1983. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) April/March 1984. 31. What is Axiology? A) Logic, Ethics and Aesthetics. B) Logic, Grammar and Rhetorics. C) Logic, Grammar and Mathematics. D) Ethics, Sociology and Philosophy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Logic, Grammar and Mathematics. 32. ..... was the Chief Guest of India's 67th Republic Day. A) Xi Jinping. B) Angela Merkel. C) Barack Obama. D) F. Hollande. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) F. Hollande. 33. Which state is not one of major producers of Bananas? A) Bihar. B) Tamil Nadu. C) Kerala. D) Gujarat. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bihar. 34. What is the measurement of the badminton court for singles? A) 13.41 m x 5.18 m. B) 12.30 m x 7.66 m. C) 12.30 m x 6.23 m. D) 13.41 m x 6.10 m. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 13.41 m x 5.18 m. 35. Name the Governor General who abolished sati in 1829 A) Lord William Bentinck. B) Lord Dalhousie. C) Lord Curzon. D) Lord Clive. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lord William Bentinck. 36. The largest river in India is A) Ganga. B) Ganga. C) Kaveri. D) Yamuna. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ganga. 37. The National Emblem was adopted by Government of India on A) July 12, 1947. B) August 15, 1947. C) January 26, 1950. D) August 2, 1950. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) January 26, 1950. 38. The famous Integral Coach Factory(ICF) for the manufacture of railway coaches are situated at A) Chittaranjan. B) Perambur. C) Borivilli. D) Kolkata. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Perambur. 39. John F. Kennedy, President of USA, died on A) 1964. B) 1965. C) 1963. D) 1966. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1963. 40. The second largest river basin in india is of the river A) Krishna. B) Brahmaputra. C) Narmada. D) Godavari. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Godavari. 41. Famous sculptures depicting art of love built some time in 950 AD - 1050 AD are A) Jama Masjid. B) Mahabalipuram temples. C) Sun temple. D) Khajuraho temples. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Khajuraho temples. ← PreviousRelated QuizzesGeneral QuizzesGeneral Knowledge QuizzesBasic General Knowledge Quiz 1Basic General Knowledge Quiz 2Basic General Knowledge Quiz 3Basic General Knowledge Quiz 4Basic General Knowledge Quiz 5Basic General Knowledge Quiz 6Basic General Knowledge Quiz 7Basic General Knowledge Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books