This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > General > Basic Gk > Basic General Knowledge – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Basic General Knowledge Quiz 2 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The last month of the Saka year is A) Pausa. B) Asadha. C) Chaitra. D) Phalguna. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Phalguna. 2. When did India enter into space age by launching the satellite 'Aryabhatta'? A) 1966. B) 1975. C) 1932. D) 1990. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1975. 3. The playground of baseball is known as A) Pitch. B) Court. C) Diamond. D) Ring. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Diamond. 4. When did first test tube baby - Louise Brown born? A) 1978. B) 1958. C) 1939. D) 1981. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1978. 5. Which one among the following radiations carries maximum energy? A) Infra red rays. B) Ultraviolet rays. C) Gamma rays. D) X- rays. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Gamma rays. 6. The first Indian to be awarded the Oscar for lifetime achievements in Cinema in 1992 was A) Satyajit Ray. B) Amitabh Bachchan. C) Dilip Kumar. D) Bhanu Athaiya. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Satyajit Ray. 7. The programme titled "Azadi 70- Yaad Karo Kurbani" will be started from which state of India? A) Himachal. B) Madhya Pradesh. C) Andhra Pradesh. D) Rajasthan. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Madhya Pradesh. 8. Hamid Karzai was chosen president of Afghanistan in A) 2001. B) 2000. C) 2002. D) 2003. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 2002. 9. Who among the following was the first woman minister of a state? A) RajKumari Amrit Kaur. B) Indira Gandhi. C) Vijayalakshmi Pandit. D) Sarojini Naidu. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) RajKumari Amrit Kaur. 10. Logarithm tables were invented by A) John Harrison. B) John Douglas. C) John Doe. D) John Napier. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) John Napier. 11. When did Yuri Alekseyevich Gagaris of Russia, the first man to reach space, reached space? A) 1962. B) 1963. C) 1960. D) 1961. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 1961. 12. Which state produces maximum soyabean? A) Uttar Pradesh. B) Bihar. C) Rajasthan. D) Madhya Pradesh. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Madhya Pradesh. 13. With which sport is the Jules Rimet trophy associated? A) Hockey. B) Golf. C) Football. D) Basketball. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Football. 14. The first General Elections in India took place in A) 1950. B) 1948. C) 1952. D) 1954. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1952. 15. What is the function of a dynamo? A) To convert electrical energy into mechanical energy. B) To convert mechanical energy into electrical energy. C) To convert light energy into heat energy. D) To convert heat energy into light energy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To convert mechanical energy into electrical energy. 16. The element used in lead pencils is A) Magnesium. B) Lead. C) Tin. D) Carbon. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Carbon. 17. When did Christopher Columbus discovered the West Indies? A) 1455 AD. B) 1556 AD. C) 1139 AD. D) 1492 AD. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 1492 AD. 18. National Biodiversity Authority is located at A) Mangalore. B) Hyderabad. C) Punducherry. D) Chennai. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Chennai. 19. Who is the first non-indian to receive the Bharat Ratna? A) Mother Terasa. B) Martin Luther King. C) Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan. D) Aubin Mehta. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan. 20. What is the tag line of "Pradhan Mantri Jan-Dhan Yojana" ? A) Mera Khata Bhagya Vidhata. B) Mera Khata Anna Daata. C) Mera Khata Mera Naam. D) Mera Khata Mera Pahechan. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mera Khata Bhagya Vidhata. 21. What is the language mostly used in Madhya Pradesh? A) English. B) Hindi. C) Marathi. D) Malayalam. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hindi. 22. The official language of the Government of India is A) English. B) Hindi. C) Marathi. D) Malayalam. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hindi. 23. The 'Black flag' signifies A) Truce. B) Revolution/danger. C) Peace. D) Protest. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Protest. 24. When is the World's Diabetes Day? A) 1st July. B) 11th December. C) 15th October. D) 14th November. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 14th November. 25. When did Hitler became President of Germany? A) 1936. B) 1937. C) 1935. D) 1934. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 1934. 26. The Kalinga was fought in A) 241 BC. B) 261 BC. C) 301 BC. D) 321 BC. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 261 BC. 27. When light passes from air into glass it experiences change of A) Wavelength and speed. B) Frequency, wavelength and speed. C) Frequency and wavelength. D) Frequency and speed. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Wavelength and speed. 28. The site of the third oldest civilisation after the Sumerian and Egyption, Mohenjo-daro, was Built in A) 2200 BC. B) 2500-2000 BC. C) 2500 BC. D) 2300 BC. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 2500 BC. 29. Joule is the unit of A) Temperature. B) Pressure. C) Heat. D) Energy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Energy. 30. The smallest state of India is A) Goa. B) Sikkim. C) Rajasthan. D) Himachal Pradesh. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Goa. 31. Kiran Bedi received Magsaysay Award for government service in A) 1994. B) 1993. C) 1992. D) 1995. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1994. 32. "One People, One State, One leader" was the policy of A) Mussolin. B) Hitler. C) Lenin. D) Stalin. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hitler. 33. The first and only Bharat Mata Mandir was constructed in 1930s in A) Pune. B) Surat. C) Varanasi. D) Ahmedabad. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Varanasi. 34. The chief administrative office of the UNO, which co-ordinates and supervises the activities of the UNO, is A) The Trusteeship council. B) The International court of justice. C) The secretariat. D) The General Assembly. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The secretariat. 35. When did 19 NATO members and 11 'Partners for Peace' join hands for peace plan for Kosovo Crisis? A) 1969. B) 1989. C) 1979. D) 1999. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 1999. 36. Which of the following causes Poliomyelitis? A) Rhabdovirus. B) Mumps virus. C) Dengue virus. D) Enterovirus. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Enterovirus. 37. Sea route to India was discovered by A) Amundsen. B) William Bentinck. C) Columbus. D) Vasco-da-Gama. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Vasco-da-Gama. 38. The 'pulse' of the aquatic environment can be ascertained by measuring A) Conductivity. B) Alkalinity. C) Oxygen. D) Nitrogen. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Oxygen. 39. Madharasas are the schools of A) Muslims. B) Jain. C) Christians. D) Hindus. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Muslims. 40. The metal whose salts are sensitive to light is A) Aluminium. B) Zinc. C) Copper. D) Silver. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Silver. 41. Which is the Land of the Rising Sun? A) Australia. B) China. C) Japan. D) Taiwan. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Japan. 42. Which country is known as "Land of thousand Lakes" ? A) Japan. B) China. C) Finland. D) Switzerland. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Finland. 43. Sonia Nazario of "Los Angeles Times" was awarded Pulitzer Prize in 2003 for A) Commentary. B) Editorial writing. C) Music. D) Feature writing. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Feature writing. 44. The 2005 Wimbledon Women's Singles champion defeated which of the following to win the title? A) Lindsay Davenport. B) Mary Pierce. C) Serena Williams. D) Maria Sharapova. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lindsay Davenport. 45. Squadron leader Rakesh Sharma was India's first man to go into space. He was ..... cosmonaut to be in space in the world. A) 139th. B) 107th. C) 12th. D) 151st. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 139th. 46. The date of operation of first open heart surgery in India was A) January 11, 1985. B) August 12, 1991. C) June 20, 1990. D) July 6, 1959. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) July 6, 1959. 47. The 2002 Commonwealth Games were held in A) Malaysia. B) Canada. C) Australia. D) UK. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) UK. 48. What is the population density of Andhra Pradesh? A) 340/sq km. B) 275/sq km. C) 154/sq km. D) 13/sq km. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 275/sq km. 49. What is the literacy rate of Mizoram? A) 67.11 per cent. B) 63.31 per cent. C) 88.49 per cent. D) 50.23 per cent. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 88.49 per cent. 50. Judicature (High Court) of Rajasthan is at A) Jaiselmer. B) Jodhpur. C) Jaipur. D) Udaipur. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Jodhpur. 51. Bell metal is an alloy of A) Tin and copper. B) Nickel and copper. C) Zinc and copper. D) Brass and nickel. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tin and copper. 52. The gas used to extinguish fire, is A) Carbon Monoxide. B) Nitrogen. C) Neon. D) Carbon Dioxide. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Carbon Dioxide. 53. The Olympic Flame symbolises A) Sports as a means for securing harmony among nations. B) Continuity between the ancient and modern games. C) Speed, perfection and strength. D) Unity among various nations of the world. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Continuity between the ancient and modern games. 54. When did Mother Teresa win the Nobel Peace Prize? A) 1975. B) 1979. C) 1982. D) 1981. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1979. 55. Which of the following Valleys is known as "Paradise of Earth" ? A) Kashmir Valley. B) Kangra Valley. C) Doon Valley. D) Kullu Valley. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Kashmir Valley. 56. Which is the major mineral found in Punjab? A) Coal. B) Iron. C) Gold. D) Salt. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Salt. 57. Venturi tube is used for A) Measuring density. B) Measuring intensity of earthquakes. C) Measuring flow of a fluid. D) Measuring specific gravity. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Measuring flow of a fluid. 58. Milkha Singh Stood ..... in 1960 Olympics, in Athletics. A) Second in 400m final. B) Eighth in 50km walk. C) Seventh in 800m final. D) Fourth in 400m final. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Fourth in 400m final. 59. When was the International Monetary Fund established? A) 1946. B) 1950. C) 1947. D) 1945. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 1945. 60. The highest peak in South India is A) Nilgiri hills. B) Everest. C) Doddabetta. D) Anaimudi. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Anaimudi. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGeneral QuizzesGeneral Knowledge QuizzesBasic General Knowledge Quiz 1Basic General Knowledge Quiz 3Basic General Knowledge Quiz 4Basic General Knowledge Quiz 5Basic General Knowledge Quiz 6Basic General Knowledge Quiz 7Basic General Knowledge Quiz 8Basic General Knowledge Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books