Basic General Knowledge Quiz 2 (60 MCQs)

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1. The last month of the Saka year is
2. When did India enter into space age by launching the satellite 'Aryabhatta'?
3. The playground of baseball is known as
4. When did first test tube baby - Louise Brown born?
5. Which one among the following radiations carries maximum energy?
6. The first Indian to be awarded the Oscar for lifetime achievements in Cinema in 1992 was
7. The programme titled "Azadi 70- Yaad Karo Kurbani" will be started from which state of India?
8. Hamid Karzai was chosen president of Afghanistan in
9. Who among the following was the first woman minister of a state?
10. Logarithm tables were invented by
11. When did Yuri Alekseyevich Gagaris of Russia, the first man to reach space, reached space?
12. Which state produces maximum soyabean?
13. With which sport is the Jules Rimet trophy associated?
14. The first General Elections in India took place in
15. What is the function of a dynamo?
16. The element used in lead pencils is
17. When did Christopher Columbus discovered the West Indies?
18. National Biodiversity Authority is located at
19. Who is the first non-indian to receive the Bharat Ratna?
20. What is the tag line of "Pradhan Mantri Jan-Dhan Yojana" ?
21. What is the language mostly used in Madhya Pradesh?
22. The official language of the Government of India is
23. The 'Black flag' signifies
24. When is the World's Diabetes Day?
25. When did Hitler became President of Germany?
26. The Kalinga was fought in
27. When light passes from air into glass it experiences change of
28. The site of the third oldest civilisation after the Sumerian and Egyption, Mohenjo-daro, was Built in
29. Joule is the unit of
30. The smallest state of India is
31. Kiran Bedi received Magsaysay Award for government service in
32. "One People, One State, One leader" was the policy of
33. The first and only Bharat Mata Mandir was constructed in 1930s in
34. The chief administrative office of the UNO, which co-ordinates and supervises the activities of the UNO, is
35. When did 19 NATO members and 11 'Partners for Peace' join hands for peace plan for Kosovo Crisis?
36. Which of the following causes Poliomyelitis?
37. Sea route to India was discovered by
38. The 'pulse' of the aquatic environment can be ascertained by measuring
39. Madharasas are the schools of
40. The metal whose salts are sensitive to light is
41. Which is the Land of the Rising Sun?
42. Which country is known as "Land of thousand Lakes" ?
43. Sonia Nazario of "Los Angeles Times" was awarded Pulitzer Prize in 2003 for
44. The 2005 Wimbledon Women's Singles champion defeated which of the following to win the title?
45. Squadron leader Rakesh Sharma was India's first man to go into space. He was ..... cosmonaut to be in space in the world.
46. The date of operation of first open heart surgery in India was
47. The 2002 Commonwealth Games were held in
48. What is the population density of Andhra Pradesh?
49. What is the literacy rate of Mizoram?
50. Judicature (High Court) of Rajasthan is at
51. Bell metal is an alloy of
52. The gas used to extinguish fire, is
53. The Olympic Flame symbolises
54. When did Mother Teresa win the Nobel Peace Prize?
55. Which of the following Valleys is known as "Paradise of Earth" ?
56. Which is the major mineral found in Punjab?
57. Venturi tube is used for
58. Milkha Singh Stood ..... in 1960 Olympics, in Athletics.
59. When was the International Monetary Fund established?
60. The highest peak in South India is