This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > General > Basic Gk > Basic General Knowledge – Quiz 3 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Basic General Knowledge Quiz 3 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The highest waterfall of the world is A) Jog Falls. B) Angel. C) Ribbon. D) Gavarine. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Angel. 2. Tajmahal is on the banks of A) Ganges. B) Cauvery. C) Tapti. D) Jamuna. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Jamuna. 3. Which industry is known as 'Sunrise Industry'? A) Cotton Industry. B) Industry of coal. C) Insurance Industry. D) Information Technology Industry. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Information Technology Industry. 4. The state which leads in agricultural production is A) Haryana. B) Punjab. C) Karnataka. D) Tamil Nadu. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Punjab. 5. Balloons are filled with A) Argon. B) Oxygen. C) Helium. D) Nitrogen. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Helium. 6. The Gayatri Mantra is dedicated to A) The Earth (Prithvi). B) The Wind God (Vayu). C) The Indra. D) The Sun (Surya). Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Sun (Surya). 7. "Make in India" initiative launch on A) 26th September 2014. B) 24th September 2014. C) 25th September 2014. D) 23rd September 2014. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 25th September 2014. 8. The purest form of water can be obtained from A) A hot water spring. B) A running stream. C) A deep tubewell. D) A heavy shower of rain. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A heavy shower of rain. 9. When did Commander Robert Peary discovered North Pole? A) 1907. B) 1909. C) 1904. D) 1905. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1909. 10. Which of the following is an element? A) Ruby. B) Sapphire. C) Diamond. D) Emerald. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Diamond. 11. When and where was weightlifting introduced in Olympics? A) 1908 at London. B) 1988 at Seoul. C) 1924 at St. Louis. D) 1986 at Athens. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 1986 at Athens. 12. The first Afro-Asian Games were held in A) Kuala Lumpur. B) Cairo. C) Sydney. D) Hyderabad. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hyderabad. 13. The Roman governor and principal assassin in the murder of Julies Caesar was A) Karl Markx. B) Leon Trotsky. C) Marco Polo. D) Marcus Junius Brutus. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Marcus Junius Brutus. 14. What is the height of Nainital, Uttaranchal above sea level? A) 3,500 ft above sea level. B) 6,400 ft above sea level. C) 7,168 ft above sea level. D) 7,500 ft above sea level. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 7,500 ft above sea level. 15. Which of the following at present is the country's largest gas producer? A) Reliance Industrial Ltd. B) ONGC. C) Both (A) and (B). D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Reliance Industrial Ltd. 16. Dr. Zakir Hussain was A) First president of Indian National Congress. B) First vice president of India. C) The first Muslim president of India. D) First speaker of Lok Sabha. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The first Muslim president of India. 17. Georgia, Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan became the members of UNO in A) 1991. B) 1994. C) 1993. D) 1992. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 1992. 18. The headquarter of ECA (Economic Commission for Africa) are situated at A) Baghdad. B) Bangkok. C) Addis Ababa. D) Geneva. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Addis Ababa. 19. When did the USSR formally disintegrates into 15 republics? A) 1991. B) 1992. C) 1993. D) 1994. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1991. 20. The chief ore of Aluminium is A) Cryolite. B) Iron. C) Bauxite. D) Haematite. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bauxite. 21. The river that flows through Delhi is A) Indus. B) Ganges. C) Narmada. D) Yamuna. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Yamuna. 22. When did US solar system probe Voyager-two discovered six new moons of the planet Uranus? A) 1986. B) 1916. C) 1966. D) 1946. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1986. 23. Fire temple is the place of worship of which of the following religion? A) Taoism. B) Shintoism. C) Judaism. D) Zoroastrianism (Parsi Religion). Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Zoroastrianism (Parsi Religion). 24. Cryogenic engines fined applications in A) Frost free refrigerators. B) Superconductivity. C) Rocket technology. D) Sub-marine propulsion. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Rocket technology. 25. Under the Preventive Detention Act, a person can be arrested without trial for A) 3 month. B) 9 month. C) 6 month. D) 1 month. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 3 month. 26. Megalaya State was created on A) 1972. B) 1960. C) 1962. D) 1966. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1972. 27. The Sports Authority of India is was registered as a society in A) 1984. B) 1982. C) 1985. D) 1983. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1984. 28. Which is the biggest literary award of Britain? A) Golden Bear Award. B) Owen Global Prize. C) David Cohen Award. D) Kalinya Award. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) David Cohen Award. 29. The scientist who first discovered that the earth revolves round the sun was A) Newton. B) Dalton. C) Einstein. D) Copernicus. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Copernicus. 30. Jesus Christ was crucified in A) 1 AD. B) 20 AD. C) 4 AD. D) 4 BC. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 20 AD. 31. The NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organisation) was established on A) December 12, 1990. B) September 1, 1966. C) April 4, 1949. D) January 20, 1950. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) April 4, 1949. 32. The full-fledged Commonwealth Games were first organized in ..... at ..... A) 1930; Hamilton in Canada. B) 1934; London in England. C) 1932; Sydney in Australia. D) 1936; Cardiff in UK. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1930; Hamilton in Canada. 33. The famous 'Kailash Manasarovar Yatra' passes through A) Niti pass. B) Barahoti pass. C) Lipulekh pass. D) Lampiya Dhura pass. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Lipulekh pass. 34. Certificate in respect of an SSI unit is given by A) RBI. B) District Industries Centre. C) Chamber of Commerce. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) District Industries Centre. 35. The first Muslim President of the Indian National Congress A) Azad. B) Rahimulla Sayani. C) P.J.Abdul Kalam. D) M.A.Jinnah. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rahimulla Sayani. 36. The gas used for making vegetables is A) Oxygen. B) Hydrogen. C) Nitrogen. D) Carbon dioxide. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hydrogen. 37. Ecology deals with A) Relation between organisms and their environment. B) Tissues. C) Cell formation. D) Birds. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Relation between organisms and their environment. 38. Desert plants are generally A) Succulent. B) Heterophyllous. C) Viviparous. D) Herbaceous. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Succulent. 39. The common pesticides which are in use consist of A) PCBs. B) Heterocyclic compounds. C) Olefins. D) Organochlorines. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Olefins. 40. Rise of the Chinese civilization along the banks of Hawang 40 took place in A) 2000 - 1200 BC. B) 2700 - 2600 BC. C) 2205 - 1122 BC. D) 2500 - 2000 BC. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 2205 - 1122 BC. 41. Where did 2010 Commonwealth Games took place? A) New Delhi, India. B) Victoria, Canada. C) Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. D) Beijing, China. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) New Delhi, India. 42. Which one of the following gases is supporter of combustion? A) Carbon dioxide. B) Nitrogen. C) Hydrogen. D) Oxygen. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Oxygen. 43. Uttar Pradesh is surrounded by ..... in north A) Uttrakhand. B) Nepal. C) Rajasthan. D) Haryana and Delhi. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Uttrakhand. 44. Computerized telecommunications device ATM placed to provide access to customer of financial institution is abbreviation of A) Automatic Transactions Machine. B) Automated Teller Money. C) Automated Teller Machine. D) Automated Transactions of Money. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Automated Teller Machine. 45. What causes dough (a mixture of flour, water, etc.) to rise when yeast is added to it? A) An increae in the amount of the substance. B) An increase in the temperature. C) Release of carbon dioxide gas. D) An increase in the number of yeast cells. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Release of carbon dioxide gas. 46. What is the age of retirement of a Judge of a supreme A) 68yrs. B) 65yrs. C) 62yrs. D) 60yrs. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 65yrs. 47. Which one of the following is the petroleum wax? A) Carnauba wax. B) Paraffin wax. C) Jonoba wax. D) Bees wax. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Paraffin wax. 48. The height of the net in the center of the tennis court is A) 2 ft. 1 inch. B) 2 ft. 10 inches. C) 3 ft. 2 inches. D) 2 ft. 11 inches. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 3 ft. 2 inches. 49. The term steeplechase is associated with which of the following sports? A) Boxing. B) Chess. C) Horse Racing. D) Rowing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Horse Racing. 50. The range of missile Agni is approximately A) 150 km. B) 500 m to 9 km. C) 4 km. D) 1200-2000 km. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 1200-2000 km. 51. The number of principal organs of the United Nation is A) 5. B) 4. C) 3. D) 6. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 6. 52. Diamond mines in India are found in A) Bihar. B) Madhya Pradesh. C) Rajasthan. D) Rajasthan. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Madhya Pradesh. 53. Which of the following colours in the visible spectrum has maximum range? A) Violet. B) Indigo. C) Orange. D) Red. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Red. 54. The driest place in India is A) Jaisalmer. B) Barmer. C) Bikaner. D) Leh. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Jaisalmer. 55. The Territorial Army was established in A) 1948. B) 1953. C) 1920. D) 1962. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1948. 56. Fathometer is used to measure A) Earthquakes. B) Ocean depth. C) Rainfall. D) Sound intensity. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ocean depth. 57. LPG consists of mainly A) Methane, ethane and hexane. B) Methane, butane and propane. C) Ethane, hexane and nonane. D) Methane, hexane and nonane. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Methane, butane and propane. 58. What is the literacy rate of Punjab? A) 63.615 per cent. B) 65.07 per cent. C) 69.95 per cent. D) 61.03 per cent. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 69.95 per cent. 59. Which body of UNO carries on the function of the UNO with regard to international, economic, social, cultural, education, wealth and related matters? A) Security Council. B) General Assembly. C) The Economic and Social Council. D) Trusteeship Council. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Economic and Social Council. 60. 'Justine Trudeau' is the A) President of Brazil. B) Prime Minister of Australia. C) President of Spain. D) Prime Minister of Canada. 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