This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > General > Basic Gk > Basic General Knowledge – Quiz 4 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Basic General Knowledge Quiz 4 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Unofficial, and usually illegal, system of providing people with more then their share of goods and services where their prices are controlled, is called A) Black economy. B) Blue chip. C) Black market. D) Black money. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Black market. 2. Modern football is said to have evolved from A) India. B) England. C) France. D) Spain. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) England. 3. Eugenics is the study of A) Genetic of plants. B) People of European origin. C) Altering human beings by changing their genetic components. D) Different races of mankind. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Altering human beings by changing their genetic components. 4. Barack Obama, the President of America comes from which of the following Americian States? A) California. B) Lndiana. C) Lllinois. D) Virginia. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Lllinois. 5. The Central Rice Research Station is situated in A) Chennai. B) Bangalore. C) Cuttack. D) Quilon. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cuttack. 6. Which is/are the important raw material(s) required in cement industry? A) Clay. B) Limestone and Clay. C) Gypsum and Clay. D) Limestone. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Limestone and Clay. 7. First Afghan War took place in A) 1833. B) 1848. C) 1843. D) 1839. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 1839. 8. For which of the following disciplines is Nobel Prize awarded? A) Physics and Chemistry. B) All of the above. C) Physiology or Medicine. D) Literature, Peace and Economics. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) All of the above. 9. Federation Cup, World Cup, Allywyn International Trophy and Challenge Cup are awarded to winners of A) Cricket. B) Basketball. C) Tennis. D) Volleyball. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Volleyball. 10. The aeroplane that dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima was A) White Storm. B) Thunder Power. C) Enola Gay. D) Black Light. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Enola Gay. 11. The SI unit of ..... is named after Andre Marie Ampere. A) Potential difference. B) Power. C) Energy. D) Electric current. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Electric current. 12. Radioactive substances can be produced readily in A) An electron gun. B) A Wilson cloud chamber. C) A transistor. D) An atomic pile. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) An atomic pile. 13. The last British Governor General was A) Rajaji. B) Lord Canning. C) Lord Mount Batten. D) Warren Hastings. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Lord Mount Batten. 14. Which is the oldest paramilitary force in the country? A) Border Security Force (BSF). B) Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP). C) Coast Guard. D) Assam Rifles. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Assam Rifles. 15. Who was the largest serving Chief Minister in India? A) Jyoti Basu. B) Chimanbhai Patel. C) Bhajan Lal. D) Hiteshwar Saikia. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Jyoti Basu. 16. Biodiversity is richer in A) Polar regions. B) Tropical regions. C) Oceans. D) Temperate regions. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tropical regions. 17. Who among the following appoints the Prime Minister of India? A) President of India. B) Lok Sabha. C) Rajya Sabha. D) Chief Justice of Supreme Court. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) President of India. 18. The first PM of England was A) Ropert walpol. B) Gladstone. C) Oliver Cramwell. D) Benjamin Dizrelli. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Gladstone. 19. The age of the earth can be estimated by A) Carbon dating. B) Biological clocks. C) Atomic clocks. D) Uranium dating. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Uranium dating. 20. Rare Earth factory is situated in A) Ambernath (Maharashtra). B) Avadi (Tamil Nadu). C) Allepey (Kerala). D) Aluva (Kerala). Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Aluva (Kerala). 21. The value of Gold is determined in A) London. B) Washington. C) Rome. D) Teheran. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) London. 22. Leakage of which of the following gases had caused the Bhopal Gas Tragedy? A) Methyl isocyanate. B) Carbon Mono-oxide. C) Nitric oxide. D) Sulphur di-oxide. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Methyl isocyanate. 23. Light Year is related to A) Distance. B) Energy. C) Intensity. D) Speed. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Distance. 24. Water is a good solvent of ionic salts because A) It has a high specific heat. B) It has a high dipole moment. C) It has no colour. D) It has a high boiling point. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It has a high dipole moment. 25. The system of dual citizenship exists in A) USA. B) France. C) India. D) United Kingdom. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) USA. 26. When and where was hockey introduced for women in Olympics? A) 1936 at Berlin. B) 1980 at Moscow. C) 1908 at London. D) 1924 at Paris. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1980 at Moscow. 27. The UN library is known by the name of A) U Thant library. B) Nation's library. C) Hammarskjoeld library. D) Trygve Lie library. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hammarskjoeld library. 28. Magsaysay awards are named after Ramon Magsaysay, ..... who was known for his land reform programme to defuse communist insurgency. A) President of the Spain. B) President of the Philippines. C) President of the Scotland. D) President of the Malaysia. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) President of the Philippines. 29. The Awards conferred by the Hollywood Foreign press Association which is given annually for creditable efforts in film direction, are A) Golden Globe Award. B) Golden Bear Award. C) Owen Global Prize. D) Oscar Award. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Golden Globe Award. 30. Tides are primarily a result of the A) Pressure system of the earth. B) Ocean currents. C) Attraction of the moon. D) Farrel's Law. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Attraction of the moon. 31. Nitric oxide pollution can lead to all of the following, except A) Bronchitis-related respiratory problems in human. B) Leaf spotting in plants. C) Production of corrosive gases. D) Silicosis in human. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bronchitis-related respiratory problems in human. 32. The chemical name of common salt is A) Sodium Chloride. B) Potassium Chloride. C) Calcium Carbonate. D) Sodium Carbonate. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sodium Chloride. 33. The mineral in which India depends largely on imports is A) Mercury. B) Bauxite. C) Iron Ore. D) Mica. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mercury. 34. Satellite launching station is A) Pune. B) Sriharikota. C) Thumba. D) Trombay. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sriharikota. 35. Tripura is surrounded by ..... in the east A) Bangladesh. B) Assam. C) Mizoram. D) Both (a) and (b). Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Both (a) and (b). 36. The normal threshold of hearing is around A) 100-120 db. B) 45-60 db. C) 25-45 db. D) 60-80 db. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 25-45 db. 37. Garampani sanctuary is located at A) Diphu, Assam. B) Junagarh, Gujarat. C) Kohima, Nagaland. D) Gangtok, Sikkim. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Diphu, Assam. 38. Where did last world cup soccer tournament took place (2010)? A) South Africa. B) West Germany. C) Japan and South Korea. D) France. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) South Africa. 39. When a given amount of air is cooled A) Its relative humidity remains constant. B) The amount of moisture it can hold decreases. C) Its absolute humidity decreases. D) Its absolute humidity increases. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The amount of moisture it can hold decreases. 40. The 2006 World Cup Football Tournament held in A) France. B) Brazil. C) China. D) Germany. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Germany. 41. When was slavery abolished in Britain? A) 1843. B) 1837. C) 1833. D) 1830. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1833. 42. The first Indian Woman to scale Mount Everest was A) Arati Saha. B) Reita Fariya. C) Asha Agarwal. D) Bachendri Pal. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Bachendri Pal. 43. Who among the following Indian origin immigrants has become the governor of Louisianna province of the USA in 2007? A) Bobby Jindal. B) Swaraj Paul. C) Laxmi Mittal. D) Vikram Pandit. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bobby Jindal. 44. The language spoken by the people by Pakistan is A) Palauan. B) Sindhi. C) Nauruan. D) Hindi. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sindhi. 45. Tolkappiyam is associated with the A) Third Sangam period. B) First Sangam period. C) Second Sangam period. D) Post-third Sangam period. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Second Sangam period. 46. The term of office of the UN Secretary-General is A) Three years. B) Four years. C) Six years. D) Five years. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Five years. 47. The Vijayanagara king who employed skilled archers of the Turkish clan and raised the fighting capacity of his bowmen was A) Bukka I. B) Ramaraya. C) Devaraya I. D) Krishnadevaraya. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Devaraya I. 48. Country that has the highest in Barley Production A) India. B) China. C) France. D) Russia. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Russia. 49. The Netaji Subhas National Institute of Sports is located at A) Patiala. B) Kolkata. C) Bangalore. D) Darjeeling. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Patiala. 50. What is the approximate area of Bihar? A) 1,96,024 sq. km. B) 3,702 sq. km. C) 1,35,100 sq. km. D) 94,163 sq. km. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 94,163 sq. km. 51. Penicillin is widely used as A) An antiseptic. B) A disinfectant. C) An insecticide. D) An antibiotic. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) An antibiotic. 52. The term Lok Sabha is normally A) 3 years. B) 5 years. C) 2 years. D) 4 years. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 5 years. 53. Kalahari Desert is in A) India. B) Saudi Arabia. C) Chile. D) South Africa. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) South Africa. 54. Jaspal Rana is associated with which of the following games? A) Swimming. B) Shooting. C) Archery. D) Weightlifting. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Shooting. 55. When and where is the next winter Olympics scheduled to be held? A) 2017, Nagono (Japan). B) 2018, Pyeongchang (South Korea). C) 2016, Turin (Italy). D) 2015, Salt Lake City (USA). Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 2018, Pyeongchang (South Korea). 56. The committee of the Norwegian Parliament awards the prize for A) Literature. B) Peace. C) Economics. D) Medicine. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Peace. 57. Who has been posthumously honoured with the Ashok Chakra on the 2016 Independence Day? A) Gursevak Singh. B) Niranjan Ek. C) Havildar Hangpan Dapa. D) Hanamanthappa Koppad. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Havildar Hangpan Dapa. 58. When did France became Republic? A) 1792 AD. B) 1798 AD. C) 1789 AD. D) 1729 AD. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1792 AD. 59. Super conductivity is a phenomenon in which the resistance of a substance A) Does not change with temperature. B) Decreases with temperature. C) Increases with temperature. D) Becomes zero at very low temperature. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Becomes zero at very low temperature. 60. The brain fever which affects young children is A) Pneumonia. B) Encephatitis. C) Malaria. D) Typhoid. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Encephatitis. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGeneral QuizzesGeneral Knowledge QuizzesBasic General Knowledge Quiz 1Basic General Knowledge Quiz 2Basic General Knowledge Quiz 3Basic 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