This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > General > Basic Gk > Basic General Knowledge – Quiz 9 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Basic General Knowledge Quiz 9 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The percentage of white population in South Africa is A) 40 %. B) 35 %. C) 19 %. D) 25 %. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 19 %. 2. In 2011, The present Majority Leader of the Lok Sabha is A) Mrs.Meira Kumar. B) Sushma Swaraj. C) Dr. Manmohan Singh. D) Pranab Mukerjee. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Pranab Mukerjee. 3. The headquarter of ESCAP Economic and Social Commission for Asia are situated at A) Baghdad. B) Santiago (Chile). C) Bangkok. D) Geneva. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bangkok. 4. For the Olympics and World Tournaments, the dimensions of basketball court are A) 28 m x 16 m. B) 26 m x 14 m. C) 27 m x 16 m. D) 28 m x 15 m. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 28 m x 15 m. 5. When cream is separated from milk A) The density of milk remains unchanged. B) The density of milk increases. C) The density of milk decreases. D) It becomes more viscous. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The density of milk increases. 6. The revival work of the Olympic Games was undertaken by Baron Pierre deCoubertin after a lapse of 15 centuries. The first modern Games were held in 1896 at A) London. B) St. Louis. C) Paris. D) Athens. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Athens. 7. Second World war began in A) 1931. B) 1935. C) 1938. D) 1937. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1938. 8. Geostationary orbit is at a height of A) 36000Km. B) 6Km. C) 3600Km. D) 1000Km. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 36000Km. 9. Lance Armstrong, a sportsperson of international repute, belongs to which of the following countries? A) Ukraine. B) Spain. C) Brazil. D) USA. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) USA. 10. The terms 'bull' and 'bear' are used in A) Sale Tax Department. B) Stock Exchange. C) Income Tax Department. D) Planning Commission. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Stock Exchange. 11. Who own Femina Miss India World 2016 crown? A) Priyadarshini Chatterjee. B) Sushruthi Krishna. C) Pankuri Gidwani. D) Adity Arya. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Priyadarshini Chatterjee. 12. When does Russia celebrates its Independence Day? A) 9th August. B) 12th June. C) 8th October. D) 14th November. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 12th June. 13. The range of R.B.C to W.B.C in the human body is A) 15 : 500. B) 1 : 500. C) 10 : 500. D) 5 : 500. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1 : 500. 14. Guarantee to an exporter that the importer of his goods will pay immediately for the goods ordered by him, is known as A) Laissezfaire. B) Letter of Credit (L/C). C) Inflation. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Letter of Credit (L/C). 15. When was Ranasingha Premadasa, President of Sri Lanka, assassinated? A) 1963. B) 1973. C) 1983. D) 1993. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 1993. 16. Philology is the A) Study of architecture. B) Study of muscles. C) Study of bones. D) Science of languages. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Science of languages. 17. The first and the last Indian Governor General of India was A) W.C.Banerjee. B) Lord Mountbatten. C) Rajagopalachari.C. D) Dr. Rajendra Prasad. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Rajagopalachari.C. 18. The Secretary-General is required to submit an annual report on the work of the UN to A) The Security Council. B) The General Assembly. C) All of the above simultaneously. D) The Trusteeship Council. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The General Assembly. 19. For safety, the fuse wire used in the mains for household supply of electricity must be made of metal having A) Low melting point. B) High melting point. C) Low specific heat. D) High resistance. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Low melting point. 20. Goa Shipyard Limited (GSL) was established in A) 1956. B) 1957. C) 1958. D) 1955. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1957. 21. Sharavati projects is in A) Karnataka. B) Andhra Pradesh. C) Kerala. D) Orissa. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Karnataka. 22. The Central Command of Army is located at A) Mhow. B) Lucknow. C) Udhampur. D) Pune. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lucknow. 23. Where is the permanent secretariat of the SAARC? A) New Delhi. B) Kathmandu. C) Islamabad. D) Colombo. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Kathmandu. 24. Mina is the tribe of A) Nagaland, Assam. B) Rajasthan. C) Tripura. D) Sikkim. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rajasthan. 25. Which body of UNO gives advisory opinion on legal matters to the bodies and special agencies of the UNO? A) International Court of Justice. B) Trusteeship Council. C) Secretariat. D) The Security Council. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) International Court of Justice. 26. What is the literacy rate of Maharashtra? A) 77.27 per cent. B) 44.24 per cent. C) 66.26 per cent. D) 55.25 per cent. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 77.27 per cent. 27. The General Assembly meets every year in regular sessions which begin on A) Second Tuesday in March every year. B) Fourth Monday in September every year. C) First Monday in March every year. D) Third Tuesday in September every year. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Third Tuesday in September every year. 28. The first Indian to swim across English Channel was A) Arati Saha. B) P.K Banerji. C) Mihir Sen. D) V.Merchant. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mihir Sen. 29. The first chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission was A) Dr.H.J.Bhabha. B) Dr.A.P.J.Abdul Kalam. C) Dr.Vickram Sarabhai. D) Dr.C.V.Raman. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dr.H.J.Bhabha. 30. The architect of North and South Blocks of Central Secretariat in Delhi was A) Antonin Reymond. B) Herbert Bakers. C) Sir Edward Lutyens. D) Ropert T Russel. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sir Edward Lutyens. 31. When and where was basketball introduced in Olympics as a medal event? A) 1928 at Paris. B) 1992 at Barcilona. C) 1900 at Athens. D) 1936 at Berlin. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 1936 at Berlin. 32. Sulphur is not present in A) Iron pyrites. B) Chlorapatite. C) Coal. D) Gypsum. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Chlorapatite. 33. Karoline Mikkelsen was the first woman to A) Reach South Pole. B) Climb Mt. Everest. C) Set foot on the moon. D) Reach North Pole. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Reach South Pole. 34. Which amongst the following has the lowest metabolic rate of oxygen consumption (mm3/g hour)? A) Dog. B) Elephant. C) Man. D) Horse. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Elephant. 35. Shankracharya was the founder of A) Jainism. B) Arya Samaj. C) Buddhism. D) Advaitic philosophy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Advaitic philosophy. 36. King Hammurabi raised the first army of the world A) 2000 BC. B) 1480 BC. C) 1500 BC. D) 1027 BC. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 2000 BC. 37. The sailing campaign "Jal Tarang" has been started from which state of India? A) Punjab. B) Himachal Pradesh. C) Kerala. D) Karnataka. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Himachal Pradesh. 38. The playground of lawn tennis is called A) Court. B) Rink. C) Arena. D) Ring. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Court. 39. 'AGMARK' is related with A) Quality. B) Packaging. C) Processing. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Quality. 40. The theme song "70 Saal Azadi Yaad Karo Kurbani" for Tiranga Yatra has been composed by whom? A) Lata Mangeshkar. B) Sonu Nigam. C) Kesiraju Srinivas. D) Asha Bhosle. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Kesiraju Srinivas. 41. Pink city in India is A) Karnataka. B) Hyderabad. C) Jaipur. D) Mysore. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Jaipur. 42. When does the Indonesian settlement in the Malay Peninsula took place? A) 2100 BC. B) 2200 BC. C) 2400 BC. D) 2300 BC. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 2200 BC. 43. The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation was created in A) 1945. B) 1951. C) 1949. D) 1947. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1949. 44. The normal term of office for which the President and Vice-President of the International Court of Justice are elected is A) Seven years. B) Nine years. C) Three years. D) Five years. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Three years. 45. The Olympic Flame, was, for the first time, ceremonially lighted and burnt in a giant torch at the entrance of the stadium at A) Paris Games (1924). B) Athens Games (1896). C) Amsterdam Games (1928). D) London Games (1908). Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Amsterdam Games (1928). 46. Which one of the following sets of elements was primarily responsible for the origin of life on the earth? A) Carbon, Hydrogen, Potassium. B) Hydrogen, Oxygen, Sodium. C) Oxygen, Calcium, Phosphorus. D) Carbon, Hydrogen, Nitrogen. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Carbon, Hydrogen, Nitrogen. 47. Prince Charles and Princess Diana of Britain announce their separation in A) 1996. B) 1990. C) 1997. D) 1991. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1996. 48. In fireworks, the green flame is produced because of A) Mercury. B) Sodium. C) Potassium. D) Barium. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Barium. 49. Mica is available abundantly in A) Karnataka. B) Rajasthan. C) Bihar. D) Haryana. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bihar. 50. Microphone is used to convert A) Electrical energy into sound waves. B) Sound waves into light rays. C) Sound waves into magnetic currents. D) Sound waves into electrical energy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sound waves into electrical energy. 51. The velocity of sound in air (under normal condition) is A) 320 m/sec. B) 3,320 m/sec. C) 343 m/sec. D) 30 m/sec. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 343 m/sec. 52. Which of the following is not a condition for become a citizen of india? A) Birth. B) Acquiring Property. C) Naturalisation. D) Descent. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Acquiring Property. 53. When did Afghanistan ends monarchy and became a republic? A) 1965. B) 1949. C) 2000. D) 1973. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 1973. 54. What is the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS)? A) Group of 12 former republics of dissolved USSR. B) Group of 10 Latin America countries. C) Group of 53 former colonies of Britain. D) Group of Islamic countries in Saudi Arabia region. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Group of 12 former republics of dissolved USSR. 55. Which one of the following glasses is used in bullet proof screens? A) Pyrex glasss. B) Jena glass. C) Soda glass. D) Reinforced glass. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Reinforced glass. 56. Which state has maximum branches of public sector commercial banks? A) Maharashtra. B) Karnataka. C) Gujarat. D) Uttar Pradesh. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Karnataka. 57. Which of the following states is famous for its 'Bhilai Steel Plant'? A) Chhattisgarh. B) Jharkhand. C) Madhya Pradesh. D) Bihar. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Chhattisgarh. 58. Name the plant important in sericulture A) Pea. B) Cassia. C) Legumes. D) Mulberry. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mulberry. 59. When was pottery developed in the Indus Valley? A) 5000 BC. B) 3500 BC. C) 2600 BC. D) 6000 BC. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 3500 BC. 60. Galileo was an Italian astronomer who A) All of the above. B) Discovered that the movement of pendulum produces a regular time measurement. C) Discovered four satellites of Jupiter. D) Developed the telescope. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) All of the above. ← PreviousNext →Related 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