This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General > Basic Gk > Basic General Knowledge – Quiz 20 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Basic General Knowledge Quiz 20 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. During World War I Germany was defeated in the Battle of Verdun on the western front and Romania declared war on the eastern front in the year A) 1914 AD. B) 1915 AD. C) 1916 AD. D) 1917 AD. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1916 AD. 2. In which state is Jog falls located A) Maharastra. B) Tamil nadu. C) Karnataka. D) Kerala. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Karnataka. 3. Which of the following UN agencies has its headquarters at Paris? A) IMO. B) FAO. C) ILO. D) UNESCO. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) UNESCO. 4. Grand Central Terminal, Park Avenue, New York is the world's A) Highest railway station. B) Largest railway station. C) Longest railway station. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Largest railway station. 5. The Election Commission can be removed by A) The President. B) The Parliament. C) Home Minister. D) Prime Minister. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Parliament. 6. Pressure cooker cooks rice faster because A) High pressure raises the boiling point of water. B) It does not let the heat energy escape easily. C) High pressure crushes the hard covering of rice grains. D) It always lets the steam escape. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) High pressure raises the boiling point of water. 7. When a moving bus stops suddenly, the passenger are pushed forward because of th A) Inertia of the bus. B) Friction between the passengers and the earth. C) Between the earth and the bus. D) Inertia of the passengers. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Inertia of the passengers. 8. Geeta Chandran is well known as a / an A) Exponent of Violin. B) Film Director. C) Classical Carnatic Vocalist. D) Bharatnatyam dancer. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Bharatnatyam dancer. 9. Obsidian, Andesite, Gabbro and Perodite are A) Extrusive rocks. B) Intrusive rocks. C) Sedimentary rocks. D) Metamorphic rocks. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Intrusive rocks. 10. Numismatics is the study of A) Numbers. B) Coins. C) Stamps. D) Space. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Coins. 11. After independence, the first state organized on the basis of language age is A) Punjab. B) Gujarat. C) Karnataka. D) Andhra Pradesh. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Andhra Pradesh. 12. Malfunctioning of which of the following organs causes jaundice? A) Liver. B) Kidney. C) Pancreas. D) Stomach. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Liver. 13. For galvanizing iron which of the following metals is used? A) Zinc. B) Lead. C) Copper. D) Aluminium. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Zinc. 14. The Lok Sabha is also known as A) Council of states. B) The House of the People. C) The Upper House. D) Parliament. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The House of the People. 15. Who is the chairman of GST Council? A) Prime Minister. B) Finance Minister. C) Finance Secretary. D) Deputy Chairman of NITI Aayog. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Finance Minister. 16. Production of chlorofluorocarbons (CFC) gas which is proposed to be banned in India, is used in which of the following domestic products? A) Refrigerator. B) Television. C) Cooking gas. D) Tube light. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Refrigerator. 17. When did China exploded first atomic device? A) 1962. B) 1963. C) 1964. D) 1965. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1964. 18. Where did the three leaders, F.D. Roosevelt, Winston Churchill and Joseph Stalin, meet in 1943 and agreed on the need for maintaining international peace? A) Teheran. B) Washington D.C. C) San Francisco. D) Moscow. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Teheran. 19. Which of the following is used in pencils? A) Graphite. B) Silicon. C) Charcoal. D) Phosphorous. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Graphite. 20. Who among the following is the winner of Miss World 2016? A) Mireia Lalaguna. B) Natasha Mannuela. C) Stephanie del Valle Diaz. D) Yaritza Miguelina Reyes Ramirez. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Stephanie del Valle Diaz. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGeneral 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 8Basic General Knowledge Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books