This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General > Basic Gk > Basic General Knowledge – Quiz 28 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Basic General Knowledge Quiz 28 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS)? A) Group of Islamic countries in Saudi Arabia region. B) Group of 10 Latin America countries. C) Group of 12 former republics of dissolved USSR. D) Group of 53 former colonies of Britain. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Group of 12 former republics of dissolved USSR. 2. Which one of the following glasses is used in bullet proof screens? A) Soda glass. B) Pyrex glasss. C) Reinforced glass. D) Jena glass. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Reinforced glass. 3. Which state has maximum branches of public sector commercial banks? A) Uttar Pradesh. B) Maharashtra. C) Karnataka. D) Gujarat. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Karnataka. 4. 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. 5. Name the plant important in sericulture A) Cassia. B) Pea. C) Legumes. D) Mulberry. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mulberry. 6. When was pottery developed in the Indus Valley? A) 2600 BC. B) 3500 BC. C) 6000 BC. D) 5000 BC. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 3500 BC. 7. 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. 8. The World Largest desert is A) Sahara. B) Thar. C) Kalahari. D) Sonoran. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sahara. 9. The twenty-third Jaina teacher, Parsva, the immediate predecessor of Mahavira enjoined on his disciples four great vows. To these Mahavira addes which of the followings as the fifth vow? A) Non-injury. B) Non-attachment. C) Brahmacharya or continence. D) Abstention from stealing. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Abstention from stealing. 10. The largest Island in the Indian Ocean is A) Maldives. B) Sumatra. C) Madagascar. D) Sri Lanka. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Madagascar. 11. Gravity setting chambers are used in industries to remove A) Suspended particulate matter. B) SOx. C) NOx. D) CO. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Suspended particulate matter. 12. Where was the headquarters of European Union located? A) Paris. B) Brussels. C) Rome. D) London. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Brussels. 13. The deepest lake in thw world is A) Wular Lake. B) Lake Superior. C) Victoria Nyanza. D) Baikal Lake. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lake Superior. 14. Which is the highest literary award of the world? A) Magsaysay Award. B) Pulitzer Prize. C) Nobel Prize. D) Booker Prize. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Booker Prize. 15. The state which has the largest number of sugar mills in India is A) Bihar. B) Uttar Pradesh. C) Punjab. D) Haryana. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Uttar Pradesh. 16. The Scottish bacteriologist who discovered penicillin was A) Albert Einstein. B) Alexander Fleming. C) Aryabhatta. D) Archimeder. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Alexander Fleming. 17. The number of permanent members of the UN Security Council is A) 3. B) 4. C) 5. D) 6. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 5. 18. The number of chromosomes in human body is A) 42. B) 44. C) 46. D) 48. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 46. 19. Chlorophyll is a naturally occurring chelate compound in which central metal is A) Copper. B) Magnesium. C) Iron. D) Calcium. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Magnesium. 20. The red blood cells are in the A) Bone marrow. B) Liver. C) Lymph nodes. D) Heart. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bone marrow. ← 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