This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General > Basic Gk > Basic General Knowledge – Quiz 31 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Basic General Knowledge Quiz 31 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Rabindranath Tagore is also known as A) Mahamana. B) Netaji. C) Guruji. D) Gurudev. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Gurudev. 2. P.T. Usha, who came close to bagging a bronze finished fourth in ..... in 1984 Olympics. A) 400 m final. B) 400 m hurdle. C) 800 m final. D) The marathon. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 400 m hurdle. 3. Satyajit Ray received Magsaysay Award for journalism, literature and creative communication arts in A) 1963. B) 1965. C) 1966. D) 1967. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 1967. 4. Shares with a fixed rate of dividend that entitle their holders to priority payment over those who hold ordinary shares of a company are called A) Shareholder. B) Bear. C) Bull. D) Preference shares. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Preference shares. 5. The Reliance Cup is associated with A) World badminton (women). B) Badminton. C) Cricket. D) Sea plane race (England). Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cricket. 6. Thomas Cup is associated with A) Billiards. B) Badminton. C) Lawn tennis. D) Table tennis. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Badminton. 7. What is the range of missile 'Akash'? A) 4 km. B) 25 km. C) 150 km. D) 500 m to 9 km. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 25 km. 8. Escape velocity of a rocket fired from the earth towards the moon is a velocity to get rid of the A) Moon's gravitational pull. B) Centripetal force due to the earth's rotation. C) Pressure of the atmosphere. D) Earth's gravitational pull. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Earth's gravitational pull. 9. Which one of the following is the softest? A) Lithium . B) Calcium. C) Aluminium. D) Iron. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Iron. 10. Recently lead free petrol was introduced in our country because A) They cause less pollution. B) To reduce the cost of petrol. C) They are not needed now as anti-knock agents. D) They tower the efficiency of the engine. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They cause less pollution. 11. The first meeting of the UN General Assembly was held in which of the following cities? A) New York. B) San Francisco. C) Teheran. D) London. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) London. 12. The term used when a member of a legislature leaves his party on whose ticket he was elected to join the ruling party or the opposition, is called A) Floor crossing. B) Free ports. C) Fifth column. D) Fourth estate. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Floor crossing. 13. Oscar Awards were instituted in A) 1901. B) 1929. C) 1965. D) 1968. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1929. 14. The term used to describe a sudden fall of a government, brought about by illegal force is called A) Loup de' etat. B) Credit squeeze. C) Deflation. D) Deficit financing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Loup de' etat. 15. Country that was called as Land of Rising Sun A) Russia. B) Korea. C) Japan. D) Holland. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Japan. 16. When and where was tennis introduced in the Asian Games? A) In 1958 at Tokyo. B) In 1962 at Jakarta. C) In 1966 at Bangkok. D) In 1974 at Teheran. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In 1958 at Tokyo. 17. Which atomic reactor is used for studies of uranium heavy water lattice? A) Zerlina. B) Apsara. C) Purnima-I. D) Dhruva. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Zerlina. 18. The number of sovereign countries who are members of the United Nations, is A) 180. B) 182. C) 183. D) 191. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 191. 19. The temporary suspension of hostilities by mutual consent in order to stout a peace negotiation is called A) Asylum. B) Arbitration. C) Armistice. D) Apartheid. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Armistice. 20. The Africa fund (Action for Resisting Invasion, Colonialism and Apartheid) under India's leadership was instituted by A) NAM. B) The Commonwealth. C) UNO. D) SAARC. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) NAM. ← 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