This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General > Basic Gk > Basic General Knowledge – Quiz 32 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Basic General Knowledge Quiz 32 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The headquarter of a few agencies related to the UN are located in Vienna, which is in A) Sweden. B) Belgium. C) Denmark. D) Austria. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Austria. 2. The first recipient of Bharat Ratna award in 1954 was A) C. Rajagopalachari. B) S. Radhakrishnan. C) V. Raman. D) Jawaharlal Nehru. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) C. Rajagopalachari. 3. Which of the following act as a channel of transmission of blood to the heart in the human body? A) Arteries. B) Muscle fibres. C) Veins. D) Nerves. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Veins. 4. Headquarters of UNO are situated at A) Paris. B) Geneva. C) Hague (Netherlands). D) New York, USA. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) New York, USA. 5. Reproductive cells in human beings are produced A) In greater numbers by the female than by the male. B) In equal number in both sexes. C) For a longer period in the female than in male. D) In greater numbers for a longer period of time in the male. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) In greater numbers for a longer period of time in the male. 6. The first historical mention of the holding of the ancient Olympic Games occurred about A) 2000 years ago. B) 2250 years ago. C) 2500 years ago. D) 2775 years ago. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 2775 years ago. 7. Air is a/an A) Mixture. B) Compound. C) Element. D) Electrolyte. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mixture. 8. The longest mountain range in the world is A) The Andes. B) The Rockies. C) The Alps. D) The Himalayas. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Andes. 9. The ozone layer restricts A) X-rays and gamma rays. B) Visible light. C) Ultraviolet radiation. D) Infrared radiation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ultraviolet radiation. 10. UN General Assembly elects a President and how many Vice Presidents at the start of its each regular session? A) Fifteen. B) Twenty one. C) Seven. D) Two. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Twenty one. 11. The main constituents of pearls are A) Calcium oxide and ammonium chloride. B) Aragonite and conchiolin. C) Calcium carbonate and magnesium carbonate. D) Ammonium sulphate and sodium carbonate. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Calcium carbonate and magnesium carbonate. 12. The instrument useful for measuring curvature of surface is A) Tachometer. B) Speedometer. C) Odometer. D) Spherometer. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Spherometer. 13. Which of the following states is landlocked A) Kerala. B) Andhra. C) Orissa. D) Assam. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Assam. 14. The first Indian Satellite was A) Aryabhatta. B) Columbia. C) Bhaskara. D) Rohinh. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Aryabhatta. 15. Which of the following cash crops is not grown in Kerala? A) Spices. B) Tobacco. C) Rubber. D) Coffee. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tobacco. 16. Penicillin was invented by A) Fleming. B) Paul Ehrlich. C) Gregory Mendal. D) Dr Jonas E. Salk. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fleming. 17. Who is the winner of Lifetime achivement award 2016? A) Pandit Shiv Kumar Sharma. B) Pandit Sandeep Sharma. C) Pandit Rajesh Sharma. D) Pandit Sukhram Singh. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pandit Shiv Kumar Sharma. 18. The first permanent Indian oceanographic station, 'Dakshin Gangotry' during Antarctic Expedition, was set up in A) April/March 1984. B) Dec. 1982/Jan 1983. C) Nov. 1985/Feb 1986. D) Dec. 1988/March 1989. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) April/March 1984. 19. What is Axiology? A) Logic, Ethics and Aesthetics. B) Logic, Grammar and Rhetorics. C) Logic, Grammar and Mathematics. D) Ethics, Sociology and Philosophy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Logic, Grammar and Mathematics. 20. ..... was the Chief Guest of India's 67th Republic Day. A) Xi Jinping. B) Angela Merkel. C) Barack Obama. D) F. Hollande. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) F. Hollande. ← 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