Basic General Knowledge Quiz 4 (20 MCQs)

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1. First University in India was founded at

Correct Answer: A) Calcutta.

2. The last month of the Saka year is

Correct Answer: B) Phalguna.

3. When did India enter into space age by launching the satellite 'Aryabhatta'?

Correct Answer: C) 1975.

4. The playground of baseball is known as

Correct Answer: C) Diamond.

5. When did first test tube baby - Louise Brown born?

Correct Answer: B) 1978.

6. Which one among the following radiations carries maximum energy?

Correct Answer: A) Gamma rays.

7. The first Indian to be awarded the Oscar for lifetime achievements in Cinema in 1992 was

Correct Answer: D) Satyajit Ray.

8. The programme titled "Azadi 70- Yaad Karo Kurbani" will be started from which state of India?

Correct Answer: B) Madhya Pradesh.

9. Hamid Karzai was chosen president of Afghanistan in

Correct Answer: C) 2002.

10. FFC stands for

Correct Answer: D) Film Finance Corporation.

11. Who among the following was the first woman minister of a state?

Correct Answer: A) RajKumari Amrit Kaur.

12. Logarithm tables were invented by

Correct Answer: C) John Napier.

13. When did Yuri Alekseyevich Gagaris of Russia, the first man to reach space, reached space?

Correct Answer: B) 1961.

14. Which state produces maximum soyabean?

Correct Answer: B) Madhya Pradesh.

15. With which sport is the Jules Rimet trophy associated?

Correct Answer: C) Football.

16. The first General Elections in India took place in

Correct Answer: C) 1952.

17. What is the function of a dynamo?

Correct Answer: B) To convert mechanical energy into electrical energy.

18. The element used in lead pencils is

Correct Answer: A) Carbon.

19. When did Christopher Columbus discovered the West Indies?

Correct Answer: A) 1492 AD.

20. Marco Polo

Correct Answer: B) Travelled through China, India and other parts of Asia.