Basic GK

31. The element of an electric stove made A.     copper    B.     invar C.     magnalium    D.     nicrome […]

25. World War II was fought between A.     Axis Power (Germany, Italy and Japan) against the Allies (Britain, USSR,

19. The chief of the Army staff is assisted by A.     Vice-chief of the Army Staff B.     Principal

13. The General Assembly meets regularly A.     once a month B.     after every three months C.     twice

7. The first meeting of the UN General Assembly was held in which of the following cities? A.     London

1. The chief constituent of gobar gas is A.     ethane    B.     methane C.     hydrogen    D.     carbon

79. Rana Pratap Sagar (Rajasthan) is famous for A.     nuclear power station B.     aluminum industry C.     brassware

73. The Africa fund (Action for Resisting Invasion, Colonialism and Apartheid) under India’s leadership was instituted by A.     UNO  

67. The ancient Olympics Games came to a sudden end when the Roman Emperor Theodosius banned them as paper manifestations.

61. Satyajit Ray received Magsaysay Award for journalism, literature and creative communication arts in A.     1963    B.     1965

55. Tansen was A.     a great exponent of Indian classical music B.     one of the nine gems in

49. Sulphur is not present in A.     iron pyrites B.     gypsum C.     coal D.     chlorapatite Answer

43. Raja Rammohan Roy A.     was a social reformer who tried to eradicate sati, purdah and child marriage B.

37. The 2002 Commonwealth Games were held in A.     Canada    B.     UK C.     Australia    D.     Malaysia

31. Soil is formed from the parent rock material by A.     chemical decomposition B.     physical decomposition C.   

25. Socrates was the wisest man of the ancient world and developed the method of enquiry and instruction, belonged to

19. The 2005 Wimbledon Women’s Singles champion defeated which of the following to win the title? A.     Maria Sharapova

13. Oscar Awards were instituted in A.     1968    B.     1929 C.     1901    D.     1965 Answer &

7. Study of life in outer space is known as A.     endbiology    B.     exobiology C.     enterbiology    D.

1. Squadron leader Rakesh Sharma was India’s first man to go into space. He was ____ cosmonaut to be in

79. Missile ‘prithivi’ aims A.     to test the performance of an indigenously built heat-shield B.     to hit target

3. National institute of Mental Health is located at A.     Coonor (Tamil Nadu) B.     Chandigarh C.     New

67. Liquid asset is A.     a type of asset that is in cash in the current account of the

61. Karl Marx’s ideology advocated A.     a classed unique society B.     a united society C.     a classed

55. Jharkhand has ____ state on its eastern end. A.     Bihar B.     West Bengal C.     Orissa D.