General knowledge(GK) MCQ Quiz Hub

1. DRDL stands for
Defence Research and Development Laboratary
Differential Research and Documentation Laboratary
Department of Research and Development Laboratory
None of the above

2. Heavy Water Project (Talcher) and Fertilizer plant (Paradeep) are famous industries of
Orissa
Kerala
Tamil nadu
Andhra Pradesh

3. Fathometer is used to measure
Rainfall
Ocean depth
Sound intensity
Earthquakes

4. Gabriel Daniel Fahrenheit was
a German Physicist
devised temperature scale
developed the mercury thermometer in 1714
All of the above

5. Who was the first Indian Chief of Army Staff of the Indian Army ?
Gen. K.M. Cariappa
Gen. Maharaja Rajendra Singhji
Vice-Admiral R.D. Katari
None of the above

6. Hamid Karzai was chosen president of Afghanistan in
2000
2001
2002
2003

7. For galvanizing iron which of the following metals is used?
Lead
Aluminium
Copper
Zinc

8. FRS stands for
Federation of Regulation Society
Fellow Research System
Fellow of Royal Society
None of the above

9. Durand Cup is associated with the game of
Volleyball
Football
Cricket
Hockey

10. Economic goods are
Commodities that is available according to their demand
Commodities that is available more as compared to demand
all commodities that are limited in quantity as compared to their demand
None of the above

11. Escape velocity of a rocket fired from the earth towards the moon is a velocity to get rid of the
Centripetal force due to the earth’s rotation
Earth’s gravitational pull
Pressure of the atmosphere
Moon’s gravitational pull

12. Headquarters of UNO are situated at
Paris
Geneva
Haque (Netherlands)
New York, USA

13. For purifying drinking water alum is used
for coagulation of mud particles
to remove gases
to kill bacteria
.to remove salts

14. GATT (General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade) is
international agreement signed in 1947 between non-communist nations with the object of encouraging
agreement which seeks to achieve its aim by arranging and encouraging bargaining with trade concessi
Both option A and B
None of the above

15. First International Peace Congress was held in London in
1564 AD
1798 AD
1843 AD
1901 AD

16. Hockey was introduced in the Asian Games in
1966 in Bangkok
1958 in Tokyo
1962 in Jakarta
1970 in Bangkok

17. Coral reefs in India can be found in
Waltair
Trivandrum
the coast of Orissa
Rameshwaram

18. For seeing objects at the surface of water from a submarine under water, the instrument used is
periscope
telescope
kaleidoscope
spectroscope

19. ESCAP stands for
European Society Council for Africa and Pacific
Economic and Social Commission for Asia and Pacific
Economic and Social Commission for Africa and Pacific
None of the above

20. For safety, the fuse wire used in the mains for household supply of electricity must be made of metal having
low specific heat
high melting point
high resistance
low melting point

21. Dr. Zakir Hussain was
first vice president of India
first speaker of Lok Sabha
the first Muslim president of India
first president of Indian National Congress

22. Firdausi was
a poet
well known for his epic ‘Shahnama’
Both option A and B
None of the above

23. Golden Temple, Amritsar is India’s
largest Gurdwara
oldest Gurudwara
Both option A and B are correct
None of the above

24. G-15 is an economic grouping of
First World Nations
Second World Nations
Third World Nations
Fourth World Nations

25. Himalayan Mountaineering Institute is at
Dispur
Marmago
Dehradun
Darjeeling