MCQ QUIZ 99

                                                     MCQ QUIZ 99

Which among the following was invented by Orville and Wilbur Wright, popularly known as Wright brothers, in 1903 ?
 
(A) Submarine
(B) Hovercraft
(C) Helicopter
(D) Aeroplane

Kaziranga National Park, famous for hosting two-thirds of world's Indian Rhinoceroses (Great One-horned Rhinoceroses), is located in which Indian state ?
 
(A) Assam
(B) Meghalaya
(C) Manipur
(D) West Bengal

At which session was the Indian National Congress (INC) divided into two groups - 'Naram Dal' (the moderates) and 'Garam Dal' (the extremists) ?
 
(A) Surat (1907)
(B) Gaya (1922)
(C) Lahore (1929)
(D) Tripuri (1939)

Every year on Kartik Purnima, which town hosts India's biggest camel fair ?
 
(A) Sonepur (Bihar)
(B) Pushkar (Rajasthan)
(C) Surajkund (Haryana)
(D) Madhavpur (Gujarat)



Which Greek goddess of victory is depicted on the Olympic medals ?
 
(A) Hera
(B) Nike
(C) Aphrodite
(D) Athena

In which hill station is the High Altitude Research Laboratory located ?
 
(A) Nainital (Uttarakhand)
(B) Darjeeling (West Bengal)
(C) Kullu (Himachal Pradesh)
(D) Gulmarg (Jammu & Kashmir)

Which south Indian ruler was a member of Jacobin Club, the largest and most powerful political club of the French Revolution, and planted the tree of 'Liberty' outside his palace ?
 
(A) Hyder Ali
(B) Tipu Sultan
(C) Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah
(D) Krishna Deva Raya

Where did the All India Muslim League adopt the Pakistan resolution, the demand for separate sovereign state for Muslims, on 23 March 1940 ?
 
(A) Dhaka
(B) Lahore
(C) Aligarh
(D) Lucknow

In Radiocarbon dating method to estimate the age of organic matters recoverd from the archaeological sites, the residual quantity of which carbon isotope in the matter is measured to determine its age ?
 
(A) carbon-12
(B) carbon-13
(C) carbon-14
(D) carbon-12 & carbon-13

In addition to seven of the world's leading industrialised nations - USA, UK, Japan, Germany, France, Italy and Canada, which country is the 8th member of G8 group of nations ?
 
(A) China
(B) Brazil
(C) India
(D) Russia

MCQ QUIZ 98

                                                     MCQ QUIZ 98

Which Indian freedom fighter was popularly called 'Mahamana' ?

(A) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
(B) Jai Prakash Narain
(C) Gopal Hari Deshmukh
(D) Madan Mohan Malaviya

The Gir Forest National Park (Sasan Gir), the only home of the Asiatic Lions, is situatedin which state ?

(A) Kerala
(B) Gujarat
(C) West Bengal
(D) Madhya Pradesh

Which element is not present in Sugar ?
 
(A) Carbon
(B) Oxygen
(C) Hydrogen
(D) Nitrogen

Which Indian state is the largest producer in the world of the golden coloured 'Muga' silk ?
 
(A) Assam
(B) Orissa
(C) West Bengal
(D) Karnataka

'Wings of Fire’ and ‘Ignited Minds’ books are authored by which Indian scientist ?
 
(A) H.G.Khurana
(B) M.S.Swaminathan
(C) A.P.J.Abdul Kalam
(D) S.Chandrasekhar

Which former Prime Minister of India was also called ‘Yuva Turk’?
 
(A) Rajiv Gandhi
(B) V.P.Singh
(C) H.D.Deve Gowda
(D) Chandrashekhar

With with musical instrument is Pt. Ravi Shankar associated ?
 
(A) Sitar
(B) Sarod
(C) Santoor
(D) Tabla


In which city is the dargah (tomb) of sufi saint Moinuddin Chishti located?
 
(A) Mumbai
(B) Srinagar
(C) New Delhi
(D) Ajmer  

Which African country was formerly known as South West Africa?
 
(A) Namibia
(B) Malawi
(C) Botswana
(D) Zimbabwe

Who was the first cricketer in the world toscore 10,000 runs in Test Cricket?
 
(A) Brian Lara
(B) Allan Border
(C) Steve Waugh
(D) Sunil Gavaskar 

MCQ QUIZ 97

                                                     MCQ QUIZ 97

The first month of Indian National Calender is -

[A] Phalguna
[B] Magha
[C] Jaishtha
[D] Chaitra

Islam was founded in-

[A] 5th century AD
[B] 5th century BC
[C] 7th century AD
[D] 3rd century BC


Which one of the following temples is often in the news regarding the institution of the Devadasis ?

[A] Jagannath temple, Puri
[B] Pasupatinath temple, Kathmandu
[C] Kandariya Mahadev temple, Khajuraho
[D] Chaunsathyogini temple, Bheraghat


The first Chief Justice of India was-

[A] M. Patanjali Sastri
[B] Mehar Chand Mahajan
[C] Harilal J. Kania
[D] B.K. Mukherjee

Who was the first Indian lady actress to receive the Padma Shri Award ?

[A] Smita Patil
[B] Nargis Dutt
[C] Meena Kumari
[D] Madhubala

Next to Hindi, the biggest linguistic unit in India is-

[A] Bengali
[B] Urdu
[C] Telugu
[D] Marathi

The caves and rock-cut temples at Ellora are

[A] Buddhist
[B] Buddhist and Jain
[C] Hindu and Jain
[D] Hindu, Buddhist and Jain

Mesopotamia is the old name of

[A] Iran
[B] Iraq
[C] Turkey
[D] Egypt


India's most modern and well planned city, Chandigarh was designed by

[A] Edwin Lutyens
[B] Edward Austin
[C] Ferdinand de-Lesseps
[D] Le Corbusier

Among SAARC nations which one of the following has the highest per capita income ?

[A] India
[B] Sri Lanka
[C] Pakistan
[D] Maldives 

MCQ QUIZ 96

                                                     MCQ QUIZ 96

The characterization of British Rule in Pre-1857 India as "destructive and regressive" was made by-

[A] Raja Ram Mohan Roy
[B] Aurobindo Ghosh
[C] Karl Marx
[D] Mahatma Gandhi

Panchayati Raj System under 73rd Amendment Act 1993 shall not apply to-

[A] Nagaland, Meghalaya, Mizoram
[B] J & K, Chattishgarh, Sikkim
[C] UP, Bihar, Rajasthan
[D] Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh


Who among the following can participate in the deliberations of Lok Sabha even if he is a member of the Rajya Sabha-
 
[A] Nominated member of Rajya Sabha who is an expert in his field
[B] Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha
[C] Minister who is the member of Rajya Sabha
[D] Leader of the house of Rajya Sabha  

The place "Taregana" said to be associated with the astronomical laboratory of Aryabhatta is located in Bihar in the vicinity of which of the following towns ?

[A] Gaya
[B] Motihari
[C] Munger
[D] Patna

Mangrove forest in Asia are largely concentrated in ?

[A] India
[B] Malaysia
[C] Indonesia
[D] Phillippines

The largest exporter of the Rice in the world is-

[A] China
[B] India
[C] Vietnam
[D] Thailand

Which one of the following is one the indicators of Human Development Index (HDI) ?

[A] Life expectancy at birth
[B] Total cost of the agriculture land with a family
[C] Nature of employment
[D] Availability of Perennial source of water for irrigation


The official language of the Union of India shall be Hindi in Devanagri Script is mentioned in-

[A] Article 341
[B] Article 342
[C] Article 343
[D] Article 344

National and State Disaster Management Authority is constituted under -

[A] Cabinet Decision
[B] Planning Commission Decision
[C] Natural Calamity Management Act 2005
[D] Disaster Management Act 2005


The Second Green Revolution being planned in India will be launced basically in North Eastern state and will be based on the production of -

[A] Paddy
[B] Bamboo
[C] Jute
[D] Vegetables

MCQ QUIZ 95

                                                     MCQ QUIZ 95

Who is the chairman of the Planning Commission ?

(A) President
(B) Prime Minister
(C) Vice President
(D) Finance Minister

One horse power is equal to -

a. 550 watts
b. 746 watts
c. 3300 watts
d. 33000 watts

Which is the longest bone in human body ?

(A) Femur
(B) Fibula
(C) Radius
(D) Stapes

Which is the 3rd nearest planet to the Sun

[a] Mars
[b] Venus
[c] Earth
[d] Jupiter

The biggest salt water lake in the world is

[a] Aral Sea
[b] Caspian Sea
[c] Ontario
[d] Michigan

Protons and electrons have -

a. Neural charge
b. Equal and opposite charge
c. same charge
d. None of these

Who has won the Wimeldon championship 2013?

A.Andy Murray
b.Novak Djokovic
c.David Ferrer
d.Rafael Nadal

____ Harbour is protected by a rocky headland called Dolphin's Nose.

[a] Paradeep
[b] Cochin
[c] Kolkata
[d] Visakhapatnam

Number of IIMs(Indian Institute of Management) in India is

A. 15
B. 13
C. 12
D. 10

In which year was internet facility made available in India?

A. 1997

B. 1988

C. 1995

D. 1990

MCQ QUIZ 94

                                                     MCQ QUIZ 94

When is the '' World Earth Day'' celebrated ?

A-2 May
B-14 June
C-11 July
D-22 April

Who is the first indian cricketer to take Hat Trick in Test Cricket ?

(A) Chetan Sharma
(B) Kapil Dev
(C) Harbhajan Singh
(D) Irfan Pathan

Indian Institute of Sugarcane Research is located in?

1) Lucknow
2) Pune
3) Nasik
4) Kasargod

What does HTTP stands for?
 
1. Hypertext Transfer Protocol
2. Hypertext Transfer Plotter
3. Head Tail Transfer Plot
4. Head Tail Transfer Protocol


What Substance gives human blood its distinctive colour?

A. Haemoglobin
B. Melanin
C. chlorophyll
D. Bile

Which is the principal ore of Mercury ?
 
(A) Galena
(B) Bauxite
(C) Cinnabar
(D) Hematite
 
In which one of the following countries is thevolcano Guallatiri located?

[a] Peru
[b] Chile
[c] Tanzania
[d] Ecuador

The World food day is observed on?

1 June 16
2 July 16
3 October 16
4 December 16

The prime minister's employment generation programme has launched in which year?

1 2003
2 2005
3 2008
4 2010

Meenambakkam international airport is located at?

1 Kolkata
2 Cochin
3 Chennai
4 Hyderabad

MCQ QUIZ 93

                                                      MCQ QUIZ 93

Samadhi of Gandhiji?

a) Veerghat
b) Gandhighat
c) Rajghat
d) Raigadh

I.C.A.O. stands for :

A. International Civil Aviation Organization.
B. Indian Corporation of Agriculture Organization.
C. Institute of Company of Accounts Organization 
D. None of the above


How many ministers were there in the interim government headed by Jawaharlal Nehru?

A. 11
B. 12
C. 13
D. 14

S. Gopal was the autobiographer of

A. M. K. Gandhi
B. J. Nehru
C. S. C. Bose
D. None of these

The Revolutionary" was the main organ of

A. Indian National Congress
B. Muslim League
C. Hindustan Republican Association
D. Communist Party of India

Who was the prime minister of Britain during the Round Table Conferences?

A. Ramsay Macdonald
B. Clement Atlee
C. Robert Walpole
D. None of these

Gagan Narang is associated with which one of the following sports?
 
A. Shooting
B. Boxing
C. Swimming
D. Golf

For Rajya Sabha, how many members are nominated by President?

(A) 7
(B) 10
(C) 12
(D) 15

Which is the highest civilian award in India ?

(A) Padam Shri
(B) Padam Bhushan
(C) Padam Vibhushan
(D) Bharat Ratna

The largest exporter of the Rice in the world is-

[A] China
[B] India
[C] Vietnam
[D] Thailand