BASIC GENERAL KNOWLEDGE TEST

Online Examination For The Basic General Knowledge Questions and Answers

ONLINE TEST

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1. Fathometer is used to measure

Earthquakes
Rainfall
Ocean depth
Sound intensity
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2. G-15 is an economic grouping of

I World Nations
II World Nations
III World Nations
IV World Nations
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3. Dr. Zakir Hussain was

the first Muslim president of India
first vice president of India
first president of Indian National Congress
first speaker of Lok Sabha
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4. For seeing objects at the surface of water from a submarine under water, the instrument used is

kaleidoscope
periscope
spectroscope
telescope
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5. First International Peace Congress was held in London in

1564 AD
1798 AD
1843 AD
1901 AD
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6. Headquarters of UNO are situated at

New York, USA
Haque (Netherlands)
Geneva
Paris
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7. Durand Cup is associated with the game of

Cricket
Football
Hockey
Volleyball
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8. Hamid Karzai was chosen president of Afghanistan in

2000
2001
2002
2003
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9. Heavy Water Project (Talcher) and Fertilizer plant (Paradeep) are famous industries of

Orissa
Tamil nadu
Andhra Pradesh
Kerala
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10. During World War I Germany was defeated in the Battle of Verdun on the western front and Romania declared war on the eastern front in the year

1914 AD
1915 AD
1916 AD
1917 AD
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11. Golden Temple, Amritsar is India's

largest Gurdwara
oldest Gurudwara
Both option A and B are correct
None of the above
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12. For safety, the fuse wire used in the mains for household supply of electricity must be made of metal having

low melting point
high resistance
high melting point
low specific heat
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13. Coral reefs in India can be found in

the coast of Orissa
Waltair
Rameshwaram
Trivandrum
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14. GATT (General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade) is

international agreement signed in 1947 between non-communist nations with the object of encouraging international trade unobstructed by tariff barriers
agreement which seeks to achieve its aim by arranging and encouraging bargaining with trade concessions between members
Both option A and B
None of the above
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15. Escape velocity of a rocket fired from the earth towards the moon is a velocity to get rid of the

Earth's gravitational pull
Moon's gravitational pull
Centripetal force due to the earth's rotation
Pressure of the atmosphere
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16. FRS stands for

Fellow Research System
Federation of Regulation Society
Fellow of Royal Society
None of the above
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17. Who was the first Indian Chief of Army Staff of the Indian Army ?

Gen. K.M. Cariappa
Vice-Admiral R.D. Katari
Gen. Maharaja Rajendra Singhji
None of the above
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18. DRDL stands for

Defence Research and Development Laboratary
Department of Research and Development Laboratory
Differential Research and Documentation Laboratary
None of the above
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19. Goa Shipyard Limited (GSL) was established in

1958
1957
1956
1955
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20. Filaria is caused by

Bacteria
Mosquito
Protozoa
Virus
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