Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ) with Answers on General studies
- Sun loving plants are
(A) Halophytes
(B) Metallophytes
(C) Heliophytes
(D) Lithophytes
(Ans: C)
- Rusting of iron is
(A) An electrochemical process
(B) A photochemical process
(C) An electroanalytical process
(D) None of the above
(Ans: A)
- Diabetes is caused by the malfunctioning of
(A) Liver
(B) Pancreas
(C) Kidney
(D) Lungs
(Ans: B)
- ‘Bhutan’ is also known as
(A) Land of the Thunder Dragon
(B) Land of the Blue Sky
(C) Land of the Morning Calm
(D) Land of Smiles
(Ans: A)
- Which country observes every year June 22 as the day of ‘Memory and Sorrow’ for the devastation it suffered in the Second World War?
(A) France
(B) Germany
(C) Russia
(D) Japan
(Ans: C)
- The founder of the much publicized ‘Wiki-leaks’ is
(A) Julian Assange
(B) Thomas Jacobson
(C) Jimmy Wales
(D) Marshal Mcluhan
(Ans: A)
- ‘The science of Signs’ is called
(A) Structuralism
(B) Semiology
(C) Linguistics
(D) None of the above
(Ans: B)
- AFP stands for
(A) Agency for French Press
(B) Agence France Presse
(C) Agency of Film Production
(D) None of these
(Ans: B)
- The first paragraph of a news story is called
(A) Beat
(B) Lead
(C) Anchor
(D) Slug
(Ans: B)
- The American University that holds the distinction of being the Alma-mater of Seven American Presidents is
(A) Harvard
(B) Yale
(C) Michigan
(D) Chicago
(Ans: A)