General Knowledge MCQ for Competitive Examinations
1-Potassium sulphate is used in
(A) Fertilizer
(B) Photography
(C) Bakery
(D) Gunpowder
2-Potassium bromide is used in
(A) Fertilizer
(B) Photography
(C) Bakery
(D) Gunpowder
3-The Giant Panda, Ailuropoda melanoleuca, is the symbol of
(A) International Union for Conservation of Nature
(B) Worldwide Federation to Check Pollution
(C) Worldwide Fund for Communicable Diseases
(D) World Wildlife Fund for Nature
4-The countries sharing the coast of Dead Sea are
(A) Jordan and Israel
(B) Lebanon and Syria
(C) Turkey and Israel
(D) Jordan and Lebanon
5-Following has equatorial climate
(A) Mumbai
(B) Singapore
(C) Santiago
(D) Windhoek
6-In the context of environment, the term ‘‘dirty dozen’’ refers to
(A) 12 harmful greenhouse gases
(B) 12 ozone depleting substances
(C) 12 persistent organic pollutants
(D) 12 heavy metals
7-Falkland Islands, which have been a bone of contention between Argentina and UK, are located in which of the following oceans ?
(A) North Atlantic Ocean
(B) South Atlantic Ocean
(C) South Indian Ocean
(D) South Pacific Ocean
8-Which of the following ore of iron contains maximum percentage content of iron?
(A) Magnetite
(B) Haematite
(C) Limonite
(D) Siderite
9-“A Brief History of Time” is written by
(A) Shashi Tharoor
(B) Stephen Hawking
(C) Khushwant Singh
(D) Nelson Mandela
10-The world’s first blockchain bond ‘‘bond-i’’, which is to be created, allocated, transferred and managed through its life cycle using distributed ledger technology, has been launched by which of the following organizations ?
(A) World Bank
(B) Asian Development Bank (ADB)
(C) International Monetary Fund (IMF)
(D) International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
11-The United Nations observes international decades with a resolution. The United Nations has declared 2016 – 2025 as
(A) The United Nations Decade of Family Farming
(B) The United Nations Decade of Action on Nutrition
(C) International Decade for People of African Desert
(D) International Decade for the Eradication of Colonialism
12-Following is known as “Land of Maple Leaf”?
(A) Canada
(B) Switzerland
(C) Australia
(D) Finland
13-Following is known as “Land of Thousand Lakes”?
(A) Canada
(B) Switzerland
(C) Australia
(D) Finland
ANSWERS:
1-(A), 2-(B), 3-(D), 4-(A), 5-(B), 6-(C), 7-(B), 8-(A), 9-(B), 10-(A), 11-(B), 12-(A), 13-(D)