Railway, SSC, UPSC Important General Knowledge MCQ

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151) The first woman to win the Nobel Prize was?

a) Marie Curie

b) Florence Nightingale

c) Jane Addams

d) Malala Yousafzai

152) What is the primary component of the sun?

a) Oxygen

b) Helium

c) Hydrogen

d) Carbon

153) Which state is known as the 'Fruit Bowl of India'?

a) Punjab

b) Himachal Pradesh

c) Uttar Pradesh

d) West Bengal

154) The World Health Organization (WHO) is headquartered in?

a) Paris

b) New York

c) Geneva

d) London

155) The process of water changing into vapor is called?

a) Condensation

b) Evaporation

c) Precipitation

d) Sublimation

156) Which planet is known as the 'Evening Star'?

a) Mars

b) Venus

c) Saturn

d) Jupiter

157) The first woman to climb Mount Everest was?

a) Junko Tabei

b) Bachendri Pal

c) Kalpana Chawla

d) Santosh Yadav

158) What is the largest bone in the human body?

a) Skull

b) Ribs

c) Femur

d) Spine

159) Which country is known as the 'Land of Kangaroos'?

a) New Zealand

b) India

c) South Africa

d) Australia

160) Which is the most abundant element in the universe?

a) Oxygen

b) Helium

c) Carbon

d) Hydrogen

161) Who is the 'Father of the Indian Space Program'?

a) Homi Bhabha

b) Vikram Sarabhai

c) APJ Abdul Kalam

d) Rakesh Sharma

162) Which river flows through the Grand Canyon?

a) Amazon

b) Colorado

c) Mississippi

d) Nile

163) The process of plants making their food is called?

a) Respiration

b) Fermentation

c) Photosynthesis

d) Transpiration

164) Which Indian state has the highest number of wildlife sanctuaries?

a) Madhya Pradesh

b) Karnataka

c) Assam

d) Rajasthan

165) What is the national tree of India?

a) Mango tree

b) Peepal tree

c) Banyan tree

d) Neem tree

166) Which Mughal emperor was known for his administrative reforms?

a) Babur

b) Akbar

c) Shah Jahan

d) Aurangzeb

167) The Tropic of Cancer passes through how many Indian states?

a) Five

b) Seven

c) Eight

d) Nine

168) Which gas is used in balloons to make them float?

a) Oxygen

b) Hydrogen

c) Carbon Dioxide

d) Helium

169) The Suez Canal connects which two seas?

a) Red Sea and Mediterranean Sea

b) Arabian Sea and Bay of Bengal

c) Red Sea and Black Sea

d) Caspian Sea and Mediterranean Sea

170) Who discovered radioactivity?

a) Marie Curie

b) Henri Becquerel

c) James Clerk Maxwell

d) Isaac Newton

171) Which river is known as the 'Dakshin Ganga'?

a) Godavari

b) Narmada

c) Cauvery

d) Krishna

172) What is the capital of Australia?

a) Melbourne

b) Sydney

c) Perth

d) Canberra

173) Who was the first President of the USA?

a) Abraham Lincoln

b) John Adams

c) George Washington

d) Thomas Jefferson

174) Which is the largest desert in India?

a) Thar Desert

b) Rann of Kutch

c) Deccan Plateau

d) Cholistan Desert

175) The Golden Temple is located in which city?

a) Amritsar

b) Delhi

c) Chandigarh

d) Ludhiana

176) Which element is used in pencils?

a) Lead

b) Graphite

c) Carbon

d) Tin

177) The Panchayati Raj system in India was first introduced in which state?

a) Rajasthan

b) Kerala

c) Gujarat

d) Karnataka

178) What is the boiling point of water?

a) 50°C

b) 100°C

c) 150°C

d) 200°C

179) Who is known as the 'Flying Sikh' of India?

a) Milkha Singh

b) PT Usha

c) Dhyan Chand

d) Kapil Dev

180) Which river is the longest in the world?

a) Nile

b) Amazon

c) Yangtze

d) Ganga

181) Who is known as the 'Iron Man of India'?

a) Mahatma Gandhi

b) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

c) Bhagat Singh

d) Lal Bahadur Shastri

182) The headquarters of UNESCO is located in which city?

a) London

b) New York

c) Paris

d) Geneva

183) Which is the national animal of India?

a) Elephant

b) Tiger

c) Lion

d) Leopard

184) What is the highest peak in the world?

a) K2

b) Kangchenjunga

c) Mount Everest

d) Lhotse

185) The famous 'Bihu' festival is celebrated in which state?

a) West Bengal

b) Odisha

c) Assam

d) Kerala

186) Who discovered the X-ray?

a) Marie Curie

b) Wilhelm Röntgen

c) Isaac Newton

d) Albert Einstein

187) Which is the longest National Highway in India?

a) NH-1

b) NH-44

c) NH-19

d) NH-48

188) Who wrote the famous book 'India Wins Freedom'?

a) BR Ambedkar

b) Mahatma Gandhi

c) Jawaharlal Nehru

d) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad

189) What is the main ingredient in glass?

a) Silica

b) Iron

c) Carbon

d) Plastic

190) Which gas is the most abundant in the Earth's atmosphere?

a) Carbon Dioxide

b) Oxygen

c) Nitrogen

d) Hydrogen

191) Who gave the slogan 'Do or Die'?

a) Mahatma Gandhi

b) Subhas Chandra Bose

c) Bhagat Singh

d) Sardar Patel

192) Which Indian state is the leading producer of rubber?

a) Kerala

b) Tamil Nadu

c) Karnataka

d) Andhra Pradesh

193) Who invented the airplane?

a) Alexander Graham Bell

b) Thomas Edison

c) Wright Brothers

d) Nikola Tesla

194) Which is the smallest bone in the human body?

a) Femur

b) Stapes

c) Skull

d) Radius

195) The first battle of Panipat took place in which year?

a) 1526

b) 1761

c) 1857

d) 1600

196) Who built the Sun Temple in Konark?

a) Raja Raja Chola

b) Narasimhadeva I

c) Krishna Deva Raya

d) Hoysala Narasimha

197) Who is known as the 'Father of Geometry'?

a) Archimedes

b) Aristotle

c) Pythagoras

d) Euclid

198) Which is the largest gland in the human body?

a) Liver

b) Pancreas

c) Thyroid

d) Spleen

199) Who discovered Penicillin?

a) Marie Curie

b) Alexander Fleming

c) Albert Einstein

d) Isaac Newton

200) Which city is known as the 'Silicon Valley of India'?

a) Pune

b) Mumbai

c) Bangalore

d) Hyderabad

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