Easy General Knowledge Quiz
1. Hugo de Vries performed his experiment on–
(A) Pea (B) Potato
(C) Prime rose (D) Four o’clock plant
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2. Finger-like projections found in mitochondria are called–
(A) Matrix (B) Thylakoids
(C) Cristae (D) Grana
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3. Which one of the following contains powerful oxidative enzymes and helps in removing toxic substances from cells?
(A) Plastids (B) Lysosomes
(C) Dictyosomes (D) Peroxisomes
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4. Thermostat in human being is controlled by which gland?
(A) Pineal (B) Hypothalamus
(C) Thyroid (D) Pituitary
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5. A test-tube baby means, fertilisation of the ovum and development taking place in the–
(A) test-tube (B) test-tube and uterus respectively
(C) uterus (D) uterus and test-tube respectively
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6. Which one of the following organisms will be the first to colonies a bare rock?
(A) Algae (B) Fungi
(C) Bryophytes (D) Lichens
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7. In the map given above, what is the population density in the region represented by the shaded area?
(A) Below 100 persons per sq. km (B) 100 to 300 persons per sq. km
(C) 300 to 500 persons per sq. km (D) Above 500 persons per sq. km
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8. Consider the following pairs–
1. Tropical rain forest : Mahogany
2. Temperate deciduous : Ebony forest
3. Coniferous forest : Pine
Which of the above pairs is/are correctly matched?
(A) 1 only (B) 2 and 3
(C) 1 and 3 (D) 1, 2 and 3
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9. Floods occur in a region where–
(A) large number of steams exist (B) high rainfall occurs within short time
(C) slope gradient is relatively low (D) flow of the river water is ephemeral
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10. In the Kingdom of Satavahanas of ancient India, a district was called–
(A) an ahara (B) a kataka
(C) a rashtra (D) a vihara
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11. Gautam Buddha attained Nirvana at–
(A) Bodh Gaya (B) Sarnath
(C) Kushinagar (D) Lumbini
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12. Who started Mansabdari system?
(A) Akbar (B) Jahangir
(C) Shahjahan (D) Babur
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13. Who amongst the following Mughal rulers reimposed ‘Jaziya’?
(A) Akbar (B) Aurangzeb
(C) Jahangir (D) Humayun
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14. Who was the last Mughal emperor of India?
(A) Akbar II (B) Bahadur Shah II
(C) Alamgir II (D) Shah Alam II
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15. Bengal was partitioned in the year–
(A) 1906 (B) 1905
(C) 1909 (D) 1919
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16. Who is considered to be the father of the idea of Pakistan?
(A) Rahmat Ali (B) Jinnah
(C) Sir Zafrullah Khan (D) Sir Mohammad Iqbal
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17. Khajuraho temples were built in which period?
(A) Maurya Period (B) Gupta Period
(C) Rajput Period (Chandela) (D) Mughal Period
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18. Which of the following is related to the freedom struggle of 1857?
(A) Mahatma Gandhi (B) Mangal Pandey
(C) Subhash Chandra Bose (D) Sardar Ballabh Bhai Patel
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19. The Constitution empowers the President to nominate upto two members to the Lok Sabha from among the–
(A) Anglo-Indians (B) Buddhists
(C) Indian Christians (D) Parsees
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20. Which one of the following is correct in respect of the commencement of the election process in India?
(A) The recommendation for election is made by the government and the notification for election is issued by the Election Commission
(B) The recommendation for election is made by the Election Commission and the notification for election is issued by the Home Ministry at the Centre and Home Departments in the State
(C) The recommendation for election is made by the Election Commission and the notification for election is issued by the President and Governors of the States concerned
(D) Both the exercises of making a recommendation for election and issuing a notification in respect of it are done by the Election Commission
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21. When was the constitution of India first amended after adoption?
(A) 1954 (B) 1959
(C) 1950 (D) 1951
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22. India became a member of the United Nations in–
(A) 1945 (B) 1947
(C) 1949 (D) 1950
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23. The Rajeev Gandhi Khel Ratna Award, 2012 was given to–
(A) Sachin Tendulkar, Pankaj Advani
(B) K.M. Beenamol, Anjali Bhagwat
(C) Saina Nehwal, Gagan Narang
(D) Vijay Kumar, Yogeshwar Dutt
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24. Which of these reformers had worked for the welfare of weaker sections of society?
(A) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar (B) Mahatma Gandhi
(C) Jyoti Ba Phule (D) All of these
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25. The costs, which do not vary with changes in a firm’s output, are know as–
(A) Fixed costs (B) Variable costs
(C) Implicit costs (D) Social costs
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(A) Pea (B) Potato
(C) Prime rose (D) Four o’clock plant
See Answer:
2. Finger-like projections found in mitochondria are called–
(A) Matrix (B) Thylakoids
(C) Cristae (D) Grana
See Answer:
3. Which one of the following contains powerful oxidative enzymes and helps in removing toxic substances from cells?
(A) Plastids (B) Lysosomes
(C) Dictyosomes (D) Peroxisomes
See Answer:
4. Thermostat in human being is controlled by which gland?
(A) Pineal (B) Hypothalamus
(C) Thyroid (D) Pituitary
See Answer:
5. A test-tube baby means, fertilisation of the ovum and development taking place in the–
(A) test-tube (B) test-tube and uterus respectively
(C) uterus (D) uterus and test-tube respectively
See Answer:
6. Which one of the following organisms will be the first to colonies a bare rock?
(A) Algae (B) Fungi
(C) Bryophytes (D) Lichens
See Answer:
7. In the map given above, what is the population density in the region represented by the shaded area?
(A) Below 100 persons per sq. km (B) 100 to 300 persons per sq. km
(C) 300 to 500 persons per sq. km (D) Above 500 persons per sq. km
See Answer:
8. Consider the following pairs–
1. Tropical rain forest : Mahogany
2. Temperate deciduous : Ebony forest
3. Coniferous forest : Pine
Which of the above pairs is/are correctly matched?
(A) 1 only (B) 2 and 3
(C) 1 and 3 (D) 1, 2 and 3
See Answer:
9. Floods occur in a region where–
(A) large number of steams exist (B) high rainfall occurs within short time
(C) slope gradient is relatively low (D) flow of the river water is ephemeral
See Answer:
10. In the Kingdom of Satavahanas of ancient India, a district was called–
(A) an ahara (B) a kataka
(C) a rashtra (D) a vihara
See Answer:
11. Gautam Buddha attained Nirvana at–
(A) Bodh Gaya (B) Sarnath
(C) Kushinagar (D) Lumbini
See Answer:
12. Who started Mansabdari system?
(A) Akbar (B) Jahangir
(C) Shahjahan (D) Babur
See Answer:
13. Who amongst the following Mughal rulers reimposed ‘Jaziya’?
(A) Akbar (B) Aurangzeb
(C) Jahangir (D) Humayun
See Answer:
14. Who was the last Mughal emperor of India?
(A) Akbar II (B) Bahadur Shah II
(C) Alamgir II (D) Shah Alam II
See Answer:
15. Bengal was partitioned in the year–
(A) 1906 (B) 1905
(C) 1909 (D) 1919
See Answer:
16. Who is considered to be the father of the idea of Pakistan?
(A) Rahmat Ali (B) Jinnah
(C) Sir Zafrullah Khan (D) Sir Mohammad Iqbal
See Answer:
17. Khajuraho temples were built in which period?
(A) Maurya Period (B) Gupta Period
(C) Rajput Period (Chandela) (D) Mughal Period
See Answer:
18. Which of the following is related to the freedom struggle of 1857?
(A) Mahatma Gandhi (B) Mangal Pandey
(C) Subhash Chandra Bose (D) Sardar Ballabh Bhai Patel
See Answer:
19. The Constitution empowers the President to nominate upto two members to the Lok Sabha from among the–
(A) Anglo-Indians (B) Buddhists
(C) Indian Christians (D) Parsees
See Answer:
20. Which one of the following is correct in respect of the commencement of the election process in India?
(A) The recommendation for election is made by the government and the notification for election is issued by the Election Commission
(B) The recommendation for election is made by the Election Commission and the notification for election is issued by the Home Ministry at the Centre and Home Departments in the State
(C) The recommendation for election is made by the Election Commission and the notification for election is issued by the President and Governors of the States concerned
(D) Both the exercises of making a recommendation for election and issuing a notification in respect of it are done by the Election Commission
See Answer:
21. When was the constitution of India first amended after adoption?
(A) 1954 (B) 1959
(C) 1950 (D) 1951
See Answer:
22. India became a member of the United Nations in–
(A) 1945 (B) 1947
(C) 1949 (D) 1950
See Answer:
23. The Rajeev Gandhi Khel Ratna Award, 2012 was given to–
(A) Sachin Tendulkar, Pankaj Advani
(B) K.M. Beenamol, Anjali Bhagwat
(C) Saina Nehwal, Gagan Narang
(D) Vijay Kumar, Yogeshwar Dutt
See Answer:
24. Which of these reformers had worked for the welfare of weaker sections of society?
(A) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar (B) Mahatma Gandhi
(C) Jyoti Ba Phule (D) All of these
See Answer:
25. The costs, which do not vary with changes in a firm’s output, are know as–
(A) Fixed costs (B) Variable costs
(C) Implicit costs (D) Social costs
See Answer:
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