• General Knowledge Tutorial

General Knowledge Online Quiz



Following quiz provides Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) related to General Knowledge. You will have to read all the given answers and click over the correct answer. If you are not sure about the answer then you can check the answer using Show Answer button. You can use Next Quiz button to check new set of questions in the quiz.

Questions and Answers

Q 1 - The first post office in India was set up in …

A - Mumbai

B - Kolkata

C - Chennai

D - Delhi

Answer : B

Explanation

In 1727, the first post office was set up.

Q 2 - Which one of the following mountain peaks is popular as ‘Godwin Austin?’

A - K-2

B - Kangchenjunga

C - Nanga Parvat

D - Gasherbrum

Answer : A

Explanation

N/A

Q 3 - The ‘Vijay Merchant Trophy’ is related to …

A - Hockey

B - Volleyball

C - Cricket

D - Basketball

Answer : C

Explanation

N/A

Q 4 - School of Tropical Medicine is located in …

A - Kolkata

B - Bengaluru

C - Mumbai

D - New Delhi

Answer : A

Explanation

N/A

Q 5 - Padari Ki Haveli is located in …………

A - Patna

B - Kolkata

C - Aurangabad

D - Allahabad

Answer : A

Explanation

It is set up by Father Capuchin.

Q 6 - Chashme Shahi is located in …………

A - Chennai

B - Jammu & Kashmir

C - Agra

D - Lucknow

Answer : B

Explanation

It is founded by Shahjahan.

Q 7 - ……………………. was the first woman who received the Jnanpith Award.

A - Vijayalakshmi Pandit

B - Mahadevi Verma

C - Ashapurna Devi

D - Sucheta Kripalani

Answer : C

Explanation

Ashapurna Devi was an eminent Bengali novelist and poet.

Q 8 - Humayun’s Tomb is located in …………

A - Bikaner

B - Jaipur

C - Agra

D - Delhi

Answer : D

Explanation

It is constructed by Hameeda Bano Beghum (wife of Humayun).

Q 9 - Which among the following graticules defines ‘International Date Line?’

A - 00 latitude

B - 900 latitude

C - 900 latitude

D - 1800 longitude

Answer : D

Explanation

N/A

Q 10 - The book, ‘The Glass Palace,’ was written by …

A - Vikram Seth

B - Amish Tripathi

C - Shashi Tharoor

D - Amitabh Ghosh

Answer : D

Explanation

N/A

Q 11 - Maoris is a tribe of …

A - Morocco

B - New Zealand

C - Australia

D - Fiji

Answer : B

Explanation

Maoris tribe is aboriginals of New Zealand.

Q 12 - Serajevo (Bosnia) incident is related to …

A - World War I

B - World War II

C - Germany Unification

D - Cold War

Answer : A

Explanation

Archduke Ferdinand, the heir of the Austrian throne, was killed (along with his wife) at Serajevo, the capital of Bosnia. The incident was the triggering cause of World War I.

Q 13 - The playing area of Ice Hockey is known as …

A - Rink

B - Track

C - Ring

D - Pool

Answer : A

Explanation

N/A

Q 14 - Pichhola Lake is located in …………

A - Chittorgarh

B - Ajmer

C - Udaipur

D - Bundi

Answer : C

Explanation

It is located in Rajasthan.

Answer : A

Explanation

In this war, Napoléon was defeated by British forces. After the war, Napoléon was arrested and exiled to St. Helena island.

Q 16 - Indian Institute of Chemical Biology is located in …

A - Kolkata

B - Nagpur

C - Hyderabad

D - Lucknow

Answer : A

Explanation

Kolkata is capital of West Bengal.

Q 17 - Which among the following was the first city attacked by atom bomb?

A - Hiroshima

B - Nagasaki

C - Yokohoma

D - Kawasaki

Answer : A

Explanation

On August 6, 1945, the fighter plane of the United States threw atom bomb on Hiroshima (Japan) and on August 9, 1945, threw second atom bomb on Nagasaki.

Q 18 - Khirki Masjid is located in …………

A - Konark

B - Puri

C - Delhi

D - Chhatarpur

Answer : C

Explanation

It is constructed by Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq.

Q 19 - The headquarters of International Labour Organisation (ILO) is located in …

A - New York City

B - Geneva

C - Rome

D - Washington DC

Answer : B

Explanation

Geneva is located in Switzerland.

Q 20 - The birth place of Prophet Muhammad was …

A - Mecca

B - Medina

C - Egypt

D - Riyadh

Answer : A

Explanation

He was born in 571 AD.

general_knowledge_online_quiz.htm
Advertisements