Friday, January 21, 2011

GK Solved Question Bank MCQ for LIC

GK Solved Question Bank MCQ for LIC
1. Talcher is famous for—
(a) Steel
(b) Fertilizer
(c) Coal
(d) Thermal Power Station
Ans. (d)

2. The first hydroelectric Power station was commissioned at —
(a) Chambal
(b) Damodar
(c) Mandi
(d) Shivasamudram
Ans. (d)

3. Who was the Temporary Chairman of Constituent Assembly —
(a) Sachchidanand Sinha
(b) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
(c) Dr. BR. Ambedkar
(d) Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru
Ans. (a)

4. ‘Fundamental Duties’ were added in the Constitution of India by—
(a) 40th Amendment
(b) 42nd Amendment
(c) 43rd Amendment
(d) 44th Amendment
Ans. (b)

5. High Courts of Kolkata, Chennai and Mumbai were established under the—
(a) Government of India Act, 1909
(b) Indian High Court Act, 1865
(c) Indian High Court Act, 1861
(d) Indian High Court Act, 1911
Ans. (c)

6. In Constitution setting up of Village Panchayats finds mention under—
(a) Art. 40
(b) Art. 48
(c) Art 51
(d) None of these
Ans. (a)

7. Constitution provides residuary powers to—
(a) Central Government
(b) State Government
(c) Central and State Governments both
(d) Neither Central Govt. nor State Govt
Ans. (a)

8. Which of the following is not a Directive Principle of State Policy?
(a) Promoting international peace
(b) Providing free and compulsory education to children upto the age of 14 years
(c) Prohibition of slaughter of cows
(d) Abolition of private property
Ans. (d)

9. Which of the following is a source of income of Gram Panchayat?
(a) Income Tax
(b) Sales Tax
(c) Professional Tax
(d) Levy Duties
Ans. (d)

10. The duration between two Sessions of Parliament should not be more than—
(a) 9 months
(b) 1 month
(c) 3 months
(d) 6 months
Ans. (d)

11. Andaman and Nicobar Islands are under the jurisdiction of—
(a) Andhra Pradesh
(b) Kolkata
(c) Chennai
(d) None of these
Ans. (b)

12. Where is the headquarters of OPEC?
(a) Vienna
(b) Riyadh
(c) Algiers
(d) Baghdad
Ans. (a)

13. The six official languages of the U.N: are Russian, Chinese, English, French, Spanish and:
(a) Hindi
(b) Arabic
(c) Urdu
(d) Japanese
Ans. (b)

14. International Day of Disabled is observed on—
(a) December 13th
(b) December 3rd
(c) December 23rd
(d) December 30th
Ans. (b)

15. Chattisgarh was created as the state—
(a) 28th
(b) 26th
(c) 25th
(d) 27th
Ans. (b)

16. As per Census 2001, which state is most populated after Uttar Pradesh and Mahrashtra?
(a) West Bengal
(b) Bihar
(c) Andhra Pradesh
(d) Tamil Nadu
Ans. (b)

17. The first country to issue paper currency was—
(a) U.S.A.
(b) Japan
(c) China
(d) Britain
Ans. (c)

18. Which leading daily newspapers of India has second largest circulation?
(a) The Times of India
(b) The Indian Express
(c) Dainik Jagran
(d) Dainik Bhaskar
Ans. (b)

19. ‘Bharat Bharati’ was written by—
(a) Jai Shankar Prasad
(b) Maithili Saran Gupt
(c) Prem Chand
d) Swami Sivananda
Ans. (b)

20. The book ‘Midnight’s Children’ is written by—
(a) Shakespeare
(b) Arundhati Roy
(c) Salman Rushdie
(d) Khushwant Singh
Ans. (a)

21. The headquarter of Indian Space Research Organization is at—
(a) Mumbai
(b) Hyderabad
(c) Bangalore
(d) New Delhi
Ans. (c)

22. In which of these forms is energy found in a dry shell?
(a) Mechanical
(b) Electrical
(c) Chemical
(d) Electro Magnetic
Ans. (c)

23. Which is the hardest element of the following?
(a) Diamond
(b) Lead
(c) Tungsten
(d) Iron
Ans. (a)

24. Which of these is called ‘Land of Rising Sun’?
(a) Norway
(b) Britain
(c) Japan
(d) India
Ans. (c)

25. What is blue vitriol?
(a) Copper sulphate
(b) Calcium
(c) Iron
(d) Sodium Sulphate
Ans. (a)

26. Which language is 2nd most spoken, language of India?
(a) Te1ugu
(b) Tamil
(c) Marathi
(d) Bengali
Ans. (a)

27. ‘Karagam’ is the folk dance of—
(a) ‘Andhra Pradesh
(b) Tamil Nadu
(c) Karnataka
(d) Himacha1 Pradesh
Ans. (b)

28. Who started the first newspaper in India?
(a) Dadabhai Naoroji
(b) Sir Syed Ahmed Khan
(c) Rabindra Nath Tagore
(d) James Hickey
Ans. (d)

29. The ‘SAARC’ was founded in—
(a) 1982
(b) 1983
(c) 1980
(d) 1985
Ans. (d)

30. The largest constituent of atmospheric air is—
(a) oxygen
(b) nitrogen
(c) carbon dioxide
(d) water vapour
Ans. (b)

31. Which of the following is a warm current?
(a) California Current
(b) Brazilian Current
(c) Venezuela Current
(d) Labrador Current
Ans. (b)

32. On the surface of the earth, the largest ocean is—
(a) Atlantic
(b) Indian
(c) Pacific
(d) Arctic
Ans. (c)

33. U. Thant Cup is associated with —
(a) tennis
(b) golf
(c) football
(d) world badminton (women)
Ans. (a)

34. Kakrapara project is related to the development of which of these?
(a) Tapti Valley
(b) Narmada Valley
(c) Tungbhadra Valley
(d) Krishna Valley
Ans. (a)

35. National Highways Number I connect?
(a) Mumbai to Kolkata
(b) Delhi to Kolkata
(c) Mumbai to Delhi
(d) Delhi to Amritsar
Ans. (d)

36. India is known for 80% deposits of which of the minerals?
(a) Iron
(b) Copper
(c) Plutonium
(d) Mica
Ans. (d)

37. Which is the longest river in southern part of India?
(a) Godavari
(b) Mahanadi
(c) Cauvery
(d) Krishna
Ans. (a)

38. Which of the following countries has the least area?
(a) Bermuda
(b) Syria
(c) Nigeria
(d) Vatican City
Ans. (d)

39. The brightest planet is?
(a) Venus
(b) Mars
(c) Jupiter
(d) Mercury
Ans. (a)

40. Two states which produce largest amount of tobacco are?
(a) Andhra Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh
(b) West Bengal and Mahrashtra
(c) Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu
(d) Andhra Pradesh and Gujarat
Ans. (d)

41. Yasin Merchant is associated with which of the following games?
(a) Badminton
(b) Golf
(c) Hockey
(d) Snooker
Ans. (d)

42. ‘Dwar Samudra’ was the capital of—
(a) Cheras
(b) Yadavas
(c) Pandyas
(d) Hoyasalas
Ans. (d)

43. Deficiency of iron causes which of the following diseases?
(a) Rickets
(b) Anaemia
(c) Scurvy
(d) Over Bleeding
Ans. (b)

44. In which of these countries does it rain in the cold season?
(a) China
(b) Norway
(c) Brazil
(d) Nigeria
Ans. (c)

45. What is ‘Mona Lisa’?
(a) A painting
(b) Drama
(c) Intelligence of France
(d) Novel
Ans. (a)

46. Which of the following dynasties of Rajputs did not surrender in front of Akbar?
(a) Sisodia Dynasty
(b) Parmar Dynasty
(c) Chauhan Dynasty
(d) Chandela Dynasty
Ans. (a)

47. Water is soluble in ionic salts because—
(a) Its boiling point is high
(b) Its dipolar moment is more
(c) Of its more specific heat
(d) It has no colour
Ans. (b)

48. Mica is mainly found in—
(a) Jharkhand
(b) Gujarat
(c) Rajasthan
(d) Tamil Nadu
Ans. (a)

49. What is mixed economy?
(a) Co-operation between public and private sectors
(b) Competition between public and private sectors
(c) Special force in public sector.
(d) None of these
Ans. (a)

50. Who was the First King of Tughlaq Dynasty?
(a) Gias-ud-din Tughlaq
(b) Malik Tughlaq
(c) Mohammed Bin Tughlaq
(d) Feroz Shah Tughlaq
Ans. (a)

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