Basic General Knowledge MCQs

✅ The correct answer is option D.
The sacred place for Buddhists is Lumbini (Nepal) where Buddha was born in Bodh Gaya (Bihar) where Buddha received enlightenment and Kusinagara (UP) where Buddha attained Nirvana.

✅ The correct answer is option D.
Recession is slowing down of economic activity over a limited period, period that results from accumulation of unsold goods, owing to fall in demand and period during which unemployment may rise and demand and output may fall, leading to slump in trade.

✅ The correct answer is option C.
GATT (General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade) is international agreement signed in 1947 between non-communist nations with the object of encouraging and agreement which seeks to achieve its aim by arranging and encouraging bargaining with trade concession.

✅ The correct answer is option B.
John Logie Baird FRSE ( 14 August 1888 – 14 June 1946) was a Scottish engineer, innovator, one of the inventors of the mechanical television, demonstrating the first working television system on 26 January 1926, and inventor of both the first publicly demonstrated colour television system

✅ The correct answer is option C.
Tiger Woods is associated with Golf. Eldrick Tont “Tiger” Woods (born December 30, 1975) is an American professional golfer. He is tied for first in PGA Tour wins and ranks second in men’s major championships and also holds numerous golf records. Woods is widely regarded as one of the greatest golfers, and one of the most famous athletes of all time.

✅ The correct answer is option A.
The Scottish bacteriologist who discovered penicillin was Alexander Fleming. In 1928 Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin, though he did not realize the full significance of his discovery for at least another decade. He eventually received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1945.

✅ The correct answer is option D.
People who secretly indulge in anti-national or anti-government activities and help the enemy are called Fifth column. A fifth column is any group of people who undermine a larger group from within, usually in favor of an enemy group or nation. The activities of a fifth column can be overt or clandestine. Fifth column Refers to traitors or people who secretly indulge in anti-national or anti -government activities and help the enemy.

✅ The correct answer is option A.
Mining and various small-scale industries like manufacturing soaps, paper and so on industries are found in Goa. Goa has a strong presence in mining, tourism and pharmaceuticals sectors. Mining (iron ore and manganese), pharmaceuticals, iron and steel industries are present in North Goa while mining and shipbuilding industries are present in South Goa.

✅ The correct answer is option A.
The Roman governor and principal assassin in the murder of Julies Caesar was Marcus Junius Brutus. Marcus Junius Brutus, often referred to simply as Marcus Brutus or Brutus, was a Roman senator during the political turmoil of the late Roman Republic. He took a leading role in the assassination of Julius Caesar.

✅ The correct answer is option B.
Sunnis and Shias are the important sects of Islam. Shia and Sunni Islam are the two major denominations of Islam. They chose sides following the death of the Islamic prophet Muhammad in AD 632.