Basic General Knowledge MCQs

21. Guarantee to an exporter that the importer of his goods will pay immediately for the goods ordered by him, is known as

A. Letter of Credit (L/C)
B. inflation
C. laissezfaire
D. None of the above
✅ The correct answer is option A.
Guarantee to an exporter that the importer of his goods will pay immediately for the goods ordered by him, is known as Letter of Credit (L/C). A Letter of Credit, also known as LC or Documentary Credit, is a commonly used instrument for effecting payment between a buyer and a seller. It can be a vital part of mitigating a seller’s risk of payment in either international trade or domestic business.

22. Lata Mangeshkar holds the world record for maximum number of ____

A. song recordings
B. singing songs
C. songs composing
D. None of the above
✅ The correct answer is option A.
Lata Mangeshkar holds the world record for maximum number of song recordings. Lata Mangeshkar sang over 700 songs for the composer duo over a period of 35 long years, most of which became huge hits.

23. Of the UN Agencies, which one specifically aims at further economic development by encouraging productive private enterprise?

A. United Nations Industrial Development Organisation
B. International Finance Corporation
C. International Monetary Fund
D. World Bank
✅ The correct answer is option B.
Of the UN Agencies, International Finance Corporation is one specifically aims at further economic development by encouraging productive private enterprise. International Finance Corporation is a private equity and venture capital subsidiary focused on the private sector in developing countries.

24. The last or 13th NAM (Non-aligned Movement) conference was held on

A. September 2000 at Jakarta (Indonesia)
B. September 2001 at Cartagene
C. September 2002 at Durban
D. September 2003 at Kuala Lumpur
✅ The correct answer is option D.
The last or 13th NAM (Non-aligned Movement) conference was held on September 2003 at Kuala Lumpur. The Heads of State or Government of the Movement of the Non-Aligned Countries met in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, from 24-25 February 2003, to address the crucial global issues affecting their peoples with the view to agreeing to a set of actions in the promotion of peace, security, justice, equality, democracy.

25. The credit of developing the polio vaccine goes to

A. Jones Salk
B. Alb E. Sabin
C. J.L. Baird
D. J. Perkins
✅ The correct answer is option A.
The credit of developing the polio vaccine goes to Jones Salk. Jonas Edward Salk was an American medical researcher and virologist. He discovered and developed one of the first successful polio vaccines.

26. The headquarter of all the following international organization are based at Vienna, excepted

A. United Nations Industrial Development Organization
B. Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
C. United Nations Development Programme
D. International Atomic Energy Agency
✅ The correct answer is option C.
The headquarter of all the following international organization are based at Vienna, excepted United Nations Development Programme. Headquartered in New York City, the status of UNDP is that of an executive board within the United Nations General Assembly. The UNDP Administrator is the third highest-ranking official of the United Nations after the United Nations Secretary-General and Deputy Secretary-General.

27. When was Prophet Mohamed, the founder of Islam, born?

A. 420 AD
B. 570 AD
C. 868 AD
D. 1138 AD
✅ The correct answer is option B.
Prophet Mohamed, the founder of Islam was born in 570 AD. According to Islamic doctrine, he was a prophet, sent to present and confirm the monotheistic teachings preached previously by Adam, Abraham, Moses, Jesus, and other prophets.

28. What is the S.I. unit of temperature?

A. Kelvin
B. Celsius
C. Centigrade
D. Fahrenheit
✅ The correct answer is option A.
Kelvin is the S.I. unit of temperature. The kelvin (symbolised as K) is the base unit of temperature in the International System of Units (SI). The Kelvin scale is an absolute thermodynamic temperature scale using as its point absolute zero, the temperature at which all thermal motion ceases in the classical description of thermodynamics.

29. National Anthem was first sung on

A. December 27, 1911 during the Indian National Congress Session at Calcutta
B. January 24, 1950 by the Constituent Assembly of India
C. January 26, 1959 by the Government of India
D. None of the above
✅ The correct answer is option A.
National Anthem was first sung on December 27, 1911 during the Indian National Congress Session at Calcutta. On December 27, 1911, the National Anthem was first sung at the Calcutta session of the Congress. ‘Jana Gana Mana’ is the first stanza of the Bengali hymn ‘Bharoto Bhagyo Bidhata’, written by Nobel Laureate Rabindranath Tagore.