Basic General Knowledge MCQs

✅ The correct answer is option B.
India played its first cricket Test Match in 1932. India was invited to The Imperial Cricket Council in 1926, and made their debut as a Test playing nation in England in 1932, led by CK Nayudu, who was considered as the best Indian batsman at the time. The one-off Test match between the two sides was played at Lord’s in London.

✅ The correct answer is option C.
Most commonly used bleaching agent is chlorine. The most widely used bleach in the United States is liquid chlorine bleach, an alkaline aqueous solution of sodium hypochlorite.

✅ The correct answer is option A.
Excessive secretion from the pituitary gland in the children results in increased height. In children and adolescents, excessive levels of growth hormone can result in a condition called gigantism. Children with this condition may have unusually long arms and legs and may grow to heights of 7 to 8 feet or more.

✅ The correct answer is option C.
Uttaranchal has international boundary with China and Nepal in north, north-east and eastern side.

✅ The correct answer is option C.
South Indian temples have tall towers with curving sides that taper at the top and gateway towers shaped like trapezoidal pyramids.

✅ The correct answer is option B.
Study of earthquakes is known as seismology. Seismologists study earthquakes by going out and looking at the damage caused by the earthquakes and by using seismographs. A seismograph is an instrument that records the shaking of the earth’s surface caused by seismic waves.

✅ The correct answer is option D.
Himalayan Mountaineering Institute is at Darjeeling. It is recognized as one of the best mountaineering institutes in the world.

✅ The correct answer is option B.
Indira Gandhi was assassinated in 1984. On 31 October 1984, Indira Gandhi, Prime Minister of India, was killed by her Sikh bodyguards. The assassination sparked four days of riots that left more than 8,000 Indian Sikhs dead in revenge attacks.

✅ The correct answer is option B.
Shaurya Chakra made up of bronze is awarded for gallantry otherwise than in the face of the enemy. The Shaurya Chakra is an Indian military decoration awarded for valour, courageous action or self-sacrifice while not engaged in direct action with the enemy. It may be awarded to civilians as well as military personnel, sometimes posthumously.

✅ The correct answer is option A.
Thomas Cup is associated with badminton. The Thomas Cup, sometimes called the World Men’s Team Championships, is an international badminton competition among teams representing member nations of the Badminton World Federation (BWF), the sport’s global governing body.