Basic General Knowledge MCQs

✅ The correct answer is option D.
In 1993, Ranasingha Premadasa, President of Sri Lanka, assassinated.

✅ The correct answer is option B.
International Labour Organisation is related to the United Nation was in existence before the Second World War. The International Labour Organization is a United Nations agency whose mandate is to advance social justice and promote decent work by setting international labour standards. It was the first specialised agency of the UN.

✅ The correct answer is option B.
Raj Kapoor received Dada Saheb Phalke Award in 1987. The Government of India honoured him with the Padma Bhushan in 1971 and the Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 1987 – the highest award for cinematic excellence in India. In 2001, he was honoured with “Best Director of the Millennium” by Stardust Awards. He was named “Showman of the Millennium” by Star Screen Awards in 2002.

✅ The correct answer is option D.
The number of sovereign countries who are members of the United Nations, is 193. The United Nations member states are the 193 sovereign states that are members of the United Nations (UN) and have equal representation in the UN General Assembly.

✅ The correct answer is option A.
If force is expressed in Newton and the distance in metre, then the work done is expressed in Joule. Work done is expressed in force divided by distance. SI unit is joule.

✅ The correct answer is option B.
Assam rifles is India’s oldest paramilitary force, raised originally in 1835 as Cachar Levy. They perform many roles including the provision of internal security under the control of the army through the conduct of counter insurgency and border security operations. Assam Rifles is known as “Sentinels of the Northeast”.

✅ The correct answer is option D.
Michael Faraday discovered electromagnetism, benzene, liquid gases and optical glass and the induction of electric current. Michael Faraday was an English scientist who contributed to the study of electromagnetism and electrochemistry. His main discoveries include the principles underlying electromagnetic induction, diamagnetism and electrolysis.

✅ The correct answer is option A.
The approximate area of Bihar is 1,35,100 sq. km.

✅ The correct answer is option A.
The main crops of Sikkim are rice, maize, bajra, wheat, barley and cardamom.

✅ The correct answer is option D.
The countries that had maintained research stations in Antarctica under Antarctic Trade are Chili, France and Japan, Argentina, Australia, Belgium and South Africa and New Zealand, Norway, the former USSR, the UK and the USA.