Basic General Knowledge MCQs

✅ The correct answer is option C.
The purpose of EFTA (European Free Trade Association) was to remove all tariffs on trade of industrial goods between the member countries and to aid the creation of a single west European market to help boost world trade.

✅ The correct answer is option C.
UN General Assembly elects a President and Twenty one Vice Presidents at the start of its each regular session. Unless the General Assembly decides otherwise, the General Assembly shall elect a President and twenty-one Vice-Presidents at 9 least three months before the opening of the session over which they are to preside.

✅ The correct answer is option A.
The restoration of the Olympic Games at the end of the last century was at the initiative of a French baron. The title of baron was assumed as a titre de courtoisie by many nobles, whether members of the Nobles of the Robe or cadets of Nobles of the Sword who held no title in their own right.

✅ The correct answer is option C.
Mona Lisa was painted by Leonardo da Vinci in 1504 AD. Leonardo da Vinci is thought to have begun painting the Mona Lisa in 1503 or 1504 in Florence, Italy. Although the Louvre states that it was “doubtless painted between 1503 and 1506”, the art historian Martin Kemp says there are some difficulties in confirming the actual dates with certainty.

✅ The correct answer is option B.
Christopher Columbus discovered the West Indies in 1492 AD. He was an Italian explorer and colonizer who completed four voyages across the Atlantic Ocean that opened the New World for conquest and permanent European colonization of the Americas.

✅ The correct answer is option D.
The theory of utilitarianism was expounded by Jeremy Bentham (1748-1836), James Mill(1773-1839) and Henry Sidgwick (1838-1900). Utilitarianism is a normative ethical theory that places the locus of right and wrong solely on the outcomes (consequences) of choosing one action/policy over other actions/policies.

✅ The correct answer is option B.
Hermann Scheer (Germany) received right Livelihood Award in 1999 for his indefatigable work for the promotion of solar energy worldwide. Hermann Scheer was a Social Democrat member of the German Bundestag, President of Eurosolar and General Chairman of the World Council for Renewable Energy.

✅ The correct answer is option B.
Olympic creed and oath was composed by Baron Pierre de Coubertin the founder of modern Olympics. Charles Pierre de Frédy, Baron de Coubertin was a French educator and historian, founder of the International Olympic Committee, and its second President. He is known as the father of the modern Olympic Games.

✅ The correct answer is option A.
Golden Temple, Amritsar is India’s largest Gurdwara. The Golden Temple Amritsar India (Sri Harimandir Sahib Amritsar) is not only a central religious place of the Sikhs, but also a symbol of human brotherhood and equality. Everybody, irrespective of cast, creed or race can seek spiritual solace and religious fulfilment without any hindrance. It also represents the distinct identity, glory and heritage of the Sikhs.

✅ The correct answer is option C.
Rohinton Baria Trophy is associated with cricket ‘Inter-University’. The All-India Inter-University Cricket Championship held for the Rohinton Baria Gold Trophy (or simply, Rohinton Baria Trophy) is India’s premier inter-university cricket tournament. It has been contested annually since the 1935/36 season.