Basic General Knowledge MCQs

✅ The correct answer is option B.
Gen. Maharaja Rajendra Singhji was the first Indian Chief of Army Staff of the Indian Army. General Maharaj Shri Rajendrasinhji Jadeja, DSO (15 June 1899 – 1 January 1964), also known as K.S. Rajendrasinhji, was the first Chief of Army Staff of the Indian army, and the second Indian, after Field Marshal K. M.

✅ The correct answer is option C.
Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research, established in 1971, is located at Kalpakkam, Chennai. Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research (IGCAR) is one of India’s premier nuclear research centres. It is the second largest establishment of the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE), next to Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC), located at Kalpakkam, 80 km south of Chennai, India. It was established in 1971 as an exclusive centre dedicated to the pursuit of fast reactor science and technology, due to the vision of Dr. Vikram Sarabhai.

✅ The correct answer is option D.
The type of root system of all of the following is tap root system, except that of maize plant. The root system of maize can be divided into an embryonic root system (Abbe and Stein, 1954) consisting of a single primary root and a variable number of seminal roots, and a post‐embryonic root system which is made up by shoot‐borne roots.

✅ The correct answer is option D.
The headquarter of International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) are situated at Vienna. The IAEA has its headquarters in Vienna, Austria. The IAEA has two “Regional Safeguards Offices” which are located in Toronto, Canada, and in Tokyo, Japan. The IAEA also has two liaison offices which are located in New York City, United States, and in Geneva, Switzerland.

✅ The correct answer is option C.
Arjuna Award is given for outstanding performance in sports. It was started in 1961, the award carries a cash prize of ₹500,000, a bronze statue of Arjuna and a scroll.

✅ The correct answer is option D.
Sonia Nazario of “Los Angeles Times” was awarded Pulitzer Prize in 2003 for feature writing. The story was awarded the 2003 Pulitzer Prize for feature writing and later became a book.

✅ The correct answer is option A.
The committee of the Norwegian Parliament awards the prize for peace. The Nobel Peace Prize is awarded by a committee of five, appointed by the Storting (the Norwegian parliament). The Norwegian Nobel Committee 2019.

✅ The correct answer is option B.
World Teachers’ Day, also known as International Teachers Day, is held every year on October 5 to honor teachers and recognize their contributions to education and development. Many events are organized on this day (or a day around this date if necessary to avoid school holidays) to emphasize the importance of teachers and learning and to raise the profile and increase the awareness and understanding of the teaching profession and its importance.

✅ The correct answer is option D.
The main objectives of the UN are to maintain peace and security in the world, to develop friendly relations among nations and to work together to remove poverty, disease and illiteracy and encourage respect for each other’s rights of basic freedom.

✅ The correct answer is option D.
The Loktak lake facing environmental problems is situated in Manipur. Loktak Lake is the largest freshwater lake in Northeast India and is famous for the phumdis (heterogeneous mass of vegetation, soil and organic matter at various stages of decomposition) floating over it. The lake is located at Moirang in Manipur state, India.