Basic General Knowledge MCQs

✅ The correct answer is option C.
The temporary suspension of hostilities by mutual consent in order to stout a peace negotiation is called armistice. An armistice is a formal agreement of warring parties to stop fighting. It is not necessarily the end of a war, as it may constitute only a cessation of hostilities while an attempt is made to negotiate a lasting peace. It is derived from the Latin arma, meaning “arms” and -stitium, meaning “a stopping”.

✅ The correct answer is option B.
Delhi will be the host of XIX Commonwealth Games 2010.

✅ The correct answer is option D.
The 2012 Olympics Games were held in London. The 2012 Summer Olympics, formally the Games of the XXX Olympiad and commonly known as London 2012, was an international multi-sport event that was held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, United Kingdom.

✅ The correct answer is option D.
The fighter force of Air Force is comprised of MIG-21 variant, MIG-23s, MIG-25s, MIG-27s, MIG-29s and Jaguars.

✅ The correct answer is option A.
The first session of the UN General Assembly was convened on 10 January 1946 in the Methodist Central Hall in London and included representatives of 51 nations.

✅ The correct answer is option D.
The best way to tackle local environmental problems is to provide environmental education to the local people and create awareness. Environmental protection is the process of protecting the environment for the benefit of nature and humans.

✅ The correct answer is option D.
Pressure cooker cooks rice faster because high pressure raises the boiling point of water. The trapped steam increases the atmospheric pressure inside the cooker by 15 pounds per square inch (psi), or 15 pounds above normal sea-level pressure. At that pressure, the boiling point of water is increased from 212°F to 250°F. This higher temperature is what cooks food faster.

✅ The correct answer is option C.
Lord Buddha was born in 560 BC. Buddha, born with the name Siddhartha Gautama, was a teacher, philosopher and spiritual leader who is considered the founder of Buddhism. He lived and taught in the region around the border of modern-day Nepal and India sometime between the 6th to 4th century B.C.

✅ The correct answer is option B.
The largest lake in India is Wular lake. Wular Lake, located in the state of Jammu and Kashmir, is often referred to as the largest freshwater lake in India. Wular is a natural lake that is a major part of the Jhelum River basin.

✅ The correct answer is option B.
Thermal sources of energy tapped in India has shown the largest growth till the Eighth plan. Thermal energy (also called heat energy) is produced when a rise in temperature causes atoms and molecules to move faster and collide with each other.