Basic General Knowledge MCQs

✅ The correct answer is option B.
The literacy rate of Himachal Pradesh is 77.13 per cent. Himachal Pradesh has a fairly well developed education system and enjoys an overall literacy rate of 77.13 per cent compared to the all-India rate of 65.38 per cent.

✅ The correct answer is option D.
For safety, the fuse wire used in the mains for household supply of electricity must be made of metal having low melting point.

✅ The correct answer is option C.
Penicillin is widely used as an antibiotic. Penicillins are a group of antibacterial drugs that attack a wide range of bacteria. They were the first drugs of this type that doctors used. The discovery and manufacture of penicillins have changed the face of medicine, as these drugs have saved millions of lives.

✅ The correct answer is option A.
Until December 1991 Belarus and Ukraine were integral parts of the USSR & not independent countries, but had separate UN memberships. Though Belarus and Ukraine have a long shared history, the two countries differ significantly in many ways.

✅ The correct answer is option B.
Frederick SangerBorn August 13, 1918, Rendcombe, Gloucestershire, England.English biochemist who was twice the recipient of the Nobel Prize for Chemistry. He was awarded the prize in 1958 for his determination of the structure of the insulin molecule. He shared the prize (with Paul Berg and Walter Gilbert) in 1980 for his determination of base sequences in nucleic acids. Sanger was only the fourth two-time recipient of the Nobel Prize.

✅ The correct answer is option D.
The founder member of EFTA are Austria, Denmark, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, Switzerland, UK, Austria, Sweden. During the 1960s, these countries were often referred to as the “Outer Seven”, as opposed to the Inner Six of the then European Economic Community (EEC).

✅ The correct answer is option D.
Guwahati High Court is the judicature of Assam, Nagaland and Arunachal Pradesh.

✅ The correct answer is option C.
The number of chromosomes in human body is 46. In humans, each cell normally contains 23 pairs of chromosomes, for a total of 46. Twenty-two of these pairs, called autosomes, look the same in both males and females. The 23rd pair, the sex chromosomes, differ between males and females.

✅ The correct answer is option D.
Fire temple is the place of worship of Zoroastrianism (Parsi Religion). A fire temple in Zoroastrianism is the place of worship for Zoroastrians, often called dar-e mehr (Persian) or agiyari (Gujarati). In the Zoroastrian religion, fire (see atar), together with clean water (see aban), are agents of ritual purity.

✅ The correct answer is option B.
The playground of baseball is known as Diamond. A baseball field, also called a ball field or a baseball diamond, is the field upon which the game of baseball is played. The term is also used as a metonym for baseball park.