General Knowledge MCQs

✅ 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.
Normally the Commonwealth Games are held at intervals of 4 years. The Commonwealth Games is an international multi-sport event involving athletes from the Commonwealth of Nations. The event was first held in 1930, and has taken place every four years since then.

✅ The correct answer is option A.
DRDL stands for Defence Research and Development Laboratary, under the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) – with thrust on design, development and flight evaluation of various types of Missile Systems for the Indian armed forces.

✅ The correct answer is option C.
The main purpose of ASEAN (Association of South-East Asian Nations) is to accelerate economic progress and maintain economic stability. Its principal aims include accelerating economic growth, social progress, and sociocultural evolution among its members, alongside the protection of regional stability and the provision of a mechanism for member countries to resolve differences peacefully.

✅ The correct answer is option B.
India’s first atomic power station was set up at Tarapur (Maharashtra), is the oldest nuclear power plant in India. The power station comprises two 120MW boiling water reactor (BWR) units commissioned in October 1969 and two pressurised heavy water reactor (PHWR) units commissioned between 2005 and 2006.