General Knowledge MCQs

The purpose of United Nations Fund for Population Activities (UNFPA) is

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A. studying population dynamics
B. collecting population data
C. evolving population policies, family planning and related programmes
D. All of the above
✅ The correct answer is option D.
The purpose of United Nations Fund for Population Activities (UNFPA) is studying population dynamics, collecting population data and evolving population policies, family planning and related programmes.

Which homegrown MNC was named the innovator of the year 2017 in the Times India Awards?

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A. Hindustan Unilever Limited
B. Mindtree
C. Hero Motocorp
D. Mahindra & Mahindra
✅ The correct answer is option A.
Mahindra & Mahindra, a homegrown automotive multinational that produces everything from two-wheelers to tractors, was named Innovator for the Year 2017.

The headquarter of the International court of Justice (UNO) are located at

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A. New York, USA
B. Bangkok
C. Addis Ababa
D. Hague (Netherlands)
✅ The correct answer is option D.
The headquarter of the International court of Justice (UNO) are located at Hague (Netherlands). It is the main judicial organ or branch of the United Nations. In short, International Court of Justice is ICJ, sometimes people call it the World Court. In French language, it is Cour internationale de justice. Established ICJ in 1945, ICJ has its headquarters at The Hague, Netherlands.

Tansen was

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A. a great exponent of Indian classical music
B. one of the nine gems in the court of Akbar
C. both (A) and (B)
D. None of the above
✅ The correct answer is option C.
Tansen was a great exponent of Indian classical music and one of the nine gems in the court of Akbar. Tansen, the magical musician, was one of the ‘Navratna’ (nine gems) at the court of the Mughal Emperor Akbar. He was born in Gwalior as a son of Mukund Misra, who was a poet. As a young child he learnt music from the legendary teacher of his time, Haridas Swami.

Which one of the following books won the Man Booker Prize 2014?

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A. History of the Rain
B. The Lives of Others
C. The Narrow Road to the Deep North
D. How to be Both
✅ The correct answer is option C.
On 14 October, chair judge A. C. Grayling announced that Australian author Richard Flanagan had won the 2014 Man Booker Prize for his book ‘The Narrow Road to the Deep North’.