GK MCQ Practice Set 1 – Here in this post we have discussed GK mcq questions answers from topics like international organization, missile, satellite, history battle, planet, river, railways, solar system, human body, x-rays, and many more.
GK MCQ Practice Set 1
# Where is the headquarters of UNESCO located?
a. Paris
b. Istanbul
c. Oslo
d. Rome
Ans. a
> Paris is in France
> UNESCO full form = United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
# Where is the Missile Testing Centre in India located?
a. Pokhran
b. Chandipur
c. Sriharikota
Ans. b
> Chandipur is in Odisha
# Pokhran, famous for the nuclear test in 1998, is located in?
a. Andhra Pradesh
b. Rajasthan
c. Goa
d. Odisha
Ans. b
# The Kalinga Battle was fought near?
a. Barabati
b. Udaygiri
c. Dhauli
Ans. c
> Dhauli is in Odisha now
> The Kalinga Battle took place in 261 BC
> It was fought between Ashoka (Maurya empire) and Kalinga kingdom
> Conclusion – Ashoka won
> It was one of the largest & bloodiest war in the history
# The energy present in the stretched Rubber band is?
a. Kinetic
b. Potential
c. Magnetic
d. Constant
Ans. b
# Who built the Jagannath Temple at Puri, Odisha?
a. Chodaganga Deva
b. Ashoka
c. Kharavela
d. Harshavardhana
Ans. a
> His full name – Ananta Varman Chodaganga Deva, a famous king of Ganga dynasty
# Longest river of India is?
a. Godavari
b. Ganga
c. Krishna
d. Brahamaputra
Ans. b
> 2nd longest – Godavari (also called as Dakshin Ganga or South Ganga)
GK MCQ Set 1
# Which planet is Red planet?
a. Jupiter
b. Mars
c. Earth
d. Pluto
Ans. b
# World Health Organization headquarters is located in?
a. Paris
b. Geneva
c. Washington
Ans. b
> Geneva is in Switzerland
# Lunar Eclipse occurs when?
a. Earth is between Sun and Moon
b. Sun is between Earth and Moon
c. Moon is between Earth and Sun
Ans. a
# Solar Eclipse occurs when?
a. Earth is between Sun and Moon
b. Sun is between Earth and Moon
c. Moon is between Earth and Sun
Ans. c
# From the following resources, India has largest reserves of?
a. Oil
b. Coal
c. Natural gas
d. Atomic power
Ans. b
# The ‘Diesel Locomotive Works’ is located in?
a. Varanasi
b. Perambur
c. Jamshedpur
d. Chittaranjan
Ans. a
> Its new name is ‘Banaras Locomotive Works’ – Varanasi, UP
> Integral Coach Factory – Perambur, Chennai
> Rail Coach Factory – Kapurthala, Punjab
> Rail Wheel Factory – Bengaluru, Karnataka
GK Practice Set 1
# Where is Banihal pass?
a. Kumaon himalayas
b. Kashmir himalayas
c. Assam himalayas
d. Punjab himilayas
Ans. b
# Where is Nathu La pass?
a. Rajasthan
b. Sikkim
c. Delhi
d. Assam
Ans. b
# The celestial bodies usually fall from the sky on the earth are?
a. Meteors
b. Comets
c. Rock
Ans. a
# Comets are the luminous celestial bodies which move around?
a. Sun
b. Moon
c. Earth
d. Jupiter
Ans. a
# At ________ days and nights are equal?
a. Poles
b. Equator
c. Prime meridian
Ans. b
# Which body organ is affected by Pneumonia?
a. Heart
b. Kidney
c. Lungs
d. Brain
Ans. c
# The river that originates from Odisha and merges with Godavari river?
a. Brahmani
b. Rushikulya
c. Nagawali
d. Indravati
Ans. d
# Chilka lake is famous for?
a. White shark
b. White whale
c. White dolphin
d. White prawn
Ans. d
> Chilika lake is in Odisha
# Radiowaves and X-rays are?
a. Nuclear
b. Electro-magnetic
c. Seismic
d. Magnetic resonance
Ans. b