MCQ Questions and Answers for Competitive Exams
In which of the following wars the British completely defeat the French?
(A) Battle of Wandiwash
(B) Battle of Buxar
(C) Battle of Plassey
(D) Battle of Adyar
Correct Answer : A
The 'French Revolution' started with the fall of which the following?
(A) Bastil
(B) Comuse
(C) Jacobin Club
(D) Pillnitz
Correct Answer : A
By which amendment was the 'Fundamental Duty' added to the Constitution?
(A) 42nd
(B) 46th
(C) 61st
(D) 88th
Correct Answer : A
Which instrument is used to measure the intensity of light?
(A) Lux meter
(B) Calorimeter
(C) Anemometer
(D) Altimeter
Correct Answer : A
What is used in the storage batteries?
(A) Copper
(B) Tin
(C) Lead
(D) Zinc
Correct Answer : C
Which river originates from the Amarkantak plateau?
(A) Narmada River
(B) Son River
(C) Betwa River
(D) Godavari River
Correct Answer : A
Explanation :
1. Narmada River is the fifth largest river of India which flows through Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat.
2. The Narmada River (Rewa) serves as a traditional boundary between North and South India.
3. It originates from the Amarkantak peak of Maikal mountain and flows 1,312 km towards the west and joins the Gulf of Khambhat.
4. Major tributaries from the right side are Hiran, Tendori, Barna, Kolar, Maan, Uri, Hatni and Orsang.
5. Major left tributaries are- Berner, Banjar, Sher, Shakkar, Dudhi, Tawa, Ganjal, Chhota Tawa, Kundi, Goi and Karjan.
6. Narmada River Basin is home to fishes, turtles, crocodiles, beautiful birds and other wildlife.
7. The largest dam built on the Narmada River is "Sardar Sarovar Dam", which is built in Narmada district of Gujarat.
Who declared that democracy is a government that is 'of the people, by the people, and for the people?
(A) George Washington
(B) Winston Churchill
(C) Abraham Lincoln
(D) Theodore Roosevelt
Correct Answer : C
Who wrote the poem 'A Thing of Beauty is a Joy for Ever'?
(A) William Shakespeare
(B) J. K. Rowling
(C) John Keats
(D) George Elliot
Correct Answer : C
Which of these deserts has the largest gold reserves?
(A) Kizil Kum Desert
(B) Gobi desert
(C) Mazov Desert
(D) Tanami Desert
Correct Answer : C
The amount of insolation received at a place on the earth's surface depends on-
(A) on the weather there
(B) on the longitude of that place
(C) its latitude
(D) at the height of that place
Correct Answer : C
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