1000+ General knowledge MCQ for XAT [Solved]

1. National Youth day is observed on _____?
A. 15th September
B. 1st May
C. 22nd February
D. 12th January
Answer : D

2. Which angiosperm is vesselless?
A. Trochodendro
B. Hydrilla
C. Wheat
D. Maize
Answer : A

3. Which of the following resources is renewable one?
A. Coal
B. Uranium
C. Natural Gas
D. Timber
Answer : D

4. Which of the following resources is renewable one?
A. Uranium
B. Coal
C. Timber
D. Natural Gas
Answer : C

5. The 38th Summit of G-8 is being organised in which of the following countries in May 2012?
A. Canada
B. Germany
C. China
D. USA
Answer : D

6. Which of the following is a Horticulture product ?
A. Sugarcane
B. Wheat
C. Rose
D. Jatropha
Answer : D

7. Who was the first child born after operative procedure?
A. Caesar
B. Huxley
C. William
D. Pasteur
Answer : A

8. National Institution of Nutrition is located at?
A. Hyderabad
B. Indore
C. Karnal
D. Bhopal
Answer : A

9. Myrmecology is study of?
A. Insects
B. Ants
C. Crustaceans
D. Arthropods
Answer : B

10. Trevor Bayliss was recently appointed as the new head coach of which country's cricket team?
A. Australia
B. England
C. South Africa
D. Sri Lanka
Answer : B

11. Union Minister Ravi Shanker Prasad has officially launched India Posts first Android app recently named?
A. India Post
B. Post Shoppe
C. PostInfo
D. FingerPost
Answer : C

12. Cactus is referred to as
A. Mesophyte
B. Hydrophyte
C. Epiphyte
D. Xerophyte
Answer : D

13. On which date, The Indian Army day is celebrated?
A. 21st January
B. 15th January
C. 11th February
D. 19th March
Answer : B

14. Who among the following is the Minister of Foreign Affairs in Union Cabinet at present ?
A. Shri S. M. Krishna
B. Shri P. Chidambaram
C. Shri Pranab Mukherjee
D. Shri Kamal Nath
Answer : A

15. That the Rig-Vedic ary aha were a pastoral people Is borne out by the fact that
A. There are many references to the cow in the Rig Veda
B. Most of the wars were fought for the sake of cows
C. Gifts made to priests were usually cows and not land
D. All of the above
Answer : D

16. Which of the following is not a member of BRICS ?
A. Brazil
B. Russia
C. Iran
D. China
Answer : C

17. Who among the following is not a member of the newly-constituted advisory panel by BCCI to guide the board in all matters related to the game?
A. Rahul Dravid
B. Sachin Tendulkar
C. Sourav Ganguly
D. VVS Laxman
Answer : A

18. LPG stands for :
A. Liquified Pressurised Gas
B. Liquified Petroleum Gas
C. Low Pressured Gas
D. Low Petroleum Gas
Answer : B

19. Which country was the host country for the World Environment Day (WED) 2015?
A. Brazil
B. Italy
C. China
D. Australia
Answer : B

20. Who was on 30 May 2015 re-elected as FIFA President?
A. Ali bin Hussein
B. Sepp Blatter
C. Fabio Capello
D. Michel Fran�ois Platini
Answer : B

21. Who was the chairman of the Panel on Net neutrality that submitted its report recently?
A. A K Bhargava
B. P D T Achary
C. Syed Ibrahim
D. T S R Suramanian
Answer : A

22. The first woman President of Indian National congress was?
A. Sarojini Naidu
B. Kamala Devi Chattopadhyaya
C. Rajkumari Amrit Kaur
D. Annie Besant
Answer : D

23. Which of the following cups/trophies is used in the game of Lawn Tennis?
A. Duleep Trophy
B. D C M Trophy
C. Ryder Cup
D. Wimbledon Cup
Answer : D

24. Which city in India is set to become the first Indian City to offer Google Street View?
A. Varanasi
B. Ahmedabad
C. Hyderabad
D. Thiruvananthapuram
Answer : C

25. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
A. Hevea Tree Brazil
B. Sumatra Storm Malaysia
C. Kajan River Borneo
D. Dkke Toba fish Brazil
Answer : D

26. Who recently won the CEAT Indian Cricketer of the Year award?
A. Murali Vijay
B. Ajinkya Rahane
C. Virat Kohli
D. Shikhar Dhawan
Answer : B

27. Who has recently become the fourth Indian shooter to win a quota place for the 2016 Rio Olympics?
A. Jithu Rai
B. Gagan Narang
C. Ronjan Sodhi
D. Abhinav Bindra
Answer : D

28. NIN (National Institute of Nutrition) Central Office is located at?
A. Hyderabad
B. Mumbai
C. Bengaluru
D. Kolkata
Answer : A

29. Which of the following is not a renewable resource?
A. Thorium
B. Geothermal heat
C. Tidal power
D. Radiant energy
Answer : A

30. The forest in Sunderban is called
A. Scrub Jungle
B. Tandra
C. Mangrove
D. Deciduous Foresrs
Answer : C

31. Who among the following is the Chief Election Commissioner of India at present?
A. Shri Navin Chawla
B. Shri S.V. Quraishi
C. Shri Ajit Seth
D. None of these
Answer : D

32. Adolf Hitler was born in?
A. India
B. Germany
C. Austria
D. Russia
Answer : C

33. Which of the following statements is correct?
A. Mahadeo hills are in the west of Maikala hills.
B. Mahadeo hills are the part of Karnataka Plateau.
C. Mahadeo hills are in the east of Chhotanagpur Plateau
D. Mahadeo hills are the part of Aravalli ranges.
Answer : A

34. Who among the following has written the famous book "Malgudi Days"?
A. V.S. Naipaul
B. Deepak Chopra
C. R.K. Narayan
D. Rabindranath Tagore
Answer : C

35. Which of the following is also used to make sugar/jaggery ?
A. Date palm
B. Apple
C. Mango
D. Banana
Answer : A

36. 'Skill Route' is -
A. A song album
B. A novel
C. A land route for conducting trade and commarce in ancient period
D. A future film
Answer : C

37. How many neck canal cells are found in the archegonium of a fern?
A. One
B. Two
C. Three
D. Four
Answer : A

38. Which of the following is true about the Railway Budget 2012-13 finally passed by the Parliament?
A. No hike in passenger fares up to 3rd AC
B. 30 new trains introduced on Delhi/Mumbai route
C. Three new Shatabdi trains introduced last year withdrawn
D. A new zone created as Central Railway divided in two zones South Central and Central Main
Answer : A

39. Which of the following combinations of the States and their Chief Ministers (at present) is not correct?
A. Uttar Pradesh Akhilesh Yadav
B. Rajasthan Ashok Gehlot
C. Himachal Pradesh Shanta Kumar
D. West Bengal Mamata Banerjee
Answer : C

40. R Seshasayee was on 5 June 2015 appointed as the non-executive chairman of?
A. TCS
B. Infosys
C. ICICI Bank
D. Wipro
Answer : B

41. The 50th state of USA?
A. Alaska
B. California
C. Hawaii
D. New York
Answer : C

42. Famous Ajanta Caves are in which state ?
A. Maharashtra
B. Gujarat
C. Rajasthan
D. Orissa
Answer : A

43. International Nurses Day was observed across the world on?
A. May 12
B. May 13
C. May 14
D. May 15
Answer : A

44. Famous Hawa Mahal is located in
A. Lucknow
B. Udaipur
C. Jaipur
D. Bangalore
Answer : C

45. Which country recently celebrated its Republic Day on 2 June 2015?
A. Singapore
B. Italy
C. France
D. South Korea
Answer : B

46. Wimbledon Trophy is associated with the game of
A. Football
B. Hockey
C. Cricket
D. Lawn Tennis
Answer : D

47. Which bank on 29 May 2015 launched an online customer acquisition solution through which one can apply for home, car, education and personal loans online?
A. HDFC
B. ICICI
C. SBI
D. Punjab National Bank
Answer : C

48. Which of the following statements is correct?
A. Mahadeo hills are in the west of Maikala hills.
B. Mahadeo hills are the part of Karnataka Plateau.
C. Mahadeo hills are in the east of Chhotanagpur Plateau
D. Mahadeo hills are the part of Aravalli ranges.
Answer : A

49. Which of the following schemes/programmes is launched to develop rural infrastrucrure in India?
A. MG National Rural Employment Guarantee Act
B. Bharat Nirman
C. Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana
D. Total Sanitation Campaign
Answer : B

50. Which of the following is a very popular name in the field of literature ?
A. Shahrukh Khan
B. Abhishek Bachchan
C. Sania Mirza
D. Chetan Bhagat
Answer : D