FCI Recruitment - General knowledge 1000+ MCQ [Solved] PDF Download

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

2. Alastair Cook has recently surpassed whose record to become England's leading Test run scorer?
A. Graham Gooch
B. Nasser Hussain
C. Chris Lewis
D. Andrew Strauss
Answer : A

3. In India, woman had never been a Chief Minister in the State of?
A. Rajasthan
B. Tamil Nadu
C. Maharashtra
D. Uttar Pradesh
Answer : C

4. Mr. Nicolas Sarkozy is the present President of
A. Italy
B. Germany
C. France
D. Russia
Answer : C

5. Who was recently appointed as the new chairman of National Safety Council?
A. Apurvi Chandela
B. Ajay Shankar
C. Arun Kumar Jha
D. Satish Reddy
Answer : D

6. Which of the following is a major Tea producing state in India ?
A. Uttar Pradesh
B. Bihar
C. Chhattisgarh
D. Assam
Answer : D

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

8. With which of the following countries is the famous 'October Revolution' is associated?
A. China
B. Cuba
C. France
D. Russia
Answer : D

9. Who among the following is the Secretary of State (Foreign Minister) of USA at present?
A. Mr. Barak Obama
B. Mr. Jean Claude
C. Mrs. Hillary Clinton
D. Mr. David Cameron
Answer : C

10. 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

11. Which of the following is the capital of Manipur ?
A. Shillong
B. Guwahati
C. Tejpur
D. Imphal
Answer : D

12. Who was on 29 May 2015 appointed as the Director General (news) in Doordarshan?
A. Geeta Anandalakshmi
B. Akshay Rout
C. Manjul Bhargava
D. Veena Jain
Answer : D

13. Name the only person to get Nobel Prize after getting Bharat Ratna?
A. Nelson Mandela
B. Amartya Sen
C. Dalai Lama
D. Barack Obama
Answer : A

14. Sunda Trench is in?
A. Indian Ocean
B. Pacific Ocean
C. Atlantic Ocean
D. Gulf of Mexico
Answer : A

15. Ritcher Scale is used for measuring which of the following ?
A. Electric current
B. Intensity of Earthquakes
C. Temperature
D. Velocity of Sound
Answer : B

16. Which cup/trophy is associated with the game of cricket ?
A. DCM Cup
B. Ranji Trophy
C. Nehru Gold Cup
D. Merdeka Cup
Answer : B

17. Name the NRI scientist from the United States who has recently created a single molecule device that can be used for nano-scale devices?
A. Venkataraman Ramakrishnan
B. Latha Venkataraman
C. Vidyut Agarwal
D. Raja Rajeswari
Answer : B

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

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

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

21. Which of the following days is observed as World Population Day every year?
A. 11th March
B. 11th July
C. 11th August
D. 10th January
Answer : B

22. 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

23. Which of the following is not the capital of a state ?
A. Lucknow
B. Chandigarh
C. Shimla
D. Samastipur
Answer : D

24. Which of the following is not an agricultural product ?
A. Tea
B. Jowar
C. Urad
D. Calcium
Answer : D

25. Which of the following is thehost city of Olympic 2012 ?
A. Dhaka
B. Moscow
C. Paris
D. London
Answer : D

26. Who was recently appointed as the next Cabinet secretary of the Union government?
A. Pradeep Kumar Sinha
B. Ajith Seth
C. Ajith Doval
D. Arun Kumar Singh
Answer : A

27. Which scheme is launched by the Govt. of India to make Indian Metros/Cities Slum free ?
A. Indira Awas Yojana
B. Rajiv Gandhi Awas Yojana
C. Kutir Jyoti
D. ASHA
Answer : B

28. Kolkata-born writer Neel Mukherjee recently won the UK's Encore Award for his novel?
A. Family Life
B. Life of Nagas
C. The Lives of Others
D. None of these
Answer : C

29. The Judges of the High Court are appointed by the :
A. Chief Minister
B. Gevernor
C. President
D. Prime Minister
Answer : B

30. Which state has recently decided to observe 2015-16 as 'Year of Development'?
A. Kerala
B. Punjab
C. Maharashtra
D. West Bengal
Answer : B

31. British Crown assumed sovereignty over India from the East India Company in the year?
A. 1857
B. 1858
C. 1859
D. 1860
Answer : B

32. Doctrine of Lapse was introduced by the Governor General -
A. Lord Dalhousie
B. Lord Cornowallis
C. Lord William Bentinck
D. Lord Wellesly
Answer : A

33. Who among the following is all set to become India's first transgender college principal?
A. Manabi Bandhopadhyay
B. Gayathri Chaudhary
C. Shekhar Suri
D. None of these
Answer : A

34. Supreme Court has recently restricted the use of photographs of political leaders and government functionaries in government advertisements. As per the latest order central government advertisements cannot include the photographs of?
A. Chief Minister's
B. President
C. Prime Minister
D. Chief Justice of India
Answer : A

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

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

37. Which State is the largest producer of pulses in India?
A. Rajasthan
B. Bihar
C. Madhya Pradesh
D. Maharashtra
Answer : C

38. IRCTC stands for :
A. Indian Railway Catering & Travel Corporation
B. Indian Railway Cargo & Travel Corporation
C. Indian Railway Catering & Tourism Corporation
D. Indian Railway Cleaning & Tourism Corporation
Answer : C

39. 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

40. Which of the following is an organic rock?
A. Coal
B. Marble
C. Slate
D. Granite
Answer : A

41. 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

42. Which of the following is not grown as a vegetable ?
A. Spinach
B. Cauliflower
C. Carrot
D. Mango
Answer : D

43. Which of the following countries is not a member of the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) ?
A. Angola
B. Libya
C. Bangladesh
D. Venezuela
Answer : C

44. 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

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

46. Which of the following is the Unit of work?
A. Ohm
B. Ampere
C. Coulomb
D. Joule
Answer : D

47. Who among the following is a famous cartoonist ?
A. Barkha Dutt
B. Saeed Naqvi
C. Prabhu Chawla
D. R. K. Laxman
Answer : D

48. Number of players in a volley ball team ?
A. Five
B. Seven
C. Six
D. Four
Answer : C

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

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