General knowledge 1000+ MCQ with answer for CEED

1. 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

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

3. Which club recently won record 4th Europa League trophy?
A. Sevilla
B. Chelsea
C. Tottanham
D. Liverpool
Answer : A

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

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

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

7. Which of the following rivers does not flow in India ?
A. Beas
B. Satluj
C. Ganga
D. Amazon
Answer : D

8. Indian-origin MP Priti Patel was recently appointed minister of state for employment in which country's new cabinet?
A. USA
B. South Korea
C. Russia
D. Britain
Answer : D

9. Who is a famous author of Indian origin and writes in English ?
A. Shobha De
B. M. S. Dhoni
C. Shahid Kapoor
D. Shreya Ghosal
Answer : A

10. The 3rd Summit of BRICS was organised in 2011 in
A. China
B. India
C. South Africa
D. Brazil
Answer : A

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

12. 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

13. 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

14. 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

15. 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

16. Which of the following is a method of irrigation used in many countries ?
A. Sprinkler
B. Budding
C. Cropping
D. Fatterning
Answer : A

17. Who among the following was recently appointed as the new chancellor of Nalanda University?
A. Mo Yan
B. George Yeo
C. Amartya Sen
D. Adunis
Answer : B

18. In which year Bharat Ratna was instituted?
A. 1954
B. 1956
C. 1959
D. 1951
Answer : A

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

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

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

22. Dasaradhi Rangacharya who passed away recently was a legendary writer in which language?
A. Kannada
B. Telugu
C. Marathi
D. Bengali
Answer : B

23. Name the documentary based on music maestro AR Rahman's life which was screened at the White House recently?
A. Salam Rahman
B. Music with life
C. Jai Ho
D. With Music 24X7
Answer : C

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

25. Which of the following books is written by Vikram Seth ?
A. The Golden Gate
B. A Peep into the Past
C. Between the Lines
D. City of Joy
Answer : A

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

28. Which of the following is a Member of G-8 ?
A. India
B. Pakistan
C. Afghanistan
D. Italy
Answer : D

29. Who among the following was recently conferred 'Friends of Bangladesh Liberation War Award', for his outstanding support for the countrys independence from Pakistan in 1971?
A. Morarji Desai
B. Atal Bihari Vajpayee
C. P. V. Narasimha Rao
D. Indira Gandhi
Answer : B

30. Mauritius recently designated Ameenah Gurib-Fakim as its first woman president. Mauritius is a country in which continent?
A. South America
B. Asia
C. Africa
D. Europe
Answer : C

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

32. Which of the following is not the name of a game played at international level ?
A. Billiards
B. Golf
C. Judo
D. Tofu
Answer : D

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

34. Sensex is the Sensitive Index of
A. Kolkata Stock Exchange
B. Bombay Stock Exchange
C. Beijing Stock Exchange
D. London Stock Exchange
Answer : B

35. Bangladesh has recently granted which Indian Insurance company to run its business in that country?
A. National Insurance
B. LIC
C. Oreintal Insurance
D. SBI Life Insurance
Answer : B

36. Which vein brings clean blood from the lungs into the heart?
A. Pulmonary Vein
B. Renal Vein
C. Hepatic Vein
D. Vena Cava
Answer : A

37. Which of the following terms is used in the field of Economics ?
A. Atomic Number
B. Lenzs Law
C. Conservation of Energy
D. Devaluation
Answer : D

38. 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

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

40. 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

41. 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

42. Which of the following organisations prepares topographical maps of India?
A. Survey of India
B. Geographical Survey of India
C. Archaeological Survey of India
D. Geological Survey of India
Answer : D

43. The process of improving the quality of rubber by heating it with sulphur is called?
A. Vulcanization
B. Acceleration
C. Galvinization
D. Sulphonation
Answer : A

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

45. Which of the following is not a noble gas?
A. Hydrogen
B. Helium
C. Neon
D. Argon
Answer : A

46. Indias first green police station was inaugurated on the occasion of World Environment Day 2015 at?
A. Kozhikode
B. Jaipur
C. North Delhi
D. Darjeeling
Answer : C

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

48. Meena Hemchandra was recently appointed as the executive director of?
A. SEBI
B. NABARD
C. SENSEX
D. RBI
Answer : D

49. Who among the following is the Chief Minister of Rajasthan at present ?
A. Shri Ashok Gehlot
B. Smt. Vasundhara Raje Scindia
C. Shri Hari Dev Joshi
D. Shri Kamal Nath
Answer : A

50. Who is the President of USA at present ?
A. Hillary Clinton
B. Barack Obama
C. George W. Bush
D. Bill Clinton
Answer : B