General knowledge 1000+ MCQ with answer for JEE Main

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

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

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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

6. Jayalalithaa recently sworn in as the Chief Minister of which state?
A. Kerala
B. Karnataka
C. Arunachal Pradesh
D. Tamil Nadu
Answer : D

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

8. Ameenah Gurib-Fakim was on 5 June 2015 sworn in as the first woman president of which country?
A. Sudan
B. Maldives
C. Mauritius
D. Greece
Answer : C

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

10. 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

11. 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

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

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

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

15. India shares the longest boundary line with which of the following countries?
A. Bangladesh
B. Pakistan
C. Afganistan
D. China
Answer : A

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. 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

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

19. 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

20. 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

21. Which of the following is the currency of China ?
A. Yen
B. Taka
C. Dollar
D. Yuan
Answer : D

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

23. Who was recently appointed as Managing Director (MD) of Indias home appliances maker Whirlpool?
A. Sunil Sood
B. Vijay Mayaram
C. Anirudh Khelkar
D. Sunil DSouza
Answer : D

24. 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

25. 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

26. 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

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

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

29. 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

30. 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

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

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

33. In India we do not see a currency note of
A. Rs. 10,000
B. Rs. 1,000
C. Rs. 500
D. Rs. 50
Answer : A

34. 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

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

36. Which of the following is not the name of a country ?
A. Bahrain
B. Chile
C. Denmark
D. Euro
Answer : D

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

38. Which of the following terms is not used in the game of cricket ?
A. Bouncer
B. Hit wicket
C. Cover Point
D. Jockey
Answer : D

39. 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

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

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

42. 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

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

44. 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

45. 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

46. Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar was recently crowned as the new Maharaja of?
A. Travancore
B. Tanjavur
C. Mysuru
D. None of these
Answer : C

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

48. Medha Patkar is famous for her contribution to -
A. Women's Movement
B. Narmada Bachao Movement
C. Chipko Movement
D. Human Rights Movements
Answer : B

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

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