General knowledge MCQ Solved Paper for NMAT

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

2. Which state government recently launched Swachhata Saptapadi scheme in line with Swachh Bharat Abhiyan?
A. Rajasthan
B. Gujarat
C. Maharashtra
D. Punjab
Answer : C

3. Indian and which country on 6 June 2015 signed a historic land boundary agreement settling a 41 year old boundary dispute?
A. Bhutan
B. Nepal
C. Bangladesh
D. China
Answer : C

4. 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

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

7. 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

8. Who was the first Prime Minister of India ?
A. Dr. Rajendra Prasad
B. Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru
C. Smt. Indira Gandhi
D. Smt. Sarojini Naidu
Answer : B

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

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

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

12. 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

13. Islamabad is the capital of
A. Pakistan
B. Bangladesh
C. Iraq
D. Iran
Answer : A

14. Which of the following terms is associated with the game of cricket ?
A. Love
B. Capture
C. Follow-on
D. Kick
Answer : C

15. 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

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

17. Who among the following is a famous cine actor/actress ?
A. Kiran Desai
B. Vikram Chandra
C. Sonam Kapoor
D. V. V. S. Laxman
Answer : C

18. 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

19. Who has recently won the Monaco Grand Prix Formula One (F1) World Championship title?
A. Lewis Hamilton
B. Nico Rosberg
C. Sebastain Vettel
D. Sergio Perez
Answer : B

20. The study of muscles?
A. Osteology
B. Cardiology
C. Myology
D. Trichology
Answer : C

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

22. 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

23. '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

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

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

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

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

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

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

30. World Environment Day (WED) was observed globally on 5 June 2015 with the theme?
A. Raise Your Voice Not The Sea Level
B. Think.Eat.Save
C. Green Economy: Does it include you?
D. Seven Billion Dreams; One Planet; Consume with Care
Answer : D

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

32. When the expenditure of the government exceeds the revenue, the difference of balance between the two is called
A. Balance of payment
B. Deflation
C. Devaluation
D. Budget deficit
Answer : D

33. Which of the following is a gas ?
A. Methane
B. Sodium
C. Lead
D. Phosphorous
Answer : A

34. What does the letter A denote in the term VAT, the name of a tax levied by the Govt. of India ?
A. Added
B. Applied
C. Attached
D. Attracted
Answer : A

35. 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

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

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

38. 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

39. 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

40. Who was recently appointed as the new director of the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC), Thumba?
A. S Ramakrishna Rao
B. B Annadurai
C. M Ayagappan
D. K Sivan
Answer : D

41. 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

42. Who among the following is not a member of the Parliament at present ?
A. Smt. Sushma Swaraj
B. Shri Rahul Gandhi
C. Shri Sachin Piolet
D. Shri Anna Hazare
Answer : D

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

44. 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

45. 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

46. Droupadi Murmu, the former Odisha Minister was recently appointed as the governor of?
A. Bihar
B. Karnataka
C. Jharkhand
D. Odisha
Answer : C

47. 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

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

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

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