CUET 2025 MCQ Quiz on Basic General Knowledge

CUET 2025 MCQ Quiz on Basic General Knowledge – Objective Question Answers on Basic General Knowledge

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1. For safety, the fuse wire used in the mains for household supply of electricity must be made of metal having

a.high resistance

b.high melting point

c.low specific heat

d.low melting point

2. Epsom (England) is the place associated with

a.Shooting

b.Polo

c.Snooker

d.Horse racing

3. Federation Cup, World Cup, Allywyn International Trophy and Challenge Cup are awarded to winners of

a.Tennis

b.Cricket

c.Volleyball

d.Basketball

4. G-15 is an economic grouping of

a.First World Nations

b.Second World Nations

c.Fourth World Nations

d.Third World Nations

5. Hockey was introduced in the Asian Games in

a.1966 in Bangkok

b.1962 in Jakarta

c.1970 in Bangkok

d.1958 in Tokyo

6. Hamid Karzai was chosen president of Afghanistan in

a.2002

b.2001

c.2000

d.2003

7. Grand Central Terminal, Park Avenue, New York is the world's

a.Highest railway station

b.Largest railway station

c.Longest railway station

d.None of the above

8. Exposure to sunlight helps a person improve his health because

a.the ultraviolet rays convert skin oil into Vitamin D

b.the infrared light kills bacteria in the body

c.the pigment cells in the skin get stimulated and produce a healthy tan

d.resistance power increases

9. Golf player Vijay Singh belongs to which country?

a.USA

b.UK

c.Fiji

d.India

10. Filaria is caused by

a.Virus

b.Bacteria

c.Protozoa

d.Mosquito

11. Escape velocity of a rocket fired from the earth towards the moon is a velocity to get rid of the

a.Centripetal force due to the earth's rotation

b.Pressure of the atmosphere

c.Earth's gravitational pull

d.Moon's gravitational pull

12. During World War I Germany was defeated in the Battle of Verdun on the western front and Romania declared war on the eastern front in the year

a.1917 AD

b.1914 AD

c.1916 AD

d.1915 AD

13. Habeas Corpus Act 1679

a.states that no one was to be imprisoned without a writ or warrant stating the charge against him

b.All of the above

c.safeguarded the personal liberties of the people against arbitrary imprisonment by the king's orders

d.provided facilities to a prisoner to obtain either speedy trial or release in bail

14. Fastest shorthand writer was

a.J.M. Tagore

b.Dr. G. (d) Bist

c.Khudada Khan

d.J.R.(d) Tata

15. Guarantee to an exporter that the importer of his goods will pay immediately for the goods ordered by him, is known as

a.Laissezfaire

b.Letter of Credit (L/C)

c.Inflation

d.None of the above

16. GNLF stands for

a.Both A and B

b.None of the above

c.Gross National Liberation Form

d.Gorkha National Liberation Front

17. Economic goods are

a.None of the above

b.all commodities that are limited in quantity as compared to their demand

c.Commodities that is available more as compared to demand

d.Commodities that is available according to their demand

18. During the first crusade, crusaders reached Jerusalem and captured it in

a.1200 AD

b.1515 AD

c.1099 AD

d.1000 AD

19. ESCAP stands for

a.None of the above

b.Economic and Social Commission for Asia and Pacific

c.European Society Council for Africa and Pacific

d.Economic and Social Commission for Africa and Pacific

20. Gravity setting chambers are used in industries to remove

a.suspended particulate matter

b.SOx

c.CO

d.NOx

21. Euclid was

a.All of the above

b.Greek mathematician

c.Propounded the geometrical theorems

d.Contributor to the use of deductive principles of logic as the basis of geometry

22. Gabriel Daniel Fahrenheit was

a.All of the above

b.a German Physicist

c.developed the mercury thermometer in 1714

d.devised temperature scale

23. The ozone layer restricts

a.Ultraviolet radiation

b.X-rays and gamma rays

c.Infrared radiation

d.Visible light

24. Each year World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day is celebrated on

a.June 8th

b.May 8th

c.June 18th

d.May 18th

25. Dr. Linus Carl Pauling is the only person to have won two Nobel prizes individually for

a.Peace Prize in 1954, Chemistry in 1962

b.Medicine in 1954, Physics in 1962

c.Physics in 1954, Medicine in 1962

d.Chemistry in 1954, Peace Prize in 1962

26. First human heart transplant operation conducted by Dr. Christiaan Barnard on Louis Washkansky, was conducted in

a.1922

b.1967

c.1958

d.1968

27. For seeing objects at the surface of water from a submarine under water, the instrument used is

a.periscope

b.telescope

c.kaleidoscope

d.spectroscope

28. FFC stands for

a.None of the above

b.Film Finance Corporation

c.Foreign Finance Corporation

d.Federation of Football Council

29. First International Peace Congress was held in London in

a.1564 AD

b.1901 AD

c.1843 AD

d.1798 AD

30. East Timor, which became the 191st member of the UN, is in the continent of

a.South America

b.Africa

c.Europe

d.Asia

31. Hermann Scheer (Germany) received right Livelihood Award in 1999 for

a.None of the above

b.showing that organic agriculture is a key to both environmental sustainability and food security

c.his long standing efforts to end the impunity of dictators

d.his indefatigable work for thepromotion of solar energy worldwide

32. Garampani sanctuary is located at

a.Diphu, Assam

b.Gangtok, Sikkim

c.Kohima, Nagaland

d.Junagarh, Gujarat

33. Firdausi was

a.a poet

b.well known for his epic 'Shahnama'

c.None of the above

d.Both A and B

34. For purifying drinking water alum is used

a.for coagulation of mud particles

b.to remove gases

c.to remove salts

d.to kill bacteria

35. Gopal Krishna Gokhale

a.founded the servants of India Society

b.served as President of the Indian National Congress in 1905

c.started as a maths teacher and rose to the position of the principal of Ferguson College, Pune

d.All of the above

36. Dr. Zakir Hussain was

a.first president of Indian National Congress

b.first speaker of Lok Sabha

c.the first Muslim president of India

d.first vice president of India

37. Hitler party which came into power in 1933 is known as

a.Nazi Party

b.Democratic Party

c.Ku-Klux-Klan

d.Labour Party

38. Free market is

a.ports that are exempted from payment of customs duty on articles of commerce, primarily to encourage tourism

b.None of the above

c.market where the price of a commodity is determined by free play of the forces of supply and demand

d.a condition in the international market where nations do not impose customs duty or other taxes on import of goods

39. Georgia, Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan became the members of UNO in

a.1993

b.1991

c.1992

d.1994

40. Who was the first Indian Chief of Army Staff of the Indian Army ?

a.None of the above

b.Gen. K.M. Cariappa

c.Gen. Maharaja Rajendra Singhji

d.Vice-Admiral R.(d) Katari

41. Durand Cup is associated with the game of

a.Hockey

b.Cricket

c.Football

d.Volleyball

42. For the Olympics and World Tournaments, the dimensions of basketball court are

a.28 m x 16 m

b.26 m x 14 m

c.27 m x 16 m

d.28 m x 15 m

43. Fathometer is used to measure

a.Earthquakes

b.Rainfall

c.Sound intensity

d.Ocean depth

44. Frederick Sanger is a twice recipient of the Nobel Prize for

a.Chemistry in 1954 and Peace in 1962

b.Physics in 1903 and Chemistry in 1911

c.Physics in 1956 and 1972

d.Chemistry in 1958 and 1980

45. FRS stands for

a.None of the above

b.Fellow of Royal Society

c.Fellow Research System

d.Federation of Regulation Society

46. Ecology deals with

a.Cell formation

b.Tissues

c.Relation between organisms and their environment

d.Birds

47. Dumping is

a.selling of goods abroad at a price well below the production cost at the home market price

b.prohibited by regulations of GATT

c.All of the above

d.the process by which the supply of a manufacture's product remains low in the domestic market, which batches him better price

48. Gulf cooperation council was originally formed by

a.Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates

b.Second World Nations

c.Third World Nations

d.Fourth World Nations

49. Eugenics is the study of

a.altering human beings by changing their genetic components

b.different races of mankind

c.people of European origin

d.genetic of plants

50. Famous sculptures depicting art of love built some time in 950 AD - 1050 AD are

a.Khajuraho temples

b.Sun temple

c.Jama Masjid

d.Mahabalipuram temples

51. Heavy Water Project (Talcher) and Fertilizer plant (Paradeep) are famous industries of

a.Andhra Pradesh

b.Orissa

c.Tamil Nadu

d.Kerala

52. First China War was fought between

a.China and Egypt

b.China and France

c.China and Greek

d.China and Britain

53. Excessive secretion from the pituitary gland in the children results in

a.retarded growth

b.None of the above

c.weakening of bones

d.increased height

54. GATT (General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade) is

a.Agreement which seeks to achieve its aim by arranging and encouraging bargaining with trade concessions between members

b.None of the above

c.International agreement signed in 1947 between non-communist nations with the object of encouraging international trade unobstructed by tariff barriers

d.Both A and B

55. Free surface of a liquid behaves like a sheet and tends to contract to the smallest possible area due to the

a.centrifugal force

b.force of adhesion

c.force of friction

d.force of cohesion

56. For which of the following disciplines is Nobel Prize awarded?

a.Physiology or Medicine

b.Literature, Peace and Economics

c.Physics and Chemistry

d.All of the above

57. Guru Gobind Singh was

a.the 10th Guru of the Sikhs

b.All the above

c.author of Dasam Granth

d.founder of Khalsa, the inner council of the Sikhs in 1699

58. During World War II, when did Germany attack France?

a.1940

b.1941

c.1943

d.1942

59. Himalayan Mountaineering Institute is at

a.Darjeeling

b.Dispur

c.Dehradun

d.Marmago

60. Germany signed the Armistice Treaty on ____ and World War I ended

a.15th February 1918

b.19th January 1918

c.30th May 1918

d.11th November 1918

61. Goa Shipyard Limited (GSL) was established in

a.1958

b.1955

c.1956

d.1957

62. Eritrea, which became the 182nd member of the UN in 1993, is in the continent of

a.Europe

b.Australia

c.Africa

d.Asia

63. Coral reefs in India can be found in

a.The coast of Orissa

b.Trivandrum

c.Rameshwaram

d.Waltair

64. Galileo was an Italian astronomer who

a.discovered four satellites of Jupiter

b.developed the telescope

c.discovered that the movement of pendulum produces a regular time measurement

d.All of the above

65. First Afghan War took place in

a.1839

b.1843

c.1848

d.1833

66. For galvanizing iron which of the following metals is used?

a.Aluminium

b.Copper

c.Zinc

d.Lead

67. Fa-Hien was

a.None of the above

b.the discoverer of Puerto Rico and Jamaica

c.the first Buddhist pilgrim of China to visit India during the reign of Chandragupta Vikramaditya

d.the first Buddhist pilgrim of India to visit China

68. Golden Temple, Amritsar is India's

a.Oldest Gurudwara

b.Both A and B are correct

c.Largest Gurdwara

d.None of the above

69. Entomology is the science that studies

a.The origin and history of technical and scientific terms

b.Behavior of human beings

c.Insects

d.The formation of rocks

70. Headquarters of UNO are situated at

a.New York, USA

b.Geneva

c.Hague (Netherlands)

d.Paris

71. DRDL stands for

a.Department of Research and Development Laboratory

b.Defence Research and Development Laboratary

c.Differential Research and Documentation Laboratary

d.None of the above

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