Quiz mcqs of KBC

Multiple choice questions 110

1. Q 1.Which of these cricketers has not taken a hat trick in his first test match? a) Maurice Allom b) Peter Petherick c) Damien Fleming d)  Geof Griffin ans. Gallerie Pigalle , Paris

2.   Q 2.In 1930 which art gallery was the first to exhibit Rabindranath Tagore’s paintings? a) Musee Do Louvre, Paris b) National Gallery, London c)  Gallerie Pigalle , Paris d) Pergamon Museum, Berlin ans. Gallerie Pigalle , Paris

3. Q 3. Which was the first successful Mars Mission ? a ) Mariner 4 b ) Viking 1 c ) Mars 1 d) Mariner 6 ans. Mariner 4

4. Q 4. 11th December 1958 is a historic day for Indian sports, who became the first Indian to win an individual world title in any sports that day? a) Dr.Karni Singh b) Wilson Jones c) Ramanathan Krishnan d) K D Jadav ans. Wilson Jones

5. Q 5.Which was the first hill passenger railway opened in India in 1881? a) Nilgiri Mountain Railway b) Kalka Shimla Railway c) Matheran Hill Railway d) Darjeeling Himalayan Railway ans.Darjeeling Himalayan Railway

6. Q 6.Which of these screen legends was a chemistry lecturer before taking up acting ? a ) Shivaji Ganeshan b ) Gemini Ganeshan c ) N T Rama Raod d) Dr.Rajkumar ans. Gemini Ganeshan

7. Q 7.Which puranic character was the main protagonist of the novel Yugandhar by Shivaji Sawant ? a) Rama b) Karna c) Krishna d) Bhisma ans.  Krishna

8. Q 8.From which seat was Gopinath Munde elected twice in the Lok Sabha ? a) Bhiwandi b) Baramati c)  Beed d) Buldhana ans. Beed

9. Q 9.Which of these places lies on the coast of the Arabian sea ? a ) Mahabalipuram b)   Kovalam c ) Paradip d ) Sundarbans ans. Kovalam

10. Q10. Which one of the following constitutes the major population of Kerala? a) Telegus b) Tamilians c)  Malayalis d) Kannadigas ans. Malayalis

11. Q 11. Which of the following shapes would one get by rotating a compass 360 degrees? a) triangle b) rectangle c) square d) circle ans. circle

12. Q 12. Which of these phrases means to be affected by an evil eye ? a ) Nazar Milana b)   Nazar Lagna c ) Nazar Pherna d ) Nezarana Dena ans. Nazar Lagna

13. Q 13. Who was the first Indian woman to win a pilot’s license? a)  Urmila K Parikh b) Prem Mathur c) Saudamini Deshmukh d) Durba Banerjee ans. Urmila K Parikh

14. Q 14. Which composer was also credited with other names like Annasaheb , Ram Chitalkar and Shyamoo ? a) S D Burman b) Khemchand Prakash c) Salil Chowdhury d) C Ramachandra ans.  C Ramachandra

15. Q 15.Which candidate of the LS elections got her name from an act under which her father was jailed during the emergency? a) Smriti Irani b)  Misa Bharti c) Dimple Yadav d) Priya Dutt ans. Misa Bharti

16. Q 16.Who is the only Indian player to win two bronze medals at the World Badminton Championship? a) Pullela Gopichand b) Syed Modi c) P V Sindhu d) Saina Nehwal ans. P V Sindhu

17. Q 17.The name of which of these leaders includes a title he got upon graduation? a) Atal Bihari Vajpayee b) P V Narshimha Rao c)  Lal Bahadur Shastri d) Giani Zail Singh ans. Lal Bahadur Shastri

18. Q 18. According to the Ramayana which was the only ornament of Sita that Laksmana recognized, among the ones found by Sugriva ? a) Chudamani b) Bracelet c) Anklet d) Earring ans. Anklet

19. Q 19.Which of these rulers were contemporaries of each other ? a ) Ashoka and Samudragupta b ) Harshavardhana and Prithviraj Chauhan c)   Maharana Pratap and Akbar d ) Humayun and Shivaji ans. Maharana Pratap and Akbar

20. Q 20. What is the most recognizable feature of a male lion? a) mane b) color of tail c) size of ear d) color of nose ans.  mane

21. Q 21.Which word is said loudly by a chaser in a game of kho kho when she tags another chaser? A) Hut b) Choo c)  Kho d) Aila Ans. kho

22. Q 22.During which of these election processes is ink applied on the index finger? a) nomination b) voting c) campaigning d) counting ans. voting

23. Q 23.The cinchona tree whose bark gives us quinine to cure malaria, is native to which continent ? a ) Asia b ) north America c ) south America d ) Africa ans. South america

24. Q 24.Which new university named after an ancient center of learning in its vicinity, began its academic session in 2014? a) Vikramshila b) Takshila c)  Nalanda d) Pushpagiri ans. Nalanda

25. Q 25.At the time of Jayadratha’s assassination in Kurukshetra war, who covered the sun to create an illusion of sunset? a) Bhisma b) Karna c) Krishna d) Arjuna ans. Krishna

26. Q 26.Which of these fabrics is named after a French dressmaker ? a ) chiffon b ) linen c ) Crepe d )  Georgette ans. georgette

27. Q 27.Which geographical feature of India is named after the Sanskrit or Hindi word for cardinal direction? a) Deccan b) Dooars c) Daman d) Doaba ans. deccan

28. Q 28.Which of these is prepared by simmering fruits in sugar water? a) faluda b) kulfi c) kalakand d)  murabba ans. murabba

29. Q 29.In 2014 which food company was renamed Mondelez India food ltd? a) Nestle India ltd b) Cadbury India Ltd c) Dabur India Ltd d) Vadilal Industries ans. Cadbury India Ltd

30. Q 30.In 1947,who represented the Sikh community in the partition council to discuss the issue of partition of India with the viceroy ? a ) Sardar Hukum Singh b ) Master Tara Singh c)   Sardar Baldev Singh d ) Bhai Parmanand ans. Sardar Baldev Singh

31. Q 31.Which of these Asian countries is not landlocked? a) Afghanistan b) Mongolia c) Laos d) Cambodia ans. cambodia

32. Q 32.Which disappeared on March 8,2014 was flying from which city to Kualampur ? a) Sidney b) Jakarta c) Beijing d) Dubai ans. beijing

33. Q 33.Which of these organisms are responsible for rabies and measles? a)   virus b) amoeba c) bacteria d) fungus ans. virus

34. Q 34. Pawan Chamling became the chief minister of which state for the fifth time in 2014? a) Nagaland b) Sikkim c) Arunachal Pradesh d) Mizoram ans. Sikkim

35. Q 35.Which of these sportswomen would use a shuttlecock in her chosen sport ? a )  Ashwini Ponappa b ) Koneru Humpy c ) Depika Kumari d) Depika Pallikal ans. Ashwini Ponappa

36. Q 36.Which of these names of Lord Shiva was not derived from a characteristic of his body? a) Trinetra b) Neelkanth c)  Mahadev d) Jatadhari ans. mahadev

37. Q 37.In the 2014 movie Queen what does Kangana Ranaut set out to do alone? a) pilgrimage b) college picnic c) wildlife safari d)   honeymoon ans . honeymoon

38. Q 38.Which of these is a bank employee likely to tally with the cheque and his records while cashing a cheque ? a) photo b) address c ) signature d) atm pin ans. signature

39. Q 39.According to the Mahabharata, which of these alternative names did Krishna get after slaying a demon ? a ) Vasudeva b ) Damodara c )  Madhusudhana d ) Giridhari ans. madhusudhana

40. Q 40.What award at the Fifa World cup have Miroslav Klose , Ronaldo , Davor Suker and Oleg Salenko among others all won? a) Golden ball award b)   Golden shoe award c) Yashim Award d) Best Young Player Award ans. Golden shoe award

41. Q 41.Which of these union cabinet ministers never became the chief minister of any state or union territory? a) Sushma Swaraj b) Rajnath Singh c) D V Sadananda Gowda d) Ram Vilas Paswan ans. Ram Vilas Paswan

42. Q 42.Which poem ends with the line, Mujhe todh lena banmali,us path par dena tum phek,matrabhumi par seesh charhake , jis path par javein veer anek ? a)  Pushp ki abhilasha b) Jo beet gayi so baat gayi c) Jaade ki saanjh d) pyare bharat desh ans. Pushp ki abhilasha

43. Q 43.Which of these seeds can be classified as Tilhan ? a ) millet b ) soya bean c ) barley d ) maize ans. Soya bean

44. Q 44.If three sides of a square are 60cm each, how many centimeters will the fourth side be? a) 40 b) 50 c) 60 d) none of the above ans. 60

45. Q 45.Which of these words means wife? a) nakhrewali b) matwali c)  gharwali d) padoswali ans. gharwali

46. Q 46.Who commanded the Hector ,the first British trading ship to land at Surat ? a) Paul Canning b) William Hawkins c) Thomas Roe d) James Lancaster ans. William hawkins

47. Q 47.Which of these scientists has not won the Nobel prize twice ? a) John Bardeen b) Frederick Sanger c) Linus Pauling d)  Niels Bohr ans. Niels bohr

48. Q 48.Who piloted the first commercial civil aviation flight that took place in India, with the first official airmail service in the world? a) Neville Vincent b ) JRD Tata c ) Henri Pequet d ) Maurice Guillaux ans. Henri pequet

49. Q 49.What was set up in India on the recommendations of the Hilton Young Commission? a) State bank of India b) Reserve Bank of India c) Central Bureau of Investigation d) New Delhi as India’s capital ans. Reserve bank of india

50. Q 50. Who was the Mughal emperor when Nadir Shah invaded India in 1739? a) Alamgir II b) Muhammad Ibrahim c) Muhammad Shah d) Farukh Siyar ans. Muhammad shah

51. Q 51.The surface of which of these planets is not solid? a) mercury b) Venus c) mars d) Jupiter ans. jupiter

52. Q 52.The iconic Ambassador introduced by Hindustan motors was modeled on which of these British cars? a ) Morris Oxford b) M G Midget c) Hillman Minx d) Wolseley ans. morris oxford

53. Q 53. In the history of ODI matches which of these teams has Zimbabwe defeated only twice, once in 1983 and later in 2014? a) Australia b) New Zealand c) Pakistan d) Sri Lanka ans. australia

54. Q 54.Who among these is a forth generation mp from his family? a) Jyotiraditya Scindia b) Varun Gandhi c) Supriya Sule d) Poonam Mahajan ans. Varun gandhi

55. Q 55.Which of these states has the longest international border? a) Assam b) Nagaland c) Mizoram d) Arunachal Pradesh ans :-Arunachal pradesh

56. Q 56.Which asura met his end when he was tricked into placing his own hand on his head and was burnt? a) Narakasura b) Bhashmasura c) Banasura d) Bakasura ans. bhashmasura

57. Q 57.If you suffered from amnesia which of these would you most likely do? a) Start dieting b) get angry c) forget things d) keep on dancing ans :- forget things

58. Q 58.Which of these features are you most likely to find in electronic equipments? a) Walk mode b) Laugh mode c) Stand mode d) Sleep mode ans sleep mode

59. Q 59.In which county was the Chikungunia virus first detected in the 1950s? a) Nigeria b) Angola c) Mali d) Tanzania ans tanzania

60. Q 60.Who was reportedly independent India’s first voter who also voted in the 2014 elections? a) Hira Mani b) Satyabhama Das c) Kulbhushan Sharma d) Shyam Saran Negi ans. Shivam saran negi

61. Q 61.Which of these astronauts was not among the three who made the flight during 1969 in Apollo 11? a) Neil Armstrong b) Edwin Aldrin c) Eugene Cernan d) Michael Collins ans. Eugene cernan

62. Q 62.Which asura had a boon that whenever a drop of his blood fell on the ground, duplicates of his would be formed? a) Raktaja b) Raktabija c) Raktansha d) Raktanga ans. raktabiia

63. Q 63.Under whose captaincy did India win most number of ODI matches? a) Muhammad Azharuddin b) Sourav Ganguly c) M S Dhoni d) Kapil Dev ans. M s dhoni

64. Q 64.Which of these fruits is not rich in vitamin C? a) lemon b) orange c) kiwi d) apple ans. apple

65. Q 65.Which is the longest westward flowing river of India? a) Godavari b) Narmada c) Tapti d) Mahi ans. narmada

66. Q 66.Which of these holidays fell before the other three in the year 2014? a) Republic day b) 3rd Sunday of January c) holi d) Buddha purnima ans. 3rd Sunday of January

67. Q 67.In which of these places can you take part in an elaborate Ganga Arti ? a) Ujjain b) Vrindavan c) Haridwar d) Mathura ans. Haridwar

68. Q 68.Complete this road safety slogan ___ ___ durgatna ghati . a) nazre mili b) seeti baji c) savdhani hati d) aankh lagi ans. savdhani hati

69. Q 69.According to the Adi Parva who was born to Rishi Parasara and Satyavati on an island in the Yamuna? a) Devavrata b) Ved Vyasa c) Durvasa d) Kripacharya ans. Ved vyasa

70. Q 70.According to Indian science and technology what are Kamini , Purnima and Zerlina ? a) artificial satellites b) nuclear reactors c) Ballistic missiles d) supercomputers ans. Nuclear reactors

71. Q 71.Which teenager ousted Rafael Nadal from Wimbledon 2014? a) Nick Kyrgios b) Bernard Tomic c) Jiri Wesely d) Grigor Dimitrov ans. Nick kyrgios

72. Q 72.Which county is named after a Latin word for a metal? a) Latvia b) Poland c) Argentina d) France ans. argentina

73. Q 73.Approved by the government of India 2014 ONE RANK ONE PENSION is applicable to which of these? a) Delhi Police b) University professors c) ISRO Scientists d) Armed forces ans. Armed forces

74. Q 74.Due to illegal construction, some residents of which of these housing societies in Mumbai were asked to vacate their flats after a notice from BMC? a) Thums Up b) Campa Cola c) Limca d) Coca-Cola ans. Campa cola

75. Q 75.Which of these is not a feature of facebook ? a) Like b) Timeline c) Poke d) Retweet ans. retweet

76. Q 76.What is your relation with your grandmother’s granddaughter? a) Chachi b) Mother c) Sister d) Bua ans. sister

77. Q 77. Which of these moents stands on the land that originally belonged to the Kachhwaha rajas of Amber? a) Khajuraho Temple Complex b) Taj mahal c) Golden Temple Amritsar d) Qutub Minar ans. Taj mahal

78. Q 78.In 2014, which athlete got upgraded to gold after Russia’s Tatyana Kotova was disqualified for doping at the 2005 World Athletics Final? a) K M Beenamol b)  Anju Bobby George c) Anuradha Biswal d) Neelam Jaswant Singh ans. Anju Bobby George

79. Q 79.Which of these personalities has been often referred to as the ‘poorest chief minister in India’ by many newspapers? a) Arvind Kejriwal b) Manohar Parrikar c)  Manik Sarkar d) Mamata Banerjee ans. Manik sarkar

80. Q 80.Which ancient king got the title of Ashwamedha-Parakramah after performing the ‘ Ashwamedha Yajna ’? a) Pulakesin II b) Ajatashatru c) Bindusara d)  Samudragupta ans. samudragupta

81. 81.Fields medal is a prestigious international honour given in which subject? a) Life Sciences b) Mathematics c) History d) Astronomy ans. mathematics

82. Q 82.Which politiciaan’s autobiography is titled ‘One life is not enough’? a)  Natwar Singh b) Mani Shankar Aiyer c) Shashi Tharoor d) Yashwant Sinha ans. Natwar singh

83. Q 83.Which of these brand names also means ‘one-billionth part of something’? a)  Nano b) Vista c) Bolt d) Sumo ans. nano

84. Q 84.Which is the only film starring both Salman Khan and Aamir Khan in lead roles? a) Partner b) Saajan c)  Andaz Apna Apna d) Raja Hindustani ans. andaz apna apna

85. Q 85.What does the ‘B’ stand for in BSE Sensex ? a) Business b) Bharat c) British d)   Bombay ans. bombay

86. Q 86.Which of these units of currency is also the name of a unit of weight? a) Dollar b) Pound c) Europe d) Rupee ans. pound

87. Q 87.Which hill station was built on five hills – Kathlog , Patreyn , Tehra , Bakrota and Balun ? a) Chail b) Darjeeling c) Dalhousie d) Shillong ans. dalhousie

88. Q 88. Which was the first element to be artifically produced? a) Promethium b) Technetium c) Francium d) Einsteinium ans. technetium

89. 89.Which of these women leaders has been elected to the Lok Sabha for the most number of times? a) Mamata Banerjee b)  Sumitra Mahajan c) Maneka Gandhi d) Vijaya Raje Scindia ans. susmitra mahajan

90. Q 90.Where will the 2018 Commonwealth games be held? a) India b) Wales c) Australia d) Canada ans. australia

91. Q 91.Written by their daughhter , ‘Strictly Personal’ is a biography of which couple? a) Sunil Dutt and Nargis b) Rajiv and Sonia Gandhi c) Bill and Hillary Clinton d)  Manmohan Singh and Gursharan Kaur ans. Manmohan Singh and Gursharan Kaur

92. Q 92.Which part of the eye is stored in eye banks for transplant? a)   Cornea b) Iris c) Pupil d) Retina ans. cornea

93. Q 93.Who is the founder of Patna’s famous Super 30 institute that coaches economically backward students for IIT JEE? a) Nitish Kumar b)  Anand Kumar c) Sushil Kumar d) Anurag Anand ans. Anand kumar

94. Q 94.If you travel west from Kanyakumari , which continent would you first reach? a) Australia b) South America c) Antartica d) Africa ans. africa

95. Q 95.In a story written by Lewis Carroll, where does Alice land up while chasing the white rabbit? a) Highland b) Disneyland c) Wonderland d) Thailand ans. wonderland

96. Q 96.In the notes printed by RBI after 1948, which language in the language panel was substituted with Oriya? a) Sindhi b) Nepali c) Pashto d) Burmese ans. burmes

97. KBC QUIZ QUESTIONS

98. Q 97.Which planet has the longest day among all planets in the solar system? a) Neptune b) Saturn c) Venus d) Jupiter Ans. venus

99. Q 98.Which of these pairs of Mughals were siblings? a) Hamida Bano – Akbar b)  Jahanara – Aurangzeb c) Noorjahan – Jahangir d) Mumtaz – Khurram ans. Jahanara – Aurangzeb

100. Q 99.Which cricketer has scored 10000 runs in both tests and ODIs and taken more than 500 wickets in international cricket? a) Sourav Ganguly b) Sachin Tendulkar c) Sanath Jayasuriya d) Jacques Kallis ans. Jacques Kallis

101. Q 100.What is the format of the world Kabaddi League broadcast on Sony Six? a) circular b) hexagonal c) rectangular d) triangular ans. circular

102. Q 101.Who was the first among these to become a chief minister? a) Rajinder Kaur Battal b) Sushma Swaraj c) Rabri Devi d)  Jayalalita ans. javalalita

103. Q 102.Which of these derives its name fro. a river in the Democratic republic of Congo? a) Chikungunia virus b) Lassa fever c) Ebola virus d) Salmonella bacteria ans. Ebola virus

104. Q 103.Which road connects Rastrapati Bhawan to India gate and National stadium in New Delhi? a) Janpath b) Race course road c) Parliament street d)  Rajpath ans. rajpath

105. 104.With reference to fashion and clothing what are loafers and sneakers types of? a) belts b) shoes c) t-shirts d) sunglasses ans. shoes

106. Q 105.According to Indian epics, who among these did not meet his death at the hands of another? a)  Vidura b) Kumbhakarna c) Shravan Kumar d) Putana ans.   Vidura

107. Q 106.Where were the IIFA awards held in 2014? a) Toronto, Canada b) Tampa, USA c) Las Vegas, USA d) Macau, China ans. Tampa,usa

108. Q 107.Whom did Amit Shah replace as president of the Bharatia Janata Party in 2014? a) Nitin Gadkari b) Lal Krishna Advani c) Arun Jaitley d)  Rajnath Singh ans. Rajnath singh

109. Q 108.Which territory held a referendum for independence from the United Kingdom on 18th September 2014? a) England b) Northern Ireland c) Scotland d) Wales ans. scotland

110. Q 109.Which international cricketer has a first name that means peak? a) Dravid b) Dhoni c)  Dhawan d) Dinda ans. dhawan

111. Q 110. According to a Hindi proverb which of these also has ears? a) Chhat b) Baranda c) Kothri d)  Deewar ans. deewar