Practice MCQ Questions and answers on Basic General Knowledge-GK

The term used when a member of a legislature leaves his party on whose ticket he was elected to join the ruling party or the opposition, is called floor crossing. In politics, a politician is said to cross the floor if they change their party allegiance. Crossing the floor may mean changing to second party after being elected as a member of a first party, or voting against the approved party lines.

The term hit wicket in cricket refers to when the batsman, while hitting the ball, strikes his own wicket with his bat or body and is declared out. Cricket rules specify that if a batsman hits his wicket down with his bat or body after the bowler has entered his delivery stried and the ball is in play then he is out. The striking batsman is also out if he hits his wicket down while setting off for his first run.

Under article 61 of the UN Charter, the membership of the Economic and Social Council was 1973 years from 27 to 54. Expansion of the UN Economic and Social Council from 27 to 54 members by an amendment to Article 61 of the Charter, which was adopted by the General Assembly in 1971 and became operative on 24 September 1973.

WTO, (World Trade Organization), WHO, (World Health Organization) and IDA (International Development Association) are specialized agencies and other autonomous organization of General Assembly (UNO).

When light passes from air into glass it experiences change of wavelength and speed. Waves change speed when they pass across the boundary between two different substances, such as light waves refracting when they pass from air to glass. This causes them to change direction and this effect is called refraction.

It is marked every year on 14 November, the birthday of Sir Frederick Banting, who co-discovered insulin along with Charles Best in 1922. World Diabetes Day was created in 1991 by IDF and the World Health Organization in response to growing concerns about the escalating health threat posed by diabetes.

Margaret Thatcher became Britain's Conservative Party leader and in 1979 was elected prime minister, the first woman to hold the position.

The population density of Madhya Pradesh is 196/sq. km.

When a moving bus stops suddenly, the passenger are pushed forward because of the inertia of the passengers. So when the bus or train stopped suddenly, a passenger sits inside tends to fall forward. Because the lower part of the body comes to rest with the bus while the upper part tends to continue its motion due to inertia.

The literacy rate of Himachal Pradesh is 77.13 per cent. Himachal Pradesh has a fairly well developed education system and enjoys an overall literacy rate of 77.13 per cent compared to the all-India rate of 65.38 per cent.