Practice MCQ Questions and answers on Basic General Knowledge-GK

When the batsman, in cricket, is out without scoring a single run, is called duck. The term “duck” comes from the shape of the number '0' which is similar to that of duck's egg. In 1886, when the Prince of Wales got out without scoring a single run, the term 'duck' was used for the first time.

The literacy rate of Maharashtra is 77.27 per cent. Maharashtra has always shown above average literacy rate in India. According to 2001 census literacy rate of India is 65.38 per cent, While Maharashtra has 77.27 per cent. During the decade 1961- 2001 the literacy rate in Maharashtra has increased by 12.4 per cent.

Magna Carta was a charter of Rights granted to the Englishmen during 1215 AD by King John II, It was a charter guaranteeing the freedom of the barons, the church and the common man and It is the foundation stone of the rights and liberties of the English people.

Russia celebrates its Independence Day on 12th June. The day celebrates the establishing of Russia as an independent country after the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, officially recognizing the day that the Declaration of the Sovereignty of the Russian Federation was signed.

Hindi, the official state language, is also the language most widely spoken in Madhya Pradesh. Eastern Hindi dialects, represented by Bagheli and Awadhi, are spoken in the southern and eastern parts of the state and in the upper Narmada River valley.

The first women's Olympic field hockey competition was introduced by the IOC at Moscow in 1980 Summer Olympics. Olympic field hockey games were first played on artificial turf at the 1976 Montreal Olympic Games.

Haryana Day is celebrated on November 1. This festival is celebrated to commemorate the day when the state of Haryana was carved out of Punjab in 1966.

Afghanistan ends monarchy and became a republic in 1973. In a bloodless coup on July 17, 1973, Zahir Shah was deposed. The leader of the coup, General Mohammad Daud Khan (the king's brother-in-law), proclaimed Afghanistan a republic with himself as its president. Zahir Shah formally abdicated on Aug. 24, 1973, and went into exile in Italy.

In 1958 at Tokyo tennis was introduced in the Asian Games. Tennis at the Asian Games. Tennis is part of the Asian Games program. It has been played at each edition of the games since 1958, with the exception of 1970. Men's and women's singles, men's and women's doubles, and mixed doubles have been contested each time.

The Indo-Aryans gradually advanced towards the Ganges and Yamuna river valleys during the later Vedic period, around 1200 BC.

This eastward expansion led to the development of settlements and agricultural communities in the Ganges-Yamuna Doab, contributing to the rise of the Ganges Civilization.

Therefore, the correct answer is 1200 BC.