Practice MCQ Questions and answers on Basic General Knowledge-GK

Jesus Christ was crucified in 1 AD. The crucifixion of Jesus occurred in 1st-century Judea, most likely between AD 30 and 33.

National institute of Mental Health is located at Bangalore. NIMHANS is the apex centre for mental health and neuroscience education in the country, the institute operates autonomously under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.

Jharia (Jharkhand) is famous for coal mines. Jharia was the fifteenth-largest town in the state of Jharkhand. (More than one town in India shares this name.) Jharia is famous for its rich coal resources, used to make coke. Jharia plays a very important role in the economy and development of Dhanbad City, and can be considered as a part of Dhanbad City.

Nalanda is located about 95 kilometres southeast of Patna near the town of Bihar Sharif, and was a centre of learning from the fifth century CE to 1200 CE. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

National Botanical Research Institute is located at Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh). It is engaged in the field of taxonomy and modern biology.

Mother Teresa received the Magsaysay Award in 1962 in the area of international understanding. Teresa received the Ramon Magsaysay Award for Peace and International Understanding, given for work in South or East Asia, in 1962. According to its citation, "The Board of Trustees recognises her merciful cognisance of the abject poor of a foreign land, in whose service she has led a new congregation".

Of the various non-conventional energy sources that are being tapped, Solar power has the largest potential. There is a capacity of about 1, 95,000 MW non-conventional energy in India. 31 % of it is the form of solar energy, 30% in ocean and geo-thermal, 26 % in biomass and 10 % in wind energy. India is a tropical country. It has enormous possibilities of tapping solar energy.

Missile 'prithivi' aims to hit target without the help of the Air Forces. Prithvi I was one of the first missiles developed under Government of India's IGMDP. Launched in February 1988, Prithvi I is a single-stage, liquid-fuelled missile. A surface-to-surface missile, it has a range of 150 km and a mounting capability of 1000 kg. It was inducted into the Indian Army in 1994.

Microphone is used to convert sound waves into electrical energy. Microphones are a type of transducer - a device which converts energy from one form to another. Microphones convert acoustical energy (sound waves) into electrical energy (the audio signal). Different types of microphone have different ways of converting energy but they all share one thing in common: The diaphragm.

Mount Everest is in Nepal. Mount Everest is Earth's highest mountain above sea level, located in the Mahalangur Himal sub-range of the Himalayas. The international border between Nepal and China runs across its summit point.