Practice MCQ Questions and answers on Basic General Knowledge-GK

The supersonic Akash missile has a range of around 25 km and up to the altitude of 18,000m.

The function of a dynamo is to convert mechanical energy into electrical energy. The electric dynamo uses rotating coils of wire and magnetic fields to convert mechanical rotation into a pulsing direct electric current through Faraday's law of induction and Lenz's law.

The population density of Manipur is 107/sq. km.

Yuri Gagarin was a Russian cosmonaut & became the first man to travel in space and the first person to fly at great height of about 340 km from the earth. Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin (9 March 1934 – 27 March 1968) was a Soviet Air Forces pilot and cosmonaut who became the first human to journey into outer space, achieving a major milestone in the Space Race; his capsule Vostok 1 completed one orbit of Earth on 12 April 1961.

Commander Robert Peary discovered North Pole in 1909. On April 6, 1909, American explorer Robert Peary accomplishes a long elusive dream, when he, assistant Matthew Henson, and four Eskimos reach what they determine to be the North Pole.

The Indonesian settlement in the Malay Peninsula is generally associated with the early migration of Austronesian-speaking peoples into the region.

These early settlers are believed to have reached and established settlements in the Malay Peninsula around 2400 BC, contributing to the early cultural and population development of Southeast Asia.

Therefore, the correct answer is Option A: 2400 BC.

Note: The exact dates of early human migrations are based on archaeological and historical estimates, so different sources may provide slightly different dates. For this question, 2400 BC is the standard answer used in competitive-exam references.

In 1986 US solar system probe Voyager-two discovered six new moons of the planet Uranus. Scientists believe they have discovered two new moons orbiting the planet Uranus. A team re-examining data captured by the Nasa space probe Voyager 2 in 1986 found evidence of the small, dark "moonlets" lurking behind the large gas planet and making "waves" in its closest rings.

The approximate area of Bihar is 1,35,100 sq. km.

India hosted the Common wealth meeting in 1983 at New Delhi. The Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting 1983 was the seventh Meeting of the Heads of Government of the Commonwealth of Nations. It was held in New Delhi, India, between 23 and 29 November 1983, and was hosted by that country's Prime Minister, Indira Gandhi. The retreat was held in Goa.

In 1964 China exploded first atomic device. On October 16, 1964, China successfully tested its first atomic bomb. The uranium implosion device exploded with 22 kilotons of force atop a 330 foot steel tower.