Practice MCQ Questions and answers on Basic General Knowledge-GK

The headquarter of a few agencies related to the UN are located in Vienna, which is in Austria.

The Law of Natural Selection is associated with Darwin. Charles Darwin set out his theory of evolution by natural selection as an explanation for adaptation and speciation. He defined natural selection as the "principle by which each slight variation [of a trait], if useful, is preserved".

The Indian space programme began in 1962. The Indian space program began in 1962. In 1969 the Indian space Research Organization (ISRO) was set up and headquartered in Bangalore (presently Bengaluru) for the purpose of rapid development of space technology and its application. In 1972, space commission was established.

The influx of domestic sewage containing detergents cause nutrient enrichment in water bodies due to the presence of phosphates. Sewage, sludges, and effluents contain appreciable amounts of phosphates, which become a decisive factor in excessive growth of algae and other forms of life when these wastes are discharged into waterways. The presence of phosphates in a body of water indicates its pollution with sewage or other organic wastes. After proper treatment these wastes may be applied to soil and the phosphates thus used to improve crop growth.

The member states of European Union are Belgium, Denmark, France and Greece, The Federal Republic of Germany, Republic of Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain and UK.

The height of the net in the center of the tennis court is 3 ft. 6 inches. The net is 3 feet 6 inches (1.07 metres) high at the posts, and 3 feet (0.91 metres) high in the center. The net posts are 3 feet (0.91 metres) outside the doubles court on each side or, for a singles net, 3 feet (0.91 metres) outside the singles court on each side.

The last or 13th NAM (Non-aligned Movement) conference was held on September 2003 at Kuala Lumpur. The Heads of State or Government of the Movement of the Non-Aligned Countries met in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, from 24-25 February 2003, to address the crucial global issues affecting their peoples with the view to agreeing to a set of actions in the promotion of peace, security, justice, equality, democracy.

The largest airport in the world is King Khalid International Airport. Riyadh Saudi Arabia is home to the world's largest commercial airport. In fact no other airport even comes close! Riyadh's King Khalid International Airport (RUH) is a massive 484-square miles.

The main crops of Sikkim are rice, maize, bajra, wheat, barley and cardamom.

The increased use of groundwater for irrigation purposes has led to salinization, lowering of the water table and water logging. The increasing exploitation of groundwater for irrigation purposes has led to declining groundwater tables and a threat of sodification and salinization due to use of poor quality groundwater.