CUET 2026 MCQ Quiz on Basic General Knowledge

CUET 2026 MCQ Quiz on Basic General Knowledge – Objective Question Answers on Basic General Knowledge

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1. Who was the first Indian Chief of Army Staff of the Indian Army ?

a.Gen. Maharaja Rajendra Singhji

b.Gen. K.M. Cariappa

c.Vice-Admiral R.(d) Katari

d.None of the above

2. Firdausi was

a.well known for his epic 'Shahnama'

b.a poet

c.None of the above

d.Both A and B

3. Federation Cup, World Cup, Allywyn International Trophy and Challenge Cup are awarded to winners of

a.Cricket

b.Tennis

c.Basketball

d.Volleyball

4. Famous sculptures depicting art of love built some time in 950 AD - 1050 AD are

a.Khajuraho temples

b.Mahabalipuram temples

c.Jama Masjid

d.Sun temple

5. Epsom (England) is the place associated with

a.Horse racing

b.Polo

c.Snooker

d.Shooting

6. Frederick Sanger is a twice recipient of the Nobel Prize for

a.Physics in 1903 and Chemistry in 1911

b.Chemistry in 1954 and Peace in 1962

c.Physics in 1956 and 1972

d.Chemistry in 1958 and 1980

7. Gabriel Daniel Fahrenheit was

a.developed the mercury thermometer in 1714

b.devised temperature scale

c.a German Physicist

d.All of the above

8. Ecology deals with

a.Birds

b.Relation between organisms and their environment

c.Tissues

d.Cell formation

9. Hermann Scheer (Germany) received right Livelihood Award in 1999 for

a.showing that organic agriculture is a key to both environmental sustainability and food security

b.his long standing efforts to end the impunity of dictators

c.None of the above

d.his indefatigable work for thepromotion of solar energy worldwide

10. Dumping is

a.prohibited by regulations of GATT

b.the process by which the supply of a manufacture's product remains low in the domestic market, which batches him better price

c.selling of goods abroad at a price well below the production cost at the home market price

d.All of the above

11. Durand Cup is associated with the game of

a.Cricket

b.Hockey

c.Volleyball

d.Football

12. Hitler party which came into power in 1933 is known as

a.Ku-Klux-Klan

b.Nazi Party

c.Democratic Party

d.Labour Party

13. Heavy Water Project (Talcher) and Fertilizer plant (Paradeep) are famous industries of

a.Andhra Pradesh

b.Kerala

c.Tamil Nadu

d.Orissa

14. DRDL stands for

a.Defence Research and Development Laboratary

b.None of the above

c.Differential Research and Documentation Laboratary

d.Department of Research and Development Laboratory

15. Euclid was

a.All of the above

b.Propounded the geometrical theorems

c.Contributor to the use of deductive principles of logic as the basis of geometry

d.Greek mathematician

16. Germany signed the Armistice Treaty on ____ and World War I ended

a.15th February 1918

b.11th November 1918

c.19th January 1918

d.30th May 1918

17. Each year World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day is celebrated on

a.June 8th

b.May 8th

c.May 18th

d.June 18th

18. GNLF stands for

a.None of the above

b.Both A and B

c.Gross National Liberation Form

d.Gorkha National Liberation Front

19. For which of the following disciplines is Nobel Prize awarded?

a.All of the above

b.Literature, Peace and Economics

c.Physics and Chemistry

d.Physiology or Medicine

20. First China War was fought between

a.China and Egypt

b.China and Britain

c.China and Greek

d.China and France

21. Dr. Zakir Hussain was

a.first vice president of India

b.first president of Indian National Congress

c.first speaker of Lok Sabha

d.the first Muslim president of India

22. Dr. Linus Carl Pauling is the only person to have won two Nobel prizes individually for

a.Peace Prize in 1954, Chemistry in 1962

b.Medicine in 1954, Physics in 1962

c.Chemistry in 1954, Peace Prize in 1962

d.Physics in 1954, Medicine in 1962

23. During World War I Germany was defeated in the Battle of Verdun on the western front and Romania declared war on the eastern front in the year

a.1917 AD

b.1915 AD

c.1916 AD

d.1914 AD

24. For the Olympics and World Tournaments, the dimensions of basketball court are

a.26 m x 14 m

b.28 m x 16 m

c.27 m x 16 m

d.28 m x 15 m

25. Free surface of a liquid behaves like a sheet and tends to contract to the smallest possible area due to the

a.force of friction

b.force of adhesion

c.centrifugal force

d.force of cohesion

26. Eugenics is the study of

a.altering human beings by changing their genetic components

b.people of European origin

c.different races of mankind

d.genetic of plants

27. ESCAP stands for

a.European Society Council for Africa and Pacific

b.None of the above

c.Economic and Social Commission for Asia and Pacific

d.Economic and Social Commission for Africa and Pacific

28. Grand Central Terminal, Park Avenue, New York is the world's

a.Largest railway station

b.None of the above

c.Longest railway station

d.Highest railway station

29. Himalayan Mountaineering Institute is at

a.Darjeeling

b.Marmago

c.Dehradun

d.Dispur

30. During the first crusade, crusaders reached Jerusalem and captured it in

a.1515 AD

b.1200 AD

c.1099 AD

d.1000 AD

31. First human heart transplant operation conducted by Dr. Christiaan Barnard on Louis Washkansky, was conducted in

a.1922

b.1968

c.1958

d.1967

32. Gopal Krishna Gokhale

a.started as a maths teacher and rose to the position of the principal of Ferguson College, Pune

b.All of the above

c.served as President of the Indian National Congress in 1905

d.founded the servants of India Society

33. For purifying drinking water alum is used

a.to remove gases

b.to kill bacteria

c.for coagulation of mud particles

d.to remove salts

34. The ozone layer restricts

a.Infrared radiation

b.X-rays and gamma rays

c.Ultraviolet radiation

d.Visible light

35. Hockey was introduced in the Asian Games in

a.1966 in Bangkok

b.1962 in Jakarta

c.1958 in Tokyo

d.1970 in Bangkok

36. For galvanizing iron which of the following metals is used?

a.Copper

b.Lead

c.Zinc

d.Aluminium

37. Guarantee to an exporter that the importer of his goods will pay immediately for the goods ordered by him, is known as

a.None of the above

b.Laissezfaire

c.Inflation

d.Letter of Credit (L/C)

38. Entomology is the science that studies

a.The origin and history of technical and scientific terms

b.Insects

c.The formation of rocks

d.Behavior of human beings

39. Goa Shipyard Limited (GSL) was established in

a.1958

b.1956

c.1955

d.1957

40. Hamid Karzai was chosen president of Afghanistan in

a.2000

b.2001

c.2002

d.2003

41. GATT (General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade) is

a.Agreement which seeks to achieve its aim by arranging and encouraging bargaining with trade concessions between members

b.International agreement signed in 1947 between non-communist nations with the object of encouraging international trade unobstructed by tariff barriers

c.Both A and B

d.None of the above

42. Gravity setting chambers are used in industries to remove

a.SOx

b.CO

c.suspended particulate matter

d.NOx

43. Habeas Corpus Act 1679

a.safeguarded the personal liberties of the people against arbitrary imprisonment by the king's orders

b.states that no one was to be imprisoned without a writ or warrant stating the charge against him

c.provided facilities to a prisoner to obtain either speedy trial or release in bail

d.All of the above

44. Exposure to sunlight helps a person improve his health because

a.resistance power increases

b.the pigment cells in the skin get stimulated and produce a healthy tan

c.the infrared light kills bacteria in the body

d.the ultraviolet rays convert skin oil into Vitamin D

45. Coral reefs in India can be found in

a.Rameshwaram

b.The coast of Orissa

c.Waltair

d.Trivandrum

46. For safety, the fuse wire used in the mains for household supply of electricity must be made of metal having

a.high resistance

b.low melting point

c.high melting point

d.low specific heat

47. Headquarters of UNO are situated at

a.Hague (Netherlands)

b.Geneva

c.Paris

d.New York, USA

48. Fastest shorthand writer was

a.J.M. Tagore

b.J.R.(d) Tata

c.Dr. G. (d) Bist

d.Khudada Khan

49. Free market is

a.market where the price of a commodity is determined by free play of the forces of supply and demand

b.a condition in the international market where nations do not impose customs duty or other taxes on import of goods

c.None of the above

d.ports that are exempted from payment of customs duty on articles of commerce, primarily to encourage tourism

50. Fa-Hien was

a.None of the above

b.the first Buddhist pilgrim of India to visit China

c.the first Buddhist pilgrim of China to visit India during the reign of Chandragupta Vikramaditya

d.the discoverer of Puerto Rico and Jamaica

51. Garampani sanctuary is located at

a.Gangtok, Sikkim

b.Kohima, Nagaland

c.Junagarh, Gujarat

d.Diphu, Assam

52. East Timor, which became the 191st member of the UN, is in the continent of

a.Africa

b.Asia

c.South America

d.Europe

53. Eritrea, which became the 182nd member of the UN in 1993, is in the continent of

a.Europe

b.Asia

c.Australia

d.Africa

54. For seeing objects at the surface of water from a submarine under water, the instrument used is

a.kaleidoscope

b.spectroscope

c.periscope

d.telescope

55. Fathometer is used to measure

a.Sound intensity

b.Ocean depth

c.Earthquakes

d.Rainfall

56. FFC stands for

a.Film Finance Corporation

b.None of the above

c.Foreign Finance Corporation

d.Federation of Football Council

57. During World War II, when did Germany attack France?

a.1941

b.1943

c.1942

d.1940

58. Galileo was an Italian astronomer who

a.developed the telescope

b.discovered four satellites of Jupiter

c.All of the above

d.discovered that the movement of pendulum produces a regular time measurement

59. Economic goods are

a.Commodities that is available more as compared to demand

b.Commodities that is available according to their demand

c.None of the above

d.all commodities that are limited in quantity as compared to their demand

60. Gulf cooperation council was originally formed by

a.Second World Nations

b.Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates

c.Fourth World Nations

d.Third World Nations

61. First International Peace Congress was held in London in

a.1843 AD

b.1798 AD

c.1901 AD

d.1564 AD

62. Guru Gobind Singh was

a.founder of Khalsa, the inner council of the Sikhs in 1699

b.the 10th Guru of the Sikhs

c.author of Dasam Granth

d.All the above

63. First Afghan War took place in

a.1843

b.1848

c.1839

d.1833

64. Golf player Vijay Singh belongs to which country?

a.India

b.UK

c.USA

d.Fiji

65. Excessive secretion from the pituitary gland in the children results in

a.retarded growth

b.None of the above

c.weakening of bones

d.increased height

66. G-15 is an economic grouping of

a.Second World Nations

b.Fourth World Nations

c.First World Nations

d.Third World Nations

67. Golden Temple, Amritsar is India's

a.Both A and B are correct

b.None of the above

c.Oldest Gurudwara

d.Largest Gurdwara

68. Escape velocity of a rocket fired from the earth towards the moon is a velocity to get rid of the

a.Pressure of the atmosphere

b.Centripetal force due to the earth's rotation

c.Earth's gravitational pull

d.Moon's gravitational pull

69. Georgia, Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan became the members of UNO in

a.1991

b.1993

c.1992

d.1994

70. FRS stands for

a.Federation of Regulation Society

b.None of the above

c.Fellow of Royal Society

d.Fellow Research System

71. Filaria is caused by

a.Bacteria

b.Virus

c.Mosquito

d.Protozoa

CUET 2026 Basic General Knowledge MCQ Question Answers for Competitive Exams

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