25 Must Know GK MCQs AFCAT 2 2017 Exam

As per the AFCAT 2 2017 Syllabus we can see General Knowledge for Verbal Ability for AFCAT exam paper have MCQs based on General Knowledge, you must practice enough questions before facing it in the exam.

25 Must Know GK MCQs AFCAT 2 2017 Exam

1. Global 500 awards are given for outstanding achievement in which of the following fields?
a. Population control
b. Elimination of illiteracy
c. Campaigning against aids
d. Protection of environment

2. Pulitzer Prize is awarded for the outstanding work in the field of
a. Science And Technology
b. Environmental Studies
c. Literature And Journalism
d. International Understanding

3. The national emblem viz four lions standing back to back is an adaptation from which of the following
a. Sarnath lions
b. Gir lions
c. Khajuraho
d. Ajanta Caves

4. Which one of the following is the petroleum wax?
a. Paraffin Wax
b. Jonoba Wax
c. Carnauba Wax
d. Bees Wax

5. Who among the following is not a recipient of ‘Bharatiya Jnanpith’ Award?
a. Ashapurna Devi
b. MF Hussain
c. Raghupati Sahay
d. V K Gokak

6. Which city will host the 2022 Commonwealth Games?
a. Gold Coast, Australia
b. Durban, South Africa
c. Lusaka, Zambia
d. Nairobi, Kenya

7. Who was the person behind conversion of East India Company from A trading company into regional power?
a. Lord Warren Hastings
b. Lord Clive
c. Lord Dalhousie
d. Lord Wellesley

8. Which of the following Asian countries celebrates its independence day on 4th February?
a. Sri Lanka
b. Bahrain
c. Cambodia
d. Bangladesh

9. Natural radioactivity was discovered by?
a. Marie Curie
b. Ernest Rutherford
c. Henry Becquerel
d. Enrico Fermi

10. The present Chairman of ISRO is?
a. MYS Prasad
b. Shailesh Nayak
c. A S Kiran Kumar
d. K Radhakrishnan

11. Who was the victory Boisar when the Simon Commission visited India?
a. Lord Chelmsford
b. Lord Reading
c. Lord Irvin
d. Lord Wellington

12. Mahatma Gandhi lust South Africa to return to India in
a. 1911
b. 1915
c. 1917
d. 1919

13. Battle of Plassey was fought in
a. 1757
b. 1782
c. 1748
d. 1764

14. ‘Mangalyaan’ Mars Orbiter mission was launched in
a. January 2013
b. October 2012
c. October 2013
d. November 2013

15. ‘Ruhr of India’ known for its rich coal deposits is in the state of
a. Uttar Pradesh
b. Jharkhand
c. West Bengal
d. Bihar

16. The Indian space programme began in
a. 1951
b. 1962
c. 1965
d. 1969

17. The language of discourses of Gautama Buddha was
a. Bhojpuri
b. Magadhi
c. Pali
d. Sanskrit

18. Natural radioactivity was discovered by
a. Marie Curie
b. Earnest Rutherford
c. Henry Bacquerel
d. Enrico Fermi

19. In which atmospheric layer are the communication satellites located?
a. Stratosphere
b. Ionosphere
c. Troposphere
d. Mesosphere

20. Who was the Viceroy when the Simon Commission visited India?
a. Lord Chelmsford
b. Lord Reading
c. Lord Irwin
d. Lord Wellington

21. Mahatma Gandhi left South Africa to return to India in
a. 1911
b. 1915
c. 1917
d. 1919

22. Lines joining places of equal temperature are called
a. Isotherms
b. Isohyets
c. Isomers
d. Isobars

23. Who has been awarded the Dada Saheb Phalke Award for the year 2014?
a. Pran
b. Shashi Kapoor
c. Dilip Kumar
d. Amitabh Bachchan

24. Recently tested AgniV missile is capable of carrying nuclear payload of
a. 1000 Kg
b. 1500 Kg
c. 2000 Kg
d. 2500 Kg

25. The Russian name of INS Vikramaditya is
a. Admiral Groshkov
b. Admiral Gorbachev
c. Admiral Nakhimov
d. Admiral Petr Bezobrazov