General
Awareness
1. Which of
the following is not considered
as National
Debt ?
(A) National
Savings Certificates
(B)
Long-term Government Bonds
(C)
Insurance Policies
(D)
Provident Fund
Ans : (C)
2. The main
determinant of real wage is—
(A) Extra
earning
(B) Nature
of work
(C)
Promotion prospect
(D)
Purchasing power of money
Ans : (D)
3. The
birthrate measures the number of births during a year per—
(A) 100
population
(B) 1000
population
(C) 10000
population
(D) 100000
population
Ans : (B)
4. Which of
the following is not included
in the
National
Income ?
(A) Imputed
rent of owneroccupied houses
(B)
Government expenditure on making new bridges
(C) Winning
a lottery
(D)
Commission paid to an agent for sale of house
Ans : (C)
5. Personal
disposable income is—
(A) Always
equal to personal income
(B) Always
more than personal income
(C) Equal to
personal income minus indirect taxes
(D) Equal to
personal income minus direct taxes
Ans : (D)
6. Who
prepared the first estimate of National Income for the country ?
(A) Central
Statistical Organisation
(B) National
Income Committee
(C) Dadabhai
Naoroji
(D) National
Sample Survey Organisation
Ans : (C)
7. A Bill
referred to a ‘Joint Sitting’ of the two Houses of the
Parliament
is required to be passed by—
(A) A simple
majority of the members present
(B) Absolute
majority of the total membership
(C) 2/3rd
majority of the members present
(D) 3/4th
majority of the members present
Ans : (A)
8. Who is
the constitutional head of the Government of India ?
(A)
President
(B) Prime
Minister
(C) Chief
Justice of India
(D) Attorney
General
Ans : (A)
9. Who
certifies a Bill to be a Money Bill in India ?
(A) Finance
Minister
(B)
President
(C) Speaker
of the Lok Sabha
(D) Prime
Minister
Ans : (C)
10. By which
Amendment were ‘Fundamental Duties’ added to the
Constitution
?
(A) 40th
Amendment
(B) 42nd
Amendment
(C) 44th
Amendment
(D) 45th
Amendment
Ans : (B)
11. The
Vice-President of India is elected by—
(A) The
members of the Parliament
(B) The
members of the Rajya Sabha
(C) The
elected members of the Parliament
(D) The
members of the Parliament and State Legislatures
Ans : (A)
12. When was
the comprehensive reorganisation of Indian States completed in
accordance
with the recommendations of States Reorganisation Commission ?
(A) 1953
(B) 1956
(C) 1960
(D) 1966
Ans : (B)
13. When
Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated, who said, "None will believe
that a man
like this in body and soul ever walked on this earth" ?
(A) Bertrand
Russell
(B) Leo
Tolstoy
(C) Albert
Einstein
(D) Khan
Abdul Ghaffar Khan
Ans : (C)
14. Who
built the ‘Tower of Victory’ (Vijay Stambha) in the Chittor Fort ?
(A) Rana
Sanga
(B) Rana
Ratan Singh
(C) Rana
Hamir Deva
(D) Rana
Kumbha
Ans : (D)
15. In
violation of the Salt Laws, Gandhiji started a movement called—
(A) Non-Cooperation
Movement
(B) Swadeshi
Movement
(C) Civil
Disobedience Movement
(D) None of
the above
Ans : (C)
16. In which
of the following wars, were the French completely defeated by
the English
?
(A) Battle
of Wandiwash
(B) Battle
of Buxar
(C) Battle
of Plassey
(D) Battle
of Adyar
Ans : (A)
17. The
Cabinet Mission came to India in—
(A) 1943
(B) 1944
(C) 1945
(D) 1946
Ans : (D)
18. The
first to come and the last to leave India were—
(A) The
Portuguese
(B) The
French
(C) The
English
(D) The
Dutch
Ans : (A)
19. IR 20
and Ratna are two important varieties of—
(A) Wheat
(B) Bajra
(C) Jowar
(D) Paddy
Ans : (D)
20. The
Trans-Siberian Railway (9438 km) connects…...........… in the
West to
…........… in the East.
(A) Moscow,
Tashkent
(B) St.
Petersburg, Omsk
(C) Moscow,
Irkutsk
(D) St.
Petersburg, Vladivostok
Ans : (D)
21. Indira
Gandhi Rashtriya Udan Academy is located at—
(A)
Secunderabad
(B) Rae
Bareilly
(C) Jodhpur
(D) Delhi
Ans : (B)
22. Which
one of the following rivers of Peninsular India does not join
Arabian Sea
?
(A) Periyar
(B) Cauvery
(C) Narmada
(D) Tapti
Ans : (B)
23. Which
one of the following correctly describes AGNI ?
(A) A
fighter plane
(B) A
versatile tank
(C) A
long-range missile
(D) A
long-range gun
Ans : (C)
24.
Instrument used for measuring area on maps is called—
(A)
Planimeter
(B) Eidograph
(C)
Pantograph
(D)
Opisometer
Ans : (A)
25. If the
blood group of one parent is AB and that of the other O, the
possible
blood group of their child would be—
(A) A or B
(B) A or B
or O
(C) A or AB
or O
(D) A or B
or AB or O
Ans : (A)
26. How many
bones are there in the human body ?
(A) 187
(B) 287
(C) 206
(D) 306
Ans : (C)
27.
Dinosaurs were—
(A) Mammals
that became extinct
(B) Large
herbivorous creatures which gave rise to hippopotamus species
(C)
Egg-laying mammals
(D) Reptiles
that became extinct
Ans : (D)
28. Sweat
glands in mammals are primarily concerned with—
(A) Removal
of excess salts
(B)
Excretion of nitrogenous wastes
(C)
Thermoregulation
(D)
Sex-attraction
Ans : (C)
29. The
vitamin that helps to prevent infections in the human body is—
(A) Vitamin
A
(B) Vitamin
B
(C) Vitamin
C
(D) Vitamin
D
Ans : (A)
30. The
normal RBC count in adult male is—
(A) 5•5
million
(B) 5•0
million
(C) 4•5
million
(D) 4•0
million
Ans : (B)
31. A storm
is predicted if atmospheric pressure—
(A) Rises
suddenly
(B) Rises
gradually
(C) Falls
suddenly
(D) Falls
gradually
Ans : (C)
32. The gas
which turns into liquid at the lowest temperature among the
following
is—
(A) Hydrogen
(B) Oxygen
(C) Helium
(D) Nitrogen
Ans : (A)
33. An egg
sinks in soft water but floats in a concentrated solution of salt
because—
(A) Egg
absorbs salt from the solution and expands
(B) Albumin
dissolves in salt solution and egg becomes lighter
(C) The
density of salt solution exceeds the density of eggs
(D) Water
has high surface tension
Ans : (C)
34. What
should a person on a freely rotating turn table do to decrease his
(angular)
speed ?
(A) Bring
his hands together
(B) Raise
his hands up
(C) Spread
his hands outwards
(D) Sit down
with raised hands
Ans : (C)
35.
Gunpowder consists of a mixture of—
(A) Sand and
TNT
(B) TNT and
charcoal
(C) Nitre,
sulphur and charcoal
(D) Sulphur,
sand and charcoal
Ans : (C)
36. Which of
the following is the sweetest sugar ?
(A) Sucrose
(B) Glucose
(C) Fructose
(D) Maltose
Ans : (C)
37. In
nuclear reactors, graphite is used as a/an—
(A) Fuel
(B)
Lubricant
(C)
Moderator
(D)
Insulator
Ans : (C)
38. Which of
the following celestial bodies contains abundant quantities of
helium-3, a
potential source of energy ?
(A) Earth
(B) Moon
(C) Venus
(D) Saturn
Ans : (D)
39. Which of
the following International Tennis Tournaments is held on grass
court ?
(A) US Open
(B) French
Open
(C)
Wimbledon
(D)
Australian Open
Ans : (C)
40. What is
the name of the writer of Indian origin whose novel, The
Inheritance
of Loss has bagged Man Booker Prize ?
(A) Vikram
Seth
(B) Kiran
Desai
(C) Salman
Rushdie
(D) V. S.
Naipaul
Ans : (B)
41. Which
country from the following is a permanent member of the UN
Security
Council ?
(A)
Switzerland
(B) People’s
Republic of China
(C) Japan
(D) Ukraine
Ans : (B)
42. The
Loktak Lake on which a hydroelectric project was constructed is
situated in
the State of—
(A) Madhya
Pradesh
(B) Manipur
(C)
Meghalaya
(D) Himachal
Pradesh
Ans : (B)
43. What is
the motto incorporated under our National Emblem ?
(A) Satyam
Shivam
(B) Satyam
Shivam Sundaram
(C)
Satyameva Jayate
(D) Jai Hind
Ans : (C)
44. The H5N1
virus which causes bird flu was first discovered in—
(A) 1991
(B) 1995
(C) 1997
(D) 2001
Ans : (C)
45. The
Southern tip of India is—
(A) Cape
Comorin (Kanyakumari)
(B) Point
Calimere
(C) Indira
Point in Nicobar Islands
(D) Kovalam
in Thiruvananthapuram
Ans : (A)
46.
According to a resolution adopted by the United Nations General
Assembly,
‘International Day of Peace’ is observed every year on—
(A)
September 1
(B)
September 14
(C)
September 21
(D)
September 30
Ans : (C)
47. Where
was the last Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit held
?
(A) Sydney
(B) Auckland
(C) New York
(D) Beijing
Ans : (A)
48.
According to the UN Convention on the rights of children, which of the
following is
not a
right ?
(A) Safe
drinking water
(B) Adequate
standard of living
(C)
Education
(D) Marriage
Ans : (D)
49. Who is
the author of Ageless Body, Timeless Mind ?
(A) V. S.
Naipaul
(B) Deepak
Chopra
(C) Dom
Moraes
(D) Tony
Kusher
Ans : (B)
50. Which
cricketer holds the record for scoring highest number of runs in a
test match
innings ?
(A) Gary
Sobers
(B) Vivian
Richards
(C) Sunil
Gavaskar
(D) Brian
Lara
Ans : (D)
