GENERAL KNOWLEDGE & GENERAL AWARENESS

1. Which are correctly matched?
1. Allahabad Prasasti: Samudra Gupta
2. Gwalior Prasasti : Devapala
3. Aihole Inscription : Pulakesini-II
4. Hathigumpa Inscription : Rudradaman
A) 1,3 and 4
B) 1 and 3
C) 3 and 4
D) 2,3 and 4
Answer :   B

2. The first Muslim ruler to introduce the system of price control was?
A) Muhammad-Bin-Tughluq
B) Illututmish
C) Jalaluddin Khilji
D) Allauddin Khilji
Answer :   D

3. Aligarh muslim university was founded by:
A) Mohammad ali Jinnah
B) Abdul Kalam Azad
C) Syed Ahmed Khan
D) Liaquat Ali Khan
Answer :   C

4. Which of the following was invented by China?
A) Kite
B) Umbrella
C) Waterclock
D) All the above
Answer :   D

5. On the basis of the process of their formation which of the following soils is formed differently from the other three.
A) Khadar
B) Bhangar
C) Bhabbar
D) Regur
Answer :   D

6. Very strong and cold icy winds that blow in the polar regions are called:
A) Typhoons
B) Tornadoes
C) Blizzards
D) Polar winds
Answer :   C

7. Which type of lake is formed by volcanic activities?
A) Caldera lake
B) Karst Lake
C) Lagoon
D) Vosges
Answer :   A

8. Which of the following determines that the Indian constitution is federal?
A) A written and a rigid Constitution
B) An independent Judiciary
C) Vesting if residuary powers with the centre
D) Distribution of powers between the centre and states
Answer :   D

9. The first no confidence motion, moved in the Lok Sabha after independence was in the year:
A) 1954
B) 1960
C) 1963
D) 1975
Answer :   C

10. The Amendment procedure laid down in Indian Constitution is based on the pattern of:
A) Constitution of Canada
B) Government of India act 1935
C) Constitution of South Africa
D) Constitution of USA
Answer :   C

11. In ASHA scheme A stands for:
A) Additional
B) Accredited
C) Augmented
D) Autometer
Answer :   B

12. Which of the following waves cannot propagate in vacuum?
A) Radio waves
B) Light waves
C) X-rays
D) Sound waves
Answer :   D

13. "Mho" is the unit of:
A) Resistance
B) Inductance
C) Conductivity
D) Specific resistance
Answer :   C

14. The Increasing amount of carbon dioxide in the air is slowly raising the temperature of the atmosphere because it absorbs:
A) The water Vapour or the air and retains its heat
B) The ultraviolet part of the solar radiation
C) All the solar radiation
D) The infrared part of the solar radiation
Answer :   D

15. Light scattering takes place in:
A) Colloidal solutions
B) Acidic solutions
C) Electrolyte solutions
D) Basic solutions
Answer :   A

16. Glycol is added to aviation gasoline because it:
A) Reduced evaporation of petrol
B) Increase efficiency of petrol
C) Prevents freezing of petrol
D) Reduces consumption of petrol
Answer :   C

17. In which of the following light energy is converted into chemical energy?
A) Respiration
B) Fermentation
C) Photosynthesis
D) Photorespiration
Answer :   C

18. Which one among the following water-borne disease is not caused by a bacteria?
A) Cholera
B) Typhoid
C) Bacillary dysentery
D) Hepatitis B
Answer :   D

19. Match the following.
Group -I
a) BCG vaccine
b) BPL vaccine
c) Chloroquine
d) Penicillin
Group -II
1) Malaria
2) Sore throat
3) Tuberculosis
4) Rabies
A) 3 4 1 2
B) 3 4 2 1
C) 4 3 1 2
D) 4 3 2 1
Answer :   A

20. Virus contains:
A) Protein and Lipid
B) Nucleic acid and protein
C) Lipid and carbohydrate
D) Carbohydrate
Answer :   B

21. Which among the following vitamin is considered to be a hormone?
A) A
B) B
C) C
D) D
Answer :   D

22. Who is the author of the Book "Long Walk to Freedom"?
A) Nelson Mandela
B) Louis Fischer
C) Aung San suu kyi
D) Mao Tse Tung
Answer :   A

23. Who was coined the term "Marginal utility"?
A) A.H. Marshall
B) Hicks and Allen
C) Cobb-Dogulas
D) None of the above
Answer :   A

24. Who among the following has launched National Agriculture Market (NAM) Portal to e-mandis in several states?
A) Dharmendra Pradhan
B) Ravi Shankar Prasad
C) Birender Singh
D) Narendra Modi
Answer :   D

25. The first National cultural festival was organised by Ministry of culture. What is its name?
A) Rashtra sanskriti mahostav
B) Rashtriya sanskriti mahostav
C) Rashtriya jagran mahostav
D) Rashtriya vanamahostav
Answer :   B