GENERAL AWARENESS PRACTICE MCQs

1. Foot and mouth disease occurs in?
1) Cattle only
2) Cattle and sheep only
3) Cattle and pigs only
4) Cattle, sheep and pigs

2. Gypsum is used in the case of soils which are?
1) saline
2) alkaline
3) water-logged
4) clayey

3. In milk, fat content is reduced during?
1) winter
2) summer
3) rainy season
4) spring season

4. In human body, iron is stored in?
1) erythrocytes
2) blood
3) liver
4) spleen

5. Scientific Policy Resolution of Government of India was annou- nced in?
1) 1958
2) 1968
3) 1978
4) 1985

6. National Institute of Immunology and National Institute of Science, Techn ology & Development Studies are located in?
1) Hyderabad
2) Bangalore
3) Mumbai
4) New Delhi

7. Which of the following substances is used as a refrigerant in refrig- erators?
1) Chloroform
2) Carbon disulphide
3) Liquid nitrogen
4) Dichloro fluromethane

8. Of the follwing scientists who was not awarded the Nobel Prize twice?
1) Madam Curie
2) Linus Pauling
3) John Bardeen
4) Albert Einstein

10. The maximum fixation of solar energy is done by?
1) man
2) green plants
3) fungi
4) protozoa



11. Nitrogen in air?
1) is essential for the body
2) dilutes oxygen which is very active in pure form
3) makes oxygen soluble in blood
4) decreases the density of air

12. What are noble metals?
1) elements that do not form compounds ordinarily
2) Metals having very light weight
3) Metals that do not corrode or tarnish in air or water
4) Metals that do not form compounds ordinarily

13. After boiling rice grains become swollen and occupy more space because?
1) solids enlarge on absorbing heat
2) carbohydrate content becomes more
3) starch dwells in contact with water and heat
4) rice has plenty of fat content

14. The Sea of Tranquility and Ocean of Storms are on?
1) The Moon
2) The Mars
3) Venus
4) Jupiter

15. In which atmospheric layer are the communication satellites located?
1) Stratosphere
2) Ionosphere
3) Troposphere
4) Exosphere

16. contours are lines showing?
1) Places on earth of equal rainfall
2) Places of same temperature
3) Places on earth at the same altitude
4) None of these

17. The layers of the earths crust are distinguished by their?
1) thickness and depth
2) density and temperature
3) metallic content and rocks
4) All the above

18. The most abundant constituents of earths crust are?
1) igneous rocks
2) sedimentary rocks
3) metamorphic rocks
4) granite

19. Seasonal contrasts are maximum in?
1) low latitudes
2) high latitudes
3) mid latitudes
4) sub tropics

20. Which of the following is not a minor product derived from fore-sts?
1) Nuts and gums
2) Tannin
3) Pitch and turpentine
4) Pulp

21. Which of the following Indian islands lies between India and Sri Lanka? ( )
1) Elephanta
2) Nicobar
3) Rameshwaram
4) Salsette

22. The Gero, Khasi and Jaintia hills were formed in the same age as the?
1) Himalayas
2) Malwa Plateau
3) Siwalik range
4) Himachal range

23. The youngest rivers in India orig-inate from?
1) Eastern Ghats
2) Western Ghats
3) Himalayas
4) Deccan Plateau

24. Where would you experience a dry winter?
1) The Ganga plain
2) North-eastern India
3) Kashmir
4) Coromandal Coast

25. The place in India receiving the lowest rainfall is?
1) Leh
2) Jaisalmer
3) Bikaner
4) Jodhpur
26. The retreating south-west mon- soon does not affect?
1) Orissa
2) Tamil Nadu
3) Andhra Pradesh
4) Uttar Pradesh

27. Which of the following regions has the minimum season variations in Temperature?
1) The Shillong Plateau
2) Tamil Nadu
3) The Kerala coast
4) The entire peninsula

28. The soils which have supported agriculture for centruries without much manuring or fallowing are?
1) alluvial and laterite soils
2) red and laterite soils
3) black and alluvial soils
4) laterite and black soils

29. The minimum forest cover necessary to maintain ecological balance is?
1) 50% of the total land area
2) 40% of the total land area
3) 33% of the total land area
4) 25% of the total land area

30. Where is the greatest variety of flowers found?
1) Kerala
2) Uttar Pradesh hills
3) Assam
4) Sikkim

31. Where is the sex ratio lowest?
1) Punjab
2) Andaman and Nicobar Islands
3) Rajasthan
4) Sikkim

32. The maximum percentage of the tribal population in India consists of?
1) Santhals
2) Bhils
3) Mundas
4) Nagas

33. Match the following?
I                            II
A. Jarawas     1. Tamil Nadu
B. Abor         2. Himachal Pradesh
C. Kotas       3. Bihar
D. Gaddi       4. Arunachal Pradesh
E. Banjara      5. Andaman & Nicobar
A B C D E
1) 5 4 2 1 3
2) 4 1 2 3 5
3) 5 4 1 2 3
4) 4 5 2 1 3

34. The Periyar Sanctuary in Kerala is renowned for?
1) tiger
2) lion
3) wild elephant
4) spotted deer

35. The most rabi crop is?
1) Barley
2) Jute
3) Wheat
4) Rice

36. Economically, the most important forests of India are?
1) Tidal forests
2) Thorn forests
3) Evergreen forests
4) Tropical deciduous forests

37. Which of the following are not khariff crops?
1) Bajra and maize
2) Rice and Jowar
3) Sugarcane and groundnut
4) Barley and mustard

38. Which multipurpose project was taken up first of all after indepe-ndence?
1) Bhakra Nangal Project
2) Damodar Valley Project
3) Kosi project
4) None

39. Which of the following projects is administered by more than one State?
1) Nagarjunasagar
2) Kosi
3) Hirakud
4) Tungabhadra

40. Which of the following is not one of the objectives of a multipurpose project?
1) Generation of thermal power
2) Development of fisheries
3) Flood control
4) Supply of drinking water

41. Marine fisheries in India face an important limitation of develop-ment in?
1) coastal ocean currents
2) lack of enterprise in fishermen
3) coastlines being straight, thus making it difficult to build protected areas
4) None of these

42. Canal irrigation is most important in north India because the?
1) soil is porous
2) level of underground water is high
3) sources of the canals are the perennial rivers
4) region is densely populated

43. Which of the following states is the largest producer of mica in India?
1) Bihar
2) Rajasthan
3) Tamil Nadu
4) all of these

44. Which of the following is contai-ned in the Concurrent List?
1) Agriculture
2) Education
3) Fisheries
4) Police

45. The Central Governments powers are enumerated in the?
1) Concurrent list
2) State List
3) Union List
4) federal List

46. The number of members in a Finance Commision, including the Chairman is?
1) 3
2) 4
3) 6
4) 5

47. The procedure for the amendment of the Indian Constitution is given in?
1) Article 358
2) Article 368
3) Article 320
4) Article 356

48. Which one of the following amendments has been described as Mini-Constitution?
1) Forty-Third
2) Forty-second
3) Forty four
4) Thirty-Ninth

49. The Zonal Councils which aim at ensuring cooperation amongst various States are?
1) Provided in the Constitution
2) Created by the States Reorganisation Act
3) Created by the Forty-Second Amendment during emergency
4) None of the above

50. The Zonal Councils discuss matters relating to?
1) economic and social planning
2) border disputes
3) inter-state transport
4) all the above matters


ANSWERS:

1-4; 2-4; 3-4; 4-3; 5-3; 6-4; 7-4; 8-4; 9-2; 10-2;
11-3; 12-3; 13-1; 14-2; 15-3; 16-4; 17-1; 18-3; 19-4; 20-3;
21-2; 22-3; 23-1; 24-1; 25-2; 26-3; 27-3; 28-3; 29-2; 30-2;
31-1; 32-3; 33-3; 34-4; 35-4; 36-4; 37-2; 38-4; 39-1; 40-3;
41-3; 42-1; 43-2; 44-3; 45-4; 46-2; 47-2; 48-2; 49-4; 50-3;