GENERAL AWARENESS
Exam held on: 21-10-2012 (Evening Shift)
1. The Kharif crops are harvested in:
a) June – July
b) October – November
c) May – June
d) March – April
2. Which of the following cost curve is never “U” shapped?
a) Average cost curve
b) Marginal cost curve
c) Average variable cost curve
d) Average fixed cost curve
3. Hydro-electric power is a:
a) renewable-natural resource
b) non-renewable-natural resource
c) a mixture of renewable and non-renewable natural resource
d) neither renewable nor non-renewable resource
4. National Income is also called as:
a) NNP at Market Price
b) GNP at Factor Cost
c) GNP at Market Price
d) NNP at Factor Cost
5. The Members and Chairman of the Union Public Service Commission, are
appointed by the:
a) Prime Minister of India
b) President of India
c) Chief Justice of India
d) Parliament of India
6. At the time of enactment of the Constitution, which one of the following ideals
was not included in the Preamble?
a) Equality
b) Justice
c) Socialist
d) Liberty
7. Money can be spent out of the Consolidated Fund of India with the approval of:
a) The President
b) The Parliament
c) The Speaker of Lok Sabha
d) The Comptroller and Auditor General
8. Which of the following is not a Union Territory?
a) Lakshadweep
b) Pondicherry
c) Nagaland
d) Daman and Diu
9. India was granted freedom during the British Prime Minister:
a) William Pitt
b) Clement Attlee
c) Winston Churchill
d) Ramsay MacDonald
10. In which of the following list does the subject ‘planning’ figure?
a) Union List
b) State List
c) Concurrent List
d) Residuary List
11. The doctrine of Lapse was introduced by:
a) Dalhousie
b) Canning
c) Rippon
d) Lyton
12. The famous tourist centre Mahabalipuram is located near:
a) Calcutta
b) Bombay
c) Delhi
d) Chennai
13. Who was the first Indian Governor General after Lord Mount Batten?
a) Pattabi Sitaramayya
b) Jawaharlal Nehru
c) C. Rajagopalachari
d) Rajendra Prasad
14. Babar was succeeded to the Mughal throne by:
a) Bahadur Shah
b) Sher Shah
c) Akbar
d) Humayun
15.The Chinese pilgrim visited India during the reign of Harshavardhana was:
a) Fahien
b) Hiuen Tsang
c) Itsing
d) Wang Hiuen Tse
16. The Temperate grasslands of North America are known as:
a) Prairies
b) Pampas
c) Downs
d) Steppes
17. The river which has a greater flow of water than any other river in the world is:
a) River Nile
b) River Hwang-ho
c) River Amazon
d) River Zaire
18. The rapid sliding of large masses of bed rocks is called:
a) Mass wasting
b) Landslide
c) Earthquake
d) Weathering
19. Which place is located on the water divide between the Indus and the Ganges river
systems?
a) Allahabad
b) Varanasi
c) Gaya
d) Ambala
20. Zojila pass connects:
a) Kashmir and Tibet
b) Nepal and Tibet
c) Leh and Kargil
d) Leh and Srinagar
21. Jaws are absent in:
a) Reptiles
b) Birds
c) Fishes
d) Protochordates
22. Among the following sets of sailent features, which set does not exclusively
characterize mammals?
a) Presence of mammary glands, hairs on skin and diaphragm.
b) Presence of sweat glands, hairs on skin and diphyodonts.
c) Presence of mammary glands, sweat glands and diaphragm.
d) Warm blooded, 4 chambered heart and foetal membrane.
23. An ant can see the objects all around it due to the presence of:
a) Simple eyes
b) Eyes over the head
c) Well developed eyes
d) Compound eyes
24. A man suffering from diabets mellitus drinks water more frequently as he has to
eliminate from the blood extra:
a) salt
b) glucose
c) insulin
d) glucagon
25. The word Biosphere refers to:
a) Zone of water on earth which can support life.
b) Zone of soil, water and air around earth capable of supporting the flora and fauna.
c) Part of earth surface which can support the flora
d) Parts of air around earth where life can exist.
26. Symptoms of Jaundice occur mainly due to disorder and malfunction of :
a) Pancreas
b) Intestine
c) Liver
d) Stomach
27. When hot liquid is poured into a thick glass tumbler, it cracks because glass:
a) has low temperature coefficient of expansion.
b) is a bad conductor of heat so only inner surface expands.
c) has high temperature coefficient of expansion
d) has a very low specific heat.
28. A solid needle placed horizontally on the surface of the water floats due to:
a) viscosity of water
b) capilary action
c) water pressure
d) surface tension of water
29. The oil in the wick of an oil lamp rises up due to:
a) pressure difference
b) capillary action
c) low viscosity of oil
d) gravitational force
30. Both the ALU and Control Section have special purpose storage locations called:
a) Address
b) Registers
c) Accumulators
d) Bus
31. Telnet is a:
a) search engine
b) browser
c) protocol
d) gateway
32. The term ODBC stands for:
a) Object Database Connectivity
b) Object Database Communication
c) Open Database Communication
d) Open Database Connectivity
33. The heat treatment applied to milk before distribution to stablize and to remove disease
causing bacteria is called as:
a) Homogenisation
b) Pasteurisation
c) Fermentation
d) Coagulation
34. A drop of liquid assumes spherical shape because:
a) Intermolecular forces are weak in liquids
b) Intermolecular forces are strong in liquids
c) A sphere has the least surface area for a given volume
d) A sphere has the largest surface area for a given volume
35. The two metal ions that cause hardness to water are:
a) Sodium, Magnesium
b) Calcium, Magnesium
c) Sodium, Calcium
d) Sodium, Potassium
36. Biogradable wastes can usually be converted into useful substances with the help of:
a) bacteria
b) nuclear protiens
c) radio-active substances
d) viruses
37. Which one of the following is an indicator of air pollution?
a) Lichens
b) Cycas
c) Algae
d) Bryophytes
38. The liquid waste from kitchens and baths, of residences is known as:
a) Refuse
b) Domestic sewage
c) Storm water
d) Sullage
39. Which of the following metals contribute to biomagnification problem in the ecosystem?
a) Lead
b) Mercury
c) Chromium
d) Copper
40. Which of the following item is not included in Environmental Auditing?
a) Storage of toxic chemicals
b) Pollution monitoring schemes
c) Scrutiny by the government agencies
d) Safety provisions for industrial workers
41. Saina Nehwal won her maiden Indonesia Open Title on 16th March 2012 after defeating in
final:
a) Xuerui Li
b) Ratchanok Inthanon
c) Liem Savie King
d) Ruddy Hastono
42. ‘Slumdog Millionaire’, film is based on the book ‘Question and Answer’ written by:
a) Vikas Swarup
b) Vinesh Swaroop
c) Vimal Swaroop
d) None of the above
43. Where did the so-called ‘Black Hole Tragedy’ take place?
a) Murshidabad
b) Dacca
c) Monghyr
d) Calcutta
44. Tsunami which caused havoc in Japan occurred on:
a) 8th March 2011
b) 11th March 2011
c) 14th March 2011
d) 17th March 2011
45. Find the odd one out:
a) ASEAN
b) NAFTA
c) NATO
d) EEC
46. As per 2011 Census data, the overall sex-ratio in the country is:
a) 930
b) 933
c) 940
d) 943
47. Who amongst the following has never been the Governor of Reserve Bank of India?
a) Y.V. Reddy
b) D. Subbarao
c) C. Rangrajan
d) B.B. Bhattacharya
48. Barack Hussain Obama belongs to which of the following political parties?
a) Labour
b) Democratic
c) Republican
d) American National Conference
49. Which of the following countries recently conferred its Highest State Honour on Late
Mrs. Indira Gandhi for her contribution in its ‘Liberation War’?
a) South Sudan
b) Bangladesh
c) Slovakia
d) Croatia
50. ‘SCOPE’ is the abbreviated form of:
a) Standing Conference of Public Enterprises
b) Selection Commission of Public Enterprises
c) Specialist Committee of Public Enterprises
d) None of the above
ANSWERS:
1) b 2) d 3) a 4) d 5) b 6) c 7) b 8) c 9) b 10) c
11) a 12) d 13) c 14) d 15) b 16) a 17) c 18) b 19) d 20) d
21) b 22) d 23) d 24) b 25) b 26) c 27) a 28) d 29) b 30) c
31) c 32) d 33) b 34) d 35) b 36) a 37) a 38) b 39) b 40) c
41) a 42) a 43) a 44) b 45) a 46) c 47) d 48) b 49) b 50) a
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