GENERAL AWARENESS PRACTICE QUESTIONS

1. United Nation has released “One Women” Album on the occasion of International Women’s Day. Name the Indian artist of that Album?
A) Mallika Sarabhai
B) Amjed Ali Khan
C) A. R. Rahman
D) Anoushka Shankar

2. Bula Chaudhary is related to which sport event
A) Cricket
B) Badminton
C) Swimming
D) Golf

3. How many districts of the country were initially covered under the Direct Benifit Transfer Scheme started from January 1st , 2013?
A) 43
B) 34
C) 20
D) 29

4. Which sport personality has won the Indian Grand Prix 2012 at the Buddha International Circuit for the second time?
A) Mark Weber
B) Lewis Hamilton
C) Sebastian Vettel
D) Fernando Alonso

5. Which among the following have been conferred with Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award in 2012?
A) Mary Kom and Anup Kumar
B) Saina Nehwal and Sushil Kumar
C) Deepika Kumari and Yuvraj Singh
D) Yogeshwar Dutt and Vijay Kumar

6. Rath Yatra - This famour festival is held in?
A) Odisha
B) West Bengal
C) Tamil Nadu
D) Karnataka

7. With the 92nd constitutional amendment, how many languages were added to the 8th schedule of the constitution?
A) 4
B) 3
C) 2
D) 5

8. Which of the following act as decomposers in an ecosystem?
A) Putrefying bacteria
B) Rhizobium bacteria
C) Lactobacillus bacteria
D) Cyanobacteria

9. What is Basel III norms?
A) The Global Capital norms for banks
B) The Global Pollution Norms for Auto Manufacturer
C) The Global Norms for Cyber World
D) The Global Pollution Norms for Heavy Industries

10. President appoints Chief Election Commissioner & Election Commissioners. They have tenure of?
A) Upto the age of 65 years
B) 6 years, or upto the age of 65 years, whichever is earlier
C) Of 5 years
D) Of 6 years

11. This State contributes 70% of India’s Coffee and Silk. Name this state?
A) Rajasthan
B) Punjab
C) Karnataka
D) Assam

12. Ebb & Flow is
A) Adiscovery of a new star
B) A system of measurement of a liquid
C) A missile recently launched from Odisha
D) A Gravity Mapping satellites of NASA

13. Who has been appointed as chairman of 14th Finance Commission?
A) Sam Pitroda
B) P. Chidambaram
C) Montek Singh Ahluwalia
D) Dr. Y.V.Reddy

14. As per Protocol Second highest post after President in India
A) Prime Minister of India
B) Vice President of India
C) Chief Justice of India
D) Leader of opposition of Lok Sabha

15. Who is the Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha at present?
A) Najma Heptulla
B) Pratibha Patil
C) K. Rahman khan
D) P. J. Kurien

16. Finance Ministry has kept some services under the negative list which means
A) Service tax would be levied @ 2% on those services
B) Service tax would be levied by State Government on the services in negative list
C) Service tax would not be levied against those services
D) Service tax would be levied at highest rate on those services

17. What is the status of India in the world in terms of Steel production?
A) 7th
B) 10th
C) 5th
D) 6th

18. Which among these is a credit rating agency.
A) NSE
B) BSE
C) ICRA
D) SEBI

19. Which of the following gases are given out during Photosynthesis?
A) Nitrogen
B) Hydrogen
C) Oxygen
D) Carbon dioxide

20. Name the king of Kannauj whose daughter Sanyogita was abducted by Prithviraj Chauhan from her ‘Swayamvar’?
A) Jayadev
B) Lakshman sen
C) Bhoj
D) Jaychand

21. The thumb nail gets fixed easily into the wood because.
A) More force works on less area
B) Less force works on more area
C) More area works on less force
D) More area works on more force

22. The minimum number of members whose presence is essential for transacting the business of either house-Lok Sabha or Rajya Sabha shall be:
A) 100 members
B) 1/2 of the total number of members of the house
C) 1/4 of the total number of members of the house
D) 1/10 of the total number of members of the house

23. When the branch of a tree is shaken violently, the leaves fall. This happening can be explained by:
A) Joules 2nd law motion
B) Newton’s 3rd law of motion
C) Joules 1st law motion
D) Newton’s 1st law of motion

24. When ‘Sepoy Mutiny or the Great Revolt’ took place, who was the Viceroy of India?
A) Lord Canning
B) Lord Minto
C) Lord Ripon
D) Lord Curzon

25. Layer of the atmosphere is closest to the Earth:
A) Stratosphere
B) Ionosphere
C) Mesosphere
D) Troposphere

ANSWERS:

1. D 2. C 3. A 4. C 5. D
6. A 7. A 8. A 9. A 10. B
11. C 12. D 13. D 14. B 15. D
16. C 17. C 18. C 19. C 20. D
21. A 22. D 23. D 24. A 25. D