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sample knowledge exam online General Knowledge practice paper

sample knowledge exam online
General Knowledge practice paper
General Knowledge Practice and Preparation Test
1. The local time of a place is 6-00 A.M . when the Greenwich Mean

Time (GMT) is 3·00 a.m. What is the longitude of the place ?

(A) 45° W

(B) 45° E

(C) 120°E

(D) 120° W

2. In which State of India is the maximum area irrigated by Tubewells ?

(A) Madhya Pradesh

(B) Bihar

(C) Rajasthan

(D) Uttar Pradesh

3. Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched ?

(A) Haldia : Orissa

(B) Jamnagar : Maharashtra

(C) Numaligarh : Gujarat

(D) Panangudi : Tamil Nadu

4. Which one of the following Indian rivers forms an estuary ?

(A) Godavari

(B) Kaveri

(C) Tapi

(D) Mahanadi

5. Which one of the following areas of India does not come under the

zone of high seismic intensity ?

(A) Uttaranchal

(B) Karnatak Plateau

(C) Kach

(D) Himachal Pradesh

6. Which of the following Indian island lies between India and Sri

Lanka ?

(A) Elephanta

(B) Nicobar

(C) Rameshwararm

(D) Salsette

7. ln which state do the Monsoons arrive first ?

(A) Assam

(B) West Bengal

(C) Maharashtra

(D) Kerala

8. Who among the following is constitutionally empowered to

declare a geographic area as a scheduled area ?

(A) Governor

(B) Chief Minister

(C) Prime Minister

(D) President

9. The World’s highest ground based telescopic observatory is located in :

(A) Colombia

(B) India

(C) Nepal

(D) Switzerland
10. Invisible export means export of

(A) Services

(B) Prohibited goods

(C) Unrecorded goods

(D) Goods through smuggling

11. The gas which emits from rice

field is :

(A) Ethane A

(B) Methane

(C) Nitrogen

(D) All of the above

12. Foreign Corporations are governed by ?

(A) Special Act of Parliament

(B) Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Government of India

(C) Indian Companies Act, 1956

(D) None of the above

13. The bacteria responsible for fixing nitrogen in Soyabean is :

(A) Rhizobium leguminoserum

(B) Rhizobium japonicum

(C) Rhizobium phaseoli

(D) Rhizobium trifolii

14. Crop logging is a method of ?

(A) Soil fertility evaluation

(B) Plant analysis for assessing the requirement of nutrients for crop production

(C) Assessing crop damage

(D) Testing suitability of Fertlisers

15. lndia's rank in vegetable production is:

(A) First

(B) Second

(C) Fourth

(D) Fifth

16. A labour intensive industry is one that:

(A) Requires hard manual Labour

(B) Pays adequate wages to the labour

(C) Employs more hands

(D) Provides facilities to labour

17. If a complete ship is hired, the Shipping Company issues ?

(A) Shipping Order

(B) Charter Party

(C) Bill of Entry

(D) Railway Receipt

18. Ripening hormone is?

(A) Gibberellin

(B) Morphactin

(C) Ethylene

(D) I.B.A.

19. We obtain turmeric from which part of the plant ?

(A) Stem

(B) Root

(C) Fruit

(D) Flower

20. Consider the following statements about the ’Right to Information Act, 2005' and select one which is not provided for or specially exempted ?

(A) It is not applicable in the state of Jammu and Kashmir

(B) An applicant making request for information will have to give reasons for seeking

information

(C) Removal of Chief Information Commissioner

(D) Every Information Commissioner shall hold office for a term of 5 years or till the age of 65 years whichever is earlier

21. Which of the following is a planetary wind?

(A) The westerlies

(B) Sea breeze

(C) Fohn

(D) Mistral

22. Where does the third largest concentration of population lie?

(A) North America

(B) Eurasia

(C) South America

(D) Africa

23. The largest producer of chilies in the world is?

(A) India

(B) Bangladesh

(C) Pakistan

(D) Sri Lanka

24. World Environmental Day is celebrated on every year.

(A) 18th May

(B) 5thJune

(C) 24th October

(D) 25th December

25. World AIDS Day is observed

on?

(A) 1st January

(B) 4th April

(C) 1st December

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

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