GK Solved Questions on World geography
MCQ objective test general awareness geography
1.Match the following :
A, Pampas 1. Argentina
B CGYUDOS 2- Australia
C. Prairies 3. South Africa
D. Veldt 4. North America
E. Downs 5. Brazil
A B C D E
(a) 1 2 3 4 5
(b) 1 5 4 3 2
(c) 5 4 3 2 1
(d) 2 3 5 4 1
ANSWER (B)
2. Match the following :
Cities Natural Regions
A. Darwin 1. China type
B. New Orleans 2. Equatorial type
C San Francisco 3. Mediterranean type
D Vancouver 4. Tropical Monsoon type
5. West European
A B C D
(a) 4 1 3 5
(b) 3 5 2 1
(c) 4 5 3 1
(d) 3 1 2 5
ANSWER (A)
3. Mid-latitude forests have :
I. deciduous forests
ll. coniferous forests
III. evergreen forests
(a) I and II
(b) II and III
(c) I and II
(d) Only II
ANSWER (A)
4. In which region China type climate is found?
(a) South Japan
(b) South West Korea
(C) Natalin Africa
(d) All of the above
ANSWER (D)
5. Shallow-rooted trees are associated with:
(a) Savanna climate
(bl Temperate climate
(c) Tropical climate
(d) Equatorial climate
ANSWER (D)
6. Winter temperature ranging from 29°Cto 40°C, summer temperature about 1O°C,
Total annual precipitation about 25 cm and low humidity. These characterise . the ...,,.
climate :
(a) Taiga
(b) Tundra
(c) Mountain
(d) West European
ANSWER (B)
7. Which one of the following regions has Mediterranean type of climate?
(a) Cape Town region of South Africa
(b) Great Plains of North America
(C) North-EasternAusi1'alia
(d) Southern Algeria
ANSWER (A)
8.Match the following Cities
City Climatic Type
A. Auckland 1. Mediterranean
B. Lagos 2.Humid
Subtropical
C. San Francisco 3. Marine West
European
D. Shanghai 4. Equatorial
(a) A B C D
(b) 2 1 4 3
(c ) 2 4 1 3
(d) 3 1 4 2
ANSWER (B)
9. Match the following :
Timber Country
A. Cedar 1. Myanmar
B. Douglas Fir 2. Canada
C. Mahogany 3. Mexico
D. Teak 4. Honduras
ABCD
(a) 3 2 14
(b) 3 2 4 1
(c) 2 3 4 1
(d) 2 3 1 4
ANSWER (B)
10. Which one of the following activities occupies the largest area of the world '?
(a) Commercial plantation
(b) Pastoral herding
(c) Commercial grain farming
(d) Subsistance agriculture
ANSWER (B)
11. Which type of climate is known for the maximum diurnal range of temperature?
(a) Mediterranean
(b) Equatorial
(c) Hot desert
(d) Cold desert
ANSWER (C)
12. Which one of the following characteristics is not found in the convectional rainfall?
(a) Drizzling
(b) Lightning and thunder
(c) Torrential rain
(d) Afternoon rain
ANSWER (A)
13. Which of the following climatic type suffers change due to shifting of the World’s Pressure Belts?
(a) Equatorial type
(b) Tundra type
(c) Tropical desert type
(d) Monsoon
ANSWER (D)
14. The greatest average annual precipitation is in:
(a) Hawaii
(b) India
(c) Philippines
(d) West lndies
ANSWER (C)
15. The average annual temperature is 19°C. An average annual rainfall of about 120 cm is
distributed throughout the year. Late summer and autumn are the dreaded seasons of
hurricanes and typhoons. These are the climatic conditions of :
(a) China type
(b) Sudan type
(c) Tropical desert type
(d) Taiga Type
ANSWER (A)
16. A place having an average annual temperature of 27°C and an annual rainfall of
over 200 cm could be :
(a) Tehran
(b) Singapore
(c) Nagpur
(d) Moscow
ANSWER (B)
17. ln which of the following types of climate does the temperature never rise above 10°C
throughout the year ?
(a) Continental Climate ,
(b) Tundra Climate
(c) Mediterranean Climate
(d) Taiga Climate
ANSWER (B)
18. The region which does not receive most of its rainfall during winter, is :
(a) Central California
(b) Central North America
(c) South West Australia
(d) South West Africa
ANSWER (B)
19. The climate of a place is decided by :
(al proximity to the sea
(b) altitude
(c) latitude
(d) All of the above
ANSWER (D)
20. Which one of the following countries celebrates Christmas festival in summer
season?
(a) Australia
(b) Canada
(C) Mexico
(d) Italy
ANSWER (A)
Friday, December 9, 2011
Wednesday, November 23, 2011
Indian History - General Knowledge Questions and Answers
Indian History - General Knowledge Questions and Answers
Free Solved Objective GK on Indain history
1. Match the following:
King Deed
A. Rudradaman Performance of Asvamedha
B. Gautamiputra Defeat of Sakas
C. Kharavela Repair of Sudarsana lake
D. Samudragupta Patronage of Jainism
Codes:
A B C D
(a) 2 4 3 1
(b) 3 2 4 1
(c) 1 2 3 4
(d) 2 3 1 4
Answer. (b)
2. The destruction of the Maurya Empire was followed by a series of invasions,
and the first to invade india were the:
(a) Bactrian-Greeks
(b) Parthians
(c) Kushanas
(d) Shakas
Answer. (a)
3. Kanishka was a great patron of art and literature which of the following personalities
adorned his court?
(a) Aswaghosa, Parsva, Vasumitra and Charaka
(b) Aswaghosa, Nagarjuna, Nagasena and Vasumitra
(c) Aswaghosa, Parsva, Hemachandra and Nagarjuna
(d) Aswaghosa, Vasumitra, Asanga and Hemachandra
Answer. (a)
4. Saka era started from:
(a) 78 B.C.
(b) 78 A.D.
(c) 300 B.C.
(d) 124 A.D.
Answer. (b)
5. Which of the following were characteristics of
The Paleolithic Age in India?
1. It was in this age that modern man
termed by anthropologists as homo
Sapiens emerged.
2. Man during this period learned to live a
Settled life.
3. In order to save himself from animals he
used to lead his life in groups.
4. Tools found in all parts of the sub-continent
during this period were mostly made of quartzite.
5. The people of this period lived either in
Rock-shelters or in huts with thatched roofs.
(a) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 (b) 1, 2, 4
(c) 1, 3, 4, 5 (d) 1 and 5
ANSWER. (c)
6. Which was the first metal used by man?
(a) Copper
(b) Silver
(c) Bronze
(d) Brass
ANSWER. (a)
7. The first weekly Bengali newspaper ‘Samachar Darpan’ was published by:
(a) Harish Chandra Mukherjee
(b) Dinabandhu Mitra
(c) Marshman
(d) Vidyasagar
Answer. (c)
8. The founder of Boy Scouts and Civil Guides Movement in India was:
(a) Charles Andrews
(b) Baden Powell
(c) Richard Temple
(d) Robert Montgomery
Answer. (b)
9. The Indus Valley Civilization flourished during
(a) 5000-3500 B.C
(b) 3000-1500 B.C
(c) 2500-1750 B.C
(d) 1500-500 B.C
ANSWER. (c)
10. During the Neolithic age in India, the only metal known
to the people was:
(a) Iron
(b) Copper
(c) Gold
(d) Silver
ANSWER. (b)
11. The Albert Bill agitation led to the foundation of which one of the following?
(a) Indian Association
(b) All India National Conference
(c) British Indian Association
(d) Jatiya Sabha
Answer. (b)
12. The maximum work in popularising female education in the nineteenth century was done
by:
(a) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
(b) J.E.D. Bethune
(c) D.K. Karve
(d) The British Government
Answer. (a)
13. Who were the first to issue gold coins?
(a) Indo Greeks
(b) Shakas
(c) Parthians
(d) Kushans
Answer. (a)
14. The great grammarian Patanjali of ancient India was whose contemporary among
the following?
(a) Chandragupta Maurya
(b) Ashoka
(c) Pushyamitra Sunga
(d) Susarman Kanva
Answer. (c)
15. Which of the following rulers was adomed with the title of ‘Maharajadhiraja’
(King of Kings)?
(a) Chandragupta Maurya
(b) Kanishka
(c) Chandragupta I
(d) Ashoka
Answer. (c)
16. The Council of the ‘Nine Gems’ is associated with:
(a) Ballala Sena
(b) Harshavardhana
(c) Chandragupta ll
(d) Devapala
Answer. (c)
17. The reform movement among the Muslims started by Sir Syeed Khan is known as Movement.
(a) Sufi
(b) Khilafat
(c) Wahabi
(d) Aligarh
Answer. (d)
18. Who among the following Peshwas was popularly known as Nana-Saheb?
(a) Balaji Vishwanath
(b) Baji Rao
(c) Balaji Baji Rao
(d) Madhav Rao l
Answer. (c)
19. Which one of the following contains the Gayatri Mantra?
(a) Rigveda
(b) Yajurveda
(c) Upanishad
(d) Samaveda
ANSWER. (a)
20. Which God lost his importance as the first deity during the Later Vedic period?
(a) Varuna
(b) Agni
(c) Indra
(d) Rudra
ANSWER. (a)
Free Solved Objective GK on Indain history
1. Match the following:
King Deed
A. Rudradaman Performance of Asvamedha
B. Gautamiputra Defeat of Sakas
C. Kharavela Repair of Sudarsana lake
D. Samudragupta Patronage of Jainism
Codes:
A B C D
(a) 2 4 3 1
(b) 3 2 4 1
(c) 1 2 3 4
(d) 2 3 1 4
Answer. (b)
2. The destruction of the Maurya Empire was followed by a series of invasions,
and the first to invade india were the:
(a) Bactrian-Greeks
(b) Parthians
(c) Kushanas
(d) Shakas
Answer. (a)
3. Kanishka was a great patron of art and literature which of the following personalities
adorned his court?
(a) Aswaghosa, Parsva, Vasumitra and Charaka
(b) Aswaghosa, Nagarjuna, Nagasena and Vasumitra
(c) Aswaghosa, Parsva, Hemachandra and Nagarjuna
(d) Aswaghosa, Vasumitra, Asanga and Hemachandra
Answer. (a)
4. Saka era started from:
(a) 78 B.C.
(b) 78 A.D.
(c) 300 B.C.
(d) 124 A.D.
Answer. (b)
5. Which of the following were characteristics of
The Paleolithic Age in India?
1. It was in this age that modern man
termed by anthropologists as homo
Sapiens emerged.
2. Man during this period learned to live a
Settled life.
3. In order to save himself from animals he
used to lead his life in groups.
4. Tools found in all parts of the sub-continent
during this period were mostly made of quartzite.
5. The people of this period lived either in
Rock-shelters or in huts with thatched roofs.
(a) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 (b) 1, 2, 4
(c) 1, 3, 4, 5 (d) 1 and 5
ANSWER. (c)
6. Which was the first metal used by man?
(a) Copper
(b) Silver
(c) Bronze
(d) Brass
ANSWER. (a)
7. The first weekly Bengali newspaper ‘Samachar Darpan’ was published by:
(a) Harish Chandra Mukherjee
(b) Dinabandhu Mitra
(c) Marshman
(d) Vidyasagar
Answer. (c)
8. The founder of Boy Scouts and Civil Guides Movement in India was:
(a) Charles Andrews
(b) Baden Powell
(c) Richard Temple
(d) Robert Montgomery
Answer. (b)
9. The Indus Valley Civilization flourished during
(a) 5000-3500 B.C
(b) 3000-1500 B.C
(c) 2500-1750 B.C
(d) 1500-500 B.C
ANSWER. (c)
10. During the Neolithic age in India, the only metal known
to the people was:
(a) Iron
(b) Copper
(c) Gold
(d) Silver
ANSWER. (b)
11. The Albert Bill agitation led to the foundation of which one of the following?
(a) Indian Association
(b) All India National Conference
(c) British Indian Association
(d) Jatiya Sabha
Answer. (b)
12. The maximum work in popularising female education in the nineteenth century was done
by:
(a) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
(b) J.E.D. Bethune
(c) D.K. Karve
(d) The British Government
Answer. (a)
13. Who were the first to issue gold coins?
(a) Indo Greeks
(b) Shakas
(c) Parthians
(d) Kushans
Answer. (a)
14. The great grammarian Patanjali of ancient India was whose contemporary among
the following?
(a) Chandragupta Maurya
(b) Ashoka
(c) Pushyamitra Sunga
(d) Susarman Kanva
Answer. (c)
15. Which of the following rulers was adomed with the title of ‘Maharajadhiraja’
(King of Kings)?
(a) Chandragupta Maurya
(b) Kanishka
(c) Chandragupta I
(d) Ashoka
Answer. (c)
16. The Council of the ‘Nine Gems’ is associated with:
(a) Ballala Sena
(b) Harshavardhana
(c) Chandragupta ll
(d) Devapala
Answer. (c)
17. The reform movement among the Muslims started by Sir Syeed Khan is known as Movement.
(a) Sufi
(b) Khilafat
(c) Wahabi
(d) Aligarh
Answer. (d)
18. Who among the following Peshwas was popularly known as Nana-Saheb?
(a) Balaji Vishwanath
(b) Baji Rao
(c) Balaji Baji Rao
(d) Madhav Rao l
Answer. (c)
19. Which one of the following contains the Gayatri Mantra?
(a) Rigveda
(b) Yajurveda
(c) Upanishad
(d) Samaveda
ANSWER. (a)
20. Which God lost his importance as the first deity during the Later Vedic period?
(a) Varuna
(b) Agni
(c) Indra
(d) Rudra
ANSWER. (a)
Sunday, October 30, 2011
GK MCQ Model Test for exams
GK MCQ Model Test for exams
1. Who amongst the following has never held post of the Governor of the RBI?
(1) C. Rangarajan
(2) l.K. Jha
(3) Manmohan Singh
(4) Bimal Jalan
(5) Usha Thorat
ANSWER: (5)
2. Which of the following cannot be called as the direct effect(s) of ‘Rise
of the BRlCs’ on global/other powerful economy/ economies?
(A) Countries like China wish to learn more about outsourcing from India.
(B) lt has made countries to suffer from Sub-prime Crisis.
(C) EURO has become a powerful currency and many non-Euro countries are in
‘Swap Agreement' with various nations.
(1) Only A
(2) Only B
(3) Only C
(4) All A,B & C
(5) None of these
ANSWER: (2)
3. As per the reports published in the newspapers the banks, particularly public
sector banks are tying up with various rating agencies for providing a qualitative
assessment of the credit needs of the borrowers. Which amongst the following
is/are such credit rating agencies in India?
(A) CARE
(B) CRISIL
(C) ULIP
(1) Only A
(2) Only B
(3) A and B only
(4) Only C
(5) All A, B and C
ANSWER: (3)
4. ‘Sub Prime Lending’ is a term applied to the loans made to ......
(1) Those borrowers who do not have a good credit history.
(2) Those who wish to take loan against the mortgage of tangible assets.
(3) Those who have a good credit history and are known to bank since 10 years.
(4) Those borrowers who are most preferred customers of the Bank.
(5) None of the above.
ANSWER: (1)
5. As per the reports published in various journals and newspapers the ’small
borrowers’ in rural areas still prefer to take informal route for their credit needs. Which of
the following is the ‘informal route’ of credit in financial sector?
(1) Credit cards
(2) Loan against gold from financial institute
(3) Debit cards
(4) Money lender
(5) None of the above
ANSWER: (4)
6. Basel-ll norms are associated with which of the following aspects of the banking industry?
(1) Risk management
(2) Manpower planning
(3) Retirement benefits for the employees
(4) Corporate Governance
(5) None of the above
ANSWER: (1)
7. What is meant by ’Underwriting’, the term frequently used in financial sector?
(1) Under valuation of the assets.
(2) The Act of taking on a risk for a fee.
(3) Giving a Guarantee that a loan will not
become a bad loan.
(4) The act of permission to float an IPO.
(5) None of the above
ANSWER: (1)
8. Which of the following is NOT a banking/finance related term?
(1) Credit wrap
(2) EMI
(3) Held to Maturity
(4) Exposure limit
(5) Diffusion
ANSWER: (5)
9. Very often we read about the Doha Ministerial Conference 2001 in reference to
WTO negotiations. What were the major issues over which nations were of different
opinions ?
(A) Providing subsidy to agriculture.
(B) Export of patented drugs/medicines by developed nations.
(c) Restriction on natural movement of people from one nation to other.
(1) Only A
(2) Only B
(3) Only C
(4) Both A and C
(5) None of these
ANSWER: (1)
10. A National Development Fund was created by the Govt. of India a few years ago. What
was the purpose of the fund?
(A) Boost investment in social sector projects to promote education, healthcare and
employment.
(B) Capital investments in selected profitable PSES to yield adequate returns
(c) To fund revision in pay structure of central Govt. employees.
(1) Only A
(2) Only B
(3) Only C
(4) Both A & B
(5) None of these
ANSWER: (1)
11. Amongst the currency quotes USD/JPY,USD/Euro and USD/CAD, which one of the
following is referred as the base currency for quotes?
(1) US $
(2) JPY
(3) Euro
(4) CAD
(5) None of these
ANSWER: (1)
12. Expand the term FLCC.
(1) Financial Literacy and Credit Counseling
(2) Financial Literacy Communication Centre
(3) Financial Literacy Call Centre
(4) Fiscal Literacy and Credit Counseling
(5) None ofthe above
ANSWER: (1)
13. For which one of the following purposes, the Government has launched the Rajiv Awes
Yojana?
(1) To provide affordable houses to people living BPL
(2) To provide affordable houses to rural poor
(3) To provide affordable houses to minorities
(4) To provide affordable houses to slum dwellers and the urban poor
(5) None of the above
ANSWER: (4)
14. What is a fiscal deficit?
(1) It is a gap between the values of the exports and imports
(2) lt is a gap between exports and imports minus external borrowings
(3) lt is a gap between total expenditure and total receipts of the Govt.
(4) lt is a gap between total receipts minus External Borrowing
(5) None of the above
ANSWER: (3)
15. ln which one of the following countries, the rate of Income Tax is highest?
(1) US
(2) China
(3) Japan
(4) UK
(5) France
ANSWER: (3)
16. Which one of the following organizations/agencies are involved in
drafting the Union Budget of India?
(1) The Planning Commission only
(2) The Comptroller and Auditor General only
(3) Administrative Ministries only
(4) (1) & (2) only
(5)All (1), (2) & (3)
ANSWER: (3)
17. Which of the following is the book written by VS Naipaul?
(1) Magic Seeds
(2) My God Died Young
(3) The Sea
(4) My India
(5) None of the above
ANSWER: (1)
18. Between 2004 and 2009, the Government has paid Rs 700 crores as penalty to World
Bank and other international agencies. For Which one of the following reasons this
Penalty was Paid?
(1) For prepayment of loans
(2) For delay in execution of projects
(3) For delay in payment of international debts
(4) For not using the loans approved by these agencies
(5) None of the above
ANSWER: (4)
19 . Which of the following is NOT an economic empowerment scheme launched by the
Govt. of india for the benefit of various sections of society?
(1) STEP
(2) Swayamsidha
(S) KALPANA-1
(4) Swadhar
(5) All of these
ANSWER: (3)
20. Which of the following is NOT a programme/agency of the Union Ministry of
Finance?
(1) Investor Education and Protection Fund (IEPF) .
(2) National Foundation for Corporate Governance (NFCG)
(3) Serious Frauds Investigation Office (SFIO)
(4) Investment Commission
(5) Central Rural Sanitation programme
ANSWER: (1)
21. Which of the following names/terms is NOT associated with the World Trade Organization
(WTO)?
(1) UNCTAD
(2) GATT
(3) GATS
(4) SEWA
(5) FTA
ANSWER: (4)
22. Labour legislations in India have an important dimension of protection of women
from exploitation. Some special provisions are made for women in the work place.
Which of the following is NOT one such special provision?
(1) Equal pay for work of equal value
(2) Maternity protection
(3) Creche facility at the work place for infants
(4) No night shifts
(5) Cooked meals during day ‘shifts to be
provided by the employer
ANSWER: (1)
23. Within the education sector the highest priority is given to which of the following
Govt. schemes?
(1) Technical education
(2) Primary education
(3) High school education
(4) Adult education
(5) None of the above
ANSWER: (2)
24. The approach of ‘Micro-Credit’ or ‘Banking with the poor’ is comparatively a new concept
in the field of rural credit. This approach has been tried very successfully in which of the
following countries?
(1) Bangladesh
(2) lndia
(3) China
(4) Japan
(5) None of these
ANSWER: (1)
25. The Govt. of India has launched a number of poverty alleviation programmes. This is done
with the view that poverty is the root cause of social insecurity. In addition to that UNO has
also launched Millennium Development Goals to be achieved by 2015, Which of the
following is NOT one of those goals?
(1) Improve mental health
(2) Combat HIV/AIDS, Malaria
(3) Reduce marriageable age for males to 18yr
(4) Promote gender equality and empower women
(5) Achieve universal primary education
ANSWER: (3)
1. Who amongst the following has never held post of the Governor of the RBI?
(1) C. Rangarajan
(2) l.K. Jha
(3) Manmohan Singh
(4) Bimal Jalan
(5) Usha Thorat
ANSWER: (5)
2. Which of the following cannot be called as the direct effect(s) of ‘Rise
of the BRlCs’ on global/other powerful economy/ economies?
(A) Countries like China wish to learn more about outsourcing from India.
(B) lt has made countries to suffer from Sub-prime Crisis.
(C) EURO has become a powerful currency and many non-Euro countries are in
‘Swap Agreement' with various nations.
(1) Only A
(2) Only B
(3) Only C
(4) All A,B & C
(5) None of these
ANSWER: (2)
3. As per the reports published in the newspapers the banks, particularly public
sector banks are tying up with various rating agencies for providing a qualitative
assessment of the credit needs of the borrowers. Which amongst the following
is/are such credit rating agencies in India?
(A) CARE
(B) CRISIL
(C) ULIP
(1) Only A
(2) Only B
(3) A and B only
(4) Only C
(5) All A, B and C
ANSWER: (3)
4. ‘Sub Prime Lending’ is a term applied to the loans made to ......
(1) Those borrowers who do not have a good credit history.
(2) Those who wish to take loan against the mortgage of tangible assets.
(3) Those who have a good credit history and are known to bank since 10 years.
(4) Those borrowers who are most preferred customers of the Bank.
(5) None of the above.
ANSWER: (1)
5. As per the reports published in various journals and newspapers the ’small
borrowers’ in rural areas still prefer to take informal route for their credit needs. Which of
the following is the ‘informal route’ of credit in financial sector?
(1) Credit cards
(2) Loan against gold from financial institute
(3) Debit cards
(4) Money lender
(5) None of the above
ANSWER: (4)
6. Basel-ll norms are associated with which of the following aspects of the banking industry?
(1) Risk management
(2) Manpower planning
(3) Retirement benefits for the employees
(4) Corporate Governance
(5) None of the above
ANSWER: (1)
7. What is meant by ’Underwriting’, the term frequently used in financial sector?
(1) Under valuation of the assets.
(2) The Act of taking on a risk for a fee.
(3) Giving a Guarantee that a loan will not
become a bad loan.
(4) The act of permission to float an IPO.
(5) None of the above
ANSWER: (1)
8. Which of the following is NOT a banking/finance related term?
(1) Credit wrap
(2) EMI
(3) Held to Maturity
(4) Exposure limit
(5) Diffusion
ANSWER: (5)
9. Very often we read about the Doha Ministerial Conference 2001 in reference to
WTO negotiations. What were the major issues over which nations were of different
opinions ?
(A) Providing subsidy to agriculture.
(B) Export of patented drugs/medicines by developed nations.
(c) Restriction on natural movement of people from one nation to other.
(1) Only A
(2) Only B
(3) Only C
(4) Both A and C
(5) None of these
ANSWER: (1)
10. A National Development Fund was created by the Govt. of India a few years ago. What
was the purpose of the fund?
(A) Boost investment in social sector projects to promote education, healthcare and
employment.
(B) Capital investments in selected profitable PSES to yield adequate returns
(c) To fund revision in pay structure of central Govt. employees.
(1) Only A
(2) Only B
(3) Only C
(4) Both A & B
(5) None of these
ANSWER: (1)
11. Amongst the currency quotes USD/JPY,USD/Euro and USD/CAD, which one of the
following is referred as the base currency for quotes?
(1) US $
(2) JPY
(3) Euro
(4) CAD
(5) None of these
ANSWER: (1)
12. Expand the term FLCC.
(1) Financial Literacy and Credit Counseling
(2) Financial Literacy Communication Centre
(3) Financial Literacy Call Centre
(4) Fiscal Literacy and Credit Counseling
(5) None ofthe above
ANSWER: (1)
13. For which one of the following purposes, the Government has launched the Rajiv Awes
Yojana?
(1) To provide affordable houses to people living BPL
(2) To provide affordable houses to rural poor
(3) To provide affordable houses to minorities
(4) To provide affordable houses to slum dwellers and the urban poor
(5) None of the above
ANSWER: (4)
14. What is a fiscal deficit?
(1) It is a gap between the values of the exports and imports
(2) lt is a gap between exports and imports minus external borrowings
(3) lt is a gap between total expenditure and total receipts of the Govt.
(4) lt is a gap between total receipts minus External Borrowing
(5) None of the above
ANSWER: (3)
15. ln which one of the following countries, the rate of Income Tax is highest?
(1) US
(2) China
(3) Japan
(4) UK
(5) France
ANSWER: (3)
16. Which one of the following organizations/agencies are involved in
drafting the Union Budget of India?
(1) The Planning Commission only
(2) The Comptroller and Auditor General only
(3) Administrative Ministries only
(4) (1) & (2) only
(5)All (1), (2) & (3)
ANSWER: (3)
17. Which of the following is the book written by VS Naipaul?
(1) Magic Seeds
(2) My God Died Young
(3) The Sea
(4) My India
(5) None of the above
ANSWER: (1)
18. Between 2004 and 2009, the Government has paid Rs 700 crores as penalty to World
Bank and other international agencies. For Which one of the following reasons this
Penalty was Paid?
(1) For prepayment of loans
(2) For delay in execution of projects
(3) For delay in payment of international debts
(4) For not using the loans approved by these agencies
(5) None of the above
ANSWER: (4)
19 . Which of the following is NOT an economic empowerment scheme launched by the
Govt. of india for the benefit of various sections of society?
(1) STEP
(2) Swayamsidha
(S) KALPANA-1
(4) Swadhar
(5) All of these
ANSWER: (3)
20. Which of the following is NOT a programme/agency of the Union Ministry of
Finance?
(1) Investor Education and Protection Fund (IEPF) .
(2) National Foundation for Corporate Governance (NFCG)
(3) Serious Frauds Investigation Office (SFIO)
(4) Investment Commission
(5) Central Rural Sanitation programme
ANSWER: (1)
21. Which of the following names/terms is NOT associated with the World Trade Organization
(WTO)?
(1) UNCTAD
(2) GATT
(3) GATS
(4) SEWA
(5) FTA
ANSWER: (4)
22. Labour legislations in India have an important dimension of protection of women
from exploitation. Some special provisions are made for women in the work place.
Which of the following is NOT one such special provision?
(1) Equal pay for work of equal value
(2) Maternity protection
(3) Creche facility at the work place for infants
(4) No night shifts
(5) Cooked meals during day ‘shifts to be
provided by the employer
ANSWER: (1)
23. Within the education sector the highest priority is given to which of the following
Govt. schemes?
(1) Technical education
(2) Primary education
(3) High school education
(4) Adult education
(5) None of the above
ANSWER: (2)
24. The approach of ‘Micro-Credit’ or ‘Banking with the poor’ is comparatively a new concept
in the field of rural credit. This approach has been tried very successfully in which of the
following countries?
(1) Bangladesh
(2) lndia
(3) China
(4) Japan
(5) None of these
ANSWER: (1)
25. The Govt. of India has launched a number of poverty alleviation programmes. This is done
with the view that poverty is the root cause of social insecurity. In addition to that UNO has
also launched Millennium Development Goals to be achieved by 2015, Which of the
following is NOT one of those goals?
(1) Improve mental health
(2) Combat HIV/AIDS, Malaria
(3) Reduce marriageable age for males to 18yr
(4) Promote gender equality and empower women
(5) Achieve universal primary education
ANSWER: (3)
Monday, September 19, 2011
GK MCQ Test paper for Civil Judge Examination
GK MCQ Test paper for Civil Judge Examination
1. In which year was ISRO (Indian Space Research Organization) established?
(a) 1980
(b) 1970
(c) 1975
(d) 1969
Ans : d
2. If the green house effect becomes real and melts Polar ice, which one of the following regions will first disappear under water.
(a) Islands of Kiribati
(b) Mauritius
(c) Maldives
(d) Hawaie Island
Ans : a
3. Which pollutant gas is released by cud chewing cattles.
(a) CO
(b) CH4
(c) NO2
(d) CO2
Ans : b
4. A type communication which is becoming very important in transmission of data between computer networks is known as
(a) Bank Networking
(b) Communication Network
(c) Satellite area networking
(d) Internal working
Ans : d
5. Social reform aims at
(a) Changing basic values of the society
(b) Changing the norms of the group
(c) Changing the religious practices
(d) Changing the habits of the individuals
Ans. (a)
6. The spread of Internet for higher education is premised on
(a) Research and Development, is vital
(b) Browsing encourages critical thinking
(c) Easy management and dissemination of knowledge
(d) India should he second to none in the world
Ans. (c)
7. Which one of the following in not an input specification for a Batch System?
(a) Input Record Layout
(b) Prototype report
(c) Expanded Data Dictionary
(d) Source Document Layout
Ans : c
8. The World Trade Organisation believes in intellectual property and liberalized trade regime.
Their belief is based on the assumption that
(a) Modern economy bestows equal benefits
(b) knowledge-based economy and globalization is reality
(c) All countries are well suited for modern trade
(d) Rich countries will always help the poor countries
Ans. (b)
9. A structured data type made up of finite collections of ordered elements all of which are of the same date types is a
(a) File
(b) array
(c) Record
(d) None of these
Ans : b
10. The essence and justification for beauty contests is that
(a) Women have standard features on which they can he rated
(b) Beautiful women have a vision and role to play in social upliftment
(c) They symbolize eternal freedom for women
(d) They provide an opportunity for beautiful women of the world to come on one platform
Ans. (c)
11. Which one of the following types of soil is predominant in Bundelkhand region?
(A) Black cotton soil
(B) Alluvial soil
(C) Karail soil
(D) Vindhyas soil
Ans:-A
12. Who among the following released ‘Citizen’s Guide’ for generating awareness among people against corruption?
(A) Department of Public grievances
(B) Central Vigilance Commission
(C) Consumer Co-operative Societies
(D) Transparency International
Ans:-B
13. Looking at a portrait, Sanjay said, ‘His mother is the wife of my father’s son. Brothers and sisters, I have none. At whose portrait is Sanjay looking?
(A) His son
(B) His Nephew
(C) His cousin
(D) His uncle
Ans:-A
14. Which one of the following statements is NOT correct?
(A) Gram Sabha and Gram Panchayat have the same territorial area
(B) Gram Panchayat arid Nyaya Panchayat has the same territorial area
(C) Pradhan of a Gram Panchayat is elected by electors of the given area from amongst themselves
(D) The term of a Gram Panchayat is usually five years
Ans:-B
15. Who among the following is called the “Father of Modern Urdu Poetry”?
(A) Amir Khusrau
(B) Mirza Ghalib
(C) Mazhar Jaanjana
(D) Wali Deccani
Ans:-D
16. Who among the following lady revolutionaries fired at the Governor while receiving degree in the convocation of 1932?
(A) Priti Lata Vadedar
(B) Kalpana Datta
(C) Shanti Ghosh
(D) Bina Das
Ans:-D
17. At present Ram is half of his father’s age. Fifteen years ago he was one-third of his father’s age. How old will Rim be after 5years?
(A) 45 years
(B) 40 years
(C) 35 years
(D) 30 years
Ans:-C
18. If the average of fifteen numbers is 41.4, what is the total sum of these fifteen numbers?
(A) 620
(B) 621
(C) 414
(D) 420
Ans:-B
19. Two persons start from the same point and walk on a circular path at the same speed, but in opposite directions. They will be diametrically opposite each otr when each has covered—
(A) 1/8 the distance
(B) 1/4 the distance
(C) 1/2 the distance
(D) 1/16 the distance
Ans:-B
20. A certain sum of money given on loan on simple interest, trebles in 25 years. What is the rate of interest?
(A) 10%
(B) 8%
(C) 12%
(D) 15%
Ans:-B
21. Who said “Education is the best contraceptive for population stabilisation ?“
(A) Dr. Manmohan Singh
(B) Sam Pitroda
(C) Som Nath Chatterjee
(D)) Pranab Mukherjee
Ans:-C
22. 25 workers were employed to finish a job in12 days. Five workers, however, left after working only for 4 days. The rest of the job was completed by the remaining 20‘Workers. In how many days was the total job work completed?
(A) 18
(B) 14
(C) 15
(D) 16
Ans:-B
23. In one minute 3/7 of a bucket is filled. How much more time will be required to fill up the rest of the bucket?
(A) 7/3 minutes
(B) 4/3 minutes
(C) 21 minutes
(D) 2 minutes
Ans:-B
24. Find the missing link in the following series— 12, 21, 33, 13, 31, ..., 14, 41, 55
(A) 39
(B) 35
(C) 44
(D) 43
Ans:-C
25. If cost price is 96% of the selling price, the percentage of profit is—
(A) 4.17
(B) 4.00
(C) 4.01
(D) 4.25
Ans:-A
1. In which year was ISRO (Indian Space Research Organization) established?
(a) 1980
(b) 1970
(c) 1975
(d) 1969
Ans : d
2. If the green house effect becomes real and melts Polar ice, which one of the following regions will first disappear under water.
(a) Islands of Kiribati
(b) Mauritius
(c) Maldives
(d) Hawaie Island
Ans : a
3. Which pollutant gas is released by cud chewing cattles.
(a) CO
(b) CH4
(c) NO2
(d) CO2
Ans : b
4. A type communication which is becoming very important in transmission of data between computer networks is known as
(a) Bank Networking
(b) Communication Network
(c) Satellite area networking
(d) Internal working
Ans : d
5. Social reform aims at
(a) Changing basic values of the society
(b) Changing the norms of the group
(c) Changing the religious practices
(d) Changing the habits of the individuals
Ans. (a)
6. The spread of Internet for higher education is premised on
(a) Research and Development, is vital
(b) Browsing encourages critical thinking
(c) Easy management and dissemination of knowledge
(d) India should he second to none in the world
Ans. (c)
7. Which one of the following in not an input specification for a Batch System?
(a) Input Record Layout
(b) Prototype report
(c) Expanded Data Dictionary
(d) Source Document Layout
Ans : c
8. The World Trade Organisation believes in intellectual property and liberalized trade regime.
Their belief is based on the assumption that
(a) Modern economy bestows equal benefits
(b) knowledge-based economy and globalization is reality
(c) All countries are well suited for modern trade
(d) Rich countries will always help the poor countries
Ans. (b)
9. A structured data type made up of finite collections of ordered elements all of which are of the same date types is a
(a) File
(b) array
(c) Record
(d) None of these
Ans : b
10. The essence and justification for beauty contests is that
(a) Women have standard features on which they can he rated
(b) Beautiful women have a vision and role to play in social upliftment
(c) They symbolize eternal freedom for women
(d) They provide an opportunity for beautiful women of the world to come on one platform
Ans. (c)
11. Which one of the following types of soil is predominant in Bundelkhand region?
(A) Black cotton soil
(B) Alluvial soil
(C) Karail soil
(D) Vindhyas soil
Ans:-A
12. Who among the following released ‘Citizen’s Guide’ for generating awareness among people against corruption?
(A) Department of Public grievances
(B) Central Vigilance Commission
(C) Consumer Co-operative Societies
(D) Transparency International
Ans:-B
13. Looking at a portrait, Sanjay said, ‘His mother is the wife of my father’s son. Brothers and sisters, I have none. At whose portrait is Sanjay looking?
(A) His son
(B) His Nephew
(C) His cousin
(D) His uncle
Ans:-A
14. Which one of the following statements is NOT correct?
(A) Gram Sabha and Gram Panchayat have the same territorial area
(B) Gram Panchayat arid Nyaya Panchayat has the same territorial area
(C) Pradhan of a Gram Panchayat is elected by electors of the given area from amongst themselves
(D) The term of a Gram Panchayat is usually five years
Ans:-B
15. Who among the following is called the “Father of Modern Urdu Poetry”?
(A) Amir Khusrau
(B) Mirza Ghalib
(C) Mazhar Jaanjana
(D) Wali Deccani
Ans:-D
16. Who among the following lady revolutionaries fired at the Governor while receiving degree in the convocation of 1932?
(A) Priti Lata Vadedar
(B) Kalpana Datta
(C) Shanti Ghosh
(D) Bina Das
Ans:-D
17. At present Ram is half of his father’s age. Fifteen years ago he was one-third of his father’s age. How old will Rim be after 5years?
(A) 45 years
(B) 40 years
(C) 35 years
(D) 30 years
Ans:-C
18. If the average of fifteen numbers is 41.4, what is the total sum of these fifteen numbers?
(A) 620
(B) 621
(C) 414
(D) 420
Ans:-B
19. Two persons start from the same point and walk on a circular path at the same speed, but in opposite directions. They will be diametrically opposite each otr when each has covered—
(A) 1/8 the distance
(B) 1/4 the distance
(C) 1/2 the distance
(D) 1/16 the distance
Ans:-B
20. A certain sum of money given on loan on simple interest, trebles in 25 years. What is the rate of interest?
(A) 10%
(B) 8%
(C) 12%
(D) 15%
Ans:-B
21. Who said “Education is the best contraceptive for population stabilisation ?“
(A) Dr. Manmohan Singh
(B) Sam Pitroda
(C) Som Nath Chatterjee
(D)) Pranab Mukherjee
Ans:-C
22. 25 workers were employed to finish a job in12 days. Five workers, however, left after working only for 4 days. The rest of the job was completed by the remaining 20‘Workers. In how many days was the total job work completed?
(A) 18
(B) 14
(C) 15
(D) 16
Ans:-B
23. In one minute 3/7 of a bucket is filled. How much more time will be required to fill up the rest of the bucket?
(A) 7/3 minutes
(B) 4/3 minutes
(C) 21 minutes
(D) 2 minutes
Ans:-B
24. Find the missing link in the following series— 12, 21, 33, 13, 31, ..., 14, 41, 55
(A) 39
(B) 35
(C) 44
(D) 43
Ans:-C
25. If cost price is 96% of the selling price, the percentage of profit is—
(A) 4.17
(B) 4.00
(C) 4.01
(D) 4.25
Ans:-A
Saturday, September 17, 2011
Solved Computer GK For bank Exams
Solved Computer GK For bank Exams
Free Model test paper of Computer General knowledge for various banks and other exams
1. Which of the following statements is FALSE concerning file names?
(a) Files may share the same name or same extension but not both
(b) Every file in the same folder must have a unique name
(c) File extension is another name for file type
(d) The file extension comes before the dot (.) followed by the file name
(e) None of the above
ANSWER: (d)
2. Which of the following would most likely NOT be a symptom of a virus ?
(a) Existing program files and icons disappear
(b) The CD-ROM stops functioning
(c) The Web browser opens to an unusual home page
(d) Odd messages or images are displayed on the screen
(e) None of the above
ANSWER: (b)
3. Main memory is
(a) Random Access Memory
(b) Read only Memory
(c) Serial Access Memory
(d) Storage Memory
(e) None of the above
ANSWER: (a)
4. A compact disc (CD) is a data storage of the type
(a) Magnetic
(b) Optical
(c) Electrical
(d) Electromechanical
(e) None of these
ANSWER: (a)
5. What are the two basic types of memory that
your computer uses ?
(a) RAM
(b) RW/ RAM
(C) ROM
(d) ERAM
(e) POST
ANSWER: (a)
6. A computer with CPU speed around 100 million Instructions per second with the word length of
Around 64 bits is known as
(a) Super computer
(b) Mini computer
(c) Micro computer
(d) Macro computer
(e) None of these
ANSWER: (a)
7. To locate a data items for storage is
(a) Field
(b) Feed
(c) Database
(d) Fetch
(e) None of these
ANSWER: (d)
8. A type of line printer that uses embossed steel band to form the letters printed on the paper is
(a) Golf ball printer
(b) Dot-matrix printer
(c) Laser printer
(d) Band printer
(e) None of these
ANSWER: (d)
9. The chip, used in computers, is made of
(a) Chromium
(b) Iron oxide
(c) Silica
(d) Silicon
(e) None of these
ANSWER: (d)
10. The size of commonly used Floppy disk is
(a) 4.5"
(b) 3.5"
(c) 3.25"
(d) 5.5"
(e) None of these
ANSWER: (b)
11. Operating system of a computer
(a) Enables the programmer to draw a flow chart
(b) Links a program with subroutine with references
(c) Provides a layer, user friendly interface
(d) Hardware of computer
(e) None of the above
ANSWER: (c)
12. Wild card operators specifies
(a) Can be used when writing into multiple files
(b) Allows several files to be read simultaneously
(c) Provide an easy way of groups of related files
(d) Are only used when printing the contents of a file
(e) None of the above
ANSWER: (c)
13. Most Websites have a main page, the ...... which acts as a doorway to the rest of the Web side
pages.
(a) Search engine
(b) Home page
(C) Browser
(d) URL
(e) None of these
ANSWER: (b)
14. Which of the following is not true about Computer files?
(a) They are collections of data saved to a storage medium
(b) Every file has a file name
(c) A file extension is established by the user to indicate the file's contents
(d) Files usually contain data
(e) None of the above
ANSWER: (c)
15. What type of computer could be found in a
digital watch?
(a) Mainframe computer
(b) Super computer
(c) Embedded computer
(d) Note book computer
(e) Micro computer
ANSWER: (e)
16. This process is used by large retailers to study
trends.
(a) Data mining
(b) Data selection
(C) POS
(d) Data conversion
(e) None of the above
ANSWER: (a)
17. This system is a small, wireless handheld computer that scans an items tag and pulls up the
current price (and any special offers) as you shop.
(a) PSS
(b) POS
(C) Inventory
(d) Data mining
(e) None of these
ANSWER: (a)
18. Which of the following is NOT one of the four major data processing functions of a computer ?
(a) Gathering data
(b) Processing data into information
(c) Analyzing the data or information
(d) Storing the data or information
(e) None of the above
ANSWER: (c)
19. Surgeons can perform delicate operations by manipulating devices through computers instead
of manually. This technology is known as
(a) Robotics
(b) Computer forensics
(C) Simulation
(d) Forecasting
(e) None of these
ANSWER: (a)
20. It is the study of molecules and structures whose size ranges from 1 to 100 Nano metres
(a) Nano science
(b) Microelectrodes
(C) Computer forensics
(d) Artificial intelligence
(e) None of the above
ANSWER: (a)
Free Model test paper of Computer General knowledge for various banks and other exams
1. Which of the following statements is FALSE concerning file names?
(a) Files may share the same name or same extension but not both
(b) Every file in the same folder must have a unique name
(c) File extension is another name for file type
(d) The file extension comes before the dot (.) followed by the file name
(e) None of the above
ANSWER: (d)
2. Which of the following would most likely NOT be a symptom of a virus ?
(a) Existing program files and icons disappear
(b) The CD-ROM stops functioning
(c) The Web browser opens to an unusual home page
(d) Odd messages or images are displayed on the screen
(e) None of the above
ANSWER: (b)
3. Main memory is
(a) Random Access Memory
(b) Read only Memory
(c) Serial Access Memory
(d) Storage Memory
(e) None of the above
ANSWER: (a)
4. A compact disc (CD) is a data storage of the type
(a) Magnetic
(b) Optical
(c) Electrical
(d) Electromechanical
(e) None of these
ANSWER: (a)
5. What are the two basic types of memory that
your computer uses ?
(a) RAM
(b) RW/ RAM
(C) ROM
(d) ERAM
(e) POST
ANSWER: (a)
6. A computer with CPU speed around 100 million Instructions per second with the word length of
Around 64 bits is known as
(a) Super computer
(b) Mini computer
(c) Micro computer
(d) Macro computer
(e) None of these
ANSWER: (a)
7. To locate a data items for storage is
(a) Field
(b) Feed
(c) Database
(d) Fetch
(e) None of these
ANSWER: (d)
8. A type of line printer that uses embossed steel band to form the letters printed on the paper is
(a) Golf ball printer
(b) Dot-matrix printer
(c) Laser printer
(d) Band printer
(e) None of these
ANSWER: (d)
9. The chip, used in computers, is made of
(a) Chromium
(b) Iron oxide
(c) Silica
(d) Silicon
(e) None of these
ANSWER: (d)
10. The size of commonly used Floppy disk is
(a) 4.5"
(b) 3.5"
(c) 3.25"
(d) 5.5"
(e) None of these
ANSWER: (b)
11. Operating system of a computer
(a) Enables the programmer to draw a flow chart
(b) Links a program with subroutine with references
(c) Provides a layer, user friendly interface
(d) Hardware of computer
(e) None of the above
ANSWER: (c)
12. Wild card operators specifies
(a) Can be used when writing into multiple files
(b) Allows several files to be read simultaneously
(c) Provide an easy way of groups of related files
(d) Are only used when printing the contents of a file
(e) None of the above
ANSWER: (c)
13. Most Websites have a main page, the ...... which acts as a doorway to the rest of the Web side
pages.
(a) Search engine
(b) Home page
(C) Browser
(d) URL
(e) None of these
ANSWER: (b)
14. Which of the following is not true about Computer files?
(a) They are collections of data saved to a storage medium
(b) Every file has a file name
(c) A file extension is established by the user to indicate the file's contents
(d) Files usually contain data
(e) None of the above
ANSWER: (c)
15. What type of computer could be found in a
digital watch?
(a) Mainframe computer
(b) Super computer
(c) Embedded computer
(d) Note book computer
(e) Micro computer
ANSWER: (e)
16. This process is used by large retailers to study
trends.
(a) Data mining
(b) Data selection
(C) POS
(d) Data conversion
(e) None of the above
ANSWER: (a)
17. This system is a small, wireless handheld computer that scans an items tag and pulls up the
current price (and any special offers) as you shop.
(a) PSS
(b) POS
(C) Inventory
(d) Data mining
(e) None of these
ANSWER: (a)
18. Which of the following is NOT one of the four major data processing functions of a computer ?
(a) Gathering data
(b) Processing data into information
(c) Analyzing the data or information
(d) Storing the data or information
(e) None of the above
ANSWER: (c)
19. Surgeons can perform delicate operations by manipulating devices through computers instead
of manually. This technology is known as
(a) Robotics
(b) Computer forensics
(C) Simulation
(d) Forecasting
(e) None of these
ANSWER: (a)
20. It is the study of molecules and structures whose size ranges from 1 to 100 Nano metres
(a) Nano science
(b) Microelectrodes
(C) Computer forensics
(d) Artificial intelligence
(e) None of the above
ANSWER: (a)
Wednesday, September 7, 2011
Online Free Solved multiple choice question Practice GK Test paper
Online Free Solved multiple choice question Practice GK Test paper
1. Where is Waterloo situated?
(a) France
(b) Switzerland
(c) UK.
(d) Belgium
Answer. (d)
2. The capital of Vatican City is:
(a) Kinshasa
(b) Nauru
(c) Lusaka
(d) Vatican city
Answer. (d)
3. The necessity for a planning commission for India was first advocated by:
(a) M. Visvesvarayya
(b) Ram Krishna Hegde
(c) Jawahar Lal Nehru
(d) K.T. Shah
Answer. (a)
4. What is dry ice?
(a) Solid sodium carbonate
(b) Solid carbon-dioxide
(c) Solid ammonium chloride
(d) None of these
Answer. (b)
5. Won is the currency of;
(a) North Korea
(b) South Korea
(c) North Korea and South Korea both
(d) None of these
Answer. (c)
6. Which country hosted the 15th Common-wealth Games;
(a) India
(b) Malaysia
(C) Australia
(d) Canada
Answer. (d)
7. Which film won the 70th Oscar Award for 1997 (Declared in 1998) for Best Feature Film?
(a) Brave Heart
(b) Howard’s End
(c) Titanic
(d) Unforgiven
Answer. (c)
8. First Woman Pilot in Indian Air Force was-
(a) Bachendri Pal
(b) Junko Tabei
(c) Sally Ride
(d) Harita Kaur Deol
Answer. (d)
9. The famous Pakistan resolution was passed At:
(a) Lahore
(b) Delhi
(c) Bombay
(d) Lucknow
Answer. (a)
10. Where is the greatest volcanic crater in the World?
(a) Phillippines
(b) Cyprus
(c) Indonesia
(d) Japan
Answer. (c)
11. Pimpri is associated with:
(a) News print
(b) Fertilizer
(c) Manganese
(d) Anti-biotic
Answer. (d)
12. India bought A-320 airbuses from:
(a) France
(b) U.S.A.
(c) U.S.S.R
(d) Japan
Answer. (a)
13. Which important event immediately preceded the Jallianwala Bagh massacre ?
(a) Communal Award
(b) Arrival of Simon Commission
(c) Non-Co-operation Movement
(d) Rowlatt Act enactment
Answer. (d)
14. When sun light falls on a soap bubble bright Colours are seen. They are produced by:
(a) Dispersion
(b) Interference
(c) Refraction
(d) Pigments in the soap
Answer. (b)
15. The 1998 Men’s Wimbledon Championship
Was won by:
(a) Pete Sampras
(b) Patrick Rafter
(c) Boris Becker
(d) Andre Agassi
Answer. (a)
16. Who once remarked, ‘Nehru is a patriot while Jinnah is a politician?
(a) Maulana Azad
(b) Mahatma Gandhi
(C) Sir Mohammad Iqbal
(d) Abdul Gaffar Khan
Answer. (c)
17. Who, among the following, is the world’s first Woman cosmonaut ?
(a) Junko Tabei
(b) Valentina Tereshkova
(c) Sally Ride
(d) Bachendri Pal
Answer. (b)
18. Which state in India can be placed under Governor’s rule?
(a) Mizoram
(b) Manipur
(c) Pondicherry
(d) Jammu and Kashmir
Answer. (d)
19. By which amendment of the Constitution the Words ‘Socialist and Secular’ were added to its
Preamble?
(a)42nd
(b)43rd
(c)44th
(c)45th
Answer. (a)
20. The Department of Archeology was started in
India by:
(a) Warren Hastings
(b) Curzon
(c) Willium Bentinck
(d) Minto
Answer. (b)
21. Antibodies in our bodies:
(a) Cause diseases
(b) Cure infection
(c) Are poisonous substances
(d) Protect us against disease
Answer. (d)
22. The British introduced provincial autonomy In India through;
(a) The Minto-Morley Reforms Act of 1909
(b) The Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms of 1919.
(c) Indian Council Act of 1892
(d) The Government of lndia Act l935
Answer. (d)
23. The first village in India to be lit by solar-
Powered lighting is located in the district of:
(a) Laddakh
(b) Baramulla
(c) Srinagar
(d) Anantnag
24. Name the writer who refused to accept the Nobel Prize for Literature:
(a) Ernest Hemingway
(b) Boris Pasternak
(c) Allen Ginsberg
(d) Jean-Paul Sarte
Answer. (d)
25. Where are the Niagra Falls?
(a) Canada
(b) U.S.A
(c) Africa
(d) South America
Answer. (b)
26. Which Article of India’s Constitution abolishes untouchability and makes its
Practice in any form an offence punishable under law?
(a) 16th
(b) l7th
(c) 22nd
(d) 25th
Answer. (b)
27. The Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre at Trivendrum is mainly concerned with;
(a) Development of Satellite launch Vehicles
(b) Design and fabrication of spacecraft
(c) Research in propellants for launching Rockets
(d)To launch sounding rockets to investigate problems of meteorology
Answer. (a)
28. What is ‘Sagar Samrat’?
(a) Naval Fighting Ship
(b) Merchant Navy Ship
(c) An ordinary Ship
(d) An oil-drilling rig
Answer. (d)
29. The comment ‘no vakil, no appeal, no dalil’ was made in relation to :
(a) The Communal Award
(b) The Hbert Bill
(c) The Rowlatt Act
(d) The Vernacular Press Act
Answer. (c)
30. Directive Principles of State policy have been enumerated in the IV Part of the constitution.
The concept has been borrowed from;
(a) U.S.A
(b) England
(c) Ireland
(d) France
Answer. (c)
1. Where is Waterloo situated?
(a) France
(b) Switzerland
(c) UK.
(d) Belgium
Answer. (d)
2. The capital of Vatican City is:
(a) Kinshasa
(b) Nauru
(c) Lusaka
(d) Vatican city
Answer. (d)
3. The necessity for a planning commission for India was first advocated by:
(a) M. Visvesvarayya
(b) Ram Krishna Hegde
(c) Jawahar Lal Nehru
(d) K.T. Shah
Answer. (a)
4. What is dry ice?
(a) Solid sodium carbonate
(b) Solid carbon-dioxide
(c) Solid ammonium chloride
(d) None of these
Answer. (b)
5. Won is the currency of;
(a) North Korea
(b) South Korea
(c) North Korea and South Korea both
(d) None of these
Answer. (c)
6. Which country hosted the 15th Common-wealth Games;
(a) India
(b) Malaysia
(C) Australia
(d) Canada
Answer. (d)
7. Which film won the 70th Oscar Award for 1997 (Declared in 1998) for Best Feature Film?
(a) Brave Heart
(b) Howard’s End
(c) Titanic
(d) Unforgiven
Answer. (c)
8. First Woman Pilot in Indian Air Force was-
(a) Bachendri Pal
(b) Junko Tabei
(c) Sally Ride
(d) Harita Kaur Deol
Answer. (d)
9. The famous Pakistan resolution was passed At:
(a) Lahore
(b) Delhi
(c) Bombay
(d) Lucknow
Answer. (a)
10. Where is the greatest volcanic crater in the World?
(a) Phillippines
(b) Cyprus
(c) Indonesia
(d) Japan
Answer. (c)
11. Pimpri is associated with:
(a) News print
(b) Fertilizer
(c) Manganese
(d) Anti-biotic
Answer. (d)
12. India bought A-320 airbuses from:
(a) France
(b) U.S.A.
(c) U.S.S.R
(d) Japan
Answer. (a)
13. Which important event immediately preceded the Jallianwala Bagh massacre ?
(a) Communal Award
(b) Arrival of Simon Commission
(c) Non-Co-operation Movement
(d) Rowlatt Act enactment
Answer. (d)
14. When sun light falls on a soap bubble bright Colours are seen. They are produced by:
(a) Dispersion
(b) Interference
(c) Refraction
(d) Pigments in the soap
Answer. (b)
15. The 1998 Men’s Wimbledon Championship
Was won by:
(a) Pete Sampras
(b) Patrick Rafter
(c) Boris Becker
(d) Andre Agassi
Answer. (a)
16. Who once remarked, ‘Nehru is a patriot while Jinnah is a politician?
(a) Maulana Azad
(b) Mahatma Gandhi
(C) Sir Mohammad Iqbal
(d) Abdul Gaffar Khan
Answer. (c)
17. Who, among the following, is the world’s first Woman cosmonaut ?
(a) Junko Tabei
(b) Valentina Tereshkova
(c) Sally Ride
(d) Bachendri Pal
Answer. (b)
18. Which state in India can be placed under Governor’s rule?
(a) Mizoram
(b) Manipur
(c) Pondicherry
(d) Jammu and Kashmir
Answer. (d)
19. By which amendment of the Constitution the Words ‘Socialist and Secular’ were added to its
Preamble?
(a)42nd
(b)43rd
(c)44th
(c)45th
Answer. (a)
20. The Department of Archeology was started in
India by:
(a) Warren Hastings
(b) Curzon
(c) Willium Bentinck
(d) Minto
Answer. (b)
21. Antibodies in our bodies:
(a) Cause diseases
(b) Cure infection
(c) Are poisonous substances
(d) Protect us against disease
Answer. (d)
22. The British introduced provincial autonomy In India through;
(a) The Minto-Morley Reforms Act of 1909
(b) The Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms of 1919.
(c) Indian Council Act of 1892
(d) The Government of lndia Act l935
Answer. (d)
23. The first village in India to be lit by solar-
Powered lighting is located in the district of:
(a) Laddakh
(b) Baramulla
(c) Srinagar
(d) Anantnag
24. Name the writer who refused to accept the Nobel Prize for Literature:
(a) Ernest Hemingway
(b) Boris Pasternak
(c) Allen Ginsberg
(d) Jean-Paul Sarte
Answer. (d)
25. Where are the Niagra Falls?
(a) Canada
(b) U.S.A
(c) Africa
(d) South America
Answer. (b)
26. Which Article of India’s Constitution abolishes untouchability and makes its
Practice in any form an offence punishable under law?
(a) 16th
(b) l7th
(c) 22nd
(d) 25th
Answer. (b)
27. The Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre at Trivendrum is mainly concerned with;
(a) Development of Satellite launch Vehicles
(b) Design and fabrication of spacecraft
(c) Research in propellants for launching Rockets
(d)To launch sounding rockets to investigate problems of meteorology
Answer. (a)
28. What is ‘Sagar Samrat’?
(a) Naval Fighting Ship
(b) Merchant Navy Ship
(c) An ordinary Ship
(d) An oil-drilling rig
Answer. (d)
29. The comment ‘no vakil, no appeal, no dalil’ was made in relation to :
(a) The Communal Award
(b) The Hbert Bill
(c) The Rowlatt Act
(d) The Vernacular Press Act
Answer. (c)
30. Directive Principles of State policy have been enumerated in the IV Part of the constitution.
The concept has been borrowed from;
(a) U.S.A
(b) England
(c) Ireland
(d) France
Answer. (c)
Monday, September 5, 2011
Model GK Test Solved Practice Paper for Executive Trainees
Model GK Test Solved Practice Paper for Executive Trainees
General Knowledge MCQ Test Paper
1. Who is said to have fiddled when Rome
Was burning?
(a) Nero
(b) Hercules
(c) Achilles
(d) Julius Caesar
Answer. (a)
2. Who won four gold in athletics and
Equaled the record of Jessi Owens in 23rd
Olympics?
(a) P.T. Usha
(b) Frost
(c) Carl Lewis
(d) None of these
Answer. (c)
3. The instrument for measuring the altitude
Of celestial bodies is called:
(a) Speedometer
(b) Altimeter
(c) Sextant
(d) Spectrometer
(e) None of these
Answer. (c)
4. Instruments can be shielded from outside
Magnetic effects by surrounding them with:
(a) Glass shield
(b) Rubber shield
(c) Iron shield
(d) Brass shield
Answer. (b)
5. Who called Britain a nation of shopkeepers?
(a) Hitler
(b) Garibaldi
(c) Napoleon
(d) Mussolini
Answer. (c)
6. Chittor is associated with:
(a) Tyntya
(b) Nana Pharanvis
(c) Rana Pratap
(d) Shivaji
Answer. (c)
7. Laissez faire means:
(a) Right to interfere.
(b) A policy of non-interference by the State
(c) Let individuals be not left alone to do What they like
(d) Helping the poor by taxing the rich
Answer. (b)
8. Railway tracks are banked, on curves so that:
(a) Necessary centripetal force may be obtained from the horizontal component
of the weight of the train
(b) No frictional force may be produced between the wheels and the tracks
(c) The train may not fall down inward
(d) The weight of the train may be reduced
Answer. (a)
9. The meetings of the Rajya Sabha are
Presided over by:
(a) The Speaker
(b) President bf India
(c) Vice-President of India
(d) The Prime Minister
Answer. (c)
10. Why do some automobiles have additional Yellow headlights?
(a) Yellow light does not produce dazzling effect in the eyes of the people coming
From front
(b) Yellow light consumes less power
(c) Yellow light is able to penetrate the Fog and is thus able to illuminate the
Road better in fogy nights
(d) Both (a) and (b)
Answer. (c)
11. Who is the Chief Election commissioner of India?
(a) T.N. Sheshan
(h) R.K. Trivedi
(C) Dr. Ms. Gill
(d) Ram Dhan
(e) V.S. Rama Devi
Answer. (c)
12. A blind folded woman holding a balance in
Her hand is a symbol for:
(a) Peace
(b) Justice
(c) Distress
(d) Mourning
Answer. (b)
13. Who was the First President of U.S.A.?
(a) George Washington
(c) Thomas Jefferson
(c) Abraham Lincoln
(d) None of these
Answer. (a)
14. Nautical mile is:
(a) A unit of distance used in races
(b) A unit of distance used in navigagtion
(c) A unit of distance used in spae travel
(d) A unit of distance in air travel A
(e) None of these
Answer. (b)
15. What is the rate of interest payable on Savings Bank accounts by the Scheduled
Commercial Banks in India?
(a) 7 per cent
(b) 6.5 per cent
(c) 5 per cent
(d) 4.5 per cent
Answer. (d)
16. The name of the scientific satellite which
India launched into space from its own
Territory was:
(a) AryaBhatta
(b) Bhaskara
(c) Rohini
(d) Apple
Answer. (c)
17. Which of the following is the ruling party in Tamil Nadu at present?
(a) D.M.K.
(b) National Front
(C) Congress
(d) AIADMK
Answer. (a)
18. Cue is a term used in:
(a) Billiards
(b) Chess
(c) Bridge
(d) Cricket
Answer. (a)
19. When did India launch INSAT-11 D?
(a) 1993
(b) 1994
(c) l997
(d) 1995
Answer. (c)
20. The first woman to be Prime Minister in
The world was:
(a) Smt. Indira Gandhi
(b) Margaret Thatcher
(c) Smt. Sirimavo Bhandarnaike
(d) Kim Campbell
Answer. (c)
21. The organisation set by Government of
India to Promote Science and Technology is:
(a) NCPC
(b) NCAER
(c) NCERT
(d) NPS
(e) NCST
Answer. (e)
22. With which religion are the Dilwara Temples associated?
(a) Jainism
(b) Hindusim
(c) Buddhism
(d) Hinduism & Jainism both
Answer. (a)
23. Which scientific law states that a fluid in a Closed system exerts pressure
equally in all directions?
(a) Grahamis law
(b) Boyle’s law
(c) Perkin’s law
(d) Pascal’s law
Answer. (d)
24. Who invented crescography?
(a) Rutherford
(b) Edison
(c) Faraday
(d) J.C. Bose
Answer. (d)
25. Accra is the Capital of:
(a) Greece
(b) Cuba
(c) Ghana
(d) Lima
Answer. (c)
General Knowledge MCQ Test Paper
1. Who is said to have fiddled when Rome
Was burning?
(a) Nero
(b) Hercules
(c) Achilles
(d) Julius Caesar
Answer. (a)
2. Who won four gold in athletics and
Equaled the record of Jessi Owens in 23rd
Olympics?
(a) P.T. Usha
(b) Frost
(c) Carl Lewis
(d) None of these
Answer. (c)
3. The instrument for measuring the altitude
Of celestial bodies is called:
(a) Speedometer
(b) Altimeter
(c) Sextant
(d) Spectrometer
(e) None of these
Answer. (c)
4. Instruments can be shielded from outside
Magnetic effects by surrounding them with:
(a) Glass shield
(b) Rubber shield
(c) Iron shield
(d) Brass shield
Answer. (b)
5. Who called Britain a nation of shopkeepers?
(a) Hitler
(b) Garibaldi
(c) Napoleon
(d) Mussolini
Answer. (c)
6. Chittor is associated with:
(a) Tyntya
(b) Nana Pharanvis
(c) Rana Pratap
(d) Shivaji
Answer. (c)
7. Laissez faire means:
(a) Right to interfere.
(b) A policy of non-interference by the State
(c) Let individuals be not left alone to do What they like
(d) Helping the poor by taxing the rich
Answer. (b)
8. Railway tracks are banked, on curves so that:
(a) Necessary centripetal force may be obtained from the horizontal component
of the weight of the train
(b) No frictional force may be produced between the wheels and the tracks
(c) The train may not fall down inward
(d) The weight of the train may be reduced
Answer. (a)
9. The meetings of the Rajya Sabha are
Presided over by:
(a) The Speaker
(b) President bf India
(c) Vice-President of India
(d) The Prime Minister
Answer. (c)
10. Why do some automobiles have additional Yellow headlights?
(a) Yellow light does not produce dazzling effect in the eyes of the people coming
From front
(b) Yellow light consumes less power
(c) Yellow light is able to penetrate the Fog and is thus able to illuminate the
Road better in fogy nights
(d) Both (a) and (b)
Answer. (c)
11. Who is the Chief Election commissioner of India?
(a) T.N. Sheshan
(h) R.K. Trivedi
(C) Dr. Ms. Gill
(d) Ram Dhan
(e) V.S. Rama Devi
Answer. (c)
12. A blind folded woman holding a balance in
Her hand is a symbol for:
(a) Peace
(b) Justice
(c) Distress
(d) Mourning
Answer. (b)
13. Who was the First President of U.S.A.?
(a) George Washington
(c) Thomas Jefferson
(c) Abraham Lincoln
(d) None of these
Answer. (a)
14. Nautical mile is:
(a) A unit of distance used in races
(b) A unit of distance used in navigagtion
(c) A unit of distance used in spae travel
(d) A unit of distance in air travel A
(e) None of these
Answer. (b)
15. What is the rate of interest payable on Savings Bank accounts by the Scheduled
Commercial Banks in India?
(a) 7 per cent
(b) 6.5 per cent
(c) 5 per cent
(d) 4.5 per cent
Answer. (d)
16. The name of the scientific satellite which
India launched into space from its own
Territory was:
(a) AryaBhatta
(b) Bhaskara
(c) Rohini
(d) Apple
Answer. (c)
17. Which of the following is the ruling party in Tamil Nadu at present?
(a) D.M.K.
(b) National Front
(C) Congress
(d) AIADMK
Answer. (a)
18. Cue is a term used in:
(a) Billiards
(b) Chess
(c) Bridge
(d) Cricket
Answer. (a)
19. When did India launch INSAT-11 D?
(a) 1993
(b) 1994
(c) l997
(d) 1995
Answer. (c)
20. The first woman to be Prime Minister in
The world was:
(a) Smt. Indira Gandhi
(b) Margaret Thatcher
(c) Smt. Sirimavo Bhandarnaike
(d) Kim Campbell
Answer. (c)
21. The organisation set by Government of
India to Promote Science and Technology is:
(a) NCPC
(b) NCAER
(c) NCERT
(d) NPS
(e) NCST
Answer. (e)
22. With which religion are the Dilwara Temples associated?
(a) Jainism
(b) Hindusim
(c) Buddhism
(d) Hinduism & Jainism both
Answer. (a)
23. Which scientific law states that a fluid in a Closed system exerts pressure
equally in all directions?
(a) Grahamis law
(b) Boyle’s law
(c) Perkin’s law
(d) Pascal’s law
Answer. (d)
24. Who invented crescography?
(a) Rutherford
(b) Edison
(c) Faraday
(d) J.C. Bose
Answer. (d)
25. Accra is the Capital of:
(a) Greece
(b) Cuba
(c) Ghana
(d) Lima
Answer. (c)
Free Practice General Knowledge Solved Test Paper
Free Practice General Knowledge Solved Test Paper
Free Practice GK Test Paper for all examinations
1. Dr. Hargovind Khurana’s research work is
Related with:
(a) Zoology
(b) Medicine
(c) Cure for cancer
(d) Genetics
Answer. (d)
2. The number of bones in the human body
System is:
(a) 306
(b) 206
(c) 260
(d) 370
Answer. (b)
3. Diabetes can be controlled by the injection
Of:
(a) Thyroxin
(b) Tetracycline
(c) Streptomycin
(d) Insulin
Answer. (d)
4. Hydroponics is:
(a) Soil conservation
(b) Conservation of water
(c) Growth of plants under laboratory
Conditions
(d) Growth of plants in liquid media
Answer. (d)
5. Hydrometer is an instrument:
(a) For measuring sound under water
(b) To detect the presence of hydrogen in
The atmosphere
(c) For measuring the specific gravity of
Liquids
(d) To detect the changes in the atmospheric
Humidity
Answer. (c)
6. The Glorious Revolution in England
Established:
(a) The rule of the Tudors
(b) The rule of the House of Hanover
(c) The rule of the Stuarts
(d) The rule of constitutional monarchs
Answer. (d)
7. Thrombosis is a disease of the:
(a) Lungs
(b) Blood
(c) Thyroid
(d) Nerve bursting
Answer. (d)
8. Russia has recently signed a historic border
Pact with which of the following countries?
(a) Mongolia
(b) Romania
(c) Afghanistan
(d) Kazakhstan
(e) China
Answer. (d)
9. Which of the following is considered as the
“Electronic City” of India?
(a) Hyderabad
(b) Mumbai
(c) Calcutta
(d) Bhopal
(e) Bangalore
Answer. (e)
10. South Pole was discovered by:
(a) Robert Peary
(b) Amundsen
(c) Captain Cook
(d) Megallen
Answer. (b)
11. The study which deals with secret writing
Is known is:
(a) Cryptography
(b) Secretology
(c) Cytology
(d) None of these
Answer. (a)
12. Which country is called the ‘Sugar Bowl of
the World’ :
(a) Indonesia
(b) India
(c) Cuba
(d) Thailand
Answer. (c)
13. The annual growth rate envisaged in the
Eighth Five Year Plan is:
(a) 5.6 per cent
(b) 5.8 per cent
(c) 6.0 per cent
(d) 5.0 per cent
Answer. (a)
14. The headquarter of OAU (Organisation of
African Unity) is at:
(a) Dare-a-Salam
(b) Tunis
(c) Nairobi
(d) Addis Abada
(e) Kampala
Answer. (d)
15. Emperor ‘Akbar’ is the name given to:
(a) A heavy tanker gifted to India by Japan
(b) A Boeing 747 aircraft acquired by India
(C) A fighter plane acquired by India from
Britain
(d) A new warship manufactured indigenously
By India
Answer. (b)
16. Who is the Ex-officio Chairman of Planning
Commission in India?
(a) Prime Minister
(b) President
(c) Planning Minister
(d) Chief Justice
Answer. (a)
17. The partition of Bengal in 1905 was
Affected by:
(a) Lord Linlithgow
(b) Lord Wellesley
(c) Lord Minto
(d) Lord Curzon
Answer. (d)
18. India House is located in :
(a) New Delhi
(b) Calcutta
(c) London
(d) Mumbai
Answer. (c)
19. Who was the founder of the Indian National Congress?:
(a) W.C. Banerjee
(b) Mrs. Annie Besant
(c) A.O. Hume
(d) Madan Mohan Malviya
Answer. (c)
20. The country known as the ‘Land of the
Midnight Sun’ is:
(a) Japan
(b) Sweden
(c) Norway
(d) Denmark
Answer. (c)
21. Duration of the Eighth Five Year Plan was:
(a) 1990-95
(b) 1991-96
(c) 1992-97
(d) 1993-98
Answer. (c)
22. Who was known as ‘Man of Destiny’?
(a) Napoleon
(b) Stalin
(c) Hitler
(d) Musolini
Answer. (a)
23. Which of the following is not a space Power?
(a) France
(b) Spain
(c) U.S.A.
(d) China
(e) India
Answer. (b)
24. The term Fourth estate refers to:
(a) Very backward state
(b) Judiciary
(c) Parliament
(d) Press
Answer. (d)
25. Pasteurized milk:
(a) Is sterile
(b) Not sterile
(c) Will not turn sour
(d) Will not turn sour for sometime
Answer. (d)
Free Practice GK Test Paper for all examinations
1. Dr. Hargovind Khurana’s research work is
Related with:
(a) Zoology
(b) Medicine
(c) Cure for cancer
(d) Genetics
Answer. (d)
2. The number of bones in the human body
System is:
(a) 306
(b) 206
(c) 260
(d) 370
Answer. (b)
3. Diabetes can be controlled by the injection
Of:
(a) Thyroxin
(b) Tetracycline
(c) Streptomycin
(d) Insulin
Answer. (d)
4. Hydroponics is:
(a) Soil conservation
(b) Conservation of water
(c) Growth of plants under laboratory
Conditions
(d) Growth of plants in liquid media
Answer. (d)
5. Hydrometer is an instrument:
(a) For measuring sound under water
(b) To detect the presence of hydrogen in
The atmosphere
(c) For measuring the specific gravity of
Liquids
(d) To detect the changes in the atmospheric
Humidity
Answer. (c)
6. The Glorious Revolution in England
Established:
(a) The rule of the Tudors
(b) The rule of the House of Hanover
(c) The rule of the Stuarts
(d) The rule of constitutional monarchs
Answer. (d)
7. Thrombosis is a disease of the:
(a) Lungs
(b) Blood
(c) Thyroid
(d) Nerve bursting
Answer. (d)
8. Russia has recently signed a historic border
Pact with which of the following countries?
(a) Mongolia
(b) Romania
(c) Afghanistan
(d) Kazakhstan
(e) China
Answer. (d)
9. Which of the following is considered as the
“Electronic City” of India?
(a) Hyderabad
(b) Mumbai
(c) Calcutta
(d) Bhopal
(e) Bangalore
Answer. (e)
10. South Pole was discovered by:
(a) Robert Peary
(b) Amundsen
(c) Captain Cook
(d) Megallen
Answer. (b)
11. The study which deals with secret writing
Is known is:
(a) Cryptography
(b) Secretology
(c) Cytology
(d) None of these
Answer. (a)
12. Which country is called the ‘Sugar Bowl of
the World’ :
(a) Indonesia
(b) India
(c) Cuba
(d) Thailand
Answer. (c)
13. The annual growth rate envisaged in the
Eighth Five Year Plan is:
(a) 5.6 per cent
(b) 5.8 per cent
(c) 6.0 per cent
(d) 5.0 per cent
Answer. (a)
14. The headquarter of OAU (Organisation of
African Unity) is at:
(a) Dare-a-Salam
(b) Tunis
(c) Nairobi
(d) Addis Abada
(e) Kampala
Answer. (d)
15. Emperor ‘Akbar’ is the name given to:
(a) A heavy tanker gifted to India by Japan
(b) A Boeing 747 aircraft acquired by India
(C) A fighter plane acquired by India from
Britain
(d) A new warship manufactured indigenously
By India
Answer. (b)
16. Who is the Ex-officio Chairman of Planning
Commission in India?
(a) Prime Minister
(b) President
(c) Planning Minister
(d) Chief Justice
Answer. (a)
17. The partition of Bengal in 1905 was
Affected by:
(a) Lord Linlithgow
(b) Lord Wellesley
(c) Lord Minto
(d) Lord Curzon
Answer. (d)
18. India House is located in :
(a) New Delhi
(b) Calcutta
(c) London
(d) Mumbai
Answer. (c)
19. Who was the founder of the Indian National Congress?:
(a) W.C. Banerjee
(b) Mrs. Annie Besant
(c) A.O. Hume
(d) Madan Mohan Malviya
Answer. (c)
20. The country known as the ‘Land of the
Midnight Sun’ is:
(a) Japan
(b) Sweden
(c) Norway
(d) Denmark
Answer. (c)
21. Duration of the Eighth Five Year Plan was:
(a) 1990-95
(b) 1991-96
(c) 1992-97
(d) 1993-98
Answer. (c)
22. Who was known as ‘Man of Destiny’?
(a) Napoleon
(b) Stalin
(c) Hitler
(d) Musolini
Answer. (a)
23. Which of the following is not a space Power?
(a) France
(b) Spain
(c) U.S.A.
(d) China
(e) India
Answer. (b)
24. The term Fourth estate refers to:
(a) Very backward state
(b) Judiciary
(c) Parliament
(d) Press
Answer. (d)
25. Pasteurized milk:
(a) Is sterile
(b) Not sterile
(c) Will not turn sour
(d) Will not turn sour for sometime
Answer. (d)
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sample GK paper For UPPSC Exams
sample GK paper For UPPSC Exams
UPPSC PREL EXAM MODEL SOLVED PAPER
1. Who gave the slogan “Play the game, in the spirit of the game” ?
(a) Baron de Cubertin
(b) Samaranch
(c) Maharaja Yadvendra Singh
(d) Pt. Jawahar Lal Nehru
Answer. (d)
2. The purity of milk is measured by:
(a) Hydrometer
(b) Manometer
(c) Lactometer
(d) Fathomometer
Answer. (c)
3. Who is the Chairman of India’s Space Commission?
(a) H.N. Sethna
(b) M.G.K. Menon
(c) Kasturirangan
(d) Satish Dhawan
Answer. (c)
4. Who invented dynamite?
(a) Lord Chelmsford
(b) Bhabha Homi
(c) Alfred Nobel
(d) Neil O borh
Answer. (c)
5. Who is author of the book “Anand Math?”
(a) Nirad C. Chaudhari
(b) Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
(c) Rabindra Nath Tagore
(d) None of these
Answer. (b)
6. Which country won maximum gold medals in the 13th Asian Games held in Bangkok
During 6-20 Dec., 1998?
(a) Japan
(b) China
(c) South Korea
(d) Iran
Answer. (b)
7. The National Defence College is located at:
(a) Delhi
(b) Coimbatore
(c) Pune
(d) Dehradun
Answer. (a)
8. Harappan civilization is Indus civilization
Because?
(a) It resembles Indus civilization and is
Considered to exist at the same time
(b) It is in the same region
(c) Both are wholly the same
(d) None of the above
Answer. (a)
9. Which State of India has the largest area under forest?
(a) M.P.
(b) U.P.
(c) Gujrat
(d) Assam
Answer. (d)
10. Which pair is incorrect?
(a) UNO Population Award-Smt. Indira Gandhi
(b) Pulitzer Award-Mother Teresa
(c) Jnan Pith Award-Smt.Mahadevi Verma
(d) Nobel Prize-S. chandrashekhar
Answer. (b)
11. The Summer Olympics of 2004 will be organized at which of the following cities?
(a) Rome
(b) Athens
(¢) Tokyo
(d) London
Answer. (b)
12. Income Tax exemption limit in assessment Year l998-99 is:
(a) Rs. 50,000
(b) Rs. 28,000
(c) Rs. 25,000
(d) Rs. 45,000
Answer. (a)
13. Which month is named after the Roman God of War?
(a) April
(b) May
(c) March
(d) September
Answer. (c)
14. Annie Beasant established Home Rule League with the purpose:-
(a) To start a revolutionary movement
(b) To help the congress
(c) To gain independence with constitutional means
(d) To create harmonious relations between the Moderates and Extremists
Answer. (c)
15. An Indian river that does not form any delta is:
(a) The Krishna
(b) The Sindh
(c) The Narmada
(d) The Cauvery
Answer. (c)
16. Games Day is observed in India on:
(a) 12 April
(b) 2 May
(c) 29th August
(d) 14th September
Answer. (c)
17. Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) consists of
Mainly:
(a) Methane, Ethane and Hexane
(b) Methane, Butane and Propane
(c) Ethane, Hexane and Nonane
(d) Nonane, Ethane and Hexane
Answer. (b)
18. Which of the following diseases is caused by Virus?
(a) Diphtheria
(b) Tetanus
(c) Syphilis
(d) Influenza
Answer. (d)
19. The Rajya Sabha which is the upper house of
The Indian Parliament:
(a) Is a permanent body
(b) Has a life of six years
(c) Has a life of five years
(d) Has a life of four years
Answer. (a)
20. Under which article of the Constitution of
India can the President impose President's
Rule in a state?
(a) Article 370
(b) Article 368
(c) Article 356
(d) Article 352
Answer. (c)
21. The fictional character whose centenary was
Celebrated by Britain in 1987 is:
(a) James Bond
(b) Robin Hood
(c) Sherlock Holmes
(d) Sydney Cotton
Answer. (c)
22. Which is the largest continent of the world?
(a) North America
(b) Africa
(c) Asia
(d) Australia
Answer. (c)
23. Who is the President of South Africa?
(a) Pik Botha
(b) Pieter Botha
(c) Fredrick De Klark
(d) Nelson Mandela
Answer. (d)
24. Vitamin necessary to prevent prolonged
Bleeding is:
(a) Vitamin A
(b) Vitamin D
(c) Vitamin K
(d) Vitamin E
25. If the lens in eye becomes opaque, the disease
Is called:
(a) Myopia
(b) Astigmatism
(c) Glucoma
(d) Cataract
Answer. (d)
UPPSC PREL EXAM MODEL SOLVED PAPER
1. Who gave the slogan “Play the game, in the spirit of the game” ?
(a) Baron de Cubertin
(b) Samaranch
(c) Maharaja Yadvendra Singh
(d) Pt. Jawahar Lal Nehru
Answer. (d)
2. The purity of milk is measured by:
(a) Hydrometer
(b) Manometer
(c) Lactometer
(d) Fathomometer
Answer. (c)
3. Who is the Chairman of India’s Space Commission?
(a) H.N. Sethna
(b) M.G.K. Menon
(c) Kasturirangan
(d) Satish Dhawan
Answer. (c)
4. Who invented dynamite?
(a) Lord Chelmsford
(b) Bhabha Homi
(c) Alfred Nobel
(d) Neil O borh
Answer. (c)
5. Who is author of the book “Anand Math?”
(a) Nirad C. Chaudhari
(b) Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
(c) Rabindra Nath Tagore
(d) None of these
Answer. (b)
6. Which country won maximum gold medals in the 13th Asian Games held in Bangkok
During 6-20 Dec., 1998?
(a) Japan
(b) China
(c) South Korea
(d) Iran
Answer. (b)
7. The National Defence College is located at:
(a) Delhi
(b) Coimbatore
(c) Pune
(d) Dehradun
Answer. (a)
8. Harappan civilization is Indus civilization
Because?
(a) It resembles Indus civilization and is
Considered to exist at the same time
(b) It is in the same region
(c) Both are wholly the same
(d) None of the above
Answer. (a)
9. Which State of India has the largest area under forest?
(a) M.P.
(b) U.P.
(c) Gujrat
(d) Assam
Answer. (d)
10. Which pair is incorrect?
(a) UNO Population Award-Smt. Indira Gandhi
(b) Pulitzer Award-Mother Teresa
(c) Jnan Pith Award-Smt.Mahadevi Verma
(d) Nobel Prize-S. chandrashekhar
Answer. (b)
11. The Summer Olympics of 2004 will be organized at which of the following cities?
(a) Rome
(b) Athens
(¢) Tokyo
(d) London
Answer. (b)
12. Income Tax exemption limit in assessment Year l998-99 is:
(a) Rs. 50,000
(b) Rs. 28,000
(c) Rs. 25,000
(d) Rs. 45,000
Answer. (a)
13. Which month is named after the Roman God of War?
(a) April
(b) May
(c) March
(d) September
Answer. (c)
14. Annie Beasant established Home Rule League with the purpose:-
(a) To start a revolutionary movement
(b) To help the congress
(c) To gain independence with constitutional means
(d) To create harmonious relations between the Moderates and Extremists
Answer. (c)
15. An Indian river that does not form any delta is:
(a) The Krishna
(b) The Sindh
(c) The Narmada
(d) The Cauvery
Answer. (c)
16. Games Day is observed in India on:
(a) 12 April
(b) 2 May
(c) 29th August
(d) 14th September
Answer. (c)
17. Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) consists of
Mainly:
(a) Methane, Ethane and Hexane
(b) Methane, Butane and Propane
(c) Ethane, Hexane and Nonane
(d) Nonane, Ethane and Hexane
Answer. (b)
18. Which of the following diseases is caused by Virus?
(a) Diphtheria
(b) Tetanus
(c) Syphilis
(d) Influenza
Answer. (d)
19. The Rajya Sabha which is the upper house of
The Indian Parliament:
(a) Is a permanent body
(b) Has a life of six years
(c) Has a life of five years
(d) Has a life of four years
Answer. (a)
20. Under which article of the Constitution of
India can the President impose President's
Rule in a state?
(a) Article 370
(b) Article 368
(c) Article 356
(d) Article 352
Answer. (c)
21. The fictional character whose centenary was
Celebrated by Britain in 1987 is:
(a) James Bond
(b) Robin Hood
(c) Sherlock Holmes
(d) Sydney Cotton
Answer. (c)
22. Which is the largest continent of the world?
(a) North America
(b) Africa
(c) Asia
(d) Australia
Answer. (c)
23. Who is the President of South Africa?
(a) Pik Botha
(b) Pieter Botha
(c) Fredrick De Klark
(d) Nelson Mandela
Answer. (d)
24. Vitamin necessary to prevent prolonged
Bleeding is:
(a) Vitamin A
(b) Vitamin D
(c) Vitamin K
(d) Vitamin E
25. If the lens in eye becomes opaque, the disease
Is called:
(a) Myopia
(b) Astigmatism
(c) Glucoma
(d) Cataract
Answer. (d)
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Model Paper GK for BEL jobs as Engineering Assistant Trainee EAT
Bharat Electronics Limited BEL Sample GK Test
1. First Planetarium of India is in:
(a) Jaipur
(b) Kanpur
(c) Cuttack
(d) Calcutta
Answer. (d)
2. In which of the following, Indian lions are
Nurtured in their natural habit:
(a) Corbett National Park
(b) Bandipur Sanctuary
(c) In Gir forest
(d) Kaziranga Sanctuary
Answer. (c)
3. Famous Meenakshi temple is situated at:
(a) Madurai
(b) Bangalore
(C) Mahabalipuram
(d) Trivendram
Answer. (a)
4. Kiwis are the inhabitants of:
(a) New Zealand
(b) Hungary
(c) Indonesia
(d) South Africa
Answer. (a)
5. What is Param 10000?
(a) Surface to Surface Missile
(b) Surface to air Missile
(c) Radar
(d) Computer
(e) Sub-Marine
Answer. (d)
6. Wood pulp is used as a raw material in the
Manufacture of:
(a) Nylon
(b) Terylene
(c) Rayon
(d) Sanforized cloth
Answer. (a)
7. The ‘Hall of Nations’ is located in:
(a) Mumbai
(b) London
(c) New Delhi
(d) Calcutta
Answer. (c)
8. The single most important item of import to
The Chola Empire was?
(a) Dye stuff
(b) Horses
(c) Metalwares
(d) Precious
Answer. (b)
9. World's largest producer of Jute is:
(a) Bangladesh
(b) Pakistan
(c) India
(d) Burma
Answer. (c)
10. Which of the following cities has the Largest population in the world?
(a) Mexico City
(b) New York
(c) London
(d) Tokyo
Answer. (a)
11. The Keil canal links the:
(a) Pacific and Atlantic Ocean
(b) Mediterranean and Red sea
(c) Mediterranean and Black Sea
(d) North Sea and Baltic Sea
Answer. (d)
12. Name the state of India which has the
Largest area:
(a) Punjab
(b) Madhya Pradesh
(c) Karnataka
(d) Uttar Pradesh
Answer. (b)
13. The land area of India in comparison to the
Whole world is:
(a) 1/54 th
(b) 1/45 th
(e) 1/34th
(d) 1/42 th
Answer. (d)
14. The coldest planet is:
(a) Pluto
(b) Venus
(c) Uranus
(d) Jupiter
Answer. (a)
15. The smallest planet is:
(a) Mercury
(b) Pluto
(c) Uranus
(d) Neptune
(e) Venus
Answer. (b)
16. Steppes are the temperate grasslands of:
(a) South America
(b) North America
(c) Australia
(d) Europe and Asia
Answer. (d)
17. Isotherms are:
(a) Contour lines showing equal amount of Sunshine
(b) Lines on a map joining places which have the same mean temperature
(c) Contour lines of equal rainfall
(d) Contour lines of equal air pressure
Answer. (b)
18. On the river Hudson is situated:
(a) Chicago
(b) Washington
(c) New York
(d) New Jersey
Answer. (c)
19. The great temple of Sun God at Konark inThe Puri district was built by:
(a) Narasimha I
(b) Kapilendra
(c) Purushottama
(d) Choda Ganga
Answer. (a)
20. Name the state which has the least
Population:
(a) Goa
(b) Tripura
(c) Sikkim
(d) Nagaland
Answer. (c)
21. Which of the following substance is bad Conductor of electricity but good conductor
Of heat?
(a) Celluloid
(b) Asbestos
(c) Purspecks
(d) Mica
Answer. (a)
22. Pampas are the:
(a) Temperate grassland of South America
(b) Temperate grasslands of North America
(c) Temperate grasslands of Africa
(d) Temperate grasslands of Eurasia
Answer. (a)
23. The atmospheric layer farthest from the
Earth’s surface is known as:
(a) Exosphere
(b) Ionosphere
(c) Mesophere
(d) Stratosphere
Answer. (a)
24. On what date did the U.N.O. adopt the Universal Declaration of Human Rights?
(a) 20th October, 1945
(b) 24th October, 1945
(c) 26th June, 1945
(d) lOth December, 1948
Answer. (d)
25. In which of the following city Charminar is situated?
(a) Mysore
(b) Rajkot
(c) Hyderabad
(d) Lucknow
Answer. (c)
Bharat Electronics Limited BEL Sample GK Test
1. First Planetarium of India is in:
(a) Jaipur
(b) Kanpur
(c) Cuttack
(d) Calcutta
Answer. (d)
2. In which of the following, Indian lions are
Nurtured in their natural habit:
(a) Corbett National Park
(b) Bandipur Sanctuary
(c) In Gir forest
(d) Kaziranga Sanctuary
Answer. (c)
3. Famous Meenakshi temple is situated at:
(a) Madurai
(b) Bangalore
(C) Mahabalipuram
(d) Trivendram
Answer. (a)
4. Kiwis are the inhabitants of:
(a) New Zealand
(b) Hungary
(c) Indonesia
(d) South Africa
Answer. (a)
5. What is Param 10000?
(a) Surface to Surface Missile
(b) Surface to air Missile
(c) Radar
(d) Computer
(e) Sub-Marine
Answer. (d)
6. Wood pulp is used as a raw material in the
Manufacture of:
(a) Nylon
(b) Terylene
(c) Rayon
(d) Sanforized cloth
Answer. (a)
7. The ‘Hall of Nations’ is located in:
(a) Mumbai
(b) London
(c) New Delhi
(d) Calcutta
Answer. (c)
8. The single most important item of import to
The Chola Empire was?
(a) Dye stuff
(b) Horses
(c) Metalwares
(d) Precious
Answer. (b)
9. World's largest producer of Jute is:
(a) Bangladesh
(b) Pakistan
(c) India
(d) Burma
Answer. (c)
10. Which of the following cities has the Largest population in the world?
(a) Mexico City
(b) New York
(c) London
(d) Tokyo
Answer. (a)
11. The Keil canal links the:
(a) Pacific and Atlantic Ocean
(b) Mediterranean and Red sea
(c) Mediterranean and Black Sea
(d) North Sea and Baltic Sea
Answer. (d)
12. Name the state of India which has the
Largest area:
(a) Punjab
(b) Madhya Pradesh
(c) Karnataka
(d) Uttar Pradesh
Answer. (b)
13. The land area of India in comparison to the
Whole world is:
(a) 1/54 th
(b) 1/45 th
(e) 1/34th
(d) 1/42 th
Answer. (d)
14. The coldest planet is:
(a) Pluto
(b) Venus
(c) Uranus
(d) Jupiter
Answer. (a)
15. The smallest planet is:
(a) Mercury
(b) Pluto
(c) Uranus
(d) Neptune
(e) Venus
Answer. (b)
16. Steppes are the temperate grasslands of:
(a) South America
(b) North America
(c) Australia
(d) Europe and Asia
Answer. (d)
17. Isotherms are:
(a) Contour lines showing equal amount of Sunshine
(b) Lines on a map joining places which have the same mean temperature
(c) Contour lines of equal rainfall
(d) Contour lines of equal air pressure
Answer. (b)
18. On the river Hudson is situated:
(a) Chicago
(b) Washington
(c) New York
(d) New Jersey
Answer. (c)
19. The great temple of Sun God at Konark inThe Puri district was built by:
(a) Narasimha I
(b) Kapilendra
(c) Purushottama
(d) Choda Ganga
Answer. (a)
20. Name the state which has the least
Population:
(a) Goa
(b) Tripura
(c) Sikkim
(d) Nagaland
Answer. (c)
21. Which of the following substance is bad Conductor of electricity but good conductor
Of heat?
(a) Celluloid
(b) Asbestos
(c) Purspecks
(d) Mica
Answer. (a)
22. Pampas are the:
(a) Temperate grassland of South America
(b) Temperate grasslands of North America
(c) Temperate grasslands of Africa
(d) Temperate grasslands of Eurasia
Answer. (a)
23. The atmospheric layer farthest from the
Earth’s surface is known as:
(a) Exosphere
(b) Ionosphere
(c) Mesophere
(d) Stratosphere
Answer. (a)
24. On what date did the U.N.O. adopt the Universal Declaration of Human Rights?
(a) 20th October, 1945
(b) 24th October, 1945
(c) 26th June, 1945
(d) lOth December, 1948
Answer. (d)
25. In which of the following city Charminar is situated?
(a) Mysore
(b) Rajkot
(c) Hyderabad
(d) Lucknow
Answer. (c)
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online general knowledge quiz india
GK Current Affairs Objective General Knowledge
1. How many times can a person be elected as President of U.S.A.?
(a) Three times
(b) Two times
(c) No limit
(d) Four times
Answer. (b)
2. Which statutory official in India can participate in Lok Sabha discussions but can
Not vote?
(a) Chief Election Commissioner
(b) Attorney General
(c) Comptroller and Auditor General
(d) Leader of opposition
Answer. (b)
3. What has been the annual exponential growth
Rate of population in India during 1981-91:
(a) l. ll per cent
(b) 2.Ol per cent
(c) 2.l4 per cent
(d) 2.35 per cent
Answer. (c)
4. Where is the Institute of Sugar Technology situated?
(a) Delhi
(b) Pimpri
(c) Kanpur
(d) Mumbai
Answer. (c)
5. Where is Indian Institute of Experimental Medicine located?
(a) Ahmedabad
(b) Calcutta
(c) Lucknow
(d) New Delhi
(e) Pune
Answer. (b)
6. Where the Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Youth Development is being setup?
(a) Hyderabad
(b) New Delhi
(c) Sriperambadur
(d) Ahmedabad
(e) Bombay
Answer. (c)
7. The highest Indian decoration for showing Valour and gallantry in the war is:
(a) Param Vishistha Seva Medal
(b) Ashoka Chakra
(c) Param Vir Chakra
(d) Mahavir Chakra
(e) None of these
Answer. (c)
8. What is the sex ratio in India according to the Census of 1991?
(a) 923 females per 1000 males
(b) 912 females per 1000 males
(c) 927 females per 1000 males
(d) 930 females per 1000 males
Answer. (c)
9. Which institution is responsible for the Formulation of 5 Years Plans in India?
(a) National Productivity Council
(b) Planning Commission
(c) National Development Council
(d) None of these
Answer. (b)
10. Which train in India has the longest route Length?
(a) Himgiri Express
(b) Himsagar Express
(c) G.T. Express
(d) Guwahati-Trivendrum Express
Answer. (b)
11. Electrical Current is measured by:
(a) Voltameter
(b) Anemometer
(c) Watt meter
(d) Ammeter
Answer. (d)
12. Where is SHAR space centre located?
(a) Trivendrum
(b) Bangalore
(c) Shrihari Kota
(d) Arvi
Answer. (c)
13. Which of the following is the name of the
German International Airlines?
(a) Cathay Pacific
(b) Qantas
(c) KLM
(d) Lufthansa
Answer. (d)
14. The deepest point in the oceans is
(a) Marians Trench
(b) Galathea deep
(c) Bartholomew deep
(d) Mindanao deep
Answer. (a)
15. What is the total number of major ports in
India?
(a) 6
(b) 11
(c) 8
(d) 9
Answer. (b)
16. The spinning of the earth on its imaginary
Axis is known as:
(a) Rotation
(b) Aphelion
(c) Perihelion
(d) Revolution
(e) Orbit
Answer. (a)
17. Khajuraho is situated in the state of:
(a) Andhra Pradesh
(b) Maharashtra
(c) Rajasthan
(d) Madhya Pradesh
(e) Orissa
Answer. (d)
18. What does the Mercator Projection refer to?
(a) Lines of longitude and latitude drawn in
Curved lines
(b) High altitude contours
(c) Lines of latitude and longitude drawn in
Straight lines
(d) Equatorial belt
Answer. (c)
19. Who can preside but cannot vote in one of
The Houses of Parliament?
(a) Speaker
(b) Deputy Speaker
(c) Vice President
(d) Vice Chairman
Answer. (c)
20. Which amendment to the Constitution of
India affirmed the power of the Parliament to
Amend any part of the Constitution including
That relating to Fundamental Rights:
(a) 26th
(b) 25th
(c) 24th
(d) 23rd
Answer. (c)
21. The 38th (Amendment) Act to the Constitution
Of India relates to:
(a) Raising the upper limit of membership Of Lok Sabha
(b) President’s ‘satisfaction’ in declaring Emergency has been made non justiciable
(c) Provision for a Legislative Assembly and Council of minister for Arunachal Pradesh
(d) Sikkim became the 22nd state of the Indian Union
Answer. (b)
22 Under what article of the Constitution of India Can the President take over the administration
Of a State in case its constitutional machinery Breaks down?
(a) Article 83(2)
(b) Article 352
(c) Article 356
(d) Article 343
Answer. (c)
23. How many languages are recognized by the Constitution of India in the 8th Schedule?
(a) 14
(b) 16
(c) 18
(d) 12
Answer. (c)
24. Into how many commands is the Indian army Organized?
(a) Four
(b) Six
(c) Five
(d) Seven
Answer. (b)
25. The oceans cover ...... of the surface of the
Earth:
(a) 50%
(b) 60%
(c) 71%
(d) 80%
(e) 90%
Answer. (c)
GK Current Affairs Objective General Knowledge
1. How many times can a person be elected as President of U.S.A.?
(a) Three times
(b) Two times
(c) No limit
(d) Four times
Answer. (b)
2. Which statutory official in India can participate in Lok Sabha discussions but can
Not vote?
(a) Chief Election Commissioner
(b) Attorney General
(c) Comptroller and Auditor General
(d) Leader of opposition
Answer. (b)
3. What has been the annual exponential growth
Rate of population in India during 1981-91:
(a) l. ll per cent
(b) 2.Ol per cent
(c) 2.l4 per cent
(d) 2.35 per cent
Answer. (c)
4. Where is the Institute of Sugar Technology situated?
(a) Delhi
(b) Pimpri
(c) Kanpur
(d) Mumbai
Answer. (c)
5. Where is Indian Institute of Experimental Medicine located?
(a) Ahmedabad
(b) Calcutta
(c) Lucknow
(d) New Delhi
(e) Pune
Answer. (b)
6. Where the Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Youth Development is being setup?
(a) Hyderabad
(b) New Delhi
(c) Sriperambadur
(d) Ahmedabad
(e) Bombay
Answer. (c)
7. The highest Indian decoration for showing Valour and gallantry in the war is:
(a) Param Vishistha Seva Medal
(b) Ashoka Chakra
(c) Param Vir Chakra
(d) Mahavir Chakra
(e) None of these
Answer. (c)
8. What is the sex ratio in India according to the Census of 1991?
(a) 923 females per 1000 males
(b) 912 females per 1000 males
(c) 927 females per 1000 males
(d) 930 females per 1000 males
Answer. (c)
9. Which institution is responsible for the Formulation of 5 Years Plans in India?
(a) National Productivity Council
(b) Planning Commission
(c) National Development Council
(d) None of these
Answer. (b)
10. Which train in India has the longest route Length?
(a) Himgiri Express
(b) Himsagar Express
(c) G.T. Express
(d) Guwahati-Trivendrum Express
Answer. (b)
11. Electrical Current is measured by:
(a) Voltameter
(b) Anemometer
(c) Watt meter
(d) Ammeter
Answer. (d)
12. Where is SHAR space centre located?
(a) Trivendrum
(b) Bangalore
(c) Shrihari Kota
(d) Arvi
Answer. (c)
13. Which of the following is the name of the
German International Airlines?
(a) Cathay Pacific
(b) Qantas
(c) KLM
(d) Lufthansa
Answer. (d)
14. The deepest point in the oceans is
(a) Marians Trench
(b) Galathea deep
(c) Bartholomew deep
(d) Mindanao deep
Answer. (a)
15. What is the total number of major ports in
India?
(a) 6
(b) 11
(c) 8
(d) 9
Answer. (b)
16. The spinning of the earth on its imaginary
Axis is known as:
(a) Rotation
(b) Aphelion
(c) Perihelion
(d) Revolution
(e) Orbit
Answer. (a)
17. Khajuraho is situated in the state of:
(a) Andhra Pradesh
(b) Maharashtra
(c) Rajasthan
(d) Madhya Pradesh
(e) Orissa
Answer. (d)
18. What does the Mercator Projection refer to?
(a) Lines of longitude and latitude drawn in
Curved lines
(b) High altitude contours
(c) Lines of latitude and longitude drawn in
Straight lines
(d) Equatorial belt
Answer. (c)
19. Who can preside but cannot vote in one of
The Houses of Parliament?
(a) Speaker
(b) Deputy Speaker
(c) Vice President
(d) Vice Chairman
Answer. (c)
20. Which amendment to the Constitution of
India affirmed the power of the Parliament to
Amend any part of the Constitution including
That relating to Fundamental Rights:
(a) 26th
(b) 25th
(c) 24th
(d) 23rd
Answer. (c)
21. The 38th (Amendment) Act to the Constitution
Of India relates to:
(a) Raising the upper limit of membership Of Lok Sabha
(b) President’s ‘satisfaction’ in declaring Emergency has been made non justiciable
(c) Provision for a Legislative Assembly and Council of minister for Arunachal Pradesh
(d) Sikkim became the 22nd state of the Indian Union
Answer. (b)
22 Under what article of the Constitution of India Can the President take over the administration
Of a State in case its constitutional machinery Breaks down?
(a) Article 83(2)
(b) Article 352
(c) Article 356
(d) Article 343
Answer. (c)
23. How many languages are recognized by the Constitution of India in the 8th Schedule?
(a) 14
(b) 16
(c) 18
(d) 12
Answer. (c)
24. Into how many commands is the Indian army Organized?
(a) Four
(b) Six
(c) Five
(d) Seven
Answer. (b)
25. The oceans cover ...... of the surface of the
Earth:
(a) 50%
(b) 60%
(c) 71%
(d) 80%
(e) 90%
Answer. (c)
Free Practice Paper ONGC Graduate Trainee
Free Practice Paper ONGC Graduate Trainee
Sample GK Tetst for ONGC graduate trainee exam sample paper Management trainee
1. Eldorado is:
(a) County in California
(b) A tract of fertile land in Africa
(c) Fictitious country or city abound in
Gold and riches
(d) The desert land in China
Answer. (c)
2. Where did the East India Company set up
It’s first factory in India during the reign of Jahangir?
(a) Surat
(b) Ahmedabad
(c) Calcutta
(d) Chennai
Answer. (a)
3. The name Typhoon comes from the Chinese word “Taifu” which means:
(a) Heavy rain
(b) High wind
(c) Clear sky
(d) Chilly weather
(e) Calm sea
Answer. (b)
4. Which country in the world is the largest Producer of copper?
(a) U.S.A.
(b) Russia
(c) South Africa
(d) China
Answer. (a)
4. Aurora borealis is:
(a) A medical term for boric powder
(b) A phenomenon of Coloured lights Visible in the northern hemisphere.
(c) A cinema theatre
(d) A Russian master craftsman
(e) A Greek goddess
Answer. (b)
5. Panna in Madhya Pradesh is associated
With:
(a) Manganese
(b) Mica
(c) Copper
(d) Diamond
(e) Gold
Answer. (d)
6. What are Pillars of Hercules?
(a) Straits of Gibraltar
(b) Straits of Phosphorous
(c) A huge building in Rome
(d) A huge structure in Greece
Answer. (a)
7. The epithet ‘Land of the Rising Sun’ is
Used for:
(a) Cambodia
(b) Japan
(c) Thailand
(d) Indonesia
Answer. (b)
8. Name the Secretary General of the U.N.O.
Who died in an aircrash:
(a) Trigve Lie
(b) Kurt Waldheim
(c) Dag Hammerskjoeld
(d) U. Thant
Answer. (c)
9. The biggest planet is:
(a) Uranus
(b) Jupiter
(c) Pluto
(d) Mercury
(e) Venus
Answer. (b)
10. The planet that lies at the outermost orbit
Of the solar system is:
(a) Saturn
(b) Neptune
(c) Mercury
(d) Pluto
Answer. (d)
11. A huge mass of snow moving slowly
Down the valley and slopes of mountains
Till it melts after passing the snow line is Called:
(a) Iceberg
(b) Glacier
(c) Avalanche
(d) Typhoon
Answer. (c)
12. India can be ranked as the.... in the world:
(a) Tenth largest country
(b) Seventh largest country
(c) Fourth largest country
(d) Third largest country
Answer. (b)
13. In the election of the President who of the
Following do not take part?
(a) Members of Legislative Council
(b) Elected Members of Lok Sabha
(c) Elected Members of Rajya Sabha
(d) Elected Members bf Vidhan Sabha
Answer. (a)
14. The planet nearest to the sun is:
(a) Mercury
(b) Saturn
(c) Jupiter
(d) Mars
Answer. (a)
15. The first Basket Ball Academy in India has
Been set up at:
(a) Indore
(b) Ahmedabad
(c) Bhopal
(d) New Delhi
Answer. (a)
16. Which Republic of the former U.S.S.R. Has been provided with permanent membership
Of the Security Council of the U.N.O.in place of The U.S.S.R?
(a) Russian Federation
(b) Georgia
(c) Ujbekistan
(d) Estonia
Answer. (a)
17. The equatorial diameter of the earth is:
(a) 12,700 km
(b) 12,756 km
(c) 13,000 km
(d) 12,800 km
(e) 12,900 km
Answer. (b)
18. When was the United Nations Organisation?
Founded?
(a) 20th October, 1945
(b) 11th November, l9-44
(c) 24th October, 1945
(d) 26th June, 1945
Answer. (c)
19. How many centuries Gavaskar has scored in Test Cricket?
(a) 30
(b) 33
(c) 34
(d) 31
Answer. (b)
20. Name the State of India which is the last to have become a State:
(a) Himachal Pradesh
(b) Meghalaya
(c) Tripura
(d) Goa
Answer. (d)
21. Sea of Tranquility is:
(a) A place where calm prevails
(b) A sea where is the least disturbance
(c) A place on moon where American
Astronauts landed
(d) None of the above
Answer. (c)
22. Which of the following is not one of the
Working languages of the U.N.O.?
(a) French
(b) Spanish
(c) Arabic
(d) Italian
Answer. (d)
23. In the modern time International relations are determined primarily by:
(a) Political considerations
(b) Social considerations
(c) Scientific considerations
(d) Economic considerations
Answer. (d)
24. The headquarters of the International Atomic
Energy Agency is located in:
(a) Paris
(b) Washington
(c) New York
(d) Vienna
Answer. (d)
25. National income of a country is based on:
(a) The taxes earned by the state
(b) The sum of all factor incomes
(c) Personal incomes of all the citizens
(d) Surplus of exports over imports
Answer. (b)
Sample GK Tetst for ONGC graduate trainee exam sample paper Management trainee
1. Eldorado is:
(a) County in California
(b) A tract of fertile land in Africa
(c) Fictitious country or city abound in
Gold and riches
(d) The desert land in China
Answer. (c)
2. Where did the East India Company set up
It’s first factory in India during the reign of Jahangir?
(a) Surat
(b) Ahmedabad
(c) Calcutta
(d) Chennai
Answer. (a)
3. The name Typhoon comes from the Chinese word “Taifu” which means:
(a) Heavy rain
(b) High wind
(c) Clear sky
(d) Chilly weather
(e) Calm sea
Answer. (b)
4. Which country in the world is the largest Producer of copper?
(a) U.S.A.
(b) Russia
(c) South Africa
(d) China
Answer. (a)
4. Aurora borealis is:
(a) A medical term for boric powder
(b) A phenomenon of Coloured lights Visible in the northern hemisphere.
(c) A cinema theatre
(d) A Russian master craftsman
(e) A Greek goddess
Answer. (b)
5. Panna in Madhya Pradesh is associated
With:
(a) Manganese
(b) Mica
(c) Copper
(d) Diamond
(e) Gold
Answer. (d)
6. What are Pillars of Hercules?
(a) Straits of Gibraltar
(b) Straits of Phosphorous
(c) A huge building in Rome
(d) A huge structure in Greece
Answer. (a)
7. The epithet ‘Land of the Rising Sun’ is
Used for:
(a) Cambodia
(b) Japan
(c) Thailand
(d) Indonesia
Answer. (b)
8. Name the Secretary General of the U.N.O.
Who died in an aircrash:
(a) Trigve Lie
(b) Kurt Waldheim
(c) Dag Hammerskjoeld
(d) U. Thant
Answer. (c)
9. The biggest planet is:
(a) Uranus
(b) Jupiter
(c) Pluto
(d) Mercury
(e) Venus
Answer. (b)
10. The planet that lies at the outermost orbit
Of the solar system is:
(a) Saturn
(b) Neptune
(c) Mercury
(d) Pluto
Answer. (d)
11. A huge mass of snow moving slowly
Down the valley and slopes of mountains
Till it melts after passing the snow line is Called:
(a) Iceberg
(b) Glacier
(c) Avalanche
(d) Typhoon
Answer. (c)
12. India can be ranked as the.... in the world:
(a) Tenth largest country
(b) Seventh largest country
(c) Fourth largest country
(d) Third largest country
Answer. (b)
13. In the election of the President who of the
Following do not take part?
(a) Members of Legislative Council
(b) Elected Members of Lok Sabha
(c) Elected Members of Rajya Sabha
(d) Elected Members bf Vidhan Sabha
Answer. (a)
14. The planet nearest to the sun is:
(a) Mercury
(b) Saturn
(c) Jupiter
(d) Mars
Answer. (a)
15. The first Basket Ball Academy in India has
Been set up at:
(a) Indore
(b) Ahmedabad
(c) Bhopal
(d) New Delhi
Answer. (a)
16. Which Republic of the former U.S.S.R. Has been provided with permanent membership
Of the Security Council of the U.N.O.in place of The U.S.S.R?
(a) Russian Federation
(b) Georgia
(c) Ujbekistan
(d) Estonia
Answer. (a)
17. The equatorial diameter of the earth is:
(a) 12,700 km
(b) 12,756 km
(c) 13,000 km
(d) 12,800 km
(e) 12,900 km
Answer. (b)
18. When was the United Nations Organisation?
Founded?
(a) 20th October, 1945
(b) 11th November, l9-44
(c) 24th October, 1945
(d) 26th June, 1945
Answer. (c)
19. How many centuries Gavaskar has scored in Test Cricket?
(a) 30
(b) 33
(c) 34
(d) 31
Answer. (b)
20. Name the State of India which is the last to have become a State:
(a) Himachal Pradesh
(b) Meghalaya
(c) Tripura
(d) Goa
Answer. (d)
21. Sea of Tranquility is:
(a) A place where calm prevails
(b) A sea where is the least disturbance
(c) A place on moon where American
Astronauts landed
(d) None of the above
Answer. (c)
22. Which of the following is not one of the
Working languages of the U.N.O.?
(a) French
(b) Spanish
(c) Arabic
(d) Italian
Answer. (d)
23. In the modern time International relations are determined primarily by:
(a) Political considerations
(b) Social considerations
(c) Scientific considerations
(d) Economic considerations
Answer. (d)
24. The headquarters of the International Atomic
Energy Agency is located in:
(a) Paris
(b) Washington
(c) New York
(d) Vienna
Answer. (d)
25. National income of a country is based on:
(a) The taxes earned by the state
(b) The sum of all factor incomes
(c) Personal incomes of all the citizens
(d) Surplus of exports over imports
Answer. (b)
Thursday, September 1, 2011
MCQ Solved GK Test Paper for UPSC Examination
MCQ Solved GK Test Paper for UPSC Examination
General Knowledge Sample Practice Test Paper
1. Dr. Hargovind Khurana’s research work is related with:
(a) Zoology
(b) Medicine
(c) Cure for cancer
(d) Genetics
Answer. (d)
2. The number of bones in the human body System is:
(a) 306
(b) 206
(c) 260
(d) 370
Answer. (b)
3. Diabetes can be controlled by the injection
Of:
(a) Thyroxin
(b) Tetracycline
(c) Streptomycin
(d) Insulin
Answer. (d)
4. Hydroponics is:
(a) Soil conservation
(b) Conservation of water
(c) Growth of plants under laboratory
Conditions
(d) Growth of plants in liquid media
Answer. (d)
5. Hydrometer is an instrument:
(a) For measuring sound under water
(b) To detect the presence of hydrogen in
The atmosphere
(c) For measuring the specific gravity of
Liquids
(d) To detect the changes in the atmospheric
Humidity
Answer. (c)
6. The Glorious Revolution in England
Established:
(a) The rule of the Tudors
(b) The rule of the House of Hanover
(c) The rule of the Stuarts
(d) The rule of constitutional monarchs
Answer. (d)
7. Thrombosis is a disease of the:
(a) Lungs
(b) Blood
(c) Thyroid
(d) Nerve bursting
Answer. (d)
8. Russia has recently signed a historic border
Pact with which of the following countries?
(a) Mongolia
(b) Romania
(c) Afghanistan
(d) Kazakhstan
(e) China
Answer. (d)
9. Which of the following is considered as the
“Electronic City” of India?
(a) Hyderabad
(b) Mumbai
(c) Calcutta
(d) Bhopal
(e) Bangalore
Answer. (e)
10. South Pole was discovered by:
(a) Robert Peary
(b) Amundsen
(c) Captain Cook
(d) Megallen
Answer. (b)
11. The study which deals with secret writing
Is known is:
(a) Cryptography
(b) Secretology
(c) Cytology
(d) None of these
Answer. (a)
12. Which country is called the ‘Sugar Bowl of
the World’ :
(a) Indonesia
(b) India
(c) Cuba
(d) Thailand
Answer. (c)
13. The annual growth rate envisaged in the
Eighth Five Year Plan is:
(a) 5.6 per cent
(b) 5.8 per cent
(c) 6.0 per cent
(d) 5.0 per cent
Answer. (a)
14. The headquarter of OAU (Organisation of
African Unity) is at:
(a) Dare-a-Salam
(b) Tunis
(c) Nairobi
(d) Addis Abada
(e) Kampala
Answer. (d)
15. Emperor ‘Akbar’ is the name given to:
(a) A heavy tanker gifted to India by Japan
(b) A Boeing 747 aircraft acquired by India
(C) A fighter plane acquired by India from
Britain
(d) A new warship manufactured indigenously
By India
Answer. (b)
16. Who is the Ex-officio Chairman of Planning
Commission in India?
(a) Prime Minister
(b) President
(c) Planning Minister
(d) Chief Justice
Answer. (a)
17. The partition of Bengal in 1905 was
Affected by:
(a) Lord Linlithgow
(b) Lord Wellesley
(c) Lord Minto
(d) Lord Curzon
Answer. (d)
18. India House is located in :
(a) New Delhi
(b) Calcutta
(c) London
(d) Mumbai
Answer. (c)
19. Who was the founder of the Indian National Congress?:
(a) W.C. Banerjee
(b) Mrs. Annie Besant
(c) A.O. Hume
(d) Madan Mohan Malviya
Answer. (c)
20. The country known as the ‘Land of the
Midnight Sun’ is:
(a) Japan
(b) Sweden
(c) Norway
(d) Denmark
Answer. (c)
21. Duration of the Eighth Five Year Plan was:
(a) 1990-95
(b) 1991-96
(c) 1992-97
(d) 1993-98
Answer. (c)
22. Who was known as ‘Man of Destiny’?
(a) Napoleon
(b) Stalin
(c) Hitler
(d) Musolini
Answer. (a)
23. Which of the following is not a space Power?
(a) France
(b) Spain
(c) U.S.A.
(d) China
(e) India
Answer. (b)
24. The term Fourth estate refers to:
(a) Very backward state
(b) Judiciary
(c) Parliament
(d) Press
Answer. (d)
25. Pasteurized milk:
(a) Is sterile
(b) Not sterile
(c) Will not turn sour
(d) Will not turn sour for sometime
Answer. (d)
General Knowledge Sample Practice Test Paper
1. Dr. Hargovind Khurana’s research work is related with:
(a) Zoology
(b) Medicine
(c) Cure for cancer
(d) Genetics
Answer. (d)
2. The number of bones in the human body System is:
(a) 306
(b) 206
(c) 260
(d) 370
Answer. (b)
3. Diabetes can be controlled by the injection
Of:
(a) Thyroxin
(b) Tetracycline
(c) Streptomycin
(d) Insulin
Answer. (d)
4. Hydroponics is:
(a) Soil conservation
(b) Conservation of water
(c) Growth of plants under laboratory
Conditions
(d) Growth of plants in liquid media
Answer. (d)
5. Hydrometer is an instrument:
(a) For measuring sound under water
(b) To detect the presence of hydrogen in
The atmosphere
(c) For measuring the specific gravity of
Liquids
(d) To detect the changes in the atmospheric
Humidity
Answer. (c)
6. The Glorious Revolution in England
Established:
(a) The rule of the Tudors
(b) The rule of the House of Hanover
(c) The rule of the Stuarts
(d) The rule of constitutional monarchs
Answer. (d)
7. Thrombosis is a disease of the:
(a) Lungs
(b) Blood
(c) Thyroid
(d) Nerve bursting
Answer. (d)
8. Russia has recently signed a historic border
Pact with which of the following countries?
(a) Mongolia
(b) Romania
(c) Afghanistan
(d) Kazakhstan
(e) China
Answer. (d)
9. Which of the following is considered as the
“Electronic City” of India?
(a) Hyderabad
(b) Mumbai
(c) Calcutta
(d) Bhopal
(e) Bangalore
Answer. (e)
10. South Pole was discovered by:
(a) Robert Peary
(b) Amundsen
(c) Captain Cook
(d) Megallen
Answer. (b)
11. The study which deals with secret writing
Is known is:
(a) Cryptography
(b) Secretology
(c) Cytology
(d) None of these
Answer. (a)
12. Which country is called the ‘Sugar Bowl of
the World’ :
(a) Indonesia
(b) India
(c) Cuba
(d) Thailand
Answer. (c)
13. The annual growth rate envisaged in the
Eighth Five Year Plan is:
(a) 5.6 per cent
(b) 5.8 per cent
(c) 6.0 per cent
(d) 5.0 per cent
Answer. (a)
14. The headquarter of OAU (Organisation of
African Unity) is at:
(a) Dare-a-Salam
(b) Tunis
(c) Nairobi
(d) Addis Abada
(e) Kampala
Answer. (d)
15. Emperor ‘Akbar’ is the name given to:
(a) A heavy tanker gifted to India by Japan
(b) A Boeing 747 aircraft acquired by India
(C) A fighter plane acquired by India from
Britain
(d) A new warship manufactured indigenously
By India
Answer. (b)
16. Who is the Ex-officio Chairman of Planning
Commission in India?
(a) Prime Minister
(b) President
(c) Planning Minister
(d) Chief Justice
Answer. (a)
17. The partition of Bengal in 1905 was
Affected by:
(a) Lord Linlithgow
(b) Lord Wellesley
(c) Lord Minto
(d) Lord Curzon
Answer. (d)
18. India House is located in :
(a) New Delhi
(b) Calcutta
(c) London
(d) Mumbai
Answer. (c)
19. Who was the founder of the Indian National Congress?:
(a) W.C. Banerjee
(b) Mrs. Annie Besant
(c) A.O. Hume
(d) Madan Mohan Malviya
Answer. (c)
20. The country known as the ‘Land of the
Midnight Sun’ is:
(a) Japan
(b) Sweden
(c) Norway
(d) Denmark
Answer. (c)
21. Duration of the Eighth Five Year Plan was:
(a) 1990-95
(b) 1991-96
(c) 1992-97
(d) 1993-98
Answer. (c)
22. Who was known as ‘Man of Destiny’?
(a) Napoleon
(b) Stalin
(c) Hitler
(d) Musolini
Answer. (a)
23. Which of the following is not a space Power?
(a) France
(b) Spain
(c) U.S.A.
(d) China
(e) India
Answer. (b)
24. The term Fourth estate refers to:
(a) Very backward state
(b) Judiciary
(c) Parliament
(d) Press
Answer. (d)
25. Pasteurized milk:
(a) Is sterile
(b) Not sterile
(c) Will not turn sour
(d) Will not turn sour for sometime
Answer. (d)
Wednesday, August 31, 2011
Practice Gk Questions For Kaun banega Crorepati KBC
Practice Gk Questions For Kaun banega Crorepati KBC
KBC questions and answers Sample Quiz Questions
1. H.U.D.C.O. stands for:
(a) Housing and Urban Development
Corporation
(b) High under Development Corporation
(c) The name of an Americal leading oil Company
Answer. (a)
2 ‘Arthashastra’ was written by
(a) Kalidas
(b) Kautilya
(c) R.K. Narayan
(d) Bana Bhatt
Answer. (b)
3. Who wrote ‘Pakistan Cut to Size’?
(a) Frank Moraes
(b) D.R. Mankekar
(c) Kuldeep Nayyar
(d) Anthony Mascarenhas
Answer. (b)
4. Who said “fools rush in where angels fear to
tread” ?
(a) The Bible
(b) John Milton
(c) Alexander Pope
(d) Dr. Samuel Johnson
Answer. (c)
5. “I have not become His Majesty’s First
Minister to liquidate the British Empire”
Who said it?
(a) Clement Attlee
(b) Winston Churchill
(c) Chamberlain
(d) Anthony Eden
Answer. (b)
6. The first Indian railway line was opened by
The British:
(a) From Delhi to Bombay
(b) From Bombay to Thane
(c) From Calcutta to Allahabad
(d) From Bombay to Madras
Answer. (b)
7. India liberated Goa from the Portuguese in:
(a) 1948
(b) 1965
(c) 1961
(d) 1960
Answer. (c)
8. Tick out the name of the country in Which the relics of cultural influence of
Ancient India are still present in the form of
Temples:
(a) Egypt
(b) Malaya
(C) Cambodia
(d) Thailand
Answer. (c)
9.In which year Akbar died ?
(a) 1605
(b) 1660
(c) 1603
(d) 1604
Answer. (a)
10. The Arab invasion of Sind took place in:
(6) 66 A.D.
(b) 326 B.C.
(6) 712 A.D.
(6) 1191 A.D.
Answer. (c)
11. The Third Battle of Panipat was fought Between:
(a) The British and French
(b) The Marathas and The British
(c) The Mughals and Shershah Suri
(d) Ahmed Shah Abdali and The Marathas
Answer. (d)
12. Who was the British Governor General in India in whose reign a part of Charter Act Read like this,
“No native of India, nor natural Born subject of His Majesty, should be
Disabled from holding any place, office of Employment by reason of his religion, place of birth, descent or colour.”
(a) Lord Comwallis
(b) Lord Hastings
(c) Lord William Bentinck
(d) Lord Dalhousie
Answer. (c)
13.To which dynasty did the Ashoka belong:
(a) Gupta
(b) Maurya
(c) Vardhan
(d) None of these
Answer. (b)
14. What is the most important events of the
Following date?
24-10-1945
(a) The end of 2nd World War
(b) Dropping of Atom Bomb on
Hiroshima and Nagasaki in Japan
(c) The founding of the U.N.O.
(d) None of these
Answer. (c)
15.What is the most important event of the
Following date?
16-12-1971
(a) Man set foot on the moon for the
First time
(b) Liberation of Bangladesh
(c) Outbreak of hostilities between India
And Pakistan
(d) India accorded recognition to the
Republic of Bangladesh
Answer. (b)
16. In which year was the Spanish Armada Defeated by the British?
(6) 1588
(b) 1589
(C) 1603
(d) 1590
Answer. (a)
17. Who was the King of France at the time of
French Revolution?
(a) Louis XVI
(b) Louis XV
(c) Louis XIV
(d) Louis XVII
Answer. (a)
18. The main allies of England in the World War II were:
(a) France, Austria and Italy
(b) France, U.S.A. and U.S.S.R
(c) U.S.A., France and Belgium
(d) China,japan,Italy
Answer. (b)
19. Which is the national animal of India?
(a) Lion
(b) Tiger
(c) Leopard
(d) Cow
Answer. (b)
20. Name the Most populated city in India:
(a) Mumbai
(b) Delhi
(c) Calcutta
(d) Chennai
Answer. (a)
KBC questions and answers Sample Quiz Questions
1. H.U.D.C.O. stands for:
(a) Housing and Urban Development
Corporation
(b) High under Development Corporation
(c) The name of an Americal leading oil Company
Answer. (a)
2 ‘Arthashastra’ was written by
(a) Kalidas
(b) Kautilya
(c) R.K. Narayan
(d) Bana Bhatt
Answer. (b)
3. Who wrote ‘Pakistan Cut to Size’?
(a) Frank Moraes
(b) D.R. Mankekar
(c) Kuldeep Nayyar
(d) Anthony Mascarenhas
Answer. (b)
4. Who said “fools rush in where angels fear to
tread” ?
(a) The Bible
(b) John Milton
(c) Alexander Pope
(d) Dr. Samuel Johnson
Answer. (c)
5. “I have not become His Majesty’s First
Minister to liquidate the British Empire”
Who said it?
(a) Clement Attlee
(b) Winston Churchill
(c) Chamberlain
(d) Anthony Eden
Answer. (b)
6. The first Indian railway line was opened by
The British:
(a) From Delhi to Bombay
(b) From Bombay to Thane
(c) From Calcutta to Allahabad
(d) From Bombay to Madras
Answer. (b)
7. India liberated Goa from the Portuguese in:
(a) 1948
(b) 1965
(c) 1961
(d) 1960
Answer. (c)
8. Tick out the name of the country in Which the relics of cultural influence of
Ancient India are still present in the form of
Temples:
(a) Egypt
(b) Malaya
(C) Cambodia
(d) Thailand
Answer. (c)
9.In which year Akbar died ?
(a) 1605
(b) 1660
(c) 1603
(d) 1604
Answer. (a)
10. The Arab invasion of Sind took place in:
(6) 66 A.D.
(b) 326 B.C.
(6) 712 A.D.
(6) 1191 A.D.
Answer. (c)
11. The Third Battle of Panipat was fought Between:
(a) The British and French
(b) The Marathas and The British
(c) The Mughals and Shershah Suri
(d) Ahmed Shah Abdali and The Marathas
Answer. (d)
12. Who was the British Governor General in India in whose reign a part of Charter Act Read like this,
“No native of India, nor natural Born subject of His Majesty, should be
Disabled from holding any place, office of Employment by reason of his religion, place of birth, descent or colour.”
(a) Lord Comwallis
(b) Lord Hastings
(c) Lord William Bentinck
(d) Lord Dalhousie
Answer. (c)
13.To which dynasty did the Ashoka belong:
(a) Gupta
(b) Maurya
(c) Vardhan
(d) None of these
Answer. (b)
14. What is the most important events of the
Following date?
24-10-1945
(a) The end of 2nd World War
(b) Dropping of Atom Bomb on
Hiroshima and Nagasaki in Japan
(c) The founding of the U.N.O.
(d) None of these
Answer. (c)
15.What is the most important event of the
Following date?
16-12-1971
(a) Man set foot on the moon for the
First time
(b) Liberation of Bangladesh
(c) Outbreak of hostilities between India
And Pakistan
(d) India accorded recognition to the
Republic of Bangladesh
Answer. (b)
16. In which year was the Spanish Armada Defeated by the British?
(6) 1588
(b) 1589
(C) 1603
(d) 1590
Answer. (a)
17. Who was the King of France at the time of
French Revolution?
(a) Louis XVI
(b) Louis XV
(c) Louis XIV
(d) Louis XVII
Answer. (a)
18. The main allies of England in the World War II were:
(a) France, Austria and Italy
(b) France, U.S.A. and U.S.S.R
(c) U.S.A., France and Belgium
(d) China,japan,Italy
Answer. (b)
19. Which is the national animal of India?
(a) Lion
(b) Tiger
(c) Leopard
(d) Cow
Answer. (b)
20. Name the Most populated city in India:
(a) Mumbai
(b) Delhi
(c) Calcutta
(d) Chennai
Answer. (a)
Tuesday, August 30, 2011
Current Gk Practice test For SSC Sub-Inspectors in CPO Exam
Current Gk Practice test For SSC Sub-Inspectors in CPO Exam
Free Practice GK Questions for Staff Selection Commission (SSC), Central Police Organisations exams
1. The ‘Green House’ effect is mostly caused by?
(A) Carbon-dioxide in the atmosphere
(B) Infra-red Radiation
(C) Moisture in the atmosphere
(D) Ozone layer
Ans : A
2. Under the National Population Policy 2000, the goal to attain
‘population stabilization’ has been revised from 2045 to?
(A) 2055
(B) 2060
(C) 2065
(D) 2070
Ans : D
3. The Antarctic Study Centre of India is located at?
(A) Dakshin Gangotri
(B) Gangotri
(C) Goa
(D) Maitri
Ans : D
4. The orderly sequence of change in the vegetation of an area over time is described as?
(A) Biomes
(B) Succession
(C) Trophic level
(D) Climax
Ans : A
5. In South Asia, the country with largest percentage of aged population is—
(A) Bhutan
(B) India
(C) Nepal
(D) Sri Lanka
Ans : D
6. About eighty per cent of the world’s population is not protected by?
(A) Economic security
(B) Food security
(C) Child security
(D) Social security
Ans : B
7. Which one of the following is the correct descending order of the percentage of urbanization f the following South Asia tries?
Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
1. Bangladesh
2. India
3. Pakistan
4. Sri Lanka
Codes:
(A) 2,3,l and 4
(B) 3,2,l and 4
(C) 2,1,4 and 3
(D) 4,2,3, and l
Ans : B
8. Assertion (A) : India’s level of urbanization is much lower than that of China.
Reason (R) : Indian cities are poorly planned.
Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
Codes:
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
(C) (A) is true but (R) is false
(D) (A) is false but (R) is true
Ans : B
9. Assertion (A) : The inter-state movement of coal forms a major component of inter-state traffic handled by railways.
Reason (R) : Bengal-Jharkhand coal-fields are major source of coal supply to the north-western states.
Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
Codes:
(A)Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
(C) (A) is true but (R) is false
(D) (A) is false but (R) is true
Ans : B
10. Which of the following statements are correct?
1. Tamil Nadu has recorded highest increase in urbanization rates during 1961—2001.
2. The average size of an urban centre in India comes to around forty-five thousand
(45,000).
3. The largest number of urban centres fall in the category of class IV.
4. Class V and VI towns share over five per cent (5%) of the country’s total urban population.
Select the correct answer from
the codes given below:
(A)l and 2
(B) 2,3and4
(C)1 and 3
(D) 1, 2 and 3
Ans : C
11. The correct sequence of energy sources in order of their share in power sector in India is?
(A) Thermal > Hydro > Nuclear> Wind
(B) Thermal > Nuclear >Hydro > Wind
(C) Hydro > Nuclear >Thermal > Wind
(D) Nuclear > Hydro > Wind> Thermal
Ans : A
12. Which of the following statements are correct?
1. The Northern cities of India have in general, an unbalanced sex-ratio.
2. The eastern cities are scat tered as against concentration of western cities.
3. There is larger participation of women in the labour force in the south due to small proportion of christians in the population as also the high literacy rate.
4. Western cities have lower proportion of immigrants from rural areas.
Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
Codes:
(A) 1, 2 and 3
(B) 2, 3 and 4
(C) 1, 2 and 4
(D) 1, 3 and 4
Ans : B
13.The largest producer of wine in the world is?
(A) France
(B) Italy
(C) Spain
(D) United States of America
Ans : A
14. ‘Monoculture’ is a distinct characteristic of?
(A) Commercial grain-farming
(B) Shifting cultivation
(C) Subsistence farming
(D) Organic farming
Ans : A
15. ‘Foehn’ is a local wind of—
(A)China
(B) Korea
(C)Japan
(D) Switzerland
Ans : D
16. The highest percentage of the world’s forest cover is associated with—
(A) Temperate Coniferous Forests
(B) Temperate Deciduous Forests
(C) Tropical Monsoon Forests
(D) Tropical Rain Forests
Ans : A
17.Among the iron-producing countries of Europe, France stands—
(A)First
(B) Second
(C)Third
(D) Fourth
Ans : B
18. Which of the following countries suffer most from ‘Acid rains’ ?
Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
1. Canada
2. Norway
3. Sweden
4. United Kingdom
Codes:
(A) l and 2
(B) l and 3
(C) 1, 2 and 3
(D) 2, 3 and 4
Ans : C
19. Rampura, which became the first village in India to have its solar power plant, is situated in—
(A) Madhya Pradesh
(B) Himachal Pradesh
(C) Andhra Pradesh
(D) Uttar Pradesh
Ans : D
20. The two leading producers of coal in India are?
(A) Jharkhand and Orissa
(B) Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh
(C) Chhatisgarh and Madhya Pradesh
(D) Madhya Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh
Ans : B
21. Which one of the following is not correctly matched?
(A) NathuLa— Arunachal Pradesh
(B)Lipulekh —Uttarakhand
(C)Rohtang —Himachal Pradesh
(D)Palghat —Kerala
Ans : A
22. The percentage of forest cover with reference to the total geo graphical area is highest in?
(A) Arunachal Pradesh
(B) Nagaland
(C) Tripura
(D) Mizoram
Ans : D
23. Assertion (A) : The river of western ghats do not form delta.
Reason (R): They flow through short courses with high speed over hard-rocks.
Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
Codes:
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
(C) (A) is true but (R) is false
(D) (A) is false but (R) is true
Ans : C
24.Which one of the following is the
youngest mountain chain?
(A) Vindhyas
(B) Aravaffi
(C) Shivaliks
(D) Annamalai
Ans : C
25. The average size of operational holdings in India is largest in—
(A) Punjab
(B) Gujarat
(C) Madhya Pradesh
(D)Rajasthan
Ans : C
26. Consider the following statements and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
1. Richest deposits of iron ore are found in Karnataka.
2. India is the second largest producer of iron ore in the world.
3. Orissa is the largest proDucer of iron ore in India.
Codes:
(A) 1 only
(B) 2and 3
(C) l and 3
(D) All are correct
Ans : C
27. Which state of India has the maximum length of state High ways?
(A) Uttar Pradesh
(B) Bihar
(C) Madhya Pradesh
(D) Maharashtra
Ans : A
28. During his stay in Delhi in November 2010, President Barack Obama visited—
(A) Humayun’s tomb
(B) Jama Masjid
(C) Qutub Minar
(D) Red Fort
Ans : A
29. The winner of Booker Prize 2010 was?
(A) Howard Jacobson
(B) J. M. Coetzee
(C) Peter Carey
(D) Tom Macarthy
Ans : A
30. In November 2010 Nikki Haley, an Indian American, was elected governor of—
(A) Illinois
(B) North Carolina
(C) South Carolina
(D) Virginia
Ans : C
31. The ‘Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna’ Award 2010 was given to?
(A) Mary Kom
(B) Saina Nehwal
(C) Sushil Kumar
(D) Vijender Singh
Ans : B
32. In the Nineteenth (XIX) Com monwealth Games, the Indian athlete who won the highest number of gold medals, was—
(A) Gagan Narang
(B) Gurpreet Singh
(C) Omkar Singh
(D) Vijay Kumar
Ans : A
33. The I.C.C. “One Day Player of the Year” for 2010 was ?
(A) A. B. deVilliers
(B) Ryan Harris
(C) Sachin Tendulkar
(D)Shane Watson
Ans : A
34. Which three of the following Indian performing Art forms
have been included in the Intangible Cultural Heritage of
Humanity by the UNESCO?
1. Mridiyettu of Kerala.
2. Chhau of East India.
3. Kalbelia of Rajasthan.
4. Kuchipudi of Andhra Pradesh.
Select the correct answer from
the codes given below:
Codes:
(A) 1, 2 and 4
(B) 2, 3 and 4
(C) 1, 3 and 4
(D) 1, 2 and 3
Ans : D
35. The International Food Policy Research Institute, U.S.A. has released ‘Global Hunger Index 2010’ in October 2010, according to which, India’s rank is—
(A) 65th
(B) 66th
(C) 67th
(D) 68th
Ans : C
36. Among the following, who won the largest number of gold
medals in the Commonwealth Games 2010?
(A) Kristin Gerard
(B) Marriluss Prevost
(C) Alicia Zen Couts
(D) Prone Pears
Ans : B
37.The world’s biggest solar power station has been opened in—
(A) Australia
(B) England
(C)France
(D) Germany
Ans : D
38. According to the Annual Forbes India Rich List, who is the richest
lady in India (November2010)?
(A) Ms. Mrinalini Sarabhai
(B) Ms. Namrata Bhartia
(C) Mrs. Savitri Jindal
(D) Ms. Rajshree Pathy
Ans : C
39. Which one of the following attributes is not consistent with the rest of them?
(A) Bravery
(B) Loyalty
(C) Honesty
(D) Cunningness
Ans : D
40. National Green Tribunal Act 2010 relates to?
(A) Green Fuel usage
(B) Promotion of Alternate sources of Energy
(C) Conservation of Environment
(D) Creation of Green-Courts
Ans : C
Free Practice GK Questions for Staff Selection Commission (SSC), Central Police Organisations exams
1. The ‘Green House’ effect is mostly caused by?
(A) Carbon-dioxide in the atmosphere
(B) Infra-red Radiation
(C) Moisture in the atmosphere
(D) Ozone layer
Ans : A
2. Under the National Population Policy 2000, the goal to attain
‘population stabilization’ has been revised from 2045 to?
(A) 2055
(B) 2060
(C) 2065
(D) 2070
Ans : D
3. The Antarctic Study Centre of India is located at?
(A) Dakshin Gangotri
(B) Gangotri
(C) Goa
(D) Maitri
Ans : D
4. The orderly sequence of change in the vegetation of an area over time is described as?
(A) Biomes
(B) Succession
(C) Trophic level
(D) Climax
Ans : A
5. In South Asia, the country with largest percentage of aged population is—
(A) Bhutan
(B) India
(C) Nepal
(D) Sri Lanka
Ans : D
6. About eighty per cent of the world’s population is not protected by?
(A) Economic security
(B) Food security
(C) Child security
(D) Social security
Ans : B
7. Which one of the following is the correct descending order of the percentage of urbanization f the following South Asia tries?
Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
1. Bangladesh
2. India
3. Pakistan
4. Sri Lanka
Codes:
(A) 2,3,l and 4
(B) 3,2,l and 4
(C) 2,1,4 and 3
(D) 4,2,3, and l
Ans : B
8. Assertion (A) : India’s level of urbanization is much lower than that of China.
Reason (R) : Indian cities are poorly planned.
Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
Codes:
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
(C) (A) is true but (R) is false
(D) (A) is false but (R) is true
Ans : B
9. Assertion (A) : The inter-state movement of coal forms a major component of inter-state traffic handled by railways.
Reason (R) : Bengal-Jharkhand coal-fields are major source of coal supply to the north-western states.
Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
Codes:
(A)Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
(C) (A) is true but (R) is false
(D) (A) is false but (R) is true
Ans : B
10. Which of the following statements are correct?
1. Tamil Nadu has recorded highest increase in urbanization rates during 1961—2001.
2. The average size of an urban centre in India comes to around forty-five thousand
(45,000).
3. The largest number of urban centres fall in the category of class IV.
4. Class V and VI towns share over five per cent (5%) of the country’s total urban population.
Select the correct answer from
the codes given below:
(A)l and 2
(B) 2,3and4
(C)1 and 3
(D) 1, 2 and 3
Ans : C
11. The correct sequence of energy sources in order of their share in power sector in India is?
(A) Thermal > Hydro > Nuclear> Wind
(B) Thermal > Nuclear >Hydro > Wind
(C) Hydro > Nuclear >Thermal > Wind
(D) Nuclear > Hydro > Wind> Thermal
Ans : A
12. Which of the following statements are correct?
1. The Northern cities of India have in general, an unbalanced sex-ratio.
2. The eastern cities are scat tered as against concentration of western cities.
3. There is larger participation of women in the labour force in the south due to small proportion of christians in the population as also the high literacy rate.
4. Western cities have lower proportion of immigrants from rural areas.
Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
Codes:
(A) 1, 2 and 3
(B) 2, 3 and 4
(C) 1, 2 and 4
(D) 1, 3 and 4
Ans : B
13.The largest producer of wine in the world is?
(A) France
(B) Italy
(C) Spain
(D) United States of America
Ans : A
14. ‘Monoculture’ is a distinct characteristic of?
(A) Commercial grain-farming
(B) Shifting cultivation
(C) Subsistence farming
(D) Organic farming
Ans : A
15. ‘Foehn’ is a local wind of—
(A)China
(B) Korea
(C)Japan
(D) Switzerland
Ans : D
16. The highest percentage of the world’s forest cover is associated with—
(A) Temperate Coniferous Forests
(B) Temperate Deciduous Forests
(C) Tropical Monsoon Forests
(D) Tropical Rain Forests
Ans : A
17.Among the iron-producing countries of Europe, France stands—
(A)First
(B) Second
(C)Third
(D) Fourth
Ans : B
18. Which of the following countries suffer most from ‘Acid rains’ ?
Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
1. Canada
2. Norway
3. Sweden
4. United Kingdom
Codes:
(A) l and 2
(B) l and 3
(C) 1, 2 and 3
(D) 2, 3 and 4
Ans : C
19. Rampura, which became the first village in India to have its solar power plant, is situated in—
(A) Madhya Pradesh
(B) Himachal Pradesh
(C) Andhra Pradesh
(D) Uttar Pradesh
Ans : D
20. The two leading producers of coal in India are?
(A) Jharkhand and Orissa
(B) Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh
(C) Chhatisgarh and Madhya Pradesh
(D) Madhya Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh
Ans : B
21. Which one of the following is not correctly matched?
(A) NathuLa— Arunachal Pradesh
(B)Lipulekh —Uttarakhand
(C)Rohtang —Himachal Pradesh
(D)Palghat —Kerala
Ans : A
22. The percentage of forest cover with reference to the total geo graphical area is highest in?
(A) Arunachal Pradesh
(B) Nagaland
(C) Tripura
(D) Mizoram
Ans : D
23. Assertion (A) : The river of western ghats do not form delta.
Reason (R): They flow through short courses with high speed over hard-rocks.
Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
Codes:
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
(C) (A) is true but (R) is false
(D) (A) is false but (R) is true
Ans : C
24.Which one of the following is the
youngest mountain chain?
(A) Vindhyas
(B) Aravaffi
(C) Shivaliks
(D) Annamalai
Ans : C
25. The average size of operational holdings in India is largest in—
(A) Punjab
(B) Gujarat
(C) Madhya Pradesh
(D)Rajasthan
Ans : C
26. Consider the following statements and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
1. Richest deposits of iron ore are found in Karnataka.
2. India is the second largest producer of iron ore in the world.
3. Orissa is the largest proDucer of iron ore in India.
Codes:
(A) 1 only
(B) 2and 3
(C) l and 3
(D) All are correct
Ans : C
27. Which state of India has the maximum length of state High ways?
(A) Uttar Pradesh
(B) Bihar
(C) Madhya Pradesh
(D) Maharashtra
Ans : A
28. During his stay in Delhi in November 2010, President Barack Obama visited—
(A) Humayun’s tomb
(B) Jama Masjid
(C) Qutub Minar
(D) Red Fort
Ans : A
29. The winner of Booker Prize 2010 was?
(A) Howard Jacobson
(B) J. M. Coetzee
(C) Peter Carey
(D) Tom Macarthy
Ans : A
30. In November 2010 Nikki Haley, an Indian American, was elected governor of—
(A) Illinois
(B) North Carolina
(C) South Carolina
(D) Virginia
Ans : C
31. The ‘Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna’ Award 2010 was given to?
(A) Mary Kom
(B) Saina Nehwal
(C) Sushil Kumar
(D) Vijender Singh
Ans : B
32. In the Nineteenth (XIX) Com monwealth Games, the Indian athlete who won the highest number of gold medals, was—
(A) Gagan Narang
(B) Gurpreet Singh
(C) Omkar Singh
(D) Vijay Kumar
Ans : A
33. The I.C.C. “One Day Player of the Year” for 2010 was ?
(A) A. B. deVilliers
(B) Ryan Harris
(C) Sachin Tendulkar
(D)Shane Watson
Ans : A
34. Which three of the following Indian performing Art forms
have been included in the Intangible Cultural Heritage of
Humanity by the UNESCO?
1. Mridiyettu of Kerala.
2. Chhau of East India.
3. Kalbelia of Rajasthan.
4. Kuchipudi of Andhra Pradesh.
Select the correct answer from
the codes given below:
Codes:
(A) 1, 2 and 4
(B) 2, 3 and 4
(C) 1, 3 and 4
(D) 1, 2 and 3
Ans : D
35. The International Food Policy Research Institute, U.S.A. has released ‘Global Hunger Index 2010’ in October 2010, according to which, India’s rank is—
(A) 65th
(B) 66th
(C) 67th
(D) 68th
Ans : C
36. Among the following, who won the largest number of gold
medals in the Commonwealth Games 2010?
(A) Kristin Gerard
(B) Marriluss Prevost
(C) Alicia Zen Couts
(D) Prone Pears
Ans : B
37.The world’s biggest solar power station has been opened in—
(A) Australia
(B) England
(C)France
(D) Germany
Ans : D
38. According to the Annual Forbes India Rich List, who is the richest
lady in India (November2010)?
(A) Ms. Mrinalini Sarabhai
(B) Ms. Namrata Bhartia
(C) Mrs. Savitri Jindal
(D) Ms. Rajshree Pathy
Ans : C
39. Which one of the following attributes is not consistent with the rest of them?
(A) Bravery
(B) Loyalty
(C) Honesty
(D) Cunningness
Ans : D
40. National Green Tribunal Act 2010 relates to?
(A) Green Fuel usage
(B) Promotion of Alternate sources of Energy
(C) Conservation of Environment
(D) Creation of Green-Courts
Ans : C
Model test paper For nurse jobs : Biology Zoology
Model test paper For nurse jobs : Biology Zoology
NURSING WRITTEN TEST SAMPLE QUESTIONS
1. Biologists who study the sequences of organisms in the fossil record are
(a) Taxonomists
(b) Palaeobiologists
(c) Misologists
(d) Systematists
Ans. (b)
2. Fossils are now date by
(a) stratigraphic period
(b) studying their association with other mammals
(c) amount of calcium present as residue
(d) radioactive carbon content
Ans. (d)
3. Dinosaurs were abundant in
(a) Jurassic
(b) Devonian
(c) Pennian
(d) Pleistocene
Ans. (a)
4. Paleontological evidence in favour of organic evolution is beautifully illustrated by
(a) Duck billed Platypus
(b) Archaeopteryx
(c) Darwin’s finches
(d) Peppered moth
Ans. (b)
5. Which one of the following animals exhibits connecting link evolution?
(a) Limulus
(b) Sphenodon
(c) Peripatus
(d) Pheretima
Ans. (c)
6. Mammary glands are modified
(a) Sebaceous gland
(b) Sweat gland
(c) Oil gland
(d) Lymph gland
Ans. (b)
7. Homologous structures have
(a) dissimilar origin and dissimilar functions
(b) dissimilar origin but similar functions
(c) similar origin but similar or dissimilar functions
(d) dissimilar origin and dissimilar structure
Ans. (c)
8. Analogous organs have a
(a) common embryonic origin but perform different functions
(b) different embryonic origin and perform different functions
(c) common embryonic origin and perform similar functions
(d) different embryonic origin but perform similar functions
Ans. (d)
9. Which of the following tissue has matrix, which is the source of its structural and functional performances?
(a) Connective tissue
(b) Muscular tissue
(c) Nervous tissue
(d) Epithelial tissue
Ans. (a)
10. Which of the following is an example of analogy?
(a) Limb of horse and man
(b) Wings of pigeon of bat
(c) Wings of bird and butterfly
(d) None of the above
Ans. (c)
11. Ground substances and fibers in the connective tissue are the secretory products of
(a) Mast cells
(b) Reticular cells
(c) Plasma cells
(d) Fibroblasts
Ans. (d)
12. Which of the following is a vestigial organ in the human body?
(a) Eyelid
(b) Eyelash
(c) Liver
(d) Appendix
Ans. (d)
13. The camel’s hump is composed of a tissue that provides water when oxidized
(a) Skeletal
(b) Areolar
(c) Muscular
(d) Adipose
Ans. (d)
14. The essence of Haeckel’s Recapitulation theory is:
(a) inheritance of acquired characters
(b) alternation of generations
(c) ontogeny repeats phylogeny
(d) prodigality of reproduction
Ans. (c)
15. The white fibrous tissue occurs in
(a) Ligaments
(b) Cartilage
(c) Tendons
(d) Bone
Ans. (c)
16. Biogenetic law was propounded by
(a) Von Baer and Haeckel
(b) Von Bier and Aristotle
(c) Haeckel and Mendel
(d) Mendel and Griffith
Ans. (a)
17. Which animal has become extinct recently?
(a) Draco
(b) Dinosaur
(c) Pteridosperms
(d) Mammoth
Ans. (d)
18. Lamarck belongs to
(a) England
(b) France
(c) Sweden
(d) Austria
Ans. (b)
19. Grafting is not possible in monocots because they
(a) Have scattered vascular bundles
(b) Have parallel venation
(c) Are herbaceous
(d) Lack cambium
Ans. (d)
20. Ligaments are made up of
(a) White fibers and some yellow elastic fibers
(b) White fibers only
(c) Yellow fibers only
(d) Yellow fibers and muscle fibers
Ans. (a)
21. A tissue is a
(a) A group of separate organs that are co ordinate in their activities
(b) Group of similar cells tat function together in a specialized activity
(c) Layer of cells surrounding an organ
(d) Sheet of cells, one layer thick
Ans. (b)
22. The major constituent of vertebrate bone is
(a) Calcium phosphate
(b) Potassium hydroxide
(c) Sodium chloride
(d) Calcium carbonate
Ans. (a)
23. Which type of tissue forms the inner lining of a blood vessel?
(a) Epithelial
(b) Connective
(c) Muscle
(d) Nervous
Ans. (a)
24. A bone left in dilute HCI for about three days will
(a) Crack into pieces
(b) Become soft and elastic
(c) Dissolve completely
(d) Remain as it is
Ans. (b)
25. Epithelial tissue with thin flat cells appearing like packed tiles occur on
(a) Inner lining of stomach
(b) Inner lining of fallopian tube
(c) Inner lining of cheek
(d) Outer surface of ovary
Ans. (c)
NURSING WRITTEN TEST SAMPLE QUESTIONS
1. Biologists who study the sequences of organisms in the fossil record are
(a) Taxonomists
(b) Palaeobiologists
(c) Misologists
(d) Systematists
Ans. (b)
2. Fossils are now date by
(a) stratigraphic period
(b) studying their association with other mammals
(c) amount of calcium present as residue
(d) radioactive carbon content
Ans. (d)
3. Dinosaurs were abundant in
(a) Jurassic
(b) Devonian
(c) Pennian
(d) Pleistocene
Ans. (a)
4. Paleontological evidence in favour of organic evolution is beautifully illustrated by
(a) Duck billed Platypus
(b) Archaeopteryx
(c) Darwin’s finches
(d) Peppered moth
Ans. (b)
5. Which one of the following animals exhibits connecting link evolution?
(a) Limulus
(b) Sphenodon
(c) Peripatus
(d) Pheretima
Ans. (c)
6. Mammary glands are modified
(a) Sebaceous gland
(b) Sweat gland
(c) Oil gland
(d) Lymph gland
Ans. (b)
7. Homologous structures have
(a) dissimilar origin and dissimilar functions
(b) dissimilar origin but similar functions
(c) similar origin but similar or dissimilar functions
(d) dissimilar origin and dissimilar structure
Ans. (c)
8. Analogous organs have a
(a) common embryonic origin but perform different functions
(b) different embryonic origin and perform different functions
(c) common embryonic origin and perform similar functions
(d) different embryonic origin but perform similar functions
Ans. (d)
9. Which of the following tissue has matrix, which is the source of its structural and functional performances?
(a) Connective tissue
(b) Muscular tissue
(c) Nervous tissue
(d) Epithelial tissue
Ans. (a)
10. Which of the following is an example of analogy?
(a) Limb of horse and man
(b) Wings of pigeon of bat
(c) Wings of bird and butterfly
(d) None of the above
Ans. (c)
11. Ground substances and fibers in the connective tissue are the secretory products of
(a) Mast cells
(b) Reticular cells
(c) Plasma cells
(d) Fibroblasts
Ans. (d)
12. Which of the following is a vestigial organ in the human body?
(a) Eyelid
(b) Eyelash
(c) Liver
(d) Appendix
Ans. (d)
13. The camel’s hump is composed of a tissue that provides water when oxidized
(a) Skeletal
(b) Areolar
(c) Muscular
(d) Adipose
Ans. (d)
14. The essence of Haeckel’s Recapitulation theory is:
(a) inheritance of acquired characters
(b) alternation of generations
(c) ontogeny repeats phylogeny
(d) prodigality of reproduction
Ans. (c)
15. The white fibrous tissue occurs in
(a) Ligaments
(b) Cartilage
(c) Tendons
(d) Bone
Ans. (c)
16. Biogenetic law was propounded by
(a) Von Baer and Haeckel
(b) Von Bier and Aristotle
(c) Haeckel and Mendel
(d) Mendel and Griffith
Ans. (a)
17. Which animal has become extinct recently?
(a) Draco
(b) Dinosaur
(c) Pteridosperms
(d) Mammoth
Ans. (d)
18. Lamarck belongs to
(a) England
(b) France
(c) Sweden
(d) Austria
Ans. (b)
19. Grafting is not possible in monocots because they
(a) Have scattered vascular bundles
(b) Have parallel venation
(c) Are herbaceous
(d) Lack cambium
Ans. (d)
20. Ligaments are made up of
(a) White fibers and some yellow elastic fibers
(b) White fibers only
(c) Yellow fibers only
(d) Yellow fibers and muscle fibers
Ans. (a)
21. A tissue is a
(a) A group of separate organs that are co ordinate in their activities
(b) Group of similar cells tat function together in a specialized activity
(c) Layer of cells surrounding an organ
(d) Sheet of cells, one layer thick
Ans. (b)
22. The major constituent of vertebrate bone is
(a) Calcium phosphate
(b) Potassium hydroxide
(c) Sodium chloride
(d) Calcium carbonate
Ans. (a)
23. Which type of tissue forms the inner lining of a blood vessel?
(a) Epithelial
(b) Connective
(c) Muscle
(d) Nervous
Ans. (a)
24. A bone left in dilute HCI for about three days will
(a) Crack into pieces
(b) Become soft and elastic
(c) Dissolve completely
(d) Remain as it is
Ans. (b)
25. Epithelial tissue with thin flat cells appearing like packed tiles occur on
(a) Inner lining of stomach
(b) Inner lining of fallopian tube
(c) Inner lining of cheek
(d) Outer surface of ovary
Ans. (c)
Monday, August 29, 2011
General Science School Exam Questions
General Science School Exam Questions
School Exam Practice General Science Questions
What do the following abbreviations stand for?
1. B. C. G......
Answer. Bacillus Calmetee Guerin (Anti-Tuberculosis Vaccine)
2.. D. D. T......
Answer. Dichloro-Diphenyl Trichloro ethane (Disinfectant)
3. E. R. D. A ......
Answer. Energy Research & Development Administration
4. B. A. R. C _.....
Answer. Bhabha Atomic Research Centre
5. I. R. B M......
Answer. Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile
6. A disease caused by entamoeba.
Answer. Dysentery
7. A science related with the improvement of
human race.
Answer. Eugenics
8. Poisonous substances which are produced
By pathogens in the host.
Answer. Toxins
9. A disaccharides present in the milk;
Answer. Lactose
10. Name two common communicable diseases.
Answer. Small Pox & Tuberculosis
Write Yes or No as answer
11. Charles Darwin propounded cell theory.
Answer. No
12. Deciduous trees are the trees which shed
their leaves in a certain season.
Answer. Yes
13. Soil-erosion cannot be controlled by cons-
Ervation techniques.
Answer. No
14. Dwarf Mexican varieties of wheat are low
yielding once.
Answer. No
15. Horticulture deals with garden crops
Answer. Yes
School Exam Practice General Science Questions
What do the following abbreviations stand for?
1. B. C. G......
Answer. Bacillus Calmetee Guerin (Anti-Tuberculosis Vaccine)
2.. D. D. T......
Answer. Dichloro-Diphenyl Trichloro ethane (Disinfectant)
3. E. R. D. A ......
Answer. Energy Research & Development Administration
4. B. A. R. C _.....
Answer. Bhabha Atomic Research Centre
5. I. R. B M......
Answer. Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile
6. A disease caused by entamoeba.
Answer. Dysentery
7. A science related with the improvement of
human race.
Answer. Eugenics
8. Poisonous substances which are produced
By pathogens in the host.
Answer. Toxins
9. A disaccharides present in the milk;
Answer. Lactose
10. Name two common communicable diseases.
Answer. Small Pox & Tuberculosis
Write Yes or No as answer
11. Charles Darwin propounded cell theory.
Answer. No
12. Deciduous trees are the trees which shed
their leaves in a certain season.
Answer. Yes
13. Soil-erosion cannot be controlled by cons-
Ervation techniques.
Answer. No
14. Dwarf Mexican varieties of wheat are low
yielding once.
Answer. No
15. Horticulture deals with garden crops
Answer. Yes
Saturday, August 27, 2011
Computer GK Computer Awareness objective Questions for Exams
Computer GK Computer Awareness objective Questions for Exams
Computer Science Quiz Questions With Answers MCQ Test
1.Blinking point which shows your position in the text is called
(a) Cursor
(b) Blinker
(c) Position
(d) None of these
Ans : a
2.For creating a document, you use which command at File menu?
(a) New
(b) Open
(c) Document
(d) None of these
Ans : a
3.You can select the text by
(a) Keyboard
(b) Mouse
(c) Both ‘a’ and ‘b’
(d) None of these
Ans : c
4.You can change the size of the text from
(a) formatting bar
(b) font dialog box
(c) Both ‘a’ and ‘b’
(d) None of these
Ans : c
5. Colour of the text can be changed
(a) Yes
(b) No
(c) Not applicable
(d) None of these
Ans : a
6. You can change the line and para spacing from this dialog box
(a) font
(b) open
(c) save
(d) None of these
Ans : d
7.When you put on the computer in the morning, it is called
(a) hot boot
(b) cold boot
(c) warm boot
(d) None of these
Ans : b
8.Computers components are cooled by
(a) power supply
(b) mother board
(c) monitor
(d) fan
Ans : a
9.RAM consists of binary numbers 1’s and
(a) 0s
(b) 2s
(c) 3s
(d) 4s
Ans : a
10.The number of keys in a keyboard is
(a)57
(b)68
(c)180
(d)None of these
Ans : c
11.Mouse is a device which
(a) input
(b) output
(c) Both a and b
(d) None of these
Ans : a
12.With digital camera, you can store
(a) text
(b) pictures
(c) Both a and b
(d) None of these
Ans : c
13.Cards for card reader were made from
(a) plastic
(b) paper
(c) rubber
(d) metal
Ans : b
14.Hard disk is
(a) removable
(b) fixed
(c) Both ‘a’ and b
(d) None of these
15.Zip drive is used for
(a) backup data
(b) processing
(c) updating
(d) None of these
Ans : a
16. Who is known as the first programmer?
(a) Lady Lovelace
(b) Charles Babbage
(c) Herman Hollerith
(d) Blaise Pascal
Ans : a
17. Which are the main types of softwares— system, utility and
(a) application
(b) new
(c) computer
(d) complex
Ans : a
18.Compression tools compress data on
(a) hard drive
(b) floppy drive
(c) Both ‘a’ and ‘b’
(d) None of these
Ans : c
19 …………are the raw facts from which……….. is derived.
(a) Data, information
(b) Data, output
(c) Input, information
(d) Output, input
Ans : a
20. Printed copy is often called
(a) soft copy
(b) blank copy
(c) hard copy
(d) write copy
Ans : c
Computer Science Quiz Questions With Answers MCQ Test
1.Blinking point which shows your position in the text is called
(a) Cursor
(b) Blinker
(c) Position
(d) None of these
Ans : a
2.For creating a document, you use which command at File menu?
(a) New
(b) Open
(c) Document
(d) None of these
Ans : a
3.You can select the text by
(a) Keyboard
(b) Mouse
(c) Both ‘a’ and ‘b’
(d) None of these
Ans : c
4.You can change the size of the text from
(a) formatting bar
(b) font dialog box
(c) Both ‘a’ and ‘b’
(d) None of these
Ans : c
5. Colour of the text can be changed
(a) Yes
(b) No
(c) Not applicable
(d) None of these
Ans : a
6. You can change the line and para spacing from this dialog box
(a) font
(b) open
(c) save
(d) None of these
Ans : d
7.When you put on the computer in the morning, it is called
(a) hot boot
(b) cold boot
(c) warm boot
(d) None of these
Ans : b
8.Computers components are cooled by
(a) power supply
(b) mother board
(c) monitor
(d) fan
Ans : a
9.RAM consists of binary numbers 1’s and
(a) 0s
(b) 2s
(c) 3s
(d) 4s
Ans : a
10.The number of keys in a keyboard is
(a)57
(b)68
(c)180
(d)None of these
Ans : c
11.Mouse is a device which
(a) input
(b) output
(c) Both a and b
(d) None of these
Ans : a
12.With digital camera, you can store
(a) text
(b) pictures
(c) Both a and b
(d) None of these
Ans : c
13.Cards for card reader were made from
(a) plastic
(b) paper
(c) rubber
(d) metal
Ans : b
14.Hard disk is
(a) removable
(b) fixed
(c) Both ‘a’ and b
(d) None of these
15.Zip drive is used for
(a) backup data
(b) processing
(c) updating
(d) None of these
Ans : a
16. Who is known as the first programmer?
(a) Lady Lovelace
(b) Charles Babbage
(c) Herman Hollerith
(d) Blaise Pascal
Ans : a
17. Which are the main types of softwares— system, utility and
(a) application
(b) new
(c) computer
(d) complex
Ans : a
18.Compression tools compress data on
(a) hard drive
(b) floppy drive
(c) Both ‘a’ and ‘b’
(d) None of these
Ans : c
19 …………are the raw facts from which……….. is derived.
(a) Data, information
(b) Data, output
(c) Input, information
(d) Output, input
Ans : a
20. Printed copy is often called
(a) soft copy
(b) blank copy
(c) hard copy
(d) write copy
Ans : c
Friday, August 26, 2011
Objective Test GK General Science For Exams
Objective Test GK General Science For Exams
General Science Quiz - Multiple Choice Questions with Answers
1. Ethylene oxide on hydrolysis yield-
(a) Ethyl alcohol
(b) Ethylene glycol
(c) Ethanol
(d) Acetone
(e) None of these
Answer. (c)
2. Wood spirit is-
(a) Methyl alcohol
(b) Ethyl alcohol
(c) Butyl alcohol
(d) Propyl alcohol
(e) Isopropyl alcohol
Answer. (a)
3. D N A consists of units called-
(a) Glucosides
(b) Deoxyribose
(c) Nucleotides
(d) Peptides
(e) None of these
Answer. (c)
4. Thrombosis is a disease of the-
(a) Thyroid gland
(b) Lungs
(c) Nurve bursting
(d) Brain
(e) Blood
Answer. (e)
5. Stomata are bound by a pair of guard cells.
Stomata close when guard cells become-
(a)Turgid
(b) Flacid
(c) Half turgid
(d) Half Flacid
(e) Small
Answer. (b)
6. Which is collip’s hormone?
(a) Thyroxine
(b) Parathormone
(c) Insulin
(d) Esterogen
(e) Glucagon V
Answer. (b)
7. An antiviral protein which might help in
Curing viral diseases in future is-
(a) Antibody
(b) Histone
(c) Nucleoprotein
(d) Interferon
(e) Antigen
Answer. (d)
8. Which of the following phenomena normally
Leads to coronary heart disease-
(a) Blood pressure
(b) Anemia
(c) Arteriosclerosis
(d) Indigestion
(e) Worry
Answer. (c)
9. Red-green colour blindness in man is
Known as-
(a) Protanopia
(b) Deuteranopia
(c) Both a & b
(d) Marfan’s syndrome
(e) None of these
Answer. (c)
10 Genetics is the study of the-
(a) Mutations
(b) Cell division
(c) Reproduction
(d) Mechanism of inheritance
(e) Growth and differentiation in living organism
Answer. (d)
11 ‘World Environment Day’ is celebrated every year on-
(a) 15 January
(b) 26 August
(c) 5 June
(d) 10 July
(e) 20 July
Answer. (c)
12Which of the following disease is not
Water borne disease?
(a) Cholera
(b) Typhoid
(c) Asthama
(d) Amoebic dysentery
(e) Tularemia
Answer. (c)
13 The viruses’ lack-
(a) Proteins
(b) Enzymes
(c) Nucleic acids
(d) Tentacles
(e) All of these
Answer. (b)
14. Commercial source of streptomycin is-
(a) Streptomyces venezuellae
(b) Streptomyces griseus
(c) Streptomyces scoleus
(d) Streptomyces aureus
(e) All of these
Answer. (b)
15. Centripetal xylem is the characteristic of-
(a) Roots
(b) Stems
(c) Leaves
(d) Petioles
(e) inflorescence
Answer. (a)
16. The human blood has a specific gravity of-
(a) 1.055
(b) 1.235
(c) 2.o15
(d) 2.00
(e) 2.45
Answer. (a)
17. The name of the disease called Lock-jaw is-
(a) Hypetropia
(b) Epilepsy
(c) Apoplexy
(d) Tetanus
(e) Arthritis
Answer. (d)
18. It is not advisable to sleep under a tree at
Night because-
(a) It is cold over there
(b) The leaves produce a sticky substance
(c) The tree gives out CO2 at night
(d) Oxygen is produced by the air
(e) Supernatural beings inhabit the trees at
Night
Answer. (c)
19. Ionizing radiations are used in-
(a) Sterilization
(b)Preservation of food stuffs
(c) Inducing artificially mutation
(d) All the above
(e) None of the above
Answer. (d)
20. Mention the science dealing with fossil
Plants-
(a) Palaeobotany
(b) Geology
(c) Epistemology
(d) Entomology
(e) Histology
Answer. (a)
21. Which one of the following is an indicator of
Air pollution?
(a) Lichens
(b) Cycas
(c) Algae
(d) Bryophytes
(e) Pteridophytes
Answer. (a)
22. The organism that lives at the cost of
Another living organism is called-
(a) Aphrodite
(b) Saprophyte
(c) Graminivor
(d) Parasite
(e) Epiphyte
Answer. (d)
23= The poisonous substance produced by
Bacteria is known as-
(a) Toxin
(b) Caffein
(c) Antibodies
(d) Auxin
(e) Antitoxin
Answer : (a)
24. Plants can be made disease resistant by-
(a) Treating with colchicine
(b) Inducing mutations
(c) Breading with their wild relatives
(d) Treating with fungicides
(e) Treating with 2-4D
Answer. (c)
25. One of the following is the rich source of
Natural litmus-
(a) Red algae
(b) Lichens
(c) Rocella
(d) Agaricus
(e) Sargassum
Answer. (c)
General Science Quiz - Multiple Choice Questions with Answers
1. Ethylene oxide on hydrolysis yield-
(a) Ethyl alcohol
(b) Ethylene glycol
(c) Ethanol
(d) Acetone
(e) None of these
Answer. (c)
2. Wood spirit is-
(a) Methyl alcohol
(b) Ethyl alcohol
(c) Butyl alcohol
(d) Propyl alcohol
(e) Isopropyl alcohol
Answer. (a)
3. D N A consists of units called-
(a) Glucosides
(b) Deoxyribose
(c) Nucleotides
(d) Peptides
(e) None of these
Answer. (c)
4. Thrombosis is a disease of the-
(a) Thyroid gland
(b) Lungs
(c) Nurve bursting
(d) Brain
(e) Blood
Answer. (e)
5. Stomata are bound by a pair of guard cells.
Stomata close when guard cells become-
(a)Turgid
(b) Flacid
(c) Half turgid
(d) Half Flacid
(e) Small
Answer. (b)
6. Which is collip’s hormone?
(a) Thyroxine
(b) Parathormone
(c) Insulin
(d) Esterogen
(e) Glucagon V
Answer. (b)
7. An antiviral protein which might help in
Curing viral diseases in future is-
(a) Antibody
(b) Histone
(c) Nucleoprotein
(d) Interferon
(e) Antigen
Answer. (d)
8. Which of the following phenomena normally
Leads to coronary heart disease-
(a) Blood pressure
(b) Anemia
(c) Arteriosclerosis
(d) Indigestion
(e) Worry
Answer. (c)
9. Red-green colour blindness in man is
Known as-
(a) Protanopia
(b) Deuteranopia
(c) Both a & b
(d) Marfan’s syndrome
(e) None of these
Answer. (c)
10 Genetics is the study of the-
(a) Mutations
(b) Cell division
(c) Reproduction
(d) Mechanism of inheritance
(e) Growth and differentiation in living organism
Answer. (d)
11 ‘World Environment Day’ is celebrated every year on-
(a) 15 January
(b) 26 August
(c) 5 June
(d) 10 July
(e) 20 July
Answer. (c)
12Which of the following disease is not
Water borne disease?
(a) Cholera
(b) Typhoid
(c) Asthama
(d) Amoebic dysentery
(e) Tularemia
Answer. (c)
13 The viruses’ lack-
(a) Proteins
(b) Enzymes
(c) Nucleic acids
(d) Tentacles
(e) All of these
Answer. (b)
14. Commercial source of streptomycin is-
(a) Streptomyces venezuellae
(b) Streptomyces griseus
(c) Streptomyces scoleus
(d) Streptomyces aureus
(e) All of these
Answer. (b)
15. Centripetal xylem is the characteristic of-
(a) Roots
(b) Stems
(c) Leaves
(d) Petioles
(e) inflorescence
Answer. (a)
16. The human blood has a specific gravity of-
(a) 1.055
(b) 1.235
(c) 2.o15
(d) 2.00
(e) 2.45
Answer. (a)
17. The name of the disease called Lock-jaw is-
(a) Hypetropia
(b) Epilepsy
(c) Apoplexy
(d) Tetanus
(e) Arthritis
Answer. (d)
18. It is not advisable to sleep under a tree at
Night because-
(a) It is cold over there
(b) The leaves produce a sticky substance
(c) The tree gives out CO2 at night
(d) Oxygen is produced by the air
(e) Supernatural beings inhabit the trees at
Night
Answer. (c)
19. Ionizing radiations are used in-
(a) Sterilization
(b)Preservation of food stuffs
(c) Inducing artificially mutation
(d) All the above
(e) None of the above
Answer. (d)
20. Mention the science dealing with fossil
Plants-
(a) Palaeobotany
(b) Geology
(c) Epistemology
(d) Entomology
(e) Histology
Answer. (a)
21. Which one of the following is an indicator of
Air pollution?
(a) Lichens
(b) Cycas
(c) Algae
(d) Bryophytes
(e) Pteridophytes
Answer. (a)
22. The organism that lives at the cost of
Another living organism is called-
(a) Aphrodite
(b) Saprophyte
(c) Graminivor
(d) Parasite
(e) Epiphyte
Answer. (d)
23= The poisonous substance produced by
Bacteria is known as-
(a) Toxin
(b) Caffein
(c) Antibodies
(d) Auxin
(e) Antitoxin
Answer : (a)
24. Plants can be made disease resistant by-
(a) Treating with colchicine
(b) Inducing mutations
(c) Breading with their wild relatives
(d) Treating with fungicides
(e) Treating with 2-4D
Answer. (c)
25. One of the following is the rich source of
Natural litmus-
(a) Red algae
(b) Lichens
(c) Rocella
(d) Agaricus
(e) Sargassum
Answer. (c)
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