General Awareness Question Papers
10th August 2017 (Shift-1)
Question-26: Which among the following is not an account under Balance of Payment?
Options:
1) Current Account
2) Capital Account
3) Official Reserves Account
4) Unilateral Payments Account
Correct Answer: Official Reserves Account
Question-27:
Options:
1) 1-c, 2-a, 3-b
2) 1-b, 2-c, 3-a
3) 1-b, 2-a, 3-c
4) 1-c, 2-b, 3-a
Correct Answer: 1-b, 2-c, 3-a
Question-28 – Who appoints the Governor of a state in India?
Options:
1) Prime Minister of India
2) Council of Minister
3) Judge of Supreme Court
4) President of India
Correct Answer: President of India
Question-29: What is the literal meaning of ‘Certiorari’?
Options:
1) We command
2) To have the body of
3) To forbid
4) To be certified (or) to be informed
Correct Answer: To be certified (or) to be informed
Question-30: Which among the following Mughal Emperor was illiterate?
Options:
1) Shah Jahan
2) Aurangzeb
3) Akbar
4) Jahangir
Correct Answer: Akbar
Question-31: Where was the ‘Azad Hind Fauj’ founded?
Options:
1) Singapore
2) Thailand
3) Britain
4) Italy
Correct Answer: Singapore
Question-32: Strait of Malacca separates which two land masses?
Options:
1) Malay Peninsula and Indonesian Island of Sumatra
2) Africa and Europe
3) India and Sri Lanka
4) North America and South America
Correct Answer: Malay Peninsula and Indonesian Island of Sumatra
Question-33: The latitude which passes through Sikkim also passes through _____.
Options:
1) Haryana
2) Rajasthan
3) Uttarakhand
4) Himachal Pradesh
Correct Answer: Rajasthan
Candidate Answer: Himachal Pradesh
Question-34: Which of the following is not a plant hormone?
Options:
1) Gibberellic
2) Auxins
3) Cytokinins
4) Thyroxin
Correct Answer: Thyroxin
Question-35: Nephron is related to which of the following system of human body?
Options:
1) Circulatory system
2) Excretory system
3) Reproductive system
4) Respiratory system
Correct Answer: Excretory system
Question-36: Which Vitamin is obtained from Sun rays?
Options:
1) Vitamin A
2) Vitamin C
3) Vitamin K
4) Vitamin D
Correct Answer: Vitamin D
Question-37: Speed of light is maximum in _____.
Options:
1) vacuum
2) solids
3) liquids
4) gases
Correct Answer: vacuum
Question-38: What is the SI unit of electric current?
Options:
1) Newton
2) Joule
3) Ampere
4) Watt
Correct Answer: Ampere
Question-39: An IP address is _____ bit number.
Options:
1) 8
2) 32
3) 64
4) 104
Correct Answer: 32
Question-40: The process of loosing electrons is known as _____.
Options:
1) oxidation
2) reduction
3) radiation
4) both oxidation and reduction
Correct Answer: oxidation
Question-41: Anions are formed by _____.
Options:
1) losing of electrons
2) gaining of electrons
3) gaining of neutrons
4) losing of neutrons
Correct Answer: gaining of electrons
Question-42: Which among the following is the major cause of acid rain?
Options:
1) Carbon dioxide
2) Carbon monoxide
3) Nitrogen dioxide
4) Oxygen
Correct Answer: Nitrogen dioxide
Question-43: First state to implement Saur Sujala Yojana is _____.
Options:
1) Chattisgarh
2) Uttaranchal
3) Gujarat
4) Maharashtra
Correct Answer: Chattisgarh
Question-44: Who is known for the invention of ‘World Wide Web’?
Options:
1) Sir Tim-Berners-Lee
2) Maxwell
3) Martin Cooper
4) S A Forbes
Correct Answer: Sir Tim-Berners-Lee
Question-45: B. Sai Praneeth is associated with which of the following sport?
Options:
1) Hockey
2) Badminton
3) Chess
4) Boxing
Correct Answer: Badminton
Question-46: Which of the following pair is incorrect?
Options:
1) Muthuswami Dikshitar – Carnatic Music
2) Parveen Sultana – Singer
3) M.S. Gopalakrishnan – Violinist
4) Nandlal Bose – Flute
Correct Answer: Nandlal Bose – Flute
Question-47: Who among the following is the 2017 Asian Award recipient for the outstanding achievement in Cinema?
Options:
1) Kunal Nayyar
2) Vishal Bhardwaj
3) Om Puri
4) Zeishan Quadri
Correct Answer: Kunal Nayyar
Question-48: Who amongst the following is the author of the book “Rekha : The untold story” a biography on a veteran actress Rekha?
Options:
1) Yasser Usman
2) Anand Neelakantan
3) Ram Kamal Mukherjee
4) K. Vijay Kumar
Correct Answer: Yasser Usman
Question-49: Which among the following country exited from Trans-Pacific Partnership (TTP) in Jan 2017?
Options:
1) Japan
2) USA
3) Mexico
4) Brunei
Correct Answer: USA
Question-50: Which of the following country doesn’t matches to its famous tourist place?
Options:
1) China – Great Wall of China
2) Bhutan – Paro Taktsang
3) Nepal – Pashupatinath Temple
4) Sri Lanka – Padmanabhaswamy Temple
Correct Answer: Sri Lanka – Padmanabhaswamy Temple