General Awareness Question Papers
29th August-2016 (Shift-2)
26.Among the following States, _________has the lowest birth rate in India.
Options:
1) Kerala
2) Uttar Pradesh
3) Bihar
4) West Bengal
Correct Answer: Kerala
27. The Secretariat of SAARC is set up at ____________
Options:
1) Washington
2) Kathmandu
3) Hague
4) New Delhi
Correct Answer: Kathmandu
28.The outermost range of Himalays is called_________
Options:
1) Kali
2) Shiwaliks
3) Dehradun
4) Kumaon
Correct Answer: Shiwaliks
29.Who is generally considered to be the father of the Indian Renaissance?
Options:
1) Rabindranath Tagore
2) Raja Rammohan Roy
3) Mahatma Phule
4) M.G. Ranade
Correct Answer: Raja Rammohan Roy
30.The longest river of peninsular India is__________
Options:
1) Narmada
2) Godavari
3) Mahanadi
4) Cauvery
Correct Answer: Godavari
31.___________gives hardness to stainless steel.
Options:
1) Zinc
2) Lead
3) Carbon
4) Tin
Correct Answer: Carbon
32.Which of the following is responsible for transport of food and other substances in plants?
Options:
1) Xylem
2) Phloem
3) Chloroplast
4) None of these
Correct Answer: Phloem
33.The washing machine works on the principle of ____________
Options:
1) Dialysis
2) Diffusion
3) Reverse osmosis
4) Centrifugation
Correct Answer: Centrifugation
34.Which is not an external storage device?
Options:
1) CD-ROM
2) DVD-ROM
3) Pen Drive
4) RAM
Correct Answer: RAM
35.Which of the following is the correct description of the term sex-ratio as used in the context of the census of population?
Options:
1) Number of males per 1000 females.
2) Number of females per 1000 males.
3) Number of females per 100 males.
4) Number of females in a sample of 1000 persons.
Correct Answer: Number of females per 1000 males.
36.The atomic power station in Rajasthan is situated at:
Options:
1) Pokhran
2) Suratgarh
3) Rawatbhata
4) Chittorgarh
Correct Answer: Rawatbhata
37.The Sahitya Akademi Awards are given for best writings in how many Indian languages?
Options:
1) 12
2) 15
3) 20
4) 24
Correct Answer: 24
38.Right to Privacy comes under______________
Options:
1) Article 19
2) Article 20
3) Article 21
4) Article 18
Correct Answer: Article 21
39.The foreign traveller who visited India during the reign of Shahjahan was______________
Options:
1) Thomas Roe
2) William Hawkins
3) Ibn Batuta
4) Manucci
Correct Answer: Manucci
40.The GST (Goods and Services Tax), recently passed by Government will be levied on which of the following products?
Options:
1) Petroleum Crude
2) Tobacco
3) Natural Gas
4) Aviation Turbine Fuel
Correct Answer: Tobacco
41.Who was elected the Prime Minister of Nepal recently?
Options:
1) Keshav Kumar Budhathoki
2) Khadga Prasad Sharma Koli
3) Sushil Koirala
4) Pushpakamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’
Correct Answer: Pushpakamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’
42.Which lobe of human brain is associated with hearing?
Options:
1) Frontal lobe
2) Parietal lobe
3) Temporal lobe
4) Occipital lobe
Correct Answer: Temporal lobe
43. Which of the following is not soluble in water?
Options:
1) Lead sulphate
2) Zinc sulphate
3) Potassium sulphate
4) Sodium sulphate
Correct Answer: Lead sulphate
44.Activated Charcoal is used to remove colouring matter from pure substances by_______
Options:
1) Bleaching
2) Oxidation
3) Adsorption
4) Reduction
Correct Answer: Adsorption
45.Chernobyl disaster is the result of pollution by_____________
Options:
1) Oil spill
2) Acid rain
3) Carbon dioxide
4) Radioactive waste
Correct Answer: Radioactive waste
46.Which of the following caused radioactive pollution along the coast of Kerala?
Options:
1) Plutonium
2) Zinc
3) Thorium
4) Radium
Correct Answer: Thorium
47.In mammals, an important role of excretion is played by________
Options:
1) Large intestine
2) Kidneys
3) Lungs
4) Liver
Correct Answer: Kidneys
48.The second Green Revolution aims at increasing agricultural output to promote
Options:
1) Availability of easy credit to big farmers
2) Co-operative farming
3) Inclusive growth
4) Development of rural sector
Correct Answer: Inclusive growth
49.Which of the following causes rainfall during winters in the north-western part of India?
Options:
1) Western disturbances
2) Cyclonic depression
3) Southwest monsoon
4) Retreating monsoon
Correct Answer: Western disturbances
50.The ‘Blue Water Policy’ was introduced by the Portugese leader_________
Options:
1) Franscisco-de-Almeida
2) Alfonso de Albuquerque
3) Francis Caron
4) Francis Martin
Correct Answer: Franscisco-de-Almeida