General Awareness Question Papers
10th September 2016 (Shift-2)
Question 26.Which one of the following countries is not a member of the “BRICS” group?
Options:
1) Brazil
2) Russia
3) China
4) Indonesia
Correct Answer: Indonesia
Question 27. ‘Do or Die’ is associated with which of the movements in India’s freedom struggle
Options:
1) Dandi March
2) NonCooperation Movement
3) Khilafat Movement
4) Quit India Movement
Correct Answer: Quit India Movement
Question 28.’Parsec’ is the unit measurement of
Options:
1) Density of stars
2) Astronomical distance
3) Brightness of heavenly bodies
4) Orbital velocity of giant stars
Correct Answer: Astronomical distance
Question 29.A collective term used by the Jains for their sacred books is
Options:
1) Prabandhas
2) Angas
3) Nibandhas
4) Charits
Correct Answer: Angas
Question 30.Which one of the following is not an instrument of Fiscal policy?
Options:
1) Open Market Operations
2) Taxation
3) Public borrowing
4) Public expenditure
Correct Answer: Open Market Operations
Question 31.At room temperature, the metal that remains liquid is:
Options:
1) Mercury
2) Platinum
3) Lead
4) Zinc
Correct Answer: Mercury
Question 32.Which is known as carbolic acid?
Options:
1) Phenol
2) Ethanol
3) Acetic acid
4) Oxalic acid
Correct Answer: Phenol
Question 33.On which river is the Tehri dam built?
Options:
1) Alakananda
2) Bhagirathi
3) Ganga
4) Hooghly
Correct Answer: Bhagirathi
Question 34.With which country, India has the longest international boundary?
Options:
1) Nepal
2) Pakistan
3) China
4) Bangladesh
Correct Answer: Bangladesh
Question 35.Which State in India has the largest coastline?
Options:
1) Tamil Nadu
2) Andhra Pradesh
3) Gujrat
4) West Bengal
Correct Answer: Gujrat
Question 36.Jog falls in Karnataka is located over which river?
Options:
1) Kaveri
2) Godavari
3) Saraswati
4) Krishna
Correct Answer: Saraswati
Question 37.In which of the following market forms, a firm does not exercise control over price?
Options:
1) Monopoly
2) Perfect competition
3) Oligopoly
4) Monopolistic competition
Correct Answer: Perfect competition
Question 38.Which one of the following areas of India is covered by tropical evergreen forest?
Options:
1) Semiarid areas of Gujarat
2) Eastern Ghats
3) Western Ghats
4) Madhya Pradesh
Correct Answer: Western Ghats
Question 39.Which one of the following substances is normally found in urine?
Options:
1) Blood proteins
2) creatinine
3) red blood cells
4) white blood cells
Correct Answer: creatinine
Question 40.The thymus gland produces a hormone called
Options:
1) thyroxine
2) thymosin
3) thyronine
4) calcitonin
Correct Answer: thymosin
Question 41.Blood group AB has
Options:
1) No antigen
2) No antibody
3) Neither antigen nor antibody
4) Both antigen and antibody
Correct Answer: No antibody
Question 42.Which Vitamins are those, if taken in excess can be dangerous as they are stored in the body?
Options:
1) B Complex
2) E and C
3) B and C
4) A and D
Correct Answer: A and D
Question 43.Atomic explosion is triggered by
Options:
1) thermo nuclear reaction
2) chemical reaction
3) controlled chain reaction
4) uncontrolled chain reaction
Correct Answer: uncontrolled chain reaction
Question 44.The phenomenon of change in direction of light when it passes from one medium to another is called
Options:
1) Propagation
2) Reflection
3) Refraction
4) Dispersion
Correct Answer: Refraction
Question 45.Who has the right to decide whether a Bill is a money bill or not?
Options:
1) Speaker of Lok Sabha
2) Prime Minister
3) President
4) Finance Minister
Correct Answer: Speaker of Lok Sabha
Question 46.What is the name of portal launched by RBI recently to check illegal money collection?
Options:
1) Sahyog
2) Sahayata
3) Sampark
4) Sachet
Correct Answer: Sachet
Question 47.Which of the following is not an operating system
Options:
1) Android
2) Vista
3) iOS
4) Opera
Correct Answer: Opera
Question 48.Which pair of the following Indians has been selected for grant of Raman Magasaysay Award 2016
Options:
1) Bezwada Wilson and T.M. Krishna
2) T.M. Krishna and Arvind Adiga
3) Arvind Adiga and Bezwada Wilson
4) T.M. Krishna and Satish Gujral
Correct Answer: Bezwada Wilson and T.M. Krishna
Question 49.The discretionary powers of a Governor is limited in
Options:
1) Appointment of Chief Minister
2) Dismissal of the Ministry
3) Dissolution of the Legislative Assembly
4) Assent to Bills
Correct Answer: Assent to Bills
Question 50.Who is the first law officer of the country?
Options:
1) Chief Justice of India
2) Attorney General
3) Law Minister
4) Solicitor General
Correct Answer: Attorney General