General Awareness Question Papers
21st August 2017 (Shift-1)
Question-26: The demand for an inferior good decrease with ________ in the consumer’s income.
Options:
1) increase
2) decrease
3) constant
4) double
Correct Answer: increase
Question-27: Goods for which the quantity that a consumer chooses, increases as the consumer’s income increases and decreases as the income decreases are called?
Options:
1) Inferior goods
2) Normal goods
3) Complementary goods
4) Substitute goods
Correct Answer: Normal goods
Question-28: “Prevention of cruelty to animals” is listed in the __________ list given in the Seventh Schedule in the Constitution of India.
Options:
1) Union
2) State
3) Global
4) Concurrent
Correct Answer: Concurrent
Question-29: ___________ makes laws on matters included in Union List and Concurrent List.
Options:
1) Lok Sabha
2) Ministry of Defence
3) Prime Minister’s Office
4) Securities and Exchange Board of India
Correct Answer: Lok Sabha
Question-30: According to the categories of land mentioned in the Chola inscriptions ___________ was known as the land for the maintenance of schools?
Options:
1) Vellanvagai
2) Brahmadeya
3) Shalabhoga
4) Devadana
Correct Answer: Shalabhoga
Question-31: Prince Salim was the name of the future Emperor _________.
Options:
1) Babur
2) Humayun
3) Jahangir
4) Akbar
Correct Answer: Jahangir
Question-32: ___________ is the breaking up of the rocks on the earth’s surface.
Options:
1) Erosion
2) Weathering
3) Attrition
4) Abrasion
Correct Answer: Weathering
Question-33: The method of soil conservation in the coastal and dry regions where rows of trees are planted to check the wind movement to protect soil cover is called?
Options:
1) Mulching
2) Contour barriers
3) Rock dam
4) Shelterbelts
Correct Answer: Shelterbelts
Question-34: Biological names are generally derived from which language?
Options:
1) French
2) Latin
3) Mexican
4) German
Correct Answer: Latin
Question-35: The members of rhodophyceae are commonly called _________ algae.
Options:
1) Green
2) Brown
3) Red
4) Yellow
Correct Answer: Red
Question-36: Aurelia (Medusa) and Adamsia (Polyp) are examples of which Phylum?
Options:
1) Ctenophora
2) Annelida
3) Coelenterata
4) Aschelminthes
Correct Answer: Coelenterata
Question-37: Energy in the form of heat is wasted when a machine is operated. This heat is generated due to ___________.
Options:
1) burning
2) friction
3) combustion
4) lubrication
Correct Answer: friction
Question-38: The incident ray, the _________ at the point of incidence, and the reflected ray all lie in the same plane.
Options:
1) surface
2) tangent
3) normal
4) angle of reflection
Correct Answer: normal
Question-39: In Microsoft Word, _______ allows us to move selected paragraphs to the right.
Options:
1) Decrease Indent
2) Increase Indent
3) Double Indent
4) Single Indent
Correct Answer: Increase Indent
Question-40: Blue Vitriol is another name for which of the following?
Options:
1) Copper Sulphate
2) Oxygen
3) Copper
4) Magnesium Oxide
Correct Answer: Copper Sulphate
Question-41: The rubbing surface of a matchbox has powdered glass and a little red ________________.
Options:
1) antimony
2) arsenic
3) silicon
4) phosphorus
Correct Answer: phosphorus
Question-42: A few organisms can tolerate and thrive in a wide range of temperatures. Such organisms are called ___________.
Options:
1) Osmotic
2) Eurythermal
3) Stenothermal
4) Hydrothermal
Correct Answer: Eurythermal
Question-43: _____________ scheme by the Central Government will strengthen the bond between all the states, regions, and districts of India.
Options:
1) Uday Desh Ka Aam Nagrik
2) Urja Ganga
3) Ek Bharat Shrestha Bharat
4) Namami Ganga Yojana
Correct Answer: Ek Bharat Shrestha Bharat
Question-44: Who invented Velcro?
Options:
1) Thomas Edison
2) William Harvey
3) George de Mestral
4) Robert Boyles
Correct Answer: George de Mestral
Question-45: Which nation will host the FIFA Men’s World Cup to be held in the year 2018?
Options:
1) Japan
2) South Korea
3) China
4) Russia
Correct Answer: Russia
Question-46: Charminar was built by?
Options:
1) Humayun
2) Mohammed Quli Qutab Shah
3) Ashoka
4) Narasimha
Correct Answer: Mohammed Quli Qutab Shah
Question-47: Which of the following is an Indian military decoration awarded for valour, courageous action or self-sacrifice away from the battlefield?
Options:
1) Ashok Chakra
2) Dada Saheb Phalke Awards
3) Arjuna Award
4) Padma Shri
Correct Answer: Ashok Chakra
Question-48: Which of the statements given below are correct?
1. The author of the novel ‘Accelerando’ is Charles Stross.
2. The author of the novel ‘The Windup Girl’ is Paolo Bacigalupi.
3. The author of the novel ‘The Devil in Silver’ is Josh Malerman.
Options:
1) 1 and 2
2) 2 and 3
3) 1 and 3
4) 1, 2 and 3
Correct Answer: 1 and 2
Question-49: In March 2017, in which country was “world’s largest artificial sun” switched on?
Options:
1) China
2) USA
3) Germany
4) Russia
Correct Answer: Germany
Question-50: With which other country does Bangladesh share its border besides India?
Options:
1) China
2) Laos
3) Bhutan
4) Myanmar
Correct Answer: Myanmar