General Awareness Question Papers
09th August 2017 (Shift-2)
Question-126: In which market form, a market or industry is dominated by a single seller?
Options:
1) Oligopoly
2) Monopoly
3) Duopoly
4) Monopolistic Competition
Correct Answer: Monopoly
Question-127: Which one of the following is also regarded as Disguised unemployment?
Options:
1) Underemployment
2) Frictional unemployment
3) Seasonal unemployment
4) Cyclical unemployment
Correct Answer: Underemployment
Question-128: Which of the following are constituents of the Indian Parliament?
(i) The President
(ii) The Council of States (Rajya Sabha)
(iii) The House of the People (Lok Sabha)
Options:
1) (ii) and (iii)
2) (i) and (ii)
3) (i) and (iii)
4) (i), (ii) and (iii)
Correct Answer: (i), (ii) and (iii)
Question-129: Who among the following is the executive head of state in India?
Options:
1) Prime Minister
2) President
3) Cabinet Secretary
4) Finance Secretary
Correct Answer: President
Question-130: Who built the Konark”s Sun Temple?
Options:
1) Anantavarman Chodaganga Deva
2) Narasimhadeva I
3) Kapilendra Deva Routaray
4) Purushottam Dev
Correct Answer: Narasimhadeva I
Question-131: Who was the first Governor-General of Bengal?
Options:
1) Robert Clive
2) William Bentick
3) Warren Hastings
4) Charles Cornawallis
Correct Answer: Warren Hastings
Question-132: Amazon river flows through which of the following country?
Options:
1) USA
2) France
3) Brazil
4) Canada
Correct Answer: Brazil
Question-133: What is the other name of Sahyadri Range?
Options:
1) Lesser Himalayas
2) Shivaliks
3) Western Ghats
4) Eastern Ghats
Correct Answer: Western Ghats
Question-134: Who discovered bacteria?
Options:
1) Antonie Ven Leeuwenhoek
2) Robert Brown
3) Robert Hook
4) Robert Koch
Correct Answer: Antonie Ven Leeuwenhoek
Question-135: What is the name of a group of similar cells performing a specific function?
Options:
1) Tissue
2) Organ
3) Organ system
4) Cellular organization
Correct Answer: Tissue
Question-136: Plant tissues are of how many types?
Options:
1) 3
2) 2
3) 5
4) 6
Correct Answer: 3
Question-137: It is difficult to fix a nail on a freely suspended wooden frame. Which law supports this statement?
Options:
1) Law of inertia
2) Newton’s second law
3) Newton’s third law
4) Pascal’s law
Correct Answer: Newton’s third law
Question-138: Which one of the following is not a property of electromagnetic waves?
Options:
1) Electromagnetic waves do not show interference and diffraction.
2) Oscillating electric field and magnetic field are perpendicular to each other.
3) Electromagnetic waves are transverse waves
4) Electromagnetic waves do not require a medium to propagate.
Correct Answer: Electromagnetic waves do not show interference and diffraction.
Question-139: What is a bug in computer terminology?
Options:
1) A virus
2) A program
3) An error in program
4) Magnetic disk storage device
Correct Answer: An error in program
Question-140: A radio-active substance has a half life of six months. Three-fourth of the substance will decay in ______.
Options:
1) Six months
2) Ten months
3) Twelve Months
4) Twenty four months
Correct Answer: Twelve Months
Question-141: pH of the human blood is ______.
Options:
1) Slightly Acidic
2) Highly Acidic
3) Slightly Basic
4) Highly Basic
Correct Answer: Slightly Basic
Question-142: In which city is the Forest Research Institute of India located?
Options:
1) New Delhi
2) Hyderabad
3) Dehradun
4) Shimla
Correct Answer: Dehradun
Question-143: Deen Dayal Rasoi Yojana to provide food at only Rs. 5 has been launched on 6th April, 2017 by which state?
Options:
1) Chattisgarh
2) Haryana
3) Madhya Pradesh
4) Uttar Pradesh
Correct Answer: Madhya Pradesh
Question-144: What was invented by Zacharias Jansen?
Options:
1) Jet Engine
2) Radium
3) Microscope
4) Electric Lamp
Correct Answer: Microscope
Question-145: In which of the following game, ball is not used?
Options:
1) Football
2) Cricket
3) Badminton
4) Tennis
Correct Answer: Badminton
Question-146:
Options:
1) 1-b, 2-c, 3-a
2) 1-c, 2-a, 3-b
3) 1-b, 2-a, 3-c
4) 1-a, 2-c, 3-b
Correct Answer: 1-b, 2-c, 3-a
Question-147: Who has won the ‘Miss Universe 2016’ title?
Options:
1) Pia Wurtzbach
2) Iris Mittenaere
3) Raquel Pellissier
4) Andrea Tova
Correct Answer: Iris Mittenaere
Question-148: Who is the author of the book titled ‘Numbers Do Lie’?
Options:
1) Anil Menon
2) Akash Chopra
3) Ian Chapell
4) Kunal Basu
Correct Answer: Akash Chopra
Question-149: Who has been appointed as the Secretary General of the United Nations in January, 2017?
Options:
1) Ban Ki-Moon
2) Kofi Annan
3) Boutros-Boutros Ghali
4) Antonio Guterres
Correct Answer: Antonio Guterres
Question-150: India has longest international border with which country?
Options:
1) Bhutan
2) Nepal
3) Bangladesh
4) Pakistan
Correct Answer: Bangladesh