General Awareness Question Papers
12th August 2017 (Shift-2)
Question-126: Which among the following is not an instrument of fiscal policy?
Options:
1) Taxation
2) Public expenditure
3) Public debt
4) Credit Rationing
Correct Answer: Credit Rationing
Question-127: Which of the following equation is/are INCORRECT?
I. NI = NDP + Net Foreign Income
II. GNP = GDP + Net Foreign Income
III. NDP = GNP – Depreciation
Options:
1) Only (I) and (II)
2) Only (III)
3) Only (II) and (III)
4) Only (II)
Correct Answer: Only (III)
Question-128: Comptroller and Auditor General of India is appointed for how many years?
Options:
1) 2
2) 4
3) 6
4) 5
Correct Answer: 6
Question-129: Who is the custodian of Contingency Fund of India?
Options:
1) The Prime Minister
2) Judge of Supreme Court
3) The President
4) The Finance Minister
Correct Answer: The President
Question-130: Who was the first female emperor of India?
Options:
1) Noor Jahan
2) Razia Sultana
3) Rani Rudrama Devi
4) Queen Didda
Correct Answer: Razia Sultana
Question-131: Who was the first Governor-General of India?
Options:
1) Lord William Bentick
2) Lord Dalhousie
3) Lord Cornwallis
4) None of these
Correct Answer: Lord William Bentick
Question-132: Which of the following planet is also known as ‘Earth’s twin’?
Options:
1) Mercury
2) Venus
3) Jupiter
4) Saturn
Correct Answer: Venus
Question-133: Which of the following imaginary lines join places with same level of rainfalls?
Options:
1) Contour lines
2) Isobaths lines
3) Isohyets lines
4) Isobar lines
Correct Answer: Isohyets lines
Question-134: What is study of fungus known as?
Options:
1) Physiology
2) Phrenology
3) Mycology
4) Biology
Correct Answer: Mycology
Question-135: Which of the following bacteria is responsible for the formation of curd?
Options:
1) Lycopodium
2) Yeast
3) Lacto-bacillus
4) Fungus
Correct Answer: Lacto-bacillus
Question-136: How many pairs of ribs are there in human body?
Options:
1) 13
2) 11
3) 12
4) 14
Correct Answer: 12
Question-137: When a ball is thrown vertically upwards, which of the following quantities remains constant during its motion?
Options:
1) Energy
2) Displacement
3) Velocity
4) Acceleration
Correct Answer: Energy
Question-138: What is the SI unit of heat energy?
Options:
1) Joule
2) Newton
3) Calorie
4) Kelvin
Correct Answer: Joule
Question-139: Which system is used by the Digital Computers to encode data and Programs?
Options:
1) Decimal
2) Binary
3) Hexa decimal
4) Octal
Correct Answer: Binary
Question-140: What is the common name of Sodium Bicarborate?
Options:
1) Baking Soda
2) Washing Powder
3) Plaster of Paris
4) Fly Ash
Correct Answer: Baking Soda
Question-141: Which of the following is an ore of iron?
Options:
1) Dolomite
2) Epsom Salt
3) Siderite
4) Galena
Correct Answer: Siderite
Question-142: Which of the following has maximum bio-diversity?
Options:
1) Desert
2) River
3) Polar Region
4) Tropical Region
Correct Answer: Tropical Region
Question-143: Who will be implementing the Varishtha Pension Bima Yojana scheme during financial year 2017-18?
Options:
1) National Insurance Company Limited
2) New India Assurance Company Limited
3) Life Insurance of Corporation of India
4) SBI Life Insurance Company Limited
Correct Answer: Life Insurance of Corporation of India
Question-144: Albert Sabin is known for developing _____.
Options:
1) smallpox vaccine
2) polio vaccine
3) penicillin
4) hepatitis B vaccine
Correct Answer: polio vaccine
Question-145:
Options:
1) 1-b, 2-a, 3-c
2) 1-c, 2-a, 3-b
3) 1-b, 2-c, 3-a
4) 1-c, 2-b, 3-a
Correct Answer: 1-b, 2-a, 3-c
Question-146: Who amongst the following is a renowned Indian classical dancer?
Options:
1) Palghat Mani Iyer
2) Madhumati
3) Sonal Mansingh
4) Siddheshwari Devi
Correct Answer: Sonal Mansingh
Question-147: Who among the following did not receive the 2016 Arjuna award in the field of ‘wrestling’?
Options:
1) Virender Singh
2) Vinesh Phogat
3) Amit Kumar
4) Rajat Chauhan
Correct Answer: Rajat Chauhan
Question-148: Who has written the book ‘The Ministry of Utmost Happiness?
Options:
1) Chaitanya Padukone
2) Amitav Ghosh
3) Pramod Kapoor
4) Anundhati Roy
Correct Answer: Anundhati Roy
Question-149: Which country became seventh member of South Asia Sub regional Economic Cooperation (SASEC) on 31 March 2017?
Options:
1) Myanmar
2) Bhutan
3) Nepal
4) Maldives
Correct Answer: Myanmar
Question-150: How many Indian states share their boundaries with Nepal?
Options:
1) 3
2) 4
3) 8
4) 5
Correct Answer: 5