General Awareness Question Papers
17th August 2017 (Shift-2)
Question-126: The __________ exchange rate is the relative price of foreign goods in terms of domestic goods.
Options:
1) Artificial
2) Nominal
3) Fixed
4) Real
Correct Answer: Real
Question-127: ___________ is an alternative way of representing the production function.
Options:
1) The Short Run
2) The Long Run
3) Isoquant
4) Average product
Correct Answer: Isoquant
Question-128: “United Nations Organization” 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: Union
Question-129: There are total _________ parliamentary seats (Rajya Sabha constituency) in Punjab.
Options:
1) 7
2) 1
3) 18
4) 10
Correct Answer: 7
Question-130: Big landlords or warrior chiefs in the seventh century were acknowledged as _________ by the existing kings?
Options:
1) Rashtrakutas
2) Chalukya
3) Samantas
4) Brahmanas
Correct Answer: Samantas
Question-131: The Agra fort was built by ___________.
Options:
1) Shah Jahan
2) Akbar
3) Jahangir
4) Babur
Correct Answer: Akbar
Question-132: How many states does India have as of June 2017?
Options:
1) 26
2) 27
3) 28
4) 29
Correct Answer: 29
Question-133: The northern plain of India has been formed by the interplay of the three major river systems, namely– the Indus, the Ganga and the ___________.
Options:
1) Brahmaputra
2) Krishna
3) Kaveri
4) Mahanadi
Correct Answer: Brahmaputra
Question-134: In the names Mangifera indica (mango), Solanum tuberosum (potato) and Panthera leo (lion), what does the three names, indica, tuberosum and leo, represent?
Options:
1) Binomial Nomenclature
2) Taxonomic Hierarchy
3) Identification
4) Specific Epithet
Correct Answer: Specific Epithet
Question-135: _______ are chlorophyll-bearing, simple, thalloid, autotrophic and largely acquatic (both fresh water and marine) organisms.
Options:
1) Pteridophytes
2) Bryophytes
3) Algae
4) Gymnosperms
Correct Answer: Algae
Question-136: Animals like annelids and arthropods etc where the body can be divided into identical left and right halves in only one plane, exhibit ________ symmetry.
Options:
1) Coelenterata
2) Radial
3) Ctenophora
4) Bilateral
Correct Answer: Bilateral
Question-137: If the orbit of a planet is an ellipse then what is the point at which the Sun is located called?
Options:
1) Centre
2) Circumcentre
3) Incentre
4) Focus
Correct Answer: Focus
Question-138: The sliding friction is _______________ than the static friction.
Options:
1) double
2) same
3) greater
4) smaller
Correct Answer: smaller
Question-139: _______ optical data storage is a technology where data is stored in multiple layers in the optical disc.
Options:
1) 3D
2) 30D
3) 300D
4) 3000D
Correct Answer: 3D
Question-140: Kelvin (K) is the unit of measurement of ________.
Options:
1) Density
2) Pressure
3) Mass
4) Temperature
Correct Answer: Temperature
Question-141: What is the process of rust forming on iron called?
Options:
1) Rusting
2) Crystallisation
3) Shovel
4) Spade
Correct Answer: Rusting
Question-142: __________ acts as a shield absorbing ultraviolet radiation from the sun.
Options:
1) Chlorofluorocarbons
2) Stratosphere
3) Ozone hole
4) Greenhouse
Correct Answer: Stratosphere
Question-143: ______________ scheme launched by the Central Government aims to spur social, economic and infrastructure development in rural areas by developing a cluster of 300 Smart Villages.
Options:
1) Soil Health Card
2) Shyama Prasad Mukherji Rurban Mission
3) Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana
4) Pradhanmantri rojgar yojna
Correct Answer: Shyama Prasad Mukherji Rurban Mission
Question-144: Who invented the electrocardiogram (ECG)?
Options:
1) Willem Einthoven
2) Edward Jenner
3) Antonio de Ulloa and Charles Wood
4) Karl Benz
Correct Answer: Willem Einthoven
Question-145: Who is the winner of 2017 Formula One Chinese Grand Prix?
Options:
1) Sebastian Vettel
2) Lewis Hamilton
3) Valtteri Bottas
4) Kimi Raikkonen
Correct Answer: Lewis Hamilton
Question-146: In which city of India is Charminar located?
Options:
1) Pune
2) Delhi
3) Aurangabad
4) Hyderabad
Correct Answer: Hyderabad
Question-147: Which of the following was the winner of the Grammy Awards 2016 “Record of the Year”?
Options:
1) Uptown Funk
2) Really Love
3) Thinking Out Loud
4) Blank Space
Correct Answer: Uptown Funk
Question-148:
1. The author of the novel ‘Darkness at Noon’ is Victor LaValle.
2. The author of the novel ‘The Great Gatsby’ is F. Scott Fitzgerald.
3. The author of the novel ‘The Sound and the Fury’ is L. Ron Hubbard.
Which of the statements given above are not correct?
Options:
1) 1 and 2
2) 2 and 3
3) 1 and 3
4) 1, 2 and 3
Correct Answer: 1 and 3
Question-149: What was Norway’s rank in 2016 Human Development Index published by the United Nations Development Programme?
Options:
1) 1
2) 10
3) 100
4) 200
Correct Answer: 1
Question-150: Which country is not a member of Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC)?
Options:
1) Thailand
2) Myanmar
3) India
4) Pakistan
Correct Answer: Pakistan