General Awareness Question Papers
10th August 2017 (Shift-3)
Question-226: Which one of the following is not an instrument of credit control in India?
Options:
1) Rationing of credit
2) Direct Action
3) Open Market operations
4) Variable cost reserve ratios
Correct Answer: Variable cost reserve ratios
Question-227: Which among the following is an example of the micro-economic variable?
Options:
1) National Income
2) Aggregate Supply
3) Employment
4) Consumer’s Equilibrium
Correct Answer: Consumer’s Equilibrium
Question-228: Fundamental duties are mentioned in which of the following part of the Indian Constitution?
Options:
1) Part II
2) Part III
3) Part V
4) Part IV A
Correct Answer: Part IV A
Question-229: What is the minimum age for becoming a Governor of state in India?
Options:
1) 30 years
2) 25 years
3) 35 years
4) 45 years
Correct Answer: 35 years
Question-230: Who amongst the following was the successor of Sikh Guru Har Krishan?
Options:
1) Guru Angad Dev
2) Guru Tegh Bahadur
3) Guru Hargobind
4) Guru Amar Das
Correct Answer: Guru Tegh Bahadur
Question-231: Lord Cornwallis is known for _____.
Options:
1) permanent revenue settlement of Bengal
2) attacking the caste system
3) land revenue settlement of United States
4) ryotwari settlement of Madras
Correct Answer: permanent revenue settlement of Bengal
Question-232: 49th Parallel is the boundary line between which two countries?
Options:
1) USA and Canada
2) North and South Vietnam
3) Germany and France
4) Brazil and Chile
Correct Answer: USA and Canada
Question-233: How does La-Nina affect the Pacific Ocean?
Options:
1) Decreases salinity of ocean
2) Cools downs the temperature of water
3) Maintains stable temperature of water
4) Increases salinity of ocean
Correct Answer: Cools downs the temperature of water
Question-234: Cinnamon is obtained from which part of the plant?
Options:
1) Stem
2) Bark
3) Roots
4) Fruits
Correct Answer: Bark
Question-235: Insulin is a kind of _____
Options:
1) hormone
2) protein
3) enzyme
4) vitamin
Correct Answer: hormone
Question-236: Which among the following carries impure blood to human heart?
Options:
1) Aorta
2) Pulmonary vein
3) Pulmonary arteries
4) Vena Cava
Correct Answer: Pulmonary arteries
Question-237: Why does water tank appear shallower when viewed from the top?
Options:
1) Due to reflection
2) Due to refraction
3) Due to diffraction
4) Due to total internal reflection
Correct Answer: Due to refraction
Question-238: Which colour is formed when Red and Green are mixed?
Options:
1) Light blue
2) Yellow
3) White
4) Grey
Correct Answer: Yellow
Question-239: What is the full form of JPEG?
Options:
1) Joint Photographic Experts Group
2) Joint Protocol Experts Graphics.
3) Joint Programming Experts Graphics
4) Joint Project Experts Group
Correct Answer: Joint Photographic Experts Group
Question-240: What is an endothermic reaction?
Options:
1) Reaction in which heat is released.
2) Reaction in which heat is absorbed.
3) Reaction in which neither heat is released nor absorbed.
4) None of these
Correct Answer: Reaction in which heat is absorbed.
Question-241: Which of the following is an ore of Aluminium?
Options:
1) Galena
2) Cryollite
3) Cinnabar
4) Epsom Salt
Correct Answer: Cryollite
Question-242: Which of the following gas was released during Bhopal gas tragedy?
Options:
1) Methyl isocyanate
2) Sodium isothiocyanate
3) Nitrogen isothiocyanate
4) Potassium isothiocyanate
Correct Answer: Methyl isocyanate
Question-243: What is the name of the scheme for the Employees State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) beneficiaries launched in Delhi region?
Options:
1) Sakushal Humesha
2) Kahin bhi kabhi bhi
3) Jeevan Arogya
4) Shramik Kalyan
Correct Answer: Kahin bhi kabhi bhi
Question-244:
Options:
1) 1-c, 2-d, 3-a, 4-b
2) 1-a, 2-d, 3-c, 4-b
3) 1-c, 2-a, 3-d, 4-b
4) 1-a, 2-d, 3-b, 4-c
Correct Answer: 1-c, 2-d, 3-a, 4-b
Question-245: Term ‘ Gambit ‘ is associated with which of the following sport?
Options:
1) Basketball
2) Chess
3) Boxing
4) Golf
Correct Answer: Chess
Question-246: Madhuri Dixit is associated with which Indian Dance form?
Options:
1) Bharatnatyam
2) Kuchipudi
3) Kathak
4) Kathakali
Correct Answer: Kathak
Question-247: Who among the following is a Sanjay Chopra Award recipient for 2016?
Options:
1) Abhinash Mishra
2) Arjun Singh
3) Aromal SM
4) Srawanand Saha
Correct Answer: Arjun Singh
Question-248: ‘My Story’ is an autobiography of which famous cricketer?
Options:
1) Kumar Sangakara
2) Kevin Peterson
3) Brendon Mccullum
4) Michael Clarke
Correct Answer: Michael Clarke
Question-249: Which country has approved more than 500 new settler homes in East Jerusalem?
Options:
1) USA
2) UAE
3) Israel
4) United Kingdom
Correct Answer: Israel
Question-250: Which of the following country is not a member of SAARC?
Options:
1) Nepal
2) Maldives
3) China
4) Afghanistan
Correct Answer: China