General Awareness Question Papers
11th August 2017 (Shift-3)
Question-226: Courier service comes under which sector?
Options:
1) Primary
2) Secondary
3) Tertiary
4) Both Secondary and Tertiary
Correct Answer: Tertiary
Question-227: Which among the following is not a direct tax?
Options:
1) Income tax
2) Wealth tax
3) Corporate tax
4) None of these
Correct Answer: None of these
Question-228: Which of the following is justiciable in nature?
Options:
1) Fundamental Duties
2) Directive principles of state policy
3) Fundamental Rights
4) None of these
Correct Answer: Fundamental Rights
Question-229: Which of the following Amendments is also known as the ‘Mini Constitution’ of India?
Options:
1) 7th Amendment
2) 42nd Amendment
3) 44th Amendment
4) 74th Amendment
Correct Answer: 42nd Amendment
Question-230:
Options:
1) 1 – c, 2 – d, 3 – a, 4 – b
2) 1 – a, 2 – c, 3 – d, 4 – b
3) 1 – b, 2 – d, 3 – a, 4 – c
4) 1 – b, 2 – a, 3 – d, 4 – c
Correct Answer: 1 – b, 2 – d, 3 – a, 4 – c
Question-231: In which battle was Siraj ud–Daulah defeated by Lord Clive?
Options:
1) Battle of Plassey
2) Battle of Buxer
3) Battle of Panipat
4) Battle of Haldighati
Correct Answer: Battle of Plassey
Question-232: Alps mountain range is located in which continent?
Options:
1) Europe
2) North America
3) South America
4) Africa
Correct Answer: Europe
Question-233: What is the full form of ITCZ?
Options:
1) Inter tropical converter zone
2) Inter tropical convergence zone
3) Inter tropical centre zone
4) None of these
Correct Answer: Inter tropical convergence zone
Question-234: Which among the following does not have a cell wall?
Options:
1) Euglena
2) Paramecium
3) Gonyaulax
4) Mycoplasma
Correct Answer: Mycoplasma
Question-235: Which among the following is also called as ‘power house of the cell’?
Options:
1) Plastids
2) Mitochondria
3) Golgi bodies
4) Cell wall
Correct Answer: Mitochondria
Question-236: What is the role of Pneumatophores?
Options:
1) Protect plant from animals
2) Get oxygen for respiration
3) Supports plant in standing upright
4) Helps plant for pollination
Correct Answer: Get oxygen for respiration
Question-237: Which among the following determines the pitch of a sound?
Options:
1) Amplitude
2) Frequency
3) Loudness
4) Wavelength
Correct Answer: Frequency
Question-238: Which phenomena shows the particle nature of light?
Options:
1) Diffraction
2) Interference
3) Photoelectric effect
4) Polarisation
Correct Answer: Photoelectric effect
Question-239: Who is called as ‘Father of Modern Computer’?
Options:
1) Alexander Fleming
2) Bill Gates
3) Micheal Faraday
4) Charles Babbage
Correct Answer: Charles Babbage
Question-240: What is the common name of CaOCl2?
Options:
1) Baking Powder
2) Baking Soda
3) Bleaching Powder
4) Washing Soda
Correct Answer: Bleaching Powder
Question-241: What is the common characteristic of the elements of the same group in the periodic table?
Options:
1) Electrons in outer most shell
2) Total number of electrons
3) Total number of protons
4) Atomic weight
Correct Answer: Electrons in outer most shell
Question-242: Which disease is caused by Nickel?
Options:
1) Itai Itai
2) Dermatitis
3) Learning disability
4) Asthma
Correct Answer: Dermatitis
Question-243: When was ‘Pregnancy Aid Scheme’ launched to help pregnant women financially with Rs. 6000?
Options:
1) 1 December, 2016
2) 19 December, 2016
3) 31 December, 2016
4) 1 January, 2017
Correct Answer: 31 December, 2016
Question-244: Who pioneered diagnostic ultrasound?
Options:
1) Alexander Fleming
2) Ian Donald
3) A. Laveran
4) Robert Koch
Correct Answer: Ian Donald
Question-245: Which of the following pair is CORRECT?
I. Summer Olympics 2020 – Tokyo
II. Summer Olympics 2016 – Rio de Janeiro
III. Summer Olympics 2012 – London
Options:
1) Only I and II
2) Only I and III
3) Only II and III
4) All are correct
Correct Answer: All are correct
Question-246: Prime Minister of which country attended the recently organised river festival ‘Namami Brahmaputra’ in India?
Options:
1) Bhutan
2) China
3) Nepal
4) Bangladesh
Correct Answer: Bhutan
Question-247: Who among the following has been awarded the ‘Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award’ for the year 2016?
Options:
1) Jitu Rai
2) Sania Mirza
3) Rohit Sharma
4) Babita Kumari
Correct Answer: Jitu Rai
Question-248: Who is the author of the book ‘Akhada: The Authorized Biography of Mahavir Singh Phogat’?
Options:
1) Rabi Thapa
2) Saurabh Duggal
3) Salman Rushdie
4) Tana French
Correct Answer: Saurabh Duggal
Question-249: With which Australian University Indian Railways has signed an agreement for Dedicated Freight Corridor?
Options:
1) Monash University
2) Victoria University
3) University of Canberra
4) University of Sydney
Correct Answer: Monash University
Question-250: With which neighbouring country of India, Kaladan multi-model transport project has been undertaken?
Options:
1) China
2) Nepal
3) Bhutan
4) Myanmar
Correct Answer: Myanmar