General Awareness Question Papers
17th August 2017 (Shift-3)
Question-226: In a market system, the central problems regarding how much and what to produce are solved through the coordination of economic activities brought about by ________ signals.
Options:
1) Supply
2) Demand
3) Price
4) Stock Market
Correct Answer: Price
Question-227: _________ says that the marginal product of a factor input initially rises with its employment level. But after reaching a certain level of employment, it starts falling.
Options:
1) Law of diminishing marginal product
2) Law of variable proportions
3) The Short Run
4) The Long Run
Correct Answer: Law of variable proportions
Question-228: Constituent Assembly of India was founded in the year ________.
Options:
1) 1940
2) 1946
3) 1947
4) 1950
Correct Answer: 1946
Question-229: Which Fundamental Right in the Indian Constitution allows citizens to move the court if they believe that any of their Fundamental Rights have been violated by the State?
Options:
1) Cultural and Educational Rights
2) Right to Constitutional Remedies
3) Right against Exploitation
4) Right to Freedom of Religion
Correct Answer: Right to Constitutional Remedies
Question-230: During their rule the British persuaded or forced cultivators in Punjab to grow __________.
Options:
1) Jute
2) Tea
3) Sugarcane
4) Wheat
Correct Answer: Wheat
Question-231: The Red fort in Delhi was the residence of emperors of which dynasty in the 16th century?
Options:
1) Rajput
2) Khalji
3) Tughluq
4) Mughal
Correct Answer: Mughal
Question-232: India has a land boundary of about _________ km.
Options:
1) 5200
2) 10200
3) 15200
4) 20200
Correct Answer: 15200
Question-233: The Patkai hills belong to which mountain ranges?
Options:
1) Himachal
2) Purvanchal
3) Himgiri
4) Hindu Kush
Correct Answer: Purvanchal
Question-234: RBCs are formed in the ____________ in the adults.
Options:
1) blue bone marrow
2) red bone marrow
3) white bone marrow
4) black bone marrow
Correct Answer: red bone marrow
Question-235: The later (second) formed primary xylem elements are called _____________.
Options:
1) Protoxylem
2) Metaxylem
3) Xylem parenchyma
4) Xylem fibres
Correct Answer: Metaxylem
Question-236: Which of the following does not hold true for Animal belonging to Phylum Chordate?
Options:
1) Notochord present
2) Pharynx perforated by gill slits.
3) Heart is dorsal (if present)
4) A post-anal part (tail) is present
Correct Answer: Heart is dorsal (if present)
Question-237: In science a push or pull of an object is called ________.
Options:
1) Pick
2) Lift
3) Force
4) Shut
Correct Answer: Force
Question-238: There are how many vocal cords in the human voice box?
Options:
1) One
2) Two
3) Three
4) Four
Correct Answer: Two
Question-239: The attribute ___________ specifies (in pixels) the distance between two adjacent cells.
Options:
1) Width
2) Height
3) Cellpadding
4) Cellspacing
Correct Answer: Cellspacing
Question-240: What is the name of the acid in an ant’s sting?
Options:
1) Acetic acid
2) Citric acid
3) Formic acid
4) Lactic acid
Correct Answer: Formic acid
Question-241: Which base is present in soap?
Options:
1) Sodium hydroxide
2) Silicon dioxide
3) Calcium hydroxide
4) Ammonium hydroxide
Correct Answer: Sodium hydroxide
Question-242: Any undesirable change in physical, chemical or biological characteristics of air, land, water or soil is called?
Options:
1) Greenhouse effect
2) Solid wastes
3) Pollution
4) Deforestation
Correct Answer: Pollution
Question-243: ______________ scheme was launched by the Central Government to create awareness about the cleanliness of the children.
Options:
1) Sukanya Samridhi Yojana
2) Bal Swachta Mission
3) Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana
4) Beti Bachao Beti Padhao Yojana
Correct Answer: Bal Swachta Mission
Question-244: Who discovered the colour photography?
Options:
1) Robert Noyce
2) Enrico Fermi
3) John Logie Baird
4) James Clerk Maxwell
Correct Answer: James Clerk Maxwell
Question-245: Who was the host nation of 2014 FIFA World Cup?
Options:
1) Argentina
2) Netherlands
3) Germany
4) Brazil
Correct Answer: Brazil
Question-246: Jama Masjid of Delhi was built by?
Options:
1) Akbar
2) Humayun
3) Babar
4) Shah Jahan
Correct Answer: Shah Jahan
Question-247: Which of the following won the Oscars 2017 Best Picture?
Options:
1) La La Land
2) Moonlight
3) Arrival
4) Fences
Correct Answer: Moonlight
Question-248: Which of the statements given below are correct?
1. The author of the novel ‘Half of a Yellow Sun’ is Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie.
2. The author of the novel ‘Middlesex’ is Jeffrey Eugenides.
3. The author of the novel ‘Missile Gap’ is China Mieville.
Options:
1) 1 and 2
2) 2 and 3
3) 1 and 3
4) 1, 2 and 3
Correct Answer: 1 and 2
Question-249: Which company acquired LinkedIn For $26.2 Billion?
Options:
1) Apple
2) Facebook
3) Microsoft
4) IBM
Correct Answer: Microsoft
Question-250: Which of the following rivers flows from India to Pakistan?
Options:
1) Satluj
2) Ghaghra
3) Betwa
4) Tapi
Correct Answer: Satluj