General Awareness Question Papers
07 June 2019 (Shift-3)
Q.1 ___________codified the first two laws of thermodynamics and deduced that the absolute zero of temperature is −273.15°C. He was honoured for this with the naming of the Kelvin temperature scale.
1. Robert Hooke
2. William Thomson
3. William Crookes
4. Luis Alvarez
Correct Answer: William Thomson
Q.2 Who decides on the issue related to the disqualification of a Member of Lok Sabha under Tenth Schedule?
1. Speaker
2. Prime Minister
3. Vice President
4. President
Correct Answer: Speaker
Q.3 The Suri king ______ was defeated by Humayun to regain his kingdom.
1. Sikandar Suri
2. Mahmood Suri
3. Sher Shah Suri
4. Bahalol Suri
Correct Answer: Sikandar Suri
Q.4 In March 2019, a science teacher from rural Kenya named _____ won the prestigious Global Teacher Prize 2019, worth $1 million, which honours the world’s best teacher.
1. Peter Tabichi
2. Andria Zafirakou
3. Hanan Al Hroub
4. Nancie Atwell
Correct Answer: Peter Tabichi
Q.5 Who invented the atomic battery in 1912?
1. Henry Moseley
2. Benjamin Franklin
3. Louis Pasteur
4. Alessandro Volta
Correct Answer: Henry Moseley
Q.6 ________ is an important road link between Srinagar on one side and Kargil and Leh on the other side.
1. Muling La
2. Zoji La
3. Shipki La
4. Qara Tag La
Correct Answer: Zoji La
Q.7 Brazilian physicist and astronomer ______was awarded the 2019 Templeton Prize, worth $1.4 million, for his work blending science and spirituality.
1. Nicolaus Copernicus
2. Charles Messier
3. Marcelo Gleiser
4. Edwin Hubble
Correct Answe: Marcelo Gleiser
Q.8 What does the Lorenz Curve indicate?
1. Relationship between the price of a certain commodity and its demand
2. Taxable income elasticity
3. Rate of employment
4. Income distribution
Correct Answer: Income distribution
Q.9 Asian Games, also known as Asiad, is a multi-sport event held every ____ years among athletes from all over Asia.
1. six
2. five
3. three
4. four
Correct Answer: four
Q.10 The maximum number of nominated members to Lok Sabha is ____.
1. 4
2. 2
3. 3
4. 1
Correct Answer: 2
Q.11 Flying Officer _____ of the Indian Air Force (IAF) created history by becoming the first Indian woman to fly her first solo fighter flight in a Russian-made MiG-21 fighter.
1. Anjali Gupta
2. Mohana Singh
3. Avani Chaturvedi
4. Bhawana Kanth
Correct Answer: Avani Chaturvedi
Q.12 In March 2019, the Government of ____ launched the ‘Lose to Win’ programme to assist overweight employees shed extra kilos and adopt a healthy lifestyle.
1. UAE
2. US
3. Australia
4. UK
Correct Answer: UAE
Q.13 The base financial year for the calculation of the all India Index of Industrial Production (IIP) is:
1. 2005-2006
2. 2004-2005
3. 2011-2012
4. 2010-2011
Correct Answer: 2011-2012
Q.14 _____ built the world-famous Harmandar Sahib, popularly known as the Golden Temple in Amritsar.
1. Guru Arjan Dev
2. Guru Ram Das
3. Guru Siri Har Rai
4. Guru Angad Dev
Correct Answer: Guru Arjan Dev
Q.15 The deficiency of which nutrient causes night blindness?
1. Vitamin A
2. Vitamin C
3. Vitamin K
4. Proteins
Correct Answer: Vitamin A
Q.16 _______ won gold in the Men’s freestyle wrestling 65 kg category at the Dan Kolov 2019 wrestling event.
1. Sushil Kumar
2. Sandeep Tomar
3. Yogeshwar Dutt
4. Bajrang Punia
Correct Answer: Bajrang Punia
Q.17 The Almatti dam project on the Krishna river was an issue between which states?
1. Karnataka and Tamil Nadu
2. Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh
3. Karnataka and Goa
4. Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu
Correct Answer: Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh
Q.18 _____ is famous for outstanding specimen of Buddhist art and architecture, belonging to the period between the 3rd century B.C. and the 12th century A.D.
1. Satna
2. Vidisha
3. Dewas
4. Sanchi
Correct Answer: Sanchi
Q.19 During whose reign did the Chinese traveller Hiuen Tsang visit India?
1. Chandragupta Vikramaditya
2. Harshavardhana
3. Samudragupta
4. Chandragupta I
Correct Answer: Harshavardhana
Q.20 ________was the first person to isolate methane gas. He discovered that methane mixed with air could be exploded using an electric spark.
1. Alessandro Volta
2. William Thomson
3. Louis Pasteur
4. William Crookes
Correct Answer: Alessandro Volta
Q.21 In March 2018, Indian actress ____ was named as the new ambassador of the international award-winning non-profit organisation, Educate Girls.
1. Priyanka Chopra
2. Aishwarya Rai
3. Deepika Padukone
4. Katrina Kaif
Correct Answer: Katrina Kaif
Q.22 Who was the fifth of the ten Sikh gurus?
1. Guru Ramdas
2. Guru Arjan Dev
3. Guru Hargobind
4. Guru Angad
Correct Answer: Guru Arjan Dev
Q.23 The Qutub Minar was named after the Sufi saint __________.
1. Syed Waheed Ashraf
2. Khwaja Qutbuddin Bakhtiyar Kaki
3. Alauddin Sabir Kaliyari
4. Qutub-ud-Din Aibak
Correct Answer: Khwaja Qutbuddin Bakhtiyar Kaki
Q.24 ‘Shifting cultivation’ is also known as ______ in northeast India.
1. Ladang
2. Jhum
3. Logan
4. Chena
Correct Answer: Jhum
Q.25 The theory that dinosaurs were driven to extinction by the aftermath of a large asteroid impact on Earth was given by _________.
1. Wilhelm Röntgen
2. Henry Moseley
3. William Crookes
4. Luis Alvarez
Correct Answer: Luis Alvarez