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General Awareness - 4 (Postal)

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The Indian Independence League was set up by

  1. Rash Behari Bose

  2. S. M. Joshi

  3. Aruna Asaf Ali

  4. Jayaprakash Narayan

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Correct Option: A

'Do or die' slogan was given by Gandhiji during

  1. the Non-Cooperation Movement

  2. the Civil Disobedience Movement

  3. the Quit India Movement

  4. the Individual Satyagraha

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

'Do or die' slogan was given by Gandhiji during the Quit India Movement.

In what way(s) is the Indian Constitution rigid?

  1. The provisions of the Constitution can be amended with two-thirds majority of the Parliament alone.

  2. The Centre alone can initiate amendments.

  3. The provisions regarding constitutional relationship between Union and State Governments can be amended only with the joint consent of Central and State Legislatures.

  4. All of the above

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Correct Option: A

The Union Public Service Commission does not deal with

  1. all matters concerning the mode and method of appointments in all the civil and public services under the Union

  2. all matters concerning with the elections of the parliament

  3. all matters of discipline and code of conduct for central government

  4. all matters concerning transfer, promotion and general principles of making recruitment

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Correct Option: B

Which of the following is not a salient feature of the Indian Constitution?

  1. Presidential type of government

  2. Lengthiest constitutional document in the world

  3. Provision for directive principles of the state policy

  4. Universal adult franchise

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The salient feature of the Indian Constitution includes all the given options, except (1). Presidential type of government is not the salient feature of the Indian constitution. India follows Parliamentary type of government. USA follows a Presidential type of government. 

The constellation Orion is named after __________.

  1. the Queen of Ethiopia

  2. a Greek hunter and warrior

  3. one of the seven sisters

  4. a dwarf planet

  5. none of these

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Yes, it is correct. Orion was an ancient Greek hunter and warrior and the constellation resembles this figure, with a club and a shield, and a sword dangling from his belt. The belt is usually the easiest part of Orion to spot, with three bright stars in a row.

A rainbow is formed in the sky after rain due to ____________.

  1. dispersion of light

  2. total internal reflection of light

  3. both 1 and 2

  4. lateral displacement of light

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

A rainbow is a meteorological phenomenon that is caused by reflection, refraction and dispersion of light in the water droplets, resulting in a spectrum of light appearing in the sky. It takes the form of a multi-coloured arc. Rainbows caused by sunlight always appear in the section of sky directly opposite to the sun.

The Neutron was discovered in the year

  1. 1759

  2. 1958

  3. 1814

  4. 1932

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Correct Option: D

In which of the following states was the Panchayati Raj first introduced?

  1. Rajasthan

  2. Gujarat

  3. Uttar Pradesh

  4. Bihar

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The correct option is (1).

What is the full form of ESOP?

  1. Employee Stock Operations Plan

  2. Executive Salary Options Plan

  3. Executive Stock Ownership Plan

  4. Employee Stock Ownership Plan

  5. Emergency Stock Operations Plan

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Yes. Employee Stock Ownership Plan is the expansion of ESOP

What is the name of water conducting channel in plants?

  1. Xylem

  2. Phloem

  3. Stomata

  4. Lenticels

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Correct Option: A

Recently, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) eased the gold import norms under which of the following schemes?

  1. 40 : 60

  2. 35 : 65

  3. 50 : 50

  4. 20 : 80

  5. 30 : 70

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Correct option is (4).

Which of the following is/are a non-renewable source of energy?

  1. Wind energy

  2. Solar energy

  3. Tidal energy

  4. Fossil fuels

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Fossil fuels are a non-renewable source of energy. 

Find the odd one out.

  1. Roger Federer

  2. Serena Williams

  3. Andre Agassi

  4. Louis Figo

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Louis Figo is a football player and others are tennis players.

Which of the following statements is not true about the law of gravitation?

  1. It is always attractive in nature.

  2. It is inversely proportional to the square of distance between two bodies.

  3. It depends on the medium separating the bodies.

  4. It depends on the masses of the bodies.

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Law of gravitation does not depend on the medium separating the bodies.

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