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General Awareness - 2 (Postal)

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Which of the following classes participated the least in the Indian National Movement?

  1. Peasants

  2. Princes of states

  3. Government officials

  4. Capitalists

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Correct Option: B

The first Civil Disobedience Movement was started by Gandhiji after the

  1. Rowlatt Act of 1919

  2. Jallianwala Bagh massacre

  3. Chauri-Chaura incident of 1922

  4. arrival of the Cripps Mission

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The first Civil Disobedience Movement was started by Gandhiji after the Rowlatt Act of 1919.

The Constitution of India is declared to have been adopted and enacted by the

  1. Constituent Assembly

  2. Indian Parliament

  3. Union Cabinet

  4. None of these

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

It was adopted and enacted by the ‘People of India’.

The Earth has only one natural satellite. Which of the following is that?

  1. The Sun

  2. Scorpius

  3. Little dipper

  4. The Moon

  5. None of these

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Yes, it is the correct answer. The Moon is Earth's only natural satellite and the fifth largest satellite in the Solar System.

What role does light energy play in the process of photosynthesis?

  1. Reduction of CO2

  2. Synthesis of glucose

  3. Activation of chlorophyll

  4. Photolysis of water

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Chorophyll absorbs light energy and becomes activated.

Which of the following states has the lowest sex ratio?

  1. Kerala

  2. Haryana

  3. Punjab

  4. Uttar Pradesh

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Correct option is (2).

A satellite orbiting the earth is kept moving by the centripetal force provided by

  1. the burning of fuel in its engine

  2. the ejection of hot gases from its exhaust

  3. the gravitational attraction of the sun

  4. the gravitational attraction of the earth

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

 

Photography came into existence in the

  1. 17th century

  2. 16th century

  3. 18th century

  4. 19th century

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Correct Option: C

Full form of ISRO is

  1. Indian Spaceship Research Organisation

  2. Indian Space Research Organisation

  3. International Space Research Organisation

  4. International Spaceship Research Centre

  5. Indian Spaceship Real Organisation

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

 It is correct answer

The power of a concave lens is __________.

  1. zero

  2. infinity

  3. a negative value

  4. a positive value

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

As the concave mirror is a diverging lens, so the power should be negative.

In August 2014, according to Reserve Bank of India (RBI) banks are allowed to set a limit of ____ free transactions at their own ATMs.

  1. 5

  2. 3

  3. 7

  4. 6

  5. 4

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Correct Option: A

For our energy requirements, we depend mostly on

  1. fossils

  2. nuclear energy

  3. wind energy

  4. hydro energy

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

We depend mostly on fossils (coal and petroleum) for our energy requirements. The use of coal as an energy source revolutionised the industrial world, which further led to a better quality of life all over the world. Growing demand of energy due to increasing population is basically fulfilled by the use of fossil fuels, i.e. coal and petroleum. Hence, option (1) is correct.

Which of the following is not the legislative power of the President?

  1. No bill passed by the two Houses of the Parliament can become law without his assent.

  2. He can dissolve the Parliament.

  3. No money bill can be introduced in the Parliament without his previous consent.

  4. No law of a municipal board can be enforced without his assent.

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The President's powers include vetoing, approving legislation, issuing proclamations and executive orders. 

________ is a football player.

  1. Viswanathan Anand

  2. Wayne Rooney

  3. Tim Duncan

  4. Novak Djokovic

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Wayne Rooney is a football player.

Which of the following powers can be exercised by both the President and the Governor?

  1. Power to pardon a sentence by court-martial

  2. Power to remit a sentence in an offence relating to a matter on the state list

  3. Power to commute a sentence of death in certain circumstances

  4. Power to remit a sentence by court-martial

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Correct Option: C
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