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General Knowledge (Insurance Exams)

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Man discovered fire in the ______ Age.

  1. Metal

  2. Prehistoric

  3. New Stone

  4. Old Stone


Correct Option: D

Which of the following books tells about the Vedic Civilization?

  1. The Rig Veda

  2. The Sama Veda

  3. The Mahabharata

  4. The Ramayana


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Correct Answer: The Rig Veda

Gun power is made from

  1. salt, pepper and sugar

  2. sulfur, charcoal and salt

  3. sulfur, charcoal and potassium hydroxide

  4. charcoal, salt and pepper


Correct Option: C

In which of the following ways are bacterial cells different from plant and animal cells?

  1. They have no cell walls.

  2. They do not have organelles.

  3. They can not move.

  4. They do not contain DNA.


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

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Which of the following books is written by Thomas Hardy?

  1. Gitanjali

  2. Godan

  3. Descent of Man

  4. Far from the Madding Crowd


Correct Option: D

Who is the author of “The Idiot”?

  1. Homer

  2. Fyodor Dostoyevsky

  3. Rudyard Kipling

  4. None of the above


Correct Option: B

Directions: Choose the appropriate answer from the options given below:

The currency used in Hungary is

  1. Dollar

  2. Peso

  3. Won

  4. Forint


Correct Option: D

Directions: Choose the appropriate answer from the options given below:

The currency used in Ethiopia is

  1. Birr

  2. Mark

  3. Franc

  4. Dollar


Correct Option: A

Who was the 22nd Governor of RBI?

  1. Dr. C. Rangarajan

  2. Bimal Jalan

  3. Y. Venugopal Reddy

  4. D. Subarao


Correct Option: D

Which of the following taxes is levied and collected by the union but wholly assigned to the states?

  1. Taxes on railway fares and freights

  2. Stamp duties

  3. Sales tax

  4. Custom duties


Correct Option: A

Name the first woman member of the US Congress.

  1. Gertrude Ederle

  2. Viscountess Aslor

  3. Jannette Rankin

  4. Amy Johnson


Correct Option: C

Which of the following does not constitute the Electoral College for electing the President of India?

  1. Elected members of the Legislative Council

  2. Elected members of the Legislative Assembly

  3. Elected members of Lok Sabha

  4. Elected members of Rajya Sabha


Correct Option: A

Who was the first Chairman of the Planning Commission?

  1. Jawaharlal Nehru

  2. BR Ambedkar

  3. C Rangarajan

  4. KC Pant


Correct Option: A

Who was the first woman to fly from Britain to Australia solo in the year 1930?

  1. Gertrude Ederle

  2. Viscountess Aslor

  3. Jannette Rankin

  4. Amy Johnson


Correct Option: D

The first Nobel Prize for Peace was awarded to

  1. Ralph Johnson Bench

  2. Kofi Annan

  3. Roosevelt

  4. None of these


Correct Option: C

One a.m.u. of mass defect releases _____ amount of energy.

  1. 931.48 Mev

  2. 231.48 Mev

  3. 350 Mev

  4. 1140 Mev


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

One a.m.u. of mass defect releases 931.48 Mev energy. 

The C- 14 dating was discovered by

  1. Willard Libby

  2. Yukawa

  3. Rutherford

  4. Becquerel


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Willard Libby developed radiocarbon dating as a method to measure radioactivity.

Which of the following crops are associated with Rabi season?

  1. Fruits and vegetables

  2. Jute and sugarcane

  3. Wheat, barley and gram

  4. Rice, millet and cotton


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Wheat, barley and gram are Rabi season crops. Rabi crop or Rabi harvest refers to an agricultural crop sown in winter and harvested in the summer season. The common examples are wheat and barley. 

Which among the following is not a negative economic effect of accumulation of Black money?

  1. It leads to investment of scarce resources in unproductive areas.

  2. It acts against poor person and those who have a fixed income module.

  3. It affects the balance of trade statistics.

  4. It creates false inflationary trends.


Correct Option: C

A common periscope is used to see outside objects above the water surface from inside a submarine. For deflection of light, it uses

  1. optical fibers

  2. inclined mirrors

  3. total internal reflection

  4. total internal refraction


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

 A common periscope is used to see outside objects above the water surface from inside a submarine. For deflection of light, it uses  total internal reflection

What is the device that steps up or steps down the voltage?

  1. Dynamo

  2. Conductor

  3. Inductor

  4. Transformer


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

 Transformer is the device that steps up or steps down the voltage.

What is the distinctive characteristic of the dam on the river Mahanadi?

  1. It is the second longest dam in the world.

  2. It is the tallest dam in Asia.

  3. It is the only series of small dams in India.

  4. It is the longest dam in the world.


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The dam on the river Mahanadi is the longest dam in the world. Hirakud Dam is built across the Mahanadi River, about 15 km from Sambalpur in the state of Orissa in India. Built in 1957, the dam is one of the world's longest earthen dams. Behind the dam extends a lake, Hirakud Reservoir, 55 km long. Hirakud Dam is the longest man-made dam in the world, about 26 km in length. 

A person seeking election to the office of the Vice President must have completed ______ years of age.

  1. 35

  2. 30

  3. 25

  4. 18


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

A person must be thirty-five years old to become the Vice-President according to Article 2, Section 1 of the Constitution. 

Who was honored with Shiromani Punjabi Kavi Award

  1. Atam Hamrahi

  2. Harbhajan Singh

  3. None of the above

  4. Surjit Pattar


Correct Option: D

Who was given Kabir Award in Punjabi?

  1. Dr. Harbhajan Singh

  2. Amrita Pritam

  3. Attam Hamrahi

  4. None of the above


Correct Option: A
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