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General Awareness

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Who propounded the 'market law'?

  1. Adam Smith

  2. J.B. Say

  3. T.R. Malthus

  4. David Recardo


Correct Option: B

The Mohemmadan Anglo-Oriental College at Aligarh was founded by:

  1. Md. Ali Jinnah

  2. Mohammad Ali

  3. Saukat Ali

  4. Sir Syed Ahmed Khan


Correct Option: D

In India, population density is defined as the number of persons

  1. per square mile

  2. per lakh square mile

  3. per lakh square kilometre

  4. per square kilometre


Correct Option: D

Which was the birth place of Guru Nanak?

  1. Gurdaspur

  2. Amritsar

  3. Lahore

  4. Talwandi


Correct Option: D

The famous Kohinoor diamond was produced from one of the mines in:

  1. Orissa

  2. Chhota Nagpur

  3. Bijapur

  4. Golconda


Correct Option: D

The tropical grassland is called

  1. Pampas

  2. Llanas

  3. Savanah

  4. Veld


Correct Option: C

Which of the following countries have an unwritten Constitution?

  1. U.S.A.

  2. U.K.

  3. Pakistan

  4. India


Correct Option: B

Which of the following methods does not help in conserving soil fertility and moisture?

  1. Contour ploughing

  2. Dry farming

  3. Strip cropping

  4. Shifting agriculture


Correct Option: B

India Wins Freedom is the autobiography of:

  1. Maulana Abul Kalam Azad

  2. Muhammad Ali

  3. Zakir Hussain

  4. Syed Ahmad Khan


Correct Option: A

Bank deposits that can be withdrawn without notice are called:

  1. account payee deposits

  2. fixed deposits

  3. variable deposits

  4. demand deposits


Correct Option: D

Which of the following does not have an influence over the climate in India?

  1. Monsoons

  2. Ocean currents

  3. Nearness to equator

  4. Presence of Indian Ocean


Correct Option: B

The narrow stretch of water connecting two Seas is called:

  1. Bay

  2. Peninsula

  3. Isthamus

  4. Strait


Correct Option: D

A device used for converting a.c. into d.c. is called:

  1. transformer

  2. rectifier

  3. motor

  4. dynamo


Correct Option: B

Which of the following company has acquired the third 4ยท4 thousand mega power project to be established at Krishnapattanam (Andhra Pradesh) on the basis of its lowest bid?

  1. Reliance Power

  2. L & T

  3. Starline

  4. Power Grid


Correct Option: A

Which of the following books is written by A.P.J. Abdul Kalam?

  1. Developing India

  2. Science in Today's India

  3. Defence Set up in India

  4. Guiding Souls: Dialogues on the Purpose of Life


Correct Option: D

Who painted the master piece Hamsa Damayanti?

  1. Anjolie Ela Menon

  2. Abanindranath Tagore

  3. Amrita Shergill

  4. Raja Ravi Varma


Correct Option: D

Who is the highest civil servant of the Union Government?

  1. Attorney-General

  2. Cabinet Secretary

  3. Home Secretary

  4. Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister


Correct Option: B

The book "Unto the Last" which influenced Gandhi was authored by:

  1. Boris Yeltsin

  2. John Ruskin

  3. Pushkin

  4. Ruskin Bond


Correct Option: B

By-product obtained by soap industry is

  1. caustic soda

  2. glycerol

  3. naphthalene

  4. caustic potash


Correct Option: B

To an astronaut on the surface of the moon the sky appears:

  1. white

  2. rich blue

  3. light blue

  4. dark


Correct Option: D

The metal used to make lightning conductors is

  1. iron

  2. aluminium

  3. copper

  4. zinc


Correct Option: C

Which State Government has decided to impose one per cent cess on the construction activity to provide health insurance and security measures to the unorganised sector?

  1. Maharashtra

  2. Karnataka

  3. Andhra Pradesh

  4. Orissa


Correct Option: C

11th Plan Draft Document as approved by Planning Commission presents a target of 4% annual growth for agriculture. For industry and service sector growth rate has been targeted between-

  1. 7 to 9%

  2. 8 to 10%

  3. 9 to 11%

  4. 10 to 15%


Correct Option: C

Which is used for settling muddy water?

  1. Common salt

  2. Common alum

  3. Aluminium powder

  4. Bleaching powder


Correct Option: B

Rayon is made from:

  1. Plastic

  2. Gasoline

  3. Petroleum

  4. Cellulose


Correct Option: D
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