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General Awareness - 4 (Stenographer)

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Historical author Patrick Modiano won the 2014 Nobel Prize for literature. What is his nationality?

  1. Italian

  2. French

  3. Spanish

  4. English

  5. Mexican

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Correct Option: B

The police administration during the reign of Akbar was divided into three categories: Urban, district and village police. By whom were they headed?

  1. Kotwal, Faujdar and the village headman

  2. Qazi, Subedar and Kotwal

  3. Patwari, Faujdar and Mufti

  4. Faujdar, Mufti and Sarpanch

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Correct Option: A

Who among the following was the Constitutional Adviser to the Constituent Assembly?

  1. Sachchidanand Sinha

  2. B. N. Rao

  3. N. Gopalaswamy

  4. H. N. Kunzru

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Correct Option: B

Which of the following statements about isotherms is correct?

  1. Isotherms always remain parallel to the latitude.

  2. In January, isotherms deviate to the south over the ocean and to the north over the continent.

  3. In January, isotherms deviate to the north over the ocean and to the south over the continent.

  4. In January, isotherms deviate to the north over the ocean and to the south over the continent especially in the northern hemisphere.

  5. In January, isotherms deviate to the north over the ocean and to the south over the continent especially in the southern hemisphere.

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

In the northern hemisphere the land surface area is much larger than in the southern hemisphere. Hence, the effects of land mass and the ocean currents are well pronounced. In January, the isotherms deviate to the north over the ocean and to the south over the continent.

Sumitra Mahajan was unanimously elected as the Speaker of the 16th Lok Sabha. Which constituency has she been representing since 1989?

  1. Mandi

  2. Indore

  3. Ranchi

  4. Jhunjhunu

  5. Jalpaiguri

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Correct option is (2). 

Who won the 2014 Macau Open Grand Prix Gold Badminton Title in November 2014?

  1. Kim Hyo Min

  2. Sun Yu

  3. P. V. Sindhu

  4. Wang Shixian

  5. Saina Nehwal

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Correct option is (3).

The Supreme Court has been monitoring the black money investigation since 2009 based on a petition by

  1. Anna Hazare

  2. Arvind Kejriwal

  3. Ram Jethmalani

  4. Baba Ramdev

  5. Kiran Bedi

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Correct Option: C

In 2014, which of the following smartphones was recognised by Guinness Book of World Records as the slimmest smartphone in the world?

  1. Oppo R5

  2. Gionee Elife S5.1

  3. Vivo X3

  4. Huawei Ascend P6

  5. Samsung Galaxy Alpha

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Correct Option: B

Which of the following statements is incorrect about the types of vaccines?

  1. TAB vaccine for Typhoid, Salk vaccine for polio / poliomyelitis and Rabies vaccine are vaccines made from killed germs.

  2. Vaccines for Measles, Mumps, Typhoid and freeze dried vaccine for TB, BCG (Bacillus of Calmette-Guerin) are vaccines made from living weakened pathogens.

  3. Vaccine for small pox is a vaccine made from living and fully virulent pathogens.

  4. Measles, Mumps and Rubella (MMR) vaccines and OPV / Oral Polio vaccines are made by surface viruses.

  5. Vaccines for Tetanus and Diptheria are vaccines made from toxoids.

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Measles, Mumps and Rubella (MMR) vaccines and OPV / Oral Polio vaccines are made by attenuated viruses.

The committee to review Governance of Boards of Banks in India on 13th May 2014 submitted its report to Reserve Bank of India (RBI). The committee was headed by _________________________.

  1. Raghuram Rajan

  2. Sriram

  3. Arundhati Bhattacharya

  4. P. J. Nayak

  5. None of these

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The committee to review Governance of Boards of Banks in India on 13 May 2014 submitted its report to Reserve Bank of India (RBI). The committee was headed by P. J. Nayak. Hence, this option is correct.

Which of the following play(s) a leading role in the water cycle process?

  1. Moon

  2. Sun

  3. Trees

  4. River

  5. Bore wells

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Sun is the source of heat, which evaporates water reserves available on the earth, water vapours later condense to form clouds in the atmosphere and precipitate back as water, called rain on the earth. 

The chemical name of limewater is

  1. calcium hydroxide

  2. ammonium hydroxide

  3. magnesium hydroxide

  4. sodium hydroxide

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Correct Option: A

In November 2014, who among the following was appointed as special representative to resolve the India-China border issue?

  1. M. K. Narayanan

  2. Shivshankar Menon

  3. Mukul Rohatgi

  4. Ajit Kumar Doval

  5. Ranjit Kumar

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Correct option is (4).

According to a report in November 2014 by networking site LinkedIn, which of the following companies was the most sought after employer in the world?

  1. Apple

  2. Unilever

  3. Microsoft

  4. Google

  5. Facebook

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Correct option is (4).

Who is the founder of the Tata Iron and Steel Company?

  1. J. R. D. Tata

  2. Jamshedji Tata

  3. Ratan Tata

  4. Cyrus Mistry

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Correct Option: B
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