Honours and Awards

1.The Nobel peace prize is awarded in which city?

Oslo Stockholm Brussels Geneva

2.Who among the following is not a recipient of the Bharatiya Jnanpith Award?

Ashaparna Devi M. F. Hussain Raghupathi Sahai V. K. Gokak

3.Sharad Joshi Samman is awarded for

Cartoon Satire and essay Trade Union Activity Social Service

4.The first recipient of Nehru Award was

Martin Luther King Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan Mother Teresa U Thant

5.Shanthi Swaroop Bhatnagar awards are given for

exploring new dimensions in creative writing in Indian languages outstanding contribution to science creating mass awareness on environmental issues excellence in film direction

Indian Geography

1.The most plausible explanation for the location of the Thar desert in western India is

the obstruction caused by the Aravalis to the rain-bearing wind that proceeds to the Ganga Valley the evaporation of moisture by heat the absence of mountains to the north of Rajasthan to cause orographic rainfall in it that the moisture carried by the South-west monsoon is driven away by the dry upper air current

2.The northern boundary of the peninsular plateau of Indian runs parallel to the Ganga and the Yamuna from Rajmahal hills to a point near

Allahabad Delhi Gwalior Jaipur

3.Which of the following food grain crops occupies the largest part of the cropped area in India?

Barley and maize Jowar and bajra Rice Wheat

4.The oldest rocks in India are reported from

Dharwar region, Karnataka Aravalli range, Rajasthan Vindhyan range, Madhya Pradesh Siwalik range, Punjab

5.Which of the following groups of rivers originate from the Himachal mountains?

Beas, Ravi and Chenab Ravi, Chenab and Jhelum Sutlej, Beas and Ravi Sutlej, Ravi and Jhelum

Basic General Knowledge

1.Hitler party which came into power in 1933 is known as

LLabour Party Nazi Party Ku-Klux-Klan Democratic Party

2.FFC stands for

Foreign Finance Corporation Film Finance Corporation Federation of Football Council None of the above

3.Fastest shorthand writer was

Dr. G. D. Bist J.R.D. Tata J.M. Tagore Khudada Khan

4.Epsom (England) is the place associated with

Horse racing Polo Shooting Snooker

5. Galileo was an Italian astronomer who

developed the telescope discovered four satellites of Jupiter discovered that the movement of pendulum produces a regular time measurement All of the above

Chemistry

1.The gas used for artificial ripening of green fruit is

ethylene ethane carbon dioxide acetylene

2.Zone refining is used for the purification of

Au Ge Ag Cu

3.The main chemical constituent of the oil of cardamom which is responsible for flavour of this oil is

cineole engenol geraniol limonene

4.The high reactivity of fluorine is due to

its high electro negativity small size of fluorine atom availability of d-orbitals strong F - F bond

5.The major constituent of air is

nitrogen carbon dioxide oxygen hydrogen

Days and Years

1.National Maritime Day of India falls on

April 5 June 5 October 5 September 5

2. Journalist Day was celebrated for the first time all over the country on

Oct. 20, 1984 Oct. 1, 1984 Oct 28, 1984 Oct. 8, 1984

3.'Teacher's Day' is observed on which of the date?

September 5 January 30 November 14 October 2

4.The World Environment Day is celebrated on

April 7 June 5 August 6 June 16

5.Which day is observed as World No Smoking Day ?

15th July 31st December 1st January 31st May

World Geography

1.The hydrological cycle is a conceptual model that describes

the storage of water between biosphere, hydrosphere, atmosphere and lithosphere the movement of water between biosphere, atmosphere, lithosphere and hydrosphere both (a) and (b) None of the above

2.The least explosive type of volcano is called

Basalt plateau Cinder cone Shield volcanoes Composite volcanoes

3.The largest fish exporting region in the world is

the north-east atlantic region the north-east pacific region the north-west pacific region the south-east asian region

4.The hot and cold deserts together occupy nearly ____ land area of the world.

1/2 1/4th 1/3rd 3/4th

5.The islands with coral covered surfaces in Bay of Bengal are

Andaman islands Nicobar islands both (a) and (b) None of the above

Indian Politics

1.The president can expend out of the Contingency Fund of India

only with the approval of the Parliament without the approval of the Parliament only in the case of the national calamities None of the above

2.The pre-requisite for the enforcement of directive principles of the state policy is

an effective, hones government socialist government active opposition adequate resources

3.The office of the president can fall vacant due to

resignation death removal All of the above

4.The powers to legislate with respect to any matter not enumerated in any of the three lists are mentioned as residuary powers. Which of the following is empowered to determine finally as to whether or not a particular matter falls in this category

Lok Sabha Judiciary Rajya Sabha Parliament

5.The Parliament enjoys legislative power over subjects in

the union list only the concurrent list only both union and concurrent list all the three lists, viz. union list, state list and the concurrent list

General Science - Measurements

1.'Bar' is the unit of

temperature heat atmospheric pressure current

2.Kilowatt is a unit to measure

work power electricity current

3.Electric current is measure by

commutator anemometer ammeter voltmeter

4.A chronometer measures

colour contrast sound waves time water waves

5.Nautical mile is a unit of distance used in

navigation road mile astronomy measuring the boundaries of a nation

Basic General Knowledge

1.ICAO stands for

International Civil Aviation Organization Indian Corporation of Agriculture Organization Institute of Company of Accounts Organization None of the above

2.India's first Technicolor film ____ in the early 1950s was produced by ____

'Jhansi Ki Rani', Sohrab Modi 'Jhansi Ki Rani', Sir Syed Ahmed 'Mirza Ghalib', Sohrab Modi 'Mirza Ghalib', Munshi Premchand

3.India has largest deposits of ____ in the world.

gold copper mica None of the above

4.India's first atomic reactor was

Zerlina Dhruva Apsara Kamini

5.India's tallest stone statue of the Jain sage Gomateswara is at

Mysore, Karnakata New Delhi Sravanabelagola, Karnataka Mandu, Madhya Pradesh