Days and Years

1.The United Nations declared 1993 as a year of the

disabled 

forests 

girl child

indigenous people

2.Which day is observed as World Food Day?

September 10 

August 16 

November 4

October 16

3.The year 1985 was declared as the International Year of

Blind

Youth

Children

GandhiWomen

4.'Rosh Hashanah' is the new year's day of which communities?

Jews

Muslims 

Hindus

Shinto

5.World Literacy Day is observed on

Sep 5 

Aug 6 

Sep 8 

Oct 24

World Organisations

1.Which of the following is Human Rights Organisation?

The French community The Organisation of African Unity The Arab League Amnesty International

2.The headquarters of International Atomic Energy Agency is located in

Vienna London Geneva Washington

3.The head quarters of the International Red Cross is situated in

Vienna Paris Hague Geneva

4.Which was the first country to withdraw from CENTO?

Iraq Afghanistan Turkey U.K.

5. Amnesty International has its headquarters at

Berlin New York Washington London

Inventions

1.For over 500 years, paper was only available and sold as single sheets. In 1902, an inventive Australian used half size sheets of paper, a bit of glue and cardboard to create the what?

Notepad 

Calendar 

Notice Board 

Telephone Book

2.Who developed the idea of Crop Rotation?

Potato Peterson 

Turnip Townsend 

Cabbage Carlson 

Swede Svenson

3.CORN FLAKES - Who made them first?

Nabisco 

Kellogg 

Quaker 

Archers

4. William Frederick is credited with the invention of the modern frisbee in the mid 1950's. In 1957 the Wham-O Company bought his idea and the rest is history. They named the toy after William Frisbie who was a ________?

Pie maker

Owner of a pizza parlor

Student at Yale

Ceramic plate designer

5.Who came up with the idea for INSTANT MASHED POTATO?

S. Tuberosum 

W. Raleigh

E. Asselbergs

K. Edwards

Technology

1.Sometimes computers and cache registers in a foodmart are connected to a UPS system. What does UPS mean?

United Parcel Service Uniform Product Support Under Paneling Storage Uninterruptable Power Supply

2. The electromagnetic coils on the neck of the picture tube or tubes which pull the electron beam from side to side and up and down are called a...?

Transformer Yoke Capacitor Diode

3.The transformer that develops the high voltage in a home television is commonly called a...?

Tesla coil Flyback Yoke Van de Graaf

4.What do we call a collection of two or more computers that are located within a limited distance of each other and that are connected to each other directly or indirectly?

Inernet Interanet Local Area Network Wide Area Network

5.What was the first ARPANET message?

"lo" "hello world" "mary had a little lamb" "cyberspace, the final frontier"

Indian Geography

1.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

2.Which of the following groups of states has the largest deposits of iron ore?

Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka Bihar and Orissa Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra West Bengal and Assam

3.Which of the following union territories of India has the highest density of population per sq km?

Pondicherry Lakshadweep Delhi Chandigarh

4.which atomic power station in India is built completely indigenously?

Kalpakkam Narora Rawat Bhata Tarapore

5.The south-west monsoon contributes ____ of the total rain in India.

86% 50% 22% 100%

Indian Politics

1.The phrase 'bicameral legislature' means

a single assembly an elected legislature a legislature consisting of a lower and an upper chamber parliamentary system of government

2.The power of Supreme Court of India to decide the dispute between the centre and states falls under its

advisory jurisdiction appellate jurisdiction original jurisdiction constitutional jurisdiction

3.The oath of office is administered to the Governor by the

chief justice of India president chief justice of high court speaker of legislative assembly

4.The nature of the anti-Imperialist struggle was

always peaceful and constitutional initially constitutional and by large non-violent based on continuous armed resistance largely supported by foreign powers

5.The preamble to our constitution provided that India is

a sovereign, socialist and democratic republic a sovereign, socialist, secular and democratic republic a sovereign republic with a socialist pattern of society a socialist, secular and democratic republic

Indian Geography

1. The Shimla Convention is an agreement that sets

Shimla as a tourist spot Shimla as the capital of Himachal Pradesh boundary between India and Tibet None of the above

2.Which of the following events took place in the Cenozoic era?

Formation of the rockies, India collides with Asia and the formation of the Himalayas and the Alps Formation of the Appalachians and central European mountains Splitting of India from Antarctic Breaking up of Pangaea

3.The mountain building in Himalayas began

about 45 million years ago when the continental plates of India and Eurasia converged on each other both (a) and (b) None of the above

4.The outer Himalayas lie between

the lease Himalayas and the Indo Gangetic plain the foot hills and the Indo Gangetic plain the greater Himalayas and the lesser Himalayas Indo-Gangetic plains and the peninsula

5.The oldest oil refinery in India is at

Digboi, Assam Haldia, near Kolkata Koyali, near Baroda Noonmati, Assam

General Science - Nuclear Science

1.The isotope of uranium capable of sustaining chain reaction is

U-235 U-245 U-239 U-238

2.The age of most ancient geological formations is estimated by

Ra - Si method Potassium - argon method C14 method Uranium - lead method

3.The dark lines in the solar spectrum are due to

absorption of corresponding wavelengths by the outer layers of the sun 

destructive interference between waves of certain definite wavelengths 

absorption of corresponding wavelengths by the prism used in the photograph 

absence of corresponding wavelengths from the light emitted by the core of the sun

4.In an atomic nucleus, neutrons and protons are held together by

gravitational forces exchange forces coulombic forces magnetic forces

5. Nuclear fission is caused by the impact of

neutron proton deuteron electron

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

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

Biology - GK

1.Movement of cell against concentration gradient is called

osmosis active transport diffusion passive transport

2.Photosynthesis generally takes place in which parts of the plant?

Leaf and other chloroplast bearing parts stem and leaf Roots and chloroplast bearing parts Bark and leaf

3.Plants synthesis protein from

starch sugar amino acids fatty acids

4.Plants absorb dissolved nitrates from soil and convert them into

free nitrogen urea ammonia proteins

5.One of the following is not a function of bones.

Place for muscle attachment Protection of vital organs Secretion of hormones for calcium regulation in blood and bones Production of blood corpuscles

Biology

1.Ordinary table salt is sodium chloride. What is baking soda?

Potassium chloride Potassium carbonate Potassium hydroxide Sodium bicarbonate

2.Ozone hole refers to

hole in ozone layer decrease in the ozone layer in troposphere decrease in thickness of ozone layer in stratosphere increase in the thickness of ozone layer in troposphere

3.Pine, fir, spruce, cedar, larch and cypress are the famous timber-yielding plants of which several also occur widely in the hilly regions of India. All these belong to

angiosperms gymnosperms monocotyledons dicotyledons

4.Pollination is best defined as

transfer of pollen from anther to stigma germination of pollen grains growth of pollen tube in ovule visiting flowers by insects

5.Plants receive their nutrients mainly from

chlorophyll atmosphere light soil

World Geography

1.The intersecting lines drawn on maps and globes are
latitudes longitudes geographic grids None of the above

2.The light of distant stars is affected by
the earth's atmosphere interstellar dust both (a) and (b) None of the above

3.The landmass of which of the following continents is the least?
Africa Asia Australia Europe

4.Without ____ the equator would be much hotter than it is while the poles would be much cooler.
latitudinal redistribution of heat cycle of air circulation global wind pattern All are similar terms

5.The habitats valuable for commercially harvested species are called
coral reefs sea grass bed hot spots None of the above

Technology

1.What is part of a database that holds only one type of information?

Report Field Record File

2.'OS' computer abbreviation usually means ?

Order of Significance Open Software Operating System Optical Sensor

3.'.MOV' extension refers usually to what kind of file?

Image file Animation/movie file Audio file MS Office document

4.The purpose of choke in tube light is ?

To decrease the current To increase the current To decrease the voltage momentarily To increase the voltage momentarily

5.Who developed Yahoo?

Dennis Ritchie & Ken Thompson David Filo & Jerry Yang Vint Cerf & Robert Kahn Steve Case & Jeff Bezos

Indian Geography

1.The Paithan (Jayakwadi) Hydro-electric project, completed with the help of Japan, is on the river

Ganga Cauvery Narmada Godavari

2.The percentage of irrigated land in India is about

45 65 35 25

3.The southernmost point of peninsular India, that is, Kanyakumari, is

north of Tropic of Cancer south of the Equator south of the Capricorn north of the Equator

4.The pass located at the southern end of the Nilgiri Hills in south India is called

the Palghat gap the Bhorghat pass the Thalgat pass the Bolan pass

5.The principal copper deposits of India lie in which of the following places?

Hazaribag and Singbhum of Bihar Khetri and Daribo areas of Rajasthan Anantapur in Andhra Pradesh Siwaliks in Uttar Pradesh and in Karnataka

World Geography

1.The Homolographic projection has the correct representation of

shape area baring distance

2.The latitudinal differences in pressure delineate a number of major pressure zones, which correspond with

zones of climate zones of oceans zones of land zones of cyclonic depressions

3.The higher the wind speed and the longer the fetch or distance of open water across which the wind blows and waves travel, the ____ waves and the ____ energy they process.

larger, more larger, less smaller, more smaller, less

4.The hazards of radiation belts include

deterioration of electronic circuits damage of solar cells of spacecraft adverse effect on living organisms All of the above

5.The great Victoria Desert is located in

Canada West Africa Australia North America

Indian Politics

1.The Parliament of India cannot be regarded as a sovereign body because

it can legislate only on subjects entrusted to the Centre by the Constitution 

it has to operate within the limits prescribed by the Constitution

the Supreme Court can declare laws passed by parliament as unconstitutional if they contravene the provisions of the Constitution 

All of the above

2.The name of the Laccadive, Minicoy and Amindivi islands was changed to Lakshadweep by an Act of Parliament in

1970 1971 1972 1973

3.The members of the Rajya Sabha are elected by

the people Lok Sabha elected members of the legislative assembly elected members of the legislative council

4.The members of the panchayat are

nominated by the district officer 

the electorates of the respective territorial constituencies 

nominated by local self-government minister of the state 

nominated by the block development organization

5.The power to decide an election petition is vested in the

Parliament 

Supreme Court 

High courts 

Election Commission

General Science - Synthetic Materials

1.Which is/are the important raw material(s) required in cement industry?

Gypsum and Clay Clay Limestone and Clay Limestone

2.Which type of fire extinguisher is used for petroleum fire?

Powder type Liquid type Soda acid type Foam type

3.Which of the following is commonly called a 'polyamide'?

Terylene Nylon Rayon Orlon

4.Epoxy resins are used as

detergents insecticides adhesives moth repellents

5.Detergents used for cleaning clothes and utensils contain?

bicarbonates bismuthates sulphonates nitrates

Honours and Awards

1.B. C. Roy Award is given in the field of

Music Journalism Medicine Environment

2.Gandhi Peace Prize for the year 2000 was awarded to the former President of South Africa along with

Sathish Dawan C. Subramanian Grameen Bank of Bangladesh World Health Organisation

3.The prestigious Ramon Magsaysay Award was conferred upon Ms. Kiran Bedi for her excellent contribution to which of the following fields?

Literature Community Welfare Government Service Journalism

4.Which is the highest gallantry award in India?

Param Vishishtat Seva Medal Param Vir Chakra Kirti Chakra Vir Chakra

5.The first recipient of Rajiv Gandhi's 'Khel Ratna' award is

Vishwanathan Anand Leander Peas Kapil Dev Limba Ram

Railway Recruitment Exam - GK

1.The headquarters of North -Eastern Frontier Railway (NEFR) is–

Calcutta Maligaon (Guwahati) Chennai Gorakhpur

2.In which of the following cities, the first sub-way train was started?

Mumbai Delhi Calcutta Chennai

3.General Manger is responsible for–

Railway Board Railway Ministry Both railway Board and Railway Ministry None of these

4.The headquarters of South-Central Railways is situated at–

Mumbai (V.T) Chennai Secundrabad Mumbai (Central)

5.The headquarters of Northern Railway is at–

New Delhi Guwahati Gorakhpur Mumbai (V.T)