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GENERAL AWARENESS QUESTIONS POSTED IN JULY 2017

1. Ujjain is located on the banks of the river –

a. Chambal b. Narmada c. Shipra d. Parbati

2. Nathu la pass connects which Indian State with China?

a. Sikkim b. Uttarakhand c. Himachal Pradesh d. Arunachal Pradesh

3. Rabatak inscription found in Afghanistan relates to which Indian King?

a. Kanishka b. Mahmud Ghazni c. Akbar d. Ashoka

4. Cecum is a part of which internal organ?

a. Stomach b. Large intestine c. Liver d. Pancreas

5. Who is regarded as the Guru of Kabir?

a. Ramanujacharya b. Purandardas c. Vallabhacharya d. Ramanand

6. Who of the following has NOT been awarded the Bharat Ratna?

a. CV Raman b. CNR Rao c. Homi J Bhabha d. APJ Abdul Kalam

7. With which of the following companies is Shashi Ruia associated?

a. Essar b. Dabur c. Ashok Leyland d. Apollo Tyres

8. The Interpretation of Dreams is a book written by –

a. Albert Einstein b. Sigmund Freud c. Harry Houdini d. Benjamin Franklin

9. Kourou rocket launching station located in –

a. Kazakhstan b. Russia c. British Guiana d. French Guiana

10. A pulmonologist deals with the diseases of the –

a. Lungs b. Pancreas c. Kidneys d. Eyes

11. Mahatma Gandhi Antarrashtriya Hindi Vishwavidyalaya is located in –

a. Jhansi b. Wardha c. Varanasi d. Porbandar

12. Hilton Young Commission is related to the formation of –

a. Planning Commission b. State Bank of India

c. Reserve Bank of India d. Bombay Stock Exchange

13. Which city was earlier known as Bhagyanagar?

a. Bhopal b. Agra c. Lucknow d. Hyderabad

14. Which State is the largest producer of marble?

a. Rajasthan b. Odisha c. Maharashtra d. Karnataka

15. James Dewar is well known as the inventor of –

a. Thermos Flask b. Electric Iron c. Gramophone d. Refrigerator

16. The Argumentative Indian is a book written by –

a. Nirad C. Choudhary b. Amartya Sen c. Manmohan Singh d. Khuswant Singh

17. What type of animal is Jerdon's Courser?

a. Mammal b. Fish c. Bird d. Butterfly

18. Jaitapur nuclear power project is located in –

a. Karnataka b. Tamil Nadu c. Gujarat d. Maharashtra

19. With which country does India conduct the joint military exercise Bold Kurukshetra?

a. Indonesia b. Thailand c. Singapore d. Japan

20. Itai Itai is a disease caused by the poisoning effect of –

a. Cadmium b. Mercury c. Cotton d. Asbestos

21. Where is the Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics located?

a. Mumbai b. Ahmedabad c. Chennai d. Kolkata

22. India' s first research station in the Arctic is named –

a. Bharati b. Maitri c. Himadri d. Gangotri

23. How many fundamental duties have been laid down in the Indian Constitution?

a. 10 b. 11 c. 12 d. 13

24. M in SIM in relation to mobile phones stands for –

a. Module b. Mobile c. Member d. Memory

25. Which of the following is resistant to neurotoxins?

a. Mouse b. Hare c. Mongoose d. Antelope

26. Inuit tribe is native to which of the following countries?

a. Canada b. Iran c. China d. Afghanistan

27. Which of the following logic gates gives a high output only if all the inputs are high?

a. OR GATE b. NOR GATE c. AND GATE d. NAND GATE

28. Grasslands of North America are known as –

a. Pampas b. Steppes c. Savannah d. Prairies

29. Which type of soil is most suitable for growth of cotton?

a. Black b. Red c. Laterite d. Sandy

30. The headquarters of South Central Railway are located in –

a. Bangalore b. Vijayawada c. Secunderabad d. Hubli

31. Where is the Ben Gurion airport located?

a. France b. Israel c. Turkey d. Russia

32. Which of the following is the official emergency number in the United States of America?

a. 911 b. 999 c. 111 d. 112

33. Gautamiputra Satkarni belonged to which dynasty?

a. Pandyas b. Satvahanas c. Rashtrakutas d. Chandelas

34. Beaufort Scale is used in the measurement of –

a. Wind force b. Earthquake intensity c. Luminous intensity d. Intensity of sound

35. In which layer are the auroras formed?

a. Stratosphere b. Troposphere c. Thermosphere d. Mesosphere

36. Population density (per sq km) of India as per 2011 census is –

a. 325 persons b. 345 persons c. 382 persons d. 400 persons

37. With how many countries does Sikkim share its borders?

a. Three b. Two c. One d. None

38. Madhubani painting is native to which State?

a. Jharkhand b. Bihar c. Chhattisgarh d. Madhya Pradesh

39. Who was considered by the British as the Father of Indian Unrest?

a. Gopal Krishna Gokhale b. Dadabhai Naoroji

c. Mahatma Gandhi d. Lokmamya Tilak

40.Who administers the oath of office to a Member of Parliament?

a. President b. Speaker c. Prime Minister d. Chief Justice of India

41. An average adult human being at rest breathes _______ times in a minute.

a. 10 to 12 b. 15 to 18 c. 22 to 25 d. 28 to 30

42. Who was the President of India at the time of Indo-Pak war in 1971?

a. VV Giri b. Zakir Hussain c. MD Hidayatullah d. FA Ahmed

43. Shiwalik mountain range is also known as-

a. Inner Himalayas b. Lesser Himalayas c. Outer Himalayas d. Greater Himalayas

44. Dakshin Bharat Hindi Prachar Sabha was founded by –

a. Subramaniyam Bharati b. C Rajagopalachari

c. Dr. Radhakrishnan d. Mahatma Gandhi

45. Who discovered that malaria was transmitted by mosquitoes?

a. Ronald Ross b. Louis Pasteur c. Edward Jenner d. Roentgen

46. Ohm's Law defines the relationship between –

a. current and resistance b. voltage and current

c. voltage and charge d. current and capacitance

47. Which of the following is not a non-communicable disease?

a. Asthma b. Cancer c. Diabetes d. Anthrax

48.Which of the following snakes builds a nest? –

a. Python b. King Cobra c. Anaconda d. Rattlesnake

49. The tenure of a Rajya Sabha member is –

a. 6 years b. 5 years c. 4 years d. 2 years

50. Suez Canal passes through which country?

a. Iraq b. Saudi Arabia c. Egypt d. Oman

51. Which is the most populous district in India?

a. Allahabad b. Thane c. Ajmer d. Siliguri

52. The ratio of India's land frontier to its coastline is –

a. 1 : 2 b. 1.5 : 2 c. 2 : 1 d. 1.5 : 1

53. Hindi Diwas is observed on –

a. September 14 b. November 14 c. August 29 d. October 22

54. Which animal can be seen on the logo of Reserve Bank of India?

a. Lion b. Elephant c. Horse d. Tiger

55. Alfred Park, also known as Chandrasekhar Azad Park is located in –

a. Lucknow b. Kanpur c. Allahabad d. Meerut

56. Where is India's first shore based steel plant located?

a. Cochin b. Visakhapatna c. Surat d. Rourkela

57. Montgolfier brothers are well known as the inventors of –

a. Hot air balloon b. Aeroplane c. Steam engine d. Helicopter

58. Clouded Leopard National Park is located in –

a. Himachal Pradesh b. Sikkim c. Jharkhand d. Tripura

59. Dudhsagar Waterfall is located in –

a. Goa b. Madhya Pradesh c. Maharashtra d. Karnataka

60. Harish Chandra Research Institute is located in –

a. Vadodara b. Hyderabad c. Allahabad d. Dehradun

61. Who is the author of the book Anandmath?

a. Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay b. Sarat Chandra Chatterjee

c. Ishwar Chand Vidyasagar d. Rabindranath Tagore

62. Pavo cristatus is the name of the National ________ of India.

a. Tree b. Bird c. Flower d. Aquatic animal

63. Gender ratio of India is better than which of the following countries?

a. Pakistan b. Bangladesh c. China d. Nepal

64. The capital of India was shifted from Calcutta to Delhi in the year –

a. 1905 b. 1909 c. 1910 d. 1911

65. Which of the following currency notes has the image of the Parliament of India?

a. Rs. 50 b. Rs. 100 c. Rs. 500 d. Rs. 2000

66. The city of Amritsar was founded by –

a. Guru Angad b. Guru Ramdas c. Guru Gobind Singh d. Guru Teg Bahadur

67. Which is the most common mineral in the human body?

a. Iron b. Copper c. Calcium d. Sodium

68. Lycopersican esculentum is the scientific name of –

a. Potato b. Cucumber c. Cabbage d. Tomato

69. Uma Bharati was the first woman Chief Minister of –

a. Madhya Pradesh b. Chhattisgarh c. Uttar Pradesh d. Uttarakhand

70. Devi Ahilyabai Holkar Airport is located in –

a. Gwalior b. Indore c. Bhopal d. Nagpur

71. Which country is known as Sugar bowl of the World?

a. India b. China c. Brazil d. Cuba

72. Knesset is the Parliament of –

a. Germany b. Italy c. Israel d. Turkey

73. Who gave the slogan Back to the Vedas?

a. Swami Vivekananda b. Swami Dayanand Saraswati

c. Ramakrishna Parahamsa d. Raja Ram Mohan Roy

74. The conventional regulator of a fan is a/an –

a. Resistor b. Capacitor c. Inductor d. Transformer

75. Which of the following is the capital of Bahrain?

a. Nicosia b. Manama c. Beirut d. Amman

76. Chauri chaura incident occurred in the year –

a. 1919 b. 1920 c. 1922 d. 1924

77. How many times should a medicine prescribed b.i.d. be taken?

a. Once daily b. once in 2 days c. twice daily d. thrice daily

78. Which of the following is a metabolic process? -

a. Pasteurization b. Distillation c. Saponification d. Fermentation

79. Which of the following is located on the western coast of India?

a. Kandla b. Toothukudi c. Ennore d. Paradip

80. Pepsin is an enzyme secreted by –

a. Pancreas b. Stomach c. Liver d. Small intestine

81. How many States have a border with Pakistan?

a. 2 b. 3 c. 4 d. 5

82. The High Court of Rajasthan is located at –

a. Jaipur b. Jodhpur c. Udaipur d. Ajmer

83. In which year did Yuri Gagarin make the first space flight?

a. 1956 b. 1957 c. 1959 d. 1961

84. Birth anniversary of Sardar Patel is observed as -

a. Rashtriya Ekta Diwas b. Sadbhawna Diwas

c. Vijay Diwas d. Shaheed Diwas

85. The headquarters of Allahabad Bank are located at –

a. Allahabad b. Lucknow c. Patna d. Kolkata

86. Which organization notifies World Heritage Sites?

a. UNICEF b. UNESCO c. WWF d. UNDP

87. In the absence of Chief Justice , the President of India is administered the oath of office by the –

a. Vice-President b. Prime Minister

c. Lok Sabha Speaker d. Senior most Judge of the SC

88. The famous Minaksi Temple is located in –

a. Madurai b. Mahabalipuram c. Hampi d. Thanjavur

89. Saga of Struggle and Sacrifice is a book written by –

a. Shashi Tharoor b. Raghuram Rajan c. Pranab Mukherjee d. Urjit Patel

90. Which is the largest Bay in the world?

a. Bay of Bengal b. Hudson Bay c. San Francisco Bay d. Grand Traverse Bay

91. Which city was once known as Purushapura?

a. Patna b. Peshawar c. Patiala d. Panipat

92. Who Moved My Cheese is a book written by –

a. Spencer Johnson b. Dale Carnegie c. Napoleon Hill d. Stephen Covey

93. Hoolongapar Gibbon Sanctuary is located in –

a. Madhya Pradesh b. Kerala c. Assam d. Gujarat

94. The largest volcano Mauna Loa is located in –

a. Finland b. Indonesia c. Australia d. Hawaii

95. Which of the following is a hereditary disease?

a. Albinism b. Acromegaly c. Anaemia d. Polio

96. Who was known as the Grand Old Man of India?

a. Dadabhai Naoroji b. Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan

c. Motilal Nehru d. JRD Tata

97. Which State is associated with the Sattriya dance form?

a. Jharkhand b. Assam c. Odisha d. Kerala

98. Headquarters of which Railway zone is located in Gorakhpur?

a. Northern b. North Central c. North Eastern d. North Western

99. Which type of soil is generally unfit for cultivation?

a. Peaty soil b. Black soil c. Alluvial soil d. Laterite soil

100.Which city was the capital of the Kakatiya dynasty?

a. Warangal b. Amravati c. Hampi d. Vijayanagar

101. In which year was Rabindranath Tagore awarded the Nobel Prize?

a. 1911 b. 1913 c. 1915 d. 1917

102. With which dance form was Rukmini Devi Arundale associated?

a. Bharat Natyam b. Kuchipudi c. Manipuri d. Odissi

103. The headquarters of South Eastern Railway are located at –

a. Visakhapatnam b. Bhubaneswar c. Kolkata d. Chennai

104. Humayun Namah was a book written by –

a. Humayun b. Gulbadan Begum c. Noor Jahan d. Abul Fazl

105. The venue of World Games 2017 is –

a. Kaohsiung b. Cali c. Birmingham d. Wroclaw

106. Liu Xiaobo, who passed away recently, had won the Nobel Prize in –

a. Peace b. Literature c. Economics d. Medicine

107. The mission of which organisation is 'Committed to improving the State of the World'?

a. U.N.O b. World Bank c. W.H.O. d. World Economic Forum

108. Aeroflot is an international airline based in –

a. Russia b. France c. Poland d. Germany

109. Mooknayak was newspaper started by –

a. Mahatma Gandhi b. Dr. BR Ambedkar c. Lokmanya Tilak d. Raja Rammohan Roy

110. What is the speed of light in vacuum?

a. 3 x 108 b. 3 x 107 c. 3 x 109 d. 3 x 1010

111. Shri Ramnath Kovind is the ____ President of India.

a. 12th b. 13th c. 14th d. 15th

112. Ms Shikha Sharma is the CEO and MD of –

a. Axis Bank b. ICICI Bank c. Pepsico d. Biocon

113. Who was the first person to reach the North Pole?

a. Roald Amundsen b. Robert Peary c. Robert Scott d. Edmund Hillary

114. From which of the following plants is bio-diesel obtained?

a. Pine b. Eucalyptus c. Lantana d. Jatropha

115. Which hormone is released at the time of stress?

a. Thyroxine b. Adrenaline c. Somatotropin d. Aldosterone

116. At which place does the Alaknanda meet Bhagirathi?

a. Devprayag b. Karnaprayag c. Rudraprayag d. Nandaprayag

117. Defence Services Staff College is located in –

a. Roorkee b. Dehradun c. Pune d. Wellington

118. Black Pagoda is located in –

a. Konark b. Puri c. Gangtok d. Leh

119. The Last Supper is a famous painting by –

a. Michael Angelo b. Vincent van Gogh c. Pablo Picasso d. Leonardo da Vinci

120. Baneshwar Fair is held in the State of –

a. Rajasthan b. Gujarat c. Karnataka d. Madhya Pradesh

121. Which book was NOT written by Kalidasa?

a. Kumar Sambhava b. Rajtaringini c. Meghdoota d. Malvikagnimitram

122. The first session of Indian National Congress was held in –

a. Mumbai b. Kolkata c. Lahore d. Ahmedabad

123. Which South American country has two capitals - Judicial and Administrative?

a. Peru b. Brazil c. Bolivia d. Argentina

124. Which is the following is the heaviest gas?

a. Nitrogen b. Oxygen c. Helium d. Radon

125. What is the minimum distance required to hear an echo?

a. 17 metres b. 17 feet c. 27 metres d. 27 feet

126. Servants of People Society was founded by –

a. Gopal Krishna Gokhale b. Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan

c. Lala Lajpat Rai d. Bipin Chandra Pal

127. Which country is commonly referred to as the Rainbow Nation?

a. Brazil b. South Africa c. Australia d. Canada

128. Cathay Pacific is an international airline with its headquarters in –

a. France b. Germany c. Hong Kong d. Singapore

129. How many countries form the SAARC?

a. Six b. Seven c. Eight d. Nine

130. Which of the following is NOT a terrestrial planet?

a. Jupiter b. Mars c. Earth d. Venus

131. Bhavabhuti was the court poet of –

a. Harsha b. Yashovarman c. Sri Krishna Dev Raya d. Dantidurga

132. Which was the first Indian film to be nominated for Academy Award (Oscar) in Best Foreign
Language Film category?
a. Mother India b. Mughal-e-azam c. Alam Ara d. Shaheed

133. Which State has the longest rail network?

a. Rajasthan b. Bihar c. West Bengal d. Uttar Pradesh

134. Which State recently hosted the Asian Athletics Championship?

a. Odisha b. Kerala c. Gujarat d. Assam

135. The headquarters of UNO are located in –

a. Washington DC b. New York c. Geneva d. Paris

136. Guru Shikhar is the highest point of the –

a. Vindhyas b. Satpuras c. Aravallis d. Nilgiris

137. Which is the largest of the four Vedas?

a. Rig Veda b. Sama Veda c. Atharva Veda d. Yajur Veda

138. Which of the following is known as the growth hormone?

a. Adrenaline b. Prolactin c. Thyroxine d. Somatotropin

139. Which is a macronutrient for plants?

a. Copper b. Nitrogen c. Iron d. Chloride

140. Who was the first Railway Minister of India?

a. John Mathai b. Baldev Singh c. Shanmugham Chetty d. C Rajagopalachari

141. What does S stand for in SUV in relation to vehicles?

a. Smart b. Seven c. Sport d. Super

142. Rajaji National Park is located in –

a. Uttarakhand b. Tamil Nadu c. Telangana d. Kerala

143. Which is NOT a Maharatna PSE?

a. NTPC Ltd b. BPCL c. BHEL d. SAIL

144. Jog falls are located in the water course of river –

a. Cauvery b. Krishna c. Sharavati d. Tunga

145. Tropic of Cancer does not pass through –

a. Bangladesh b. Myanmar c. China d. Pakistan

146. Which is the third country to participate in the Indo-US joint military exercise Malabar?

a. Japan b. France c. Indonesia d. Oman

147. Baglihar dam is constructed across the river –

a. Jhelum b. Beas c. Sutlej d. Chenab

148. Impaired blood clotting is caused due to the deficiency of –

a. Vitamin A b. Vitamin K c. Protein d. Sodium

149. Which Indian leader was known as Loknayak?

a. Jayaprakash Narayan b. Annadurai

c. Jagjivan Ram d. Morarjee Desai

150. Hariprasad Chaurasia is associated with which musical instrument?

a. Tabla b. Flute c. Shehnai d. Santoor

Answers

1. (c) 2. (a) 3. (a) 4. (b) 5. (d) 6. (c) 7. (a) 8. (b) 9. (d) 10. (a)

11. (b) 12. (c) 13. (d) 14. (a) 15. (a) 16. (b) 17. (c) 18. (d) 19. (c) 20. (a)

21. (d) 22. (c) 23. (b) 24. (a) 25. (c) 26. (a) 27. (c) 28. (d) 29. (a) 30. (c)

31. (b) 32. (a) 33. (b) 34. (a) 35. (c) 36. (c) 37. (a) 38. (b) 39. (d) 40. (a)

41. (b) 42. (a) 43. (c) 44. (d) 45. (a) 46.(b) 47. (d) 48. (b) 49. (a) 50. (c)

51. (b) 52. (c) 53. (a) 54. (d) 55. (c) 56. (b) 57. (a) 58. (d) 59. (a) 60. (c)

61. (a) 62. (b) 63. (c) 64. (d) 65. (a) 66. (b) 67. (c) 68. (d) 69. (a) 70. (b)

71. (d) 72. (c) 73. (b) 74. (a) 75. (b) 76. (c) 77. (c) 78. (d) 79. (a) 80. (b)

81. (c) 82. (b) 83. (d) 84. (a) 85. (d) 86. (b) 87. (d) 88. (a) 89. (c) 90. (a)

91. (b) 92. (a) 93. (c) 94. (d) 95. (a) 96. (a) 97. (b) 98. (c) 99. (d) 100. (a)

101. (b) 102. (a) 103.(c) 104. (b) 105. (d) 106. (a) 107. (d) 108. (a) 109. (b) 110. (a)

111. (c) 112. (a) 113. (b) 114. (d) 115. (b) 116. (a) 117. (d) 118. (a) 119. (d) 120.(a)
121. (b) 122. (a) 123. (c) 124. (d) 125. (a) 126. (c) 127. (b) 128. (c) 129. (c) 130. (a)

131. (b) 132. (a) 133. (d) 134.(a) 135. (b) 136. (c) 137. (a) 138. (d) 139. (b) 140. (a)

141. (c) 142. (a) 143. (b) 144. (c) 145. (d) 146. (a) 147. (d) 148. (b) 149. (a) 150. (b)