Quiz 43 | General Studies for Preliminary Civil Service Exam

1.Which of the following is the Central Personnel Agency in India?

A. Union Public Service Commission
B. Ministry of Home Affairs
C. Department of Personnel and Training
D. Staff Selection Board



2.On whose recommendation was constituent assembly formed?

A. Government of India Act 1935
B. Cripps Mission
C. Cabinet Mission Plan
D. Mountbatten Plan



3.What is the unit of Atmospheric Pressure?

A. Bar
B. Knot
C. Joule
D. Ohm



4.Nirmal Gram Puraskar is associated with

A. Health
B. Sanitation
C. Rural Sports
D. Education



5.What is literacy rate of India?

A. 74 %
B. 75 %
C. 76 %
D. 80 %



6.Which international organisation got Nobel Peace Prize for the most number of times?

A. United Nations
B. Amnesty International
C. International Committee of the Red Cross
D. United Nations International Children Emergency Fund



7.The fundamental duties are binding on which of the following?

A. Citizens only
B. All individuals
C. Citizens excluding minor
D. All individuals excluding minor



8.The Muslim League adopted the resolution for a seperate nation in the year.

A. 1907
B. 1922
C. 1931
D. 1940



9.The only inversion where the inversion layer is the odd one out is

A. Solar Heat
B. Atmospheric Heat
C. Terrestrial Heat
D. Latent Heat



10.Photochemical smog occurs in

A. Cool and humid climate
B. Warm, dry and sunny climate
C. Cool, dry and sunny climate
D. Warm and humid climate



11.What material is used to make electric heater coil?

A. Copper
B. Iron
C. Silver
D. Ni chrome



12.The illustrious names of Aryabhatta and Varahamihir are associated with age of the

A. Guptas
B. Kushanas
C. Mauryas
D. Palas



13.Medical tourism is related to

A. Cancer patients undertaking tours and travels
B. All patients going on a vacation
C. A tourist spot having primary health care facilities
D. A package covering travel, stay, medical/treatment and the like



14.Kalpakkam Nuclear Power Plant is situated at

A. Tamil Nadu
B. Kerala
C. Karnataka
D. Andhra Pradesh



15.What is testosterone pro hormone?

A. Sport stimulant
B. Drug to treat breast cancer
C. Drug to treat HIV
D. Drug to treat thyroid aliment



16.The device which transfer the signal from low resistance region to high resistance region is

A. Diode
B. Transistor
C. Capacitor
D. Inductor



17.Which one among the following is a strong smelling agent added to LPG cylinder to help in the detection of gas leakage?

A. Ethanol
B. Thioethanol
C. Methane
D. Chloroform



18.Who was the first Indian woman who won a gold medal in Asian Games?

A. P.T. Usha
B. Sunita Rani
C. Shiny Abraham
D. Kamaljit Sandhu



19.When were the first recorded Olympics held?

A. 825 BC
B. 776 BC
C. 320 BC
D. 80 AD



20.Who discovered the atom bomb?

A. Madam Curie
B. Pierre Curie
C. Otto Hahn
D. Albert Einstein



21.Kudremugh Iron - ore is exported from these two ports

A. Kandla and Mumbai
B. Marmugoa and Mangalore
C. Kochi and Tuticorin
D. Paradip and Kolkata



22.Which of the following states has decided in principle to abolish the Local Area Development Fund allotted to members of the state legislature?

A. Kerala
B. Maharashtra
C. Bihar
D. Rajasthan



23.Which of the following day is observed as "National Voters Day" in India?

A. January 26
B. January 25
C. August 15
D. May 1



24.Which one among the following has the highest energy?

A. Blue light
B. Green light
C. Red light
D. Yellow light



25.In which city was the car company Fiat SpA founded?

A. Turin
B. Rome
C. Florence