Quiz 241 | General Awareness For PO Exams

1.Where is located the Southern Air command of India?

A. Chennai
B. Thiruvanathapuram
C. Bangalore



2.What is the source of Brahamputra River?

A. Mount Kailash in Tibet
B. Mansarovar lake in Tibet
C. Gangotri Glacier



3.What is the sum of the interior angles of a triangle?

A. 360 degrees
B. 180 degrees
C. 90 degrees



4.A mouse is trapped with the help of a device called a?

A. Bait trap
B. Mouse trap
C. Trap holes
D. Trapping nets



5.The branch of science Herpatology deals with the study of ?

A. Amphibians and Reptiles
B. Insects
C. Reptiles



6.Who wrote the Pancha Thantra in Sanskrit?

A. Rama Sharma
B. Kalidas
C. Chinnaya Suri
D. Vishnu Sharma



7.The essential characteristic of a good lubricant is ?

A. High Visosity
B. High Density
C. High Surface Tension
D. High Pressure



8.What is the range of Agni-3 Ballistic Missile which was launched by DRDA on 7th May, 2008?

A. 2000
B. 3000
C. 4000
D. 5000



9.Who was the mother of Mughal Emperor Shahjahan?

A. Noorjahan
B. Aruna Bhanu
C. Manmathi
D. Jodhabai



10.Which of the following city of Punjab was known as Ramdaspur?

A. Patiala
B. Jalandhar
C. Amritsar



11.The mascot for the 34th National Games held in Jharkhand in 2008, is

A. Sheru
B. Roopa
C. Chauva
D. None of these



12.Which 19th century social reformer from Maharashtra was popularly known as ‘Lokhitwadi’ ?

A. Mahadev Govind Ranade
B. Dhondo Keshav Karve
C. Mahatma Jyotirao Phule
D. Gopal Hari Deshmukh



13.A chemist in the older days was called a/an

A. Alchemist
B. Egoist
C. Scientist
D. Physicist



14.Cadbury uses high quality cocoa beans from which location?

A. India
B. West Africa
C. North Africa
D. South America



15.The name of Barindra Ghosh is associated with which among the following newspapers?

A. Indian Opinion
B. Jugantar
C. Ghadar
D. Maharatta



16.The chemical element found in dolomite that is not found in limestone is:

A. Calcium
B. Carbon
C. Magnesium
D. Oxygen



17.Which among the following is the most important work of Tamil Literature of Sangam Period (sometimes also referred as Bible of the Tamil land)?

A. Thirukkural
B. Purananuru
C. Malaipatukatam



18.Brahmaputra River when it flows out of India into Bangladesh is called as ______?

A. Bangshi River
B. Mahananda River
C. Jamuna River



19.The winds that blow from the subtropical high pressure belts towards the sub polar low pressure belts are called as_________?

A. Local Winds
B. Trade Winds
C. Westerlies



20.Which among the following wind type has highest velocity ?

A. Hurricane
B. Tornado
C. Typhoon