Quiz 252 | General Awareness For Civil Service Exams

1.In computer terminology, what is a mirror server?

A. It is a server with a mirror attached to it
B. It is a computer without a CPU
C. It is a server with identical data to make the traffic in the web server smooth
D. It is a computer where data can be stored but cannot be used



2.On account of its numerous temples, which city is also known as the 'Cathedral City of India' ?

A. Madurai (Tamil Nadu)
B. Haridwar (Uttarakhand)
C. Bhubaneswar (Orissa)
D. Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh)



3.When did 19 NATO members and 11 'Partners for Peace' join hands for peace plan for Kosovo Crisis?

A. 1999
B. 1989
C. 1979
D. 1969



4.The main buffer system of the human blood is

A. H2CO3 - HCO3
B. H2CO3 - CO32-
C. H3COOH - CH3COO-
D. NH2CONH2 - NH2CONH+



5.The high reactivity of fluorine is due to

A. Its high electro negativity
B. Small size of fluorine atom
C. Availability of d-orbitals
D. Strong F - F bond



6.Which of the following is not a method of knowing seed life?

A. Respiration test
B. Embryo culture method
C. Seed dormancy method
D. Indigocarmine method



7.Which of the following diseases is caused by the deficiency of iron in human body?

A. Anaemia
B. Scurvy
C. Dermatosis
D. Beri-Beri



8.Which among the following has taken over as the President of Serbia after the General elections held there in February 2008 ?

A. Boris Tadic
B. Tomislav Nicolic
C. Samak Sundaravej



9.The large flightless bird is to be found in Africa. What is it?

A. Ostrich
B. Rhea
C. Emu
D. Emperor penguin



10.Central Sugarcane Research Institute is situated at ?

A. Karnal
B. Dhanbad
C. Coimbatore
D. Ranchi



11.Who built the famous Sanchi stupa?

A. Buddha
B. Vikramaditya
C. Ashoka



12.In which tribe the divorced women is most respected

A. Korawa of Mizapur
B. Santhals
C. Lushai of Assam
D. Khasi tribe



13.Built across the Godavari river, Pochampad Dam is located in which state ?

A. Karnataka
B. Maharashtra
C. Madhya Pradesh
D. Andhra Pradesh



14.Who among the following can participate in the proceedings of the both Houses of the Parliament?

A. Chief Justice of Supreme Court
B. Vice-President
C. Solicitor-General
D. Attorney-General



15.If the linear momentum of a particle is doubled, then its kinetic energy will be

A. Doubled
B. Quadrupled
C. Halved
D. None of these



16.Which of these animals has the maximum number of legs?

A. Crabs
B. Octopus
C. Millipedes
D. Spider



17.The 'Sea of Tranquility' is Located in

A. South East Africa
B. The West coast of Russia
C. The Moon
D. The West Coast of India



18.The geothermal gradient of the asthenosphere is:

A. The same as the temperature structure of the lithosphere
B. About 1 degree per kilometer
C. The reverse of the geothermal gradient in the lithosphere
D. Always changing as a result of plate tectonics



19.The group of countries that have agreed to participate in the General Arrangements to Borrow (GAB) 1962 are collectively called as ______?

A. G-5
B. G-10
C. G-8



20.Georgia, Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan became the members of UNO in _______ .

A. 1994
B. 1993
C. 1992
D. 1991

Quiz 251 | General Knowledge Questions and Answers

1.Who is known as Chacha Uncle of the children in India?

A. Jawahar Lal Nehru
B. Sonia Gandhi
C. Sardar Patel
D. Atal Bihari Vajpayee



2.Gandhiji published ‘Hindi Swaraj’ in the year __ ?

A. 1903
B. 1905
C. 1911
D. 1908



3.What is the name of the movie which has 8 nominations for Academy Award and set to re-release in India?

A. The Social Network
B. Slumdog Millionarie
C. Peepli live
D. 3 Idiot



4.Which company manufacturers low and high power communication equipment like radius for the use of defence services and paramilitary organisations?

A. Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL)
B. God Shipyard Limited (GSL)
C. Bharat Dynamic Limited (BDL)
D. None of the above



5.Which is the national tree of India?

A. Mango
B. Banyan
C. Palm
D. Pipal



6.According to Hindu mythology, who is the teacher of the gods?

A. Brihaspati
B. Sukracharya
C. Durvasha
D. Kashyapa



7.In Mammalian embryo, which among the following is the outermost membrane that serves as exchange between embryo and environment?

A. Amnion
B. Allantois
C. Chorion
D. Yolk Sac



8.Where is the local branch of International Social Security Association (ISSA), South Asia in India?

A. Chennai
B. Mumbai
C. New Delhi



9.How many members in Rajya Sabha are nominated by the President of India ?

A. 10
B. 11
C. 12
D. 13



10.Indian Army Day is observed on which of the following day of the year?

A. 13 January
B. 14 January
C. 15 January
D. 16 January



11.Which of these states of Australia is an island?

A. Queensland
B. Tasmania
C. Victoria



12.What is the distance of running in a marathon race?

A. 26 miles 385 yards
B. 26 miles 405 yards
C. 26 miles 180 yards
D. 26 miles



13.In 1801, the United Kingdom was formed, consisting of Great Britain and what other country?

A. Ireland
B. Scotland
C. Wales
D. Australia



14.Which body of water separates Kolkata and Howrah ?

A. Hubli
B. Hoogly
C. Buriganga
D. Padma



15.Azurite is an ore of

A. Aluminum
B. Copper
C. Gold
D. Mercury



16.Which of these foreign rulers were the last to leave the country?

A. Portugese
B. Dutch
C. French



17.Which mountain range in Chhatisgarh, with name literally meaning the hump of ox, is world famous for top-quality deposits of iron ore ?

A. Aravali
B. Bailadila
C. Nilgiri
D. Patkai



18.The ideal fluid which is a hypothetical fluid should contain _______?

A. Zero Viscosity Only
B. Zero Compressibility Only
C. Zero Viscosity & Zero Compressibility



19.The purpose of choke in tube light is ?

A. To decrease the current
B. To increase the current
C. To decrease the voltage momentarily



20.During the Indian freedom movement, the first great experiment in Satyagraha came in 1917 in

A. Bardoli
B. Sabarmati
C. Champaran

Quiz 250 | General Awareness For Govt Exams

1.What is the name of Rama's brother who goes with him into exile?

A. Bharatha
B. Dasartha
C. Ravana
D. Lakshmana



2.Who directed the famous TV Serial 'Tandoori Nights'?

A. Farukh Dhondy
B. Jon Amiel
C. Zohra Sehgal
D. Saeed Jaffrey



3.How many wickets did Zaheer Khan pick up in his ODI debut?

A. 0
B. 3
C. 5
D. 2



4.Under whose reign was Newton honored with a knighthood?

A. Queen Anne
B. King Charles II
C. King James II
D. King William III and Queen Mary II



5.A new satellite survey of Egypt on 25 May 2011 identified seventeen lost pyramids and more than a thousand unexcavated tombs. The survey was done by -

A. NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration)
B. ISRO (Indian Space Research Organisation)
C. CYSO (Cypriot Young Scientists Organisation)
D. World Scientist Organisation



6.In the Mahabharata, who was the father of Iravan?

A. Drupada
B. Dronacharya
C. Arjuna
D. Karna



7.The downslope movement of material under the influence of gravity is known as:

A. Mass wasting
B. Land sliding
C. Downslope movement
D. None of these



8.By which of the following dates the member countries joining IMF were known as founding members? (India is one among them)

A. 31 December 1945
B. 31 December 1946
C. 31 December 1947
D. 31 December 1948



9.Where is located the Central Accounts Section of Reserve Bank of India?

A. Mumbai
B. Pune
C. Nagpur
D. Jaipur



10.The Canary islands, in the Pacific Ocean, has its name based on which animal?

A. Cats
B. Puppies
C. Lion
D. Cheetah



11.In which State is the famous Hill Station "Ranikhet" located?

A. Jharkhand
B. Uttaranchal
C. Maghalaya



12.Who has written the book "Moonwalk" ?

A. Katherine Mayo
B. Michael Jackson
C. Maxim Gorky



13.Which of the following folk dances is performed by women in Punjab?

A. Ghero
B. Goncha
C. Giddha



14.Which is the national game of China?

A. Sumo Wrestling
B. Chess
C. Table Tennis



15.Which Mughal Emperor's father-in-law was Itmad-ud-daulah?

A. Shah Jahan
B. Jahangir
C. Humayun



16.Which of the following types of lens is used in a camera?

A. Convex
B. Concave
C. Spherical
D. Of uniform thickness



17.Who was the first non Congress Indian Prime Minister?

A. Vishwanath Pratap Singh
B. Morarji Desai
C. Charan Singh



18.What is the colour of a novice's belt in Karate?

A. Saffron
B. Black
C. Yellow
D. Lemon



19.Who conquered German East Africa during World War I?

A. France
B. Austria
C. Sweden
D. UK



20.In India, Engineer's day is celebrated on __________________.

A. September 12
B. September 10
C. September 15
D. September 12

Quiz 249 | General Knowledge Questions and Answers

1.Who led the first marine expedition to travel around the Earth?

A. Marco Polo
B. Nicholas of Cusa
C. Ferdinand Magellan
D. Ptolemy



2.What is the strongest creature of the world?

A. Elephant
B. Horned Dung Beetle
C. Human
D. None of the above



3.Who is the author of the famous novel Little Women?

A. Emily Dickinson
B. Emily Bronte
C. Jane Austen
D. Louisa May-Alcott



4.Who won the B.C.Roy National Award for the year 2006? (presented on 1st July, 2008) ?

A. Dr. Ramesh Babu
B. Yalavarthy Nayudamma
C. Tapan Sinha
D. Dilip Kumar



5.Mudumalai Tiger Reserve is situated in …

A. Kerala
B. Tamil Nadu
C. Andra Pradesh
D. None of these



6.Which of the following banks has taken over the Centurion Bank of Punjab ?

A. ICICI Bank
B. IDBI Bank
C. HDFC Bank
D. AXIS Bank



7.The river Sutlej, on which the Bhakra Dam has been built, originates from

A. A spring in Vering
B. Near Bara Lacha Pass in Lahul
C. Rakas lake in Tibet
D. Mansarovar lake



8.Most plant and animal cells are similar in some respects since they both have in common

A. Cytoplasm and cellulose
B. Cytoplasm and contractile vacuole
C. Cytoplasm and nucleus
D. Membrane and cell wall



9.What is the tenure of office of the Vice-President ?

A. Co-terminus with that of the President
B. Five years
C. Six years
D. As decided by the Electoral College voting the person



10.What country invented baseball?

A. England
B. India
C. South Africa



11.Kisan Ghat is the memorial ground of which political leader?

A. Chaudhary Charan Singh
B. Jagjivan Ram
C. Jayaprakash Narayan
D. Rajendra Prasad



12.Which trophy was won permanently by the winners of Football World Cup 1970?

A. Duleep
B. Jules Rimet
C. Irani



13.What is the flexible, bonelike substance that gives shape to your ears and nose called?

A. Cartilage
B. Ligaments
C. Tendons
D. Muscle



14.In which year government of India imposed Minimum alternate tax on the companies that escaped the corporate tax by using provisions of exemptions, deduction depreciation etc.

A. 1992-93
B. 1996-97
C. 1997-98



15.Which of the following states in India has highest proportion of Urban population in India ?

A. Maharastra
B. Himachal Pradesh
C. Goa



16.National Manufacturing Competitiveness Council was set up for the help of which of the following ?

A. Unorganized sector
B. Small & Medium enterprises
C. Large Corporate



17.The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) recently agreed to allow foreign direct investment in the field of mobile television services. Up to what extent FDI is allowed in this field ?

A. 50%
B. 60%
C. 70%
D. 74%



18.The rain fall in Coremandal is high due to _____.

A. North Western Monsoons
B. South West Monsoons
C. East South Monsoons
D. North Eastern Monsoons



19.Who said "Genius is 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration."

A. Sir Isaac Newton
B. Benjamin Franklin
C. Thomas Alva Edison



20.Who was The first successful steam engine was built in 1712

A. James Watt
B. James Prescott Joule
C. Thomas New Commen
D. Isaac Newton

Quiz 248 | General Knowledge Questions and Answers

1.The Information and Broadcasting Ministry announced the list of awardees for the 58th National Film Awards on 19 May 2011. Which film was judged the best feature film?

A. Adaminte Makan Abu
B. Baboo Band Baaja
C. Ishqiya
D. Aadukulam



2.Israel/Jerusalem, whose main mineral resource is oil, has which type of main Industrial Activity ?

A. Oil Refining
B. Oil Digging
C. Gas Energy Preservation
D. Diamond Cuttin



3.Where are the head quarters of Indian Institute of Space Technology ?

A. Chennai
B. Thumba
C. Thiruvananthapuram
D. Sriharikota



4.Rama is the avatar of what Hindu God?

A. Kooni
B. Brahma
C. Vishnu



5.What is the green pigment in plants called?

A. Chloroplast
B. Leaves
C. Chlorophyll



6.How many wickets Kapil Dev had taken in Test matches when he retired?

A. 450
B. 430
C. 434



7.'The Most Powerful Celebrity' named by Forbes magazine in June 2010

A. Oprah Winfrey
B. James Cameron
C. Beyonce Knowles
D. Tiger Woods



8.The prize winning title of Arundhati Roy for Booker's Prize in 1997 was

A. Amsterdam
B. The God of Small Things
C. Disgrace
D. Last Orders



9.In which decade "The Second UN Decade fo the Eradication of Colonalism" was celebrated ?

A. 2001 to 2010
B. 2001 to 2016
C. 200 to 2010
D. 2001 to 2007



10.UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation) was established in

A. 1919
B. 1957
C. 1945



11.Pyorrhoea is a disease of the

A. Nose
B. Gums
C. Heart
D. Lungs



12.Who holds the record for most nineties in career ?

A. Aravinda de Silva
B. Nathan Astle
C. Sachin Tendulkar
D. Mohammad Azharuddin



13.'Vesaka' is celebrated on whos birthday?

A. Lord Buddha
B. Lord Ram
C. Swami Vivekanand
D. None



14.An iron hammer, lying in the sum appears much hotter than its wooden handle because:

A. Iron is at a higher temperature
B. Iron is darker than wood
C. Iron absorbs more heat
D. Iron is a good conductor of heat



15.Antarctic Treaty was signed in:

A. 1960
B. 1954
C. 1958
D. 1959



16.When is Independence Day in Belize?

A. 24 May
B. 10 September
C. 21 September



17.Which movie features four winners for best actor in leading role?

A. Shindlers List
B. Forest Gump
C. Gandhi
D. Beau Geste



18.In the Mahabharata, Nakula's wife Karenumati was the daughter of which king?

A. Sisupala
B. Drupada
C. Shalya
D. Shakuni



19.How many claws does a house cat have?

A. 18
B. 20
C. 16
D. 14



20.'Samudra Sarvekshak' is a...

A. Navy ship
B. Geotechnical vessel
C. Submarine
D. Naval Helicopter

Quiz 247 | Bank PO Exam GK Questions

1.Before Memory Fades is an autobiography of ?

A. Fali S. Nariman
B. Ram Jethmalani
C. K.G. Balakrishnan
D. None of the above



2."Unhappy India" is a book authored by ?

A. Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru
B. Lajpat Rai
C. M.K. Gandhi
D. B.G. Tilak



3.Tobacco, a product of high commercial value these day sand which grows under a wide range of climates, is a major plantation of ?

A. India
B. USA
C. Pakistan
D. China



4.If the radius of blood vessels of a person decreases his/her blood pressure will______?

A. Increase
B. Decrease
C. Remain unaffected
D. Increase for males and decrease for females



5.Which is the world's fastest snake?

A. King Cobra
B. Green Pit Wiper
C. Black Mamba



6.Which one of the following is essentially a solo dance ?

A. Kuchipudi
B. Kathak
C. Mohiniattam



7.Indian Army's Operation Saiyam (Patience) was related to

A. North East
B. Battle against Maoist
C. Kashmir
D. Scrap Ammunition



8.Youth Festival 2011 will be organised in which city?

A. Udaipur
B. Goa
C. Hyderabad
D. Bhubaneshwar



9.Who wrote 'Snow Falling on Cedars'?

A. John Updike
B. Frank McCourt
C. David Halberstam
D. David Guterson



10.Which city houses the headquarters of Central Railway ?

A. Bhopal
B. Nagpur
C. Allahabad
D. Mumbai



11.The highest sand dunes are found is

A. The Sahara desert
B. The Atacama desert
C. The Kalahari desert
D. The Gobi desert



12.How many runs were scored by India in the final of Cricket World Cup 1983?

A. 360
B. 307
C. 250
D. 183



13.Which is not fodder variety of Cowpea?

A. Russian Giant
B. K-585
C. Sirsa-10
D. Azad-1



14.When was the first National Forest Policy issued by the Government of India ?

A. 1952
B. 1940
C. 1942
D. 1999



15.Highly Scientific development and management of pastoral farming is a feature of which of the following countries?

A. France & Spain
B. Denmark & Holland
C. Greenland & Norway



16.Which among the following require Sponsorship in Indian banking Industry?

A. Cooperative Banks
B. Private Bank
C. Regional Rural Banks
D. Multi national Banks



17.Name the author of the famous book Mother India ?

A. Annie Besant
B. Katherine Mayo
C. Rabindernath Tagore
D. Mahatma Gandhi



18.National Emergency' may be declared by the President of India in line with

A. Article 352
B. Article 370
C. Article 371
D. Article 395



19.Which is the Fastest marine animal?

A. Squid
B. Sperm Whale
C. Killer Whale
D. Shark



20.Eskimos live in which of the following climates?

A. Tundra
B. Taiga
C. Siberian

Quiz 246 | Civil Services Preliminary Questions

1.Who has won written the A Case of Exploding Mangoes?

A. Mohd. Hanif
B. Geoffrey Household
C. Richard Condon



2.Who succeeded Hafez Al Assad as the President of Syria?

A. Basil Al Assad
B. Bashar Al Assad
C. Naji Al Itri



3.My Experiments with truth is the work of ?

A. Drawin
B. Shakespeare
C. Mahatma Gandhi
D. Adolt Hitler



4.Which metal is most abundantly found on the Earth's surface ?

A. Aluminium
B. Zinc
C. Iron
D. Copper



5.In Hindu tradition,which of these is one of the eight forms of marriage?

A. Kalyana
B. Magha
C. Gandharva



6.The Headquarter of D.R.D.O. is situated at ____________ .

A. Mumbai
B. Chennai
C. Pune
D. Delhi



7.The magnetosphere becomes unstable during the magnetic storms during a period of

A. Initial phase
B. Storm sudden commencement phase
C. Main phase
D. None of the above



8.RADAR is used for

A. Locating submerged submarines
B. Receiving a signals in a radio receiver
C. Locating geostationary satellites
D. Detecting and locating the position of objects such as aeroplanes



9.The percentage of glucose present in the normal urine is

A. 0.1%
B. 2%
C. 9.5%
D. 0%



10.Who among these was the son of Kaikasi?

A. Sampati
B. Ravana
C. Satyaki
D. Bali



11.Winter rainfall in Tamil Nadu is mostly on account of-

A. Western Disturbances
B. South-west monsoon
C. North-east monsoon
D. South-east monsoon



12.Inflation occurs when aggregate supply is

A. More that aggregate demand
B. Less than aggregate demand
C. Equal to aggregate demand



13.The Maharastra government is marking 50 years of the state by planning 50 ambitious projects, including Asia’s tallest building in the capital. Which place has been chosen for this in Mumbai ?

A. Nariman Point
B. Colaba
C. Wadala



14.For elections in Lok Sabha & Assemblies in India, the following system is used?

A. Proportional representation
B. Functional representation
C. Territorial representation
D. Communal representation



15.Which of the following tax in India contribute maximum to the total taxation revenue of India ?

A. Direct Taxes
B. Indirect Taxes
C. Service taxes



16.Which states are the beneficiaries of Sardar Sarovar Project ?

A. Gujarat and Rajasthan
B. Maharastra, Gujarat and Rajasthan
C. Madhya Pradesh,Maharashtra, Gujarat and Rajasthan



17.When was the first landrover sold nationally?

A. 1983
B. 1984
C. 1963
D. 1952



18.The main crop of Meghalaya is

A. Rice
B. Wheat
C. Barley
D. Sugarcane



19.Ian Bargh, passed away on 2 January 2012, due to lung cancer at the age of 76, was a jazz pianist belonging to which of the following country?

A. Britain
B. Australia
C. China
D. North Korea



20.Kiran Bedi received Magsaysay Award for government service in ___________ .

A. 1994
B. 1993
C. 1993
D. 1992

Quiz 245 | General Knowledge Questions and Answers

1.There was a sharp class division at Harappa and Mohen-jodaro. This is clear from the

A. Indus seals excavated
B. Religious beliefs of the Harappans
C. Tools and implements used by the Harappans
D. Different types of dwellings excavated



2.Who was the first to establish a school for nurses?

A. Maria Theresa
B. Florence Nightingale
C. Maria Montessori
D. Catherine the Great



3.Sand bars deposited on the inner curve of a stream meander are called:

A. Cutbanks
B. Meander bars
C. Quick sands
D. Point bars



4.Neutrons are sub-atomic particles:

A. Found in the nucleus of atoms
B. With a negative electrical charge
C. With a positive electrical charge
D. Which orbit the nucleus of the atom



5.Poliomyelitis known as Polio is caused by an enterovirus which causes paralysis of muscles. This virus has a particular affinity to ______?

A. Muscle Cells
B. Nerve Cells of Spinal Cord
C. Nerve Cells of Brain



6.By what name the company Jubilant Foodworks LTD is known worldwide?

A. Mc Donalds
B. Domino's Pizza
C. Kentucky Fried Kitchen
D. Pizza Hut



7.Tata Institute of Fundamental Research is situated at ?

A. Patna
B. Mumbai
C. Chennai
D. Jamshedpur



8.Which of the following country recently successfully deployed a chemical oxygen iodine laser weapon (COIL) ,which is an infrared chemical laser?

A. Russia
B. China
C. United States
D. North Korea



9.India recently signed an MOU to co – develop and produce a new multi-role Transport Aircraft with …

A. USA
B. Qatar
C. Sri Lanka
D. Russia



10.Nuclear reactors used to produce electricity are based on

A. Nuclear Fusion
B. Nuclear Fission
C. Cold Fusion



11.Which architect designed the city of Chandigarh ?

A. Edwin Lutyens
B. Le Corbusier
C. Charles Correa
D. Herbert Baker



12.The ionosphere includes

A. Mesosphere
B. Thermosphere
C. Thermosphere and exosphere
D. Thermosphere, exosphere and mesosphere



13.The reaction is carbonate and bicarbonate ions with mineral is called

A. Hydrolysis
B. Carbonation
C. Oxidation
D. Solution



15.'Nature never did betray the heart that loved her' is a quotation from

A. W.Wordsworth
B. J.Brayon
C. P.B.Shelly
D. J.Keats



16.The ore of aluminium metal is

A. Cuprite
B. Galena
C. Bauxite
D. Zirconite



17.Who has written the novel 'The inheritance of loss' which was awarded the Booker Award?

A. Kiran Desai
B. Shakuntala Devi
C. Kiran Bedi
D. Sania Mirza



18.When was Tanzania founded with the merging of Tanganyika and Zanzibar?

A. 1 January 1965
B. 26 April 1964
C. 11 July 1880
D. 12 November 1978



19.Seychelles is located in the

A. Pacific Ocean
B. Indian Ocean
C. Atlantic Ocean
D. Mediterranean Sea



20.Melting ice in the Arctic will have a steady volume of cold freshwater coming into the North Atlantic will disrupt the flow of which well-known ocean current?

A. Gulf Stream
B. Humboldt (Peru) Current
C. Alaska Current
D. West Australian Current

Quiz 244 | SSC Exam GK Questions

1.In order to upgrade AN-32 India has recently signed an agreement with—

A. Russia
B. Kazakhasthan
C. Uzbekistan
D. Ukraine



2.Which of these oils is taken as a cathartic agent?

A. Neem oil
B. Eucalyptus oil
C. Almond oil
D. Castor oil



3.The Hawaiian Islands are the result of:

A. Subduction
B. Seafloor spreading
C. A mantle plume
D. None of these



4.The capital of Uzbekistan is :

A. Ashgabat
B. Abu Dhabi
C. Singapore
D. Tashkent



5.Which one is the national animal of New zeland ?

A. Kiwi
B. Tiger
C. Ibis
D. Robin red breast



6.In which of these Indian cities is the Bull Temple situated?

A. Chennai
B. Bangalore
C. Mumbai
D. Jaipur



7.The element of an electric stove made

A. Copper
B. Invar
C. Magnalium
D. Nicrome



8.What is the life process used by cells to produce energy for cellular activities called?

A. Dehydration synthesis
B. Cellular energetics
C. Photosynthesis
D. Cellular respiration



9.The first woman Finance Secretary of India?

A. Sushma Nath
B. Shyamala Gopinath
C. Chanda Kochhar



10.Pigeons occupy which order of birds?

A. Cuculiformes
B. Coraciiformes
C. Charadriiformes
D. Columbiformes



11.When Mahatma Gandhi set out on the Dandi march, he was accompanied, among others, by

A. Jawaharlal Nehru and Sarojini Naidu
B. Rajendra Prasad and Sarojini Naidu
C. Vallabhbhai Patel and Sarojini Naidu
D. Jawaharlal Nehru and Rajendra Prasad



12.Terrigenous sediment in the ocean:

A. Is derived from erosion of the continents
B. Is derived from volcanic eruptions
C. Is composed of shells of microscopic organisms
D. Is precipitated from seawater



13.In which of the following countries world's largest Iron ore deposits are located?

A. India
B. Russia
C. Bolivia
D. Argentina



14.The ICC Awards were presented in London on September 23, 2011. Who was awarded as “Test Cricketer of the year” in that event ?

A. Sachin Tendulkar
B. Devendra Bishoo
C. Mahendra Singh Dhoni
D. Alastair Cook



15.India was ranked … in the Global Hunger Index released by IFPRI in October 2010.

A. 67th
B. 69th
C. 71st
D. 74th



16.He is mathematician and astronomer of the 12th century. His name is associated with India's seventh satellite. He is

A. Aryabhatta
B. Bhaskara I
C. Bhaskara II
D. None of the above



17.Who defeated Zimbabwe in a Super Six match on 12 March 2003?

A. Kenya
B. Sri Lanka
C. New Zealand
D. West Indies



18.Which fruit crop has the largest area in India?

A. Banana
B. Citrus
C. Mango
D. Guava



19.In which of the following Oceans/ seas, lies the Sunda Trench?

A. Pacific Ocean
B. Indian Ocean
C. Arabian Sea



20.Which company was accused recently of ignoring the Supreme Court's stand taken on 5 Feb 2010 on the company’s mining activities in Meghalaya?

A. Lafarge Umiam Mining
B. Navratna PSU Coal India (CIL)
C. Vedanta

Quiz 243 | General Knowledge Questions and Answers

1.How tall can a Grizzly bear be when he stands on his hind legs?

A. 12 feet
B. 10 feet
C. 21 feet
D. 8 feet



2.The International Mobile Equipment Identity IMEI is a unique code used to identify an individual mobile phone. How may digits are in IMEI number?

A. 12
B. 13
C. 15
D. 15 or 17



3.Which of the following chemical was used in rockets to avoid rainfall on inauguration day of Olympics on Beijing Stadium?

A. Silver Chloride
B. Silver Bromide
C. Silver Iodide
D. Silver Oxide



4.For the popularization of science, which agency of United Nations (UN) awards the Kalinga Prize ?

A. UNIDO
B. UNESCO
C. UNICEF
D. UNHRC



5.What is the unit for measuring the amplitude of a sound?

A. Decibel
B. Coulomb
C. Hum
D. Cycles



6.Siphon will fail to work if

A. The densities of the liquid in the two vessels are equal
B. The level of the liquid in the two vessels are at the same height
C. Both its limbs are of unequal length
D. The temperature of the liquids in the two vessels are the same



7.If the Vice-president were to submit his resignation, he would notify to :

A. The President of India
B. The Prime Minister
C. The Chief Justic of India
D. The Speaker of the Lok Sabha



8.Which among the following tennis players won the 2010 French Open men’s title ?

A. Juan Carlos Ferrero
B. Lars Burgsmuller
C. Rafael Nadal
D. Feliciano Lopez



9.Bhogagamas were villages given by the Kings to his favorites in Pre Maurya Period particularly Purohitas (Priests) or some Setties (Big Merchants) for the purpose of __________?


A. Revenue collection
B. Administration
C. Enjoyment



10.Who is the constitutional head of the State Governments?

A. Chief Minister
B. Governor
C. Speaker
D. High Court Judge



11.Who among the following has power to remove a judge of High Court ?

A. President on the basis of resolution by Parliament
B. Governor on the basis of recommendation of state legislature
C. Chief justice of India



12.Reserpine is an example of which kind of drug?

A. Narcotic
B. Anti-histamine
C. Tranquillizer



13.In which country are diamonds abundantly found ?

A. Canada
B. South Africa
C. Australia
D. Russia



14.Most commonly used bleaching agent is ___________ .

A. Alcohol
B. Carbon dioxide
C. Chlorine
D. Sodium chloride



15.Which is non-functional software testing?

A. Unit Testing
B. Block box testing
C. Performance Testing
D. Regression testing



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

A. Oslo
B. Stockholm
C. Brussels
D. Geneva



17.According to Marx, the state came into being to-

A. Make life better
B. Protect life and liberty
C. End exploitation of the poor
D. Legalize exploitation of the poor by the state



18.Which one of the following states has only one representatives each in Lok Sabha?

A. Manipur, Meghalaya
B. Himachal Pradesh and Jammu Kashmir
C. Arunachal Pradesh and Tripura
D. Mizoram and Nagaland



19.Who won Golden Shoe in Football World Cup 1954?

A. Josef Toth
B. Sandor Kocsis
C. Peter Palotas



20.Who is the first player to score 10,000 runs and take 100 wickets in One Day International cricket?

A. Viv Richards
B. Ian Botham
C. Sachin Tendulkar
D. Gary Sobers

Quiz 242 | SSC Exam Questions

1.Diego Garcia is situated in the ?

A. Pacific Ocean
B. Indian Ocean
C. Atlantic Ocean
D. Arctic Ocean



2.The book "Geet Govind" was written by ?

A. Firdusi
B. Rabindra Nath Tagore
C. Abul Fazal
D. Jayadev



3.The famous book "Shahnama" was written by ?

A. Jayadev
B. Firdausi
C. Akbar
D. Al-Beruni



4.Which city is famous for Chikankari embroidery ?

A. Srinagar
B. Hyderabad
C. Lucknow
D. Jodhpur



5.The country which has the finest system of protected lands in the world is—

A. China
B. Costa Rica
C. India
D. Switzerland



6.Gujarat is famous for a roasted, thin cracker like snack item made from wheat flour, oil and Moth flour.

A. Papad
B. Parantha
C. Khakhra
D. None



7.Among the Old names of the Countries, which of the following was known as Upper Volta?

A. Malawi
B. Tanzania
C. Ghana
D. Burkina Faso



8.The Place 'Noonmati' in India, is related to which among the following?

A. Salt Industry
B. Petroleum Industry
C. Paper Industry
D. Textile Industry



9.'My Kashmir: Conflict & Propects of Enduring Peace'. Who among the following has written this book?

A. Tariq Aswer
B. Wajahat Habibullah
C. Barakat ahmad
D. Jagmohan



10.Which among the following was not a reason behind the Rise of Magadha as imperial power in Ancient India?

A. Strategic position surrounded by five hills and aggressive policy of rulers
B. Rich and fertile zone with good communication channels
C. Association with Buddhism and Mahatma Buddha



11.In which ritual book attached to the Rig Veda Andhras were first mentioned ?

A. Brihihaktha
B. Aithreya Brahmana
C. Gatha Sapthasathi
D. Silppadikaram



12.The oldest religion in the world is?

A. Christian
B. Islam
C. Sikh
D. Hindu



13.The Indian National Anthem was sung for the fi rst time in …

A. 1910
B. 1911
C. 1947
D. 1945



14.Which Indian region is the only place in the world where the Asiatic Wild Ass is found ?

A. Sunderban
B. Leh and Ladakh
C. Coromandel
D. Rann of Kachchh



15.By how many runs did India defeat Sri Lanka on 26 May 1999 in Cricket World Cup 1999?

A. 72
B. 157
C. 58
D. 100



16.What are the two terminals of a diode called?

A. Pentode and Triode
B. Gate and Drain
C. Drain and Source
D. Anode and Cathode



17.Who invented Electric Generator?

A. Alfred B. Nobel
B. Thomas Alva Edison
C. Sir Alexander Graham Bell
D. Michael Faraday



18.Where is located the ITR Integrated Test Range?

A. Sri harikota
B. Chandipur
C. Chandigarh



19.Which one is the Intelligences Agencies of India ?

A. RAW (Research & Analysis Wing)
B. D.G.S.I.
C. MOSSAD
D. None of these



20.Asian Basketball Festival 'Great Ball of China Tournament' (July 31 to August 3, 2009) & the 25th FIBA Asia Basketball Championship for Men (August 6-16, 2009) are being organized in which two cities of China respectively ?

A. Beijing & Guangzhou
B. Beijing & Tianjin
C. Shanghai & Guangzhou

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

Quiz 240 | General Awareness For Civil Services Exam

1.From which place news paper "The Times" is published ?

A. London
B. Paris
C. Moscow
D. All of them



2.Who was the first Indian to pass Indian Civil Services ?

A. Rash Bihari Gosh
B. Satyendra Nath Tagore
C. Surendra Nath Banerjee
D. Lal Mohan Ghose



3.Which ape spends most of his time in trees?

A. Gorilla
B. Monkey
C. Sloth



4.Which of these books is not written by William Shakesphere ?

A. Hamlet
B. A Midsummer's Night Dream
C. Tales from Shakesphere
D. Othello



5.Who did the King originally want to choose to replace him as king?

A. Kooni
B. Lakshmana
C. Rama
D. Bharatha



6.Where did the term 'monsoon' originate from?

A. Iran (Persia)
B. India
C. Israel



7.Who was named the TIME person of the year 2010?

A. Orkut Buyukkokten
B. Jerry Yang
C. Mark Zuckerberg
D. Jimmy Wales



8.’Bhogi’, ‘Surya’, ‘Mattu’ and ‘Kanum’ are the parts of which four day long harvest festival of Tamilnadu ?

A. Bihu
B. Lohri
C. Pongal
D. Baisakhi



9.Named after the mount of Hindu god Vishnu, ‘Garuda’ is the national airline of which most Muslim populous country ?

A. Nigeria
B. Pakistan
C. Bangladesh
D. Indonesia



10.The planet that takes the highest time for completing a rotation is

A. Pluto
B. Venus
C. Earth



11.‘Aam Admi Bima Yojana’ is an insurance scheme for rural landless households introduced by—

A. National Insurance Co
B. Life Insurance Co
C. UTI
D. ICICI Life Prudential Co



12.Which Mughal empress was allowed to issue coins in her own name?

A. Jodha Bai
B. Nur Jahan
C. Mumtaz Mahal
D. Hamida Banu



13.Cobble-sized particles are most likely to be transported as part of a stream's:

A. Suspended load
B. Bed load
C. Dissolved load
D. Cobbles are too large to be transported by streams



14.India has also been conducting joint naval exercises named SIMBEX since 1993 with which of the following countries?

A. Singapore
B. South Africa
C. Sri Lanka



15.Recently the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has approved a proposal costing Rs 454.73 crore during 2007-2012 to strengthen Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI) and its sub-institutes. In which year IARI was established originally ?

A. 1905
B. 1910
C. 1915



16.This bank has extended the period of its concessional financing scheme (which was to expire on April 30) to farmers against warehouse receipts by another 5 months (till September 30).

A. PNB
B. SBI
C. OBC



17.Bhagawad Gita was written by ?

A. Tulsidas
B. Chankya
C. Surdas
D. Ved Vyas



18.“Kafu” is a famous player of which sport

A. Boxing
B. Football
C. Basket Ball



19.The famous telefilm “Tamas” was based on a novel written by

A. Amritlal Nagar
B. Gulshan Nanda
C. Bhishm Sahani



20.Who invented the sandwich?

A. Queen Victoria
B. George Washington
C. Earl of Sandwich
D. John Montagu

Quiz 239 | General Knowledge Questions and Answers

1.As per the data released by CSO, during April-March period Index of Industrial Production IIP grew by_______? ( as against an 8.5 per cent growth in the year-ago period).

A. 5.6%
B. 2.4%
C. 3.3%



2.The Global Intellectual property Index 2009 has ranked India on which place?

A. 20th
B. 23rd
C. 26th



3.According to a survey in the annual Black Book of Outsourcing, as many as ________ Indian cities are among the world's 25 riskiest places for off shoring.

A. 6
B. 8
C. 10



4.The Master control Facility of ISRO is at __________ .

A. Bangalore
B. Hassan
C. Sriharikota
D. Balasore



5.The Parliament of Pakistan is called ?

A. Diet
B. National Assembly
C. Federal Assembly
D. None of these



6.Rigveda contains ?

A. Musical Hyms
B. Charms and Spells
C. Hymns and Prayers
D. Haymans and Rituals



7.Till now how many Film Actors have won Bharat Ratna?

A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. None



8.Which of the following is a negative result of Scientific knowledge and modernization?

A. Comforts
B. Luxuries
C. Radiation
D. Cultivation



9.The Hockey World Player for 2009 is

A. Rajpal Singh
B. Jamie Dwyer
C. Grant Shubert
D. None of the above



10.From which mineral is radium obtained?

A. Rutile
B. Haematite
C. Limestone
D. Pitchblende



11.Who was the founder of Brahmo Samaj?

A. Raja Rammohan Roy
B. Aurobindo Ghosh
C. Vivekanand
D. Dyanand Saraswati



12.What is the S.I. unit of magnetic flux density?

A. Gauss
B. Tesla
C. Oersted
D. Weber



13.When is Liberation Day in Kuwait?

A. 1 January
B. 14 February
C. 26 February



14.On which city of India is Dominique Lapierre's 'City Of Joy' based ?

A. Kolkata
B. Mumbai
C. Hyderabad
D. Chennai



15.To express it is modern terms, the Mughal forces were composed of

A. Cavalry and infantry
B. Cavalry and artillery
C. Infantry, artillery and navy
D. Infantry, cavalry, artillery and navy



16.Which country has the World's Longest Railway?

A. USA
B. Russia
C. China



17.The following were the immediate successors of imperial Mauryas?

A. Pandyas
B. Kushanas
C. Sungas



18.For which of the following sports Maulana Abul Kalam Azad (MAKA) Trophy is given?

A. Inter school
B. Inter state
C. Inter University
D. International



19.The smallest state, population wise, in the world is

A. Vatican City
B. Monaco
C. Nauru
D. Liechtenstein



20.Atoms are composed of

A. Electrons and protons
B. Electrons only
C. Protons only
D. Electrons and nuclei

Quiz 238 | General Knowledge Questions and Answers

1.Which novel was written first by Mary Anne Evans?

A. Adam Bede
B. Scenes of Clerical Life
C. Daniel Deronda
D. Romola



2.Where is the Big Ben (The great bell of the clock)?

A. India
B. U.S.A
C. Russia
D. London



3.Who is author of the book "Nine Lines - in search of the sacred in Modern India" ?

A. William Dalrymple
B. Mulkraj Anand
C. Adam Foulds
D. Shashi Tharoor



4.Hari Prasad Chaurasia is a renowned player of?

A. Cricket
B. Flute
C. Tennis
D. Chess



5.Who owned Andrew Flintoff in IPL 2008?

A. Chennai Super King
B. Delhi Daredevil
C. Punjab Kings XI
D. Kolkata Knight Riders



6.Which of the following will not change the concentration of ammonia at the equilibrium?

A. Increase of pressure
B. Increase of volume
C. Addition of catalyst
D. Decrease of temperature



7.A four chambered heart occurs in ?

A. Fishes, birds
B. Amphibians, reptiles
C. Reptiles, mammals
D. Birds, mammals



8.Identify the movie in which Lt. Sanjeev Kumar played nine different roles

A. Navrang
B. Nai Dishayen
C. Naya Din Nayi Raat



9.In the year 1905, Gopal Krishna Gokhale founded the

A. Servants of India Society
B. Asiatic Society
C. Brahmo Samaj
D. Bharat Sewak Samaj



10.From which country’s constitution, the concept of the Directive Principles of State Policy has been adopted in Indian constitution ?

A. France
B. Ireland
C. United Kingdom
D. United States of America



11.To which party did Clement Attlee belong?

A. Liberal
B. Conservative
C. Republican
D. Labour



12.Potato is a modified form of

A. Root
B. Stem
C. Fruit
D. Leaf



13.Invisible export means export of :

A. Services
B. Prohibited goods
C. Unrecorded goods
D. Goods through smuggling



14.In which year, India launched it's first satellite (Aryabhata) ?

A. 1974
B. 1975
C. 1976



15.Which is the tallest mountain in Africa?

A. Mawenzi
B. Kenya
C. Kilimanjaro



16.An early hypothesis that eventually led to the Theory of Plate Tectonics was:

A. The Elastic Rebound Theory of G.K. Gilbert in the early 1900's
B. Theory of the Earth by James Hutton, 1788
C. Seafloor Spreading by Harry Hess, 1962
D. All of these



17.Name the gene linked to dyslexia that has a surprising biological function like controlling cilia, the antenna-like projections that cells use to communicate.

A. KIAA0319
B. HAX1
C. CD8
D. DCDC2



18.Which among the following committees is related to insurance reforms in India ?

A. Marathe Committee
B. Malhotra Committee
C. Kelker Committee



19.In which of the following states in India is located Arid Forces Research Institute?

A. Haryana
B. Punjab
C. Gujarat
D. Rajasthan



20.Albert Einstein was born in the year :

A. 1879
B. 1889
C. 1850
D. 1780

Quiz 237 | Current Affairs December Month 2011

1.BJP MP and former cricketer allegedly pushed a security guard at a toll plaza on 6 December 2011, when he was on a tour of Nellore. Name this Person?

A. Navjot Singh Sidhu
B. Nayan Mongia
C. Saba Karim
D. Vinod Kambli



2.Who secured second place in the Abu Dhabi F1 race held on 13 Nov 2011?

A. Jenson Button (McLaren)
B. Fernando Alonso (Ferrari)
C. Lewis Hamilton (McLaren)
D. Michel Schumaker



3.Who is present Deputy Chairman of Planning Commission? (2011)

A. Y.V.Reddy
B. Man Mohan Sing
C. Montek S. Ahluwalia
D. V. Narayana Swamy



4.Kamal Ganzouri, the new Prime Minister of Egypt was given all presidential powers except

A. Control over the military and the judiciary, armed forces
B. Control over the educational institutios
C. Control over the military and the medicines
D. Control over the medicinal and the judiciary, armed forces



5.Organizers of the upcoming 2012 North American International Auto Show promise the event will be bigger, better and bolder as America’s automakers find their footing on the other side of the Great Recession. Who is the 2012 show chairman ?

A. Bill Perkins
B. Tom Markowski
C. Nolan Finley
D. Neal Rubin



6.A second generation Indian immigrant has emerged as the front-runner for the House of Commons seat from the west London constituency of Feltham and Heston. Name of the lady is..........

A. Seema Mehra
B. Virendra Sharma
C. Seema Malhotra
D. Ed Miliband



7.Who is the match referee of the First test match between Bangladesh v Pakistan at Chittagong played on 9 th to 13 th December 2011 ?

A. David Boon
B. Javagal Srinath
C. Andy Pycroft
D. Billy Doctrove



8.Name the state which has announced a scheme to provide free electric connection to 2 lakh BPL families.

A. Haryana
B. Uttar Pradesh
C. Punjab
D. Gujarat



9.Who has been conferred with the 'Pride of India' award for 2008. He is also the first Asian to be appointed to the privy council by British Queen ?

A. Amartya Sen
B. Lord Swaraj Paul
C. V.S. Naipaul



10.Who is the host of World Climate change conference 2011 ?

A. Brazil
B. India
C. China
D. South Africa



11.Who is the match referee of the First test match between Australia v New Zealand at Hobart played on 9 th to 13 th December 2011 ?

A. Nigel Llong
B. Asad Rauf
C. Shahvir Tarapore
D. Andy Pycroft



12.Australia’s defence minister said ,"I have no doubt that the uranium decision has removed any potential irritant in relationship and set the scene for further improved relationship,". Who is the Defence Minister of Australia?

A. AK Antony
B. Nirmal Verma
C. Stephen Smith
D. Wen Jiabao



13.Who is the "Executive Chairman of Google" ?(As on October 2011)

A. Shirley M. Tilghman
B. Ann Mather
C. Larry Page
D. Eric Schmidt



14.Who won Hockey's Champions Trophy on 11 December 2011?

A. Australia
B. New Zealand
C. Spain
D. Netherland



15.India won Football's SAFF championship on 11 December 2011 by beating Afganistan.Who is the coach of Indian Football team ?

A. Biraj Maharjan
B. Clifford Miranda
C. Mohammad Amin-ul Islam
D. Savio Medeira



16.Who among the following won Nobel prize 2011for Physics for discovery that the expansion of the Universe is accelerating ?

A. Saul Perlmutter, Adam Riess and Brian Schmidt
B. Saul Perlmutter, Adam Riess and Daniel Shechtman
C. Saul Perlmutter, Adam Riess and Christopher Sims
D. Daniel Shechtman, Adam Riess and Brian Schmidt



17.Which of the following provides evidence of plate motion?

A. chains of seamounts in the ocean basins.
B. the age distribution of the Hawaiian Islands.
C. the age distribution of basalt at mid-ocean ridges.
D. all of these



18.Red Bull's Formula One World champion victory of the European Grand Prix on 26 June 2011 put him level with British great Stirling Moss in the all-time winners' list. Name the champion.

A. Fernando Alonso
B. Sebastian Vettel
C. Mark Webber
D. Lewis Hamilton



19.General manager ,Northern Railways will grace the 52nd batch of cadets from the Jagjivan Ram Railway Protection Force (RPF) will pass out on Wednesday . Who is the General manager of Northern Railways?

A. Jagjivan Ram
B. Beni Prasad Verma
C. Nakul Dev
D. Shailendra Kumar Budhalakoti



20.With which of the following international financial organizations Siddharth Tiwari is related to ?

A. World Bank
B. International Monetary Fund
C. Asian Development Bank
D. Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency

Quiz 236 | General Awareness For Bank Exam

1.Magma with a large amount of dissolved gases tends to be:

A. very viscous
B. very explosive
C. very messy
D. really truly very unwelcome at a party



2.A mechanical weathering process caused by pressure release (or unloading) is:

A. salt wedging
B. hydrolysis
C. exfoliation
D. abrasion



3.Who among the following is the first separatist to take part in electoral process in Kashmir?

A. Sajjad Lone
B. Ahsan Dar
C. Yasin Malik



4.Which country led a boycott of the 1980 Olympic Games held in Moscow?

A. Great Britain
B. China
C. The United States of America
D. South Korea



5.On which date "National Science Day" is celebrated ?

A. 28 March
B. 28 June
C. 28 May
D. 28 February



6.Coral reefs in India can be found in which among the following location?

A. The coast of Orissa
B. Waltair
C. Rameshwaram
D. Trivandrum



7.Mahabaleshwar is located in which state of India?

A. Madhya Pradesh
B. Rajasthan
C. Maharashtra
D. Himachal Pradesh



8.Which of the following country is known as Land of Morning Calm?

A. Norway
B. Korea
C. Japan
D. Italy



9.Who has given the concept of 'Dominant Caste'?

A. Mckim Marriot
B. M. N. Srinivas
C. G.S.Ghurye
D. S. C. Dube



10.Cannons is a term that is associated with?

A. Chess
B. Billiards
C. Bridge
D. Golf



11.The time factor when determining the efficiency of algorithm is measured by?

A. Counting microseconds
B. Counting the number of key operations
C. Counting the kilobytes of algorithm
D. Counting the number of statements



12.Which among the following satellite has been successfully launched in October 2008 by ISRO ?

A. CHANDRAYAAN-1
B. INSAT-4A
C. INSAT-3E
D. INSAT-4C



13.Which king was the founder of the city of Jaunpur?

A. Firuz Tughluq
B. Ala-ud-din Khalji
C. Qutb-ud-din Aibak
D. Iltutmish



14.Which of these forts was built by Akbar's general Raja Rai Singh?

A. Agra
B. Chunar
C. Belgaum
D. Junagarh



15.The Kalahari and the Namib deserts are in which country?

A. Egypt
B. Namibia
C. Kenya
D. Zimbabwe



16.The Largest Tribal Community in india is

A. Bhills
B. Gonds
C. Santhals
D. Tharus



17.Which geologic setting has the most obvious dip-slip faults?

A. The midwest United States
B. The Basin and Range Province of North America
C. California
D. The Canadian Shield



18.Which among the following movement started with 'breaking the salt law'?

A. Non-cooperation Movement
B. Civil Disobedience Movement
C. Quit India Movement
D. Home Rule Movement



19.Which of the following provisions of the constitution did not come into force on November 26, 1949?

A. Provisions relating to citizenship
B. Provisions relating to elections
C. Fundamental rights



20.Financial Inclusion is a buzzword today in the Indian banking scenario. Which among the following provides a correct definition of Financial Inclusion as per recent directives of Reserve Bank of India to other banks of the country?

A. Opening a Bank account of every individual in rural areas
B. A Bank account and facility of deposit and withdrawal of the money
C. Financial help to rural poor by providing cheap loans in easy manner
D. Provision of all financial services like credit, remittance and overdraft facilities for the rural poor

Quiz 235 | General Awareness for IAS Exams

1.Selectivity of the receiver can be increased by which of the following?

A. By using more tuned circuit
B. By decreasing number of tuned circuit
C. By using loudspeaker
D. By increasing gain of the receiver



2.With whose efforts was Second Bihar Provincial Congress Session held?

A. G. K. Gokhale
B. Shri Deepnarayan Singh
C. Shri Krishna
D. Surendranath Banerjee



3.Muslim Brotherhood is the world's oldest and largest Islamic political group. It was founded in

A. Egypt
B. Afghanistan
C. Pakistan



4.The maximum depth of influence of waves beneath the surface is:

A. one-half their wavelength
B. one-half their period
C. one-half their frequency
D. none of these



5.The fastest seismic waves are:

A. P-waves
B. S-waves
C. Love Waves
D. Rayleigh Waves



6.The rural credit in India has been institutionalized truly since _______?

A. Independence
B. Nationalization of Banks
C. Inception of the Cooperative Movement



7.Any member of the public or group of people may approach the court , on behalf of the aggrieved persons for protection of his fundamental rights. This is called ________?


A. Doctrine of public interest litigation
B. Doctrine of Severability
C. Doctrine of Real effect



8.Which among the following forests are the best sources of Hardwoods ?

A. Evergreen Forests of Equatorial regions
B. Coniferous forests
C. Taiga
D. Temperate forests around 50 degree latitude north and south



9.World Disabled Day is observed every year on ____________.

A. December 2
B. December 3
C. December 4
D. December 5



10.What US space shuttle linked up with Russia's Mir in 1995?

A. Mercury
B. Voyager 8
C. Atlantis
D. Outreach



11.The author of the book “Waiting for the Mahatma” is

A. R.K Narayan
B. N.A Palkhiwala
C. Amrita Pritam
D. M. Malgonkar



12.Who was the first Indian woman to win Miss Universe title in 1994 ?

A. Lara Dutta
B. Reita Faria
C. Aishwarya Rai
D. Sushmita Sen



13.The strongest bonds exist between the particles found within

A. Metamorphic rocks
B. Igneous rocks
C. Sedimentary rock



14.Who is the Asian Games bronze medallist who put up an impressive show at the 54th Malaysia open swimming championship by bagging eight medals, including three gold medals?

A. Virdhawal Khade
B. Sandeep Sejwal
C. Aaron D'Souza
D. Rehan Poncha



15.Which among the following is the largest single cottage industry of Manipur?

A. Sericulture
B. Handloom
C. Leather



16.What is the name given to Beijing's new national stadium?

A. Fish Net
B. Wind Tunnel
C. Cuckoo's Nest
D. Bird's Nest



17.For how many days Kurukshetra war was fought ?

A. 15 Days
B. 12 Days
C. 19 Days
D. 18 Days



18.The founder of Boy Scout movement

A. Jawaharlal Nehru
B. Baden Powell
C. Rajaram Mohan Roy
D. Subash Chandra Bose



19.Who invented the railway engine?

A. James Watt
B. Charles Babbage
C. George Stephenson
D. Charles Babbage



20.Which play by George Bernard Shaw is based on the mythical Greek story of a sculptor who fell in love with Galatea, a lovely statue made by him?

A. Man and Superman
B. Saint Joan
C. Super Girl
D. Pygmalion