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