GENERAL AWARENESS PRACTICE MCQs

1. Which of the following character istics is absent in a computer, however sophisticated it may be?
1) High speed
 2) Intelligence
3) Accuracy
4) Perfect Memory

2. Cultivation of the same piece of land more than once in a year is called?
1) Extensive cultivation
2) Mixed cultivation
3) Shifting Cultivation
4) Intensive cultivation

3. Which one of the following dyna- sties was famous for its maritime power?
1) Pallava
2) Pandya
3) Chola
4) Rashtrakutas

4. The National Anthem was first sung in the year?
1) 1911
2) 1913
3) 1914
4) 1915

5. Sarkaria Commission is associated with?
1) Centre-State relationship
2) Inter-State relationship
3) Election reforms
4) Freedom of Press

6. Who is the author of Poverty and Un-British Rule in India?
1) R.C. Dutt
2) V.K.R.V. Rao
3) Dadabhai Naoroji
4) Amartyasen

7. In India broadcasting was started in the year?
1) 1925
2) 1926
3) 1927
4) 1928

8. Which one of the following is a non-conventional energy resource?
1) Hydro electricity
2) Thermal power
3) Photovoltaic energy
4) Mineral oil

9. Sir Thomas Roe was sent by British to India during the reign of?
1) Akbar
2) Humayun
3) Jahangir
4) Babar

10. Cattle-borne powder is used as fertiliser as it is rich in?
1) Nitrogen
2) Phosphorus
3) Sodium
4) Potassium

11. Territorial waters of India extended upto?
 1) 3 nautical miles
2) 9 nautical miles
3) 12 nautical miles
4) 15 nauitical miles

12. As an export item of India, which spice occupies the top position in value?
1) Pepper
2) Chillies
3) Turmeric
4) Cardamom

13. Among the following leaders, who had popularised the Ganapati Festival Celebrations?
 1) M.G. Ranade
2) Ferozeshah Mehta
3) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
4) Tilak

14. The metal which exists in liquid format in room temperature is?
1) Bromine
2) Lead
3) Mercury
4) Cadmium

15. The gas predominantly reponsible for global warming is?
1) Carban dioxide
2) Carbon monoxide
3) Nitrous oxide
4) Nitrogen peroxide

16. Who was the first woman President of the Indian National Congress?
1) Indira Gandhi
2) Sarojini Naidu
3) Vijayalakshmi Pandit
4) Rajkumari Amrit Kaur

17. The normal Haemoglobin levels in the blood in men are?
 1) 10 gm per 100 ml blood
2) 16 gm per 100 ml blood
3) 13 gm per 100 ml blood
4) 18 gm per 100 ml blood

18. Disguised unemployment prevails in underdeveloped countries in which of the following sectors?
1) Manufacturing industry
2) Agriculture
3) Services sector
4) Banking

19. Which one of the following is not a computer programming language?
1) COBOL
2) FORTRAN
3) PASCAL
4) PROTON 

20. Indias most modern medium range surface to air missile is?
1) Akash
2) Agni
3) Prithvi
4) Nag

21. Open Sky Policy means?
1) Opening the ozone layer
2) Artificial rain
3) Operation of both the private and public airways
4) Permission to foreign airlines

22. Common Wealth Games 2010 will be held in?
 1) England
2) Australia
3) Myanmar
4) India

23. One will not have to pass through Suez Canal while going from Mumbai to?
1) Alxendria
2) Suez
3) Port Said
4) Benghazi

24. The animal adopted by World Wildlife Fund as its symbol is?
1) Bear
2) Tiger
3) Deer
4) Panda

25. Enzymes are?
1) Biological Catalysts
2) Body Builders
3) Body regulators
4) Body cell multipliers

26. According to Lord Keynes, interest rate is determined by the supply and demand for?
1) savings
2) loanable funds
3) money
4) capital goods

27. Perfect market means there are?
1) many sellers and many buyers
2) a few sellers and a few buyers
3) a few sellers and many buyers
4) a few buyers and many sellers

28. Which physical property will be un-affected with increase in quantity?
1) Volume
2) Weight
3) Mass
4) Density

29. A Person Presses the earth least when he is?
 1) sitting
2) standing
3) running
4) lying on the ground

30. Which of the following is most elastic?
1) Steel
2) Rubber
3) Silver
4) Glass
31. Tea will cool most easily in?
1) Metal cup
2) Porcelain cup
3) Glass cup
4) Clay cup

32. For safe driving during rain and fog, a driver should use?
1) Additional violet lights
2) Additional yellow lights
3) Additional red lights
4) Additional milky lights

33. The formation of rainbow is explained by?
1) Scattering of light
2) Total internal reflection and scattering of light
3) Suspension of dust particles in air
4) White light having seven colours

34. Television signals cannot be rece-ived ordinarily beyond a particular distance due to?
1) Weakness of the signals
2) Weak antenna
3) Absorption of signals in the air
4) Curvature of the earth

35. We used the mach number in connection with?
1) sound
2) submarines
3) air craft
4) space craft

36. ....... determines the loudness of a sound?
 1) Frequency
2) Amplitude
3) Speed
4) Wavelength

37. Which of the following electro-magnetic, magnetic waves has the longest wave-length?
1) Ultroviolet
2) Light rays
3) Gamma rays
4) Infrared

38. The catalyst in the rusting of iron is?
1) Oxygen
2) Air
3) Nitrogen
4) Moisture

39. Common salt is obtained from sea water by the process of?
1) sublimation
2) evaporation
3) crystallisation
4) distillation
40. The element present in the largest amount in rocks and minerals is?
1) silicon
2) carbon
3) hydrogen
4) gold 

41. For plant growth, the most impor tant compound are made up of?
1) carbon
2) nitrogen
3) sodium
4) sulphur

42. The main use of salt in the diet is to?
1) make the taste of food better
2) produce in small amounts the hydrochloric acid required for digestion
3) ease the process of cooking
4) increase the solubility of food particles in water

43. What is enriched Uranium?
1) Uranium 235
2) U238
3) Uranium that has been exposed to intense radiation
4) Natural uranium which has been with U235

44. Hydrophobia may affect a person suffering from?
1) Snake bite
2) Dog bite
3) Bacterial infection
4) Bee sting

45. Iron, necessary for the body, is abundantly found in?
1) Egg
2) Green vegetables
3) Milk
4) Cauliflower

46. The purpose of growing plants along river banks is to prevent?
1) heavy rainfall
2) seepage of water underground
3) siltage and floods
4) pollution

47. Mark the correct statement : The Skin?
1) keeps the heat out
2) gives shape to the body
3) protects us from cold
4) serves as a secretory organ

48. Which of the following fertilizers is used after sowing the seeds?
1) Nitrate
2) Potash
3) Green manure
4) Phosphorus

ANSWERS:

1-2; 2-4; 3-3; 4-1; 5-1; 6-3; 7-3; 8-3; 9-3; 10-2;
11-3; 12-1; 13-4; 14-3; 15-1; 16-2; 17-2; 18-2; 19-4; 20-1;
21-3; 22-4; 23-2; 24-4; 25-1; 26-3; 27-1; 28-4; 29-4; 30-4;
31-1; 32-2; 33-2; 34-4; 35-3, 36-2; 37-4; 38-4; 39-2; 40-1;
41-2; 42-2; 43-4; 44-2; 45-2, 46-3; 47-2; 48-1