RAJASTHAN CIRCLE PA/SA EXAM GENERAL AWARENESS SOLVED PAPER (EXAM HELD ON 27/04/2014)

1. As per the constitutional provision, who has the absolute and ultimate powers regarding the passing of money bills?

 Ans:-the house of the people

2:- As per the constitutional of India, the reports of the comptroller and auditor general of India relating to the accounts of the state shall be submitted to?

Ans:- the Governor of state

3:- The governor of a state is appointed by?

Ans:- president of India

4:- when cripps mission came to India, who among the following was viceroy of India?

Ans:- lord linlithgo

5:- which sikh guru was executed by Aurangzeb?

Ans:- Guru tej bahadur

6:- the most common measure of estimating inflation in India is

Ans:- whole sale price index

7:- this is an apparatus for measuring increase or rate of growth in plants?

Ans:- Auxanometer

8:- About what percent of are of our country (India) is the plateau region possessing rich reserve of minerals, fossil and forests?

Ans:- 27%

9:- The planet nearest to the sun and closest to the earth are respectively?

Ans:- Mercury and Venus

10:- Identifiy the mismatched paire

A:- smallest ocean —– Arctic ocean

B:- lowest point on earth —– Mariana trench

C:- largest ocean ——- Pacific ocean

D:- smallest continent —- Australia

Ans:- smallest continent —- Australia

11:- which country won ICC world cup T-20 match?

Ans:- Sri-lanka

12:- the amount of oxygen required by bacteria to break down the organic matter present in a certain volume of a sample water, is called?

Ans:- BOD and COD both

13:- who is the present governor of the state of Rajasthan?

Ans:- Smt. Margaret Alva

14. Who was recently appointed as interim president of BCCI board by the Supreme court of India

Ans: Sunil Gavaskar

15.Which of the following countries has become first to pass climatic Act

Ans: Canada

16.The winner of the Sahitya Akademi Award 2013 for writing Rajasthani language

Ans: Ambika dutt

17:- The chief election commissioner can be removed from office only?

Ans:- Through impeachment by parliament

18:- Hindi movie “Shahid” won two awards in 61st national film awards. This film is based on the life of?

Ans:- A murdered right to information activist

19:- who represent India in recently concluded the 2014 Nuclear security summit held in Neatherlands

Ans:- Salman Khurshid

20:- :Bharat Kesri” award is given in the sport?

Ans:- Wrestling

21:- India’s first credit bureau through which commercial banks will share credit history of the customers?

Ans:- CIBIL

22:- The outer part of a railway track near the bend or curve is generally raised?

Ans:- To produce the necessary centripetal force

23:- The number images of an object formed by two mirrors inclined at an angle of 60 is?

Ans:- 5

24:- What is the “ motto” of Olympics 2016?

Ans:- Live your passion

25:- Pungency in chillies is due to?

Ans:- Capsaicin

West Bangal Postal Circle General Knowledge Solved Paper (Exam held on 25.05.2014)

1) The Most Powerful Computer Is-

A)Super Computer 

B)Microcomputer 

C)Minicomputer 

D)All Of These

Ans :  A

2) How Many Squares Are In A Chess Board?

A)36 

B)48 

C)64 

D)72

Ans  : C

3) Ranji Trophy Is Associated With:

A)Hockey 

B)Football 

C)Cricket 

D)None Of These

Ans : C

4) Which Countrywon The One Day Cricket World Cup In 2011?

A)Sri Lanka 

B)Australia 

C)Pakistan 

D)India

Ans: India

5) The East Central Railway Zone Headquarters Is Located At

A)Patna 

B)Hajipur 

C)Muzaffarpur 

D)Katihar

Ans: Hajipur

6) The Ozone Layer In The Atmosphere Is At A Height Of About

A)75km 

B)50km 

C)100km 

D)200km

7) Indian First Took Part In The Summar Olympic Games In The Year

A)1920 

B)1928 

C)1972 

D)1974

Ans : A

8) The Headquarter Of The International Court Of Justice Is At

A)Geneva 

B)The Hague 

C)Rome 

D)Vienna

Ans: The Hague

9) Army Day Is Celebrated On _ In India In Recognition Of Field Marshal  K.M.Cariappa’s Taking Over As The First Commander-In-Chief Of The Indian Army From Sir Francis Butcher In 1948.

A)January 20th 

B)January 12th 

C)January 15th 

D)December 26th

Ans : C

10) Who Among The Following Was The First Indian To Receive The Magsaysay Award?

A)Vinoba Bhave 

B)Mother Teresa 

C)R.K.Laxman 

D)T.N.Seshan

Ans:  A

11) An Ecosystem Is A/An

A)Undisturbed  Natural  Area

B)System Of Organisms And Their Environment

C)Area Rich In Wildlife Having No Humans

D)Very Large Area Of Uniform Environment Conditions

Ans : System Of Organisms And Their Environment

12) The First Lady Of The Indian Screen To Had Been Niminated To The Rajya Sabha Is-

A)Nargis 

B)Madhubala 

C)Hema Malini 

D)Shobhana Bhartia

Ans : Nargis

13) When Is World Environment Day ,Recognized By The Un?

A)December 11th 

B)December 12th 

C)Sepyember 15th 

D)June 5th

Ans : June 5th

14) When Does World Health Organization Organize ‘World Aids Day’:

A)1st December 

B)2nd December 

C)10th December 

D)15th December

Ans : 1st December

15) Which Sikh Guru Was Given Land By Akbar For Construction Of Harmindir Sahib(Golden Temple)

A)Guru Angad 

B)Guru Amardas 

C)Guru Ramdas 

D)Guru Arjun Dev

Ans : Guru Ramadas

16) Indian National Congress Was Founded By

A)Jawaharlal Nehru 

B)Michael Hume 

C)Allan Octavian Hume 

D)Mahatma Gandhi

Ans: Allan Octavian Hume

17) Which Of The Following Disease Occurs Due To The Bacterial Infections?

A)Small Pox 

B)Mumps 

C)Leprosy 

D)Asthma

18) Whose Death Is Unknown In 1857 Revolt?

A)Tantiya Tope 

B)Nana Saheb 

C)Rani Jhansi 

D)Bahadur Shah ‘Jafar’

Ans : Nana Saheb

19 ) Which Of The Following Year Is Celebrated As International Year Of The Shark?

 A)2006 

B)2010 

C)2009 

D)2012

20) Indira Gandhi Award For National Intrgration Was Accorded By Which Of The Political Party

A)Indian National Congress 

B)BJP 

C)CPI

D)Samajwadi Party

21) The Celebrated Novel ‘The Godfather’was Authored By

A)John Milton 

B)Victor Hugo 

C)Mario Puzo 

D)Harold Robbins

Ans : A

22) One Cannot See Through Fog Because

A)Fog Absorbs Light 

B)The Refractive Index Of Fog Is Infinity

C)Light Suffers Total Reflection At The Droplets In Fog

D)Light Is Scattered By The Droplets In Fog

23) An Electric Switch Is Always Connected To The

A)Earth Wire 

B)Neutral Wire 

C)Line Wire 

D)None Of These

Ans : C

24) The Highest Wheat-Priducing State Of India Is

A)Haryana 

B)Punjab 

C)Bihar 

D)Up

Ans : D

25) Which One Of The Following Peripherals Cannot Serve As Both Input And Output Device

A) Tele-Printer 

B)Floppy Disk Drives 

C)Scanner 

D)Optical Dise Drives.

Ans : C