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General awareness Solved

151. The degree of monopoly power is to be

measured in terms of the firm’s

(a) normal profit

(b) supernormal profit

(d) selling price

152. Who propounded the Innovation theory of

profits?

(a) J.A. Schumpeter

(b) P.A. Samuelson

(d) David Ricardo

153. Which of the following does not come under

legislative control over administration?

(a) Zero hour

(b) Adjournment motion

(d) Formulation of a Bill

154. Under perfect competition, the industry does

not have any excess capacity because each

firm produces at the minimum point on its

(a) long-run marginal cost curve

(b) long-run average cost curve

(d) long-run average revenue curve

155. Which one of the following is not a ‘canon

of taxation’ according to Adam Smith?

(a) Canon certainty

(b) Canon of simplicity

(d) Canon of economy

156. Effective demand depends on

(a) capital-output ratio

(b) output-capital ratio

(d) supply price

157. ‘The Right to Public Office’ is a

(a) Civil right

(b) Economic right

(d) Political right

158. Who was the author of Gita Govinda?

(a) Jayadeva

(b) Kalhana

(d) Raja Rao

159. Which battle did open the Delhi area to

Muhammad Ghori?

(a) First Battle of Tarain

(b) Second Battle of Tarain

(d) First Battle of Panipat

160. The Aryans successes in their conflicts with

the pre-Aryans because

(a) they used elephants on a large scale

(b) they were taller and stronger

culture

(d) they used chariots driven by horses

161. The Chola kings were ruling over

(a) Tamil Nadu (b) Andhra

162. From which fund can the unanticipated

expenditure be met without the prior approval

of the Parliament?

(a) Consolidated Fund of India

(b) Contingency Fund of India

(d) From the Treasury

163. A law made by the Judiciary is known as

(a) Ordinary law (b) Case law

164. One of the important attributes of

Parliamentary form of government is

(a) Fixed tenure for the executive

(b) Executive is answerable to the people

(d) Collective responsibility of Council of

Ministers to the Parliament

165. ENIAC was

(a) an electronic calculator

(b) an electronic computer

(d) an engine

166. One byte consists of

(a) one bit (b) four bits

167. Which of the following vertebrates lack

exoskeleton?

(a) Amphibia

(b) Mammalian

(d) Chondrichtyes

168. Which of the following branches deals with

the interaction of same species of living

organisms with their non-living

environment?

(a) Autecology

(b) Synecology

(d) Paleontology

169. Which of the following organelles is called

‘Atom bombs’?

(a) Microtubules (b) Nucleolus

170. In AC circuits, AC meters measure

(a) mean values (b) rms values

171. When a light wave is reflected from a mirror,

there is a change in its

(a) frequency (b) amplitude

172. Solar energy is due to

(a) fusion reactions

(b) fission reactions

(d) chemical reactions

173. The width of depletion layer of a P-N junction

(a) decreases with light doping

(b) increases with heavy doping

(d) is increased under reverse bias

174. Huge deposits of uranium were recently

found in

(a) Andhra Pradesh

(b) Karnataka

(d) Tamil Nadu

175. When water itself combines chemically with

some element or mineral it is called

(a) Carbonation (b) Desalination

176. From the bark of which plant is quinine

extracted?

(a) Eucalyptus

(b) Cinchona

(d) Cedar

177. Hypertension is the term used for

(a) increase in heart rate

(b) decrease in heart rate

(d) increase in blood pressure

178. The contractile proteins in a muscle are

(a) Actin and Myosin

(b) Actin and Tropomyosin

(d) Troponin and Tropomyosin

179. Coins made of metal first appeared in

(a) Harappan Civilisation

(b) Later Vedic Age

(d) Age of the Mauryas

180. A natural region has the similarity of

(a) climate and natural vegetation

(b) climate and occupation

(d) economic base and reces

181. Which one of the following is presently the

largest oil refinery of India?

(a) Vadodara (IOC)

(b) Mathura (IOC)

(d) Mumbai (BPCL)

182. Imaginary lines joining places with same

temperature are called

(a) Isobars (b) Isohyets

183. Crop rotation helps to

(a) lesson use of pesticides

(b) eliminate parasites which have selective

hosts

(d) produce a greater choice of plant

products

184. An area legally reserved for wild life in its

natural surroundings is

(a) Biosphere Reserve

(b) Sanctuary

(d) National Park

185. Who is the new Governor of Maharashtra?

(a) Shiv Shankar Menon

(b) K. Sankaranarayanan

(d) Shivaraj Patil

186. At present the BRAHMOS missile are

assembled at

(a) Bangalore

(b) Hyderabad

(d) Sriharikota

187. The electronic configuration of an atom

having atomic number ‘20’ is

(a) 2, 8, 10

(b) 2, 6, 8, 4

(d) 2, 10, 8

188. The most reactive among the halogens is

(a) Fluorine

(b) Chlorine

(d) Iodine

189. The major component in the LPG is

(a) methane

(b) butane

(d) propane

190. KMnO4 can be used as a/an

(a) insecticide

(b) fertiliser

(d) disinfectant

191. Acute lead poisoning is also known as

(a) Itai-itai

(b) Plumbism

(d) Byssinosis

192. The vertical movement of air is termed as

(a) wind (b) air current

193. Sivasamudra is an island formed by the river

(a) Ganga (b) Godavari

194. Who among the following was the first

heavyweight boxer to go undefeated

throughout his career?

(a) Rocky Marciano

(b) Lee Epperson

(d) Michael Spinks

195. Which one of the following newspapers had

been edited by Gandhiji?

(a) Navjeevan

(b) Gujarat Times

(d) Jan Satta

196. The Chairman of the Finance Commission

must be

(a) A person of Finance and Banking field

(b) An Economist of high caliber

Court Judge

(d) A person having experience in Public

Affairs

197. The novel ‘White Tiger’ which won the

Booker Prize 2008 is authored by

(a) Arundhati Roy

(b) V.S. Naipaul

(d) Aravind Adiga

198. Who is the Minister for Environment and

Forest of India?

(a) Anand Sharma

(b) Jairam Ramesh

(d) None of these

199. Queen Elizabeth has recently conferred

Knighthood on

(a) Chetan Bhagat

(b) L.N. Mittal

(d) None of the above

200. The First Election Commission of India was

(a) S.P. Sen Verma

(b) Dr. Nagendra Singh

(d) Sukumar Sen

151 (b) 152 (a) 153 (c) 154 (a) 155 (b) 156 (d) 157 (a) 158 (a) 159 (b) 160 (d)

161 (a) 162 (b) 163 (b) 164 (d) 165 (a) 166 (c) 167 (d) 168 (c) 169 (d) 170 (b)

171 (b) 172 (a) 173 (d) 174 (a) 175 (c) 176 (b) 177 (d) 178 (a) 179 (b) 180 (a)

181 (a) 182 (d) 183 (b) 184 (b) 185 (b) 186 (b) 187 (c) 188 (a) 189 (b) 190 (a)

191 (b) 192 (c) 193 (d) 194 (a) 195 (a) 196 (d) 197 (d) 198 (b) 199 (c) 200 (d)

51. Gandhiji’s movement of boycotting he

foreign goods aimed at

(a) full independence

(b) creating anti-British sentiment

(d) promotion of cottage industries

52. What is the maximum age limit prescribed

for the post of the President of India?

(a) 58 years (b) 60 years

(d) There is no maximum age limit

53. The implementation of Jawahar Rojgar

Yojana rests with

(a) Gram Panchayats

(b) District Collectors

(d) Union Government

54. What is quorum required for convening the

Lok Sabha?

(a)1/6

(b)1/8

(d)1/5

55. In the Parliamentary form of Government. “He

is the first among equal”. Who is he?

(a) President (b) Prime Minister

(d) Speaker of lower house

56. Silicon Valley of India is located in

(a) Dehradun (b) Bangalore

57. The author of the book “India Wins

Freedom” is

(a) Kuldeep Nayyar

(b) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad

(d) Indira Gandhi

58. The RBI issues currency notes under the

(a) Fixed Fiduciary System

(b) Maximum Fiduciary System

(d) Proportional Reserve System

59. Which day is the International Human

Rights Day?

(a) December 10th

(b) October 24th

(d) None of the above

60. The capital of Pakistan till 1959 was

(a) Islamabad (b) Karachi

61. In India FERA has been replaced by

(a) FEMA (b) FETA

62. The ‘Emerging Player of the Year 2008’ Award

was given by ICC to which Sri Lankan

cricketer?

(a) Ajantha Mendis

(b) Muttiah Murlitharan

(d) M. Mahroof

63. The term PC means

(a) Private Computer

(b) Personal Computer

(d) Personal Calculator

64. English is the official language of which one

of the following Indian States?

(a) Nagaland (b) Tripura

65. Right to Information Act was passed in the

year

(a) 2001 (b) 2005

66. Who has taken over as Chief Election

Commissioner after the retirement of Shri. N.

Gopalaswami?

(a) V.S. Sampath

(b) S.Y. Quraishi

(d) M.S. Gill

67. The final of the Sultan Afzal Shah Hockey

Tournament 2009 was played between

(a) India and Malaysia

(b) India and Pakistan

(d) Malaysia and Japan

68. The 2011 Cricket World Cup Shall be cohosted

(a) India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan and Bangladesh

(b) India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh

(d) Bangladesh, Pakistan and India

69. Which one of the following Indian cricketers

has been declared ‘The Leading Cricketer of

2008’ By Wisden?

(a) M.S. Dhoni (b) Virender Sehwag

(d) Saurav Ganguly

70. Who is the present chief of ISRO?

(a) G. Madhavan Nair

(b) Anil Kakodkar

(d) M. Arvindam

71. The relationship between the value of money

and the price level in an economy is

(a) Direct (b) Inverse

(d) Stable

72. Depreciation is equal to—

(a) Gross national product—Net

(b) Net national product—Gross

income

(d) Personal income—Personal taxes

73. In an economy, the sectors are classified into

public and private on the basic of

(a) employment conditions

(b) nature of economic activities

(d) use of raw materials

74. The author of the book ‘My Experiments

With Truth’ is

(a) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad

(b) Govind Vallabh Pant

(d) Tara Ali Beg

75. Which one of the following business

magnets has been adjudged the ‘Business

Person of the Year 2008’ by The Times of

India Survey?

(a) Ratan Tata (b) Rahul Bajaj

(d) Laxmi Mittal

76. An important river of the Indian desert is

(a) Luni (b) Narmada

77. The Nagarjunasagar dam is constructed on

the river?

(a) Krishna

(b) Chambal

(d) Sutlej

78. The imaginary lines joining places of same

height at equal intervals are

(a) Hachures (b) Contours

(d) Isomers

79. Stagflation is a situation of

(a) stagnation and deflation

(b) stagnation and recession

(d) stagnation and recovery

80. What is Khetri in Rajasthan famous for?

(a) Copper mines

(b) Mica mines

(d) Limestone mines

81. Which one of the following rivers forms and

estuary?

(a) Narmada (b) Kaveri

82. ‘Charak’ was the famous court physician of

(a) Harsha

(b) Chandra Gupta Maurya

83. Great Stupa at Sanchi is in

(a) Uttar Pradesh

(b) Madhya Pradesh

(d) Andhra Pradesh

84. What was the age of Akbar at the time of his

coronation as Kalanaur?

(a) Thirteen (b) Fifteen

85. Which one of the following stages of the life

of man in Aryan Society, in ascending order

of age, is correct?

(a) Brahmacharya–Grihastha-Vanaprastha-

Sanyasa

(b) Grihastha-Brahmacharya-Vanaprastha-

Sanyasa

Grihastha

(d) Gr ihastha-Sanyasa-Vanaprastha-

Brahamacharya

86. The resource which can be used

continuously, year-after year are called

(a) Biotic

(b) Abiotic

(d) Renewable

87. The coast that belongs to Kerala is known

(a) Konkan Coast

(b) Malabar Coast

(d) Canara Coast

88. Anantapur district in Andhra Pradesh is

famous for

(a) Copper (b) Zinc

89. Bahadur Shah was the

(a) last ruler of the Lodis

(b) successor of Shar Shah Suri

(d) successor of the Maratha ruler Shivaji

90. Mangal Pandey fired the first shot of the

Revolt of 1857 at

(a) Barrackpore (b) Meerut

91. Who said ‘Swaraj is my birthright and I shall

have it’?

(a) M.K. Gandhi

(b) B.G. Tilak

(d) B.R. Ambedkar

92. Water boils as a lower temperature on the

hills because

(a) it is cold on the hills

(b) there is less carbon dioxide on the hills

hills

(d) there is less oxygen

93. After the Chauri-Chaura incident, Gandhiji

suspended the

(a) Civil Disobedience Movement

(b) Khilafat Movement

(d) Quit India Movement

94. Refrigerator keep food un-spoiled because

(a) at its low temperature, bacteria and

moulds are inactive

(b) at its low temperature ,the germs are killed

frozen

(d) it sterilises the food

95. A person having AB-group of blood and

donate blood to person having

(a) A-group (b) B-group

96. Why do birds not have respiratory trouble

at the time of flying at high altitude?

(a) Their lungs are very large

(b) They fly inactively

(d) They use less oxygen

97. Source of energy in ecosystem is

(a) Sun (b) Green plants

(d) ATP

98. Which of the following elements is not

present in stainless steel?

(a) Iron (b) Tungsten

99. Select the one which is not a mixture

(a) Air (b) Gasoline

100. The temperature which has the same reading

on both Fahrenheit and Celsius scales is

(a) 40o (b) -40o

51. (d) 52. (d) 53. (d) 54. (c) 55. (b) 56. (b) 57. (b) 58. (c) 59. (a) 60. (b)

61. (a) 62. (a) 63. (b) 64. (a) 65. (b) 66. (c) 67. (a) 68. (b) 69. (b) 70. (a)

71. (d) 72. (a) 73. (c) 74. (c) 75. (a) 76. (a) 77. (a) 78. (b) 79. (c) 80. (a)

81. (a) 82. (d) 83. (b) 84. (a) 85. (a) 86. (d) 87. (b) 88. (d) 89. (c) 90. (a)

91. (b) 92. (c) 93. (c) 94. (b) 95. (c) 96. (c) 97. (a) 98. (b) 99. (d) 100. (b)

51. Which of the following is not the source of

the revenue of central Government?

(a) Income Tax

(b) Corporate Tax

(d) Excise Duty

52. ‘Operation Flood’ is associated with–

(a) milk production

(b) wheat production

(d) water harvesting

53. Who has the sole right to issue paper

currency in India?

(a) The Government of India

(b) The Finance Commission

(d) The Central Bank of India

54. A fall in demand or rise in supply of a

commodity-

(a) increase the price of that commodity

(b) decrease the price of that commodity

(d) determines the price elasticity

55. Planning Commission of India was

established in

(a) 1947 (b) 1950

56. How many types of emergencies are

envisaged by the Constitution?

(a) 1 (b) 2

57. Who calls the Joint Session of the two

Houses of the Parliament?

(a) The President (b) The Prime Minister

(d) The Vice-President

58. In which year, Gandhiji established Sabarmati

Ashram in Gujarat?

(a) 1916 (b) 1917

59. No confidence Motion against the Union

Council of Minister can be initiated

(a) in the Rajya Sabha only

(b) in the Lok Sabha only

(d) in the State Assemblies

60. Which constitutional Amendment deleted

the Right to Property from the list of

Fundamental Rights?

(a) 42nd Amendment

(b) 62nd Amendment

(d) 43rd Amendment

61. Most of the Chola temples were dedicated

(a) Vishnu (b) Shiva

62. Where was the First Session of Indian

National Congress held?

(a) Bombay (b) Madras

63. In the Gupta period, the largest number of

coins were issued in

(a) gold (b) silver

64. The tax which the kings used to collect from

the people in the Vedic period was called-

(a) Bali (b) Vidatha

65. Buddha preached his first sermon at-

(a) Gaya (b) Sarnath

66. Which one of the following is not the result

of underground water action?

(a) Stalactites

(b) Stalagmites

(d) Fiords

67. Grassland is called “pampas” in-

(a) Africa

(b) South America

(d) the USA

68. The coastal part of water bodies of the

oceans which is structurally part of the

mainland of the continents is called

(a) isthumus

(b) oceanic ridge

(d) continental slope

69. Anemometer is used to measure

(a) wind direction

(b) wind velocity

(d) wind speed and time

70. Marina Trench is found in

(a) Atlantic Ocean

(b) Pacific Ocean

(d) Arctic Ocean

71. Which cells in our body have the least

regenerative power?

(a) Brain cells

(b) Muscle cells

(d) Liver cells

72. A potato tuber has been cut into two halves.

A few drops of iodine solution are placed on

the cut surface of one of the halves. What

colour change will be noticed?

(a) From brow to blue-black

(b) From brown to orange-red

(d) From pink to blue-green

73. How many values does a human heart have?

(a) Four (b) Three

74. The cells which are responsible for the

production of antibodies are

(a) red blood cells

(b) neutrophils

(d) platelets

75. The source of the enzyme, diastase is

(a) salivary gland

(b) stomach

(d) pancreas

76. Mycoplasma is associated with a disease that

affects the organs of

(a) respiration (b) excretion

77. Which one of the following has the highest

value of specific heat?

(a) Glass (b) Copper

78. The device used for locating submerged

objects under sea is.

(a) sonar (b) radar

79. The metal whose electrical conductivity is

more, is

(a) copper (b) aluminum

80. What happens to a liquid, when the vapour

pressure equals the atmospheric pressure?

(a) The liquid cools

(b) The liquid boils

(d) The liquid evaporates

81. Seaweeds are important source of

(a) fluorine (b) chlorine

82. In nuclear reactor, heavy water is used as

(a) coolant (b) fuel

83. Which one of the following pairs is correctly

matched?

(a) Tetanus-BCG

(b) Tuberculosis-ATS

(d) Scurvy-Thiamin

84. Tear gas used by the police to disperse the

mob contains

(a) carbon dioxide

(b) chlorine

(d) hydrogen sulphide

85. Correct expansion of the term ‘http’ in Internet

address is

(a) higher text transfer protocol

(b) higher transfer text protocol

(d) hypertext transfer protocol

86. Which of the following is a Navaratna PSE?

(a) Steel Authority of India Ltd.

(b) MMTC Ltd.

(d) Oil India Ltd.

87. ‘World AIDS Day’ is observed on

(a) 1st January (b) 1st April

88. Who was (is) the first lady recipient of Dada

Saheb Phalke Award?

(a) Nargis Dutt

(b) Uma Devi

(d) Sulochana

89. Out of the following artists, who has written

the book, Meandering pastures of

Memories?

(a) Shovana Narayan

(b) Saroja Vaidyanathan

(d) Geeta Chandran

90. Out of the following Indian States, which

State does not have any maritime boundary?

(a) Gujarat (b) Goa

91. With which brand of product, is the slogan

‘Just do it’ associated?

(a) Bata (b) Power

92. With which of the following books, is Dr. S.

Radhakrishnan associated?

(A) An Idealist View of Life

(B) Bhagavad Gita

(D) Hindu View of Life

(a) A, B, and C only

(b) B, C and D only

(d) A, B and D only

93. The Headquarters of International Court of

Justice is located in

(a) Paris (France)

(b) Geneva (Switzerland)

(d) The Hague (Netherlands)

94. ‘Subroto Cup’ is associated with which

game/sports?

(a) Hockey (b) Football

95. The first talkie film in India was

(a) Raja Harishchandra

(b) Alam Ara (c) Chandida

(d) Jhansi Ki Rani

96. Who holds the record for scoring the highest

number of runs (individuals) in One-day

Cricket World Cup Tournaments?

(a) S. Gnaguly (b) S. Tendulkar

97. Which is the field in which Ustad Bismillah

Khan has distinguished himself?

(a) Sitar (b) Guitar

(d) Hindustani Music (Classical-Vocal)

98. Where is the Baba Imambara located?

(a) Agra (b) Lucknow

99. What does the open market operation of the

RBI mean?

(a) Buying and selling shares

(b) Auctioning of foreign exchange

(d) Transaction in gold

100. ‘Consumer Day’ is celebrated every year on

(a) 1st April (b) 23rd April

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