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Solved General Awareness Question Paper of UPSSC Assistant/Stenographer Exam 2015


1. During Mughal Period, in-charge of police force was called

  • 1) Subedar
  • 2) Kotwal
  • 3) Daroga
  • 4) Fauzdar


2. Who among the following was the first Home Minister of India?

  • 1) Morarji Desai
  • 2) Govind Ballabh Pant
  • 3) Sardar Patel
  • 4) Babu Jagjivan Ram


3. In Ramayana, Mandavi was the wife of

  • 1) Sugreev
  • 2) Laxman
  • 3) Bharat
  • 4) Meghnath


4. Which is the oldest Veda?

  • 1) Yajurveda
  • 2) Samaveda
  • 3) Rigveda
  • 4) Atharvaveda


5. Tarla Dalal is a famous

  • 1) media manager
  • 2) classical dancer
  • 3) cookery specialist
  • 4) child psychologist


6. Mufti Mohammad Sayeed was sworn in as Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir on March 1, 2015 at Zorawar Stadium, Jammu. He is the

  • 1) 13th Chief Minister of the State
  • 2) 10th Chief Minister of the State
  • 3) 11th Chief Minister of the State
  • 4) 12th Chief Minister of the State


7. The Constitution of India was written in

  • 1) more than three years
  • 2) two years
  • 3) more than two years but less than three years
  • 4) three years


8. How many Fundamental Duties are given in the Indian Constitution?

  • 1) Eleven
  • 2) Eight
  • 3) Nine
  • 4) Ten


9. 'Shipki La Pass' is located in which of the following Himalayan valleys?

  • 1) Kullu valley
  • 2) Sutlej valley
  • 3) Nabha valley
  • 4) Chandra valley


10. When was Tripura made a full-fledged State of India?

  • 1) 1975
  • 2) 1947
  • 3) 1956
  • 4) 1972


11. Mahatma Gandhi became the President of Indian National Congress in the year

  • 1) 1925
  • 2) 1922
  • 3) 1923
  • 4) 1924


12. The 'creamy layer' is associated with

  • 1) poultry farming
  • 2) dairy products
  • 3) biosphere
  • 4) socio-economic status


13. The prose versions of Vedas are called

  • 1) Aranyakas
  • 2) Upanishads
  • 3) Samhitas
  • 4) Brahmanas


14. Which of the following national events of Indian football was started in the year 1945?

  • 1) Scissors Cup
  • 2) Santosh Trophy
  • 3) Durand Cup
  • 4) DCM Cup


15. Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium is situated at

  • 1) Allahabad
  • 2) Kanpur
  • 3) New Delhi
  • 4) Hyderabad


16. The unit used to measure the supersonic speed is

  • 1) Richter
  • 2) Hertz
  • 3) Mach
  • 4) Knot


17. Blood looks red because of

  • 1) red corpuscles
  • 2) haemoglobin
  • 3) plasma
  • 4) certain secretions


18. The water that does not produce good lather with soap is called

  • 1) soft water
  • 2) polluted water
  • 3) hard water
  • 4) heavy water


19. Which among the following bites fastest in the world?

  • 1) Australian Squirrel
  • 2) Indian Cobra
  • 3) African Scorpion
  • 4) Panamanian Termite


20. 'Golden Pen of Freedom' award is associated with

  • 1) sports editorials
  • 2) literary writing
  • 3) journalism
  • 4) art of cinema