General Knowledge Objective Questions Answers

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1 If the usual rule of calculation of time were applied for the extremes of Gujarat and Arunachal Pradesh, then approximately time:

A) at Gujarat would be ahead of that at Arunachal Pradesh by about 3 hours B) at Gujarat would be ahead of that at Arunachal Pradesh by about 2 hours C) at Arunachal Pradesh would be ahead of that at Gujarat by about 3 hours D) at Arunachal Pradesh would be ahead of that at Gujarat by about 2 hours Answer is required

2 If two liquids have widely different boiling points, they may be separated by:

A) Steam distillation B) Decantation C) Sublimation D) Fractional distillation Answer is required

3 Import substitution implies:

A) importing new items in place of old items of import B) gradual reduction of imported goods to save foreign exchange C) increasing domestic supply of goods by imposing import restrictions D) replacing import items by domestic production of such items Answer is required

4 In 1829, which Governor-General prohibited the practice of 'Sati' ?

A) Lord Amherst B) Lord Cornwallis C) Lord William Bentinck D) Lord Curzon Answer is required

5 In 1892, who became the first Indian to be elected to the House of Commons (lower house of British Parliament) ?

A) Gopal Krishna Gokhale B) Motilal Nehru C) Mahatma Gandhi D) Dadabhai Naoroji Answer is required

6 In 1925, who founded the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) in Nagpur ?

A) Lala Har Dayal B) Vir Savarkar C) Keshava Baliram Hedgewar D) M.S.Golwalkar Answer is required

7 In 1930, Mahatma Gandhi started the Civil Disobedience Movement from:

A) Wardha B) Sevagram C) Sabarmati D) Dandi Answer is required

8 In 1990, which district of Kerala became the first fully literate district of India ?

A) Thrissur B) Palakkad C) Kozhikode D) Ernakulam Answer is required

9 In a Federal State:

A) States are more powerful than the Centre B) Centre is more powerful than States C) a Presidential form of government functions D) Constitution effects division of powers between the Centre and States with safeguards against transg Answer is required

10 In a free economy, inequalities of income are mainly due to ?

A) Free competition B) Private property and inheritance C) Differences in the marginal productivity of labour D) Private property only Answer is required

11 In a human body, the longest bone is in the

A) Vertebral column B) Thigh C) Rib cage D) Arm Answer is required

12 In a nuclear reactor, one of the following is used as a fuel

A) Coal B) Uranium C) Radium D) Diesel Answer is required

13 In a parliamentary democracy the:

A) Executive controls the Legislature B) Executive and Legislature are strictly separate C) Judiciary controls both Legislature and Executive D) Legislature controls the Executive Answer is required

14 In a parliamentary form of government, real powers of the State are vested in the:

A) Council of Ministers headed by the Prime Minister B) President C) Government D) Parliament Answer is required

15 In a railway track, two rails are joined end to end with a gap in between them because

A) steel can be saved B) accidents due to contraction in winter can be avoided C) air gaps are necessary for bearing the weight of running train D) accidents due to expansion in summer can be avoided Answer is required

16 In an atomic explosion enormous energy is released which is due to the:

A) Conversions of neutrons into protons B) Conversion of chemical energy into nuclear energy C) Conversion of mechanical energy into nuclear energy D) Conversion of mass into energy Answer is required

17 In an atomic nucleus, neutrons and protons are held together by:

A) Gravitational forces B) Magnetic forces C) Exchange forces D) Coulombic forces Answer is required

18 In Article 394A which language is the authoritative text of the constitution of India?

A) English B) Hindi C) Bengali D) Urdu Answer is required

19 In case President Rule in the state is not approved by the Parliament, for how many months the same promulgation shall last?

A) 3 months B) 4 months C) 5 months D) 6 months Answer is required

20 In collaboration with Dravid hare and Alexander Duff, who established the Hindu College at Calcutta?

A) Henry Louis Derozio B) Keshab Chandra Sen C) Raja Rammohan Roy D) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar Answer is required

21 In equilibrium, a perfectly competitive firm will equate

A) Marginal social cost with marginal social benefit B) Market supply with market demand C) Marginal profit with marginal cost D) Marginal revenue with marginal cost Answer is required

22 In estimating the budgetary deficit, the official approach in India is to exclude

A) Long term borrowings from the market B) Borrowings from the Reserve Bank of India C) Drawing down of the cash balance D) Borrowings from Reserve Bank in the form of ways and means advance Answer is required

23 In eye donation, which one of the following parts of donor's eye is utilised?

A) Iris B) Lens C) Cornea D) Retina Answer is required

24 In February 2009, which Indian music maestro won the Grammy Award for his collaborative music album 'Golden Drum Project' ?

A) Amjad Ali Khan B) Zakir Hussain C) Pt. Ravi Shankar D) Pt. Shiv Kumar Sharm Answer is required

25 In ferns the xylem is

A) Exarch B) Endarch C) Mesarch D) Polyarch Answer is required

26 In Gandhara sculptures the preaching mudra associated with the Buddha's first sermon at Sarnath is?

A) Bhumisparsa B) Dhyan C) Abhaya D) Dharmachakra Answer is required

27 In general our five year plans aim at making our country to attain the status of a/an?

A) Rich country B) Developed country C) Self sufficient country D) Industrially advanced country Answer is required

28 In his autobiography, Babur has given less details about which of the following?

A) Social life and the pattern of the life of people B) Political condition of India C) Description of Nature D) Wars Answer is required

29 In his first voyage to India, at which place did Vasco da Gama land on 20 May 1498 ?

A) Kochi (Cochin) B) Mumbai (Bombay C) Kozhikode (Calicut) D) Goa Answer is required

30 In humans, how many chromosomes does a cell have?

A) 46 (23 pairs) B) 44 (22 pairs) C) 42 (21 pairs) D) 48 (24 pairs) Answer is required

31 In humans, which portion of brain controls hunger, thirst and body temprature ?

A) Hypothalamus B) Medulla C) Thalamus D) None of these Answer is required

32 In humans, which protein transports oxygen from the lungs to the rest of body ?

A) Collagen B) Keratin C) Lectin D) Hemoglobin Answer is required

33 In India largest share of revenue comes from?

A) Direct Taxes B) Excise Duties C) Sales Tax D) None of these Answer is required

34 In India which of the following measures of Money denotes the Broad Money ?

A) M1 B) M2 C) M3 D) M4 Answer is required

35 In India, Dugong (sea cow) is found in the bioreserve site of

A) Gulf of Mannar B) Nokrek C) Manas D) Sundarban Answer is required

36 In India, how many States share the coastline?

A) 7 B) 8 C) 9 D) 10 Answer is required

37 In India, Inflation is measured by the?

A) National Income Deflation B) Consumers Price Index for agriculture workers C) Consumers Price Index for urban non-manual workers D) Wholesale Price Index number Answer is required

38 In India, Paper Currency first started in the year?

A) 1774 B) 1810 C) 1852 D) 1861 Answer is required

39 In India, present trend of rapid urbanisation is due to:

A) lack of employment opportunities in rural areas B) influence of cinema and electronic media C) break up of joint family system D) abolition of zamindari system Answer is required

40 In India, present trend of rapid urbanisation is due to?

A) Break up of joint family system B) Abolition of zamindari system C) Lack of employment opportunities in rural areas. D) Influence of cinema and electronic media Answer is required

41 In India, the bank NABARD does not provide refinance to :

A) Scheduled Commercial Banks B) Regional Rural Banks C) Export-Import Banks D) State Land Development Banks Answer is required

42 In India, the concept of single citizenship is adopted from:

A) England B) U.S.A. C) Canada D) France Answer is required

43 In India, the concepts of Minimum Heeds and Directed Anti-poverty Programmes were the innovations of:

A) Fourth Five-year Plan B) Fifth Five-year Plan C) Sixth Five-year Plan D) Seventh Five-year Plan Answer is required

44 In India, the first bank of limited liability managed by Indians and founded in 1881 was:

A) Hindustan Commercial Bank B) Oudh Commercial Bank C) Punjab National Bank D) Punjab and Sind Bank Answer is required

45 In India, the first bank of limited liability managed by Indians and founded in the year 1881 was?

A) Punjab National Bank B) Punjab and Sind Bank C) Oudh Commercial Bank D) Hindustan Commerical Bank Answer is required

46 In India, the interest rate on savings accounts in all the nationalised commercial banks is fixed by

A) Finance Minister of India B) Union Finance Commission C) Indian Bank Association D) Reserve Bank of India Answer is required

47 In India, the Public Sector is most dominant in?

A) Steel production B) Organised term lending financial institutions. C) Transport D) Commercial banking Answer is required

48 In India, which of the following affects poverty line the most?

A) Quantum of gold reserve B) Per capita income C) Production quantum D) Level of prices Answer is required

49 In India, which of the following have the highest share in the disbursement of credit to agriculture and allied activities?

A) Commercial Banks B) Cooperative Banks C) Regional Rural Banks D) Microfinance Institutions Answer is required

50 In India, which of the following is regulated by the Forward Markets Commission?

A) Currency Futures Trading B) Commodities Futures Trading C) Equity Futures Trading D) Both Commodities Futures and Financial Futures Trading Answer is required