Objective General Knowledge

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1 During indian freedom struggle, which one of the following happened earliest?

A) Gaya Session of Congress B) Tripuri Session of congress C) Gandhi-Irwin Pact D) Simon Commission Answer is required

2 During Kanishka's reign, the centre of political activity shifted from Magadha to:

A) Delhi B) Ayodhya C) Kannauj D) Purushapura (Peshawar) Answer is required

3 During the Chola period, Sri Lanka was known as?

A) Kamboja B) Ceylon C) Ilamandalam D) Chavakam Answer is required

4 During the freedom struggle, Aruna Asaf Ali was a major woman organizer of underground activity in?

A) Quit India Movement B) Civil Disobedience Movement C) Non-Cooperation Movement D) Swadeshi Movement Answer is required

5 During the Indian Freedom Struggle, why did Rowlatt Act arouse popular indignation?

A) it authorized the government to imprison people without tria B) it curbed the trade union activities C) it suppressed the Indian traditional education D) It curtailed the freedom of religion. Answer is required

6 During the monsoon season rainfall decreases from the Ganga delta to the Punjab plains. It is because:

A) monsoon current moves westward along the Ganga plain and becomes drier B) western regions are warmer than the eastern region C) hills do not form barriers for winds D) the area is far away from the sea Answer is required

7 During the proclamation of National Emergency:

A) all Fundamental Rights are suspended B) Articles 20 and 21 cannot be suspended C) Article 32 cannot be suspended D) Article 19 cannot be suspended Answer is required

8 During the reign of which ancient Indian ruler, did Chinese traveller Fa-Hien visit India?

A) Chandragupta Vikramaditya B) Chandragupta Maurya C) Ashoka D) Harshavardhana Answer is required

9 During the tenure of which Governor General of India, King George V visited India?

A) Lord Dalhousie B) Lord Curzon C) Lord William Bentinck D) Lord Hardinge Answer is required

10 During which 5-year Plan did prices show a decline?

A) First B) Third C) Fifth D) None of these Answer is required

11 During which Five Year Plan was Green Revolution initiated in India?

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

12 During which Five Year Plan was the total expenditure on agriculture the highest?

A) First Five Year Plan B) Second Five Year Plan C) Third Five Year Plan D) Fourth Five Year PIan Answer is required

13 During which of the following periods of Indian History did the Kshatriyas have a distinct identity?

A) Age of the Buddha B) Maurya period C) Post-Maurya age D) Gupta period Answer is required

14 During which Plan period did agricultural production register a negative growth?

A) First B) Second C) Third D) Fourth Answer is required

15 During whose Governor Generalship the Maratha confederacy ended?

A) Lord Wellesley B) Lord Hastings C) Lord Cornwallis D) Lord Dalhousie Answer is required

16 'Dykes' are especially constructed in

A) Norway B) Holland C) France D) United Kingdom Answer is required

17 Earthquakes are generally associated with

A) Faults B) Folds C) Schistosity D) Joints Answer is required

18 East West corridor comprising National Highways connects?

A) Silchar to Porbander B) Patna to Surat C) Kolkata to Mumbai D) None of the these Answer is required

19 Economic Planning is a subject:

A) in the Union List B) in the State List C) in the Concurrent List D) unspecified in any special list Answer is required

20 Economic planning is an essential feature of ?

A) Dual economy B) Mixed economy C) Socialist economy D) Capitalist economy Answer is required

21 'Economic Planning' refers to ?

A) The allocation of resources B) The planning of manpower C) The mobilisation of both taxes and manpower D) The mobilisation of taxes Answer is required

22 Economic survey is published by :

A) Ministry of Finance B) Planning Commission C) Govt. of India D) Indian Statistical Institute Answer is required

23 Edward Jenner is associated with

A) Cholera B) Typhoid C) Small Pox D) Paralysis Answer is required

24 Electrostatic precipitator is used to control?

A) Radio-active Pollutants B) Air Pollutants C) Water Pollutants D) Chemical Pollutants Answer is required

25 Endoscope is an instrument used to detect the ulcers in the stomach has a long narrow tube (with a small glowing bulb at one end) which is inserted in to the stomach through the mouth contains

A) small current carrying wire B) a narrow tube containing water C) optical fibre D) a narrow tube containing some chemical solution Answer is required

26 Enumerate the Vedangas

A) Six B) Four C) Five D) Eleven Answer is required

27 Environmental pollution can be controlled by?

A) Sewage Treatments B) Checking Atomic Blasts C) Manufacturing Electrical Vehicles D) All of these Answer is required

28 Enzymes are

A) Carbohydrates B) Biological Catalysts C) Fats D) None of these Answer is required

29 Epoxy resins is used as:

A) Moth repellants B) Insecticides C) Detergents D) Adhesives Answer is required

30 Equality before law also means that no man is above law in the country. The only exception made in the Constitution relates to the?

A) President and the Governor B) Chief Justice of India C) Prime Minister D) There is no exception Answer is required

31 Equilibrium of the monopolistic firm

A) necessarily is profitable B) occurs where P = MC C) occurs where MR = MC D) occurs where P = MR Answer is required

32 Essential oils contain

A) Alkaloids B) Terpenoids C) Porpoise D) Steroids Answer is required

33 Estimates of national income in India are prepared by the?

A) Ministry of finance B) Reserve bank of India C) Central statistical organization D) Planning commission Answer is required

34 Every proclamation issued under Article 356 shall cease to operate at the expiration of:

A) one month unless before that period it has been approved by resolution of both Houses of Parliament B) two months unless before that period it has been approved by resolution of both Houses of Parliament C) six months unless before that period it has been approved by resolution of both Houses of Parliament D) three years unless before that period it has been approved by resolution of both Houses of Parliamen Answer is required

35 Excess amount of absorbed water by plants is liberated out by?

A) Diffusion B) Transpiration C) Osmosis D) Evaporation Answer is required

36 Excise Duty is a tax levied on the?

A) export of goods B) import of goods C) production of goods D) sale of goods Answer is required

37 Excretion in Hemichordates takes place by

A) Glomerulus B) Pronephron C) Mesonephron D) Metanephron Answer is required

38 EXIM Bank was set-up in the year:

A) 1980 B) 1982 C) 1985 D) 1987 Answer is required

39 Falkland Islands, located in South Atlantic Ocean, are a self-governing Overseas Territory of which country ?

A) Spain B) United Kingdom C) Germany D) France Answer is required

40 Fascism believes in

A) Dignity of Individual B) Propaganda C) Socialism D) Force Answer is required

41 Find the incorrect match among the followings:

A) Sir Syed Murtza Khan - Aligarh B) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar - Ambedkar University C) Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru - Jawaharlal Nehru University D) Madan Mohan Malviya - Banaras Hindu University Answer is required

42 First Indian cricketer to take Hat Trick in Test Cricket is?

A) Kapil Dev B) Harbhajan Singh C) Chetan Sharma D) Zaheer Khan Answer is required

43 First Jain Tirthankar was?

A) Mahavir B) Neminath C) Parshavnath D) Rishabh Answer is required

44 First Olympic games were held in which year?

A) 776 B. C. B) 798 B. C. C) 876 B. C. D) 898 B. C. Answer is required

45 First vessel acquired by the Department of Ocean Development (DOD) for fisheries and oceanographic research?

A) Sagar Vikas B) Sagar Lakshmi C) Sagar Kanya D) None of the above Answer is required

46 Fiscal Deficit in the Union Budget means?

A) The sum of budgetary deficit and net increase in internal and external borrowings B) The sum of monetized deficit and budgetary deficit C) The difference between current expenditure and current revenue D) Net increase in Union Government borrowings from the RBI Answer is required

47 Fiscal Policy is connected with?

A) exports and imports B) Issue of currency C) public revenue and expenditure D) None of these Answer is required

48 Fixation of nitrogen means:

A) Manufacture of nitrogen B) Liquefication of nitrogen C) Conversion of nitrogen into nitric acid D) Conversion of atmospheric nitrogen into useful compounds Answer is required

49 Flowerless plants are termed as ?

A) Phanerogams B) Cryptogams C) Thallophytes D) Bryophytes Answer is required

50 Fly wheel is an important part of a steam engine because it

A) gives strength to the engine B) accelerates the speed of the engine C) helps the engine in keeping the speed uniform D) decreases the moment of inertia Answer is required

General Knowledge: Model Test Paper-7