GENERAL AWARENESS
1.The RBI issues currency notes under the
A.Fixed Fiduciary System
B.Maximum Fiduciary System
C.Fixed Minimum Reserve System*
D.Proportional Reserve System
Ans:C
2.Which day is the International Human Rights Day?
A.December 10th *
B.October 24th
C.November 25th
D.None of the above
Ans:A
3.The Capital of Pakistan till 1959 was
A.Islamabad
B.Karachi*
C.Lahore
D.Hyderabad
Ans:B
4.Silicon Valley of India is located in
A.Dehradun
B.Bengalooru*
C.Hyderabad
D.Srinagar
Ans:B
5.The author of the book’India Wins Freedom’is
A.Kuldeep Nayyar
B.Maulana Abul Kalam Azad*
C.Jawaharlal Nehru
D.Indira Gandhi
Ans:B
6.The implementation of Jawahar Rojgar Yojana rests with
A.Gram Panchayats
B.District Collectors
C.State Governments
D.Union Government*
Ans:D
7.What is the quorum required for convening the Lok
Sabha?
A.1/6
B.1/8
C.1/10*
D.1/5
Ans:C
8.In the Parliamentary form of Government”He is the first
among equals” Who is he?
A.President
B.Prime Minister*
C.Leader of Opposition
D.Speaker of lower house
Ans:B
9.Gandhiji’s movement of boycotting the foreign goods
aimed at
A.Full independence
B.Creating anti-British sentiment
C.Promotion of welfare state
D.Promotion of cottage industries*
Ans:D
10.What is the maximum age limit prescribed for the post
of the President of India?
A.58 years
B.60 years
C.62 years
D.There is no maximum age limit*
11.The final of the Sultan Afzal Shah Hockey Tournament
2009 was played between
A.India and Malaysia*
B.India and Pakistan
C.Pakistan and Malaysia
D.Malaysia and Japan
Ans:A
12.The 2011 Cricket World Cup Shall be co-hosted by?
A.India,Sri Lanka,Pakistan and Bangladesh
B.India,Sri Lanka and Bangladesh*
C.Bangladesh,Pakistan and Sri Lanka
D.Bangladesh,Pakistan and India
Ans:B
13.English is the official language of which one of the
following Indian States?
A.Nagaland*
B.Tripura
C.Assam
D.Manipur
Ans:A
14.Right to Information Act was passed in the year
A.2001
B.2005*
C.2004
D.2002
Ans:B
15.In India FERA has been replaced by
A.FEMA*
B.FETA
C.FENA
D.FELA
Ans:A
16.The ‘Emergency Player of the Year 2008’Award was given
by ICC to which Sri Lankan cricketer?
A.Ajantha Mendis*
B.Muttiah Murlitharan
C.Kapugedera
D.M.Mahroof
Ans:A
17.The term PC means
A.Private Computer
B.Personal Computer*
C.Professional Computer
D.Personal Calculator
Ans:B
18.Which one of the following Indian cricketers has been
declared ‘The Leading Cricketer of 2008’by Wisden?
A.M.S.Dhoni
B.Virendra Sehwag*
C.Anil Kumble
D.Saurav Ganguly
Ans:B
19.Who is the present chief of ISRO?(2009)
A.G.Madhavan Nair*
B.Anil Kadkodkar
C.Mohan S.Shetty
D.M.Arvindam
Ans:A
20.Who has taken over as Chief Election Commissioner
after the retirement of Shri N.Gopalaswami?
A.V.S.Sampath
B.S.Y.Quraishi
C.Navin Chawla*
D.M.S.Gill
Ans:C
21.The imaginary places of same intervals are
A.Hachures
B.Contours*
C.Spot-heights
D.Isomers
Ans:B
22.The author of the book ‘My Experiments with Truth’is
A.Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
B.Govind Vallabh Pant
C.M.K.Gandhi*
D.Tara All Beg
Ans:C
23.Which one of the following business magnates has been
adjudged the ‘Business Person of the Year 2008’by the Times of
India Survey?
A.Ratan Tata*
B.Rahul Bajaj
C.Aditya Birla
D.Laxmi Mittal
Ans:A
24.The relationship between the value of money and the
price level in an economy is
A.Direct
B.Inverse*
C.Proportional
D.Stable
Ans:B
25.Depreciation is equal to
A.Gross national product-Net national product*
B.Net national product-Gross national product
C.Gross National product-Personal income
D.Personal income-Personal taxes
Ans:A
26.In an economy,the sectors are classified into public
and private on the basis of
A.Employment conditions
B.Nature of economic activities
C.Ownership of enterprises*
D.Use of raw materials
Ans:C
27.Stagflation is a situation of
A.Stagnation and deflation
B.Stagnation and recession
C.Stagnation and inflation*
D.Stagnation and recovery
Ans:C
28.What is Khetri in Rajastan famous for?
A.Copper mines*
B.Mica mines
C.Bauxite mines
D.Limestone mines
Ans:A
29.Which one of the following rivers forms anestuary?
A.Narmada*
B.Kaveri
C.Krishna
D.Mahanadi
Ans:A
30.An important river of the Indian desert is
A.Luni*
B.Narmada
C.Krishna
D.Beas
Ans:A
31.The Nagarjunasagar dam is constructed on the river
A.Krishna*
B.Chambal
C.Kosi
D.Sutlej
Ans:A
32.Anatapur district in Andhra Pradesh is famous for
A.Copper
B.Zinc
C.Mica
D.Gold*
Ans:D
33.Bahadur Shah was the
A.Last ruler of the Lodis
B.Successor of Sher Shah Suri
C.Last Mughal ruler*
D.Successor of the Maratha ruler Shivaji
Ans:C
34.Mangal Pandey fired the first shot of the Revelt of
1857 at
A.Barrackpore*
B.Kanpur
C.Meerut
D.Jhansi
Ans:A
35.The resources which can be used continuously,year-after-year
are called
A.Biotic
B.Abiotic
C.Non-renewable
D.Renewable*
Ans:D
36.The coast that belongs to Kerala is known as
A.Konkan Coast
B.Malabar Coast*
C.Coromandel Coast
D.Canara Coast
Ans:B
37.Great Stupa at Sanchi is in
A.Uttar Pradesh
B.Madhya Pradesh*
C.Arunachal Pradesh
D.Andhra Pradesh
Ans:B
38.What was the age of Akbar at time of his coronation at
Kalanaur?
A.Thirteen and a quarter*
B.Fifteen
C.Eighteen
D.Twenty
Ans:A
39.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
C.Brahmacharya-Vanaprastha-Sanyasa-Grihastha
D.Grihastha-Sanyasa-Vanaprastha-Brahmacharya
Ans:A
40.Who said ‘Swaraj is my birth-right and I shall have
it?
A.M.K.Gandhi
B.B.G.Tilak*
C.G.K.Gokhale
D.B.R.Ambedkar
Ans:B
41.’Charak’was the famous court physician of
A.Harsha
B.Chandra Gupta Maurya
C.Ashoka
D.Kanishka*
Ans:D
42.A person having AB group of blood can donate blood to
a person having
A.A group
B.B group
C.AB group*
D.O group
Ans:C
43.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
C.They have extra air sacs*
D.They use less oxygen
Ans:C
44.After the Chauri-Chaura incident,Gandhiji suspended
the
A.Civil Disobedience Movement
B.Khilafat Movement
C.Non-Cooperation Movement*
D.Quit India Movement
Ans:C
45.Refrigerators keep food unspoiled because
A.At its low temperature,bacteria and moulds are inactive
B.At its low temperature,the germs are killed*
C.At its low temperature,the germs are killed
D.It sterilizes the food
Ans:B
46.Select the one which is not a mixture?
A.Air
B.Gasoline
C.LPG
D.Distilled water*
Ans:D
47.The temperature which has the same reading on both
Fahrenheit and Celsius scales is
A.400
B.-400*
C.-340
D.-1400
Ans:B
48.Water boils at a lower temperature on the hills
because
A.It is cold on the hills
B.There is less carbon dioxides on the hills
C.There is a decrease in air pressure on the hills*
D.There is less oxygen
Ans:C
49.Source of energy in ecosystem is
A.Sun*
B.Green plants
C.Sugar produced in photo synthesis
D.ATP
Ans:A
50.Which of the following elements is not present in
stainless steel?
A.Iron
B.Tungsten*
C.Chromium
D.Nickel
Ans:B
We can't become what we need to be by remaining what we are.
ReplyDelete-Oprah Winfrey.
KERALA PSC ,UPSC Civil service online practices available .Don’t forget our Youtube Channel Subscribe.