General Awareness (25 Questions, 50 Marks) : o o o o
General Awareness (25 Questions, 50 Marks) : o o o o
1. Which of the following events took place after the Cripps Mission?
o A) Non-Cooperation Movement
o B) Civil Disobedience Movement
o C) Quit India Movement
o D) Khilafat Movement
Answer: C) Quit India Movement
2. In which year was the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) nationalized?
o A) 1947
o B) 1949
o C) 1951
o D) 1956
Answer: B) 1949
3. Who among the following was the Viceroy of India at the time of the Jallianwala
Bagh massacre?
o A) Lord Irwin
o B) Lord Hardinge
o C) Lord Chelmsford
o D) Lord Minto
Answer: C) Lord Chelmsford
4. The velocity of sound in air increases with:
o A) Increase in pressure
o B) Decrease in humidity
o C) Increase in temperature
o D) Increase in altitude
Answer: C) Increase in temperature
5. Which type of coal has the highest carbon content?
o A) Peat
o B) Lignite
o C) Bituminous
o D) Anthracite
Answer: D) Anthracite
6. The term 'Biosphere Reserve' refers to which of the following?
o A) An area to protect endangered species
o B) An area to conserve biodiversity and promote research
o C) An area for sustainable tourism
o D) A marine protected area
Answer: B) An area to conserve biodiversity and promote research
7. Which of the following is a feature of the federal system of India?
o A) Supremacy of Parliament
o B) Single citizenship
o C) Bicameral Legislature
o D) Dual polity
Answer: D) Dual polity
8. The Battle of Plassey was fought in the year:
o A) 1747
o B) 1757
o C) 1767
o D) 1777
Answer: B) 1757
9. The term ‘Repo Rate’ is associated with:
o A) Stock Market
o B) Foreign Exchange
o C) Money Market
o D) Foreign Trade
Answer: C) Money Market
10. The Global Hunger Index is published by which organization?
o A) World Economic Forum
o B) World Bank
o C) United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
o D) International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
Answer: D) International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
11. What is the principle behind a hydrogen bomb?
o A) Fission reaction
o B) Fusion reaction
o C) Chain reaction
o D) Radioactive decay
Answer: B) Fusion reaction
12. Who was the first Indian to win the Nobel Prize?
o A) C. V. Raman
o B) Rabindranath Tagore
o C) Amartya Sen
o D) Hargobind Khorana
Answer: B) Rabindranath Tagore
13. What is the cause of cyclones?
o A) Atmospheric pressure difference
o B) Earthquake in the ocean
o C) Variation in humidity
o D) Solar flares
Answer: A) Atmospheric pressure difference
14. Which article of the Indian Constitution deals with the Fundamental Duties?
o A) Article 12
o B) Article 51A
o C) Article 32
o D) Article 44
Answer: B) Article 51A
15. Which type of mirror is used in vehicle headlights?
o A) Plane mirror
o B) Convex mirror
o C) Concave mirror
o D) Cylindrical mirror
Answer: C) Concave mirror
16. The term 'Golden Quadrilateral' refers to which of the following?
o A) A scheme for promoting gold imports
o B) A road network connecting four major cities in India
o C) A defence exercise
o D) A diamond mining project
Answer: B) A road network connecting four major cities in India
17. The famous Brihadeeswara Temple is located in:
o A) Kerala
o B) Karnataka
o C) Tamil Nadu
o D) Andhra Pradesh
Answer: C) Tamil Nadu
18. Which of the following acid is present in vinegar?
o A) Acetic acid
o B) Citric acid
o C) Formic acid
o D) Lactic acid
Answer: A) Acetic acid
19. Who appoints the Governor of a state in India?
o A) The Prime Minister
o B) The Chief Minister
o C) The President
o D) The Supreme Court
Answer: C) The President
20. The headquarters of UNESCO is located in:
o A) Geneva
o B) New York
o C) Paris
o D) Rome
Answer: C) Paris
21. The term ‘Malaria’ is derived from which language?
o A) Italian
o B) Greek
o C) Latin
o D) French
Answer: A) Italian
22. The ‘Khyber Pass’ connects which two countries?
o A) India and China
o B) India and Nepal
o C) Afghanistan and Pakistan
o D) India and Afghanistan
Answer: C) Afghanistan and Pakistan
23. Which Indian scientist developed the drug ‘Rasagiline’ for treating Parkinson's
disease?
o A) K. S. Rangappa
o B) S. Chandrasekhar
o C) M. S. Swaminathan
o D) V. Ramakrishnan
Answer: A) K. S. Rangappa
24. The Gupta period is known as the ‘Golden Age’ of India because of advancements
in:
o A) Architecture
o B) Science
o C) Literature
o D) All of the above
Answer: D) All of the above
25. Which Indian state produces the largest amount of bauxite?
o A) Odisha
o B) Jharkhand
o C) Gujarat
o D) Madhya Pradesh
Answer: A) Odisha
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5. If a person sells an article for ₹8,400 at a 12% profit, what was the cost price of the
article?
o A) ₹7,500
o B) ₹7,300
o C) ₹7,200
o D) ₹7,000
Answer: C) ₹7,500
6. The ratio of the number of boys to girls in a class is 5:7. If the total number of
students is 360, find the number of boys.
o A) 150
o B) 200
o C) 210
o D) 180
Answer: D) 150
7. If the compound interest on ₹12,000 at 10% per annum for 2 years is ₹2,520, what
is the simple interest on the same amount for the same period at the same rate?
o A) ₹2,400
o B) ₹2,500
o C) ₹2,350
o D) ₹2,450
Answer: A) ₹2,400
8. A man can row a boat at 10 km/h in still water. If the speed of the current is 3 km/h,
it takes 4 hours to travel to a place and come back. How far is the place from the
starting point?
o A) 10 km
o B) 12 km
o C) 16 km
o D) 15 km
Answer: C) 16 km
9. The average of 10 numbers is 23. If each number is increased by 2, what will be the
new average?
o A) 25
o B) 24
o C) 26
o D) 22
Answer: B) 25
10. If a triangle has sides of 13 cm, 14 cm, and 15 cm, find the area of the triangle.
o A) 84 cm²
o B) 90 cm²
o C) 96 cm²
o D) 100 cm²
Answer: A) 84 cm²
11. If the perimeter of a rectangle is 140 meters and the length is 2 meters more than
three times the width, find the dimensions of the rectangle.
o A) 16 m, 54 m
o B) 20 m, 50 m
o C) 18 m, 52 m
o D) 14 m, 56 m
Answer: A) 16 m, 54 m
12. The difference between the compound interest and simple interest on ₹8,000 at 5%
per annum for 2 years is:
o A) ₹20
o B) ₹30
o C) ₹40
o D) ₹50
Answer: C) ₹40
13. The height of a cone is 12 cm, and the radius of its base is 9 cm. What is the volume
of the cone?
o A) 678 cm³
o B) 972 cm³
o C) 864 cm³
o D) 1080 cm³
Answer: B) 972 cm³
14. The difference between the ages of two persons is 12 years, and 4 years ago, the
elder one was three times as old as the younger one. Find their present ages.
o A) 24 years, 12 years
o B) 28 years, 16 years
o C) 36 years, 24 years
o D) 32 years, 20 years
Answer: B) 28 years, 16 years
15. Two trains of lengths 110 meters and 90 meters are running in opposite directions
on parallel tracks. If their speeds are 45 km/h and 55 km/h, find the time taken by
the trains to cross each other.
o A) 4.5 seconds
o B) 5.5 seconds
o C) 6 seconds
o D) 7.5 seconds
Answer: C) 6 seconds