Model Question Paper (Along with answers) on General Awareness (10 Question Set -500 Questions)
Model Question Paper, Question Set - 1 (1 - 50), General Awareness
Q.1. The Vernacular Press Act was passed by:
A. Lord Curzon
B. Lord Wellesley
C. Lord Lytton
D. Lord Hardinge
Answer: C
Q.2. The leader of Young Bengal Movement was:
A. Dwarkanath Tagore
B. Chandrashekhar Deb
C. Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
D. Henry Vivian Derozio
Answer: D
Q.3. Swaraj as a national demand was first made by:
A. Chittaranjan Das
B. Jawaharlal Nehru
C. Dadabhai Naoroji
D. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Answer: D
Q.4. Muslim League first demanded partition of India in:
A. 1906
B. 1916
C. 1940
D. 1946
Answer: C
Q.5. The English Weekly edited by Mahatma Gandhi was:
A. Kesari
B. Comrade
C. Bombay Chronicle
D. Young India
Answer: D
Q.6. The Doctrine of Lapse was introduced by:
A. Lord Wellesley
B. Warren Hastings
C. Lord Canning
D. Lord Dalhousie
Answer: D
Q.7. The founder of Boy Scouts and Civil Guides Movement in India was:
A. Charles Andrews
B. Baden Powell
C. Richard Temple
D. Robert Montgomery
Answer: B
Q.8. From where did Mahatma Gandhi start his historic Dandi March?
A. Champaran
B. Sabarmati Ashram
C. Chauri Chaura
D. Dandi
Answer: B
Q.9. Who was the first Indian to pass the Indian Civil Service?
A. Dadabhai Naoroji
B. Surendranath Banerjee
C. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
D. D. N Wacha
Answer: B
Q.10. Who among the following could not be captured by the British in 1857?
A. Bahadur Shah II
B. Mangal Pandey
C. Nana Saheb
D. Tantia Tope
Answer: C
Q.11. Who introduced the system of Civil Services in India ?
A. Warren Hastings
B. Lord Cornwallis
C. Lord Hardinge
D. William Bentinck
Answer: B
Q.12. Who was called by the British rulers as the leader of Indian unrest?
A. Gopal Krishna Gokhale
B. Subhash Chandra Bose
C. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
D. M. K. Gandhi
Answer: C
Q.13. "Be proud that you are an Indian, proudly claim I am an Indian, every Indian is my brother ….." Who had said these words?
A. Jawaharlal Nehru
B. Vivekananda
C. Lala Lajpat Rai
D. Mahatma Gandhi
Answer: B
Q.14. Sharada Act dealt with:
A. widow remarriage
B. child marriage
C. intercaste marriage
D. polygamy
Answer: B
Q.15. The first Indian university opened in 1857 was in:
A. Madras
B. Calcutta
C. Benaras
D. Bombay
Answer: B
Q.16. Rani Lakshmi Bai died fighting the British in the battle of:
A. Kanpur
B. Gwalior
C. Jhansi
D. Kalpi
Answer: B
Q.17. The President of the Indian National Congress at the time of Indian Independence was:
A. Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
B. J. B, Kripalani
C. Jawaharlal Nehru
D. Rajendra Prasad
Answer: B
Q.18. The last Governor General of India was
A. Lord Wavell
B. Dr. Rajendra Prasad
C. Lord Mountbatten
D. C. Rajagopalachari
Answer: D
Q.19. The trial of INA heroes was held at:
A. Bombay
B. Delhi
C. Calcutta
D. Simla
Answer: B
Q.20. Who built the Stupa at Sanchi in Madhya Pradesh?
A. Harsha
B. Ashoka
C. Kanishka
D. Chandragupta
Answer: B
Q.21. The famous bronze image of Nataraja is a fine example of:
A. Chola art
B. Gandhara art
C. Gupta art
D. Mauryan art
Answer: A
Q.22. Jama Masjid in Delhi was built by:
A. Jahangir
B. Akbar
C. Humayun
D. Shahjahan
Answer: D
Q.23. Who started the Bhoodan Movement?
A. Mahatma Gandhi
B. Jayaprakash Narayan
C. Swami Vivekananda
D. Acharya Vinoba Bhave
Answer: D
Q.24. Who was the Hindu King shown playing on the Veena on ancient coins?
A. Vikramaditya
B. Samudragupta
C. Shivaji
D. Ashoka
Answer: A
Q.25. Which of the following Mughal emperors tomb is outside India?
A. Jahangir
B. Akbar
C. Shah Jahan
D. Aurangzeb
Answer: A
Q.26. Ajanta paintings depict scenes from the:
A. Ramayana
B. Mahabharata
C. Jatakas
D. Upanishads
Answer: C
Q.27. Biwi ka Maqbara is the tomb of:
A. Nurjahan
B. Aurangzebs wife
C. Humayuns sister
D. Mumtaz Mahal
Answer: B
Q.28. The Lucknow Pact of 1916 was made between:
A. The moderates and extremists
B. The British and the Indians
C. The Hindus and the Muslims
D. The Congress and the Muslim League
Answer: D
Q.29. The City of Agra was founded by:
A. Rana Sanga
B. Ibrahim Lodi
C. Firuz Tughlaq
D. Sikandar Lodi
Answer: D
Q.30. Tulsidas was a contemporary of:
A. Babar
B. Akbar
C. Jahangir
D. Shahjehan
Answer: B
Q.31. The oldest Hindu epic is:
A. Mahabharat
B. Ramayana
C. Mahabhashya
D. Ashtadhyayi
Answer: B
Q.32. Ramcharitmanas was written by:
A. Kalidasa
B. Valmiki
C. Surdas
D. Tulsidas
Answer: D
Q.33. Zero was invented by:
A. Aryabhatta
B. Bhaskara
C. Varahamihira
D. none of these
Answer: D
Q.34. The Hijra era counted from:
A. 622 A.D.
B. 632 A.D
C. 712 A.D.
D. 1526A.D.
Answer: A
Q.35. Gandhiji started Satyagraha movement in 1919 in protest against the:
A. Simon Commission
B. Champaran wrongs
C. Enactment of Rowlatt Act
D. Colonial exploitation of India
Answer: C
Q.36. Which of the following is correctly matched?
A. Kesari-B. G. Tilak
B. New India-M. K. Gandhi
C. Young India-Annie Besant
D. Yugantar-Aurobindo Ghosh
Answer: A
Q.37. The first woman President of the Indian National Congress was:
A. Kasturba Gandhi
B. Annie Besant
C. Sarojini Naidu
D. Vijayalakshmi Pandit
Answer: B
Q.38. Who was the Governor General of India when the Indian National Congress was formed?
A. Lord Dufferin
B. Lord Cornwallis
C. Lord Lytton
D. Lord Mountbatten
Answer: A
Q.39. Who among the following called himself as the Second Alexander?
A. Alauddin Khilji
B. Samudragupta
C. Chandragupta
D. Kanishka
Answer: A
Q.40. Who among the following attended all the three Round Table Conferences?
A. Madan Mohan Malviya
B. Annie Besant
C. Mahatma Gandhi
D. B. R. Ambedkar
Answer: D
Q.41. The Prime Minister of Britain at the time of Indias independence was:
A. Lord Mountbatten
B. Winston Churchill
C. Ramsay Macdonald
D. Clement Attlee
Answer: D
Q.42. Before Delhi, where was the capital of India during the British India?
A. Lucknow
B. Bombay
C. Calcutta
D. Patna
Answer: C
Q.43. The Congress split into moderates and extremists in the session at
A. Ahmedabad
B. Madras
C. Lucknow
D. Surat
Answer: D
Q.44. The Home Rule Movement in India was started by:
A. S. N. Banerjee and W. C. Banerjee
B. Annie Besant and Tilak
C. Mahatma Gandhi and Motilal Nehru
D. Annie Besant and Gokhale
Answer: B
Q.45. The word Hindu as reference to the people of Hind (India) was first used by:
A. The Arabs
B. The Chinese
C. The Romans
D. The Greeks
Answer: A
Q.46. Which :of the following Englishman was honoured by Jahangir with the title of Khan?
A. Sir Thomas Roe
B. Edward Terry
C. William Hawkins
D. None of these
Answer: C
Q.47. The slogan Inquilab Zindabad was first raised by:
A. Lokmanya Tilak
B. Veer Savarkar
C. Chandrashekhar Azad
D. Bhagat Singh
Answer: D
Q.48. The Indians celebrated the Independence Day for the first time on:
A. January 1,1930
B. January 26,1930
C. August 15,1947
D. January 26,1950
Answer: B
Q.49. Who among the following was the leader of the moderates?
A. Gopal Krishna Gokhale
B. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
C. Annie Besant
D. C. G. Andrews
Answer: A
Q.50. Who was the first Indian to become the member of British
Parliament?
A. Badruddin Tyabji
B. W, C. Bannerjee
C. D. N. Wacha
D. Dadabhai Naoroji
Answer: D
Model Question Paper, Question Set - 2 (50 Questions), General Awareness
Q.1. What is Siam now known as?
A. Laos
B. Thailand
C. Vietnam
D. Combodia
Answer: A
Q.2. The correct group of cities, through which National Highway
No.8 passes is:
A. Bikaner, Ajmer, Kota
B. Jodhpur, Jaipur, Bikaner
C. Jaipur, Udaipur, Ahmedabad
D. Jaipur, Pune, Udaipur
Answer: C
Q.3. Through its power of judicial review, the Supreme Court ensures
A. Judicial Supremacy
B. A democratic government in the country
C. A constitutional government in the country
D. That parliament sovereignty is curbed
Answer: A
Q.4. Which unit of valuation is known as Paper Gold?
A. Petro Dollar
B. SDR
C. Eurodollar
D. GDR
Answer: B
Q.5. What is the playing time of the full version of the Indian
National Anthem:
A. 47 Seconds
B. 50 Seconds
C. 52 Seconds
D. 60 Seconds
Answer: C
Q.6. The movie Slumdog Millionaire is based on a novel Q and A written by an Indian:
A. Khushwant Singh
B. Khalid Mohammad
C. Sabarjit Singh
D. Vikas Swarup
Answer: D
Q.7. Who has been appointed the first Director General of the
National Investigation Agency (NIA)?
A. PS Sharma
B. A. Gopalaswami
C. Radha Vinod Raju
D. KC Verma
Answer: C
Q.8. Under which article of the Indian Constitution, can the President of India withhold his assent to a Bill passed by both the Houses of Parliament?
A. Article, 100
B. Article, 111
C. Article, 200
D. Article, 222
Answer: B
Q.9. World Environment Day is observed on:
A. June, 5
B. June, 11
C. June, 17
D. June, 30
Answer: A
Q.10. Which rock-shelter in India bears largest number of paintings?
A. Ajamgarh
B. Bhimbetka
C. Ghagharia
D. Lekhia
Answer: B
Q.11. Heat received by earth from the sun is known as:
A. Insolation
B. Solar Heat
C. Solar radiation
D. Thermal radiation
Answer: A
Q.12. Who invented Coronagraph which allowed the study of the
Sun without waiting for a total solar eclipse?
A. Donald Menzel
B. Pierre Jenseen
C. John Evershed
D. Bernard Lyot
Answer: D
Q.13. Which committee recommended abolition of tax rebates under Section 88?
A. Kelkar Committee
B. Rangarajan Committee
C. Chelliah Committee
D. Shome Committee
Answer: A
Q.14. Which country is the largest producer of Gold in the world?
A. India
B. South Africa
C. China
D. Brazil
Answer: B
Q.15. The Andman group and Nicobar group of islands are separated from each other by the:
A. Great channel
B. 10 degree channel
C. Bay of Bengal
D. Andman Sea
Answer: B
Q.16. India has launched the first polysilicon solar project at:
A. Kota
B. Dehradun
C. Haldia
D. Ahmedabad
Answer: C
Q.17. Who among the following has received the Rajiv Gandhi award for journalism 2008?
A. Kuldeep nayyer
B. Vir Sanghvi
C. Prabhu Chawla
D. None of these
Answer: B
Q.18. National consumer rights day is observed on:
A. December, 27
B. December, 4
C. December, 24
D. December, 10
Answer: C
Q.19. The stock market index of London stock market is referred to as:
A. Footsie (FTSE)
B. Sensex
C. Nifty
D. MCEX
Answer: A
Q.20. The Reserve Bank of India keeps on changing various ratio/ rates frequently. Why is this done?
A. To keep inflation under control
B. To ensure that Indian Rupee does not lose its market value
C. To ensure that banks do not earn huge profits at the cost of public money
D. All of the above
Answer: D
Q.21. Which of the following organizations is known as Market
Regulator in India?
A. SEBI
B. IBA
C. AMFI
D. NSDL
Answer: A
Q.22. Which of the following awards is given by UNESCO to those
who popularize use of science in life?
A. Booker prize
B. Magsaysay award
C. Kalinga Award
D. Kalidas Samman
Answer: C
Q.23. In the Supreme Court of India the number of judges including the Chief Justice is presently:
A. 26
B. 21
C. 28
D. 30
Answer: A
Q.24. Which of the following is not a tax/ duty levied by the government of India:
A. Service Tax
B. Education CESS
C. Customs Duty
D. Toll Tax
Answer: D
Q.25. Which of the following schemes was launched to promote basic education in India and attract children in the school going age to attend the classes
A. Operation Flood
B. Pulse Polio Abhiyan
C. Mid day scheme
D. Operation Blackboard
Answer: C
Q.26. Commonwealth day is observed on:
A. May, 25
B. May, 21
C. April, 25
D. None of these
Answer: D
Q.27. We read a term ECB in the financial newspapers. What is the full form of ECB?
A. European Central Bank
B. Essential Commercial Borrowings
C. External Credit and Business
D. External Commercial Borrowings
Answer: A
Q.28. Today Micro Finance is the most preferred route to meet the credit requirements of which of the following sections the society?
A. Big Corporates Houses
B. High Value Individual customers
C. Industrial units upto the investment of Rs.30 crores
D. Poor and weaker sections of the society
Answer: D
Q.29. Who is the recipient of the Man Booker Prize 2008?
A. Vikram Seth
B. Arundhati Roy
C. Amitav Ghosh
D. Aravind Adiga
Answer: D
Q.30. Green Banking means:
A. Financing of irrigation projects by banks
B. Development of forestry by banks
C. Financing of environment friendly projects by banks
D. None of these
Answer: C
Q.31. Motorcycle model Hayabusa has been launched by:
A. TVS
B. Honda
C. Suzuki
D. Yamaha
Answer: C
Q.32. DTAA stands for:
A. Direct Tariff Avoidance Agreement
B. Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement
C. Double Taxation Acceptable Agreement
D. Double Tariff Avoidance Agreement
Answer: B
Q.33. The well-known book The Argumentative Indian is written by:
A. Khushwant Singh
B. Robin Sharma
C. Pavan K Verma
D. Amartya Sen
Answer: D
Q.34. The royal court of Alauddin was graced by the great poet:
A. Firdausi
B. Omar Khaiyyam
C. Amir Khusru
D. Ibn Batuta
Answer: C
Q.35. The name of Indias first aircraft carriers is:
A. INS Vikrant
B. INS Nilgiri
C. INS Kukri
D. INS Himgiri
Answer: A
Q.36. Which of the following is associated with manufacture of guided missiles?
A. Bharat Earth Movers Limited
B. Bharat Dynamics Limited
C. Hindustan Aeronautics Limited
D. Bharat Electronics Limited
Answer: C
Q.37. The first nuclear test was conducted in India in the year:
A. 1973
B. 1974
C. 1975
D. 1976
Answer: B
Q.38. A list of national languages can be traced in the Indian
Constitution Schedule:
A. Fifth Schedule
B. Sixth Schedule
C. Seventh Schedule
D. Eighth Schedule
Answer: D
Q.39. Which one of the following provides constitutional guarantee of personal freedom?
A. Mandamus
B. Certiorari
C. Habeas Corpus
D. Quo Warranto
Answer: C
Q.40. The French Revolution gave its modern meaning to the term:
A. Nation
B. Sovereignty
C. Republic
D. Capitalism
Answer: D
Q.41. The main masses of land above sea level are called?
A. Continent
B. Islands
C. Nations
D. Countries
Answer: A
Q.42. Which of the following factors influence the climate of
India?
A. Long Coastal Area
B. Nearness to Equator
C. The Himalayas
D. All of the above
Answer: D
Q.43. What is the distance of running in a marathon race?
A. 26 miles 385 yards
B. 26 miles 405 yards
C. 26 miles 180 yards
D. 26 miles
Answer: A
Q.44. Prince of Wales Cup is associated with the game of:
A. Polo
B. Basketball
C. Golf
D. Volleyball
Answer: C
Q.45. Queensberry Rules is the name given to the rules in:
A. Hockey
B. Cricket
C. Tennis
D. Boxing
Answer: D
Q.46. Who defined democracy as a Government of the people, by the people and for the people?
A. Mahatma Gandhi
B. Ruskin
C. Aristotle
D. Abraham Lincoln
Answer: D
Q.47. Who said Give me somewhere to stand and I will move the world?
A. Archimedes
B. Galileo
C. Edison
D. Newton
Answer: A
Q.48. Ben Hur, the world famous epic, is written by:
A. John Milton
B. George Orwell
C. Lewis Wallace
D. Leo Tolstoy
Answer: C
Q.49. The fourth state is:
A. Press
B. Property
C. Metals
D. Tax
Answer: A
Q.50. A bear on the Stock Exchange is a speculator:
A. Who sells shares which he does not posses
B. Who applies for new issues of shares in the hope that the price will go up
C. Whose holdings of the shares in a company is so large that selling them could affect the market price
D. Who buys shares in the hope that price will go up
Answer: A
Model Question Paper, Question Set - 3 (50 Questions),
General Awareness
Q.1. The foundation of DNA in the body is:
A. to help in the synthesis of proteins
B. to control the heredity
C. to assist in the release of energy
D. None of these
Answer:
Q.2. Which of the following is called a red planet?
A. Pluto
B. Venus
C. Jupiter
D. Mars
Answer: D
Q.3. In a human body, the basic building block are:
A. Muscles
B. Cells
C. Bones
D. Nerves
Answer: B
Q.4. Golden Fibre refers to:
A. Hemp
B. Cotton
C. Jute
D. Nylon
Answer: C
Q.5. Which of the following is not a direct tax:
A. Wealth Tax
B. Sales Tax
C. Income Tax
D. Estate Duty
Answer: B
Q.6. The hill range that separates the state of Manipur from the state of Nagaland is known as:
A. Arakan Hills
B. Patkai Hills
C. Barail Hills
D. Manipur Hills
Answer: D
Q.7. Which continent of the world does not have a desert?
A. Australia
B. Europe
C. Asia
D. North America
Answer: B
Q.8. Radio waves are reflected back to earth from the:
A. Troposphere
B. Exosphere
C. Stratosphere
D. Ionosphere
Answer: D
Q.9. What is the name of the strait where Adams bridge is situated?
A. Bering Strait
B. Cook Strait
C. Palk Strait
D. Taiwan Strait
Answer: C
Q.10. Which one of the following polymeric materials is used for making bulletproof jacket?
A. Nylon
B. Rayon
C. Kevlar
D. Dacron
Answer: C
Q.11. The light emitted by firefly is due to:
A. Chemical reaction called bioluminessence
B. Chemiluminescence process
C. A photoelectric process
D. Burning of phosphorus
Answer: A
Q.12. Quinine is a drug used in the treatment of malaria. From which part of the plant is it obtained?
A. Roots
B. Stem
C. Bark
D. Leaves
Answer: C
Q.13. Which one of the following animals breathes through the skin?
A. Earthworm
B. Pigeon
C. Frog
D. Cockroach
Answer: A
Q.14. Anthrax is a disease of humans and cattle with a potential for biological warfare. It is caused by:
A. Bacterium
B. Virus
C. Protozoan
D. Fungus
Answer: A
Q.15. Which one of the following is considered normal blood pressure in man?
A. 120/80 mm water
B. 120/80 mm blood
C. 120/80 mm mercury
D. 120/80 mm air
Answer: B
Q.16. Anemia is a common health problem especially in women.
Which one of the following deficiencies is most frequently responsible for anemia in India?
A. Calcium
B. Iron
C. Iodine
D. Zinc
Answer: B
Q.17. Primary source of Vitamin D for human beings is:
A. Citrus fruit
B. Green Vegetables
C. Yeast
D. Sun
Answer: D
Q.18. The largest revenue in India is obtained from:
A. Sales Tax
B. Direct Tax
C. Excise Duty
D. None of these
Answer: C
Q.19. Which of the following is not true about Vote on Account:
A. It is a budget presented in the Parliament to cover the deficit left by the last budget.
B. It does not allow the Government to set for the economic policies of the new plan which starts from 1st April.
C. It prevents the Government from imposing fresh taxes or withdrawing old one.
D. This allows the Government to withdraw an amount for a period with the consent of Parliament
Answer: A
Q.20. The sale proceeds of Government Bonds come under the budget head of:
A. Revenue Receipts
B. Capital Receipts
C. Capital Outlay
D. Current Expenditure
Answer: D
Q.21. Which of the following is not shared by the Centre and the
States:
A. Sales Tax
B. Corporation Tax
C. Income Tax
D. Union Excise Duties
Answer: A
Q.22. Fresh evaluation of every item of expenditure from the very beginning of each financial year is called:
A. Fresh Budgeting
B. Deficit Budgeting
C. Performance Budgeting
D. Zero Base Budgeting
Answer: D
Q.23. If the Prime Minister is a member of the Rajya Sabha:
A. He/she has to get elected to the Lok Sabha within six months
B. He/she can declare the government?s policies only in the
Rajya Sabha
C. He/she cannot take part in the voting when a vote of no confidence is under consideration
D. He/she cannot take part in the budget deliberation in the
Lok Sabha
Answer: C
Q.24. The function of a Pro Tem Speaker is to:
A. Conduct the proceedings of the House in the absence of the speaker
B. Officiate as Speaker when the speaker is unlikely to be elected
C. Swear members and hold charge till a regular Speaker is elected
D. Scrutinise the authenticity of the election certificates of members
Answer: A
Q.25. Which one of the following rights conferred by the
Constitution of India is also available to non-citizens?
A. Freedom of speech, assembly and form association
B. Freedom to move, reside and settle in any part of the territory of India
C. Freedom to acquire property or to carry on any occupation trade or business
D. Right to constitutional remedies
Answer: D
Q.26. Who among the following was elected President of India unopposed?
A. Dr Rajendra Prasad
B. Dr S Radhakrishnan
C. Dr Neelam Sanjiva Reddy
D. K R Narayanan
Answer: C
Q.27. Which one of the following Commissions is not provided in the Constitution of India?
A. Planning Commission
B. UPSC
C. Finance Commission
D. Election Commission
Answer: A
Q.28. Which one of the following statements with respect to Indian
Air Force is not correct?
A. Chetak is a single engine truboshaft helicopter or Russian origin
B. SU-30 is a twen engine fighter of Russian origin
C. Mirage-2000 is a multi-role fighter of French engine
D. MiG-29 is a twin engine fighter aircraft or Russian origin
Answer:
Q.29. A liquid drop tends to have a spherical shape because
A. a sphere is the most symmetrical object
B. the viscosity does not allow it to spread out
C. it has minimum surface energy
D. the strong gravitational field of earth does not allow it to have any other shape
Answer: C
Q.30. Which of the following units is used to signify the magnitude of magnetic intensity?
A. Coulomb
B. Gauss
C. Volt
D. None of these
Answer: C
Q.31. Why does a stick partly immersed in water appear to be broken at the junction of water and air? This is due to
A. scattering of light
B. reflection of light
C. refraction of light
D. both a and b above
Answer: C
Q.32. Why does water boil below 100 degree C at higher altitudes?
A. There is lesser dissipation of heat at higher altitudes
B. Water available at higher altitudes is purer than that in the plains
C. Pollution free air at higher altitudes increases the calorific value of fuel used
D. The atmosphere pressure at higher altitudes is low as compared to that at sea level
Answer: D
Q.33. Pyrheliometer is an instrument used for:
A. comparing the luminous intensity of the source of light
B. measuring solar radiations
C. measuring high temperatures
D. measuring heat radiations
Answer: B
Q.34. A fuse in an electric circuit is used to
A. break the circuit when excessive current flows
B. control the voltage fluctuation in the circuit
C. increase the flow of current in the circuit
D. decrease the flow of current in the circuit
Answer: A
Q.35. Which of the following metals is used for the manufacturing of heating elements provided in electric presses?
A. Chromium
B. Nichrome
C. Nickel
D. Tungsten
Answer: B
Q.36. What kind of mirror is used for rear view?
A. Concave
B. Convex
C. Plane
D. Simple Glass
Answer: B
Q.37. Who invented the Radio?
A. Graham Bell
B. Marconi
C. Newton
D. Otto Hume
Answer: B
Q.38. Who invented the Lift?
A. Michael Earaday
B. E.G.Otis
C. Thomas Elva Edison
D. John Logie Baird
Answer: B
Q.39. Springs of shock absorbers of automobiles and railway coaches are made of steel and not of rubber, because steel is
A. more durable than rubber
B. less expensive than rubber in the long run
C. less elastic than rubber
D. more elastic than rubber
Answer: D
Q.40. An Ad Valorem duty is a tax on the basis of:
A. The price of commodity
B. The value added
C. The advertisement expenditure
D. The unit of commodity
Answer: A
Q.41. The principal source of revenue to the State Government in
India is:
A. Income Tax
B. Sales Tax
C. State Excise Duties
D. Land Revenue
Answer: B
Q.42. Fiscal Policy is connected with:
A. Issue of currency
B. Exports and Imports
C. Public revenue and expenditure
D. None of these
Answer: C
Q.43. Which of the following taxes is/are levied by the Union and collected and appropriated by the states:
A. Stamp Duties
B. Taxes on Newspaper
C. Income Tax
D. None of the Above
Answer: A
Q.44. Which of the following is an Indirect Tax:
A. Corporation Tax
B. Excise Duty
C. Wealth Tax
D. Capital Gain Tax
Answer: C
Q.45. Which of the following taxes is not levied by any State
Government:
A. Excise Duty
B. Professional Tax
C. Income Tax
D. None of these
Answer: D
Q.46. Excise duties are taxes on:
A. Sale of Commodities
B. Export of Commodites
C. Production of Commodities
D. Import of Commodities
Answer: C
Q.47. Companies pay Corporation Tax on their:
A. Investment
B. Production
C. Sales Proceeds
D. Incomes
Answer: D
Q.48. All revenues received, loans raised, and money received in repayments of loans by the Union Government go into:
A. Contingency fund of India
B. Consolidated fund of India
C. Public accounts of India
D. None of these
Answer: B
Q.49. The system of Budget was introduced in India during the
viceroy of:
A. Canning
B. Dalhousie
C. Ripon
D. Elgin
Answer: A
Q.50. The Indian Budget includes:
A. Revised estimates of the current year
B. Budget estimates for the following year
C. Actual figures of the preceding year
D. All of these
Answer: D
Model Question Paper, Question Set - 4 (50 Questions),
General Awareness
Q.1. A fresh egg sinks in pure water whereas, it floats in saturated salty water. This is due to:
A. higher density of the salty water
B. higher density of the pure water
C. the fluid matter inside the egg-shell
D. the fact that the egg-shell is made of calcium which is heavier than pure water
Answer: A
Q.2. Through which of the following media does sound travel the fastest?
A. Cool air
B. Warm air
C. Cold Water
D. Steel
Answer: D
Q.3. Which of the following is the unit of frequency?
A. Ampere
B. Joule
C. Hertz
D. Newton
Answer: C
Q.4. The light of which of the following colours has the longest wavelength?
A. Blue
B. Green
C. Red
D. Yellow
Answer: C
Q.5. Which of the following have the highest upper limit of audible range?
A. Bats
B. Dogs
C. Human Beings
D. Whales
Answer: A
Q.6. An ice cube floats on water but it sinks in alcohol because:
A. the ice cube is the frozen form of water
B. water is more transparent than alcohol
C. ice cube is solid while alcohol is liquid
D. the ice cube is lighter than water and heavier than alcohol
Answer: D
Q.7. An iceberg is floating in the sea Out of 10 parts of its mass, how many will remain above the surface of the water?
A. one part
B. Two part
C. Three part
D. Four part
Answer: A
Q.8. Under normal conditions, the velocity of sound in the air is:
A. 33 m/sec
B. 300 m/sec
C. 600 m/sec
D. 3300 m/sec
Answer: B
Q.9. Capital formation in an economy depends on:
A. Total income
B. Total demand
C. Total savings
D. Total production
Answer: A
Q.10. If the tax rate increases with the higher level of income, it shall be called:
A. Proportional tax
B. Progressive tax
C. Lump sum tax
D. Regressive tax
Answer: B
Q.11. Who painted the master piece “Hamsa Damayanti”?
A. Anjolie Ela Menon
B. Abanindranath Tagore
C. Amrita Shergill
D. Raja Ravi Verma
Answer: D
Q.12. In India, one rupee coins and notes and subsidiary coins are issued by:
A. The Reserve Bank of India
B. The Central Government
C. The State Bank of India
D. The Unit Trust of India
Answer: A
Q.13. Which is the highest body that approves Five-Year Plans in the country?
A. Planning commission
B. Union Cabinet
C. Parliament
D. National Development Council
Answer: C
Q.14. In India, population density is defined as the number of persons:
A. Per square mile
B. Per lakh square mile
C. Per lakh square kilometer
D. Per square kilometer
Answer: D
Q.15. Prime cost is equal to:
A. Variable cost plus administrative cost
B. Variable cost plus fixed cost
C. Variable cost only
D. Fixed cost only
Answer: C
Q.16. New capital issue is placed in:
A. Secondary market
B. Grey market
C. Primary market
D. Black market
Answer: C
Q.17. Bank deposits that can be withdrawn without notice are called:
A. account payee deposits
B. fixed deposits
C. variable deposits
D. demand deposits
Answer: D
Q.18. An expenditure that has been made and cannot be recovered is called:
A. variable cost
B. opportunity cost
C. sunk cost
D. operational cost
Answer: C
Q.19. The practice of selling goods in a foreign country at a price below their domestic selling price is called:
A. Diplomacy
B. Discrimination
C. Dumping
D. Double pricing
Answer: D
Q.20. Who propounded the ‘market law’?
A. Adam smith
B. J.Say
C. T.R. Malthus
D. David Ricardo
Answer: B
Q.21. Which is not a Central Service?
A. Indian Police Service
B. Indian Foreign Service
C. Indian Audit & Accounts Service
D. Indian Revenue Service
Answer: A
Q.22. Tripple vaccine is administered to a new born child to immunize it against:
A. Whooping cough, tetanus and measles
B. Whooping cough, tetanus and diphtheria
C. Tetanus, diphtheria, measles and rubella
D. Tetanus, diphtheria, small pox and rubella
Answer: B
Q.23. How many minutes for each degree of longitude does the local time of any place vary from the Greenwich time?
A. Two minutes
B. Four minutes
C. Six minutes
D. Eight minutes
Answer: B
Q.24. Who is the highest civil servant of the Union Government?
A. Attorney-General
B. Cabinet Secretary
C. Home Secretary
D. Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister
Answer: A
Q.25. Article 1 of the Constitution declares India as:
A. Federal State
B. Quassi-Federal State
C. Unitary State
D. Union of States
Answer: D
Q.26. Which functionary can be invited to give his opinion in the
Parliament?
A. Attorney-General of India
B. Chief Justice of India
C. Chief Election Commissioner of India
D. Comptroller & Auditor-General of India
Answer: A
Q.27. Which was the birth place of Guru Nanak?
A. Gurdaspur
B. Amritsar
C. Lahore
D. Talwandi
Answer: D
Q.28. The famous Kohinoor diamond was produced from one of the mines in:
A. Orissa
B. Chhota Nagpur
C. Bijapur
D. Golconda
Answer: D
Q.29. Buddha means:
A. The Enlightened one
B. The Religious Preacher
C. The Genius
D. The Powerful
Answer: A
Q.30. Gandhiji considered Khadi as a symbol of:
A. Industrialisation
B. Economic Independence
C. Economic Growth
D. Mortal purity
Answer: B
Q.31. “India wins Freedom” is the autobiography of:
A. Abdul Kalam Azad
B. Muhammad Ali
C. Zakir Hussain
D. Syed Ahmad Khan
Answer: A
Q.32. A high growth rate of population is characterized by:
A. High birth and high death rates
B. High birth and low death rates
C. Low birth and low death rates
D. Low birth and high death rates
Answer: B
Q.33. The Indian Sub-continent was originally a part of:
A. Jurassic Park
B. Angara-Land
C. Arya-Varta
D. Gondwana-Land
Answer: C
Q.34. The tropical grassland is called:
A. Pampas
B. Llanas
C. Savanah
D. Veld
Answer: C
Q.35. The atmosphere is heated mainly by:
A. Insolation
B. Conduction
C. Radiation
D. Convection
Answer: D
Q.36. In a slanting hilly Indian terrain experiencing more than 200 cms of annual rainfall, which one of the following crops can be cultivated best?
A. Cotton
B. Jute
C. Tobacco
D. Tea
Answer: D
Q.37. Law of heredity was put forward by:
A. Mendel
B. Mendeleev
C. Pavlov
D. Koch
Answer: A
Q.38. An Antibiotic is:
A. Chemical synthesized by a human cell against a micro- organism
B. A chemical synthesized by a micro-organism against another micro-organism
C. A substance produced by bllod cells against bacteria
D. A substance produced by blood cells against infection
Answer: B
Q.39. Ripe grapes contain:
A. Fructose
B. Sucrose
C. Galactose
D. Glucose
Answer: D
Q.40. Polythene is polymer of:
A. Ethylene
B. Propylene
C. Acetylene
D. Aniline
Answer: A
Q.41. Rayon is made from:
A. Plastic
B. Gasoline
C. Petroleum
D. Cellulose
Answer: D
Q.42. Which one of the following is pure water:
A. Rain water
B. Filter water
C. Tubewell water
D. Distilled water
Answer: A
Q.43. Which silver salt is used for making film for photography?
A. Silver bromide
B. Silver chloride
C. Silver Sulphate
D. Silver nitrate
Answer: D
Q.44. Which is used for settling muddy water?
A. Common Salt
B. Common alum
C. Aluminium Powder
D. Bleaching Powder
Answer: C
Q.45. To an astronaut sky appears:
A. White
B. Rich blue
C. Light blue
D. Dark
Answer: D
Q.46. The instrument used to measure the speed of wind is:
A. Altimeter
B. Anemometer
C. Chronometer
D. Dosimeter
Answer: B
Q.47. Who defined the law of gravitation?
A. Newton
B. Archimedes
C. Galileo
D. Faraday
Answer: A
Q.48. The metal is used to make lightning conductors is:
A. Iron
B. Aluminium
C. Copper
D. B & C above
Answer: D
Q.49. IC in computer stands for:
A. Integrated Charge
B. Integrated Current
C. Integrated Circuit
D. Internal Circuits
Answer: C
Q.50. A hydrogen balloon floats up because of:
A. air pressure decreases with decrease in height
B. air pressure decreases with decrease in weight
C. weight of the balloon is less than the weight of air displaced by it
D. the pressure inside the balloon is more than the pressure outside it
Answer: C
Model Question Paper, Question Set – 5 (50 Questions), General Awareness
Q.1. In a rechargeable cell what kind of energy is stored within the cell?
A. Electrical energy
B. Potential energy
C. Chemical energy
D. Kinetic energy
Answer: C
Q.2. The constitution of India was adopted on:
A. 26 January, 1950
B. 26 January, 1949
C. 26 November, 1949
D. 31 December, 1949
Answer: C
Q.3. How many schedules the Constitution of India contains:
A. 1/9/1900 12:00:00 AM
B. 10
C. 11
D. 12
Answer: D
Q.4. Thomas Cup is related to:
A. Badminton
B. Basket ball
C. Cricket
D. Tennis
Answer: D
Q.5. “Gita Govinda” the famous poem was written by:
A. Jayachandra
B. Jayadeva
C. Jayasimha
D. Jayant
Answer: B
Q.6. The American space shuttle which exploded in space killing astronaut Kalpana Chawla was known as:
A. Challenger
B. Columbia
C. Discovery
D. Columbus
Answer: B
Q.7. Where do you find the temple of Angkor Wat?
A. Thailand
B. Malyasia
C. Cambodia
D. Mynamar
Answer: C
Q.8. The Planning Commission of India is:
A. A constitutional body
B. An independent and autonomous
C. A statutory body
D. A non-statutory body
Answer: D
Q.9. Standard 18-carat gold sold in the market is:
A. 82 parts gold and 18 parts other metals
B. 18 parts gold and 82 parts other metals
C. 18 parts gold and 6 parts other metals
D. 9 parts gold and 15 parts other metals
Answer: C
Q.10. For determination of the age of which among the following is carbon dating method used?
A. Fossil
B. Rocks
C. Trees
D. A & B above
Answer: A
Q.11. Mirages occur in:
A. Tropical deserts
B. Oceans
C. Forests
D. Stratosphere
Answer: A
Q.12. Which of the following statements best defines the
Ecosystem?
A. A system that studies the volume intensity and velocity of sound
B. A system that governs the radiation of energy from the
Sun
C. A system that classifies organisms
D. A system that comprises the physical environment and the organisms that live therein
Answer: D
Q.13. A narrow passage of water connecting two large bodies of water is known as a/an:
A. Oasis
B. Strait
C. Isthmus
D. Bay
Answer: B
Q.14. The minor planets revolving between the orbits of Jupiter and Mars are called:
A. Comets
B. Meteors
C. Asteroids
D. Novas
Answer: C
Q.15. The Great Barrier Reef is a:
A. Coral formation
B. Hill range
C. Man made wall
D. Tidal bore
Answer: A
Q.16. Which of the following occur more frequently than the other three in the Indian Ocean?
A. Cyclones
B. Hurricanes
C. Tornadoes
D. Typhoons
Answer: A
Q.17. Which of the following statements in regard to the Motion of
Earth is correct?
A. It rotates on its axis from east to west
B. The day and night are a result of rotation
C. It rotates round the Sun, taking 365 days, 5 hours, 48 minutes and 45.51 seconds
D. None of these is correct
Answer: B
Q.18. Snowline is:
A. The altitude below which there is no snowfall ever
B. The altitude above which there is snowfall but the snow melts almost completely during the summer
C. The altitude above which snow lies permanently at any place, and it does not melt throughout the year
D. None of these
Answer: C
Q.19. Which of the following factors is responsible for occurrences of earthquakes?
A. Sudden cooling and contraction of Earth’s surface
B. Activity of some dormant volcanoes
C. Change of water into steam due to internal heat and its expansion
D. All of these
Answer: D
Q.20. Which of the following rivers crosses the Equator twice?
A. Amazon
B. Congo
C. Nile
D. Tigris
Answer: A
Q.21. Which of the following oceans has the largest number of world’s active volcanoes?
A. Arctic ocean
B. Atlantic ocean
C. Indian ocean
D. Pacific ocean
Answer: D
Q.22. Which of the following happens when a traveler crosses the
180th meridian?
A. He losses a day if he crosses it in winter
B. He gains a day if he crosses it in summer
C. He losses or gains a day depending upon the speed at which he is travelling
D. He gains or loses a day depending upon the direction in which he travels
Answer: D
Q.23. The variation in the duration of the day and night is due to
Earth’s:
A. Rotation on its axis
B. Revolution around the Sun
C. Inclination of an angle of 66 and half degree
D. Both A and C above
Answer: D
Q.24. Mediterranean type of climate is best suited for the
cultivation of:
A. Fruits
B. Paddy
C. Pulses
D. Wheat
Answer: A
Q.25. India’s permanent research station Dakshin Gangotri is situated in the:
A. Great Himalayas
B. Indian Ocean
C. Antarctica
D. Arabian Sea
Answer: C
Q.26. Himalayas are:
A. Fold mountains
B. Residual Mountains
C. Volcanic Mountains
D. None of the Above
Answer: A
Q.27. Fog, which reduces visibility, usually occurs when:
A. Moist air mingles with warm air
B. Cool air blows over the surface of warm water
C. Moist air touches cold surface of Earth
D. Warm air blows over cold surface of Earth
Answer: C
Q.28. For a time difference of one hour the longitudinal distance is equal to:
A. 1 degree
B. 5 degree
C. 10 degree
D. 15 degree
Answer: D
Q.29. A nautical mile is equal to:
A. 1005 meters
B. 1250 meters
C. 1575 meters
D. 1825 meters
Answer: D
Q.30. Which of the following is concerned with the study of characteristics, origin and development of land forms?
A. Ecology
B. Geography
C. Geology
D. Geomorphology
Answer: D
Q.31. The temperate grasslands of Asia and Eurpoe are known as:
A. Pampas
B. Prairies
C. Tundras
D. Steppes
Answer: D
Q.32. Imaginary lines drawn on a global map, form pole to pole and perpendicular to the Equator, are called:
A. Contours
B. Isobars
C. Meridians
D. Steppes
Answer: C
Q.33. What is Sidereal Day?
A. The day on which the Sun reaches its maximum distance from the Equator
B. The time during which Earth makes a complete revolution on its axis in respect of the fixed star
C. The day on which the duration of sunshine and darkness are equal
D. The day on which the duration of sunshine is the maximum
Answer: B
Q.34. The distance between Earth and the Sun is greatest during:
A. Summer Solstice
B. Winter Solstice
C. Aphelion
D. Perihelion
Answer: C
Q.35. The second largest island in the world is:
A. Borneo
B. Madagascar
C. New Guinea
D. Greenland
Answer: A
Q.36. Which of the following cities is known as the City of Golden
Gate?
A. San Francisco
B. Brussels
C. Rome
D. Amritsar
Answer: A
Q.37. What is the shape of Earth’s orbit around the Sun?
A. Hyperbolic
B. Circular
C. Elliptical
D. Parabolic
Answer: C
Q.38. In which of the following countries are the world’s highest waterfalls located?
A. Canada
B. Venezuela
C. India
D. Laos
Answer: B
Q.39. The largest gold producing country in the world is:
A. Brazil
B. Canada
C. South Africa
D. USA
Answer: C
Q.40. Which of the following is known as the world’s Eternal City?
A. Athens
B. Berlin
C. Cairo
D. Rome
Answer: D
Q.41. Which of the following countries is known as the Land of
Midnight Sun?
A. Belgium
B. Holland
C. Norway
D. Sweden
Answer: C
Q.42. Which of the following parts of India produces nearly three- fourth of the total quantity of Tea?
A. Northern India
B. North East India
C. North West India
D. Southern India
Answer: B
Q.43. To which of the following eras does the Aravali system belong?
A. Cenozoic
B. Mesozoic
C. Paleozoic
D. Precambrian
Answer: D
Q.44. Which of the following is measured on the Richter Scale?
A. Density of liquids
B. Intensity of Earthquakes
C. Velocity of tornadoes
D. Height of mountains
Answer: B
Q.45. Which of the following is a tropical grassland?
A. Taiga
B. Savannah
C. Pampas
D. Prairies
Answer: B
Q.46. Mangrove vegetation in India is most extensive in:
A. Malabar
B. Rann of Kutch
C. Sunderbans
D. None of these
Answer: C
Q.47. Which of the following statement about the shape of Earth is correct?
A. It is an oblate spheroid
B. It bulges slightly at the Poles
C. It is a little flattened at the Equator
D. It is exactly spherical in shape without any bulge at any place
Answer: A
Q.48. Which of the following is the largest peninsula in the World?
A. Arabian Peninsula
B. Indian Peninsula
C. Malay Peninsula
D. None of these above
Answer: A
Q.49. Earth completes one rotation on its axis in:
A. 23 hours and 30 minutes
B. 23 hours 56 minutes and 4.9 seconds
C. 24 hours
D. 24 hours 1 minute and 10 seconds
Answer: B
Q.50. Fold mountains are formed as a result of:
A. Horizontal tensional forces
B. Volcanic activity
C. Horizontal compressional forces
D. Vertical uplift of a landmass
Answer: C
Model Question Paper, Question Set - 6 (50 Questions), General Awareness
Q.1. Which of the following is considered as a non-conventional source of energy?
A. Coal
B. Hydroelectricity
C. Natural Gas
D. Wind Power
Answer: D
Q.2. Which country is known as the “Land of Thousand Lakes”?
A. Norway
B. Finland
C. Canada
D. Ireland
Answer: B
Q.3. Insurance sector is regulated by:
A. RBI
B. CII
C. IRDA
D. SEBI
Answer: C
Q.4. The Ajanta caves were built during the period of
A. Guptas
B. Kushans
C. Mauryas
D. Chalukyas
Answer: D
Q.5. At which place did Gandhiji make salt during freedom struggle?
A. Sevagram
B. Wardha
C. Dandi
D. Sabarmiti
Answer: D
Q.6. The longest National Highway in India runs from:
A. Kolkatta to Jammu
B. Jammu to Kanyakumari
C. Ambala to Nagarcoil
D. Varanasi to Kanyakumari
Answer: D
Q.7. Inflation is caused by:
A. increase in money supply
B. increase in production
C. decrease in production
D. Both A and C
Answer: D
Q.8. “Dribbling” is a term associated with all of the following except:
A. Basketball
B. Baseball
C. Football
D. Hockey
Answer: B
Q.9. The term “Smash” is associated with :
A. Badminton
B. Billiards
C. Lawn Tennis
D. Volleyball
Answer: A
Q.10. “Epsom” is a place associated with:
A. Horse Racing
B. Polo
C. Rowing
D. Swimming
Answer: A
Q.11. “Grand Slam” is a term associated with
A. Bridge (Cards)
B. Chess
C. Horse Racing
D. Shooting
Answer: A
Q.12. The term “Steeplechase” is associated with which of the following sports:
A. Boxing
B. Polo
C. Rowing
D. Horse Racing
Answer: D
Q.13. The term “Ground Stroke” is associated with which of the following games:
A. Cricket
B. Badminton
C. Tennis
D. Hockey
Answer: C
Q.14. “Cannon, Cue, and Pot” are three terms associated with:
A. Billiards only
B. Golf only
C. Both Billiards and Golf
D. Billiards, Golf and Shooting
Answer: A
Q.15. “Bunker and Chukker” are the two terms associated with
A. Rowing
B. Polo
C. Skiing
D. Draughts
Answer: B
Q.16. “Stymied” is a term associated with:
A. Golf
B. Wrestling
C. Boxing
D. Polo
Answer: A
Q.17. The term “Butterfly” is associated with :
A. Kabaddi
B. Swimming
C. Boxing
D. Wrestling
Answer: B
Q.18. The first historical mention of the holding of the ancient
Olympic Games occurred about:
A. 2000 years ago
B. 2250 years ago
C. 2500 years ago
D. 2775 years ago
Answer: D
Q.19. The restoration of the Olympic Games at the end of the last century was at the initiative of a/an:
A. French Baron
B. Greek Philosopher
C. German Philanthropist
D. English Duke
Answer: A
Q.20. The Summer Olympic Games are formally held at intervals
of :
A. 2 Years
B. 3 Years
C. 4 Years
D. 5 Years
Answer: C
Q.21. The first Winter Olympic Games were held at:
A. Innsbruck (Austria)
B. Lake Placid (USA)
C. Chamonix (France)
D. Calgary (Alberta)
Answer: C
Q.22. Who is the first woman to get six gold medals in one
Olympics?
A. Florence Griffith Joyner
B. S.Wodars
C. Ashford
D. Kristin Otto
Answer: D
Q.23. The Olympic Flame symbolizes:
A. Unity among various nations of the world
B. Speed, perfection, and strength
C. Sports as a means for securing harmony among nations
D. Continuity between the ancient and modern games
Answer: D
Q.24. Jules Rimet Cup is associated with:
A. Basketball
B. Football
C. Hockey
D. Lawn Tennis
Answer: B
Q.25. Durand Cup is associated with the game of:
A. Cricket
B. Football
C. Hockey
D. Volleyball
Answer: B
Q.26. The Dronacharya Award for sports coaches was instituted by the government in:
A. 1961
B. 1970
C. 1985
D. 1987
Answer: C
Q.27. Merdeka Cup is associated with:
A. Badminton
B. Football
C. Hockey
D. Polo
Answer: B
Q.28. The height of the net in the centre of tennis court is:
A. 2.10 F
B. 2.11 F
C. 3.1 F
D. 3.2 F
Answer: D
Q.29. How many players are there on each side in the game of
Basketball?
A. 4
B. 5
C. 6
D. 7
Answer: B
Q.30. The trophy known by the name of “Grand Prix” is associated with:
A. Table Tennis only
B. Lawn Tennis only
C. Table Tennis and Lawn Tennis only
D. Table Tennis, Lawn Tennis and Shooting
Answer: D
Q.31. In which year did Sir Edmund Hillary reach the summit of
Mount Everest?
A. 1952
B. 1953
C. 1954
D. 1955
Answer: A
Q.32. The weight of the ball used in Test Cricket matches is:
A. 4.57 Ounces
B. 5.00 Ounces
C. 5.25 Ounces
D. 5.50 Ounces
Answer: C
Q.33. In Cricket, the two sets of wickets are:
A. 18 Yards
B. 20 Yards
C. 22 Yards
D. 24 Yards
Answer: C
Q.34. “Gambit “ is a term associated with which of the following games?
A. Bridge
B. Carrom
C. Chess
D. Billiards
Answer: C
Q.35. The money owned by the Central Government to domestic and foreign lenders is known as:
A. Consolidated fund
B. Public Debt
C. National Debt
D. Fiscal Debt
Answer: C
Q.36. “Pulitzer Prize” is given for excellence in the field of:
A. Sports
B. Music
C. Science
D. Media
Answer: D
Q.37. In India, the first bank of limited liability managed by Indian and founded in 1881 was:
A. Hindustan Commercial Bank
B. Oudh Commercial Bank
C. Punjab National Bank
D. Punjab and Sindh Bank
Answer: B
Q.38. The most appropriate measure of a country’s growth is its:
A. Gross Domestic Product
B. Net Domestic Product
C. Net National Product
D. Per Capita Real Income
Answer: D
Q.39. The new series of Wholesale Price Index released by the
Government of India is with reference to the base prices of:
A. 1981-82
B. 1990-91
C. 1993-94
D. 1994-95
Answer: C
Q.40. Headquarter of World Trade Organization (WTO) is located in:
A. New York
B. Tokyo
C. Geneva
D. Berlin
Answer: C
Q.41. The United Nations came into existence in the year:
A. 1945
B. 1950
C. 1946
D. 1947
Answer: A
Q.42. Ex-Officio Chairman of Rajya Sabha is the:
A. Prime Minister of India
B. Deputy Prime Minister of India
C. Vice President of India
D. President of India
Answer: C
Q.43. The part of the profit or other surpluses of a company distributed proportionately among shareholders is called:
A. Preference Share
B. Equity Share
C. Face Value
D. None of these
Answer: B
Q.44. NABARD stands for :
A. National Bank of Agriculture and Regional Development
B. National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development
C. National Bureau of Aeronautical Research and
Development
D. None of these
Answer: B
Q.45. World Population Day is observed on:
A. July, 15
B. July, 11
C. October, 8
D. Sept, 5
Answer: B
Q.46. “Bottle Neck Inflation” means:
A. No rise in prices despite increase in aggregate demand
B. Rise in prices without increase in the aggregate demand
C. Decline in prices due to increase in aggregate demand
D. None of these
Answer: B
Q.47. Recession in the market implies:
A. Slump in trade and industry due to fall in demand
B. Increase in trade and industry due to rise in demand
C. No change in trade and industry due to stability in demand
D. None of these
Answer: A
Q.48. BPO is an abbreviation for :
A. Bharat Petroleum Organization
B. Business Process Outsourcing
C. Business Products Outsourcing
D. Bharat Pesticides Outlet
Answer: B
Q.49. The main cause of International Trade is:
A. Equal cost difference
B. Absolute cost difference
C. Comparative cost difference
D. Equal and comparative cost difference
Answer: C
Q.50. Which one of the following taxes is not shared by the
Central Government with the States?
A. Union Excise Duties
B. Custom Duty
C. Income Tax
D. Estate duty
Answer: B
Model Question Paper, Question Set - 7 (50 Questions), General Awareness
Q.1. Which of the following is in the Concurrent List of the
Constitution?
A. Pilgrimages to places outside India
B. National Highway
C. Electricity
D. Relief of the disables and the unemployable
Answer: C
Q.2. The slogan “Inquilab Zindabad” was first raised by:
A. Lokmanya Tilak
B. Veer Savarkar
C. Chandra Shekhar Azad
D. Bhagat Singh
Answer: D
Q.3. Savanna grasslands are found in:
A. Australia
B. Africa
C. East Asia
D. South America
Answer: B
Q.4. The highest gravity dam of the world is the:
A. Rihand Dam
B. Koyna Dam
C. Bhakra Dam
D. Nagarjuna Dam
Answer: C
Q.5. Which Sikh Guru was executed by Aurangzeb?
A. Guru Arjan Dev
B. Guru Ram Das
C. Guru Teg Bahadur
D. Guru Gobind Singh
Answer: C
Q.6. Antibiotic penicillin is obtained from:
A. Bacteria
B. Fungus
C. Actinomycete
D. Algae
Answer: B
Q.7. Bleeding of gums and loosening of teeth is caused due to the deficiency of:
A. Vitamin A
B. Vitamin B
C. Vitamin C
D. Vitamin D
Answer: C
Q.8. Which of the following compounds is commonly used as an antiseptic in mouth washes and toothpastes?
A. Borax
B. Salt Petre
C. Hydrogen Peroxide
D. Sodium Chloride
Answer: D
Q.9. The earth’s total surface area is approximately:
A. 160 million Sq Km
B. 240 million Sq Km
C. 320 million Sq Km
D. 509 million Sq Km
Answer: D
Q.10. Which of the following is used to remove rust stains on cloth?
A. Kerosene
B. Lime
C. Oxalic acid solution
D. Petrol
Answer: C
Q.11. Metals are good conductors because:
A. They contain free electrons
B. The molecules in them collide very freely close together
C. The molecules in them collide very freely
D. They contain reflecting surface
Answer: A
Q.12. Who is the first Indian to take a hat trick in an international test:
A. Kapil Dev
B. Jasu Patel
D. B.S. Chandrasekhar
Answer: C
Q.13. Which of the following is not a Central Government Tax?
A. Corporate Tax
B. Land Revenue
C. Customs Duty
D. Income Tax
Answer: B
Q.14. How many permanent members are there in Security
Council?
A. 3
B. 4
C. 5
D. 6
Answer: C
Q.15. The Speaker of the Lok Sabha is elected by the:
A. President
B. Prime Minister
C. Members of both Houses of Parliament
D. Member of the Loksabha
Answer: D
Q.16. Who is called the ‘Father of History?
A. Plutarch
B. Herodotus
C. Justin
D. Pliny
Answer: B
Q.17. The Vedas are known as:
A. Smriti
B. Sruti
C. Jnana
D. Siksha
Answer: B
Q.18. Who is the chief advisor to the Governor?
A. Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
B. Chief Minister
C. Speaker of the Lok Sabha
D. President
Answer: B
Q.19. Bank Rate refers to the interest rate at which:
A. Commercial banks receive deposits from the public
B. Central bank gives loans to Commercial banks
C. Government loans are floated
D. Commercial banks grants loans to their customers
Answer: B
Q.20. All the goods which are scare and limited in supply are called:
A. Luxury Goods
B. Expensive Goods
C. Capital Goods
D. Economic Goods
Answer: D
Q.21. The theory of monopolistic competition was developed by:
A. E.H. Chamberlin
B. P.A.Samuelson
C. J.Robinson
D. A.Marshall
Answer: A
Q.22. Which of the following chemical is used in photography:
A. Aluminum hydroxide
B. Silver bromide
C. Potassium nitrate
D. Sodium chloride
Answer: B
Q.23. Gober gas (Biogas) mainly contains:
A. Methane
B. Ethane and butane
C. propane and butane
D. methane, ethane, propane and propylene
Answer: A
Q.24. Preparation of ‘Dalda or Vanaspati ghee from vegetable oil utilises the following process:
A. Hydrolysis
B. Oxidation
C. Hydrogenation
D. Ozonoloysis
Answer: B
Q.25. What is the full form of ‘AM regarding radio broadcasting?
A. Amplitude Movement
B. Anywhere Movement
C. Amplitude Matching
D. Amplitude Modulation
Answer: D
Q.26. Who is the author of Gandhis favourite Bhajan "Vaishnava jana to tene kahiye"?
A. Purandar Das
B. Shyamal Bhatt
C. Narsi Mehta
D. Sant Gyaneshwar
Answer: C
Q.27. What is the principal ore of aluminium?
A. Dolomite
B. Copper
C. Lignite
D. Bauxite
Answer: D
Q.28. The highest body which approves the Five-Year Plan in India is the:
A. Planning Commission
B. National Development Council
C. The Union Cabinet
D. Finance Ministry
Answer: C
Q.29. Purchasing Power Parity theory is related with:
A. Interest Rate
B. Bank Rate
C. Wage Rate
D. Exchange Rate
Answer: A
Q.30. The official agency responsible for estimating National
Income in India is:
A. Indian Statistical Institute
B. Reserve Bank of India
C. Central Statistical Organization
D. National Council for Applied Economics and Research
Answer: D
Q.31. In the budget figures of the Government of India the difference between total expenditure and total receipt is called:
A. Fiscal Deficit
B. Budget Deficit
C. Revenue Deficit
D. Current Deficit
Answer: A
Q.32. Fascism believes in:
A. Peaceful change
B. Force
C. Tolerence
D. Basic Rights for the individual
Answer: D
Q.33. Which is the most essential function of an entrepreneur?
A. Supervision
B. Management
C. Marketing
D. Risk Bearing
Answer: A
Q.34. Knowledge, technical skill, education ‘etc. in economics, are regarded as:
A. Social-overhead capital
B. Human capital
C. Tangible physical capital
D. Working capital
Answer: B
Q.35. Nathu Laa, a place where India-China border trade has been resumed after 44 years, is located on the Indian border in:
A. Sikkim
B. Arunachal Pradesh
C. Himachal Pradesh
D. Jammu & Kashmir
Answer: C
Q.36. What was the original name of "Nurjahan"?
A. Jabunnisa
B. Fatima Begum
C. Mehrunnisa
D. Jahanara
Answer: C
Q.37. The age of tree can be determined more or less accurately by:
A. counting the number of branches
B. measuring the height ,of the tree
C. measuring the diameter of the trunk
D. counting the number of rings in the trunk
Answer: D
Q.38. The President of India is elected by
A. members of both Houses of the Parliament
B. members of both houses of Parliament of State
Legislatures
C. members of both Houses of the State Legislative
Assemblies
D. Elected members of both Houses of the Parliament and members of Legislative Assemblies
Answer: D
Q.39. Rotation of crops means:
A. growing of different crops in succession to maintain soil
fertility
B. some crops are growing again and again
C. two or more crops are grown simultaneously to increase productivity
D. None of these
Answer: A
Q.40. In which State was the first non- Congress Government set up in Independent India:
A. Punjab
B. Bihar
C. Maharashtra
D. Kerala
Answer: D
Q.41. Cheap money means
A. Low rates of Interest
B. Low level of saving
C. Low level of Income
D. Low level of Standard of Living
Answer: A
Q.42. Who was the last Mughal Emperor to sit on the Peackok
Throne?
A. Jahandar Shah
B. Bahadur Shah Zafar
C. Shah Alam I
D. Mohammad Shah
Answer: D
Q.43. Barabar Caves were used for Shelter by:
A. Tharus
B. Jainas
C. Tantrics
D. Ajivikas
Answer: D
Q.44. Who among the following was sent by Ashoka to Sri Lanka to preach Buddhism?
A. Pushyamitra
B. Kautilya
C. Mahendra
D. Banabhatta
Answer: C
Q.45. Which Greek ruler was defeated by Chadragupta Maurya?
A. Darius
B. Alexander
C. Megasthnese
D. Seleucus
Answer: D
Q.46. Which of the following Englishmen was honoured by
Jahangir with the title of ‘Khan’?
A. Edward Terry
B. Hawkins
C. Sir Thomas Roe
D. Thomas Paine
Answer: B
Q.47. Which of the following Muslim rulers remained in the captivity of his son?
A. Akbar
B. Aurangzeb
C. Iltutmish
D. Shahjahan
Answer: D
Q.48. Which of the following is considered as a non-conventional source of energy?
A. Coal
B. Hydroelectricity
C. Natural Gas
D. Wind Power
Answer: D
Q.49. The prestigious Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development for 2006 was recently conferred upon:
A. Prof. Wangari Maathai
B. Mr. Kevin Rudd
C. Mr. Ratan Tata
D. Mr. Mahmoud Abbas
Answer: A
Q.50. Who amongst the following was made the Chairman/
Chairperson of the National Land Reforms Commission ?
A. Somnath Chatterjee
B. Murli Deora
C. Manmohan Singh
D. Smt. Sonia Gandhi
Answer: C
Model Question Paper, Question Set - 8 (50 Questions),General Awareness
Q.1. The Barrah dacoity was the first major venture of the revolutionary terrorists of the freedom movement in:
A. Punjab
B. East Bengal
C. Bombay-Karnataka
D. The Madras Presidency
Answer: B
Q.2. Who is believed to have completed the construction of Qutab
Minar near Mehrauli?
A. Alauddin Khilji
B. Iltutmish
C. Raziya Begum
D. Muhammad-Bin-Tughluq
Answer: B
Q.3. Who amongst the following Hindu kings is known as the
Napolean of India?
A. Ashoka
B. Harshavardhana
C. Samudragupta
D. Chadragupta Vikramaditya
Answer: C
Q.4. The Indus Valley Civilization was famous for:
A. Well Planned Cities
B. Efficient Civic Organization
C. Progress of Art and Architecture
D. All of the above
Answer: B
Q.5. The originators of the Dravidian style of architecture and sculpture in the South Indian Peninsula were the:
A. Cholas
B. Hoysalas
C. Pallavas
D. Pandyas
Answer: D
Q.6. The Iron Pillar of Delhi, near the Qutab Minar, is a marvelous work belonging to the:
A. Early Gupta Period
B. Maurya Period
C. Kushan Period
D. Pratihara Period
Answer: A
Q.7. Who built the famous Dilwara Temple at Mount Abu during the thirteenth century?
A. Mahendrapala
B. Mahipala
C. Rajyapala
D. Tejapala
Answer: D
Q.8. The first discourse of Buddha in Sarnath is called:
A. Mahabhiniskraman
B. Mahaparinirvana
C. Mahamastakabhisheka
D. Dharmachakrapravartan
Answer: D
Q.9. The Black Hole theory was discovered by:
A. S.Chandrashekar
B. Hargobind Khurana
C. V.Raman
D. S.Ramanujan
Answer: A
Q.10. Who was the Sikh Guru who compiled Adi Granth, the foremost text of Sikh religion?
A. Guru Amar Das (1552-1574)
B. Guru Ram Das (1574-1581)
C. Guru Hari Rai (1644-61)
D. Guru Arjan Dev (1581-1606)
Answer: D
Q.11. Which King’s court was adorned by the celebrated Kalidasa?
A. Ashoka
B. Chandragupta Vikramaditya II
C. Harshavardhana
D. Kanishka I
Answer: B
Q.12. Prophet Mohammad founded Islam in the:
A. Fifth century AD
B. Sixth century AD
C. Seventh century AD
D. Eighth century AD
Answer: C
Q.13. Ibn Batuta, the famous Arab scholar, visited India during the reign of:
A. Akbar
B. Muhammad-Bin-Tugluq
C. Qutab-ud-din Aibak
D. Alauddin Khilji
Answer: B
Q.14. Who was the founder of the Hindu College, Calcutta?
A. Raja Ram Mohan Roy
B. David Hare
C. Henry Vivian Derozio
D. Asutosh Choudhry
Answer: B
Q.15. Who was responsible for the introduction of English as the official language of India?
A. Sir Charles Wood
B. Allan Octavian Hume
C. Lord William Bentinck
D. Marques of Dalhousie
Answer: A
Q.16. Compared to the rich the poor save:
A. A large part of their income
B. An equal part of their income
C. A smaller part of their income
D. All of their incomes
Answer: C
Q.17. When too much money is chasing too few goods, the situation is:
A. Deflation
B. Inflation
C. Recession
D. Stagflation
Answer: A
Q.18. Who was the first Indian Governor-General of India?
A. B.R. Ambedkar
B. Rajagopalachari
C. Dr. Rajendra Prasad
D. Dr. S. Radhakrishnan
Answer: B
Q.19. A candidate, to become a member of the Rajya Sabha,
should not be less than:
A. 21 years of age
B. 25 years of age
C. 30 years of age
D. 32 years of age
Answer: C
Q.20. Nov. 26, 1949 is a significant day in the history of our constitution because:
A. India took a pledge of complete independence on this day
B. The Constitution was adopted on this day
C. India became a Republic on the day
D. the first amendment of the Constitution was passed on this day
Answer: B
Q.21. Which of the following expressions does not figure in the
Preamble to the India Constitutions?
A. Sovereign Democratic Republic
B. Socialist
C. Secular
D. Federal
Answer: D
Q.22. The maximum strength of the elected members of the
House of the People (Lok Sabha) is:
A. 530
B. 545
C. 550
D. 574
Answer: D
Q.23. Money Bill can be introduced in the State Legislative
Assembly with the prior permission of the:
A. Governor of the State
B. Chief Minister of the State
C. Speaker of Legislative Assembly
D. Finance Minister of the State
Answer: C
Q.24. The Prime Minister who was voted out of power by the
Parliament was:
A. Indira Gandhi
B. Morarji Desai
C. V.P.Singh
D. Chandrashekhar
Answer: A
Q.25. The Union Parliament consists of:
A. The President of India
B. The Council of States (Rajya Sabha)
C. The House of the People (Lok Sabha)
D. All of these
Answer: D
Q.26. The Indian National Congress had passed the famous resolution on “Non-Cooperation” in 1920 as its session held
at:
A. Lucknow
B. Delhi
C. Bombay
D. Calcutta
Answer: D
Q.27. Which of the following can be considered as the most useful and outstanding reforms made by Lord Curzon, especially in respect of the people living in the undivided province of
Punjab?
A. Educational Reforms
B. Police Reforms
C. Industrial Reforms
D. Agriculture Reforms
Answer: D
Q.28. With the purpose of raising capital in the share market, the first public issue of share of the company to the investors is called:
A. Initial public proposal
B. Inclusive proposal
C. Mutual fund
D. Haze fund
Answer: A
Q.29. Which of the following events took place on July 21, 1969, which termed as ‘Universal Wonder’ in the human history?
A. Landing of Appolo-II on moon
B. Invention of atom bomb
C. Invention of Super computer
D. Heart Transplant
Answer: A
Q.30. Which of the following places was known as a centre of learning in ancient India?
A. Nalanda
B. Ujjain
C. Allahabad
D. None of these
Answer: A
Q.31. The process of transfer of heat by matter but without actual movement of the particles themselves is called:
A. conduction
B. convection
C. radiation
D. None of these
Answer: A
Q.32. Only zero and one are used for operating:
A. Calculator
B. Computer
C. Abacus
D. Typewriter
Answer: B
Q.33. Transistor is:
A. Semi-Conductor
B. Inductor
C. Modulator
D. Demodulator
Answer: A
Q.34. Computer cannot:
A. Send message
B. Abstract thought
C. Read file
D. Play music
Answer: B
Q.35. Which of the following is not a carbohydrate?
A. Wax
B. Starch
C. Sucrose
D. Maltose
Answer: A
Q.36. Deficiency of which vitamin causes night blindness?
A. Vitamin B
B. Vitamin C
C. Vitamin A
D. Vitamin E
Answer: C
Q.37. Which of the following is the vaccine for tuberculosis?
A. OPT
B. BCG
C. Salk Vaccine
D. Rubella Vaccine
Answer: B
Q.38. Horns, nails and hair are:
A. soluble fats
B. insoluble carbohydrates
C. keratin proteins
D. complex lipids
Answer: C
Q.39. Who conducts the State Assembly Elections?
A. Chief Justice of the High Court concerned
B. Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
C. Chief Election Commissioner
D. Governor of the State concerned
Answer: C
Q.40. Which is an ore of aluminum?
A. Chromite
B. Cuprite
C. Bauxite
D. Siderite
Answer: C
Q.41. Kalidas was:
A. A poet during the Gupta period
B. A dramatist during Harshvardhana’s reign.
C. An astronomer during Gupta period
D. None of these
Answer: A
Q.42. Which mirror is used as a rear view mirror in vehicles?
A. Plain
B. Convex
C. Concave
D. Spherical
Answer: B
Q.43. The compilation Meri Ekyawan Kavitayen is by:
A. A.B.Vajpayee
B. Harivanshrai Bachchan
C. Dharam Vir Bharti
D. Shiv Mangal Singh Suman
Answer: A
Q.44. ‘Equinox’ means:
A. Days are longer than nights.
B. Days and nights are equal
C. Days are shorter than nights
D. None of these
Answer: B
Q.45. Who was known as “Nightingale of India”?
A. Vijaylaxmi Pandit
B. Sarojini Naidu
C. Suraiya
D. None of these
Answer: B
Q.46. Gaya is associated with Lord Buddha, where he:
A. Was born
B. Attained enlightenment
C. Died
D. Delivered his first sermon
Answer: B
Q.47. Chemical change does not take place in:
A. Souring of milk into curd
B. Rusting of iron in atmosphere
C. Burning of magnesium ribbon in air
D. Emitting of light by a red hot platinum wire
Answer: D
Q.48. Who is the highest wicket-taker in Indian Cricket team?
A. Javagal Srinath
B. Anil Kumble
C. Maninder Singh
D. Kapil Dev
Answer: B
Q.49. Which country leads in production of aluminum and aluminum goods?
A. Austriala
B. The US
C. Russia
D. Japan
Answer: B
Q.50. The highest Indian mountain-peak is:
A. Mt Everest
B. Nanga Parbat
C. Dhaulagiri
D. Godwin Austin
Answer: B
Model Question Paper, Question Set - 9 (50 Questions),General Awareness
Q.1. The capitals of the new States Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand and
Uttaranchal are:
A. Raipur, Ranchi, Dehradun
B. Ranchi, Patna, Nainital
C. Raniganj, Patna, Dehradun
D. Patna,Raipur,Nanital
Answer: A
Q.2. The universe is composed of:
A. Earth
B. Earth and the Sun
C. Mat
D. None
Answer: C
Q.3. The Temperate Grasslands of South America are called:
A. Pampas
B. Steppes
C. Savanna
D. Evergreen grasslands
Answer: A
Q.4. Rial is the currency of:
A. Romania
B. Iran
C. Japan
D. Libya
Answer: B
Q.5. Which of the following is the winner of Miss Universe 2008:
A. Riyo Mori
B. Zhang Zilin
C. Dayana Mendoza
D. Simaran Kaur Mundi
Answer: C
Q.6. The President of India can nominate to the Rajya Sabha:
A. 6 members
B. 9 members
C. 12 members
D. 15 members
Answer: C
Q.7. The first General elections under the Indian constitution were held in:
A. 1950
B. 1951
C. 1952
D. 1953
Answer: C
Q.8. The biggest Planet is:
A. Venus
B. Mars
C. Mercury
D. Jupiter
Answer: D
Q.9. The International Date line passes through:
A. Exactly through 180° Longitude
B. Equator
C. Approximately 180° east or west meridian
D. 0° Meridian
Answer: C
Q.10. The maximum strength of the Lok Sabha and the Rajya
Sabha is:
A. 525 and 250
B. 552 and 250
C. 535 and 275
D. 500 and 250
Answer: B
Q.11. The highest Indian mountain-peak is:
A. Mt Everest
B. Nanga Parbat
C. Dhaulagiri
D. Godwin Austin
Answer: B
Q.12. Rice is which kind of crop?
A. Rabi
B. Evergreen
C. Kharif
D. Inter-seasonal
Answer: C
Q.13. ‘Jog falls’ are in:
A. Kerala
B. J & K
C. U.P.
D. Karnataka
Answer: E
Q.14. If the Vice-president were to submit his resignation, he would notify to:
A. The President of India
B. The Prime Minister
C. The Chief Justic of India
D. The Speaker of the Lok Sabha
Answer: A
Q.15. What is the minimum strength of a State Legislative
Assembly?
A. 40
B. 60
C. 50
D. 70
Answer: B
Q.16. India is the third developing country to host the 2010 commonwealth Games. The other two are:
A. Malaysia and South Korea
B. Singapore and Jamaica
C. Jamaica & China
D. Malaysia & Jamaica
Answer: D
Q.17. Day and Night are equal at the:
A. Equator
B. Poles
C. Prime Meridian
D. Antarctic
Answer: A
Q.18. Which of the following bodies has not been provided for by the Indian constitution?
A. Election Commission
B. Planning Commission
C. Finance Commission
D. Union Public Service Commission
Answer: B
Q.19. The number of Anglo-Indians who can be nominated by the
President to the Lok Sabha is:
A. 2
B. 3
C. 4
D. 5
Answer: A
Q.20. The sanctioned strength of the Judges of Supreme Court of
India including the Chief Justice is:
A. 15
B. 17
C. 20
D. 31
Answer: D
Q.21. The Comptroller and Auditor General of India is appointed by the:
A. Prime Minister of India
B. President of India
C. Finance Minister
D. Lok Sabha
Answer: B
Q.22. Article 370 of the Indian constitution deals with:
A. The Emergency Powers of the President
B. The special position of the state of Jammu and Kashmir
C. The power of the President to seek the advisory opinion of theSupreme Court on any matter of public importance
D. Distribution of taxes between the Centre and the State
Answer: B
Q.23. The President of India is elected by:
A. Parliament
B. State legislatures
C. by the people directly
D. by an electoral college consisting of the elected members of theLok Sabha, the Rajya Sabha and the State Legislative
Assemblies.
Answer: D
Q.24. Which article of the Indian constitution empowers the
President of India to impose central rule on a state?
A. Article 256
B. Article 356
C. Article 370
D. Article 373
Answer: B
Q.25. The time-gap between two sessions of parliament must not exceed:
A. 3 months
B. 6 months
C. 9 months
D. 12 months
Answer: B
Q.26. The Supreme commander of the Defence Forces of India is :
A. The Defence Minister
B. The Prime Minister
C. The Chief of the Army Staff
D. The President of India
Answer: D
Q.27. Which of the following rivers flows through a rift valley?
A. Kaveri
B. Krishna
C. Tapti
D. Godavari
Answer: C
Q.28. The Manas Wildlife Sanctuary is located in the state of:
A. Assam
B. Uttar Pradesh
C. Rajasthan
D. West Bengal
Answer: A
Q.29. How many major ports are there at present in India?
A. 8
B. 12
C. 15
D. 14
Answer: B
Q.30. The earth revolves round the sun and its causes:
A. Differences in longitude and time
B. Changes of seasons
C. Deflection of winds and currents
D. Formation of day and night
Answer: B
Q.31. Latitude of a point on the earth is measured by the distance in:
A. Kilometres from the Equator
B. Angles from the Equator
C. Angles from the Poles
D. None of the above
Answer: B
Q.32. The earth is:
A. Spherical
B. Elliptical
C. Oblate Spheroid
D. Prolate Spheroid
Answer: C
Q.33. The largest river of Asia is:
A. Yangtze
B. Yenisei
C. Indus
D. Mekong
Answer: A
Q.34. The vacancy in the office of the President must be filled within:
A. 6 month
B. 9 month
C. 12 month
D. 3 month
Answer: A
Q.35. The drafting committee of the Indian Constitution was headed by:
A. Dr.B.R. Ambedkar
B. Dr. Rajendra Prasad
C. N. Gopalaswamy
D. Jawahar Lal Nehru
Answer: A
Q.36. The Union Cabinet is responsible to:
A. The Rajya Sabha only
B. The Lok Sabha only
C. The Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha
D. The President of India
Answer: B
Q.37. Who was the first President of India to be elected unopposed?
A. Dr. S. Radhakrishana
B. N. Sanjiva Reddy
C. V. V. Giri
D. Dr. Rajendra Prasad
Answer: B
Q.38. The heaviest planet revolving round the sun is:
A. Moon
B. Jupiter
C. Neptune
D. Pluto
Answer: B
Q.39. Which country is called the `Sugar Bowl of the world?
A. Cuba
B. India
C. Nepal
D. Norway
Answer: A
Q.40. Which of the following countries has the largest area in the world?
A. USA
B. Russia
C. Canada
D. China
Answer: B
Q.41. The worlds highest waterfall, the Angel Falls is situated in:
A. Venezuela
B. USA
C. Guyana
D. Australia
Answer: A
Q.42. New Moore island is situated in the:
A. Indian Ocean
B. Bay of Bengal
C. Arabian Sea
D. China Sea
Answer: B
Q.43. Which river in the world carries the maximum volume of water?
A. Amazon
B. Nile
C. Mississippi Missouri
D. Ganga
Answer: A
Q.44. Which of the following rivers crosses the equator twice?
A. Amazon
B. Nile
C. Congo
D. Orinoco
Answer: A
Q.45. The Indus Valley civilization is associated with:
A. Egyptians
B. Sumerians
C. Chinese
D. Mesopotamians
Answer: B
Q.46. Which Revolution fathered Russian Revolution?
A. French Revolution
B. American Revolution
C. Industrial Revolution
D. All of them
Answer: D
Q.47. Who is USAs Father of the Nation?
A. Abraham Lincoln
B. Washington
C. Jefferson
D. Roosevelt
Answer: B
Q.48. Who was mainly worshipped in the Rig Vedic Period?
A. Indra
B. Vishnu
C. Sun
D. Trimurti
Answer: A
Q.49. Who is regarded as the great law-giver of ancient India?
A. Panini
B. Manu
C. Kautilya
D. Dhruv
Answer: B
Q.50. Who first built the Grand Trunk Road?
A. Humayun
B. Sher Shah Suri
C. Shahjahan
D. Jahangir
Answer: B
Q.51. Which of the following temples was built by the Cholas?
A. Shore Temple, Mahabali-puram
B. Brihadeeswara Temple, Tanjavur
C. Sun Temple, Konark
D. Meenakshi Temple, Madurai
Answer: B
Q.52. The biggest mosque of India was built by:
A. Aurangzeb
B. Shahjahan
C. Akbar
D. Jahangir
Answer: B
Q.53. The first Battle of Panipat was fought between:
A. Sher Shah Suri and Akbar
B. Humayun and Ibrahim Lodhi
C. Babar and Ibrahim Lodhi
D. Babar and Ranasanga
Answer: C
Q.54. Which of the following is the odd one?
A. Facebook
B. Myspace
C. LinkedIn
D. Shoutcast
Answer: D
Q.55. The smallest country in area is
A. Seychelles
B. Maldives
C. Vatican City
D. Nauru
Answer: C
Q.56. The currency of South Africa is
A. Rand
B. Vatu
C. Manat
D. Peso
Answer: A
Q.57. The oldest form of composition of the Hindustani vocal music is:
A. Ghazal
B. Dhrupad
C. Thumari
D. None of the above
Answer: B
Q.58. Indian classical dance has been popularized abroad by:
A. Malaika Arora
B. Gopi Krishna
C. Uday Shankar
D. Yamini Krishnamurti
Answer: B
Q.59. Tamasha is the famous folk form of musical theatre and belong to:
A. Uttar Pradesh
B. Punjab
C. Maharashtra
D. Bihar
Answer: C
Q.60. The Sangeet Natak Academy fosters the development of dance, drama and music in the country. When was it established?
A. 1951
B. 1953
C. 1954
D. 1956
Answer: B
Q.61. When was the Planning Commission set up to prepare a blue print of development for the country?
A. 1948
B. 1949
C. 1950
D. 1951
Answer: C
Q.62. Which of the following organ is the bodys instant energy provider?
A. Heart
B. Liver
C. Kidney
D. Glands
Answer: B
Q.63. The Upanishads are:
A. A source of Hindu philosophy
B. Books of Ancient Hindu laws
C. Books on social behaviour of man
D. Prayers to God
Answer: A
Q.64. The rupee coin was first minted in India in:
A. 1542
B. 1601
C. 1809
D. 1677
Answer: A
Q.65. Who was the first Chairman of the Planning Commission?
A. Dr. S. Radhakrishnan
B. Dr. Rajendra Prasad
C. Jawahar Lal Nehru
D. Sardar Patel
Answer: C
Q.66. The National Development Council was set up in:
A. 1948
B. 1950
C. 1951
D. 1962
Answer: C
Q.67. Which of the following is the top tourist destination in the world:
A. India
B. France
C. Australia
D. Switzerland
Answer: B
Q.68. Who among the following belonged to the moderate group of the Indian National Congress?
A. Lala Lajpat Rai
B. Bipin Chandra Pal
C. Gopal Krishna Gokhale
D. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Answer: C
Q.69. Fahien came to India during the reign of:
A. Ashoka
B. Chandragupta II
C. Harsha
D. Kanishka
Answer: B
Q.70. Who is the author of the Novel The Good Deed.
A. Milton
B. Pearl S Buck
C. Kenan Malik
D. Terri Donald
Answer: D
Q.71. Who is the first Indian to become the head of International
Academy of Astronautics?
A. Madhavan Nair
B. U.R. Rao
C. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
D. K. Radhakrishnan
Answer: A
Q.72. The Ajanta Caves were built during the period of the:
A. Guptas
B. Kushanas
C. Mauryas
D. Chaulkyas
Answer: A
Q.73. The eight-fold path was propounded by:
A. Kabirdas
B. Buddha
C. Shankaracharya
D. Mahavira
Answer: B
Q.74. Where did the traveler Ibn Battuta come from?
A. Persia
B. Morocco
C. Turkey
D. Central Asia
Answer: B
Q.75. U S President Barak Obama said his real hero is:
A. Nelson Mandela
B. Martin Luther King
C. Mahatma Gandhi
D. Jimmy Carter
Answer: C
Q.76. The meaning of the Latin phrase Curriculum Vitae is :
A. Course of life
B. Brief of Life
C. Details of Life
D. Achievements of Life
Answer: A
Q.77. Which of the following king started the ‘Vikram Samvat’:
A. Kanishka
B. Vikramaditya
C. Rudradaman
D. Kadphises
Answer: B
Q.78. Which of the following was a port town of Indus Valley
Civilization:
A. Harappa
B. Ropar
C. Banawali
D. Lothal
Answer: D
Q.79. Which period came first:
A. Hindu Period
B. Greek Period
C. Muslim Period
D. British Period
Answer: A
Q.80. Who introduced the famous Persian festival of Nauroz:
A. Alauddin Khilji
B. Iltumish
C. Firoz Tughlaq
D. Balban
Answer: D
Q.81. The development of architecture was at its peak during the reign of:
A. Nandas
B. Cholas
C. Guptas
D. Mughal
Answer: C
Q.82. Who among the following ruler was a famous musician:
A. Swathi Thirunal
B. Moolam Thirunal
C. Marthanda Varma
D. Sri Chithira Thirunal
Answer: A
Q.83. Who among the following Sultan of Delhi had accepted the suzerainty of the Timurid ruler Mirza Shah Rukh?
A. Firuz Tughlaq
B. Muhmad Tughlaq
C. Khizr Khan Sayyid
D. Sikandar Lodhi
Answer: C
Q.84. First Indian hat - trick in Test Cricket was by :
A. Chetan Sharma
B. Kapil Dev
C. Harbhajan Singh
D. Ravi Shastri
Answer: C
Q.85. The Indian Parliament is based on the Principle of :
A. Bicameralism
B. Universal adult Franchise
C. Dyarchy
D. Federalism
Answer: A
Q.86. Who among the following joined Mir Qasim and Shuja-ud-
Daula in declaring war upon the English East India Company and was later defeated by the British at the Battle of Buxar?
A. Jahandar Shah
B. Farrukhsiyar
C. Muhammad Shah
D. Shah Alam II
Answer: D
Q.87. How did the dynasty of Nizam Shahis of Ahmadnagar come to an end?
A. Ahmadnagar was annexed into Mughal empire and
Husain Shah was consigned to life imprisonment
B. Mughal troops destroyed Daulatabad fort and killed
Nizam-ul Mulk of Ahmadnagar
C. Fateh Khan usurped the throne from Nizam-ul Mulk
D. Malik Ambar was defeated in a battle with Mughals in
1631 and the entire royal family was killed by the Mughal troops
Answer: A
Q.88. Which of the following materials was mainly used in the manufacture of Harappan seals?
A. Terra cotta
B. Bronze
C. Copper
D. Iron
Answer: A
Q.89. Two principal monuments of Allauddin Khilijis reign—the
Jamaaat Khana Masjid and Alai Darwaja were constructed at:
A. Hyderabad
B. Mysore
C. Delhi
D. Agra
Answer: C
Q.90. Suez canal connects:
A. Mediterranean Sea and Red Sea
B. Mediterranean Sea and Black Sea
C. Baltic Sea and Red Sea
D. altic Sea and Black Sea
Answer: A
Q.91. Which of the following is our National Tree?
A. Neem
B. Peepal
C. Mango
D. Banyan
Answer: D
Q.92. The Insider is the autobiography of
A. P.V. Narasimha Rao
B. Kapil Dev
C. Ayub Khan
D. P.T.Usha
Answer: A
Q.93. Which of the following is the oldest Veda?
A. Samaveda
B. Rigveda
C. Yajurveda
D. Atharvaveda
Answer: B
Q.94. Who among the following was called Light of Asia?
A. Mahavira
B. Buddha
C. Akbar
D. Ashoka
Answer: B
Q.95. Who was the founder of the Gupta dynasty?
A. Srigupta
B. Chandragupta II
C. Samudragupta
D. Kumargupta
Answer: A
Q.96. The Chinese pilgrim who visited India during the period of
Harshavardhana was:
A. Fa-hien (Faxian)
B. Hiuen Tsang (Xuanzang)
C. Ibna Battuta
D. Wang-sung
Answer: B
Q.97. How many banks were nationalized in 1969?
A. 16
B. 14
C. 15
D. 20
Answer: B
Q.98. The Reserve Bank of India was established in:
A. 1820
B. 1920
C. 1935
D. 1940
Answer: C
Q.99. The first Indian Bank was:
A. Traders Bank
B. Imperial Bank
C. Presidency Bank of Calcutta
D. None
Answer: C
Q.100. Which dynasty was well-known for excellent village
administration?
A. Pandyas
B. Pallavas
C. Cholas
D. Chalukyas
Answer: C
Model Question Paper, Question Set - 10(50 Questions), Computer Awareness Solved Paper
Q.1. Junk e-mail is also called:
A. Spam
B. Spoof
C. Sniffer script
D. Spool
Answer: A
Q.2. Hackers:
A. all have the same motive
B. break into other peoples computers
C. may legally break into computers as long as they do not do any damage
D. are people who are allergic to computers
Answer: B
Q.3. What type of computers are client computers (most of the time) in a client-server system?
A. Mainframe
B. Mini-computer
C. Microcomputer
D. PDA
Answer: C
Q.4. A computer cannot boot if it does not have the:
A. Compiler
B. Loader
C. Operating System
D. Assembler
Answer: C
Q.5. The amount of vertical space between lines of text in a document is called:
A. double-space
B. line spacing
C. single space
D. vertical spacing
Answer: B
Q.6. Example of non-numeric data is:
A. Employee address
B. Examination score
C. Bank balance
D. All of these
Answer: A
Q.7. What is embedded system?
A. The programme which arrives by being wrapped in box
B. The programme which is the permanent part of the computer
C. The computer which is the part of a big computer
D. The computer and software system that control the machine
Answer: D
Q.8. First page of Website is termed as:
A. Homepage
B. Index
C. JAVA script
D. Bookmark
Answer: A
Q.9...... is the appearance of typed characters?
A. Size
B. Format
C. Point
D. Colour
Answer: B
Q.10. When a file is saved for the first time:
A. a copy is automatically printed
B. it must be given a name to identify it
C. it does not need a name
D. it only needs a name if it is not going to be printed
Answer: B
Q.11. Office LANS, which are scattered geographically on large scale, can be connected by the use of corporate:
A. CAN
B. LAN
C. DAN
D. WAN
Answer: D
Q.12. Where are data and programme stored when the processor uses them?
A. Main memory
B. Secondary memory
C. Disk memory
D. Programme memory
Answer: A
Q.13...... represents raw facts, where-as...... is data made meaningful.
A. Information, reporting
B. Data, information
C. Information, bits
D. Records, bytes
Answer: B
Q.14. What characteristic of read-only memory (ROM) makes it useful?
A. ROM information can be easily updated.
B. Data in ROM is non-volatile, that is, it remains there even without electrical power
C. ROM provides very large amounts of inexpensive data storage
D. ROM chips are easily swapped between different brands of computers
Answer: B
Q.15. What do you call the programs that are used to find out possible faults and their causes?
A. Operating system extensions
B. Cookies
C. Diagnostic software
D. Boot diskettes
Answer: C
Q.16. Which programming languages are classified as low level languages?
A. BASIC, COBOL, Fortran
B. Prolog
C. C, C++
D. Assembly languages
Answer: D
Q.17. Which of the following is not anti- viruses’ software?
A. NAV
B. F-Prot
C. Oracle
D. McAfee
Answer: C
Q.18. Which device is required for the Internet connection?
A. Joystick
B. Modem
C. CD Drive
D. NIC Card
Answer: B
Q.19. What does DMA stand for?
A. Distinct Memory Access
B. Direct Memory Access
C. Direct Module Access
D. Direct Memory Allocation
Answer: B
Q.20. Which of the following is a storage device?
A. Tape
B. Hard Disk
C. Floppy Disk
D. All of the above
Answer: D
Q.21. When did John Napier develop logarithm?
A. 1416
B. 1614
C. 1641
D. 1804
Answer: B
Q.22. A normal CD- ROM usually can store up to ___ _data?
A. 680 KB
B. 680 Bytes
C. 680 MB
D. 680 GB
Answer: C
Q.23. MIS is designed to provide information needed for effective decision making by?
A. Consumers
B. Workers
C. Foremen
D. Managers
Answer: D
Q.24. What is a light pen?
A. Mechanical Input device
B. Optical input device
C. Electronic input device
D. Optical output device
Answer: B
Q.25. BCD is:
A. Binary Coded Decimal
B. Bit Coded Decimal
C. Binary Coded Digit
D. Bit Coded Digit
Answer: A
Q.26. ASCII stands for:
A. American Stable Code for International Interchange
B. American Standard Case for Institutional Interchange
C. American Standard Code for Information Interchange
D. American Standard Code for Interchange Information
Answer: C
Q.27. Which of the following is first generation of computer?
A. EDSAC
B. IBM-1401
C. CDC-1604
D. ICL-2900
Answer: A
Q.28. Chief component of first generation computer was:
A. Transistors
B. Vacuum Tubes and Valves
C. Integrated Circuits
D. None of above
Answer: B
Q.29. FORTRAN is:
A. File Translation
B. Format Translation
C. Formula Translation
D. Floppy Translation
Answer: C
Q.30. EEPROM stands for:
A. Electrically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory
B. Easily Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory
C. Electronic Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory
D. None of the above
Answer: C
Q.31. Second Generation computers were developed during:
A. 1949 to 1955
B. 1956 to 1965
C. 1965 to 1970
D. 1970 to 1990
Answer: B
Q.32. The computer size was very large in:
A. First Generation
B. Second Generation
C. Third Generation
D. Fourth Generation
Answer: A
Q.33. Microprocessors as switching devices are for which generation computers:
A. First Generation
B. Second Generation
C. Third Generation
D. Fourth Generation
Answer: D
Q.34. Which of the following devices can be sued to directly image printed text?
A. OCR
B. OMR
C. MICR
D. All of above
Answer: A
Q.35. The output quality of a printer is measured by:
A. Dot per inch
B. Dot per sq. inch
C. Dots printed per unit time
D. All of above
Answer: B
Q.36. In analogue computer:
A. Input is first converted to digital form
B. Input is never converted to digital form
C. Output is displayed in digital form
D. All of above
Answer: B
Q.37. In latest generation computers, the instructions are executed:
A. Parallel only
B. Sequentially only
C. Both sequentially and parallel
D. All of above
Answer: C
Q.38. Who designed the first electronics computer – ENIAC?
A. Van-Neumann
B. Joseph M. Jacquard
C. J. Presper Eckert and John W Mauchly
D. All of above
Answer: C
Q.39. Who invented the high level language “C”?
A. Dennis M. Ritchie
B. Niklaus Writh
C. Seymour Papert
D. Donald Kunth
Answer: D
Q.40. Personnel who design, program, operate and maintain computer equipment refers to:
A. Console-operator
B. Programmer
C. Peopleware
D. System Analyst
Answer: C
Q.41. When did arch rivals IBM and Apple Computers Inc. decide to join hands?
A. 1978
B. 1984
C. 1990
D. 1991
Answer: D
Q.42. Human beings are referred to as Homosapinens, which device is called Sillico Sapiens?
A. Monitor
B. Hardware
C. Robot
D. Computer
Answer: D
Q.43. An error in software or hardware is called a bug. What is the alternative computer jargon for it?
A. Leech
B. Squid
C. Slug
D. Glitch
Answer: D
Q.44. Modern Computer are very reliable but they are not:
A. Fast
B. Powerful
C. Infallible
D. Cheap
Answer: C
Q.45. What is the name of the display feature that highlights are of the screen which requires operator attention?
A. Pixel
B. Reverse video
C. Touch screen
D. Cursor
Answer: B
Q.46. Personal computers use a number of chips mounted on a main circuit board. What is the common name for such boards?
A. Daughter board
B. Motherboard
C. Father board
D. Breadboard
Answer: B
Q.47. What is meant by a dedicated computer?
A. Which is used by one person only
B. Which is assigned one and only one task
C. Which uses one kind of software
D. Which is meant for application software
Answer: B
Q.48. The system unit of a personal computer typically contains all of the following except:
A. Microprocessor
B. Disk controller
C. Serial interface
D. Modem
Answer: D
Q.49. A computer program that converts an entire program into machine language is called a/an:
A. Interpreter
B. Simulator
C. Compiler
D. Commander
Answer: C
Q.50. A computer program that translates one program instructions at a time into machine language is called a/an:
A. Interpreter
B. CPU
C. Compiler
D. Simulator
Answer: A