Model Question Paper United Insurance Co.Ltd. A.A.O. Exam General Awareness

Held on 21-04-2002

1. While ‘Sugar bowl’ is Cuba, which (3) Martina Hingis 14. ‘Paper gold’ stands for country is leading in the produc- (4) Venus Williams (1) the paper currency floated by tion of sugarcane? 8. The Summer Olympics 2004 will be the I.M.F. (1) India (2) Pakistan held at (2) a country’s paper currency with (3) Indonesia (4) Mauritius (1) Beijing (2) Tokyo gold reserve support equal to 2. Richter scale is used to register the (3) Athens (4) Sydney its total value intensity of 9. The Hockey World Cup Tourna- (3) drawing rights given to the (1) ocean currents ment was recently held at members of the I.M.F. (2) earthquakes (1) South Korea (4) I.M.F’s total gold reserve (3) rotation of the earth (2) Japan (3) Singapore 15. Of the following States which one (4) revolution of the earth (4) Malaysia depends for its tea requirements 3. Who among the following was 10. Which newspaper did Daniel Pearl entirely on other Indian States? called the ‘Light of Asia’? who was killed in Pakistan, repre- (1) Andhra Pradesh (1) Mahavira (2) Buddha sented? (2) Karnataka (3) Kerala (3) Akbar (4) Ashoka (1) New York Times (4) Tamil Nadu 4. Remains of which civilisation have (2) Wall Street Journal 16. The number of seats in the Lok been found in Lothal? (3) Times (4) The Guardian Sabha for different States is deter- (1) Indus Valley 11. With which aspect of commerce is mined on the basis of the state’s (2) Sumerian “Bull and Bear” associated? (1) population (2) size (3) Mesopotamia (1) foreign trade (3) resources (4) location (4) Vedic Aryans (2) stock market 17. Where was the last SAARC sum- 5. Who was the first lady Prime Min- (3) internal trade mit held in January 2002? ister of the world? (4) banking (1) Bhutan (2) Bangladesh (1) Sirimao Bandaranaike 12. In addition to sodium and oxygen (3) (4) Nepal (2) Margaret Thatcher what else is used in the prepara- 18. Who is at present the Chairman of (3) Indira Gandhi (4) Golda Meir tion of washing soda? the Cricket Control Board of India? (1) A.C. Muthiah 6. Which is the lowest spot on the (1) hydrogen, carbon (2) Jag Mohan Dalmiya earth? (2) hydrogen (3) carbon (3) (1) Caspian sea (2) Black sea (4) sulphur (4) (3) Dead sea (4) Aegian sea 13. Who wrote “The Hindu View of 19. In the following countries there 7. Which woman has won the Singles Life”? have been changes at the Govern- Title in the Australian Open Ten- (1) S. Radhakrishnan ment level recently? nis Tournament this year (2002)? (2) Sri Aurobindo (A) Afghanistan (1) Monica Seles (3) Rabindra Nath Tagore (B) Nepal (C) Bangladesh (2) Jennifer Capriati (4) Swami Vivekananda (D) Sri Lanka In which of these two general elec- 27. Light Year represents  Men’s singles was won by tions were held normally? (1) Velocity (2) Time Thomas Johansson of Swe- (1) (B) and (C) (2) (B) and (D) (3) Distance (4) Acceleration den. (3) (C) and (D) (4) (A) and (B) 28. Which of the following is NOT a 8. (3)  Summer Olympics 2008 is 20. Below in Column-I are given the mammal? scheduled to be held at Beijing names of the sportspersons and in (1) Goat (2) Cow in China. Column-II the sports in which they (3) Whale (4) Python 9 (4) Germany defeated Australia to 29. Acupuncture is a system of treat- have excelled. Match the two and win their maiden World Cup ment in which select the correct alternative. held at Kuala Lumpur in Ma- (1) herbs are used laysia. Column-I Column-II (2) needles are inserted (A) Bhutia (a) Tennis 10. (2) Daniel Pearl, an American jour- (3) surgery is done nalist, is believed to have been (B) Gopi Chand (b) Golf (4) None of these kidnapped and killed by sus- (C) Leander Paes (c) Badminton 30. The author of ‘Arthashastra’ was pected militants in Karachi. (D) Tiger Woods (d) Football a contemporary of 11. (2)  Dalal Street is the place (e) Hockey (1) Ashoka where the Mumbai Stock Ex- (1) A-c, B-d, C-b, D-e (2) Chandra Gupta Maurya change operates. (2) A-a, B-b, C-c, D-d (3) Chandra Gupta Vikramaditya (4) Samudra Gupta  Blue Chip Share is referred (3) A-c, B-a, C-d, D-b to as a high valued share. (4) A-d, B-e, C-a, D-b Answers & Explanations 12. Here choices 2 and 3 are cor- 21. Which of the following rivers flows rect. Sodium, Carbon, Hydro- 1. (1)  India is the leading pro- into the Arabian Sea? gen and Oxygen are needed. ducer of tea in the world. The (1) Godavari (2) Mahanadi The chemical name of washing leading producers of long (3) Narmada (4) Ganga soda is sodium carbonate staple cotton are USA and 22. When a clean strip of copper metal decahydrate (Na CO . 10H O). Egypt. 2 3 2 is dropped in a solution of silver 2. Here the right answer is not 13. (1) Dr. S. Radhakrishnan is the nitrate, the solution becomes blue. given in the choice. Richter first Vice-President of India. He Which type of chemical reaction Scale - Measures the magni- is also the author of Bhagavad does it represent? tude of earthquakes. Gita, Indian Philosophy, etc. (1) Decomposition Seismograph - To record the 14. (3)  Soft loan is the loan that is (2) Combination intensity of earthquakes. allowed at low rate of interest (3) Isomerisation 3. (2)  Light of the World - Jesus or without any interest. (4) Displacement Leopard of the Snow - Ang Rita 15. (1)  Assam stands top in the 23. ‘Mohiniattam’ is a traditional art 4. (1)  John Marshal, who is production of tea and is called form of closely associated with the the Tea Garden of India. (1) Andhra Pradesh Indus Valley Civilisation dis- 16. (1)  The most densely popu- (2) Karnataka (3) Kerala covered some seals at lated State of India is West (4) Tamil Nadu Mohenjodaro which is located Bengal. Arunachal Pradesh is 24. What is the shape of the earth’s in the Larkana district of Sind, the least densely populated orbit around the Sun? now in Pakistan. State. 5. (1)  Isabel Martinez de Peron of (1) Circular (2) hyperbolic 17. (4) 11th SAARC Summit was held Argentina is the first woman (3) Elliptical (4) Parabolic at Kathmandu, the capital of President of a country. 25. Lines joining places of equal tem- Nepal. Qama Rahim 6. (1) Caspian Sea is the largest lake (Bangladesh) is the new Sec- perature are called in the world.  Lake Superior retary-General of SAARC. (1) Isotherms (2) Isohytes of North America is the largest 18. (2)  Jagmohan Dalmiya is the (3) Isomers (4) Isobars freshwater lake in the world. President of the Board of Con- 26. Who is known as the ‘Father of 7. (2) Women’s singles champion trol for Cricket in India (BCCI). Geometry’? Jennifer Capriati of USA de-  is the head (1) Kepler (2) Euclid feated Martina Hingis of Swit- of International Cricket Coun- (3) Pythagoras (4) Newton zerland. cil (ICC). 19. (3) Begum Khaleda Zia is elected 23. (3)  Kuchipudi is a solo dance 27. (3) A light year is the distance that as the Prime Minister of originated in Andhra Pradesh. light travels in a year. Light Year Bangladesh. Ranil Wickreme- Ottan Thullal, Kathakali, is a unit of measurement used singhe is elected as the Prime Chakiarkoothu are other dance in astronomy. Minister of Sri Lanka. forms of Kerala. 28. (4) Mammals are classified into 20. (4)  Gopi Chand won the All-En- 24. (3) The Earth’s orbit is slightly el- gland Open Badminton Cham- three groups (a) egg laying liptical. Earth is closer to the pionship at Brimingham. mammals (b) pouched mam- Sun in January. In early July, Leander Paes is the third Indian mals or marsupials and (c) true to win Junior Wimbledon title earth is farther from the sun. - placental mammals. and second (after Ramesh 25. (1)  Isobaths - Lines of equal Krishnan) to win two junior depth in the sea. 29. (2) Acupuncture is Chinese in ori- titles in Grand Slam Tournament. Isobronts - Lines joining gin, of puncturing the body at 21. (3) Indus, Narmada, Tapti, places experiencing a thunder particular points with needles Sharaswati, Netravati, storm at the same time. to cure disease, relieve pain, Bharatapuzha, Periyar and Isochrones - Lines joining produce anaesthesia, etc. Pamba also drains into Arabian places located at equal travel 30. (2) ‘Arthashastra’, a treatise on sea. time from a common centre. the Science of Statecraft was 22. (4) Displacement reaction in- 26. (3)  Father of Modern Cartoon - written by Kautilya, the Chief volves the action of displac- William Hogarth. ing or process of being dis- Father of Modern Tourism - Minister in the court of placed. Here copper is dis- Thomas Cook. Chandragupta Maurya. placed.