General Awareness (Model Set 10)

Model Set No. 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 - 8 - 9 - 10

1. Fourth generation computers are manufactured using—
(A) Vacuum Tubes
(B) Transisters
(C) IC-chips
(D) Micro Processors
Ans : (D)

2. CPU stands for—
(A) Central Programming Unit
(B) Central Public Utility
(C) Central Processing Unit
(D) None of the above
Ans : (C)

3. Out of the following artists, who has written the Book “The Science of Bharat Natyam” ?
(A) Yamini Krishnamurthy
(B) Raja Reddy
(C) Geeta Chandran
(D) Saroja Vaidyanathan
Ans : (D)

4. The Headquarters of WHO (World Health Organisation) is located at—
(A) Paris (France)
(B) Geneva (Switzerland)
(C) Washington (USA)
(D) London (UK)
Ans : (B)

5. Which of the following substances has the highest specific heat ?
(A) Iron
(B) Copper
(C) Mercury
(D) Water
Ans : (D)

6. The currency of Nepal is—
(A) Nepalese Rupee
(B) Taka
(C) Rupiah
(D) Dollar
Ans : (A)

7. Which of the following films won 52nd National Film Fare Award for Best Film ?
(A) Omkara
(B) Lage Raho Munnabhai
(C) Rang De Basanti
(D) Kabhi Alvida Na Kehna
Ans : (C)

8. Terminals of the Trans-Australian Railways are—
(A) Perth and Melborne
(B) Perth and Alice Springs
(C) Perth and Sydney
(D) Perth and Kalgoorlice
Ans : (C)

9. Ozone present in the upper layers of atmosphere absorbs—
(A) Ultraviolet solar radiation
(B) Dust particles
(C) Inert gases
(D) Electrically charged particles
Ans : (A)

10. Composition of laterite soil in higher areas is—
(A) Basic
(B) Salty
(C) Acidic
(D) Balanced
Ans : (C)

11. Citizens and foreigners both enjoy—
(A) Political Rights
(B) Fundamental Rights
(C) Civil Rights
(D) Legal Rights
Ans : (D)

12. The fundamental rights of the Indian citizen can be suspended during—
(A) National emergency
(B) Financial emergency
(C) Any time
(D) Any condition
Ans : (A)

13. What is the minimum age required to become Prime Minister of India ?
(A) 18 years
(B) 21 years
(C) 25 years
(D) 35 years
Ans : (C)

14. Who addressed Gandhiji as ‘Father of Nation’ for the 1st time ?
(A) Ravindra Nath Tagore
(B) Subhash Chandra Bose
(C) Jawahar Lal Nehru
(D) Sardar Ballabhbhai Patel
Ans : (B)

15. The earliest Iron Age in India has been associated with—
(A) Painted grey ware
(B) Black and red ware
(C) Ochre Coloured Pottery (OCP)
(D) Northern black polished ware
Ans : (A)

16. The famous Gupta Era (Samvat) was started in which of the following years ?
(A) 319 A. D.
(B) 606 A. D.
(C) 78 A. D.
(D) 57 B. C.
Ans : (A)

17. The Home Rule League was formed during the—
(A) Partition of Bengal
(B) First World War
(C) Struggle following the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre
(D) Congress session of 1906 A. D.
Ans : (B)

18. Green Revolution in India is also known as—
(A) Seed, fertiliser and irrigation revolution
(B) Food-security revolution
(C) Agricultural revolution
(D) Multi-crop revolution
Ans : (A)

19. There is one General Law of Demand the quantity demanded increases with a—
(A) Fall in price
(B) Rise in price
(C) Stable price
(D) Increasing utility
Ans : (A)

20. The Greenhouse gas is—
(A) Carbon dioxide
(B) Sulphur dioxide
(C) Nitric oxide
(D) Ethane
Ans : (A)

21. The percentage of plasma in the total blood volume in human beings is about—
(A) 45
(B) 50
(C) 55
(D) 60
Ans : (C)

22. The other name for knee cap is—
(A) Clavicle
(B) Patella
(C) Radius
(D) Joint
Ans : (B)

23. Which metal is not used as electromagnet ?
(A) Iron
(B) Copper
(C) Nickel
(D) Cobalt
Ans : (B)

24. Which one of the following processes does not pollute air ?
(A) Burning of dead woods
(B) Photosynthesis
(C) Use of cosmetics
(D) Use of insecticides
Ans : (B)

25. A hole is cut in a metal plate and then heated. The size of the hole will—
(A) Increase
(B) Decrease
(C) Remain the same
(D) Increases in some metals
Ans : (B)

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General Awareness (Model Set 9)

Model Set No. 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 - 8 - 9 - 10

1. Who composed the famous song “Sare Jahan se Achha’’?
(A) Bankim Ch. Chatterjee
(B) Jaidev
(C) Mohammad Iqbal
(D) Rabindra Nath Tagore

2. The classical Indian dance of Andhra Pradesh is—
(A) Kathakali
(B) Odissi
(C) Kuchipudi
(D) Bharat Natyam

3. In which of the following festivals is boat race a special feature ?
(A) Pongal
(B) Rangoli Bihu
(C) Onam
(D) Navratri

4. The language of Lakshadweep, a union territory of India is—
(A) Tamil
(B) Hindi
(C) Malayalam
(D) Telugu

5. Bahubali festival is related to—
(A) Islam
(B) Hinduism
(C) Buddhism
(D) Jainism

6. The controversial film, ‘O darling, yeh hai India’ is directed by—
(A) Mahesh Bhatt
(B) Shekhar Kapoor
(C) Ketan Mehta
(D) Chetan Anand

7. The death anniversary of which of the following leaders is observed as Martyr’s day ?
(A) Smt. Indira Gandhi
(B) Jawaharlal Nehru
(C) Mahatma Gandhi
(D) Lal Bahadur Shastri

8. ‘Good Friday’ is observed to commemorate the event of—
(A) Birth of Jesus Christ
(B) Birth of St. Peter
(C) Crucification of Jesus Christ
(D) Rebirth of Jesus Christ

9. Which of the following Muslim festivals is based on the ‘Holy Quran’ ?
(A) Id-ul-Zuha
(B) Id-ul-Fitre
(C) Bakr-id
(D) Moharram

10. ‘Van Mahotsav’ was started by—
(A) Maharshi Karve
(B) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
(C) K.M.Munshi
(D) Sanjay Gandhi

11. Kalarippayat is the Martial art of the state of—
(A) Madhya Pradesh
(B) Mizoram
(C) Nagaland
(D) Kerala

12. ‘Dogri’ is spoken in which of following states ?
(A) Bihar
(B) Orissa
(C) Assam
(D) Jammu & Kashmir

13. The festival celebrated to commemorate the ordeal of Islamic is—
(A) Id-ul-Zuha
(B) Moharram
(C) Id-i-Milad
(D) Id-ul-Fitre

14. The Konark Temple is dedicated to—
(A) Vishnu
(B) Shiva
(C) Krishna
(D) Sun-God

15. The dates of National Calendar permanently correspond with the—
(A) Vikrami Calendar
(B) Mohammadan Calendar
(C) Georgian Calendar
(D) None of these

16. The 227 year old ‘Nawab ki Haveli’ is located at—
(A) Hyderabad
(B) Jaipur
(C) New Delhi
(D) Agra

17. Which one of the following is essentially ‘a Solo dance’ ?
(A) Kuchipudi
(B) Kathak
(C) Manipuri
(D) Mohini Attam

18. Central Salt and Marine Research institute is located at—
(A) Ahmedadabad
(B) Bhavnagar
(C) Gandhinagar
(D) Panaji

19. Nandyal is situated at—
(A) Karnataka
(B) Andhra Pradesh
(C) Maharashtra
(D) Madhya Pradesh

20. Industrial Toxicology Research Centre is situated in which of the following states ?
(A) U.P.
(B) Gujarat
(C) M.P.
(D) Bihar

21. Writers Building is the headquarters of—
(A) The times of India Group
(B) All India Writers Association
(C) West Bengal Government
(D) Press Trust of India

22. ‘Bread for the world’ institute which focuses on problems of poverty and hunger in the world, is based on—
(A) London
(B) Washington
(C) New York
(D) Geneva

23. Admission of States to the membership of the U.N. is made by—
(A) Unanimous vote of the General Assembly
(B) Two-third majority of General Assembly members present and voting, on the recommendation of the security council
(C) Simple majority of General Assembly
(D) The Security Council

24. The objective of Common Wealth Equity-Fund is—
(A) To help poor countries
(B) To contribute to Stock Market
(C) Long term capital appreciation to equity
(D) None of these

25. The working language of the UNESCO is/are—
(A) English only
(B) French only
(C) English and French
(D) English, French and Russian

Answer :
1. (C) 2. (C) 3. (C) 4. (C) 5. (D) 6. (C) 7. (C) 8. (C) 9. (A) 10. (C)
11. (D) 12. (D) 13. (A) 14. (D) 15. (C) 16. (B) 17. (D) 18. (B) 19. (A) 20. (A)
21. (D) 22. (B) 23. (B) 24. (C) 25. (D)

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General Awareness (Model Set 8)

Model Set No. 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 - 8 - 9 - 10

1. The Enadu newspapers is published from—
(A) Orissa
(B) Kerala
(C) Karnataka
(D) Andhara Pradesh

2. The chairmanship/ presidency of the UN Security Council rotates among the council members—
(A) Every month
(B) Every 3 months
(C) Every 6 months
(D) Every year

3. Which among the following Indian Universities has been named after former Prime Minister Choudhary Charan Singh ?
(A) Agra University
(B) Kanpur University
(C) Meerut University
(D) Lucknow University

4. Which of the monuments figured in the news in connection with a fall of some of its parts and its consequent archeological conservation ?
(A) Sun temple, Konark
(B) Jagannath Temple, Puri
(C) Chaunsat Yogini Temple, Veraghat
(D) Khandariya Mahadev Temple, Khajuraho

5. The conspiracy angle of Rajiv Gandhi murder is being probed by—
(A) Mirdha Commission
(B) Chelliah Commission
(C) Jain Commission
(D) Rangarajan Commission

6. The folk theatre of Karnataka is—
(A) Bhagawat Mela
(B) Yakshagana
(C) Bhavai
(D) Koodiattam

7. In which of the following countries has India not organised ‘India Festival’ ?
(A) Russia
(B) Japan
(C) France
(D) West Germany

8. The Indian National Calendar is based on—
(A) Christian era
(B) Saka era
(C) Vikram era
(D) Hijri era

9. ‘Natya Shastra’ the main source of Indian Classical dances was written by—
(A) Bharat Muni
(B) Tandu Muni
(C) Narad Muni
(D) Abhinav Gupta

10. The ratio of width of our National flag to its length is—
(A) 2:4
(B) 3:4
(C) 2:3
(D) 3:5

11. Most ancient musical instrument among the following is—
(A) Tabla
(B) Sarod
(C) Sitar
(D) Veena

12. Which of the following places is famous for Chikankari work, which is a traditional art of embrodery ?
(A) Hyderabad
(B) Jaipur
(C) Lucknow
(D) Mysore

13. People from which state celebrate their harvest festival around Makar Sakranti ?
(A) Kerala
(B) Punjab
(C) Tamil Nadu
(D) Karnataka

14. Which of the following is not a member of G-15?
(A) India
(B) Pakistan
(C) Indonesia
(D) Malaysia

15. Which of the following instruments is also referred to as earth body ?
(A) Tabla
(B) Santoor
(C) Mridangam
(D) Dholak

16. The dance encouraged and perfomed from the temple of Tanjore was—
(A) Bharat Natyam
(B) Odissi
(C) Kathakali
(D) Kuchipudi

17. Which of the following is a dance-drama ?
(A) Odissi
(B) Manipuri
(C) Bharat Natyam
(D) Kathakali

18. Which dance was revived by Rabindranath Tagore?
(A) Bharat Natyam
(B) Kathakali
(C) Manipuri
(D) Odissi

19. Dandia is popular dance of—
(A) Maharashtra
(B) Gujarat
(C) Tamil Nadu
(D) Punjab

20. Rajasthani and Pahari schools are famous for—
(A) Music
(B) Dancing
(C) Sculpture
(D) Painting

21. Which of the following dances is a solo dance ?
(A) Yakshagana
(B) Ottam Thullal
(C) Odissi
(D) Kuchi Pudi

22. Koodiyattam is a—
(A) Dress prepared in Goa
(B) Traditional dance of Kerala
(C) Festival of Andhra Pradesh
(D) None of these

23. Which of the following musical instruments is said to have been invented by Amir Khusroo ?
(A) Sarangi
(B) Sarod
(C) Sitar
(D) Veena

24. Boat race is a popular sports in—
(A) Karnataka
(B) Orissa
(C) Tamil Nadu
(D) Kerala

25. Kalchakra ceremony is associated with which of the following communities ?
(A) Hinduism
(B) Islam
(C) Jainism
(D) Buddhism

Answer :
1. (D) 2. (A) 3. (C) 4. (B) 5. (C) 6. (B) 7. (D) 8. (B) 9. (A) 10. (C)
11. (D) 12. (B) 13. (D) 14. (B) 15. (C) 16. (A) 17. (D) 18. (B) 19. (B) 20. (D)
21. (B) 22. (B) 23. (C) 24. (D) 25. (D)

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General Awareness (Model Set 7)

Model Set No. 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 - 8 - 9 - 10

1. The first man to climb Mt. Everest twice was—
(A) Edmund Hillary
(B) Tenzing Norgay
(C) Sherpa Sungau
(D) Nawang Gombu

2. The world’s largest monolithic statue of Buddha was installed in December 1992 in—
(A) Myanmar
(B) China
(C) India
(D) Sri Lanka

3. The oldest monarchy in the world is that of—
(A) Nepal
(B) Saudi Arabia
(C) Japan
(D) U.K.

4. Which is the highest gallantry award in India ?
(A) Kirti Chakra
(B) Vir Chakra
(C) Param Visistha Seva Medal
(D) Param Vir Chakra

5. ‘Bachawat Award’ was given for—
(A) Teachers
(B) Physicians
(C) Lawyers
(D) Newspaper Establishment

6. The uniting for peace resolution adopted by the U.N.has—
(A) made no difference to the powers of General Assembly
(B) reduced the powers of General Assembly
(C) enhanced the powers of General Assembly in a comprehensive way
(D) empowered the General Government Assembly to act in specific situations in matter of peace and security.

7. Feroz Gandhi Award is given for outstanding performance in the which field ?
(A) Medical Research
(B) Journalism
(C) Preservation of wild life
(D) Parliamentary Debate

8. Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) gives which of the following awards every year ?
(A) Hari Om Ashram
(B) Jamanlal Bajaj
(C) Dhanvantari
(D) S.S.Bhatnagar

9. Which of the following awards is given for creating national awareness in Advertising ?
(A) Sanjay Gandhi Award
(B) Ashoke Jain Award
(C) Indira Gandhi Award
(D) Inlaks Journalism Award

10. Which of the famous financial journals of International repute confers ‘Finance Minister of year’ award ?
(A) Dalal Street
(B) Money matters
(C) Euromoney
(D) Business Standard

11.The first recipient of ‘Human Rights Awards’ is—
(A) Nelson Mandela
(B) Leach Wales
(C) Amnesty International
(D) Andrei Sakharov

12. K.P.Goenka Award and Right livelihood award are given for the outstanding work in the field of—
(A) Peace
(B) Medicine
(C) Environment
(D) Science

13. Which of the following societies has instituted an award for an outstanding parliamentarian ?
(A) Jamanlal Bajaj Foundation
(B) R.D.Birla Samarak Kosh
(C) G.B.Pant Memorial Society
(D) Institute of Constitutional and Parliamentary studies.

14. Neeraj Bhanot awards are given to—
(A) Women for exceptional courage
(B) Prominent literary figures for exceptional writings
(C) army men for a special act of valour
(D) None of these

15. Who among the following got the ‘Bharat Ratna’ award before becoming the president of India ?
(A) R. Venkatraman
(B) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
(C) Dr. Zakir Hossain
(D) V.V.Giri

16. Which of the following bodies certifies the circulation figures of newspapers ?
(A) ISI
(B) PTI
(C) AINEC
(D) ABC

17. When was the Indian Peace Keeping Force sent to Sri Lanka ?
(A) May, 1986
(B) July, 1987
(C) May, 1988
(D) March, 1990

18. Field Marshall is highest rank in—
(A) Army
(B) Navy
(C) Air Force
(D) Territorial Army

19. The flights of ‘Indian Airlines’ are which of the following ?
(A) Within India only
(B) In the metropolitan cities
(C) India and the neighbouring countries
(D) Outside India only

20. Which of the following was the first Indian state to issue photo identity cards to its voters ?
(A) Tamil Nadu
(B) Rajasthan
(C) Gujarat
(D) Haryana

21. Newspapers are not published from which of the following Indian states ?
(A) Assam
(B) Mizoram
(C) Manipur
(D) Arunachal Pradesh

22. India has consistently opposed—
(A) Racialism & Colonialism
(B) Racialism & Capitalism
(C) Racialism, Colonialism & Fascism
(D) Racialism, Fascism & Capitalism

23. The Thakkar commission was appointed to investigate into the—
(A) Bofors deal
(B) Centre state relations
(C) Operation Blue Star
(D) Indira Gandhi Assassination case

24. The value of ‘pi’ was first invented by—
(A) Bhaskara
(B) Varahmihira
(C) Aryabhatta
(D) Kanad

25. Which newspaper has appointed an Ombudsman to attend of redress public grievances regarding published articles ?
(A) The Hindustan Times
(B) The Indian Express
(C) The Times of India
(D) The Hindu

Answer :
1. (D) 2. (C) 3. (D) 4. (D) 5. (D) 6. (D) 7. (B) 8. (D) 9. (B) 10. (C)
11. (A) 12. (C) 13. (C) 14. (A) 15. (C) 16. (D) 17. (B) 18. (A) 19. (C) 20. (D)
21. (D) 22. (D) 23. (D) 24. (C) 25. (C)

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General Awareness (Model Set 6)

Model Set No. 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 - 8 - 9 - 10

1. India’s oldest planetarium is located at—
(A) Mumbai
(B) Kolkata
(C) Patna
(D) Ahmedabad

2. Reagon’s strategic Defence initiative programme was popularly known as—
(A) Nuclear Umbrella
(B) NATO seize
(C) Killer Shark programme
(D) Star wars

3. After the break up of the USSR the largest country in the world in terms of area is—
(A) U.S.A.
(B) Russia
(C) China
(D) Canada

4. Which country has developed world’s first seedless mango ?
(A) Sri Lanka
(B) India
(C) Japan
(D) Britain

5. Where is the Asian Tiger Safari set up ?
(A) Bangkok
(B) Jim Corbett Park
(C) Penang
(D) Hyderabad

6. Asia’s largest telescope is located at—
(A) Kavalur
(B) Manilla
(C) New Delhi
(D) Tokyo

7. The world’s largest deposit of cosmic dust has been discovered in—
(A) Greenland
(B) Mauritius
(C) Australia
(D) India

8. The largest island in the world is—
(A) Tasmania
(B) Iceland
(C) Cyprus
(D) Greenland

9. By which space shuttle man landed on the Moon?
(A) Appollo
(B) Eagle
(C) Challenger
(D) Explorer

10. The first spaceship to hit the Moon was—
(A) Surveyor -3
(B) Luna-II
(C) Columbus -IV
(D) Apollo-II

11. The first bus service between India and Bangladesh was inaugarated on—
(A) June 18, 1999
(B) June 19, 1999
(C) June 21, 1999
(D) June 25, 1999

12. The oldest working refinery in the world is at—
(A) Koyali
(B) Guwahati
(C) Digboi
(D) Baroda

13. Who was the first Defence Minister of India ?
(A) K.M.Cariappa
(B) Sardar Patel
(C) N. Gopalaswami Ayyangar
(D) Maulana Azad

14. The longest optical fibre cable of the world is laid between—
(A) London & New York
(B) Paris & Tokyo
(C) Singapore & Marseillies
(D) Manila & Toronto

15. The largest automobile manufacturing centre in the world is located at—
(A) Detroit
(B) Tokyo
(C) Bermingham
(D) Berlin

16. Which of the following is a pair of names of same game ?
(A) Golf - Polo
(B) Billiards - Snooker
(C) Volleyball - Squash
(D) Soccer - Football

17. Which of the following countries has the briefest constitution in the world ?
(A) U.S.A.
(B) France
(C) U.K.
(D) Russia

18. What is the name of first test baby of the world ?
(A) Leslie O’Connor
(B) Priscilla Schaffer
(C) Louise Joy Browne
(D) Patricia Spear

19. The first man-made object to leave the solar systam was—
(A) Voyager 1
(B) Voyager 2
(C) Mariner 2
(D) Pioneer 10

20. World’s largest temple ‘Corridor’ is located at—
(A) Srirangam
(B) Rameshwaram
(C) Kanchipuram
(D) Madurai

21. The first satellite was launched by—
(A) U.S.A.
(B) U.S.S.R.
(C) France
(D) Japan

22. World’s first hospital on rails - Life Line Express was started by which of the following countries ?
(A) Japan
(B) Russia
(C) China
(D) India

23. Where was the selection of suitable candidates for a particular job first started through competitive examinations ?
(A) U.S.A.
(B) China
(C) Great Britain
(D) Germany

24. World’s largest snake reticulated python is found in India in—
(A) Lakshadweep
(B) Nagaland
(C) Mizoram
(D) Nicobar

25. Which is the highest waterfall in the world ?
(A) Jog Falls
(B) Niagra Falls
(C) Menal Falls
(D) Angel Falls

Answer :
1. (B) 2. (B) 3. (B) 4. (B) 5. (B) 6. (A) 7. (C) 8. (D) 9. (A) 10. (B)
11. (B) 12. (C) 13. (C) 14. (C) 15. (A) 16. (D) 17. (A) 18. (C) 19. (D) 20. (B)
21. (B) 22. (D) 23. (B) 24. (B) 25. (D)

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