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)