General Awareness (Model Set 4)

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

1. The largest and oldest museum in India is located in which state/ union territory ?
(A) Andhra Pradesh
(B) Uttar Pradesh
(C) West Bengal
(D) New Delhi

2. Ms. Harita Kaur has the distinction of being the first Indian woman—
(A) to be inducted into the Indian Navy
(B) Doctor to create a test tube baby
(C) Pilot to fly an aircraft solo
(D) Ambassador to a foreign country

3. ‘Agenda-21’ refers to—
(A) UN Secretary General report to the security council
(B) Rio Earth Summit’s document
(C) Charter of Demands of the Developing countries
(D) India’s modernization programme to usher in the 21st century.

4. The highest airfield in India is—
(A) Bhuntar
(B) Pantnagar
(C) Chusul
(D) Parapani

5. The first ‘Financial Service Park’ for industry is being set up at—
(A) Surat
(B) Hyderabad
(C) Bangalore
(D) Gurgaon

6. The largest dry dock in India is located at—
(A) Marmagaon
(B) Cochin
(C) Paradwip
(D) Chennai

7. Which of the following cities was known earlier as ‘Pearl of the Antiles’ ?
(A) Mumbai
(B) Cuba
(C) Manila
(D) Sanghai

8. World Resources Institute is located in which city?
(A) Olso
(B) Brussels
(C) New York
(D) None of these

9. The Indian Institute of Science is located at—
(A) New Delhi
(B) Madras
(C) Kharagpur
(D) Bangalore

10. The Indian school of mines is located at—
(A) Ranchi
(B) Rourkela
(C) Asansol
(D) Tatanagar

11. National Police Academy is located at—
(A) Bangalore
(B) Dehradun
(C) Hyderabad
(D) Abu Road

12. Where is the ‘National remote sensing Agency’ situated ?
(A) Bangalore
(B) Dehradun
(C) Shadnagar
(D) Chennai

13. In which of the following cities Lal Bahadur Stadium is located ?
(A) Lucknow
(B) Cuttack
(C) Hyderabad
(D) Pune

14. The national institute of community development is located at—
(A) Chennai
(B) Hyderabad
(C) Bangalore
(D) Pant Nagar

15. The ‘operation Rhino’ was directed against—
(A) JKLF
(B) LTTE
(C) ULFA
(D) AASU

16. The ‘Satellite freight city’ is being developed near which of the following cities?
(A) Kolkata
(B) Gurgaon
(C) New Bombay
(D) Kandla

17. The Uday Shankar Academy of Dance and Music is proposed to be set up in Uttaranchal in—
(A) Almora
(B) Nainital
(C) Chamoli
(D) Dehradun

18. Indian Army’s school of artillery is located at—
(A) Bangalore
(B) Chennai
(C) Jabalpur
(D) Deolali

19. ‘Bagh’, a village in Gwalior is famous for—
(A) Cave painting
(B) Architecture
(C) Sculpture
(D) All of the above

20. The headquarters of the Insurance Regulatory and Development authority has been recently shifted from New Delhi to—
(A) Bangalore
(B) Chennai
(C) Hyderabad
(D) Mumbai

21. Bijapur is known for its—
(A) Heavy rainfall
(B) Severe draught condition
(C) Gol Gombuz
(D) Statue of Gomateswara

22. Lakshmibai National College of Physical Education is located in—
(A) Gwalior
(B) Bhopal
(C) Patiala
(D) Karnal

23. The world’s highest habitable building is—
(A) Chrysler Building, U.S.A.
(B) Sears Tower, U.S.A.
(C) Empire State Building, U.S.A
(D) Bank of China, Hong Kong

24. The first satellite to be sent into space is—
(A) Pioneer
(B) Lunula
(C) Sputnik
(D) Apollo

25. Which is the largest gulf in the world ?
(A) Gulf of Mexico
(B) Gulf of Cambay
(C) Persian Gulf
(D) Strait of Hormuz

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