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)