General Awareness : Solved Paper 1. Which is the first Indian bank to get approval to start normal banking operation in China?
(A) Indian Bank
(B) Punjab National Bank
(C) Corporation Bank
(D) State Bank of India
Ans : (D)
2. Saint Gobain is a French—
(A) Glass maker
(B) Perfume
(C) Tourist spot
(D) Saint
Ans : (A)
3. Mercedes sedans are assembled in which town of Maharashtra?
(A) Nashik
(B) Baramatti
(C) Pimpri
(D) Pune
Ans : (D)
4. The company whose chemical plant in Bhopal had a disastrous gas leak in 1984 was—
(A) Carbide Ltd
(B) Union Carbide
(C) Deepak Fertilizer
(D) Saurashtra Chemicals
Ans : (B)
5. Business Line is the name of the newspaper that belongs to the stable of—
(A) The Times of India
(B) The Hindu
(C) Hindustan Times
(D) The Indian Express
Ans : (B)
6. 'Know Now'. This is the base line of a brand, 150 years old, that is in the business of providing information to its customers. Which company?
(A) Reuters
(B) Dow Jones
(C) AFP
(D) None of the above
Ans : (D)
7. Which of the following companies has started a rural marketing network called "e-chaupal'?
(A) ITC
(B) Dabur
(C) Hindustan Lever
(D) Procter & Gamble
Ans : (A)
8. C.K. Prahalad, praising their supply chain, described them as "a model of managerial and organizational simplicity." Whom did he refer to?
(A) Maharashtra's sabji mandis
(B) Mumbai's Dabbawallahs
(C) Fast food joints of Mumbai
(D) None of the above
Ans : (B)
9. In 1987, when faced with tough competition from an unlikely player, the top brass of Hindustan lever plotted a strategy to inhibit its growth. They called it project STING. Who was the competitor?
(A) Rin
(B) Ariel
(C) Nirma
(D) Tide
Ans : (C)
10. Which famous corporate's head quarters is known as Bush House—
(A) CNN
(B) CNBC
(C) BBC
(D) None of the above
Ans : (C)
11. The countries included in the 6-party talk regarding the Nuclear programme of North Korea are—
(A) US, Canada, China, North Korea, South Korea and Japan
(B) US, Russia, China, North Korea, South Korea and Japan
(C) US, Russia, UK, France, North Korea and South Korea
(D) US, UK, North Korea, South Korea and Japan
Ans : (B)
12. Which of the following is measured on the Richter scale?
(A) Density of liquids
(B) Magnitude of earthquakes
(C) Velocity of tornadoes
(D) Height of mountains
Ans : (B)
13. For a time difference of one hour the longitudinal distance is equal to—
(A) 1 degree
(B) 4 degrees
(C) 10 degrees
(D) 15 degrees
Ans : (A)
14. Which of the following is the first surface-to-surface missile in India?
(A) Prithvi
(B) Trishul
(C) Agni
(D) Nag
Ans : (A)
15. CTBT is a term related to—
(A) Nuclear Weapons
(B) Taxes
(C) Space Research
(D) Railway Goods
Ans : (A)
16. How many Stock Exchanges in India are recognized by government of India?
(A) 24
(B) 36
(C) 20
(D) 15
Ans : (A)
17. WMD stands for—
(A) Weapons of Mass Destruction
(B) World Minerals Directory
(C) Wildlife Management Director
(D) World Monetary Distributors
Ans : (A)
18. Thumbelina was recently in news for—
(A) Being declared as the world's smallest horse
(B) Being declared as the best fairy tale
(C) Being the latest addition in Mobile Technology
(D) None of the above
Ans : (A)
19. EYCIN is—
(A) Ointment for dissolving Cataract
(B) Eye-controlled Interaction with Computer
(C) Acronym for Interaction of European Youth Community
(D) None of the above
Ans : (B)
20. The Kamakhya temple is situated in—
(A) Madurai in Tamil Nadu
(B) Guwahati in Assam
(C) Trichur in Kerala
(D) Halebid in Karnataka
Ans : (B)
21. The unit cell of nervous system is—
(A) Axons
(B) Dendrites
(C) Neuron
(D) Neuralgia
Ans : (C)
22. What is the life expectancy in India?
(A) 30 years
(B) 40 years
(C) 62 years
(D) 80 years
Ans : (C)
23. Present National Health Programme is—
(A) Sinusitis eradication programme
(B) Fertility control programme
(C) Polio eradication programme
(D) Malnutrition eradication programme
Ans : (C)
24. The interchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide between the blood and tissues is called—
(A) Excretion
(B) Respiration
(C) Perspiration
(D) None of these
Ans : (B)
25. The kidneys, ureters, urinary bladder and urethra are the organs of—
(A) Respiratory System
(B) Excretory System
(C) Reproductive System
(D) Digestive System
Ans : (B)
26. Platelets is associated with—
(A) Synovial fluid
(B) Blood
(C) Cerebrospinal Fluid
(D) Bile
Ans : (B)
27. The considerable decrease in number of Red Blood Cells leads to a condition known as—
(A) Anaemia
(B) Leucocytosis
(C) Hernia
(D) Hypertension
Ans : (A)
28. The lack of insulin results in to—
(A) Hepatitis
(B) Sinusitis
(C) Diabetes
(D) Meningitis
Ans : (C)
29. The fluid part of the blood is known as—
(A) Haemoglobin
(B) Plasma
(C) Erythrocytes
(D) Leucocytes
Ans : (B)
30. The main activity/activities of digestive system is—
(A) Ingestion
(B) Digestion
(C) Elimination
(D) All of the above
Ans : (D)
31. The process of writing computer instructions in a programming language is known as—
(A) Coding
(B) Processing
(C) Programming
(D) File
Ans : (A)
32. A program used to start the computer is—
(A) Compiler
(B) System software
(C) Boot
(D) Interpreter
Ans : (B)
33. The main function(s) of CAD is (are)—
(A) Drafting
(B) Geometric modelling
(C) Documentation
(D) All of the above
Ans : (B)
34. A circuit which can store information is known as—
(A) Integrated circuit
(B) Chip
(C) Memory cell
(D) Accumulator
Ans : (A)
35. An important character of memory is—
(A) Access time
(B) Real time
(C) Delay time
(D) Down time
Ans : (B)
36. A computer requires a set of instructions, called ………………..which tells the computer how to perform a particular task—
(A) Software
(B) Interpreter
(C) Compiler
(D) Controller
Ans : (A)
37. A……………….converts text or images on paper documents into an electronic format that the computer can display, print and store.
(A) Disk formatter
(B) Modem
(C) Scanner
(D) Graphic storage device
Ans : (C)
38. People who illegally copy, distribute, or modify software are called?
(A) Hackers
(B) Software pirates
(C) Emulators
(D) Debuggers
Ans : (B)
39. The smallest unit of information in a computer is a—
(A) Byte
(B) Character
(C) Bit
(D) Word
Ans : (C)
40. Which of the following is not a computer language?
(A) Windows 98
(B) PASCAL
(C) FORTRAN
(D) C++
Ans : (A)
41. Who is the Union Minister for Law in India?
(A) V.K. Bharadwaj
(B) Hansraj Bharadwaj
(C) Arun Jaitley
(D) Ram Jethmalani
Ans : (B)
42. In the Jessica Lal Murder Case one of the following persons was held guilty.
(A) Anuj Sharma
(B) Manu Sharma
(C) Both (A) and (B)
(D) None of these
Ans : (B)
43. TADA stands for—
(A) Terrorist and Disruptive Activities
(B) Terrorist Arms Disruptive Activities
(C) Trade of Arms, Disturbance Act
(D) None of these
Ans : (A)
44. The person to be elected as the President of India should be of at least—
(A) Twenty-five years of age
(B) Thirty-five years of age
(C) Forty-five years of age
(D) Forty years of age
Ans : (B)
45. One of the following rights is not a fundamental right under the Indian Constitution—
(A) Right to life
(B) Right to equality
(C) Freedom of speech and expression
(D) Right to property
Ans : (D)
46. All the contracts of the government of India are made in the name of—
(A) Prime Minister
(B) President
(C) Home Minister
(D) None of these
Ans : (B)
47. The subject matter of Right to Information Act is—
(A) Information & Technology
(B) Political Information
(C) Official Documents
(D) All of them
Ans : (C)
48. The Information Technology Act was passed in the year—
(A) 2000
(B) 1999
(C) 2005
(D) 2001
Ans : (A)
49. One of the following is the most essential ingredient for enforceability of Contract—
(A) Exchange
(B) Currency
(C) Consent
(D) Free Consent
Ans : (C)
50. If the President wishes to resign, to whom should he address the resignation?
(A) Prime Minister
(B) Home Minister
(C) Vice President
(D) Either (A) or (C)
Ans : (C)
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