GENERAL AWARENESS FOR PSC

GENERAL AWARENESS FOR PSC

151. Cost of production of the producer is given by:

(a) sum of wages paid to labourers. (b) sum of wages and interest paid on capital.

(c) sum of wages, interest, rent and supernormal profit. (d) sum of wages,interest,rent andnormal profit.

152. ‘Kesari’, the Newspaper was started by

(a) G.K.Gokhale   (b) B.G. Tilak  (c) SardarPatel   (d) Raja Ram Mohan Roy

153. When was the Indian Constitution adopted?

(a) 15th August, 1947   (b) 26th November, 1949 (c) 26th January, 1950    (d) 2nd October, 1952

154. Which one of the following is the smallest endocrine glandin huma nbody ?

(a) Adrenal         (b) Thyroid                        (c) Pituitary        (d) Pancreas

155. Double is a_______data type.

(a) primitive      (b) user defined               (c) system defined           (d) local

156. Yellow spots on citrus leaves is due to the deficiency

of:

(a) Zinc (b) Magnesium                 (c) Boron (d) Iron

157. RangaswamiCupis associat­edwith

(a) Wrestling     (b) Football        (c) Hockey (d) Golf

158. The working of a rockets based on the principleof:

(a) Conservationofmomentum   (b) Conservationofmass (c) Conservationof energy   (d) Conservationof angularmomentum

159. Which one of the following is a Wild Life Sanctuary ?

(a) Jaldapara (b) Garumara   (c) Corbett (d) Chapramari

160. The river which is used for inland waterways inIndia is .

(a) Ganga (b) Cauveri  (c) Mahi (d) Luni

161. The atmospheric layer closest to the earth  is:

(a) Mesosphere (b) Hydrosphere  (c) Troposphere (d) Ionosphere

162. ‘Yellow Revolution’ is associated with the productionof

(a) Poultry (b) Gold   (c) Sunflower (d) Oil seeds

163. Underthe“IndiraGandhiNational OldAge PensionScheme”, theamountofpensionfor those above 80yearshasbeen increasedper monthfrom `200to

(a) ` 300 (b) ` 400 (c) ` 500 (d) `1000

164. The state which has recently overtaken Karnatakafor thetoprankintheproduction ofbio-fertilisers is                           (a) TamilNadu (b) Gujarat    (c) Maharashtra (d) Punjab

165. Theupper houseof the StateLegislature in India is called

(a) LegislativeCouncil  (b) Legislative Assembly   (c) ExecutiveCouncil   (d) Governor - in-Council

166. Maximum number of sugar factories are  locatedin

(a) UttarPradesh (b) TamilNadu    (c) Bihar (d) Assam

167. The All Women Expedition Team of the  Indian Air Force which scaled the Mount Everest some timebackwasheadedby

(a) Sqn.Ldr. D.Panda (b) Sqn.Ldr. NirupamaPandey (c) Flt.Lt. NiveditaChoudhary (d) Flt.Lt. RajikaSharma

168. Whilecomputingnationalincomeestimates, which of the following is required to be observed?

(a) Thevalueofexports tobe addedandthevalueof imports tobesubtracted

(b) Thevalueofexports tobesubtractedand thevalue of imports to beadded

(c) The value of both exports and imports tobe added

(d) The value of both exports and imports tobe subtracted

169. If the Prime Minister of India submits his resignationtothePresident,itwillmeanthe resignationof the

(a) Prime Minister only (b) Prime Minister and the Cabinet Ministers (c) EntireCouncil of Ministers

(d) Prime Minister, Cabinet Ministers and theSpeaker

170. A fusewire ismadeof:  (a) an alloy of tinandcopper(b) an alloyof tinandlead(c) an alloy of tinand aluminium  (d) analloyofnickel andchromium

171. Iltutmishestablisheda centreof learningat

(a) Multan (b) Kolkata    (c) Alwar (d) Patna

172. The energy that can harness heat stored belowthe earth’s surface isknown as ;

(a) thermalenergy (b) nuclearenergy (c) tidalenergy (d) geothermalenergy

173. Thetemperature ofboilingwater ina steam enginemaybehighbecause

(a) there aredissolvedsubstances inwater (b) there is low pressure inside theboiler

(c) there is highpressure inside theboiler (d) thefire isatveryhightemperature

174. Konark which has famous ‘Sun God Temple’ with wonderful specimens ofHinduarchitecture lies inthe stateof:

(a) Orissa (b) Gujarat  (c) Karnataka (d) MadhyaPradesh

175. AGMARKis a guaranteeof standard                                (a) quality (b) quantity (c) weight (d) size

176. VectorofKala-azar is              (a) Anophelesmosquito (b) Culexmosquito (c) Tse-Tsefly (d) Sandfly

177. TheWorld DaytoCombat Desertificationis observedevery,yearon:

(a) 4thMay (b) 17th June (c) 14th August (d) 3rd October

178. Incasenopartyenjoys absolutemajorityin the Legislative Assembly of a state, the Governorwill  go by   (a) the adviceof formerChief Minister (b) theadviceof thePrime Minister

(c) the advice of thePresident ofIndia (d) his owndiscretion

179. The planet that takes 88 days to make one revolutionof the sunis

(a) Mercury (b) Saturn (c) Jupiter (d) Mars

180. The chief raw material used for manufacturing Rayonis

(a) Nylon (b) Cellulose (c) Silicon (d) Radium and Argon

181. ‘Giddha’is aformofdance associatedwith thestateof

(a) Punjab (b) Himachal Pradesh (c) Haryana (d) Rajasthan

182. Thegasusedtodiluteoxygen forbreathing bydeepseadivers is

(a) Neon (b) Argon (c) Nitrogen (d) Helium

183. An instrument used to measure humidity is:

(a) Anemometer (b) Hygrometer (c) Thermometer (d) Pyrheliometer

184. Fat can be separated from milk in a cream separatorbecause of:

(a) Cohesiveforce (b) Gravitational force (c) Centripetalforce (d) Centrifugalforce

185. Themarketprice is relatedto

(a) veryshortperiod (b) shortperiod (c) longperiod (d) verylongperiod

186. The airways company acquired by South India’s ‘Sun Group’ is

(a) Go Air (b) IndiGo (c) Spice Jet (d) Jet Airways

187. India is a secular state because in our country:

(a) statehas no religion  (b) religion hasbeenabolished (c) statepatronises aparticular religion (d) Noneof these

188. Who was themotherof Mahavira ?

(a) Yashoda (b) Trishala (c) Jameli (d) Mahamaya

189. Equilibriumprice is thepricewhen

(a) supplyisgreater thandemand (b) supplyis less than demand (c) demandisveryhigh (d) supplyis equal todemand

190. The Third battle of Panipat was fought in  theyear

(a) 1526 A. D. (b) 1556 A. D.  (c) 1761 A.D. (d) 1776 A.D.

191. Which of the following years has been rankedasone of thethreewarmest years ?

(a) 2006 (b) 2008 (c) 2009 (d) 2010

192. Cadmiumpollutionis associatedwith

(a) Minamatadisease (b) Blackfootdisease  (c) Dyslexia (d) Itaiitai

193. TheGreatBathof Indus ValleyCivilization is foundat;

(a) Harappa (b) Mohenjodaro (c) Ropar (d) Kalibangan

194. Whoinvented‘Helicopter’?

(a) Cockrell (b) Brequet (c) Otis (d) FrankWhittle

195. Mostof the computers available todayare

(a) 3rdgenerationcomputers (b) 4thgeneration computers (c) 5thgeneration computers

(d) 6thgeneration computers

196. Bleachingpowder is preparedbypassing

(a) Chlorineover slakedlime (b) Oxygenover slakedlime (c) Carbondioxideover slakedlime (d) Chlorineoverquicklime

197. Gas releasedduringBhopal tragedywas

(a) Sodiumisothiocyanate (b) Potassiumisothiocyanate(c) Ethylisothiocyanate(d) Methylisothiocyanate

198. ‘NationalBotanicalGarden’ is located at

(a) Shimla (b) Kolkata(c) Lucknow (d) Bengaluru

199. October and November monthsgive more rainfall to

(a) MalwaPlateau(b) ChotaNagpurPlateau(c) Eastern Hills(d) CoromandalCoast

200. Whichoneof thefollowingis consideredas nature’s radar ?

(a) Hippopotamus (b) Pigeon (c) Vulture (d) Owl

ANSWERS

151. (d) 152. (b) 153. (b) 154. (c) 155. (a) 156. (b) 157. (c) 158. (a) 159. (c) 160. (a)

161. (c) 162. (d) 163. (c) 164. (a) 165. (a) 166. (a) 167. (b) 168. (a) 169. (c) 170. (b)

171. (d) 172. (d) 173. (c) 174. (a) 175.(a) 176. (d) 177. (b) 178. (d) 179. (a) 180. (b)

181. (a) 182. (d) 183. (b) 184. (d) 185. (a) 186. (c) 187. (a) 188. (b) 189. (d) 190. (c)

191. (d) 192. (d) 193. (b) 194. (b) 195. (b) 196. (a) 197. (d) 198. (b) 199. (d) 200. (b)