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Solved Question Paper - General Knowledge - Exam held on 12 June 2015

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1. Consider the following:

  1. Kyrgyzstan
  2. Libya
  3. Turkey

Which of the above is/are in Central Asia?

  1. 1 only
  2. 2 and 3 only
  3. 1 and 3 only
  4. 1, 2 and 3

2. What is the purpose of the spacefraft known as Rosetta?

  1. To detect any asteroid fast approaching Earth
  2. To study a comet and track its changes
  3. To identify any traces of water on moon
  4. To probe the space outside the solar system

3. Which one of the following is not a disease caused by virus?

  1. Bird-flu
  2. Chicken pox
  3. Cholera
  4. Dengue

4. Who of the following is popularly known for leading the Bardoli satyagraha?

  1. Acharya J. B. Kriplani
  2. Lala Lajpat Rai
  3. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
  4. Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru

5. ‘Tianhe-2, Titan, Mira and Piz Daint’ are:

  1. Supercomputers
  2. Stars in Milky Way galaxy
  3. Nearby Galaxies
  4. Comets

6. Viking 2, Pathfinder and Phoenix are the names of:

  1. Artiticial satellites around earth
  2. Spacecrafts sent towards Mars
  3. Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles
  4. Radio telescopes for astronomical studies

7. Two places in India, Rushikulya and Gahirmatha have become well known for:

  1. Mass egg-laying by sea turtles
  2. Captive breeding of Gharial
  3. Pre-historic cave paintings
  4. Uranium deposits

8. The location approved for setting up the India Based Neutrino Observatory is in the district of:

  1. Ernakulam
  2. Guntur
  3. Theni
  4. Udupi

9. Consider the following:

  1. Adjutant stork
  2. Emperor penguin
  3. Rattle snake

Which of the above is/are naturally found in India?

  1. 1 only
  2. 2 and 3 only
  3. 1 and 3 only
  4. 1, 2 and 3

10. Which of the following is/ are the possible commercial/ industrial applications of bacteria?

  1. Fermentation of sugars
  2. Production of vaccines
  3. Cleaning of oil spills

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

  1. 1 only
  2. 2 and 3 only
  3. 1 and 3 only
  4. 1, 2 and 3

11. In the Earth’s atmosphere, which of the following have the property of absorbing the heat and contribute to the warming of atmosphere?

  1. Carbon monoxide
  2. Oxygen
  3. Soot
  4. Water vapour

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

  1. 1 and 2 only
  2. 1, 3 and 4 only
  3. 3 and 4 only
  4. 1, 2, 3 and 4

12. Who of the following wrote "The Story of My Experiments with Truth"?

  1. Babasaheb B. R. Ambedkar
  2. Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore
  3. Raja Ram Mohan Roy
  4. Mahatma Gandhi

13. How many Indian states share their border with Myanmar?

  1. Three
  2. Four
  3. Five
  4. Six

14. Among the following, which one is the major producer of cotton, groundnut and tobacco in India?

  1. Chhattisgarh
  2. Gujarat
  3. Uttar Pradesh
  4. West Bengal

15. Which one of the following fauna of India is an ape?

  1. Hoolak Gibbon
  2. Golden Langur
  3. Lion-tailed Macaque
  4. Slow Loris

16. In the group of countries known as BRICS, S stands for:

  1. Singapore
  2. Spain
  3. South Africa
  4. South Korea

17. Which one of the following National Highways crosses India from west to east?

  1. NH 5
  2. NH 6
  3. NH 7
  4. NH 8

18. Who of the following is popularly associated with the slogan "Swaraj is my birthright and I shall have it"?

  1. Sri Aurobindo Ghosh
  2. Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak
  3. Bipin Chandra Pal
  4. Lala Lajpat Rai

19. During our freedom struggle, which one of the following was started immediately after the partition of Bengal?

  1. Civil Disobedience Movement
  2. Non-Cooperation Movement
  3. Quit India Movement
  4. Swadeshi and Boycott Movement

20. Consider the following:

  1. Solid waste treatment
  2. Natural wetlands
  3. Ruminant animals

Which of the above can cause methane emissions and thus can contribute to global warming?

  1. 1 only
  2. 2 and 3 only
  3. 1 and 3 only
  4. 1, 2 and 3

21. Who of the following is popularly known as the Grand Old Man of India?

  1. Acharya Vinoba Bhave
  2. Dadabhai Naoroji
  3. Gopal Krishna Gokhale
  4. Mahadev Govind Ranade

22. Consider the following Pairs:

Hills Region
Garo hillsNortheast India
Javadi hillsCentral India
Maikal hillsSouth India

Which of the above pairs is/are correctly matched?

  1. 1 only
  2. 2 and 3 only
  3. 1 and 3 only
  4. 1, 2 and 3

23. Consider the following statements:

  1. A Money Bill can be introduced in either Lok Sabha or Rajya Sabha.
  2. The President of India can refuse his assent to a Money Bill and return it to Parliament for reconsideration.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. 1 only
  2. 2 only
  3. Both 1 and 2
  4. Neither 1 nor 2

24. With reference to Indian Freedom Struggle, which of the following coincides with the formation of Indian National Army (Azad Hind Fauz)?

  1. First World War
  2. Home Rule Movement
  3. Non-Cooperation Movement
  4. Second World War

25. The Civil Disobedience Movement started with which of the following?

  1. Anti-Rowlatt agitation
  2. Dandi march
  3. Demonstrations against the arrival of Simon Commission in India
  4. No-tax campaign in Bardoli district

26. Consider the following kinds of organisms:

  1. Algae
  2. Fungi
  3. Protozoa

In which of the above are unicellular organisms found?

  1. 1 only
  2. 2 and 3 only
  3. 1 and 3 only
  4. 1, 2 and 3

27. Consider the following pairs:

Famous BooksFamous Scientists
A Brief History of TimeStephen Hawking
The Grand DesignPaul Daves
The First Three MinutesSteven Weinberg

Which of the above pairs is/are correctly matched?

  1. 1 only
  2. 2 and 3 only
  3. 1 and 3 only
  4. 1, 2 and 3

28. Consider the following pairs:

National ParkRegion
Bandavgarh National ParkWestern India
Bandipur National ParkSouthern India
Manas National ParkNorth-eastern India

Which of the above pairs is/are correctly matched?

  1. 1 only
  2. 2 and 3 only
  3. 1 and 3 only
  4. 1, 2 and 3

29. Plants with breathing roots are abundantly found in:

  1. Mangrove areas
  2. Deserts
  3. Tropical savannahs
  4. Tundra regions

30. Consider the following pairs:

Eminent personWell known as
Amartya SenEconomist
Kapila VatsyayanSculptor
Hari Prasad ChaurasiaNovelist

Which of the above pairs is/are correctly matched?

  1. 1 only
  2. 2 and 3 only
  3. 1 and 3 only
  4. 1, 2 and 3

31. Consider the following pairs:

TownRiver
DibrugarhBrahmaputra
NagpurNarmada
KotaChambal

Which of the above pairs is/are correctly matched?

  1. 1 only
  2. 2 and 3 only
  3. 1 and 3 only
  4. 1, 2 and 3

32. Which one among the following is the richest source of protein?

  1. Beetroot
  2. Potato
  3. Soybean
  4. Wheat

33. How many are the non-permanent members of United Nations Security Council?

  1. Five
  2. Ten
  3. Fifteen
  4. Twenty

34. Members of Rajya Sabha are elected for:

  1. 4 years
  2. 5 years
  3. 6 years
  4. 3 years

35. Which one the following is the National Animal of India?

  1. Elephant
  2. Rhinoceros
  3. Lion
  4. Tiger

36. ‘Doha Development Agenda’ sometimes appears in news with reference to:

  1. Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development
  2. United Conference on Trade and Development
  3. United Nations Development Programme
  4. World Trade Organisation

37. India accounts for which percent of the world’s land surface area?

  1. 1.8%
  2. 2.4%
  3. 2.8%
  4. 3.2%

38. Which one of the following kinds of organisms will be the first one to colonise a bare rock?

  1. Algae alone
  2. Ferns
  3. Fungi alone
  4. Lichens

39. Consider the following states:

  1. Assam
  2. Gujarat
  3. Rajasthan

Which of the following has/have crude oil or natural gas reserves?

  1. 1 only
  2. 2 and 3 only
  3. 1 and 3 only
  4. 1, 2 and 3

40. Who among the following can attend the meetings of both Houses of Parliament while being not a member of either of the Houses?

  1. Attorney General of India
  2. Comptroller and Auditor General of India
  3. Solicitor Genral of India
  4. Vice President of India

41. Which of the diseases is/are likely to be caused by undercooked food?

  1. Ringworm
  2. Scabies
  3. Tapeworm

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

  1. 1 and 3 only
  2. 3 only
  3. 2 and 3 only
  4. 1, 2 and 3

42. The International Organization for Standardisation (ISO) is located in:

  1. Geneva
  2. London
  3. Rome
  4. Vienna

43. Consider the following statements:

  1. Tista (Teesta) river flows through Arunachal Pradesh.
  2. Tista (Teesta) river empties into Brahmaputra.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. 1 only
  2. 2 only
  3. Both 1 and 2
  4. Neither 1 nor 2

44. Baikonour cosmodrome is located in:

  1. Kazakhstan
  2. Tajikistan
  3. Uzbekistan
  4. Turkmenistan

45. Most of the ozone in the atmosphere is found in:

  1. Ionosphere
  2. Mesosphere
  3. Stratosphere
  4. Troposphere

46. With reference to Agni-II missile, consider the following statements:

  1. It is a surface-to-surface nuclear capable missile from a mobile launcher.
  2. It has a striking range of 3500 km and can carry a two-tonne payload.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. 1 only
  2. 2 only
  3. Both 1 and 2
  4. Neither 1 nor 2

47. The wild goat Ibex is found in:

  1. Coromandel coast
  2. Himalayas
  3. Maikal hills
  4. Thar desert

48. With reference to refrigerants, consider the following statements:

  1. Hydrofluorocarbons can be the alternatives to ozone-destroying chlorofluorocarbons in refrigeration.
  2. Hydrofluococarbons do not have any global warming potential.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. 1 only
  2. 2 only
  3. Both 1 and 2
  4. Neither 1 nor 2

49. Consider the following statements:

  1. Coal based power plants are among those which emit mercury into environment.
  2. Minamata Convention aims at phasing out the use of mercury and mercury based products.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. 1 only
  2. 2 only
  3. Both 1 and 2
  4. Neither 1 nor 2

50. After China and India, which of the following is most populous country?

  1. Brazil
  2. Indonesia
  3. Russian Federation
  4. United States of America

52. Which one of the following statements regarding the office of the Speaker is correct?

  1. He holds the office during the pleasure of the President.
  2. He need not be a member of the House at the time of his election but has to become a member of the House within six months from the date of his election.
  3. If he intends to resign, the letter of his resignation has to be addressed to the Deputy Speaker.

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

  1. 1 and 2 only
  2. 2 and 3 only
  3. 1, 2 and 3
  4. 3 only

53. Chandi Prasad Bhatt is a well known:

  1. Environmentalist and Social Activist
  2. Economist and Writer
  3. Painter
  4. Classical Hindustani Vocalist

54. Who of the following has been inducted into National Academy of Engineering in the United States of America?

  1. Adi Godrej
  2. Kumar Mangalam Birla
  3. Ratan Tata
  4. N.R. Narayana Murthy

55. Who of the following was honoured as 2014 World Food Prize Laureate?

  1. M.S. Swaminathan
  2. Sanjaya Rajaram
  3. Hari Shankar Gupta
  4. C. N. R. Rao

56. With reference to the wildlife of India, what is Dugong?

  1. It is a desert gazelle
  2. It is a marine mammal
  3. It is migratory raptor
  4. It is a salt water crocodile

57. Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution Mission is:

  1. A spacecraft launched by India
  2. A collaborative project of ISRO and NASA
  3. A spacecraft launched by USA
  4. A collaborative project of NASA and European Space Agency

58. Among the following, which are major iron ore producing States?

  1. Assam, Bihar, Meghalaya, Tripura and West Bengal
  2. Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand and Odisha, Goa and Karnataka
  3. Maharashtra, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Punjab and Uttarakhand
  4. Uttar Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Tamil Nadu and Kerala

59. Consider the following pairs:

InstituteLocation
Central Food Technological Research InstituteMysore
Indian Veterinary Research InstitutePatiala
National Institute of NutritionPune

Which of the above pairs is/are correctly matched?

  1. 1 only
  2. 2 and 3 only
  3. 1 and 3 only
  4. 1, 2 and 3

60. The Great Barrier reef, sometimes in news, is located along:

  1. Australia
  2. Madagascar
  3. South Africa
  4. Vietnam