Engineering Services Exam 2011

Solved Question Paper - General Knowledge

31. Which one of the following enzymes is found in human saliva?

  1. Trypsin
  2. Pepsin
  3. Ptyalin
  4. Rennin

32. Night blindness can be corrected by the intake of

  1. vitamin A
  2. vitamin B complex
  3. vitamin C
  4. vitamin D

33. Which one of the following is the vector for kala-azar disease?

  1. Housefly
  2. Sandfly
  3. Aedes mosquito
  4. Anopheles mosquito

34. Which one of the following diseases is caused by bacteria?

  1. Hepatitis B
  2. Poliomyelities
  3. Scabies
  4. Tuberculosis

35. Which one of the following are infected by 'foot-and-mouth' disease?

  1. Cats
  2. Cattle
  3. Dogs
  4. Poultry

36. Consider the following pairs:

RiverTributary
1. IndusShyok
2. Ganga Gandak
3. Krishna Musi

Which of the above pairs is/are correctly matched?

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

37. Consider the following statements:

  1. In India, mica production is confined to Bihar only.
  2. In India, gold production is confined to Karnataka only.

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

38. The Bhopal Gas Tragedy was caused when a chemical plant accidently released

  1. carbon monoxide
  2. carbonyl chloride
  3. methyl cyanide
  4. methyl isocyanate

39. Which one of the following is the largest producer of petroleum in South America?

  1. Argentina
  2. Brazil
  3. Colombia
  4. Venezuala

40. Which one of the following is not a primary pollutant of burning fossil fuels?

  1. Sulphur dioxide
  2. Nitrogen dioxide
  3. Ozone
  4. Carbon monoxide

41. The release of which one of the following into ponds and wells helps in controlling the mosquitoes?

  1. Crab
  2. Dogfish
  3. Gambusia fish
  4. Snail

42. In India, which one among the following industries is the single largest contributer of greenhouse emissions?

  1. Cement
  2. Fertilizer
  3. Power
  4. Steel

43. The concept of 'Mixed Economy' relates to

  1. the coexistence of rural sector and urban sector
  2. the coexistence of public sector and private sector
  3. the coexistence of small-scale sector and large-scale sector
  4. the coexistence of service sector and manufacture sector

44. Which one of the following industries has the maximum employment of labour?

  1. Iron and Steel industry
  2. Chemicals and Fertilizer industry
  3. Cotton and Textile industry
  4. Cement industry

45. In India, which item of imports is the highest in terms of value?

  1. Gold, gems and jewellery
  2. IT imports
  3. Petroleum and petroleum products
  4. Machinery and equipment

46. What is Levy Sugar?

  1. The portion of sugar production of the country meant for export
  2. The sugar which is imported by the Government and allotted to Public Distribution System at a cost lower than that incurred by the Government
  3. The portion of sugar production that the Government takes away from sugar mills at lower than market rates for supplying to the Public Distribution System
  4. The portion of sugar production that the State Governments supply to the Union Government at less than market rates

47. Where is India's first port-based Special Economic Zone located?

  1. Chennai
  2. Kochi
  3. Mangalore
  4. Visakhapatnam

48. In the recent past, one of the European countries suffered from a huge debt crisis often referred to as 'Sovereign Debt Crisis'. Which one of the following is the country in question?

  1. Greece
  2. Italy
  3. Hungary
  4. Poland