Some General Awareness questions are given below.
1. In the case of a test tube baby
(1) Fertilization takes place inside the test tube
(2) Development of the baby takes place inside the test tube
(3) Fertilization takes place outside the mother's body
(4) Unfertilized egg develops inside the test tube
2. Who elects the President of India?
(1) Lok Sabha
(2) Rajya Sabha
(3) People of India
(4) Parliament and State Assemblies
3. The Fundamental Duties were incorporated in the Constitution of India by the
(1) First Amendment
(2) Tenth Amendment
(3) Thirty-second Amendment
(4) Forty-second Amendment
4. The speed of light will be minimum while passing through
(1) glass
(2) vacuum
(3) air
(4) water
5. The time taken by the Sun to revolve around the center of our galaxy is
(1) 50 mn years
(2) 100 mn years
(3) 250 mn years
(4) 365 mn years
6. The oldest monarchy in the world is that of
(1) Nepal
(2) U K
(3) Spain
(4) Japan
7. The Vice-President is elected by an electoral college consisting of
(1) only elected members of both Housed of Parliament
(2) only Rajya Sabha members
(3) all members of Parliament and State Legislative Assemblies
(4) all members of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha
8. In which one of the following states of India is it legal for a Hindu male and illegal for a Muslim male to have more than one living wife?
(1) Nagaland
(2) Goa
(3) Himachal Pradesh
(4) Arunachal Pradesh
9. Where did Buddha die?
(1) Lumbini
(2) Kusinagara
(3) Pavapuri
(4) Magadha
10. What was the main difference between the Indus Valley Civilization and Vedic Civilization?
(1) Indus Valley Civilization was urban, while the Vedic Civilization was rural.
(2) "Pipal" tree was worshiped in Indus Valley Civilization, while "Burgad" tree was worshiped in Vedic Civilization.
(3) The main emphasis in Indus Valley Civilization was on trade while in the Vedic Age was on religion.
(4) Indus Valley Civilization believed in non-violence while Vedic Civilization had no hard and fast rules about violence.
Answer Key
(1) 3 (6) 4
(2) 4 (7) 4
(3) 4 (8) 2
(4) 1 (9) 2
(5) 3 (10) 1
1. All of the following are constituents of RNA molecule except
(1) Adenine
(2) Guanine
(3) Thymine
(4) Uracil
2. The father of modern biology is
(1) Aristotle
(2) Darwin
(3) Mendel
(4) Vesalius
3. Which of the following seeds will normalize blood sugar level?
(1) Coriander
(2) Mustard
(3) Cumin
(4) Fenugreek
4. The point at which solid, liquid and gaseous forms of a substance co-exist is called
(1) sublimation point
(2) distillation point
(3) triple point
(4) melting point
5. Which among the following substances is used as a lubricant?
(1) Quartz
(2) Silica
(3) Graphite
(4) Nickel
6. The weight of an object will be minimum when it is placed at
(1) The North Pole
(2) The South Pole
(3) The Equator
(4) The center of the Earth
7. Earth quake waves travel fastest in
(1) Soil
(2) Molten rock
(3) Water
(4) Flexible rock
8. The angle between the geographical meridian and magnetic meridian is called
(1) Angle of dip
(2) Angle of declination
(3) Angle of inclination
(4) None of the above
9. What is the currency of Mexico?
(1) Lira
(2) Peso
(3) Mexican dollars
(4) Krones
10. The Essar group of companies has been promoted by
(1) Ruias
(2) Ambanis
(3) Goenkas
(4) Kanorias
Answer Key
(1) 3 (6) 4
(2) 1 (7) 3
(3) 4 (8) 2
(4) 3 (9) 2
(5) 3 (10) 1
. One of the following liquor brands is not owned by United Breweries
(1) Kalyani Black Label
(2) Blue Riband
(3) McDowells
(4) Bagpiper
2. Amtrex air conditioners has a technical collaboration with
(1) Sanyo
(2) Mitsubishi
(3) Hitachi
(4) Carrier
3. Marlboro Cigarette is owned by
(1) ITC
(2) Godfrey-Philips
(3) Philip Morris
(4) British American Tobacco
4. Who is the CEO of Microsoft?
(1) Bill Gates
(2) Paul Allen
(3) Larry Ellison
(4) Steve Ballnes
5. One of the following is not an Insurance Company
(1) ICICI Prudential
(2) HDFC Natwest
(3) OM Kotak Mahindra
(4) Birla Sun Life
6. What is the currency of Portugal?
(1) Escudo
(2) Guilder
(3) Mark
(4) Schilling
7. One of the following personalities is not associated with the Indian auto sector
(1) Suresh Krishna
(2) Venu Srinivasan
(3) Anand Mahindra
(4) Venugopal Dhoot
8. One of the following companies is not in the area of air-conditioning & refrigeration
(1) BPL
(2) Thermax
(3) Lloyd
(4) Carrier Aircon
9. How many countries are a part of the European union?
(1) 18
(2) 15
(3) 21
(4) 12
10. Who is the attorney general of United States of America?
(1) Ashcroft
(2) Powell
(3) Rumsfeld
(4) Cheney
Answer Key
(1) 4 (6) 1
(2) 3 (7) 4
(3) 3 (8) 3
(4) 4 (9) 2
(5) 2 (10) 1
1. When was the generic domain name (Top Level Domain - TLD) .com introduced?
(1) 1989
(2) 1985
(3) 1994
(4) 1991
2. Who is the prime minister of Israel?
(1) Benajamin Netanyahu
(2) Ariel Sharon
(3) Shaul Mofaz
(4) Goldamyer
3. What was the significant about the purchase of a kilo of lychees on the French island of Reunion, located in the Indian Ocean?
(1) They were the first lot of lychees exported from India.
(2) It was the first official purchase using the new currency Euro.
(3) It was done by to commemorate the release of the new France with Princess Diana's image on it.
(4) None of these
4. Which brand had the highest number of Web searches in 2001?
(1) Google
(2) Marlboro
(3) Intel
(4) Play Station 2
5. What is common to all of the following names - Eduardo Camano, Adolfo Rodriguez Saa, Ramon Puerta and Fernando de la Rua?
(1) They were all former Presidents of Argentina.
(2) They are the dreaded drug lords of South America
(3) They own together 70% of the world's Silver mines.
(4) None of these
6. The video games X box is a product of
(1) Sega
(2) Sony
(3) Intel
(4) Microsoft
7. It was acknowledged as the second-most dangerous computer virus in history, after the Love Bug virus. Name this virus, which struck in 2001.
(1) Melissa
(2) Code Red
(3) C-Brain
(4) Major Domo
8. What does the letters XP stand for in the product Microsoft XP?
(1) Extended product
(2) Extra Pampering
(3) Experience
(4) Entry level product
9. Which business and media tycoon won the elections to become Head of State in Italy amidst widespread clouds of scandal?
(1) Guillani Giovanni
(2) Joe Pacci
(3) Antonio Machiaveli
(4) Silvio Berusconi
10. Under what name is MTNL marketing its GSM based mobile telephony?
(1) Swarna
(2) Dolphin
(3) Speed
(4) Vayu
Answer Key
(1) 2 (6) 4
(2) 2 (7) 2
(3) 2 (8) 3
(4) 4 (9) 4
(5) 1 (10) 2
