General Awareness (QUIZ-3)

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Q1. The higher the wind speed and the longer the fetch or distance of open water across which the wind blows and waves travel, the ____ waves and the ____ energy they posses.

(1)   Larger, more

(2)   Larger, less

(3)   Smaller, more

(4)   Smaller, less

Q2. The ionosphere includes

(1)   Mesosphere

(2)   Thermosphere

(3)   Thermosphere and exosphere

(4)   Thermosphere, exosphere and mesosphere

Q3. The only religious book to be printed in short hand is

(1)   Ramayana

(2)   Mahabharata

(3)   Bible

(4)   Guru Granth Sahib

Q4.   The transformer that develops the high voltage in a home television is commonly called a...?

(1)   Tesla coil

(2)   Flyback

(3)   Yoke

(4)   Van de Graaf

Q5. The members of the Rajya Sabha are elected by

(1)   The people

(2)   Lok Sabha

(3)   Elected members of the legislative assembly

(4)   Elected members of the legislative council

Q6. The Indian delegation to the first World Conference on Human Rights was led by

(1)   Dr. Manmohan Singh

(2)   Farooq Abdullah

(3)   Dinesh singh

(4)   Alam Khan

Q7. Which apparatus is used to measure the blood pressure?

(1)   Hygrometer

(2)   Chronometer

(3)   Thermometer

(4)   Sphygmomanometer

Q8. Greta Garbo is associated with

(1)   Classical dance

(2)   Literature

(3)   Journalism

(4)   Acting

Q9. What does EPROM stand for?

(1)   Electric Programmable Read Only Memory

(2)   Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory

(3)   Evaluable Philotic Random Optic Memory

(4)   Every Person Requires One Mind

Q10. The words ‘Satyamev Jayate’ are inscribed below the emblem in

(1)   Devanagri Script

(2)   Pahlavi Script

(3)   Roman Script

(4)   Anatolian Hieroglyphs Script

Q11. The average power (in watts) used by a 20 to 25 inch home color television is...?

(1)   70-100W

(2)   25-50W

(3)   Above 1000W

(4)   Above 2000W

Q12. On which date is Nobel Prize awarded?

(1)   November 19

(2)   February 14

(3)   December 10

(4)   January 15

Q13. Which Indian state is the largest producer in the world of the golden colored 'Muga' silk?

(1)   Assam

(2)   Orissa

(3)   West Bengal

(4)   Karnataka

Q14. 'Marasmus' and 'Kwashiorkor' diseases are caused due to deficiency of which nutrient?

(1)   Sodium

(2)   Protein

(3)   Iodine

(4)   Vitamin D

Q15. Which among the following grassland regions is also known as "World's Breadbasket”?

(1)   Pampas of Argentina

(2)   Prairies of North America

(3)   Savannas of Africa

(4)   Steppes of Russia

Q16. Which Indian state is drained by 'Beas', 'Chenab', 'Ravi', 'Sutlej' and 'Yamuna' rivers?

(1)   Punjab

(2)   Uttarakhand

(3)   Himachal Pradesh

(4)   Uttar Pradesh

Q17. Born at Almora in Uttarakhand, which Britisher became the first India born person to get the Nobel Prize in 1902?

(1)   Ronald Ross

(2)   Rudyard Kipling

(3)   William R. Cremer

(4)   Alexander Fleming

Q18. India’s first medal in 2012 Olympics was won by

(1)   Gagan Narang

(2)   Saina Nehwal

(3)   Vijendar Singh

(4)   Sushil Kumar

Q19. By voter strength, which Indian parliamentary constituency (Lok Sabha seat) having more than 33 lakh voters holds the world record of the largest constituency?

(1)   Chandni Chowk (Delhi)

(2)   Outer Delhi (Delhi-NCR)

(3)   Nandyal (Andhra Pradesh)

(4)   Samastipur (Bihar)

Q20. Which award is presented by the government of India for excellence in sports coaching?

(1)   Arjuna Award

(2)   Dronacharya Award

(3)   Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award

(4)   Dhyan Chand Award