General Awareness (QUIZ-2)

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Q1. Which amongst the following is an initiative by Indian Railways to brig AC travel well within the reach of common man?

(1)    August Kranti

(2)    Jan Shatabdi

(3)    Garib Rath

(4)    Sampark Kranti

Q2. Stem cuttings are commonly used for growing_____

(1)    Cotton

(2)    Banana

(3)    Jute

(4)    Sugar Cane

Q3. AIDS stands for

(1)    Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome

(2)    Acquired Immune disease syndrome

(3)    Acquired Infection Deficiency Syndrome

(4)    None of these

Q4. Lead free petrol was introduced in India because

(1)    They are not needed now as anti-knock agents

(2)    They tower the efficiency of the engine

(3)    They cause less pollution

(4)    To reduce the cost of petrol

Q5. Photophobia is

(1)    A disease cause by too much sunlight

(2)    Abnormal intolerance of light

(3)    The adjustment of the eye for light

(4)    The ability to perceive light

Q6. Pressure cooker cooks rice faster because

(1)    It always lets the steam escape

(2)    High pressure crushes the hard covering of rice grains

(3)    It does not let the heat energy escape easily

(4)    High pressure raises the boiling point of water

Q7. Which company carries the construction of submarines, missile-boats and destroyers and so on for the India navy and offshore supply vessels and well-head platforms and so on?

(1)    Mazgaon Dock Limited (MDL)

(2)    Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineering Limited (GRSE)

(3)    Goa Shipyard Limited (GSL)

(4)    None of these

Q8. Which is the highest literary award of the world?

(1)   Nobel Prize

(2)   Booker Prize

(3)   Pulitzer Prize

(4)   Magsaysay Award

Q9. When is the World Population Day observed?

(1)   May 31

(2)   October 4

(3)   December 10

(4)   July 11

Q10. Who is the owner of STAR TV?

(1)   Rupert Murdoch

(2)   William James

(3)   Bill Gates

(4)   Warren Buffet

Q11. The oldest oil refinery in India is at

(1)   Digboi, Assam

(2)   Haldia, near Kolkata

(3)   Koyali, near Baroda

(4)   Noonmati, Assam

Q12.   '.MPG' / ‘.MOV’ extension refers usually to what kind of file?

(1)   WordPerfect Document file

(2)   MS Office document

(3)   Animation/movie file

(4)   Image file

Q13. ‘Arena’ is a special name for the playground of _______

(1)   Cricket

(2)   Lawn Tennis

(3)   Wrestling

(4)   Skating

Q14. Who was the first person to walk in space?

(1)   Alexey Leonov from Russia

(2)   Simon Fletcher from America

(3)   Both of these

(4)   None of these

Q15. Who wrote the famous book - 'We the people'?

(1)   T.N.Kaul

(2)   J.R.D. Tata

(3)   Khushwant Singh

(4)   Nani Palkhivala

Q16. B. C. Roy Award is given in the field of

(1)   Music

(2)   Journalism

(3)   Medicine

(4)   Environment

Q17. The average salinity of sea water is

(1)   3.5%

(2)   4.5%

(3)   5.5%

(4)   6.5%

Q18. The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences awarded the Nobel Prize in

(1)   Physics

(2)   Chemistry

(3)   Peace

(4)   Both (a) & (b)

Q19. Where is the sports stadium Green Park located?

(1)   Lucknow

(2)   Kanpur

(3)   Jabalpur

(4)   New Delhi

Q20. The national sport of Canada is

(1)   Tennis

(2)   Lacrosse

(3)   Judo

(4)   Rugby