GK Sample Questions For Exams in India

GK Sample Questions For Exams in India
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1. To promote tourism in India the ministry of Tourism has adopted to popularize India as—
(A) Land of God
(B) Pearl of the East
(C) Beautiful India
(D) Incredible India

Ans : D


2. The expert group formed for ‘viable and sustainable Pricing of Petroleum products’ was headed by?
(A) Sita Ram Yechury
(B) Bharat Jhunjhunwala
(C) Yudh Veer Reddy
(D) Kireet Parikh

Ans : D


3. Assertion (A) : Between October 2009 and February 2010, the inflation rate in India was negative.
Reason (R) : Petrol price had come down from 140 $ a barrel to 30 $ a barrel in the global market.

Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
Codes:
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
(C) (A) is true but (R) is false
(D) (A) is false but (R) is true

Ans : D


4, The Indian Institute of Pulses Research is located at?
(A) Lucknow
(B) Jabalpur
(C) Kanpur
(D) New Delhi

Ans : C


5. Seed-testing is basically done for?
(A) Purity
(B) Germination
(C) Moisture content
(D) All the above


Ans : D


6. Bio-gas mainly consists of—
(A) Carbon Dioxide and Hydrogen
(B) Hydrogen and Methane
(C) Carbon Dioxide and Methane
(D) Hydrogen and Oxygen

Ans : C


7. Which one of the following chemicals is used for fruit- ripening?
(A) Ethaphon
(B) Melathian
(C) Isoproton
(D) Atrazine

Ans : A


8. November 17th (seventeenth) is observed worldwide as “World COPD Day”. The full form of COPD is—
(A) Chronic Obligatory Pulmonary Disease
(B) Communicable Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
(C) Chronic Obstructive Pharyngeal Disease
(D) Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Ans : D


9. ‘Stuxnet’ worm detected in the computers of Iran is—
(A) A Hardware to speed up internet working
(B) A malicious programme to sabotage Nuclear centrifuges
(C) A software to off-set hacking
(D) A device to undertake BPO

Ans : B




10. Photosynthesis using the invisible part of the sunlight is done
by some—
(A)Trees
(B) Algae
(C)Fungi
(D) Bacteria

Ans : C


11.Consider the following statements:
Assertion (A) : In India both Rich and Poor are malnourished.
Reason (R) : Rich eat wrong diet and the poor eat poor diet.
Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
Codes:
(A)Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is the correct explanation
of (A)
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true but
(R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
(C) (A) is true but (R) is false
(D) (A) is false but (R) is true

Ans : A



12. Which unit of measurement is multiplied by 0.39 to convert it to ‘inches’?
(A) Millimetre
(B) Centimetre
(C)Metre
(D) Decimetre

Ans : D


13. Optical fibre works on the principle of?
(A) Total internal reflection
(B) Refraction
(C) Scattering
(D) Interference

Ans : A


14..As the train starts moving, .the head of the passenger sitting inside leans backwards because of ?
(A) Inertia of Rest
(B) Inertia of Motion
(C) Moment of Inertia
(D) Conservation of Mass


Ans : A


15. Which type of electromagnetic radiation is used in the remote control of a television receiver?

(A) Visible
(B) Ultra-violet
(C) Infra-red
(D)None of the above


Ans : C



16. The dynamic population resource regions of India include:
1. Ganga-Yamuna Doab
2. Coastal Orissa
3. Rajasthan
4. Tamil Nadu
Select the correct answer from
the code given below:
Code:
(A) l and 2
(B) l and 3
(C)2 and 3
(D) l and 4

Ans : D


17. Which one of the following is the most stable eco-system?
(A)Desert
(B) Mountain
(C)Ocean
(D) Forest


Ans : D



18. The Naxalite Movement came into existence in India in the state of
(A) Tripura
(B) Maharashtra
(C) West Bengal
(D) Andhra Pradesh
Ans: D


19. Amongst the following elements which has the largest atomic size?
(A) Magnesium
(B) Phosphorus
(C) Silicon
(D) Chlorine

Ans. A


20. Which amongst the following element can form amphoteric oxide?
(A) Mg
(B) N
(C) Al
(D) C
Ans. C