General Awareness Model Paper 2010

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General Awareness Model paper 2010

1. When too much money is chasing too few goods, the situation is :

(A) Deflation(B) Inflation(C) Recession

(D) Stagflation

Ans : (B)

2. Who won the mens title in 73rd Senior National Badminton Championship held in February

2009 ?(A) Chetan Anand

(B) Arvind Bhat

(C) Rupesh Kumar

(D) Ashok DewalkarAns : (B)

3. The necessity for a planning commission for India was first advocated by :

(A) M. Visvesvarayya

(B) Ram Krishna Hegde(C) Jawaharlal Nehru

(D) K.T. Shah

Ans : (A)

4. Which state of India touches the boundary of most other states ?

(A) Andhra Pradesh(B) Assam

(C) Madhya Pradesh

(D) Uttar Pradesh

Ans : (D)

5. The President of the U.N. General Assembly is elected for a period by :(A) One year

(B) Five years

(C) Four years(D) Six years

Ans : (A)

6. In which year was the Imperial Bank of India renamed as State Bank of India ?

(A) 1954

(B) 1955(C) 1962

(D) 1965

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7. The World Red Cross Day is observed on :

(A) 8th March

(B) 1st May(C) 8th May

(D) 12th May

Ans : (C)

8. Who has been honoured with Raman Magsaysay award 2008 for Journalism, Literature and

Creative Communication Arts?(A) Mahashweta Devi

(B) Nirmala Desh Pande

(C) Mrinal Pandey(D) Akio Ishii

Ans : (D)

9. The prestigious Dada Sahib Phalke Award for 2007 was given to :

(A) Ashok Kumar(B) Manna Day(C) Raj Kumar

(D) Bhalji Pendharkar

Ans : (B)

10. Which of the following dams is not on Narmada river ?

(A) Indira-Sagar Project(B) Maheshwar Hydel Power Project

(C) Koyna Power Project

(D) Jobat Project

Ans : (C)

11. Where is Waterloo situated ?(A) France

(B) Switzerland

(C) U.K.

(D) Belgium

Ans : (D)

12. Where is the High Court of Jharkhand situated ?

(A) Hazaribagh

(B) Jamshedpur(C) Ranchi

(D) Bokaro

Ans : (C)

13. What is dry ice ?

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(C) Solid ammonium chloride

(D) None of the above

Ans : (B)

14. The Government of India set up a new commandSouth Western Commandof the Indian

land army in April 2005. Where is its headquarters ?(A) Jodhpur

(B) Udaipur

(C) Jaipur(D) Bikaner

Ans : (C)

15. The 29th Olympic Games were held in 2008 in China, where will the 30th Olympic be held

in 2012 ?

(A) Canada(B) Japan

(C) Germany(D) U.K.

Ans : (D)

16. International Friendship Day is observed on :(A) July 4

(B) August 3

(C) August 6(D) December 1

Ans : (B)

17. Where is the greatest volcanic crater in the world ?(A) Philippines

(B) Cyprus(C) Indonesia

(D) Japan

Ans : (C)

18. Indias emerging player Mahendra Singh Dhoni is associated with :

(A) Tennis(B) Cricket

(C) Motor-racing

(D) Golf

Ans : (B)

19. Which state of India has started Smart City Project ?(A) Uttar Pradesh

(B) Madhya Pradesh

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(D) Karnataka

Ans : (A)

20. What is Mandi House ?

(A) A film by Shyam Benegal

(B) The office of the Director General of Doordarshan(C) Commercial Centre in Mumbai

(D) Film Censor Board of India

Ans : (B)

21. Where is the SAARC Secretariat situated ?

(A) Islamabad(B) Colombo

(C) New Delhi

(D) Kathmandu

Ans : (D)

22. What is the world rank of India in terms of milk production ?(A) Second

(B) Third

(C) First(D) Fourth

Ans : (C)

23. Who among the following non-Indians was conferred Indias highest national award Bharat

Ratna ?

(A) Sam Nujoma

(B) Martin Luther King(C) Zubin Mehta

(D) Nelson Mandela

Ans : (D)

24. Which one of the following contains the Gayatri Mantra ?(A) Rig Veda

(B) Yajur Veda

(C) Upanishad(D) Aranyakas

Ans : (A)

25. Mahayan sect of Buddhism emerged during the reign of :

(A) Ashoka

(B) Kanishka(C) Samudra Gupta

(D) Harsh

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26. Alexander defeated Porus in 326 B.C. at the battle of :

(A) Thaneshwar

(B) Tarain(C) Peshawar

(D) Hydaspes

Ans : (D)

27. Harsha wrote :

(A) Meghasunderam(B) Raghuvansa

(C) Kadambari

(D) Ratnavali

Ans : (D)

28. The port city of the Indus Valley people was :(A) Kalibangan

(B) Harappa(C) Mohenjo-daro(D) Lothal

Ans : (D)

29. Mumbai was taken by the English East India Company from :

(A) The Portuguese

(B) The Dutch(C) Charles I

(D) Charles II

Ans : (D)

30. The Ashtapradhan was the Council of Ministers during the reign of :

(A) Krishandev Raya(B) Tipu Sultan

(C) Shivaji

(D) Akbar

Ans : (C)

31. Changhez Khan invaded outskirts of India during the reign of :(A) Qutub-ud-Din Aibak

(B) Iltutmish

(C) Balban(D) Alauddin Khilji

Ans : (B)

32. The first Muslim invader of India was :

(A) Babar

(B) Mahmud of Ghazni(C) Mohammed-bin Kasimww

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(D) Mohammed of Ghor

Ans : (C)

33. The Mughal emperor who wrote his autobio-graphy was :

(A) Akbar

(B) Shahjahan(C) Humayun

(D) Babur

Ans : (D)

34. The Muslim League demanded a separate state for the Muslims in the year :

(A) 1920(B) 1930

(C) 1940

(D) 1946

Ans : (C)

35. Artificial immunity can be acquired from :(A) Serious illness

(B) Repeated exposure to the same microbe

(C) Vaccination(D) All the above

Ans : (C)

36. The earth revolves round the sun. This causes :

(A) Formation of days and nights

(B) Deflection of winds and currents

(C) Change of seasons(D) Differences in longitude and time

Ans : (C)

37. The study of fossils is known as :

(A) Palaeontology(B) Petrology

(C) Seismology

(D) Bathymetry

Ans : (A)

38. The planets on either side of the earth are :(A) Mercury and Venus

(B) Mars and Jupiter

(C) Mars and Venus(D) Venus and Saturn

Ans : (C)

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39. The Indian Constitution is :

(A) Rigid

(B) Flexible(C) Rigid and flexible


Ans : (C)

40. In refrigerator, the refrigerent liquid is :

(A) Carbon dioxide(B) Nitrogen

(C) Ammonia

(D) Liquid helium

Ans : (C)

41. Ikebana is Japanese art of :(A) Pop music

(B) Modern painting(C) Plant farming(D) Flower arrangement

Ans : (D)

42. Dr. M.S. Swaminathan has distinguished himself in the field of :

(A) Astro Physics

(B) Nuclear Physics(C) Laser Physics

(D) Agricultural Science

Ans : (D)

43. The term fourth estate refers to :

(A) Intelligence service(B) Judiciary

(C) Press

(D) Central Cabinet

Ans : (C)

44. Which of the following is not true of Rajya Sabha ?(A) The Vice-President is the ex-officio chairman of the house

(B) It is the upper house of the Parliament

(C) The nominated members of the Rajya Sabha also elect the President(D) Money bills cannot be introduced in the Rajya Sabha

Ans : (C)

45. Donald Bradman belonged to :

(A) Australia

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(D) South Africa

Ans : (A)

46. Justice Pathak Enquiry Authority was entrusted with the task of probing into the scandal

relating to :

(A) Telgi Stamp Scam(B) Fodder case in Bihar

(C) Oil for Food Programme

(D) None of these

Ans : (C)

47. Santosh Trophy is associated with :(A) Football

(B) Basketball

(C) Cricket(D) Hockey

Ans : (A)

48. Myopia is defect of vision blurring :

(A) Close objects

(B) Distant objects(C) Coloured objects

(D) Identification of objects in dim light

Ans : (B)

49. Who amongst the following is the Chairman of the National Investment Commission ?

(A) Mukesh Ambani

(B) Ratan Tata(C) Azim Prem Ji

(D) Montek Singh Ahluwalia

Ans : (B)

50. Which of the following is / are pilotless aircraft developed in India ?(A) Nishant

(B) Lakshaya

(C) Both (A) and (B)(D) None of these

Ans : (C)

51. Where is the Koyna multipurpose hydro-electric power project situated ?

(A) In Madhya Pradesh

(B) In Gujarat(C) In Maharashtra

(D) In Himachal Pradesh

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52. Who is Indias present Chief of the Army Staff ?

(A) Deepak Kapoor

(B) S. Padmanabhan(C) S. Krishna Swami


Ans : (A)

53. Havana is the capital of :

(A) Namibia(B) Cuba

(C) Zimbabwe

(D) Iceland

Ans : (B)

54. The year 2009 has been declared by UNESCO :(A) Disabled

(B) International Year of Astronomy(C) Indigenous People(D) Space

Ans : (B)

55. Which capital is wrongly matched ?

(A) Windhock Namibia

(B) Port Louis Mauritius(C) Auckland New Zealand

(D) Bucharest Ruomania

Ans : (C)

56. FIFA World Cup 2006 held in Germany in June/July 2006 was won by Italy. Which country

was placed second ?(A) Australia

(B) France

(C) Netherland

(D) S. Korea

Ans : (B)

57. The Bharatendu Harishchandra awards have been instituted by the :

(A) Hindi Sahatiya Sammelan

(B) Government of Uttar Pradesh(C) Government of Madhya Pradesh

(D) Union Ministry of Information and Broadcasting

Ans : (D)

58. Onge a tribal community which is at the verge of extinction is the inhabitant of :

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(C) Champaran

(D) Andaman Island

Ans : (D)

59. Which country/countries will be host the World Cup Cricket Tournament, 2011 ?

(A) Australia(B) India

(C) India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Sri Lanka

(D) South Africa and Zimbabwe jointly

Ans : (C)

60. Who presented the first budget to free Indias Parliament ?(A) Morarji Desai

(B) Dr. John Mathai

(C) R.K. Shanmugam Chetty(D) C.D. Deshmukh

Ans : (C)

61. Rajghat dam is situated on river :

(A) Narmada

(B) Sutlej(C) Betwa

(D) Chambal

Ans : (C)

62. The Hindu dynasty in the South (Vijayanagar Kingdom) came to end by the defeat of :

(A) Krishna Deva Raya

(B) Ram Raja(C) Hari Har

(D) Bukka Raya

Ans : (B)

63. Which is the largest continent of the world ?(A) North America

(B) Africa

(C) Asia(D) Australia

Ans : (C)

64. Soil is composed of :

(A) Water + Organic matter + Mineral

(B) Air + Water + Mineral + Organic matter(C) Water + Air + Mineral

(D) Water + Organic matter

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65. The major portion of the Indian constitution can be amended by :

(A) The parliament with the consent of the states

(B) Parliament alone(C) President alone

(D) The state legislations alone

Ans : (A)

66. Who was the last British Viceroy of India ?

(A) Lord Linlithgow(B) Lord Wavell

(C) Lord Mountbatten

(D) Lord Irwin

Ans : (C)

67. The Kyoto global warming pact imposing limits on emissions of carbon dioxide and othergases scientists blame for rising world temperatures, melting glaciers and rising oceans came into

force on :(A) January 15, 2005(B) December 31, 2004

(C) February 16, 2005

(D) January 31, 2005

Ans : (C)

68. Who was the tenth Guru of Sikhs ?(A) Guru Har Govind

(B) Guru Arjun Dev

(C) Guru Teg Bahadur

(D) Guru Govind SinghAns : (D)

69. Who is the President of South Africa ?

(A) Pik Botha

(B) Pieter Botha

(C) Fredrick De Klark(D) Jacob Zuma

Ans : (D)

70. What is the name given to the intermediate range ballistic surface to surface missile

developed in India ?(A) Prithvi

(B) Agni

(C) Saras

(D) Naag

Ans : (B)

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71. The youngest woman title holder of Wimbledon Lawn Tennis so far is :

(A) Martina Hingis

(B) Maria Sharapova(C) Justine Henin Hardeune

(D) Stefi Graf

Ans : (B)

72. Which of the following countries have common national frontiers with India ?

(A) China, Russia and Bangladesh(B) China, Mayanmar and Nepal

(C) Afghanistan, Nepal and Mayanmar

(D) China, Mayanmar and Afghanistan

Ans : (B)

73. Who is the recipient of Man Booker Prize 2009 ?(A) Vikram Seth

(B) V. S. Naipaul(C) Hilary Mantel(D) Jhuma Lahiri

Ans : (C)

74. Four Mutts (religious centres) in four corners of India were established by :

(A) Swami Vivekanand

(B) Ramakrishna Paramhans(C) Shankaracharya

(D) Swami Shradhanand

Ans : (C)

75. Karakoram Highway connects :

(A) Pakistan and Afghanistan(B) Pakistan and China

(C) Pakistan and Aksai Chin

(D) Srinagar and Jammu

Ans : (B)

76. Harare is the capital of :(A) Cuba

(B) Zimbabwe

(C) Zambia(D) South Africa

Ans : (B)

77. In 1945 on which city was the first Atom Bomb dropped ?

(A) Nagasaki

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(D) London

Ans : (B)

78. Mac Mohan Line is the frontier line between :

(A) Pakistan and India

(B) Pakistan and Afghanistan(C) India and Bangladesh

(D) India and China

Ans : (D)

79. In which country is President rotated after one year tenure ?

(A) Switzerland(B) France

(C) Libya

(D) Pakistan

Ans : (A)

80. Which newspaper bagged the Pulitzer prize 2009 in the area of national reporting ?(A) St. Petersburg Times

(B) Associated Press of France

(C) Charlic Savage of the Boston Globe(D) Los Angeles Times

Ans : (A)

81. The mountain range which forms the Western boundary of the Indian sub-continent is called

:

(A) Aravali

(B) Satpura(C) Pirpanjal

(D) Hindukush

Ans : (D)

82. Which of the following awards is instituted by the UNESCO ?(A) Nehru Award for International Under-standing

(B) Kalinga Prize

(C) Arjuna Award(D) Dronacharya Award

Ans : (B)

83. The Planning Commission was set up in the year :

(A) 1947

(B) 1950(C) 1952

(D) 1948

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84. Vitamin A is necessary in our body for :

(A) Prevention of blood clotting

(B) Haemoglobin synthesis(C) Proper vision

(D) Improving digestion

Ans : (C)

85. From which of the following ores can iron be extracted ?

(A) Galena(B) Cryolite

(C) Magnetite

(D) Cinnabar

Ans : (C)

86. Which of the following chemicals is used in the making of photographic films ?(A) Sodium chloride

(B) Silver bromide(C) Aluminium hydroxide(D) None of the above

Ans : (B)

87. Whose signature is found on one rupee note in India ?

(A) Governor, Reserve Bank of India

(B) Finance Secretary, Ministry of Finance Government of India(C) Finance Minister, Govt. of India

(D) President of India

Ans : (B)

88. Panchayat Raj under 73rd constitutional system came into force in :

(A) 1991(B) 1993

(C) 1992

(D) 1994

Ans : (D)

89. Which film bagged the Best Film of the 10th International Indian Film Academy Awardsdistributed in June 2009 ?

(A) Tare Zameen Par

(B) Jodha Akbar(C) Gazani

(D) Akasa Kusum

Ans : (B)

90. The Pravasi Bhartiya Sammelan was held on January 79, 2009 at :

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(C) Chennai

(D) Mumbai

Ans : (C)

91. Suez Canal was nationalised in the year :

(A) 1954(B) 1955

(C) 1956

(D) 1957

Ans : (C)

92. Name of Indias indigenously developed Light Combat Aircraft is :(A) Power

(B) Rudra

(C) Kranti(D) Tejas

Ans : (D)

93. Which planet is in the outer most orbit of the solar system ?

(A) Saturn

(B) Jupiter(C) Venus

(D) Pluto

Ans : (D)

94. Which constitutional Amendment provides for reservation in admissions in private unaided

institutions for members of scheduled castes/tribes and other backward classes ?

(A) 92nd Constitutional Amendment(B) 93rd Constitutional Amendment

(C) 91st Constitutional Amendment(D) 90th Constitutional Amendment

Ans : (B)

95. Which of the following is the headquarters of the newly established railway zone East Coast

Railways ?

(A) Vishakhapattnam(B) Kolkata

(C) Hyderabad

(D) Bhubaneswar

Ans : (D)

96. Which of the following is the capital of Lakshdweep ?(A) Kavaratti

(B) Aizwal

(C) Port Blairww.Th

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(D) Silvassa

Ans : (A)

97. The 29th Olympic Games were played in August 2008 in Beijing. Where will the 30th

Olympic games be played in 2012 ?

(A) Osaka(B) Toronto

(C) London

(D) Istanbul

Ans : (C)

98. A fuse wire is used in an electric circuit to :(A) Minimise loss of electrical energy in transmission

(B) Maintain constant voltage level

(C) Prevent excessive current from passing through the circuit(D) Prevent heating of electric wire

Ans : (C)

99. The 16th Asian Games will be held in :

(A) New Delhi

(B) Guangzhou(C) Seoul

(D) Tokyo

Ans : (B)

100. Who won the Miss India world title for 2009 ?

(A) Neha Kapoor

(B) Aarti Thakur(C) Amrita Pal

(D) Pooja Chopra

Ans : (D)

101. An Indian river that does not form any delta is :(A) the Krishna

(B) the Sindh

(C) the Narmada(D) the Cauvery

Ans : (C)

102. Asias first underground Hydel Project is located in :

(A) Jammu and Kashmir

(B) Uttar Pradesh(C) Arunachal Pradesh

(D) Himachal Pradesh

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103. Indias first National Cricket Academy has been established in :

(A) Hyderabad

(B) Pune(C) Bangalore

(D) None of these

Ans : (C)

104. With the enactment of 92nd Constitution (Amendment) Act, 2003, how many Indian

languages figure in the 8th schedule of the Constitution of India ?(A) 21

(B) 18

(C) 22(D) 19

Ans : (C)

105. Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) consists of mainly :

(A) methane, ethane and hexane(B) methane, butane and propane(C) ethane, hexane and nonane

(D) nonane, ethane and hexane

Ans : (B)

106. Which of the following diseases is not caused by bacteria ?

(A) Tuberculosis(B) Typhoid

(C) Measles

(D) Leprosy

Ans : (C)

107. Which of the following diseases is caused by virus ?(A) Diphtheria

(B) Tetanus

(C) Syphilis

(D) Influenza

Ans : (D)

108. Pituitary gland is present :

(A) below the brain

(B) above the brain(C) inside the brain

(D) nowhere near the brain

Ans : (A)

109. Vitamin necessary to prevent prolonged bleeding is :

(A) Vitamin A(B) Vitamin Dww

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(C) Vitamin K

(D) Vitamin E

Ans : (C)

110. According to Huxley, the physical basis of life is :

(A) Ectoplasm(B) Endoplasm

(C) Protoplasm

(D) Nucleoplasm

Ans : (C)

111. If the lens in eye becomes opaque, the disease is called :(A) Myopia

(B) Astigmatism

(C) Glaucoma(D) Cataract

Ans : (D)

112. Which one of the following writs is issued by the court in case of illegal detention of a

person ?

(A) Quo Warranto(B) Mandamus

(C) Habeas Corpus

(D) Certiorari

Ans : (C)

113. Nobel Prize for Medicine 2009 was awarded to :

(A) Elizabeth H. Blackburn(B) Carol W. Greider

(C) Jack W. Szostak(D) All of the above

Ans : (D)

114. The Manas Wild Life sanctuary is located in the state of :

(A) Gujarat

(B) Madhya Pradesh(C) Uttar Pradesh

(D) Assam

Ans : (D)

115. The Reserve Bank of India appointed a six-member Committee to set out the framework for

fuller capital account, convertibility (CAC) on March 20, 2006. The committee was headed by(A) Mr. Kishore Chandra Deo

(B) Ms. Syeda Hameed

(C) Mr. Ratan Jataww.Th

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(D) Mr. S. S. Tarapore

Ans : (D)

116. Obra is famous for :

(A) New Refinery

(B) Thermal Power Station(C) New Aluminium Plant

(D) Birds Sanctuary

Ans : (B)

117. The Rajya Sabha which is the upper house of the Indian Parliament :

(A) Is a permanent body(B) Has a life of six years

(C) Has a life of five years

(D) Has a life of four years

Ans : (A)

118. Which of the following pairs is not correct ?(A) Deodhar TrophyCricket

(B) Rangaswami CupHockey

(C) Rovers CupFootball(D) Davis CupBadminton

Ans : (D)

119. Name the Indian person who won the Raman Magsaysay Award 2009 ?

(A) Ek Sonn Chan

(B) Sanduk Ruit

(C) Deep Joshi(D) Antonio Meloto

Ans : (C)

120. In the Indian Constitution, opportunities for the development of scientific temper,

humanism and spirit of inquiry and reform are found in the :(A) Fundamental Rights

(B) Fundamental Duties

(C) Directive Principles of State Policy(D) Preamble

Ans : (B)

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