GENERAL KNOWLEDGE / AWARENESS QUIZ SET 10

Hello Aspirants, As you all know that if you are preparing for exams like, SSC CGL, SSC CHSL, IB, RRB( Railways) or some other state government competitive exam, what is the importance of General knowledge/ General Studies section. So keeping that in mind we are providing you this quiz so that you can assess your preparation.

1. Who invented Radar?
a) J.H Van Tassel
b) Wilhelm K. Roentgen
c) T. Farnsworth
d) A.H. Taylor and Leo C. Young.
[su_spoiler title=”ANSWER” style=”fancy”]  D) A.H Taylor and Leo C.Young
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2. Who amongst the following is renowned in Hindustani classical music (Vocal)?
a ) Shavana Narayan
b ) M.S.Subbalakshmi
c ) Pt.Jasraj
d ) M.S.Gopalakrishnan
[su_spoiler title=”ANSWER” style=”fancy”]  b ) M.S. Subbalakshmi
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3. Who amongst the following won the Nobel prize at least twice?
a) Winston Churchill
b) Madame curie
c) Octavio Paz
d) George Choupak
[su_spoiler title=”ANSWER” style=”fancy”]  b) Madame curie
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4. Who is the author of Business peed of Thought?
a) Dick Francis
b) John Gray
c) Bill Gates
d) David Baldacci
[su_spoiler title=”ANSWER” style=”fancy”]  c) Bill Gates
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5. At the 13 Lok Sabha Elections in which of the following States did the ruling alliance win all the seats?
a) Himachal Pradesh
b) Andhra Pradesh
c) Rajasthan
d) Madhya Pradesh
[su_spoiler title=”ANSWER” style=”fancy”]  a) Himachal Pradesh
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6. Who led the salt Satyagraha movement with Gandhi?
a) Annie Besant
b) Mridula Sarabhai
c) Muthu Lakshmi
d) Sarojini Naidu
[su_spoiler title=”ANSWER” style=”fancy”]  d) Sarojini Naidu
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7. Yavanika or curtain was introduced in Indian theatre by which of the following?
a) Shakas
b) Parthians
c) Greeks
d) Kushans
[su_spoiler title=”ANSWER” style=”fancy”]c) Greeks
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8. D – Day is the day when ?
a) Germany declared war on Britain
b) US dropped the atombomb on Hiroshima
c) Allied Troops landed in Normandy
d) Germany surrendered to the allies
[su_spoiler title=”ANSWER” style=”fancy”] c) Allied Troops landed in Normandy
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9.Who started the Saka Era which is stilled used by the government  of India?
a) Kanishka
b) Vikramaditya
c) Samudra Gupta
d) Asoka
[su_spoiler title=”ANSWER” style=”fancy”]  a) Kanishka
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10. Which of the following Indian states is broadly as large as the European nation Poland ?
a) Bihar
b) Orissa
c) Maharashtra
d)  Madhya Pradesh
[su_spoiler title=”ANSWER” style=”fancy”] c) Maharashtra
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11. Which of the following district is on the international border of India ?
a) Gorakhpur
b) Jaipur
c) Kinnaur
d) Kullu
[su_spoiler title=”ANSWER” style=”fancy”]  c) Kinnaur
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12. Laterrite soil develops as a result of
a) deposits
b) deposits of loess
c) leaching
d) continued vegetations cover
[su_spoiler title=”ANSWER” style=”fancy”] c) leaching
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13. The food chain refers to the transfer of energy from
a) The interior of the earth to the surface
b) lower to higher latitudes
c) one organism to another
d) organisms of the land to those of the sea by means of river
[su_spoiler title=”ANSWER” style=”fancy”] c) one organism to another
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14. Which one off the following types of erosion is responsible for the formation of Chambal Ravines?
a) Splash
b) Sheet
c) Rill
d) Gully
[su_spoiler title=”ANSWER” style=”fancy”]  d) Gully
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15. The Variety of coffee largely grown in India is
a) Old chicks
b) Coorgs
c) Arabica
d) Kents
[su_spoiler title=”ANSWER” style=”fancy”]  c) Arabica
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16. Under which plan did the Government introduce an agricultural strategy which gave rise to Green Revolution?
a) Sixth Five – Year Plan (FYP)
b) Second FYP
c) Fourth FYP
d) Third FYP
[su_spoiler title=”ANSWER” style=”fancy”]  d) Third FYP
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17. Which one of the following is not an example indirect Tax ?
a) Sales Tax
b) Excise Duty
c) Customs duty
d) Expenditure tax
[su_spoiler title=”ANSWER” style=”fancy”] d) Expenditure tax
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18. The major aim of the devolution is to
a) encourage imports
b) encourage exports
c) encourage exports and imports
d) discourage both exports and imports
[su_spoiler title=”ANSWER” style=”fancy”]  b) encourage exports
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19. Interest on public debt is a part of ?
a) transfer payments by the enterprises
b) transfer payments by the Govt.
c) National Income
d) interest payments by household.
[su_spoiler title=”ANSWER” style=”fancy”]  b) transfer payments by the Govt.
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20. Structural unemployment arises due to
a) deflationary conditions
b) heavy industry bias
c) shortage of raw materials
d) inadequate productive capacity
[su_spoiler title=”ANSWER” style=”fancy”]  d) inadequate productive capacity
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21. Which of the fallowing exercised the most profound influence in framing the Indian Constitution?
a) British Constitutions
b) US Constitutions
c) Irish Constitutions
d) The Government of India Act. 1935
[su_spoiler title=”ANSWER” style=”fancy”]  d) The Government of India Act. 1935
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22. What can be the maximum interval between two Sessions of Parliament?
a) Three months
b) Four months
c) Six months
d) Nine months
[su_spoiler title=”ANSWER” style=”fancy”]  c) Six months
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23. How does the Constitutions of India describe India as ?
a) A federation of States and Union Territories
b) A union of states
c) Bharatvarsh
d) A federated nation
[su_spoiler title=”ANSWER” style=”fancy”]  b) A union of states
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24.The Committee appointed in 1977 to review working of the Panchayati Raj was chaired by:
a) Balwant Rai Mehta
b) Ashok Mehta
c) K,N Katju
d) Jagjivan Ram
[su_spoiler title=”ANSWER” style=”fancy”]  b) Ashok Mehta
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25. Separation of the Judiciary from the executive has been provided in one of the following parts of the Indian Constitutions
a) The preamble
b) The Fundamental Rights
c) The directive principles of States Policy
d) The seventh Schedule
[su_spoiler title=”ANSWER” style=”fancy”]  c) The directive principles of States Policy
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