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GENERAL AWARENESS QUESTIONS POSTED IN APRIL 2017

1. Which country has the highest greenhouse gas emissions?

(a) U.S.A. (b) Russia (c) India (c) China

2. Aditya Puri is the Managing Director of –

(a) HDFC Bank (b) ICICI Bank (c) Yes Bank (d) Federal Bank

3. Taktsang Lhakhang (Tiger's Nest), a Buddhist temple is located in which country?

(a) Nepal (b) China (c) Myanmar (d) Bhutan

4. Abdel Fattah el-Sisi is the President of which country?

(a) Libya (b) Egypt (c) Tunisia (d) Syria

5. Ayodhya is situated on the banks of river –

(a) Sarayu (b) Gomti (c) Betwa (d) Yamuna

6. Gulabo Sapera is associated with which form of folk dance?

(a) Jhumar (b) Garba (c) Kalbelia (d) Lavani

7. Areawise which is the largest district in India?

(a) Jaisalmer (b) Kutch (c) Leh (d) Anantapur

8. Which bone is not attached to any other bone in the human body?

(a) Stapes (b) Patella (c) Hyoid (d) Scapula

9. The minimum age for election as a member of Panchayat is –

(a) 21 years (b) 25 years (c) 27 years (d) 30 years

10. Dantidurga was the founder of which ancient dynasty in India?

(a) Chalukyas (b) Sunga (c) Rashtrakutas (d) Satavahana

11. World Health Organisation was formed on –

(a) April 3 (b) April 5 (c) April 7 (d) April 9

12. Hundred years war was fought between –

(a) England and France (b) England and Spain (c) France and Germany (d) France and Italy

13. Gun metal is an alloy of –

(a) Copper, Nickel and Zinc (b) Copper, Tin and Zinc

(c) Bronze and Tin (d) Bronze and Zinc

14. Three laws of planetary motion were given by –

(a) Johannes Kepler (b) Issac Newton (c) Albert Einstein (d)Galileo Galilei

15. Which Indian President was known as the Philosopher President?

(a) Shri APJ Abdul Kalam (b) Dr. Rajendra Prasad

(c) Dr. Radhakrishnan (d) Shri Pranab Mukherjee

16. By which treaty did the British sell Kashmir to Maharaja Gulab Singh?

(a) Treaty of Purandar (b) Treaty of Lahore

(c) Treaty of Allahabad (d) Treaty of Amritsar

17. Which of the following was merged with SBI before 2017?

(a) State Bank of Mysore (b) State Bank of Indore

(c) State Bank of Hyderabad (d) State Bank of Patiala

18. Which of the following tribes is not native to Bihar and West Bengal?

(a) Warli (b) Gond (c) Santal (d) Munda

19. Which town in Uttar Pradesh is known for its brass works?

(a) Meerut (b) Firozabad (c) Moradabad (d) Faizabad

20. How many emirates constitute the United Arab Emirates?

(a) Four (b) Five (c) Six (d) Seven

21. Which country has the highest number of legislators in its Parliament?

(a) India (b) Germany (c) United Kingdom (d) China

22. Which State in India has the longest coastline?

(a) Gujarat (b) Andhra Pradesh (c) West Bengal (d) Odisha

23. The High Court of Uttarakhand is located in –

(a) Dehradun (b) Almora (c) Pauri Garhwal (d) Nainital

24. Which metal is responsible for the red colour of human blood?

(a) Magnesium (b) Iron (c) Copper (d) Sodium

25. Which section of the Indian Penal Code deals with cheating and dishonestly inducing delivery of property?

(a) Section 378 (b) Section 398 (c) Section 420 (d) Section 444

26. In which State is Nanda Devi is located?

(a) Jammu & Kashmir (b) Himachal Pradesh (c) Sikkim (d) Uttarakhand

27. Krittivasi Ramayana is written in which language?

(a) Bengali (b) Odiya (c) Sanskrit (d) Assamese

28. In which State does the river Mahanadi originate?

(a) Jharkhand (b) Chhattisgarh (c) Odisha (d) Bihar

29. Ace Against Odds is a book written by –

(a) Saina Nehwal (b) Leander Paes (c) Sania Mirza (d) Vijay Amritraj

30. Which disease is transmitted by sand fly?

(a) Kala Azar (b) Sleeping Sickness (c) Encephalitis (d) Plague

31. The headquarters of NASA are located in –

(a) New York (b) Washington D.C. (c) Los Angeles (d) Atlanta

32. Jacob Zuma is the President of –

(a) South Africa (b) Zimbabwe (c) Tanzania (d) Nigeria

33. Which State is the largest producer of salt in India?

(a) Maharashtra (b) Tamil Nadu (c) Gujarat (d) Karnataka

34. Which of these incidents occurred on Baisakhi day?

(a) Launch of Quit India Movement (b) Jallianwalla Bagh massacre

(c) Beginning of Dandi March (d) Execution of Bhagat Singh

35. Stockholm is the capital of –

(a) Finland (b) Norway (c) Sweden (d) Denmark

36. The first match of IPL 2017 season was played at –

(a) Chandigarh (b) Hyderabad (c) Pune (d) Rajkot

37. River Nile does not pass through which country?

(a) Libya (b) Egypt (c) Sudan (d) Uganda

38. St Petersburg in Russia was formerly named?

(a) Stalingrad (b) Volgograd (c) Insterburg (d) Leningrad

39. The sole members of kingdom Monera are –

(a) Mushrooms (b) Mammals (c) Viruses (d) Bacteria

40. Cassini is a NASA spacecraft to which planet?

(a) Uranus (b) Saturn (c) Jupiter (d) Mars

41. The number of languages recognised by Indian Constitution is –

(a) 21 (b) 22 (c) 23 (d) 24

42. Borra caves are located in –

(a) Visakhapatnam (b) Aurangabad (c) Bastar (d) Bhubaneswar

43. Anand in Gujarat is famous for –

(a) Textile industry (b) Diamond industry (c) Glass works (d) Dairy industry

44. The lowest officer rank in the Indian Navy is –

(a) Second Lieutenant (b) Sub Lieutenant (c) Lieutenant (d) First Lieutenant

45. The rate at which RBI borrows money from banks is known as –

(a) Bank rate (b) Repo rate (c) Reverse Repo rate (d) Base rate

46. Sleeping on Jupiter is a book written by –

(a) Anuradha Roy (b) Arundhati Roy (c) Jhumpa Lahiri (d) Chetan Bhagat

47. Bhilai steel plant is located in –

(a) Odisha (b) Chhattisgarh (c) Bihar (d) West Bengal

48. Which of the following is the fastest flying bird?

(a) Ostrich (b) Bald Eagle (c) Hummingbird (d) Penegrine Falcon

49. Which company manufactures Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs)?

(a) ECIL (b) Infosys (c) Engineers India Ltd (d) Beetel Teletech

50. When the total expenditure exceeds total receipts it is known as –

(a) Revenue Deficit (b) Primary Deficit (c) Budget Deficit (d) Fiscal Deficit

51. 2017 marks 100 years of which important event?

(a) Jallianwalla Bagh tragedy (b) Champaran Satyagraha

(c) Partition of Bengal (d) Quit India movement

52. Tashkent is the capital of which country?

(a) Uzbekistan (b) Tajikistan (c) Turkmenistan (d) Kyrgyzstan

53. The headquarters of International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) located in –

(a) Lausanne (b) Geneva (c) London (d) Monaco

54. In which State is the Nokrek Biosphere Reserve located?

(a) Nagaland (b) Arunachal Pradesh (c) Sikkim (d) Meghalaya

55. Brine is an aqueous solution of –

(a) Sodium Chloride (b) Sodium Hydroxide (c) Sodium Carbonate (d) Sodium Bicarbonate

56. Which chemical is used in embalming bodies?

(a) Dioxane (b) Petrolatum (c) Formalin (d) Ethyl Acrylate

57. Teejan Bai is associated with which of the following folk singing style?

(a) Kalbelia (b) Nautanki (c) Pandavani (d) Burra katha

58. High Altitude Warfare School is located in –

(a) Gulmarg (b) Dalhousie (c) Wellington (d) Pithoragarh

59. Which scientist is associated with the discovery of sodium, barium, calcium and boron?

(a) Joseph Priestley (b) Humphry Davy (c) Henry Cavendish (d) William Ramsay

60. International Date Line passes through –

(a) 0 degrees longitude (b) 180 degrees E/W longitude

(c) 90 degrees latitude (d) 360 degrees longitude

61. Who is the only Indian to have won a gold medal (individual) at the Olympics?

(a) Leander Paes (b) Sushil Kumar (c) Mary Kom (d) Abhinav Bindra

62. Speed of light is maximum in –

(a) Solids (b) Liquids (c) Gases (d) Vacuum

63. Which type of soil is predominantly found in Indo-Gangetic plains?

(a) Alluvial soil (b) Laterite soil (c) Peaty soil (d) Arid soil
64. Sahara Desert can be visited in which of the following countries?

(a) Saudi Arabia (b) Kuwait (c) Egypt (d) Yemen

65. The memorial of Dr. BR Ambedkar is known as –

(a) Karma Bhoomi (b) Chaitya Bhoomi (c) Samta Sthal (d) Narayan Ghat

66. Which mineral is an ingredient of talcum powder?

(a) Magnesium (b) Manganese (c) Zinc (d) Aluminium

67. Who was appointed the first Viceroy of India after the 1857 mutiny?

(a) Lord Curzon (b) Lord Canning (c) Lord Ripon (d) Lord Dufferin

68. Etihad Airways is an airline company based in –

(a) Saudi Arabia (b) Kuwait (c) U.A.E. (d) Libya

69. The shape of coccus bacteria is generally –

(a) Spherical (b) Rod like (c) Comma shaped (d) Spiral

70. Miranda House is a college located in –

(a) Mumbai (b) Delhi (c) Kolkata (d) Chennai

71. Which virus has been linked with birth defect microcephaly?

(a) Ebola (b) H1N1 (c) Zika (d) H5N1

72. The Tropic of Cancer does not pass through which Indian State?

(a) Bihar (b) West Bengal (c) Tripura (d) Mizoram

73. Coconut oil is a rich source of –

(a) Malic acid (b) Lauric acid (c) Formic acid (d) Tartaric acid

74. Which sporting event is not held in the same year as the other three?

(a) Commonwealth Games (b) Asian Games

(c) Football World Cup (d) Cricket World Cup

75. What percentage of earth's surface is covered by land?

(a) 29% (b) 32% (c) 35% (d) 26%

76. Rakhigarhi is an archaeological site located in –

(a) Rajasthan (b) Haryana (c) Gujarat (d) Punjab

77. In which year was the Supreme Court of India established?

(a) 1947 (b) 1949 (c) 1950 (d) 1955

78. Sattriya is a classical dance form of which State?

(a) Assam (b) West Bengal (c) Odisha (d) Kerala

79. Who said, “If God were to tolerate untouchability, I would not recognize him as God at all”?

(a) Mahatma Gandhi (b) BR Ambedkar (c) Bal Gangadhar Tilak (d) Vinobha Bhave

80. Which river is known as Singi Khamban in Tibet?

(a) Brahmaputra (b) Sutlej (c) Jhelum (d) Indus

81. Indian Institute of Petroleum and Energy is located at –

(a) Visakhapatnam (b) Vadodara (c) Mumbai (d) Mathura

82. Nikkei is a stock market index related to –

(a) New York Stock Exchange (b) Hong Kong Stock Exchange

(c) Tokyo Stock Exchange (d) National Stock Exchange

83. Alang in Gujarat is famous for –

(a) Diamond industry (b) Ship breaking (c) Textile industry (d) Dairy industry

84. Which material is also called plumbago?

(a) Teflon (b) Platinum (c) Graphite (d) Diamond

85. Which airport lies on the banks of river Beas?

(a) Shimla (b) Dehradun (c) Chandigarh (d) Bhuntar

86. Who was the first Indian to be elected to the British House of Commons?

(a) Rabindranath Tagore (b) Dadabhai Naoroji

(c) Jamshetji Tata (d) Madame Bhikaji Cama

87. In which State is the Rumtek Monastery located?

(a) Sikkim (b) Himachal Pradesh (c) Jammu and Kashmir (d) Arunachal Pradesh

88. Which of the following is called the Shrimp Capital of India?

(a) Ongole (b) Chittoor (c) Rajahmundry (d) Nellore

89. The Southern Command of Indian Army is headquartered at –

(a) Chennai (b) Bengaluru (c) Pune (d) Thiruvananthapuram

90. Who was the Chairman of the States Committee of the Constituent Assembly?

(a) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel (b) Jawaharlal Nehru

(c) Dr. BR Ambedkar (d) Dr. Rajendra Prasad

91. With which country is 457 Visa related?

(a) United States (b) Oman (c) UAE (d) Australia

92. The colour of sky as observed from space during daytime is –

(a) Black (b) Blue (c) White (d) Red

93. Deuterium is an isotope of –

(a) Uranium (b) Hydrogen (c) Helium (d) Thorium

94. Which disease does not affect the skin?

(a) Vitiligo (b) Tetanus (c) Psoriasis (d) Leprosy

95. The process by which plants lose water into the atmosphere is known as –

(a) Transpiration (b) Osmosis (c) Perspiration (d) Photosynthesis

96. Who was the first Chairman of Indian Space Research Organisation?

(a) Satish Dhawan (b) MGK Menon (c) Vikram Sarabhai (d) K Kasturirangan

97. Saline tolerant Pokkali rice is grown in –

(a) Gujarat (b) West Bengal (c) Assam (d) Kerala

98. Motto of which organisation is 'It is better to light a candle than curse the darkness',

(a) Transparency International (b) Amnesty International

(c) UNESCO (d) Worldwide Fund for Nature

99. The shape of Bacillus bacteria is generally –

(a) Spherical (b) Comma shaped (c) Rod like (d) Spiral

100. Which of the following monuments is not made of marble?

(a) Humayun's Tomb (b) Moti Masjid (c) Tomb of Idmat-ud-duala (d) Taj Mahal

101. With which State is Bhavai dance form associated?

(a) Gujarat (b) Rajasthan (c) Chhattisgarh (d) Odisha

102. Who was the first Indian Chief of Naval Staff to hold the rank of Admiral?

(a) AK Chatterji (b) SM Nanda (c) RD Katari (d) BS Soman

103. Which city is on the banks of river Chao Phraya?

(a) Singapore (b) Kuala Lumpur (c) Bangkok (d) Hong Kong

104. Viruses that infect bacteria are called –

(a) Methanogens (b) Pathogens (c) Lichens (d) Bacteriophages

105. Which of the following does NOT contain calcium?

(a) Marble (b) Plaster of Paris (c) Bleaching Powder (d) Washing Soda

106. Nomadic Elephant is a joint military exercise of India and –

(a) Mongolia (b) Thailand (c) Singapore (d) Maldives

107. The flag of which country has the image of a lion?

(a) Bhutan (b) South Korea (c) Zimbabwe (d) Sri Lanka

108. Where is the Defence Institute of Advanced Technology located?

(a) Pune (b) Vadodara (c) Wellington (d) Secunderabad

109. Jorwe is an archaeological site located in –

(a) Tamil Nadu (b) Maharashtra (c) Gujarat (d) Punjab

110. Gahirmatha in Odisha is famous for –

(a) Dolphins (b) Olive Ridley turtles (c) Bengal tigers (d) Indian gharial

111. In which city is the Bellandur Lake located?

(a) Ahmedabad (b) Bengaluru (c) Mumbai (d) Pune

112. Ruby and sapphire are compounds of which metal?

(a) Aluminium (b) Copper (c) Calcium (d) Gold

113. Which of the following conditions does not affect the bones?

(a) Rickets (b) Arthritis (c) Gout (d) Athlete's foot

114. In which year was the Supreme Court of India established?

(a) 1948 (b) 1949 (c) 1950 (d) 1951

115. Satellites are placed in which layer of the atmosphere?

(a) Exosphere (b) Mesosphere (c) Stratosphere (d) Troposphere

116. Lotus temple in Delhi belongs to which religion/faith?

(a) Zoroastrianism (b) Baha'i faith (c) Buddhism (d) Jainism

117. Which State is the largest producer of garlic?

(a) Andhra Pradesh (b) Madhya Pradesh (c) Jammu and Kashmir (d) Bihar

118. Which animal was declared the national mammal of United States of America in 2016?

(a) Okapi (b) Brown Bear (c) Elk (d) Bison

119. Which method is used to propagate banana plants?

(a) Grafting (b) Stem cutting (c) Sucker removal (d) Layering

120. Who was the Chairman of the Steering Committee of the Constituent Assembly?

(a) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel (b) Jawaharlal Nehru

(c) Dr. BR Ambedkar (d) Dr. Rajendra Prasad

121. Baltimore system is used to classify –

(a) Viruses (b) Bacteria (c) Fungi (d) Protozoa

122. Where do Chinook winds occur?

(a) Western Africa (b) Sahara Desert (c) North America (d) Siberia

123. Which place is famous for embroidered handkerchief?

(a) Salem (b) Gadwal (c) Tangaliya (d) Chamba

124. Which organ of the UNO is no longer functional?

(a) Economic & Social Council (b) UN Trusteeship Council

(c) International Court of Justice (d) UN Secretariat

125. Yellow Revolution pertains to increase in production of –

(a) Oil seeds (b) Fishes (c) Wheat (d) Turmeric

126. Which of the following places is famous for the production of cashew nuts?

(a) Madurai (b) Kollam (c) Vijayawada (d) Coorg

127. Which of the following is a nuclear powered submarine of the Indian Navy?

(a) INS Sindhughosh (b) INS Kalaveri (c) INS Kursura (d) INS Chakra
128. Which condition does not affect the eyes?

(a) Trachoma (b) Melanoma (c) Glaucoma (d) Presbyopia

129. India conducted its first nuclear test in the year?

(a) 1972 (b) 1973 (c) 1974 (d) 1975

130. Hebrew is the official language of which country?

(a) Israel (b) Iraq (c) Turkey (d) Greece

131. Which is the densest planet in the solar system?

(a) Mars (b) Earth (c) Mercury (d) Venus

132. Pharmaceutical capsules are generally made from –

(a) Gelatin (b) Teflon (c) Plumbago (d) Brine

133. On the basis of market capitalisation which is the largest stock exchange in the world?

(a) London Stock Exchange (b) NASDAQ

(c) New York Stock Exchange (d) Bombay Stock Exchange

134. Where is the Rashtriya Sanskrit Vidyapeeth located?

(a) New Delhi (b) Varanasi (c) Bhopal (d) Tirupati

135. Which is the only country crossed by a tropic and equator?

(a) Chile (b) South Africa (c) Brazil (d) India

136. Which animal is not native to Australia?

(a) Okapi (b) Koala (c) Kangaroo (d) Tasmanian Devil

137. The judge of a High Court addresses his resignation to the –

(a) Chief Justice of High Court (b) Governor

(c) Chief Justice of Supreme Court (d) President

138. Pantothenic acid is commonly known as –

(a) Vitamin B5 (b) Vitamin B6 (c) Vitamin B1 (d) Vitamin B12

139. Daimabad is an archaeological site located in –

(a) Tamil Nadu (b) Maharashtra (c) Gujarat (d) Punjab

140. Plants adapted to grow in dry regions are known as –

(a) Halophytes (b) Xerophytes (c) Thallophytes (d) Epiphytes

141. 2017 World Masters Games are being held in –

(a) Australia (b) New Zealand (c) Japan (d) Canada

142. Which of the following is a great circle on the earth?

(a) Equator (b) Tropic of Cancer (c) Tropic of Cancer (d) Antarctic Circle

143. Which continent has the most countries?

(a) Asia (b) Europe (c) South America (d) Africa

144. Marrakesh Agreement is related to the formation of –

(a) W.H.O. (b) U.N.O. (c) W.T.O. (d) F.A.O.

145. If mother's blood group is A and father's blood group is B, then the blood group of the child can be -

(a) A or B (b) A or AB (c) B or AB (d) A, B, AB or O

146. Articles 36 to 51 of the Indian Constitution relate to –

(a) Fundamental Rights (b) Directive Principles

(c) Fundamental Duties (d) Presidential Powers

147. Madeleine Slade is more popularly known as –

(a) Sister Nivedita (b) Mirabehn (c) Mother Teresa (d) Annie Besant

148. In which year did India's population cross 1 billion (100 crores)?

(a) 1995 (b) 1997 (c) 1999 (d) 2000

149. Jataka Tales are associated with –

(a) Sikhism (b) Jainism (c) Buddhism (d) No particular religion

150. The Wealth of Nations is a book written by –

(a) Adam Smith (b) J.M. Keynes (c) Alfred Marshall (d) Karl Marx

Answers

1. (d) 2. (a) 3. (d) 4. (b) 5. (a) 6. (c) 7. (b) 8. (c) 9. (a) 10. (c)

11. (c) 12. (a) 13. (b) 14. (a) 15. (c) 16. (d) 17. (b) 18. (a) 19. (c) 20. (d)

21. (d) 22. (a) 23. (d) 24. (b) 25. (c) 26. (d) 27. (a) 28. (b) 29. (c) 30. (a)

31. (b) 32. (a) 33. (c) 34. (b) 35. (c) 36. (b) 37. (a) 38. (d) 39. (d) 40. (b)
 41. (b) 42. (a) 43. (d) 44. (b) 45. (c) 46.(a) 47. (b) 48. (d) 49. (a) 50. (c)

51. (b) 52. (a) 53. (d) 54. (d) 55. (a) 56. (c) 57. (c) 58. (a) 59. (b) 60. (b)

61. (d) 62. (d) 63. (a) 64. (c) 65. (b) 66. (a) 67. (b) 68. (c) 69. (a) 70. (b)

71. (c) 72. (a) 73. (b) 74. (d) 75. (a) 76. (b) 77. (c) 78. (a) 79. (c) 80. (d)

81. (a) 82. (c) 83. (b) 84. (c) 85. (d) 86. (b) 87. (a) 88. (d) 89. (c) 90. (b)

91. (d) 92. (a) 93. (b) 94. (b) 95. (a) 96. (c) 97. (d) 98. (b) 99. (c) 100. (a)

101. (b) 102. (a) 103.(c) 104. (d) 105. (d) 106. (a) 107. (d) 108. (a) 109. (b) 110. (b)

111. (b) 112. (a) 113. (d) 114. (c) 115. (a) 116. (b) 117. (b) 118. (d) 119. (c) 120.(d)

121. (a) 122. (c) 123. (d) 124. (b) 125. (a) 126. (b) 127. (d) 128. (b) 129. (c) 130. (a)

131. (b) 132. (a) 133. (c) 134.(d) 135. (c) 136. (a) 137. (d) 138. (a) 139. (b) 140. (b)

141. (b) 142. (a) 143. (d) 144. (c) 145. (d) 146. (b) 147. (b) 148. (d) 149. (c) 150. (a)