GENERAL KNOWLEDGE Palaeontology is the study of, 2 (a) Birds (8) Bones (©) Fossils (D)_ Primates, Which country is called the sugar bow! of the world ? (A) Cuba (@) dia 8 (© Argentina ©) USA. Coton fbr is obtained from the (a) Sem) Lea © Frit @) Seed °. Blood is formed in the human adult bythe (A) Heart @) Spleen (© Redbone marrow (@) Yellow bone marrow ae ‘The universa! recipient blood group wa @® B oa © AB © 0 “Tobacco smoke is injurious to health because it contains (A) Carbon monoride (B) Nicotine 2 (© Polycyclic aromatic Iyrocarbons D) Allofthess ‘The largest wild life sanctuary in India is (A) Ghana Bird Sanctuary (B) Dachigam Sanctuary (©) Jaldopur Wild Life Sanctuary (D) Periyar Wild Life Sanctuary ‘The host city for next Olympic Games in 2016 is (A) Chicago (8) Moscow (©) Rio-de Janeiro (D) Manila ‘The tax on import and export is known as (A)_ Income Tax (B) Trade Tax (©) Custom Duty (D) Excise Duty Colima Volcano is located in (A) Mexico (B)._ Argentina © Pew ©) Chile Spectacles used for viewing 3D films have (A)_ Bifocal lens (B) Convex lens (©) Concave lens (D) Polaroids ‘The largest sea bridge ofthe world is, located in (A) China (B) Germany (©) Myanmar (D) Tibet ESI: GK.1B. co 15, 16. aw 18, [Detergents clean surfaces on the principle of (a). Viscosity (B) Surface Tension (© Elasticity (D) Floatation ‘The rate on which banks lend to Reserve Bank of India is known as (A). Cash Reserve Ratio (B) Bank Rate (©) REPO Rate (D) Statutory Liquidity Ratio Which of the following is an example of an optical disk ? (A) Data bus disks (B)_ Memory disks (©) Magnetic disks (D) Digital versatile disks Hiri Prasad Chaurasia is a enowned player of (a) Tabla (B) Sarod (©) Flue (D)_ Shehnai RK, Laxman isa renowned (A) Journalist ®) Writer (©) Canoonist (D)_ None of these Which one of the following cities is ot on the banks of the river Yamuna ? (A) Haridwar (B) Delhi (© Mathura =D) Agra 1. 20, a. 2. Which State is the largest producer of tea in India ? (A) West Bengal (B) Kerala (© Assam (D) Tamil Nadu ‘On which of the following rivers has Hirakud Dam been constructed ? (A) Mabanadi—(B)_ Krishna (©) Narmada (D)_ Godavari Proteins are made of (A) Sogars (B) Fatty acids (©) Nucleic acids (D) Amino acids Who wrote the National Song “Vande Mataram” ? (A) Aurobindo Ghosh (B)Bankim Chandra Chatterjee (C) Rabindranath Tagore (D) Sarat Chanda Chatterjee In which one ofthe following States, the Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) is not now the ruling party ? (A) Rajasthan (B) Madhya Pradesh (©) Gujarat (D) Kamataka “Dayan Chand Trophy” is associated with the game of (A) Hockey (B) Football (©) Badminton (D) Cricket BSI: GK26. 2 ‘The Indian Red Cross Society was established inthe year a © 1890 B) 1920 1932 (D) 1945 Which of the following is a novel writen by Premehand ? “w ® © o “Tyagpatra Rangbhoomi Kamayani ‘Malla Aanchal ‘Which of the following is Kautilya’s work ? “ ® © o Kadambari Asthashastra Ramayana Bribat Katha Which one of the following Indian States touches the borders of Tibet, ‘Nepal, Bhutan and West Bengal ? (A) Assam = (B) Mizoram (©) Tripura = (D) Sikkim ‘A. number that the European countries call million, is equal to “w © 1,00,00,000 (B) 10,00,000 1,00.000 (©) 10,000 With which game is “Silly Point associated ? (A) Hockey (B)_ Tennis (©) Chess () Cricket 31. 2. 35, ‘The theory of “Trusteeship of Property’ was propounded by (A) Karl Marx B) Adam Smith (©) Mahatma Gandhi (D) Jai Prakash Narayan Rath Yatra is a famous festival of (a) Poi B) Ayodhya (©) Mathura (D)_ Dwarka ‘Which of the following is a Union ‘Territory of India ? (A) Anunachal Pradesh (B) Mizoram. (©) Meghalaya (D) Dadra Nagar Haveli Bangladesh was created in (a) 1970 ®) i971 © wn ©) 1973 ‘The President submits his resignation (A) Chief Election Commissioner (B) Prime Minister (©) Vice-President (D) Speaker of Lok Sabha Planning Commission is a (A) Statutory body (B) Executive body (©) Autonomous body (D)_ None of the above BSI: GK.32 38. 41. 2 ‘The Heavy Engineering Corporation “w © Pimpari —(B) Trichy Dhanbad (D).- Ranchi Judge of Supreme Court of India hnolds office till he atans the age of| @ © ‘Who was the great warrior of Fr C2years — (B) 65 years SB years (D) 60 years och Revolution, 1789 ? a ® © ) Napoleon Bonaparte ‘Adolf Hitler King Louis XVI Benito Mussolini Who was the first Home Minister of Independent India ? “w ®) © o Jawabarlal Nehru Vallabibbai Patel BR. Ambedkar Sarojini Naidu ‘The highest body which approves the Five Year Plan is a ® © o Finance Ministry Lok Sabha ‘National Development Council Rajya Sabha Panini, a famous personality of ancient India, was co) ®) © o ‘An Astronomer A Grammarian A Mathematician ‘A Philosopher 3. a. “Who amongst the following were the fies to invade India ? (A) Afghans (B) Arabs (©) Mangols (D) Turks ‘Which qualification is not essential for election as the President of India ? (A) Citizen of India (B) Notless than 35 years of age (©) Members of Lok Sabha (D)_Notholding an office of profit “Satyarth Prakash’ was waitten by (A) Dayanand Saraswati (B) Raja Rammohan Roy (©) Swami Vivekanand (D)Rambishna Parambans Which session of Indian National Congress was presided over by Gandhiji ? (A) Bombay B) Sorat (©) Belganm (©) Nagpur ‘The idea of Indian National Army (INA) to liberate India was originally conceived by (A) Rasbebari Bose (B) Subhas Chandra Bose (©) Mahatma Gandhi (D) Abul Kalam Azad ESI:GK.48. 9. st. [A big public bath (Great bath) has been found at which place of Indus Valley Civilization ? wy 8 © oO Harappa Kalibangan CChanhudaro “Mohanjodaro UNIVACis an example of (A) Fitst Generation Computer (B) Second Generation Computer (©) Third Generation Computer (D) Fourth Generation Computer Which of the following is not an ‘operating system ? (a) DOS. B) Oracle © Windows (©) LINUX ‘the office of the UN General ‘Assembly is “ (©) New York Vienna (B) Paris () Zurich ‘When was SAARC founded ? (a) 1982, B) 1983, (© 1984 @) 1985 G-15isa group of, (A)_ Developing countries (B) Developed countries (©) Non-Aligned countries (©) Companies 2 54, 5. ‘An extremely narrow stretch of land ning two large land areas is known as (A) Isthmus 8) © D) Bay Strait Peninsula ‘The Bollywood film Black is inspired by the life of (A) Jane Austen, (B) Julie Christe (©) Hellen Keller (©) Princess Diana ‘The only Asian country through which the equator passes (A) Malaysia (B) Philippines (©) Indonesia (@) Singapore Diwali, the festival of lights, also marks the nirvana of (A) Gautam Buddha (B) Lord Mahavira (©) Saint Kalidas (D) King Ashoka HUDCO is (A) High Under Development Corporation ‘The name of Multinational company ‘The name of American leading cil company Housing and_—_Urban Development Corporation ESI:GK. ® © o$9, a. ‘The mountain range which forms the westem boundary of the Indian Sub- continent is called (A) Aravali ®) © ) Satpura Pirpanjal Hindukush Sharda Act deals with “w @ © o ‘Widow remarriage Child labour Intercast marriage (Child marriage “City of Seven Hills” isin (A) New York ® © o Rome Belgium San Francisco ‘The Indian Institute of Advance Studies is located in (A). Bhopal (B) Chandigarh (©) Bangalore @) Shima ‘The first scientist to be honoured with Bharat Ratna (A) APJ. Abdul Kalam () CV.Raman (©) Hargobind Khurana (D) Subramaniam Chandra Sekhar a“ o. 6. Merrill Lynch is “w ® AA former ruler of Haiti The deepest part of the Pacific Ocean ‘A desert in South Africa ‘An investment Bank © © “We learn from History that we learn nothing from History" Quotation from (A) William Shakespeare (B) Leo Tolstoy (©) George Bernard Shaw () George Washington UN Day is observed on (A). September 27 (B) October 24 (C) May8 D) March 15 ‘The first Indian to post five double centuries in Test Cricket “w ® © oO Virendra Sabewag. Sachin Tendulkar V.VS. Laxman Rahul Dravid ‘The city of Surat is on the river (A) Narmada (B) Tapti (© Mahi (D) Godavari Which of the following is the currency used in Japan ? (a) Yeu (B) Ruble (©) Yuan © Lie ESI: C.K.70. n. n. BB. m ‘The hundred years war was a series of wars between (A) England and France (B) India and Pakistan (©) France and Holland (©) None ofthese Parliament of Israel is famous as (A) Diet (B) Knesset © Malis (©) National Panchayat How many spokes are there in our national emblem “Ashoka Chakra” ? @ 2 @) 20 © 15 @) 24 Which of the following is not ‘observed as a National Holiday ? w ® © o 26 January 15 August 25 December 2October Which is the largest Gulf in the world?” (A) Gulf of Mexico (B) Gulfof Cambay (© Persian Gui (D) None ofthese 6 7. 76. 1. ‘The first English Newspaper in India was stated by (A) Dadabhai (B) JA. Hickey (©) Lord William Bentinck o aoroji Rabindranath Tagore “Niagara Falls’ are in A) USA. (B) South Africa © UK (D) Avstratia The planet closest tothe Sun is (®) Mars (®) Earth (©) Mercury (D)_ Venus Miss Worlé 2012 belongs 10 which country ? (a) USA. © China ®) India (D) France ‘The famous Rock Garden is located in which city ? (A) Shim @) Jaipur (©) Locknow (©) Chandigech ‘Who was Raja Todarmal in Akbar's reign? (A) Head of military (B) Judicial officer in civil disputes (©) Financial Advisor (D) Religious Advisor81 [Emperor Ashoka's father name was (A) Bimbisara B) Bindusara (©) Chandragupta Maurya (D) Brihadratha Match the following () FintFive YearPlan (a) 1966-69 Gi) Annual Plan (b) 1951-56 (ii) Fourth Five Year (¢) 1978-79 Plan (iv) Rolling Plan (@) 1969-74 © @ @ Ww oOo oo @ BH Oo @ Ovo o © oOo ®@ ® © The National Calendar of India is based on (A). Gregorian Calendar (B) Soka Ere © Hijra zea (D) Mayaculture ‘The oldest Indian language is (A) Tamil (®) Hindi (©) Telugu (D)_Keannada Which of the following is not a UN ‘Agency? (a) WHO. (B) IcRC © FAO © mo 1% 86. 87. A device that converts from Decimal to Binary numbers is called w 8 © o Encoders Decoders Convertor None of these Which of the following metals is the ‘best conductors of electricity ? w ® © Co) Copper Aluminio Silver Iron ‘The most malleable metal is @ ® © o Sitver Gold Iron Platinum ‘Man belongs to the phylum “w 8 © o Mollusca Chordata Porifera Armphibian Mohiniattum is the dance form of which State? “ ® © o Tamil Nad ‘Andra Pradesh Odishe Keralao1. 2. 93. 98. In recently held Presidential Election 2012, the defeated candidate was “ ®) © o Dr. Pratibha Pail Shei Jaswant Singh Shri P.A. Sangma Dr. APJ. Abdul Kalam resent Chief Election Commissioner of India is “ ® © o VSS. Sampath SY. Qureshi Vijay Kelkar ‘None of the above [Recently Aadarsh Society Scam was in news. This Aadarsh Society is situated in which city ? co) ® © o Delhi Bangaluru Mumbai Kolkata In 2012 London Olympics India won total 6 medals. Which of the following players is not contributed inthis medal list? w ® © © Saina Nehwal Soshil Kumar Abhinav Bindea Vijay Kumar Which of the following bodies certifies the circulation figures of Newspapers ? Ist ®) PT (© AINEC — (D) ABC 2» 100. Who won the Wimbledon 2012 Men’s Single Title? (A) Andy Murray (B) Roger Federer (©) Rafael Nadal (D) Frederick Nielson Which of the following Indian won the 2012 Ramon Magsaysay Award ? (A) Ms. Syeda Rizwana Hasan (B) Mr. Ambrosius Ruwindsijarto (©) Mr-Kulandei Francis (D) Mr. Kuldip Nayar ‘The author of latest book “Turing Points - A Joumey Through Challenges” is (A) Me. Atal Bihari Vajpayee (B) Dr APJ. Abdul Kalam (©) Mr. Khushwant Singh (©) Mrs. Sonia Gandhi ‘Who is the Chief of Army Staff ? (A) General NC. Vij (B) General Deepak Kapoor (©) General Bikram Singh (D) General JJ. Singh {In August 2012 which Indian Cricket player has announced retirement {rom Intemational Test Cricket ? (A) Rahul Dravid @) VS. Laxman (©) Yovraj Singh (D) Harbhajan Singh