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Quiz 45: General Awareness All Exams
2011-08-07 07:08:00 GKToday

1. Consider the following statements about Cardamom Hills: 1. They are located in Western Ghats 2. They make a border between Kerala and Tamil Nadu 3. They are in World Heritage Sites list Which among the above statements is / are correct? [A]Only 1 is correct [B]1 & 2 are correct [C]1, 2 & 3 are correct [D]1 & 3 are correct Show Answer Explanation 2. The Mandal Commission was constituted during the tenure of which among the following prime ministers? [A]Indira Gandhi [B]Morar Ji Desai [C]Rajiv Gandhi [D]V P Singh Show Answer 3. Which among the following states in India has maximum number of protected areas viz. Wild life sanctuaries and National Parks? [A]West Bengal [B]Uttar Pradesh [C]Madhya Pradesh [D]Karnataka Show Answer 4. Who among the following is the author of the Booker Prize (2008) winning book The White Tiger? [A]Chetan Bhagat [B]Arvind Adiga [C]Jhumpa Lahiri [D]Kiran Desai Show Answer 5. Which among the following cities of Madhya Pradesh is located on the banks of Shipra River? [A]Indore [B]Ujjain [C]Gwalior [D]Bhopal

Show Answer 6. In which year, First Public Service Commission was set up in India? [A]1922 [B]1924 [C]1926 [D]1928 Show Answer 7. As per the mandate of which among the following articles, a finance commission is constituted every fifth year to make recommendation to president regarding the distribution of net proceeds of taxes in State and Center? [A]324 [B]280 [C]284 [D]328 Show Answer 8. In which among the following years, Staff Selection Commission was set up for Group B and Group C posts in various departments? [A]1972 [B]1974 [C]1976 [D]1978 Show Answer 9. Consider the following about National Commission for Women: 1. It was established as per mandate of Constitution of India 2. It was established by an act of parliament of India 3. Its chairperson is nominated by President of India Which among the above statements is/ are correct? [A]Only 1 [B]Only 2 [C]1 & 2 [D]1, 2, 3 Show Answer 10. The Analects is a sacred text of which philosopher? [A]Confucius [B]Hippocrates [C]Socrates [D]Herodotus Show Answer 11. Shintoism is a religion or belief expanded greatly in which country? [A]China

[B]Thailand [C]Burma [D]Japan Show Answer 12. Maximum number of animals species belong to which among the following groups? [A]Mammalia [B]Aves [C]Pisces [D]Arthropoda Show Answer 13. Which among the following is not an ex situ site of preservation of Biodiversity? [A]Home Garden [B]Seed Bank [C]Botanical Garden [D]Marine National park Show Answer 14. Core, Buffer and Transitions Zones are the parts of which among the following protected areas? [A]National parks [B]Biosphere Reserves [C]Wildlife Sanctuaries [D]Community Reserves Show Answer 15. Chronic exposure to which among the following minerals/ salts in groundwater may cause Black-Foot Disease? [A]Fluoride [B]Nitrates [C]Arsenic [D]Lead Show Answer