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Friday, November 29

General Awareness Set 3


1.The place where the airport is situated in Kozhikode:

1. Karippur
2. Nedumbasseri
3. Tenhipalam

4. Kallayi
Ans:Karippur

2.The rainiest place of earth is:

1. Cherrapunji
2. Lakshadweep
3. Nagpur
4. Jharkhand
Ans:Cherrapunji

3.Who is the present Governor of the Reverse Bank of India:

1. Bimal Jalan
2. Y. Venugopal Reddy

3. C. Rangarajan
4. R.N. Malhotra
Ans:C. Rangarajan

4.The basic structure of vehicles are:

1. Frame, suspension system, axles, wheels and tyres
2. Frame, axles, engine and wheels
3. Frame, suspension system, gearbox and tyres
4. Frame, clutch, wheels and break
Ans:Frame, axles, engine and wheels

5.Wire spoked wheels are used mainly in:

1. Sports car
2. Heavy vehicles
3. Two wheelers
4. Toy cars
Ans:Two wheelers

6.While taking turns, the driving wheel must turn in different speeds. This is done with the help of:

1. Gear
2. Clutch
3. Axles
4. Differentials
Ans:Differentials

7.Viscosity is:

1. The colour of the oil
2. The name of the oil
3. Property of the oil
4. The quantity of the oil
Ans:Property of the oil

8.Advantage of tubeless tyre is:

1. Lighter and run cooler
2. Heavier and not want tube
3. Take more time to change
4. Dismantling is very difficult
Ans:Lighter and run cooler


9.Ford motor company is situated in:

1. India
2. U.K
3. Australia
4. U.S.A
Ans:U.S.A

10.Bone formation and growth is aided by:

1. Vitamin A
2. Vitamin K
3. Vitamin E
4. Vitamin D
Ans:Vitamin D

11.Which one of the following is a genetically transmitted character:

1. Haemophilia
2. Colour blindness
3. Hydrocephalus
4. Muscular dystrophy
Ans:Haemophilia

12.Fruit juices are rich in:

1. Vitamin A
2. Calcium
3. Potassium
4. Sodium
Ans:Vitamin A

13.Asafoetida is a/an:

1. Alkaloid
2. Resin
3. Tannin
4. Essential oil
Ans:Resin

14.Blue of the sky is due to:

1. Refraction of white light by the atmosphere
2. Reflection of white light by the earth
3. Scattering of white light by molecules of air
4. Interference of white light
Ans:Scattering of white light by molecules of air

15.Increase in cases of skin cancer is a result of:

1. Ozone hole
2. Pollution
3. Biomagnifications
4. Green house effect
Ans:Ozone hole

16.A concentrated source of protein for vegetarians is:

1. Wheat
2. Potato
3. Soyabean
4. Blackgram dhal
Ans:Soyabean

17.A sure method for preventing spoilage of food is:

1. Pickling
2. Cold storage
3. Irradiation
4. Drying
Ans:Irradiation

18.The largest gland in the human body is:

1. Salivary gland
2. Gastric gland
3. Liver
4. Intestinal gland
Ans:Liver

19.India’s first war of Independence took place in:

1. 1947
2. 1857
3. 1945
4. 1847
Ans:1857

20.The Indian poet who won the Nobel Prize for literature in 1913:

1. Rabindranath Tagore
2. Sarojini Naidu
3. Nissim Ezekeil
4. A.K. Ramanujam
Ans:Rabindranath Tagore

21.Vedas is a Sanskrit word meaning:

1. Poetry
2. Prose
3. Book
4. Knowledge
Ans:Knowledge

22.The person who is regarded as the father of Indian Space Research Programme is:

1. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
2. Vikram Sarabhai
3. S. Ramanujam
4. J.C. Bose
Ans:Vikram Sarabhai

23.The Salt Sathyagraha took place in:

1. 1931
2. 1930
3. 1947
4. 1948
Ans:1930

24.The first rocket in India was launched from:

1. Thiruvanathapuram
2. Pokhran
3. Srikakulam
4. Nagpur
Ans:Thiruvanathapuram

25.The birth place of Adi Sankaracharya is:

1. Kalady
2. Kannur
3. Guruvayur
4. Kochi
Ans:Kalady

26.The founder of the Indian National Congress:

1. Jawaharlal Nehru
2. Jayaprakash Narayan
3. Annie Besant
4. A.O. Hume
Ans:A.O. Hume

27.The architect of the Indian Constitution:

1. Mahatma Gandhi
2. Jawaharlal Nehru
3. Ambedkar
4. Dr. Rajendra Prasad
Ans:Ambedkar

28.Who among the following proclaimed “Freedom is my Birthright''.

1. Mahatma Gandhi
2. Jawaharlal Nehru
3. Lal Bahadur Sastri
4. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Ans:Bal Gangadhar Tilak

29.Harappa the first site in the Indus Valley Civilization was discovered in:

1. 1920
2. 1921
3. 1922
4. 1919
Ans:1921

30:The period of the Indus Valley Civilization was:

1. 5000-2500 B.C
2. 7500-5000 B.C
3. 2500-1000 B.C
4. 3000-1500 B.C
Ans:3000-1500 B.C

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