49 - GENERAL AWARENESS PRACTICE QUESTIONS FOR SSC CGL/CPO/SI etc

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1. The Chinese pilgrim who visited India during the period of Harshavardhana was :
(A) Fa-hien, (B) Hiuen Tsang, (C) Itsing, (D) Wang-sung

2. Who among the following belonged to the moderate group of the Indian National Congress?
(A) Lala Lajpat Rai, (B) Bipin Chandra Pal, (C) Gopal Krishna Gokhale, (D) Bal Gangadhar Tilak

3. Fa-hien came to India during the reign of :
(A) Ashoka, (B) Chandragupta II, (C) Harsha, (D) Kanishka

4. Which of the following temples was built by the Cholas?
(A) Shore Temple, Mahabali-puram, (B) Brihadeeswara Temple, Tanjavur
(C) Sun Temple, Konark, (D) Meenakshi Temple, Madurai

5. Which dynasty was well-known for excellent village administration?
(A) Pandyas, (B) Pallavas, (C) Cholas, (D) Chalukyas

6. The Ajanta Caves were built during the period of the :
(A) Guptas, (B) Kushanas, (C) Mauryas, (D) Chaulkyas

7. The eight-fold path was propounded by :
(A) Kabirdas, (B) Buddha, (C) Shankaracharya, (D) Mahavira

8. Who were the first to issue gold coins in India?
(A) Mauryas, (B) Indo-Greeks, (C) Guptas, (D) Kushanas

9. `The Vedas contain all the truth’ was interpreted by :
(A) Swami Vivekananda, (B) Swami Dayananda, (C) Raja Ram Mohan Rai, (D) None of the above

10. Sanchi portrays the art and sculpture of the :
(A) Jains, (B) Buddhists, (C) Muslims, (D) Christians

11. Which among the following is a folk dance of India?
(A) Manipuri, (B) Garba, (C) Kathakali, (D) Mohiniattam

12. Kathak is the principal classical dance of :
(A) South India, (B) Eastern India, (C) Northern India, (D) Western India

13. The classical dance of Andhra Pradesh is :
(A) Kathakali, (B) Kuchipudi, (C) Odissi, (D) Bharatanatyam

14. The popular folk song of Uttar Pradesh is known as :
(A) Maang, (B) Kajari, (C) Baul, (D) Boli

15. The folk theatre of Bihar is calledÿ:
(A) Rammat, (B) Nautanki, (C) Bidesia, (D) Manch

16. Which of the following classical dance originated in Tamil Nadu ?
(A) Kathakali, (B) Kathak, (C) Bharatanatyam, (D) Odissi

17. The oldest form of composition of the Hindustani vocal music is :
(A) Ghazal, (B) Dhrupad, (C) Thumari, (D) None of the above

18. Indian classical dance has been popularized abroad by :
(A) Malaika Arora, (B) Gopi Krishna, (C) Uday Shankar, (D) Yamini Krishnamurti

19. Tamasha is the famous folk form of musical theatre and belong to :
(A) Uttar Pradesh, (B) Punjab, (C) Maharashtra, (D) Bihar

20. The Sangeet Natak Akademi fosters the development of dance, drama and music in the country. When was it established ?
(A) 1951, (B) 1953, (C) 1954, (D) 1956

21. When was the Planning Commission set up to prepare a blue print of development for the country?
(A) 1948, (B) 1949, (C) 1950, (D) 1951

22. Who was the first Chairman of the Planning Commission?
(A) Dr. S. Radhakrishnan, (B) Dr. Rajendra Prasad, (C) Jawahar Lal Nehru, (D) Sardar Patel

23. The National Development Council was set up in :
(A) 1948, (B) 1950, (C) 1951, (D) 1962

24. The First Five-year plan covered the period :
(A) 1947-52, (B) 1950-55, (C) 1951-56, (D) 1952-57

25. Removal of poverty was the fore-most objective of which of the following five year plans?
(A) Third, (B) Fourth, (C) Fifth, (D) Sixth

26. Planning Commission is :
(A) Advisory body, (B) Executive body, (C) Government body, (D) Autonomous body

27. The Community Development Programme was launched in :
(A) 1950, (B) 1952, (C) 1956, (D) 1960

28. The highest body which approves the Five-Year Plan is the :
(A) Finance Ministry, (B) Lok Sabha, (C) Rajya Sabha, (D) National Development Council

29. Which of the following commodities earn maximum foreign exchange for India?
(A) Jute, (B) Iron and Steel, (C) Tea, (D) Sugar

30. The one rupee note bears the signature of :
(A) Secretary, Ministry of Finance, (B) Governor, Reserve Bank of India
(C) Finance Minister, (D) None of these

31. How many banks were nationalized in 1969?
(A) 16, (B) 14, (C) 15, (D) 20

32. The Reserve Bank of India was established in :
(A) 1820, (B) 1920, (C) 1935, (D) 1940

33. The first Indian Bank was :
(A) Traders Bank, (B) Imperial Bank, (C) Presidency Bank of Calcutta, (D) None

34. The rupee coin was first minted in India in :
(A) 1542, (B) 1601, (C) 1809, (D) 1677

35. The Export-Import (EXIM) Bank was set up in :
(A) 1980, (B) 1982, (C) 1981, (D) 1989

36. Which of the following is not a chemical action?
(A) Burning of coal, (B) Conversion of water into steam
(C) Digestion of food, (D) Burning of Paper

37. The chemical name of vitamin C is :
(A) Citric acid, (B) Ascorbic acid, (C) Oxalic acid, (D) Nitric acid

38. Permanent harness of water is due to the presence of :
(A) Calcium bicarbonate, (B) Magnesium bicarbonate, (C) Calcium sulphate, (D) Sodium bicarbonate

39. Liquified Petroleum Gas (LPG) consist of :
(A) Butane and propane, (B) Ethane and hexane, (C) Ethane and nonane, (D) None of these

40. Which of the following is present in hard water :
(A) Calcium, (B) Aluminium, (C) Sodium, (D) Chlorine

41. Ecology deals with :
(A) Birds, (B) Cell formation, (C) Tissues, (D) Relation between organisms and their environment

42. Meteorology is the science of :
(A) Weather, (B) Meteors, (C) Metals, (D) Earthquakes

43. Entomology deals with :
(A) Plants, (B) Animals, (C) Insects, (D) Chemicals

44. Numismatics is the study of :
(A) Coins, (B) Numbers, (C) Stamps, (D) Space

45. When ice melts in a beaker of water, the level of water in the beaker will :
(A) Increase, (B) Decrease, (C) Remain the same, (D) First increase and then decrease

46. Which of the following does not admit any division?
(A) Atom, (B) Molecules, (C) Compounds, (D) All

47. What is the approximate velocity of sound in air :
(A) 3 m/s, (B) 30 m/s, (C) 300 m/s, (D) 3000 m/s

48. Which of the following is not a primary colour :
(A) Blue,,, (B) Green, (C) Red, (D) Black

49. Sound travels fastest through :
(A) Vacuum, (B) Steel, (C) Water, (D) Air

50. Who is the present Governor of Bihar ?
(A) R.S.Gavai, (B) R.L.Bhatia, (C) Buta Singh, (D) Syed Sibti Razi

ANSWERS

1. (B) 2. (C) 3. (B) 4. (B) 5. (C) 6. (A) 7. (B) 8. (B) 9. (B) 10. (B)
11. (B) 12. (C) 13. (B) 14. (B) 15. (C) 16. (C) 17. (B) 18. (C) 19. (C) 20. (B)
21. (C) 22. (C) 23. (C) 24. (C) 25. (D) 26. (A) 27. (B) 28. (D) 29. (C) 30. (A)
31. (B) 32. (C) 33. (C) 34. (A) 35. (B) 36. (B) 37. (B) 38. (C) 39. (A) 40. (A)
41. (D) 42. (A) 43. (C) 44. (A) 45. (C) 46. (A) 47. (C) 48. (D) 49. (B) 50. (B)