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GENERAL AWARENESS QUESTIONS POSTED IN MARCH 2017

1. Which of the following is larger than the other three?

(a) Mizoram (b) Arunachal Pradesh (c) Assam (d) Nagaland

2. Most cactus plants do not have –

(a) Leaves (b) Flowers (c) Stem (d) Roots

3. Indian Council for Cultural Relations was founded by –

(a) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel (b) C. Rajagopalachari

(c) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad (d) Indira Gandhi

4. The flag of which country has the image of a dragon on it?

(a) Bhutan (b) China (c) Thailand (d) South Korea

5. Uber Cup is associated with which sport?

(a) Lawn Tennis (b) Golf (c) Football (d) Badminton

6. Defence undertaking Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Ltd is headquartered at –

(a) Mumbai (b) Kolkata (c) Goa (d) Kochi

7. The playing time of the Indian National Anthem is –

(a) 48 seconds (b) 50 seconds (c) 52 seconds (d) 56 seconds

8. Hill station Mahabaleshwar is located in the –

(a) Satpura Hills (b) Vindhyas (c) Aravali Hills (d) Sahyadri Hills

9. International Women's Day is observed on –

(a) March 6 (b) March 7 (c) March 8 (d) March 9

10. Which of the following is fully unreserved superfast train?

(a) Antyodaya Express (b) Humsafar Express (c) Garib Rath Express (d) Suvidha Express

11. Great Sport, Great Spirit is the motto of –

(a) FIDE (b) FIFA

(c) International Cricket Council (d) International Olympic Committee

12. Where is the Indian National Defence University proposed to be set up?

(a) Gurugram (b) Pune (c) Vadodara (d) Nagpur

13. Which State has the highest percentage of its area under forests?

(a) Assam (b) Jharkhand (c) Uttarakhand (d) Mizoram

14. Who of the following was known as the Lion of Parliament?

(a) Dr. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee (b) Lala Lajpat Rai

(c) Atal Bihari Vajpayee (d) Jai Prakash Narayan

15. Who of the following translated the Ramayana into Persian?

(a) Abul Fazl (b) Faizi (c) Rahim (d) Ibn Batuta

16. Where in Karnataka is RBI's Note Press located?

(a) Mysore (b) Mangalore (c) Kalaburagi (d) Dharwad

17. Which of the following was the first to be conferred the status of a classical language?

(a) Sanskrit (b) Tamil (c) Telugu (d) Bengali

18. 'Lipstick under my burkha' is a film directed by –

(a) Nitesh Tiwari (b) Alankrita Srivastava (c) Vishal Pandya (d) Vishal Bharadwaj

19. Nyctalopia is commonly known as –

(a) Short Sight (b) Long Sight (c) Lazy Eye (d) Night Blindness

20. At which place in Madhya Pradesh is an oil refinery located?

(a) Bina (b) Jabalpur (c) Indore (d) Ratlam

21. Which State has the lowest percentage of its area under forests?

(a) Kerala (b) Rajasthan (c) Punjab (d) Telangana

22. Who adopted the policy of blood and iron against rebels, traitors and robbers?

(a) Balban (b) Alauddin Khilji (c) Sikandar Lodhi (d) Iltutmish

23. Where is the Central Institute of Indian Languages located?

(a) Hyderabad (b) Tirupati (c) Mysore (d) Agra

24. 'For the Game, For the World' is the motto of –

(a) FIFA (b) International Tennis Federation

(c) International Olympic Committee (d) International Hockey Federation

25. Who of the following was instrumental in establishing the Indian Institute of Science?

(a) Ghanshyam Das Birla (b) Jamshetji Tata

(c) Jamnalal Bajaj (d) Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar

26. A question in Parliament to which an oral answer is desired by the member is –

(a) Short Notice Question (b) Starred Question

(c) Unstarred Question (d) Prior Notice Question

27. Which of the following games has the largest court (playing area)?

(a) Tennis (b) Volleyball (c) Basketball (d) Handball

28. Which was the first spacecraft to make a landing on the moon?

(a) Luna 2 (b) Apollo 1 (c) Apollo 11 (d) Luna 3

29. Which Sikh guru became the Guru at the age of 5 years?

(a) Guru Ram Das (b) Guru Hara Rai (c) Guru Tegh Bahadur (d) Guru Har Kishan

30. Who of the following is/was not a painter?

(a) Tyeb Mehta (b) Ramkinkar Baiz (c) Syed Haider Raza (d) Jamini Roy

31. RACEMO Sports Car was recently unveiled by –

(a) Maruti Suzuki (b) Toyota (c) Hyundai (d) Tata Motors

32. Xiaomi is a smartphone manufacturer based in –

(a) China (b) South Korea (c) Taiwan (d) Japan

33. For Income Tax assessees 100% of tax liability is to be paid by which date every year?

(a) 01 March (b) 15 March (c) 22 March (d) 31 March

34. Who is the founder of space transport services company, SpaceX?

(a) Jeff Bezos (b) Elon Musk (c) Evan Spiegel (d) Jack Dorsey

35. Galena is an ore of which metal?

(a) Gold (b) Silver (c) Lead (d) Platinum

36. Aircraft carrier INS Viraat was formerly named –

(a) Admiral Gorshkov (b) Admiral Kuznetsov (c) HMS Hercules (d) HMS Hermes

37. Which device is used to convert alternating current to direct current?

(a) Rectifier (b) Transformer (c) Resistor (d) Inductance

38. Chand Bibi of Bijapur fought against the forces of –

(a) Aurangzeb (b) Akbar (c) Alauddin Khilji (d) Bahadur Shah

39. In which district of Andhra Pradesh is the temple of Tirupati located?

(a) Kadapa (b) Anantpur (c) Chittoor (d) Nellore

40. Which State hosts the annual Surajkund crafts fair?

(a) Haryana (b) Himachal Pradesh (c) Uttar Pradesh (d) Rajasthan

41. What is the unit of blood glucose measurement?

(a) mmol/L (b) mmHg (c) mm/Dl (d) mol/ml

42. One who studies and analyses elections is known as –

(a) Philologist (b) Psephologist (c) Sophiology (d) Graphology

43. Festival of Holi falls on –

(a) New Moon Day (b) Full Moon Day

(c) One day before Full Moon (d) One day after New Moon

44. Who was the first to go to jail as a journalist during the Indian freedom movement?

(a) Lokmanya tilak (b) Mahatma Gandhi (c) Surendranath Banerjee (d) Aruna Asaf Ali

45. Which is the biggest national park in India?

(a) Jim Corbett National Park (b) Kaziranga National Park

(c) Kanha National Park (d) Hemis National Park

46. Which is the largest muscle in the human body?

(a) Gluteus Maximus (b) Latissimus dorsi (c) Stapedius (d) Sartorius

47. Which is the first word of the Rig Veda?

(a) Indra (b) Agni (c) Surya (d) Shiva

48. In which country is the Taklamakan Desert located?

(a) Egypt (b) Saudi Arabia (c) China (d) Argentina

49. Curcumin is a substance found in –

(a) Saffron (b) Cinnamon (c) Capsicum (d) Turmeric

50. Which country has the most countries touching its borders?

(a) China (b) Germany (c) Zimbabwe (d) Brazil

51. Which of the following is the only floating national park in India?

(a) Balphakram National Park (b) Khirganga National Park

(c) Mouling National Park (d) Keibul Lamjao National Park

52. Asafoetida is obtained from which part of the plant?

(a) Resin (b) Stigma (c) Fruit (d) Flower bud

53. Which country has the most number of official languages?

(a) Argentina (b) Zimbabwe (c) Spain (d) United Kingdom

54. Which is the largest producer of rubber in the world?

(a) Brazil (b) Indonesia (c) Thailand (d) India

55. Aguada Central Jail is located in –

(a) Pune (b) Port Blair (c) Goa (d) Puducherry

56. Which of the following is a monosaccharide?

(a) Lactose (b) Fructose (c) Maltose (d) Sucrose

57. Dadasaheb Phalke Award is given by the Ministry of –

(a) Information and Broadcasting (b) Culture

(c) Home Affairs (d) Human Resource Development

58. In which organ of the body do we find alveoli?

(a) Kidneys (b) Pancreas (c) Liver (d) Lungs

59. With which of the following companies is Karshanbhai Patel associated?

(a) Nirma (b) Hindalco (c) Lupin (d) Essar

60. C in FMCG (with respect to companies) stands for?

(a) Cosmetic (b) Consumer (c) Competitive (d) Cheap

61. Which plant is known as the Terror of Bengal?

(a) Water Hyacinth (b) Lantana Camara (c) Congress Grass (d) Money Plant

62. The Jallianwala Bagh massacre occurred in the year –

(a) 1918 (b) 1919 (c) 1917 (d) 1916

63. In which country is the Komodo Dragon, the largest lizard found?

(a) Madagascar (b) Indonesia (c) Brazil (d) Tanzania

64. In which of the following countries do vehicles run on the right?

(a) Australia (b) Japan (c) China (d) South Africa

65. Heavy Vehicles Factory is located at –

(a) Jabalpur (b) Nasik (c) Avadi (d) Khadki

66. The headquarters of International Cricket Council are located at –

(a) London (b) Melbourne (c) New Delhi (d) Dubai

67. Gingivitis is a disease affecting the –

(a) Gums (b) Ears (c) Eyes (d) Throat

68. Which is the largest freshwater lake in the world?

(a) Lake Baikal (b) Lake Superior (c) Lake Victoria (d) Lake Michigan

69. An example of ball and socket joint in the human body can be found in the –

(a) Shoulder (b) Knees (c) Ankles (d) Elbow

70. Manali Oil Refinery is located in which State?

(a) Uttarakhand (b) Assam (c) Himachal Pradesh (d) Tamil Nadu

71. In which part of the body are nephrons found?

(a) Brain (b) Kidneys (c) Lungs (d) Liver

72. Direct action, overwrite, boot, polymorphic are types of –

(a) Browsers (b) Programs (c) Viruses (d) Processors

73. Which animal is not native to Africa?

(a) Orangutan (b) Chimpanzee (c) Gorilla (d) Okapi

74. Maoris are people native to –

(a) Canada (b) Greenland (c) Finland (d) New Zealand

75. यतो धम ततो जयः Whence Dharma, Thence victory is the motto of –

(a) Indian Air Force (b) Parliament (c) Supreme Court (d) University Grants Commission

76. Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute is located in –

(a) Pune (b) Vadodara (c) Varanasi (d) Dehradun

77. River Narmada empties into the sea at –

(a) Gulf of Kutch (b) Gulf of Khambhat (c) Gulf of Mannar (d) Laccadive Sea

78. In which year did the Fukushima nuclear disaster occur?

(a) 2008 (b) 2009 (c) 2010 (d) 2011

79. Which acid is used in the production of fertilizers?

(a) Nitric Acid (b) Hydrochloric Acid (c) Sulphuric Acid (d) Carbonic Acid

80. Which article of the Indian Constitution contains the fundamental duties?

(a) Article 21A (b) Article 35 (c) Article 51A (d) Article 52

81. In which State is the Sessa Orchid Sanctuary located?

(a) Mizoram (b) Himachal Pradesh (c) Arunachal Pradesh (d) Sikkim

82. In which city was the Sheroes Hangout first opened in 2015?

(a) Delhi (b) Agra (c) Jaipur (d) Kolkata

83. Ficus Reliogosa is the scientific name of which common tree?

(a) Peepal (b) Neem (c) Banyan (d) Tulasi

84. In which country is Mt. Etna located?

(a) Germany (b) Switzerland (c) Finland (d) Italy

85. Black Pagoda is located in –

(a) Ladakh (b) Dharamshala (c) Konark (d) Gangtok

86. Who of the following was known as Father of Indian Unrest by the British?

(a) Lokmanya Tilak (b) Gopal Krishna Gokhale

(c) Mahatma Gandhi (d) Surya Sen

87. Kalbelia is a folk dance form of which state?

(a) Gujarat (b) Rajasthan (c) Himachal Pradesh (d) Uttarakhand

88. In which city is the Jolly Grant airport located?

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

89. Which State in India has the highest density of population as per 2011 census?

(a) Kerala (b) Bihar (c) West Bengal (d) Jharkhand

90. If a doctor writes h.s. against a medicine, the medicine is to be taken –

(a) at bedtime (b) twice in a day (c) after meals (d) before breakfast

91. Sela Pass is located in which State?

(a) Sikkim (b) Arunachal Pradesh (c) Uttarakhand (d) Himachal Pradesh

92. Redmi is a model of smartphone manufactured by –

(a) Xiaomi (b) Sony (c) Apple (d) Blackberry

93. Nowruz is the new year celebrated by –

(a) Buddhists (b) Baha'is (c) Parsis (d) Jews

94. Radhakishan Damani is the founder of which company?

(a) Big Bazar (b) Spencers c) Foodworld (d) DMart

95. Which is the most reactive element?

(a) Flourine (b) Sodium (c) Caesium (d) Phosphorus

96. Who of the following is considered the inventor of atomic bomb?

(a) Samel Cohen (b) Edward Teller (c) Rober Oppenheimer (d) Alfred Nobel

97. Which dynasty constructed the Brihadeswara Temple in Thanjavur?

(a) Cholas (b) Kakatiyas (c) Pallavas (d) Chalukyas

98. FIFA World Cup 2018 is scheduled to be held in –

(a) Germany (b) Netherlands (c) Russia (d) China

99. Ongole is a famous breed of which domestic animal?

(a) Goat (b) Bull (c) Buffalo (d) Camel

100. Which sea separates Africa and Europe?

(a) Red Sea (b) Dead Sea (c) Gulf of Aden (d) Mediterranean Sea

101. Which State carved out 7 new districts out of its existing 9 districts recently?

(a) Mizoram (b) Nagaland (c) Manipur (d) Tripura

102. With which country does India conduct the joint military exercise named Khanjar?

(a) Kyrgystan (b) Kazhakastan (c) Bangladesh (d) Mongolia

103. The city in which India's first Railway University is proposed to be set up –

(a) Gurugram (b) Vadodara (c) Secunderabad (d) Bhopal

104. In which country is the Whanganui river located?

(a) China (b) Thailand (c) Cambodia (d) New Zealand

105. Which of the following is a non-metal and liquid at room temperature?

(a) Bromine (b) Sodium (c) Mercury (d) Potassium

106. In which place is an oil refinery located in Madhya Pradesh?

(a) Babina (b) Bina (c) Gwalior (d) Jabalpur

107. What type of living being is an Alexandra's Birdwing

(a) Beetle (b) Fish (c) Butterfly (d) Bird

108. Sheikh Zayed Stadium is located in –

(a) Pakistan (b) Bangladesh (c) South Africa (d) U.A.E

109. Which of the following is the common name for Ascorbic Acid?

(a) Vitamin A (b) Vitamin B (c) Vitamin C (d) Vitamin D

110. The escape velocity on earth is about –

(a) 10 km/s (b) 11.2 km/s (c) 15 km/s (d) 22 km/s

111. In which part of the body are rods and cones found?
(a) Eye (b) Stomach (c) Intestines (d) Bones

112. Unwanted and unsolicited e-mail received is known as –

(a) Junk (b) Trash (c) Spam (d) Subscription

113. Which zoo in India recently added penguins to its collection of animals?

(a) Alipore Zoo, Kolkata (b) Veermata Jijabai Udyan, Mumbai

(c) Chhatbir Zoo, Chandigarh (d) National Zoo, Delhi

114. Ulaanbataar is the capital of –

(a) Kazakhstan (b) Uzbekistan (c) East Timor (d) Mongolia

115. Stratus, Cirrus and Cumulonimbus are types of –

(a) Clouds (b) Ocean currents (c) Sea winds (d) Rainfall

116. National Philatelic Museum is located in –

(a) Mumbai (b) Chennai (c) New Delhi (d) Hyderabad

117. Which of the following does not have a Northern Command?

(a) Indian Army (b) Indian Navy (c) Indian Air Force (d) Both 2 and 3

118. Horsley Hills is a hill station located in –

(a) Tamil Nadu (b) Andhra Pradesh (c) Puducherry (d) Kerala

119. European Central Bank, the central bank for Euro, is located in –

(a) Frankfurt (b) Geneva (c) London (d) Madrid

120. India's first mission to the moon, Chandrayaan was launched in the year –

(a) 2006 (b) 2007 (c) 2008 (d) 2009

121. Rani Jhansi Marine National Park is located in –

(a) Andaman & Nicobar Islands (b) Lakshdweep Islands

(c) Tamil Nadu (d) Kerala

122. Poorna is film directed by –

(a) Nitesh Tiwari (b) Rakeysh O. Mehra (c) Rahul Bose (d) Omung Kumar

123. Ocimum Sanctumum is the scientific name of which common plant?

(a) Tulasi (b) Neem (c) Sandalwood (d) Coriander

124. Which is the Upper House of Congress in the United States?

(a) House of Representatives (b) Senate

(c) House of Lords (d) House of Commons

125. In which state is the Hazara Rama Temple located?

(a) Karnataka (b) Telangana (c) Andhra Pradesh (d) Tamil Nadu

126. Who of the following was known as Rajarshi?

(a) Madan Mohan Malviya (b) Purshottam Das Tandon

(c) Deen Dayal Upadhyay (d) Syama Prasad Mukherjee

127. Which river is also known as Lavanavati?

(a) Chambal (b) Mahanadi (c) Luni (d) Kosi

128. Platelet count is severely affected in which of the following diseases?

(a) Cholera (b) Typhoid (c) Tuberculosis (d) Dengue

129. Which monument was constructed to generate employment during a famine in 1784?

(a) Bada Imambara, Lucknow (b) Buland Darwaza, Fatehpur Sikri

(c) Charminar, Hyderabad (d) Gateway of India, Mumbai

130. Which of the following is different from the other three?

(a) ebay (b) Amazon (c) Alibaba (d) PayPal

131. Which plant is commonly known as touch-me-not plant?

(a) Ailanthus triphysa (b) Mimosa pudica (c) Musa paradisicum (d) Ananas sativus

132. Which desert is rich in gold reserves?

(a) Atacama (b) Arabian (c) Thar (d) Gobi

133. Tinea Pedis affects which part of the body?

(a) Ear (b) Heart (c) Stomach (d) Feet

134. Who wrote the famous line 'The child is the father of man'?

(a) Lord Tennyson (b) John Keats (c) William Wordsworth (d) RL Stevenson
135. In which layer of atmosphere is the ozone layer found?

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

136. In which city is the statue of Christ the Redeemer located?

(a) Rio de Janeiro (b) Mexico City (c) Buenes Aires (d) Sao Paolo

137. Which is the largest island in the Indian Ocean?

(a) Sri Lanka (b) Mauritius (c) Maldives (d) Madagascar

138. The Red Shirts movement was led by –

(a) Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan (b) Maulana Azad

(c) Sir Syed Ahmed Khan (d) Lala Lajpat Rai

139. The ISD code of U.S.A. is –

(a) +11 (b) +1 (c) +21 (d) +2

140. Who has the right to decide whether a bill is a money bill or not?

(a) President (b) Prime Minister (c) Lok Sabha Speaker (d) Finance Minister

141. Shiv Nadar is the founder of which company?

(a) Hexaware Technologies (b) HCL Enterprise

(c) Cognizant Technologies (d) Lenovo India

142. Who discovered the noble gases xenon, neon, argon and krypton?

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

143. Raghu Rai is a well-known –

(a) Painter (b) Film Director (c) Photographer (d) Sportsperson

144. Manohar Parrikar has become the Chief Minister of Goa for the –

(a) First time (b) Second time (c) Third time (d) Fourth time

145. Which President introduced the Visitor's Award for Central Universities in India?

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

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

146. Which planet has a moon named Phobos?

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

147. Next to Mandarin, which language has the most number of native speakers in the world?

(a) English (b) Arabic (c) Hindi (d) Spanish

148. Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics is located in –

(a) Kolkata (b) Bhubaneswar (c) Mumbai (d) Bengaluru

149. Gyan Prasarak Mandali was formed by –

(a) Lokmanya Tilak (b) Dadabhai Naoroji

(c) Gopal Krishna Gokhale (d) Raja Rammohan Roy

150. Which body separates Asian and European part of Turkey?

(a) Bosphorus strait (b) Kiel Canal (c) St. George's Channel (d) Strait of Baltiysk

151. Business Standard Company of the Year Award 2017 was given to –

(a) Axis Bank (b) Indigo Airlines (c) NTPC (d) Spicejet

152. World Consumer Rights Day is observed on –

(a) March 8 (b) March 12 (c) March 15 (d) March 20

153. Helicopter display team of the Indian Air Force is known as –

(a) Sarang (b) Surya Kiran (c) Thunderbird (d) Saras

154. What is the name of GPS system launched by China?

(a) BeiDou (b) Weibo (c) Liaoning (d) Shenzou

155. Which of the following has both Upper and Lower houses in its Parliament (Bicameral)?

(a) Nepal (b) Bangladesh (c) Sri Lanka (d) Bhutan

156. Which of the following is NOT a hormonal disease?

(a) Diabetes (b) Goitre (c) Acromegaly (d) Anaemia

157. Propagation of which plant is NOT carried out by stem cuttings?

(a) Apple (b) Sugarcane (c) Tea (d) Rose

158. Regal Cinema in which city closed down its business recently?

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

159. Which of the following is the oldest cricket tournament in India?

(a) Vijay Hazare Trophy (b) Irani Trophy (c) Ranji Trophy (d) Deodhar Trophy

160. Rh factor in human blood is named after a species of –

(a) Monkey (b) Frog (c) Fish (d) Bird

Answers

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

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

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

31. (d) 32. (a) 33. (b) 34. (b) 35. (c) 36. (d) 37. (a) 38. (b) 39. (c) 40. (a)

41. (a) 42. (b) 43. (b) 44. (c) 45. (d) 46.(a) 47. (b) 48. (c) 49. (d) 50. (a)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

151. (b) 152. (c) 153. (a) 154.(a) 155. (d) 156. (d) 157. (a) 158. (b) 159. (c) 160. (a)