63850 + Mcqs in General Awareness McqOptions

1.	Which of the following is characterised by small and scattered units which are largely outside the control of the government?
A.	Unorganised sector
B.	Organised sector
C.	Both organised and unorganised sector
D.	Neither organized nor unorganised sector
Answer» B. Organised sector

Discussion

2.	The chemical symbol of Molybdenum is _______.
A.	Mb
B.	Mo
C.	My
D.	Md
Answer» C. My

Discussion

3.	The minimum Boolean expression of XYZ + XZ + YZ + XYZ when solved by complementary map method is
A.	XY + YZ
B.	XZ + YZ
C.	(X + Y + Z) (X + Y)
D.	(X̅ + Y̅) (X + Y + Z)
Answer» C. (X + Y + Z) (X + Y)

Discussion

4.	Which country has banned the use of Indian currency notes of Rs 2,000, Rs 500 and Rs 200 denominations?
A.	Bangladesh
B.	Nepal
C.	Sri Lanka
D.	Myanmar
E.	Indonesia
Answer» C. Sri Lanka

Discussion

5.	The minimum length of intermittent fillet weld shall be:
A.	20 mm or four times the size of weld
B.	40 mm or four times the size of weld
C.	200 mm or 12 times the size of weld
D.	16 times the size of weld
Answer» C. 200 mm or 12 times the size of weld

Discussion

6.	Which of the following has developed an electrochemical sensing platform for detecting carcinogenic or mutagenic compound N-nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA) and N-nitrosodiethanolamine (NDEA) sometimes found in food items?
A.	Institute of Advanced Study in Science and Technology (IASST), Guwahati
B.	AIIMS Delhi
C.	Assam Institute Of Advanced Studies
D.	Asian Institute Of Management And Technology
E.	Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati
Answer» B. AIIMS Delhi

Discussion

7.	What is the number of players on one side in Water Polo?
A.	5
B.	6
C.	7
D.	8
Answer» D. 8

Discussion

8.	Which of the following has become the country’s 1st unicorn in 2021 after existing investors including A91 Partners, Faering Capital and TVS Capital infused Rs 135 cr in the company at a valuation of $1.9 Billion?
A.	Razorpay
B.	Zerodha
C.	Glance
D.	Digit Insurance
E.	Cars24
Answer» E. Cars24

Discussion

9.	Which of the following community, designated as OBC in 2007 is, according to its Memorandum recently submitted to Governor O.P. Kohli, ready to give up its reservation quota if the caste-based reservation system is scrapped?
A.	The Bhil community of Nargol and the surrounding villages.
B.	The Bhandari community of Nargol and the surrounding villages.
C.	The Patel community of Nargol and the surrounding villages.
D.	The Kurmi community of Nargol and the surrounding villages.
Answer» C. The Patel community of Nargol and the surrounding villages.

Discussion

10.	What is sin 3x + cos 3x + 4 sin3 x - 3 sin x + 3 cos x - 4 cos3 x equal to?
A.	0
B.	1
C.	2 sin 2x
D.	4 cos 4x
Answer» B. 1

Discussion

11.	Which of the following is preparing one crore self-use Covid-19 testing kits before the national rollout on June 1, 2021?
A.	DNA Labs India
B.	Panacea Biotec Limited
C.	Bharat Serums and Vaccines Limited
D.	Mylab Discovery Solutions
E.	Biocon
Answer» E. Biocon

Discussion

12.	What is the difference between a single discount of 30% and a single discount equivalent to two successive discounts of 25% and 5%, being given on shopping of Rs. 2,000?
A.	Rs. 20
B.	No difference
C.	Rs. 25
D.	Rs. 15
Answer» D. Rs. 15

Discussion

13.	Two buses from two stations - Mumbai and Pune, which have a distance of 300 km, run opposite directions of each other at the same time and cross each other at a distance of 220 km from one station. What is the ratio of their speed?A. 13 : 9B. 10 : 3C. 11 : 4D. 14 : 5
A.	C
B.	D
C.	B
D.	A
Answer» B. D

Discussion

14.	Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.It is my granddaughter's birthday today. I am going to get _______ a puppy.
A.	him
B.	her
C.	you
D.	it
Answer» C. you

Discussion

15.	Which of the following short films has won the People’s Choice Award at the recently concluded My Rode Reel film competition?
A.	Spirit Of Kerala
B.	The Dam Keeper
C.	Feast
D.	Bear Story
E.	Day and Night
Answer» B. The Dam Keeper

Discussion

16.	Two sinusoidal EMFs are given as ${{e}_{1}}=Asin\left( \omega t+\frac{\pi }{4} \right)$ and ${{e}_{2}}=B\sin \left( \omega t-\frac{\pi }{6} \right)$The phase difference between the two quantities, in degrees, is _____.
A.	75
B.	105
C.	60
D.	15
Answer» B. 105

Discussion

17.	What is the rank of India’s Koneru Humpy in the latest rankings released by the International Chess Federation in October 2019?
A.	1
B.	2
C.	3
D.	4
E.	5
Answer» D. 4

Discussion

18.	What is the name given to the peak conquered by Indian climbers in the Spiti Valley of Himachal Pradesh in 2015?A. Mount GandhiB. Mount KalamC. Mount ModiD. Mount Indira
A.	B
B.	C
C.	A
D.	D
Answer» B. C

Discussion

19.	Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment. If there is no need to substitute it, select No improvement.If you do not vote, you do not have the right to protest.
A.	right in protest
B.	right on protest
C.	right for protest
D.	No improvement
Answer» E.

Discussion

20.	The price of motor cycle depreciates every year by 8%. If the value of the motor cycle after 2 years will be Rs. 84640, then what is the present value (in Rs.) of the motor cycle?
A.	90000
B.	102000
C.	110000
D.	100000
Answer» E.

Discussion

21.	Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.MAGNIFY
A.	enlarge
B.	withdraw
C.	shrink
D.	decrease
Answer» B. withdraw

Discussion

22.	The ‘Dhawaj Temple’ of 9th century in Dwarahat is also known as
A.	Maha Mrityunjay Temple
B.	Katarmal Temple
C.	Gujardev Temple
D.	Kachheri Temple
Answer» E.

Discussion

23.	What is the common name for the chemical compound nitrous oxide?
A.	Sleeping gas
B.	Laughing gas
C.	Scare gas
D.	Tear gas
Answer» C. Scare gas

Discussion

24.	What is the rank of India in terms of money parked by its citizens and enterprises with Swiss banks at the end of 2019?
A.	46
B.	53
C.	69
D.	77
E.	85
Answer» E. 85

Discussion

25.	Water is flowing through a pipe of diameter 200 mm with a velocity 3 in m/s. Find the Reynold's number if the kinematic viscosity of water is 0.01 stoke.
A.	3 × 106
B.	6 × 105
C.	10 × 106
D.	12 × 105
E.	15 × 105
Answer» C. 10 × 106

Discussion

26.	Which of the following devices is NOT used to enter data into a computer?
A.	Scanner
B.	Keyboard
C.	Monitor
D.	Mouse
Answer» D. Mouse

Discussion

27.	What is poverty gap?
A.	the difference between poverty line and actual income level of all those living below that line
B.	gap between developed and developing nations
C.	gap between the rich and the poor
D.	gap between infrastructural facilities in developed and developing nations
Answer» B. gap between developed and developing nations

Discussion

28.	What will be the value of ‘i’ after the execution of the given C code fragment?static char str1[] = ”dills”;static char str2[20];static char str3[] = ”daffo”;int i;I = strcmp(strcat(str3,strcpy(str2,str1)),”daffodills”);
A.	0
B.	-1
C.	1
D.	3
Answer» B. -1

Discussion

29.	The first train under the 'Kisan Rail' scheme announced in the Union Budget 2020-21 began transport services on ______.
A.	1 May 2020
B.	3 July 2020
C.	7 August 2020
D.	5 June 2020
Answer» D. 5 June 2020

Discussion

30.	Select the option that is related to the third term in the same way as the second term is related to the first term.7/50 : 9/82 : : 13/170 : ?
A.	15/226
B.	15/224
C.	15/225
D.	225
Answer» B. 15/224

Discussion

31.	Solve: $486 \div \left\{ {\frac{3}{4}\left[ {\frac{{16}}{{15}}} \right] - \frac{2}{3}} \right\} = \;?$
A.	3654
B.	3645
C.	3456
D.	3465
Answer» C. 3456

Discussion

32.	Which Ministry has been awarded with Swachh Bharat Inter-Ministerial Award on 2nd October, 2017?
A.	Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas
B.	Ministry of Coal
C.	Ministry of Earth Science
D.	Ministry of Railways
Answer» B. Ministry of Coal

Discussion

33.	কবি কাশীরাম দাসের পৈত্রিক উপাধি ছিল
A.	দেব
B.	সেন
C.	রায়
D.	গুপ্ত
Answer» B. সেন

Discussion

34.	The process of transferring of charge from a charged object to the earth is called ________.
A.	Neutralisation
B.	Negation
C.	Terraforming
D.	Earthing
Answer» E.

Discussion

35.	Which celebrity is the author of the book ‘An Unsuitable Boy’?
A.	Khuswant Singh
B.	Shah Rukh Khan
C.	Shatrughan Sinha
D.	Karan Johar
Answer» E.

Discussion

36.	Two articles are sold for Rs. 2508 each. On one, there is a gain of 14% and on the other, there is a loss of 12%. What is the overall gain or loss percent to nearest one decimal place?
A.	0.7% loss
B.	0.7% gain
C.	0.5% gain
D.	0.5% loss
Answer» B. 0.7% gain

Discussion

37.	Which of the following is a famous Astronomical science book?
A.	Sushruta Samhita
B.	Surya Siddhanta
C.	Charak Samhita
D.	Panchatantra
Answer» C. Charak Samhita

Discussion

38.	Which of following sectors does NOT come under tertiary sector?
A.	Electricity
B.	Business Services
C.	Transport
D.	Trade
Answer» B. Business Services

Discussion

39.	The difference between the selling prices of a chair at profits 10% and 14% is Rs. 27. What is the cost price of the chair?
A.	Rs. 586
B.	Rs, 440
C.	Rs. 880
D.	Rs. 675
Answer» E.

Discussion

40.	Which of the following has launched it's Connected Consumer Home solution based on the open-source software platform RDK?
A.	Infosys
B.	TCS
C.	Wipro
D.	HCL Technologies
E.	Tech Mahindra
Answer» C. Wipro

Discussion

41.	The following material used for making a piezoelectric transducer is:
A.	Quartz
B.	Rochelle salt
C.	Barium titanate
D.	All of the above
Answer» B. Rochelle salt

Discussion

42.	The population of a village is 5000 and it increases at the rate of 2% every year. After 2 years, the population will be -
A.	512
B.	5100
C.	5204
D.	5202
Answer» E.

Discussion

43.	What is tan α equal to?
A.	-3 / 4
B.	3 / 4
C.	-4 / 3
D.	-4 / 5
Answer» B. 3 / 4

Discussion

44.	Which of the following cities hosted the UN Climate Change Conference (COP 25) in December 2019?
A.	Madrid
B.	Barcelona
C.	Paris
D.	Rome
E.	Venice
Answer» B. Barcelona

Discussion

45.	What is the sum of the measures of the angles ∠A, ∠B, ∠C, ∠D, ∠E and ∠F in the given figure?
A.	180°
B.	360°
C.	540°
D.	720°
Answer» B. 360°

Discussion

46.	The Amber fort of Jaipur was declared a UNESCO World Heritage site in which year?
A.	2005
B.	2000
C.	2001
D.	2013
Answer» E.

Discussion

47.	Where was the Seventh Meeting of Tourism Ministers of ASEAN and India held on 18 January 2019?
A.	India
B.	Malaysia
C.	Cambodia
D.	Vietnam
E.	Brunei
Answer» E. Brunei

Discussion

48.	The Punjab Cabinet has given its nod to Punjab Prison Rules, 2021, under the Prison Act of which year thus superseding the archaic and outdated jails manual?
A.	1870
B.	1882
C.	1894
D.	1902
E.	1914
Answer» D. 1902

Discussion

49.	The value of a vote of a member of Parliament for the election of the President is determined by the
A.	Value of votes of members of all the states legislative assemblies and the elected members of the Houses of the Parliament.
B.	Nation's population as per latest Census by the total strength of the two Houses of the Parliament.
C.	Nation's population as per the latest Census by the members of Lok Sabha.
D.	Nation's population as per the latest Census by the total members of Rajya Sabha.
Answer» B. Nation's population as per latest Census by the total strength of the two Houses of the Parliament.

Discussion

50.	Which Governor-General of India, in 1772, introduced two courts in each district – a criminal court (faujdari adalat) and a civil court (diwani adalat)?
A.	Robert Clive
B.	Warren Hastings
C.	Richard Wellesley
D.	Lord Dalhousie
Answer» C. Richard Wellesley

Discussion

16.	Two sinusoidal EMFs are given as \({{e}_{1}}=Asin\left( \omega t+\frac{\pi }{4} \right)\) and \({{e}_{2}}=B\sin \left( \omega t-\frac{\pi }{6} \right)\)The phase difference between the two quantities, in degrees, is _____.
A.	75
B.	105
C.	60
D.	15
Answer» B. 105

31.	Solve: \(486 \div \left\{ {\frac{3}{4}\left[ {\frac{{16}}{{15}}} \right] - \frac{2}{3}} \right\} = \;?\)
A.	3654
B.	3645
C.	3456
D.	3465
Answer» C. 3456

Explore topic-wise MCQs in Testing Subject.

Which of the following is characterised by small and scattered units which are largely outside the control of the government?

The chemical symbol of Molybdenum is _______.

The minimum Boolean expression of XYZ + XZ + YZ + XYZ when solved by complementary map method is

Which country has banned the use of Indian currency notes of Rs 2,000, Rs 500 and Rs 200 denominations?

The minimum length of intermittent fillet weld shall be:

Which of the following has developed an electrochemical sensing platform for detecting carcinogenic or mutagenic compound N-nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA) and N-nitrosodiethanolamine (NDEA) sometimes found in food items?

What is the number of players on one side in Water Polo?

Which of the following has become the country’s 1st unicorn in 2021 after existing investors including A91 Partners, Faering Capital and TVS Capital infused Rs 135 cr in the company at a valuation of $1.9 Billion?

Which of the following community, designated as OBC in 2007 is, according to its Memorandum recently submitted to Governor O.P. Kohli, ready to give up its reservation quota if the caste-based reservation system is scrapped?

What is sin 3x + cos 3x + 4 sin3 x - 3 sin x + 3 cos x - 4 cos3 x equal to?

Which of the following is preparing one crore self-use Covid-19 testing kits before the national rollout on June 1, 2021?

What is the difference between a single discount of 30% and a single discount equivalent to two successive discounts of 25% and 5%, being given on shopping of Rs. 2,000?

Two buses from two stations - Mumbai and Pune, which have a distance of 300 km, run opposite directions of each other at the same time and cross each other at a distance of 220 km from one station. What is the ratio of their speed?A. 13 : 9B. 10 : 3C. 11 : 4D. 14 : 5

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.It is my granddaughter's birthday today. I am going to get _______ a puppy.

Which of the following short films has won the People’s Choice Award at the recently concluded My Rode Reel film competition?

Two sinusoidal EMFs are given as \({{e}_{1}}=Asin\left( \omega t+\frac{\pi }{4} \right)\) and \({{e}_{2}}=B\sin \left( \omega t-\frac{\pi }{6} \right)\)The phase difference between the two quantities, in degrees, is _____.

What is the rank of India’s Koneru Humpy in the latest rankings released by the International Chess Federation in October 2019?

What is the name given to the peak conquered by Indian climbers in the Spiti Valley of Himachal Pradesh in 2015?A. Mount GandhiB. Mount KalamC. Mount ModiD. Mount Indira

Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment. If there is no need to substitute it, select No improvement.If you do not vote, you do not have the right to protest.

The price of motor cycle depreciates every year by 8%. If the value of the motor cycle after 2 years will be Rs. 84640, then what is the present value (in Rs.) of the motor cycle?

Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.MAGNIFY

The ‘Dhawaj Temple’ of 9th century in Dwarahat is also known as

What is the common name for the chemical compound nitrous oxide?

What is the rank of India in terms of money parked by its citizens and enterprises with Swiss banks at the end of 2019?

Water is flowing through a pipe of diameter 200 mm with a velocity 3 in m/s. Find the Reynold's number if the kinematic viscosity of water is 0.01 stoke.

Which of the following devices is NOT used to enter data into a computer?

What is poverty gap?

What will be the value of ‘i’ after the execution of the given C code fragment?static char str1[] = ”dills”;static char str2[20];static char str3[] = ”daffo”;int i;I = strcmp(strcat(str3,strcpy(str2,str1)),”daffodills”);

The first train under the 'Kisan Rail' scheme announced in the Union Budget 2020-21 began transport services on ______.

Select the option that is related to the third term in the same way as the second term is related to the first term.7/50 : 9/82 : : 13/170 : ?

Solve: \(486 \div \left\{ {\frac{3}{4}\left[ {\frac{{16}}{{15}}} \right] - \frac{2}{3}} \right\} = \;?\)

Which Ministry has been awarded with Swachh Bharat Inter-Ministerial Award on 2nd October, 2017?

কবি কাশীরাম দাসের পৈত্রিক উপাধি ছিল

The process of transferring of charge from a charged object to the earth is called ________.

Which celebrity is the author of the book ‘An Unsuitable Boy’?

Two articles are sold for Rs. 2508 each. On one, there is a gain of 14% and on the other, there is a loss of 12%. What is the overall gain or loss percent to nearest one decimal place?

Which of the following is a famous Astronomical science book?

Which of following sectors does NOT come under tertiary sector?

The difference between the selling prices of a chair at profits 10% and 14% is Rs. 27. What is the cost price of the chair?

Which of the following has launched it's Connected Consumer Home solution based on the open-source software platform RDK?

The following material used for making a piezoelectric transducer is:

The population of a village is 5000 and it increases at the rate of 2% every year. After 2 years, the population will be -

What is tan α equal to?

Which of the following cities hosted the UN Climate Change Conference (COP 25) in December 2019?

What is the sum of the measures of the angles ∠A, ∠B, ∠C, ∠D, ∠E and ∠F in the given figure?

The Amber fort of Jaipur was declared a UNESCO World Heritage site in which year?

Where was the Seventh Meeting of Tourism Ministers of ASEAN and India held on 18 January 2019?

The Punjab Cabinet has given its nod to Punjab Prison Rules, 2021, under the Prison Act of which year thus superseding the archaic and outdated jails manual?

The value of a vote of a member of Parliament for the election of the President is determined by the

Which Governor-General of India, in 1772, introduced two courts in each district – a criminal court (faujdari adalat) and a civil court (diwani adalat)?