63850 + Mcqs in General Awareness McqOptions

1.	The benefits of e-procurement areA. Cost reductionB. Quick deliveryC. Longer time for strategic procurementD. Empathetic purchaseChoose the correct answer from the options given below:
A.	A and B only
B.	B and C only
C.	C and D only
D.	A and D only
Answer» B. B and C only

Discussion

2.	What are 'Ranjit Sub-1' and 'Bahadur Sub-1'?
A.	Two Fighter Jets
B.	Two Submarines
C.	Two new varieties of paddy
D.	Two new varieties of wheat
Answer» D. Two new varieties of wheat

Discussion

3.	Which of the following has the lowest freezing point temperature?
A.	Freon-11
B.	Freon-12
C.	Freon-22
D.	Ammonia
Answer» D. Ammonia

Discussion

4.	Select the most appropriate antonym of the given word.CORROBORATE
A.	verify
B.	conﬁrm
C.	contradict
D.	approve
Answer» D. approve

Discussion

5.	The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology has blocked how many websites of Sikhs For Justice (SFJ)?
A.	20
B.	30
C.	40
D.	50
E.	60
Answer» D. 50

Discussion

6.	The Reserve Bank of India defines narrow money as
A.	CU (currency notes + coins) + DD (net demand deposits held by commercial banks)
B.	CU + DD + saving deposits with post office savings banks
C.	CU + DD + net time deposits of commercial banks
D.	CU + DD + net time deposits of commercial banks + total deposits of post offices
Answer» C. CU + DD + net time deposits of commercial banks

Discussion

7.	Swaraj Party was formed following the failure of:
A.	Non-Cooperation Movement
B.	Civil Disobedience Movement
C.	Rowlatt Bill Satyagraha
D.	Champaran Satyagraha
E.	None of the above/More than one of the above
Answer» B. Civil Disobedience Movement

Discussion

8.	The panchayat funds can NOT be kept in which of the following?
A.	Government Treasury
B.	Post Office
C.	Nationalised Bank
D.	Private Bank
Answer» E.

Discussion

9.	Two pipes can fill a cistern in 72 and 90 minutes respectively. If both the pipes are left open how long will it take for the cistern to be half full?
A.	40 minutes
B.	24 minutes
C.	48 minutes
D.	20 minutes
Answer» E.

Discussion

10.	A multiprocessing technology which enables software to treat a single processor as two processors to utilize the processing power in the chip that would otherwise go unused and lets the chip operate more efficiently resulting in faster processing is called
A.	Systematic multiprocessing
B.	Massively parallel processing
C.	Co-processing
D.	Hyper threading
Answer» E.

Discussion

11.	What is known as Hariyali guidelines ?
A.	Adoption of new agricultural techniques
B.	Usage of high quality seeds
C.	Cultivation of green vegetables
D.	Entrusting entire responsibility for the implementation of watershed projects to Panchayats
Answer» E.

Discussion

12.	Select the most appropriate words to fill in the blanks.The idea of a basic income as a replacement for means-tested _____ payments has its share of supporters on both the left and the right of the political _____.
A.	extra ; support
B.	goodness ; zone
C.	free ; range
D.	welfare ; spectrum
Answer» E.

Discussion

13.	Which is not a category?
A.	Ecotype
B.	Species
C.	Genus
D.	Order
Answer» B. Species

Discussion

14.	Select the number that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series.34, 41, 46, 56, 67, 80, ?
A.	88
B.	93
C.	91
D.	86
Answer» B. 93

Discussion

15.	The winners of the 2019 ICC men’s World Cup will earn a cash award of ________ which is the highest prize money on offer in the history of the tournament.
A.	$5 million
B.	$6 million
C.	$4 million
D.	$2 million
Answer» D. $2 million

Discussion

16.	What is the value of 22 + 62 + 102 + 142 - 12 - 52 - 92 - 132?
A.	0
B.	15
C.	30
D.	60
Answer» E.

Discussion

17.	What is the periodicity of Halley's comet?
A.	30-31 years
B.	45-46 years
C.	85-86 years
D.	75-76 years
Answer» E.

Discussion

18.	The constitution of India was framed by a Constitution Assembly set up under the ______ of 1946.
A.	Cabinet Mission Plan
B.	Cabinet Missionary Plan
C.	Cabinet Ministry Plan
D.	Cabinet Ministers Plan
Answer» B. Cabinet Missionary Plan

Discussion

19.	Scissor Cup is associated with which sports?
A.	Football
B.	Cricket
C.	Badminton
D.	Hockey
Answer» B. Cricket

Discussion

20.	Which country has signed its first Preferential Trade Agreement (PTA) with Bhutan allowing duty-free access to a range of goods between the two countries?
A.	Sri Lanka
B.	Bangladesh
C.	Myanmar
D.	Nepal
E.	Laos
Answer» C. Myanmar

Discussion

21.	The working of SMPS is based on:
A.	Integral control principle
B.	Frequency control principle
C.	Chopper principle
D.	Phase control principle
Answer» D. Phase control principle

Discussion

22.	The Bar graph given below presents the number of shoes manufactured by a company on the different days of a week.What is the total number of shoes manufactured by the company on all seven days together?
A.	6230
B.	6130
C.	6030
D.	5930
Answer» B. 6130

Discussion

23.	The relationship between void ratio e and porosity n is given by
A.	$n=\frac{1+e}{1-e}$
B.	$e=\frac{1+n}{1-n}$
C.	$n=\frac{e}{1-e}$
D.	e = n(1 + e)
Answer» E.

Discussion

24.	The amalgamation of Vijaya Bank and Dena Bank with Bank of Baroda (BoB) came into effect from _________.
A.	1 June 2019
B.	1 January 2019
C.	1 April 2018
D.	1 April 2019
Answer» E.

Discussion

25.	Which of the following material is dimensionally stable after a period of aging?
A.	Grey cast iron
B.	Silver oxide
C.	Copper nitrate
D.	H2O
Answer» B. Silver oxide

Discussion

26.	Recently, Dinesh Mongia announced his retirement. He is related to which sport?
A.	Football
B.	Cricket
C.	Basketball
D.	Golf
E.	Chess
Answer» C. Basketball

Discussion

27.	Which Article gives the list of 29 functions to be performed by the Panchayati Raj Institutions?
A.	Article 243 (H)
B.	Article 243(E)
C.	Article 243(F)
D.	Article 243(G)
E.	None of the above/More than one of the above
Answer» E. None of the above/More than one of the above

Discussion

28.	What is the correct decreasing order of research paper publications among the following BRICS countries?(A) India(B) China(C) South Africa(D) RussiaIdentify the correct sequence:
A.	(A), (B), (C), (D)
B.	(B), (D), (A), (C)
C.	(B), (A), (D), (C)
D.	(B), (A), (C), (D)
Answer» C. (B), (A), (D), (C)

Discussion

29.	Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank and make a meaningful sentence.Winning both the races has been a ________ surprise, but the success is well deserved.
A.	pleasant
B.	satisfying
C.	civilized
D.	charming
Answer» B. satisfying

Discussion

30.	The bridge circuit shown can be used to measure unknown lossy capacitor Cx with resistance Rx. At balance:
A.	${R_X} = \frac{{{C_1}}}{{{C_3}}}{R_2}\;\;and\;\;{C_X} = \frac{{{R_1}}}{{{R_2}}}{C_3}$
B.	${R_X} = \frac{{{C_3}}}{{{C_1}}}{R_1}\;\;and\;\;{C_X} = \frac{{{R_2}}}{{{R_1}}}{C_3}$
C.	${R_X} = \frac{{{R_1}}}{{{C_2}}}{R_2}\;and\;\;{C_X} = \frac{{{C_1}}}{{{R_1}}}{R_2}$
D.	RX = R2 and CX = C3
Answer» B. ${R_X} = \frac{{{C_3}}}{{{C_1}}}{R_1}\;\;and\;\;{C_X} = \frac{{{R_2}}}{{{R_1}}}{C_3}$

Discussion

31.	The writer believes that
A.	most people could avoid making foolish mistakes if they were clever
B.	through observation we could avoid making many mistakes
C.	Aristotle made many mistakes because he was not observant
D.	All errors are caused by our own error in thinking
Answer» C. Aristotle made many mistakes because he was not observant

Discussion

32.	Suppose, the remainder obtained while dividing x by 61 is 2. What is the remainder obtained while dividing x7 by 61?
A.	2
B.	4
C.	5
D.	6
Answer» E.

Discussion

33.	Select the set in which the numbers are related in the same way as are the numbers of the following set.(8, 15, 9)
A.	(9, 12, 16)
B.	(5, 17, 11)
C.	(4, 16, 12)
D.	(7, 13, 14)
Answer» D. (7, 13, 14)

Discussion

34.	Which of the following system is both causal and stable?
A.	y[n] = x[n] + x[n – 1] + x[n + 1]
B.	2y[n] – y[n – 1] = 2 x[n]
C.	y[n] – 2y[n – 1] = x[n]
D.	y[n] + 2y[n – 1] = x[n]
Answer» C. y[n] – 2y[n – 1] = x[n]

Discussion

35.	The Ministry of Culture has announced how many new circles of Archaeological Survey of India, ASI in August 2020?
A.	3
B.	5
C.	7
D.	9
E.	11
Answer» D. 9

Discussion

36.	The bar-graph shows the number of students (in hundreds) admitted and passed out per year in a college during the years 2010 to 2014.Study the bar-graph and answer the question.In which of the following years, was the pass percentage between 80 and 85?
A.	2013
B.	2012
C.	2011
D.	2014
Answer» E.

Discussion

37.	Recently India and Srilanka participated in the joint military and army exercise Mitra Shakti 2019. This was the ________ edition of the exercise.
A.	4th
B.	5th
C.	6th
D.	7th
E.	None of these
Answer» E. None of these

Discussion

38.	The value of true strain produced in compressing a cylinder to half its original length is
A.	0.69
B.	-0.69
C.	0.5
D.	-0.5
Answer» C. 0.5

Discussion

39.	Which of the following is not true for India to combat the adverse impact of Climate Change?
A.	Establishment of Clean Development Mechanism (CDM)
B.	Investment of Rs. 100 crores as an initial corpus under National Adaptation Fund
C.	Not attended the 19th Meeting of BASIC at Sun City, South Africa held recently
D.	All the above are true
Answer» D. All the above are true

Discussion

40.	The quality of service provided in a computer network is
A.	Presentation layer issue
B.	Session layer issue
C.	Network layer issue
D.	Data link layer issue
Answer» D. Data link layer issue

Discussion

41.	Select the most appropriate idiom ( in the context) to fill in the sentence.In my parents’ time, we mostly ate at home and family outings happened ______
A.	in fine feather
B.	shoulder to shoulder
C.	behind the back
D.	once in a blue moon
Answer» E.

Discussion

42.	Which is the code name of the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima ?
A.	Little Boy
B.	Fat Man
C.	Thin Boy
D.	Big Boy
Answer» B. Fat Man

Discussion

43.	When two genuinely dichotomous variables vary together in the same or opposite directions, the appropriate measure for indicating relationship is :
A.	Partial correlation
B.	Multiple correlation
C.	Point biserial correlation
D.	Phi coefficient of correlation
Answer» E.

Discussion

44.	Study the given pattern carefully and select the number that can replace the question mark (?) in it.125864275572135?288
A.	208
B.	144
C.	110
D.	192
Answer» D. 192

Discussion

45.	Three of the following four figures are similar in a certain manner while one is different. pick the odd one out.
A.	3
B.	1
C.	2
D.	4
Answer» B. 1

Discussion

46.	Two inelastic spheres of masses 10 kg each move with velocities of 15 m/s and 5 m/s respectively in the same direction. The loss in kinetic energy when they collide
A.	500 Nm
B.	0 Nm
C.	250 Nm
D.	1000 Nm
Answer» D. 1000 Nm

Discussion

47.	Select the most appropriate meaning of the following idiom.The acid test
A.	A critical situation or crisis
B.	A fact, event or situation that proves something
C.	Throwing acid on someone’s face
D.	An unpleasant or offensive test
Answer» C. Throwing acid on someone’s face

Discussion

48.	What is the area of the triangle in sq. cm with a base of 10 cm and sides of length 6 cm each?
A.	5√11
B.	11.5
C.	55
D.	11√5
Answer» B. 11.5

Discussion

49.	The Department of Science and Technology, with the backing of the Prime Minister’s Office, has sanctioned the production of oxygen concentrators from one of its science incubators at which of the following IITs?
A.	IIT Kanpur
B.	IIT Bombay
C.	IIT Roorkee
D.	IIT Kharagpur
E.	IIT Delhi
Answer» B. IIT Bombay

Discussion

50.	Series $\mathop \sum \limits_{n = 1}^\infty {\left( {\;{{\left( {\frac{{n + 1\;}}{n}} \right)}^{n + 1}} - \frac{{n + 1}}{n}} \right)^{ - n}}$ is
A.	divergent
B.	convergent
C.	oscillates finitely
D.	oscillates infinitely
Answer» C. oscillates finitely

Discussion

23.	The relationship between void ratio e and porosity n is given by
A.	\(n=\frac{1+e}{1-e}\)
B.	\(e=\frac{1+n}{1-n}\)
C.	\(n=\frac{e}{1-e}\)
D.	e = n(1 + e)
Answer» E.

30.	The bridge circuit shown can be used to measure unknown lossy capacitor Cx with resistance Rx. At balance:
A.	\({R_X} = \frac{{{C_1}}}{{{C_3}}}{R_2}\;\;and\;\;{C_X} = \frac{{{R_1}}}{{{R_2}}}{C_3}\)
B.	\({R_X} = \frac{{{C_3}}}{{{C_1}}}{R_1}\;\;and\;\;{C_X} = \frac{{{R_2}}}{{{R_1}}}{C_3}\)
C.	\({R_X} = \frac{{{R_1}}}{{{C_2}}}{R_2}\;and\;\;{C_X} = \frac{{{C_1}}}{{{R_1}}}{R_2}\)
D.	RX = R2 and CX = C3
Answer» B. \({R_X} = \frac{{{C_3}}}{{{C_1}}}{R_1}\;\;and\;\;{C_X} = \frac{{{R_2}}}{{{R_1}}}{C_3}\)

50.	Series \(\mathop \sum \limits_{n = 1}^\infty {\left( {\;{{\left( {\frac{{n + 1\;}}{n}} \right)}^{n + 1}} - \frac{{n + 1}}{n}} \right)^{ - n}}\) is
A.	divergent
B.	convergent
C.	oscillates finitely
D.	oscillates infinitely
Answer» C. oscillates finitely

Explore topic-wise MCQs in Testing Subject.

The benefits of e-procurement areA. Cost reductionB. Quick deliveryC. Longer time for strategic procurementD. Empathetic purchaseChoose the correct answer from the options given below:

What are 'Ranjit Sub-1' and 'Bahadur Sub-1'?

Which of the following has the lowest freezing point temperature?

Select the most appropriate antonym of the given word.CORROBORATE

The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology has blocked how many websites of Sikhs For Justice (SFJ)?

The Reserve Bank of India defines narrow money as

Swaraj Party was formed following the failure of:

The panchayat funds can NOT be kept in which of the following?

Two pipes can fill a cistern in 72 and 90 minutes respectively. If both the pipes are left open how long will it take for the cistern to be half full?

A multiprocessing technology which enables software to treat a single processor as two processors to utilize the processing power in the chip that would otherwise go unused and lets the chip operate more efficiently resulting in faster processing is called

What is known as Hariyali guidelines ?

Select the most appropriate words to fill in the blanks.The idea of a basic income as a replacement for means-tested _____ payments has its share of supporters on both the left and the right of the political _____.

Which is not a category?

Select the number that can replace the question mark (?) in the following series.34, 41, 46, 56, 67, 80, ?

The winners of the 2019 ICC men’s World Cup will earn a cash award of ________ which is the highest prize money on offer in the history of the tournament.

What is the value of 22 + 62 + 102 + 142 - 12 - 52 - 92 - 132?

What is the periodicity of Halley's comet?

The constitution of India was framed by a Constitution Assembly set up under the ______ of 1946.

Scissor Cup is associated with which sports?

Which country has signed its first Preferential Trade Agreement (PTA) with Bhutan allowing duty-free access to a range of goods between the two countries?

The working of SMPS is based on:

The Bar graph given below presents the number of shoes manufactured by a company on the different days of a week.What is the total number of shoes manufactured by the company on all seven days together?

The relationship between void ratio e and porosity n is given by

The amalgamation of Vijaya Bank and Dena Bank with Bank of Baroda (BoB) came into effect from _________.

Which of the following material is dimensionally stable after a period of aging?

Recently, Dinesh Mongia announced his retirement. He is related to which sport?

Which Article gives the list of 29 functions to be performed by the Panchayati Raj Institutions?

What is the correct decreasing order of research paper publications among the following BRICS countries?(A) India(B) China(C) South Africa(D) RussiaIdentify the correct sequence:

Select the most appropriate word to fill in the blank and make a meaningful sentence.Winning both the races has been a ________ surprise, but the success is well deserved.

The bridge circuit shown can be used to measure unknown lossy capacitor Cx with resistance Rx. At balance:

The writer believes that

Suppose, the remainder obtained while dividing x by 61 is 2. What is the remainder obtained while dividing x7 by 61?

Select the set in which the numbers are related in the same way as are the numbers of the following set.(8, 15, 9)

Which of the following system is both causal and stable?

The Ministry of Culture has announced how many new circles of Archaeological Survey of India, ASI in August 2020?

The bar-graph shows the number of students (in hundreds) admitted and passed out per year in a college during the years 2010 to 2014.Study the bar-graph and answer the question.In which of the following years, was the pass percentage between 80 and 85?

Recently India and Srilanka participated in the joint military and army exercise Mitra Shakti 2019. This was the ________ edition of the exercise.

The value of true strain produced in compressing a cylinder to half its original length is

Which of the following is not true for India to combat the adverse impact of Climate Change?

The quality of service provided in a computer network is

Select the most appropriate idiom ( in the context) to fill in the sentence.In my parents’ time, we mostly ate at home and family outings happened ______

Which is the code name of the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima ?

When two genuinely dichotomous variables vary together in the same or opposite directions, the appropriate measure for indicating relationship is :

Study the given pattern carefully and select the number that can replace the question mark (?) in it.125864275572135?288

Three of the following four figures are similar in a certain manner while one is different. pick the odd one out.

Two inelastic spheres of masses 10 kg each move with velocities of 15 m/s and 5 m/s respectively in the same direction. The loss in kinetic energy when they collide

Select the most appropriate meaning of the following idiom.The acid test

What is the area of the triangle in sq. cm with a base of 10 cm and sides of length 6 cm each?

The Department of Science and Technology, with the backing of the Prime Minister’s Office, has sanctioned the production of oxygen concentrators from one of its science incubators at which of the following IITs?

Series \(\mathop \sum \limits_{n = 1}^\infty {\left( {\;{{\left( {\frac{{n + 1\;}}{n}} \right)}^{n + 1}} - \frac{{n + 1}}{n}} \right)^{ - n}}\) is

Select the most appropriate words to fill in the blanks.The idea of a basic income as a replacement for means-tested _ payments has its share of supporters on both the left and the right of the political _.