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General Awareness - 1 (Postal)

General Awareness - 1

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Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Thrust acting upon a unit area is called ___________.

  1. thrust per area
  2. force
  3. unit thrust
  4. pressure
  5. unit force
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The main function of the 'Constituent Assembly' was

  1. framing the constitution
  2. amending the constitution
  3. enforcing the constitution
  4. interpreting the constitution
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

'Simon Commission' was more technically known as

  1. Royal Commission on Indian Constitutional Reforms
  2. Indian Statutory Commission
  3. Parliamentary Committee on Indian Constitutional Reforms
  4. Royal Statutory Commission
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Large-scale communal riots took place in August 1946 in Calcutta because

  1. the viceroy called upon Nehru to form the interim government
  2. the Muslim league observed Direct Action Day on August 16
  3. the Cabinet Mission mischievously planned for Balkanizing the country
  4. none of the above
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The barometer was invented in the year

  1. 1643
  2. 1852
  3. 1590
  4. 1884
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is not a celestial object?

  1. Star
  2. Galaxy
  3. Pulsar
  4. Eclipse
  5. Moon
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

No matter how far you stand from a mirror, your image appears erect if the mirror is ___________.

  1. a plane mirror
  2. a concave mirror
  3. a convex mirror
  4. either a concave or a convex mirror
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following states produces Mulberry Silk?
a. Karnataka
b. Andhra Pardesh
c. Orissa
d. Jammu and Kashmir

  1. only a
  2. only b
  3. only c
  4. a, b and c
  5. only d
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

DOCOMO is a brand of Japan that has formed a partnership with Tata Indicom Pvt. Ltd. What is the full form of DOCOMO?

  1. Dongle Connection over Mobile
  2. Do Connect over Mobile
  3. Dongle Communication Over Mobile
  4. Do Communications Over the Mobile network
  5. Do Connect over Mobile
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In September 2014, the Reserve Bank of India closed down ____ Urban Cooperative Banks which were suspected of being used to route illegal money.

  1. 8
  2. 6
  3. 9
  4. 3
  5. 11
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The Constitution allows preventive detention but stipulates

  1. that no one should be detained beyond three months unless an advisory board authorises detention beyond that period
  2. that the grounds for detention should be conveyed to the detainee before arresting him
  3. All of the above
  4. None of these
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Raw materials for light reaction are ____________.

  1. CO2, NADPH2 and ATP
  2. Water, ADP and H3PO4
  3. NADP, H3PO4 and ADP
  4. NADPH2, ATP and O2
  5. Hexose, O2 and ATP
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

An energy source is good if it _____.

  1. doesn’t pollute the environment
  2. produces energy efficiently
  3. is cheaper and easily available
  4. All of the above
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The President of India does not appoint

  1. the Chief Election Commissioner
  2. the Chief Minister of a State
  3. the Chief Justice of India
  4. the Prime Minister
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Tiger Woods is a famous ______ player.

  1. golf
  2. tennis
  3. cricket
  4. football
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