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General Awareness - 8 (DSSSB Grade II)

General Awareness - 8

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Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following statements is/are incorrect?

  1. The decade of 2001 to 2011 is the first decade post-independence India, which added the least number of people to the country's population.
  2. The state of Bihar showed the highest decadal growth rate in between the years 2001 to 2011.
  1. Only 1
  2. Only 2
  3. Options 1 and 2
  4. Neither 1 nor 2
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

During winters, north western part of India gets rainfall from

  1. thunderstorms
  2. retreating monsoon
  3. western disturbances
  4. tropical cyclones
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following mountain chains has two dissimilar types of vegetation on its two slopes?

  1. Aravallis
  2. Vindhyas
  3. Eastern Ghats
  4. Western Ghats
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following was the first important metallurgical industry in India?

  1. Aluminium
  2. Iron and steel
  3. Copper
  4. Zinc
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of a state submits his resignation to the

  1. Chief Minister
  2. Governor
  3. Chief Justice of the High Court
  4. Deputy Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of that state
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In India, taxes on agricultural income fall within the jurisdiction of

  1. Union List
  2. State List
  3. Concurrent List
  4. Residuary List
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Consider the following events:

  1. Introduction of Widow Remarriage Act
  2. Second Burmese War
  3. Annexation of Berar and Oudh

During whose regime did all these events take place?

  1. Lord Dalhousie
  2. Lord Hardinge
  3. Lord Ellenborough
  4. None of these
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The main hindrance to national integration in India is

  1. the language policy of the government
  2. the formation of linguistic states
  3. the non-functioning of the National Integration Council
  4. the absence of strong national consciousness
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following statements is incorrect?

  1. The Constitution of India is the lengthiest of all the written constitutions of the world.
  2. The 42nd Amendment Act (1978) is also known as ‘Mini Constitution’.
  3. Originally, the Constitution of India contained a Preamble, 395 Articles and 8 Schedules.
  4. Part IV of the Indian Constitution has been described as a ‘novel feature’ of the Constitution.
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The states reorganisation in 1956 created

  1. 17 states and 7 union territories
  2. 14 states and 7 union territories
  3. 14 states and 6 union territories
  4. 17 states and 6 union territories
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following states became the first state in India to start an olive refinery?

  1. Rajasthan
  2. Madhya Pradesh
  3. Haryana
  4. Goa
  5. Gujarat
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In September 2014, who among the following succeeded H.P.Kumar as Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of National Small Industries Corporation Limited (NSIC)?

  1. Ravindra Nath
  2. Pravir Kumar
  3. S.K.Sinha
  4. R.K.Manchanda
  5. Amarendra Sinha
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following subsidiaries of Tata Group appointed Warren Harris, as its CEO and Managing Director in 2014?

  1. Tata Capital
  2. Tata Technologies
  3. Tata Steel
  4. Tata Motors
  5. Tata Consultancy Services
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Researchers from which country developed a new method called RT-LAMP to detect the presence of the Ebola virus in 30 minutes?

  1. US
  2. France
  3. Japan
  4. UK
  5. Australia
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The best Index of Economic Development is provided by

  1. growth in per capita real income from year to year
  2. growth in national income at current prices
  3. growth in savings ratio
  4. improvement in the balance of payments position
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