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(Model Test Paper) General Knowledge Solved Model Paper (World - Miscellaneous)

Test Paper : General Knowledge Solved Model Paper (World Geography)

Question 1: The initials JCB on earth-moving equipment are those of the founder of the company that makes it. What is his name?

1. John Christopher Ballantyne

2. Joseph Cyril Bamford

3. John Christopher Baxter

4. Jack Croxford Baker

Correct Answer: 2.

Question 2: The world Economic forum was held recendly in -

1. Malaysia

2. Kuwait

3. Iran

4. Brazil

5. Indonesia

Correct Answer: 1.

Question 3: Great Barrier Reef is a

1. Hill range .

2. Man-made wall .

3. Tidal bore .

4. None of these

Correct Answer: 3.

Question 4: How many years the South African president Nelson Mandela was in prison?

1. 20

2. 18

3. 19

4. 17

Correct Answer: 2.

Question 5: In India tertiary sector includes I.Trade & Transport II.Finance & Real estate III.Forestry & Fishing Choose the correct answer:

1. I only

2. I and II only

3. II and III only

4. III only

5. Fishing and Forestry fall under primary sector

Correct Answer: 2.

Question 6: Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists : List-I List-II A. Dictatorship of the proletariat 1. liberalism B. Avowal of rights 2. Communism C. Glorification of State 3. Anarchism D. Opposition of State in general 4. Fascism

1. A-2 B-4 C-1 D-3

2. A-3 B-1 C-4 D-2

3. A-2 B-1 C-4 D-3

4. A-3 B-4 C-1 D-2

Correct Answer: 3.

Question 7: Assertion (A) : It is not merely equality under law that determines the stats of women in Society. Reason (R) : Traditions and customs are involved in everyday social interactions.

1. Both A and R are individually true and R is the correct explanation of A

2. Both A and R are individually true but R is not the correct explanation of A

3. A is true but R is false

4. A is false but R is true

Correct Answer: 1.

Question 8: The nutrient that not stored in human body is

1. Protein

2. Fat

3. Vitamin

4. None of the above

Correct Answer: 1.

Question 9: How many High Courts in India have jurisdiction over more than one State (Union Territories not included)?

1. 4

2. 9

3. 3

4. None of these

Correct Answer: 3.

Question 10: What is the Universal Product Code (UPC) adopted for?

1. Fire safely code in buildings

2. Earthquake-resistant building code

3. Bar code

4. Against adulteration in eatables

Correct Answer: 3.

Question 11: What is the currency of afghanistan?

1. Afghani

2. Lek

3. Dinar

4. Australian dollar

5. Schilling

Correct Answer: 1.

Question 12: 33rd National games in 2007 were held in

1. Ludhiana

2. Guwathi

3. Patiala

4. Shimla

Correct Answer: 2.

Question 13: Greenland is part of

1. Canada

2. USA

3. Denmark

4. An independent country

Correct Answer: 1.

Question 14: China’s first homegrown regional jet is

1. ARJ21 – 700

2. ARJ71 – 200

3. ARJ51 – 700

4. ARJ71 – 500

Correct Answer: 1.

Question 15: Which literary award did Jhumpa Lahiri's Interpreter Of Maladies win?

1. Gyanpeeth Award

2. The Nobel Prize for Literature

3. The Pulitzer

4. No Award was Won

Correct Answer: 3.

Question 16: Which ocean is deepest ocean-

1. pacific

2. atlantic

3. indian

4. arctic

Correct Answer: 1.

Question 17: Consider the following statements - According to the Liberals, rights 1. Curtail the power of the state. 2. Enable indiviudals to attain their best selves. 3. Empoer individuals against the collective. 4. From the basis of a vibrant civil society. Which of the satatements given above are correct?

1. 1, 2 and 4 only

2. 1 and 3 only

3. 2 and 3 only

4. 1, 2, 3 and 4

Correct Answer: 4.

Question 18: Assertion (A) : Judicial Activism in the form of Public Interest Litigation has assumed greater significance in Indian judiciary in recent years. Reason (R) : A National Judicial Commission is mooted to bring about transparency in judicial appointments.

1. Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A

2. Both A and R are true, but R is not a correct explanation of A

3. A is true, but R is false

4. A is false, but R is true

Correct Answer: 2.

Question 19: Who rendered the English translation of India Wins Freedom?

1. Maulana Abul Kalam Azad

2. Jawaharlal Nehru

3. Humayun Kabir

4. None of these

Correct Answer: 3.

Question 20: What device for new parents did Ann Moore invent in 1969?

1. Bottle warmer

2. Baby monitor

3. Disposable diaper

4. Infant carrier

Correct Answer: 4.

Question 21: Why does government collect taxes?

1. To spend on administration

2. To spend on welfare programmes

3. To spend on defence

4. All of the above

Correct Answer: 4.

Question 22: The term BT stands for

1. Bachelor of Teacher Training

2. Bachelor of Teaching

3. Bachelor of Training

4. None of these

Correct Answer: 2.

Question 23: The term ‘Gheto’ refers to a slum in a city, consisting of members belonging to the same ethnic community. It was originally applied to which one of the following ethnic settlements ?

1. A settlement of Asians in London

2. A settlement of Jews in Europe

3. A settlement of Chinese in Los Angeles

4. A settlement of Italians in the U.S.A

Correct Answer: 2.

Question 24: 'God bless Africa' is national anthem of which country ?

1. Sri Lanka

2. Tanzania

3. China

4. Cyprus

Correct Answer: 2.

Question 25: The Rules of Residence where a couple upon being married, go to live with the brother of the groom’s mother, are known as

1. Patrilocal

2. Matrilocal

3. Avunculocal

4. Neolocal

Correct Answer: 3.

Question 26: The ruler who introduced the Salivahana Saka era, now being followed by the Indian Government was _________

1. Kanishka

2. Salivahana

3. Ashoka

4. Sathavahana

Correct Answer: 1.

Question 27: Who among the following has used the concept of locus and focus in reviewing the intellectual development of the discipline of public administration?

1. Woodrow Wilson

2. Frank J. Goodnow

3. Nicholas Henry

4. Leonard D. White

Correct Answer: 3.

Question 28: Who among the following transformed the Shivaji and Ganapati festival into a national festival ?

1. Lala Lajpat Rai

2. Bal Gangadhar Tilak

3. Veer Savarkar

4. Gopal Krishna Gokhale

Correct Answer: 2.

Question 29: In the 1990s, a spacecraft was designed to protect Earth from meteors, asteroids and comets. What was its name?

1. Buster I

2. Maybelle I

3. Defender II

4. Clementine II

Correct Answer: 4.

Question 30: Bismillah Khan is a maestro of which of the following instruments?

1. Violin

2. Tabala

3. Flute

4. Shehanai

Correct Answer: 4.

Question 31: Antigua Barbuda is located in which time standard ?
Antigua Barbuda is located in which time standard ?

1. GMT - 4.

2. GMT + 4.

3. GMT - 5.

4. GMT + 5.

Correct Answer: 1.

Question 32: Who was the discoverer of ‘America’?

1. Christopher Columbus

2. John Cabot

3. Robert Peary

4. None of these

Correct Answer: 1.

Question 33: The World Trade Center was attacked by Terrorists on

1. 9th September 2001

2. 10th September 2001

3. 11th September 2001

4. None of these

Correct Answer: 3.

Question 34: Where was held the WTO (World Trade Organization) Ministerial Conference in July 2008 ?

1. (a) New Delhi

2. (b) Jakarta

3. (c) Beijing

4. (d) Jeneva

Correct Answer: 4.

Question 35: Who painted "The Scream"?

1. Otto Meuller

2. Wassily Kandinsky

3. Vincent Van Gogh

4. Edward Munch

Correct Answer: 4.

Question 36: Which of the following statements are correct? (1) Epeirogenic movement is continent building movement. (2) Epeirogenic movement is very slow movement. (3) Epeirogenic movements took place during Mesozoic era. (4) Epeirogenic movements cause upliftment and subsidence of continental masses.

1. 1, 2, 3

2. 1, 2, 4

3. 1, 3, 4

4. 1, 2, 3, 4.

Correct Answer: 2.

Question 37: In which year did Thomas Alva Edison invent the electric lamp?

1. 1854

2. 1879

3. 1904

4. 1888

Correct Answer: 2.

Question 38: Head Quarters of World Bank:

1. New York

2. London

3. Mexico

4. Washington

Correct Answer: 4.

Question 39: Consider the following statements: 1. The Us Civil Service Commission was established by the Pendleton Act. 2. The Hatch Act was responsible for replacing the patronage system for appointing civil servants in the United States of America, by the merit system. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1. Only 1

2. Only 2

3. Both 1 and 2

4. Neither 1 nor 2

Correct Answer: 1.

Question 40: India’s first private FM radio station Radio City opened in Bangalore recently. Which company is the promoter behind this venture?

1. The Times of India

2. Mid-Day

3. Star India

4. Zee

Correct Answer: 3.

Question 41: Hindalco, one of India’s largest aluminum manufacturers, belongs to which corporate group?

1. Sterlite

2. A V Birla

3. Gujarat Ambuja

4. Essar

Correct Answer: 2.

Question 42: Vaccination against which disease was developed by Edward Jenner in 1799?

1. Chicken Pox

2. Small Pox

3. Ruebella

Correct Answer: 2.

Question 43: What is ‘Zero Base Budgeting’ ?

1. Infinite deficit financing

2. No curtailment in unproductive expenditure

3. Preparation of new budget every time

4. None of the above

Correct Answer: 3.

Question 44: Which of the year in which Md. Ghazni first invaded India?

1. 1220 A.D

2. 1001 A.D

3. 1348 A.D

4. 1196 A.D

Correct Answer: 2.

Question 45: The Headquarter of RBI is in—

1. Delhi

2. Kanpur

3. Mumbai

4. None of these

Correct Answer: 3.

Question 46: Who among the following scholars propounded the concept of "Zusammen-hang" i.e. hanging together?
.

1. Carl Ritter

2. Alexander von Humboldt

3. Bernard Varenius

4. Emmanuel Kant

Correct Answer: 2.

Question 47: The Kingdom of Belgium was established in the year
The Kingdom of Belgium was established the year

1. 1830

2. 1803

3. 1903

4. 1980

Correct Answer: 1.

Question 48: Fawazil was:

1. Revenue assigned in lieu of salary

2. Extra payment made to the nobles

3. Excess amount paid to the nobles

4. None of these

Correct Answer: 3.

Question 49: . The capital of Norway is …
. The capital of Norway is …

1. Warsaw

2. Madirid

3. Oslo

4. Vienna

Correct Answer: 3.

Question 50: Who is the first test tube baby?

1. Louise joy brown

2. Thomas

3. James

4. Antony

Correct Answer: 1.

Question 51: In India Central Excise Day is on
In India Central Excise Day is on

1. February 24

2. February 25

3. February 23

4. February 22

Correct Answer: 1.

Question 52: Consider the following statements : Authoritarian individuals 1. are dynamic and flexible 2. have weakly structural ego 3. possess rigid character 4. think in stereotypes Which of the statements given above are correct?

1. 1 and 4

2. 1 and 2

3. 1,2 and 3

4. 2,3 and 4

Correct Answer: 4.

Question 53: As per 2001 Census the State having highest urban population among the following is—

1. Uttar Pradesh

2. Maharashtra

3. Tamil Nadu

4. None of these

Correct Answer: 3.

Question 54: Who among the following has not been the Union Cabinet Secretary?

1. T.N. Seshan

2. M.S. Gill

3. Naresh Chandra

4. Zafar Saifulla

Correct Answer: 2.

Question 55: What is Giant Panda's favourite food ?

1. Fruits

2. Leaves

3. Honey

4. Bamboo

Correct Answer: 4.

Question 56: Which day was observed as Independence day all over the country from 1930 onwards till Independence?

1. 26th January

2. 30th January

3. 1st August

4. 15th August

Correct Answer: 1.

Question 57: Which one of the following Indian banks is not nationalized bank?

1. Corporation Bank

2. Dena Bank

3. Federal Bank

4. Vijaya Bank

Correct Answer: 3.

Question 58: A fluorescent tube is preferred to an electric bulb because

1. it has larger light emitting surface

2. voltage fluctuations do not affect it

3. in a tube electrical energy is almost fully converted into light energy

4. its light is not harmful to the eyes

Correct Answer: 3.

Question 59: Consider the following statements : Marriage is an important social institution because 1. it is a sacred & permanent bond between husband & wife 2. it aims at procreation and maintenance of children 3. it is conducive to sex discipline and social harmony Which of the statements given above are correct?

1. 1,2 and 3

2. 1 and 2

3. 1 and 3

4. 2 and 3

Correct Answer: 4.

Question 60: When was the Cooperative Societies Act first passed in India?

1. 1900

2. 1902

3. 1904

4. None of the above

Correct Answer: 3.

Question 61: In which one of the following institutes is the exhibition of Scientific research material done?

1. State Museum-Lucknow

2. State Hygiene Institute-Lucknow

3. Bharat-Kala-Bhawan-Varanasi

4. None of these

Correct Answer: 2.

Question 62: Consider the following Statements: (1) Among the major oceans, indian ocean is wormer than the Atlantic and pacific oceans in both the hemispheres. (2) The average surface temperature of pacific ocean is higher than that of the Atlantic ocean in the southern hemisphere. (3) Among the major oceans, the Atlantic ocean is the coldest in the equitorial region. Which of these statements are correct?

1. 1 and 2

2. 2 and 3

3. 1 and 3

4. 1, 2 and 3.

Correct Answer: 2.

Question 63: Social stratum refers to a number of individuals having a relatively similar

1. Status, role or other culturally relevant set of characteristics

2. Role, position or other economically relevant set of characteristics

3. Position, status or other politically relevant set of characteristics

4. Status, rank or other socially relevant set of characteristics

Correct Answer: 4.

Question 64: Infant mortality rate is

1. the number of children who live past their first year of life

2. the number of infants who do not live past their first year of life

3. rapidly increasing in the United States

Correct Answer: 2.

Question 65: Which Guru declared Guru Granth Sahib as permanent Guru of Sikhs ?
Which Guru declared Guru Granth Sahib as permanent Guru of Sikhs ?

1. Guru Gobind Singh Ji

2. Guru Nanak Sahib Ji

3. Guru Arjan Sahib Ji

4. None

Correct Answer: 1.

Question 66: Bharat Kala Bhawan is situated at

1. Varanasi

2. Chennai

3. Kolkata

4. New Delhi

Correct Answer: 1.

Question 67: According to 2001 census what is the percentage of Literacy in Haryana ?

1. 62.40%

2. 55.85%

3. 65.72%

4. 67.9%

Correct Answer: 4.

Question 68: The character 'Hori' is from Prem Chand's which novel?

1. Pratigya

2. Godan

3. Gaban

4. None of these

Correct Answer: 2.

Question 69: United Nations University is located at ….

1. New York

2. Tokyo

3. London

4. Washington

Correct Answer: 2.

Question 70: Day and night are the result of

1. Earth's rotation around its axis

2. Earth's revolution

3. Earth's rotation accompanied with its revolution

4. None of these

Correct Answer: 1.

Question 71: The gas whose aqueous solution is strongly acidic in nature is—

1. Ammonia

2. Phosphine

3. Sulphur dioxide

4. Hydrogen sulphide

Correct Answer: 3.

Question 72: The highest mountain peak is in

1. Nepal

2. India

3. China

4. none of these

Correct Answer: 1.

Question 73: Which State of India has abolished beauty Contest?

1. Uttar Pradesh

2. Madhya Pradesh

3. Tamilnadu

4. Kerala

Correct Answer: 1.

Question 74: Which bird lays the largest egg?

1. Pigeon

2. Hen

3. Mute Swan

4. Eagle

Correct Answer: 3.

Question 75: What is earth's polar diameter ?

1. 40066 km

2. 39992 km

3. 12753 km

4. 12710 km

Correct Answer: 4.

Question 76: Who invented dynamite?

1. Mac millan

2. Dr. Paul muller

3. Alfred nobel

4. Gottileb daimler

5. Rudolf diesel

Correct Answer: 3.

Question 77: World Tourism Day is on
World Tourism Day is on

1. September 27

2. September 2

3. September 7

4. September 1

Correct Answer: 1.

Question 78: Who wrote 'Panchatantra' ?

1. Bhavabhuti

2. Narayan Sharma

3. Vishnu Sharma

4. Sriharsha

Correct Answer: 3.

Question 79: Which one of the following statements describes a unitary system ?

1. Where the territorial divisions are subordinate agencies of the Central Government

2. Where the territorial divisions have coordinate status with the Central Government

3. A device to reconcile national unity with rights of the units

4. Where the functions of the government are vested in a single individual

Correct Answer: 1.

Question 80: Which country's flag is green with a panel of three vertical bands of red, black and orange below a soaring orange eagle, on the outer edge of the flag?
Which country's flag is green with a panel of three vertical bands of red, black and orange below a soaring orange eagle, on the outer edge of the flag?

1. Zambia

2. Zaire

3. Zimbabwe

4. Zululand

Correct Answer: 1.

Question 81: The present Chairperson of Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) is...

1. Pradeep Baijal

2. Justice Sodhi

3. Nripendra Mishra

4. M. S.Verma

Correct Answer: 3.

Question 82: Consider the following statements: 1. The Twelfth Finance Commission has not recommended the continuation of Fiscal Reforms Facility. 2. In the Twelfth Finance Commission Report for the period 2005-10, the grants-in-aid recommended for maintaining public buildings is five times more than that for maintaining forests. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1. Only 1

2. Only 2

3. Both 1 and 2

4. Neither 1 nor 2

Correct Answer: 3.

Question 83: Who is the chairman of Procter and Gamble Hygiene and Healthcare India Ltd?

1. Bob Williams

2. B V Patel

3. Rajesh Sinha

4. Kevin Parker

Correct Answer: 2.

Question 84: Consider the following statements about cultural relativism : 1. It is the tendency to evaluate other cultures in terms of our own culture 2. Each society is evaluated in terms of its own circumstances and values 3. The contemporary society is evaluated in relation to its past 4. Actions that are moral in some societies might be immoral in others Which of these statements are correct?

1. 1 and 2

2. 1 and 4

3. 2 and 3

4. 2 and 4

Correct Answer: 3.

Question 85: A national council is proposed for developing Creative and cultural Industries which of the following is the part of three industries

1. Cottage Industries

2. Handloom of Handicraft

3. Product design fashion

4. All of the Above

Correct Answer: 4.

Question 86: In the year 2006, Muhammad Yusuf, a Pakistani batsman has broken the record of highest aggregate runs in test cricket in a calender year which up till now stood in whose name.

1. Don Bradman

2. Sachin Tendulkar

3. Barry Richards

4. Vivian Richards

Correct Answer: 4.

Question 87: "Boxer Rebellion" is associated with which of the following countries?

1. USA

2. Argentina

3. France

4. China

Correct Answer: 4.

Question 88: Where is the world's highest ground -based telescope situated?

1. Ladakh

2. Tibet

3. Kashmir

4. Kulu

Correct Answer: 1.

Question 89: The first person to reach South Pole was

1. Ann Bancroft

2. Robert Peary

3. Amundsen

4. Nawang Gombu

Correct Answer: 3.

Question 90: Which of the following is an objective method of measuring personality?

1. Interview

2. Questionnaire

3. Observation

4. All of the above

Correct Answer: 2.

Question 91: At which place does the Ganga enter the plains area?

1. Haridwar

2. Dehradun

3. Moradabad

4. None of the above

Correct Answer: 1.

Question 92: How many soldiers and warriors is Bhishma said to have killed each day of the war?
How many soldiers and warriors is Bhishma said to have killed each day of the war?

1. 500

2. 1,000

3. 10,000

4. 5,000

Correct Answer: 3.

Question 93: The International court of Justice is in

1. America

2. England

3. France

4. Netherlands

Correct Answer: 4.

Question 94: Salts of which of the following elements provide colours to fireworks?

1. Zinc and sulphur

2. Potassium and mercury

3. Strontium and barium

4. Chromium and nickel

Correct Answer: 2.

Question 95: Which of the following is not correctly matched? (a) River columbia : Coulee Dam (b) River colorado : Hoover Dam (c) River Zambezi : Aughrabies Dam (d) River Volta : Akosombo Dam.

1. a

2. b

3. c

4. d

Correct Answer: 3.

Question 96: Who amongst the following is the recipient of Padma Vibhushan given away recently ?

1. Anu Malik

2. Shan

3. Asha Bhosle

4. None of these

Correct Answer: 3.

Question 97: Baljit Saini’s name is associated with:

1. Badminton

2. Athletics