Dear PaGaLGuY readers, as we all know, General Knowledge is an important component of a number of competitive examinations such as the UPSC Civil Services Examination, Banking Entrance Examinations, SSC CGL/CHSL Examinations, MBA Entrance Examinations, Combined Defence Services Examination, etc. In order to help you practise and improve your General Knowledge, we hereby present this General Knowledge quiz.
Given below are a few General Studies questions from previous years’ actual exams. Leave your answers/ responses in the comments section below and soon we’ll let you know the correct answers.
1. Assertion (A): According to statistics, more female children are born each year than male children in India.
Reason (R): In India, the death rate of a male child is higher than that of the female child.
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are true but R is not a correct explanation of A
(c) A is true but R is true
(d) A is false but R is true
2. Assertion (A): Insect resistant transgenic cotton has been produced by inserting Bt gene.
Reason (R): The Bt gene is derived from a bacterium.
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are true but R is not a correct explanation of A
(c) A is true but R is true
(d) A is false but R is true
3. If it 10.00 am. I.S.T., then what would be the local time at Shillong on 92o E longitude?
(a) 9.38 a.m.
(b) 10.38 a.m.
(c) 10.22 a.m.
(d) 9.22 a.m.
4. Which one of the following scholars suggested the earth’s origin from gases and dust particles?
(a) James Jeans
(b) H. Alfven
(c) F. Hoyle
(d) O. Schmidt
5. The Ravva offshore block, with great potential for oil, is located in
(a) Krishna-Godavari basin
(b) Cauvery basin
(c) Mahanadi basin
(d) Palar-Pennar basin
6. Match List I (Quantity) with List II (Units) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:
List I List II
A. High speed 1. Mach
B. Wavelength 2. Angstrom
C. Pressure 3. Pascal
D. Energy 4. Joule
7. Which one of the following does a TV remote control unit use to operate a TV set?
(a) Light waves
(b) Sound waves
(c) Micro waves
(d) Radio waves
8. The difference between a nuclear reactor and an atomic bomb is that
(a) no chain reaction takes place in nuclear reactor while in the atomic bomb there is a chain reaction
(b) the chain reaction in nuclear reactor is controlled
(c) the chain reaction in nuclear reactor is not controlled
(d) no-chain reaction takes place in atomic bomb while it takes place in nuclear reactor
9. Which one of the following is not an essential micronutrient for plants?
(a) Boron
(b) Zinc
(c) Sodium
(d) Copper
10. Which one of the following is an active component of oil of clove?
(a) Menthol
(b) Eugenol
(c) Methanol
(d) Benzaldehyde
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