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Multiple Choice Question on General Awareness Practice Test 19

By Global Rail Network on July 12, 2015

There are 25 questions to be attended in 20 minutes. The questions are on general awareness, consisting on topics like Science and Technology, places, personalities, history, geography, politics, awards, sports etc. Read the study material before making an attempt so that you build your confidence in the subject. Read the remarks column of each question which gives the detail information on the subject.

This is a set of multiple choice questions for competitive examination

Sr No	Question	Answer	Remarks
1	Thar Desert is situated in which country?	India	Thar desert is in India and it is Sahara desert in north Africa
2	Who is the only Indian lady won the Miss Earth award?	Nicole Faria	Miss earth was instituted in 2001 and Nicole Faria is the only Indian Beauty won this title.
3	Goa was annexed to India as union territory in which year?	1961	After India gained independence from the British in 1947, India reproached Portuguese territories on the Indian subcontinent be ceded to India. Portugal refused to negotiate on the sovereignty of its Indian enclaves. On 19 December 1961, the Indian Army began military operations with Operation Vijya resulting in the annexation of Goa,Daman and diu into the Indian union. Goa, along with Daman and Diu, was organized as a centrally administered union territory of India. On 30 May 1987, the union territory was split, and Goa was made India’s twenty-fifth state, with Daman and Diu remaining a union territory.
4	Origin of Sutlaj river is	Mt. Kailash, Tibet	Chemayungdung, Tibet: Brahmputra, Mt Kailash, Tibet: Sutlaj, Mansarovar, Tibet: Indus, Rohtang Pass, Himachal Pradesh: Beas
5	Cricketer given Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna is	M S Dhoni	Only two cricketer were given Khel Ratna including Sachin Tendulkar
6	Since 1957, India has sent 45 films to Oscar, of which three made entry to Best Foreign Language Film. Name the film which could not make it to the three films	The Guide
7	Who Indian female won the first gold in Asian games?	Kamaljeet Sandhu
8	How much is Nobal prize amount given in each field	8 Million Swedish Kroner
9	Currency of Switzerland is	Swiss Frank	Switzerland has not adopted European currency of Euro
10	An Indian resident for domestic consumption is entitled for how much number of LPG gas cylinders on subsidised rate?	12 per annum	One per month is same as that of 12 per annum, but in 12 per annum one can get more than one cylinder per month.
11	Who is know as tiger of Mysore?	Tipu Sultan	Tipu Sultan November 1750 – 4 May 1799), also known as theTiger of Mysore and Tipu Sahib
12	How many communities are included as minority communities under Section 2 (c) of the National Commission for Minorities Act, 1992.	6	Muslims, Christian, Jain, Buddhism, Parsi, Sikh
13	Which state has highest agricultural productivity in India?	Punjab	Punjab: 4.2 Tonnes/Hectare, Haryana: 3.3, UP: 2.3, AP: 2.7, WB: 2.4
14	Which is the highest building in India?	Imperial Tower	Imperial towers is the highest located in Mumbai of 254 meters 61 floors in Mumbai and construction completed in 2010
15	What the 26th constitutional amendment of 1971 stands for?	abolition of privy purse	the Privy Purse was a payment made to the royal families of erstwhile princely states as part of their agreements to first integrate with India in 1947. Reduced voting age was 61st amendment in 1989, Anti Defection Bill was 52nd in 1985 ad Nationalisation of Bank was an administrative order.
16	The largest hydro-power project in India is located on river	Tehri Dam	Tehri Dam: 2400 MW, Koyna: 1920 MW, Bhakra: 1325 MW, Sardar Sarovar: 1450 MW
17	The cricket playing nation which has not won the ICC world cup tournament is	England	Australia – 4 times, WI and India – 2 times and Pakistan and Sri Lanka – one time each
18	The first film made in India was a silent movie named	Raja Harish Chandra	Alam Ara: first talkie movie, Kisan Kanya: First color movie and Pathen Pancheli: the first international critique
19	NRI day is observed in India on	9th Jan	10th Jan Laughter Day, 12th Jan National Youth Day, 15th Jan Army Day
20	Alfred Nobal was from which country?	Sweden
21	Capital of Australia is	Canberra	Canberra is the capital and is not heard very commonly
22	How many IIT institutes now exists in India?	17	There are 17 IIT and 13 IIM with 6 in the making from 2015-16 session
23	Grand Trunk Road was built by	Sher Shah Suri	The route spanning the Grand Trunk (GT) road existed during the Maurya Empire, extending from the mouth of the Ganges to the north-western frontier of the Empire. The predecessor of the modern road was rebuilt by Sher Shah Suri, who renovated and extended the ancient Mauryan route in the 16th century. The road was considerably upgraded in the British period between 1833 and 1860
24	Who was the last tirthankar of Jainism?	Lord Mahavira	There are 24 tirthankars. Lord Aadinath is the first and Parashavnath is 23rd.
25	Which country produces the maximum coal per annum?	China	The sequence in descending order is China, US, India, Australia etc.

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