General awareness : Multiple choice questions -12

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 Avul PakirJainulabdeen Abdul Kalam

1. Famous renowned space scientist and Ex-President ofIndia, APJ Abdul Kalam's full name is–

(A) Abdul Pakar Jainuluddin Abdul Kalam (B) Avul PakirJainulabdeen Abdul Kalam

(C) Akhlaq Pakir Jainuljafri Abdul Kalam (D) Ali PakirJainulakhlaq Abdul Kalam 

( Ans : B)

2. Full form of SIM is–

(A) Subscribers Identity Module (B) Subscribers IdentityMechanism

(C) Self Identity Machine (D) Self Identity Module 

(Ans : A)

3. The instrument used in 'lie' detecting is–

(A) Pyrometer (B) Seismograph (C) Polygraph (D)Phonograph 

( Ans : C)

4. Protein present in wheat grain is–

(A) Albumin (B) Cystein (C) Glutenin (D) Keratin 

(Ans : A&C)

5. National Flower of India is–

(A) Rose (B) Lotus (C) Gudhal (D) Sunflower 

(Ans : B)

6. Which of the following is sulphur containing aminoacid?

(A) Tryptophan (B) Proline (C) Methionine (D) Aspartic acid

(Ans : C)

7. Five countries are contributing for construction ofworld's largest telescope 'Thirty meter'. These 
countries are–

(A) India, China, Japan, Germany and Pakistan (B) India,China, Japan, America and Pakistan

(C) India, China, Japan, America and Canada (D) China,Japan, America, Canada and England 

( Ans : C)

8. The 'God-Particle' is–

(A) Photon of Sunlight (B) Smallest vibrating ParticlePhonon

(C) Higgs-Boson Particle (D) Quantum Particle 

(Ans : C)

9. Indian Space Mission related to planet mass is named asMOM, which is meant for–

(A) Mapping of Mars (B) Mapper of Mars

(C) Mars Orbiter Mission (D) Mars Odissi Mission 

( Ans : C)

10. 'BRAHMOS', a supersonic missile jointly developed byIndia and Russia was adopted by Indian 
Army on–

(A) 21 June, 2007 (B) 20 March, 2013 (C) 20 June, 2013 (D)21 March, 2007 

(Ans : A)

11. Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) wasestablished in–

(A) 1972 (B) 1969 (C) 1962 (D) 1958 (Ans : B)

12. 'Gate Way of Information' is–

(A) e-mail (B) Pager (C) Cellular Phone (D) Internet 

(Ans :D)

13. 'E-Diesel' is ethanol mixed diesel fuel which is preparedfrom ordinary diesel by mixing ethanol in 
percentage of–

(A) 7.70 (B) 5.50 (C) 4.50 (D) 2.70 ( Ans : A)

14. In western hemisphere, ozone-layer hole is a majorfactor for the incidence of which of the 
followingailments?

(A) Baldness (B) Asthma (C) Skin cancer (D) Lung cancer

(Ans : C)

15. Which one of the following is not digested in humanbody?

(A) Starch (B) Casein (C) Cellulose (D) Vegetable oil 

(Ans :C)

16. When kept in air, which of the following elementsglows in dark?

(A) Platinum (B) Strontium (C) White phosphorus (D) Red phosphorus

(Ans : C)

17. Which one of the following organic substances is aninsecticide?

(A) Lindane (B) Pyrene (C) Oil of Wintergreen (D)Chloroform 

(Ans : A)

18. Match List-I with List-II and select the correctanswer using the codes given below the lists–

List-I (Vitamins)

(a) Vitamin A (b) Vitamin B 1 (c) Vitamin C (d) Vitamin D

List-II (Deficiency disease)

1. Beri-beri 2. Night-blindness 3. Rickets 4. Scurvy

Codes :

(a) (b) (c) (d)

(A) 1 2 3 4

(B) 2 3 1 4

(C) 2 1 4 3

(D) 1 4 3 2 (Ans : C)

19. National Botanical Research Institute is situated at–

(A) Lucknow (B) New Delhi (C) Dehradun (D) Chennai

 (Ans :A)

20. Which among the following is known as laughing gas?

(A) Nitrous oxide (B) Nitric oxide (C) Nitrogen dioxide (D)Nitrogen pentoxide 

( Ans : A)

21. The Headquarters of 'INTERPOLE' (InternationalPolice) is situated at–

(A) London (England) (B) Vienna (Austria) (C) Lyons(France) (D) Geneva (Switzerland) 

(Ans : C)

22. What is the name of Parliament of Afghanistan ?

(A) Majlis (B) Shora (C) National Assembly (D) Jatiya Sansad

(Ans : B)

23. In which year, Taj Mahal was included in UNESCO's listof World Heritage Sites?

(A) 1973 (B) 1983 (C) 1987 (D) 2004

 (Ans : B)

24. Dr. B. R. Ambedkar's 125th birth anniversary will beheld in the year–

(A) 2016 (B) 2018 (C) 2019 (D) 2020 

(Ans : A)

25. Who among the following has authored the recent book: 'Gods of Corruption' highlighting 
involvement of high-ups?

(A) Ajit Seth (B) Pro mila Shankar (C) T. S. R.Subrahmanyam (D) Shashank Shekhar

 (Ans : B)