Useful General Knowledge Questions for PA/SA Exam 2014

1. Indian institute of Geomagnetism is located at.
(A)Chennai
(B)Kolkata
(C)Secunderabad
(D)Mumbai

Ans. (D)Mumbai

2. Heaviest metal is:
(A)Iron
(B)Osmium
(C)Copper
(D)Gold

Ans. (B)Osmium

3. Total number of members in the National Human Rights Commission.
(A)Five
(B)Seven
(C)Three
(D)Four
Ans. (B)Seven

4. The biggest Private Commercial Bank in India.
(A)HDFC Bank
(B)IDBI Bank
(C)ICICI Bank
(D)Karur Vysya Bank

Ans. (C)ICICI Bank

5. Father of Economics:
(A)Adam Smith
(B)Alfred Marshall
(C)Lionel Robbins
(D)P.A Samuelson

Ans. (A)Adam Smith

6. The number of member countries in ‘SAARC’
(A)Eight
(B)Seven
(C)Ten
(D)Twelve

Ans. (A)Eight

7. The National agency which is regulating the functioning of the Teacher Education Institutes in India.
(A)NCERT
(B)NCTE
(C)UGC
(D)AICTE

Ans. (B)NCTE

8. Total number of chromosomes in human beings.
(A)46
(B)23
(C)24
(D)206

Ans. (A)46

9. HTML is a:
(A)Software company
(B)Computer name
(C)Programme code
(D)Computer language

Ans. (D)Computer language

10. Name the author of the book ‘what went wrong’
(A)Kiran Bedi
(B)Sara Joseph
(C)Arundhati Rai
(D)Sushma Swaraj

Ans. (A)Kiran Bedi

11. National Institute of Ayurveda is situated at:
(A)Chennai
(B)Kottakkal
(C)Jaipur
(D)Simla

Ans. (C)Jaipur

12.Which planet of the solar system spins on its axis at the fastest rate?
(A)Jupiter
(B)Saturn
(C)Mercury
(D)Venus

Ans. (A)Jupiter