Basic General Knowledge for PA / SA Exam 2014

1. The ozone layer restricts

A. Visible light

B. Infrared radiation

C. X-rays and gamma rays

D. Ultraviolet radiation

2. Eugenics is the study of

A. altering human beings by changing their genetic components

B. people of European origin

C. different races of mankind

D. genetic of plants

3. Euclid was

A. Greek mathematician

B. Contributor to the use of deductive principles of logic as the basis of geometry

C. Propounded the geometrical theorems

D. All of the above

4. Ecology deals with

A. Birds

B. Cell formation

C. Relation between organisms and their environment

D. Tissues

5. Filaria is caused by

A. Bacteria

B. Mosquito

C. Protozoa

D. Virus

6. Goa Shipyard Limited (GSL) was established in

A. 1958

B. 1957

C. 1956

D. 1955

7. DRDL stands for

A. Defence Research and Development Laboratary

B. Department of Research and Development Laboratory

C. Differential Research and Documentation Laboratary

D. None of the above

8. Who was the first Indian Chief of Army Staff of the Indian Army ?

A. Gen. K.M. Cariappa

B. Vice-Admiral R.D. Katari

C. Gen. Maharaja Rajendra Singhji

D. None of the above

9. FRS stands for

A. Fellow Research System

B. Federation of Regulation Society

C. Fellow of Royal Society

D. None of the above

10. Escape velocity of a rocket fired from the earth towards the moon is a velocity to get rid of the

A. Earth’s gravitational pull

B. Moon’s gravitational pull

C. Centripetal force due to the earth’s rotation

D. Pressure of the atmosphere