General Awareness Questions and Answer for Postal Exams

General Awareness Questions 

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1. India's permanent research station 'Dakshin Gangotri' is located in

A. Antarctica
B. Indian Sea
C. Arabian Sea
D. Himalayas

A. Antarctica

2. Tungabhadra and Bhima are tributaries of

A. Narmada
B. Mahanadi
C. Krishna
D. Kaveri

C. Krishna

3. Permanent Settlement in India was introduced by

A. Lord Ripon
B. Lord Bentinck
C. Lord Cornwallis
D. Lord Warren Hastings

C. Lord Cornwallis

4. 'Ugadi' is a popular festival of

A. Nepal
B. Bihar
C. Karnataka
D. Himachal Pradesh

C. Karnataka

5. Mahatma Gandhi was called the 'Father of the Nation' first by

A. Jawaharlal Nehru
B. Rabindranath Tagore
C. Subhash Chandra Bose
D. Lala Lajpat Rai

C. Subhash Chandra Bose

6. Who is the Chairman of Planning Commission and National Integration Council of India ?

A. The President of India
B. The Prime Minister of India
C. The Vice-President of India
D. The Speaker of the Lok Sabha

B. The Prime Minister of India

7. How many States are there in Indian Union ?

A. 29
B. 28
C. 26
D. 25

A. 29

8. When was the first National Emergency declared in India ?

A. 1962
B. 1965
C. 1971
D. 1975

A. 1962

9. In India, National Science Day is observed on

A. February 28
B. June 5
C. September 5
D. October 2

 

A. February 28

10. Sofia is the capital of

A. Albania
B. Hungary
C. Austria
D. Bulgaria

D. Bulgaria

11. The air temperature rises with height in

A. troposphere
B. tropopause
C. mesosphere
D. stratosphere

A. troposphere

12. The government of India earns maximum revenue from

A. income tax
B. corporation tax
C. sales tax
D. goods and service tax

B. corporation tax

13. Which of the following is not subsidised in India ?

A. Petrol
B. Diesel
C. LPG
D. Kerosene

D. Kerosene

14. India's first supercomputer is known as

A. EKA
B. SAGA
C. PARAM 2000
D. PARAM 8000

D. PARAM 8000

15. Rajatarangini, written by Kalhana, is a story of the King of

A. Odisha
B. Nepal
C. Kashmir
D. Kamrup

C. Kashmir