Delhi Circle: PA/SA Exam 2014 Solved Questions (General Awareness Section)

Solved PA SA Exam 2014 Question Paper - Delhi Circle

1) Which one of the following minerals is contained in the Monazite sand of Kerala?

(A) Uranium

(B) Thorium

(C) Copper

(D) Petroleum

Ans. (B) Thorium

2) The largest sugarcane producing country in the world is:

(A) India

(B) Brazil

(C) China

(D) USA

Ans. (B) Brazil

3) This refers the amount that the commercial banks require to maintain in the form of gold or government approved securities before providing credit to customers:

(A) Statutory Liquidity Ratio

(B) Cash reserve ratio

(C) Teverse Repo Rate

(D) Bank Rate

Ans. (A) Statutory Liquidity Ratio

4) .......... is NOT a Central Government Tax.

(A) Income Tax

(B) Custom Tax

(C) Entertainment Tax

(D) Service Tax

Ans. (C) Entertainment Tax

5) How many countries delegates will visit India to have first hand experience of Lok Sabha Election 2014 under the 'Election Visitors Programme 2014' launched by election commission of India:

(A) 20

(B) 50

(C) 100

(D) None of these

Ans. (B) 50

6) Largest Solar Power plant of India was recently launched in the state of:

(A) Rajasthan

(B) Madhya Pradesh

(C) Uttar Pradesh

(D) None of these

Ans. (B) Madhya Pradesh

7) 2014 Ranji Trophy was won by:

(A) Uttar Pradesh

(B) Maharashtra

(C) Karnataka

(D) West Bengal

Ans. (C) Karnataka

8) International Mother Earth Day was observed across the world on:

(A) 20th April, 2014

(B) 21st April, 2014

(C) 22nd April 2014

(D) 24th April 2014

Ans. (C) 22nd April 2014

9) Who is the leader of house presently in Rajya Sabha:

(A) Arun Jaitley

(B) Manmohan Singh

(C) Kariya Munda

(D) P J Kurien

Ans. (B) Manmohan Singh

10) In an economy, the sectors are classified into public and private on the basis of

(A) Employment Conditions

(B) Nature of economic activities

(C) Ownership of enterprises

(D) Use of raw materials

Ans. (C) Ownership of enterprises

11) Who amongst the following is not a Lawn Tennis Player

(A) Rafael Nadal

(B) Roger Federer

(C) Tiger Woods

(D) Serena Williams

Ans. (C) Tiger Woods

12) The three R's which can help us to conserve natural resource for long term us are?

(A) Recycle, Regenerate, Reuse

(B) Reduce, Regenerate, Reuse

(C) Reduce, Reuse, Redistribute

(D) Reduce, Recycle, Reuse

Ans. (D) Reduce, Recycle, Reuse

13) The river water is polluted with acidic wastes if ph of water is:

(A) Below 7

(B) Above 7

(C) Equal to 7

(D) Any of these

Ans. (A) Below 7

14) How many ergs are there in 1 joule:

(A) 10^2

(B) 10^4

(C) 10^6

(D) 10^7

Ans. (D) 10^7

15) President of International Olympic Committee:

(A) Barack Obama

(B) Jacques Rogge

(C) Thomas Bach

(D) None of these

Ans. (C) Thomas Bach

16) Which bone is the largest bone in human body

(A) Fermur

(B) Humerus

(D) Tibia

(D) Radius

Ans. (A) Fermur

17) Who is responsible to collect the service tax?

(A) Income Tax Department

(B) Postal Department

(C) Central Excise Department

(D) Comercial Tax Department of the State/Union Teritory

Ans. (C) Central Excise Department

18) Surface Tension has the units of:

(A) Newton/m^2

(B) Newton/m^3

(C) Newton-m

(D) Newton/m

Ans. (D) Newton/m