General Awareness Question and Answer for Postal Exams

1. The 'Tartar' tribe inhabitates in which part of the world ?

A. Kenya
B. Europe
C. Siberia
D. None of them

C. Siberia

2. Zojila pass is in

A. Jammu and Kashmir
B. Andhra Pradesh
C. Himachal Pradesh
D. Uttar Pradesh

A. Jammu and Kashmir

3. National Sugar Institute is located at

A. New Delhi
B. Lucknow
C. Kanpur
D. Varanasi

C. Kanpur

4. 'Ikebana' is a Japanese art of

A. flower arrangement
B. miniature tree farming
C. dress designing
D. paper craft

A. flower arrangement

5. Who was the first Assamese to join the Indian National Congress during its Second Session held in 1886 ?

A. Nobin Chandra Bordoloi
B. Devicharan Baruh
C. Tarunram Phukan
D. Gopinath Bordoloi

D. Gopinath Bordoloi

6. The Ain-i-Akbari was written by

A. Birbal
B. Ibn Batuta
C. Abul Fazl
D. Farishta

C. Abul Fazl

7. In Assam, 'red soil' is the main feature of

A. Bololand area
B. North Cachar Hill region
C. Barak Valley region
D. Brahmaputra Valley region

B. North Cachar Hill region

8. In how phases, the Election to the Lok Sabha in the year 2014 was conducted ?

A. 6
B. 7
C. 8
D. 9

D. 9

9. The first non-Congress Prime Minister of India was

A. VP Singh
B. Ch. Charan Singh
C. Atal Bihari Vajpayee
D. Moraraji Desai

D. Moraraji Desai

10. Lake Tsongo, Rumtek Monastery and Nathula are located in

A. Himachal Pradesh
B. Sikkim
C. Uttarakhand
D. Arunachal Pradesh

B. Sikkim

11. India changed over to the decimal system of coinage in the year

A. 1959
B. 1948
C. 1957
D. 1952

C. 1957

12. The largest source of power supply in India is

A. hydroelectric power
B. thermal power
C. renewable source
D. nuclear power

A. hydroelectric power

13. In the history of Indian Navy, one serving Chief of Staff was removed from office, while one had resigned. their names in this order are

A. Admiral Vishnu Bhagawat and Admiral DK Joshi
B. Admiral VS Shekhawat and Admiral NK Verma
C. Admiral RK Dhowan and Admiral Suresh Mehta
D. None of the above

A. Admiral Vishnu Bhagawat and Admiral DK Joshi

14. RUSA has been recently formulated to look after

A. funding for State Universities and affiliated colleges
B. regulating standards in higher education
C. funding for higher education
D. None of the above

B. regulating standards in higher education

15. Recently India's largest solar power plant has been launched in which of the following States ?

A. Tamil Nadu
B. Rajasthan
C. Madhya Pradesh
D. Gujarat

C. Madhya Pradesh