General Knowledge Questions for Postal Exams

General Knowledge Question and Answer

general knowledge questions with answers

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1. Mirage is formed due to ___________.

A. Terrestrial heating and refraction of light
B. Reflection of light
C. Refraction of light
D. Diffraction of light

A. Terrestrial heating and refraction of light

2. To solve the problem of electricity, nuclear process occurs in nuclear power reactor by fission of which material ?

A. U²³⁸
B. U²³⁵
C. Th²³²
D. Ra²²⁶

B. U235

3. Which one of the following lamps has maximum efficiency ?

A. Bulb
B. Tubelight
C. Sodium Vapour Lamp
D. None of these

C. Sodium Vapour Lamp

4. When the Moon is neat the horizon, it appears big. This is due to

A. Optical illusion
B. Atmospheric refraction
C. Scattering of light
D. Dispersion of light

A. Optical illusion

5. Baking Soda is known as

A. Sodium bicarbonate
B. Sodium carbonate
C. Calcium carbonate
D. Calcium chloride

A. Sodium bicarbonate

6. One of the earliest industries which in the first industrial revolution relocated from India to Great Britain is

A. Textile
B. Metallurgical
C. Shipping
D. None of these

A. Textile

7. For what purpose did the Indian Government introduce in April 1999 the 'Open Sky Policy' ?

A. Cargo Transport
B. Bilateral Air Service
C. Aircraft development
D. Development of air-worthiness

A. Cargo Transport

8. The gap between developed countries and India is reduced by

A. Unskilled manpower
B. Tremendous manpower and institutional resources
C. Poor infrastructure
D. None of these

B. Tremendous manpower and institutional resources

9. Modern technological development is increasingly becoming dependant on

A. Research inputs from large number of disciplines
B. Research inputs from single discipline
C. Ancient knowledge
D. None of these

A. Research inputs from large number of disciplines

10. Out of the following, which is the effect of a lethal dose exposure of X-rays to the body ?

A. Anaemia
B. Reduced fertility
C. Internal haemorrhage
D. Mental retardation

A. Anaemia