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Solved paper General Awareness 

1. Which of the following there R's are regarded as environment friendly ?

A. Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
B. Reduce, Rebuild, Restrict
C. Random, Reduce, Recall
D. Read, Register, Recall

 

A. Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

2. The plant that behaves as a root parasite is

A. Euphorbia
B. Santalum
C. Cuscuta
D. Ficus

 

C. Cuscuta

3. The longest river of Europe is

A. Volga
B. Rhone
C. Danube
D. Rhine

A. Volga

4. The highest mountain peak in peninsular India is

A. Nilgiris
B. Dodabetta
C. Anaimudi
D. Mahendragiri

 

C. Anaimudi

5. The non-metal found in the liquid state is

A. nitrogen
B. bromine
C. chlorine
D. fluorine

 

B. bromine

6. Which of the following is a Disk Operating System (DOS) command ?

A. CHANGE
B. FORMAT
C. DUPLICATE
D. LIST

B. FORMAT

7. How many members are nominated by the President to Rajya Sabha ?

A. 12
B. 20
C. 24
D. 29

 

A. 12

8. Which of the following Grand Slam titles is also known as "Rolland Garros" title ?

A. US Open
B. Australian Open
C. French Open
D. Wimbledon

 

C. French Open

9. Kisan Diwas (Farmer's Day) is observed on the

A. 1st July
B. 4th December
C. 18th December
D. 23rd December

D. 23rd December

10. For the annexation of which Indian Kingdom, are "Doctrine of Lapse" was not followed ?

A. Nagpur
B. Punjab
C. Satara
D. Jhansi

 

B. Punjab

11. The largest White Blood Corpuscle is

A. Monocyte
B. Thrombocyte
C. Erthrocyte
D. Lymphocyte

A. Monocyte

12. Sulphuric Acid is

A. monobasic
B. dibasic
C. tribasic
D. tetrabasic

B. dibasic

13. Dioptre is the unit of

A. power of a lens
B. light intensity
C. sound intensity
D. focal length of a lens

A. power of a lens

14. The coast of Norway is an example of

A. Fiord Coast
B. Ria Coast
C. Emerged Coast
D. Dalmantian Coast

A. Fiord Coast

15. Who introduced the concept of "Stored Program" ?

A. John Von Neumann
B. Charles Babbage
C. Blaise Pascal
D. John Mauchly

A. John Von Neumann