General Studies Practice Paper for Coming Competitive Exams

General Studies Practice Paper for Coming Competitive Exams

1) Digbloi oil Refinery is located in the state of:

1. Delhi
2. Assam
3. Manipur
4. Gujarat

2) The solubility of iodine in water is increased if it is mixed with:

1. HCL
2. Potassium Iodine
3. NACL
4. Alcohol

3) Who composed the famous song "Sare Jahan Se Achha" ?

1. Banking Chandra Chatterjee
2. Rabindranadh Tagore
3. Mohammad Iqbal
4. Jasuva

4) Which of the following is a private Sector Bank ?

1. UCO Bank
2. Vijaya Bank
3. IDBI Bank Ltd
4. Andhra Bank

5) The world famous "Khajuraho" Temple is in:

1. Karnataka
2. Madhya Pradesh
3. UP
4. Kerala

6) The Longest river of Europe is :

1. Rhone
2. Volga
3. Nokia
4. Amazon

7) Who is referred as the "Machiavelli of the East"?

1. Kamandaka
2. Aryabhatta
3. Kautilya
4. Manu

8) Which of the following state does not share its border with Pakistan ?

1. Gujarat
2. Madhya Pradesh
3. Rajastan
4. Jammu&Kashmir

9) Which of the amongst the following has conferred the honorary degree of D.Litt. on U.N. Secretary General Ban-Ki-Moon /

1. Jamil Millia Islamic University
2. IIM Delhi
3. IIT Nagpur
4. CBS Hyderabad

10) "Revolver" was discovered by 

1. Benzman
2. John Smith
3. Frankinson
4. Colt

11) White goods are:

1. Goods imported from White People
2. Durable consumption goods
3. Basic good raw materials
4. Cosmetics

12) Formic acid can easily be identified by its 

1. pungent smell
2. repelling smell
3. bad smell
4. sweet smell

13) The most peculiar feature shown by all living organism is 

1. Cellular structure
2. Atomic Nature
3. Excretion
4. Respiration

14) "Give me blood, I will give you freedom". These words are attributed to

1. Khudiram Bose
2. Subhash Chandra Bose
3. Mahatma Gandhi
4. Lajapati Rai

15) Gold is made hard by alloying with:

1. Alluminium
2. Copper
3. Iron
4. Silver

16) Who acts as the Chairman of the National Development Council ?

1. Minister of State for Planning
2. Prime Minister
3. President of India
4. Secretary of the Planning Commission

17) Who wrote "A Haunted House" ?

1. Thomas Cook
2. Virginia Woolf
3. David Son
4. James Knights

18) Who established the Brahma Samaj ?

1. Swami Vivekananda
2. Raja Ram Mohan Rai
3. Ranade
4. Dayanidi Sarasvati

19) Which of the following Rivers of India does not originate from from the Western Ghats ?

1. Bhadra
2. Krishna
3. Mahanadi
4. Cauveri

20) Buddhist Scriptures are contained in "Tri-Pitkas". What is the meaning of Titaka ?

1. Book
2. Bank
3. Baskets
4. Box

21) The study of tissues distribution in stem is performed under :

1. Cytology
2. Ecophysiology
3. Anatomy
4. Histology

22) Wood is a common name of 

1. Secondary Xylem
2. Secondary Phloem
3. Cambium
4. Primary Phloem

23) Which state of the Country is not the producer of Cotton ?

1. Madhya Pradesh
2. Andhra Pradesh
3. Bihar
4. Gujarat

24) In Personal Computers the CPU and other devices are mounted on a single board called

1. Logical Board
2. Content Board
3. Mother Board
4. Circuit Board

25) Unemployment which occurs when workers move from one job to another job is known as

1. Cyclical Unemployment
2. Theatrical Unemployment
3. Seasonal Unemployment
4. Frictional Unemployment