Multi Tasking Staff 2014 Exam General Awareness Questions

MULTI TASKING STAFF  EXAMINATION 2014

GENRAL AWARENESS QUESTIONS

1)Image files can be sent along with the e-mail documents using

a)attacments

b)subject

c)signature

d) CC & BCC

2)The invention of ______ led to the third generation of computers.

a) vacuum tubes

b)very large scale integration (VLSI)

c)transistors

d)Integrated chips

3)Hydrogen bomb is based on the principle of

a) double decomposition

b)Artificial radioactivity

c)Nuclear fission

d) Nuclear fusion

4)The commonly used safety fuse-wire is made of

a)an alloy of Nickel and Lead

b) an alloy of Tin and Lead

c) an alloy ofTin and Nickel

d)an alloy of Lead and Iron

5)At what temperature is the density of water the maximum

a) 2degrees C

b)4 degrees C

c) 0 degrees C

d) 1 degree C

6) The linear expansion of a solid rod is independent of its

a) increase in temperature

b) time of heat flow

c) initial length

d) material

7) Cathode rays when obstructed by metal cause emission of

a) gamma rays

b)x – rays

c) alfa rays

d) beta rays

8) In a _______network, all devices are connected to a device called a hub and they communicate through it.

a) ming

b) mesh

c) bus

d) star

9) Who is the father of biology ?

a) Lamarck

b) Robert Hooke

c) Artistole

d) Pasteur

10)The smallest unit of classification is

a) species

b) genus

c) family

d) order

11)Arenchyma is present in

a)Banan stem

b) Palm stem

c) Aquatic plants

d)Xerophytic Plants

12)The deficiency of vitamin A causes

a) scurvy

b) night blindness

c)beri beri

d) dermatitis

13) Clove is a

a) dried flower bud

b) flower

c) fruit

d) seed

14) The recently discovered field with oil potential in Krishna – Godavari Basin is called

a) Ravva Offshore Block

b) Golkunda Block

c) Bombay High

d) Telangana Block

15) Which of the following tribal groups are found inManipur ?

a) Kuki

b)Mundas

c)Bhils

d) Konds

16) Consider the following sea-ports:

1)Chennai

2)Machilipatnam

c)Nagapattinam

d) Tuticorin

The correct sequence of these ports from north to south is

a)1,3,2,4

b)2,1,4,3

c)1,2,4,3

d)2,1,3,4

17) Santa Cruz is

a) an international airport in Chennai

b) A domestic airport in Chennai

c) An international airport in Mumbai

d)  A domestic airport in Mumbai

18) What is the name given to Moon Mission in India?

a)Vikram I  b) Chandrayaan I

c)Kalpana II   d) Astrosat

19)Lira was the currency of which country ?

a) China b) Australia

c) Japan

d) Italy

20) On heating, Gypsum loses certain percentage of its water content and becomes

a) chalk

b) calcium sulphate

c) plaster of paris

d) a pearl

21) Which one of the following is not an organ of the government ?

a) executive

b) legislature

c)sovereignty

d) judiciary

22)The Almatti Dam is construcuted on the river

a) Tungabhadra

b) Krsihna

c) Kaveri

d) Sileru

23) The name of the scientist who discovered neutron is

a) Fermi

b)Rutherford

c)Chadwick

d) Bohr

24)The bubbles in Champagne and Soda are

a) Nitrogen

b)Oxygen

c)Carbon dioxide

d)Hydrogen

25) Nobel Peace Prize – 2013 was awarded to

a)Food and Agriculture Organisation of United Nations

b) Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development

c)Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons

d)World Health Organisation of the Untied Nations

26) The State not ruled by the Congress political party during December, 2013 is

a) Mizoram

b)Chhatisgarh

c)Haryana

d) Uttarakhand

27) Gobar gas contains mainly

a)Butane

b)carbon monoxide

c)methane

d)carbon dioxide

28) “Carbon Credit” is a term associated with the

a)Global deforestation

b)offshore banking

c)protection of environment

d)deforestation in India

29) The green colour of plant leaves is due to

a) protein

b)chlorophyll

c)cellulose

d) starch

30) Temperature is measured by the instrument called

a) voltmeter

b) calorimeter

c)Thermometer

d)Ammeter

31)As on December, 2013 which of the following is the youngest political party ?

a)BSP

b) RJD

c) JD(U)

d)AAP

32) The pH of pure water is

a) seven

b)fourteen

c)zero

d) one

33) The process of separation of pure water from impurities is called

a) fractional crystallization

b)decantation

c)distillation

d)sublimation

34) H2SO 4 cannot be used as

a)      Disinfectant

b)      Food preservative

c)       Drying agent

d)      Dehydrating agent

35)Who is the  Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the armed forces ?

a)  Prime Minister

b)Defence Minister

c)President

d) Vice-president

36) To make tools and weapons, the earliest inhabitants of India used

a)clay

b) wood

c)stones

d)bronze

37)Name an Indian Saint (priest) who attended the ‘World Congress of Religions’ held at Chicago (U.S.) in 1893.

a)Basaveshwara

b)Swami Vivekananda

c)Ramanuja

d)Madhavacharya

38) Chhatrpati Shivaji was a follower of

a) Madhava

b) Kabir

c) Basava

d) Ramadasa

39) Who was the greatest Kushan ruler ?

a)Vashska

b)Vasudeva

c)Huvishka

d)Kanishka

40)Who was the founder of Arya Samaj ?

a) Kabir Das

b)Shankaracharya

c) Ranade

d) Dayanand Saraswati

41) Which of the following is an abiotic resource ?

a)mineral oil

b)water

c)forest

d) coal

42)The concept of Judicial Review has been borrowed from the Constitution of

a) France

b)Great Britain

c)USA

d) USSR

43) In the Constitution of India, the budget is known as

a) Annual Financial Statement

b)Annual Revenue Statement

c)Annual Budget Statement

d) Annual Expenditure Statement

44) A portion of an individual’s total income is spent on consumption. The remaining part is called

a) savings

b) deposits

c) surplus

d) excess

45) Phase of increasing returns is otherwise called

a) increasing cost

b) decreasing cost

c) increasing revenue

d) decreasing revenue

46) Monopoly refers to

a) competition among monopolists

b) absence of competition

c)a firm charging different prices to different customers

d) a market situation in which there is only one buyer of a commodity and one seller

47) Which is the second most populous State of India as per Census 2011 ?

a) West Bengal

b) Rajasthan

c) Maharashtra

d) Bihar

48) Which of the following countries has a Parliamentary form of Government?

a) New Zealand

b) Cuba

c) United States of America

d) Frnace

49) Primary sector of an economy includes

a) Service sector rendering services like banking, transport, etc. which are of primary importance

b) Important enterprises of the manufacturing sector

c)Industrial sector which is of primary importance for the economy

d) Agriculture and allied activities

50) Liquidity preference theory of interest is propounded by

a) J.S.Mill

b) A.Marshall

c)I.Fisher

d) J.M.Keynes