Objective General Knowledge

Q. India became free from bird flu -
1 H5N1
2 H4N1
3 H5N2
4 H3N3
Ans: 1
Q. The Board of approval (BoA) under the Commerce Ministry on January 24,2012 approved the proposal of this company to set up a Special Economic Zone (SEZ) at Indore in Madhya Pradesh. Identify the company-
1 Reliance Industries
2 Tata Consultancy Services (TCS)
3 Hero Motors
4 Infosys
Ans: 2
Q. The Earth revolves around the Sun in an elliptical path and the Sun is located at one focus of the ellipse. Imagine a situation in which the Earth goes around the Sun on a circular path. Which one among the following would result in under that situation?
1 Difference between seasons will be reduced
2 It would not make any difference
3 The Earth would become very hot
4 The Earth would become very cold
Ans: 1
Q. Asia has large areas of inland drainage. Why is it so?
1 It is a very large continent
2 Rainfall is seasonal and scanty
3 There are a number of inter-montane plateaus
4 River channels are obstructed by lava flows
Ans: 2
Q. In the interior of the Earth
1 the temperature rises with increasing depth
2 the temperature falls with increasing depth
3 the pressure falls with increasing depth
4 both temperature and pressure fall with increasing depth
Ans: 1
Q. Currently half of the world's population live in just six countries. Identify them from the following.
1 China, India, Unites States, Indonesia, Brazil, Pakistan
2 India, China, Pakistan, Brazil, Bangladesh, Indonesia
3 India, China, Bangladesh, South Africa, Pakistan, Indonesia
4 China, India, Bangladesh, Unites States, Pakistan, Indonesia
Ans: 1
Q. Half portion of a rectangular piece of ice is wrapped with a whit piece of cloth while the other half with a black one. In this context, which one among the following statements is correct?
1 Ice melts more easily under black wrap
2 Ice melts more easily under white wrap
3 No ice melts at all under the black wrap
4 No ice melts at all under white wrap
Ans: 1
Q. Insects that can transmit diseases to humans are referred to as
1 Vectors
2 Carriers
3 Reservoirs
4 Incubators
Ans: 1
Q. Consider the following statements and identify the author of the statements using the code given below:
"I shall work for an India in which the poorest shall feel that it is their country, in whose making they have an effective voice, an India in which there shall be no high class and low class of people, an India in which all communities shall live in perfect harmony."
1 Mahatma Gandhi
2 Baba Saheb Ambedkar
3 Pt.Jawaharlal Nehru
4 Gurudev Tagore
Ans: 1
Q. The angular speed of a whirlwind in a tornado towards the centre
1 remains constant
2 decreases rapidly
3 increases
4 slowly becomes zero
Ans: 1