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100GCO - General Awareness
100GCO - General Awareness
100GCO - General Awareness
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ANSWER: B
13. To rise like a Phoenix is __________
A. to emerge with a new life
B. to resemble a Phoenician
C. to get up with a start
D. to rise with anger.
ANSWER: A
14. Bread is to yeast as curd is to ____________.
A. fungi
B. bacteria
C. germs
D. virus
ANSWER: B
15. Pigeon is to peace as White Flag is to _____________.
A. Friendship
B. victory
C. surrender
D. war
ANSWER: C
16. Find the correctly spelt word.
A. Efficient
B. Treatmeant
C. Beterment
D. Employd
ANSWER: A
17. Which is NOT a multiple of 7?
A. 84
B. 49
C. 140
D. 1
ANSWER: D
18. Which is a divisor of 96?
A. 36
B. 32
C. 18
D. 9
ANSWER: B
19. Which number is divisible by 3 and divisible by 9, but not divisible by 6?
A. 1,743
B. 4,608
C. 6,201
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D. 7,212
ANSWER: C
20. What is the sum of 5.2, 0.414, 0.03 and 0.22?
A. 5.864
B. 0.491
C. 14.54
D. 1.034
ANSWER: A
21. A rectangular room that is 8 meters by 5 meters is to be carpeted using carpet costing Rs.12.50 per
square meter. How much will the carpet cost?
A. Rs.40
B. Rs.100
C. Rs.162.50
D. Rs.500.00
ANSWER: D
22. A woman is four times as old as her daughter. In 3 years she will be three times as old as her daughter.
How old is the woman now?
A. 3 years
B. 6 years
C. 12 years
D. 24 years
ANSWER: D
23. Ram sold a cow for Rs.136 at a loss of 15%. At what price should he have sold it to gain 15%?
A. Rs.183
B. Rs.184
C. Rs.185
D. Rs.186
ANSWER: B
24. A car takes 5 hours to cover a distance of 300 km. What speed in km/hr should be maintained to cover
the same distance in 4/5th of the previous time?
A. 72 km/hr
B. 73 km/hr
C. 74 km/hr
D. 75 km/hr
ANSWER: D
25. What is the fraction which is equivalent to 3/10 percent?
A. 33.33
B. 2/.033
C. 3/1000
D. 3/100
ANSWER: C
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ANSWER: C
40. The meaning of Buddha is _______
A. anything beyond God
B. Soul after death
C. the Enlightened one
D. the ultimate path for moksha
ANSWER: B
41. Jainism was divided into two sects known as ________
A. Kapalika and Kalamukha
B. Mahayana and Hinayana
C. Ajivika and Nyaya Vaisesika
D. Svetambara and Digambara
ANSWER: D
42. Which two planets of the solar system have no satellites?
A. Mercury and Venus
B. Venus and Mars
C. Mercury and Pluto
D. Venus and Neptune
ANSWER: A
43. The Konark sun Temple was bulit by ________
A. Narasimha Deva II
B. Asoka
C. Krishna Deva Raya
D. Rajendra Chola
ANSWER: A
44. The earth rotates around its axis from_____________
A. north to south
B. east to west
C. south to north
D. west to east
ANSWER: D
45. The tropic of Cancer passes through _______________
A. India and Iran
B. Iran and Pakistan
C. India and Saudi Arabia
D. Iran and Iraq
ANSWER: C
46. The distance between the earth and the sun is smallest in the month of _________
A. January
B. March
C. June
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D. September
ANSWER: A
47. Lunar eclipse occurs at the time of _________
A. New moon
B. Full moon
C. Half moon
D. Quarter moon
ANSWER: B
48. Solar eclipse occurs when __________
A. Earth comes between sun and moon
B. Moon is at right angle to the earth
C. Moon comes between sun and earth
D. Sun comes between moon and earth
ANSWER: C
49. The Difference between IST and GMT is____________
A. 2hours
B. 4 hours 30minutes
C. 5 hours 30minutes
D. 6 hours
ANSWER: C
50. The hottest place in the world is ___________
A. Tehran,Iran
B. Jaisalmer,India
C. Dallol,Ethiopia
D. Azizia,Libya
ANSWER: D
51. Pointing to a man in a photograph, a man said to a woman, " His mother is only daughter of your father
". How are the women related to the man in the photograph?
A. Sister
B. Mother
C. Wife
D. Daughter
ANSWER: B
52. Introducing a girl, Ramprasad said, " Her mother is the only daughter of my mother-in-law". How is
Ramprasad related to the girl?
A. Father
B. Husband
C. Brother
D. Cannot be determined
ANSWER: A
53. Five newly born babies were weighted by the doctor. In her report she pointed out that the child A was
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lighter than the child B. The child C was lighter than the child D. The child B was lighter than the child D,
but heavier than child E. Which child was the heaviest.
A. E
B. D
C. C
D. B
ANSWER: D
54. BIRDS : ORNITHOLOGY :: ANIMALS : ?
A. Botany
B. Philology
C. Seismology
D. Zoology
ANSWER: D
55. MICE : HOLE :: PRISONER : ?
A. Prison
B. Jail
C. Cell
D. Barrack
ANSWER: A
56. BIRDS : FLY :: FISH : ?
A. Water
B. Finns
C. Swim
D. Twist
ANSWER: C
57. QUESTION : QUESTION HOUR :: ARGUMENT : ?
A. Plead
B. Lawyer
C. Debate
D. Lecture
ANSWER: C
58. SUCCESS is related to FAILURE as HAPPY is related to
A. Rejoice
B. Bliss
C. Disappointed
D. Sad
ANSWER: D
59. TREATMENT is related to DOCTOR. As TRAINING is related to
A. Coach
B. Game
C. Playground
D. Player
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ANSWER: A
60. DE : 45 :: BC : ?
A. 23
B. 24
C. 25
D. 26
ANSWER: A
61. Z / 26 : Y / 25 :: T / 20 : ?
A. S / 19
B. R / 17
C. 8 / 16
D. 19 / 20
ANSWER: A
62. ZWT : ROL :: IFC : ?
A. ZWT
B. ZTW
C. ZUT
D. ZMC
ANSWER: A
63. One evening before sunset two friends Sudhir and Montu were talking to each other face to face. If
Montu's shadow was exactly to his right side, to which direction was sudhir facing?
A. South
B. North
C. West
D. None of these
ANSWER: D
64. Archana recollects that her friend Karima's birthday was celebrated on a monday of April 1997. Jothi
recollects that it was after the 22nd of that month. if the first day of that month fell on Tuesday, on which
date was Karima's birthday celebrated?
A. 23rd
B. 24th
C. 28th
D. 30th
ANSWER: C
65. If the 6th day of the month is Tuesday, what is the day of the 5th day prior to 28th of that month?
A. Thursday
B. Friday
C. Wednesday
D. Saturday
ANSWER: B
66. Profit
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ANSWER: D
80. Seevaka Chintamani is written by --------------A. Tirutakka Thevar
B. Chattanar
C. Konku Velir
D. Umaru Pulavar
ANSWER: A
81. The one who is known as 'Soodikotutha Sudarkkodi' is ----------A. Karaikal Ammaiyar
B. Thilakavathi
C. Andal
D. Madhavi
ANSWER: C
82. The Bhagavad Gita is also known as -----------A. Gita Puranam
B. Gitopanishad
C. Mahabharatha
D. Bhagavad Purana
ANSWER: B
83. The first book of the Bible which describes creation is entitled ----------A. Genesis
B. Exodus
C. Proverbs
D. Revelation
ANSWER: A
84. How many chapters are there in the 'Holy Kuran'?
A. 36
B. 114
C. 624
D. 67
ANSWER: B
85. Who is the narrator of the 'Panchatantra Stories'?
A. Vishnu Sharma
B. Banapattar
C. Tenali Rama
D. Kautilyar
ANSWER: A
86. 'Arthasastra' is written by ---------A. Kambar
B. Valmiki
C. Kaudilya
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D. Thiruvalluvar
ANSWER: C
87. Indulekha is Malayalams first ---------------A. Short Story
B. New poetry
C. Novel
D. Sonnet
ANSWER: C
88. Chakravarthi Tirumagan is written by -------------A. Sandilyan
B. Kalki
C. Bharathidasan
D. Rajaji
ANSWER: D
89. 'chemmeen' is written by ---------A. S.K.Pottakad
B. Sugumar Azhikod
C. K.C.Balakrishna Pillai
D. Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai
ANSWER: D
90. A drop of blood contains about ------------ Cells
A. 250 million
B. 2500
C. <2500
D. 5 milllion
ANSWER: A
91. Blood clotting is due to ----------A. red blood cells
B. white blood cells
C. platelets
D. plasma
ANSWER: C
92. Heart beats about -------- times a day
A. 10,000
B. 1,00,000
C. 50,000
D. 20,000
ANSWER: B
93. Milk is converted to curd by ----------A. bacteria
B. fungi
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C. virus
D. actinomycetes
ANSWER: A
94. DNA fingerprinting is latest technology used in ----------A. printing
B. astrology
C. forensic science
D. microbial genetics
ANSWER: C
95. The largest planet in the solar system is ---------A. Pluto
B. Mars
C. Mercury
D. Saturn
ANSWER: C
96. Stars Shine because it ---------A. Reflects the light of sun
B. Has more oxygen
C. Has more hydrogen which converts to helium
D. has inert gases which emits light
ANSWER: C
97. X-ray was discovered by ----------A. Albert Einstein
B. Mary Curie
C. Roentgen
D. Thomas Alwa Edison
ANSWER: C
98. Logarithm table was prepared by ---------A. John Napier
B. Mary Curie
C. Roentgen
D. Chadwick
ANSWER: A
99. The father of modern computer science is -----A. John Napier
B. Vannever Bush
C. Charles Babbage
D. Aiken
ANSWER: C
100. The Smallest planet in the Solar System is -------A. Pluto
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B. Mars
C. Mercury
D. Saturn
ANSWER: C
101. Pick out the largest island in the world.
A. Greenland
B. Iceland
C. Ireland
D. North island
ANSWER: A
102. Thermometer is used to check _____________________.
A. digestion.
B. heart condition.
C. blood pressure.
D. temperature.
ANSWER: D
103. The medical instrument used to analyse the sound of heart and lungs is called________________.
A. Sphymamanometer.
B. Stethoscope.
C. Stereoscope.
D. Thermoscope.
ANSWER: B
104. The three primary colors used in color television are _______________.
A. green-yellow-blue.
B. yellow-blue-red.
C. red-green-yellow.
D. green-blue-red.
ANSWER: D
105. The medium through which data and instructions are entered into a computer is called
_________________.
A. output device.
B. printing device.
C. input device.
D. storage device.
ANSWER: C
106. A group of eight bits is called __________________.
A. byte.
B. kilobyte.
C. megabyte.
D. gigabyte.
ANSWER: A
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ANSWER: B
121. The maximum number of partners in a firm carrying on banking business is _______________.
A. 7.
B. 10.
C. 50.
D. 20.
ANSWER: C
122. The minimum number of members in a private limited company is __________________.
A. 2.
B. 3.
C. 7.
D. 10.
ANSWER: A
123. The main objective of financial accounting is to prepare __________.
A. profit and loss account only.
B. balance sheet only.
C. P&L account and balance sheet.
D. trial balance.
ANSWER: C
124. Current assets-current liabilities = _________________________.
A. fixed capital.
B. working capital.
C. opening capital.
D. closing capital.
ANSWER: B
125. Advertisement promotes ________________.
A. purchases.
B. production.
C. sales.
D. price.
ANSWER: C
126. Who is the first Indian Chess Player who defeated a World Champion?
A. Dibyendu Barua
B. Kapil Dev
C. Surya Sekhar Ganguly
D. Viswanathan Anand
ANSWER: D
127. The term 'Duck' is associated with which of the following games?
A. chess
B. volleyball
C. golf
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D. cricket
ANSWER: D
128. First "Padmashree" in athletics is
A. P.T. Usha
B. Milkha Singh
C. Bandhu Singh
D. Kamaljit sandhu
ANSWER: C
129. The first Indian woman athlete to win a gold in Asian Games is
A. P.T. Usha
B. Shayni Abhramn
C. kamaljit sandhu
D. Anju B.G
ANSWER: A
130. When did the ancient Olympic games started?
A. 394 B.C
B. 493 B.C
C. 676 B.C
D. 776 B.C
ANSWER: D
131. How many rings are there in an Olympic Flag?
A. 4
B. 2
C. 9
D. 5
ANSWER: D
132. Common wealth games are held every
A. year
B. two years
C. three years
D. four years
ANSWER: D
133. The term 'Grand Slam' is associated with
A. Tennis
B. Chess
C. football
D. bridge
ANSWER: D
134. How many squares are there in a chess board
A. 36
B. 48
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C. 72
D. 64
ANSWER: D
135. Which one of the following is the full form of ICC?
A. International Cricket Council
B. Indian Cricket Council
C. International cost camp
D. Indian coast cup
ANSWER: A
136. Name the person who controls a football match?
A. A referee
B. An umpire
C. A Spectator
D. A Goalkeeper
ANSWER: A
137. How many gold medals did P.T.Usha win in the 1986 Seoul Asian Games?
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
ANSWER: D
138. Which of the following games is not included in the Olympic Games?
A. Skiing
B. Cycling
C. Cricket
D. Archery
ANSWER: C
139. Who is the first Indian batsman to have achieved 300 runs in an innings in Tests?
A. Sachin Tendulkar
B. Sourav Ganguly
C. Bishen Singh Bedi
D. Virender Sehwag
ANSWER: D
140. Who is the new Chief Technology Officer of Yahoo?
A. Carol Bartz
B. Carl Icahn
C. Roy Bostock
D. Raymie Stata
ANSWER: D
141. Name the South African white supremacist leader who has been killed on his farm in the country's
north - west by two farm workers after a dispute over unpaid wages.
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A. Eugene T-U
B. Eugene Winner
C. Eugene Terreblanche
D. Eugene Vinai
ANSWER: C
142. Legendary fast bowler, regarded as one of the greatest English cricketers of the 20th century, who died
at the age of 91 recently is
A. Sir Alec Fedderer
B. Sir Alec Victor Bedser
C. Sir Alec Monster
D. Sir Alec Peter
ANSWER: B
143. The 1st North American Canadian province to ban the 'n'Qab a top to be dress worn by muslim
woman is
A. Quebec province
B. Quebec Mal
C. Quebec Nalivar
D. Quebec prose
ANSWER: A
144. Name of India's indigenously developed, nuclear - capable, short range ballistic missile (SRBM)
successfully test - fired on 28-03-2010 from the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Wheeler Island, about 100
km from the Orissa coast is?
A. Agni - 4
B. Agni - 12
C. Agni Mark - 1
D. Agni - 1
ANSWER: D
145. The first woman in 4 years to become judge of supreme court is
A. Gyan Sudha .M
B. Gyan Sudha Gugan
C. Gyan Sudha Mishra
D. Gyan Sudha Mishra Varma
ANSWER: C
146. Name of the tropical cyclone which hit the north coast of Australia on March 21, 2010 causing power
outages and damaging homes?
A. Cyclone UII
B. Cyclone UI
C. Cyclone TI
D. Cyclone Ului
ANSWER: D
147. Name of the new planet which is orbiting a distant star in our Milky Way every 95 days discovered
1,500 light years from Earth is
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A. Corot - 9aa
B. Corot - 9c
C. Corot - 9a
D. Corot - 9b
ANSWER: D
148. Which is the national airline of Australia?
A. Qantas
B. Cathay Pacific
C. Emirates
D. KLM
ANSWER: A
149. Who became the first Indian woman to ski to the South Pole?
A. Reena Khan
B. Reena Rusan
C. Reena Kaushal
D. Reena Maria
ANSWER: C
150. Scientists of which country are developing an electronic device (e-dog) that will sniff out explosives
like RDX which remains undetected by existing security equipments?
A. China
B. Pakistan
C. Australia
D. India
ANSWER: D
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