MCQ Paper General Knowledge Practice paper

MCQ Paper General Knowledge Practice paper
GK Question Paper for all Preliminary Exams.

1. Many a times we read about the priority sector in newspapers. Which of the following
is/are considered segment(s) of Priority Sector in India?
(A) Agriculture
(B) Small Scale Industry
(c) Textile industry
(1) Only A
(2) Only B
(3) Only C
(4) All A, B & C
(5) None of these
ANSWER: (4)

2. The biggest Public Sector undertaking in the country is ............
(1) Iron & steel plants
(2) Roadways
(3) Railways
(4) Airways
(5) None of these
ANSWER: (3)

3. The difference between visible exports and
visible imports is defined as
(1) Balance of trade
(2) Balance of payment
(3) Balanced terms of trade
(4) Gains from trade
(5) All the above
ANSWER: (1)

4. Which of the following is not a part of the
scheduled banking structure in India ?
(1) Moneylenders
(2) Public Sector Banks
(3) Private Sector Banks
(4) Regional Rural Banks
(5) State Co-operative Banks
ANSWER: (1)

5. Many times we read a term CBS used in
banking operation. What is the full form of
the letter ‘C’ in the term ‘CBS’ ?
(1) Core
(2) Credit
(3) Continuous
(4) Complete
(5) None of these
ANSWER: (1)

6. The highest weight in the revised Whole Sale Price Index, implemented from September
2010 is given to which of the following item ?
(1) Fuel
(2) Food items
(3) Manufactured items
(4) Primary Articles
(5) All of these
ANSWER: (2)

7. In which one of the following activities percentage share of cooperative sector is the
highest ?
(1) Agricultural Credit disbursement
(2) Sugar production
(3) Wheat procurement
(4) Fertilizer distribution
(5) Handlooms
ANSWER: (2)

8. Which one of the following is not a member of BASIC ?
(1) India
(2) China
(3) South Africa
(4) Brazil
(5) Indonesia
ANSWER: (5)

9. Who amongst the following was never a Govemor of the RBI ?
(1) Bimal Jalan
(2) Y. V. Reddy
(3) Arup Roy Chaudhary
(4) C. Rangarajan
(5) D. Subbarao
ANSWER: (3)

10. How many times was the term of the Lok Sabha extended upto 6 years ?
(1) Once
(2) Twice
(3) Thrice
(4) Never
ANSWER: (1)

11. Which type of glass is used for making glass reinforced plastic?
(1) Pyrex glass
(2) Flint glass
(3) Quartz glass
(4) Fibre glass
ANSWER: (3)

12. The ‘Rediscovery of India’ is written by
(1) Gurcharan Das
(2) Arundhati Roy
(3) Meghnad Desai
(4) Mrinal Pandey
ANSWER: (3)

13. ln the world of commodity exchanges-the concept of “A standard contract to buy or sell
a specified commodity at a certain date in future and at a market driven price” - is
known as
(1) Future contract
(2) Forward contract
(3) Market contract
(4) Standard contract
(5) None of these
ANSWER: (1)

14. Stock Exchanges play a role in an economy which may be termed as
(1) Hardly useful
(2) Useful but need strict regulation
(3) Harmful to proper capital markets
(4) A gambling-where many investors get ruined
(5) A very important segment to regulate
inflation
ANSWER: (2)

15. Which of the following is called “grave yard of Dinosaurs” ?
(1) China
(2) Montana
(3) Argentina
(4) Brazil
ANSWER: (2)

16. 14 N.E.L.P. Blocks, 1 J.V. Blocks, 2 Nomination Blocks and 4 C.B.M, Blocks are
related to
(1) Gypsum belt
(2) Gold belt
(3) Petroleum Exploration
(4) Lignite belt
ANSWER: (3)

17. With reference to soil conservation, consider
the following practices :
1. Crop rotation
2. Sand fences
3. Terracing
4. Wind breaks
Which of the above are considered appropriate methods for soil conservation in
India ?
(a) 1, 2 and 3 only
(b) 2 and 4 only
(c) 1,3 and 4 only
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
ANSWER: (D)

18. With reference to the Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs) in india, consider the
following statements :
1. They cannot engage in the acquisition of securities issued by the Government.
2. They cannot accept demand deposits like Savings Account.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
ANSWER: (b)

19. Which one of the following can one come across if one travels through the Strait of
Malacca ?
(a) Bali
(b) Brunei
(c) Java
(d) Singapore
ANSWER: (d)

20. A geographic region has the following distinct
characteristics :
1. Warm and dry climate
2. Mild and wet winter
3. Evergreen oak trees
The above features are the distinct characteristics of which one of the following
regions ?
(a) Mediterranean
(b) Eastern China
(c) Central Asia
(d) Atlantic coast of North America
ANSWER: (a)

21. ln the context of lndia’s Five Year Plans, a shift in the pattern of industrialization, with
lower emphasis on heavy industries and more on infrastructure begins in [IAS 2010]
(a) Fourth Plan
(b) Sixth Plan
(c) Eighth Plan
(d) Tenth Plan
ANSWER: (c)

22. The latitudes that pass through Sikkim also
pass through
(a) Rajasthan
(b) Punjab
(c) Himachal Pradesh
(d) Jammu & Kashmir
ANSWER: (a)

23. Which one of the following processes in the
bodies of living organisms is a digestive process ?
(a) Breakdown of proteins into amino acids
(b) Breakdown of glucose into carbon dioxide and water
(c) Conversion of glucose into glycogen
(d) Conversion of amino acids into proteins
ANSWER: (a)

24. Among the following, who was not a proponent of bhakti cult ? [IAS 2010]
(a) Nagarjuna
(b) Tukaram
(c) Tyagaraja
(d) Vallabhacharya
ANSWER: (a)

25. Consider the following statements:
1. Hepatitis-B is several times more infectious than HIV/AIDS
2. Hepatitis-B can cause liver cancer
Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?
(al 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
ANSWER: (c)