GK Objective Question Paper

GK Objective Question Paper
Sample Paper General Awareness

1. Maize is basically an American crop. The major producers of maize are
(a) Uttar Pradesh
(b) Rajasthan
(c) Bihar
(d) All the above
Ans. (d)

2. The stock vegetable introduced in India by Portuguese in 15th century was
(a) Potato
(b) Tomato
(c) Carrot
(d) None of the above
Ans. (a)

3. Cotton is the native plant of India. Which of the following is incorrect regarding cotton plant?
(a) Babylonians called cotton by the name as Sindhu
(b) Greeks named cotton as Sindon
(c) India exported cotton fabrics in the olden days to North American countries
(d) None of the above is incorrect
Ans. (c)

4. India is the fourth largest cotton producing country of the world after
(a) Russia, China, USA
(b) USA, China, Russia
(c) China, USA, Russia
(d) USA, Russia, China
Ans. (b)


5. Growing different crops one after the other on the same field during different crop seasons is called.
(a) Mixed farming
(b) Strip cropping
(c) Inter cropping
(d) Multiple cropping
Ans. (d)

6. The factors and geographical areas responsible for India to depend on agriculture are
(a) Vast cultivable land
(b) Wide climatic range
(c) Long growing season
(d) All the above
Ans. (d)


7. Which of the following countries have very small agricultural land holding?
(a) France
(b) Japan
(c) China
(d) India
Ans. (b)

8. Millets are called ‘coarse grains’ and constitute mainly of
(a) Maize, Jowar, Pulses
(b) Jowar, Bajra, Ragi
(c) Bajra, Ragi, Maize
(d) Maize, Jowar, Ragi
Ans. (b)

9. The main watershed in the peninsular India is formed by
(a) Eastern ghats
(b) Central highlands
(c) Western ghats
(d) None of the above
Ans. (c)


10. Karl Marx was the first man to introduce
(a) scientific socialism
(b) marxian socialism
(c) democracy
(d) capitalism
Ans. (a)

11. “An address to the working class” was drafted by
(a) Karl Peters
(b) Babeuf
(c) Karl Marx
(d) Stalin
Ans. (c)

12. The Paris Commune took place in the year
(a) 28 March, 1871
(b) 28 March, 1872
(c) 28 March, 1873
(d) 28 March, 1874
Ans. (a)

13. The second international was the 100 years celebration of the
(a) American War of Independence
(b) French Revolution
(c) Italian Unification
(d) German Unification
Ans. (b)


14. The Second International declared 1st May as
(a) Workers day
(b) Liberation day
(c) Socialist day
(d) Capitalist day
Ans. (a)

15. The Second International came to an end in
(a) 1910
(b) 1912
(c) 1914
(d) 1916
Ans. (c)

16. Vittoro Emmanuel became the king of Italy in
(a) 1860
(b) 1870
(c) 1861
(d) 1871
Ans. (b)

17. In 1815 German states were organized into a confederation
(a) Poland
(b) Russia
(c) Austria
(d) France
Ans. (c)

18. Which of the following is the lightest metal?
(a) Li
(b) Mg
(c) Na
(d) Ca
Ans. (a)

19. Who among the following is not appointed by the governor?
(a) The Advocate General
(b) The members of the State Public Service Commission
(c) Judges of the Subordinate Courts
(d) Speaker of Vidhan Sabha
Ans. (d)


20. Which of the following is not correct?
(a) In India we have a single citizenship
(b) In India we have a single unified judiciary
(c) The state is more powerful than the centre in finance
(d) There is unified administrative services
Ans. (c)


21. Which of the following state has no upper house?
(a) Punjab
(b) West Bengal
(c) Tamilnadu
(d) None of these
Ans. (d)

22. Maize is basically an American crop. The major producers of maize are
(a) Uttar Pradesh
(b) Rajasthan
(c) Bihar
(d) All the above
Ans. (d)

23. Which of the following statement is not correct with regard to the composition of the Legislative Council?
(a) The Legislative Council is not a permanent body and is dissolved by the Governor
(b) To be a member of the Legislative Council a citizen must be 30 years old
(c) One-twelth are elected by registered graduates of more than three years standing.
(d) All the statements are correct
Ans. (a)


24. Which Union Territories have common administrator?
(a) Daman, Diu, Dadra and Nagar Haveli
(b) Pondicherry and Chandigarh
(c) Chandigarh and Delhi
(d) Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Lakshadweep Islands
Ans. (a)

25. Name the Union Territory which has a separate High Court of its own?
(a) Pondicherry
(b) Chandigarh
(c) Delhi
(d) Lakshdweep Island
Ans. (c)