GK Bank, Teachers, Railways Exams General Awareness

GK Bank, Teachers, Railways Exams General Awareness

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1. The places Mahe, Karaikal and Yanam comprise which union territory?

(a) Chandigarh

(b) Pondicherry

(c) Diu and Daman

(d) Dadra Nagar Haveli

Ans. (b)

2. Which one of the following is not the new concept in our judicial system?

(a) Family courts

(b) Mobile courts

(c) Legal aids

(d) Company courts

Ans. (d)

3. Which of the following states do not have bicameral legislatures?

(a) Bihar

(b) Karnataka

(c) Goa

(d) Manipur

Ans. (c)

4. When was Jharkhand inaugurated as a state?

(a) November 1, 2000

(b) November 8, 2000

(c) November 15, 2000

(d) August 15, 2000

Ans. (c)

5. The Governor gets a monthly salary of__________ with other allowances.

(a) Rs30000

(b) Rs 36000

(c) Rs 35000

(d) Rs 38000

Ans. (b)

6. 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)

7. 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)

8. 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)

9. 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)

10. 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)

11. Which of the following countries have very small agricultural land holding?

(a) France

(b) Japan

(c) China

(d) India

Ans. (b)

12. 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)

13. 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)

14. Research Institute on dairy development is at

(a) Amritsar

(b) KarnaL

(c) Lucknow

(d) Kanpur

Ans. (b)

15. Which of the following statements is incorrect?

(a) The size of land holdings is small in intensive type of cultivation.

(b) Mechanized farming is practiced in shifting agriculture.

(c) Farming is done on a large scale resembling that of the factory production is plantation agriculture.

(d) All the above.

Ans. (b)

16. How much cultivated area has been brought under irrigation?

(a) 20%

(b) 25%

(c) 26%

(d) 28%

Ans. (d)

17. What is the major factor responsible for degradation of environment?

(a) Industrialization

(b) Urbanization

(c) Both a and b

(d) None of the above

Ans. (c)

18. India’s main rival in tea export is

(a) Japan

(b) Sri Lanka

(c) China

(d) USA

Ans. (b)

19. 210 Frost free days are needed for the growth of

(a) jute

(b) Mesta

(c) Cotton

(d) None of the above

Ans. (c)

20. Which of the following crops is grown in India by the means dry farming?

(a) Tobacco

(b) Wheat

(c) Cotton

(d) Millets

Ans. (d)

21. Growing different crops in association with each other on the same field at the same time is

(a) Mixed farming

(b) Intercultural

(c) Strip farming

(d) Contour ploughing

Ans. (b)

22. India tops in the world in _____ production.

(a) Vegetables

(b) Fish

(c) Fruits

(d) Flowers

Ans. (c)

23. Fish, poultry, meat, hides and skins, raw wool, silk and milk are classified as

(a) Wild life resources

(b) Animal resources

(c) Primary resources

(d) None of the above

Ans. (b)

24. India has five major ship building centers located at Mumbai, Kolkata, Kochi, and Vishakhapatnam. Which is the fifth ship yard?

(a) Chennai

(b) Mangalore

(c) Marmagao

(d) Kandla

Ans. (c)

25. Which of the following fertilizer plant is in Bihar?

(a) Mathura in U.P.

(b) Sindri fertilizer plant

(c) Kota fertilizer plant

(d) Gorakhpur fertilizer plant

Ans. (b)