GK General Awareness Practice Test

GK General Awareness Practice Test

GK Model Test Paper

1. Salal is the hydro power project in

(a) Punjab

(b) Haryana

(c) Jammu & Kashmir

(d) Himachal Pradesh

Ans. (c)

2. Energy needed to heat water than the land is

(a) 4 times

(b) 3 times

(c) 2 1/2 times

(d) 5 times

Ans. (c)

3. 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)

4. The power houses on India Gandhi canal are at

(a) Anoopgarh

(b) Suratgarh

(ç) Both of the above

(d) None of the above

Ans. (c)

5. Which of the following is incorrect?

(a) Nangal project is on Nangal river

(b) Koyna project is on Koyna river

(c) Sharavathi project is on Sharavathi river

(d) Periyar project is on Periyar river

Ans. (a)

6. Which country has lowest forest area?

(a) Canada

(b) China

(c) India

(d) Japan

Ans. (b)

7. India has 40 million hectare metres of water has ______ water is used.

(a) 5 mhm

(b) 10 mhm

(c) 30 mhm

(d) 20 mhm

Ans. (b)

8. Karl Marx was the first man to introduce

(a) scientific socialism

(b) marxian socialism

(c) democracy

(d) capitalism

Ans. (a)

9. Which of the following countries are smaller than India?

(a) France

(b) Japan

(c) Zaire

(d) Both b and c

Ans. (d)

10. The power project which has the largest man made lake in India

(a) Bhakra project

(b) Gandak project

(c) Rihand project

(d) Chukha project

Ans. (c)

11. India has _____ m. hm of surface water

(a) 160

(b) 168

(c) 176

(d) 177

Ans. (b)

12. “An address to the working class” was drafted by

(a) Karl Peters

(b) Babeuf

(c) Karl Marx

(d) Stalin

Ans. (c)

13. 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)

14. The first hydel power house was setup in India

(a) Salal

(b) Periyar

(c) Sivasamudram

(d) Mandi

Ans. (c)

15. 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)

16. The Second International declared 1st May as

(a) workers day

(b) liberation day

(c) socialist day

(d) capitalist day

Ans. (a)

17. The Second International came to an end in

(a) 1910

(b) 1912

(c) 1914

(d) 1916

Ans. (c)

18. Vittoro Emmanuel became the king of Italy in

(a) 1860

(b) 1870

(c) 1861

(d) 1871

Ans. (b)

19. In 1815 German states were organized into a confederation

(a) Poland

(b) Russia

(c) Austria

(d) France

Ans. (c)

20. Which of the following is the lightest metal?

(a) Li

(b) Mg

(c) Na

(d) Ca

Ans. (a)

21. 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)

22. 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 are unified administrative services

Ans. (c)

23. Which of the following state has no upper house?

(a) Punjab

(b) West Bengal

(c) Tamilnadu

(d) None of these

Ans. (d)

24. What is the number of members of state assembly in respect of the states like Sikkim, Goa and Mizoram?

(a) 32, 42, 42

(b) 40, 40, 32

(c) 32, 40, 40

(d) 32, 32, 40

Ans. (c)

25. 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)