Sunday, 13 December 2015

Engineering Services Exam 2015 General Knowledge


Engineering Services Exam 2015 General Knowledge - Exam held on 12.06.15

1. Consider the following: 
1. Kyrgyzstan   2.  Libya   3.  Turkey

Which of the above is/are in Central Asia?
a. 1 only                             b.  2 and 3 only             
c.  1 and 3 only                  d.  1, 2 and 3
Answer (a).
2. What is the purpose of the spacefraft known as Rosetta?
a.  To detect any asteroid fast approaching Earth
b.  To study a comet and track its changes
c.  To identify any traces of water on moon                
d.  To probe the space outside the solar system
Answer (b). 

3. Which one of the following is not a disease caused by virus?
a.  Bird-flu         b.  Chicken pox    c.  Cholera              d.  Dengue
Answer (c). 

4. Who of the following is popularly known for leading the Bardoli satyagraha?
a.  Acharya J.B. Kriplani          b.  Lala Lajpat Rai       
c.  Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel      d. Pandit J.L. Nehru
Answer (c). 

5. ‘Tianhe-2, Titan, Mira and Piz Daint’ are:
a.  Supercomputers           b.  Stars in Milky Way galaxy     
c.  Nearby Galaxies          d.  Comets
Answer (a).
6. Viking 2, Pathfinder and Phoenix are the names of:
a.  Artiticial satellites around earth
b.  Spacecrafts sent towards Mars
c.  Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles
d.  Radio telescopes for astronomical studies
Answer (b).

7. Two places in India, Rushikulya and Gahirmatha have become well known for:
a.  Mass egg-laying by sea turtles
b.  Captive breeding of Gharial
c.  Pre-historic cave paintings
d.  Uranium deposits
Answer (a).

8. The location approved for setting up the India Based Neutrino Observatory is in the district of:
a.  Ernakulam
b.  Guntur
c.  Theni
d.  Udupi
Answer (c).

9. Consider the following:
1.  Adjutant stork
2.  Emperor penguin
3.  Rattle snake
Which of the above is/are naturally found in India?
a.  1 only                     b.  2 and 3 only
c.  1 and 3 only           d.  1, 2 and 3
Answer (a). 

10. Which of the following is/ are the possible commercial/ industrial applications of bacteria?
1.  Fermentation of sugars
2.  Production of vaccines
3.  Cleaning of oil spills

Select the correct answer using the code given below.
a.  1 only                     b.  2 and 3 only
c.  1 and 3 only           d.  1, 2 and 3
Answer (d). 

11. In the Earth’s atmosphere, which of the following have the property of absorbing the heat and contribute to the warming of atmosphere?
1.  Carbon monoxide
2.  Oxygen
3.  Soot
4.  Water vapour

Select the correct answer using the code given below.
a.  1 and 2 only             b.  1, 3 and 4 only
c.  3 and 4 only             d.  1, 2, 3 and 4
Answer (c). 

12. Who of the following wrote "The Story of My Experiments with Truth"?
a.  Babasaheb B. R. Ambedkar         
b.  Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore
c.  Raja Ram Mohan Roy
d.  Mahatma Gandhi
Answer (d).


13. How many Indian states share their border with Myanmar?
a.  Three     b.  Four     c.  Five     d.  Six

Answer (b)
Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Nagaland and Mizoram.

14. Among the following, which one is the major producer of cotton, groundnut and tobacco in India?
a.  Chhattisgarh                 b.  Gujarat
c.  Uttar Pradesh               d.  West Bengal
Answer (b). 

15. Which one of the following fauna of India is an ape?
a.  Hoolak Gibbon             b.  Golden Langur
c.  Lion-tailed Macaque    d.  Slow Loris

Answer (a)
Gibbon, Orangutan, Chimpanzee, Gorilla, Bonobo and Humans are apes

16. In the group of countries known as BRICS, S stands for:
a.   Singapore                     b.    Spain      
c.  South Africa                 d.    South Korea

Answer (c).


17. Which one of the following National Highways crosses India from west to east?
a.  NH 5             b.  NH 6          c.  NH 7          d.  Nh 8
Answer (b). 

18. Who of the following is popularly associated with the slogan "Swaraj is my birthright and I shall have it"?
a.  Sri Aurobindo Ghosh
b.  'Lokmanya' Bal Gangadhar Tilak
c.  Bipin Chandra 'Pal'
d.  Lala Lajpat Rai
Answer (b).

19. During our freedom struggle, which one of the following was started immediately after the partition of Bengal?
a.  Civil Disobedience Movement
b.  Non-Cooperation Movement
c.  Quit India Movement
d.  Swadeshi and Boycott Movement
Answer (d).

20. Consider the following:
1.  Solid waste treatment
2.  Natural wetlands
3.  Ruminant animals
Which of the above can cause methane emissions and thus can contribute to global warming?
a.  1 only                                   b.  2 and 3 only
c.  1 and 3 only                         d.  1, 2 and 3
Answer (d).


21. Who of the following is popularly known as the Grand Old Man of India?
a.  Acharya Vinoba Bhave
b.  Dadabhai Naoroji
c.  Gopal Krishna Gokhale
d.  Mahadev Govind Ranade

22. Consider the following Pairs:
     Hills                           Region
1.  Garo hills       ---        Northeast India
2.  Javadi hills     ---        Central India
3.  Maikal hills    ---        South India
Which of the above pairs is/are correctly matched?
a.  1 only                              b.  2 and 3 only
c.  1 and 3 only                    d.  1, 2 and 3

Answer (a)
Maikal hills are located in Central India and Javadi hills are located in South India.

23. Consider the following statements:
1.  A Money Bill can be introduced in either Lok Sabha or Rajya Sabha.
2.  The President of India can refuse his assent to a Money Bill and return it to Parliament for reconsideration.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
a.  1 only              b.  2 only          c.  Both 1 and 2         d.  None

Answer (d).

24. With reference to Indian Freedom Struggle, which of the following coincides with the formation of Indian National Army (Azad Hind Fauz)?
a.  First World War
b.  Home Rule Movement
c.  Non-Cooperation Movement
d.  Second World War

25. The Civil Disobedience Movement started with which of the following?
a.  Anti-Rowlatt agitation
b.  Dandi march
c.  Demonstrations against the arrival of Simon Commission in India
d.  No-tax campaign in Bardoli district

Answer (b).


26. Consider the following kinds of organisms:
1.  Algae           2.  Fungi         3.  Protozoa

In which of the above are unicellular organisms found?
a.  1 only                               b.  2 and 3 only
c.  1 and 3 only                     d.  1, 2 and 3
Answer (c).
Algae and Fungi may be unicellular or multicellular. 

27. Consider the following pairs:
    Famous Books                         Famous Scientists
1. A Brief History of Time            Stephen Hawking
2. The Grand Design                     Paul Daves
3. The First Three Minutes            Steven Weinberg
Which of the above pairs is/are correctly matched?
a.  1 only                                     b.  2 and 3 only
c.  1 and 3 only                           d.  1, 2 and 3

Answer (c).

28. Consider the following pairs:
     National Park                                    Region
1.  Bandavgarh National Park               Western India
2.  Bandipur National Park                    Southern India
3.  Manas National Park                        North-eastern India
Which of the above pairs is/are correctly matched?
a.  1 only                        b.  2 and 3 only   
c.  1 and 3 only              d.  1, 2 and 3
Answer (b).


29. Plants with breathing roots are abundantly found in:
a.  Mangrove areas                    b.  Deserts
c.  Tropical savannahs               d.  Tundra regions
Answer (a). 

30. Consider the following pairs:
     Eminent person                     Well known as
1.  Amartya Sen                         Economist
2.  Kapila Vatsyayan                  Sculptor
3.  Hari Prasad Chaurasia          Novelist
Which of the above pairs is/are correctly matched?
a.  1 only                        b.  2 and 3 only
c.  1 and 3 only              d.  1, 2 and 3
Answer (a).

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