Engineering Services Exam 10- General Knowledge
1. The giant oil and gas company Gazprom belongs to
a. Canada b.
Russia
c. UK d.
USA
Answer (b).
2. In which of the regions of India do you find tropical rain forests?
a. North-west and South b. Central India
c. North –east only d. South-west and North-east
Answer (d).
3. In recent times, “Spirulina” is being popularized as a rich source of some nutrients. It is a/an ?
a. Algae b. Mushroom c. Fern d. Flowering Plant
Answer (a).
4. In which state is the famous Twang monastery located?
a. Arunachal Pradesh b. Jammu and Kashmir
c. Himachal Pradesh d. Sikkim
Answer (a).
5. When you travel in a car from Bhubaneshwar to Vishakhapatnam, which National Highway would you take?
a. NH4 b. NH5 c. NH6 d. NH7
Answer (b).
6. What is the key ingredient in vinegar that you use in your diet?
a. Acetic acid b. Ascorbic acid c. Benzoic acid d. Nicotinic acid
Answer (a).
7. Which one of the following is used to induce artificial rain?
a. Ammonium chloride b. Calcium carbonate
c. Potassium Nitrate d. Silver Iodide
Answer (d).
8. In the context of which one of the following is "Doha Round" mentioned frequently in news?
a. Global climate change b. Global economic recession
c. Global trade d. Global terrorism
Answer (c).
9. Which one of the following kinds of organims causes malaria?
a. Bacterium b. Fungus c. Protozoan d. Virus
Answer (c). Other protozoan diseases are Kala Azar, Sleeping Sickness and Amoebic dysentry
10. Which one of the following mineral elements is required for muscle contraction?
a. Calcium b. Iron c. Sodium d. Zinc
Answer (a).
11. With which one of the following rivers does Chambal river merge?
a. Banas b. Ganga c. Narmada d. Yamuna
Answer (d). Chambal, Betwa, Ken and Sindh are the tributaries of the river Yamuna which itself is a tributary of the Ganga.
12. Who of the following is the chairman of the National Water Resources Council?
a. The Prime Minister of India
b. The Union Minister of Water Resources
c. The Union Minister of Agriculture
d. The Union Minister of Earth Sciences
Answer (a).
13. Which one of the following experience the least annual range of temperature?
a. Arctic circle b. Tropic of Capricon
c. Tropic of Cancer d. Equator
Answer (d).
14. In the context of Indian Defence, what is "Nag"?
a. Nuclear powered submarine
b. Inter-continental ballistic missile
c. Indigenously built battle tank
d. Anti-tank missile
Answer (d).
15. The famous couple Jalabala Vaidya and Gopal Sharman are well known to be associated with:
a. Environmental Education b. Painting
c. Theatre d. Wildlife documentaries
Answer (c).
16. According to UNIDO's International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics 2010, out of the top 10 countires in manufacturing production, the two developing countries namely India and Brazil rank respectively:
a. Sixth and seventh b. Seventh and eighth
c. Eighth and ninth d. Ninth and tenth
Answer (d).
17. Who of the following is the author of the book "Imagining India: Ideas for the New Century"?
a. Aravind Adiga b. MJ Akbar
c. Nandan Nilekani d. Shashi Tharoor
Answer (c).
18. F-16 fighter planes are manufactured by:
a. Bell Aircraft Corporation b. Boeing Aircraft Company
c. Dassault Aviation d. Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company
Answer (d).
19. From the evolutionary point of view, which one among the following organisms is more advanced than the other three?
a. Crocodile b. Dolphin c. Shark d. Tortoise
Answer (b).
20. The International Date Line passes through:
a. Baffin Bay b. Bering Strait
c. Denmark Strait d. Hudson Bay
Answer (b). Bering Strait lies between eastern-most part of Russia and Alaska, which is the western-most of North America. The International Date Line is a zig-zag line passing through the Bering Strait.
21. Anup Sridhar is well known for playing :
a. Badminton b. Chess c. Football d. Table Tennis
Answer (a).
22. From which one of the following chambers of human heart is the oxygenated blood pumped into aorta?
a. Right atrium b. Right ventricle
c. Left atrium d. Left ventricle
Answer (d).
23. Which one of the glands in human body produces the growth hormone (Somatotropin)?
a. Adrenal b. Pancrease
c. Pituitary d. Thyroid
Answer (c). Pituitary gland also produces Corticotropin, Thyrotropin, Lutropin, Prolactin and Oxytocin
24. Indus river originates in
a. Kinnaur b. Ladakh c. Nepal d. Tibet
Answer (d).
25. Consider the following pairs :
1. Girnar hills : Gujarat
2. Nallamalai hills : Andhra Pradesh
3. Shevaroy hills : Tamil Nadu
Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched
a. 1 only b. 2 and 3 only
c. 1 and 3 only d. 1, 2 and 3
Answer (d).
26. The Nanda Devi peak is located in
a. Himachal Pradesh
b. Jammu and Kashmir
c. Sikkim
d. Uttarakhand
Answer (d). Kanchenjunga is in Sikkim, Mt K2 or Godwin Austin and Nanga Parbat are in POK
27. To which one of the following countries does Ana Ivanovic actually belong?
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Answer (d).
28. Which one of the following is not a member of ASEAN?
a. Cambodia b. Laos
c. Singapore d. South Korea
Answer (d).
29. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists
List I (Vitamin) List II (Deficiency disease)
A. B11 Night blindness
B. A2 Beriberi
C. D3 Scurvy
D. C4 Rickets
Code:
a. A - 3; B - 2; C - 1; D - 4
b. A - 2; B - 4; C - 2; D - 3
C. A - 3; B - 1; C - 2; D - 4
d. A - 2; B - 1; C - 4; D - 3
Answer (d).
30. The Gandhi Sagar reservoir is of the river :
a. Chambal b. Narmada c. Rihand d. Sutlej
Answer (a).
