Engineering Services Exam 2014

1. The Parliament of India consists of :

1. The President, the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha
2. The President, the Vice President, the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha
3. The Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha only
4. The Union Cabinet, the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha

Answer (a). Refer Article 79 of the Indian Constitution.

2. The Government of India Act, 1935 provided for :

1. dyarchy (diarchy) in the provinces and dyarchy (diarchy) at the Centre
2. autonomy to the provinces and dyarchy (diarchy) at the Centre
3. abolition of the system of dyarchy (diarchy)
4. autonomy at the Centre as well as in the provinces

Answer (b).

 

3. Biological oxygen demand (BOD) is a standard criterion for :

1. Measuring oxygen levels in blood
2. Computing oxygen levels in forest ecosystems
3. Pollution assay in aquatic systems
4. Assessing oxygen levels in high altitude regions

Answer (c).

 

4. The National Development Council is presided over by the :

1. Union Finance Minister
2. Prime Minister
3. Deputy Chairman of Planning Commission
4. Union Home Minister

Answer (b).

 

5. Which one of the following is an appropriate description of mangrove plants?

1. Large wood-yielding trees of the tropical forests
2. Plants in marshy areas with breathing roots
3. Succulent plants that can thrive in arid/desert areas
4. vast grassland areas interspersed with deciduous trees and thorny bushes

Answer (b). Oxygen in marshy areas is limited and hence roots take oxygen from atmosphere.

6. What are Eka, Cray XT5, Nebulae and SAGA-220?

1. Bird flu causing viral strains
2. Computer applications
3. Supercomputers
4. Unmanned aircraft for espionage

Answer (c).

 

7. Which one of the following is the fundamental characteristic of the ultimate stage of Communism?

1. Cultural revolution
2. Dictatorship of proletariat
3. Formation of a World state
4. Withering away of the state

Answer (d).

 

8. Which of the following bodies is/are presided over by a non-member?

1. Lok Sabha
2. Rajya Sabha
3. Both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha
4. Vidhan Sabhas of various states

Answer (b). The Rajya Sabha is presided over by the Vice-President who is not its member.

9. According to the Constitution of India, which of the following is/are guidelines to the Government of India for framing laws and policies?

1. Fundamental Rights
2. Fundamental Duties
3. Directive Principles of State Policy
4. Fundamental Rights and Fundamental Duties

Answer (c).

 

10. Which one of the following statements is correct?

1. In India, the same person cannot be appointed as Governor for two or more States at the same time
2. The Judges of the High Court of the States in India are appointed by the Governor of the State just as the judges of the Supreme Court are appointed by the President
3. No procedure has been laid down in the Constitution of India for the removal of a Governor from his post
4. In the case of a Union Territory having a legislative set up, the Chief Minister is appointed by the Lt. Governor

Answer (c).

 

11. A dispute arising out of the election of the President of India is referred to the :

1. Election Commission
2. Supreme Court of India
3. Lok Sabha
4. Law Commission

Answer (b). Article 71(1) of the Indian Constitution.

12. In the Parliamentary form of governance, the Executive is :

1. independent of the Legislature
2. responsible to the Legislature
3. responsible to the Judiciary
4. directly responsible to the People

Answer (b).

 

13. When solar radiation impinges on a snow surface, then :

1. most of the radiation is absorbed and a little portion is reflected
2. transmitted through snow and into ground
3. most of the radiation is reflected and a little portion is absorbed
4. evenly absorbed and reflected

Answer (c).

 

14. Which of the following countries has Black Sea on one side and Mediterranean Sea on other side?:

1. Turkey
2. Iran
3. Greece
4. Azerbaijan

Answer (a).

 

15. Concept of "Zero Hour" in Indian parliamentary process means

1. intervening time between two different items on the agenda
2. time between the Question Hour and the next item on the agenda
3. time immediately after the Question Hour which is extended for more number of question-answer sessions at the discretion of the Speaker
4. None of the above statements is correct in this context

Answer (b).

 

16. Among the following states, which one is most urbanized?

1. Andhra Pradesh
2. Karnataka
3. Kerala
4. Tamil Nadu

Answer (d).

 

17. Which of the following statements is/are correct?

1. District Collector directs and supervises the revenue department of the district
2. District Superintendent of Police grants licences for arms and explosives in the district

Select the correct answer using the codes given below :

1. 1 only
2. 2 only
3. Both 1 and 2
4. Neither 1 nor 2

Answer (a). The licensing authority under Arms Rules 1962 is the District Magistrate.

18. International Development Association is a/an

1. voluntary association of developing countries
2. affiliate of World Bank
3. federation of international lending agencies
4. organization of donor countries of European Union

Answer (b).

 

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19. The only Indian State having common border with Sikkim is :

1. Arunachal Pradesh
2. Assam
3. Meghalaya
4. West Bengal

Answer (d). The state has borders with three countries, Nepal, China and Bhutan and one state.

20. Which one among the following is the most widespread type of forest in India?

1. Tropical wet evergreen
2. Thorn-scrub
3. Mangrove
4. Tropical dry deciduous

Answer (d).

 

21. Who of the following is/are appointed by the President of India?

1. The Chairman of Rajya Sabha
2. The Chief Justice of India
3. The Speaker of Lok Sabha

Select the correct answer using the codes given below :

1. 1 and 2 only
2. 2 only
3. 2 and 3 only
4. 1, 2 and 3

Answer (b).

 

22. The strait, which connects the Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal is known as :

1. Palk
2. Gibraltar
3. Hormuz
4. Malakka

Answer (a). 

 

23. Which one of the following is the correct sequence of the various stages in the food chain? :

1. Grasshoppers, Snakes, Frogs, Vultures
2. Grasshoppers, Frogs, Snakes, Vultures
3. Frogs, Vultures, Snakes, Grasshoppers
4. Vultures, Snakes, Grasshoppers, Frogs

Answer (b).

 

24. Which one of the following is the cell organelle that is referred to as the ‘Suicide bag’ for containing enzymes that can break down cell components or even the whole cell?

1. Lysosome
2. Mesosome
3. Phagosome
4. Ribosome

Answer (a).

 

25. "Fracking technology" frequently in news, is related to :

1. food processing
2. beverage industry
3. shale gas production
4. bauxite extraction

Answer (c).

 

26. Consider the following :

1. Keoladeo Ghana national Park
2. Mudumalai Wildlife Sanctuary
3. Sultanpur National Park

Which of the above is/are wetlands?

1. 1 and 2 only
2. 3 only
3. 1 and 3 only
4. 1, 2 and 3

Answer (c).

 

27. Which of the following is the longest National Highway?

1. NH 4
2. NH 5
3. NH 6
4. NH 7

Answer (d).

 

28. Which one of the following states has the largest coastline?

1. Andhra Pradesh
2. Gujarat
3. Maharashtra
4. Odisha

Answer (b).

 

29. The rainiest place in India is located in :

1. Jammu and Kashmir
2. Sikkim
3. Assam
4. Meghalaya

Answer (d).

 

30. An ecosystem comprises :

1. only trees, shrubs and herbs in an area
2. only animals in an area
3. all plants and animals in an area
4. all living and non-living things in an area

Answer (d).

 

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).

Current Affairs Part-2

1. After how many years did India recently win a test series in Sri Lanka?
(a) 18 years    (b) 20 years    (c) 22 years    (d) 25 years

2. Who represented India at China's military parade in Beijing to mark the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II?
(a) Shri Narendra Modi           (b) Gen V.K. Singh (Retd.)     (c) Smt Sushma Swaraj         (d) Shri Nitin Gadkari

3. Name of which of the following mountains has been changed to its original name Denali?
(a) Elbrus                  (b) Aconcagua                        (c) McKinley                (d) Etna

4. Who was the longest serving British monarch before Queen Elizabeth II, the present monarch?
(a) King George III                  (b) King Edward VII                (c) King George V                   (d) Queen Victoria

5. Jeremy Corbyn who is news is -
(a) the new Australian Prime Minister                        (b) the new US ambassador to India
(c) the new Chairman of the World Bank                   (d) the leader of Labour Party of U.K.

6. Which university has been ranked No. 1 by the QS World ranking of Universities released recently?
(a) Harvard University                                                (b) Massachusetts Institute of Technology
(c) University of Cambridge 4;">                                      (d) Stanford University

7. Which of the following cities is not connected by the Nanning-Singapore Economic Corridor?
Singapore, Kuala Lampur, Bangkok, Phnom Penh, Ho Chi Minh City, Vientiane, Jakarta, Hanoi and Nanning
(a) Jakarta                              (b) Hanoi                     (c) Phnom Penh         (d) Bangkok

8. Sumit Nagal is associated with which of the following sports?
(a) Tennis                                (b) Billiards                  (c) Golf                        (d) Squash

9. Which of the following films has been chosen to be India’s official entry to the Academy Awards 2016?
(a) Bajrangi Bhaijaan              (b) Manjhi                    (c) Court                      (d) Lunchbox

10. What s the correct order of World Bank’s ranking of Indian states in ease of doing business?
(a) Gujarat, M.P., Tamil Nadu                                    (b) A.P., Gujarat, Maharashtra
(c) M.P., A.P., Bihar                                                   (d) Gujarat, A.P., Jharkhand, CH, MH

11. Who of the following won the US Open Women’s Singles title?
(a) Roberta Vinci                     (b) Flavia Pennetta     (c) Serena Williams                (d) Maria Sharapova

12. Which railway zone of the Indian Railways has become the first in the country to eliminate all unmanned level crossings?
(a) West Central              (b) South Central        (c) Central               (d) East Central

13. Who of the following was awarded the best athlete at the 55th National Athletics Open Championship held in Kolkata?
(a) Vikas Gowda           (b) Arokya Rajiv          (c) Inderjeet Singh     (d) Neeraj chopra

14. Who of the following conducted the first Linguistic Survey of India?
(a) Sir George a Grierson       (b) Thomas Oldham   (c) David H Williams     (d) Charles Wood

15. Which city has been chosen as the Best Heritage City for the National Tourism Awards 2013-14?
(a) Jodhpur                     (b) Hampi                    (c) Hyderabad              (d) Gwalior

16.Who is the first President of the newly formed W-20 group?
(a) Ms Christine Lagarde        (b) Ms Belinda Gates             (c) Ms Gulden Turktan           (d) Sheryl Sandberg

17. Which city has been chosen to host the 2022 Commonwealth Games?
(a) Pretoria            (b) Durban              (c) Johannesburg                   (d) Harare

18. Multi-dose vials of painkiller drug Diclofenac have been banned by the Govt of India to save which animal/bird from extinction?
(a) Vulture                     (b) Tiger                      (b) Elephant                  (d) Peacock

19. Which organisation has been conferred the Gandhi Peace Prize 2014?
(a) DRDO                               (b) ISRO                     (c) HAL                        (d) RSS

20. Which Indian golfer has become the first Indian to qualify for the President’s Cup?
(a) Anirban Lahiri       (b) Arjun Atwal          (c) Shiv Kapur            (d) Gaganjeet Bhullar

21. Recently remains of an ancient human species Homo naledi were found in which country?
(a) Argentina                  (b) England                 (c) China             (d) South Africa

22. The exhibition celebrating Golden Jubilee of India’s war of 1965 held in New Delhi was named –
(a) Shradhanjali            (b) Shouryanjali           (c) Pushpanjali         (d) Vijayanjali

23. Which country has recently allowed its military to engage in overseas combat for the first time after World War II?
(a) Japan                (b) South Korea          (c) North Korea                    (d) Canada

24. Shobana Bhartia who was awarded 2015 USIBC Global Leadership Award is associated with –
(a) Times of India        (b) The Hindu        (c) Hindustan Times          (d) Indian Express

25. Which automobile company was in news recently for being involved in emission cheating scandal?
(a) Toyota             (b) Honda               (c) Peugeot                        (d) Volkswagen

26. Malcolm Turnbull is the new Prime Minister of
(a) Australia            (b) New Zealand                     (c) United Kingdom     (d) Canada

27. Which two rivers have been recently linked by the Pattiseema project?
(a) Krishna and Tungabhadra                         (b) Tungabhadra and Kaveri
(c) Godavari and Krishna                               (d) Godavari and Tungabhadra

28. Which of the following was the theme of the International Literacy Day 2015?
(a) Literacy for all                                            (b) Literacy and Sustainable Societies
(c) Literacies for the 21st Century                  (d) Literacy and Peace

29. Which of the following was the venue of 10th World Hindi Conference held in September 2015?
(a) Lucknow                (b) Gwalior                  (c) Chandigarh                        (d) Bhopal

30. At which of the following places has the first IIT of Karnataka been set up?
(a) Dharwad                (b) Raichur                  (c) Mysore                (d) Kalaburagi

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