General Awareness High level Quiz

1.Which of the following two countries have largest electrified railway network in the world?

[A]Russia & US 
[B]US & China 
[C]Russia & China
[D]US & Germany

2. In context with computers, what can be the uses of cookies? 
1. Maintain Information 
2. Run a programme 
3. Deliver a Virus 

Choose the correct option: 
[A] Only 1 
[B] 1 & 2 
[C] 2 & 3 
[D] 1,2 & 3


3. How does calcium carbide ripen mangoes?

[A] It reacts with moisture and releases Ethylene 
[B] It reacts with moisture and releases Ethyne 
[C] It reacts with moisture and releases Acetaldehyde, which in turn releases ethylene 
[D] It reacts with starch and releases Acetylene


4.Father of renaissance of Western India was__? 

[A] B.M. Malabari 
[B] M.G. Ranade 
[C] R. G. Bhandarkar 
[D] K.T. Telang


5. Who inspired the young Bengal Movement in the 19th century ? 

[A] Ram Tanu Lahiri 
[B] Rasik Kumar Malik 
[C] Piyare Chand Mitra
[D] Henry Vivian Dorozev


6. The most important source of information about the agrarian conditions during Mughals is.......? 

[A] Tarikh-i-Ferishta
[B] Akbarnama 
[C] Muntakhab-ul-Lubab 
[D] Ain-i-Akbari 


7.Consider the following Articles of the Constitution of India:
1. Article 72 – Pardoning power of the president
2. Article 143 – Advisory Jurisdiction of Supreme Court 
3. Article 360 – Provisions relating to Financial Emergency 
4. Articles (148-151) – Powers and functions of the Attorney General of India 

Which among the above Articles are paired correctly with their respective provisions? 
[A] 1 and 3
[B] 1, 2 and 3 
[C] 1, 2 and 4 
[D] All of them


8.Which among the following is known as ” Doctor Wind”? 

[A] Loo 
[B] Chinook
[C] Shamal
[D] Harmattan


9. Why do the bacteria develop resistance after slowly being exposed to a particular antibiotic? 
1. Due to Horizontal Gene Transfer 
2. Due to mutation in genes 
3. Due to Vertical Gene Transfer Choose the correct option: 

[A] Only 1 
[B] Only 1 & 2 
[C] Only 2 & 3 
[D] 1, 2 & 3


10. The permanent tilt of the earth’s axis and the revolution of the earth in its orbit together causes—
1. Deflection of winds and ocean current
2. Differences in time between places on different
3. Varying length of day and night at different times of the year.
4. Changes in the altitudes of the mid-day sun at different times of the year.

[a] 1, 2, and 4
[b] 1 and 4
[c] 3 and 4
[d] 1, 2 and 3


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