IBPS General Awareness model test paper - 2
1. Where are Mumbai High Oil Fields located?a.) In Bay of Bengal
b.) On the Continental Shelf of the Arabian Sea
c.) West Coastal Plain
d.) Western Ghat
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: b.) On the Continental Shelf of the Arabian Sea
2. When is the World Literacy Day celebrated?a.) July 3
b.) August 9
c.) October 24
d.) Nov 15
View Answer / Hide Answer3. Rowlatt Act was passed during the tenure of which Viceroy of India? a.) Lord Chelmsford
b.) Lord Mountbatten
c.) Lord Clifford
d.) Lord Alfred
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: a.) Lord Chelmsford
4. There are ____ cervical vertebrae in a human body?a.) 6
b.) 7
c.) 8
d.) 9
View Answer / Hide Answer5. When can the salaries of Central Government employees be reduced?a.) During National Emergency
b.) During State Emergency
c.) During Financial Emergency
d.) Never
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: c.) During Financial Emergency
6. Which Article envisages the protection of interests of minorities?a.) 15
b.) 29
c.) 32
d.) 37
View Answer / Hide Answer7. As of 2014, who is the president of World Bank?a.) Dr. Margaret Chan
b.) Takehiko Nakao
c.) Dr. Jim Yong Kim
d.) Li Yong
View Answer / Hide Answer8. _________ electromagnetic radiation is used in satellite communication. a.) Microwave
b.) Infrared
c.) Ultraviolet
d.) Radiowave
View Answer / Hide Answer9. What happens due to the higher concentration of Nitrogen and Phosphorus?a.) Hardness
b.) Alkalinity
c.) Acidity
d.) Eutrophication
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: d.) Eutrophication
10. ________ causes Minamata disease. a.) Mercury
b.) Lead
c.) Sulphur
d.) Methane
View Answer / Hide Answer11. Where are Wheels and Axles in Indian Railways manufactured?a.) Chittaranjan
b.) Yelhanka (Bangalore)
c.) Hussainpur (Punjab)
d.) Perambur (Chennai)
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: b.) Yelhanka (Bangalore)
12. During a thunderstorm, we first get to see the flash of lightning and hear its thunder later because …a.) Sound travels faster than light
b.) Light travel faster than sound
c.) Light has the ability to move through vacuum
d.) Sounds takes time to move through vacuum
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: b.) Light travel faster than sound
13. The difference between the local time of two places is 2 hrs. What will be the difference in their longitudes?a.) 15 degree
b.) 30 degree
c.) 45 degree
d.) None of the above
View Answer / Hide Answer14. Where is Dudhwa National Park located?a.) Himachal Pradesh
b.) Chattisgarh
c.) Madhya Pradesh
d.) Uttar Pradesh
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: d.) Uttar Pradesh
15. What is the width of Broad Guage Track in Indian Railways?a.) 856 mm
b.) 1000 mm
c.) 1676 mm
d.) 1722 mm
View Answer / Hide Answer16. Which phenomenon makes the clear sky look blue?a.) Reflection of light
b.) Refraction of light
c.) Diffraction of light
d.) Dispersion of light
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: c.) Diffraction of light
17. What do plants release during the process of photosynthesis?a.) Oxygen
b.) Carbon dioxide
c.) Starch
d.) Water
View Answer / Hide Answer18. Who was the founder of All India Muslim League?a.) Syed Ahmed Khan
b.) Mohd Ali Jinnah
c.) Aga Khan
d.) Hamid Ali
View Answer / Hide Answer19. Where was Gandhiji’s Satyagrah for Indigo farmers observed?a.) Chauri Chaura
b.) Bardoli
c.) Sabarmati
d.) Champaran
View Answer / Hide Answer20. What is the capital of Colombia?a) Havana
b) Bogota
c) Quito
d) Astana
View Answer / Hide Answer21. Who wrote the book “Hind Swaraj”?a.) Mahatama Gandhi
b.) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
c.) Tatya Tope
d.) Lal Bahadur Shastri
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: a.) Mahatama Gandhi
22. Which acid is used in the battery of a car?a.) Hydrochloric acid
b.) Sulphuric Acid
c.) Nitric Acid
d.) Carbonic Acid
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: b.) Sulphuric Acid
23. _________ was the capital of Pallava Kings. a.) Kanchipuram
b.) Madurai
c.) Tiruchirapalli
d.) Srirangapatanam
View Answer / Hide Answer24. When you produce one more unit of a good, the cost rises a bit. What is this additional cost called as?a.) Unit cost
b.) Marginal cost
c.) Implicit cost
d.) Average cost
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: b.) Marginal cost
25. Government’s spending, taxing and borrowing is governed by its ___________. a.) Monetary Policy
b.) Tax Policy
c.) Fiscal Policy
d.) Expenses Policy
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: c.) Fiscal Policy
26. Which states are joined by Palghat?a.) Goa and Maharashtra
b.) Gujarat and Rajasthan
c.) Kerala and Tamil Nadu
d.) Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: c.) Kerala and Tamil Nadu
27. ________________ discovered the sea route to India. a.) Columbus
b.) Magellan
c.) Alexander
d.) Vasco da Gama
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: d.) Vasco da Gama
28. Which countries are a part of BRICS?a.) Brazil, Romania, India, Chile, Senegal
b.) Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa
c.) Brazil, Romania, India, China and South Africa
d.) Brazil, Russia, India, China and Somalia
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa
29. Where are the head quarters of WHO located?a.) Geneva
b.) Copenhagen
c.) New York
d.) Washington
View Answer / Hide Answer30. What is the legislative capital of South Africa?a.) Johannesberg
b.) Pretoria
c.) Tshwane
d.) Cape Town
View Answer / Hide Answer31. The animals living in Colder regions have fur as it – a.) Traps air and protects them from cold
b.) Protects them from snow
c.) Allows them to hibernate
d.) Go without eating for days
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: a.) Traps air and protects them from cold
32. What happens during a Lunar eclipse?a.) The Earth comes between the Moon and the Sun
b.) The Sun comes between the Moon and the Earth
c.) The Moon comes between the Earth and the Sun
d.) The Mercury comes between the Earth and the Sun
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: a.) The Earth comes between the Moon and the Sun
33. ________ converts glycogen into glucose and purifies the blood. a.) Kidney
b.) Liver
c.) Gall bladder
d.) Spleen
View Answer / Hide Answer34. _______________ is used in Solar Cells. a.) Photoelectric effect
b.) Photovoltaic effect
c.) Photoconductive effect
d.) Photosynthetic effect
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: b.) Photovoltaic effect
35. A bug in a program is ____________ . a.) a statement
b.) an error
c.) a syntax
d.) all the above
View Answer / Hide Answer36. “Public health and sanitation” finds a place in which list of Indian constitution?a.) State list
b.) Union List
c.) National List
d.) Concurrent List
View Answer / Hide Answer37. The speaker of Loksabha has a final decision on whether a bill is a money bill or not?a.) True
b.) False
View Answer / Hide Answer38. Who is the president of International Cricket Council as of Jan 2014?a.) Alan Isaac
b.) Jagmohan Dalmiya
c.) Srinivasan
d.) Peter Tomka
View Answer / Hide Answer39. Indian signed the extradition treaty with ______________ in October’13. a.) Maldives
b.) Mauritius
c.) Bangladesh
d.) Indonesia
View Answer / Hide Answer40. IFPRI prepared Global Hunger Index 2013. What was India’s rank in this index?a.) 50th
b.) 63rd
c.) 65th
d.) 67th
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