30 MOST IMPORTANT GENERAL AWARENESS QUIZ ASO EXAM: Aspirants who are willing to apply for the various Government exams 2022 must go through the topics of GENERAL AWARENESS QUIZ.
Q1. Which district of Himachal Pradesh touches the border of China?
(a) Sirmaur
(b) Chamba
(c) Kullu
(d) Kinnaur
S1.Ans.(d)
Sol. Chitkul (Chittkul) is a village in Kinnaur district of Himachal Pradesh. It is the last inhabited village near the Indo-China border.
Q2. Indian Standard Time is ahead of Greenwich Mean Time by-
(a) 5.30 hours
(b) 4:30 hours
(c) 4 hours
(d) 5 hours
S2.Ans.(a)
Sol. Indian Standard Time is 5 hours and 30 minutes ahead of Greenwich Mean Time.
Q3. On which date is India likely to experience the shortest day?
(a) December 21
(b) March 21
(c) June 22
(d) September 23
S3.Ans.(a)
Sol. Dec. 21 is the winter solstice: the shortest day and longest night of the year here in Earth’s northern hemisphere.
Q4. Which of the nations are connected with Palk Strait?
(a) India and Sri Lanka
(b) North Korea and South Korea
(c) Pakistan and China
(d) Britain and France
S4.Ans.(a)
Sol. The Palk Strait is a strait between the Tamil Nadu state of India and the Mannar district of the Northern Province of the island nation of Sri Lanka.
Q5. Which of the following state does not share boundary with Myanmar?
(a) Assam
(b) Manipur
(c) Arunachal Pradesh
(d) Nagaland
S5.Ans.(a)
Sol. The four northeast Indian states share 1,643-km border with Myanmar – Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Mizoram and Manipur.
Q6. West Bengal makes borders with how many countries?
(a) One
(b) Two
(c) Three
(d) Four
S6.Ans.(c)
Sol. West Bengal borders Bangladesh in the east, and Nepal and Bhutan in the north.
Q7. Correct pair of the state and its capital is –
(a) Nagaland – Shillong
(b) Jharkhand – Ranchi
(c) Uttarakhand – Nainital
(d) Chattisgarh – Bilaspur
S7.Ans.(b)
Sol. Jharkhand is a state in eastern India. It’s known for its waterfalls, the elegant Jain temples of Parasnath Hill and the elephants and tigers of Betla National Park. The state capital of Ranchi is a gateway to the park.
Q8. Which of the following state is the member of “Seven Sisters”?
(a) West Bengal
(b) Tripura
(c) Orissa
(d) Bihar
S8.Ans.(b)
Sol. The Seven Sisters of India: Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Tripura, Assam, Manipur, and Mizoram cover a huge area of 255,511 square kilometres.
Q9. Where is Saddle Peak in Andaman and Nicobar Island situated?
(a) Great Nicobar
(b) Middle Andaman
(c) Little Andaman
(d) Northern Andaman
S9.Ans.(d)
Sol. Saddle Peak or Saddle Hill is located on North Andaman Island in India’s Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
Q10.What is the name of the disputed coastal area located far from Gujarat coast in between India and Pakistan?
(a) Gulf of Cambay
(b) Sir Creek
(c) Gulf of Khambhat
(d) Mouth of Indus
S10.Ans.(b)
Sol. Sir Creek is a 96 km tidal estuary on the border of India and Pakistan. The creek, which opens up into the Arabian Sea, divides the Gujarat state of India from the Sindh province of Pakistan.
Q11. Headoffice of Bank for International Settlements (BIS) is in which of the following city?
(a) Washington D.C
(b) Geneva, Switzerland
(c) Basel, Switzerland
(d) New York City, USA
S11. Ans.(c)
Sol. The BIS is owned by 60 central banks, representing countries from around the world that together account for about 95% of world GDP.The BIS was established in 1930. Its head office is in Basel, Switzerland and it has two representative offices: in Hong Kong SAR and in Mexico City.
Q12. What is the Currency of the Republic of The Gambia?
(a) Kroon
(b) Dalasi
(c) Ngultrum
(d) Pula
S12. Ans.(b)
Sol. The Gambia officially the Republic of The Gambia, is a country in West Africa that is almost entirely surrounded by Senegal with the exception of its western coastline along the Atlantic Ocean. It is the smallest country within mainland Africa.
Q13. Panna National Park is situated in which of the following Indian state/UT?
(a) Madhya Pradesh
(b) Assam
(c) Odisha
(d) Himachal Pradesh
S13. Ans.(a)
Sol. Panna National Park is a national park located in Panna and Chhatarpur districts of Madhya Pradesh in India. It has an area of 542.67 km2 (209.53 sq mi).
Q14. Jhumair is the folk dance of which of the following state?
(a) Odisha
(b) Andhra Pradesh
(c) Arunachal Pradesh
(d) Maharashtra
S14. Ans.(a)
Sol. The Jhumair is a folk dance of North Odisha and Western Odisha. It is performed during harvest season and Festivals.
Q15. Cheruthoni Dam is in which of the following state?
(a) Karnataka
(b) Tamil Nadu
(c) Kerala
(d) Maharashtra
S15. Ans.(c)
Sol. Cheruthoni Dam is the largest concrete gravity dam in Kerala, is located close to Idukki arch dam. It is the third highest dam in India with a 454 feet-high across River Cheruthoni.
Q16. Who was the first ruler of Pala dynasty?
(a) Gopala
(b) Vivyanathan
(c) Dharmapala
(d) Bhaskaran
S16. Ans.(a)
Sol.Pala dynasty, ruling dynasty in Bihar and Bengal, India, from the 8th to the 12th century. Its founder, Gopala, was a local chieftain who rose to power in the mid-8th century during a period of anarchy.
Q17. Who Invented electric iron?
(a) William Friese-Greene
(b) Arthur Fry
(c) Henry W. Seeley
(d) Otto von Guericke
S17. Ans.(c)
Sol.The first known use of heated metal to “iron” clothes is known to have occurred in China. The electric iron was invented in 1882, by Henry W. Seeley. Seeley patented his “electric flatiron” on June 6, 1882
Q18. _____ mirror is used by dentist to see the minute details of the tooth in a magnified form.
(a) Semi-circular
(b) Conical
(c) Convex
(d) Concave
S18. Ans.(d)
Sol. A mouth mirror used by dentist is concave mirror which provide magnified , upright images. These mirrors are used for various purposes such as indirect vision by dentist, retraction of cheek or soft tissues, reflecting light on desired surface etc.
Q19. Which is the deepest trench (steep depression in ocean) in the world?
(a) Sean trench
(b) Mariana trench
(c) Arabic trench
(d) Cism trench
S19. Ans (b)
Sol. The Mariana Trench or Marianas Trench is the deepest part of the world’s oceans. It is located in the western Pacific Ocean.
Q20. The Kalinga war was fought in ______.
(a) 161 BC
(b) 261 BC
(c) 361 BC
(d) 461 BC
S20. Ans (b)
Sol. Kalinga War. The Kalinga War was fought in what is now India between the Maurya Empire under Ashoka and the state of Kalinga, an independent feudal kingdom located on the east coast, in the present-day state of Odisha north of Andhra Pradesh.
Q21. The Permanent settlement introduced by Cornwallis is in Bengal is known as
(a) Roytwari System
(b) Mahalwari System
(c) Zamindari System
(d) Iqtadari System
S21.Ans.(c)
Sol. Permanent settlement was introduced in 1793 by Lord Cornwallis and covered around one fifth of British territory in India, including Bengal, Bihar, Orissa, parts of Northern Karnataka, Varanasi and some other areas. There is a middlemen in this system who were the Zamindars, who need to pay a fixed amount of land revenue on a fixed date every year.It is also called Zamindari System.
Q22. Who was the first Chief Justice of Supreme Court of Calcutta?
(a) Hyde
(b) Elijah Impey
(c) Lemaistre
(d) Monson
S22.Ans.(b)
Sol. Sir Elijah Impey was a British judge, the first chief justice of the Supreme Court of Judicature at Fort William in Bengal.
Q23. The Charter Act of 1793 Renewed the Company’s monopoly for____________ years.
(a) 20 years
(b) 10 years
(c) 30 years
(d) 15 years
S23.Ans.(a)
Sol. Every charter act renwed company licence for 20 yrs.
Q24. Who did not find a place in the Legislative Council as per the Act of 1853?
(a) The Governor-General
(b) Additional Members
(c) The Commander-in-Chief
(d) The Lieutenant Governor
S24.Ans.(d)
Sol. Charter Act of 1853 marks the expansion of the Council of the Governor General for legislative purposes. The council of legislative purposes which had 6 members now was expanded to 12 members.The member are Governor General , commander in Chief, four members of the Governor General’s Council etc.
Q25. The Governor-General was given power to issue ordinances by the act of
(a) 1858
(b) 1861
(c) 1860
(d) 1871
S25.Ans.(b)
Sol. The Indian Councils Act 1861 was passed by British Parliament in 1861 to make substantial changes in the composition of the Governor General’s council for executive & legislative purposes. The most significant feature of this Act was the association of Indians with the legislation work
Q26. J.E.D. Bethune was closely associated with
(a) Abolition of Pardah system
(b) Female education
(c) Widow remarraige
(d) Abolition of slavery
S26.Ans.(b)
Sol. J.E.D. Bethune a barrister and law member of the Governor-General’s Council, was an Anglo-Indian lawyer and a pioneer in promoting women’s education in 19th-century India. Bethune founded an institution for women’s education in Calcutta which later becomes Bethune College.
Q27. In the Indian Parliamentary System, ‘Vote on Account’ is valid for how many months (except the year of elections)?
(a) 2 months
(b) 3 months
(c) 6 months
(d) 9 months
S27. Ans.(a)
Sol. The Vote on Account is the special provision given to the government to obtain the vote of Parliament to withdraw money when the budget for the new financial year is not released or the elections are underway, and the caretaker government is in place. A vote on account stays valid for two months.
Q28. In the Constituent Assembly, when was the ad-hoc Committee appointed for the National Flag—
(a) 22th June 1947
(b) 22th July 1947
(c) 22th Jan. 1947
(d) 22th Feb. 1947
S28. Ans.(b)
Sol. Dr. Rajendra Prasad was the head of the Ad hoc committee on National Flag in the constituent assembly. The flag of the congress party was accepted as the National Flag with few changes on July 22, 1947.
Q29. In geography ‘Gulf Stream’ refers to
(a) A warm ocean current
(b) Strong air current
(c) Streams joining a gulf
(d) The name of a stream
S29. Ans.(a)
Sol. The Gulf Stream is a warm and swift Atlantic Ocean current that originates in the Gulf of Mexico and stretches to the tip of Florida, and follows the eastern coastlines of the United States and Newfoundland before crossing the Atlantic Ocean.
Q30. Special Economic Zone (SEZ) concept was first introduced in
(a) China
(b) Japan
(c) India
(d) Pakistan
S30. Ans.(a)
Sol. Special Economic Zone (SEZ) concept was first introduced in China in the 1980s. The most successful SEZ in China, Sherizhen, has developed from a small village into a city with a population over 10 million within 20 years. Commerce Minister Mr Maran Had introduced SEZ concept in year 1997 for first times in India.
