30 MOST IMPORTANT GENERAL AWARENESS QUIZ FOR ASO EXAM

30 MOST IMPORTANT GENERAL AWARENESS QUIZ FOR ASO EXAM: Today we are sharing with you GENERAL AWARENESS MCQ and Answers. This is very useful for upcoming exams like OPSC, OSSC, OSSSC, and other common written exams.

Q1. The natural habitat of Rhinoceros in India is –

(a) Bharatpur

(b) Gir forest

(d) Nilgiris

S1. Ans.(c)

Sol.Kaziranga National Park is a national park in the Golaghat and Nagaon districts of the state of Assam, India. The sanctuary, which hosts two-thirds of the world’s great one-horned rhinoceroses, is World Heritage Site.

Q2. India shares longest international boundary with which country?

(a) Bangladesh

(b) China

(d) Bhutan

S2. Ans.(a)

Sol. India share 4,096 km long international border with Bangladesh. India shares longest border with Bangladesh

Q3. Tsangpo is the other name in Tibet for ____________ .

(a) Kosi

(b) Gandak

(d) Ganga

S3. Ans.(c)

Sol.The Brahmaputra’s source is the Chemayungdung Glacier, which covers the slopes of the Himalayas. Tsangpo is the other name in Tibet for Brahmaputra.

Q4. The largest herbarium of India is located at –

(a) Kolkata

(b) Lucknow

(d) Coimbatore

S4. Ans.(a)

Sol.The largest herbarium in India is Indian Botanical Garden, Kolkata. It consists of 1000000 number of specimens.

Q5. At Barren Island, the only active volcano in India is situated in –

(a) Andaman Islands

(b) Nicobar Islands

(d) Minicoy

S5. Ans.(a)

Sol. Barren Island, the only active volcano in India is situated in the Andaman Islands. Barren Island is situated in the Andaman Sea and lies about 138 km (86 mi) northeast of the territory’s capital, Port Blair. It is the only active Volcano along the chain from Sumatra to Myanmar and also the only active volcano in India.

Q6.In Indian constitution, the method of election of President has been taken from which country?

(a) Britain

(b) USA

(d) Australia

S6. Ans.(c)

Sol. The method of election of President has been taken from Irish Constitution.

Q7.What is the literal meaning of the term “Quo-Warranto”?

(a) We command

(b) To forbid

(d) None of these

S7. Ans.(c)

Sol. The word Quo-Warranto literally means “by what warrants?” or “what is your authority”? It is a writ issued with a view to restrain a person from holding a public office to which he is not entitled. The writ requires the concerned person to explain to the Court by what authority he holds the office.

Q8.Who administers the oath of the President of India?

(a) Governor General of India

(b) Chief Justice of India

(d) Vice President of India

S8. Ans.(b)

Sol. According to Article 60(Oath or affeirmation by President), Chief Justice of India administers the oath of the President of India.

Q9.Who among the following gave monistic theory of sovereignty?

(a) Austin

(b) Darwin

(d) Marx

S9. Ans.(a)

Sol. In the 19th century the theory of sovereignty as a legal concept was perfected by Austin, an English Jurist. He is regarded as a greatest exponent of Monistic Theory.

Q10. Pulses are a rich source of which of the following?

(a) Carbohydrates

(b) Proteins

(d) Vitamin A

S10. Ans.(b)

Sol. Pulses are a rich source proteins.

Q11. Who said, “The Child is the father of man”?

(a) Wordsworth

(b) Shakespeare

(d) Pope

S11.Ans (a)

Sol. In the famous poem, ‘My Heart leaps Up’ (also known as ‘The Rainbow’), William Wordsworth used the expression. “The child is father on the man.” The poem describes the joy that he feels when he sees a rainbow and notes that he has felt this way since his childhood. He concludes the poem by noting how his Childhood has shaped his current views and starting that “the child is fathers of the man”.

Q12. Whom did Aryans worship?

(a) Agni

(b) Cow

(d) Tree

S12.Ans (a)

Sol. The early Aryans worshipped phenomena of nature in the form of nature gods. The Rig Veda makes mention of Agni, the God of Fire: ‘They cell him indra, Mitra, Varuna and Agni; To what is one the poets give many a name; They call it Agni, Yama, Matavisvan.’ Agni dominated the domestic fireplace, and marriages were solemnized in his presence.

Q13. Where did Gautam Buddha preach his first Sermon?

(a) Bodh Gaya

(b) Rajgriha

(d) Vaishali

S13.Ans(c)

Sol. The deer park in Sarnath is where Gautama Buddha first taught the Dharma, and where the Buddhist Sangha came into existence. Sarnath is located 13 kilometres northeast of Varanasi near the confluence of the Ganges and the Gomati rivers, in Uttar Pradesh.

Q14. Fire temple is the place of worship of

(a) Hindu

(b) Catholic

(d) Parsis

S14.Ans(d)

Sol. A fire temple is the place of worship for Parsi-Zoroastrians. In the Zoroastrian religion, fire and clean water are agents of ritual purity. Clean, white ash for the purification ceremonies is regarded as the basis of ritual life.

Q15. Study of sound is called?

(a) Aeronautics

(b) Astronautics

(d) Aerodynamics

S15.Ans(c)

Sol. The scientific study of sound, especially of its generation transmission, and reception, is called Acoustics. The word “acoustic” is derived from the Greek word ‘akoustikos,’meaning ‘of or for hearing.’ The application of acoustics is present in almost all aspects of modern society with the most and noise control industries.

Q16. The city with the greatest population amongst the following is

(a) Kolkata

(b) Delhi

(d) Kanpur

S16.Ans(b)

Sol. As per census 2011, they population is as follows : Mumbai 18,394,912, Delhi : 16,787,941 Kolkata : 14057,991, Chennai : 8,653,521, Bangalore : 8,520,435 Kanpur : 2,920,496 Ahmedabad : 6,357,693.

Q17. During whose time was the lqta system popular?

(a) During the time of Delhi

(b) During the time of Mughal is

(d) During the time of Vijayanagar empire

S17.Ans(a)

Sol. The Iqta system was a practice of Tax farming that was introduced by Iltutmish in Delhi sultanate. It Was basically grant of revenue from a territory in lieu of salary. The grant was not hereditary and was subject to passing from officer to office.

Q18. Which oceans amongst the following are joined by Panama Canal?

(a) Arctic and Atalantic

(b) Indian and Arctic

(d) Indian and Pacific

S18.Ans(c)

Sol. The Panama Canal is a 77.1-kilometre ship canal in Panama that connects the Atlantic ocean to the pacific Ocean. The canal cuts across the Isthmus of Panama and a key conduit for international maritime trade. The American society of Civil Engineers has named the Panama Canal one of the seven wonders of the modern world.

Q19. Cholera is caused by-

(a) Bacteria

(b) Algae

(d) Virus

S19. Ans.(a)

Sol. Cholera is an infection of the small intestine caused by the bacterium Vibrio cholerae. Its symptoms and signs include a rapid onset of copious, smelly diarrhea that resembles rice water and may lead to signs of dehydration.

Q20. Which of the following is not contagious disease?

(a) Influenza

(b) Hysteria

(d) Measles

S20. Ans.(b)

Sol. Hysteria describes unmanageable emotional excesses. The fear can be centered on a body part or most commonly, on an imagined problem with that body part. It is a mental state and categorized under somatization disorders.

Q21. Odisha’s world famous Konark sun temple was built by?

(a) krishnadev rai.

(b) Ashoka.

(d) Narasimha deva.

S21. (C)

Sol.

Konark sun temple was built by King Narsimha deva of eastern ganga dynasty.
It is situated at Konark Orissa.
It is a part of UNESCO’S world heritage site.

Q22. Permanent revenue settlement of Bengal was introduced by?

(a) Clive.

(b) Hastings.

(d) Cornwallis.

S22. (d)

Sol.

The permanent settlement was introduced by lord Cornwallis in 1793.
According to this settlement landlords agreed to have perpetual and hereditary rights over the land.

Q23.who is the author of meghdoot?

(a) shundraka.

(b) vishakhadatta.

(d) chanakya.

S23. (C)

Sol.

Meghdoot is a. Lyrical Love poem written by Kalidasa.
It is consist of around 115 verses.

Q24. The Indian universities were first founded in the time of?

(a) Macaulay.

(b) Warren Hastings.

(d) lord Bentinck.

S24. (C)

Sol.

Indian Universities were first founded during period of lord canning in three presidencies.

Q25.The British introduced the railway’s in india in order to?

(a) Promote heavy industries in India.

(b) facilitate British commerce and administrative control.

(d) enable indians to move freely within the country.

S25. (b)

Sol.

British introduced the railway’s in india to facilitate British commerce and administrative control.

Q26. The father of extremist movement in india is?

(a) Motilal Nehru.

(b) gopal Gokhale.

(d) bal Gangadhar Tilak.

S26.(d)

Sol.

Lokmanya Tilak was one of the prominent Indian independence activists.
He was the first leader of the Indian independence movement.
He was the father of extremist movement.

Q27. Which was the only india site with an artificial brick dockyard?

(a) Lothal.

(b) Kalibanga.

(d) Mohenjo Daro.

S27. (a)

Sol.

Lothal was the Port City of Indus valley civilization.
It was located at saragwala , Gujarat.
A massive dockyard was found at Lothal which is supposed to be the earliest dock in the history of the world.

Q28. From where did acharya Vinoba bhave Start the individual satyagraha in 1940?

(a) Nadiad in Gujarat.

(b) pavnar in Maharashtra.

(d) Guntur in Andhra Pradesh.

S28. (b)

Sol.