PA/SA Exam 2014: Tamil Nadu Circle General Awareness Section Solved Questions

Dear Friends..Here is the General Awareness Solved Questions of Postal/Sorting Assistant Exam held on 11 May 2014 in Tamil Nadu Postal Circle. Questions were shared by our friends Maha Nitya, Naveen Kumar and S Venkatachalam. Thank you so much friends.. we express our sincere gratitude to you guys and wish all of you great success in the exam.

1) Who was the founder of Vijainagar empire?

(A) Krishna Deva Raya

(B) Deveraya-1

(C) Harihar and Bukka

(D) Ram Raya

Ans. (C) Harihar and Bukka

2) Ten Degree Channel is situated between:

(A) North and South Andaman

(B) Middle and South Andaman

(C) Little Andaman and Nicobar Islands

(D) Indian and Sri Lanka

Ans. (C) Little Andaman and Nicobar Islands

3) The equator does not pass through which of the following countries:

(A) Kenya

(B) Mexico

(C) Indonesia

(D) Brazil

Ans. (B) Mexico

4) Find the odd one out?

(A) FIFA World Cup

(B) Ryder Cup

(C) Walker Cup

(D) Solheim Cup

Ans. (A) FIFA World Cup Other 03 are related to golf

5) First Woman who was to be inducted in ICC umpires panel belongs to which country:

(A) West Indies

(B) England

(C) Australia

(D) New Zealand

Ans. (D) New Zealand

6) Who among the following is not a Padma Vibhushan awardee in 2013:

(A) Raghunath Mahapatra

(B) Prof Yash Pal

(C) Prof Padma Narasimha

(D) Rahul Dravid

Ans. (D) Rahul Dravid

7) What is the "Motto" of olympics 2020:

(A) One World, One Dream

(B) Live your PAssion

(C) Inspire a Generation

(D) Discover Tomorrow

Ans. (D) Discover Tomorrow

8) Which of the following act governs the foreign Exchange in India now:

(A) FEMA

(B) LIBOR

(C) FSI

(D) FERA

Ans. (A) FEMA (Foreign Exchange Management Act)

9) Third regional summit of BIMSTEC was recently held in:

(A) Dhaka

(B) Thailand

(C) Myanmar

(D) Bhutan

Ans. (C) Myanmar

10) Which of the following State does not have Legislative Council?

(A) Andhra Pradesh

(B) TamilNadu

(C) Uttar Pradesh

(D) Madhya Pradesh

Ans. (D) Madhya Pradesh.

Note: [Wikipedia] As of 2011, Seven (out of twenty-nine) states have a Legislative Council: Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Jammu and Kashmir, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh and Assam. Union Cabinet has cleared State of Assam to formed 'Legislative Council' in December 2013. In 2010 the Parliament of India passed an Act to re-establish a Legislative Council for a eighth state, Tamil Nadu, but implementation of the Act has been put on hold pending legal action.

11) Which amidst the following was not a fort of the Maratha Ruler Shivaji?

(A) Sindhudurg

(B) Raignad

(C) Padamadurg

(D) None of these

Ans. (D) None of these

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