Friends..Here is the solved questions of
General Awareness Section of PA/SA Exam 2014 held in Karnataka Postal Circle in
the afternoon of 27 April 2014. These Questions have been shared by our friends
Chandana R and Karthik K. We would like to thank them on
behalf of all aspirants and well as our team for sharing the questions and also
wish them all the very best and great success in the examination.
1) Bleeding of gums and loosening of teeth
is caused due to deficiency of:
(A) Vitamin A
(B) Vitamin B
(C) Vitamin C
(D) Vitamin D
Ans. (C) Vitamin C
2) Which of the following is not present in
blood?
(A) RBCs
(B) WBCs
(C) Plasma
(D) Placenta
Ans. (D) Placenta
3) A stick immersed in water appears bent
due to the phenomenon of:
(A) Reflection of light
(B) Diffraction of light
(C) Refraction of light
(D) Dispersion of light
Ans. (C) Refraction of
light
4) This area is termed as territorial water
and resources therein belonging to the nation:
(A) Oceanic area upto 12 nautical miles
from the coast
(B) Oceanic area upto 19.2 nautical miles
from the coast
(C) Oceanic area upto 15 nautical miles
from the coast
(D) Oceanic area upto 20 nautical miles from
the coast
Ans. (B) Oceanic area
upto 19.2 nautical miles from the coast
5)
Which state of India is the largest producer Bajra?
(A) Rajasthan
(B) Uttar Pradesh
(C) Maharashtra
(D) Gujarat
Ans. (A) Rajasthan
6)
Kudremukh mine deposits known to be one of the largest in the world is
located in the states of:
(A) Assam
(B) Karnataka
(C) Chattisgarh
(D) Jharkhand
Ans. (B) Karnataka
7) Who recently won ICC under 19 world cup
cricket tittle?
(A) Pakistan
(B) India
(C) South Africa
(D) Sri Lanka
Ans. (C) South Africa
8) The term of the current lok sabha will
expire on:
(A) 1st June, 2014
(B) 25th May, 2014
(C) 16th May, 2014
(D) 27th May, 2014
Ans. (A) 1st June, 2014
9) BIMSTEC summit 2014 recently concluded
in:
(A) Bhutan
(B) Sri Lanka
(C) Bangladesh
(D) Myanmar
Ans. (D) Myanmar
10) The Prime Minster of which country is
recently facing charges of negligence over a govt rice subsidy scheme?
(A) Myanmar
(B) Thailand
(C) Indonesia
(D) Bosnia
Ans. (B) Thailand
11) Which of the following three countries
elected/appointed their Prime Ministers as recently as in Feb, 2014:
(A) Thailand, Mynamar, Nepal
(B) Thailand, Italy, Nepal
(C) Mynamar, Italy, Egypt
(D) Italy, Egypt, Nepal
Ans. (B) Thailand, Italy, Nepal
Note: Ibrahim Mahlab-
Egypt, Matteo Renzi-Italy and Sushil Koirala- Nepal
12) Who is the present governor of the
state of Karnataka?
(A) Hans Raj Bhardwaj
(B) T N Chaturvedi
(C) Rameshwar Thakur
(D) None of these
Ans. (A) Hans Raj
Bhardwaj
13)
Identify the state with bicameral legislature:
(A) Kerala
(B) Maharastra
(C) Tamilnadu
(D) Rajasthan
Ans. (B) Maharashtra
14) The world Environment day is celebrated
on:
(A) December 1
(B) June 5
(C) November 14
(D) August 15
Ans. (B) June 5
15) Clean water would have BOD value of
less than:
(A) 5 ppm
(B) 19 ppm
(C) 25 ppm
(D) 50 ppm
Ans. (A) 5 ppm
16)
Rovers cup is associated with
(A) Badminton
(B) Cricket
(C) Hockey
(D) Football
Ans. (D) Football
17)
With which game is the term 'Double fault' associated?
(A) Lawn Tennis
(B) Cricket
(C) Hockey
(D) None of these
Ans. (A) Lawn Tennis
18) The Asian games are organised after
every:
(A) 3 years
(B) 4 years
(C) 5 years
(D) 6 years
Ans. (B) 4 years
19) Which article of the constitution of
India dealswith the formation of new states and alteration of areas, boundaries
or names of existing states:
(A) Article 5
(B) Article 3
(C) Article 6
(D) Article 2
Ans. (B) Article 3
20) Who has been vested with power by the
constitution to permit any member of parliament who can not adequately express
himself/herself in Hindi or in English to address the house in his/her mother
tongue:
(A) Chairman of the council of states or
the person acting as such in the house
(B) Speaker of the house of the people or
the person acting as such in the house
(C) Leader of the House
(D) Both A and B
Ans. (D) Both A and B
Note: Article 120: Language to be used in
Parliament- Notwithstanding anything in part XVII, but subject to the provisions
of article 348, business in Parliament shall be transacted in Hindi or in
English: Provided that the Chairman of the Council of States or Speaker of the
House of the People, or person acting as such, as the case may be, may permit
any member who cannot adequately express himself in Hindi or in English to
address the House in his mother-tongue.
21) What eligibility criteria for age for
election as Vice president of India?
(A) Should have completed the age of 35
years
(B) Should have completed the age of 30
years
(C) Should have completed the age of 25
years
(D) Should have completed the age of 32
years
Ans. (A) Should have
completed the age of 35 years
22) The Great emperor Kanishka belonged to
which dynasty:
(A) Kushana
(B) Gupta
(C) Maurya
(D) Vardhana
Ans. (A) Kushana
23) Which of the following was not written
by Kalidas?
(A) Kumar Sambhavam
(B) Laghujatakam
(C) Meghdootam
(D) Raghuvansham
Ans. (B) Laghujatakam
Note: It was written by
Varaha Mihira
24) Which of the following is credit rating
agency?
(A) BSE
(B) ICRA
(C) NSE
(D) SEBI
Ans. (B) ICRA
25) The term "Bull" and
"Bear" is realated to?
(A) Share Market
(B) Horse Racing
(C) Taxation
(D) International Trading
Ans. (A) Share Market
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