SET-2 : Important General Awareness Static MCQs for OPSC ASO Exam 2018

Dear Students, you know that GENERAL AWARENESS is a part of OPSC ASO 2018 SYLLABUS. There will be 100 questions with 100 marks every question carries 1 mark each. So we are providing Some Important Sets of General Awareness Questions with Answer in a simple way reading format. Read and prepare yourself better for OPSC ASO Exam 2018.

Q1. The current produced by upwelling of cold water off the coast of Chile and Peru is known as

1. canary current
2. humboldt current
3. agulhas current
4. el nino

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Q2. The zone separating the warm surface water and cold water below is

1. epilimnion
2. thermocline layer
3. thermohaline layer
4. hypolmnion

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Q3. The plants growing in water are called 

1. hydrophytes
2. xerophytes
3. hygrophytes
4. mesophytes

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Q4. The term 'Taiga' means

1. tall trees
2. coniferous trees
3. unexploited forests
4. evergreen trees

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Q5. The 'Manu Smriti' mainly deals with

1. social order
2. laws
3. economics
4. state-craft

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Q6. Who founded Pataliputra?

1. Udayin
2. Ashoka
3. Bimbisara
4. Mahapadmananda

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Q7. How many Jyotirlingas are devoted to Lord Shiva?

1. 6
2. 12
3. 24
4. 18

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Q8. Who is believed by the Jainas to be the first Tirthankar? 

1. Rishabanatha
2. Parshvanatha
3. Bhadrabahu
4. Mahavira

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Q9. Gautam Buddha was elevated to the position of God by the time of

1. Ashoka
2. Kanishka
3. Chandragupta Vikramaditya
4. Harsha

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Q10. The Rolling plan concept in National Planning was introduced by

1. Indira Gandhi Government
2. National Front Government
3. Janata Party Government
4. Rajiv Gandhi Government

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Q11. The basic aim of Lead Bank Scheme is that 

1. big banks should try to open offices in each district
2. there should be stiff competition among the various nationalized banks
3. individual banks should adopt particular districts for intensive development
4. all the banks should make intensive efforts to mobilize deposits

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Q12. Who introduced HYV varieties of seed in India?

1. J L Nehru
2. Mahalanobis
3. N. Borlaug
4. V. Kurien

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Q13. Who is known as the father of 'White Revolution' in India?

1. M S Swaminathan
2. B P Pal
3. K N Bahl
4. V Kurien

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Q14. Which one of the following is the apex cooperative organisation at the national level of India?

1. TRIFED
2. NAFED
3. FCS
4. RRBs

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Q15. Right to Property was removed as a Fundamental Right by

1. 38th Amendment
2. 44th Amendment
3. 42nd Amendment
4. 40th Amendment

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Q16. The Directive Principles of State Policy are in the nature of 

1. Judicial injunctions to the Government to enact certain laws
2. Request to the Government to pay attention to certain subjects
3. Injunctions to the Government to refrain from doing certain things
4. Instructions to the Government to do certain things

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Q17. A Presidential Ordinance can remain in force

1. for three months
2. for six months
3. for nine months
4. indefinitely

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Q18. Acting Chief Justice of the Supreme Court in India is appointed by the 

1. Supreme Court
2. Prime Minister
3. President
4. Law Minister

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Q19. Who held the office of the Vice-President of India for two consecutive terms?

1. Dr Radhakrishnan
2. Mr R Venkataraman
3. Dr Shankar Dayal Sharma
4. Mr W Giri

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