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. Soil that owes its colour to oxides of iron is
- regur
- bangar
- laterite
- alkaline
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Q2. Black soil of steppe is black in colour due to
- humus
- tettanifenous mineral
- iron and magnesium oxides
- due to parent material
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Ans: 2
Q3. The highest coal-producing country in the world is
- India
- USA
- China
- Russia
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Q4. Which one of the following is related to Silvilculture?
- Culture of hilsa
- Culture of silver crap
- Culture of Oil-producing plan
- Conservation of forests crops
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Ans: 4Q5. Suez canal joins
- Red Sea and Arabian Sea
- Red Sea and Mediterranean Sea
- Arabian Sean and Mediterranean Sea
- North Sea and Baltic Sea
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Ans: 2- Private Sector Enterprise
- Public Sector Enterprise
- Cooperative Sector Enterprise
- Public-Private Enterprise
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Q7. Where was the electricity supply first introduced in India?
- Kolkata
- Chennai
- Mumbai
- Darjeeling
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Q8. Which kind of the power accounts for the largest share of power generation in India?
- Nuclear
- Hydro-electricity
- Thermal
- Solar
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Q9. Which one of the following ports is the oldest port in India?
- Chennai port
- Vishakhapatnam port
- Mumbai port
- Kolkata port
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Q10. Which one of the following is the objective of the Twelfth Five Year Plan of India?
- Faster and inclusive growth
- Faster, quick and reliable inclusive growth
- Faster, reliable and more inclusive growth
- Faster, sustainable and more inclusive growth
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Q11. Which one of the following mentions Chandragupta Sabha, the council of Chandragupta Maurya?
- Arthasashtra
- Mudrarakshasa
- Mahabhashya
- Parisishtaparvan
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Q12. The Greek ambassador sent to Chandragupta Mauryan's court was
- Kautilya
- Seleucus Nicator
- Megasthenes
- Itsing
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Q13. The capital of Satavahanas was located at
- Amaravati
- Paithan
- Naldurg
- Durg
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Q14. The Mauryan ruler, who was also known by Amitraghata, was
- Bindusara
- Salisuka
- Brihadratha
- Dasaratha
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Q15. The greatest development in the Kushana period was in the field of
- religion
- art
- literature
- architecture
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Q16. The Union Ministers hold office during the pleasure of
- the President
- the Prime Minister
- the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of India
- the Speaker of the Lok Sabha
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Q17. What is the tenure of the Prime Minister of India?
- Coterminous with the tenure of the Lok Sabha
- Coterminous with the tenure of the President
- As long as he enjoys the support of the President
- Five Years
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Ans: 3Q18. Who is called the Father of Indian Economic Reform?
- Jawahar Lal Nehru
- Indira Gandhi
- Manmohan Singh
- None of these
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Ans: 3Q19. Which of the following statement correctly described a 'hung Parliament'?
- A Parliament in which no party has a clear majority
- The Prime Minister has resigned but the Parliament is not dissolved
- The Parliament lacks the quorum to conduct the business
- A lame duck parliament
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Ans: 1Q20. The Indian Parliament consists of
- Lok Sabha
- Lok Sabha and the President
- Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha
- The President, Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha