OPSC ASO PREVIOUS YEAR QUESTION PAPER : GENERAL AWARENESS

Board Name: Odisha Public Service Commission (OPSC)

Exam Name: Assistant Section Officer (ASO)
Subject : General Awareness 
Time: 1 Hours

Total Questions: 100

Full Marks: 100

Each Question Carries: 1 Mark

Exam Year: 2016

OPSC Assistant Section Officer Previous Year Question Paper : General Awareness 

1. Who is the Director General of WTO ?

1. Roberto Azevedo
2. Gabriel Duque
3. Harald Neple
4. Stephen Karau
Ans: (1)



2. Who was the first Odia to sail overseas ?

1. Sarangadhar Das
2. Gopabandhu Das
3. Madhusudan Das
4. Biswanath Das
Ans: (3)



3. Who is the President of South Africa ?

1. Jacob Zuma
2. Hailemariam Dessaleng
3. Navtej Sarna
4. None of the above
Ans: (1)



4. Who is the author of the book, 'Dreaming Big : A Journey to Connect India' ?

1. Chetan Bhagat
2. Sashi Tharoor
3. Sam Pitroda
4. Meghnad Shah
Ans: (3)



5. Who is Kaushik Basu ?

1. Film Director
2. Finance Minister of West Bengal
3. The World Bank Chief Economist
4. None of the above
Ans: (3)



6. Who is the first Women President of Nepal ?

1. Onsari Gharti
2. Bidhya Devi Bhandari
3. Ram Kumari Jhakri
4. Hisila Yami
Ans: (2)



7. National Institution for Transforming India Aayog was formed on :

1. 26th January, 2015
2. 30th January, 2015
3. 1st April, 2015
4. 1st January, 2015
Ans: (4)



8. Suresh D. Tendulkar is known for :

1. Report on Estimation of Poverty
2. Contribution to Cricket
3. Economic Reforms
4. Tax Reform
Ans: (1)





9. Who is the President of the United Nations General Assembly ?

1. Mogens Lykketoft
2. Courtenay Rattray
3. Sylvie Lucas
4. None of the above
Ans: (1)



10. Who is the author of 'The Blue Economy : 10 years - 100 innovations - 100 million jobs' ?

1. Amartya Sen
2. Gunter Pauli
3. Peter Garrett
4. Hunter Lovins
Ans: (2)



11. The World Bank expects that in 2015-16 Indian economy will grow at the rate of :

1. 8.0%
2. 7.75%
3. 7.0%
4. 7.5%
Ans: (4)



12. AGMARK is :

1. An agricultural co-operative society
2. A certification mark employed on agricultural products in India
3. A market for animal products
4. A regulated agricultural market
Ans: (2)



13. The 7th BRICS Summit was held in the city of :

1. Ufa
2. Uren
3. Ukhta
4. Uray
Ans: (1)



14. Which of the following statements is not true about NATO ?

1. It is a military alliance.
2. Its headquarters is in Brussels, Belgium
3. Its official languages are English and German.
4. It was formed on 4th April, 1949
Ans: (3)



15. Marrakesh Agreement signed on 15th April, 1994 gave birth to :

1. WTO
2. GATT
3. SAARC
4. BRICS
Ans: (1)



16. When was Reserve Bank of India nationalised ?

1. January, 1950
2. August, 1947
3. January, 1949
4. April, 1935
Ans: (3)



17. 'Skill India' Programme aims to train over 40 crore people in different skills by :

1. 2020
2. 2025
3. 2030
4. 2022
Ans: (4)



18. On which date the 'Make in India' Programme was launched by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi ?

1. 25th September, 2014
2. 15th August, 2014
3. 1st January, 2015
4. 26th January, 2015
Ans: (1)





19. Which of the following has been empowered to inspect the books of accounts of financial intermediaries in India ?

1. BSE
2. Comptroller and Auditor General of India
3. SEBI
4. Ministry of Finance, Govt of India
Ans: (3)



20. A Controlling Ownership in a business enterprise in one country by an entity in another country is called :

1. Foreign Portfolio Investment
2. External Capital
3. Foreign Direct Investment
4. None of the above
Ans: (3)



21. Which of the following Acts was passed in 1999 by the Parliament of India to consolidate and amend the law relating to foreign exchange ?

1. Prevention of Money Laundering Act
2. Foreign Trade (Development and Regulation) Act
3. Foreign Exchange Regulation Act
4. Foreign Exchange Management Act
Ans: (4)



22. The first Union Budget of Independent India was presented by :

1. R. K Shanmukham Chetty
2. Morarji Desai
3. Jawaharlal Nehru
4. T. T. Krishnamachari
Ans: (1)



23. What is the amount of central assistance under the 'Smart City' Programme for each smart city ?

1. One time grant of Rs. 100 crore
2. Rs. 100 crore per annum for five years
3. Rs.100 crore per annum for three years
4. None of the above
Ans: (2)



24. If Sensex goes up, it means that :

1. Prices of stocks of most of the major companies on the BSE have gone up
2. Prices of stocks of most of the major companies on the NSE have gone up
3. Prices of stocks of most of the major companies on the BSE and NSE have gone up
4. None of the above
Ans: (1)



25. Who is known as India's Waterman ?

1. Medha Patkar
2. Baba Amte
3. Ramesh Sharma
4. Rajendra Singh
Ans: (4)



26. Who is the receipt of Geeta Chopra Award, 2015 ?

1. Riya Choudhury
2. Gunjan Sharma
3. Reshma Fatma
4. Monika Choudhury
Ans: (2)



27. The National Bravery Awards given to children between the ages of :

1. 6 to 18
2. 5 to 18
3. 6 to 20
4. 5 to 21
Ans: (1)



28. How many children received National Bravery Awards in 2015 ?

1. 25
2. 24
3. 20
4. 29
Ans: (2)



29. The Monopolistic and Restrictive Trade Practices Act, 1969 was enacted :

1. To prevent concentration of economic power in the hands of few
2. To encourage heavy investment
3. To gradually decontrol monopolies
4. To encourage competition
Ans: (1)



30. The exemption limit of income tax for senior citizens above 80 years of age for the financial year 2015-16 is :

1. Rs.5 lakh
2. Rs.3 lakh
3. Rs.2.5 lakh
4. Rs.3.5 lakh
Ans: (1)



31. Central Excise Duty is :

1. A Direct Tax
2. A Tax on manufacture of goods
3. A tax on capital goods
4. A tax on import of goods
Ans: (2)



32. Service tax was introduced in India in :

1. 1994
2. 1991
3. 1992
4. 1993
Ans: (1)



33. Decrease in a currency's value (relating to other major currency benchmark) due to the market forces is called :

1. Devaluation
2. Deflation
3. Appreciation
4. Depreciation
Ans: (4)



34. Which of the following is the highest honour given for the achievement in sports ?

1. Dronacharya Award
2. Dhyan Chand Award
3. Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna
4. None of the above
Ans: (3)



35. The Sahitya Academy Award was first awarded in :

1. 1954
2. 1955
3. 1951
4. 1960
Ans: (2)



36. The Man Booker International Prize is awarded for the achievement in :

1. Translation
2. Novel
3. Fiction
4. Drama
Ans: (3)



37. Which one of the following is not a New Year festival ?

1. Ugadi
2. Gudhi Padwa
3. Karthigai
4. Puthandu
Ans: (3)



38. What percentage of population of India practise Hinduism according to 2011 census ?

1. 75.0 %
2. 79.0%
3. 79.8%
4. 80.8%
Ans: (3)



39. Buddha preached his first sermon at :

1. Lumbini
2. Saranath
3. Sanchi
4. Gaya
Ans: (2)



40. The first Odia magazine published in 1861 was :

1. Utkal Barta
2. Utkal Dipika
3. Bodha Dayini
4. Utkal Prasanga
Ans: (3)



41. Which of the following Odia novels is considered to be the first Indian novel to deal with the exploitations of landless peasants by the feudal lords ?

1. Matira Manisha
2. Ha Anna
3. Chha Maana Atha Guntha
4. Mati Matala
Ans: (3)



42. The first Odia film to receive National Award was :

1. Sita Vibaha
2. Sri Lokanath
3. Lakshmi
4. Amadabata
Ans: (2)



43. Aruna Stambha placed at Lion's Gate of the Jagannath Temple, Puri is made of how many stones ?

1. Five
2. One
3. Two
4. Three
Ans: (2)



44. Legends say that Lord Jagannath was originally worshipped as Lord Neelamadhaba by a tribal chief named :

1. Badagrahi
2. Vidyapati
3. Viswavasu
4. Galamadhav
Ans: (3)



45. Which of the following rivers has a source within the state ?

1. The Subarnarekha
2. The Brahmani
3. The Mahanadi
4. The Nagavali
Ans: (4)



46. The sweet water lake Kanjia Lake is located in ?

1. Athgarh
2. Nandankanan
3. Puri
4. Chhatrapur
Ans: (2)



47. Who among the following eminent personalities of Odisha regarded politics as an instrument of service to the people ?

1. Fakir Mohan Senapati
2. Gopabandhu Das
3. Chandra Sekhar Behera
4. Raja Artatran Deo
Ans: (2)



48. Who was conferred with Sahitya Bharati Sammana for the Odia translation of famous novel 'Lajja' ?

1. Sri Laxmi Narayan Mohanty
2. Smt. Nandini Satpathy
3. Sri Janaki Ballabh Patnaik
4. Sri Jugal Kishor Dutta
Ans: (2)



49. Who was the first Governor of Odisha ?

1. Asaf Ali
2. Fazal Ali
3. John Austen Hubback
4. Howthrone Lewis
Ans: (3)



50. Who was the first Chief Justice of Odisha High Court ?

1. Shri Gatikrushna Mishra
2. Shri Bira Kishore Ray
3. Shri B. Jagannath Das
4. Shri R.L. Narasingham
Ans: (2)



51. The largest of living birds is :

1. Cassowary
2. Albatross
3. Elephant Bird
4. African Ostrich
Ans: (4)



52. For transfusion, 'O' group blood can be accepted by a person having blood group :

1. 'B'
2. 'A'
3. 'AB'
4. All of the above
Ans: (4)



53. The filament of electric an electric bulb is made of :

1. Iron
2. Nichrome
3. Tungsten
4. Graphite
Ans: (3)



54. Who among the following is considered as founder of modern science of genetics ?

1. Gregor Mendel
2. Hugo de Vries
3. T.H. Morgan
4. W. Johannsen
Ans: (1)



55. Gobar gas contains mainly :

1. Methane
2. Carbon dioxide
3. Butane
4. Carbon monoxide
Ans: (1)



56. Water for Civil Supplies is commonly purified by :

1. Chlorination
2. Distillation
3. Filtration
4. Decantation
Ans: (1)



57. The metal that is present in photo films :

1. Mercury
2. Platinum
3. Magnesium
4. Silver
Ans: (4)





58. An acid used to remove ink spots is :

1. Oxalic acid
2. Butyric acid
3. Lactic acid
4. Tartaric acid
Ans: (1)



59. Nail Polish remover contains :

1. Acetone
2. Benzene
3. Petroleum ether 
4. Acetic acid
Ans: (1)



60. The best colour(s) for a sun umbrella will be :

1. Black
2. Black on the top and white on the inside
3. White on the top and black on the inside
4. Printed with all seven colours of rainbow
Ans: (3)



61. Who among the following laid the foundation of nuclear science in the country ?

1. Vikram Sarabhai
2. Homi J. Bhabha
3. M.G.K. Menon
4. Raja Ramanna
Ans: (2)



62. A convex mirror makes a good rear-view mirror for a car because :

1. It does not form diminished images
2. It has no focal point
3. Its image can be thrown on a screen
4. It forms clear, erect, reduced images
Ans: (4)



63. The energy of the winds and the waves is :

1. Potential
2. Kinetic
3. Electrical
4. Potential and kinetic
Ans: (2)



64. The stars twinkle in the night because :

1. They emit light intermittently
2. The star's atmosphere absorbs light intermittently
3. The earth's atmosphere absorbs light intermittently
4. The refractive index of the air in atmosphere fluctuates
Ans: (4)



65. Why are two blankets warmer than one ?

1. Two blankets have more wool
2. Two blankets enclose air which does not allow cold to penetrate
3. Two blankets compress the air in between the body and the blankets
4. None of the above
Ans: (2)



66. The most malleable metal is :

1. Silver
2. Gold
3. Aluminium
4. Sodium
Ans: (2)



67. Which of the following is the lightest gas ?

1. Nitrogen
2. Hydrogen
3. Ammonia
4. Carbon dioxide
Ans: (2)



68. Galvanised iron sheets have a coating of :

1. Tin
2. Lead
3. Zinc
4. Chromium
Ans: (3)



69. Consumption of fish is considered to be healthy when compared to flesh of other animals because fish contains :

1. Polyunsaturated fatty acids
2. Saturated fatty acids
3. Essential vitamins
4. More carbohydrates than proteins
Ans: (1)



70. Which among the following is the richest source of ascorbic acid ?

1. Apple
2. Bean
3. Carrot
4. Guava
Ans: (4)

71. Which of the following diseases is hereditary ?

1. Leprosy
2. Tuberculosis
3. Haemophilia
4. Cancer
Ans: (3)



72. Healing of wounds is hastened by vitamin :

1. E
2. A
3. K
4. C
Ans: (4)



73. Oncogene is responsible for :

1. AIDS
2. Typhoid
3. Malaria
4. Cancer
Ans: (4)



74. The virus of AIDS affects the growth of :

1. Haemoglobin
2. RBCs in blood
3. T cells in blood
4. Grey cells in brain
Ans: (3)



75. The normal temperature of the human body is : 

1. 90^oF
2. 98^o F
3. 98.4^o F
4. 98.8^o F
Ans: (3)



76. Who was the President of the Constituent Assembly ?

1. Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru
2. Dr. Rajendra Prasad
3. Dr. B. R. Ambedkar
4. C. Rajagopalachari
Ans: (2)



77. Minimum age required to contest for the post of President of India is :

1. 35 years
2. 25 years
3. 21 years
4. 45 years
Ans: (1)



78. In a parliamentary democracy the :

1. Executive controls the Legislature
2. Executive and Legislature are completely separate from each other
3. Judiciary controls both Executive and Legislature
4. Legislature controls Executive
Ans: (4)



79. Which of the following committees is concerned with regularity and economy of expenditure of Government ?

1. Public Accounts Committee
2. Estimates Committee
3. Business Advisory Committee
4. Committee on Public Undertakings
Ans: (1)



80. Which of the following is not an obligatory function of a municipality ?

1. Supply of pure and wholesome water
2. Cleaning of public streets, places and sewers
3. Registration of births and deaths
4. Securing or removal of dangerous buildings and places
Ans: (4)



81. Megasthenes was the ambassador of :

1. Seleucus - I
2. Alexander
3. Darius
4. The Greeks
Ans: (1)



82. Which of the following gives detailed instructions on the control of the state, organization of national economy and conduct of war ?

1. Arthashastra
2. Rajatarangini
3. Atharvaveda
4. Mahabharat
Ans: (1)



83. The title 'Devanam Priya' was given to :

1. Harsha
2. Kanishka
3. Ashoka
4. Chandragupta Vikramaditya
Ans: (3)



84. Who built the Stupa at Sanchi in Madhya Pradesh ?

1. Harsha
2. Ashoka
3. Kanishka
4. Chandragupta
Ans: (2)



85. How many dynasties ruled over Delhi Sultanate sequentially ?

1. Five
2. Four
3. Three
4. Six
Ans: (1)



86. Who was the first European to translate Bhagwat Gita into English ?

1. William Jones
2. Charles Wilkins
3. John Stuart
4. Alexander Cunningham
Ans: (2)



87. Who among the following was called as Father of Indian Renaissance ?

1. B. G. Tilak
2. G. K. Gokhale
3. Lala Lajpat Rai
4. Raja Ram Mohan Roy
Ans: (4)



88. Where did Barbar die ?

1. Agra
2. Kabul
3. Lahore
4. Delhi
Ans: (1)



89. When did Vasco da Gama first come to India ?

1. 1492
2. 1498
3. 1398
4. 1542
Ans: (2)



90. Who among the following was one of the founders of All India Trade Union Congress in 1920 ?

1. N. M. Joshi
2. V. V. Giri
3. S. P. Mukherjee
4. Purshottamdas Thakurdas
Ans: (1)



91. Bibi-ka-Maqbara is located in India at :

1. Hyderabad
2. Fatehpur Sikri
3. Aurangabad
4. Bijapur
Ans: (3)



92. Shashank Manohar, President of BCCI, is a/an :

1. Engineer
2. Lawyer
3. Professor
4. Doctor
Ans: (2)



93. Who was the Captain of Indian Hockey Team in 2004 Olympics ?

1. Bharat Chettri
2. Ramdeep Singh
3. Pargat Singh
4. Dillip Tirkey
Ans: (4)



94. Teesta forms a part of which major river system ?

1. Ganga
2. Krishna
3. Cauvery
4. Brahmaputra
Ans: (4)

95. Which of the following is not a tributary of the Ganga ?

1. Yamuna
2. Son
3. Gomati
4. Sutlej
Ans: (4)

96. Wular Lake is in :

1. Punjab
2. Himachal Pradesh
3. Jammu & Kashmir
4. None of the above
Ans: (3)



97. Which of the following is the highest dam in India ?

1. Bhakra Nangal Dam
2. Tehri Dam
3. Hirakud Dam
4. Nagarunsagar Dam
Ans: (2)



98. How many river basins / drainage areas are there in India ?

1. 25
2. 20
3. 22
4. 26
Ans: (2)





99. Which of the following is the largest Bauxite producing state in India ?

1. Jharkhand
2. Madhya Pradesh
3. Odisha
4. Gujarat
Ans: (3)



100. The total course (length) of the river Mahanadi is :

1. 858 km
2. 958 km
3. 585 km
4. 859 km
Ans: (1)