OPSC Jr Assistant General Knowledge Question of 2014-15 | Part - I

Board Name: Odisha Public Service Commission(OPSC)

Post Name: Junior Assistant - 2014 - 15 
Time: 1 Hours

Total Questions: 50

Full Marks: 100

Each Question Carries: 1 Mark & Negative Marks= 0.25 marks

Exam Year: -

GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

1.Who was the first Indian Governor General of Independent India?

1. Lord Louis Mountbatten
2. Jawaharlal Nehru
3. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
4. C. Rajagopalchari

Ans: (4)

2.Who of the following is the President of Sri Lanka? 

1. Maithripala Sirisena
2. Chandrika Kumartunge
3. Mahinda Rajapakshe
4. K.M. De Silva

Ans: (1)

3.The Language of the discourses of Gautam Buddha was : 

1. Bhojpuri
2. Magadhi
3. Pali
4. Sanskrit

Ans: (3)

4.Who of the following visited Nalanda University during the reign of King Harsh?

1. Hieun Tsang
2. Fahien
3. Megasthenes
4. None of these

Ans: (1)

5.The theory of economic drain of India during British imperialism was propounded by: 

1. M.K Gandhi
2. Jawaharlal Nehru
3. Dadabhai Naoroji
4. R.C. Dutt

Ans: (3)

6.The founder of All India National Congress was:

1. A.O. Hume
2. Jawaharlal Nehru
3. M.K. Gandhi
4. Subhas Chandra Bose

Ans: (1) 

7.The Prime Minister is the Chairman of:

1. NITI Aayog
2. Union Public Service Commission
3. Finance Commission
4. Minorities Commission

Ans: (1)

8. Which State of India records the highest production of tea?

1. West Bengal
2. Kerala
3. Tamil Nadu
4. Assam

Ans: (4) 

9.Which of the following is not a Union Territory?

1. Arunachal Pradesh
2. Lakshadweep
3. Andaman & Nicobar Islands
4. Puducherry

Ans: (1)

10.Which of the following countries hosted SAARC summit-2014?

1. India
2. Sri Lanka
3. Nepal
4. Bangladesh

Ans: (1)

11.Which of the following countries is not a member of ASEAN?

1. China
2. Thailand
3. Singapore
4. Phillippines

Ans: (1)

12.Who of the following is the Prime Minister of Australia?

1. Angela Merkel
2. Tony Abbott
3. David Cameroon
4. Vladimir Putin

Ans: (2) Now- Scott Morrison

13.Renowned dancer Sitara Devi was an exponent of which classical dance form?

1. Bharatnatym
2. Kathakali
3. Odissi
4. Kathak

Ans: (4)

14.What is the name of the auto biography of Schin Tendulkar?

1. Playing It My Way
2. Cricket-My Life
3. On the Edge of Fire
4. Playing for the Play

Ans: (1)

15."Train to Pakistan" was written by:

1. Amrita Pritam
2. Khushwant Singh
3. Benazir Bhutto
4. Z.A. Bhutto

Ans: (2)

16.For which of the following films Kangana Ranwat received the National Award for Best Actress

1. Gangster
2. Fashion
3. Queen
4. Highway

Ans: (3)

17.Who discovered Penicillin?

1. Alexander Fleming
2. William Harvey
3. Joseph Lister
4. Madam Curie

Ans: (1)

18.The 2014 Asian Games was held in?

1. South Korea
2. Japan
3. China
4. Thailand

Ans: (1)

19.The Wheeler Island is famous for?

1. Crocodile Breeding
2. Remote Sensing
3. Launching of Missiles
4. Fishing

Ans: (3)

20.Which of the following countries is known as Land of the Midnight Sun?

1. Norway
2. Finland
3. Switzerland
4. Japan

Ans: (1)

21.Which of the following was created the 29th State of India?

1. Uttarakhand
2. Telengana
3. Jharkhand
4. Chhattisgarh

Ans: (2)

22.Which of the following countries does not enjoy veto power in UN Security Council?

1. China
2. India
3. USA
4. UK

Ans: (2)

23.International Human Rights Day is celebrated on?

1. 10th December
2. 10th March
3. 1st December
4. 24th October

Ans: (1)

24.W. Rontgen is associated with the discovery of?

1. X-Ray
2. Stethoscope
3. Thermometer
4. Ultrasound

Ans: (1)

25.Who among the following has authored the Book "Hind Swaraj"?

1. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
2. Mahatma Gandhi
3. Gopal Krishna Gokhale
4. M.G. Ranade

Ans: (2)

26.In which of the following States Kandla port situated?

1. Goa
2. Gujarat
3. Kerala
4. Karnataka

Ans: (2)

27.The Headquarters of International Court of Justice is located at?

1. New York
2. The Hague
3. Paris
4. Washington

Ans: (2)

28.The first modern regular census in India was started in 1881 by?

1. Lord Ripon
2. Lord Lytton
3. Lord Powell
4. Lord Clive

Ans: ( )

29.The gases most responsible for global warming are?

1. Carbon dioxide and Methane
2. Ammonia and Butane
3. Radon and Nitrogen
4. Ozone and Hydrogen Chloride

Ans: (1)

30.Irani Trophy is associated with which of the following games?

1. Badminton
2. Golf
3. Cricket
4. Football

Ans: (3) 

31.Kalhana's work "Rajatarngini" is an important source material for the study of which one of the following?

1. Ancient Kamrupa
2. Post-Mauryan Magadha
3. Medieval Rajasthan
4. Early Medieval Kashmir

Ans: (4)

32.Who is the author of the God of Small Things?

1. Arundhati Roy
2. Kiran Desai
3. Salman Rushdie
4. V.S. Naipaul

Ans: (1)

33.'An Inconvenient Truth' is a film directed by AI Gore to promote public awareness about:

1. Terrorism
2. Global Warming
3. Nuclear Threat
4. Communalism

Ans: (2)

34.Who is the father of Immunology?

1. Louis Pasteur
2. Robert Koch
3. Landsteiner
4. Edward Jenner

Ans: (4)

35.Which of the following fossil fuels is the cleanest fuel?

1. Coal
2. Petrol
3. Natural Gas
4. Diesel

Ans: (3)

36.Meghnad Shah is known for his contribution in which of the following fields?

1. Physics
2. Medical Scinece
3. Environmental Science
4. History

Ans: (1)

37.Ozone Layer of the Earth's atmosphere is important for living organisms because it:

1. Prevents entry of ultra violet rays
2. Prevents entry of X-rays
3. Maintains level Oxygen on Earth
4. Prevents acid rain on earth

Ans: (1) 

38.Hygrometer is an instrument which measures:

1. Electric Current
2. Level of Humidity
3. Depth of the Ocean
4. Magnetic Flux

Ans: (2)

39.Who is the United States of America's Ambassador to India?

1. Albert Peter Burlelgh
2. Nadir Powell Patel
3. Kathleen Stephens
4. Richard Rahul Verma

Ans: (4) Now- Kenneth Juster

40.Who invented Dynamo?

1. Michael Faraday
2. Gutenberg
3. MacMillan
4. Pascal

Ans: (1) 

41.What is Bachpan Bachao Andolan?

1. It is a movement to provide primary education to all children
2. Supreme Court's Directive to Schools to reduce the weight of school bags
3. A movement in india protecting the rights of children
4. A movement in Pakistan to protect the girl child

Ans: (3)

42.Which of the following statements is closely associated with Boko Haram? 

1. It is an organization opposed to Western education in Nigeria
2. It is fighting for freedom against the oppressive Nigerian Regime
3. It is an arm of the Nigerian government to promote islam
4. It is an organization set up for abducting women

Ans: (1)

43.Where is the Headquarters of UNESCO?

1. Washington
2. Beijing
3. Tokyo
4. Paris

Ans: (4)

44.The Great Barrier Reef is located in which country?

1. Chile
2. Australia
3. USA
4. Indonesia

Ans: (2)

45.Which continent of the world does not have a desert?

1. Australia
2. Europe
3. Asia
4. North America

Ans: (2) 

46.Which of the following political leaders was recently awarded Bharat Ratna?

1. A.B. Vajpayee
2. Sonia Gandhi
3. L.K. Advani
4. Biju Patnaik

Ans: (1)

47.Who is the Union Cabinet Minister of Human Resources Development?

1. Murli Manohar Joshi
2. Arun Jaitley
3. Uma Bharti
4. Smriti Irani

Ans: (4) Now- Prakash Javedekar

48.Who of the following is the author of the famous book 'Das Capital'?

1. Adam Smith
2. Karl Marx
3. Rousseau
4. Voltaire

Ans: (2)

49.In which of the following States of India Loktak lake situated?

1. Manipur
2. Assam
3. Jammu & Kashmir
4. Meghalaya

Ans: (1)

50.Cloudy  nights are warmer compared to clear cloudless nights, because clouds:

1. Prevent cold waves from the sky from descending on Earth
2. Reflect back the heat given off by Earth
3. Produce heat and radiate it towards Earth
4. Absorb heat from the atmosphere and send it towards Earth

Ans: (2)

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