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. India's first AICTE Training and Learning (ATAL) Academy is to be set up in which city ?
- Jaipur
- Thiruvananthapuram
- Baroda
- Guwahati
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Q2. Which Indian origin personality has been named as Chief Economist of the International Monetary Fund (IMF)?
- Sashi Cheliah
- Shand Panesa
- Gita Gopinath
- Guruswamy Jayraman
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Ans: 3
Q3. Which of the following has become India's first State to give legal protection to good samaritans ?
- Odisha
- Assam
- Karnataka
- Punjab
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Ans: 3
Q4. West Bank, which is in news recently, is the disputed territory between which of the following countries ?
- Palestine & Syria
- Jordan & Egypt
- Egypt & Syria
- Israel & Palestine
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Q5. Which Indian personality has been awarded with the UN's highest environmental honour 'Champions of the Earth 2018' ?
- Sonam Wangchuk
- Maneka Gandhi
- Chandi Prasad Bhatt
- Narendra Modi
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Ans: 4- Netherlands
- Australia
- South Africa
- Kenya
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Q7. Which of the following crops is not a plantation crop?
- Rubber
- Arecanut
- Cocoa
- Potato
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Q8. Which of the following gases is directly responsible for the depletion of ozone layer ?
- Carbon dioxide
- Chloroflurocarbon (CFC)
- Nitrous oxide
- Carbon monoxide
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Q9. Name the current Chief Election Commissioner of India
- S.P. Sen Verma
- Om Prakash Rawat
- Sukumar Sen
- Achal Kumar Jyoti
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Q10. What is the tenure of the elected members of Rajya Sabha ?
- 2 years
- 4 years
- 6 years
- 8 years
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Q11. Which of the following dance forms is not matched correctly ?
- Kuchipudi : Kerala
- Sattriya : Assam
- Kathak : North India
- Bharatnatyam : Tamil Nadu
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Q12. Name the instrument used to measure humidity in the air
- Hygrometer
- Hydrometer
- Humometer
- Barometer
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Q13. Who is the artist of the world-famous painting 'Mona-Lisa'
- Filippo Brunelleschi
- Michelangelo
- Vincent van Gogh
- Leonardo da Vinci
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Q14. What is the name given to the study of fossils to determine the evolution of organisms ?
- Oncology
- Zoology
- Palaenotology
- Taxonomy
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Q15. Who was the first woman to receive the Jnanpith Award
- Amrita Pritam
- Ashapoorna Devi
- Mahadevi Verma
- Mahasweta Devi
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Q16. Name the plant essential to sericulture
- Pea
- Legumes
- Mulberry
- Cassia
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Q17. The headquarters of the UNO is situated at
- New York, USA
- Hague (Netherlands)
- Geneva
- Paris
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Q18. Which one of the following passes through the middle of our country ?
- The Equator
- The Tropic of Cancer
- The Tropic of Capricorn
- Prime Meridian
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Q19. 'Madhubani', a style of folk paintings, is popular in which of the following States in India?
- Uttar Pradesh
- Rajasthan
- Madhya Pradesh
- Bihar
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Q20. Out of the following remains excavated in Indus Valley, which one indicates the commercial and economic development of that society ?
- Pottery
- Seals
- Boats
- Houses