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. Who was the founder of the Indian National Congress ?
- Gopal Krishna Gokhale
- Allen Octavian Hume
- Feroz Shah Mehta
- Bipin Chandra Pal
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Q2. If you want to visit Golconda Fort, you will have to go to which of the following state ?
- Uttar Pradesh
- Karnataka
- Andhra Pradesh
- Bihar
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Ans: 2Q3. Name the first Asian to receive Noble Prize:
- Francis Fikuyana
- Sir C.V. Raman
- Rabindra Nath Tagore
- None of the above
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Ans: 3Q4. Which of the following is not igneous rock :
- Andesite
- Granite
- Marbel
- Basalt
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Ans: 3Q5. Name the first Governor of Odisha after it became a separate state:
- Dr. Kailash Nath Katju
- Sir Hawthern Louis
- Sir John Austin Howack
- Dr. Nityananda Kanungo
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Ans: 3Q6. In which year the age of voting in elections to the Lok Sabha and Legislative Assemblies of States was reduced from 21 to 18 ?
- 1987
- 1989
- 1991
- 1993
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Ans: 2Q7. The 'Golden Quadrilateral Project' of India connecting the geographical land-ends in all directions by road was conceptualised by which Prime Minister ?
- A.B. Vajpayee
- Manmohan Singh
- H.D. Devgowda
- Rajiv Gandhi
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Ans: 1Q8. Which article of the Constitution of India awards special status to the state of Jammu & Kashmir ?
- Article 356
- Article 360
- Article 367
- Article 370
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Ans: 4Q9. When the President of India resigns, whom does he address the resignation letter to?
- Vice President
- Prime Minister
- Chief Justice of India
- Attorney General
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Ans: 1Q10. Hyderabad is located on the banks of which river ?
- Godavari
- Krishna
- Narmada
- Musi
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Ans: 4Q11. The Balkan Mountains are in which continent ?
- Asia
- Europe
- North America
- Australia
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Ans: 2Q12. Mullaperiya Dam is in the state of
- Tamil Nadu
- Kerala
- Goa
- Andhra Pradesh
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Ans: 1Q13. Jim Corbett National Park, the oldest in India is in which State ?
- Uttar Pradesh
- Himachal Pradesh
- Delhi
- Uttarakhand
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Ans: 4Q14. There is a time gap of how many minutes between 2 consecutive longitudes ?
- 4 minutes
- 4 minutes 30 seconds
- 5 minutes
- 5 minutes 30 seconds
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Ans: 1Q15. Potala Palace is
- Place where Mahatma Gandhi spent his last days.
- the palace which was donated by the Gaikwads to the Government of India
- the chief residence of the Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama
- the official residence of the King of Nepal
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Ans: 3Q16. Chandragupta II established a second capital in ?
- Nashik
- Saurashtra
- Ujjain
- Vishali
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Ans: 3Q17. Jama Masjid Delhi was built by
- Shah Jahan
- Sher Shah Suri
- Qutbuddin Aibak
- Razia Begum
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Ans: 1Q18. Disguised unemployment refers to
- Persons with no jobs
- More persons employed for a job which a few can accomplish
- Unemployment among women
- Unemployment of people above 60 yrs of age
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Ans: 2Q19. Which stock exchange has the distinction of being the world's first electronic stock market ?
- Dollex
- MIX DAX
- NASDAQ
- NIKKEI
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Ans: 3Q20. Which bank has the highest number of branches outside India?
- Bank of Baroda
- State of Bank of India
- Punjab National Bank
- ICICI Bank