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. Which one of the following passes through the middle of the country ?
- The Equator
- The Tropic of Cancer
- The Tropic of Capricorn
- Prime Meridian
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Q2. Which is the smallest country in the world?
- Monaco
- Vatican City
- Marshall Islands
- San Marino
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Q3. India shares land borders with how many countries ?
- Six
- Seven
- Eight
- Nine
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Q4. At which of the following places was the first ever European township constructed in India?
- Kochi
- Chinsurah
- Surat
- Chennai
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Q5. Which of the following is the poorest conductor of heat in comparison to the others?
- Silver
- Copper
- Lead
- Mercury
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Q6. Which of the following statements is not correct?
- Rice is a commercial crop in Odisha
- Coffee is an important plantation crop in Karnataka
- Groundnut is a major Kharif crop in Gujarat
- Meghalaya is a major pineapple producing state of India
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Q7. How many Presidents of India so far have been elected unopposed?
- One
- Two
- Three
- Four
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Q8. Which of the following States is India's largest Bauxite producer?
- Odisha
- Jharkhand
- Rajasthan
- Karnataka
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Q9. Which of the following is responsible for the fact that Tennis ball bounces higher at high altitudes than in plains?
- Low Gravity
- High Gravity
- Less dense air
- Low atmospheric temperature
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Q10. A persistent fall in the general price level of goods and services is known as:
- Deflation
- Disiflation
- Stagflation
- Depression
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Q11. Which gas is used for the preparation of Soda water?
- Oxygen
- Carbon Dioxide
- Ammonia
- Hydrogen
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Q12. Which country has been tagged "worst human trafficking nation" as per the report of US State Department's 2018 Trafficking in Persons?
- Canada
- France
- Russia
- North Korea
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Q13. Which country is also known by the name 'Persia'?
- Egypt
- Iran
- Iraq
- Afghanistan
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Q14. Which State in India has the largest number of districts?
- Maharashtra
- Rajasthan
- Uttar Pradesh
- Madhya Pradesh
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Q15. Sun exposure can bring about an improvement in health because of which of the following reasons:
- the infrared light kills bacteria in the body
- resistance power of the body increases
- the pigment cells in the skin get stimulated and produce a healthy tan
- the ultraviolet rays convert skin oil into Vitamin D
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Q16. The radioactive element radium was discovered by which of the following scientists?
- Marie Curie
- Benjamin Franklin
- Albert Einstein
- Isaac Newton
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Q17. What is the minimum age required to be eligible to contest Presidential election in India?
- 30 years
- 35 years
- 40 years
- 28 years
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Q18. Who is the author of 'A Brief History of Time'?
- Salman Rushdie
- Stephen King
- Stephen Hawking
- Dr. Suess
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Q19. The Paintings in the Ajanta and Ellora caves are indicative of the development of art under the
- Pallavas
- Chalukyas
- Pandyas
- Rashtrakutas
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Q20. 'Madhubani', a style of folk paintings, is popular which of the following States in India?
- Uttar Pradesh
- Rajasthan
- Madhya Pradehs
- Bihar