National Insurance Company – General awareness
34. Murra breed of buffalo is found in
a) Central region
b) North-eastern region
c) North-western region (Ans)
d) South region
35. The famous dancer Samyukta Panigrahi is specially known for
a) Kathak
b) Bharathanatyam
c) Odissi (Ans)
d) Mohiniattam
1. Labour force of a country is
a) Its total population
b) Its adult population
c) The total employed persons
d) The portion of population available for employment (Ans)
2. The commonest cancer in Indian population is that of
a) Mouth
b) Breast (Ans)
c) Lungs
d) Uterus
3. The chemical name of 'Caustic Soda' is
a) Potassium Hydroxide
b) Aluminium Oxide
c) Sodium Hydroxide (Ans)
d) None of these
4. Ammonia is a compound of hydrogen with
a) Oxygen
b) Nitrogen (Ans)
c) Helium
d) None of these
5. The dress made out of which material is safe to wear while cooking
a) cotton (Ans)
b) silk
c) nylon
d) overcoat made out of Terylene
6. When water freezes, its volume
a) increases (Ans)
b) decreases
c) remains same
d) None of these
7. When iron rusts, its weight
a) decreases
b) remain name
c) increases (Ans)
d) None of these
8. Paleontology is a branch of science that deals with the
a) behaviour of animals
b) origin and growth of plants
c) the forms of life as revealed by fossils of animals or plants (ANS)
d) formation of new stars
9. 'Malaria' is caused by
a) Its total population
b) Its adult population
c) The total employed persons
d) The portion of population available for employment (Ans)
2. The commonest cancer in Indian population is that of
a) Mouth
b) Breast (Ans)
c) Lungs
d) Uterus
3. The chemical name of 'Caustic Soda' is
a) Potassium Hydroxide
b) Aluminium Oxide
c) Sodium Hydroxide (Ans)
d) None of these
4. Ammonia is a compound of hydrogen with
a) Oxygen
b) Nitrogen (Ans)
c) Helium
d) None of these
5. The dress made out of which material is safe to wear while cooking
a) cotton (Ans)
b) silk
c) nylon
d) overcoat made out of Terylene
6. When water freezes, its volume
a) increases (Ans)
b) decreases
c) remains same
d) None of these
7. When iron rusts, its weight
a) decreases
b) remain name
c) increases (Ans)
d) None of these
8. Paleontology is a branch of science that deals with the
a) behaviour of animals
b) origin and growth of plants
c) the forms of life as revealed by fossils of animals or plants (ANS)
d) formation of new stars
9. 'Malaria' is caused by
a) rats
b) anopheles mosquitos (ANS)
c) flies
d) None of thses
10. 'Diphtheria' affects
a) throat (Ans)
b) lungs
c) ears
d) None of these
11. The parliament of Russia is known as
a) Duma and Council of the Federation (Ans)
b) Folketing
c) Bundestag
d) Cartes
12. "Khyber Pass" is situated in
a) India
b) Pakistan
c) Afghanistan (Ans)
d) Indi
13. The Reserve Bank of India on 14th November, 2002 has notified the draft scheme of amalgamation of Nedungadi Bank Ltd. with
a) Punjab National Bank (Ans)
b) State Bank of India
c) Canara Bank
d) Corporation Bank
14. As per a recently released report, 93 per cent of the total work force in the country work in
a) organized sector
b) agriculture and allied sector
c) un-organized sector (Ans)
d) rural sector
15. The Bank which tops the world with respect to micro-finance is
a) NABARD
b) State Bank of India (Ans)
c) Shanghai Bank Ltd
d) Bangladesh Grameen Bank
16. A huge gas reserve has been found in the Krishna-Godavari basin off the Vishakhapatnam coast by a consortium of Reliance Industries and
a) IOC (Ans)
b) ONGC
c) Tata Petrochemicals
d)Niko Resources
17. The aim of the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) was to universalise elementary education by the year
a) 2007
b) 2010
c) 2009
d) 2005 (Ans)
18. The National Judicial Academy is located in
a) Kolkata
b) Nagpur
c) New Delhi
d) Bhopal (Ans)
19. The winner of Jnanpith Award for the year 2007, Rahman Rahi writers in
a) Hindi
b) Bengali
c) Kashmiri
d) Punjabi (Ans)
20. Lord Buddha delivered his first sermon at
a) Bodh Gaya (Ans)
b) Sanchi
c) Sarnath
d) Kushinagara
21. 'Denim' and 'Lee Cooper' both are associated with
a) Perfume
b) American Shirt maker
c) Cigarette
d) Jeans (Ans)
22. Ramanujan's name is associated with
a) Theory of Probability
b) Raman's Effect
c) Theory of Relativity
d) Theory of Numbers (Ans)
23. The Halley's Comet will be visible again in the year
a) 2066
b) 2064 (Ans)
c) 2062
d) 2060
24. The oldest Indian University is
a) Calcutta University (Ans)
b) Bombay University
c) Madras University
d) Benaras Hindu University
25. Mahatma Gandhi's auto-biography 'My Experiments with Truth' was originally written in
a) Gujarati
b) English (Ans)
c) Hindi
d) Sanskrit
c) flies
d) None of thses
10. 'Diphtheria' affects
a) throat (Ans)
b) lungs
c) ears
d) None of these
11. The parliament of Russia is known as
a) Duma and Council of the Federation (Ans)
b) Folketing
c) Bundestag
d) Cartes
12. "Khyber Pass" is situated in
a) India
b) Pakistan
c) Afghanistan (Ans)
d) Indi
13. The Reserve Bank of India on 14th November, 2002 has notified the draft scheme of amalgamation of Nedungadi Bank Ltd. with
a) Punjab National Bank (Ans)
b) State Bank of India
c) Canara Bank
d) Corporation Bank
14. As per a recently released report, 93 per cent of the total work force in the country work in
a) organized sector
b) agriculture and allied sector
c) un-organized sector (Ans)
d) rural sector
15. The Bank which tops the world with respect to micro-finance is
a) NABARD
b) State Bank of India (Ans)
c) Shanghai Bank Ltd
d) Bangladesh Grameen Bank
16. A huge gas reserve has been found in the Krishna-Godavari basin off the Vishakhapatnam coast by a consortium of Reliance Industries and
a) IOC (Ans)
b) ONGC
c) Tata Petrochemicals
d)Niko Resources
17. The aim of the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) was to universalise elementary education by the year
a) 2007
b) 2010
c) 2009
d) 2005 (Ans)
18. The National Judicial Academy is located in
a) Kolkata
b) Nagpur
c) New Delhi
d) Bhopal (Ans)
19. The winner of Jnanpith Award for the year 2007, Rahman Rahi writers in
a) Hindi
b) Bengali
c) Kashmiri
d) Punjabi (Ans)
20. Lord Buddha delivered his first sermon at
a) Bodh Gaya (Ans)
b) Sanchi
c) Sarnath
d) Kushinagara
21. 'Denim' and 'Lee Cooper' both are associated with
a) Perfume
b) American Shirt maker
c) Cigarette
d) Jeans (Ans)
22. Ramanujan's name is associated with
a) Theory of Probability
b) Raman's Effect
c) Theory of Relativity
d) Theory of Numbers (Ans)
23. The Halley's Comet will be visible again in the year
a) 2066
b) 2064 (Ans)
c) 2062
d) 2060
24. The oldest Indian University is
a) Calcutta University (Ans)
b) Bombay University
c) Madras University
d) Benaras Hindu University
25. Mahatma Gandhi's auto-biography 'My Experiments with Truth' was originally written in
a) Gujarati
b) English (Ans)
c) Hindi
d) Sanskrit
26. Business Today is the publication
of
a) All-India Management Association
b) Living Media India Ltd (Ans)
c) Ananda Bazar Group of Publications
d) Indian Business Management association
27. The first State in India to have 'palace on wheels' is
a) Karnataka
b) Haryana
c) Rajasthan (Ans)
d) Maharashtra
28. Amnesty International is
a) a human rights group (Ans)
b) a UN agency to fight global terrorism
c) a refugee camp in Crotia
d) a wing of the World Bank
29. Rashtriya Nava Nirmana Vedika has been formed by
a) Chandrasekhar
b) Baba Amte
c) George Fernandez
d) Ramakrishna Hegde (Ans)
30. Ramanuja preached
a) Satya
b) Ahimsa
c) Gyana
d) Bhaki (Ans)
31. Which of the following Carnatic ragas corresponds to the Hindustani raga Bilaval?
a) Kalyani (Ans)
b) Hindolam
c) Shankarabharanam
d) Bilahari
32. Which river in India has no delta?
a) Kaveri
b) Krishna
c) Mahanadi
d) Narmada (Ans)
33. Density of road (length of road per sq.km in that region) is highest in which state?
a) Kerala
b) Karnataka
c) Maharashtra (Ans)
d) Uttar Pradesh
a) All-India Management Association
b) Living Media India Ltd (Ans)
c) Ananda Bazar Group of Publications
d) Indian Business Management association
27. The first State in India to have 'palace on wheels' is
a) Karnataka
b) Haryana
c) Rajasthan (Ans)
d) Maharashtra
28. Amnesty International is
a) a human rights group (Ans)
b) a UN agency to fight global terrorism
c) a refugee camp in Crotia
d) a wing of the World Bank
29. Rashtriya Nava Nirmana Vedika has been formed by
a) Chandrasekhar
b) Baba Amte
c) George Fernandez
d) Ramakrishna Hegde (Ans)
30. Ramanuja preached
a) Satya
b) Ahimsa
c) Gyana
d) Bhaki (Ans)
31. Which of the following Carnatic ragas corresponds to the Hindustani raga Bilaval?
a) Kalyani (Ans)
b) Hindolam
c) Shankarabharanam
d) Bilahari
32. Which river in India has no delta?
a) Kaveri
b) Krishna
c) Mahanadi
d) Narmada (Ans)
33. Density of road (length of road per sq.km in that region) is highest in which state?
a) Kerala
b) Karnataka
c) Maharashtra (Ans)
d) Uttar Pradesh
34. Murra breed of buffalo is found in
a) Central region
b) North-eastern region
c) North-western region (Ans)
d) South region
35. The famous dancer Samyukta Panigrahi is specially known for
a) Kathak
b) Bharathanatyam
c) Odissi (Ans)
d) Mohiniattam
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