General Awareness Quiz Set 10

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Question 1. Moon is__________.

(A) A Meteorite

(B) A Satellite

(C) A Planet

(D) A Star

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(B) A Satellite

Question 2. Who is the author of ‘Nuclear Reactor Time Bomb’?

(A) Takashi Hirose

(B) S. Polasky

(C) E.P. Odum

(D) C.C. Park

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(A) Takashi Hirose

Question 3. Which of the following pair is used to form the terminals of normal torch cell?

(A) Carbon – Copper

(B) Zinc – Cadmium

(C) Copper – Zinc

(D) Zinc – Carbon

View Answer
(D) Zinc – Carbon

Question 4. ‘GIF’ stands for___________.

(A) Geographical Image Format

(B) Graphical Interchange Format

(C) Global Image Format

(D) None of the above

View Answer
(B) Graphical Interchange Format

Question 5. GPS stands for which one of the following?

(A) General Pacific Survey

(B) Global Positioning System

(C) Global Police Surveillance

(D) Greenwich Polar Satellite

View Answer
(B) Global Positioning System

Question 6. A.T.M. means___________.

(A) Advance Transaction Machine

(B) Automated Teller Machine

(C) Automatic Transfer Machine

(D) Automatic Transaction Machine

View Answer
(B) Automated Teller Machine

Question 7. Black Hole___________.

(A) Is a imaginary concept

(B) Absorbs all radiations that fall on it

(C) Converts UV radiation to infrared

(D) Does not emit any radiation

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(B) Absorbs all radiations that fall on it

Question 8. The tail of a comet always points___________.

(A) Towards South-East

(B) Towards North-East

(C) Towards the Sun

(D) Away from the Sun

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(D) Away from the Sun

Question 9. Highly dense stars are called.

(A) Asteroid

(B) Binary stars

(C) Neutron stars

(D) Supernova

View Answer
(C) Neutron stars

Question 10. The percentage of nuclear energy in India’s total energy generation is____________.

(A) 3%

(B) 10%

(C) 27%

(D) 60%

View Answer
(A) 3%

Question 11. Which technology of the 21st century can do wonders in device miniaturization?

(A) Hydroponics

(B) Geneocology

(C) Nanotechnology

(D) Atomic laser technique

View Answer
(C) Nanotechnology

Question 12. The size of the nanoparticle ranges between___________.

(A) 0.01 nm to 0.1 nm

(B) 1 nm to 100 nm

(C) 0.1 nm to 1 nm

(D) 100 nm to 1000 nm

View Answer
(B) 1 nm to 100 nm

Question 13. ‘Nano plug’ refers to___________.

(A) A small bullet

(B) A small rocket launcher

(C) A small hearing aid

(D) None of the above

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(C) A small hearing aid

Question 14. Which one of the following statements is correct?

(A) Nanoear consists of single silver nano particle

(B) Nanoear consists of a single silica nano particle

(C) Nanoear can detect sound as low as –60 dB

(D) Nanoear can detect sound levels as low as –120 dB

View Answer
(C) Nanoear can detect sound as low as –60 dB

Question 15. In the state of weightlessness, the size of candle’s flame will be….

(A) Constant

(B) Spherical

(C) Smaller

(D) Longer

View Answer
(B) Spherical 

Question 16. What is the location of the Enron Power Project? 

(A) Virar

(B) Virar

(C) Ahmednagar

(D) Kalol

View Answer
(A) Virar   

Question 17. ‘Hydrocarbon Vision 2025’ is associated with__________.

(A) Storage of petroleum products

(B) Green House effect

(C) Euro I and Euro II vehicles

(D) None of the above

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(A) Storage of petroleum products 

Question 18. India has refused to sign the treaty on non-proliferation of nuclear weapons.

(A) This strength negatively affects the balance in the South Asian region

(B) It is against the peaceful use of nuclear power

(C) It will slack India’s nuclear military capability

(D) It is discriminatory

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(D) It is discriminatory

Question 19. The ‘Nano hummingbird’ is____________.

(A) A new variety of honey bee

(B) A pocket sized unmanned spy plane developed in the U.S.A.

(C) An extremely small electric car that can take 360º turn

(D) A new species of hitherto undiscovered hummingbird

View Answer
(B) A pocket sized unmanned spy plane developed in the U.S.A.

Question 20. The theme of Indian Science Congress 2001 was___________.

(A) ‘Make India I.T. Superpower’

(B) ‘Make India energy selfsufficient’

(C) ‘Arrest declining interest in pure sciences’

(D) ‘Food nutrition and environmental security’

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(D) ‘Food nutrition and environmental security’

Question 21. Which one of the following devices is used to cool the engine of the vehicles?

(A) Quadrant

(B) Radiator

(C) Turbine

(D) Polygraph

View Answer
(B) Radiator 

Question 22. Which one of the following organizations is not related to science and technology?

(A) CSIR

(B) CSIR

(C) CSIR

(D) DST

View Answer
(B) CSIR

Question 23. In automatic wrist watches energy is provided by….

(A) Different movements of our hand

(B) Liquid crystal

(C) Battery

(D) Manual binding

View Answer
(A) Different movements of our hand

Question 24. In which one of the following locations is the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) project to be built?

(A) Southern Italy

(B) Eastern Germany

(C) Southern France

(D) Northern Spain

View Answer
(C) Southern France

Question 25. Scientists of Britain have built ‘Gravity Tractor’. Identify the same from the following.

(A) A spacecraft with a mechanism which would check asteroids from hitting the Earth

(B) A bullet train runs on the principle of Earth’s ‘gravity’ with the help of powerful magnets

(C) A tractor with a mechanism to sweep public roads and is economical to run

(D) A double storeyed ‘Jugaad’ type tractor trolley to be used in public transport

View Answer
(A) A spacecraft with a mechanism which would check asteroids from hitting the Earth