GENERAL AWARENESS

 

1. The representative of the crown came to be called as ‘viceroy’ instead of ‘governor general’ from the period …..?

ANSWER :-  1858

 

2. The ‘Vernacular Press Act’ was passed in India during the period of _____
   ANSWER :- Lord Lytton

 

3. Lord Curzon became the viceroy of India after ____
   ANSWER :- Loed Elgin -II

 

4. The non-cooperation movement was accepted by the congress party in its ____ session.
   ANSWER :- Nagpur

 

5. The river known as ‘Sorrow of Bihar’ is ___
   ANSWER :- Kosi

 

6. The man named as ‘Father of Indian archaeology’ is ___
   ANSWER :- Alexander Cunningham

 

7. The mountain ranges in the eastern part of India forming its boundary with Myanmar are collectively called as?
   ANSWER :- Purvachal

 

8. Which one of the following lakes is a salt water lake?
   ANSWER :- Sambhar

 

9. The first population census was taken in India in the year?
   ANSWER :- 1872

 

10. The country which has higher average population density than India is ____?
    ANSWER :- Bangladesh

 

11. In which district of Kerala, Edakkal is situated?
    ANSWER :- Wayanad

 

12. The rights of minorities to establish and administer educational institutions in guaranteed in the ?
    ANSWER :- Article 30

 

13. The statement “Eternal Vigilance is the Price of liberty” means:
    ANSWER :- People should be conscious of their rights

 

14. The assets of a dead man without heir or will undertaken by the state is called ?
    ANSWER :- Escheats

 

15. The Principle of Rule of Law implies?
    ANSWER :- All should be treated as equals

 

16. Who among the following formulated ‘People’s Plan’?
    ANSWER :- M.N.Roy

 

17. Which of the following is not established by the constitution of India?
    ANSWER :- Planning Commission

 

18. Parliamentary Committee on Subordinate Legislation came into existence in ?
    ANSWER :- 1969

 

19. Judicial Review Power of the Supreme Court relates to ?
    ANSWER :- Constitutional Validity of law

 

20. The minimum age required to be eligible to contest Presidential election in India is ?
    ANSWER :- 35 Years

 

21. The National Human Rights Commission was established in ?
    ANSWER :- 1993

 

22. “Optical Phenomenon” in the fringe pattern of CD is:
    ANSWER :- Interference

 

23. The Weakest force among the following?

ANSWER :- Gravitational

 

24. Exchange Particle in Quark-Quark Interaction?
    ANSWER :- Gluon

 

25. Special Theory of Relatively was proposed in ?
    ANSWER :- 1905

 

26. IRADIAN is ?
    ANSWER :- 57.3

 

27. For liquids, both Cofficient of Viscosity and Surface Tension ?
    ANSWER :- Decreases with increase in temperature

 

28. Fraction of volume of ice seen outside when immersed in water?
    ANSWER :- 10.5%

 

29. Celsius and Fahrenheit show the same temperature at ?
    ANSWER :- -40

 

30. ____ occurs when source of light approach an observer?
    ANSWER :- Blue Shift

 

31. Which colour indicate Highest Temperature?
    ANSWER :- Dull Red

 

32. The country that declared the year 2013 as National Year of Rice?
    ANSWER :- Philippines

 

33. The chairman of the joint parliamentary committee on the 2G scam?
    ANSWER :- P.C.Chacko

 

34. The first Aadhaar number holder Ranjana Sadasiv Sonawne belongs to ?
    ANSWER :- Maharastra

 

35. The legless amphibian reported from Meghalaya by a Malayalee Scientist ?
    ANSWER :- Chikilidae

 

36. Arogyakeralam award instituted by the Government of Kerala is given to ?
    ANSWER :- Local Bodies

 

37. The director of the film Celluloid?
    ANSWER :- Kamal

 

38. India’s 100th successful space mission was on ?
    ANSWER :- 9th September 2012

 

39. Name the first private person of India who was given ‘Z’ security cover by the Union Government?
    ANSWER :- Mukesh Ambani

 

40. ‘Saraswati Samman’ 2012 was awarded to poet Sugathakumari for her work?
ANSWER :- Manalezhuthu