General Awareness Question Bank PSC Part 24
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- 576. The main source of a Nation’s strength is:
- A) Human strength
B) Minerals
C) Forests
D) Rivers - Answer
- Correct Option : A
- Explanation
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- 577. Konkan railway does not pass through
- A) Maharashtra
B) Goa
C) Kerala
D) Karnataka - Answer
- Correct Option : C
- Explanation
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- 578. Which of the following is not a direct tax ?
- A) Income tax
B) Excise tax
C) Land tax
D) House tax - Answer
- Correct Option : B
- Explanation
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- 579. When was the American war of Independence?
- A) 1776
B) 1789
C) 1911
D) 1917 - Answer
- Correct Option : A
- Explanation
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- 580. Lakshadweep consists of how many islands?
- A) 232
B) 29
C) 36
D) 322 - Answer
- Correct Option : C
- Explanation
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- 581. United Nation’s University is located at :
- A) Washington
B) New york
C) Tokyo
D) London - Answer
- Correct Option : C
- Explanation
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- 582. What is zero hour?
- A) When proposals of opposition are considered
B) When the matters of utmost importance are raised
C) Interval between two sessions
D) Time of introduction of a money bill - Answer
- Correct Option : B
- Explanation
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- 583. Which of the following is not a Statutory Commission?
- A) Election Commission
B) Finance Commission
C) Planning Commission
D) None of these - Answer
- Correct Option : C
- Explanation
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- 584. What is Guru Nanak preach?
- A) The brotherhood of man
B) About making Sikhs a militant
C) Sikhism as a religion
D) The unity of Sikhs - Answer
- Correct Option : A
- Explanation
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- 585. Indian nuclear devise was exploded at:
- A) Thumba
B) Pokhran
C) Sriharicotta
D) Tharapur - Answer
- Correct Option : B
- Explanation
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- 586. Sudden fall in barometric pressure indicates:
- A) Rain
B) Strom
C) Hot weather
D) Clear sky - Answer
- Correct Option : B
- Explanation
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- 587. Why did British decide to give Indian English education?
- A) To make Indians appreciate Britishers
B) So that Indians could get work
C) For training Indians to help British officials
D) to acquaint Indians with Western culture - Answer
- Correct Option : C
- Explanation
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- 588. Bengal led in most of the reform movement because:
- A) the British rule was established in Calcutta first
B) the Christian Missionaries were active there
C) common man was more oppressed is Bengal
D) the people were educated and enlightened - Answer
- Correct Option : D
- Explanation
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- 589. The tropical deciduous forests are also known as
- A) evergreen forests
B) monsoon forests
C) tidal forests
D) thorn forests - Answer
- Correct Option : B
- Explanation
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- 590. The British Indian Government paid the maximum attention to:
- A) Development of trade and commerce in the country
B) Modern education in India
C) Maintenance of law and order the country
D) Improvement the living conditions of the people - Answer
- Correct Option : C
- Explanation
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- 591. Multi-national means:
- A) A person having passports and visas of many countries
B) A person having property in many countries
C) A company operating in more than one country.
D) A person holding citizenship of more than one country - Answer
- Correct Option : C
- Explanation
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- 592. The world’s only monarchy in which the king is elected by secret ballot among State rulers:
- A) Sudan
B) Nepal
C) Malaysia
D) Bhutan - Answer
- Correct Option : C
- Explanation
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- 593. The Naval Air station in Andaman Islands is called:
- A) INS Garuda
B) INS Venduruthy
C) INS Utkarsh
D) INS Agrani - Answer
- Correct Option : C
- Explanation
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- 594. The rulers of Delhi Sultanate patronised one of the following languages:-
- A) Turkish
B) Arabic
C) Persian
D) Sanskrit - Answer
- Correct Option : C
- Explanation
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- 595. The Chairman of the Joint Parliamentary Committee who inquired into the stock market scandal was:
- A) B. Shankaranand
B) Ram Nivas Mirdha
C) Prakash Mani Tripathi
D) Sharad Pawar - Answer
- Correct Option : C
- Explanation
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- 596. On whose recommendation was the Constituent Assembly formed?
- A) Lord Mountbattern
B) Cripp’s Mission
C) The Cabinet Mission Plan
D) Government of India Act,1935 - Answer
- Correct Option : C
- Explanation
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- 597. The headquarters of ILO is at ----------
- A) Brussels
B) the Hague
C) Geneva
D) Washington - Answer
- Correct Option : C
- Explanation
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- 598. Jaffina was forcibly freed from the hold of LTTE by Sri Lankan Government forces in December 1995 by an operation called
- A) Operation Blue Star
B) Operation Iraqi Freedom
C) Operation Rivi Sea
D) Operation Black Thunder - Answer
- Correct Option : C
- Explanation
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- 599. The progressive street-play writer and actor who was murdered by reactionary forces in Delhi was
- A) Safdar Hashmi
B) Salman Rushdie
C) Tasleema Nasreen
D) Qurratul Ain Hyder - Answer
- Correct Option : A
- Explanation
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- 600. The first scheduled caste Vice President of India belongs to ------
- A) Tamil Nadu
B) Uttar Pradesh
C) Kerala
D) Assam - Answer
- Correct Option : C
- Explanation
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