KPSC : Second Division Assistant: General knowledge Question Paper
| 1. | Solar energy results from | |
| (1) | nuclear fission | |
| (2) | nuclear fusion | |
| (3) | combustion | |
| (4) | chemical reaction | |
CORRECT ANSWER
(2) nuclear fusion
| 2. | Which of the following gases is mainly responsible for producing the greenhouse effect? | |
| (1) | Oxygen | |
| (2) | Nitrogen | |
| (3) | Ozone | |
| (4) | Carbon dioxide | |
CORRECT ANSWER
(4) Carbon dioxide
| 3. | The magnitude of the intensity of an earthquake is measured by the following scale: | |
| (1) | Richter | |
| (2) | Kelvin | |
| (3) | Pascal | |
| (4) | Newton | |
CORRECT ANSWER
(1) Richter
| 4. | Which of the following is a semiconductor? | |
| (1) | Wood | |
| (2) | Copper | |
| (3) | Silicon | |
| (4) | Diamond | |
CORRECT ANSWER
(3) Silicon
| 5. | The type of radiation transmitted when a remote control is used to operate a TV is | |
| (1) | Infra-red | |
| (2) | Ultra-violet | |
| (3) | X-ray | |
| (4) | Gamma ray | |
CORRECT ANSWER
(1) Infra-red
| 6. | Which of the following is caused due to the deficiency of iron? | |
| (1) | Anaemia | |
| (2) | Night-blindness | |
| (3) | Scurvy | |
| (4) | Beri-beri | |
CORRECT ANSWER
(1) Anaemia
| 7. | which is the largest gland in the human body? | |
| (1) | Thyroid | |
| (2) | Pituitary | |
| (3) | Pineal | |
| (4) | Liver | |
CORRECT ANSWER
(4) Liver
| 8. | In which layer of the atmosphere is ozone present? | |
| (1) | Troposphere | |
| (2) | Stratosphere | |
| (3) | Mesospehere | |
| (4) | Thermosphere | |
CORRECT ANSWER
(2) Stratosphere
| 9. | Sir C.V.Raman was awarded Nobel Prize in Physics for his work on | |
| (1) | Scattering | |
| (2) | Interference | |
| (3) | Diffraction | |
| (4) | Polarisation | |
CORRECT ANSWER
(1) Scattering
| 10. | Mirages observed on hot summer days are due to | |
| (1) | Reflection | |
| (2) | Refraction | |
| (3) | Total Internal Reflection | |
| (4) | Both Reflection and Refraction | |
CORRECT ANSWER
(3) Total Internal Reflection
| 11. | A Satelite orbiting round the Earth appears stationary when | |
| (1) | its time period is one day and is rotating in the same sense as that of the Earth | |
| (2) | its time period is one day and its rotation is normal to the direction of the Earth | |
| (3) | its time period is 12 hours and it is rotating in the same direction as that of the Earth | |
| (4) | its time period is 12 hours and it is rotating normal to the earth | |
CORRECT ANSWER
(1) its time period is one day and is rotating in the same sense as that of the Earth
| 12. | Which form of carbon is a good conductor? | |
| (1) | Amorphous | |
| (2) | Diamond | |
| (3) | Graphite | |
| (4) | Coal | |
CORRECT ANSWER
(3) Graphite
| 13. | Which of the following combinations of properties would be most desirable for a cooking pot? | |
| (1) | High specific heat and low thermal conductivity | |
| (2) | Low specific heat and high thermal conductivity | |
| (3) | High specific heat and high thermal conductivity | |
| (4) | Low specific heat and low thermal conductivity. | |
CORRECT ANSWER
(2) Low specific heat and high thermal conductivity
| 14. | A 25 watt-220 volt bulb and 100 watt-220 volt bulb are connected in series across a 220 volt line. Then | |
| (1) | 25 watt bulb will glow brightly | |
| (2) | 100 watt bulb will glow brightly | |
| (3) | Both will glow equally brightly | |
| (4) | None will glow | |
CORRECT ANSWER
(1) 25 watt bulb will glow brightly
| 15. | Which of the following is not correct in relation to the prescribed qualifications for the post of President? | |
| (1) | Must be a citizen of India | |
| (2) | Must be a sitting member of Parliament | |
| (3) | Must be of the age of 35 years and above | |
| (4) | Must not be holding any office of profit under the Government of India or Government of any State. | |
CORRECT ANSWER
(2) Must be a sitting member of Parliament
| 16. | Which one of the following is not correct? All citizens have | |
| (1) | right to freedom of speech and expression | |
| (2) | not right to express their dissent in their speech and expression | |
| (3) | right to move freely throughout India | |
| (4) | right to practise any profession or carry on any trade | |
CORRECT ANSWER
(2) not right to express their dissent in their speech and expression
| 17. | The judge of a High Court may resign by writing under his hand, addressed to | |
| (1) | The Chief Justice of that High Court | |
| (2) | The Chief Justices of India | |
| (3) | The Governor of that State | |
| (4) | The President of India | |
CORRECT ANSWER
(4) The President of India
| 18. | Union Public Service Commission shall be consulted | |
| (1) | on the manner in which provisions for reservations of appointments or posts in favour of any backward class of citizens, which is not adequately represented in the services, be made | |
| (2) | on the principles to be followed in making promotions and transfers from one service to another | |
| (3) | On the principles to be followed in making appointments to civil services and posts | |
| (4) | on all matters relating to methods of recruitment to civil services and for civil posts | |
CORRECT ANSWER
(2) on the principles to be followed in making promotions and transfers from one service to another
OR
(3) On the principles to be followed in making appointments to civil services and posts
OR
(4) on all matters relating to methods of recruitment to civil services and for civil posts
| 19. | In which of the following, is a person not considered as a citizen of India under the Constitution for India? At the time of commencement of the Constitution | |
| (1) | a person domiciled in the territory of India and born in the territory of India | |
| (2) | a person domiciled in the territory of India and either of whose parents was born in the territory of India | |
| (3) | a person domiciled in the territory of India and has been ordinarily resident in the territory of India since 15th Augus, 1947. | |
| (4) | a person domiciled in the territory of India and who has been ordinarily resident in the territory of India for not less than five years immediately preceding such commencement of the Constitution | |
CORRECT ANSWER
(3) a person domiciled in the territory of India and has been ordinarily resident in the territory of India since 15th Augus, 1947.
| 20. | Which one of the following phrases is appearing in the Preamble to the Constitution of India? | |
| (1) | Sovereign Democratic Republic | |
| (2) | Sovereign Socialist Secular Democratic republic | |
| (3) | Sovereign Socialist Republic | |
| (4) | Sovereign Socialist Democratic Republic | |
CORRECT ANSWER
(2) Sovereign Socialist Secular Democratic republic
| 21. | No citizen shall be denied admission into any educational institution receiving aid out of State funds, on grounds | |
| (1) | only of religion | |
| (2) | only of language | |
| (3) | only of caste or race | |
| (4) | only of religion, language, race or caste or any of them | |
CORRECT ANSWER
(4) only of religion, language, race or caste or any of them
| 22. | All minorities, whether based on religion or language shall have the right to | |
| (1) | only establish educational institutions | |
| (2) | only administer educational institutions | |
| (3) | establish and administer educational institutions of their choice. | |
| (4) | establish and administer educational institutions as per the policy of the Government of India. | |
CORRECT ANSWER
(3) establish and administer educational institutions of their choice.
| 23. | Fundamental Rights guaranteed by the Constitution can be enforced by the following courts: | |
| (1) | Supreme Court only | |
| (2) | High Courts only | |
| (3) | Any Court in India | |
| (4) | Any High Court, supreme Court | |
CORRECT ANSWER
(4) Any High Court, supreme Court
| 24. | The state shall provide free and compulsory education to all children | |
| (1) | of the age of six to eighteen years | |
| (2) | of the age of six to fourteen years | |
| (3) | of the age of ten to eighteen years | |
| (4) | of all ages— boys and girls—upto eighteen years. | |
CORRECT ANSWER
(2) of the age of six to fourteen years
| 25. | The Vice-Preside nt shall be | |
| (1) | selected by the party having majority in parliament | |
| (2) | appointed by the President | |
| (3) | elected by both the Houses of Parliament | |
| (4) | nominated by the president consultation with the Prime Minister and the Election Commission. | |
CORRECT ANSWER
(3) elected by both the Houses of Parliament
| 26. | which one of the following is not a fundamental right under the Constitution? | |
| (1) | Right to equality | |
| (2) | Right to property | |
| (3) | Right to freedom of religion | |
| (4) | Right to constituional remedies | |
CORRECT ANSWER
(2) Right to property
| 27. | A Speaker of a Legislative Assembly can resign his office at any time by writing under his hand, addressed to | |
| (1) | The Chief Minister | |
| (2) | The Governor | |
| (3) | The Election commission | |
| (4) | The Deputy Speaker | |
CORRECT ANSWER
(4) The Deputy Speaker
| 28. | Every parent who is a citizen of India, is to provide opportunities for education to his child. This duty of the parent is | |
| (1) | optional | |
| (2) | moral | |
| (3) | A fundamental duty | |
| (4) | not constitutional | |
CORRECT ANSWER
(3) A fundamental duty
| 29. | Which one of the following is not a Fundamental duty under the Constitution? | |
| (1) | Duty to abide by the Constitution | |
| (2) | Duty to uphold and protect the sovereignty, unity and integrity of India | |
| (3) | Duty to value and preserve the rich heritage of composite culture | |
| (4) | Duty to maintain family | |
CORRECT ANSWER
(4) Duty to maintain family
| 30. | Buddhism split into two schools. They are | |
| (1) | Svetambara and Digambara | |
| (2) | Nayanar and Alvar | |
| (3) | Theravada and Sarvastivada | |
| (4) | Hinayan and Mahayana | |
CORRECT ANSWER
(4) Hinayan and Mahayana
| 31. | Harshacharita was written by | |
| (1) | Harsha | |
| (2) | Kalidasa | |
| (3) | Banabhatta | |
| (4) | Kalhana | |
CORRECT ANSWER
(3) Banabhatta
| 32. | The kingdom of Ghazni, ruled by Mahmud, was in | |
| (1) | Pakistan | |
| (2) | Iran | |
| (3) | North-west India | |
| (4) | Afghanistan | |
CORRECT ANSWER
(4) Afghanistan
| 33. | Raja Ram Mohan Roy was primarily concerned with | |
| (1) | Widow Remarriage | |
| (2) | Female Infanticide | |
| (3) | Abolition of Sati | |
| (4) | Child Marriage | |
CORRECT ANSWER
(3) Abolition of Sati
| 34. | Tipu Sultan was killed in Srirangapatna by the British led by Wellesley in | |
| (1) | 1784 | |
| (2) | 1773 | |
| (3) | 1799 | |
| (4) | 1794 | |
CORRECT ANSWER
(3) 1799
| 35. | Harshavardhana of Kannauj was defeated by the Badami Chalukya ruler | |
| (1) | Pulakesi I | |
| (2) | Pulakesi II | |
| (3) | Mangalesa | |
| (4) | Kirtivarman | |
CORRECT ANSWER
(2) Pulakesi II
| 36. | The Gol Gumbaz was created by the | |
| (1) | Nizamshahis of Ahmadnagar | |
| (2) | Bardshahis of Bidar | |
| (3) | Adilshahis of Bijapur | |
| (4) | Imadshahis of Berar | |
CORRECT ANSWER
(3) Adilshahis of Bijapur
| 37. | Sir M.Visveswaraiah, born in Muddenahalli,was Dewan of Mysore under | |
| (1) | Jayachamaraj Wodeyar | |
| (2) | Krishnaraja Wodeyar IV | |
| (3) | Srikanta Datta Narasimharaja Wodeyar | |
| (4) | Kanteerava Narasimharaja Wodeyar | |
CORRECT ANSWER
(2) Krishnaraja Wodeyar IV
| 38. | Mention the work of Bhaskara II which deals extensively with epicyclic-eccentric theories for planetary motions. | |
| (1) | Rugvinishchaya | |
| (2) | Siddahantashiromani | |
| (3) | Pachasiddhantika | |
| (4) | Lilavati | |
CORRECT ANSWER
(2) Siddahantashiromani
| 39. | Name the ruler of Karnataka who gave money for the construction of Goddess Sharada temple at Sringeri after it was looted by the Maratha horsemen. | |
| (1) | Krishnaraja Wodeyar IV | |
| (2) | Chikka Krishnaraja wodeyar | |
| (3) | Krishna Devaraya | |
| (4) | Tipu Sultan | |
CORRECT ANSWER
(4) Tipu Sultan
| 40. | Who was the first Indian ruler to accept the Subsidiary Alliance system of Welleseley? | |
| (1) | Nawab of Avadh | |
| (2) | Tipu Sultan | |
| (3) | Nawab of Carnatic | |
| (4) | Nizam of Hyderabad | |
CORRECT ANSWER
(4) Nizam of Hyderabad
| 41. | In which year was India’s capital shifted from Calcutta to Delhi? | |
| (1) | 1935 | |
| (2) | 1919 | |
| (3) | 1911 | |
| (4) | 1905 | |
CORRECT ANSWER
(3) 1911
| 42. | The State of Mysore came into existence on | |
| (1) | 1st November, 1956 | |
| (2) | 8th August, 1942 | |
| (3) | 15th August, 1947 | |
| (4) | 31st October, 1947 | |
CORRECT ANSWER
(1) 1st November, 1956
| 43. | Who claimed that “Swaraj is my birthright and I shall have it’? | |
| (1) | Lala Lajpat Rai | |
| (2) | Mahatma Gandhi | |
| (3) | Bala Gngadhar Tilak | |
| (4) | Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel | |
CORRECT ANSWER
(3) Bala Gngadhar Tilak
| 44. | Indian National Congress was started by | |
| (1) | A.O.Hume | |
| (2) | Mahatma Gandhi | |
| (3) | Motilal Nehru | |
| (4) | Surendra Nath Bannerji | |
CORRECT ANSWER
(1) A.O.Hume
| 45. | Neyveli has large deposits of | |
| (1) | Petroleum | |
| (2) | Mica | |
| (3) | Lignite | |
| (4) | Anthracite | |
CORRECT ANSWER
(3) Lignite
| 46. | Which one of the following is the largest delta in India? | |
| (1) | Cauvery delta | |
| (2) | Sundarban delta | |
| (3) | Godavaridelta | |
| (4) | Mahanadi delta | |
CORRECT ANSWER
(2) Sundarban delta
| 47. | Which of the following is the largest producer of raw silk in India? | |
| (1) | Andhra Pradesh | |
| (2) | Karnataka | |
| (3) | Tamil Nadu | |
| (4) | Maharashtra | |
CORRECT ANSWER
(2) Karnataka
| 48. | Match list I with list II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists: | |
| List I | List II | |||
| A. | Kalpakkam | 1. | Newsprint | |
| B. | Jharia | 2. | Oil Refinery | |
| C. | Mathura | 3. | Coal Mining | |
| D. | Nepanagar | 4. | Nuclear power plant | |
| Codes: | ||||
| A | B | C | D | ||
| (1) | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| (2) | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |
| (3) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
| (4) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
CORRECT ANSWER
(2) 4, 3, 2, 1
| 49. | which of the following is the Great Circle? | |
| (1) | Tropic of Cancer | |
| (2) | Tropic of Capricorn | |
| (3) | Equator | |
| (4) | Arctic circle | |
CORRECT ANSWER
(3) Equator
| 50. | Tsunami means | |
| (1) | one type of earthquake wave | |
| (2) | ocean waves created by earthquake | |
| (3) | cyclone | |
| (4) | Volcano | |
CORRECT ANSWER
(2) ocean waves created by earthquake
| 51. | Eastern Ghats and western Ghats meet at the | |
| (1) | Cardamom Hills | |
| (2) | Annamalai Hills | |
| (3) | Nilgiri Hills | |
| (4) | Palani Hills | |
CORRECT ANSWER
(3) Nilgiri Hills
| 52. | Which of the following tributaries originates in Karnataka? | |
| (1) | Panchaganga | |
| (2) | Doodhganga | |
| (3) | Tungabhadra | |
| (4) | Koyna | |
CORRECT ANSWER
(3) Tungabhadra
| 53. | Which one of the following is the coffee produced in maximum quantity in Karnataka? | |
| (1) | Arabica | |
| (2) | Robusta | |
| (3) | Liberica | |
| (4) | None of the above | |
CORRECT ANSWER
(2) Robusta
| 54. | Silk town of Karnataka is | |
| (1) | Chamarajanagara | |
| (2) | Ramanagara | |
| (3) | Channapattana | |
| (4) | Periyapattana | |
CORRECT ANSWER
(2) Ramanagara
| 55. | Sandalwood is largely found in | |
| (1) | Tamil Nadu | |
| (2) | Kerala | |
| (3) | Karnataka | |
| (4) | Andhra Pradesh | |
CORRECT ANSWER
(3) Karnataka
| 56. | In which year was the first Industrial policy declared in India? | |
| (1) | 1948 | |
| (2) | 1960 | |
| (3) | 1956 | |
| (4) | 1962 | |
CORRECT ANSWER
(1) 1948
| 57. | Which one of the following languages is not inclueded. in the VIII Schedule? | |
| (1) | Hindi | |
| (2) | English | |
| (3) | Urdu | |
| (4) | Konkani | |
CORRECT ANSWER
(2) English
| 58. | The Right to Information Act came into force in the year | |
| (1) | 2005 | |
| (2) | 2004 | |
| (3) | 2006 | |
| (4) | 2007 | |
CORRECT ANSWER
(1) 2005
| 59. | The first elected Lok Sabha of India was constituted in the year | |
| (1) | 1950 | |
| (2) | 1952 | |
| (3) | 1949 | |
| (4) | 1956 | |
CORRECT ANSWER
(2) 1952
| 60. | What is the storage level in the Almatti dam to a full reservoir level (FRL) allowed by the Krishna Water Disputes Tribunal (KWDT-II) for Karnataka in the recent verdict? | |
| (1) | 524:256 metres | |
| (2) | 519:60 metres | |
| (3) | 556:356 metres | |
| (4) | None of the above | |
CORRECT ANSWER
(1) 524:256 metres
| 61. | In connection with euthanasia, which one of the following statements is not correct? | |
| (1) | Both the Netherlands and Belgium permit euthanasia with certain conditions | |
| (2) | switzerland permits assisted suicide but not euthanasia | |
| (3) | Both euthanasia and Physician-assisted suicide are illegal in the United Kingdom | |
| (4) | Active Euthanasia is legal in all States in the United States | |
CORRECT ANSWER
(4) Active Euthanasia is legal in all States in the United States
| 62. | What is the overall sex ratio nationwide as per 2011 Census? | |
| (1) | 1084 | |
| (2) | 933 | |
| (3) | 940 | |
| (4) | 954 | |
CORRECT ANSWER
(3) 940
| 63. | Who is the author of the controversial book, Great Soul: Mahatma Gandhi and His Struggle with India? | |
| (1) | Joseph Lelyveld | |
| (2) | Alex von Tunzelmann | |
| (3) | John Grisham | |
| (4) | Nassim Nicholas Taleb | |
CORRECT ANSWER
(1) Joseph Lelyveld
| 64. | Who among the following was arrested for the CWG Scam? | |
| (1) | R.K.Chandolia | |
| (2) | Siddartha Behura | |
| (3) | Asif Balwa | |
| (4) | Lalit Bhanot | |
CORRECT ANSWER
(4) Lalit Bhanot
| 65. | On which day was the ‘Earth Hour’ celebrated throughout the globe in 2011? | |
| (1) | 1st January | |
| (2) | 26th March | |
| (3) | 28th February | |
| (4) | 5th April | |
CORRECT ANSWER
(2) 26th March
| 66. | Who is the present Chairman of Kannada Development Authority in Karnataka? | |
| (1) | S.L.Bhairappa | |
| (2) | Vatal Nagaraj | |
| (3) | Mukhyamantri Chandru | |
| (4) | Patil Puttappa | |
CORRECT ANSWER
(3) Mukhyamantri Chandru
| 67. | ‘Asare’, an ambitious scheme of the Karnataka State Government is related to | |
| (1) | construction of houses for the people adversely affected by 2009 floods in north Karnataka | |
| (2) | providing shelter for the BPL groups | |
| (3) | providing shelter for beggars and homeless | |
| (4) | providing shelter for achievers in sports | |
CORRECT ANSWER
(1) construction of houses for the people adversely affected by 2009 floods in north Karnataka
| 68. | The call for ‘Million March’ programme in March 2011 was given | |
| (1) | to oust Hosni Mubarak | |
| (2) | to oppose the president of Yemen | |
| (3) | towards the creation of Telangana state | |
| (4) | demanding passing of the Jan Lokpal Bill drafted through a civil Society initiative | |
CORRECT ANSWER
(3) towards the creation of Telangana state
| 69. | Name the minister of Pakistan who was recently assassinated on blasphmy issue by Tehreek-e-Taliban | |
| (1) | Wajid Durrani | |
| (2) | Shahbaz Bhatti | |
| (3) | Sherry Rehman | |
| (4) | Salman Taseer | |
CORRECT ANSWER
(2) Shahbaz Bhatti
| 70. | Which one of the following sectors is not covered in the Bharat Nirman programme presented in the Union Budget, 2011? | |
| (1) | Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act | |
| (2) | Pradhan Mantri GramSadak Yojana | |
| (3) | Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana | |
| (4) | National Rural Drinking Water Programme | |
CORRECT ANSWER
(1) Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act
| 71. | which one of the following power companies is going to build India’s first floating solar plant? | |
| (1) | NTPC | |
| (2) | Tata Power | |
| (3) | Reliance Power | |
| (4) | Nagarjuna Power Corporation | |
CORRECT ANSWER
(2) Tata Power
| 72. | The World Kannada Meet was held in March 2011 in the city of | |
| (1) | Bengaluru | |
| (2) | Belgaum | |
| (3) | Sharjah | |
| (4) | New York | |
CORRECT ANSWER
(2) Belgaum
| 73. | Which one of the following places has the Indian Government proposed to nominate for inclusion in th ‘cultural landscape’ category of UNESCO? | |
| (1) | Goa | |
| (2) | Kovalam beach in Kerala | |
| (3) | Majuli, Assam’s river island | |
| (4) | Marine Drive in Mumbai | |
CORRECT ANSWER
(3) Majuli, Assam’s river island
| 74. | A Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) is currently probing a scam regarding | |
| (1) | 2G-spectrum | |
| (2) | 3G-spectrum | |
| (3) | Commonwealth Games 2010 | |
| (4) | IPL Cricket | |
CORRECT ANSWER
(1) 2G-spectrum
| 75. | There has been a talk to reverse the flow of the following rivers in Karnataka to benefit a couple of districts: | |
| (1) | Cauvery | |
| (2) | Hemavathy | |
| (3) | Kali | |
| (4) | Netravathy | |
CORRECT ANSWER
(4) Netravathy
| 76. | The population Census of India is conducted once in _______ years and the latest Census was in _______. The numbers that correctly fill up the gaps are, respectively | |
| (1) | (5, 2011) | |
| (2) | (10, 2011) | |
| (3) | (5, 2010) | |
| (4) | (10, 2010) | |
CORRECT ANSWER
(2) (10, 2011)
| 77. | The short form PAN stands for | |
| (1) | Public Account Number | |
| (2) | Personal Account Number | |
| (3) | Permanent Account Number | |
| (4) | Postal Account Number | |
CORRECT ANSWER
(3) Permanent Account Number
| 78. | The Naxalite movement originated in Naxalbari region of | |
| (1) | Assam | |
| (2) | Andhra Pradesh | |
| (3) | Kerala | |
| (4) | West Bengal | |
CORRECT ANSWER
(4) West Bengal
| 79. | Which one of the following rivers is proposed to be rejuvenated? | |
| (1) | Arkavathy | |
| (2) | Vrushabhavathy | |
| (3) | Hemavathy | |
| (4) | Kumudwathy | |
CORRECT ANSWER
(1) Arkavathy
| 80. | The name of Julian Assange is associatd with | |
| (1) | Nobel Prize | |
| (2) | Human Rights Movement | |
| (3) | Wikileaks | |
| (4) | Cyber Security | |
CORRECT ANSWER
(3) Wikileaks
| 81. | The atomic reactor in _______was in the news in March 2011 for excessive atomic radiation. | |
| (1) | Chernobyl | |
| (2) | Fukushima-Daichi | |
| (3) | Jaitapur | |
| (4) | Three Mile Island | |
CORRECT ANSWER
(2) Fukushima-Daichi
| 82. | In a bid to make Bengaluru City plastic-free the State Government has banned, effective from March 15, 2011 the use of plastics of thickness less than | |
| (1) | 20 microns | |
| (2) | 30 microns | |
| (3) | 40 microns | |
| (4) | 45 microns | |
CORRECT ANSWER
(3) 40 microns
| 83. | According to the recently held tiger census, Karnataka is home to (approxmately) | |
| (1) | 500 tigers | |
| (2) | 300 tigers | |
| (3) | 700 tigers | |
| (4) | 1200 tigers | |
CORRECT ANSWER
(2) 300 tigers
| 84. | The president of the International Cricket Counsil is | |
| (1) | Mukesh Ambani | |
| (2) | Jagmohan Dalmiya | |
| (3) | Sharad Pawar | |
| (4) | Simon Taufel | |
CORRECT ANSWER
(3) Sharad Pawar
| 85. | According to the 2011 Census figures (preliminary) that have been made available, the population of Karnataka is | |
| (1) | 7.5 crore | |
| (2) | 6.1 crore | |
| (3) | 8.2 crore | |
| (4) | 5.4 crore | |
CORRECT ANSWER
(2) 6.1 crore
| 86. | The largest oil spill by a British Petroleum Company in April 2010 occurred in | |
| (1) | U.S.A | |
| (2) | Gulf Of Mexico | |
| (3) | Bombay High | |
| (4) | Persian Gulf | |
CORRECT ANSWER
(2) Gulf Of Mexico
| 87. | The pirates who have been attacking merchant ships recently in the Arabian Sea and taking the sailors as hostages are from | |
| (1) | Uganda | |
| (2) | Bolivia | |
| (3) | Somalia | |
| (4) | Libya | |
CORRECT ANSWER
(3) Somalia
| 88. | Who is the leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha? | |
| (1) | Sushma Swaraj | |
| (2) | Arun Jaitley | |
| (3) | L.K.Advani | |
| (4) | Anantha Kumar | |
CORRECT ANSWER
(2) Arun Jaitley
| 89. | Name the Nobel Prize winner from Bangladesh who was in the news recently. | |
| (1) | Mujibur Rehman | |
| (2) | Muhammad Yunus | |
| (3) | Sheikh Hasina | |
| (4) | Begum Nazareth | |
CORRECT ANSWER
(2) Muhammad Yunus
| 90. | According to the preliminary 2011 Census figures that were made public recently, Karnataka’s literacy rate is | |
| (1) | 70% | |
| (2) | 75.6% | |
| (3) | 66.6% | |
| (4) | 80% | |
CORRECT ANSWER
(2) 75.6%
| 91. | Which of the following groups of states has a population density of above 500 per sq. km as per the preliminary 2011 Census figures released recently? | |
| (1) | Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Delhi | |
| (2) | Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Delhi | |
| (3) | Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Delhi | |
| (4) | Puducherry,Chandigarh, Goa | |
CORRECT ANSWER
(2) Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Delhi
| 92. | According to some latest figures made public by the Union Minister for Agriculture, India’s foodgrain production this year is at an all-time high of | |
| (1) | 400 million tonnes | |
| (2) | 150 million tonnes | |
| (3) | 235 million tonnes | |
| (4) | 275 million tonnes | |
CORRECT ANSWER
(3) 235 million tonnes
| 93. | Kalasa and Banduri are the two tributaries of | |
| (1) | Krishna basin | |
| (2) | Mahadayi basin | |
| (3) | Godavari basin | |
| (4) | Cauvery basin | |
CORRECT ANSWER
(2) Mahadayi basin
| 94. | Human Development Index is a composite indicator of | |
| (1) | Income, Trade and Investment | |
| (2) | Poverty, Human Rights and Gender | |
| (3) | Income, Health and Education | |
| (4) | Health, Education and Nutrition | |
CORRECT ANSWER
(3) Income, Health and Education
| 95. | ‘Teledensity’ refers to number of telephones | |
| (1) | per square kilometre area | |
| (2) | in a 10,000 square kilometre area | |
| (3) | per 100 persons | |
| (4) | per lakh population | |
CORRECT ANSWER
(3) per 100 persons
| 96. | Presentation of Karnataka Budget 2011-12 contains for the first time in the country a separate budget on | |
| (1) | Agriculture sector | |
| (2) | Industrial sector | |
| (3) | Trade sector | |
| (4) | Transport sector | |
CORRECT ANSWER
(1) Agriculture sector
| 97. | National Rural Health Mission of the Union Government is for the period | |
| (1) | 2005 to 2011 | |
| (2) | 2005 to 2012 | |
| (3) | 2005 to 2013 | |
| (4) | 2005 to 2014 | |
CORRECT ANSWER
(2) 2005 to 2012
| 98. | National Pension Scheme of the Government of India is extended to all citizens with effect from | |
| (1) | 1 May 2008 | |
| (2) | 1 May 2009 | |
| (3) | 1 May 2010 | |
| (4) | 1 May 2011 | |
CORRECT ANSWER
(2) 1 May 2009
| 99. | In our country, Kannada language is the | |
| (1) | Second oldest language | |
| (2) | Third oldest language | |
| (3) | Fourth oldest language | |
| (4) | Fifth oldest language | |
CORRECT ANSWER
(2) Third oldest language
| 100. | Centenary celebration of International Women’s Day was held on 8th March | |
| (1) | 2008 | |
| (2) | 2009 | |
| (3) | 2010 | |
| (4) | 2011 | |
CORRECT ANSWER
(4) 2011
