General Awareness & Sample Questions For Exam 2013

1. What is the Full form of PIN? Answer. Postal Index Number 2. When did the Pin system Started in India? Answer. 1972 3. Which is the first Indian post office outside Indian Territory? Answer. Post office at Dakshin Gangotri in Antarctica (1983) 4. When did the speed post service started in India? Answer. 1986 5. Which Governor General found Telegraph and Postal systems? Answer. Lord Dalhousie 6. When did the first General Post Office opened in India? Answer. 1774 (Kolkata) 7. Which is the first postage stamp of India? Answer. Sinde Dawk (1852) 8. World Postal Day is observed in: Answer. October 9 9. Indian Postal Day is observed in: Answer. October 10 10. Where is the highest post office in the world situated? Ans: Hikkim (Himachal Pradesh)
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11. When did Universal Postal Union founded? Answer. 1874 12. In which year Money Order system introduced in India? Answer. 1880 13. In which year Postal Life Insurance started in India? Answer. 1884 14. Where is postal staff college situated? Answer. Ghaziabad (UP) 15. Who was the first Minister of Communication of India? Answer. C.R.K Kidwai 16. Who is the Meghdootam? Answer. Kalidasa author of

17. How many electrons does hydrogen have? Answer. One 18. What is the international standard unit for measurement of Temperature? Answer. Kelvin 19. What is the currency Bangladesh? Ans: Taka of

20. Amartya Sen was awarded Nobel Prize for his contribution in: Ans: Economics
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Part: 2 1. Who is the author of speed post? Ans. Shobha De 2. Olavanna Model refers to (a)Women empowerment (b)Rural sanitation (c)Community based water supply (d)Self employment Ans. Community based water supply 3. Which of the following is an international project? (a)Chombal project (b)Kosi project (c)Tungbhadra (d)Nagarjuna sagar Ans. Kosi project 4. Freon gas is used in: (a)Air-Conditioners (b)Television (c)Nuclear reactors (d)Refrigerators Ans. Refrigerators 5. Galvanized iron is coated with a thin coating of: Ans. Zinc 6. Sputnik was launched on Ans. October 4, 1957 7. How many players are there in a football team ? Ans. 11 8. Mein Kampf is the autobiography of: Ans. Hitler 9. Which is known as Hermit Kingdom? Ans. Korea 10. The first English school in Kerala was established at Ans. Mattanchery 11. Law Advisor of the Central Govt. is: Ans. Solicitor Genreral 12. Where is Industrial and Musium situated? Ans. Bangalore Visweswarayya Technological

13. Which dance form is popularly known as poetry in motion? Ans. Bharatanatyam 14. KLM is the airline of: Ans. Netherlands 15. Who said child is the father of man? Ans. Wordsworth 16. Who is the ex-officio chairman of planning commission Ans. Prime Minister 17. Maginot Line demarcates the boundaries between Ans. France and Germany
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18. Indian currency system was converted into a decimal system from: Ans. April 1, 1957 19. The battle of plassey was faught in the year Ans. 1757 20. Who said Swaraj is my birth right and I shall have it? Ans. Balagangadhar Tilak 21. Ibn Batuta came to India during the period of: Ans. Mohammed-Ibn-Tughlaq 22. Kanchi was the capital of the: Ans. Pallavas 23. The famous Manthram is in the: Ans. Rig Veda Gayathri

28. The 73rd amendment to the constitution of India relates to: Ans. Panchayat Raj 29. Who was the author Aithihyamala? Ans. Kottarathil Sankunni of

30. The first woman judge of the supreme court belongs to: Ans. Kerala 31. World Footballer of the year 2011: Ans. Lionel Messi 32. Fresco Painting deals with: Ans. Guptas 33. Second five year plan is based on the model of: Ans. Mahalanobis 34. Kitab-ul-Hind written by: Ans. Alberuni 35. The first atomic power plant in India was built at Ans. Tarapur 36. Which of the following gases does not form part of the atmosphere? (a)Chlorine (b)Nitrogen (c)Oxygen (d)Carbon dioxide Ans. Chlorine

24. The headquarters of ILO is at: Ans. Geneva 25. The first UN Secretary General Trygve Lie from: Ans. Norway 26. The longest night in the northern hemisphere is on: Ans. December 22 27. Beyond Ten Thousand is a book written by: Ans. Allen Border

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37. A doctor advised a boy to wear spectacles with cylindrical lens. This is to rectify his: (a)Short sight (b)Long sight (c)Cataract (d)Astigmatism Ans. Astigmatism 38. The first secretary of INC: Ans. AO Hume 39. The first country to speak about Non-Alignment was Ans. India 40. The mineral thyroxine is: Ans. Potassium present in

45. The country in which Annie Besant was born: Ans. Ireland 46. The Director of the Malayalam movie Parinayam? Ans. Hariharan 47. Nehru Award is instituted for: Ans. International understanding and peace 48. Central Food Technological Research Institute is situated in: Ans. Mysore 49. Panini is associated with: (a)Music (b)Grammer (c)Literature (d)Dancing Ans. Grammer 50. English East India Company set up during the period of: Ans. Elizabath 51. Country known as Emerald Island: Ans. Ireland 52. Shora is the parliament of: Ans. Afganistan 53. The actress who won Urvashi Award 4 times? Ans. Shabana Azmi 54. Rhodesia is the name of: Ans. Zimbabwe
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41. Monozite is largely produced in the state of: (a)Tamil Nadu (b)Karnataka (c)Odisha (d)Kerala Ans. Kerala 42. Who discovered Brazil ? Ans. Kabral 43. Which continent is divided into almost two equal parts by the equator? Ans. Africa 44. The language Dogri is spoken in: Ans. Jammu-Kashmir
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55. Taj Mahal is on the Banks of river: Ans. Yamuna 56. The festival Kumbhamela is celebrated in: Ans. Uttar Pradesh 57. Bread basket of the world is: Ans. Prairies 58. The sun is composed mainly of: Ans. Hydrogen 59. Ferdinand associated with: Ans. Suez Canal de lesseps is

65. Which of the following metals is not an element? (a)Iron (b)Silver (c)Gold (d)Bronze Ans. Bronze 66. The french revolution took place in the .......... th century: Ans. 18th century 67. In which year Azad Hind Fouj formed? Ans. 1943 68. Where is the Kumaranasan built? Ans. Pallana tomb of

60. The particle which is supposed to travel faster than light: Ans. Tachyon 61. Zulus are the tribal people of: Ans. South Africa 62. Old name of St. Petersburg? Ans. Leningrad 63. Mercury is a: Ans. Metal 64. A lantern for projecting images of object is: Ans. Epidiascope Part: 3 1. Which state Police in India utilised the Pigeon Post Service? Ans. Orissa State Police

69. The first space craft that landed on Moon: Ans. Loona-9 70. The minister who resigned from Central Cabinet during the wake of Chinese aggression? (a)V.C Shukla (b)V.K Krishna Menon (c)Jaffer sheriff (d)H.K.L Bhagat Ans. V.K Krishna Menon

2. When was the first commemorative stamp issued in India ?

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Ans. In 1931 (to mark inauguration of New Delhi)

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Ans. 1840 May 6th 12. The first Indian Personality who was depicted in foreign stamps? Ans. Mahatma Gandhi 13. Which picture was depicted in First world stamp? Ans. Queen Victorias Head 14. The busiest Post office in India? Ans. Mumbai GPO 15. First Indian Postage stamp? Ans. Scinde Dawk 16. No. of post offices having Pictorial Cancellation facility in Kerala? Ans. 23 17. Indias third scented postal stamp? Ans. Jasmine (Rs. 15) 18. What is water mark ? Ans. A design / mark on paper given at the time of production. 19. The first post card issued in Cochin state? Ans. 1898 at the time of Raja Rama Varma I 20. Which country issued the first commemorative stamp in the world? Ans. Romania

3. The Cricketer from Australian Test Cricket team belongs to Australian Postal Service ? Ans. Brad Hogg 4. The first Non Royal to appear on U.K. postage stamp? Ans. William Shakespeare (1964) 5. In which language the first Megdoot Post card issued? Ans. Tamil 6. First Postal stamp in the World? Ans. Penny Black 7. When, the Indian Postal Stamp was cancelled at Mount Everest? Ans. 1996 May 10 (by ITBP. IndoTibet Border Police) 8. Which is Indias first General Post Office? Ans. Calcutta GPO (in 1774) 9. Which country issued the first self adhesive Postage stamp? Ans. Sierra Leone (1964) 10. The first country issued new year greeting cards through Postal service? Ans. China 11. When was the first Postal Stamp issued ?
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21. Date of formation of Kerala Postal Circle? Ans. 1961 July 1 22. Highest Denomination of Indian Commemorative stamp ever since issued? Ans. 1) Mother Theresa , Rs. 45/2) Acropora Formosa , Rs. 45/23. First burnt-wood smelt postage stamp issued by: Ans. Brazil (1999) in connection with hazardous effect of forest fire. 24. Where was the first Gandhi stamp printed ? Ans. Switzerland 25. No. of world countries now in UPU (Universal Postal Union)? Ans. 192 26. First coffee scented stamp issued by: Ans. Brazil 27. First personality in whose name Part: 4 1. Who was the first Minister of Communication of India? (a)Jawaharlal Nehru (b)M.C Chugla (c)C.R.K Kidwai (d)Maulana Abul Kalam Azad

the first Commemorative stamp was issued while he was alive ? Ans. Dr. Rajendra Prasad 28. The only country in the world where home delivery and redirection of postal articles exists: Ans. India 29. When India Post celebrated its 150th year of existence? Ans. 2004-2005 30. When was the first Childrens day stamp issued: Ans. 1957 Nov. 14 (Three stamps) 31. Who cancelled the Indian Postal Stamp in space suite? Ans. Rakesh Sharma 32. Name of the Indian Post Office at Dakshin Gangotri (Antartica) Ans. Maitri BO 33. Which stamp is called Mourning stamp of India? Ans. Stamp of Mahatma Gandhi issued on 15.8.1948

2. In Mahabharata, who was the sister of Kauravas? (a)Subhadra (b)Dushala (c)Dubhadra (d)Suphala
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3. At which of the following places did Shri Guru Gobind Singh breathe his last? (a)Patna (b)Delhi (c)Bidar (d)Nanded 4. Which one of the following rivers flow in to the Arabian Sea? (a)Cauvery (b)Krishna (c)Tapti (d)Godavari 5. Which of the following was the first state in India formed on linguistic basis? (a)Karnataka (b)Maharashtra (c)Andhra Pradesh (d)Tamil Nadu 6. Who was adjudged player of the tournament by scoring most number of Wickets in the tournament in womens world cup cricket held recently: (Megan Schutt) 7. Which country will host 2016 Olympic Games? (Rio de Janerio, Brazil) 8. Which company will sponsor all Indian medal winners of 2012 London Olympics for the 2016 Rio De Janerio Olympics? (Steel Authority of India) 9. The next World Cups will be hosted by (Australia and New Zealand) in 2015, and (England and Wales) in 2019.

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