Food Corporation Of India Examination : General Awareness Sample Question Answers

Food Corporation Of India Examination

General Awareness Sample Question With Answers

1. Kinetic energy is converted into electrical energy in

• Electric Motor
• Dynamo
• Electromagnet
• Ammeter

2. Floppy disk is an example of

• Read Only Memory
• Random Access Memory
• Cache Memory
• Secondary Storage Memory

3. Which of the following compounds are sprayed over clouds to cause artificial rain?

• Ice
• NaOH
• AgI
• NH4CL

4. Iodine deficiency in diet is know to cause

• rickets
• obesity
• scurvy
• goitre

5. The refrigeration of the food articles keeps them fresh because

• water forms crystals
• chemical reaction is slowed down
• chemical reaction take place faster
• bacteria are killed

6. Which substance is called the ‘liquid gold’?

• Gold as a liquid form
• Sodium as a liquid form
• Mustard oil
• Petroleum oil

7. Percentage of silver in German silver is

• 25%
• 0%
• 75%
• 80%

8. Which type of compounds are sugar and common salt?

• Both are organic compounds
• Both are inorganic compounds
• Sugar is an organic compound and common salt is an inorganic compound
• Sugar is inorganic compound and common salt is an organic compound

9. The chemical name of Vitamin ‘E’ is

• Ascorbic acid
• Retinol
• Tocopherol
• Thiamine

10. Which of the following gases has bleaching property

• Carbon dioxide
• Carbon Monoxide
• Chlorine
• Hydrogen

11. The heaviest body of our Solar system is

• Sun
• Uranus
• Jupiter
• Saturn

12. From amongst the following; Name famous Indian ornithologist

• Dr. Salim Ali
• Dr. Gopalasamudram N. Ramachandran
• Dr. J.B.S. Haldane
• Dt H.G. Khorana

13. Who performed the longest space journey in the year 2007

• . Venus Williams
• Serena Willlams
• Sunita William
• Sir John William

14. ‘The Lost Child’ was written by

• Nirad C. Chowdlltiury
• Mulk Raj Anand
• Khushwant Singh
• Annie Besant

15. Dr. MS. Swaminathan has distinguished himself in which of the following fields ?

• Nuclear Physics
• Agriculture
• Astrophysics
• Medicine

16. The Headquarters of UNESCO at

• Rome
• Geneva
• Paris
• New York

17. January 15 is celebrated as the

• Army Day
• Martyr’s Day
• Independence Day
• ) Ugadhi

18. Bijapur is known for its

• Heavy rainfall
• Rock Temple
• Gol Gumbaj
• Statue of Gomateshwara

19. The Americans are also known as

• Kiwis
• Yankees
• Tories
• None of the above

20. India lifted the ONGC Nehru Cup, 2009, after defeating in the final

• Syria
• Pakistan
• Sri Lanka
• Bangladesh

21. An element which does not react with oxygen is

• Chlorine
• Iodine
• Helium
• Nitrogen

22. During sleep, man’s blood pressure

• increases
• decreases
• fluctuates
• remains constant

23. Which Indian filmstar was recently conferred Honorary Doctorate by Bedfordshire University (U.K.) ?

• Amitabh Bachchan
• Shah Rukh Khan
• Orn Puri
• Aamir Khan

24. Williams Sisters won the U.S. Open Women’s Doubles Title 2009 after defeating in the final

• Leizal Huber and Cara Black
• Kim Clijsters and Anna Kournikova
• Caroline Woaniacki and Dinara Safina
• Nathalie Deshy and Sania Mirza

25. Which one of the following is a military alliance ?

• ASEAN
• SAARC
• NATO
• NAFTA

26. The recipient of the 42nd Jnanpeeth Award is

• Manohar Shastri
• Harish Pandya
• Satya Vrat Shastri
• K Kamal Kumar

27. World Development Report is an annual publication of

• UNICEF
• UNDP
• WTO
• World Bank

28. Which one of the following is correct ?

• Jeev Milkha—TennisSingh
• Jhulan—Cricket Goswami
• Baichung Bhutia—Hockey
• Pankaj Advani—Badminton

29. Which one of the following industrialists was declared ‘The Business Person of the Year 2008’ by the Times of India Survey ?

• Anil Ambani
• Rahul Bajaj
• Ratan Tata
• Gautam Adani

30. Naina Devi peak forms a part of

• Himalayan range located in Sikkim
• Himalayan range located in Kumaon region
• Himalayan range located in Nepal
• Himalayan range located in Jammu & Kashmir