Food Corporation Of India : General Awareness Model Question Papers

Food Corporation Of India Examination
General Awareness Question

1.In which year the Government of India included ten new tribes of Uttar Pradesh as Scheduled
Tribes ?

• 2004
• 2003 
• 2002
• 2001

2. In UP,which one of the following districts has the largest population of Scheduled Tribes

• Sonebhadra
• Mirzapur 
• Kheri C 
• Bijnore I

3. Sukna scam case was recently (first quarter of 2010) much in the news. With which State is it
concerned ?

• Himachal Pradesh 
• Jammu and Kashmir
• Rajasthan 
• West Bengal

4. The author of the book which recently became the root cause of the controversy regarding the
script of the film “Three Idiots” is

• Abhijat loshi 
• Mohammad Khalid
• Chetan Bhagat 
• Rajkumar Hirani

5. Consider the following statements-
1, The crop insurance scheme in India was started in the year 1985
2. The total number of agro climatic zone in U.P is 9
3. Food for work programme was started in the year 1977
4. Blue resolution is concerned with production of mustard
Of these statements—-

• Only 1, and 2 are correct 
• Only 2 and 3 are correct
• Only 3 and 4 are correct 
• Only 1, 2 and 3 are correct

7, Who has written the book “The Rediscovery of India” published around November 2009 ?

• Ram Chandra Guha 
• Meghnad Desai
• Arun Shourie 
• Mohan Bhagwat

8. Which country launched the World’s first satellite dedicated to monitoring ’greenhouse gas
emissions’ in 2009 ?

• Japan 
• Brazil 
• India 
• U.S.A.

9, How many nations were members of the BASIC Block at the December 2009 Copenhagen Meet ?

• 5
• 4 
• 3
• 2

10. The Rangnath Mishra Commission report which was tabled in the Parliament in December
2009, relates to—

• Electoral reforms 
• Police reforms
• Religious and Linguistic Minorities 
• Tax reforms

11. Match List-I with List-H and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists-
              List—I                                                               List•II
     (Name of film)                                               (The writing inspiring the film)
(a) 3Idiots                                                              1, Pygmalion
(b) Slum dog Millionaire                                      2. Five Point some one
(c) Junoon                                                             3. Q and A
(d) My Fair Lady                                                   4. A Flight of Pigeons

• 2 1 4 3 
• 3 4 1 2
• 3 1 4 2 
• 2 3 4 1

12.The Indian citizen who has been honoured with Ramon Magsay- say award for the year 2009 is-

• Bhimsen ]oshi 
• Deep ]oshi
• Indira Sinha 
• Pankaj Srivastava

13. At the 56th National Film 1 Awards for 2008 the best feature film award was bagged by-

• Antaheen 
• Fashion 
• Iogeva 
• Rock on

14. ’Project Arrow’ is concerned with the modernisation of which of the following

• Airports 
• Post offices
• Road Transport C 
• Railways

15. During Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s visit to Russia in December 2009, India and Russia signed an agreement mainly relating to-

• Civil nuclear cooperation 
• Climate change
• Cooperation in agriculture Sector
• Cooperation in science and technology sector

16. The city which has been selected by a famous International Magazine “Travel and Leisure” in its survey 2009 as the best city from tourism point of view in the world is-

• Udaipur
• Hong Kong 
• Singapore 
• Dubai

17. Football World Cup 2010 will be held in-

• Britain 
• Germany 
• Portugal 
• South Africa

18. How many seats BSP won in the elections to the U.P. Legislative Council held in January 2010 ?

• 31 
• 32 
• 33 
• 34

19. The mascot of the 19th Common wealth Games, to be held in 2010 in New Delhi is-

• Bhaloo 
• Cheetah 
• Chital 
• Shera

20. The ’Man of the Series’ in the triangular series of the Idea Cup 2010 concluded on 13th January, 2010 is-

• M. S. Dhoni 
• Kumar Sangalckara 
• Virat Kohli 
• Virender Sehwag

21. Commonwealth Games are scheduled to take place in New Delhi, India in 20104 Which
location has been chosen for the next Commonwealth Games in 2014 ?

• Brisbane — Australia 
• Victoria — Canada
• Auckland — New Zealand 
• Glasgow — Scotland

22. Suresh Kalmadi has been elected Chairman of the ‘Asian Athletic Association’ on November 9th 2009 for the»

• 2nd term 
• 3rd term 
• 4th term 
• 5 th term

23. ICC announced a list of 55 Cricket players in 2009 to be included in its inaugural ’Hall of
Fame’ list. Identify from the following cricketers who was not included in the list. _

• Kapil Dev 
• Sachin Tendulkar
• Sunil Gavaskar 
• Bishan Singh Bedi

24. 2016 Olympic Games will be held at-

• Chicago 
• Madrid
• Rio de Janeiro 
• Tokyo

25. Which of the following leguminous plant is also a petro-plant ?

• Pigeon-pea 
• Pea 
• Gram 
• Pongam

26. lf an apple is released from an orbiting spaceship, it will-

• Fall towards the Earth 
• Move at a lower speed
• Move along with the space- ship at the same speed 
• Move at a higher speed

27. The atmosphere exerts enormous pressure on us. But, we do not feel it because-

• Our blood exerts a pressure slightly more than that of the atmosphere
• We are used to it
• Our bones are very strong and can withstand the pressure
• The surface area of our head is very small

28. In which of the following industries is mica used as a raw material ?

• Iron and Steel 
• Toys
• Glass and Pottery 
• Electrical

29. The micro-organism which is associated with the production of Bt cotton is a-

• Fungus 
• Bacterium
• Blue green Alga 
• Virus

30. Computer virus is a—

• Fungus 
• Bacterium
• IC 7344 
• Software program

31. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists-
          List-I                                                         List•II
(a) Arihant                                                1.American Cryogenic Rocket
(b) Awacs                                                2. Anti tank missile
(c) Atlas Centaur                                     3. Israel developed Falcon for Air Force
(d) Nag                                                     4. Atomic submarine

• 4 3 2 I 
• 4 3 1 2
• 3 4 1 2 
• 3 4 2 1

32. Consider the following statements-
Assertion (A) :Space Based Solar Power (SBSP), it is suggested be made a national goal.
Reason (R) :Supply of SBSP is 99% uninterrupted throughout the year, besides the enormity of
energy availability. 
Select the correct answer using the codes given below-:

• Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
• Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)\
• (A) is true, but (R) is false 
• (A) is false, but (R) is true

33. Match List-I with List-II and 1 select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists-
                List-I                                                                  List-II
           (Disease)                                                          (Cause)
(a) Marasmus                                                          1. Prolonged Starvation
(b) Kwashiorkor                                                       2. Protein Deficiency
(c) TB.                                                                       3. Bacterial Infection
(d) Hepatitis B                                                          4. Viral Infection

• 1 2 3 4 
• 2 1 3 4
• 4 2 3 1 
• 2 4 1 3

34. Which one of the following is not properly matched ?

• Gene splicing and recombinant DNA technology —Genetic Engineering i 
• A diagnostic test to detect the presence or absence of genetic disorders in unborn child-Amniocentesis
• A process by which living organisms break down complex matter into simpler constituents T -Biodegradation 
• An inbuilt time-keeping sys- tem in all organisms Bio-mass

35. SalKs vaccine is connected with which one of the following diseases ?

• Small pox
• Titanus 
• T.B. 
• Polio

36. Which one of the following statements is not true for a person suffering from hypermetropia ?

• The person can see far objects distinctly. 
• The focal length of the lens is large
• The image of the close ‘ objects is focused behind the retina
• A concave lens is used to correct this defect

37.’Endoscope’ used by Doctors for examining the inside of the patient’s stomach, works on the principle of-

• Reflection of light 
• Dispersion of light
• Total internal reflection of light 
• Refraction of light

38. Consider the following statements-
Assertion (A) : If Ice collects on the freezer the cooling in the refrigerator is affected adversely.
Reason (R) : Ice is a poor conductor of heat. Select the correct answer using the codes given below——

• Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A) 
• Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
• (A) is true, but (R) is false 
• (A) is false, but (R) is true

39. What type of electromagnetic radiation is used in the remote control of a television ?

• Infrared 
• Ultraviolet
• Visible 
• None of these

40. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists-
              List-I                                                                               List•II
(Naturally occurring substance)                              (Elements present)
        (a) Diamond                                                               1. Calcium
        (b) Marble                                                                   2. Silicon
        (c) Sand                                                                      3. Aluminum
        (d) Ruby                                                                      4. Carbon

• 3 1 2 4 
• 4 2 1 3
• 2 1 3 4 
• 4 1 2 3

41. Which one of the following com-pounds is used as a sedative ?

• Potassium bromide
• Calcium chloride 
• Ethyl alcohol 
• Phosphorus trichloride

42. An enzyme which helps in the digestion of protein is–

• Urease 
• Sulfatase 
• Trypsin 
• Protease

43. Methane is present in the atmosphere of-

• Moon
• Sun 
• Jupiter
• Mars

44. Hydrogen bomb is based on the principle of-

• Controlled fusion reaction 
• Uncontrolled fusion reaction
• Controlled fission reaction 
• Uncontrolled fission reaction

45. In countries where polished rice is the mean cereal in their diet, people suffer from-

• Pellagra 
• Beri-beri 
• Scurvy 
• Osteomalacia

46. Which one of the following silver salts is used for producing artificial rains

• Silver chloride 
• Silver bromide
• Silver nitrate 
• Silver iodide

47.The hypo solution used in photography is the aqueous solution of-

• Sodium thiosulphate 
• Sodium tetrathionate
• Sodium sulphate 
• Ammonium per sulphate

48. Accumulation of which one of the following in the muscles leads to fatigue ?

• Lactic acid 
• Benzoic acid
• Pyruvic acid 
• Uric acid

49. Which one of the following had supported the Non-cooperation movement, but could not see its upshots ?

• Bal Gangadhar Tilak 
• Lala Lajpat Rai
• Motilal Nehru 
• Chitranjan Das

50. Which of the following is a substance abundantly available in the sea and administered in a
certain deficiency disease?

• Iron 
• Vitamin A 
• Flumi
• Iodine

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