SSC Food Corporation of India (FCI) FCI Management Trainee General Awareness Model Question Paper

SSC Food Corporation of India (FCI)

FCI Management Trainee

General Awareness Model Question Paper 

Q.1. Reasons for the growth of Regional Political Parties in India is–

• lack of effective opposition 
• economic disparities among the States
• failure of the national parties 
• All the above

Q.2. The first State in India to be formed on linguistic basis is–

• Andhra Pradesh 
• Odisha
• Karnataka 
• Maharashtra

Q.3. The only Union Territory which has a High Court of its own is–

• Chandigarh 
• Daman and Diu
• Delhi 
• Lakshadweep

Q.4. One of the following subjects is not in the State List–

• Market and fairs 
• Bankruptcy and insolvency
• Police and prisons 
• Public health and sanitation

Q.5. Who was the founder of the Slave dynasty in India ?

• Balban 
• Qutub-ud-din Aibak
• Muhammad Ghori 
• Iltutmish

Q.6. Chandragupta Maurya was the–

• Great-grandfather of Ashoka 
• Brother of Ashoka 
• Father of Ashoka 
• Grandfather of Ashoka

Q.7. Who was known as ‘Lakh Baksh’ ?

• Iltutmish 
• Raziya
• Qutub-ud-din Aibak 
• Babar

Q.8. Who was the pioneer among the social reformers ?

• Ramakrishna Paramhans 
• Swami Vivekanand
• Raja Rammohun Roy 
• Dayanand Saraswati

Q.9. Which of the following classes did not participate in the Revolt of 1857 ?

1. 1Agricultural labourers 
2. Money lenders 
3. Peasants 
4. Zamindars

• 2 only 
• 2 and 4
• 1 only 
• D) land 2

Q.10. Pradhanmantri Bharat Jodo Pariyojna is related to–

• Linking of Rivers 
• Development of Roads
• Communication 
• Social Integration

Q.11. The difference between G.D.P. at market prices and G.D.P. at factor prices is–

• Net factor income from abroad 
• Net export
• Depreciation 
• Net indirect taxes

Q.12. With increase in the price of commodity ‘X’, the demand of ‘Y’ decreases. The commodity ‘Y’ is a/an–

• inferior good 
• composite good
• substitute good 
• complementary good

13. Match the following–
           List A                                              List B 
a. Perfect competition                     1. One seller
b. Monopoly                                      2. Product differentiation 
c. Discriminating monopoly            3. Homogeneous commodity
d. Monopolistic competition           4. Price differentiation

• a  b  c d
• 4 2 3 1
• 2 4 1 3
• 3 1 4 2
• 1 3 2 4

Q.14. Corporate Tax is imposed by–

• Central Government 
• Both Central and State Government
• State Government 
• Local Government

Q.15. Which one of the following is essential for proper working of democracy?

• Responsible and efficient opposition 
• Written constitution
• Universal adult franchise 
• Parliamentary system

Q.16. The sound of explosions in a distant star is not heard from the Earth because–

• the frequency of sound produced is below 10 Hz
• the frequency of sound produced is above 100 kHz
• there is no continuous medium from the star to Earth
• the distance of the star is so large that sound intensity falls below the audible range

Q.17. Combustion is the process in which–

• only heat is, produced 
• heat and light are produced
• no heat is produced 
• no light is produced

Q.18. In a ‘dynamo’–

• electrical energy is converted to mechanical energy
• electrical energy is converted to magnetic energy
• mechanical energy is converted to electrical energy
• mechanical energy is converted to heat energy

Q.19. Among the materials listed below, sound travels the fastest in–

• Hydrogen 
• Vacuum
• Steel 
• Water

Q.20. In an e-mail address, the symbol that is used to separate the user name and the domain name is–

• @ 
• –
• # 
• : / /

Q.21. CD-ROM is a–

• Magnetic Memory 
• Secondary Memory
• Semiconductor Memory 
• Memory Register

Q.22. pH value of blood is–

• in between 8 and 9 
• greater than 10
• less than 6 
• in between 7 and 8

Q.23. Great Barrier Reef is situated in

• Australia 
• Nova Scotia
• North Sea 
• Southern China

Q.24. In India, the longest day occurs on–

• April 13 
• October 13
• June 21 
• March 21

Q.25. Which one of the following is not found in new alluvial soil ?

• Humus 
• Gas
• Minerals 
• Water

Q.26. Palghat Gap connects Tamil Nadu with–

• Kerala 
• Karnataka
• Andhra Pradesh 
• Both and (B)

Q.27. Jodhpur receives less rainfall than Delhi because–

• Arabian Sea runs parallel to Aravali 
• it is on leeward side of the winds
• condensation does not take place there 
• all of above factors

Q.28. Bamboo is a–

• Tree 
• Climber
• Shrub 
• Herb

Q.29. Which vitamins are those which if taken in excess can be dangerous as they are stored in the body ?

• B Complex 
• E and C
• B and C 
• A and D

Q.30. Which one of the following constitutes two best reasons for distinguishing the living from the non-living?

• Respiration and excretion 
• Reproduction and locomotion
• Irritability and locomotion 
• Growth and locomotion

Q.31. The expansion of D.D.T. is–

• Dichloro Diphenyl Trichloroethane 
• Dichloro Diamine Trichloroethane
• Dichloro Diphenyl Tetrachloroethane 
• None of the above

Q.32. Which of the following animals is a parasite?

• Amoeba 
• Sponge
• Plasmodium 
• Earthworm

Q.33. Which one of the. following respires by gills ?

• Cray-fish 
• Star-fish
• Silver-fish 
• Jelly-fish

Q.34. The book ‘Friends and Foes’ was written by–

• Rajmohan Gandhi 
• Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
• Lord Tennyson 
• Dr. S. Radhakrishnan

Q.35. On the lines of ‘Palace on Wheels’, a new train ‘Deccan Odyssey’ is operated between–

• Karnataka and Kerala 
• Kerala and Tamil Nadu
• Tamil Nadu and Karnataka 
• Maharashtra and Goa

Q.36. Name the famous paper which Gandhiji edited to propagate his ideas.

• Harijan 
• Satyagrah
• Khadi 
• Swadeshi

Q.37. The aeroplane that dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima was–

• White Storm 
• Thunder Power
• Enola Gay
• Black Light

Q.38. Which Indian Commercial Bank became the first in providing mobile ATM Service ?

• HDFC Bank 
• SBI
• ICICI Bank 
• IDBI Bank

Q.39. Sivakasi, which recently witnessed major explosions in the cracker manufacturing units, is situated in the State of–

• Kerala 
• Chhattisgarh
• Tamil Nadu 
• Andhra Pradesh

Q.40.Who has brought laurels to the country by winning a Silver Medal in the London Paralympic Games in High Jump?

• Bhimrao Kesarkar 
• Devendra Singh
• Joginder Singh Bedi 
• H. N. Girisha

Q.41. Sunita Williams has set the record for the maximum number of space-walks by a woman astronaut recently. The exact number of the walks is–

• 5 
• 4
• 7 
• 6

Q.42. Who among the following Indian economists has recently been appointed as the Chief Economist and Senior Vice President of the World Bank ?

• B. B. Bhattacharya 
• Jagdish Bhagwati
• Raghuram Rajan 
• Kaushik Basu

Q.43. When water is heated from 0°C to 10°C, the volume of water–

• decreases steadily 
• increases steadily
• first increases then decreases 
• first decreases then increases

Q.44. From which of the following endocrine glands is GTH secreted ?

• Adrenal gland 
• Islets of Langerhans in pancreas
• Pituitary gland 
• Thyroid gland

Q.45. Which of the following is an acid?

• H2O 
• Na2CO3
• HZSO4 
• NaCl

Q.46. Which of the following is the major component of ecosystem ?

• Biotic 
• Abiotic
• Energy 
• All of the above

Q.47.There has been an increasing incidence of floods in Northern India in recent years because–

• there has been increase in deforestation in the catchment area
• the rate of silting of, dams has gone up
• there has been an increase in annual rainfall
• the ice has been melting faster due to slight increase in atmospheric temperature

Q.48. Which of the following is the most dangerous pollutant ?

• Carbon dioxide 
• Sulphur dioxide
• Carbon monoxide 
• Nitrous oxide

Q.49. Which country loses highest amount of top soil from its crop lands due to erosion ?

• Brazil 
• U.S.A.
• China 
• India

Q.50. Ajanta-Ellora Caves are situated near–

• Ajmer 
• Aurangabad
• Patna 
• Jaipur

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Food Corporation Of India : FCI General Awareness Model Questions

Food Corporation Of India
FCI General Awareness Model Questions

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 modernization 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 submarin

• 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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Management Trainee General Awareness Model Papers

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°/o
• 0%
• 75°/o
• 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 film star 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 Singh— Tennis
• Jhulan Goswami — Cricket
• 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

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