FCI Assistant Grade III Examination : भारतीय खाद्य निगम सामान्य जागरूकता प्रश्नपत्र

Food Corporation Of India Examination

Assistant Gr-III General Knowledge Solved Question Answers

1. Which is the largest airport in the world?

• Singapore Airport
• The Kaulalumpur International Airport
• Heathrow at London
• The King Khalid airport at Saudi Arabia

2. Prithvi is a................?

• Surface-to-air missile
• Surface-to-surface missile
• Air-to-surface missile
• Air-to-air missile

3. At the end of 2001, the Indian government approved the cultivation of B. T. Cotton. Which multinational company is the major beneficiary of this decision?

• Cargil
• BASF
• Monsanto
• All of these

4. The World Literacy Day is celebrated on?

• 8th September
• 5th June
• 15th August
• 5th September

5. Which was the first University to be established in the world?

• Harvard University
• Nalanda University
• Oxford University
• None of these

6. The speed of light will be minimum while passing through?

• glass
• vacuum
• air
• water

7. Which of the following chemicals has been recently allowed by the government of India to be mixed with petrol?

• Methanol
• Ethanol
• Kerosene
• Butanol

8. What is the name of the instrument used to measure blood pressure?

• Barometer
• Hygrometer
• Hydrometer
• Sphygmomanometre

9. Who was the Prime Minister of England when India got independence?

• Attlee
• Churchill
• Thatcher
• Wilson

10. Which, among the following, would you consider a historical source?

• Numismatics
• Epigraphs
• Rock paintings
• Census reports

11. What is not correct about a soft loan?
1. It is a loan bearing no rate of interest
2. It has an interest rate which is above the true cost of the capital lent
3. The world bank gives soft loans to developing countries for long-term capital projects

• Only 1
• Only 2
• 2and3
• 1 and3

12. Which is the only historical monument which can be seen by the naked eyes from the moon?

• The Leaning Tower of Pisa
• The Pyramids of Egypt
• The Statue of Liberty, NewYork
• The Great Wall of China

13. Formal services of Credit do not include?

• Self-help groups
• Cooperatives
• Employers
• L.I.C.

14. The most common route for investments by MNCs in countries around the world is to?
1. Set up new factories
2. Buy existing local companies
3. Form partnerships with local companies
4. Invest in companies with low turn over

• 1,3 and 4
• 2 and 3
• 2,3and4
• All of the above

15. How many faces are there in an octahedron?

• 4
• 6
• 8
• 12

16. Night-blindness is caused by lack of which vitamin?

• Vitamin A
• Vitamin B
• Vitamin C
• Vitamin D

17. The most abundant element in Earth’s atmosphere is?

• Argon
• Nitrogen
• Oxygen
• Krypton

18. The breadth of the railway broad gauge is approximately?

• 2m
• 1.88 m
• 1.67 m
• 1.33 m

19. Which is the richest soil among the following?

• Black soil
• Red soil
• Laterite soil
• Alluvial soil

20. Sun rises in the east and sets in the west due to the?

• shape of earth
• revolution of earth around the sun
• rotation of earth on its axis
• movements of the sun

21. A person of which of the following blood group can receive blood of any group?

• A
• AB
• B
• 0

22. Evergreen type of forests are found in?

• Equatorial climate
• Monsoon climatic region
• Desert regions
• Mediterranean region

23. What is the other name for River Gangas?

• Sapthanadi
• Bhageerathi
• Savitri
• Bhadravati

24. The earth is?

• Spherical
• Elliptical
• Oblate spheroid
• Pralate spheroid

25. Which of the following set can not enter into the list of fundamental quantities in any system of units?

• Length, mass and velocity
• Length, time and velocity
• Mass, time and velocity
• Length, time and mass

26 Which of the following is / are the main agents of soil erosion?

• Wind and water
• Rocks
• Sand
• High temperature and humidity

27. Who is the Minister of Agriculture of India?

• Sharad Pawar
• Ran Vilas Paswan
• Shiv Raj Patil
• None of these

28. Monsoon is caused by?

• Revolution of Earth
• Movement of Clouds
• Seasonal reversal of the winds
• Larger change in amplitude of seasonal cycle of land temperature

29. Which is the last letter of the Greek alphabet?

• Omega
• Sigma
• Zeta
• Chi

30. Which is the birth place of Hitler?

• Germany
• Hungary
• Austria
• France

31. Who elects President of India?

• Lock Sabha
• Rajya Sahha
• People of India
• Parliament and State Assemblies

32. Which country is called the ‘Land of Cakes’?

• Britain
• Spain
• France
• Scotland

33. Which of the following books is not written by Kalidas?

• Kathasaritsagar
• Meghdutam
• Raghuvansham
• Pushpavan Vikasam

34. In India, the Chief Minister of a State is not eligible to vote in the Presidential elections if?

• he himself is a candidate
• he is yet to prove his majority in the State legislature
• he is a member of the upper house of the State legislature
• he is a caretaker Chief Minister

35. When can the Speaker exercise his right to vote in the house?

• Whenever he desires
• Whenever the house desires
• In the event of equality of votes
• Whenever his party directs

36. which of the following is not a cash crop?

• Jute
• Paddy
• Cashew-nut
• Rubber

37. Which TV channel has been in the news for its coverage of the Bin Laden crisis, especially for having carried out the broadcast of Osama Bin Laden to audiences in West Asia?

• Star Asia
• B. B. C. Asia
• Al Jazeera
• Khaleed Times

38. The oldest monarchy in the world is that of?

• Nepal
• U. K.
• Spain
• Japan

39. Who was Karl Marx’s main collaborator on his famous works?

• V.I. Lenin
• Max Weber
• Fredrick Engels
• Joseph Stalin

40. Which is the first Asian country to host the Commonwealth Games?

• South Korea
• Japan
• Malaysia
• China

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Food Corporation Exam Papers : Management Trainee General Awareness Sample Question Answer

Food Corporation Of India Examination

Management Trainee Exam

General Awareness Sample Question 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 ?
               Player                            Sport 

• 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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FCI Solved Papers : General Awareness Question With Answers

Food Corporation Of India Examination
General Awareness Sample Questions With Answers

1. Total cropped area in India is: 

• 137 mha 
• 142 mha 
• 147 mha 
• 152 mha

2. The average agricultural production from irrigated area is:

• 1/8 tonnes/ha 
• 2.0 tonnes/ha 
• 2.4 tonnes/ha 
• 2-8 tonnes/ha

3. Indian agriculture is facing the following major problems. Which is NOT CORRECT?

• Land degradation 
• Rising population 
• Lack of bullock power 
• Stagnant cultivable area

4. The area occupied by legume in India is

• 24 mha 
• 29 mha 
• 34 mha 
• 39 mha

5. The principle oil seed crop of India is

• Sesame 
• Mustard 
• Linseed 
• Groundnut

6. Which fiber crop occupies largest area in India?

• Jute 
• Flax 
• Cotton 
• Sunnhemp

7. First agricultural university was established

• Ludmana 
• Pusa 
• Kanpur 
• Pant Nagar

8. Nobel Prize for Peace was awarded to Dr. Norman Borlaug in

• 1969 
• 1970 
• 1971 
• 1972

9. Dr Rajendra Singh Paroda has been felicitated with the award

• Padam Shri 
• Padam Bhushan 
• Padam Vibhushan 
• Bharat Ratna

10. To be self reliant in agriculture the following growth rate per year is necessary

• 3.0% 
• 3.5% 
• 4.0% 
• 4.5%

11. On the basis of agro climatic conditions Pali,Jalore, Sirohi and Jodhpur are included in Zone

• II-B 
• II-A 
• I-B 
• I-A

12. Which state is devoid of arid zone?

• Punjab 
• Madhya Pradesh 
• Maharashtra 
• Andhra Pradesh

13. Indian Institute of Soil Science is located at

• Ludhiana 
• Hisar 
• New Delhi 
• Bhopal

14. The irrigation water requirement of onion is

• 60 cm 
• 50 cm 
• 40 cm 
• 30 cm

15. Sowing of second crop in between the standard rows of the first crop before its removal is called

• Inter cropping 
• Multi copping 
• Intensive cropping 
• Relay cropping

16. The cropping system beneficial to prevent soil erosion due to winds is

• Mixed cropping 
• Strip cropping 
• Relay cropping 
• Multi cropping

17. The optimum temperature for sugarcane is

• 21-27 °C 
• 14-29 °C 
• 25-30 °C 
• 28-34 °C

18. Per hectare seed rate of guar is

• 3 kg 
• 6 kg 
• 9 kg
• 12 kg

19. The production of oil seeds in. India during 1996-97 was

• 22 million tonnes 
• 25 million tonnes 
• 24 million tonnes 
• 26million tonnes

20. The layer in the soil profile where material removed from the two overlaying horizons is deposited is called 

• A-horizon 
• B-horizon 
• C-horizon 
• D-horizon

21. The diameter of very fine sand particles is-

• Below 0.002 mm 
• 0.05-0.002mm 
• 0.01-0.05 mm 
• 0.05-0.10mm

22. The mineral weathering and clay formation are rapid where the climate is-

• Warm and moist 
• Warm and dry 
• Cold and moist 
• Cold and dry

23. Alkali soils are treated with gypsum to correct the deficiency of- 

• Sulphur 
• Calcium 
• Magnesium 
• Zinc

24. Which micro-nutrient is most deficient in Indo-Gangatic alluvium soils?

• Iron 
• Zinc 
• Copper 
• Manganese

25. Which fertilizer is most beneficial for alkali soils?

• Urea 
• Ammonium sulphate 
• Calcium ammonium nitrate 
• Ammonium nitrate

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Food Corporation of India Examination : General Awareness Model Papers

Food Corporation of India Examination

General Awareness Model Question Paper

Q1.What is the population of India ?

1. 98 crores
2. More than 2 billion
3. More than 1 billion
4. Less than 96 crores
5. 96 crores

Q2.Thermostat is an instrument used to"

1. measure flow of current
2. measure intensity of voltage
3. regulate temperature
4. regulate velocity of sound
5. None of these

Q3.Wimbledon Trophy is associated with"

1. Football
2. Cricket
3. Hockey
4. Basketball
5. Lawn Tennis

Q4.GNP stands for"

1. Gross National Product
2. Group Net Product
3. Grand Nuclear Process
4. Group Networking Process
5. None of these

Q5.'Acoustics' is the science of the study of"

1. Light
2. Sound
3. Electricity
4. Magnetism
5. None of these

Q.6.Noise pollution is measured in the unit called"

1. micron
2. nautical miles
3. ohms
4. ampere
5. decibel

Q.7.'Heavy Water' is used in which of the following types of industries ?

1. Sugar
2. Nuclear Power
3. Textile
4. Coal
5. None of these

Q.8.Who amongst the following is the author of the book 'Indomitable Spirit'?

1. Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
2. Dr. Manmohan Singh
3. Justice K. G. Balakrishna
4. Mr. Natwar Singh
5. None of these

Q.9.Which of the following is not the name of popular IT/Software Company ?

1. Wipro
2. Mastek
3. Toyota
4. IBM
5. Infosys

Q.10.'Yen' is the currency of"

1. South Korea
2. China
3. Indonesia
4. Malaysia
5. None of these

Q.1Baichung Bhutia whose name was in news is a well known"

1. Music Director of Indian films
2. English author of Indian origin
3. Journalist
4. Politician
5. Sports Personality

Q.1'Richter Scale' is used to measure which of the following ?

1. Intensity of Tsunami Waves
2. Intensity of Earthquake
3. Density of salt in Sea water
4. Flow of electric current
5. None of these

Q.1Which of the following best explains 'e-governance'?

1. Improving the functioning of government
2. Teaching government employees the basics of computing
3. Delivery of public services through internet
4. Framing of cyber-laws of chatting on internet
5. Convergence of e-mail and video-conferencing

Q.1CAS is associated with which of the following ?

1. Legal System Reforms
2. Piped gas line
3. Cable T.V.
4. Mobile phone regulation
5. None of these

Q.1Tata Steel recently acquired the Corus, a steel giant situated in"

1. South Africa
2. Ukraine
3. Australia
4. Italy
5. Britain

Q.16.Which of the following is the abbreviated name of the Organization/Agency working in the field of Space Research ?

1. ISBN
2. ISRO
3. INTELSET
4. INTACH
5. None of these

Q.17.'Handshaking' in Networking parlance means"

1. connecting computers to a hub
2. distributed Networks
3. having same operating system on different computers
4. sending e-mail
5. None of these

Q.18.VAT stands for"

1. Value And Tax
2. Value Added Tax
3. Virtual Action Tasks
4. Virtual Assessment Technique
5. None of these

Q.19.Alzheimer's diseaseistheailment of which of the following organs /parts of the human body ?

1. Kidney
2. Heart
3. Liver
4. Stomach
5. Brain

Q.20.Global warming is a matter of concern amongst the nations these days.Which of the following countries is the largest emitter of greenhouse gases in the World ?

1. U.S.A.
2. China
3. India
4. Britain
5. None of these

Q.2Which of the following books has been written by Bill Gates ?

1. Microsoft Secrets
2. The Road Ahead
3. The Elephant Paradigm
4. e-commerce
5. None of these

Q.2Which of the following is the name of the social network service run by the Google on the internet ?

1. Online Space
2. Orkut
3. Net-Space
4. Wikipedia
5. None of these

Q.2Which of the following states is a relatively new addition ?

1. Goa
2. Delhi-Answer
3. Uttarakhand
4. Himachal Pradesh
5. Bihar

Q.2DOT stands for"

1. Disc Operating Therapy
2. Department of Telephones
3. Directorate of Technology
4. Damage on Time
5. None of these

Q.2Which of the following States/ parts of India is completely land locked having no contact with sea ?

1. Karnataka
2. Orissa
3. Maharashtra
4. North-East
5. None of these

Q.26.TRAI regulates the functioning of which of the following services ?

1. Telecom
2. Trade
3. Port
4. Transport
5. None of these

Q.27.At present for the ATMs in India, the most commonly used network communication mode is"

1. Very Small Aperture Terminal (VSAT)
2. General Packet Radio Ser-vice (GPRS)
3. Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA)
4. Dial-in Connection
5. None of these

Q.28.Which of the following is not a foreign bank operating in India ?

1. DBS Bank Ltd.
2. Sonali Bank
3. J. P. Morgan Chase Bank
4. Shinhan Bank
5. All are Foreign Banks

Q.29.Who is the author of the book 'Future Shock' ?

1. Alvin Toffler
2. Tom Peters
3. Napoleon Hill
4. Kenneth Blanchard
5. None of these

Q.30.Apex fares are"

1. more than the normal fare
2. less than the normal fare
3. offered only to corporate clients
4. applicable to late night flights only
5. applicable to international flights only

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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

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