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OSSC JAHO General Awareness Answers held on 02.02.2014

ALL 33 Question & Answers of OSSC -JAHO- GA-2014

1. Which indian painter had produced the film Gaja Gamini involving his muse madhuri dixit?

Ans. M. F. Husain

2. In which game Bull's eye used

Ans. Rifle Shooting

3. An eminent hockey player who has been member of Odisha Legislative assembly is?

Ans. Dilip Tirkey

4. Who is the top goal scorer in the world cup football?

Ans. Ronaldo

GENERAL KNOWLEDGE PRACTICE 100 MCQs

Q1. The name of which painting style, based on the name of a district in Bihar, literally means `Forest of Honey’ ?
(A) Kangra
(B) Mysore
(C) Tanjore
(D) Madhubani

Q2. Whose birthday on 29 August is celebrated as `National Sports Day’ in India ?
(A) C.K.Naidu
(B) Dhyan Chand
(C) Milkha Singh
(D) Wilson Jones

Q3. What is Mahatma Gandhi’s samadhi in Delhi Called ?
(A) Raj Ghat
(B) Shantivan
(C) Vijay Ghat
(D) Shakti Sthal

Q4. Guru Shikhar, in Mount Abu, is the highest peak of which mountain range ?
(A) Satpura
(B) Vindhya
(C) Aravali
(D) Himalaya

Q5. `Silicon Valley of India’ is the nickname of which south Indian city ?
(A) Hyderabad
(B) Bengaluru
(C) Chennai
(D) Thiruvananthapuram

General Knowledge Q & A

Question: What is called as the "Roof of the World"?

1. Indira Point
2. Kanchenjunga
3. Pamir Knot
4. Indira Col

Answer: 3

Question: The illustrious names of Aryabhatta and Varahamihir are associated with the age of the

1. Guptas
2. Kushanas
3. Mauryas
4. Palas

Answer: 1

Question: Who generally acknowledged as the pioneer of local self government in modern India?

1. Ripon
2. Mayo
3. Lytton
4. Curzon

Answer: 1

Question: Which Article of the Constitution of India abolishes untouchability and forbids its practice in any form?

1. Article 16
2. Article 17
3. Article 18
4. Article 15

Answer: 2

Question: The idea of Pakistan was first conceived by

1. Muhammad Iqbal
2. M. A. Jinnah
3. Shaukat Ali
4. Aga Khan

Answer: 1

Question: Which of the following countries has introduced "Direct Democracy"?

1. Russia
2. India
3. France
4. Switzerland

Answer: 4

General Science Objective Questions

 Answers of all the questions are at the bottom of the Questions.
1. Which of the following is the lightest metal ?
(A) Mercury
(B) Silver
(C) Lithium
(D) Lead

2. The most important ore of Aluminium is —
(A) Bauxite
(B) Calamine
(C) Calcite
(D) Galena

3. The element present in the largest amount in rocks and minerals is —
(A) Carbon
(B) Silicon
(C) Hydrogen
(D) Aluminium

4. An alloy used in making heating elements for electric heating devices is —
(A) Solder
(B) Alloysteel
(C) Nichrome
(D) German Silver

5. German Silver is an alloy of —
(A) Copper, Silver & Nickel
(B) Silver, Copper & Aluminium
(C) Zinc, Copper & Nickel
(D) Silver, Zinc & Nickel

GK Questions on Everyday Science

1. Which of the following vitamins is helpful for coagulation of blood  ?
(A) C
(B) D
(C) E
(D) K
Ans : (D)

2. For purifying drinking water, alum is used–
(A) for coagulation of mud particles
(B) to kill bacteria
(C) to remove salts
(D) to remove gases
Ans : (A)

3. A weather balloon is not fully inflated on the ground because–
(A) if the balloon is fully inflated, it may not remain stable in a storm
(B) the air inside the balloon expands as it rises and may burst
(C) it cannot withstand the outside pressure if fully inflated
(D) None of these
Ans : (B)

4. Vitamin B12 is most useful for combating–
(A) anaemia
(B) goitre
(C) night blindness
(D) rickets
Ans : (A)

5. A transistor is most likely to be found in a–
(A) fuse
(B) fluorescent lamp
(C) hearing aid
(D) wrist watch

GK Questions with Answers

1. The life history of human malarial parasite in Anopheles was first described by–
(A) Patrick Manson
(B) Laveran
(C) Ronald Ross
(D) Richard Pfeiffer
Ans : (C)

2. Which of the following is based on the process of fusion ?
(A) Atom bomb
(B) Hydrogen bomb
(C) Ordinary bomb
(D) Napalm bomb
Ans : (B)

3. Hybridisation is–
(A) downward movement of water through soil
(B) a process of tilling the land
(C) decayed vegetable matter
(D) cross-fertilisation between two varieties
Ans : (D)

4. Of the following foods, which one is the best source of protein ?
(A) Butter
(B) Fish
(C) Lettuce
(D) Milk
Ans : (B)

5. The volume of which of the following materials decreases when it is heated from 0°C to 5°C ?
(A) Air
(B) Copper
(C) Water
(D) Mercury

GK Questions and Answers

1. Which of the following vitamins is stored in the liver ?
(A) Vitamin A
(B) Vitamin C
(C) Vitamin E
(D) Vitamin K
Ans : (A)

2. Which of the following is needed by a person suffering from diabetes ?
(A) Antibiotics
(B) Insulin
(C) Penicillin
(D) Streptomycin
Ans : (B)

3. An element common to all acids is–
(a) oxygen
(b) hydrogen
(c) sulphur
(d) chlorine
Ans : (B)

4. Which of the following statements relating to sound and light is true ?
(A) Light is a form of kinetic energy, whereas sound is a form of potential energy.
(B) Light can be reflected but sound cannot be.
(C) Light travels faster in air than sound does.
(D) Sound travels in waves but light does not.
Ans : (C)

5. Friction can be reduced by changing over from–
(A) sliding to rolling
(B) rolling to sliding
(C) potential energy to kinetic energy
(D) dynamic to static
Ans : (A)

History: Invasions, wars and travelers

The immediate cause of invasion of Ahmad Shah Abdali on India was
(a) He was attracted by its wealth.
(b) He was invited by Shah Nawaz Khan.
(c) He hed a strong army.
(d) The Indian rulers were weak.


Answer: The Indian rulers were weak.


The invasion of Huns first took place during the rule of
(a) Gupta
(b) Kushans
(c) Mauryas
(d) Nandas


Answer: Gupta


The First Battle of Panipat was fought in the year
(a) 1764
(b) 1776
(c) 1526
(d) 1527


Answer: 1526


 Fahien came to India during the reign of
(a) Chandragupta Vikramaditya
(b) Ashoka
(c) Harshavardhana
(d) Chandragupta Maurya


Answer: Chandragupta Vikramaditya


The Second Battle of Panipat was fought during the reign of
(a) Humayun
(b) Aurangzeb
(c) Akbar
(d) Babar


Answer: Akbar

WHO'S WHO at present

WHO'S WHO at present 2013 (Till August 2013)

India

President-                                     PranabMukherjee

 

Vice-President-                            Md. Haamid Ansari

 

Prime Minister-                             Dr. Manmohan Singh

Cabinet Ministers

Finance-                                        P. Chidambaram

 

Railways-                                      M. Mallikarjun Kharge  

 

Steel-                                            Beni Prasad Verma

 

De fence-                                      A. K. Antony

 

External Affairs-                            Salman khursid

 

Health & Family Affairs-               Ghulam Nabi Azad

 

Communication &

Information Technology-                Kapil Sibal

Rural Development-                      Jairam Ramesh

Agri. & Food Process. Indust-      Sharad Pawar

Panchayati Raj & Tribal Affairs-    V. Kishore Ch. Deo

Home Affairs-                               Sushil kumar Shinde 

Civil Aviation-                                Ajit Singh

Shipping-                                      Gk Vassan

Coal-                                            Sriprakash Jaiswal

Water Resources-                         Harish Rawat

Culture-                                       Chandresh Kumari katoch

Road Transport & Highway-        Oscar Fernandez

Chemical & Fertilizers-                M K Alagiri

Social Justice & Empowerment-  Kumari Selja

Urban Dev. & Parliamentary Affairs- Kamal Nath

Housing & Urban Pov. Allevation -  Girija vyas

Petrolium & Natural Gas-           M. Veerappa Moily

Commerce & Textile industry-    Anad Sharma

Overseas Indian Affairs-            Vayalar ravi

Human Resource Dev.-              M. Mangapati Pailam Raju

Labour & Employment-             Sisram Ola

WHO'S WHO Latest BJP Govt.

S.No	Ministries	Name	Photo
1	Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions	Narendra Modi
	Dept of Atomic Energy
	Dept of Space
2	Ministry of Finance	Arun Jaitley
	Ministry of Information & Broadcasting
	Ministry of Corporate Affairs
3	Ministry of Home Affairs	Shri Rajnath Singh
4	Ministry of External Affairs	Smt. Sushma Swaraj
	Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs
5	Ministry of Road Transport and Highways	Nitin Gadkari
	Ministry of Shipping
6	Ministry of Urban Development	M. Venkaiah Naidu
	Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation
	Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs
7	Ministry of Defence	Manohar Parrikar
8	Ministry of Railways	Suresh Prabhu
9	Ministry of Law & Justice	D. V. Sadananda Gowda
10	Ministry of Water Resources & Ganga Rejuvenation	Uma Bharti
11	Ministry of Minority Affairs	Najma Heptullah
12	Ministry of Consumer Affairs & Food & Public Distribution	Shri Ram Vilas Paswan
13	Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises	Shri Kalraj Mishra
14	Ministry of Women & Child Development	Maneka Gandhi
15	Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers	Shri Ananth Kumar
16	Ministry of Communications and Information Technology	Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad
17	Ministry of Health & Family Welfare	Jagat Prakash Nadda
18	Ministry of Civil Aviation	Ashok Gajapati Raju Pusapati
19	Ministry of Civil Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises	Shri Anant Geete
20	Ministry of Food Processing Industries	Harsimrat Kaur Badal
21	Ministry of Mines	Shri Narendra Singh Tomar
	Ministry of Steel
22	Ministry of Rural Development	Chaudhary Birender Singh
	Ministry of Panchayati Raj
	Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation
23	Ministry of Tribal Affairs	Jual Oram
24	Ministry of Agriculture	Shri Radha Mohan Singh
25	Ministry of Human Resource Development	Smriti Irani
26	Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment	Shri Thawar Chand Gehlot
27	Ministry of Science and Technology	Dr. Harsh Vardhan
	Ministry of Earth Science