General Awareness for Government Examination

Basic General Knowledge 

1. For the Olympics and World Tournaments, the dimensions of basketball court are

A. 26 m x 14 m
B. 28 m x 15 m
C. 27 m x 16 m
D. 28 m x 16 m

2. Federation Cup, World Cup, Allywyn International Trophy and Challenge Cup are awarded to winners of

A. Tennis
B. Volleyball
C. Basketball
D. Cricket

3. Each year World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day is celebrated on

A. May 8  
B. May 18
C. June 8
D. June 18

4. Famous sculptures depicting art of love built some time in 950 AD – 1050 AD are

A. Khajuraho temples
B. Jama Masjid
C. Sun temple
D. Mahabalipuram temples

5. Gravity setting chambers are used in industries to remove

A. SOx
B. NOx
C. suspended particulate matter
D. CO

6. Guwahati High Court is the judicature of

A. Tripura
B. Arunachal Pradesh
C. Assam
D. All of the above

7.  Friction can be reduced by changing from

A. sliding to rolling
B. rolling to sliding
C. potential energy to kinetic energy
D. dynamic to static

8.  During eleventh Antarctic Expedition in Nov. 1991/March 1992 ____ was installed.

A. SODAR (SOnic Detection And Ranging)
B. Second Permanent Station ‘Maitree’
C. First permanent station ‘Dakshin Gangotri’
D. None of the above

9. Fire temple is the place of worship of which of the following regions?

A. Taoism
B. Judaism
C. Zoroastrianism (Parsi Religion)
D. Shintoism

10. Film and TV institute of India is located at

A. Pune (Maharashtra)
B. Rajkot (Gujarat)
C. Pimpri (Maharashtra)
D. Perambur (Tamilnadu)