Saturday, September 20, 2014

PA/SA Recruitment 2014: General Knowledge Quiz

1. The International Designator, also known as COSPAR designation, is an international naming convention for ___?
[A]Rockets
[B]Satellites
[C]Typhoons
[D]Galaxies


2. The annual “Royal Kathima Ceremony” is associated with which of the following religions?
[A]Jainism
[B]Buddhism
[C]Parsi
[D]Sikhism

3. The most potent greenhouse gas among the following is __?
[A]Carbon dioxide
[B]Methane
[C]Water Vapor
[D]Ozone

4. Which among the following river does not flow from east to west?
[A]Tapti
[B]Narmada
[C]Krishna
[D]Mahi

5. Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) is a trade agreement under negotiation between European Union and __?
[A]Canada
[B]USA
[C]Russia
[D]Japan

6. In which state, Green Partners conservation programme aimed at turtle conservation is being organised?
[A]Kerala
[B]Bihar
[C]Odisha
[D]Tamil Nadu

7. The “Helmand Province” of Afghanistan is famous for cultivation of __:
[A]Tobacco
[B]Opium
[C]Wheat
[D]Cotton

8. In the context to India’s wild life, the flying fox is a __?
[A]Bat
[B]Vulture
[C]Stork
[D]Kite

9. The Sangai Festival is organized in __:
[A]Assam
[B]Manipur
[C]Mizoram
[D]Nagaland

10. The “Ninety East Ridge” is a submarine volcanic ridge located in __?
[A]Pacific Ocean
[B]Atlantic Ocean
[C]Indian Ocean
[D]Arctic Ocean

11. The use of microorganism metabolism to remove pollutants such as oil spills in the water bodies is known as :
[A]Biomagnification
[B]Bioremediation
[C]Biomethanation
[D]Bioreduction

12. The largest number of Tiger Reserves are located in :
[A]Karnataka
[B]Andhra Pradesh
[C]Madhya Pradesh
[D]West Bengal

13. The Siberian Crane, an endangered migratory bird is a regular visitor of which of the following national park/bird sanctuaries:
[A]Ranganathittu bird sanctuary
[B]Keoladeo national park
[C]Vedanthangal bird sanctuary
[D]Sultanpur bird sanctuary

14. Which of the following Indian States/UT has the maximum percentage of mangrove cover in the country?
[A]Gujarat
[B]West Bengal
[C]Andaman and Nicobar
[D]Orissa

15. In an ecotone, the species which become abundant are called:
[A]Edge species
[B]Keystone species
[C]Endemic species
[D]Foster species




ANSWERS:
1.B
2.B
3.C
4.C
5.B
6.A
7.B
8.A
9.B
10.C
11.D
12.C
13.B
14.B
15.A

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