odia general knowledge Objective Qeustions pdf | set-16
1. Who takes the decision regarding the savings and loan activities in a Self Help Group (SHG)?
(a) Private Bank
(b) Reserve Bank of India
(c) Members of group
(d) Non Government Organizations
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2. Which amongst the following is not in the list of Maharatna?
(a) Coal India Limited
(b) Steel Authority of India Limited
(c) Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited
(d) Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited
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3. In Indian constitution, the method of election of President has been taken from which country?
(a) Britain (b) USA
(c) Ireland (d) Australia
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4. What is the literal meaning of the term “Quo-Warranto” ?
(a) We command
(b) To forbid
(c) By what authority (or) warrant
(d) None of these
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5. Who was given the title of “The Ambassador of Hindu – Muslim Unity” for being the architect and mastermind of the historic Lucknow Pact ?
(a) Sir Sayyad Ahmad Khan
(b) Fazl-ul-Haq
(c) Syed Mohammad Sharfuddin Quadri
(d) Muhammad Ali Jinnah
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6. What is the name of the court poet of King Harshavardhana?
(a) Tulsidas (b) Banabhatta
(c) Surdas (d) Raskhan
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7. Marble comes under which category of rocks?
(a) Sedimentary
(b) Igneous
(c) Metamorphic
(d) None of these
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8. Which of the following is most important for absorption of heat radiated from the Sun as well as from the Earth?
(a) Carbon dioxide
(b) Oxygen
(c) Carbon monoxide
(d) Nitrogen
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9. Which among the following has segmented body?
(a) Phylum Mollusca.
(b) Phylum Arthopoda
(c) Phylum Annelida
(d) Phylum Coelenterata
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10. Synapse gap is present between which of the following?
(a) Two neurons
(b) Brain and Spinal Cord
(c) Two Kidneys
(d) None of these
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11. Which organ has finger like outgrowths which are called as Villi (Singular Villus)?
(a) Large Intestine
(b) Bladder
(c) Small Intestine
(d) Stomach
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12. Which of the following is not a vector quantity?
(a) Acceleration
(b) Electric current
(c) Force
(d) Velocity
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14. C++ is ________.
(a) an operating system
(b) a programming language
(c) a software
(d) None of these
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15. What are isobars?
(a) Elements with same atomic number but different mass number
(b) Elements with different atomic number but same mass number
(c) Elements with different atomic number and different mass number
(d) Elements with same atomic number and same mass number
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17. In which year did Kyoto Protocol came into force?
(a) 2004 (b) 2005
(c) 2006 (d) 2007
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19. Who discovered malaria causing germs?
(a) Christiaan Bernard
(b) Charles Louis Alphonse Laveran
(c) Dmitry Ivanovsky
(d) Martinus William Beijerinck
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21. Which of the following pair is INCORRECT?
(a) Amjad Ali Khan – Tabla
(b) Ustad Bismillah Khan – Shehnai
(c) Hema Malini – Bharatnatyam
(d) Shambhu Maharaj – Kathak
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22. Who was conferred with the 2016 Nobel Prize for Literature?
(a) Bob Dylan
(b) Oliver Hart
(c) Yoshinori Ohsumi
(d) J. Michael Kosterlitz
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23. Who is the author of the book titled ‘The Gita for Children’?
(a) Puja Changoiwala
(b) Ruchira Gupta
(c) Priyanka Mookerjee
(d) Roopa Pai
1. Who gave the ‘General Equilibrium Theory’?
(a) J. M. Keynes
(b) Leon Walras
(c) David Ricardo
(d) Adam Smith
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2. Which of the following is not true about a Demand Draft?
(a) It is an egotiable instrument.
(b) It is a banker’s cheque.
(c) It may be dishon oured for lack of funds.
(d) It is issued by a bank.
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3. Who administers the oath of the President of India?
(a) Govern or General of India
(b) Chief Justice of India
(c) Prime Minister of India
(d) Vice President of India
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4. Who among the following gave monistic theory of sovereignty?
(a) Austin (b) Darwin
(c) Aristotle (d) Marx
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6. In 1917, which movement was launched by Mahatma Gandhi from Champaran?
(a) Satyagraha
(b) Non co-operation movement
(c) Quit India movement
(d) Swadeshi Move ment
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7. What is the name of the tropical cyclones in the China Sea?
(a) Hurricanes
(b) Tornado
(c) Twister
(d) Typhoon
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8. Which among the following country is not a part of Scandinavia?
(a) Norway (b) Finland
(c) Sweden (d) Denmark
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9. Cattle quickly swallow grass and store it in their __________.
(a) rumen
(b) esophagus
(c) small intestine
(d) salivary glands
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10. Which of the following carries oxygen to various parts of human body?
(a) Red blood cells
(b) White blood cells
(c) Plasma
(d) Nerves
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11. Which of the following function is performed by the kidneys in the human body?
(a) Excretion
(b) Respiration
(c) Digestion
(d) Transportatio
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12. The bending of light when it passes around a corner or a slit is due to ______.
(a) reflection
(b) refraction
(c) diffraction
(d) total internal reflection
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13. What is the reason for formation of Mirage in desert?
(a) Refraction of light
(b) Reflection of light
(c) Total internal reflection of light
(d) Both Refraction and Total internal reflection of light
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14. FORTRAN is not used for
I. Drawing pictures II. Carrying out mathematics computations
(a) Only I
(b) Only II
(c) Both I and II
(d) Neither I nor II
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15. Which of the following bonds are weakest in nature?
(a) Single bond
(b) Double bond
(c) Triple bond
(d) Hydrogen bond
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16. In the following reaction, fill in the blank. Acid + Base _______ + Water
(a) Carbondioxide
(b) Metal Oxide
(c) Hydrogen Gas
(d) Salt
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17. Bishnoi movement was started against which of the following?
(a) Cutting of Trees
(b) Inequality of Women
(c) Killing of Animals
(d) Increasing Pollution
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18. What is the major aim of Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana?
(a) To provide electricity
(b) To provide LED bulbs
(c) To provide LPG connections
(d) To construct village roads
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19. Who discovered television?
(a) Michael Faraday
(b) Joseph Henry
(c) Abbe Caselli
(d) John Baird
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20. How many players are there in a team of Volleyball?
(a) 2 (b) 4
(c) 6 (d) 5
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22. Who among the following has been recently awarded with ‘Indian of the year’ award?
(a) Sunita Rani
(b) Dhiraj Singh
(c) Preety Shenoy
(d) Abhishek Kumar
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23. Who is the author of the book titled ‘Selection Day’?
(a) Aravind Adiga
(b) Anil Menon
(c) Krishna Sobti
(d) Arunava Sinha
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24. Which of the following country is not a member of BRICS association?
(a) Brazil (b) Russia
(c) Iceland (d) China
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25. With which of its neighbouring country India has Kalapani territorial dispute?
(a) Nepal
(b) Bangladesh
(c) Pakistan
(d) Sri Lanka