CIVILS 2008 Prelims

Important Questions in CIVILS 2008 (Prelims)

1. What is Bisphenol A (BPA)
a. A Chemical used for the development of food packaging material

2. Biodiesel Mission implementing Union Ministry
a. Ministry of Rural Development

3. Selene -1 Lunar Orbit mission belongs to
a. Japan country

4. Barak anti-missile of India purchase from the country
a. Israel

5. Spokes in India's Dharmachakra
a. 24

6. pH level of blood of normal person
a. 7.35 - 7.45

7. Which of the laser Types is used in a laser printer
a. Gas laser

8. Rubies and Sapphire chemically known as
a. Aluminium oxide.

9. One barrel oil approximately equals to
a. 159 Litres

10. Advanced light helicapter in Indian defence
a. Dhruv..

11. In India How many states share the coast line
a. 4

12. Nobel prize winning scientist James Watson is known for his work in which area
a. Environmental protection

13. Where the Maximum no of National Parks are in India
a. Andaman & Nicobar Islands

GK - 3

GENERAL KNOWLEDGE TEST - 3

1. Who wrote the Book " BENHUR"
a. Lewis Wallace
b. James H Jones
c. Geoffery Chaucer

2. CHOGM " Stands for
a Common Welath Heads of Government Movement.
b. Common Welath Heads of Groups meeting.
c. Common Welath Heads of Government Meeting.

3. Crucifixion of Jesus Christ
a. 29 AD
b. 31 AD
c. 4 AD

4. French Revolution
a. August 21, 1789
b. August 27, 1789
c. August 28, 1789

5. One of the "Dravidian" Language
a. Gujarathi
b. Telugu
c. Oriya

6. The Great Epics" Ramayana and Mahabharat" , were given their final shape in the period of:
a. Ashoka period
b. Gupta period
c. Nanda Period

7. The founder of the Slave Dynasty.
a. Qutubuddin Shah
b. Qutubuddin Aibak
c. Raijia Sultana

8. Article 370 of the Indian Constitution is related to
a. Punjab Highcourt
b. Sikkim
c. Jammu and Kashmir

9. The minimum age required for an Indian Citizen to become a member of the Lok Sabha is
a. 25 years
b. 35 years
c. 21 years

10. Bhakti Movement
a. Namdev, Ramdas and Rakanujam in Orissa
b. Namdev, Ramdas and Nanak in U.P
c. Namdev, Ramdas and Tukaram in Maharastra

11. " National Centre of Antarctic and Ocean Reasearch" Located in
a. Artarctic of India base
b. Goa
c. Lothal, Gujrat

12 Amar Ujala News Paper published in
a. Bengali
b. Hindi
c. Gujarati

13. In India "Anna " Titles related to
a. N.T.R
b. T Prakasham
c. C.N. Annadurai

14. Mark the incorrect fair:
a. Netaji - Subhash Chandra Bose
b. Frontier Ghandi - Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
c. Deshabandu - C.R Das

15. Yellow Book related to
a. Official Italian and Persian publications
b. French Official Book
c. Official publication of the Government of Netherlands.

Here is Answers :

1(a), 2 (c), 3(a), 4 (b ), 5 ( b ) , 6(b), 7 (b), 8(c), 9 (a ), 10 ( c ),

11(b), 12(b), 13(c), 14(b), 15( b)

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