General Knowledge Questions for PA/SA Exam 2014

1) Nuclear reactors used to produce electricity are based on

(A) Nuclear Fusion

(B) Nuclear Fission

(C) Cold Fusion

(D) Superconductivity

Ans: (B) Nuclear Fission

2)  The World Trade Organisation (WTO) was earlier known as

(A) UNICEF

(B) GATT

(C)  UNCTAD

(D) FAO

Ans: (B) GATT

3) Titan is the largest moon or satellite of

(A) Mars

(B) Venus

(C) Jupiter

(D) Saturn

Ans: (D) Saturn

4)  Kavaratti is the capital of?

(A)Uttaranchal

(B) Sikkim

(C) Lakshadweep

(D) Manipuri

Ans: (C) Lakshadweep

5) On which date is Nobel Prize awarded?

(A)December 10

(B)January 10

(C)April 10

(D)July 10

Ans. (A)December 10

6) Who is known as the father of English poetry?

(A)Geoffrey Chaucer

(B)John Milton

(C)John Keats

(D)None of theseAns.

Ans. (A)Geoffrey Chaucer

7) Where is the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel stadium located?

(A)Kolkata

(B)Ahemadabad

(C)Chennai

(D)Delhi

Ans. (B)Ahemadabad

8) Speed of sound is maximum in which among the following?

(A)Solids

(B)Gases

(C)Liquids

(D)Vacuum

Ans. (A)Solids

9)  Which among the following is Southern Most point of India?

(A)Kanyakumari

(B)Nicobar Island

(C)Indira Point

(D)Tamil Nadu

Ans. (C)Indira Point

10) Which mythological weapon is depicted on the Param Vir Chakra medal?

(A) Vajra

(B) Khatvanga

(C) Sudarshan Chakra

(D) Kaumodaki

Ans.(A) Vajra