General Studies Previous Year Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ Quiz) Leave a Comment / By ODEAcademy / February 18, 2024 General Studies Previous Year Multiple Choice Questions Q1) Which of the following is used to clean up oil spills ? [KPSC 2021] (A) Bacillus subtilis (B) Pseudomonas putida (C) Bacillus thuringiensis (D) Pseudomonas denitrificans None Q2) Jagoi is a major style of which of the following forms of Indian classical dance ? [SSC GD 2022] (A) Sattriya (B) Kathak (C) Manipuri (D) Odissi None Q3) Who was the first Indian to conquer the English Channel from Dover to Calais in 1958, and also the only man to swim the oceans of the five continents in one calendar year in 1966 ? [SSC GD 2022] (A) Mihir Sen (B) Ramanathan Krishnan (C) Ajit Patel (D) Khashaba Jadhav None Q4) When was the first complete census conducted in india ? [SSC GD 2022] (A) 1882 (B) 1880 (C) 1887 (D) 1881 None Q5) In which among the following states, Arabica coffee grown in India ? [SSC GD 2022] (A) Assam (B) Uttarakhand (C) West Bengal (D) Karnataka None Q6) The Sonepur Cattle Fair is a cultural event held at which of the following states of India every year ? [UP Police 2024] (A) Sikkim (B) Bihar (C) Odisha (D) Assam None Q7) In the federal structure of India, who owns the minerals located within the boundaries of a state ? (A) Central Government (B) State Government (C) Mineral Resources Department (D) Ministry of Environment None Q8) Which of the following rocks may also contain fossils of plants, animals and other microorganisms that once lived on them ? [ SSC CHSL 2022] (A) Sedimentary rocks (B) Extrusive igneous rocks (C) Metamorphic rocks (D) Intrusive igneous rocks None Q9) In which of the following states is Khetri Copper Belt located ? [SSC CHSL 2020] (A) Madhya Pradesh (B) Jharkhand (C) Uttar Pradesh (D) Rajasthan None Q10) The dark color of the soil caused due to presence of [RRB NTPC] (A) Thick layer of clay with good accumulation of organic matter. (B) Larger particles having good cementing properties (C) Low moisture content (D) High concentration of organic acids None Q11) Which one of the following passes is located at the crest of the Western Ghats and connects Mumbai with Pune ? [NTPC 2021] (A) Asirgarh Fort Pass (B) Bhor Ghat Pass (C) Amba Ghat Pass (D) Tamhini Ghat Pass None Q12) In the year the Suez Canal was opened and this further strengthened Bombay's link with the world economy. [NTPC 2021] (A) 1888 (B) 1886 (C) 1869 (D) 1896 None Q13) ________ boundaries occur when plates collide and one plate is pushed under the other. [SSC CGL 2020] (A) Divergent (B) Convergent (C) Transform (D) Continental None Q14) The continental drift theory was given by - [NTPC BPSC 2022] (A) Nicolaus Copernicus (B) Charles Darwin (C) Nicola Tesla (D) Alfred Wegener None Q15) Which type of iron ore is also termed as brown ore ? [AFCAT 2021] (A) Haematite (B) Magnetite (C) Limonite (D) Siderite None Q16) What is correct about ‘Fundamental Right to Education’ ? [CGVyapam EBJE23] (i) Previously it was the duty of states. (ii) It was provided in the article 45 of the Constitution. (iii) By 86th amendment it was recognised as Fundamental Right. (iv) It is provided in article 31A of the Constitution. (A) (i) (B) (i) (ii) (C) (i) (ii) (iii) (D) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) None Q17) Who is the Chief Architect of India’s new Parliament building ? [CGVyapam EBJE23] (A) Shri B. V. Doshi (B) Shri Bimal Patel (C) Shri Hafeez Contractor (D) Shri Shashi Prabhu None Q. When was the Panchayati Raj started in India? [HSSC 2021] (a) 1957 (b) 1973 (c) 1952 (d) 1959 None Q. Who was the Interim President of the Constituent Assembly of India in 1946 ? [HSSC 2021] (a) G. V. Mavlankar (b) Rajendra Prasad (c) B.R. Ambedkar (d) Sachchidananda Sinha None Q. The Panchayati Raj is included in the : [HSSC 2021] (a) Union List (b) Residuary List (c) State List (d) Concurrent List None None 1 out of 3 Time's up
