Wednesday, 19 June 2019

RRB NTPC Exam General Awareness Study Materials - 1

1. Which of the following symbiotic associations forms a lichen?

(a) An algae and a fungus
(b) An algae and a bryophyte
(c) A bacterium and a fungus
(d) A bacterium and a gymnosperm

Answer: (a) An algae and a fungus

2. The headquarters of which one of the following organizations is not in Geneva?

(a) Food and Agricultural Organisation
(b) World Meteorological Organisation
(c) World Health Organisation
(d) World Trade Organisation

Answer: (a) Food and Agricultural Organisation

3. The opportunity cost of a factor of production is

(a) what it earns in its present use.
(b) what it can earn in the long period.
(c) what it can earn in some other use.
(d) the cost of production.

Answer: (c) what it can earn in some other use.

4. Which Amendment Act is referred to as mini-constitution?

(a) 7th  Constitutional Amendment Act, 1956
(b) 24th Constitutional Amendment Act, 1971
(c) 42nd Constitutional Amendment Act, 1976
(d) 44th Constitutional Amendment Act, 1978

Answer: (c) 42nd Constitutional Amendment Act, 1976

5. Inflation is caused by

(a) decrease in production
(b) increase in money supply and a decrease in production
(c) increase in the money supply
(d) increase in production

Answer: (b) increase in money supply and a decrease in production

6. The equilibrium of a firm under perfect competition will be determined when

(a) Marginal Cost > Average Cost
(b) Marginal Revenue > Average Cost
(c) Marginal Revenue > Average Revenue
(d) Marginal Revenue = Marginal Cost

Answer: (d) Marginal Revenue = Marginal Cost

7. Which one of the following cities and the personalities associated with their establishment is wrongly matched?

(a) Calcutta – Robert Clive
(b) Pondicherry – Francis Martin
(c) Ahmedabad – Ahmad Shah I
(d) Madras – Francis Day

Answer: (a) Calcutta – Robert Clive

8. Arihant is a

(a) Multi-barrel rocket launcher
(b) Airborne Early Warning and ControlSystem
(c) Unarmed Combat  Aerial Vehicle
(d) Nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine

Answer: (d) Nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine

9. Which of the following is not a laid down principle of the Panchsheel?

(a) Mutual respect for each other's territorial integrity
(b) Mutual non-aggression
(c) Mutual support for each other in the world forum
(d) Mutual non-interference in each other's internal affairs

Answer: (c) Mutual support for each other in the world forum

10. Denatured alcohol

(a) is a form of alcohol
(b) is unfit for drinking as it contains poisonous substances
(c) contains colored impurities
(d) is sweet to taste

Answer: (b) is unfit for drinking as it contains poisonous substances

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