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IGNOU OPENMAT Exam General Awareness question paper

1. What do the abbreviation ‘ASSOCHAM’ stands for:
1) Associated Confederation of Commerce and Industry
2) Associated Council of Commerce and Industry
3) Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry
4) Allied Chambers of Commerce and Industry
Ans. 3). Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry
2. The author of the book ‘ Wings of Fire’ is :
1) V.N. Naipaul
2) Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
3) Nelson Mandela
4) Bill Gates
Ans. 4) Bill Gates
3. The minimum age required for an Indian Citizen to become a member of the Lok
Sabha is :
1) 21 years
2) 25 years
3) 30 years
4) 35 years
Ans. 2) 25 years
4. For which of the following ‘Digboi (Asom)’ is famous for
1) Space Centre
2) Atomic Power Station
3) Oil Refinery
4) Fertilizer Plant
Ans. 1) Space Centre
5. The headquarter of Western Central Railway is situated at :
1) Hubli
2) Bhubhaneshwar
3) Bilaspur
4) Jabalpur
Ans. 3) Bilaspur
6. The first Indian woman cricketer to score a double century is :
1) Jhulan Goswami
2) Sonali Banerjee
3) Mithali Raj
4) Anjum Chopra
Ans. 3) Mithali Raj
7. 10
th
December is known as the :
1) Human Rights Day
2) International Volunteer Day
3) World Disabled Day
4) U.N.O. Day
Ans. 1) Human Rights Day
8. The currency of Malaysia is :
1) Rupiah
2) Rand
3) Ringgit
4) Kyat
Ans. 4) Kyat
9. The capital of Australia is :
1) Melbourne
2) Sydney
3) Canberra
4) Perth
Ans. 1) Melbourne
10. The trade name ‘Colt’ is associated with :
1) Steam ships
2) Revolver
3) Photo goods
4) Red Marble
Ans. 2) Revolver
11. Iraq was earlier known as :
1) Mesopotamia
2) Siam
3) Handuras
4) Persia
Ans. 1) Mesopotamia
12. The first man to enter space is :
1) Neil A. Armstrong
2) Edwin E. Adrin Jr.
3) Adrin Nikovlayev
4) Major Yuri Gagarin
Ans. 1) Neil A. Armstrong
13. The youngest cricketer to score a test century is :
1) Sachin Tendulkar
2) Mushtaq Mohammad
3) Brian Lara
4) Mohd. Ashraful
Ans. 1) Sachin Tendulkar
14. The number of non-permanent members of the U.N.security council is :
1) 15
2) 10
3) 11
4) 12
Ans. 3) 11
15. The boiling point of water :
1) Is always 100
0
C
2) Depends on atmospheric pressure
3) Depends on the material of the container
4) Depends on relative humidity
Ans. 1) Is always 100
o
C
16. The time period of a pendulum on moon:
1) Increases
2) Decreases
3) Remains the same
4) Is zero
Ans. 1) Increases
17. Liver receives blood from the alimentary canal through :
1) Hepatic artery
2) Pituitary gland
3) Hepatic portal vein
4) Hepatic gland
Ans. 3) Hepatic portal vein
18. At the equator, the duration of day is :
1) 10 hours
2) 12 hours
3) 14 hours
4) 16 hours
Ans. 2) 12 hours
19. The nature of the winter rainfall in north-western India is :
1) Orographic
2) Cyclonic
3) Monsoonal
4) Convectional
Ans. 4) Convectional
20. Most of the weather phenomena takes place in the :
1) Photosphere
2) Exosphere
3) Stratosphere
4) Troposphere
Ans. 3) Stratosphere
21. The 2007 Nobel Prize for Economics was given to:
1) Leonid Hurwicz, Eric Maskin and Roger Myerson
2) Leonid Hurwicz, Albert Fert and Roger Myerson
3) Gerhard Ertl, Albert Fert and Roger Myerson
4) Gerhard Ertl, Eric Maskin and Roger Myerson
Ans. 3) Gerhard Ertl, Albert Fert and Roger Myerson
22. A hydrophone is an instrument used for :
1) Measuring the specific gravity of liquids
2) Recording sound under water
3) Talking in water
4) Determining the pressure of water
Ans. 3) Talking in water
23. Mahabalipuram is located in :
1) Karnataka
2) Andhra Pradesh
3) Tamilnadu
4) Kerala
Ans. 3) Tamilnadu
24. Aluminium is found in India in which of the following states:
1) Punjab and Karnataka
2) Kerala, U.P. and M.P.
3) Rajasthan and J & K
4) Jharkhand and Bihar
Ans. 4) Jharkhand and Bihar
25. Which country is known as the ‘land of the thousand lakes’ ?
1) Norway
2) Finland
3) Rome
4) Egypt
Ans. 3) Rome
26. Thomas cup is associated with the following sport :
1) World Badminton (men)
2) World Badminton (women)
3) World Table Tennis (women)
4) World Table Tennis (men)
Ans. 4) World Table Tennis (men)
27. Which actor played the role of Gandhi in the film ‘ Lage Raho Munnabhai’?
1) Dilip Patwardhan
2) Dilip Desai
3) Dilip Prabhawalkar
4) Dilip Sen
Ans. 1) Dilip Patwardhan
28. Unit of Power is :
1) Watt
2) Volt
3) Newton
4) Ohm
Ans. 1) Watt
29. Philately is a science that refers to :
1) Fruits study
2) Study of language
3) Skull and brain
4) Stamp collection
Ans. 1) Fruits study
30. Ultrasonic refers to :
1) Frequency in about 10000 cycles per second
2) Frequency in about 30000 cycles per second
3) Frequency in about 20000 cycles per second
4) Frequency in about 40000 cycles per second
Ans. 2) Frequency in about 30000 cycles per second