PSC, RRB, Bank PO Question Bank

1. Permanent settlement of Bengal was introduced by Lord Cornwallis in the year
a) 1793
b) 1784
c) 1773
d) 1799
Ans: a

2. Which among the following places is known for rock-cut temples, monolithic figures, shore temple and Ratha temples?
a) Madurai
b) Mamallapuram
c) Khajuraho
d) Halebid
Ans:b

3. Which among the following is an example of concurrent list?
a) Banking
b) Land Revenue
c) Public order
d) Police
Ans:d

4. The central Drug Research Institute of India is located in
a) Bangalore
b) Chennai
c) Lucknow
d) Delhi
Ans:c

5. The term ‘Caddie’ is associated with
a) Billiadrs
b) Golf
c) Boxing
d) None of these
Ans:b

6. In a nuclear reactor the material used for absorbing neutrons is
a) Zinc
b) Radium
c) Lead
d) Cadmium
Ans:d

7. Which among the following news paper is published from Moscow?
a) Pravada
b) Merdeka
c) Dawn
d) People’s Daily
Ans:a

8. The book ‘Half a Life’ written by
a) Pearl Buck
b) V.S.Naipaul
c) Edwared Gibbon
d) Manju Kapoor
Ans:b

9. Who was the Defense Minister of India during the India-China war of 1962?
a) Gulzarilal Nanda
b) Jagjivan Ram
c) V.K.Krishna Menon
d) None of them
Ans:c
10. What is the medical term used for the sleeplessness?
a) Hallucination
b) Insomnia
c) Somnambulism
d) None of these
Ans:b

11. Which one of the following is an example of sedimentary rocks?
a) Loess
b) Basalt
c) Granite
d) Gabbro
Ans:a

12. What does ECS in banking transactions stand for?
a) Electronic Clearing Service
b) Exchange Clearing Service
c) Excess Credit Supervisor
d) Extra Cash Service
Ans:a

13. The Ad line ‘Connecting People’ is linked with
a) Sony Ericson
b) Motorola
c) Nokia
d) Airtel
Ans:c

14. Vulcanization of rubber is carried out by adding
a) Sulphur
b) Carbon
c) Phosphorus
d) None of these
Ans:a

15. Who were the aboriginal natives of Orrissa?
a) Todas
b) Mundas
c) Nagas
d) Santhals
Ans:d

16. Which is known as ‘Land of Golden Fleece’?
a) Scotland
b) Australia
c) Norway
d) Canada
Ans:b

17. Which is the basic functional and structural unit of the nervous system?
a) Spinal cord
b) Hormones
c) Neuron
d) None of these
Ans:c

18. Who is considered as the custodian of public purse in India?
a) Comptroller and Auditor General
b) Finance Minister
c) Finance Secretary
d) Attornery General
Ans:a

19. The next Olympic Games will be held in 2012 in
a) Beijing
b) London
c) Newyork
d) None of these
Ans:b

20. Setting of plaster of paris involves which among the following processes?
a) Dehydration Process
b) Reduction Process
c) Oxidation Process
d) None of these
Ans:c