As you all know that RRB JE CBT 1 is starting from 22nd May 2019 onwards. we hope that you have already started your preparation because practice is really important at this time. General Awareness is an important section in Railway Exams. So we are providing you some important questions in this article. So do practice and increase your score.
Railway Ki Pathshala:RRB JE CBT 1 2018-19:General Awareness Questions: Quiz 4
1) Oymyakon is generally considered the coldest inhabited area on Earth. Which country Oymyakon is located in-
a) Mongolia
b) Russia
c) Greenland
d) Iceland
Ans. (b)
Oymyakon is a Russian village has lowest recorded temperature for any permanently inhabited location in the world.
2) Palk Strait is between which of the following countries?
a) India & Pakistan
b) Pakistan & Srilanka
c) India & Srilanka
d) Pakistan & Iran
Ans. (c)
The Palk Strait is a strait between the Tamil Nadu state of India and the Mannar district of the Northern Province of the island nation of Sri Lanka. It connects the Bay of Bengal in the northeast with Palk Bay in the southwest.
3) Who is the first woman President of Sri Lanka?
a) Wimala Kannangara
b) Leticia Rajapakse
c) Sirimavo Bandaranaike
d) Chandrika Kumaratunga
Ans. (c)
Sirimavo Bandaranaike was a Sri Lankan stateswoman. She became the world’s first female head of government when she became Prime Minister of Sri Lanka, serving three terms 1960–1965, 1970–1977 and 1994–2000.
4) Gandhi ji’s Famous Quit India Movement call to the British was given in-
a) 1940
b) 1942
c) 1941
d) 1943
Ans. (b)
The Quit India Movement or the August Movement was launched by Mahatma Gandhi on August 8, 1942. It was a Civil Disobedience Movement to gain independence from British rule. This movement was Gandhiji’s call to the British to withdraw from India.
5) Who initiated the movement to form the Indian National Congress ?
a) A.O. Hume
b) W.C. Bannerjee
c) Annie Besant
d) Gandhiji
Ans. (a)
Allan Octavian Hume retired British Indian Civil Service (ICS) officer founded the Indian National Congress (A political party of British India to Free India) in order to form a platform for civic and political dialogue among educated Indians
6) Which of the following dynasties was not located in South India?
a) Kalchuri
b) Pandya
c) Kadamb
d) Hoysal
Ans. (a)
A Kalchuri dynasty was not located in South India. The Kalachuris were an Indian dynasty that ruled in west-central India between 6th and 7th centuries. They are also known as the Haihayas or as the “early Kalachuris” to distinguish them from their later namesakes. The Kalachuri territory included parts of present-day Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, and Maharashtra
7) Which amendment of the Constitution of India increased the age of retirement of High Court judges from 60 to 62 years?
a) 10th
b) 12th
c) 15th
d) 245th
Ans. (c)
The current age of retirement for Supreme Court judges is 65 years while High Court Judges is 62 years. The age of high court judge is increased to 60 to 62 by 15th amendment act of indian constitution.There was a bill introduced to raise the age of retirement of high court judges also to 65 years but that bill was never passed.
8) If the President wants to resign from his office, he may do so by writing to the-
a) Vice President
b) Chief Justice of India
c) Prime Minister
d) Speaker of Lok Sabha
Ans. (a)
Article 56 of the Indian Constitution says that the President shall hold office for a term of five years from the date he takes up his post. He may resign from his office by writing his resignation to the Vice-President of India.
“Any resignation addressed to the Vice President under clause (a) of the proviso to clause ( 1 ) shall forthwith be communicated by him to the Speaker of the House of the People”
9. With reference to Indian economy, what is the full form of FDI?
a) Foreign Domestic Intelligence
b) Foreign Direct Intelligence
c) Foreign Direct Investment
d) Foreign Domestic Investment
Ans. (c)
Full form of FDI is foreign direct investment. Foreign direct investment (FDI) is an investment made by a company or individual in one country in business interests in another country, in the form of either establishing business operations or acquiring business assets in the other country, such as ownership or controlling interest in a foreign company.
10. Collateral Security for a loan is:
a) A liability of the lender
b) Owned by the lender
c) An asset of the borrower
d) A liability of the borrower
Ans. (c)
Borrower is the person who takes the loan on behalf of collateral, so the collateral is the asset of the borrower.
