SET-1 : Important General Awareness Static MCQs for OPSC ASO Exam 2018

Dear Students, you know that GENERAL AWARENESS is a part of OPSC ASO 2018 SYLLABUS. There will be 100 questions with 100 marks every question carries 1 mark each. So we are providing Some Important Sets of General Awareness Questions with Answer in a simple way reading format. Read and prepare yourself better for OPSC ASO Exam 2018.

Q1. In which country is 'Takla Makan' desert situated?

1. Kazakhstan
2. Turkmenistan
3. Uzbekistan
4. China

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Ans: 4

Q2. Xerophytes thrive in

1. hot and arid condition
2. cool and wet condition
3. hot and wet condition
4. cool and arid condition

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Ans: 1

Q3. Biodiversity is highest in

1. Tundra zone
2. Prairie zone
3. Torrid zone
4. Tropic zone

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Ans: 4

Q4. Jet streams are usually found in the 

1. Ozonosphere
2. Mesosphere
3. Troposphere
4. Ionosphere

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Q5. The atmosphere is mainly heated by the

1. short wave solar radiation
2. reflected solar radiation
3. long wave terrestrial radiation
4. scattered solar radiation

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Q6. Which animal figures most in the cave paintings of Mesolithic age ?

1. Tiger
2. Cow
3. Buffalo
4. Deer

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Q7. In the Harappan period, seals were normally made of 

1. lead
2. gold
3. silver
4. steatite

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Q8. Who discovered the Indus Valley Civilisation? 

1. Sir Leonard Wooly
2. V S Agrawal
3. Dayaram Sahni
4. A L Basham

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Q9. The term 'Aryan' denotes

1. an ethnic group
2. a nomadic group
3. a speech group
4. a superior race

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Q10. Nyaya Darshan was propogated by

1. Gautama
2. Kapil
3. Kanada
4. Jaimini

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Q11. What percentage of the total population of the world resides in India, as estimated in 2011?

1. 15
2. 17.5
3. 20
4. 22.5

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Q12. Which of the following is used for the measurement of distribution of income?

1. Laffer Curve
2. Engel's Law
3. Gini-Lorenz Curve
4. Philip Curve

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Q13. In which of the following types of the economy are the factors of production owned individually? 

1. Socialist
2. Capitalist
3. Mixed
4. Both 'a' and 'b'

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Q14. Which of the following ports of India is the Open Sea Port?

1. Haldia
2. Mumbai
3. Chennai
4. Vishakhapatnam

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Q15. Which one of the following is the best source of generating electricity in India from the view point of sustainable development?

1. Coal
2. Mineral oil and gas
3. Hydro-electricity
4. Atomic energy

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Q16. All the following are Fundamental Rights guaranteed by the Indian Constitution except

1. Right to Equality
2. Right against Exploitation
3. Right to Adequate means of Livelihood
4. Right to Freedom of Religion

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Q17. Who is the guardian of Fundamental Rights enumerated in Indian Constitution ?

1. Supreme Court
2. Parliament
3. Constitution
4. President

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Q18. Which one of the following is Human Right as well as a Fundamental Right under the Constitution of India ? 

1. Right to Information
2. Right to Education
3. Right to Work
4. Right to Housing

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Q19. Right to Information (RTI) Act aims at to

1. Secure access to information from public authorities
2. Provide information to public by a person who has got the information
3. Provide information by Government on public place
4. Secure information by police from culprits

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Q20. Which of the following is correct about the Right to Education?

1. It is provide in Article 21A
2. It is provide by 86th Amendment
3. It is provided for children between 6-14 years of age
4. All of the above

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Ans: 4