Engineering Services Exam 2015

Solved Question Paper - General Knowledge - Exam held on 12.06.15

1. Consider the following:

  1. Kyrgyzstan
  2. Libya
  3. Turkey

Which of the above is/are in Central Asia?

  1. 1 only
  2. 2 and 3 only
  3. 1 and 3 only
  4. 1, 2 and 3

2. What is the purpose of the spacefraft known as Rosetta?

  1. To detect any asteroid fast approaching Earth
  2. To study a comet and track its changes
  3. To identify any traces of water on moon
  4. To probe the space outside the solar system

3. Which one of the following is not a disease caused by virus?

  1. Bird-flu
  2. Chicken pox
  3. Cholera
  4. Dengue

4. Who of the following is popularly known for leading the Bardoli satyagraha?

  1. Acharya J. B. Kriplani
  2. Lala Lajpat Rai
  3. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
  4. Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru

5. ‘Tianhe-2, Titan, Mira and Piz Daint’ are:

  1. Supercomputers
  2. Stars in Milky Way galaxy
  3. Nearby Galaxies
  4. Comets

6. Viking 2, Pathfinder and Phoenix are the names of:

  1. Artiticial satellites around earth
  2. Spacecrafts sent towards Mars
  3. Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles
  4. Radio telescopes for astronomical studies

7. Two places in India, Rushikulya and Gahirmatha have become well known for:

  1. Mass egg-laying by sea turtles
  2. Captive breeding of Gharial
  3. Pre-historic cave paintings
  4. Uranium deposits

8. The location approved for setting up the India Based Neutrino Observatory is in the district of:

  1. Ernakulam
  2. Guntur
  3. Theni
  4. Udupi

9. Consider the following:

  1. Adjutant stork
  2. Emperor penguin
  3. Rattle snake

Which of the above is/are naturally found in India?

  1. 1 only
  2. 2 and 3 only
  3. 1 and 3 only
  4. 1, 2 and 3

10. Which of the following is/ are the possible commercial/ industrial applications of bacteria?

  1. Fermentation of sugars
  2. Production of vaccines
  3. Cleaning of oil spills

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

  1. 1 only
  2. 2 and 3 only
  3. 1 and 3 only
  4. 1, 2 and 3

11. In the Earth’s atmosphere, which of the following have the property of absorbing the heat and contribute to the warming of atmosphere?

  1. Carbon monoxide
  2. Oxygen
  3. Soot
  4. Water vapour

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

  1. 1 and 2 only
  2. 1, 3 and 4 only
  3. 3 and 4 only
  4. 1, 2, 3 and 4

12. Who of the following wrote "The Story of My Experiments with Truth"?

  1. Babasaheb B. R. Ambedkar
  2. Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore
  3. Raja Ram Mohan Roy
  4. Mahatma Gandhi

13. How many Indian states share their border with Myanmar?

  1. Three
  2. Four
  3. Five
  4. Six

14. Among the following, which one is the major producer of cotton, groundnut and tobacco in India?

  1. Chhattisgarh
  2. Gujarat
  3. Uttar Pradesh
  4. West Bengal

15. Which one of the following fauna of India is an ape?

  1. Hoolak Gibbon
  2. Golden Langur
  3. Lion-tailed Macaque
  4. Slow Loris

16. In the group of countries known as BRICS, S stands for:

  1. Singapore
  2. Spain
  3. South Africa
  4. South Korea

17. Which one of the following National Highways crosses India from west to east?

  1. NH 5
  2. NH 6
  3. NH 7
  4. Nh 8

18. Who of the following is popularly associated with the slogan "Swaraj is my birthright and I shall have it"?

  1. Sri Aurobindo Ghosh
  2. Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak
  3. Bipin Chandra Pal
  4. Lala Lajpat Rai