General Awareness Model Questions and Answers for preparing Staff Selection Commission [SSC] Multitasking Staff Examination and Other Competitive Examinations in India.
1. Who was the first English language writer to be awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature?
Answer: Rudyard Kipling (1907)
2. Which Indian University has the motto of 'The People's University'?
Answer: IGNOU
3. The Coat of arms of which country depicts the crops of sugarcane, coconut and a bunch of bananas?
Answer: Fiji
4. Who is the author of the book 'Essay of Elia'?
Answer: John Lamb
5. Which constellation is commonly known as 'The Southern Cross'?
Answer: Crux
6. Which chemical is also known as 'Blanc Fixe or Permanent White'?
Answer: Barium Sulfate
7. Which city in Rajasthan is also known as 'White City'?
Answer: Udaipur
8. Which south Indian River flows through maximum number of states?
Answer: Krishna (3 States)
9. Which is India's first fully indigenously constructed nuclear power station?
Answer: Madras Atomic Power Station (Kalpakkam)
10. Who is the only person other than Morarji Desai to win both Bharat Ratna and Nishan-e-Pakistan?
Answer: Nelson Mandela
11. Which is the highest award constituted by the Government of India to the artists and poets who work on Cultural Harmony?
Answer: Tagore Award
12. The International Wolf Prize is associated with which field?
Answer: Arts