General Awareness MCQs and Answers For Odisha Exam

General Awareness MCQs and Answers: General Awareness are very important for OPSC, OSSC, OSSSC & Other State Exams. Aspirants who are willing to apply for the various Government exams in 2022 must go through the topics of General Awareness for competitive exams, as General Awareness is a key part of the syllabus.

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Q1. HTML in computer science stands for?

(a) HyperText Markup Language

(b) HyperText Main Language

(d) HyperText Mandatory Language

S1. Ans.(a)

Sol. HTML (Hypertext Markup Language) is the set of markup symbols or codes inserted in a file intended for display on a World Wide Web browser page. The markup tells the Web browser how to display a Web page’s words and images for the user.

Q2. Special Economic Zone (SEZ) concept was first introduced in

(a) China

(b) Japan

(d) Pakistan

S2. Ans.(a)

Sol. Special Economic Zone (SEZ) concept was first introduced in China in the 1980s. The most successful SEZ in China, Sherizhen, has developed from a small village into a city with a population over 10 million within 20 years. Commerce Minister Mr Maran Had introduced SEZ concept in year 1997 for first times in India.

Q3. A minimum wage _____.

(a) is the price floor below which workers may not sell their labor

(b) is set at a price below the equilibrium wage

(d) decreases unemployment

S3. Ans.(a)

Sol. A minimum wage is the lowest remuneration that employers can legally pay their workers. Equivalently, it is the price floor below which workers may not sell their labor.

Q4. The Great Himalayan National Park is in which state?

(a) Jammu & Kashmir

(b) Arunachal Pradesh

(d) Sikkim

S4. Ans.(c)

Sol. The Great Himalayan National Park (GHNP), is one of India’s national parks, is located in Kullu region in the state of Himachal Pradesh.

Q5. Bimbisara was the king of which dynasty?

(a) Haryanka

(b) Maurya

(d) Nanda

S5. Ans.(a)

Sol. Bimbisara also known as Seniya or Shrenika in the Jain histories was a King of Magadha and belonged to the Haryanka dynasty.

Q6. Which team won the Ranji trophy in 20152016?

(a) Railways

(b) Mumbai

(d) Bengal

S6. Ans.(b)

Sol. The Ranji Trophy is a domestic first-class cricket championship played in India between teams representing regional and state cricket associations.

Q7. Moti Masjid is situated in which of these World Heritage Sites?

(a) Humayun’s Tomb

(b) Mahabodhi Temple Complex

(d) Red Fort Complex

S7. Ans.(d)

Sol. The Moti Masjid is a white marble mosque inside the Red Fort complex in Delhi, India. Built by Aurangzeb for his personal use.

Q8. Who wrote the play “Uttararamacharita”?

(a) Harsha

(b) Tulsidas

(d) Sudraka

S8. Ans.(c)

Sol. Bhavabhuti, Indian dramatist and poet, whose dramas, written in Sanskrit and noted for their suspense and vivid characterization, rival the outstanding plays of the better-known playwright Kalidasa.

Q9. The causative virus of AIDS was isolated in the year of

(a) 1980

(b) 1981

(d) 1986

S9. Ans.(c)

Sol. AIDS was first recognized as a disease in May 1981, and the causative HIV virus was first isolated just two years later (1983).

Q10. Which of the following is the largest part of the human brain?

(a) Ribs

(b) Cerebrum

(d) Thalamus

S10. Ans.(b)

Sol. The cerebrum or cortex is the largest part of the human brain, associated with higher brain function such as thought and action.

Q11. Which of the following is a viral disease?

(a) Polio

(b) Tetanus

(d) Plague

S11. Ans.(a)

Sol. Polio is a highly contagious disease caused by a virus that attacks the nervous system. Children younger than 5 years old are more likely to contract the virus than any other group.

Q12. The residual attractive or repulsive forces between molecules or atomic groups that do not arise from a covalent bond, or ionic bonds is called _____ .

(a) Neutral Bond

(b) Non Polar Bond

(d) Van der Walls bond

S12. Ans.(d)

Sol. Van der Waals forces include attraction and repulsions between atoms, molecules, and surfaces, as well as other intermolecular forces.

Q13. Who wrote the book -“The Argumentative Indian”?

(a) Amartya Sen

(b) Anita Desai

(d) Arundhati Roy

S13. Ans.(a)

Sol.The Argumentative Indian is a book written by Nobel Prize winning Indian economist Amartya Sen.

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