General awareness / studies questions and answers - Oct 27, 2014
1. Mahatma Gandhi took his first hunger strike in India ata. Champaran
b. Kheda.
c. Satyagraha against Rowlatt Act.
d. Ahmadabad Mill Strike.
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: d. Ahmadabad Mill Strike.
Gandhiji took his first hunger strike in 1918, during Ahmadabad Mill Strike. There was conflict between the workers and the owner in order to solve this conflict Gandhiji took his first hunger strike in India.
a. Nizam-ul-mulk and Muhammad Amin.
b. Husain Ali Khan and Abdullah Khan.
c. Zulfiqar Khan and Nizam-ul-Mulk.
d. None of these.
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: b. Husain Ali Khan and Abdullah Khan.
The Sayyid brothers Husain Ali Khan and Abdullah Khan are called as King Makers in the Indian History. Mughal Emperor Farrukh Siyar became ruler with the help of these two brothers later on they killed emperor.
i. Reckless grants of jagirs and promotions given by emperor.
ii. Introduced Revenue Farming.
a. Only (i).
b. Only (ii).
c. Both (i) and (ii).
d. Neither (i) nor (ii).
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: a. Only (i).
Bahadur Shah became Mughal Emperor after the death of Aurangzeb. When Bahadur Shah ascended throne the Royal treasury had 13crore rupees and this was exhausted due to the reckless grants. Revenue Framing was not introduced during his period.
a. Zulfiqar Khan.
b. Murshid Quli Khan.
c. Saadutulla Khan.
d. Nizam-ul-Mulk.
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: d. Nizam-ul-Mulk.
Nizam-ul-Mulk was the Governor of Deccan from 1720 to 1722, later on he was appointed as Wazir of Mughal Empire later on in the year 1724 he left the job and went back to Deccan and established Hyderabad State.
a. Jahandar Shah.
b. Shah Alam II.
c. Bahadur Shah II.
d. Muhammad Shah.
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: c. Bahadur Shah II.
The British occupied Delhi in the year 1803, but still the people of India thought and had huge respect for the Mughal Empire so British let them to be the nominal rulers with no real power till 1857. The last emperor of Mughal Kingdom was Bahadur Shah II.
i. All Organisms are made up of cells.
ii. The Cell is the basic unit of structure and function of all organisms.
iii. The Cells do not have their own Biosynthetic machinery.
a. Only (i).
b. Only (ii).
c. Only (iii).
d. (i) and (ii).
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: c. Only (iii).
Cells are the microscopic unit of living organisms; they cannot be seen through naked eyes. All living organisms, plants, animals are made of cells they can be unicellular organism or multi-cellular organism and each cell has its own biosynthetic machinery.
i. Plasma Membrane.
ii. Golgi complex.
iii. Mitochondria.
a. (i) and (ii).
b. (i) and (iii).
c. (ii) and (iii).
d. All of these.
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: d. All of these.
The cell is the smallest part of the living organism but it consists of various components the major component of cell are Plasma membrane, Cytoplasm, Cell organelles and nucleus. Mitochondria and Golgi complex will be part of these major components.
i. Animal cells are thick, rigid, dead cell wall forms outermost boundary.
ii. Centrosome is present in all animal cells.
iii. Mitochondria are generally less in number.
a. Only (i).
b. Only (ii).
c. (i) and (iii).
d. (ii) and (iii).
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: b. Only (ii).
Animal cells are thin, flexible, living plasma membrane forms the outermost boundary, and cells may change form and move from one place to other. Centrosome are present in all animal cells, Mitochondria are generally more in number in animal cells.
a. Karnataka.
b. Tamil Nadu.
c. Maharashtra.
d. Gujarat.
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: b. Tamil Nadu.
Special Economic Zones (SEZ) are the areas where there will not be the regular business and trade rules and laws. These zones are usually established in other to increase trade i.e., to increase exports and also to create infrastructure and create jobs.
a. Moody’s.
b. Standards and Poor.
c. Fitch.
d. Brickwork.
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: d. Brickwork.
These agencies decide the sovereign status of a country based on the trades, economic and political status of that country. The three International Companies which gives sovereign ratings are Moody’s, Standards and Poor, Fitch.
