FCI Assistant Gr. II Placement Paper
General Knowledge
1. The Planning Commission of India was established in the year
(1) 1947
(2) 1949
(3) 1950
(4) 1952
2. Green Revolution was started in
(1) 1960
(2) 197
(3) 1980
(4) 1990
3. The term of the Finance Commission is
(1)Ten years
(2) Five years
(3) Six years
(4) Three years
4. Reserve Bank of India was nationalised in
(1) 1948
(211947
(3) 1949
(4) 1950
5. Who was the Chairman of the Constituent Assembly ?'
(1) Dr. B:R. Ambedkar
(2) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
(3) Jawahar Lai Nehru
(4) Vallabh Bhal Patel'
6. Which one of the following methods is used to ascertain the public opinion on important legislation ?
(1) Initiative
(2) Recall
(3) Referendum
(4) None of the above
7. Fundamental Duties were added to the Constitution by
(1) 24th Amendment
(2) 39th Amendment
(3) 42nd Amendment
(4) 44th Amendment
8. The final authority to interpret our Constitution is the
(l) President
(2) Parliament
(3) Prime Minister
(4) Stipenne Court
9. Compared with Society, the scope of State activity. Is
(1) Wider
(2) Narrow
(3) Just equal
(4) No comparison between the two
10. Seleucus Nicator was defeated by
(1) Asoka
(2) Chandragupta Maurya
(3) Bindu Sara
(4) Brihadratha
11. The striking feature of.the Indus Valley Civilization was
(1) Urban Civilization
(2) Agrarian Civilization
(3) Mesolithic Civilization
(4) Paleolithic Civilization
12. The Governor-General who abolished the practice of Sati was
(1) Dalhousie
(2) Ripon
(3) William Bentinck
(4) Curzon
13. The famous Bhaktl Saint who belonged to the royal family of Mewar was
(1)Chaitanya
(2) Andal
(3) Meerabai
(4) Ramabal
14. After Alexander's death the Eastern part of his empire came under
(1) Seleucus Nicator
(2) Menander
(3) Rudradaman
(4) Kantshka
15. The Thar Express goes to
(1) Afghanistan
(2) Bangladesh
(3) Pakistan
(4) Myanmar
16. The product used for manufacturing of Industrial alcohol is
(1) Khandasari
(2) Bagasse
(3) Molasses
(4) Paper-pulp
17. Guwahati is situat, on the bank of the river
(1) Teesta
(2) Brahmaputra
(3) Hooghly
(4) Sone
18. Kanchenjunga is situated in
(1) Nepal
(2) Sikkim
(3) Wes! Bengal
(4) Himachatl Pradesh
19. With which set of following ccur:tries has Arunachal Pradesh common border?
(1) Bhutan. Bangladesh and China
(2) Myanmar, Bangladesh and China
(3) Bhutan. China and Myanmar
(4) Bhutan. Bangladesh and Myanmar
20. The green colour of the leaves is due to the presence of
(1) Proteins
(2) Lipids
(3) Chlorophyll
(4) Carbohydrates
21. The edible part of an onion is
(1) Modified root
(2) Aerial flower
(3) Aerial stem
(4) Fleshy leaves
22. To which group of blood an iuniversal recipient belongs?
(1) A group
(2) B grot p
(3) O group
(4) AB group
23. Columba livia is the scientific name of
(1) Pigeon
(2) Snake
(3). Rar$btt
(4) Shark
24. Bones are pneumatic in
(1) Fishes
(2) Amphibians
(3i Feptlies
(4) Birds
25 .Name he process of producton of energy in the Sun
(1) Nuclear fission
(2) Radioactivity
(3) Nuclear fusion
(4) Ionization
26. A spherical ball made of steel when dropped in mercury container will
(1) sink in mercury'
(2) will be on the surface of mercury
(3) will be partly immersed mercury
(4) will dissolve in mercury
27. The sounds having a frequency of 20 Hertz to 20,000 Hertz are known as
(1) Audible sounds
(2) Ultrasonics
(3) Infrasonics
(4) Megasonics
28. Eclipses occur.due to which optical phenomena?
(1) Reflection
(2) Refraction
(3) Rectilinear propagat'on
(4) Diffraction
29. Which of the fol imving produces highest amcuni. of energy upon oxidation?
(1) Protein
(2) Fat
(3) Gluco-,r
(4) An alkane
30. Pure water is bad conductor of electricity because it is
(1) fcebly Ionized
(2) not volatile
(3) a very good solvent
(4) a npn-polar solvent
31. Where is'National Chemical Laboratory (NCL) located?
(1) Chandigarh
(2) Bhavnagar
(3) Pune
(4) Panaji
32. The metals con-anonly used for electroplating are
(1) Gold. Sodium and Chromium
(2) Chromium. Copper and Nickel .
(3) Nickel. Lead and Chromium
(4) Gold, Sodium and Potassium
33. Which of the following In au,tomobile exhaust can cause cancer ?
(1) Oxides of nitrogen
(2) Carbon monoxide
(3) Lead
(4) Polyclinic hydrocarbons
34. Bleaching powder is used In drinking water as a/an
(1) disinfectant
(2) antibiotic
(3) antiseptic
(4) coagulant
35. Gamma rays have greatest similarity with
(1) a-rays
(2))-rays
(3) X-rays
(4) T.-V.-rays
36. In the absence of ozone layer, which rays will enter into atmosphere?
(1) Infrared
(2) Visible
(3) Ultraviolet.
(4) X-rays.
37. Where are programs and data to be used by the computer available?
(1) Processing Unit
(2) Output
(3) Storage
(4) Input
38. In HTML, <B> and </B> tags display the enclosed text in
(1) black colour
(2) background
(3) bold
(4) bright
39. Who invented chloroform as anaesthetic?
(1) James Simpson
(2) Edward Jenii r
(3) Alexander Fleming
(4) Christian Barnard
40. Of which of the following States of India is Kuchipudi as dance-drama?
(1) Orissa
(2) Andhra Pradesh
(3) Kerala
(4) Taniil Nadu