Goa PSC Question-Paper

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1) Indian Institute of Science is located in
A) Bombay
B) Bangalore
C) New Delhi
D) Kolkatta

2) Who won the Khel Ratna Prize in 2010?
A) Saina Nehwal
B) Abhinav Bindra
C) Sachin Tendulkar
D) Baichung Bootiya

3) Name of the book which helped to develop the social outlook of Gandhiji
A) Ananda Madam
B) War and Peace
C) Mother
D) Unto This Last

4) The Greek philosopher who was never written a book is
A) Aristotle
B) Socrates
C) Plato
D) Homer

5) Name the current Chief Election Commissioner of India?
A) Krishna Swamy
B) S.Y. Quraishi
C) Naveeen Chawla
D) V.S. Sampath

6) “One who opens a school closes a hundred prisons” who made this comment?
A) Victor Hugo
B) Leo Tolstoy
C) Maxim Gorki
D) Anton Chekhov

7) Which is the smallest parliament constituency in India?
A) Sikkim
B) Goa
C) Anandaman & Nicobar
D) Lakshadweep

8) “India Wins Freedom” is a book written by
A) Abdul Kalam Azad
B) Jawaharlal Nehru
C) C. Rajagopalachari
D) Babu Rajendra Prasad

9) Whose birthday is celebrated as National Youth Day?
A) Subash Chandra Bose
B) Raveendra Nath Tagore
C) Swami Vivekanandan
D) Jagadeesh Chandra Bose

10) In which city was UNO formed ?
A) Geneva
B) Prague
C) Hague
D) San Francisco

11) Identify the constitutional amendment that included secularism and socialism in the preamble of our constitution
A) 73
B) 42
C) 1
D) 86

12) Who is exponent of “Drain Theory”?
A) Madan Mohan Malavya
B) Gopala Krishna Gokhale
C) Bal Gangadhara Thilak
D) Dadabai Navroji

13) The term “Bulls Eye” is related to
A) Billiards
B) Shooting
C) Fencing
D) Archery

14) Where is “Sea of Tranquility” found?
A) Moon
B) Earth
C) Saturn
D) Jupiter

15) Which country situates in between Panama and Nicaragua?
A) Venenzuela
B) Colombia
C) Ecquador
D) Costarica

16) Which organ in the human body is affected by Myopia?
A) Liver
B) Eye
C) Ear
D) Brain

17) In which country was the “Dodo” bird found?
A) South Africa
B) Spain
C) Madagascar
D) Mozambic

18) Name the country which is the biggest consumer of gold?
A) India
B) Japan
C) China
D) U.S.A

19) Name the Malayalee political leader whose statue is installed in Indian Parliament?
A) K. Kelappan
B) V.K. Krishna Menon
C) A.K. Gopalan (AKG)
D) E.M. Sankaran Namboodiripad

20) What is the pH value of pure water?
A) 7
B) 5
C) 8
D) 6

21) Which country other than India has lotus as its National Flower?
A) Egypt
B) Japan
C) Myanmar
D) Algeria

22) __ is known as the Father of Modern Medicine
A) Anaxagoras
B) Anaximandar
C) Empedocles
D) Hipprocratus

23) The World Cup Football Tournament 2014 will be held at
A) Argentina
B) Brazil
C) Spain
D) Germany

24) Which company was associated with the Bhopal Gas Tragedy?
A) Carborundum Universal
B) United Catalysts
C) Union Carbide
D) Hindustan Insecticides

25) Who was awarded the Adidas Golden Ball for the Best Football Player of the 2010 World Cup Football Tournament?
A) Thomas Muller
B) Wesley Sneijder
C) David Villa
D) Diego Forlan