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TISSNET General Awareness Sample Question Paper :
General Awareness :
1. Identify the correct statement from the statements given below :
In India there are two types of monsoons – the southeast monsoon and the northwest monsoon.
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The northeast monsoon affects India’s east coast during June and July.
In India there are two types of monsoons – the southwest monsoon and the northeast monsoon.
The northwest monsoon is the main monsoon, comes in from the sea and starts making its way up
India’s west coast.
Ans: The correct option is “In India there are two types of monsoons – the southwest monsoon and the northeast monsoon.
2. The government has increased minimum wage across the country from earlier 137 with effect from the month of July 2015. It has raised the threshold on the basis of average increase in the consumer price index. How much is the minimum wage now?
160
165
150
145
3. What was the name of the documentary directed by Leslee Udwin which was recently banned by the Indian government?
India’s Daughter
Missing Girls
The unheard voice of Damini
Disappearing daughter
4. Which of the following pair (place and state) indicate the only place in India where Asian lions are found in their natural habitat?
Periyar (Kerala)
Gir (Gujarat)
Kaziranga (Assam)
Ranthambore (Rajasthan)
5. Ottan Thullal and Chakyar koothu are folk dances of which particular Indian State?
Karnataka
Tamil Nadu
Kerala
Assam
6. The rock inside the earth’s interior is said to be hot and molten but this is primarily due to the action of one of the forces listed below, which is that force?
Radioactivity
Global warming
Inter tectonic plates friction
Subduction
7. BCG vaccine is commonly given to infants to immunize them against which particular disease?
Measles
Polio
Diphtheria
Tuberculosis
8. According to recent World Health Organization report, which of the following disease claims maximum number of lives in India?
HIV AIDS
Diabetes
Cardiovascular Diseases
Swine flu
9. All except one of these states will see the setting up of the prestigious New All India Institute of Medical Science (AIIMS) as per announcement made in the Union Budget for 2015-16.
Assam
Tamil Nadu
Orissa
Jammu and Kashmir
10. He is the current and the 25th US defense secretary as well as the fourth in US President Barrack Obama’s six years in office. What is his name?
Elliot Richardson
Chuck Hagel
Ashton Carter
William Cohen
11. Consider the following statement regarding Eco system dynamics:-
1) The food web is a network of food chains
2) The food web is also viewed as a series of trophic (nutritional) levels
3) The consumers of green plants belong to the first trophic level
4) Energy flows from one trophic level to another
Statement Nos. 1, 2 and 4 are true while statement No. 3 is false
Statement Nos. 1, 2 and 3 are true while statement No. 4 is false
Statement Nos. 1, 3 and 4 are true while statement No. 2 is false
Statement Nos. 2, 3 and 4 are true while statement No. 1 is false
12. This all-time famous novel ‘Yayati’ based on the epic Mahabharata was written by Vishnu Sakharam Khandekar which won him a Sahitya Akademi Award and a Jnanpith Award. In which Indian language did he write this book?
Marathi
Gujarati
Hindi
Kannada
13. Identify the correct pair (organization and its area of work) from the following:-
UGC- Ocean Studies
NARI- Women Empowerment
DRDO- Military research and development
ISRO- Higher Education
14. The following county is NOT a part of Eurozone:-
Algeria
Latvia
Cyprus
Estonia
15. Very recently the Islamic State (IS) terrorist group has reportedly launched an app that features news and videos showing executions and battlefield victories and propagates its agenda. This app is not available for download and doesn’t work in regions outside IS control, what is the name of this app?
Ghost Feed
Jihad Net
Amaq News
Kilafahbook
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