Food Corporation Of India : FCI General Awareness Model Questions

Food Corporation Of India
FCI General Awareness Model Questions

1.In which year the Government of India included ten new tribes of Uttar Pradesh as Scheduled
Tribes ?

• 2004
• 2003 
• 2002
• 2001

2. In UP,which one of the following districts has the largest population of Scheduled Tribes

• Sonebhadra
• Mirzapur 
• Kheri C 
• Bijnore I

3. Sukna scam case was recently (first quarter of 2010) much in the news. With which State is it
concerned ?

• Himachal Pradesh 
• Jammu and Kashmir
• Rajasthan 
• West Bengal

4. The author of the book which recently became the root cause of the controversy regarding the script of the film “Three Idiots” is

• Abhijat loshi 
• Mohammad Khalid
• Chetan Bhagat 
• Rajkumar Hirani

5. Consider the following statements-
1, The crop insurance scheme in India was started in the year 1985
2. The total number of agro climatic zone in U.P is 9
3. Food for work programme was started in the year 1977
4. Blue resolution is concerned with production of mustard
Of these statements—-

• Only 1, and 2 are correct 
• Only 2 and 3 are correct
• Only 3 and 4 are correct 
• Only 1, 2 and 3 are correct

7, Who has written the book “The Rediscovery of India” published around November 2009 ?

• Ram Chandra Guha 
• Meghnad Desai
• Arun Shourie 
• Mohan Bhagwat

8. Which country launched the World’s first satellite dedicated to monitoring ’greenhouse gas
emissions’ in 2009 ?

• Japan 
• Brazil 
• India 
• U.S.A.

9, How many nations were members of the BASIC Block at the December 2009 Copenhagen Meet ?

• 5
• 4 
• 3
• 2

10. The Rangnath Mishra Commission report which was tabled in the Parliament in December
2009, relates to—

• Electoral reforms 
• Police reforms
• Religious and Linguistic Minorities 
• Tax reforms

11. Match List-I with List-H and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists-
              List-I                                                               List-II
     (Name of film)                                               (The writing inspiring the film)
(a) 3Idiots                                                              1, Pygmalion
(b) Slum dog Millionaire                                      2. Five Point some one
(c) Junoon                                                             3. Q and A
(d) My Fair Lady                                                   4. A Flight of Pigeons

• 2 1 4 3 
• 3 4 1 2
• 3 1 4 2 
• 2 3 4 1

12.The Indian citizen who has been honoured with Ramon Magsay- say award for the year 2009 is-

• Bhimsen ]oshi 
• Deep ]oshi
• Indira Sinha 
• Pankaj Srivastava

13. At the 56th National Film 1 Awards for 2008 the best feature film award was bagged by-

• Antaheen 
• Fashion 
• Iogeva 
• Rock on

14. ’Project Arrow’ is concerned with the modernization of which of the following

• Airports 
• Post offices
• Road Transport C 
• Railways

15. During Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s visit to Russia in December 2009, India and Russia signed an agreement mainly relating to-

• Civil nuclear cooperation 
• Climate change
• Cooperation in agriculture Sector
• Cooperation in science and technology sector

16. The city which has been selected by a famous International Magazine “Travel and Leisure” in its survey 2009 as the best city from tourism point of view in the world is-

• Udaipur
• Hong Kong 
• Singapore 
• Dubai

17. Football World Cup 2010 will be held in-

• Britain 
• Germany 
• Portugal 
• South Africa

18. How many seats BSP won in the elections to the U.P. Legislative Council held in January 2010 ?

• 31 
• 32 
• 33 
• 34

19. The mascot of the 19th Common wealth Games, to be held in 2010 in New Delhi is-

• Bhaloo 
• Cheetah 
• Chital 
• Shera

20. The ’Man of the Series’ in the triangular series of the Idea Cup 2010 concluded on 13th January, 2010 is-

• M. S. Dhoni 
• Kumar Sangalckara 
• Virat Kohli 
• Virender Sehwag

21. Commonwealth Games are scheduled to take place in New Delhi, India in 20104 Which
location has been chosen for the next Commonwealth Games in 2014 ?

• Brisbane — Australia 
• Victoria — Canada
• Auckland — New Zealand 
• Glasgow — Scotland

22. Suresh Kalmadi has been elected Chairman of the ‘Asian Athletic Association’ on November 9th 2009 for the»

• 2nd term 
• 3rd term 
• 4th term 
• 5 th term

23. ICC announced a list of 55 Cricket players in 2009 to be included in its inaugural ’Hall of
Fame’ list. Identify from the following cricketers who was not included in the list. _

• Kapil Dev 
• Sachin Tendulkar
• Sunil Gavaskar 
• Bishan Singh Bedi

24. 2016 Olympic Games will be held at-

• Chicago 
• Madrid
• Rio de Janeiro 
• Tokyo

25. Which of the following leguminous plant is also a petro-plant ?

• Pigeon-pea 
• Pea 
• Gram 
• Pongam

26. lf an apple is released from an orbiting spaceship, it will-

• Fall towards the Earth 
• Move at a lower speed
• Move along with the space- ship at the same speed 
• Move at a higher speed

27. The atmosphere exerts enormous pressure on us. But, we do not feel it because-

• Our blood exerts a pressure slightly more than that of the atmosphere
• We are used to it
• Our bones are very strong and can withstand the pressure
• The surface area of our head is very small

28. In which of the following industries is mica used as a raw material ?

• Iron and Steel 
• Toys
• Glass and Pottery 
• Electrical

29. The micro-organism which is associated with the production of Bt cotton is a-

• Fungus 
• Bacterium
• Blue green Alga 
• Virus

30. Computer virus is a—

• Fungus 
• Bacterium
• IC 7344 
• Software program

31. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists-
          List-I                                                         List-II
(a) Arihant                                                1.American Cryogenic Rocket
(b) Awacs                                                2. Anti tank missile
(c) Atlas Centaur                                     3. Israel developed Falcon for Air Force
(d) Nag                                                     4. Atomic submarin

• 4 3 2 I 
• 4 3 1 2
• 3 4 1 2 
• 3 4 2 1

32. Consider the following statements-
Assertion (A) :Space Based Solar Power (SBSP), it is suggested be made a national goal.
Reason (R) :Supply of SBSP is 99% uninterrupted throughout the year, besides the enormity of energy availability. 
Select the correct answer using the codes given below-:

• Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
• Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)\
• (A) is true, but (R) is false 
• (A) is false, but (R) is true

33. Match List-I with List-II and 1 select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists-
                List-I                                                                  List-II
           (Disease)                                                          (Cause)
(a) Marasmus                                                          1. Prolonged Starvation
(b) Kwashiorkor                                                       2. Protein Deficiency
(c) TB.                                                                       3. Bacterial Infection
(d) Hepatitis B                                                          4. Viral Infection

• 1 2 3 4 
• 2 1 3 4
• 4 2 3 1 
• 2 4 1 3

34. Which one of the following is not properly matched ?

• Gene splicing and recombinant DNA technology —Genetic Engineering i 
• A diagnostic test to detect the presence or absence of genetic disorders in unborn child-Amniocentesis
• A process by which living organisms break down complex matter into simpler constituents T -Biodegradation 
• An inbuilt time-keeping sys- tem in all organisms Bio-mass

35. SalKs vaccine is connected with which one of the following diseases ?

• Small pox
• Titanus 
• T.B. 
• Polio

36. Which one of the following statements is not true for a person suffering from hypermetropia ?

• The person can see far objects distinctly. 
• The focal length of the lens is large
• The image of the close ‘ objects is focused behind the retina
• A concave lens is used to correct this defect

37.’Endoscope’ used by Doctors for examining the inside of the patient’s stomach, works on the principle of-

• Reflection of light 
• Dispersion of light
• Total internal reflection of light 
• Refraction of light

38. Consider the following statements-
Assertion (A) : If Ice collects on the freezer the cooling in the refrigerator is affected adversely.
Reason (R) : Ice is a poor conductor of heat. Select the correct answer using the codes given below——

• Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A) 
• Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
• (A) is true, but (R) is false 
• (A) is false, but (R) is true

39. What type of electromagnetic radiation is used in the remote control of a television ?

• Infrared 
• Ultraviolet
• Visible 
• None of these

40. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists-
              List-I                                                                               List-II
(Naturally occurring substance)                              (Elements present)
        (a) Diamond                                                               1. Calcium
        (b) Marble                                                                   2. Silicon
        (c) Sand                                                                      3. Aluminum
        (d) Ruby                                                                      4. Carbon

• 3 1 2 4 
• 4 2 1 3
• 2 1 3 4 
• 4 1 2 3

41. Which one of the following com-pounds is used as a sedative ?

• Potassium bromide
• Calcium chloride 
• Ethyl alcohol 
• Phosphorus trichloride

42. An enzyme which helps in the digestion of protein is–

• Urease 
• Sulfatase 
• Trypsin 
• Protease

43. Methane is present in the atmosphere of-

• Moon
• Sun 
• Jupiter
• Mars

44. Hydrogen bomb is based on the principle of-

• Controlled fusion reaction 
• Uncontrolled fusion reaction
• Controlled fission reaction 
• Uncontrolled fission reaction

45. In countries where polished rice is the mean cereal in their diet, people suffer from-

• Pellagra 
• Beri-beri 
• Scurvy 
• Osteomalacia

46. Which one of the following silver salts is used for producing artificial rains

• Silver chloride 
• Silver bromide
• Silver nitrate 
• Silver iodide

47.The hypo solution used in photography is the aqueous solution of-

• Sodium thiosulphate 
• Sodium tetrathionate
• Sodium sulphate 
• Ammonium per sulphate

48. Accumulation of which one of the following in the muscles leads to fatigue ?

• Lactic acid 
• Benzoic acid
• Pyruvic acid 
• Uric acid

49. Which one of the following had supported the Non-cooperation movement, but could not see its upshots ?

• Bal Gangadhar Tilak 
• Lala Lajpat Rai
• Motilal Nehru 
• Chitranjan Das

50. Which of the following is a substance abundantly available in the sea and administered in a
certain deficiency disease?

• Iron 
• Vitamin A 
• Flumi
• Iodine