General Knowledge Quiz (Previous Years) for CDS & CAPF: 17th May
Q1. In which one of the following countries is the volcano ‘Guallatiri” located?
(a) Peru
(b) Chile
(c) Tanzania
(d) Ecuador
Q2. The Island of Honshu is located in which one of the following countries?
(a) Indonesia
(b) Malaysia
(c) Japan
(d) South Korea
Q3. Which one of the following rivers flows into the Arabian Sea?
(a) Indravati
(b) Godavari
(c) Cauvery
(d) Narmada
Q4. Match the following
List I List II
A. Slate 1. Igneous rock
B. Lignite 2. Metamorphic rock
C. Bauxite 3. Non-ferrous mineral
D. Granite 4. Sedimentary rock
Codes
A B C D
(a) 1 3 3 2
(b) 2 4 3 1
(c) 2 3 4 1
(d) 1 4 3 2
Q5. Which one of the following places is famous for production of railways coaches?
(a) Nasik
(b) Kapurthala
(c) Kanpur
(d) Kochi
Q6. In cricket match, while catching a fast moving ball, a fielder in the ground gradually pulls his hands backwards with the moving ball to reduce the velocity to zero. The act represents
(a) Newton’s first law of motion
(b) Newton’s second law of motion
(c) Newton’s third law of motion
(d) Law of conservation of energy
Q7. Two layers of a cloth of equal thickness provide warmer covering than a single layer of cloth with double the thickness. Why?
(a) Because of the air encapsulated between two layers
(b) Since effective thickness of two layers is more
(c) Fabric of the cloth plays the role
(d) Weaving of the cloth plays the role
Q8. A mobile phone charger is
(a) An inverter
(b) A UPS
(c) A step-down transformer
(d) A step-up transformer
Q9. No matter how far you stand from a mirror, your image appears erect. The mirror is likely to be
(a) Either plane or convex
(b) Plane only
(c) Concave
(d) Convex only
Q10. The position, relative size and nature of the image formed by a concave lens for an object placed at infinity are respectively
(a) At focus, diminished and virtual
(b) At focus, diminished and real
(c) Between focus and optical center, diminished and virtual
(d) Between focus and optical center, magnified and real
SOLUTIONS
S1. Ans.(b)
Sol. Guallatire is one of the most active volcanoes in northern Chile.
S2. Ans.(c)
Sol. The island of Honshu is in Japan.
S3. Ans.(d)
Sol. Narmada flows into the Gulf of Khambhat (Arabian Sea).
S4. Ans.(b)
Sol. 1. Slate – Metamorphous Rock
2. Lignite – sedimentary rock
3. Bauxite – Nonferrous mineral
4. Granite – Igneous rock
S5. Ans.(b)
Sol. Kapurthala is a city in Punjab state and famous for production of railway coaches, it was established in 1986 by the government of India.
S7. Ans.(a)
Sol. Two layers of a cloth are warmer because air trapped between the layers acts as thermal insulator restricting the heat transfer.
S8. Ans.(c)
Sol. A mobile phone charger is basically a step-down transformer which converts high voltage to low voltage.
S9. Ans.(a)
Sol. Image formed by a plane and a convex mirror is always erect. Concave mirror forms image both erect and inverted depends on the position of the object from the mirror.
S10. Ans.(a)
Sol. From the ray diagram, it is very clear that the image of the object placed at infinity from a concave lens is virtual diminished and at the focus of the lens.
(a) Peru
(b) Chile
(c) Tanzania
(d) Ecuador
Q2. The Island of Honshu is located in which one of the following countries?
(a) Indonesia
(b) Malaysia
(c) Japan
(d) South Korea
Q3. Which one of the following rivers flows into the Arabian Sea?
(a) Indravati
(b) Godavari
(c) Cauvery
(d) Narmada
Q4. Match the following
List I List II
A. Slate 1. Igneous rock
B. Lignite 2. Metamorphic rock
C. Bauxite 3. Non-ferrous mineral
D. Granite 4. Sedimentary rock
Codes
A B C D
(a) 1 3 3 2
(b) 2 4 3 1
(c) 2 3 4 1
(d) 1 4 3 2
Q5. Which one of the following places is famous for production of railways coaches?
(a) Nasik
(b) Kapurthala
(c) Kanpur
(d) Kochi
Q6. In cricket match, while catching a fast moving ball, a fielder in the ground gradually pulls his hands backwards with the moving ball to reduce the velocity to zero. The act represents
(a) Newton’s first law of motion
(b) Newton’s second law of motion
(c) Newton’s third law of motion
(d) Law of conservation of energy
Q7. Two layers of a cloth of equal thickness provide warmer covering than a single layer of cloth with double the thickness. Why?
(a) Because of the air encapsulated between two layers
(b) Since effective thickness of two layers is more
(c) Fabric of the cloth plays the role
(d) Weaving of the cloth plays the role
Q8. A mobile phone charger is
(a) An inverter
(b) A UPS
(c) A step-down transformer
(d) A step-up transformer
Q9. No matter how far you stand from a mirror, your image appears erect. The mirror is likely to be
(a) Either plane or convex
(b) Plane only
(c) Concave
(d) Convex only
Q10. The position, relative size and nature of the image formed by a concave lens for an object placed at infinity are respectively
(a) At focus, diminished and virtual
(b) At focus, diminished and real
(c) Between focus and optical center, diminished and virtual
(d) Between focus and optical center, magnified and real
SOLUTIONS
S1. Ans.(b)
Sol. Guallatire is one of the most active volcanoes in northern Chile.
S2. Ans.(c)
Sol. The island of Honshu is in Japan.
S3. Ans.(d)
Sol. Narmada flows into the Gulf of Khambhat (Arabian Sea).
S4. Ans.(b)
Sol. 1. Slate – Metamorphous Rock
2. Lignite – sedimentary rock
3. Bauxite – Nonferrous mineral
4. Granite – Igneous rock
S5. Ans.(b)
Sol. Kapurthala is a city in Punjab state and famous for production of railway coaches, it was established in 1986 by the government of India.
S7. Ans.(a)
Sol. Two layers of a cloth are warmer because air trapped between the layers acts as thermal insulator restricting the heat transfer.
S8. Ans.(c)
Sol. A mobile phone charger is basically a step-down transformer which converts high voltage to low voltage.
S9. Ans.(a)
Sol. Image formed by a plane and a convex mirror is always erect. Concave mirror forms image both erect and inverted depends on the position of the object from the mirror.
S10. Ans.(a)
Sol. From the ray diagram, it is very clear that the image of the object placed at infinity from a concave lens is virtual diminished and at the focus of the lens.

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