GK MCQ For Assam Police Exam
Q.1) Who invented the modern Periodic table?
(1) Faraday (2) Mendeleev (3) Newton (4) Bohr
Correct Answer – (2) Mendeleev
Explanation: Dmitri Mendeleev was a Russian chemist who developed the periodic classification of the elements in 1869 A.D.
Q.2) The electric charge is stored in a device called -
(1) Inductor (2) Capacitor (3) Resister (4) Transformer
Correct Answer - (2) Capacitor
Explanation: A capacitor is a passive two-terminal electronic component that stores electrical energy in an electric field. The effect of a capacitor is known as capacitance.
Q.3) The mirror used for the head light of a car is –
(1) spherical concave (2) plane (3) cylindrical (4) parabolic concave
Correct Answer – (4) parabolic concave
Explanation: A parabolic (or paraboloid or paraboloidal) reflector(or dish or mirror) is a reflective surface used to collect or project energy such as light, sound, or radio waves.
Q.4) Alpha particle is the nucleus of an atom of -
(1) Lithium (2) Hydrogen (3) Helium (4) Oxygen
Correct Answer - (3) Helium
Explanation: Alpha particles consist of two protons and two neutrons bound together into a particle identical to a helium nucleus, which is generally produced in the process of alpha decay.
Q.5) Postage Meter was invented by -
(1) Fyodor Pirotsky (2) Arthur Pitney (3) Fritz Pfleumer (4) Stephen Perry
Correct Answer - (2) Arthur Pitney
Explanation: The first postal meter to be commercially produced and distributed was invented by Arthur Pitney. World's first postage meter on December 9, 1901.
Q.6) Who said, "Adolf Hitler is Germany and Germany is Adolf Hitler. He who pledges himself to Hitler pledges himself to Germany"?
(1) R Hess (2) Mussolini (3) Hitler (4) Communist International
Correct Answer - (1) R Hess
Explanation: Rudolf Hess, on 25 February 1934, said: "Adolf Hitler is Germany and Germany is Adolf Hitler.
Q.7) Saang is a folk dance of -
(1) Manipur (2) Jharkhand (3) Chhattisgarh (4) Haryana
Correct Answer - (4) Haryana
Explanation: Saang is a popular dance form of Haryana. The dance mainly reflects religious stories and folk tales that are performed in place.
Q.8) The device used for measuring the wavelength of X-rays is -
(1) GM Counter (2) Cyclotron (3) Bragg Spectrometer (4) Mass Spectrometer
Correct Answer - (3) Bragg Spectrometer
Explanation: Bragg Spectrometer is an instrument used to analyze crystal structure by using X-rays. In it, a beam of collimated X-rays strikes the crystal, and a detector measures the angles and intensities of the reflected beam.
Q.9) Members of the Union Public Service Commission are appointed by the -
(1) Law Minister (2) President (3) Prime Minister (4) Chief Justice
Correct Answer - (2) President
Explanation: The Chairman and other members of the UPSC (Union Public Service Commission) are appointed by the President of India.
Q.10) The principle of maximum social advantage is the basic principle of -
(1) Micro Economics (2) Macro Economics (3) Fiscal Economics (4) Environmental Economics
Correct Answer - (3) Fiscal Economics
Explanation: The Principle of Maximum Social Advantage', introduced by British economist Hugh Dalton, is the fundamental principle of Public Finance which implies that all the financial operations of the state should aim at maximization of net social benefit.
Q.11) Which of the following is not a noble gas -
(1) Hydrogen (2) Helium (3) Neon (4) Argon
Correct Answer - (1) Hydrogen
Explanation: The noble gases are the chemical elements in Group 18 of the Periodic Table. This chemical series contains helium, neon, argon, krypton, xenon, and radon.
Q.12) Sunda Trench is in -
(1) Indian Ocean (2) Pacific Ocean (3) Atlantic Ocean (4) Gulf of Mexico
Correct Answer - (1) Indian Ocean
Explanation: The Sunda Trench, earlier known as the Java Trench, is located in the northeastern Indian Ocean, with a length of 2,600 kilometres. It is the deepest point in the Indian Ocean.
Q.13) Brass is an alloy of -
(1) Nickel and Copper (2) Copper and Silver (3) Nickel and Zinc (4) Zinc and Copper
Correct Answer - (4) Zinc and Copper
Explanation: Brass is an alloy of copper and zinc, in proportions which can be varied to achieve varying mechanical and electrical properties.
Q.14) Pump priming should be resorted to at a time of -
(1) Inflation (2) Deflation (3) Stagflation (4) Reflation
Correct Answer - (2) Deflation
Explanation: Pump priming is the action taken to stimulate an economy, usually during a recessionary/ deflationary period, through government spending, and interest rate and tax reductions.
Q.15) Which is the highest award for gallantry during peacetime?
(1) Vir Chakra (2) Param Vir Chakra (3) Ashok Chakra (4) Mahavir Chakra
Correct Answer - (3) Ashok Chakra
Explanation: The Ashoka Chakra is India's highest peacetime military decoration awarded for valor, courageous action or self-sacrifice away from the battlefield.
Q.16) Optical fibre works on the -
(1) principle of refraction (2) total internal reflection (3) Scattering (4) Interference
Correct Answer - (2) total internal reflection
Explanation: Optical fibers typically include a core surrounded by a transparent cladding material with a lower index of refraction.
Q.17) Dr. (2) R Ambedkar was conferred "Bharat Ratna" during the regime of -
(1) JD (2) UPA (3) NDA (4) BJP
Correct Answer - (1) JD
Explanation: Chief architect of the Constitution of India and social reformer BR Ambedkar was posthumously awarded the Bharat Ratna., India's highest civilian award, in 1990.
Q.18) Soil factors are otherwise known as -
(1) edaphic factors (2) biotic factors (3) physiographic factors (4) climatic factors
Correct Answer - (1) edaphic factors
Explanation: Edaphic is a quality related to soil. Edaphic qualities may characterize the soil itself, including drainage, texture, or chemical properties such as pH.
Q.19) Name the Viceroy who was killed in Andaman & Nicobar Island?
(1) Lord Mayo (2) Lord Elgin (3) Lord Hastings (4) Lord Dalhousie
Correct Answer - (1) Lord Mayo
Explanation: Mayo came in India in 1869. He founded Mayo College in Ajmer. He was killed by an Afghan in 1872.
Q.20) Where is the shore-based steel plant located?
(1) Tuticorin (2) Salem (3) Vishakhapatnam (4) Mangalore
Correct Answer - (3) Vishakhapatnam
Explanation: Visakhapatnam or Vizag Steel Plant is the only Indian shore-based steel plant. Started in 1971, it is the most advanced steel producer in India with the help of German and Soviet technology.
Q.1) Who invented the modern Periodic table?
(1) Faraday (2) Mendeleev (3) Newton (4) Bohr
Correct Answer – (2) Mendeleev
Explanation: Dmitri Mendeleev was a Russian chemist who developed the periodic classification of the elements in 1869 A.D.
Q.2) The electric charge is stored in a device called -
(1) Inductor (2) Capacitor (3) Resister (4) Transformer
Correct Answer - (2) Capacitor
Explanation: A capacitor is a passive two-terminal electronic component that stores electrical energy in an electric field. The effect of a capacitor is known as capacitance.
Q.3) The mirror used for the head light of a car is –
(1) spherical concave (2) plane (3) cylindrical (4) parabolic concave
Correct Answer – (4) parabolic concave
Explanation: A parabolic (or paraboloid or paraboloidal) reflector(or dish or mirror) is a reflective surface used to collect or project energy such as light, sound, or radio waves.
Q.4) Alpha particle is the nucleus of an atom of -
(1) Lithium (2) Hydrogen (3) Helium (4) Oxygen
Correct Answer - (3) Helium
Explanation: Alpha particles consist of two protons and two neutrons bound together into a particle identical to a helium nucleus, which is generally produced in the process of alpha decay.
Q.5) Postage Meter was invented by -
(1) Fyodor Pirotsky (2) Arthur Pitney (3) Fritz Pfleumer (4) Stephen Perry
Correct Answer - (2) Arthur Pitney
Explanation: The first postal meter to be commercially produced and distributed was invented by Arthur Pitney. World's first postage meter on December 9, 1901.
Q.6) Who said, "Adolf Hitler is Germany and Germany is Adolf Hitler. He who pledges himself to Hitler pledges himself to Germany"?
(1) R Hess (2) Mussolini (3) Hitler (4) Communist International
Correct Answer - (1) R Hess
Explanation: Rudolf Hess, on 25 February 1934, said: "Adolf Hitler is Germany and Germany is Adolf Hitler.
Q.7) Saang is a folk dance of -
(1) Manipur (2) Jharkhand (3) Chhattisgarh (4) Haryana
Correct Answer - (4) Haryana
Explanation: Saang is a popular dance form of Haryana. The dance mainly reflects religious stories and folk tales that are performed in place.
Q.8) The device used for measuring the wavelength of X-rays is -
(1) GM Counter (2) Cyclotron (3) Bragg Spectrometer (4) Mass Spectrometer
Correct Answer - (3) Bragg Spectrometer
Explanation: Bragg Spectrometer is an instrument used to analyze crystal structure by using X-rays. In it, a beam of collimated X-rays strikes the crystal, and a detector measures the angles and intensities of the reflected beam.
Q.9) Members of the Union Public Service Commission are appointed by the -
(1) Law Minister (2) President (3) Prime Minister (4) Chief Justice
Correct Answer - (2) President
Explanation: The Chairman and other members of the UPSC (Union Public Service Commission) are appointed by the President of India.
Q.10) The principle of maximum social advantage is the basic principle of -
(1) Micro Economics (2) Macro Economics (3) Fiscal Economics (4) Environmental Economics
Correct Answer - (3) Fiscal Economics
Explanation: The Principle of Maximum Social Advantage', introduced by British economist Hugh Dalton, is the fundamental principle of Public Finance which implies that all the financial operations of the state should aim at maximization of net social benefit.
Q.11) Which of the following is not a noble gas -
(1) Hydrogen (2) Helium (3) Neon (4) Argon
Correct Answer - (1) Hydrogen
Explanation: The noble gases are the chemical elements in Group 18 of the Periodic Table. This chemical series contains helium, neon, argon, krypton, xenon, and radon.
Q.12) Sunda Trench is in -
(1) Indian Ocean (2) Pacific Ocean (3) Atlantic Ocean (4) Gulf of Mexico
Correct Answer - (1) Indian Ocean
Explanation: The Sunda Trench, earlier known as the Java Trench, is located in the northeastern Indian Ocean, with a length of 2,600 kilometres. It is the deepest point in the Indian Ocean.
Q.13) Brass is an alloy of -
(1) Nickel and Copper (2) Copper and Silver (3) Nickel and Zinc (4) Zinc and Copper
Correct Answer - (4) Zinc and Copper
Explanation: Brass is an alloy of copper and zinc, in proportions which can be varied to achieve varying mechanical and electrical properties.
Q.14) Pump priming should be resorted to at a time of -
(1) Inflation (2) Deflation (3) Stagflation (4) Reflation
Correct Answer - (2) Deflation
Explanation: Pump priming is the action taken to stimulate an economy, usually during a recessionary/ deflationary period, through government spending, and interest rate and tax reductions.
Q.15) Which is the highest award for gallantry during peacetime?
(1) Vir Chakra (2) Param Vir Chakra (3) Ashok Chakra (4) Mahavir Chakra
Correct Answer - (3) Ashok Chakra
Explanation: The Ashoka Chakra is India's highest peacetime military decoration awarded for valor, courageous action or self-sacrifice away from the battlefield.
Q.16) Optical fibre works on the -
(1) principle of refraction (2) total internal reflection (3) Scattering (4) Interference
Correct Answer - (2) total internal reflection
Explanation: Optical fibers typically include a core surrounded by a transparent cladding material with a lower index of refraction.
Q.17) Dr. (2) R Ambedkar was conferred "Bharat Ratna" during the regime of -
(1) JD (2) UPA (3) NDA (4) BJP
Correct Answer - (1) JD
Explanation: Chief architect of the Constitution of India and social reformer BR Ambedkar was posthumously awarded the Bharat Ratna., India's highest civilian award, in 1990.
Q.18) Soil factors are otherwise known as -
(1) edaphic factors (2) biotic factors (3) physiographic factors (4) climatic factors
Correct Answer - (1) edaphic factors
Explanation: Edaphic is a quality related to soil. Edaphic qualities may characterize the soil itself, including drainage, texture, or chemical properties such as pH.
Q.19) Name the Viceroy who was killed in Andaman & Nicobar Island?
(1) Lord Mayo (2) Lord Elgin (3) Lord Hastings (4) Lord Dalhousie
Correct Answer - (1) Lord Mayo
Explanation: Mayo came in India in 1869. He founded Mayo College in Ajmer. He was killed by an Afghan in 1872.
Q.20) Where is the shore-based steel plant located?
(1) Tuticorin (2) Salem (3) Vishakhapatnam (4) Mangalore
Correct Answer - (3) Vishakhapatnam
Explanation: Visakhapatnam or Vizag Steel Plant is the only Indian shore-based steel plant. Started in 1971, it is the most advanced steel producer in India with the help of German and Soviet technology.
