MOST IMPORTANT GOVERNMENT EXAM QUESTIONS

1) The prestigious Ramon Magsaysay Award was conferred was conferred upon Ms. Kiran Bedi for her excellent contribution to which of the following fields?
A) Literature
B) Community Welfare
C) Government Service
D) Journalism

Ans: Government Service

2) B. C. Roy Award is given in the field of
A) Music
B) Journalism
C) Medicine
D) Environment

Ans: Medicine

3) The Nobel Prizes are not presented for
  A) Physics
  B) Chemistry
  C) Literature
D) Arts

Ans: Arts

4) Highest award given to civilian in India is
  A) Padma Bhushan
B) Sharam Award
C) Padma Vibhushan
D) Bharat Ratna

Ans: Bharat Ratna

5) The Nobel Prize was first awarded in
A) 1976
B) 1958
C) 1901
D) 1972

Ans: 1901

6) The 'Cannes Award' is given for excellence in which field?
A) Films
B) Journalism
C) Literature
D) Economics

Ans: Films

7) What is the Prize money given with Rajiv Gandhi khel Ratna?
A) Rs. 1.50 lakh
B) Rs 3 lakh
C) Rs 5 lakh
D) Rs 7.5 lakh

Ans: Rs 7.5 lakh

8) Which is India?s highest military honour?
A) Param Vir Chakra
  B) Vir Chakra
  C) Maha Vir Chakra
  D) Bharat Ratna

Ans: Param Vir Chakra

9) Who established Noble Prize?
A) Swedish Chemist Alfred Nobel
  B) Ross Markham Noble
  C) George Noble
  D) Duncan Noble

Ans: Swedish Chemist Alfred Nobel

10) Shanthi Swaroop Bhatnagar awards are given for
A) exploring new dimensions in creative writing in Indian languages
B) outstanding contribution to science
C) creating mass awareness on environmental issues
D) excellence in film direction

Ans: outstanding contribution to science

11) Which of the following famous financial journals of international repute confers 'Finance minister of the year' Award?
A) Dalal Street
B) Business Standard
C) Euromoney
D) Money Matters

Ans: Euromoney

12) Who was the first woman to win the Jnanpith award?
A) Ashapurna Devi
  B) Mahasweta Devi
  C) Amrita Pritam
  D) Sarojini Naidu

Ans: Ashapurna Devi

13) Which of the following awards is given to the Best Parliamentarian?
  A) Gujar Mal Modi Award
B) JB Pant Award
  C) Nehru Award
  D) none of those

Ans: JB Pant Award

14) Which nation has won the highest number of Nobel Prizes?
  A) England
  B) France
C) America
  D) Italy

Ans: America

15) Who was awarded Nobel Prize both for Physics and for Chemistry?
A) Marie Curie
  B) Albert Einstein
  C) C.V. Raman
  D) Pierre Curie

Ans: Marie Curie

16) Who was awarded the first Rajiv Gandhi National Sadhavana Award?
A) Archarya Tulsi
B) Dr. J. Rengaswamy
C) J. R. D Tata
D) Mother Teresa

Ans: Mother Teresa

17) Who was the first Indian lady actress to receive the Padma Shri Award?
  A) Smita Patil
B) Nargis Dutt
  C) Meena Kumari
  D) Madhubala

Ans: Nargis Dutt

18) Nobel Prize are distributed annually at
  A) Manila
B) Stockholm
  C) Geneva
  D) New York

Ans: Stockholm

19) Which state Government of India has instituted the Samman Award?
A) Uttar Pradesh
B) Himachal Pradesh
C) Madhya Pradesh
D) Andhra Pradesh

Ans: Madhya Pradesh

20) The highest civilian award of India 'Bharat Ratna' has been awarded to only two foreigners so far. One of them is Nelson Mandela. The other is
A) Abdul Ghaffar khan
B) Mikhail Gorbachev
C) Marshal Tito
D) Abdul Wali Khan

        Ans: Abdul Ghaffar khan    

MOST IMPORTANT GOVERNMENT EXAM QUESTIONS

1) Athlete’s foot is a dangerous disease caused by

A. Fungus
B. Fly
C. Virus
D. Vitamin deficiency

 Answer: Fungus


2) The heavenly body nearest to the earth is the

A. Venus
B. Sun
C. Moon
D. Saturn

 Answer: Moon


3) Second’s pendulum is a pendulum which executes one oscillation in

A. Half a second
B. One second
C. Two seconds
D. None of these

 Answer: Two seconds


4) Small pox is a deadly and highly contagious

A. Bacterial Disease
B. Viral disease
C. Fungal disease
D. Vitamin deficiency disease

 Answer: Viral disease


5) Quartz crystals normally used in quartz clocks etc. is chemically

A. Silicon dioxide
B. Germanium oxide
C. a mixture of germanium oxide and silicon dioxide
D. Sodium silicate

 Answer: Silicon dioxide


6) Which of the gas is not known as green house gas?

A. Methane
B. Nitrous oxide
C. Carbon dioxide
D. Hydrogen

 Answer: Hydrogen


7) Bromine is a

A. Black solid
B. Red liquid
C. Colourless gas
D. Highly inflammable gas

 Answer: Red liquid


8) Who invented the microscope?

A. Joseph Niepce
B. Blaise Pascal
C. Linus Pauling
D. Zacharias Janssen

 Answer: Zacharias Janssen


9) Which of the following elements has the lowest melting point?
A. Zinc
B. Titanium
C. Sulphur
D. Fluorine

 Answer: Fluorine


10) Which of the following is an antibiotic?

A. Paracetamol
B. Aspirin
C. Sulphadizine
D. Penicillin


 Answer: Penicillin


11) Intelligent behaviour directly depends upon

A. Memory
B. Instincts
C. Innate behaviour
D. Reflex

 Answer: Memory


12) SI unit of magnetic flux is

A. Weber
B. Tesla
C. Henry/meter
D. Weber/meter2

 Answer: Weber


13) Trachoma is a disease of the

A. Liver
B. Eyes
C. Lungs
D. Kidneys

 Answer: Eyes


14) The hardest substance available on earth is

A. Gold
B. Iron
C. Diamond
D. Platinum

 Answer: Diamond


15) The variety of coal in which the deposit contains recognisable traces of the original plant material is

A. Bitumen
B. Anthracite
C. Lignite
D. Peat

 Answer: Peat


16) Tetraethyl lead is used as

A. Pain killer
B. Fire extinguisher
C. Mosquito repellent
D. Petrol additive

 Answer: petrol additive


17) Which of the following is a radioactive element?

A. Cobalt
B. Uranium
C. Argon
D. Chromium

 Answer: Uranium


18) Which group is not concerned with the solar system?

A. Nebulae
B. Asteroids
C. Nervous system
D. Planets


 Answer: Nervous system


19) Which of the following substances or chemicals is obtaind from plants?

A. Insulin
B. Qunine
C. Chloromycetin
D. Aspirin

 Answer: Qunine


20) The mass density of Kerosene is:

A. More than water
B. Equal to water
C. Less than water
D. None of the above

 Answer: Less than water