VDO exam 2018 General Knowledge Booklet Series B-A.

VDO Exam 2018

GENERAL KNOWLEDGE/ सामान्य जानकारी 

(1) After attaining enlightenment, Gautama came to be known as the:
(A) Jina     (B) Buddha
(C) Jnana   (D) Bodhi

(2) Which Ashokan Rock Edict mentions Ashoka’s triumph in Kalinga?
(A) First
(B) Fourth
(C) Tenth
(D) Thirteenth

(3) Who discovered the excavated site of Lothal, a part of the Harappan Civilisation?
(A) Daya Ram Sahani
(B) Rakhal Das Bannerji
(C) SR Rao
(D) RS Bist

(4 How long was the Battle of Kurukshetra, mentioned in the Mahabharata, fought for?
(A) 16 days
(B) 18 days
(C) 20 days
(D) 24 days

(5) Which famous Ayurveda scholar lived during the regime of Kanishka I?
(A) Parashara
(B) Sushruta
(C) Charaka
(D) Dhanvantari

(6) ______ is the author of ‘Tarikh-i-Firozshahi’.
(A) Ziauddin Barni
(B) Hasan Nizami
(C) Isaami
(D) Ibn Battuta

(7) Who among the following has NOT called the Revolt of 1857 a ‘Sepoy Mutiny’?
(A) John Lawrence
(B) Karl Marx
(C) RC Majumdar
(D) Syed Ahmad Khan

(8) The demand for Pakistan was made in______ at the Lahore Session of the Muslim League.
(A) 1932
(B) 1936
(C) 1940
(D) 1942

(9) Who founded the journal ‘Bande Mataram’ in India?
(A) Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi
(B) Ramanand Chatterji
(C) Aurobindo Ghosh
(D) Bipin Chandra Pal

(10) Tatya Tope (Tantia Tope), one of the famous leaders of the ‘Revolt of 1857’, was hanged by the British in 1859 at______.
(A) Jhansi
(B) Shivpuri
(C) Kanpur
(D) Sagar
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(11) The size of the moon is approximately______ of the size of the earth.
(A)1/3 rd
(B)1/4 th
(C)1/5 th
(D)1/6 th

(12) Which according to NASA is the closest star to the earth after the sun?
(A) Alpha Centauri
(B) Barnard’s Star
(C) Proxima Centauri
(D) Sirius

(13) The Rohtang Pass is located in which state of India?
(A) Himachal Pradesh
(B) Jammu and Kashmir
(C) Uttarakhand
(D) Sikkim

(14) Which waterbody divides the Andaman Islands from the Nicobar Islands?
(A) 6° channel
(B) 8° channel
(C) 9°channel
(D) 10° channel

(15)  ‘Pataca’ is the currency of which country?
(A) Panama
(B) Laos
(C) Macau
(D) Mexico

(16) India contains about ______ of the total population of the world.
(A) 12%
(B) 14%
(C) 15%
(D) 17%

(17) Which is the highest mountain peak that lies entirely in India?
(A) Kanchenjunga
(B) Nanda Devi
(C) K2 (Godwin Austen)
(D) Kamet

(18) Neelam Sanjiva Reddy was the ______President of India.
(A) 5th
(B) 6th
(C) 7th
(D) 8th

(19)  ‘Reducing the amount of sentence  WITHOUT changing its character’ (Article 72), by the President of India is called ______.
(A) respite
(B) reprieve
(C) remission
(D) commutation

(20) Under which article of the Indian Constitution is the election of the Vice- President held?
(A) Article 54
(B) Article 63
(C) Article 66
(D) Article 74

(21) Part II of the Indian Constitution is related to what?
(A) Citizenship
(B) Fundamental Rights
(C) Directive Principles of State Policy
(D) The Union

(22) Provisions are made for ‘Administration and Control of Scheduled Areas and Scheduled Tribes’ under which schedule?
(A) 4th Schedule
(B) 5th Schedule
(C) 8th Schedule
(D) 9th Schedule

(23) Panchayati Raj was first introduced in the district of ______ on 2nd October 1959.
(A) Beed
(B) Shadnagar
(C) Nagaur
(D) Nanded

(24)  Which among the following is NOT a web browser?
(A) Google
(B) Firefox Mozilla
(C) Microsoft Edge
(D) Netscape Navigator

(25) Which among the following is known as temporary memory or volatile memory?
(A) RAM
(B) ROM
(C) Blu-ray
(D) Hard disk

(26) 1 gigabyte is equal to how many megabytes in binary?
(A) 1024
(B) 1002
(C) 3004
(D) 2015

(27) In Microsoft Word, the ______ tab contains the most-used features, such as tools for changing fonts and font attributes, customising paragraphs, using styles, and finding and replacing text.
(A) HOME
(B) DESIGN
(C) REVIEW
(D) INSERT

(28) What was the first computer with NO mechanical parts created by JW Mauchly and J Presper Eckert in 1943 called?
(A) ENIAC
(B) Mark I
(C) Mark II
(D) EDVAC

(29) Which city in Uttar Pradesh is known as the ‘Leather City’?
(A) Agra
(B) Kanpur
(C) Etawah
(D) Sitapur

(30) Which dance is performed by the Ahir community of Bundelkhand during Diwali?
(A) Chhapeli
(B) Pai Danda
(C) Bhagoria
(D) Natwari

(31) The famous embroidery done on fabric using white thread is called:
(A) Chikankari
(B) Gota
(C) Zardozi
(D) Zari

(32) Select the INCORRECT district – headquarters pair from the given options:
(A) Amethi – Gauriganj
(B) Sonbhadra – Robertgunj
(C) Kushinagar – Padrauna
(D) Kaushambi – Vaishali

(33) Which district of Uttar Pradesh does NOT share a boundary with Madhya Pradesh?
(A) Allahabad
(B) Mirzapur
(C) Etawah
(D) Aligarh

(34) How many districts from Uttar Pradesh have been identified as ‘aspirational’ in the ranking mechanism launched by the NITI Aayog?
(A) 8
(B) 5
(C) 12
(D) 10

(35 ) What was the theme of the 22nd National Youth Festival held at the Gautam Buddha University, Noida in January 2018?
(A) ‘Sankalp Se Siddhi’
(B) ‘Rashtra Hit Ke LiyeYuva’
(C) ‘Yuva Ka Vikas, Desh Ka Vikas’
(D) ‘Yuva Shakti, Rashtra Shakti’

(36) The Dastak campaign, launched by the Government of Uttar Pradesh, is related to:
(A) the eradication of Japanese encephalitis
(B) the eradication of polio
(C) making every village ‘open defecation free’
(D) knocking every home in the state to verify if it has a toilet

(37) Which option matches the cities in Uttar Pradesh with the rivers on whose banks they are located?

(A) A – 4; B – 3; C – 2; D – 1
(B) A – 2; B – 4; C – 1; D – 3
(C) A – 3; B – 4; C – 1; D – 2
(D) A – 2; B – 1; C – 4; D – 3

(38) The longest elevated road in Uttar Pradesh, as of July 2018, stretches from:
(A) Jewar to Greater Noida
(B) UP Gate to Rajnagar Extension in Ghaziabad
(C) Saifai to Etah
(D) Noida Extension to Botanical Garden Station in Noida

(39) The ______ has the sole right to mint coins in India.
(A) State Bank of India
(B) Reserve Bank of India
(C) Government of India
(D) Security Printing and Minting
Corporation of India Limited

(40) According to Census 2011, which is the third most populous state of India?
(A) Maharashtra
(B) Madhya Pradesh
(C) West Bengal
(D) Bihar

(41) Which statement about the Banking Ombudsman in India is correct?
(A) The Banking Ombudsman is a senior official appointed by the Reserve Bank of India to redress
customer complaints.
(B) Only Public-Sector Banks are covered under the Banking Ombudsman Scheme.
(C) It is binding on the complainant to accept the award in full.
(D) The Banking Ombudsman charges a nominal fee for filing and resolving customers’ complaints.

(42) Who headed the India-Oman Joint Business Council’s 8th session on 16th – 17th July 2018 in Muscat, Oman?
(A) Suresh Prabhu
(B) Dr Virendra Kumar
(C) Maneka Sanjay Gandhi
(D) Rajnath Singh

(43) What is the name of the scheme which aims to provide LED bulbs to domestic consumers with a target to replace 770 million incandescent bulbs with LED bulbs by March 2019?
(A) ‘Ujala Scheme’
(B) ‘Roshan Scheme’
(C) ‘Bulb Scheme’
(D) ‘Har Ghar Bijli Scheme’

(44) Who won the women’s singles Wimbledon (Tennis) title 2018?
(A) Angelique Kerber
(B) Serena Williams
(C) Simona Halep
(D) Maria Sharapova

(45) Who won the Thailand Open World Tour Super 500 Badminton Tournament (Women’s Singles) in Bangkok held in July 2018?
(A) Nozomi Okuhara
(B) PV Sindhu
(C) Saina Nehwal
(D) Zhang Beiwen

(46) ______ became the third person to winthe World Cup as player and manager afterFrance won FIFA 2018 in Russia.
(A) Zinedine Zidane
(B) Hugo Lloris
(C) Didier Deschamps
(D) Franz Beckenbauer

(47) Which state is the largest producer of mangoes in India?
(A) Bihar
(B) Gujarat
(C) Maharashtra
(D) Uttar Pradesh

(48) What does APEDA stand for?
(A) Association of Producers and Exporters of Dairy and Allied Products
(B) Agricultural Products Export Development Authority
(C) Association of Processed Food Exporters
(D) Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority

(49) Which of the following was set up with the purpose of promoting co-operative marketing of agricultural produce to benefit the farmers?
(A) NAFED
(B) FCI
(C) NABARD
(D) NAVDANYA

(50) ______ is a greenhouse method of agriculture where commercially viable crops are cultivated inside multi-storeyed buildings in cities using advanced greenhouse technology such as hydroponics and aeroponics.
(A) Vertical farming
(B) Hydroculture
(C) Organic farming
(D) Roboculture

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◾Allahabad high court stenographer Grade-3 question paper.
◾UPSSSC VDO exam booklet 2018 series B-A general hindi.
◾VDO 2018 exam booklet series A-A without solution.
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