I ND I A N MA R I T I M E U N I V E R S I T Y

C O M M O N E N T R AN CE T E S T

GENERAL KNOWLEDGE
&
MARINE REASONING APTITUDE

AGENDA
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Introduction

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In almost all Competitive Exams, Entrance Exams,

Service Commission Exams, Recruitment Exams

General Knowledge is a part of Assessment.
It is a way of filtering the Candidate, appearing for
the Exams.
The easy way to crack such kind of Exams are

Brush up the Daily Newspapers.

Can buy/borrow GK books from the Market/Library and shall
learn.
Pick the most relevant answers, from the available options to
the question.

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1 . Grand Central Terminal, Park Avenue, New York is the world ' s

A. largest railway station

B. highest railway station
C . longest railway station
D. N o ne of the above
Answer: Option A
2 . Entomology is the science that studies
A. Behavior of human beings
B. Insects
C . The origin and history o f technical and scientific terms
D. The formation o f rocks
Answer: Option B
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3. Eritrea, which became the 182nd member of the UN in

1993, is in the continent of

A. Asia
B. Africa
C . Europe
D. Australia
Answer: Option B
4. Garampani sanctuary is located at
A. Junagarh, Gujarat
B. Diphu, Assam
C . Kohima, Nagaland
D. Gangtok , Sikkim
Answer: Option B
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5. F o r which o f the following disciplines is N o b el Prize awarded?

A. Physics and Chemistry

B. Physiology or Medicine
C . Literature, Peace and Economics
D. All o f the above
Answer: Option D
6. Hitler p arty which came into power in 1933 is known as
A. Labour Party
B. Nazi Party
C . Ku- Klux- Klan
D. Democratic P arty
Answer: Option B
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7. FFC stands for

A. Foreign Finance Corporation

B. Film Finance Corporation
C. Federation of Football Council
D. None of the above
Answer: Option B
8. Fastest shorthand writer was
A. Dr. G. D. Bist
B. J.R.D. Tata
C. J.M. Tagore
D. Khudada Khan
Answer: Option A
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9. Epsom (England) is the place associated with

A.Horse racing
B.Polo
C.Shooting
D.Snooker
Answer: Option A
10. First human heart transplant operation conducted
by Dr. Christian Bernard on Louis Washkansky, was
conducted in
A.1967
B.1968
C.1958
D.1922
Answer: Option A
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11. Galileo was an Italian astronomer who

A. developed the telescope

B. discovered four satellites of Jupiter
C. discovered that the movement of pendulum produces a regular time
measurement
D. All of the above
Answer: Option D
12. Habeas Corpus Act 1679
A. states that no one was to be imprisoned without a writ or warrant stating the
charge
against him
B. provided facilities to a prisoner to obtain either speedy trial or release in bail
C. safeguarded the personal liberties of the people against arbitrary imprisonment
by the king's orders
D. All of the above
Answer: Option D
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13. Exposure to sunlight helps a person improve his health

because
A. the infrared light kills bacteria in the body
B. resistance power increases
C. the pigment cells in the skin get stimulated and produce a healthy
tan
D. the ultraviolet rays convert skin oil into Vitamin D
Answer: Option D
14. Golf player Vijay Singh belongs to which country?
A.USA B. Fiji
C. India D.UK
Answer: Option B
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15. Guarantee to an exporter that the importer of his goods will

pay immediately for the goods ordered by him, is known as

A. Letter of Credit (L/C)
B. laissezfaire
C. inflation
D. None of the above
Answer: Option A
16. First Afghan War took place in
A.1839 B.1843
C.1833 D.1848
Answer: Option A
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17. Gulf cooperation council was originally formed by

A. Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates
B. Second World Nations
C. Third World Nations
D. Fourth World Nations
Answer: Option A
18. First China War was fought between
A. China and Britain
B. China and France
C. China and Egypt
D. China and Greek
Answer: Option A

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19. Dumping is

A. selling of goods abroad at a price well below the production cost at the
home market price
B. the process by which the supply of a manufacture's product remains
low in the domestic market, which batches him better price
C. prohibited by regulations of GATT
D. All of the above
Answer: Option D
20. For the Olympics and World Tournaments, the dimensions of
basketball court are
A.26 m x 14 m
B.28 m x 15 m
C.27 m x 16 m
D.28 m x 16 m
Answer: Option B
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21. Federation Cup, World Cup, Allywyn International

Trophy and Challenge Cup are awarded to winners of

A.Tennis B.Volleyball
C.Basketball D.Cricket
Answer: Option B
22. Each year World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day
is celebrated on
A.May 8 B.May 18
C.June 8 D.June 18
Answer: Option A
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23. Famous sculptures depicting art of love built some time in 950 AD

1050 AD are
A. Khajuraho temples
B. Jama Masjid
C. Sun temple
D. Mahabalipuram temples
Answer: Option A
24. Gravity setting chambers are used in industries to remove
A. SOx
B. NOx
C. suspended particulate matter
D. CO
Answer: Option C
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25. Guwahati High Court is the judicature of

A. Nagaland
B. Arunachal Pradesh
C. Assam
D. All of the above
Answer: Option D
26. Friction can be reduced by changing from
A. sliding to rolling
B. rolling to sliding
C. potential energy to kinetic energy
D. dynamic to static
Answer: Option A
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27. During eleventh Antarctic Expedition in Nov. 1991/March 1992 ____ was

installed.
A. SODAR (SOnic Detection And Ranging)
B. Second Permanent Station 'Maitree
C. First permanent station 'Dakshin Gangotri'
D. None of the above
Answer: Option A
28. From the following, choose the set in which names of Secretary-Generals
of the UNO are arranged in correct chronological order?
A. U Thant, Kurt Waldheim, Dag Hammarskjoeld, Trygve Lie.
B. Trygve Lie, Dag Hammarskjoeld, U Thant, Kurt Waldheim.
C. Trygve Lie, U Thant , Dag Hammarskjoeld, Kurt Waldheim.
D. U Thant, Dag Hammarskjoeld, Trygve Lie, Kurt Waldheim.
Answer: Option B
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29. Fire temple is the place of worship of which of the following religion?

A. Taoism
B. Judaism
C. Zoroastrianism (Parsi Religion)
D. Shintoism
Answer: Option C
30. Film and TV institute of India is located at
A. Pune (Maharashtra)
B. Rajkot (Gujarat)
C. Pimpri (Maharashtra)
D. Perambur (Tamilnadu)
Answer: Option A

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31. Georgia, Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan became the

members of UNO in
A.1991 B.1992
C.1993 D.1994
Answer: Option B
32. Guru Gobind Singh was
A. the 10th Guru of the Sikhs
B. founder of Khalsa, the inner council of the Sikhs in 1699
C. author of Dasam Granth
D. All the above
Answer: Option D
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33. Hermann Scheer(Germany) received right Livelihood Award in 1999 for

A. his indefatigable work for the promotion of solar energy worldwide

B. his long standing efforts to end the impunity of dictators
C. showing that organic agriculture is a key to both environmental
sustainability and food security
D. None of the above
Answer: Option A
34. Germany signed the Armistice Treaty on ____ and World War I ended
A. January 19, 1918
B. May 30, 1918
C. November 11, 1918
D. February 15, 1918
Answer: Option C
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35. During World War II, when did Germany attack France?

A.1940 B.1941
C.1942 D.1943
Answer: Option A
36. Frederick Sanger is a twice recipient of the Nobel Prize for
A. Chemistry in 1958 and 1980
B. Physics in 1956 and 1972
C. Chemistry in 1954 and Peace in 1962
D. Physics in 1903 and Chemistry in 1911
Answer: Option A

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1. In which decade was the American Institute of

Electrical Engineers (AIEE) founded?

A.1850s B.1880s
C.1930s D.1950s
Answer: Option B
2. What is part of a database that holds only one type
of information?
A. Report B. Field
C. Record D. Fil
Answer: Option B
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3. 'OS' computer abbreviation usually means ?

A. Order of Significance
B. Open Software
C. Operating System
D. Optical Sensor
Answer: Option C
4. In which decade with the first transatlantic radio broadcast
occur?
A.1850s B.1860s
C.1870s D.1900s
Answer: Option D
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5. '.MOV' extension refers usually to what kind of file?

A. Image file
B. Animation/movie file
C. Audio file
D. MS Office document
Answer: Option B
6. In which decade was the SPICE simulator introduced?
A.1950s B.1960s
C.1970s D.1980s
Answer: Option C
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7. Most modern TV's draw power even if turned off. The circuit the

power is used in does what function?

A. Sound
B. Remote control
C. Color balance
D. High voltage
Answer: Option B
8. Which is a type of Electrically-Erasable Programmable ReadOnly Memory?
A. Flash B. Flange
C. Fury
D.FRAM
Answer: Option A
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9. The purpose of choke in tube light is ?

A. To decrease the current

B. To increase the current
C. To decrease the voltage momentarily
D. To increase the voltage momentarily
Answer: Option D
10. '.MPG' extension refers usually to what kind of file?
A. WordPerfect Document file
B. MS Office document
C. Animation/movie file
D. Image file
Answer: Option C
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11. Who is largely responsible for breaking the German Enigma codes,

created a test that provided a foundation for artificial intelligence?

A. Alan Turing
B. Jeff Bezos
C. George Boole
D. Charles Babbage
Answer: Option A
12. Who developed Yahoo?
A. Dennis Ritchie & Ken Thompson
B. David Filo & Jerry Yang
C. Vint Cerf & Robert Kahn
D. Steve Case & Jeff Bezos
Answer: Option B
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13. Made from a variety of materials, such as carbon, which

inhibits the flow of current...?

A. Choke B. Inductor
C. Resistor D. Capacitor
Answer: Option C
14. The most common format for a home video recorder is VHS.
VHS stands for...?
A. Video Home System
B. Very high speed
C. Video horizontal standard
D. Voltage house standard
Answer: Option A
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15. What does VVVF stand for?

A. Variant Voltage Vile Frequency

B. Variable Velocity Variable Fun
C. Very Very Vicious Frequency
D. Variable Voltage Variable Frequency
Answer: Option D
16. What frequency range is the High Frequency band?
A. 100 kHz
B. 1 GHz
C. 30 to 300 MHz
D. 3 to 30 MHz
Answer: Option D
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17. The first step to getting output from a laser is to excite an

active medium. What is this process called?

A. Pumping B. Exciting
C. Priming D. Raising
Answer: Option A
18. What is the relationship between resistivity r and conductivity
s?
A. R = s2
B. R = s
C. R > s
D. R = 1/s
Answer: Option D
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19. Which motor is NOT suitable for use as a DC machine?

A. Permanent magnet motor

B. Series motor
C. Squirrel cage motor
D. Synchronous motor
Answer: Option C
20. A given signal's second harmonic is twice the given
signal's __________ frequency...?
A. Fourier B. Foundation
C. Fundamental D. Field
Answer: Option C
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