General Awareness MCQ Set-1

1. The national commission for minorities was constituted in the year

a) 1990

b) 1980

c) 1992

d) 1989

2. The first Indian who was chosen as the secretary general of commonwealth is

a) Rakesh Verma

b) Gopalaswami

c) Krishna Murthy

d) Kamalesh Sharma

3. In which of the following systems of government is bicameralism an essential feature?

a) Federal system

b) Unitary system

c) Parliamentary system

d) Presidential system

4. Kuldip Nayer, a journalist, was appointed as a High Commissioner in

a) Sri Lanka

b) Australia

c) UK

d) Pakistan

5. Which king is referred to as Devanampiya Piyadassi (Beloved of the Gods) in the inscriptions?

a) Asoka

b) Harsha

c) Bindusara

d) Chandragupta Maurya

6. Socialism succeeds in achieving 

a) Higher standard of living of the people

b) Equal distribution of income in the society

c) Higher individual welfare in the society

d) Maximum social welfare in the society

7. Monopolist resorts to price discrimination depending upon the

a) Elasticity of supply 

b) Elasticity of demand

c) Law of demand

d) Law of supply

8. Economic planning is an essential feature of

a) Socialist economy

b) Capitalist economy

c) Mixed economy

d) Dual economy

9. The HYV Program in India is also called as

a) Traditional Agriculture

b) New Agricultural Strategy

c) White Revolution

d) Blue Revolution

10. The National Policy for Empowerment of Women  was adopted in the year

a) 2001

b) 2005

c) 1991

d) 1995