WBPSC Food Supply Inspector GK Question 2014 - General Knowledge

WBPSC SI (Food Supply) Latest Current Affairs Question July 2014/Previous Year Questions / Written Test Syllbus/Exam Pattern

Question 1. In context to to India's defence structure, consider the following statements:
1 Tejas is a leightweight, multiple-role, single-engine tacticle fighter aircraft.
2 Akash is a surface to surface missile with a range of 25 km
3 Prahar is a 150 km- range tacticle missile system.
4 BrahMos is a supersonic cruise missile with a strike range of 290 km.
Which of the following statements are true?

a) 1,2 and 3                 b) 1,3 and 4
c) 1,2 and 4                d) 1,2,3 and 4

Question 2. The Subarnarekha Multi-purpose Project aims.to supply water for agriculture in
a) Jharkhand, Odisha and West Bengal
b) Jharkhand, West Bengal and Andhra Pradesh
c) Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh and West Bengal
d) Jharkhand, West Bengal and  Uttarkhand

Question 3. Recently, the Maharastra Cabinet has cleared the proposal to form Palghar district by bifurcating which of the following districts?
a) Thane                      b) Nasik
c) Sangli                     d) Pune

Question 4. The' Yudh Abhyas'  is a counter terrorism joint military exercise between India and
a) France                    b) United States
c) Japan                     d) China

Question 5. According to ASSOCHAM studies, which among the following states has been emerging as a major destination for domestic tourists?
a) Gujrat                   b) Maharastra
c) Madhya Pradesh  d) Andhra Pradesh

Question 6. There is no Leader of Opposition appointed in 16th Lok Sabha. In the Lok Sabha, Leader of Opposition is a statutory requirement on the panels which select the
a) Chief Vigilance Commissioner
b) Chairperson of National Human Rights Commission
c) Lok Pal
d) All of the above

Question 7. What is the original name of INS-Vikramaditya, which was recently formally inducted into the Indian Navy ? It is a modified Kiev-class aircraft carrier ?
a) Minisk                       b) Baku
c) Azov                        d) Maxim Gorky

Question 8. which dam has got approval by Gujrat government recently to raise by about 17 m? The dam, whose foundation stone was laid by Jawaharlal Nehru on April 5, 1961, was marred by controversies and agitations. It is world's second largest concrete gravity  dam (by volume)
a) Tehri Dam                    
b) Mettur Dam
c) Sardar Sarovar Dam
d) Polavaram Project

Question 9. The Disaster Management Act, 2005 has been implemented in all States and Union Territories of India except one. Identify the State from the given options :
a) Kerala                               b) Rajasthan
c) Gujrat                               d) Uttarakhand

Question 10. Who commissioned 68 MW unit at the Rampur Hydro electric Project in Himachal Pradesh?
a) BHEL
b) Tata Power
c) Torrent Power
d) Adani Power

Question 11. Which lab in India became the first aquaculture pathology lab to be accredited by NABL?
a) Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Aquaculture
b) Central Fuel Research Institute
c) Institute of Genomics & Integrative Biology
d) National Botanical Research Institute

Question 12. 'Gariphema" which has been declared the India's first 'tobacco-free village' is located in which state?
a) Asom
b) Arunachal Pradesh
c) Nagaland
d) Tripura

Question 13. In terms of geographic area, which among the following is correct rank of newly formed Telangana State among all states of India ?
a) 10th      b) 12th     c) 15th     d) 16th

Question 14. Recently, India has replaced which one of the following countries to become the second largest exporter of textiles in the world?
a) Italy                                    b) Bangladesh
c) Indonesia                           d) Malaysia

ANS KEY - 
1 (b)     2 (a)    3 (a)     4 (b)        5 (c)     6 (d)     7 (b)     8 (c)      9 (c)       10 (a)      11 (a)   12 (c)      13 (b)      14 (a)