General Awareness

General Awareness - September 2002

1. The first woman judge to be appointed to Supreme Court was:

b. Anna George Malhotra

2. Information in a combination of graphics, text, sound, video and animation is called

3. India adopted the Five-Year Plans from:

4. The 'Oil Cartel' that raised oil prices in 1973-74 and 1979-80 admin istering a supply shock throughout the world was

5. It is easier to carry two buckets of water in one hand each, than to carry only one in one hand because

a. weights of buckets are balanced

b. centre of gravity falls within the body

c. centre of gravity and centre of equilibrium fall within the feet

d. resultant weight of buckets is zero

6. Estrogen and Progesterone control and stimulate the growth in

d. Supra Renal Gland

7. Molasses a by-product in the manufacture of sugar, is converted into

8. The biological death of a patient means the death of tissues of the

9. Which ruler murdered his father, Bimbisara to ascend the throne ?

10. If the Speaker of Lok Sabha wishes to tender his resignation he has to address his letter to

a. The President of India

b. The Deputy Speaker

c. The Prime Minister

In 1814, after a vat ruptured, a wave of beer flooded the city killing 8 people. It is known as the London Beer Flood.

General Knowledge