General Awareness Questions and Answers for Competitive Exams

General Awareness Questions

Q.31 Badayuni said that “Sultan got freedom from his masses and masses from the Sultan”. Who among the following kings does he refer to?

a) Alauddin Khilji

b) Balban

c) Iltutmish

d) Md. Bin Tughlaq

32). The cost that changes in proportion to the goods or services that a business produces is termed as________.

a) Opportunity cost

b) Average cost

c) Variable cost

d) Marginal cost

33).Which of the following is NOT a potential gain from increased market competition?

a) Improvements in technology

b) A better variety of products

c) A faster pace of invention and innovation

d) Higher price for consumers

34).Who among the following was a German philosopher, economist and revolution socialist? www.sscexamguide.com For more SSC study materials visit: www.sscexamguide.com Page 8

a) David Ricardo

b) Karl Marx

c) Adam Smith

d) John Maynard Keynes

35).The existence of Parallel Economy refers to the existence of ________.

a) Foreign investment

b) Call money

c) Hot money

d) Block money

36).The availability of goods and services in the marketplace at any given point in time is defined as____________.

a) Production

b) Demand

c) Supply

d) Equilibrium

37).The speaker of the Lok Sabha appoints who among the following?

a) Leader of Opposition

b) Prime minister

c) Two members of the Anglo-Indian community

d) Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha

38). The current President of India is Pranab Mukherjee, who is the ______.

a) 10th President of India

b) 12th President of India

c) 13th President of India

d) 14th President of India

39). The ‘Provision of States’ incorporated in the Constitution of India was borrowed from the Constitution of________.

a) UK

b) US

c) Japan

d) Canada

40). Who among the following non-members has the right to participate in the proceedings of the Parliament, though not to vote?

a) RBI Governor

b) CBI chief

c) Attorney General

d) Chief Justice of India