List of top General Awareness Questions

Price fixing in milk is based on

Which of the following is an important and abundant gas in atmosphere that fertilizes crops.

In bottle sterilization usually done at.

The use tractor is conducted economical when it is utilised for.

Travel Reduction Ratio, (TRR) is given by

Match List I with List II

	LIST I (theory)		LIST II (Propounded by)
A.	Exit gradient	I.	AN. Khosla
B.	Alluvial canal	II.	G. lacy
C.	Unit hydrograph	III.	L.K Sherman
D.	Boundary layer	IV.	L. Prandtl

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Match List I with List II

	LIST I		LIST II
A.	Sudden closure sluice gate	I.	Uniform flow
B.	Hydraulic jump in a stiling basin	II.	Rapidly varied flow
C.	Spreading irrigation water	III.	Usteady flow
D.	Flow in the main irrigation canal	IV.	Spatially varied

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Penman's equation is based on

Match List I with List II

	LIST I (Type of Precipitation)		LIST II (Principle causes)
A.	Anemometer	I.	Humidity
B.	Rain simulator	II.	Evapotranspiration
C.	Lysimeter	III.	Infiltration
D.	Hygro meter	IV.	Wind speed

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	LIST I		LIST II
A.	Used for recording instructions given by the executive engineer at site	I.	Co-ordination
B.	Used widely for civil engneering construction	II.	Unity command
C.	One of the Principle organisation	III.	Line organisation
D.	One of the function of management	IV.	Site order book

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Match List I with List II

	LIST I		LIST II
A.	Activity	I.	Resourceless element
B.	Event	II.	Resource consuming element
C.	Dummy	III.	Spare time
D.	Float	IV.	Instantaneous stage

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A serious limitation of inter dependencies between various activities is generally observed in.

For a given activity, the optimistic time, pessimistic time and most probable estimates are 5, 17, 8 days respectively. The expected time is

The method of orienting a plane table with two inaccessible points is known as.

Survey of India was Publicity toposheet using a scale of

If P is the standard consistency of cement the amount of water used in conducting the initial setting time test on cement is.

Match List I with List II

	LIST I		LIST II
A.	Fineness of cement	I.	le-Chatelier Apparatus
B.	Setting time	II.	Vicat's Needle
C.	Soundness	III.	Air permeability Apparatus
D.	Workability	IV.	Slump cone

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A good brick should not absorb water by weight more than.

Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R.
Assertion A: Workability of concrete is improved by air entraining agent 
Reason R: Air entraining agent increases concrete strength 
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below

Which of the following is not a secondary tillage implement?

Which of the following tool is used for measuring the draft agricultural implements?

Which of the following statements is/are correct with respect to solar cell technology?
A. Crystalline silicon solar cells have a greater market share than thin film solar cells 
B. Thin film solar cells are cheaper than crystalline silicon solar cells 
C. Crystalline silicon cells are more efficient than thin film solar cells 
D. Both technologies operate on the same photo voltaic principle 
E. Crystalline silicon solar cells are more environment friendly to dispose than thin film solar cells at the end of their respective lives Choose the
correct answer from the options given below:

Per capita demand of water is defined as the litres of water consumed daily by each person. Naturally it has to be some average value, over a period of time. Over how much period the averaging is done here

Desertification can lead to
A. Decrease in food supplies 
B. Decrease in water supplies 
C. Migration 
D. Loss of jobs 
E. Global warming 
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Which of the following is not a type of sprayer?