De Shaw Placement Paper - General Ability Question And Answers

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1. Ms. Jenny Shipley has the honour of becoming the first woman Prime Minister of?
   (1) Australia
   (2) New Zealand
   (3) Canada
   (4) France
   Answer: (2)

2. The Chief Justice of High Court in India is appointed by the?
   (1) Governor of the State
   (2) Prime Minister of India
   (3) Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
   (4) President of India
   Answer: (4)

3. What does Gilt-edged market in India mean?
   (1) Market of gold and silver
   (2) Market of platinum
   (3) Market of shares of companies on basis of which the Sensex is calculated
   (4) Market of safe securities
   Answer: (4)

4. The largest source of revenue in India is:
   (1) Sales tax
   (2) Excise duty
   (3) Income tax
   (4) Corporate tax
   Answer: (2)

5. The Planning Commission of India is:
   (a) an autonomous body
   (b) a constitutional body
   (c) statutory body
   (d) non-statutory body
   Answer: (d)

6. The language spoken by the largest number of people in the world is:
   (a) Hindi
   (b) English
   (c) Mandarin
   (d) Spanish
   Answer: (c)

7. Which one of the following is known as the Coffee port of the world?
   (a) Sao Paulo
   (b) Santos
   (c) Rio de Janeiro
   (d) Buenos Aires
   Answer: (b)

8. The term �Bishop� in sports is related to:
   (A) Chess
   (B) Hockey
   (C) Badminton
   (D) Bridge
   Answer: (A)

9. Yakshagan is the famous dance form of the State of:
   (A) Orissa
   (B) Andhra Pradesh
   (C) Tamil Nadu
   (D) Karnataka
   Answer: (D)

10. Balance of Payments means:
    (A) Difference between export and imports
    (B) Balance to be paid to the exporters
    (C) Balance to be paid to the industrialists
    (D) Balance coming in allocation of funds for States
    Answer: (A)

11. Denmark, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, and Finland are together called:
    (A) Slovakia
    (B) Scandinavia
    (C) Netherlands
    (D) Australasia
    Answer: (B)

12. The device used for locating submerged objects under sea is:
    (A) Sonar
    (B) Radar
    (C) Laser
    (D) Maser
    Answer: (A)

13. Which article of the Constitution provides the Parliament the power to amend the Constitution?
    (A) 376
    (B) 370
    (C) 368
    (D) 390
    Answer: (C)

14. What is the name of the first successfully cloned deer?
    (A) Dawn
    (B) Deluxe
    (C) Demor
    (D) Dewey
    Answer: (D)