Here I am sharing the General Awareness Model Question Paper of SSC Food Corporation of India (FCI) - Management Trainee (MT) Exam

Q.1. Reasons for the growth of Regional Political Parties in India is–

lack of effective opposition
economic disparities among the States
failure of the national parties
All the above

Q.2. The first State in India to be formed on linguistic basis is–

Andhra Pradesh
Odisha
Karnataka
Maharashtra

Q.3. The only Union Territory which has a High Court of its own is–

Chandigarh
Daman and Diu
Delhi
Lakshadweep

Q.4. One of the following subjects is not in the State List–

Market and fairs
Bankruptcy and insolvency
Police and prisons
Public health and sanitation

Q.5. Who was the founder of the Slave dynasty in India ?

Balban
Qutub-ud-din Aibak
Muhammad Ghori
Iltutmish

Q.6. Chandragupta Maurya was the–

Great-grandfather of Ashoka
Brother of Ashoka
Father of Ashoka
Grandfather of Ashoka

Q.7. Who was known as ‘Lakh Baksh’ ?

Iltutmish
Raziya
Qutub-ud-din Aibak
Babar

Q.8. Who was the pioneer among the social reformers ?

Ramakrishna Paramhans
Swami Vivekanand
Raja Rammohun Roy
Dayanand Saraswati

Q.9. Which of the following classes did not participate in the Revolt of 1857 ?

1Agricultural labourers
Money lenders
Peasants
Zamindars

2 only
2 and 4
1 only
D) land 2

Q.10. Pradhanmantri Bharat Jodo Pariyojna is related to–

Linking of Rivers
Development of Roads
Communication
Social Integration

Q.11. The difference between G.D.P. at market prices and G.D.P. at factor prices is–

Net factor income from abroad
Net export
Depreciation
Net indirect taxes

Q.12. With increase in the price of commodity ‘X’, the demand of ‘Y’ decreases. The commodity ‘Y’ is a/an–

inferior good
composite good
substitute good
complementary good

13. Match the following–
List A List B
a. Perfect competition 1. One seller
b. Monopoly 2. Product differentiation
c. Discriminating monopoly 3. Homogeneous commodity
d. Monopolistic competition 4. Price differentiation

a b c d
4 2 3 1
2 4 1 3
3 1 4 2
1 3 2 4

Q.14. Corporate Tax is imposed by–

Central Government
Both Central and State Government
State Government
Local Government

Q.15. Which one of the following is essential for proper working of democracy?

Responsible and efficient opposition
Written constitution
Universal adult franchise
Parliamentary system

Q.16. The sound of explosions in a distant star is not heard from the Earth because–

the frequency of sound produced is below 10 Hz
the frequency of sound produced is above 100 kHz
there is no continuous medium from the star to Earth
the distance of the star is so large that sound intensity falls below the audible range

Q.17. Combustion is the process in which–

only heat is, produced
heat and light are produced
no heat is produced
no light is produced

Q.18. In a ‘dynamo’–

electrical energy is converted to mechanical energy
electrical energy is converted to magnetic energy
mechanical energy is converted to electrical energy
mechanical energy is converted to heat energy

Q.19. Among the materials listed below, sound travels the fastest in–

Hydrogen
Vacuum
Steel
Water

Q.20. In an e-mail address, the symbol that is used to separate the user name and the domain name is–

@
–
#
: / /

Q.21. CD-ROM is a–

Magnetic Memory
Secondary Memory
Semiconductor Memory
Memory Register

Q.22. pH value of blood is–

in between 8 and 9
greater than 10
less than 6
in between 7 and 8

Q.23. Great Barrier Reef is situated in

Australia
Nova Scotia
North Sea
Southern China

Q.24. In India, the longest day occurs on–

April 13
October 13
June 21
March 21

Q.25. Which one of the following is not found in new alluvial soil ?

Humus
Gas
Minerals
Water

Q.26. Palghat Gap connects Tamil Nadu with–

Kerala
Karnataka
Andhra Pradesh
Both and (B)

Q.27. Jodhpur receives less rainfall than Delhi because–

Arabian Sea runs parallel to Aravali
it is on leeward side of the winds
condensation does not take place there
all of above factors

Q.28. Bamboo is a–

Tree
Climber
Shrub
Herb

Q.29. Which vitamins are those which if taken in excess can be dangerous as they are stored in the body ?

B Complex
E and C
B and C
A and D

Q.30. Which one of the following constitutes two best reasons for distinguishing the living from the non-living?

Respiration and excretion
Reproduction and locomotion
Irritability and locomotion
Growth and locomotion

Q.31. The expansion of D.D.T. is–

Dichloro Diphenyl Trichloroethane
Dichloro Diamine Trichloroethane
Dichloro Diphenyl Tetrachloroethane
None of the above

Q.32. Which of the following animals is a parasite?

Amoeba
Sponge
Plasmodium
Earthworm

Q.33. Which one of the. following respires by gills ?

Cray-fish
Star-fish
Silver-fish
Jelly-fish

Q.34. The book ‘Friends and Foes’ was written by–

Rajmohan Gandhi
Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
Lord Tennyson
Dr. S. Radhakrishnan

Q.35. On the lines of ‘Palace on Wheels’, a new train ‘Deccan Odyssey’ is operated between–

Karnataka and Kerala
Kerala and Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu and Karnataka
Maharashtra and Goa

Q.36. Name the famous paper which Gandhiji edited to propagate his ideas.

Harijan
Satyagrah
Khadi
Swadeshi

Q.37. The aeroplane that dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima was–

White Storm
Thunder Power
Enola Gay
Black Light

Q.38. Which Indian Commercial Bank became the first in providing mobile ATM Service ?

HDFC Bank
SBI
ICICI Bank
IDBI Bank

Q.39. Sivakasi, which recently witnessed major explosions in the cracker manufacturing units, is situated in the State of–

Kerala
Chhattisgarh
Tamil Nadu
Andhra Pradesh

Q.40.Who has brought laurels to the country by winning a Silver Medal in the London Paralympic Games in High Jump?

Bhimrao Kesarkar
Devendra Singh
Joginder Singh Bedi
H. N. Girisha

Q.41. Sunita Williams has set the record for the maximum number of space-walks by a woman astronaut recently. The exact number of the walks is–

5
4
7
6

Q.42. Who among the following Indian economists has recently been appointed as the Chief Economist and Senior Vice President of the World Bank ?

B. B. Bhattacharya
Jagdish Bhagwati
Raghuram Rajan
Kaushik Basu

Q.43. When water is heated from 0°C to 10°C, the volume of water–

decreases steadily
increases steadily
first increases then decreases
first decreases then increases

Q.44. From which of the following endocrine glands is GTH secreted ?

Adrenal gland
Islets of Langerhans in pancreas
Pituitary gland
Thyroid gland

Q.45. Which of the following is an acid?

H2O
Na2CO3
HZSO4
NaCl

Q.46. Which of the following is the major component of ecosystem ?

Biotic
Abiotic
Energy
All of the above

Q.47.There has been an increasing incidence of floods in Northern India in recent years because–

there has been increase in deforestation in the catchment area
the rate of silting of, dams has gone up
there has been an increase in annual rainfall
the ice has been melting faster due to slight increase in atmospheric temperature

Q.48. Which of the following is the most dangerous pollutant ?

Carbon dioxide
Sulphur dioxide
Carbon monoxide
Nitrous oxide

Q.49. Which country loses highest amount of top soil from its crop lands due to erosion ?

Brazil
U.S.A.
China
India

Q.50. Ajanta-Ellora Caves are situated near–

Ajmer
Aurangabad
Patna
Jaipur