Hi I am preparing for the General Knowledge section for Defence Research and Development Organization Centre for Personnel Talent Management DRDO CEPTAM exam so can you please provide me the sample General Knowledge question papers for this exam?

The DRDO established by combining Organisation of Defence Science. The primary objective of the DRDO is military Research and Development. DRDO India came into existence in 1958.

The Objective Type Question consists of General Intelligence, Numerical Ability, English, Gen Awareness, various others based on the Post.

The Entry test consists of 200 marks with 2 hours of duration.

GK for DRDO Exams questions are:

DRDO Latest model paper:

1. Asbestos is:
(1) Man made fibre product
(2) Naturally occurring mineral
(3) Naturally occurring ore
(4) Product of-cement
Ans:-4

2. Who is the head of the committee which was formed by the Government to determine price and taxation on petroleum products?
(l) C Rangarajan
(2) Mani Shankar Aiyar
(3) Murali Deora
(4) Montek Singh Ahluwalia
Ans:-3


3. If a person is suffering from defective double-layered valve, then which organ of the body is affected ?
(1) Stomach
(2) Lungs
(3) Small intestine
(4) Heart
Ans:-4


4. Which of the following is the most important factor for the increase in number of diabetic patients in India?
(1) Distress in daily life
(2) Bad food habit
(3) Dull life style
(4) All the three
Ans:-4


5. The spinal column of man is protected by
(1) Skull
(2) Vertebrae column
(3) Pericardium
(4) Perichondrium
Ans:-2


6. Which of the following is the smallest ocean?
(1) Pacific
(2) Indian
(3) Arctic
(4) Atlantic
Ans:-3

7. Where can you find the “Sea of Tranquility”?
(1) Mars
(2) Saturn
(3) Moon
(4) Sun
Ans:-3


8. Who was the first speaker of Lok Sabha?
(1) Ananthasayanam Ayengar
(2) G.V. Mavlankar
(3) Sardar Hukum Singh
(4) N. Sanjeeva Reedy
Ans:-2

9. ‘Maple leaf is the symbol of which country?
(1) Canada
(2) Australia
(3) Kenya
(4) Brazil
Ans:-4

10. Apart from New Delhi which other Indian city did U.S. President
George Bush visit during his recent visit to India?
(1) Hyderabad
(2) Bangalore
(3) Mumbai
(4) None of these
Ans:-1

11. The Sir Creek lies in the:
(1) Ranna of Kutch
(2) Palk straits
(3) Andamans
(4) British Isles
Ans:-1


12. The character ‘Gulliver’ was created by
(1) Jonathan Swift
(2) John Gulliver
(3) William Shakespeare
(4) P.G. Wodehouse

Ans:-1

13. Of the States going to polls in 2006, which has the highest number of voters?
(l) Kerala
(2)Assam
(3) Tamil Nadu
(4) West Bengal
Ans:-4


14. Which of the .following Indian birds is facing extinction due to environmental pollution?
(1) Chicken
(2) Parrot
(3) Vulture
(4) Duck
Ans:-3


15. Quit India Movement was launched due to:
(1) Involvement of India in Second World War by England.
(2) Failure of Cripps Mission
(3 arrest of Congress leaders
(4) Improper implementation of 1935 Act
Ans:-2

16. Which Indian language referred to as ‘Italian of the East”?
(1) Urdu
(2) Tamil
(3) Telugu
(4) Oriya
Ans:-3


17. If the Postal Index Number (PIN) begins with ‘6’ then the post office is probably situated In the State of
(1) Maharashtra
(2) Kerala
(3) Karnataka
(4 Andhra Pradesh
Ans:-2


18. Kunwar Singh led Sepoy Muting against British in:
(1)Gaya
(2)Ara
(3) Buxar
(4) Patna
Ans:-2


19. How many districts were included under Employment Guarantee
Act in the first phase?
(1)240
(2)260
(3) 220
(4) 200
Ans:-4


20. Which of the following forms of carbon can be used as lubricant in heavy machines? (1)Diamond
(2) Dry carbon
(3) Carbon powder
(4) Graphite
Ans:-4


21. Rail and telegraph services were started during the reign of:
(1) Lord Canning
(2) Lord Rippon
(3) Lord Dalhousie
(4) Lord Minto
Ans:-3

22. Which of the following crops increases nitrogen fixation in soil?
(1) Wheat
(2) Beans
(3) Tobacco
(4) Cotton
Ans:-2


23. Which part of the Union. Territory of Pondicherry is physically situated in Andhra Pradesh?
(1) Karaikal
(2) Mahe
(3) Yanam
(4) Divi
Ans:-3



24. Name the British historian who was jailed by an Austrian Court for denying horrors of holocaust during Nazi rule:
(1) Christian Fleck
(2) Christopher Reed
(3) Don McKinnon
(4) David Irving
Ans:-2

25. Which of the following places is not associated with ship manufacturing?
(1) Mumbai
(2) Vishakhapatnam
(3) Kochi
(4) Alang
Ans:-1

26. Kannauj was the capital of which king in ancient time?
(I) Harshavardhana.
(2) Chandragupta I
(3) Pulkeshin II
(4) Samudragupta
Ans:-1


27. In which of the following Iraqi cities is situated the famous’ Al Askari. place of worship of Shias?
(1) Basra
(2) Baghdad
(3)Karbala
(4)Samara
Ans:-3



28 In which of the following Indian cities there is possibility of maximum temperature during summer?
(1) Chennai
(2) Nagpur
(3) Hyderabad
(4) Puri
Ans:-2

29.The statue of Bahubali in Shravanbelgola was carved during the reign of:
(1) Chalukya
(2) Chola
(3) Ganga
(4) Rashtrakuta
Ans:3


30. Which of the following diseases is not transmitted by mosquito?
(1) Malaria
(2) Filaria
(3) Dengue Fever
(4) Sleeping sickness
Ans:-2