Quiz – assistant mechanical engineer in the department of transportation government of Punjab conducted by Punjab Public service commission on 2 September 2018
Which famous personality died – “Kalaignar”
Which state in India President’s rule never imposed?
Which river is called Red River of India?
Who was the first woman president of INC Chandratal lake is in which state?
Bhoorsingh, the barasingha is mascot of which tiger reserve?
1. Which of the following political party enjoys the distinction of having formed the first nonCongress Government in an Indian state?
(a) DMK in Tamil Nadu
(b) Akalis in Punjab
(c) Communists in Kerala
(d) Janata Party in Karnataka
2. Which President of India held office for two consecutive terms?
(a) Dr Rajendra Prasad
(b) Dr. S. Radhakrishnan
(c) Dr. Zakir Hussain
(d) Both (a) and (b)
3.In which sequence did the Europeans arrive in India?
(A) French (B) British (C) Portuguese (D) Dutch
(a) CDBA
(b) CADB
(c) DCBA
(d) BCDA
4. India Divided was authored by
(a) Firoz Shah Mehta
(b) Rajendra Prasad
(c) Vallabhbhai Patel
(d) Lala Lajpat Rai
5. Find out the wrong match in the following newspapers and their country of publication
(a) The Age – Australia
(b) The Gazette – Canada
(c) The Courier – United States of America
(d) International Herald Tribune – France
6. Which of the following venues and years regarding Cricket World Cup is wrongly matched?
(a) 1975 – England
(b) 1979 – Australia
(c) 1983 – England
(d) 1987 – India
Q7) Which of the following teams has won the Vijay Hazare Trophy for 3rd time?
A.Delhi
B.Rajasthan
C.Mumbai
D.Jharkhand
Q8) Which of the following countries will host the fourth edition of Global Partners’ Forum in December 2018?
A. Nepal
B. India
C. Argentina
D. Israel
Q9) Which of the following political parties will form new government in Bhutan?
A.Druk Phuensum Tshogpa
B.People’s Democratic Party
C. Druk Nyamrup Tshogpa
D.None of the above
Q10) European and Japanese space agencies in their joint the mission has successfully placed the unmanned Bepi Colombo spacecraft into the orbit of mercury which will probe around it for a period of how many years?
A. Ten
B. Eight
C. Twelve
D. Seven
Q11) Who will receive the prestigious Carnot Prize from the Ivy League University of Pennsylvania in recognition of his work for rural electrification?
A. Suresh Prabhu
B. Piyush Goyal
C. Ramnath Kovind
D.Narendra Modi
Q12) Which of the following countries is hosting the World Wrestling Championship 2018 ?
A. Hungary
B. Germany
C. France
D. Japan
Q13) World Trauma Day 2018 was observed on?
A.October 20
B.October 18
C. October 17
D.October 19
Q14) Which country has successfully tested the world’s largest unmanned transport drone Feihong-98 (FH-98) ?
A. Japan
B. Russia
C. USA
D. China
Q15) World Student Day was observed on ?
A. October 15
B.October 17
C. October 18
D.October 19
Q16) 12th ASEAN Defence Ministers Meeting was held by which of the following countries ?
A. Cambodia
B. Indonesia
C. Singapore
D. Thailand
Q17) Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) has formed a panel to examine claims in installments under the chairmanship of whom?
A. Suresh Mathur
B. Veena Malik
C. Sanjay Nath
D. Kusum Tiwari
Q18) World Osteoporosis Day was observed on?
A. October 19
B.October 20
C. October 18
D.October 16
Q19) 3-day 8th European Congress on Small and Medium Enterprises was held by which country?
A. Germany
B. Poland
C. Sweden
D.Bulgaria
Q20) Kati Bihu festival was celebrated in which of the following states?
A.Manipur
B.Assam
C. Nagaland
D.Mizoram
Q21) Which state has become the first state in the country to have 100% penetration of LPG in public sector oil companies?
A. Sikkim
B. Telangana
C. Kerala
D.Odisha
Q22) India has imposed anti-dumping duties of up to 185.51 US dollars per tonne for how many years on some varieties of Chinese steel?
A. Four
B. Ten
C. Seven
D. Five
Q23) Which of the following writs literally means ‘We Command’?
A. Habeas Corpus
B. Mandamus
C. Quo Warranto
D.Certiorari
Q24) Which of the following High Courts has the largest jurisdiction in the country?
A. Bombay High Court
B. Guwahati High Court
C. Allahabad High Court
D. Calcutta High Court
Q25) What is the maximum number of votes which can be cast in Electronic Voting
Machine?
A.2840
B.3840
C. 5000
D.6500
Q26) The government has laid the foundation stone for proposed Museum on Prime Ministers of India at Teen Murti Estate of which city?
A. Mumbai
B.Delhi
C. Lucknow
D. Amravati