Dear PaGaLGuY readers, General Knowledge forms an integral part of a number of competitive examinations, such as the SSC CGL, SSC CHSL exams, Banking Entrance exams, UPSC Civil Services Preliminary Examination, MBA entrance exams, Combined Defence Services Examination, etc. Given the importance of this section, we bring you a Reasoning Quiz to help you practise and sharpen your reasoning ability.

This quiz has questions from actual examinations held during the past few years. Solve this quiz and leave your responses/ answers in the comments section below. We will soon let you know the correct answers!

1. Which of the following is a membrane that protects the developing embryo from desiccation?

(a) Amnion

(b) Allantois

(c) Chorion

(d) None of these

2. Which of the following antimicrobial drugs is suitable for treatment of both tuberculosis and leprosy?

(a) Isoniazid

(b) P-aminosalicylic acid

(c) Streptomycin

(d) Rifampicin

3. Willy Willy is a

(a) type of tree grown in temperate regions

(b) wind that blows in a desert

(c) tropical cyclone of the north west Australia

(d) kind of common fish found near Lakhshwadeep island

4. The Indian subcontinent was originally a part of a huge landmass called

(a) Jurassic land mass

(b) Aryavarta

(c) Indiana

(d) Gondwana Continent

5. The power of the Supreme Court to decide disputes between the centre and the states falls under its

(a) Advisory Jurisdiction

(b) Appellate Jurisdiction

(c) Original Jurisdiction

(d) Constitutional Jurisdiction

6. Which of the following are the objectives of the Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices (CACP)?

(i) To stabilise agricultural prices

(ii) To ensure meaningful real income levels to farmers

(iii) To protect the interests of consumers by providing essential agricultural commodities at reasonable rates through the public distribution system

(iv) To ensure maximum price for the farmers

(a) – (i), (ii) and (iii)

(b) – (i), (ii) and (iv)

(c) – (i), (iii) and (iv)

(d) – (ii), (iii) and (iv)

7. The Nagara, the Dravida and the Vesara are

(a) the three main racial groups of the Indian Subcontinent

(b) the three main linguistic divisions into which the languages of India can be classified

(c) the three main styles of Indian temple architecture

(d) the three main musical gharanas prevalent in India

8. What is the correct chronological order of the following?

(i) Wood’s Education Dispatch

(ii) Macaulay’s Minute on Education

(iii) The Sargent Education Report

(iv) Indian Education (Hunter Commission)

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

(a) – (ii), (i), (iv), (iii)

(b) – (ii), (i), (iii), (iv)

(c) – (i), (ii), (iv), (iii)

(d) – (iv), (iii), (i), (ii)

9. Bank Rate implies the rate of interest:

(a) paid by the Reserve Bank of India on the deposits of commercial banks

(b) charged by banks on loans and advances

(c) payable on bonds

(d) at which the Reserve Bank of India discounts Bills of Exchange

10. The largest source of financing the public sector outlay of the Eighth Five year plan came from

(a) balance from current revenue

(b) contribution of public enterprises

(c) government borrowings

(d) deficit financing

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