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Hi I would like to have the sample question paper on General Awareness topic of the MBA entrance examination for IGNOU?

[Rajkumar Agarwal]

the sample question paper on General Awareness topic of the MBA entrance examination for IGNOU is as follows:

1. UN International Day for Natural Disaster Reduction is observed on :

(1) 6th July (2) 15th September

(3) 13th October (4) 18th November

2. Who among the following got the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award for 2011 ?

(1) Gagan Narang (2) Saina Nehwal

(3) Joseph Abraham (4) Satish Pillai

3. When was Delhi made the capital of India ?

(1) 1910 (2) 1911 (3) 1947 (4) 1942

4. Commonwealth Day is celebrated on _____________ .

(1) 15th July (2) 26th December (3) 24th May (4) 10thAugust

5. Who is the author of the book “My Life” ?

(1 ) Hillary Clinton (2) Bill Clinton

(3) The Dalai Lama (4) lmran Khan

6. Which one of the following is not a land - locked country?

(1) Thailand (2) Afghanistan (3) Nepal (4) Bhutan

7. “Smasher” is associated with which of the following sports?

(1) Boxing (2) Wrestling (3) Foot ball (4) Volley Ball

8. What is the full form of ‘NBFC’ as used in the financial sector?

(1) New Banking Finance Company

(2) Non - Banking Finance Company

(3) New Business Fund Company

(4) National Banking and Finance Company

9. Which one of the following causes the disease ‘Swine Flu’ ?

(1) Bacteria (2) Helminthic worm

(3) Protozoan (4) Virus

10. The source of oxygen during photosynthesis is :

(1) air (2) Carbon Dioxide (3) water (4) chlorophyll

11. The ‘Indian Standard Time’ is measured at :

(1) Allahabad (2) Bhopal (3) Jaipur (4) Mumbai

12. ‘Short Sightedness’ or ‘Myopia’ can be corrected by using:

(1) Convex Lens (2) Concave Lens

(3) Cylindrical Lens (4) Bifocal Lens

13. The Chairman of the Joint Parliamentary Committee on the 2G spectrum issue is :

(1) Dr. Murli Manohar Joshi (2) P.C. Chacko

(3) Kishore Chandra Dev (4) Thambi Durai

14. The paintings of Ajanta depicts stories of the:

(1) Ramayana (2) Mahabharata (3) Jatakas (4) Panchatantra

15. The Vice - President of India is elected by the:

(1) Members of both the houses of parliament

(2) Elected members of both the houses of parliament

(3) Members of Parliament and the Vidhan Sabhas

(4) Members of Rajya Sabha and the Vidhan Parishads

16. The largest gland in the human body is :

(1) Liver (2) Pancreas (3) Thyroid (4) Gall bladder

17. A nautical mile is equal to :

(1) 2050 meters (2) 1575 meters (3) 2000 meters (4) 1852 meters

18. The Chairman of National Human Rights Commission during 2011 was:

(1) Justice Govind Prasad Mathur (2) Justice K.G. Balakrishnan

(3) Justice Kakru (4) Justice A.S. Anand

19. Vitamin A is abundantly found in :

(1) Carrot (2) Brinjal (3) Tomato (4) Potato

20. Where is the ‘Silent Valley’ located in India?

(1) Gujarat (2) Madhya Pradesh

(3) Karnataka (4) Kerala

21. The President of India to have served for two terms in the office was:

(1) Dr. S. Radha Krishnan (2) Dr. V. V. Giri

(3) Dr. Rajendra Prasad (4) Dr. Zakir Hussain