Assistant Engineer Exam General Knowledge Questions

1:-Right of minorities to establish and run educational institutions is related to the ____________ of the Indian Constitution.

A:-Article 30       B:-Article 18       

C:-Article 24      D:-Article 34

Ans:- Option-A

2:-Fundamental rights of Indian Constitution is indebted to:

A:-Britain   B:-Japan    C:-USA      D:-Ireland

Ans:- Option-C

3:-__________ provides for free and compulsory education to all children between 6 and 14 years of age.

A:-`52^(nd)` amendment    B:-`86^(th)` amendment

C:-`74^(th)` amendment     D:-`97^(th)` amendment

Ans:- Option-B

4:-Election and Election Commission is mentioned in the _____________ of Indian Constitution.

A:-Article 356     B:-Article 370     C:-Article 343 D:-Article 324

Ans:- Option-D

5:-Govt of India introduced a new plan for the differently abled:

A:-Sugama Bharath Abhiyan          B:-Green India Mission

C:-Swajal Dhara                               D:-Nirmal Bharath Abhiyan

Ans:- Option-A

6:-First Woman Judge of Supreme Court:

A:-K K Usha                  B:-Sujatha Manohar    

C:-Fathima Beevi          D:-Leelaseth

Ans:- Option-C

7:-Panchayathraj System is introduced at first in:

A:-Rajasthan       B:-Kerala    C:-Tamil Nadu    D:-Madhya Pradesh

Ans:- Option-A

8:-Who wrote the book "Onnekalkodi Malayalikal"?

A:-Sir C Sankaran Nair          B:-K P Kesavamenon

C:-C Kesavan                          D:-E M S Namboodirippad

Ans:- Option-D

9:-The poem "Navamanjari" is the work of:

A:-Sree Narayana Guru         B:-Chattambi Swamikal

C:-Sivayogi                             D:-Sahodaran Ayyappan

Ans:- Option-A

10:-Who published an Arabic-Malayalam monthly called 'Al-Islam'?

A:-K M Seethi Sahib              B:-Vakkam Abdul Khadar Maulavi

C:-Seethi Muhammed           D:-Kunju Muhammed

Ans:- Option-B

11:-Savarnajatha procession set out from Vaikom under the leadership of:

A:-A.K. Gopalan                    B:-Dr. Palpu

C:-C.V. Kunjiraman               D:-Mannathu Padmanabhan

Ans:- Option-D

12:-Author of "Jathikummi":

A:-Ayyankali                           B:-Anandathirdha

C:-Pandit Karuppan               D:-A G Velayudhan

Ans:- Option-C

13:-The printing press set by father Chavara Kuriakose at:

A:-Kainakari        B:-Mannanam     C:-Kannoor         D:-Mavelikkara

Ans:- Option-B

14:-Who founded Samathwasamajam?

A:-Vaikunda Swamikal          B:-V T Bhattathirippad

C:-Vagbhadanandan              D:-Thycaud Ayya

Ans:- Option-A

15:-O N V Kurup won the Jnanapith Samman in:

A:-2001     B:-2005     C:-2009     D:-2007

Ans:- Option-D

16:-Who is the Present Union Minister for commerce and industry?

A:-Smriti Irani              B:-Nirmala Sitaraman

C:-Sumitra Mahajan    D:-Umabharathi

Ans:- Option-B

17:-The proposed capital of Andhra Pradesh:

A:-Amaravathi    B:-Madurai          C:-Dindigal          D:-Bangalore

Ans:- Option-A

18:-The novel "The Name of the Rose" written by:

A:-Ian Thomson           B:-Antonio Gramci      

C:-Umberto Eco           D:-Mare Block

Ans:- Option-C

19:-Rhododendron is the national flower of:

A:-Japan    B:-Nepal    C:-China     D:-Taiwan

Ans:- Option-B

20:-The Southernmost point of India is:

A:-Indira point              B:-Sreelanka      

C:-Kanyakumari           D:-Nicobar island

Ans:- Option-A