SNAP 2015: Previous Year Question Paper with Solutions

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SNAP 2015
General Awareness
1. The full form of CSIRO is
A    Comprehensive Scientific and Industrial Research Organization
B    Cross-cultural Scientific and Industrial Research Organization
C    Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization
D    Council of Scientific and Industrial Research Organization
A n s w e r : C
     
2. The full form of UNRISD is
A    United Nations Research Institute for Soviet Development
B    United Nations Research Institute for Scientific Development
C    United Nations Research Institute for Socio-economic Development
D    United Nations Research Institute for Social Development
A n s w e r : D
3. Bhaona is a presentation of the Ankia Naat of Assam. In Bhaona the cultural glimpses of __________ is/ are reflected.
A    Assam and Orissa
B    Bengal
C    Mathura and Brindavan
D    All of the above
A n s w e r : D
4. Under which Act does the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) protect monuments, sites and remains of national importance ?
A    AMASR Act, 1958
B    AMASR Act, 1968
C    AMASR Act, 1978
D    AMASR Act, 1948
A n s w e r : A
    
5. In 2015 the President of India approved conferment of Padma Awards to all of the following but for _________
  
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SNAP 2015
General Awareness
1. The full form of CSIRO is
A    Comprehensive Scientific and Industrial Research Organization
B    Cross-cultural Scientific and Industrial Research Organization
C    Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization
D    Council of Scientific and Industrial Research Organization
A n s w e r : C
     
2. The full form of UNRISD is
A    United Nations Research Institute for Soviet Development
B    United Nations Research Institute for Scientific Development
C    United Nations Research Institute for Socio-economic Development
D    United Nations Research Institute for Social Development
A n s w e r : D
3. Bhaona is a presentation of the Ankia Naat of Assam. In Bhaona the cultural glimpses of __________ is/ are reflected.
A    Assam and Orissa
B    Bengal
C    Mathura and Brindavan
D    All of the above
A n s w e r : D
4. Under which Act does the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) protect monuments, sites and remains of national importance ?
A    AMASR Act, 1958
B    AMASR Act, 1968
C    AMASR Act, 1978
D    AMASR Act, 1948
A n s w e r : A
    
5. In 2015 the President of India approved conferment of Padma Awards to all of the following but for _________
  
.
A    
Kharag Singh Valdiya
B    Mohammad Yusuf Khan
C    Lakshmi Gopala Naidu
D    Saichiro Misumi
A n s w e r : C
6. In Grammy Awards 2015 the best folk album was won by _______
A    Pharrell Williams - "Happy"
B    Old Crow Medicine Show - Remedy
C    Rosanne Cash - The River & the Thread
D    None of the above
A n s w e r : B
7. Scientists discovered a new species in the human family tree which is a small creature with a tiny brain. The new species has
been named as ______
A    Homo Naledi
B    Dwarf Sapein
C    Dwarf Homo Sapein
D    None of the above
A n s w e r : A
    
8. The ministry of external affairs has recently decided to change the nomenclature of Indian Based Domestic Assistance (IBDA)
to ___________
A    Government Serving Based Domestic Assistance (GSBDA)
B    Swadesh Swatcha Domestic Assistance (SSDA)
C    Service Staff (SS)
D    Bharath Based Service Assistance (BBSA)
A n s w e r : C
9. The foreign exchange reserve of India consists of _________
A    The foreign currency assets held by RBI and the gold holding of RBI
B    The gold holding of RBI and special drawing rights
C    The gold holding of RBI, the foreign currency assets held by RBI and special drawing rights
D    Only the foreign currency assets held by RBI
  
.
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SNAP 2015
General Awareness
1. The full form of CSIRO is
A    Comprehensive Scientific and Industrial Research Organization
B    Cross-cultural Scientific and Industrial Research Organization
C    Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization
D    Council of Scientific and Industrial Research Organization
A n s w e r : C
     
2. The full form of UNRISD is
A    United Nations Research Institute for Soviet Development
B    United Nations Research Institute for Scientific Development
C    United Nations Research Institute for Socio-economic Development
D    United Nations Research Institute for Social Development
A n s w e r : D
3. Bhaona is a presentation of the Ankia Naat of Assam. In Bhaona the cultural glimpses of __________ is/ are reflected.
A    Assam and Orissa
B    Bengal
C    Mathura and Brindavan
D    All of the above
A n s w e r : D
4. Under which Act does the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) protect monuments, sites and remains of national importance ?
A    AMASR Act, 1958
B    AMASR Act, 1968
C    AMASR Act, 1978
D    AMASR Act, 1948
A n s w e r : A
    
5. In 2015 the President of India approved conferment of Padma Awards to all of the following but for _________
  
.
A    
Kharag Singh Valdiya
B    Mohammad Yusuf Khan
C    Lakshmi Gopala Naidu
D    Saichiro Misumi
A n s w e r : C
6. In Grammy Awards 2015 the best folk album was won by _______
A    Pharrell Williams - "Happy"
B    Old Crow Medicine Show - Remedy
C    Rosanne Cash - The River & the Thread
D    None of the above
A n s w e r : B
7. Scientists discovered a new species in the human family tree which is a small creature with a tiny brain. The new species has
been named as ______
A    Homo Naledi
B    Dwarf Sapein
C    Dwarf Homo Sapein
D    None of the above
A n s w e r : A
    
8. The ministry of external affairs has recently decided to change the nomenclature of Indian Based Domestic Assistance (IBDA)
to ___________
A    Government Serving Based Domestic Assistance (GSBDA)
B    Swadesh Swatcha Domestic Assistance (SSDA)
C    Service Staff (SS)
D    Bharath Based Service Assistance (BBSA)
A n s w e r : C
9. The foreign exchange reserve of India consists of _________
A    The foreign currency assets held by RBI and the gold holding of RBI
B    The gold holding of RBI and special drawing rights
C    The gold holding of RBI, the foreign currency assets held by RBI and special drawing rights
D    Only the foreign currency assets held by RBI
  
.
A n s w e r : C
10. _________ is a charge for converting bullion into coins where free coinage is permitted. This charge is equal to the cost of bullion
to coins transformation.
A    Bull-Coin
B    Brassage
C    Bit Coin
D    Coin Levy
A n s w e r : C
    
11. Microsoft introduced several new products for education customers, this includes a notetaking app called ________
A    Office Note classroom
B    Micro Note class Notebook
C    Soft note for classroom
D    One Note class Notebook
A n s w e r : D
12. The National Merit Scholarship Scheme, which provided financial assistance to meritorious  students from Class XI to Post-
Graduation level in Government Schools/Colleges/Universities has been discontinued from the year _________
A    2009
B    2008
C    2007
D    None of the above
A n s w e r : C
13. The Symbol used for reusable microwaveable plastic ware is ________
A    1
B    2
C    3
D    4
A n s w e r : B
  
.
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SNAP 2015
General Awareness
1. The full form of CSIRO is
A    Comprehensive Scientific and Industrial Research Organization
B    Cross-cultural Scientific and Industrial Research Organization
C    Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization
D    Council of Scientific and Industrial Research Organization
A n s w e r : C
     
2. The full form of UNRISD is
A    United Nations Research Institute for Soviet Development
B    United Nations Research Institute for Scientific Development
C    United Nations Research Institute for Socio-economic Development
D    United Nations Research Institute for Social Development
A n s w e r : D
3. Bhaona is a presentation of the Ankia Naat of Assam. In Bhaona the cultural glimpses of __________ is/ are reflected.
A    Assam and Orissa
B    Bengal
C    Mathura and Brindavan
D    All of the above
A n s w e r : D
4. Under which Act does the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) protect monuments, sites and remains of national importance ?
A    AMASR Act, 1958
B    AMASR Act, 1968
C    AMASR Act, 1978
D    AMASR Act, 1948
A n s w e r : A
    
5. In 2015 the President of India approved conferment of Padma Awards to all of the following but for _________
  
.
A    
Kharag Singh Valdiya
B    Mohammad Yusuf Khan
C    Lakshmi Gopala Naidu
D    Saichiro Misumi
A n s w e r : C
6. In Grammy Awards 2015 the best folk album was won by _______
A    Pharrell Williams - "Happy"
B    Old Crow Medicine Show - Remedy
C    Rosanne Cash - The River & the Thread
D    None of the above
A n s w e r : B
7. Scientists discovered a new species in the human family tree which is a small creature with a tiny brain. The new species has
been named as ______
A    Homo Naledi
B    Dwarf Sapein
C    Dwarf Homo Sapein
D    None of the above
A n s w e r : A
    
8. The ministry of external affairs has recently decided to change the nomenclature of Indian Based Domestic Assistance (IBDA)
to ___________
A    Government Serving Based Domestic Assistance (GSBDA)
B    Swadesh Swatcha Domestic Assistance (SSDA)
C    Service Staff (SS)
D    Bharath Based Service Assistance (BBSA)
A n s w e r : C
9. The foreign exchange reserve of India consists of _________
A    The foreign currency assets held by RBI and the gold holding of RBI
B    The gold holding of RBI and special drawing rights
C    The gold holding of RBI, the foreign currency assets held by RBI and special drawing rights
D    Only the foreign currency assets held by RBI
  
.
A n s w e r : C
10. _________ is a charge for converting bullion into coins where free coinage is permitted. This charge is equal to the cost of bullion
to coins transformation.
A    Bull-Coin
B    Brassage
C    Bit Coin
D    Coin Levy
A n s w e r : C
    
11. Microsoft introduced several new products for education customers, this includes a notetaking app called ________
A    Office Note classroom
B    Micro Note class Notebook
C    Soft note for classroom
D    One Note class Notebook
A n s w e r : D
12. The National Merit Scholarship Scheme, which provided financial assistance to meritorious  students from Class XI to Post-
Graduation level in Government Schools/Colleges/Universities has been discontinued from the year _________
A    2009
B    2008
C    2007
D    None of the above
A n s w e r : C
13. The Symbol used for reusable microwaveable plastic ware is ________
A    1
B    2
C    3
D    4
A n s w e r : B
  
.
    
14. The agency that estimates national income in India is
A    RBI
B    Central Statistics Organisation
C    Planning commission
D    Central Statistic Organisation
A n s w e r : B
15. Super Blood Moon, which is a rare astronomical phenomenon hasn't happened since ___________, and won't happen again until
__________
A    1982 , 2033
B    1980 , 2035
C    1978 , 2032
D    1975 , 2031
A n s w e r : A
16. The galaxy __________ was initially discovered with NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope in infrared light and is believed to be at
least 9 billion years old.
A    ANDROMEDA
B    COSMOS REDSHIFT
C    SAGE0536AGN
D    SUNFLOWER
A n s w e r : A
   
17. In the year 2014 Facebook bought Whatsapp for _________ US Dollars.
A    17 billion
B    18 billion
C    19 billion
D    20 billion
A n s w e r : C
18. Shri Narendra Modi was sworn in as the Prime Minister of India on _________ at the Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi.
A     May 2014 25
t h
t h
  
.
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SNAP 2015
General Awareness
1. The full form of CSIRO is
A    Comprehensive Scientific and Industrial Research Organization
B    Cross-cultural Scientific and Industrial Research Organization
C    Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization
D    Council of Scientific and Industrial Research Organization
A n s w e r : C
     
2. The full form of UNRISD is
A    United Nations Research Institute for Soviet Development
B    United Nations Research Institute for Scientific Development
C    United Nations Research Institute for Socio-economic Development
D    United Nations Research Institute for Social Development
A n s w e r : D
3. Bhaona is a presentation of the Ankia Naat of Assam. In Bhaona the cultural glimpses of __________ is/ are reflected.
A    Assam and Orissa
B    Bengal
C    Mathura and Brindavan
D    All of the above
A n s w e r : D
4. Under which Act does the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) protect monuments, sites and remains of national importance ?
A    AMASR Act, 1958
B    AMASR Act, 1968
C    AMASR Act, 1978
D    AMASR Act, 1948
A n s w e r : A
    
5. In 2015 the President of India approved conferment of Padma Awards to all of the following but for _________
  
.
A    
Kharag Singh Valdiya
B    Mohammad Yusuf Khan
C    Lakshmi Gopala Naidu
D    Saichiro Misumi
A n s w e r : C
6. In Grammy Awards 2015 the best folk album was won by _______
A    Pharrell Williams - "Happy"
B    Old Crow Medicine Show - Remedy
C    Rosanne Cash - The River & the Thread
D    None of the above
A n s w e r : B
7. Scientists discovered a new species in the human family tree which is a small creature with a tiny brain. The new species has
been named as ______
A    Homo Naledi
B    Dwarf Sapein
C    Dwarf Homo Sapein
D    None of the above
A n s w e r : A
    
8. The ministry of external affairs has recently decided to change the nomenclature of Indian Based Domestic Assistance (IBDA)
to ___________
A    Government Serving Based Domestic Assistance (GSBDA)
B    Swadesh Swatcha Domestic Assistance (SSDA)
C    Service Staff (SS)
D    Bharath Based Service Assistance (BBSA)
A n s w e r : C
9. The foreign exchange reserve of India consists of _________
A    The foreign currency assets held by RBI and the gold holding of RBI
B    The gold holding of RBI and special drawing rights
C    The gold holding of RBI, the foreign currency assets held by RBI and special drawing rights
D    Only the foreign currency assets held by RBI
  
.
A n s w e r : C
10. _________ is a charge for converting bullion into coins where free coinage is permitted. This charge is equal to the cost of bullion
to coins transformation.
A    Bull-Coin
B    Brassage
C    Bit Coin
D    Coin Levy
A n s w e r : C
    
11. Microsoft introduced several new products for education customers, this includes a notetaking app called ________
A    Office Note classroom
B    Micro Note class Notebook
C    Soft note for classroom
D    One Note class Notebook
A n s w e r : D
12. The National Merit Scholarship Scheme, which provided financial assistance to meritorious  students from Class XI to Post-
Graduation level in Government Schools/Colleges/Universities has been discontinued from the year _________
A    2009
B    2008
C    2007
D    None of the above
A n s w e r : C
13. The Symbol used for reusable microwaveable plastic ware is ________
A    1
B    2
C    3
D    4
A n s w e r : B
  
.
    
14. The agency that estimates national income in India is
A    RBI
B    Central Statistics Organisation
C    Planning commission
D    Central Statistic Organisation
A n s w e r : B
15. Super Blood Moon, which is a rare astronomical phenomenon hasn't happened since ___________, and won't happen again until
__________
A    1982 , 2033
B    1980 , 2035
C    1978 , 2032
D    1975 , 2031
A n s w e r : A
16. The galaxy __________ was initially discovered with NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope in infrared light and is believed to be at
least 9 billion years old.
A    ANDROMEDA
B    COSMOS REDSHIFT
C    SAGE0536AGN
D    SUNFLOWER
A n s w e r : A
   
17. In the year 2014 Facebook bought Whatsapp for _________ US Dollars.
A    17 billion
B    18 billion
C    19 billion
D    20 billion
A n s w e r : C
18. Shri Narendra Modi was sworn in as the Prime Minister of India on _________ at the Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi.
A     May 2014 25
t h
t h
  
.
B    
 May 2014
C    
 May 2014
D     May 2014
A n s w e r : C
19. Where is the doldrums belt located ?
A    Near the Equator
B    Near the Poles
C    Near the Tropic of Cancer
D    Near the Tropic of Capricorn
A n s w e r : A
    
20. The air quality in Singapore deteriorated to a hazardous level in September 2015, forcing the city-state to shut its schools for
the first time in 12 years. This was due to
A    Haze created mainly due to companies in Malaysia
B    Haze created mainly due to companies in Indonesia
C    Haze created mainly due to companies in Philippines
D    Haze created mainly due to companies in Vietnam
A n s w e r : A
21. In 1347 during the reign of Muhammed Tuglak an Afghan officer named ____________setup an independent kingdom called
Bahmani Kingdom.
A    Mahmud Gawan Bahmani
B    Mohammad Yusuf Bahmani
C    Hasan Gangu Bahmani
D    Khwaja Tuglak Bahmani
A n s w e r : C
22. The task of consolidating Mughal Kingdom was left to Akbar who was only _________ years old at the time of his accession of
the throne.
A    Eleven Years
B    Twell Years
C    Thirteen Years
D    Fourteen Years
A n s w e r : C
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