Role-specific OPENMAT Exam Interview Questions & Answers:

1. Who has authored the book Caesar and Cleopatra?
(1) William Shakespeare
(2) Charles Dickens
(3) George Bernard Shaw
(4) Matthew Arnold

George Bernard Shaw

2. Which of these is a modified underground stem
(1) Radish
(2) Carrot
(3) Sweet potato
(4) Potato

Sweet potato

3. Bats can sense obstacles because they produce
(1) Supersonic sound waves
(2) Ultrasonic sound waves
(3) Infrasonic sound waves
(4) Micro sound waves

(2) Ultrasonic sound waves

4. The first Indian ruler who accepted Subsidiary Alliance
offered by Lord Wellesley in 1798
was
(1) Nawab of Oudh
(2) Nizam of Hyderabad
(3) Nawab of Carnatic
(4) King of Mysore

Nawab of Carnatic

5. The scientist who was associated with the foodgrain
revolution and also won the Nobel
Pize for Peace is
(1) Dr. M.S. Swaminathan
(2) Dr. N.E. Borlaug
(3) Dr. S. Chandrashekhar
(4) Willy Brandt

Dr. N.E. Borlaug

6. 2. Alexander the Great died in 323 B.C. in
(1) Persia Q) BabYlon
(3) Macedonia @) Taxila
g. The scientist who was associated with the foodgrain revolution and also won the Nobel
Pize for Peace is

BabYlon

7. "Lay-up shot" is a term associated with which of the
following games ?
(1) Volleyball
(3) Basketball
(2) Throwball
(4) Hand BalI

(3) Basketball

8. At present the major part of which of the following central revenues goes to various state governments in India?

1. Gift tax
2. Wealth tax
3. Excise tax
4 Income tax

9. Which country does not belong to G8 group of nations?

Pakistan

10. A path 7m wide surrounds a circular lawn whose diameter is 252m find the area of the path?

Area of path = π(R-r)(R+r)

Radius inner circle = 126 (252/2)
Radius outer circle = 126+7 = 133

Therefore,

Area of path = 22/7(133-126)(133+126)

= 22/7(7)(259)

= 22/7(1813)

= 39886/7 = 5698 Sq.cm