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A) Bulgaria
B) Hungary
C) Romania
D) Ukraine
Answer & Explanation: Hungary is a landlocked country.
Question Number 7: For which of the following crops does India have the
largest cultivated area in the world?
A) Wheat
B) Rice
C) Pulses
D) Cotton
Answer & Explanation: India has the largest cultivated area of ‘Wheat’ in
the world.
Question Number 8: This State contributes 70% of India’s coffee and silk.
Name this state:
A) Karnataka
B) Assam
C) Rajasthan
D) Punjab
Answer & Explanation: Karnataka contributes 70% of India’s coffee and
silk.
Question Number 14: The tide produced in an Ocean when the pull on the
Earth by the Sun and Moon is unidirectional is called:
A) High tide
B) Spring tide
C) Neap tide
D) Low tide
Answer & Explanation: The tide produced in an Ocean when the pull on
the Earth by the Sun and Moon is unidirectional is called ‘spring tide’.
Question Number 18: Drug retail sale licences are issued by:
A) Drug Controller of India
B) Union Health Minister
C) Drug Controller Authorities of the States
D) Director of Health Service
Answer & Explanation: Drug retail sale licences are issued by ‘Drug
Controller Authorities of the States’.
Question Number 21: Cream gets separated from milk when is churned
because of:
A) Gravitational force
B) Cohesive force
C) Centrifugal force
D) Frictional force
Answer & Explanation: Cream gets separated from milk when is churned
because of ‘Centrifugal force’.
Question Number 25: The Gulf Stream is an ocean current which begins:
A) Off the coast of Florida
B) From the Bay of Bengal
C) Gulf countries coastline
D) In the Philippines
Answer & Explanation: The Gulf Stream is an ocean current which begins
‘Off the coast of Florida’.
Question Number 26: Which of the following instruments can be used for
measuring the speed of an aeroplane?
A) Venturimeter
B) Orifice plate
C) Rotameter
D) Pilot tube
Answer & Explanation: ‘Pilot tube’ can be used for measuring the speed
of an aeroplane’
Question Number 28: India is its largest producer and it is found in the
black sand on the beaches near Cape Comorin, the southernmost part at
India:
A) Beryllium
B) Kyanite
C) Lignite
D) Ilmenite
Answer & Explanation: India is its largest producer of ‘Kyanite’.
D) 10th
Answer & Explanation: ‘10th‘schedule of the Constitution contains
provisions as to disqualifications of MPs and MLAs on the ground of
defection.
Question Number 30: EURO crisis and the sick men of Europe are the
related terms. Identify the sick men of Europe:
A) Portugal & Greece
B) Portugal, Greece and Slovenia
C) Italy, Portugal and Slovenia
D) Portugal, Greece, Spain, Italy and Slovenia
Answer & Explanation: ‘Portugal, Greece and Slovenia’.
Question Number 32: The honour of being one millionth word of the
English language went to:
A) Noob
B) Jai Ho
C) Slumdog
D) Web 2-0
Answer & Explanation: The honour of being one millionth word of the
English language went to ‘Web 2-0’.
Question Number 34: Meira Kumar started her career as an IFS officer
and was unanimously elected the 15th Lok Sabha Speaker. She was
elected to Lok Sabha and representing a constituency in the State of:
A) Madhya Pradesh
B) Jharkhand
C) Bihar
D) West Bengal
Answer & Explanation: She was elected to Lok Sabha and representing a
constituency in the State of ‘Bihar’.
C) Five
D) Two
Answer & Explanation: ‘Four’ modes have been provided by Act for
acquiring the citizenship of India.
Question Number 38: The mass of a body at the centre of earth is:
A) Less than at the surface
B) Remains constant
C) More than at the surface
D) Zero
Answer & Explanation: The mass of a body at the centre of earth
‘Remains constant’.
Question Number 41: The Keibul Lamjao, the only floating National Park
in the World, is in:
A) Assam
B) Meghalaya
C) Manipur
D) Mizoram
Answer & Explanation: The Keibul Lamjao, the only floating National Park
in the World, is in ‘Manipur’.
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Question Number 43: The enzyme that converts glucose to ethyl alcohol
is:
A) Invertase
B) Maltase
C) Zymase
D) Diastase
Answer & Explanation: The enzyme that converts glucose to ethyl alcohol
is ‘Zymase’.
Question Number 46: What is the name of India’s longest river bridge,
built over the river Ganga at Patna?
A) Rabindra setu
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B) Vidyasagar
C) Mahatma Gandhi Setu
D) Indira Gandhi Bridge
Answer & Explanation: Mahatma Gandhi Setu’ is the name of India’s
longest river bridge, built over the river Ganga at Patna.
Question Number 48: The first Uranium mine of India, the Jadugoda
mines, are located in_____?
A) West Bengal
B) Odisha
C) Jharkhand
D) Chhattisgarh
Answer & Explanation: Jadugoda mines are located in ‘Jharkhand’.
Question Number 49: When is the Air Force Day celebrated in India?
A) February 28
B) December 4
C) October 8
D) August 19
Answer & Explanation: Air Force Day celebrated in India October 8.
Question Number 54: Where is the Indira Point, the southernmost point of
land in the territory of India, situated?
A) Lakshaweep
B) Andaman and Nicobar Islands
C) Tamil Nadu
D) None of the above
Answer & Explanation: Indira Point, the southernmost point is situated
Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
Question Number 55: At the time of Independence, who was the president
of Indian National Congress?
A) Mahatama Gandhi
B) Jawaharlal Nehru
C) Sardar Patel
D) J.B. Kriplani
Answer & Explanation: At the time of Independence, ‘J.B. Kriplani’ was
the president of Indian National Congress.
Question Number 56: Who wrote the patriotic song ‘Saare Jahan Se
Achcha’?
A) Rabindranath Tagore
B) Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
C) Muhammad Iqbal
D) Kavi Pradeep
Answer & Explanation: ‘Muhammad Iqbal’ wrote the patriotic song ‘Saare
Jahan Se Achcha’.
Question Number 57: The name of the wife/wives of the Hindu god
Ganesh is / are:
A) Riddhi
B) Siddhi
C) Both Riddhi and Siddhi
D) None of the above
Answer & Explanation: Both Riddhi and Siddhi are wives of the Hindu
god Ganesh.
Question Number 58: With which musical instrument is Pt. Ravi Shankar
associated?
A) Sitar
B) Sarod
C) Santoor
D) Tabla
Answer & Explanation: Pt. Ravi Shankar associated with ‘Sitar’.
Question Number 62: Peter Parker is the original name of which fictional
superhero?
A) Phantom
B) Batman
C) Superman
D) Spiderman
Answer & Explanation: Peter Parker is the original name of ‘Spiderman’.
Question Number 64: For Rajya Sabha, how many members are
nominated by President?
A) 7
B) 10
C) 12
D) 15
Answer & Explanation: ‘12’ members are nominated by President.
Question Number 66: Which are the rivers that originate from the
Mansarovar region?
A) Narmada, Tapti, Beas
B) Indus, Sutlej, Brahmaputra
C) Godavari, Krishna, Cauvery
D) Ganges, Yamuna, Hooghly
Answer & Explanation: Indus, Sutlej, Brahmaputra are the rivers that
originate from the Mansarovar region.
Question Number 68: Which Indian State is the leading Cotton producer?
A) Gujarat
B) Maharashtra
C) Andhra Pradesh
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D) Madhya Pradesh
Answer & Explanation: Gujarat is the leading Cotton producer.
Question Number 73: Which among the following is the source of a non-
conventional energy?
A) Solar Power
B) Coal
C) Uranium
D) Petroleum
Answer & Explanation: ‘Solar Power’ is the source of a non-conventional
energy.
Question Number 76: In which year did Amartya Kumar Sen receive the
Noble Prize in Economics?
A) 1995
B) 2000
C) 1990
D) 1988
Answer & Explanation: In ‘1988’ Amartya Kumar Sen receive the Noble
Prize in Economics.
Question Number 77: The worldwide Great Depression took place in:
A) 1929
B) 1928
C) 1930
D) 1936
Answer & Explanation: The worldwide Great Depression took place in
‘1930’.
Question Number 79: Which among the following movements was not led
by Mahatama Gandhi?
A) Swadeshi Movement
B) Non-Cooperation Movement
C) Civil Disobedience Movement
D) Quit India Movement
Answer & Explanation: ‘Swadeshi Movement’ was not led by Mahatama
Gandhi.
Question Number 80: Name of the Commander of the Arab army who
conquered Sindh?
A) Qutbuddin Aibak
B) Allauddin Khiliji
C) Muhammad bin Qasim
D) Al Hazzaz
Answer & Explanation: ‘Muhammad bin Qasim’ Commander of the Arab
army who conquered Sindh.
Question Number 83: Which one of the following is not an All India
Service?
A) India Forest Service
B) Indian Administration Services
C) Indian Police Service
D) Indian Foreign Service
Answer & Explanation: ‘Indian Foreign Service’ is not an All India Service.
Question Number 85: The school of arts developed during the Kushan
Period with the mixture of Indian and Greek style is known as
A) Persian art
B) Gandhara art
C) Mughal art
D) Kushan art
Answer & Explanation: School of arts developed during the Kushan
Period with the mixture of Indian and Greek style is known as ‘Gandhara
art’.
A) Genoa
B) Spain
C) Portugal
D) Venice
Answer & Explanation: Christopher Columbus was from ‘Genoa’ (Italy).
Question Number 89: The Tropic of Cancer does not pass through
_____?
A) Nepal
B) Bangladesh
C) China
D) Myanmar
Answer & Explanation: The Tropic of Cancer does not pass through
‘Nepal’.
Question Number 91: Which of the following radiation has the least
wavelength?
A) Alpha-rays
B) Gamma-rays
C) Beta-rays
D) Infrared rays
Answer & Explanation: ‘Gamma-rays’ radiation has the least wavelength.
3. Nitrous oxide
4. Water vapour
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
A) 1 and 4
B) 1 and 3
C) 1, 2 and 4
D) 1, 3 and 4
Answer & Explanation: 1, 3 and 4
Question Number 97: Who proposed the adage “Survival of the fittest”?
A) William
B) Huxley
C) Lamarck
D) Darwin
Answer & Explanation: Darwin proposed the adage “Survival of the
fittest”.
Question Number 98: Who is the author of the book ‘Beyond the Lines:
An Autobiography’?
A) General J.J. Singh
B) Kuldip Nayar
C) Ray Bradbury
D) Kushwant Singh
Answer & Explanation: ‘Kuldip Nayar’ is the author of the book ‘Beyond
the Lines: An Autobiography’.
Question Number 99: Which of the following Indian States has the largest
concentration of Scheduled Tribes population?
A) Assam
B) Bihar
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C) Odisha
D) Madhya Pradesh
Answer & Explanation: ‘Madhya Pradesh’ has the largest concentration of
Scheduled Tribes population.
Question Number 100: Sanjukta Panigrahi was famous for the dance:
A) Kathak
B) Manipuri
C) Odissi
D) Bharatnatyam
Answer & Explanation: Sanjukta Panigrahi was famous for ‘Odissi’
dance.