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Question 1. Who gave the title of

"Mahamana" to Madan Mohan Malviya?

(a) Bal Gangadhar Tilak

(b) Dada Bhai Naurozi

(d) Mahatma Gandhi

ANS (D)

Question 2. Who was the Viceroy of the

time of Quit India Movement?

(a) Lord Irwin

(b) Lord Mountbatten

(d) Lord Lin Lithgow

ANS (D)

Question 3. Who was the other Congress

leader who joined with Motilal Nehru to

start the Swaraj Party in

1923?

(a) G.K. Gokhale

(b) B.G. Tilak

(d) M.K. Gandhi

ANS (C)

Question 4. Q) What is the first sermon of

Buddha called as?

(a) Mahaparinivansutta

(b) Brahmajalasutta

(d) Kachchayanagottasutta

ANS (C)

Question 5. From which of the following

banks did Madan Mohan Malaviya take

loans for financing "The

Hindustan Times"?

(a) State Bank of India

(b) Punjab National Bank

(d) Bank of Baroda

ANS (B)

Question 6. Where are the Todas found?

(a) Madhya Pradesh

(b) Tamil nadu

(d) Aruncachal Pradesh

ANS (B)

Question 7. Rowlatt Act 1919 was

enacted during the period of?

(a) Lord Chelmford

(b) Lord William

(d) Lord Bentinck

ANS (A)

Question 8. Panchayati Raj System was

implemented first in the pair of states?

(a) Andhra Pradesh and Rajasthan

(b) Assam and Bihar

(d) Punjab and Chandigarh

ANS (A)

Question 9. Which of the following tribes

is associated with the "Tana Bhagat"

movement?

(a) Uraon

(b) Munda

(d) Kondadora

ANS (A)

Question 10. Who founded the Naujawan

Bharat Sabha?

(a) B. C. Pal

(b) G. Subramania Iyer

(d) Rukmani Lakshmipathi

ANS (C)

Question 11. The Narendra Mandal or

Chamber of Princes was inaugurated in

1921 by?

(a) Lord Curzon

(b) Lord Wellesley

(d) Duke of Wellington

ANS (C)

Question 12. Buddha, Dhamma and

Sangha together are known as?

(a) Triratna

(b) Trivarga

(d) Trimurti

ANS (A)

Question 13. Who was called Lichchavi

Dauhitra?

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(a) Chandragupta I

(b) Skandagupta

(d) Samudragupta

ANS (A)

Question 14. The Uttaramerur inscription

provides information on the administration

of the?

(a) Pallavas

(b) Cholas

(d) Satavahanas

ANS (B)

Question 15. Pitts India Act of 1784 was

a/an?

(a) Ordinance

(b) Resolution

(d) Regulation Act

ANS (B)

Question 16. Which one of the following

statements is not true in respect of A.O.

Hume?

(a) He founded the Indian National

Congress.

(b) He presided over the Congress Annual

Sessions twice.

(d) He was a member of the Indian Civil

Service.

ANS (B)

Question 17. Which of the following

movements saw the biggest peasant

guerilla war on the eve of

independence?

(a) Punnapra Vayalar Movement

(b) Telangana Movement

(d) Tebhaga Movement

ANS (B)

Question 18. The founder of the Lodi

Dynasty was?

(a) Bahlol Lodi

(b) Sikandar Shah Lodi

(d) Ibrahim Lodi

ANS (A)

Question 19. The Gandharva School of

art is also known as the?

(a) Buddhist-Roman art

(b) Dravidian-Roman art

(d) Greco-Roman-Buddhist art

ANS (D)

Question 20. The Bolshevik Revolution of

Russia symbolized following:

(a) coming of the Communist Rule

(b) establishment of Republic of Russia

(d) overthrow of Romanov Dynasty

ANS (A)

Question 21. Which General, who

commanded the British forces against the

Americans in their War of

Independence later became Governor

General of India?

(a) Dalhousie

(b) William Bentinck

(d) Cornwallis

ANS (B)

Question 22. Who established the Indian

Civil Liberties Union in 1936?

(a) Subhash Chandra Bose

(b) Bal Gangadhar Tilak

(d) Rajendra Prasad

ANS (C)

Question 23. Which of the following was

established first?

(a) Banaras Hindu University

(b) University of Bombay

(d) University of Allahabad

ANS (B)

Question 24. The first Indian Satellite

Aryabhatta was launched in:

(a) 1972

(b) 1975

(d) 1979

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Question 25. Where did Aurangzeb die?

(a) Pune

(b) Aurangabad

(d) Mumbai

ANS (C)

Question 26. Who gave the title of

"Sardar" to Ballabh Bhai Patel?

(a) Mahatma Gandhi

(b) Vinoba Bhave

(d) Peasants of Gujrat

ANS (A)

Question 27. What Satyagraha was held

at Nagpur in 1923?

(a) Salt Satyagraha

(b) Individual Satyagraha

(d) Flag Satyagraha

ANS (D)

Question 28. Which one of the following

is not a sect of Buddhism?

(a) Mahayana

(b) Hinayana

(d) Theravad

ANS (C)

Question 29. Who was the viceroy when

Delhi became the capital of British India?

(a) Lord Curzon

(b) Lord Minto

(d) Lord Waveli

ANS (C)

Question 30. Multan was named by the

Arabs as

(a) City of beauty

(b) City of wealth

(d) Pink city

ANS (C)

Question 31. Which one of the following

was the book written by Amoghvarsha, the

Rashtrakuta King?

(a) Adipurana

(b) Ganitasara Samgraha

(d) Kavirajamarga

ANS (D)

Question 32. Who built the Kailasanatha

Temple at Ellora?

(a) Rajendra I

(b) Mahendra Varman I

(d) Govinda I

ANS (C)

Question 32. The land measures of the

Second Pandyan Empire was mentioned

in:

(a) Thalavaipuram Copper Plates

(b) Uttirameru Inscription

(d) Kasakudi Copper Plates

ANS (A)

Question 34. Who was the greatest ruler

of the Satavahanas?

(a) Satkarni I

(b) Gautamiputra Satkarni

(d) Hala

ANS (B)

Question 35. The greatest king of the

Pratihara dynasty was:

(a) Bhoj (Mihir-Bhoj)

(b) Dantidurga

(d) Vatsaraj

ANS (A)

Question 36. In 1939 Subhash Chandra

Bose was elected as President of the

Congress Party defeating:

(a) Jawaharlal Nehru

(b) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad

(d) Pattabhi Sitharamayya

ANS (D)

Question 37. Jallianwala incident took

place at:

(a) Lucknow

(b) Surat

(d) Allahabad

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Question 38. Who was the founder of

Lodhi dynasty?

(a) Sikandar Lodhi

(b) Bahlol Lodhi

(d) Daulat Khan Lodhi

ANS (B)

Question 39. Which one of the following

pair is not correctly matched?

(a) Akbar - Todarmal

(b) Chanakya - Chandragupta

(d) Harshvardhan - Hiuen Tsang

ANS (C)

Question 40. The South East trade winds

are attracted towards the Indian sub

continent in the rainy

season due to

(a) the effect of easterlies

(b) the effect of Northern-East trade winds

pressure over North- West India

ANS (C)

Question 41. What is 'Reformation'?

(a) Revival of classical learning

(b) The revolt against authority of pope

(d) Change in attitude of man

ANS (B)

Question 42. Swaraj is my Birth Right

and I shall have it. This was advocated by:

(a) Mahatma Gandhi

(b) Lala Lajpat Rai

(d) Lokmanya Tilak

ANS (D)

Question 43. Gandhiji's Famous Quit

India Movement call to the British was

given in:

(a) 1940

(b) 1942

(d) 1943

ANS (B)

Question 44. In which year was the Indian

National Congress formed:

(a) 1901

(b) 1835

(d) 1885

ANS (D)

Question 45. Bangladesh was created in:

(a) 1973

(b) 1970

(d) 1971

ANS (D)

Question 46. . Raja Ram Mohan Roy was

the founder of:

(a) Brahmo Samaj

(b) Prathna Samaj

(d) Arya Samaj

ANS (A)

Question 47. Who initiated the movement

to form the Indian National Congress:

(a) Annie Besant

(b) A.O. Hume

(d) Gandhi ji

ANS (B)

Question 48. Kamarup is an ancient

name of which region of India?

(a) Bihar

(b) Rajasthan

(d) Assam

ANS (C)

Question 49. Which battle led to the

downfall of the Vijayanagar empire?

(a) Battle of Takkolam

(b) Battle of Talikota

(d) Battle of Panipat

ANS (B)

Question 50. Who introduced Mansabdari

system in India?

(a) Babur

(b) Humayun

(d) Jahangir

ANS (C)

Question 51. The 'Cabinet Mission' of

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(d) Sir Mountford

ANS (C)

Question 52 What did Gandhiji meant by

'Sarvodaya'?

(a) Non-violence

(b) Upliftment of untouchables or dalits

ethical values

(d) Satyagraha

ANS (C)

Question 53.. Harsha moved his capital

from _____ to ____.

(a) Thanesar, Kanauj

(b) Delhi, Deogiri

(d) Valabhi, Delhi

ANS (A)

Question 54.. A collective term used by

the Jains for their sacred books is

(a) Prabandhas

(b) Agamas

(d) Charits

ANS (B)

Question 55.. Who propounded the

"Doctrine of Passive Resistance"?

(a) Balgangadhar Tilak

(b) Aurobindo Ghosh

(d) Bipin Chandra Pal

ANS (B)

Question 56. The first Muslim to be

elected President of 'Indian National

Congress' was?

(a) Maulana Azad

(b) Mohammed Ali

(d) Shah Wali-ullah

ANS (C)

Question 57. Who has built the Vijay

Stambha (Tower of Victory) in

Chittorgarh?

(a) Maharana Pratap

(b) Rana Kumbha

(d) Kunwar Durjan Singh

ANS (C)

Question 58. Who raised the slogan

“Swaraj is my birth-right and I shall have

it”?

(a) Mahatma Gandhi

(b) Subhash Chandra Bose

(d) Lala Lajpat Rai

ANS (C)

Question 59. According to the Central

Ground Water Board, BIS (IS_10500 and

revised module IS 10500:2012)

specifications in Uniform

Drinking Water Quality Monitoring

Protocol, what is the acceptable pH value

of drinking water specification in India?

A 6.5 - 8.5

B 5.5 - 7.5

C 4.5 - 9.5

D 3.5 - 5.5

Answer: A

Question 60.The ancient city of Champa

is believed to be the capital of ______

Mahajanapada.

A Vajji

B Kashi

C Matsya

D Anga

Answer: D

Question 61. Which of the following is the

horizontal distance between two

successive crests?

A Wave height

B Wave length

C Wave frequency

D Wave period

Answer: B

Question 62. As per World Justice Project

2020, what is India’s rank in Regulatory

Enforcement as cited in Economic Survey

of India 2021?

A 74

B 56

C 79

D 62

Answer: A

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International Decade for

action on ‘Water for life’?

A 1983 - 1993

B 1972 - 1982

C 2005 - 2015

D 1994 - 2004

Answer: C

Question 64. Which of the following

British officers issued the infamous

‘crawling order’ whereby Indians had to

crawl on all fours to pass an

alley?

A General Dyer

B Lord Irwin

C Lord Curzon

D Warren Hastings

Answer: A

Question 65. Gulzar was awarded the

66th Filmfare Award for ‘Best Lyrics’ for

the film ______.

A Thappad

B Chhapaak

C Ludo

D Sir

Answer: B

Question 66. Finance Minister Nirmala

Sitharaman announced the setting up of

______ mega textile parks across the

country over three

years, in her Budget 2021-22 speech.

A three

B seven

C nine

D five

Answer: B

Question 67. The Directive Principles of

State Policy in the Constitution of India

were borrowed from the ______

Constitution.

A Irish

B Australian

C Norwegian

D Spanish

Answer: A

Question 68. The Ghoom Monastery is

located in:

A Kalimpong

B Namchi

C Darjeeling

D Gangtok

Answer: C

Question 69. Mridula Sinha, who passed

away in November 2020, was the first

woman Governor of ______.

A Tripura

B Goa

C Mizoram

D Haryana

Answer: B

Question 70. Which of the following is

NOT a broad mitigation technique of

landslide?

A Construction of retention wall to stop

land from slipping

B Hazard mapping to locate areas prone

to landslides

C Reduction in the vegetation cover to

arrest landslide

D The surface drainage control works to

control the movement of landslide along

with rain water and spring flows.

Answer: C

Question 71. Who among the following

was named sportsman of the decade

(Individual non-Olympic sports) at the

2021 Sportstar ACES

Awards?

A Pentala Harikrishna

B Vidit Santosh Gujrathi

C Viswanathan Anand

D Baskaran Adhiban

Answer: C

Question 72. Which of the following is

NOT a type of mosquito?

A Culex

B Aedes

C Limulus

D Anopheles

Answer: C

Question 73. The Hindu Marriage Act was

enacted in the year ______.

A 1953

B 1955

C 1956

D 1952

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Question 74. Normally, there is a ______

day interval between spring tides and

neap tides.

A two

B nine

C seven

D four

Answer: C

Question 75. Which of the following is the

middle layer in the root apical meristem

that gives rise to the cortex?

A Dermatogen

B Plerome

C Periblem

D Calyptrogen

Answer: C

Question 76. As per the provisions of

Union Budget 2021-22, how many public

sector banks have been lined up for

disinvestment?

A Seven

B Three

C Five

D Two

Answer: D

Question 77. Who among the following

Indian freedom fighters was fondly called

Gandhi Buri (Old Lady Gandhi) for her

dedication towards

Gandhian principles?

A Kamla Chaudhary

B Dakshayani Velayudhan

C Matangini Hazra

D Leela Roy

Answer: C

Question 78. A distinct ‘Dhrupad style’ is

associated with the ______ gharana.

A Nathdwara

B Bishnupur

C Jafferkhani

D Ajrada

Answer: B

Question 79. ______, the world’s first

sailing boat made entirely from plastic

waste, aims to raise people’s awareness

of plastic pollution in

oceans.

A Flipflopi

B Blipblopi

C Snipsnopi

D Triptropi

Answer: A

Question 80. The 61st Amendment to the

Constitution of India ______.

A restricted the size of council of ministers

to 15% of the number of legislative

members

B substituted ‘Odia’ for ‘Oriya’

C exempted Arunachal Pradesh from

reservation for Scheduled Castes in

Panchayati Raj institutions

D reduced the age for voting from 21 to 18

years

Answer: D

Question 81. Which of the following

countries hosted the ITTF (International

Table Tennis Federation) Women's World

Cup 2020?

A Japan

B Singapore

C China

D South Korea

Answer: C

Question 82. The Fiscal Responsibility

and Budget Management Act 2003 set a

target to limit India’s fiscal deficit up to

______ of the GDP by

2021.

A 2%

B 3%

C 6%

D 5%

Answer: B

Question 83.In which dance form dancer

balance pot of burning diyas on his head?

A Dhangari gaza dance

B Koli dance

C Tamasha dance

D Chari dance

Answer: D

Question 84. Who was the Australian

Open Women’s Singles champion in

2021?

A Serena Williams

B Venus Williams

C Jennifer Brady

D Naomi Osaka

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Question 85 Adar Poonawalla launched

the Clean City initiative in Pune in the year

______.

A 2018

B 2012

C 2010

D 2015

Answer: D

Question 86. Who among the following

became a part of the Constituent

Assembly from Madras Constituency in

1946?

A Ammu Swaminathan

B Hansa Jivraj Mehta

C Kamla Chaudhry

D Begum Aizaz Rasul

Answer: A

Question 87 Solids like fats, grease and

oil that float on top of liquid wastewater

are called ______.

A urea

B sludge

C compost

D peat

Answer: B

Question 88 Which of the following

statements was quoted by Subhash

Chandra Bose?

Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn

as if you were to live forever.

B The best way to find yourself is to lose

yourself in the service of others.

C Give me blood and I will give you

freedom.

D First, they ignore you, then they laugh at

you, then they fight you, then you win.

Answer: C

Question 89. In order to get clean

drinking water disinfectant is used after

filtration. Disinfectant, however, is NOT

used for removing:

A viruses

B parasites

C minerals

D bacteria

Answer: C

Question 90. Gnomon is a part of

_____________

A solar clock

B Bolometer

C Binoculars

D Transformer

Answer: A

Question 91 The Vernacular Press Act of

1878 was repealed during the tenure of

Viceroy ______.

A Lord Ripon

Lord Dufferin

C Lord Lansdowne

D Lord Northbrook

Answer: A

Question 92. Who among the following

Indian artists won the ‘Joan Miro Prize’ for

the year 2019?

A Jogen Chowdhury

B Nalini Malani

C Anjolie Ela Menon

D Jiten Thukral

Answer: B

Question 93. Which of the following is

more suitable than the others for the

growth of cashew nut?

A Red laterite soil

B Black cotton soil

C Alluvial soil

D Arid soil

Answer: A

Question 94. Ashokan Minor Rock Edicts

are found in different parts of India. Which

of the following is NOT a find spot of

Ashokan Minor

Rock Edicts in Karnataka?

A Brahmagiri

B Gavimath

C Rupnath

D Maski

Answer: C

Question 95. Under the National Urban

Sanitation Policy, a city that scores points

between 34 and 66 and needs

considerable improvement is

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Question 96. _____________ Saptapadi

ritual considers the marriage to be

complete and auspicious.

A The Indian Christian Marriage Act, 1862

B The Hindu Marriage Act, 1955

C Muslim Personal Law (Shariat)

Application Act, 1937

D Parsi Marriage and Divorce Act, 1936

Answer: B

Question 97. Which of the following

persons was named as Dean of Harvard

Business School in October 2020?

A Sanjit Roy

B Achyuta Samanta

C Srikant Datar

D Nitin Nohria

Answer: C

Question 98. Which of the following

Amendments of the Constitution of India

was enacted in 1993 to constitutionally

recognise municipal

governments?

A 73rd Constitutional Amendment Act

(CAA), 1990

B 72nd Constitutional Amendment Act

(CAA), 1989

C 74th Constitutional Amendment Act

(CAA), 1992

D 71st Constitutional Amendment Act

(CAA), 1988

Answer: C

Question 99. The Annapurna peak

belongs to which region of the Himalayas?

A Nepal

B Garhwal

C Bhutan

D Kumaon

Answer: A

Question 100. As per WHO (World Health

Organization), which of the following is

NOT an example of disinfection by

products formed at

traditional drinking water treatment plants?

A Titania

B Bromate

C Chlorate

D Chlorite

Answer: A

Question 101. The picture that won the

World Press Photo of the Year 2021

contest is titled ‘______’.

A The First Embrace

B Crying Girl on the Border

C Emancipation Memorial Debate

D Straight Voice

Answer: A

Question 102. Which of the following

states has the lowest female sex ratio

according to the 2011 Census?

A Uttar Pradesh

B Punjab

C Sikkim

D Haryana

Answer: D

Question 103. Who among the following

was the first Indian Governor of Reserve

Bank of India?

A CD Deshmukh

B HVR Lengar

C PC Bhattacharya

D LK Jha

Answer: A

Question 104. . Which amendment to the

Constitution of India added a new subject

in the Union List called 'taxes on

services’?

A 88th

B 62nd

C 78th

D 56th

Answer: A

Question 105 . Who among the following

was the recipient of the ‘Vatayan Lifetime

Achievement Award 2020’?

A Prakash Javadekar

B Ramesh Pokhriyal

C Piyush Goyal

D Ravi Shankar Prasad

Answer: B

Question 106 ______ is a mask dance

popular in South Malabar.

A Parichakali

B Kummattikali

C Zemmado

D Dhangar

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Question 107. In the Seleucid Maurya

war, Seleucus fought against which of the

following Mauryan rulers?

A Ashok

B Dasharath

C chandra gupta maurya

D samprati

Answer: C

Question 108. . ______ develops on

crystalline igneous rocks in areas of low

rainfall in the eastern and southern part of

the Deccan Plateau.

A Black soil

B Red soil

C Arid soil

D Alluvial soil

Answer: B

Question 109. Which of the following

Hero Indian Super League teams

appointed Sergio Lobera as its head

coach in October 2020?

A Bengaluru FC

B North East United FC

C ATK Mohun Bagan

D Mumbai City FC

Answer: D

Question 200 . As per Economic Survey

2020-2021, during the first half of the

financial year 2020-21, the services sector

contracted by almost

______.

A 11%

B 16%

C 21%

D 6%

Answer: B

Question 201. Which of the following

statements about ‘Swachh Survekshan -

Urban’ is INCORRECT?

A It was launched as part of the Swachh

Bharat Abhiyan.

B It is an annual survey of cleanliness,

hygiene and sanitation in cities and towns

across India.

C The first survey was undertaken in

2016.

D It is conducted by the Ministry of Health

and Family Welfare.

Answer: D

Question 202. A decrease in which of the

following factors leads to an increase in

the rate of evaporation?

A Area of the free surface of the relativity

B Humidity

C Ambient Temperature

D wind speed over the surface of the liquid

Answer: B

Question 203. Which of the following

countries will host the 2023 AIBA Men's

World Boxing Championships?

A Uzbekistan

B Mongolia

C Serbia

D Russia

Answer: A

Question 204. When was the Tenth

Session of the Constituent Assembly

held?

A 6-17 October 1949

B 4 November 1948 - 8 January 1949

C 14-31 July 1947

D 16 May - 16 June 1949

Answer: A

Question 205. Which among the following

was an ancient Indian mathematics

astronomer?

A banabhatta

B varahamihir

C nagarjun

D amalanand

Answer: B

Question 206. Which of the following is a

property of Beryllium?

A Forms covalent compounds

B Has a low melting and boiling point

C Reacts with water

D Forms ionic compounds

Answer: A

Question 207. River Ken is one of the

major rivers of the Bundelkhand region of

central India and flows through two states,

Madhya Pradesh

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208. At which of the following jails was

Khudiram Bose sent to the gallows?

A Chittagong

B Barishal

C Muzaffarpur

D Alipore

Answer: C

209. The Hirakud Dam is built near the city

of ______ in Odisha.

A Cuttack

B Sambalpur

C Balasore

D Rourkela

Answer: B

210. Acidic liners are made of ______ or

______ acid which are enough powerful

that can be used to treat coarse hair, food,

grease,

soap scum or paper-based messes to

clean up in 15 minutes or less.

A Melik, lactic

B nitric, carbonic

C formic, citric

D sulfuric, hydrochloric

Answer: D

211. Acceleration is equal to the rate of

change of ______.

A velocity

B position

C momentum

D displacement

Answer: A

212. Which of the following festivals is

celebrated in Uttarakhand?

A Vishu

B Dol Jatra

C Phool Dei

D Nuakhai

Answer: C

213. Which of the following Amendments

of the Constitution of India amended

Article 19 and inserted provisions fully

securing the

constitutional validity of zamindari abolition

laws in general and certain specified State

Acts in particular?

A First Amendment

B Second Amendment

C Third Amendment

D Fourth Amendment

Answer: A

214. What is the maximum permissible

limit of turbidity in potable water as per

Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) (IS -

10500 : 2012)?

A 1 NTU

B 7 NTU

C 5 NTU

D 3 NTU

Answer: C

215. The festival of Durga Puja is

observed to celebrate the triumph of

Goddess Durga over ______.

A Jarasandha

B Ravana

C Hiranyakashipu

D Mahishasura

Answer: D

216. According to the Census of 2011,

which of the following states has the

highest density

of population per km ?

A Gujarat

B Goa

C Jharkhand

D Maharashtra

Answer: C

217. In which discipline is the Bidhan

Chandra Roy Award given?

A Law

B Architecture

C Sports

D Medicine

Answer: D

218. The ______ lies above the

mesopause and is a region in which

temperatures increase with height.

A stratosphere

B exosphere

C thermosphere

D troposphere

Answer: C

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B Bharatanatyam

C Kuchipudi

D Odissi

Answer: D

220. ______ is a disorder resulting in

abnormal electrical discharges from the

brain cells causing seizures.

A Prostatitis

B Hypoglycaemia

C Epilepsy

D Rheumatoid arthritis

Answer: C

221 Who among the following is the

author of the book ‘Unfinished : A

Memoir’?

A Katrina Kaif

B Deepika Padukone

C Priyanka Chopra Jonas

D Alia Bhatt

Answer: C

222. Who among the following is the

author of the book ‘Unaccustomed Earth’?

A Arundhati Roy

B Anita Nair

C Jhumpa Lahiri

D Shobha De

Answer: C

223. Which of the following Sustainable

Development Goals ensures availability

and sustainable management of water and

sanitation for all?

A SDG 5

B SDG 6

C SDG 4

D SDG 7

Answer: B

224. Which of the following states was

allocated the highest budget for highway

projects in Union Budget 2021-22?

A Kerala

B West Bengal

C Tamil Nadu

D Assam

Answer: C

225 Bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) is a

vaccine for ______.

A typhoid

B plague

C mumps

D tuberculosis (TB)

Answer: D

226 Which of the following is the LEAST

visible form of land erosion?

A Gully erosion

B Ravine formation

C Sheet erosion

D Landslides

Answer: C

227. The branch of horticulture which

deals with the production, storage,

processing and marketing of vegetables is

called ______.

A pomology

B agronomy

C olericulture

D apiculture

Answer: A

228. Who among the following was a

contributor to the subject of medicine in

ancient India?

A Harsha

B Bhasa

C Charaka

D Panini

Answer: C

229. Which of the following is a

carnivorous plant?

A Clarkia

B Drosera

C Hollyhock

D Alyssum

Answer: B

230. The Mughal court chronicles are

written in ______.

A Arabic

B Persian

C Turkish

D Urdu

Answer: B

231. The salary and allowances of leaders

of opposition in parliament are governed

by the Act passed for the first time by the

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232. Si-yu-ki or ‘The Records of the

Western World’ was written by:

A Marco Polo

B Fa-Hien

C Abdur Razzak

D Hiuen Tsiang

Answer: D

233. The Regional Rural Banks were

established on the recommendations of

the ______ on Rural Credit.

A Rekhi Committee

B Kelkar Committee

C Tandon Committee

D Narsimha Committee

Answer: D

234 With reference to no-confidence

motion, which of the following statements

is INCORRECT?

A If it is passed in the Lok Sabha, the

council of ministers must resign from

office.

B It is moved for ascertaining the

confidence of Lok Sabha in the council of

ministers.

C It can be moved against the entire

council of ministers only.

D It should state the reasons for its

adoption in the Lok Sabha.

Answer: D

235. The rate of doing work is called:

A impulse

B force

C power

D energy

Answer: C

236. Sikandra is the final resting place of

Emperor ______.

A Shah Jahan

B Humayun

C Jahangir

D Akbar

Answer: D

237. In which of the following years did the

Indian army free Goa from the

Portuguese?

A 1959

B 1956

C 1961

D 1967

Answer: C

238. Which of the following Amendment

Acts of the Constitution of India abolished

the privy purses and privileges of former

rulers

of princely states?

A 25th Amendment Act 1971

B 28th Amendment Act 1972

C 26th Amendment Act 1971

D 27th Amendment Act 1971

Answer: C

239. The Northeast Canyons and

Seamounts Marine National Monument is

located in the ______.

A Atlantic Ocean

B Red Sea

C Arctic Ocean

D Arabian Sea

Answer: A

240. ______ is a popular folk dance of

Minicoy Island.

A Aaluyattu

B Moyashai

C Lava

D Leshalaptu

Answer: C

241. Who among the following was

nominated for the 30th GD Birla Award for

Scientific Research for his/her outstanding

contribution to engineering science in April

2021?

A Chandrima Saha

B Rajeev Kumar Varshney

C Sanjay Mittal

D Suman Chakraborty

Answer: D

242. The Swachh Swasth ______ is an

initiative to achieve better health outcomes

through improved sanitation, increased

awareness

and healthy lifestyles.

A Sansara

B Swarga

C Sarvatra

D Samagra

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Aryabhata, was launched on 19 April

______.

1. 1977

2. 1974

3. 1976

4. 1975

Question 244. With which sport among

the following do you associate the name of

Mohan Ukkrapandian?

1. Kabaddi

2. Hockey

3. Basketball

4. Volleyball

Question 245. In which country is the

FIFA World Cup, 2022 scheduled to be

held?

1. Iraq

2. Qatar

3. Saudi Arabia

4. Kuwait

Question 246. The Indian Standard Time

corresponds to the longitude ______

degrees East.

1. 82.5

2. 76.5

3. 79.5

4. 85.5

Question 247. Which of the following

places is NOT associated with the Kumbh

Mela?

1. Ujjain

2. Haridwar

3. Puri

4. Nashik-Trimbakeshwar

Question 248. Who among the following

politicians used the title ‘Babu’ before his

name?

1. Jagjivan Ram

2. K Kamraj

3. JB Kripalani

4. Morarji Desai

Question 249. India observes ‘Good

Governance Day’ on the birth anniversary

of ______.

1. Atal Bihari Vajpayee

2. BR Ambedkar

3. Jai Prakash Narayan

4. Jyoti Basu

Question 250. Kudumbashree is a

programme implemented by the State

Poverty Eradication Mission

(SPEM) in ______.

1. Gujarat

2. Odisha

3. Kerala

4. Andhra Pradesh

Question 251. One calorie of heat energy

is equivalent to approximately ______

joules of mechanical

energy.

1. 0.24

2. 4.2

3. 0.48

4. 2.4

Question 252.‘Those Days’ is the

translated version of a Sahitya Akademi

Award winning historical novel

originally written by:

1. Sumitranandan Pant

2. Nandita Das

3. Bhartendu Harishchandra

4. Sunil Gangopadhyay

Question 253. ‘The Name you can Bank

Upon’ is the slogan of which of the

following banks?

1. Punjab National Bank

2. State Bank of India

3. HDFC Bank

4. Canara Bank

Question 254. Which of the following

ancient ports was situated on the Malabar

Coast?

1. Barygaza

2. Tamralipti

3. Palur

4. Muziris

Question 255. Lal Bahadur Shastri served

as the Prime Minister of India from ______

to ______.

1. 1964; 1966

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Question 256. ‘Shishu’ ‘Kishore’ and

‘Tarun’ are the types of loans under:

1. Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana

2. Pradhan Mantri Rojgar Protsahan Yojna

3. Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana

4. Atal Pension Yojna

Question 257. Which of the following

books is NOT authored by Nirad C.

Chaudhuri?

1. A Passage to India

2. Autobiography of an Unknown Indian

3. The Continent of Circe: An Essay on

People of India

4. Scholar Extraordinary

Question 258. With reference to

taxonomic categories, the term

‘Mammalia’ is a/an ______.

1. class

2. order

3. phylum

4. family

Question 259. India joined the United

Nations after ratifying the UN Charter in

______.

1. February 1946

2. December 1945

3. October 1945

4. May 1946

Question 260. Which of the following

dams is constructed across the river

Krishna?

1. Tehri

2. Nagarjuna Sagar

3. Hirakud

4. Bhakra Nangal

Question 261. In which year did India

officially join the Shanghai Cooperation

Organization (SCO) as a full fledged

member?

1. 2018

2. 2016

3. 2015

4. 2017

Question 262. The Sahitya Akademi

Award was instituted in the year ______.

1. 1960

2. 1954

3. 1989

4. 1992

Question 263. 30˚Celsius = ______

Kelvin (approximately)

1. –243

2. –30

3. 130

4. 303

Question 264. The wetland of Ashtamudi

is located in:

1. Kerala

2. Karnataka

3. Tamil Nadu

4. Assam

Question 265. Who among the following

was the Chairman of the Committee for

the Draft National Education Policy, which

was approved by the Union Cabinet in

2020?

1. RS Sarkaria

2. Madan Mohan Punchhi

3. K Kasturirangan

4. Dharmendra Pradhan

Question 266. The Mangalyaan mission

was launched by the rocket:

1. GSLV MkIII

2. PSLV-C25

3. PSLV-C35

4. PSLV-C38

Question 267. How many medals in total

did India win at the Summer Olympic

Games, 2012?

1. 6

2. 2

3. 4

4. 3

Question 268. Who is the Secretary

General of the United Nations as on July

2020?

1. Javier Perez de Cuellar

2. Kurt Waldheim

3. Ban Ki-moon

4. Antonio Guterres

Question 269. Who among the following

had been given the title of ‘Sultan Buland

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4. Murad

Question 270. Cathode rays are a beam

of:

1. protons

2. positrons

3. electrons

4. neutrons

Question 271.The Sati Pratha was

abolished under the Governor

Generalship of:

1. Lord Auckland

2. Lord William Bentinck

3. Lord Ellenborough

4. Lord Metcalfe

Question 272. Which among the following

states does NOT share its border with

Odisha?

1. Jharkhand

2. West Bengal

3. Bihar

4. Chhattisgarh

Question 273. The first Star Guild Awards

ceremony was held in Mumbai in the year:

1. 2007

2. 2004

3. 2006

4. 2005

Question 274. The upward and downward

growth of shoots and roots, respectively,

in response to the pull

gravity is called ______.

1. phototropism

2. hydrotropism

3. geotropism

4. chemotropism

Question 275. Which among the following

books was written by BR Ambedkar?

1. The New Economic Menace of India

2. Satyarth Prakash

3. Annihilation of Caste

4. Savitri

Question 276. Who is the author of the

book ‘Crossed Swords: Pakistan, Its Army

and the War Within’?

1. Shuja Nawaz

2. JN Dixit

3. Shashi Tharoor

4. SD Muni

Question 277. Which of the following is a

part of the ‘Sutta Pitaka’?

1. Dipavamsa

2. Majjhima Nikaya

3. Dhammasangani

4. Manu Smriti

Question 278. ‘mho’ is the unit of ______

of a substance

1. conductance

2. resistivity

3. conductivity

4. resistance

Question 279. ‘Siri’, the second city of

Delhi, was built by ______.

1. Prithviraj Chauhan

2. Firuz Shah Tughlaq

3. Alauddin Khilji

4. Sher Shah Suri

Question 280. With symbols having their

usual meanings, which one among the

following is used as the standard for

defining atomic mass unit?

1. C-12

2. H-1

3. N-14

4. O-8

Question 281. Which of the following

water bodies is closest to the Palk Strait?

1. Gulf of Mannar

2. Chilika Lake

3. Gulf of Khambhat

4. Mahim Creek

Question 282. At which of the following

places is the Nehru Memorial Museum

and Library located?

1. Kolkata

2. Prayagraj

3. Mumbai

4. New Delhi

Question 283. The festival of Sekrenyi is

celebrated in the month of February by the

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Question 284 In the context of

Convention on Biological Diversities, the

eleventh meeting of the

Conference of the Parties was held in

October 2012 at:

1. Hyderabad

2. Shanghai

3. Dhaka

4. Kandy

Question 285 The mouth of which of the

following rivers lies to the north of the

Tropic of Cancer?

1. Krishna

2. Mahanadi

3. Indus

4. Godavari

Question 285 Which of the following

places is closest to the Hemis Monastery?

1. Leh

2. Dharamshala

3. Darjeeling

4. Gangtok

Question 286 In the context of the

banking sector, what does ‘F’ stand for in

IFSC?

1. Fiscal

2. Forum

3. Functional

4. Financial

Question 287 Which of the following

Ministries releases the ‘Ease of Living

Index’ in India?

1. Ministry of Finance

2. Ministry of Housing and Urban

Affairs

3. Ministry of Skill Development and

Entrepreneurship

4. Ministry of Social Justice and

Empowerment

Question 288 A healthy individual has 12-

16 grams of haemoglobin in every ______

ml of blood.

1. 1000

2. 100

3. 100000

4. 10000

Question 289 Which of the following

states came into being as the 23rd, 24th

and 25th states of the Indian Union in

1987?

1. Maharashtra, Gujarat, Rajasthan

2. Mizoram, Arunachal Pradesh, Goa

3. Uttarakhand, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh

4. Manipur, Tripura, Meghalaya

Question 290 Which of the following

Viceroys appointed the Hunter

Commission in 1882?

1. Lord Mayo

2. Lord Ripon

3. Lord Lytton

4. Lord Minto

Question 291 The ‘Kathasaritsagara’ is

written by:

1. Kalidasa

2. Bhasa

3. Jayadeva

4. Somadeva

Question 292 Bangladesh was a part of

Pakistan from ______ to ______.

1. 1947; 1989

2. 1947; 1962

3. 1947; 1971

4. 1947; 1958

Question 293 Which of the following

persons won the Sultan Padamsee

Playwriting Award for his first play ‘Larins

Sahib’?

1. Ramchandra Guha

2. Gurcharan Das

3. Amitav Ghosh

4. Shashi Tharoor

Question 294 The Silent Valley

Movement was started in 1973 in the state

of:

1. Odisha

2. Kerala

3. Andhra Pradesh

4. Himachal Pradesh

Question 295. Which among the following

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4. World Bank

Question 296. Viticulture refers to the:

1. commercial rearing of silkworm

2. growing of vegetables

3. breeding of fish

4. cultivation of grapes

Question 297. The headquarters of the

World Trade Organization is located at:

1. Bonn

2. Geneva

3. Dubai

4. Paris

Question 298. Who was the 24th

Governor of the Reserve Bank of India?

1. C Rangarajan

2. YV Reddy

3. Urjit Patel

4. Bimal Jalan

Question 299. The approximate period

between two consecutive new moons is

______ days..

1. 15.5

2. 29.5

3. 14.5

4. 28.5

Question 300. The Rig Veda is divided

into ______ books or mandalas.

1. 12

2. 34

3. 8

4. 10

Question 301. Which among the following

is NOT true about a solution and the

solute concerned?

1. The particles of the solute settle

down at the bottom when the solution

is kept

undisturbed.

2. The particles of the solute do not scatter

a beam of light.

3. The particles of the solute cannot be

seen with unaided eyes.

4. A solution is a homogeneous mixture.

Question 302. The tomb of Itimad-ud

Daulah, inlaid with Pietra dura decoration,

is located at:

1. Ajmer

2. Aurangabad

3. Agra

4. Alwar

Question 303. In the context of the Sri

Lankan Civil War, what does the first ‘T’ in

LTTE stand for?

1. Tamil

2. Tarantulas

3. Tigers

4. Triumph

Question 304. According to the

Groundnut Crop Survey Report 2018,

which of the following states is the largest

producer of groundnuts?

1. Haryana

2. Gujarat

3. Bihar

4. West Bengal

Question 305. The National Anthem of

India, ‘Jana Gana Mana’ was first sung at

the ______ Session of the Indian National

Congress.

1. Calcutta

2. Lahore

3. Belgaum

4. Tripuri

Question 306. Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna

Award is accorded annually by the:

1. Ministry of Human Resource

Development, Govt. of India

2. Indian National Congress

3. Rajiv Gandhi Memorial Trust

4. Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports,

Govt. of India

Question 307. The Goods and Services

Tax (GST) – which has replaced the

Central and State indirect taxes such as

VAT, excise duty and service tax in India –

was implemented on:

1. 2 October 2017

2. 15 September 2017

3. 15 August 2017

4. 1 July 2017

Question 308. The Tata Iron and Steel

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3. Durgapur

4. Rourkela

Question 309.The princely state of

Hyderabad was brought under the Indian

Union in the year ______.

1. 1948

2. 1950

3. 1952

4. 1963

Question 310 Who among the following

did NOT belong to the Rajput kingdom of

Marwar?

1. Rao Chanda

2. Rao Jodha

3. Rana Kumbha

4. Maldeva

Question 311. Who among the following

is the founder of the social activist

organization called ‘Global March Against

Child Labour’?

1. Baba Amte

2. Kailash Satyarthi

3. Kiran Bedi

4. Anna Hazare

Question 312. Leukemia is a cancer of

the:

1. uterus

2. blood

3. lungs

4. skin

Question 313. Which of the following

Articles of the Constitution of India

prohibits employment of children in

factories etc.?

1. 31

2. 17

3. 24

4. 21

Question 314. In which year did the first

SAARC summit take place?

1. 1972

2. 1992

3. 1990

4. 1985

Question 315 Who is the author of the

book ‘We Are Displaced’?

1. Amrita Pritam

2. Malala Yousafzai

3. Arnab Goswami

4. Amrit Singh

Question 316. Which among the following

are called the amphibians of the plant

kingdom?

1. Pteridophytes

2. Gymnosperms

3. Bryophytes

4. Liverworts

Question 317 Which section of the RBI

Act empowers the Central Government to

supersede the RBI board nd issue

directions considered to be ‘necessary in

public interest’ to the RBI, after

consulting the Governor of the bank?

1. Section 5

2. Section 1

3. Section 3

4. Section 7

Question 318. How many natural

satellites does the planet Venus have?

1. 2

2. 1

3. 3

4. 0

Question 319. Part IV of the Indian

Constitution contains the provisions on:

1. Citizenship

2. Fundamental Rights

3. Directive Principles of State Policy

4. Elections

Question 320. Which part of the brain is

instrumental in making it possible for a

person to perform activity such as picking

up a pencil from the floor?

1. Cranium

2. Cerebellum

3. Cerebrum

4. Hypothalamus

Question 321. ‘Bathukamma’ and

‘Bonalu’ are state festivals of:

1. Karnataka

2. Kerala

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Question 322. Kalinjar Fort, which was

strategically important during medieval

times, is located in:

1. Rajasthan

2. Sind

3. Punjab

4. Uttar Pradesh

Question 323. With reference to the

United Nations’ Sustainable Development

Goals, which of the following SDG 10?

1. Reduced inequalities

2. Zero hunger

3. Climate action

4. Decent work and economic growth

Question 324. Standing in an open

ground on a cloudless day, at what time

will your shadow be the shortest?

1. 15:00

2. 07:00

3. 12:00

4. 09:00

Question 325. Who among the following

is the only Indian shuttler to have won a

Summer Olympics silver medal?

1. Prakash Padukone

2. Pulela Gopichand

3. Saina Nehwal

4. PV Sindhu

Question 326. In which of the following

places is the Govardhan Math located?

1. Puri

2. Dwarka

3. Sringeri

4. Badrinath

Question 327.The Summer Olympic

Games 2000 were held at:

1. Paris

2. Sydney

3. Seoul

4. Athens

Question 328. Vailankanni (Velankanni) is

a pilgrim centre located in the ______

district of Tamil Nadu

1. Salem

2. Nagapattinam

3. Madurai

4. Theni

Question 329. In respect of classification

of algae, the members of Phaeophyceae

are commonly called:

1. red algae

2. white algae

3. green algae

4. brown algae

Question 330. Kamban wrote the

Ramayana in which of the following

languages?

1. Telugu

2. Malayalam

3. Kannada

4. Tamil

Question 331. What is the meaning of the

Greek origin word, ‘Elektron’?

1. Ebonite

2. Amber

3. Charge

4. Negative

Question 332 Vibration of which among

the following produces only odd

harmonics?

1. An air column in a closed organ pipe

2. A vibrating rod fixed at two ends

3. An air column in an open organ pipe

4. A vibrating string fixed at two ends

Question 333. What is the number of

hydrogen atoms in a molecule of calcium

bicarbonate?

1. 4

2. 0

3. 1

4. 2

Question 334. The 90 degree East

Meridian does NOT pass through:

1. Bangladesh

2. Sikkim

3. Bhutan

4. Meghalaya

Question 335. The medieval traveler

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Question 336. During which of the

following periods did Morarji Desai serve

as the Deputy Prime Minister of India?

1. 1970-1971

2. 1967-1969

3. 1966-1967

4. 1964-1966

Question 337. What is the Atomic

Number of the element Einsteinium?

1. 98

2. 101

3. 100

4. 99

Question 338. ______ is a mandatory

mark found on all processed fruit products

sold in India – such as packaged fruit

beverages, fruit-jams, crushes and

squashes, pickles, dehydrated fruit

products, and fruit extracts – as per the

Food Safety and Standards Act of 2006.

1. FPO

2. BEE Star Rating

3. HALLMARK

4. ISI

Question 339. In which year did

Afghanistan join SAARC?

1. 2005

2. 2006

3. 2008

4. 2007

Question 340. Which of the following

writers announced the launch of his new

book, ‘Legend of Suheldev: The King Who

Saved India’, in June 2020?

1. Amish Tripathi

2. Robin Sharma

3. Arvind Adiga

4. Chetan Bhagat

Question 341. The State is obligated to

protect every monument, place and object

of national importance and historic interest

under Article ______ of the Constitution of

India.

1. 49

2. 46

3. 48

4. 47

Question 342. In which month of 1915 did

Mahatma Gandhi finally return from South

Africa after his successful agitation against

the racist regime?

1. March

2. July

3. May

4. January

Question 343. Who among the following

has been a goalkeeper of the Indian

national football team in the 1980s?

1. Atanu Bhattacharya

2. Inder Singh

3. IM Vijayan

4. Gautam Sarkar

Question344. The film ‘Shatranj Ke

Khiladi’ is based on a short story by

______.

1. Jaishankar Prasad

2. Suryakant Tripathi Nirala

3. Ramdhari Singh Dinkar

4. Munshi Premchand

Question 345. Who was the President of

India when Rajiv Gandhi was sworn in as

Prime Minister?

1. R Venkataraman

2. Shankar Dayal Sharma

3. Giani Zail Singh

4. N Sanjiva Reddy

Question 346. Which among the following

birds impersonates the calls of other birds

to steal food?

1. Drongo

2. Eagle

3. Owl

4. Mynah

Question 347. Polio is caused by which

of the following organisms?

1. Virus

2. Fungi

3. Bacteria

4. Protozoa

Question 348. Who among the following

was associated with Vaisheshika School

of Philosophy?

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Question 349. Which of the following

Presidents of India also served as the

Union Labor Minister?

1. V.V. Giri

2. Zakir Hussain

3. Ramnath Kovind

4. N Sanjeeva Reddy

Question 350. Who among the following

is NOT a Bharat Ratna recipient?

1. Nelson Mandela

2. Mother Teresa

3. Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan

4. Baldev Singh

Question 351. The difference in

temperature between two bodies is 30

degree centigrade. What is the difference

in degree Fahrenheit?

1. 54

2. 86

3. 72

4. 64

Question 352. HydroThermal

Carbonisation technology developed at

IIT, Kharagpur is a process of generation

of energy from which of the following

sources?

1. Solid waste with high moisture

content

2. Water current in rivers

3. Hydropower in barrages and dams

4. Naturally available hydrocarbons

Question 353. Which one among the

following measures the same quantity as

that is measured by the SI unit ‘pascal’?

1. joule

2. torr

3. newton

4. watt

Question 354. ‘Aloo Posto’ is a traditional

delicacy of which state of India?

1. Gujarat

2. Uttarakhand

3. West Bengal

4. Haryana

Question 355. Which among the following

is a mature-phase Harappan site situated

in the state of Rajasthan?

1. Manda

2. Chanhudaro

3. Nageshwar

4. Kalibangan

Question 356. Who is the first Indian to

have won the Pulitzer Prize?

1. Gobind Behari Lal

2. Geeta Anand

3. Sanghamitra Kalita

4. Jhumpa Lahiri

Question 357 In 2019, the Export Credit

Guarantee Corporation of India (ECGC)

has introduced the Export Credit

Insurance Scheme(ECIS) called ______

1. NIRVIK

2. NIRUKT

3. NIRANKUSH

4. NIRVAY

Question 358 Which of the following

dams is located in Jharkhand?

1. Koyna

2. Sardar Sarovar

3. Mettur

4. Maithon

Question 359 The ‘Namami Gange

Programme’ is an Integrated Conservation

Mission approved by the Union

Government in:

1. June 2014

2. October 2013

3. April 2013

4. January 2014

Question 360 In the context of ocean

energy conversion, ‘T’ in OTEC stands for:

1. Thermodynamic

2. Technological

3. Thermal

4. Tidal

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Technology has developed a concept

named after the Indian mathematician

______.

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Question 363. In the Millikan’s Oil Drop

experiment, the oil drop is subjected to

such forces whose nature does NOT fall

under the category of:

1. electrostatic

2. gravitational

3. viscous

4. magnetostatic

Question 364. Which among the following

is a seaport of Bangladesh?

1. Dhaka

2. Faridpur

3. Chittagong

4. Rajshahi

Question 365. Which Indian state is

bordered by Bangladesh on its north,

south and west?

1. West Bengal

2. Assam

3. Meghalaya

4. Tripura

Question 366. ‘A Plan of Economic

Development for India’, which was

prepared by a cross-section of India’s

leading capitalists in 1944, was popularly

known as the ______ Plan.

1. Mysore

2. Allahabad

3. Calcutta

4. Bombay

Question 367. The term ‘Penalty Corner’

is associated with which of the following

games?

1. Basketball

2. Football

3. Volleyball

4. Hockey

Question 368. Conjunctivitis is an

infection primarily related to ______.

1. Stomach

2. Knee

3. Eye

4. Heart

Question 369. The 55th Jnanpith Award

was given to ______.

1. Akkitham Achuthan Namboothiri

2. Raghuveer Chaudhari

3. Amitav Ghosh

4. Bhalchandra Nemade

Question 370. Which of the following

pairs is INCORRECT with reference to

paintings in India?

1. Phad Paintings – Rajasthan

2. Saura Paintings – Odisha

3. Bagh Paintings – Madhya Pradesh

4. Guler Paintings – Karnataka

Question 371. The Union Budget of India

2020-21 allocated an amount of ______

crore for the

education sector.

1. ₹99,300

2. ₹83,600

3. ₹95,800

4. ₹78,700

Question 372. ‘Ashta Mahasthana’ refers

to the eight significant places associated

with the life of the Buddha. Which among

the following is NOT one of those?

1. Sarnath

2. Raigad

3. Lumbini

4. Bodh Gaya

Question 373 The Government of India

added the prefix ‘MG’ to the National Rural

Employment Guarantee Act in the year

______.

1. 2009

2. 2008

3. 2012

4. 2007

Question 374. If the size of the nucleus of

an atom is compared with a cricket ball,

then the radius of the atom is

approximately equal to how many

kilometers?

1. 0.5

2. 0.005

3. 5

4. 0.05

Question 375 ‘Femto’ means ten raised to

the power of ______.

1. –12

2. –16

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Question 376. Who among the following

was one of the speakers after Jawaharlal

Nehru to address the Parliament on the

midnight of 15 August 1947?

1. C Rajagopalachari

2. Rajendra Prasad

3. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan

4. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

Question 377. Which among the following

Articles of the Constitution of India deals

with the right to free and compulsory

education of all children in the age group

of 6-14 years?

1. 31A

2. 21A

3. 101

4. 74

Question 378. Which among the following

peaks is NOT located in Nepal

Himalayas?

1. Annapurna

2. Mount Everest

3. Lhotse

4. Kamet

Question 379. Smriti Mandhana is a

______.

1. left arm batsman, left arm bowler

2. left arm batsman, right arm bowler

3. right arm batsman, right arm bowler

4. right arm batsman, left arm bowler

Question 380. Who is the author of the

book ‘A Better India: A Better World’?

1. Shashi Tharoor

2. NR Narayana Murthy

3. Ratan Tata

4. Gurcharan Das

Question 381. Bhand Pather theater is a

tradition primarily of which of the following

States/UTs of India?

1. Kerala

2. Dadra and Nagar Haveli

3. Jammu and Kashmir

4. Goa

Question 382 Kadam Rasul Mosque,

whose construction is characterised by the

use of bricks and black marble, is situated

at ______.

1. Alwar

2. Purnea

3. Mandu

4. Gaur

Question 381. Neeru-Meeru is a

watershed management programme in the

state of ______.

1. Rajasthan

2. Odisha

3. Maharashtra

4. Andhra Pradesh

Question 382. ______ Law of

independent migration of ions states that

limiting molar conductivity of an electrolyte

can be represented as the sum of the

individual contributions of the anion and

cation of the electrolyte.

1. Dirac

2. Kohlrausch

3. Schrödinger

4. Feynman

Question 383. Gandhiji hoped that by

coupling non-cooperation with ______,

India’s two major religious communities,

Hindus and Muslims, could collectively

bring an end to colonial rule.

1. Swadeshi Movement

2. Khilafat Movement

3. Sepoy Mutiny

4. Civil Disobedience Movement

Question 384. As per the ‘India State of

Forest Report’, 2019, the total forest and

tree cover is ______ % of the total

geographical area of India.

1. 14.39

2. 29.39

3. 24.56

4. 20.39

Question 385. The phenomenon of

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path, when they pass from one medium to

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light waves, X-rays,gamma rays, radio

waves, microwaves, ultraviolet and

infrared waves

1. Electromagnetic

2. Mechanical

3. Electric

4. Magnetic

Question 387. ______ is a naturally

occurring phenomenon that is responsible

for the heating of the Earth’s surface and

atmosphere.

1. Greenhouse effect

2. Global heating

3. Radiation

4. Global warming

Question 388. Former cricketer Gautam

Gambhir contested the Lok Sabha

elections, 2019, from the

______constituency on a Bharatiya Janata

Party ticket.

1. New Delhi

2. East Delhi

3. South Delhi

4. West Delhi

Question 389. An unexpected rise in

sales of a product leads to ______.

1. planned decumulation of inventory

2. unplanned decumulation of

inventory

3. planned accumulation of inventory

4. unplanned accumulation of inventory

Question 390. Organisms such as

bacteria, viruses, fungi, protozoans,

helminths, etc., that cause diseases

Humans are called ______.

1. predators

2. pathogens

3. antigens

4. frugivores

Question 391. Gandhiji’s first major public

appearance was at the opening of the

Banaras Hindu University (BHU) in

______.

1. February 1916

2. January 1918

3. December 1917

4. September 1915

Question 392. In order to overturn the

British rule through arms, the Kakori

Conspiracy was planned by the members

of the ______ in 1925.

1. Gadar Party

2. Hindustan Republican Association

3. Indian National Army

4. Indian National Congress

Question 393 The Coinage Act, 2011,

allows issue of coins up to the

denomination of ₹______ in India

1. 5,000

2. 500

3. 1,000

4. 100

Question 394. Bhootada Kola is a

spiritual folk dance in which some rituals

involve walking on a bed of hot coal and is

practiced in coastal districts of ______.

1. Andhra Pradesh

2. Tamil Nadu

3. Karnataka

4. Kerala

Question 395. Which of the following

statements is NOT true about the game of

Kho Kho?

1. Ten players take the field in the

beginning to start the match

2. It is a team game

3. It is one of the oldest traditional tag

games of India

4. Three defenders of opposite team try to

avoid being touched by the chasers

Question 396. Muzaffar Hussain Baig

who was awarded the Padma Bhushan in

2020 is a member of the

1. National Panthers Party

2. National Democratic Party

3. Jammu Republic Party

4. Peoples Democratic Party

Question 397. Actor Kamal Haasan is the

Founder President of the political party

______.

1. Thayaka Marumalarchi Kazhagam

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Question 398. Tumors that normally

remain confined to their original location

and do not spread to other parts of the

body and cause little damage are called

______ tumours.

1. premalignant

2. benign

3. active

4. malignant

Question 399. .In pre-independent India,

Dadabhai Naoroji was the first to discuss

the concept of a ______.

1. bread line

2. living wage

3. subsistence level

4. poverty line

Question 400. Name the scheme

launched by the Government of India in

2015–16 with an aim to ensure water

security through per capita availability of

water in the country

1. Jal Kranti Abhiyan

2. Atal Bhujal Yojana

3. Polavaram Project

4. Namami Gange

Question 401. A policy which involves

fixing the maximum size of land which

could be owned by an individual is called

______.

1. land mapping

2. land ceiling

3. land jamming

4. land capping

Question 402. Which Indian state is

bordered by Bhutan and Arunachal

Pradesh to the north; Nagaland and

Manipur to the east; Meghalaya, Tripura,

Mizoram and Bangladesh to the south;

and West Bengal to the west?

1. Tripura

2. Assam

3. Arunachal Pradesh

4. Sikkim

Question 403. The climate of Assam can

be described as:

1. subtropical humid climate

2. mountain climate

3. tropical monsoon rainforest climate

4. tropical dry climate

Question 404. At the 65th Filmfare

Awards, the film ‘Gully Boys’ did NOT win

the award for which of the following

categories?

1. Best Director

2. Best Playback Singer (Male)

3. Best Film

4. Best Actor in a Leading Role

Question 405. The ______ is a single

string musical instrument made using a

bamboo and a gourd, mostly used by

traditional folk singers in Maharashtra.

1. Ektara

2. Esraj

3. Edakka

4. Ekkalam

Question 405. One of the main reasons

for the defeat of Nawab Siraj-ud-daulah in

the Battle of Plassey was that the forces

led by ______, one of his commanders,

never fought the battle.

1. Mahabat Khan

2. Mir Jafar

3. Mir Khalifa

4. Mir Jumla II

Question 406. Lal Bahadur Shastri was

born on ______.

1. 12 October 1904

2. 2 October 1904

3. 2 October 1869

4. 12 October 1869

Question 407. Maria Irudayam, who is a

two-time world champion and a nine-time

national champion, is associated with the

game of ______.

1. badminton

2. carrom

3. table tennis

4. chess

Question 408. ______ solids are formed

by the three-dimensional arrangements of

cations and anions bound by strong

coulombic (electrostatic) forces.

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Question 409. With which of the following

sports are the teams ‘Chennai

Superstarz’, ‘Awadhe Warriors’ and

‘Mumbai Rockets’ associated?

1. Hockey

2. Football

3. Kabaddi

4. Badminton

Question 410. According to a law

postulated by ______, the amounts of

different substances liberated by the same

quantity of electricity passing through the

electrolytic solution are proportional to

their chemical equivalent weights.

1. John Dalton

2. Joseph Fourier

3. Michael Faraday

4. Alfred Nobel

Question 411. Which of the following

statements is NOT true about C

Rajagopalachari?

1. He was the first Indian to become the

Governor General of India

2. He was the founder of the Swatantra

Party

3. He was a senior leader of the Congress

He was the first recipient of the Padma

Shri Award

Question 412. Solubility of gases in

liquids ______ with decrease in

temperature

1. remains constant

2. increases

3. decreases

4. first decreases and then increases

Question 413. Which of the following

Stupa sites is NOT located in the state of

Uttar Pradesh?

1. Bharhut

2. Ramabhar

3. Chaukhandi

4. Dhamek

Question 414. With which sport do you

associate the name of Koneru Humpy?

1. Chess

2. Volleyball

3. Table Tennis

4. Basketball

Question 415. The steel plant at Bokaro

was set up in collaboration with ______

1. Germany

2. United Kingdom

3. Soviet Union

4. France

Question 416. Mehrgarh, a Neolithic

settlement, is situated in the ______

province of Pakistan.

1. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

2. Balochistan

3. Sindh

4. Punjab

Question 417. Which of the following

states was formed in the year 2000?

1. Uttarakhand

2. Odisha

3. Sikkim

4. Goa

Question 418. In the context of Colonial

India, the Hartog Committee Report is

related to which of the following fields?

1. Education

2. Urbanization

3. Irrigation

4. Health

Question 419. Iron nails become ______

after being dipped in copper sulfate

solution.

1. greenish

2. brownish

3. grayish

4. bluish

Question 420. Which of the following

cities is situated along the Coromandel

Coast?

1. Vellore

2. Tuticorin

3. Tiruchirappalli

4. Tirunelveli

Question 421. Which of the following

Articles of the Constitution of India

abolishes untouchability?

1. 20

2. 17

3. 18

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Question 422. Power exerted by an

object moving in a straight line is equal to

Force multiplied by ______.

1. Velocity

2. Displacement

3. Acceleration

4. Work

Question 423. In which year was ‘Ramlila’

inscribed on the UNESCO Representative

List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of

Humanity?

1. 2006

2. 2010

3. 2012

4. 2008

Question 424. Who among the following

poets wrote under the pen name ‘Nirala’?

1. Jaishankar Prasad

2. Ramdhari Singh Dinkar

3. Maithili Sharan Gupta

4. Suryakant Tripathi

Question 425. In which year did Prince

Salim ascend the Mughal throne?

1. 1558

2. 1625

3. 1572

4. 1605

Question 426. Which of the following

does NOT fall under the category of

oilseeds?

1. Groundnut

2. Soyabean

3. Oats

4. Sesame

Question 427. ‘Euderma maculatum’ is

the name given to spotted ______.

1. bats

2. foxes

3. eagles

4. rats

Question 428. The collections of Vedic

hymns or mantras are known as ______.

1. Jnati

2. Samhita

3. Bali

4. Vidatha

Question 429. Jayaprakash Narayan was

fondly known as:

1. Rajarishi

2. Dinbandhu

3. Loknayak

4. Deshbandhu

Question 430 Crocodiles have ______

heart chambers.

1. five

2. three

3. four

4. two

Question 430. Saltpetre is another name

for ______.

1. potassium chloride

2. sodium chloride

3. potassium nitrate

4. sodium hydroxide

Question 431. In which state is the hill

station Matheran located?

1. Maharashtra

2. Tamil Nadu

3. Madhya Pradesh

4. Karnataka

Question 432. Which of the following

cities does NOT lie on the path of river

Ganga?

1. Lucknow

2. Prayagraj

3. Kanpur

4. Patna

Question 433. Which of the following is

NOT a fossil fuel?

1. Bitumen

2. Biomass

3. Petroleum

4. Asphalt

Question 434. Who among the following

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Authority of India (UIDAI) is a statutory

authority under the Ministry of ______.

1. Communications

2. Electronics and Information

Technology

3. Science and Technology

4. Information and Broadcasting

Question 436. The book ‘The Life Divine’

was written by:

1. Amrita Pritam

2. Swami Vivekananda

3. Sri Aurobindo

4. Dayanand Saraswati

Question 437. What are supporting roots

coming out of lower ends of the stem of

maize and sugarcane called?

1. Tertiary Root

2. Prop Root

3. Stilt Root

4. Primary Root

Question 438. Which of the following

terms is associated with the architecture of

a Buddhist Stupa?

1. Mandapam

2. Gopuram

3. Harmika

4. Garbhagriha

Question 439. The Barabati Sports

Stadium is located in the state of:

1. Odisha

2. Himachal Pradesh

3. Assam

4. Goa

Question 440. If an object executes 10

oscillations per second, then its frequency

in kilohertz is equal to:

1. 1

2. 10

3. 0.01

4. 0.1

Question 441. Who is referred to as the

‘Darwin of the 20th Century’?

1. Ernst Mayr

2. Har Gobind Khorana

3. Marshall Warren Nirenberg

4. Katherine Esau

Question 442. In 1946, who among the

following was made the interim president

of the Indian Constituent Assembly?

1. Sachindranath Sanyal

2. Sarojini Naidu

3. S Subramaniya Iyer

4. Sachchidananda Sinha

Question 443. The famous caves of

Udayagiri and Khandagiri are located in:

1. Uttarakhand

2. Chhattisgarh

3. Tripura

4. Odisha

Question 444. ‘Udyam Abhilasha’ is a

national level entrepreneurship awareness

campaign launched by which among the

following in 2018?

1. Arunachal Pradesh Rural Bank

2. UCO Bank

3. NABARD

4. SIDBI

Question 445. Which of the following

cities is farthest from the southern-most tip

of the mainland of India?

1. Kodaikanal

2. Warangal

3. Nanded

4. Bengaluru

Question 446. The Indira Gandhi Award

for National Integration is accorded by the:

1. Indian National Congress

2. Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of

India

3. Ministry of Human Resource

Development, Government of India

4. Indira Gandhi National Open University

Question 447. On the night of ______

1975, Indira Gandhi recommended the

imposition of Emergency to president

Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed.

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4. 1st June

Question 448. In which Summer Olympic

Games did PT Usha miss the bronze

medal by 0.01 second in the Women’s 400

m Hurdles race?

1. 1988

2. 1984

3. 1992

4. 1980

Question 449. Who wrote the book ‘India

Wins Freedom’?

1. Vijay Lakshmi Pandit

2. Maulana Abul Kalam Azad

3. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee

4. Mahatma Gandhi

Question 450. The phrase ‘Gross

National Happiness’ was first coined in:

1. India

2. Sweden

3. New Zealand

4. Bhutan

Question 451. In which of the following

states of India is the ‘Ambubachi Mela’

held every year?

1. Kerala

2. Gujarat

3. Sikkim

4. Assam

Question 452. ‘Ramoji Film City’ is

located close to which of the following

cities?

1. Mumbai

2. Hyderabad

3. Pune

4. Gurugram

Question 453. Which of the following

subjects is covered in the Eleventh

Schedule of the Constitution of India?

1. Large scale industries

2. Health and sanitation

3. Police and public order

4. Major forest produce

Question 454. How many times has

Pakistan reached the final of ICC Men’s

World Cup?

1. 2

2. 1

3. 0

4. 3

Question 455. As of 30th June 2020, the

Preamble to the Indian Constitution was

amended _____

1. twice

2. once

3. thrice

4. five times

Question 456. What is the chemical

symbol of Arsenic?

1. Ar

2. As

3. An

4. Ac

Question 457. In which of the following

years was the National Food Security Act

enacted in India?

1. 2012

2. 2011

3. 2013

4. 2009

Question 458. Which of the following

barrages/dams is closest to the India

Bangladesh border?

1. Durgapur

2. Massanjore

3. Farakka

4. Tilaiya

Question 459. Which among the following

is an ‘action-at-a-distance’ force?

1. Friction

2. Tension

3. Pull

4. Gravitation

Question 460. What is the total area of

the state of Goa?

1. 1702 km2

2. 2702 km2

3. 3702 km2

4. 4702 km2

Question 461. What is the length of the

Indian border with Afghanistan?

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Question 462. Of the 552 members of the

Lok Sabha, ______ members represent

the states

1. 550

2. 520

3. 540

4. 530

Question 463. Planned economic

development in India began in ______

with the inception of the First Five Year

Plan.

1. 1958

2. 1948

3. 1951

4. 1956

Question 464. ______ states that for a

solution of volatile liquids, the partial vapor

pressure of each the component of the

solution is directly proportional to its mole

fraction present in the solution.

1. Boyle’s law

2. Dalton’s law

3. Faraday’s law

4. Raoult’s law

Question 465. ______ was elected as

President of the Indian National Congress

in December 1929 at its annual session in

the city of Lahore.

1. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

2. Subhas Chandra Bose

3. Jawaharlal Nehru

4. Lal Bahadur Shastri

Question 466. The Governor of the state

of Maharashtra as on 30 June 2020 was

______.

1. Anandiben Patel

2. Bhagat Singh Koshyari

3. Najma Heptulla

4. Acharya Dev Vrat

Question 467. Hallisaka is a group dance

native to ______.

1. Goa

2. Gujarat

3. Rajasthan

4. Maharashtra

Question 468. With which of the following

sports are Ritwik Bhattacharya, Joshna

Chinappa and Saurav Ghosal associated?

1. Squash

2. Tennis

3. Wrestling

4. Weight lifting

Question 469. Baliyatra, literally meaning

‘voyage to Bali’, is a festival celebrated

particularly in ______ with great fanfare.

1. Gurgaon

2. Vellore

3. Kochi

4. Cuttack

Question 460. Which of the following

poems is NOT written by Sarojini Naidu?

1. A Love Song from the North

2. My Dead Dream

3. The Banyan Tree

4. In the Forest

Question 461. Detritivores in the soil

break down detritus into smaller particles.

This process is called______.

1. mineralisation

2. catabolism

3. fragmentation

4. leaching

Question 462. The process of evolution of

different species in a given geographical

area starting from apoint and literally

radiating to other areas of geography

(habitats) is called ______.

1. adjustive radiation

2. adaptive radiation

3. adaptive evolution

4. adjustive evolution

Question 463. Who is the first Indian to

be awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics?

1. Har Gobind Khorana

2. Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman

3. Subramanyan Chandrasekhar

4. Venkatraman Ramakrishnan

Question 464. When a host is exposed to

antigens, which may be in the form of

living or dead microbes or other proteins,

antibodies are produced in the host body.

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1. strong

2. passive

3. active

4. acquired

Question 465. Fouaad Mirza is an Indian

______ who was awarded the Arjuna

award in 2019.

1. equestrian rider

2. golfer

3. wrestler

4. weightlifter

Question 466. Teejan Bai was awarded

the Padma Vibhushan Award in 2019 for

her contribution in the field of ______.

1. Trade and Industry - Infrastructure

2. Public Affairs

3. Art-Vocals-Folk

4. Art-Acting-Theater

Question 467. The first lot of 33

declassified files relating to Netaji Subhas

Chandra Bose was handed over by the

Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) to the

National Archives of India on 4 December

______.

1. 2019

2. 2014

3. 2015

4. 2018

Question 468. A set of equations

involving electric and magnetic fields, and

their sources, the charge and current

densities are known as ______ equations.

1. Newton’s

2. Bhor’s

3. Einstein’s

4. Maxwell’s

Question 469. The Chief of the Naval

Staff of India as on 30 June 2020 was

______.

1. Manoj Mukund Naravane

2. Rakesh Kumar Singh Bhadauria

3. Bipin Rawat

4. Karambir Singh

Question 469. Which of the following

public sector enterprises falls under the

status ‘Maharatna’?

1. Steel Authority of India Limited

2. Hindustan Aeronautics Limited

3. Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited

4. Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited

Question 470. In which of the following

states are the Sundargarh deposits of

Manganese located?

1. Maharashtra

2. Odisha

3. Kerala

4. Gujarat

Question 471. As on 30 June 2020,

Harsimrat Kaur Badal was the Indian

Cabinet Minister for the Ministry of

______.

1. Human Resource Development

2. Food Processing Industries

3. Health and Family Welfare

4. Women and Child Development

Question 472. Solids can be classified as

______ on the basis of the nature of order

present in the arrangement of their

constituent particles

1. crystalline or amorphous

2. metallic or non-metallic

3. magnetic or non-magnetic

4. conductor or non-conductor

Question 473. People like small farmers

and seasonal workers who regularly move

in and out of poverty are categorized as

_______.

1. occasionally poor

2. churning poor

3. always poor

4. usually poor

Question 474. The longest continuous

wall in India, the second longest in the

world, is at ______ Fort.

1. Kumbhalgarh

2. Chittorgarh

3. Kangra

4. Mehrangarh

Question 475. The Indian Cabinet

Minister – Ministry of Corporate Affairs, as

on 30 June 2020 was ______.

1. Nirmala Sitharaman

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Question 476 ______ is land which is left

fallow (uncultivated) for more than five

years and can be brought under cultivation

after improving it through reclamation

practices.

1. Permanent pastures

2. Current fallow

3. Forest land

4. Culturable wasteland

Question 477. Tax reforms are concerned

with the reforms in the government’s

taxation and public expenditure policies,

which are collectively known as its

______.

1. fiscal policy

2. financial policy

3. fiscal reforms

4. financial reforms

Question 478. Mohandas Karamchand

Gandhi returned to India in the year

______ after two decades of residence

abroad.

1. 1869

2. 1905

3. 1893

4. 1915

Question 479. Jayprakash Narayan was

given the title of ‘______’.

1. Deenbandhu

2. Loknayak

3. Jana Nayak

4. Deshbandhu

Question 480. Birhor dance is a tribal folk

dance from ______.

1. Karnataka

2. Punjab

3. Himachal Pradesh

4. Jharkhand

Question 481. The British annexed

Punjab after defeating the Sikhs in the

Anglo-Sikh War in the year ______.

1. 1835

2. 1845

3. 1839

4. 1849

Question 482. The charge has to be

passed ______ to obtain maximum work

from a galvanic cell

1. uniformly

2. inversely

3. proportionately

4. reversibly

Question 483. Viswanathan Anand,

Pentala Harikrishna and Vidit Gujrathi are

associated with the game of ______.

1. chess

2. cricket

3. kabaddi

4. football

Question 484. ONGC ______ is a

subsidiary of the Indian public sector

enterprise, Oil and Natural Gas

Corporation.

1. Videsh

2. Vinesh

3. Vighnesh

4. Vishesh

Question 485. The discovery and

understanding of electromagnetic

induction is based on a long series of

experiments carried out by ______.

1. Rutherford

2. Einstein

3. Faraday and Henry

4. Planck and Fermi

Question 486. Name the high frequency

radiation produced in nuclear reactions

and also emitted by radioactive nuclei that

are used in medicine to destroy cancer

cells.

1. Gamma rays

2. Ultraviolet waves

3. Light waves

4. X-rays

Question 487. The ______ water

utilization is very high in the states of

Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, and Tamil

Nadu.

1. rain

2. ground

3. river

4. sea

Question 488. Called the farmer’s ‘friend’,

the ______ helps in the breakdown of

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1. earthworm

2. locust

3. weed

4. rat

Question 489. Electrical conductance

through metals is called electronic

conductance and it ______.

1. decreases with increase in

temperature

2. increases with increase in temperature

3. decreases with decrease in temperature

4. does not depend on temperature

Question 490. Muhammad Ghori was

defeated by a ______ ruler in 1191.

1. Maurya

2. Chalukya

3. Chahamana

4. Gahadavala

Question 491. Sakewa is a religious

festival celebrated by the Kirat Khambu

Rai community of ______.

1. Arunachal Pradesh

2. Sikkim

3. Nagaland

4. Meghalaya

Question 492. Nuclear membrane is

absent in organisms that fall under the

kingdom ______.

1. Monera

2. Plantae

3. Animalia

4. Fungi

Question 493. Lord Hastings initiated the

______ where the East India Company

claimed that its authority was supreme

and hence its power was greater than that

of Indian states

1. Government's Stores Policy

2. Doctrine of Lapse

3. Imperial Policy

4. Policy of ‘Paramountcy’

Question 493. The Chief Minister of the

state of Gujarat as on 30 June 2020 was

______.

1. Vijaybhai Rupani

2. Pramod Sawant

3. Naveen Patnaik

4. Nitish Kumar

Question 494. Fondly called the ‘Haryana

Hurricane’, ______ made his test debut in

the year 1978.

1. Sunil Gavaskar

2. Kapil Dev

3. Ravi Shastri

4. Dilip Vengsarkar

Question 495. ‘The Substance and the

Shadow’ is the autobiography of ______.

1. Dilip Kumar

2. Dev Anand

3. Shammi Kapoor

4. Guru Dutt

Question 496. Languages like Nyishi,

Apatani and Bokar are widely spoken in

______.

1. Mizoram

2. Nagaland

3. Assam

4. Arunachal Pradesh

Question 497. Sagol Kangjei, an

indigenous game of Manipur is similar to

the modern day sports of:

1. cricket

2. polo

3. hockey

4. boxing

Question 498. The noted freedom fighter

Saheed Laxman Nayak belonged to the

state of ______.

1. Gujarat

2. Chhatisgarh

3. Uttar Pradesh

4. Odisha

Question 499. What is the periodicity of

Halley's comet?

1. 30-31 years

2. 45-46 years

3. 85-86 years

4. 75-76 years

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was a Gupta ruler?

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Mata was originally done by ______.

1. Rabindranath Tagore

2. Jamini Roy

3. Nandalal Bose

4. Abanindranath Tagore

Question 502. Which Indian historian won

Israel’s prestigious Dan David Prize?

1. Sanjay Subrahmanyam

2. Mridula mukhrajee

3. Ifran Habib

4. Sumit Sarkar

Question 503. Under the provisions of

which Article of the Constitution of India,

can the Bharat Ratna Award NOT be used

as a prefix or suffix to the recipient’s

name?

1. Article 17(2)

2. Article 16(2)

3. Article 18(1)

4. Article 19(1)

Question 504. The SI (International

system of units) unit of length is ______.

1. meter

2. centimeter

3. millimeter

4. kilometer

Question 505. 'Amar Sonar Bangla’, the

national anthem of Bangladesh was

composed by ______.

1. Rabindranath Tagore

2. Dwijendranath Tagore

3. Devendranath Tagore

4. Abanindranath Tagore

Question 506. Which of the following is

working capital in the farming sector?

1. Threshing machine

2. Money

3. Tractor

4. Land

Question 507. Which Indian cricketer has

scored two test triple centuries?

1. Karun Nair

2. Virender Sehwag

3. Virat Kohli

4. Sunil Gavaskar

Question 508. The Mughal Sarai Railway

Station has been renamed after ____

1. Gopal Krishna Gokhale

2. Madan Mohan Malviya

3. Deen Dayal Upadhyaya

4. Ram Manohar Lohia

Question 509. Who among the following

made the first observation on Platinum as

a catalyst and discovered similar triads of

elements that led to the development of

the Periodic Table of elements?

1. Dmitri Mendeleev

2. Hans Christian Oersted

3. Johann Wolfgang Dobereiner

4. Michael Faraday

Question 510. Which Article of the Indian

Constitution gives right to minorities to

establish and administer educational

institutions?

1. Article 17

2. Article 32

3. Article 28

4. Article 30

Question 511. In which novel did the

National Song of India feature?

1. Sevasadan

2. Devi Chaudhurani

3. Anandamath

4. Durgeshnandini

Question 512. Which acid makes the

atmosphere of Venus have thick white and

yellowish clouds?

1. Sulphuric acid

2. Nitric acid

3. Acetic acid

4. Hydrochloric acid

Question 513. In which of the following

Himalayan ranges is the Banihal Pass

situated?

1. Great Himalayas

2. Pir Panjal

3. Ladakh

4. Zaskar

Question 514. The Third Round Table

Conference was held in the year ______.

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Question 515. The branch of geology that

studies dinosaurs is an example

of_______.

1. Paleontology

2. Histology

3. Petrology

4. Sophrology

Question 516. Which of the following is

NOT a part of the Meghalaya Plateau?

1. Jaintia Hills

2. Khasi Hills

3. Garo Hills

4. Palamu Hills

Question 517. In which year was the

coveted Dadasaheb Phalke Award

instituted?

1. 1969

2. 1968

3. 1967

4. 1966

Question 518. The Kaveri river rises from:

1. The Brahmagiri hills

2. The Trimbak hills

3. The Amarkantak plateau

4. Mahabaleshwar

Question 519. The term ‘Peninsula’

means a piece of land surrounded by

water on:

1. three sides

2. one side

3. two sides

4. four sides

Question 520. What is a Coppersmith

Barbet?

1. A small herbivore

2. An insect

3. A carnivorous plant

4. A bird

Question 521. Who is the author of the

book 'Arctic Home of the Vedas'?

1. Bipin Chandra Pal

2. Max Muller

3. Bal Gangadhar Tilak

4. Aurobindo Ghosh

Question 522. Which organization

publishes a Human Development Report?

1. WTO

2. ILO

3. World Bank

4. UNDP

Question 523.______ Law of independent

migration of ions states that limiting molar

conductivity of an electrolyte can be

represented as the sum of the individual

contributions of the anion and cation of the

electrolyte.

1. Dirac

2. Kohlrausch

3. Schrödinger

4. Feynman

Question 524. Gandhiji hoped that by

coupling non-cooperation with ______,

India’s two major religious communities,

Hindus and Muslims, could collectively

bring an end to colonial rule.

1. Swadeshi Movement

2. Khilafat Movement

3. Sepoy Mutiny

4. Civil Disobedience Movement

Question 525. As per the ‘India State of

Forest Report’, 2019, the total forest and

tree cover is ______ % of the total

geographical area of India.

1. 14.39

2. 29.39

3. 24.56

4. 20.39

Question 526. The phenomenon of

deviation of light rays from their original

path, when they pass from one medium to

another, is called ______.

1. diffraction

2. obstruction

3. refraction

4. reflection

Question 527. ______ waves include

visible light waves, X-rays,gamma rays,

radio waves, microwaves, ultraviolet and

infrared waves.

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occurring phenomenon that is responsible

for the heating of the Earth’s surface and

atmosphere

1. Greenhouse effect

2. Global heating

3. Radiation

4. Global warming

Question 529. An unexpected rise in

sales of a product leads to ______.

1. planned decumulation of inventory

2. unplanned decumulation of

inventory

3. planned accumulation of inventory

4. unplanned accumulation of inventory

Question 530. Organisms such as

bacteria, viruses, fungi, protozoans,

helminths, etc., that cause diseases

Humans are called ______.

1. predators

2. pathogens

3. antigens

4. frugivores

531. Seismic Sea waves which approach

the

coasts at greater force are known as:

(a) Tides

(b) Tsunami

(d) Cyclone

Correct Answer: b

532. The land of maximum biodiversity is:

(a) Tropical

(b) Temperate

(d) Equatorial

Correct Answer: a

533. Indian Standard Time relates to:

(a) 75.5°E longitude

(b) 82.5°E longitude

(d) 0° longitude

Correct Answer: b

534. Which is the second nearest star to

the

Earth after the Sun?

(a) Vega

(b) Sirius

(d) Alpha Centauri

Correct Answer: c

535. The forest in Sundarban is called

______.

(a) Scrub jungle

(b) Mangrove

(d) Tundra

Correct Answer: b

536. Which of the following Indonesian

regions was a victim of massive

earthquake

in 2004?

(a) Irian Jaya

(b) Sumatra

(d) Java

Correct Answer: b

537. The first non-stop air-conditioned

'DURANTO' train was flagged off between

_______.

(a) Sealdah - New Delhi

(b) Mumbai - Howrah

(d) Chennai - New Delhi

Correct Answer: a

538. Which one of the following states

does

not form part of Narmada River basin?

(a) Madhya Pradesh

(b) Rajasthan

(d) Maharashtra

Correct Answer: b

539. Soil erosion on hill slopes can be

checked

by _________.

(a) Afforestation

(b) Terrace cultivation

(d) Contour ploughing

Correct Answer: b

540. Who coined the word 'Geography'?

(a) Ptolemy

(b) Eratosthenese

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Correct Answer: b

541. Which of the following is called the

'ecological hot spot of India'?

(a) Western Ghats

(b) Eastern Ghats

(d) Eastern Himalayas

Correct Answer: a

542. The age of the Earth can be

determined

by:

(a) Geological Time Scale

(b) Radio-Metric Dating

(d) Fossilization method

Correct Answer: b

543. How much of the Earth's land surface

desert?

(a) 1/10th

(b) 1/5th

(D) 1/6th

Correct Answer: b

544. River Indus originates from:

(a) Hindukush range

(b) Himalayan range

(d) Kailash range

Correct Answer: d

545. The lowest layer of the atmosphere

is:

(a) Stratosphere

(b) Thermosphere

(d) Mesosphere

Correct Answer: c

546. The Konkan Railway connects:

(a) Goa - Mangalore

(b) Roha - Mangalore

(d) Kanyakumari - Mumbai

Correct Answer: b

547. Bark of this tree is used as a

condiment-

(a) Cinnamon

(b) Clove

(d) Palm

Correct Answer: a

548. The atmospheric air is held to the

Earth

by:

(a) gravity

(b) winds

(d) rotation of the Earth

Correct Answer: a

549. The common tree species in nilgiri

hills

is:

(a) Sal

(b) Pine

(d) Teak

Correct Answer: c

550. Which is the largest living bird on

Earth?

(a) Emu

(b) Ostrich

(d) Siberian Crane

Correct Answer: b

551. Rihand Dam Project provides

irrigation

to:

(a) Gujarat and Maharashtra

(b) Orissa and West Bengal

(d) Kerala and Karnataka

Correct Answer: c

552. Which is the longest irrigation canal

India?

(a) Sirhind Canal

(b) Yamuna Canal

(d) East Kosi Canal

Correct Answer: c

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(d) Mountain Range

Correct Answer: b

554. Which city receives the highest

cosmic

radiation amongst the following?

(a) Chennai

(b) Mumbai

(d) Delhi

Correct Answer: a

555. The HYV programme in India is also

called as:

(a) Traditional Agriculture

(b) New Agricultural Strategy

(d) Blue Revolution

Correct Answer: b

556. Railway coaches are manufactured

at:

(a) Jamshedpur

(b) Chittaranjan

(d) Varanasi

Correct Answer: c

557. A series of lines connecting places

having a quake at the same time are:

(a) Homoseismal lines

(b) Seismolines

(d) Isoseismal lines

Correct Answer: a

558. What would be the impact of global

warming on mangrove forests?

(a) They will grow more luxurious

(b) Large areas of mangroves will be

submerged

more important

(d) Both (a) and (c) above

Correct Answer: d

559. The brightest planet is:

(a) Venus

(b) Mercury

(d) Mars

Correct Answer: a

560. Wheat, Barley, Lemon, Orange, rye

and pearl millet belong to:

(a) the same plant family

(b) two plant families

(d) four plant families

Correct Answer: b

561. A plant known only in cultivation

having arisen under domestication is

referred to as :

(a) Scion

(b) Cultigen

(d) Clone

Correct Answer: b

562. The iron and steel plant in Bihar is at:

(a) Visakhapatnam

(b) Bokaro

(d) Vijay Nagar

Correct Answer: b

563. The state which has registered the

highest population growth rate according

to 2001 census is:

(a) Kerala

(b) Uttar Pradesh

(d) Sikkim

Correct Answer: c

564. Earth is a very big magnet. In which

direction does it magnetic field extend?

(a) west to east

(b) north to south

(d) east to west

Correct Answer: b

565. The most densely populated state in

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(b) Uttar Pradesh

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566. The biggest planet in the solar

system is:

(a) Venus

(b) Jupiter

(d) Uranus

Correct Answer: b

567. Peninsular India has the following

zonal

soil types:

(a) Red and yellow soil

(b) Forest soil

(d) Alluvial soil

Correct Answer: a

568. The land between two rivers is called:

(a) Natural Levees

(b) Alluvial Cones

(d) Doab

Correct Answer: d

569. Which year is called as the

'Demographic divide'?

(a) 1941

(b) 1921

(d) 1931

Correct Answer: b

570. Which country has a high density of

population?

(a) India

(b) Canada

(d) Greenland

Correct Answer: a

571. The iron and steel plant in

Chhattisgarh

is at:

(a) Burnpur

(b) Salem

(d) Bokaro

Correct Answer: c

572. The leading sesame producing

country

in the world is:

(a) Mexico

(b) U.S.A.

(d) India

Correct Answer: d

573. Which one of the following is not

correctly matched?

(a) Darjeeling - West Bengal

(b) Mount Abu - Rajasthan

(d) Simla - Uttar Pradesh

Correct Answer: d

574. The earth is at its maximum distance

from the Sun on:

(a) January 30th

(b) December 22nd

(d) July 4th

Correct Answer: d

575. Consider the following pairs:

Tributary Main River

1. Chambal : Yamuna

2. Sone : Narmada

3. Manas : Brahmputra

Which one of the pairs given above is/are

correctly matched?

(a) 1, 2 and 3

(b) 1 and 2

(d) 3 only

Correct Answer: a

576. The total population divided by

available arable land area is referred to as

(a) Population density

(b) Nutritional density

(d) Industrial density

Correct Answer: a

577. The eastward continuation of the

Brazil

current is called:

(a) North Atlantic drift

(b) South Atlantic drift

(d) West Atlantic drift

Correct Answer: b

578. Ice glacier's melting is a common

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(a) Greenland

(b) Antarctica

(d) Arctic

Correct Answer: b

579. Which hill station is called as the

'Queen of the Satpuras'

(a) Pachmarhi

(b) Nilgiri

(d) Cardamom

Correct Answer: a

580. Which national highway connects

Delhi and Kolkata via Mathura and

Varanasi?

(a) NH 4

(b) NH 2

(d) NH 6

Correct Answer: b

581. The country where drip irrigation is

more efficiently used is:

(a) India

(b) Israel

(d) England

Correct Answer: b

582. Which River in India flows in a

riftvalley?

(a) Narmada

(b) Krishna

(d) Tapti

Correct Answer: a

583. A narrow strip of land that connects

two larger land masses is called:

(a) Cape

(b) Isthmus

(d) Peninsula

Correct Answer: b

584. Maps on large scale, representing

both

natural and man-made features are called:

(a) Thematic maps

(b) Atlas maps

(d) Topographic maps

Correct Answer: d

585. The angle between the magnetic

meridian and the geographical meridian at

a place is :

(a) Declination

(b) Latitude

(d) Dip

Correct Answer: a

586. An irrigation project is categorized as

major project if it covers a cultivable

command area of:

(a) less than 2,000 hectares

(b) 2,000 to 10,000 hectares

(d) all the above

Correct Answer: c

587. The programme of 'Operation Flood'

was concentrated on:

(a) increasing irrigation facilities.

(b) flood control.

(d) increase the flood grains production.

Correct Answer: c

588. According to Ferrel's law (Coriolis

Force) winds change their direction

_______________.

(a) Towards left in Northern hemisphere

and towards right in Southern hemisphere.

(b) Towards right in Northern hemisphere

and towards left in Southern hemisphere.

(d) Towards left in both the hemisphere.

Correct Answer: b

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(d) Ozonosphere

Correct Answer: d

590. The drainage pattern developed on

folded sedimentary rock is termed as

___________.

(a) Trellis

(b) Dendritic

(d) Deranged

Correct Answer: b

591. Which one of the following is not a

line

of demarcation between two countries?

(a) Durand Line

(b) Mac Mahon Line

(d) Maginot Line

Correct Answer: c

592. Water potential remains lowest in

__________.

(a) Water plants

(b) Woody plants

(d) Halophytes

Correct Answer: d

593. The free living bacterium in the soil

which increases the yield of rice is :

(a) Rhizobium

(b) Azotobacter

(d) Anabaena

Correct Answer: b

594. Frontal cyclones occur

characteristically in _______________.

(a) Equatorial region

(b) Tropical region

(d) Polar region

Correct Answer: c

595. "Yosemite" is a ____________.

(a) River

(b) Peak

(d) Dam

Correct Answer: c

596. Where is the shore based steel plant

located?

(a) Tuticorin

(b) Salem

(d) Mangalore

Correct Answer: c

597. Which two of the following are

connected by the North South corridor?

(a) Srinagar and Kanyakumari

(b) Mumbai and Chennai

(d) Hyderabad and Bhopal

Correct Answer: a

598. Which of the following statements is

correct?

(a) Mahadeo hills are in the west of

Maikala

hills.

(b) Mahadeo hills are the part of

Karnataka

Plateau.

Chhotanagpur Plateau.

(d) Mahadeo hills are the part of Aravalli

ranges.

Correct Answer: a

599. Which one of the following pairs is

not

correctly matched?

(a) Hevea Tree—Brazil

(b) Sumatra Storm—Malaysia

(d) Dekke Toba fish—Brazil

Correct Answer: d

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Correct Answer: c

601. Soil erosion can be prevented by:

(a) Increasing bird population

(b) Afforestation

(d) Overgrazing

Correct Answer: a

602. Natural sources of air pollution are:

(a) Forest fires

(b) Volcanic eruptions

(d) Smoke from burning dry leaves

Correct Answer: c

603. The 'graded profile' of a river course

a _____________.

(a) smooth curve in the upper course

(b) smooth curve in the middle course

(d) smooth curve from source to mouth

Correct Answer: d

604. Sink hole is a phenomenon of

_______

topography.

(a) Desert

(b) Tundra

(d) Plain

Correct Answer: c

605. Kerala is famous for the cultivation of

__________________.

1. Coconut

2. Black pepper

3. Rubber

4. Rice

(a) 1, 2 and 4

(b) 2, 3 and 4

(d) 1, 2 and 3

Correct Answer: d

606. The longest continental Railway in

the

world is:

(a) Trans-Siberian Railway

(b) Canadian Pacific Railway

(d) Trans-Atlantic Railway

Correct Answer: a

607. Which of the following is FALSE with

respect to rainwater harvesting?

(a) It helps raising water table

(b) It helps meet rising water demand

(d) It is a device of water conservation

Correct Answer: c

608. Which of the following river does not

originate in Indian territory?

(a) Mahanadi

(b) Brahmaputra

(d) Ganga

Correct Answer: b

609. Which one among the following

industries in the maximum consumer of

water in India?

(a) Textile

(b) Engineering

(d) Thermal Power

Correct Answer: d

610. Choose the correct option which

represents the arrangement of

atmospheric layers.

(a) Troposphere, Stratosphere,

Mesosphere, Ionosphere, Exosphere

(b) Mesosphere, Ionosphere, Exosphere,

Troposphere, Stratosphere

(d) Exosphere, Troposphere, Ionosphere,

Mesosphere, Stratosphere

Correct Answer: a

611. Which of the following options

correctly explains the term 'heat budget'?

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form of long waves

matter by molecular activity.

(d) It is the balance between incoming and

outgoing radiation.

Correct Answer: d

612. The layer of atmosphere close to the

earth's surface is called:

(a) Exosphere

(b) Ionosphere

(d) Troposphere

Correct Answer: d

613. Which of the following plant shows

chloroplast dimorphism?

(a) Sugarcane

(b) Sugar beet

(d) Wheat

Correct Answer: a

614. Day and Night are equal at the:

(a) Prime Meridian

(b) Poles

(d) Antarctic

Correct Answer: c

615. Evergreen type forests are found in:

(a) Mediterranean region

(b) Monsoon climatic area

(d) Equatorial region

Correct Answer: b

616. The ash-grey soils of high latitude

coniferous forests are known as:

(a) Grey-Brown soils

(b) Red and Yellow soils

(d) Podsols

Correct Answer: a

617. Equinox occurs when the sun is

vertically above ____________.

(a) Tropic of Capricorn

(b) Tropic of Cancer

(d) Equator

Correct Answer: d

618. Among the world oceans, which

ocean

is having the widest continental shelf?

(a) Antarctic Ocean

(b) Arctic Ocean

(d) Atlantic Ocean

Correct Answer: b

619. Which is largest peninsular river in

India?

(a) Krishna

(b) Godavari

(d) Mahanadi

Correct Answer: b

620. Red soil is normally found in India in

which regions?

(a) Eastern Region only

(b) Southern Region only

Plateau

(d) None of these

Correct Answer: c

621. Limestone is a raw material used by

which industry?

(a) Aluminium

(b) Fertilizers

(d) Petrochemicals

Correct Answer: c

622. The only perennial river in Peninsular

India is _____.

(a) Godavari

(b) Kaveri

(d) Bhima

Correct Answer: b

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and

earth

(b) When the earth is between the moon

and sun

and

earth

(d) When the moon does not lie on the line

joining the sun and earth

Correct Answer: c

624. Strait of Gibraltar connects which of

the following?

(a) Red Sea-Mediterranean Sea

(b) Red Sea-Arabian Sea

(d) Mediterranean Sea-Black Sea

Correct Answer: c

625. The largest solar power plant in India

is located at _________________

(a) Nagercoil

(b) Jaisalmer

(d) Rann of Kutch

Correct Answer: c (Till 2017)

626. On which river is the Tehri dam built?

(a) Alakananda

(b) Bhagirathi

(d) Hooghly

Correct Answer: b

627. With which country, India has the

longest international boundary?

(a) Nepal

(b) Pakistan

(d) Bangladesh

Correct Answer: d

628. Which State in India has the largest

coastline?

(a) Tamil Nadu

(b) Andhra Pradesh

(d) West Bengal

Correct Answer: c

629. Jog falls in Karnataka is located over

which river?

(a) Kaveri

(b) Godavari

(d) Krishna

Correct Answer: c

630. Which one of the following areas of

India is covered by tropical evergreen

forest?

(a) Semi-arid areas of Gujarat

(b) Eastern Ghats

(d) Madhya Pradesh

Correct Answer: c

631. The DPSP (Directive Principle of

State

Policy) in the Indian Constitution has been

borrowed from which country?

a. USA

b. Australia

c. Ireland

d. Russia

Correct Answer: C

632. How many fundamental rights have

been

provided by the Constitution of India?

a. 9

b. 7

c. 5

d. 6

Correct Answer: D

633. Who is regarded as the constitutional

head

of the state government?

a. Chief Minister

b. HighCourt Judge

c. Governor

d. None ofthese

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under

which amendment?

a. 51st

b. 42nd

c. 33rd

d. 52nd

Correct Answer: D

635. Right to life and personal liberty

comes

under which article?

a. Article 19

b. Article 21

c. Article 23

d. Article 17

Correct Answer: B

636. The Impeachment of the President

can be

done by ___________.

a. Members of Legislative assembly

b. Attorney General ofIndia

c. Prime Minister ofIndia

d. Parliament

Correct Answer: D

637. What are the number of parts of

Indian

Constitution?

a. 25

b. 23

c. 26

d. 28

Correct Answer: A

638. How many articles are there in Indian

Constitution?

a. 380

b. 415

c. 470

d. 450

Correct Answer: C

639. Habeas Corpus is associated with

which part

of the Indian Constitution?

a. DPSP

b. FundamentalRights

c. Preamble

d. Fundamental Duties

Correct Answer: B

640. Which Article of the Indian

Constitution states the directive

principles of state policy on

'Promotion of international

peace and security?

a. Article 51

b. Article 57

c. Article 49

d. Article 59

Correct Answer: A

641. The code of Criminal Procedure

came into

existence on ________.

a. 01 March 1973

b. 01 April 1974

c. 24 April 1955

d. 26 January 1946

Correct Answer: B

642. The fundamental duties are

mentioned

under which article?

a. Article 52A

b. Article 51A

c. Article 53A

d. Article 56A

Correct Answer: B

643. The incorporation of fundamental

duties

into Indian Constitution are suggested by

which committee?

a. Swaran SinghCommittee

b. MalhotraCommittee

c. Narasimham Committee

d. RaghavanCommittee

Correct Answer: A

644. The right to religious freedom comes

under which article of Indian Constitution?

a. 23-24

b. 29-30

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645. Which article of Indian Constitution

deals

with pardoning power of the president?

a. Article 71

b. Article 72

c. Article 74

d. Article 75

Correct Answer: B

646. Who among the following appoints

the

Lokayukta and Uplokayukta?

a. Vice President

b. Governor/LieutenantGovernor ofthe

respective state/UT

c. President

d. Prime Minister

Correct Answer: B

647. Which schedule of the Indian

Constitution

deals with scheduled languages?

a. 10th

b. 7th

c. 8th

d. 6th

Correct Answer: C

648. Which amendment granted

constitutional

status to Panchayati Raj System in India?

a. 51st

b. 71st

c. 73rd

d. 42nd

Correct Answer: C

649. Imposition of President rule comes

under

which article of Indian Constitution?

a. Article 355

b. Article 356

c. Article 344

d. Article 370

Correct Answer: B

650. Under which amendment the number

seats in Lok Sabha were increased?

a. 50th Amendment

b. 51st Amendment

c. 31st Amendment

d. 33rd Amendment

Correct Answer: C

651. Which article of Indian Constitution

includes the provision of Election

Commission?

a. Article 324

b. Article 330

c. Article 336

d. Article 351

Correct Answer: A

652. Under which veto power the

President of

India can keep a bill pending for an

indefinite period?

a. SuspensionVeto Power

b. AbsoluteVetoPower

c. PocketVeto Power

d. None of these

Correct Answer: C

653. The retirement age of CJI (Chief

Justice of

India) as per the Indian Constitution is?

a. 62

b. 61

c. 60

d. 65

Correct Answer: D

654. Which articles of Indian Constitution

deals

with the Government in States?

a. Article130-145

b. Article 110-125

c. Article153-167

d. Article 171 - 183

Correct Answer: C

655. How many members are nominated

by the

President to the Rajya Sabha?

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c. 18

d. 15

Correct Answer: A

656. The article that deals with the

Impeachment of the President is :

a. Article 56

b. Article 61

c. Article 63

d. Article 65

Correct Answer: B

657. The article that deals with the tenure

the presidentis

a. Article 56

b. Article 55

c. Article 53

d. Article 51

Correct Answer: A

658. Which article dealswith appointment

Prime Minister and council of ministers?

a. Article 72

b. Article 75

c. Article 73

d. Article 71

Correct Answer: B

659. Which article deals with the

declaration of

National Emergency?

a. Article 331

b. Article 332

c. Article 352

d. Article 371

Correct Answer: C

660. Which article deals with the

declaration of

Financial Emergency?

a. Article 351

b. Article 359

c. Article 360

d. Article 361

Correct Answer: C

661. One feature distinguishing the Rajya

Sabha from the Vidhan Parishad is:

a. Nomination of members

b. Indirect election

c. Power of impeachment

d. Tenure of membership

Correct Answer: C

662. Chief Ministers of all the states are

exofficio members of the :

a. Inter State Council

b. FinanceCommission

c. PlanningCommission

d. National Development Council

Correct Answer: A

663. Who administers the oath of office to

the

President of India before he enters upon

the office?

a. Speaker

b. Prime Minister

c. Vice President

d. Chief Justice

Correct Answer: D

664. Who among the following enjoys the

rank

of a Cabinet Minister of the Indian Union?

a. Secretary to the Government of India

b. DeputyChairman,Rajya Sabha

c. DeputyChairman of the Planning

Commission

d. None of the Above

Correct Answer: C

665. Minimum age required to contest for

Presidentship is :

a. 21 years

b. 31 years

c. 30 years

d. 35 years

Correct Answer: D

666. India is having which form of

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d. Direct democracy

Correct Answer: A

667. The first woman Governor of a state

free India was:

a. Mrs. Sarojini Naidu

b. Mrs.Vijaya Laxmi Pandit

c. Mrs. Indira Gandhi

d. Mrs. SuchetaKripalani

Correct Answer: A

668. Who appoints the Prime Minister of

India?

a. President

b. Lok Sabha

c. Citizens ofIndia

d. Parliament

Correct Answer: A

669. Which of the following appointments

not made by the President of India?

a. Chief Justice ofIndia

b. Chief ofthe Air Force

c. Chief ofthe Army

d. Speaker ofthe Lok Sabha

Correct Answer: D

670. The total number of members

nominated

by the President to the Lok Sabha and the

Rajya Sabha is:

a. 12

b. 14

c. 16

d. 18

Correct Answer: B

671. In which part of the Indian

Constitution, are centre-state relations

mentioned?

a. Part XI (Article 245 to 263)

b. Part IV (Article 36 to 51)

c. Part X (Article 244 to 244A)

d. Part XIII (Article 301 to 307)

Correct Answer: A

672. Who headed Union Powers

Committee

of Constituent Assembly?

a. Rajendra Prasad

b. Sardar Patel

c. JL Nehru

d. Mahatma Gandhi

Correct Answer: C

673. __________ was the first Chief

Election

Commissioner of India.

a. Sunil Arora

b. Sukumar Sen

c. T N Seshan

d. M S Gill

Correct Answer: B

674. The ideals of Liberty, Equality, and

Fraternity (contained in the Preamble of

the

Constitution of India) are borrowed from

the constitution of which country?

a. Australia

b. Canada

c. Germany

d. France

Correct Answer: D

675. Article 17 of the Constitution of India

deals with the abolition of _____.

a. Untouchability

b. Titles

c. Savery

d. Sati

Correct Answer: A

676. Who appoints State Election

Commissioner in India?

a. Chief Minister

b. Governor

c. President

d. None of these

Correct Answer: B

677. Arms Forces Tribunal is established

in which year?

a. 2008

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c. 2012

d. 2013

Correct Answer: A

678. Which of the following is one of the

Articles of the Constitution of India that

mentions the Comptroller and Author

General of India?

a. 156

b. 280

c. 148

d. 352

Correct Answer: C

679. Who among the following is/was the

longest serving governor of an Indian

state?

a. N D Tiwari

b. Padmaja Naidu

c. Sarojini Naidu

d. Lakshmi Kant Jha

Correct Answer: B

680. Who among the following is/was the

longest serving governor of an Indian

state?

a. N D Tiwari

b. Padmaja Naidu

c. Sarojini Naidu

d. Lakshmi Kant Jha

Correct Answer: B

681. What is the SI unit of Acceleration?

(a) kg.m / s2

(b) m / s

(d) m / s2

Correct Answer: D

682. The splitting of different colours of

light in a

prism is:

(a) Dispersion oflight

(b) Reflection of light

(d) Diffraction of light

Correct Answer:A

683. Which of the following is used in

oven?

(a) Radio waves

(b) Microwaves

(d) X-rays

Correct Answer:B

684. Energy is continuously created in the

sun due to?

(a) nuclear fission

(b) nuclear fusion

(d) radioactivity

Correct Answer:

685. A person standing on a railway

platform

listens to the whistles of arriving and

departing trains. The whistle heard is

(a) of higher pitch when train departs

(b) of higher pitch when train arrives

(d) the same in both cases in all respects

Correct Answer:B

686. When heated from 0° to 10°C volume

of a given

mass of water will

(e) Decrease and then will increase

(f) Increase and then will decrease

(g) Increase gradually

(h) Decrease gradually

Correct Answer:A

687. A boat will submerge when it

displaces water

equal to its own

(a) density

(b) surface area

(d) volume

Correct Answer:C

688. Which combination of colour is the

most

convenient during day and night time?

(a) White and black

(b) Orange and blue

(d) Yellow and blue

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689. Gamma rays can cause

(a) fever

(b) burning

(d) gene mutation

Correct Answer:D

690. The shape of our milky way galaxy is

(a) elliptical

(b) spiral

(d) None ofthe above

Correct Answer:B

691. Woollen clothes keep the body warm

because

(a) Wool is a bad conductor

(b) Wool increases the temperature ofthe

body

(d) Wool absorbs radiant heatfrom outer

objects

Correct Answer:A

692. When the barometer reading dips

suddenly it is

an indication of

(a) Calm weather

(b) Hot weather

(d) Storm

Correct Answer:D

693. Heat from the Sun reaches the Earth

(a) Conduction

(b) Reflection

(d) Radiation

Correct Answer:D

694. A passenger standing in a bus is

thrown

outward when the bus takes a sudden turn

happens due to

(a) Change in momentum

(b) Change in acceleration

(d) Inertia of motion

Correct Answer:D

695. If the velocity time graph of a particle

represented by y = mt + c then the particle

moving with

(a) constant velocity

(b) constant speed

(d) constant acceleration

Correct Answer:D

696. The speed of light with the rise in the

temperature of the medium

(a) depends on the impurities in the ice

(b) decreases

(d) increases

Correct Answer:B

697. Lamberts law is related to

(a) ReflectionInterference

(b) Illumination

(d) Refraction

Correct Answer:B

698. Which of the following laws validates

the

statement that matter can neither be

created

nor destroyed?

(a) Law of osmosis

(b) Law of conservation of mass

(d) Law of conservation of energy

Correct Answer:B

699. Fathometer is a device used to

measure

(a) Depth of water

(b) Tides in the water

(d) Relative density of liquids

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700. What is the end product of all

radioactive

materials after the emission of radioactive

rays?

(a) Boron

(b) Silicon

(d) Calcium

Correct Answer:C

701. Decibel is the unit used for

(a) Intensify of heat

(b) Speed of light

(d) Intensity of sound

Correct Answer:D

702. The mass energy relation is the

outcome of

(a) generaltheory of relativity

(b) specialtheory of relativity

(d) field theory of energy

Correct Answer:B

703. Short sight in human eye can be

corrected by

using proper

(a) cylindrical lens

(b) bifocal lens

(d) convex lens

Correct Answer:C

704. The device which converts AC to DC

(a) Rectifier

(b) Oscillator

(d) None ofthese

Correct Answer:A

705. Instrument for measuring intensity of

earthquakes is called

(a) Seismograph

(b) Osmograph

(d) Octograph

Correct Answer:A

706. What is the unit of measure of a

magnetic

field?

(a) Tesla

(b) Ohm

(d) Ampere

Correct Answer:A

707. TV remote controls work on the

principle

of ______.

(a) Ultrasonic waves

(b) Laser technology

(d) Infrared waves

Correct Answer:D

708. ______ codified the first two laws of

thermodynamics and deducted that the

absolute zero of temperature is -

273.15°C. He

was honored for this with the naming of

the

Kelvin temperature scale.

(a) William crooks

(b) William Thomson

(d) Robert Hooke

Correct Answer:B

709. J.J. Thomson received the Nobel

Prize in

Physics for his discovery of ________.

(a) Electron

(b) Positron

(d) Neutron

Correct Answer: A

710. An image that can be obtained on a

screen

is called __________?

(a) Virtual image

(b) Real image

(d) Erect image

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711. Contact force is another name for

_________.

(a) Friction

(b) Magnetic force

(d) Muscular force

Correct Answer:A

712. The force of friction between two

surfaces will

increase if_______.

(a) A layer of lubricant is kept between the

two

surfaces.

(b) The two surfaces are pressed harder

surfaces

(d) Irregularities on both the surfaces are

removed

Correct Answer:B

713. Which of the following coloured light

has the

lowest frequency?

(a) Green

(b) Blue

(d) Violet

Correct Answer:C

714. The technology developed to track

enemy

submarines in World War II were:

a) RADAR

b) SONAR

c) Echolocation

d) LIDAR

Correct Answer:B

715. What is the gravitational force

exerted on a

mass called?

a) Stress

b) Inertia

c) Weight

d) Work

Correct Answer:C

716. The principle of light based on which

shadow is formed is ________.

(a) Reflection

(b) Refraction

(d) Diffraction

Correct Answer:C

717. Water droplets cause rainbow due to

which phenomena?

a) Reflection of sunlight

b) Refraction of sunlight

c) Reflection & refraction of sunlight

d) Diffusion of sunlight

Correct Answer:B

718. The dimensional formula for universal

gravitational constant is :

a) M−1L3T2

b) M−1L−3T−2

c) M−1L−3T2

d) M−1L3T−2

Correct Answer:A

719. Which of the following branches of

Physics related with the study of heat?

a) Optics

b) Acoustics

c) Thermodynamics

d) Relativity

Correct Answer:C

710. The sub-atomic particles which show

property opposite to the general

subatomic

particles, are called:

a) Positrons

b) Antimatter

c) Photons

d) Neutrinos

Correct Answer:B

711. Which of the following is true?

a) Image formed at retina is inverted

b) Image formed at retina is twice of

original image

c) Image formed at retina is similar or

original Image

d) Image formed at retina is virtual

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712. When heated from 0oC to 100C

volume of a

given mass of water will:

(a) Increase gradually

(b) Decrease gradually

(d) Decrease and then will increase

Correct Answer:D

713. If we cut a magnet, we get

a) North pole and south pole separately

b) Only north poles

c) Only south poles

d) Small magnets

Correct Answer:D

714. If length of the wire is increase by

twice of its

length and cross-sectional area is

decreased to onefourth, then find the

resistance of the conductor?

(a) 4 R

(b) 6 R

(d) 16 R

Correct Answer:A

715. As we go from Equator to North pole

the value

of ‘g’, the acceleration due to gravity

(a) Remains the same

(b) Decreases

(d) None of the above

Correct Answer:C

716. Which of the following is the rate of

heat

transfer unit?

a) Watt

b) Pascal

c) Joule

d) Newton

Correct Answer:A

717. When a body is taken from earth to

moon ______.

(a) Mass changes but weight remains

same

(b) Weight changes but mass remains

same

(d) Both weight and mass remain same

Correct Answer:B

718. If the velocity-time graph of a particle

represented by y = mt + c, then the

particle is

moving with

(a) Constant Speed

(b) Constant Velocity

(d) Varying Acceleration

Correct Answer:C

719. A solid sphere is rotating in free

space. If

the radius of the sphere is increased

keeping

mass same, which one of the following will

not be affected?

(a) Moment of inertia

(b) Angular momentum

(d) Rotational kinetic energy

Correct Answer:B

720. The motion of the wheels of a

bullock-cart while

moving on the road is an example of:

(a) Oscillatory and rotatory motion

(b) Oscillatory and Translatory motion

(d) Translatory motion only

Correct Answer:C

721. “Ali gurushasp” was the real name of

which king?

A Alauddin Khalji

B Ituminish

C Qutubuddin-aibak

D Badayuni

Answer: A

Question 722

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A 1523

B 1510

C 1490

D 1645

Answer: B

Question 723

The Sayyid Dynasty was established by

which of the following rulers?

A Khizr Khan

B Mohammad Shah

C Mubarak Shah

D Alam Shah

Answer: A

Question 724

Harmattan blows in Sahara desert from

A South to North

B East to West

C West to East

D North to South

Answer: B

Question 725

The process that explains the recent

changes in the height of sea level in

coastal areas of eastern and northern

Canada and

Scandinavia is

A isostasy

B continental drift

C plate tectonics

D None of these

Answer: A

Question 726

Which of the following cities is situated on

river bank of Sabarmati?

A Surat

B Bhavnagar

C Vadodara

D Ahmedabad

Answer: D

Question 727

A taxation is a tool of?

A Monetary policy

B Fiscal policy

C Price policy

D Wage policy

Answer: B

Question 728

Which of the following is apex bank for

industrial loans?

A RBI

B NABARD

C ICICI

D IDBI

Answer: D

Question 729

Insurance sector in India is regulated by?

A RBI

B CII

C IRDA

D SEBI

Answer: C

Question 730

In which amendment of the Constitution

was the voting age reduced from 21 to 18

years?

Answer: D

Question 731

Which act introduced principle of elections

to the legislative council?

Answer:Indian Councils Act 1909

Question 732

Article 370 of the Indian constitution deals

with________

Answer:Special Status to the state of

Jammu and Kashmir

Question 733

Which one of the following is not a part of

the female reproductive system in a

human being?

A Vulva

B Testis

C Mammary Glands

D Fallopian Tubes

Answer: B

Question 734

Name the tissue that consists of Stomata

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Question 735

The term PCB stands for

A Polyethylene Card Board

B Printed Circuit Board

C Printed Card Board

D Polyethylene Circuit Board

Answer: B

Question 736

Which gas is most used in cigarette

lighter?

A Butane

B Ethane

C Methane

D Propane

Answer: A

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Which of the following is the example of

longitudinal waves ?

A Sound waves

B Light waves

C Radio waves

D EM waves

Answer: A

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Question 738

Which of the following types of lens is

used in a Simple Microscope?

A Convex

B Concave

C Cylindrical

D None of the Above

Answer: A

Question 739

Ghumura dance is the dance form of?

Answer:Odisha

Question 740

What is the default file extension for all

Word documents ?

A TXT

B WRD

C FIL

D docx

E None of these

Answer: D

Question 741

Which state’s governor has won first prize

in the competition of the postal

department?

A Madhya Pradesh

B Rajasthan

C Maharashtra

D Tamilnadu

Answer: C

Question 742

Lack of vitamin B complex causes

A Beriberi

B Scurvy

C Pellagra

D Rickets

Answer: A

Question 743

Baichung Bhutia is associated with which

of the following Sports?

A Racing

B Squash

C Golf

D Football

Answer: D

Question 744

Who is the Author of the famous book “

Go Set a Watchman”?

A Gina Rinehart

B Harper Lee

C Sebastian Ortiz

D Salman Rushdie

Answer: B

Question 745

Where is the floating national park in India

located?

Answer:Keibul Lamjao National Park,

Manipur

Question 746

Who was declared the 'Shahenshah-e

Hindustan' during the first war of Indian

Independence in 1857?

A Nana Sahib

B Bahadur Shah Zafar - II

C Tantia Tope

D Mangal Pande

Answer: B

Question 747

In which year did the first world war start?

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B 1914

C 1925

D 1923

Answer: B

Question 748

Arya Samaj was founded by which of the

following Social reformers?

A Swami Vivekananda

B Raja Ram mohan roy

C Savitri bhai phule

D Dayanand Saraswati

Answer: D

Question 749

The molten material mixed with eases in

the mantle of the Earth is called:

A Magma

B Helium

C Core

D Lava

Answer: A

Question 750

India’s largest Floating Solar Power Plant

is built in which of the following cities of

the country?

A Dehradun, Uttarakhand

B Bilaspur, Himachal Pradesh

C Wayanad, Kerala

D Sambalpur, Odisha

Answer: C

Question 751

Which of the following is a measure of the

impact of our activities on the environment

and in particular climate change ?

A Carbon Trajectory

B Carbon Trail

C Carbon Track

D Carbon Footprint

E Carbon Imprint

Answer: D

Question 752

Which plan emphasized removal of

poverty for the first time?

A 4th

B 5th

C 6th

D 7th

Answer: B

Question 753

RBI does not transact the business of

which of the following state government?

A Nagaland

B Assam

C J & K

D Rajasthan

Answer: C

Question 754

The demand of a commodity is a direct

demand but the demand of a factor of

production is called a

A Crossed demand

B Joint demand

C Derived demand

D Independent demand

Answer: C

Question 755

Which of the following countries in India’s

neighbourhood is facing charges of

violation of human rights of Tamilians

living there ?

A Sri Lanka

B Myanmar

C Afghanistan

D Pakistan

E Nepal

Answer: A

Question 756

Chief Election Commissioner who is

appointed by the president of India has

tenure of ______ years or up to the age of

________ years

whichever is earlier

A 4, 65

B 5, 60

C 6, 65

D 5, 65

Answer: C

Question 757

Constituent Assembly of India was

formulated on the recommendation of

A Wavel plan

B Cripps Mission

C August Offer

D Cabinet Mission

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Question 758

Which one of the following is not a part of

the female reproductive system in a

human being?

A Vulva

B Testis

C Mammary Glands

D Fallopian Tubes

Answer: B

Question 759

Respiratory pigment, which increases the

oxygen carrying capacity of the blood, in a

human body is?

A Red blood cells

B Myoglobin

C Albumin

D Haemoglobin

Answer: D

Question 760

Which of the following inert gases is

placed in period 4 of the periodic table?

A Kr

B Rn

C Xe

D Ar

Answer: A

Question 761

In the context of genetics, DNA stands for

A Di - Neuro Acid

B Daily News Analysis

C Detoxic Neuro Acid

D Deoxyribo Nucleic Acid

Answer: D

Question 762

Which of the following devices is widely

used to measure Radioactivity?

A Spectrometer

B Dynamometer

C Geiger - Counter

D Anemometer

Answer: C

Question 763

Bending of light rays in denser medium is

termed as:

A Reflection

B Dispersion

C Refraction

D Deflection

Answer: C

Question 764

With which of the following states of India

is the Gatka dance associated with?

A Karnataka

B Punjab

C Kerala

D Rajasthan

Answer: B

Question 765

’Benchmark’ means____

A Benches for customers to sit

B Benches for salesmen to sit

C Products displayed on a bench

D Set standards

E All of the above

Answer: D

Question 766

Who is the first Woman Governor of India?

A Sarojini Naidu

B A Rukmini Devi

C Sucheta Kriplani

D Sashikala Kakodkar

Answer: A

Question 767

The outer protective layer of a tree is

A cambium layer

B pitch

C bark

D sap

Answer: C

Question 768

Who is the youngest player to play T20

cricket?

Answer:Meet Bhavsar

Question 769

Who is the author of the book titled

'Selection Day'?

A Aravind Adiga

B Anil Menon

C Krishna Sobti

D Arunava Sinha

Answer: A

Question 770

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E Odisha

Answer: E

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Question 771

In which year was battle of Plassey fought

were British under the leadership of Clive

defeated Siraj Ud-Daulah?

Answer:1757

Question 772

The Grand Trunk Road built by Sher Shah

Suri Connects;

A Agra-Punjab

B Punjab-East Bengal

C Lahore-East Bengal

D Multan-Agra

Answer: C

Question 773

When was first anglo-Sikh war fought?

A 1845-46

B 1844-49

C 1834-42

D 1855-56

Answer: A

Question 774

Which of the following are the imaginary

lines connecting points where earth’s

magnetic force has the same intensity?

A Isogonic line

B Aclinic line

C Isodynamic line

D Isoclinic line

Answer: C

Question 775

Jog Falls is situated on which river?

A Sharavati

B Cauvery

C Narmada

D Chambal

Answer: A

Question 776

Which of the following lake lies on the

Equator in Africa continent?

A Tanganyika

B Victoria

C Nyasa lake

D Lake Kariba

Answer: B

Question 777

Which of the following is referred when

more persons are employed for a job but

only few can accomplish it?

A Seasonal Unemployment

B Disguised unemployment

C Educated Unemployment

D Structural Unemployment

Answer: B

Question 778

A ‘bear’ on the Stock Exchange is a

speculator

A who sells shares which he does not

possess.

B who applies for new issues of shares in

the hope that the price will go up.

C whose holdings of the shares in a

company is so large that selling them

could affect the market price.

D who buys shares in the hope that price

will go up.

Answer: A

Question 779

Silver Revolution which started during

Indira Gandhi's Regime is related to_____

A Agriculture

B Poultry Farming

C Space Program

D Milk Production

Answer: B

Question 780

How many schedules are there in the

Indian Constitution?

A Twelve

B Twenty Five

C Seventy Six

D Thirty Five

Answer: A

Question 781

Who among the following is from

Trinamool Congress party ?

A Srikant Jena

B Navin Jindal

C Gurudas Dasgupta

D Dinesh Trivedi

E Sanjay Nirupam

Answer: D

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Criminal procedure is a subject of which of

the following lists?

A State List

B Concurrent List

C Union List

D Both 1 and 3

Answer: B

Question 783

Chlorophyll present in Plants Absorb

which Colours and Reflect Green?

A Green and Voilet

B Blue and Green

C Blue and Red

D Blue and Yellow

Answer: C

Question 784

Malaria can be cured by administering

A Penicillin

B Streptomycin

C Quinine

D Paracetamol

Answer: C

Question 785

In aluminium casting bubbles of argon or

nitrogen are passed through the molten

A to improve surface finish of the casting

B to remove hydrogen as porosity

C to precipitate the inclusions

D to mix the alloy elements

Answer: B

Question 786

_________ is also called as stranger gas

A Argon

B Xenon

C Helium

D Krypton

Answer: B

Question 787

For stabilizing the gain of an amplifier

A positive feedback is used

B no feedback is used

C negative feedback is used

D input voltage is varies

Answer: C

Question 788

.......... helps the eye to adjust the focal

length of the lens.

A Lens

B Ciliary body

C Retina

D Entire eye ball

Answer: B

Question 69

Which folk dance is famous in Punjab?

Answer:Bhangra

Question 790

____provides process and memory

management services that allow two or

more tasks,jobs, or programs to run

simultaneously.

A Multitasking

B Multithreading

C Multiprocessing

D Multicomputing

E None of these

Answer: A

Question 791

Who is considered as “Father of Indian

Engineering”?

A E. Sreedharan

B G. V. Loganathan

C Chewang Norphel

D Anoop Kumar Mittal

E M. Visvesvaraya

Answer: E

Question 792

The science of Dactylography is

commonly known as

A Carbon dating

B Water printing

C Finger printing

D Electro cardiogram

Answer: C

Question 793

The distance covered in half marathon is

approximately

A 21 km

B 42 km

C 11 km

D 7.5 km

Answer: A

Question 794

Who is the author of “Playing it my way”?

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Question 795

Dudhwa National Park is located in which

of the following states in India?

A Rajasthan

B Odisha

C Chhattisgarh

D Uttar Pradesh

Answer: D

Question 796

Who among the following served as a

president of Indian National Congress ?

A Rajendra Prasad

B Sarojini Naidu

C Acharya J.B Kriplani

D All of the Above

Answer: D

Question 797

In the vedic age:

A Polygamy was unknown

B Child marriage was prominent

C widow could remarry

D Hypergamy

Answer: C

Question 798

Partition of Bengal was done during the

period of:

A Lord Curzon

B Lord Clive

C Lord Cornwallis

D Lord Dalhousie

Answer: A

Question 799

The Khangchendzonga National Park

(KNP) is the first 'mixed' heritage site from

India to make it to the UNESCO World

Heritage List.

The KNP is situated in the Indian State of

..............

A Tripura

B Assam

C Manipur

D Odisha

E Sikkim

Answer: E

Question 800

Where is the headquarters of the Bank for

International Settlements (BIS) located?

A Hong Kong

B Vienna

C Mexico City

D Basel

E Antwerp

Answer: D

Question 801

Which caves is a cultural mix of religious

arts of Buddhism, Hinduism and Jainism?

A Ajanta

B Ellora

C Elephanta

D Badami

Answer: B

Question 802

The major economic attribute for

comparing countries is their:

A income

B human development index

C population

D mortality rate

Answer: A

Question 803

The stock exchange of which of the

following countries is operated by the TMX

Group, a financial services company?

A Australia

B Canada

C Singapore

D Spain

Answer: B

Question 804

Which of the following is an economic

term?

A Plaintiff

B Bunker Blaster

C Deflation

D Lampoon

Answer: C

Question 805

Who among the following was not part of

the drafting committee of the Lokpal Bill?

A Salman Khurshid

B Anna Hazare

C Arvind Kejriwal

D Kiran Bedi

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Which of the following schemes was

launched recently to promote financial

inclusion?

A Jan Dhan Yojana

B Digital India

C Clean Ganga Campaign

D Adarsh Gram Yojana

E All of the above

Answer: A

Question 807

Which of the following countries doesn’t

have a written constitution?

A United Kingdom

B Bangladesh

C Australia

D Pakistan

Answer: A

Question 808

What is the life span of a Red Blood cell in

a Healthy human Being?

A 100 to 120 Days

B 13 to 20 days

C 8 to 9 Days

D None of the above

Answer: A

Question 809

Citric acid cycle or Kreb’s cycle is

completed inside __________which forms

two atoms of each ADP and ATP

A Ribosome

B Centriole

C Mitochondria

D Cytoplasm

Answer: C

Question 810

What is the method used to purify sea

water?

A Distillation

B Filtration

C Evaporation

D Condensation

Answer: A

Question 811

Largest Freshwater lake in India?

A Wular lake

B Loktak Lake

C Chilaka Lake

D Pulicat Lake

Answer: A

Question 812

In a thermodynamic system, thermal

equilibrium is achieved when two bodies

reach

A same thermal energy

B same entropy

C same temperature

D same molecular energy

Answer: C

Question 814

All souls day is a _____ festival.

A Buddhism

B Jainism

C Christian

D Muslim

Answer: C

Question 815

In IT networking, which of the following

device is used in physical layer?

A Repeater

B Router

C Transport Gateway

D Bridge

Answer: A

Question 816

Who is the first Woman External Affairs

Minister of India?

A Nirmala Sitaraman

B Nandini Satpathy

C Sushma Swaraj

D Sheila Dikshit

Answer: C

Question 817

Ribosome’s main activity is

A Regulate cell division

B Regulate cell function

C Protein synthesis

D Secretion of hormone

Answer: C

Question 818

Ramkumar Ramanathan is an Indian

professional player of which sport?

Answer:Tennis

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B Jaswant Singh

C Tony Alcott

D Lal Krishna Advani

E Manmohan Singh

Answer: B

Question 820: Which State will set up

India's first labor movement museum?

1. Gujrat

2. Kerala

3. Uttar Pradesh

4. West Bengal.

Question 822: The Ministry of Labor and

Employment launched a portal to monitor

the implementation of Labor laws at the

grassroot level called _____

1. Pragati

2. Santusht

3. Samriddhi

4. Raahat

Question 823: What was the labor

productivity growth in India in the financial

year 2019?

1. 6.3%

2. 6.2%

3. 4.9%

4. 5.2%

Question 824: According to the UNGC

India Study, female labor force

participation in India has declined from

34% in 2006 to____ percent in 2001?

1. 22.7%

2. 24.8%

3. 30.3%

4. 32.1%

Question 825: National program for the

youth titled “Responsible AI for youth” has

been launched by which ministry?

1. Ministry of Defence

2. Ministry of labour and employment

3. Ministry of electronics and

information technology

4. Ministry of science and technology

Question 826: After how many years

India has assumed the chairmanship of

the governing body of international level

organization?

1. 30 years.

2. 35 years.

3. 25 years.

4. 40 years.

Question 827: The Labor and

Employment Ministry has revised the base

year of the Consumer Price Index for

industrial workers from 2001 to _______.

1. 2004

2. 2009

3. 2016

4. 2012

Question 828: Which of the following

states has launched the ABHINANDAN

scheme?

1. Andhra pradesh

2. Rajasthan.

3. Gujrat.

4. Assam.

Question 829: During the Quit India

Movement, which operation was

conducted by the Britishers to arrest the

Indian leaders?

1. Operation Rubicon

2. Operation Hadgen

3. Operation Thunderbolt

4. Operation render Paste

Question 830: “The Bengali” Newspaper

was founded by which of the following

revolutionaries in 1879?

1. Bal Gangadhar Tilak

2. Lala lajpat rai

3. Anand Mohan Bose

4. Surendranath banerjee

Question 831: Whose biography is

“sprinting tiger: A study of a

revolutionary”?

1. Bhagat singh

2. Subhash chandra Bose

3. Rani lakshmibai

4. Chandrasekhar Azad

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3. Gautamiputra Satkarni

4. Chandragupta Maurya

Question 833: Bhoota Kola is a spiritual

folk dance practiced in the coastal districts

1. Kerala

2. Tamil Nadu

3. Karnataka

4. Andhra Pradesh

Question 834: In Bharatanatyam, the

story or theme is always taken from

__________?

1. Ramayanam

2. Mahabharata

3. Rigveda

4. Both 1 & 2

Question 835: Which of the following

feature distinguished Kuchipudi from

all other classical dances?

1. Use of Speech

2. Vocal expression

3. Multi-hued Customs

4. North Indian origin

Question 836: Who were the pioneers of

miniature paintings?

1. Pahari School

2. Pala School

3. Mughal School

4. Deccani School

Question 837: Who is known as the

Father of Qawwali?

1. Tansen

2. Faizi

3. Amir Khusrau

4. Man singh Tomar

Question 838: During respiration in

Human beings, the actual place of

gaseous exchange is_______

1. Bronchi

2. Nasal Passage

3. Alveoli

4. Trachea

Question 839: In which part of the cell,

the glucose is converted into pyruvate?

1. Mitochondria

2. Nucleus

3. Cytoplasm

4. Endoplasmic reticulum

Question 840: National technology day

observed on

1. 9 August

2. 8 September

3. 11 May

4. 17 May

Question 841: What is meant by MSME?

1. Medium, small and Marginalized

enterprises

2. Micro, Small and Marginalized

Enterprises

3. Medium, Strategic and Micro

Enterprises

4. Micro, Small and Medium

enterprises

Question 842: Dardic group of languages

belong to which language family?

1. Indo-European

2. Austric

3. Sino-tibetan

4. Dravidian

Question 843: Which of the following was

recognised as “Invisible hand” by Adem

Smith?

1. Government

2. Market/Price Mechanism

3. Judiciary

4. Legislature

Question 844: Fixation of price levels for

wheat and rice by the commission for

agricultural costs and prices is an example

of_____

1. Administered Price

2. Market Price

3. Control price

4. Support Price

Question 845: Which one of the following

karst landforms is the largest in size?

1. Polje

2. Uvala

3. Swallow Hole

4. SinkHole

Question 846: The distance between two

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2. Wave height

3. Wave frequency

4. Fetch

Question 847: Who among the following

is the author of the Kirtarjuniya?

1. Magha

2. Bharavi

3. Bhasa

4. Bhavabhuti

Question 848: Tulsidas was the author of

1. Ramcharitmanas

2. Padavali

3. kavitavali

Select the correct answer using the code

given below:

1. 1 only

2. 2 and 3 only

3. 1,2 and 3

4. 1 and 3 only

Question 849: Who was the president of

the constituent assembly?

1. B.R. Ambedkar

2. Rajendra Prasad

3. Alladi Krishnaswami Aiyer

4. Sarvepalli radhakrishnan

Question 850: Which country recently

amended the National Anthem to honour

indigenous people?

1. USA

2. Australia

3. Italy

4. France

Question 851: The India Meteorological

Department (IMD) inaugurated India's

highest Meteorological Centre (MC)

in____

1. Ladakh

2. Arunachal Pradesh

3. Sikkim

4. Jammu and Kashmir

Question 852: India's first National Sports

University has been launched in

1. Sikkim

2. Manipur

3. Kerala

4. Punjab

Question 853: How many rockets has

been launched by SpaceX agency on a

single rocket

1. 104

2. 125

3. 136

4. 143

Question 854: What is true about the

ecosystem?

Options:

1. Primary consumers are least

dependent upon producers

2. Primary consumers are

outnumbered producers

3. Producers are more than primary

consumers

4. Secondary consumers are the

largest and most powerful

Question 855: With reference to

Eutrophication, which of the following

statements is/are true.

It is a phenomenon of nutrition

enrichment of a water body.

It depletes the dissolved oxygen in

water.

Options:

1. A only

2. B only

3. Both A and B are correct

4. Neither A nor B is correct

Question 856: The environment modified

by Human activities is called ______.

Options:

1. Natural environment

2. Anthropogenic environment

3. Urban environment

4. Modern environment

Question 857: The first Union territory in

India to run on 100% solar energy is

______.

Options:

1. Andaman and Nicobar

2. Chandigarh

3. Puducherry

4. Diu

Question 858: Arrange the following

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answer from the codes given below

I.Wildlife protection Act

II.Biological diversity Act

III.Project tiger

IV.Project elephant

Options:

1. I, II, III, IV

2. I, III, IV, II

3. II, III, IV, I

4. II, III, I, IV

Question 859: The “Red Data Books”

published by the International Union for

Conservation of Nature and Natural

Resources (IUCN) contain lists of: (2011)

1. Endemic plant and animal species

present in the biodiversity

hotspots,

2. Threatened plant and animal

species.

3. Protected sites for conservation of

nature and natural resources in

various countries

Options:

1. 1 and 3

2. 2 only

3. 2 and 3

4. 3 only

Question 860: The Nagzira Wildlife

Sanctuary (NWS) is located in which

state?

Options:

1. Maharashtra

2. Himachal Pradesh

3. Jammu & Kashmir

4. Nagaland

Question 861: In which year, the

Environment (Protection) Act was

enacted?

Options

1. 1985

2. 1986

3. 1995

4. 1996

Question 862: The Washington

Convention whose formal name is

abbreviated as CITES is related to which

among the following?

Options

1. Pesticides

2. Ozone Depletion

3. Endangered Species

4. Human Rights

Question 863: The primary purpose of

employee safety programme is to

preserve the employees'___

Mental health

Physical health

Emotional health

All of the above

Question 864: The first Factories Act was

enacted in

1881

1895

1897

1885

Question 865: The term Sabbatical is

connected with

Paid leave for study

Paternity leave

Maternity leave

Quarantine leave

Question 866: An adult worker can work

up to __ hrs in a day as per factories Act,

1948.

Question 867: Ensuring the safety, health

and welfare of the employees is the

primary purpose of the_____

Factories Act, 1948

Payment of Wages Act, 1936

Equal Remuneration Act, 1976

Industrial Disputes Act, 1947

Question 868: Sweating during exercise

indicates operation of which one of the

following processes in the human body?

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Osmoregulation

Question 869: In human beings, the

opening of the stomach into the small

intestine is called

Caecum

Ileum

Oesophagus

Pylorus

Question 870: Which one of the following

is considered as the drug of last resort for

human beings?

Penicillin

Tetracycline

Chloramphenicol

Streptomycin

Question 871: Green Freight Corridor 2,

seen in the news recently, is located in

which state?

1. Maharashtra

2. West Bengal

3. Kerala

4. Tamil Nadu

Question 872: India and which

neighbouring country exchange lists of

lists of civilian prisoners and fishermen in

their custody every year on 1st January

and 1st July?

1. Pakistan

2. Bangladesh

3. Sri Lanka

4. China

Question 873: Which country topped the

Sustainable Development Report 2021?

1. US

2. UK

3. China

4. Finland

Question 874: Which Indian state is

called the ‘falcon Capital of the world’?

1. Meghalaya

2. Arunachal Pradesh

3. Nagaland

4. Tripura

Question 875: In which year was the

Indus water Treaty signed between India

and Pakistan?

1. 1947

2. 1950

3. 1960

4. 1991

Question 876: Nihal Sarin, who was seen

in the news recently, is associated with

sports?

1. Tennis

2. Table-Tennis

3. Chess

4. Swimming

Question 877: FIDE is the international

federation of which sports/game?

1. Football

2. Chess

3. Basketball

4. Hockey

Question 878: Liverpool, which was

removed from UNESCO World Heritage

sites, is located in which country?

1. USA

2. UK

3. Denmark

4. Russia

Question 879: Who owns the private

space agency ‘Blue Origin’?

1. Jeff Bezos

2. Elon Musk

3. Mark Zuckerberg

4. Tim Cook

Question 880: How many ordnance

factories are operational across India?

1. 11

2. 41

3. 91

4. 181

Question 881: When is the National

Broadcasting Day observed in India?

1. July 20

2. July 23

3. July 25

4. July 27

Question 882: Which two Union

Territories of India have joined in the ‘One

Nation One Ration Card’ Scheme?

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Nicobar

4. Lakshadweep and Andaman &

Nicobar

Question 883: YSR Rythu Bharosa

scheme, which was seen in news recently,

is associated with which state?

1. Gujarat

2. Tamil Nadu

3. Andhra Pradesh

4. Telangana

Question 884: Which state Governor has

promulgated an ordinance to ban online

gaming?

1. Tamil Nadu

2. Telangana

3. Maharashtra

4. Rajasthan

Question 885: DIKSHA’ web portal is

associated with which Union Ministry?

1. Ministry of Education

2. Ministry of Labour and

Employment

3. Ministry of Skill Development

4. Ministry of Agriculture

Question 886: Which among the following

authorities decides , how far the

fundamental rights can apply to the

members of the armed forces in India?

1. President of India

2. Parliament of India

3. Arms Forces themselves

4. Arms Forces Tribunal

Question 887: Which article of the Indian

Constitution provides for a Governor?

1. Article 152

2. Article 153

3. Article 154

4. Article 156

Question 888: In which year the National

Commission for Women was set up?

1. 1992

2. 1995

3. 2002

4. 2005

Question 889: In which article of the

Constitution of India the office of the

Attorney General for India provided?

1. Article 75

2. Article 76

3. Article 77

4. Article 78

Question 890: Which part of the

Constitution makes provisions with regard

to the electoral system in India?

1. XI

2. XIV

3. XV

4. XX

Question 891: Opium is obtained from the

dry latex from which part of the Papaver

somniferum Plant?

1. Stem

2. Leaves

3. Poppy

4. Stem joints

Question 892: Which part of the Central

Nervous System controls “reflex Actions” ?

1. Mesencephalon

2. Rhombencephalon

3. Medulla oblongata

4. Spinal Cord

Question 893: Blood Plasma with which

among the following removed is called

Serum?

1. Fibrin

2. Thrombin

3. Fibrinogen

4. Collagen

Question 894: In which year did Robert

Hooke discover the biological cell?

1. 1667

2. 1786

3. 1976

4. 1665

Question 895: Which cell organ is used to

make newsprint paper, textiles, and

wooden furniture?

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Question 896: Xerophthalmia is caused

by the dietary deficiency of-

1. Protein

2. Vitamin A

3. Vitamin D

4. None of these

Question 897: Which of the following is

not a primary macronutrient in plant

nutrition?

1. Nitrogen

2. Potassium

3. Magnesium

4. Phosphorous

Question 898: When the temperature

difference between liquid and its

surroundings is doubled, the rate of loss of

heat will.

1. Doubles

2. Remains the same.

3. Three Times.

4. Four Times.

Question 899: What is the name of the

technique which is used to disguise the

individuals based on their DNA pattern?

1. DNA Fingerprinting.

2. DNA Profiling.

3. Molecular Fingerprinting

4. All of these

Question 900: Which of the statements

given below is/are correct?

1. The Parliament of India can place a

particular law in the Ninth Schedule of the

Constitution of India.

2. The validity of a law placed in the Ninth

Schedule cannot be examined by any

court and no judgment can be made on it.

(a) 1 only

(b) 2 only

(d) Neither 1 nor 2

Question 901: Which of the statements

given below is/are correct?

1. In the election for Lok Sabha or State

Assembly, the winning candidate must get

at least 50 percent of the votes polled, to

be declared elected.

2. According to the provisions laid down in

the Constitution of India, in Lok Sabha, the

Speaker’s post goes to the majority party

and the Deputy Speaker’s to the

opposition.

(a) 1 only

(b) 2 only

(d) Neither 1 nor 2

Question 902: Which of the statements

given below is/are correct?

1. The speaker of the Legislative

Assembly Shall vacate his office if he

ceases to be a member of the Assembly.

2. Whenever the Legislative Assembly is

dissolved, the Speaker shall vacate his

immediately.

(a) 1 only

(b) 2 only

(d) Neither 1 nor 2

Question 903: Which one of the following

materials is not diamagnetic at Standard

Temperature and Pressure (STP)?

1. Nitrogen

2. Sodium chloride

3. Water

4. Iron

Question 904: Which one of the following

gases has the highest solubility in water?

1. Chlorine

2. Ammonia

3. Carbon dioxide

4. Nitrogen

Question 905: What is the causal agent

of Chikungunya?

1. Non-chlorophyllous bacterium

2. Nematode

3. Virus

4. Fungus

Question 906: Bio-remediation is a

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3. Ozone depletion

4. Heavy metal pollutants

Question 907: In order to save the stored

food grains from insects, farmers usually

mix with them

1. Neem leaves

2. Mango leaves

3. Peepal leaves

4. Orange leaves

Question 908: The term ‘Carbon footprint’

means

1. A region which is rich in coal mines

2. The amount of reduction in the

emission of CO2 by a country

3. The use of Carbon in

manufacturing industries

4. The amount of greenhouse

gases produced by our day-to

day activities

Question 909: Where is the National

Environmental Research Center of India

located?

1. Pune

2. Nagpur

3. Delhi

4. Mumbai

Question 910: In the study of pollution,

SPM refers to

1. Sulphur Phosphorus Matter

2. Sulphur Particulate Matter

3. Solid Particulate Matter

4. Suspended Particulate Matter

Question 911: How many Biospheres

Reserves in India?

1. 15

2. 16

3. 17

4. 18

Question 912: Valmiki National Park and

Wildlife Sanctuary is located at?

1. Uttarakhand

2. Uttar Pradesh

3. Maharashtra

4. Bihar

Question 913: Largest share in global

mangrove areas are found in?

1. India

2. Brazil

3. Indonesia

4. South Africa

Question 914: Montreal protocol is

related to?

1. Ozone Layer

2. Extinct species

3. Endangered Birds

4. None of the above

Question 915: Biological indicator of

pollution of sulfur dioxide is_____.

1. Moss

2. Smoke

3. Bryophyta

4. None of these

Question 916: Who is the author of the

work, The Evolution of Provincial Finance

in British India: A Study in the Provincial

Decentralization of Imperial Finance?

1. Dadabhai Naoroji

2. Dr. B. R. Ambedkar

3. M. N. Roy

4. Jawaharlal Nehru

Question 917: What were the peasant

associations set up in Kerala in the 1930s

called?

1. Kisan Sabha

2. Kirti Kisan

3. Karshaka Sangam

4. Kisan Morcha

Question 918: In the context of

international affairs, which one of the

following is correct about Lord Curzon?

1. He advocated a pacifist policy

2. He wanted to establish a British

sphere of influence over the

Persian Gulf and Seistan.

3. He wanted England and Russia to

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Question 919: Which one of the following

is correct about Assam in British India?

1. It was a part of the North-East

Frontier Agency.

2. It was made a province in 1865.

3. It was separated from Bengal in

1874, and along with Syihet

made into a Chief

Commissioner’s province.

4. It was a Princely State ruled by

Ahom kings

Question 920: Who set up the Bharat

Stree Mahamandal which first met in

Allahabad in 1910?

1. Annie Besant

2. Meherbai Tata

3. Saraladevi Chaudhurani

4. Tarabai Shmde

Question 921: In which year, the

Environment (Protection) Act was

enacted?

Options

1. 1985

2. 1986

3. 1995

4. 1996

Solution: The correct answer is 1986

Question 922: Which among the following

is responsible for depletion of Ozone?

Options

1. Carbon monoxide

2. Carbon dioxide

3. Chlorofluorocarbon

4. Mercuric oxide

Solution: The correct answer is

Chlorofluorocarbon

Question 923: Which of the

following living creatures is known for the

loudest sound?

Options

1. Gibbon

2. Donkey

3. Howler monkey

4. Humpback Whales

Solution: The correct answer is Humpback

Whales

Question 924: What fraction of earth’s

total land area is covered by forests?

Options

1. 5%

2. 13%

3. 31%

4. 51%

Solution: The correct answer is 31%

Question 925: Who among the following

for the first time coined the term

Biodiversity?

Options

1. E O Wilson

2. R D Barnes

3. N Myers

4. None of the above

Solution: The correct answer is E O

Wilson

Question 926: Which of the following is

known for the World’s largest Wetland

System?

Options

1. Chilka (India)

2. Pantanal (South America)

3. Everglades (USA)

4. None of the above

Solution: The correct answer is Pantanal

(South America)

Question 927: Which of the following

describes the biomass relationship

between producers and consumers in an

ecosystem?

Options

1. Food Chain

2. Food Web

3. Ecological Pyramid

4. Trophic level

Solution: The correct answer is Ecological

Pyramid

Question 928: Name the atmospheric

layer closest to the ground

Options

1. Troposphere

2. Mesosphere

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Solution: The correct answer is

Troposphere

Question 929: The most abundant gas on

the earth’s atmosphere is

Options

1. Oxygen

2. Carbon

3. Nitrogen

4. Hydrogen

Solution: The correct answer is Nitrogen

Question 930: What atmospheric layer has

most of the clouds?

Options

1. Mesosphere

2. Thermosphere

3. Exosphere

4. Troposphere

Solution: The correct answer is

Troposphere

Question 931: The study of weather is

called?

Options

1. Meteorology

2. Climatology

3. Aeronomy

4. Aerology

Solution: The correct answer is

Meteorology

Question 932: What does UNEP stand

for?

Options

1. United Nations Educational Plan

2. United Nations Environmental

Protection

3. United Nations Environmental

Programme

4. United Nations Environmental

Policy

Solution: The correct answer is United

Nations Environmental Programme

Question 933: The headquarters of UNEP

is at

Options

1. New York

2. Geneva

3. Stockholm

4. Nairobi

Solution: The correct answer is Nairobi.

Question 934: Which camel species has

two humps on its back?

Options

1. Arabian camel

2. Australian camel

3. Bactrian camel

4. Dromedary camels

Solution: The correct answer is Bactrian

camel

Question 935: In some areas there is an

exceptionally high level of biodiversity and

this area is called _______.

Options

1. Cold spot

2. Hot Spot

3. Population Spot

4. None of the above

Solution: The correct answer is Hot Spot

Question 936: What is the greenhouse

effect?

Options

1. Turning of house green because of

algae cover

2. Turning of house green because of

the green component of white light

3. Warming of the Earth because of

trapping of radiations by the earth’s

atmosphere

4. None of these

Solution: The correct answer is Warming

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Question 937: Warming of the Earth

because of trapping of radiations by the

earth’s atmosphere

Options

1. Bacteria

2. Protozoa

3. Fungus

4. Green plants

Solution: The correct answer is Green

plants

Question 938: Which among the following

is not a natural ecosystem?

Options

1. Forest

2. Pond

3. Lake

4. Gardens

Solution: The correct answer is Gardens

Question 939: Reduce, Reuse and

_______ are the three R's to save the

environment

Options

1. Rewise

2. Restore

3. Recycle

4. Recall

Solution: The correct answer is Recycle

Question 940: Which of the following is a

biodegradable pollutant?

Options

1. Dye effluent

2. Bleaching effluent

3. Sewage

4. Heavy metals

Solution: The correct answer is Sewage

Question 941: Which is the first national

park established in India?

Options

1. Bandipur national park

2. Corbett national park

3. Kanha national park

4. Periyar national park

Solution: The correct answer is Corbett

national park

Question 942: Ozone layer is essential

because it absorbs most of the

Options

1. infrared radiations

2. Heat

3. Solar radiation

4. Ultraviolet-radiation

Solution : The correct answer is

Ultraviolet-radiation

Question 943: The Taj Mahal is

threatened due to the effect of______

Options

1. Oxygen

2. Hydrogen

3. Chlorine

4. Sulphur dioxide

Solution : The correct answer is Sulphur

dioxide

Question 944: Buxa Tiger Reserve is

located in which State?

Options

1. Bihar

2. Jharkhand

3. West Bengal

4. Madhya Pradesh

Solution : The correct answer is West

Bengal

Question 945: The most potent

greenhouse gas among the following is

__?

Options

1. Carbon dioxide

2. Methane

3. Water Vapor

4. Ozone

Solution : The correct answer is Water

Vapor

Question 946: Red Data Book is published

by ___-?

Options

1. United Nations Environment

Programme

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Conservation Of Nature And

Natural Resources

Solution : The correct answer is

International Union For The Conservation

Of Nature And Natural Resources

Question 947: Which among the following

areas in India has the largest number of

endemic plant species?

Options

1. Himalayan Region

2. Malabar Region

3. Gangetic Plains

4. Western Ghats

Solution : The correct answer is Western

Ghats

Question 948: Ozone layer lies in:

Options

1. Troposphere

2. Tropopause

3. Stratosphere

4. Photosphere

Solution : The correct answer is

Stratosphere

Question 949: The Washington

Convention whose formal name is

abbreviated as CITES is related to which

among the following?

Options

1. Pesticides

2. Ozone Depletion

3. Endangered Species

4. Human Rights

Solution : The correct answer is

Endangered Species

Question 950: Biological indicator of

pollution of sulfur dioxide is_____.

Options

1. moss

2. Smoke

3. Bryophyta

4. None of these

Solution : The correct answer is moss

Question 951: Which award is given to

those who show indomitable courage in

the field of wildlife conservation?

Options

1. Indira Gandhi Environment Award

2. Medini Award Scheme

3. Amrita Devi Bishnoi Award

4. Pitambar Pant National Award

Solution : The correct answer is Amrita

Devi Bishnoi Award

Question 952: The first World

Environment Day was held in which year?

Options

1. 1971

2. 1974

3. 1976

4. 1978

Solution: The correct answer is 1974.

Question 953: When was the first major

conference on environmental issues under

the United Nations held?

Option

1. 1970

2. 1971

3. 1972

4. 1973

Solution: The correct answer is 1972

Question 954: World Environment Day

was celebrated for the first time under

which slogan?

Option

1. Only One Future for Our Children

2. Only One Earth

3. A Tree for Peace

4. Gift to the Earth

Solution: The correct answer is Only One

Earth

Question 955: On which date International

Day for Biodiversity is observed?

Option

1. May, 15

2. May, 20

3. May, 22

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Solution: The correct answer is May, 22

Question 956: Largest share in global

mangrove areas are found in?

Option

1. India

2. Brazil

3. Indonesia

4. South Africa

Solution: The correct answer is Indonesia

Question 957: Montreal protocol is related

to?

Option

1. Ozone Layer

2. Extinct species

3. Endangered Birds

4. None of the above

Solution: The correct answer is Ozone

Layer

Question 958: Kanha National park is

located at?

Option

1. Uttarakhand

2. Uttar Pradesh

3. Bihar

4. Madhya Pradesh

Solution: The correct answer is Madhya

Pradesh

Question 959: Valmiki National Park and

Wildlife Sanctuary is located at?

Option

1. Uttarakhand

2. Uttar Pradesh

3. Maharashtra

4. Bihar

Solution: The correct answer is Bihar

Question 960: Herbivores animals also

called?

Option

1. Primary consumer

2. Secondary Consumer

3. Tertiary consumer

4. None of the above

Solution: The correct answer is Primary

consumer

Question 961: How many Biodiversity

hotspot regions in India?

Option

1. Two

2. Three

3. Four

4. Five

Solution: The correct answer is Four

Question 962: Which of the following is not

a biodiversity Hotspot in India?

Option

1. Eastern Himalayas

2. Western Himalayas

3. Western Ghats

4. Lakshadweep Island

Solution: The correct answer is

Lakshadweep Island

Question 963: Ramsar agreement is

related to______.

Option

1. Wetlands

2. Grasslands

3. Forest Cover

4. Sea

Solution: The correct answer is Wetlands

Question 963: River pollution level is

measured by?

Option

1. BOD (Biochemical Oxygen

Demand)

2. BOD (Biological Oxygen Demand)

3. BOD (Biochemical Ordinary

Demand)

4. BOD (Biological Ordinary

Demand)

Solution: The correct answer is BOD

(Biochemical Oxygen Demand)

Question 964: List of endangered

creatures and plants is published?

Option

1. Red Data Book

2. White Data Book

3. Blue Data Book

4. Black Data Book

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Question 965: Where was the Ramasar

treaty held?

Option

1. Iraq

2. Iran

3. Turkmenistan

4. Kazakhstan

Solution: The correct answer is Iran

Question 966: How many Biospheres

Reserves in India?

Option

1. 16

2. 17

3. 18

Solution: The correct answer is 18

Question 967: Which was the first

biosphere of India that was included in the

UNESCO World Network?

Option

1. Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve

2. Khangchendzonga Biosphere

Reserve

3. Manas Biosphere Reserve

4. Nokrek Biosphere Reserve

Solution: The correct answer is Nilgiri

Biosphere Reserve

Question 968: Which is the latest

biosphere reserve of India included by

UNESCO in the world network?

Option

1. Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve

2. Khangchendzonga Biosphere

Reserve

3. Manas Biosphere Reserve

4. Nokrek Biosphere Reserve

Solution: The correct answer is

Khangchendzonga Biosphere Reserve

Question 969: Where is the Nanda Devi

Bio-Reserve located?

Option

1. Uttar Pradesh

2. Uttarakhand

3. Madhya Pradesh

4. Assam

Solution: The correct answer is

Uttarakhand

Question 970: Where is the National

Environmental Research Center of India

located?

Option

1. Pune

2. Nagpur

3. Delhi

4. Mumbai

Solution: The correct answer is Nagpur

Question 971. The study of growing plant

without soil

in water containing nutrient is known

as:

(a) Hypotonics

(b) Hydrotonics

(d) Hydrology

Answer: c

Question 972. Which of the following is

true about

heart?

(a) Heart circulates blood

(b) Heart supplies oxygen to blood

(d) Heart separates excretorywastes from

blood

Answer: a

Question 973. Which of the following have

nucleus?

(a) RBC

(b) WBC

(d) None ofthese

Answer: b

Question 974. Leptospirosis is a disease

caused by?

(a) Fungus

(b) Virus

(d) Protozoa

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Question 975. Erythrocytes is the other

name for?

(a) White blood cells

(b) Platelets

(d) Red BloodCells

Answer: d

Question 976. Which of the following is not

a fatsoluble vitamin?

(a) VitaminA

(b) VitaminB

(d) Vitamin E

Answer: b

Question 977. The sourness of curd is due

to the

presence of?

(a) LacticAcid

(b) CitricAcid

(d) MalicAcid

Answer: a

Question 978. The common bread mould

fungi is also

known as?

(a) Mucor

(b) Neurospora

(d) Aspergillus

Answer: c

Question 979. The vitamin found in Amla

(Gooseberry) is?

(a) Vitamin B

(b) Vitamin D

(d) Vitamin C

Answer: d

Question 980. Rickets is caused due to

deficiency

of which vitamin?

(a) Vitamin A

(b) Vitamin D

(d) Vitamin C

Answer: b

Question 981. The common name for

Cyanocobalamin is?

(a) VitaminA

(b) Vitamin B 2

(d) Vitamin E

Answer: c

Question 982. Which of the following acts

both as an

exocrine gland and endocrine gland?

(a) Pancreas

(b) Testis

(d) Adrenal

Answer: a

Question 983. Deficiency of Vitamin A

causes which

disease?

(a) Scurvy

(b) Night Blindness

(d) Goitre

Answer: b

Question 984. What disease is caused by

HIV?

(a) Pancreatitis

(b) Diabetes

(d) AIDS

Answer: d

Question 985. Saliva helps in the digestion

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Question 986.The functional unit of kidney

is called

(a) artery

(b) nephron

(d) axon

Answer: b

Question 987. Lizard belongs to which

category of

animals?

(a) Amphibian

(b) Reptilia

(d) Pisces

Answer: b

Question 988. Jaundice is caused due to

(a) Excess sugar

(b) Excess fat

(d) Excess water

Answer: c

Question 989. Deficiency of Vitamin C

causes?

(a) Goitre

(b) Marasmus

(d) Scurvy

Answer: d

Question 990.Tuberculosis is caused by

(a) Virus

(b) Algae

(d) Bacteria

Answer: d

Question 991.Haemoglobin is present in?

(a) Platelets

(b) Red BloodCells

(d) None ofthese

Answer: d

Question 992.The scientific name of

Mango is?

(a) Mangifera Indica

(b) Homo sapiens

(d) None ofthese

Answer: a

Question 993.Aflatoxins are produced by :

(a) Viruses

(b) Fungi

(d) Bacteria

Answer: b

Question 994.Ginger is considered as a

(a) Modified leaf

(b) Modified bulb

(d) Modified stem

Answer: d

Question 995. Parthenogenesis is a

process in which:

(a) Development of embryo without

fertilization

(b) Development of eggwithout

fertilization

(d) Fruits developwithoutfertilization

Answer: a

Question 996.Alveoli belongs to which

system of

human body?

(a) Excretory system

(b) Respiratory system

(d) Reproductive system

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Question 997.Which is the longest bone in

human

body?

(a) Tibia

(b) Fibula

(d) Stapes

Answer: c

Question 998.Which is the smallest bone

in human

body

(a) Patella

(b) Lunate

(c)Calcenus

(d) Stapes

Answer: d

Question 999. Plant which grow in saline

soil are

called

(a) Succulents

(b) Halophytes

(d) Xerophytes

Answer: b

Question 1000. The pigment that gives

plants green

colour is called

(a) Haemoglobin

(b)Bilirubin

(c)Chlorophyll

(d)Anthocyanin

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