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Digital Odisha General knowledge Class pdf www.digitalodisha.org 1. After which five year plan, ‘The Rolling Plan’ was implemented? (a) Third Plan (b) Fifth Plan (c) Seventh Plan (d) Ninth Plan Ans: (b) The Janata Party government rejected the Fifth Five- Year Plan and introduced a new Sixth Five-Year Plan (1978–1980) called rolling plan. The meaning of the Rolling Plan was that now, every year the performance of the plan will be assessed and a new plan will be made next year based upon this assessment. This plan was again rejected by the Indian National Congress government in 1980 and a new Sixth Plan was made. 2. Which tax causes a burden on the poorer section of the society? (a) Direct Tax (b) Indirect Tax (c) Both Direct and Indirect Tax (d) None of these Ans: (b) Indirect tax is a type of tax where the incidence and impact of taxation does not fall on the same entity. It can be viewed as having the effect of a regressive tax as it imposes a greater burden (relative to resources) on the poor than on the rich, as both rich and poor pay the same tax amount for consumption of a certain quantity of a specific good. 3. Which article was referred to as the ‘the heart and soul’ of the constitution by Dr. B. R. Ambedkar? (a) Article 4 (b) Article 32 (c) Article 28 (d) Article 30 Ans: (b) Article 32 provides the right to Constitutional remedies which means that a person has right to move to Supreme Court (and High Courts also) for getting his fundamental rights protected. While Supreme Court has power to issue writs under article 32, High Courts have been given same powers under Article 226. 4. Which of the following provision needs a special majority in Parliament? (a) Change in Fundamental Rights (b) Creation of New States (c) Abolition of Legislative Councils in State (d) Rules and Procedures in Parliament Ans: (a) Under Article 368, the majority of the provisions in the Constitution need to be amended by a special majority of the Parliament, that is, a majority of the total membership of each House and a majority of two-thirds of the members of each House present and voting. For creation of new stataes and abolition of legislative councils in state, a simple majority is required.

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Digital Odisha General knowledge Class pdf

wwwdigitalodishaorg 1 After which five year plan lsquoThe Rolling Planrsquo was implemented

(a) Third Plan

(b) Fifth Plan

(c) Seventh Plan

(d) Ninth Plan

Ans (b) The Janata Party government rejected the Fifth Five- Year Plan and introduced a new

Sixth Five-Year Plan (1978ndash1980) called rolling plan The meaning of the Rolling Plan was that

now every year the performance of the plan will be assessed and a new plan will be made next

year based upon this assessment This plan was again rejected by the Indian National Congress

government in 1980 and a new Sixth Plan was made

2 Which tax causes a burden on the poorer section of the society

(a) Direct Tax

(b) Indirect Tax

(c) Both Direct and Indirect Tax

(d) None of these

Ans (b) Indirect tax is a type of tax where the incidence and impact of taxation does not fall on

the same entity It can be viewed as having the effect of a regressive tax as it imposes a

greater burden (relative to resources) on the poor than on the rich as both rich and poor pay

the same tax amount for consumption of a certain quantity of a specific good 10485951048595

3 Which article was referred to as the lsquothe heart and soulrsquo of the constitution by Dr B R

Ambedkar

(a) Article 4 (b) Article 32

(c) Article 28 (d) Article 30

Ans (b) Article 32 provides the right to Constitutional remedies which means that a person has

right to move to Supreme Court (and High Courts also) for getting his fundamental rights

protected While Supreme Court has power to issue writs under article 32 High Courts have

been given same powers under Article 226

4 Which of the following provision needs a special majority in Parliament

(a) Change in Fundamental Rights

(b) Creation of New States

(c) Abolition of Legislative Councils in State

(d) Rules and Procedures in Parliament

Ans (a) Under Article 368 the majority of the provisions in the Constitution need to be

amended by a special majority of the Parliament that is a majority of the total membership of

each House and a majority of two-thirds of the members of each House present and voting For

creation of new stataes and abolition of legislative councils in state a simple majority is

required

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5 Which act ended the ldquoTrade Monopolyrdquo of the East India Company

(a) Regulating Act of 1773

(b) Pittrsquos India Act of 1784

(c) The Charter Act of 1833

(d) The Charter Act of 1813

Ans (d) The Charter act of 1813 ended the monopoly of the East India Company in India

however the companyrsquos monopoly in trade with china and trade in tea was remained intact The

charter act of 1813 for the first time explicitly defined the constitutional position of the British

territories in India

6 Match the following Battles Year

1 Battle of a 1576 Buxar

2 Battle of b 1764 Plassey

3 Battle of c 1757 Haldighati

(a) 1-c 2-b 3-a

(b) 1-b 2-c 3-a

(c) 1-b 2-a 3-c

(d) 1-c 2-a 3-b

Ans (b) Battles-Year 1048595 Battle of Buxar ndash 1764 1048595 Battle of Plassey ndash 1757 1048595 Battle of Haldighati ndash

1576 10485951048595

7 Which of the following state receives rainfall due to western disturbances

(a) Punjab

(b) West Bengal

(c) Kerala

(d) Gujarat

Ans (a) In winter northwest parts of India get some rains due to cyclonic depressions better

known as western disturbances As a result of these depressions there are light rains in the

plains of the Punjab and Haryana

8 Why does Western Ghats and Eastern Ghats both receive sufficient rainfall but Deccan Plateau

receives scanty rainfall

(a) It is a rain shadow area

(b) It is located parallel to wind direction

(c) It is away from the coast

(d) Rain bearing clouds are absent

Ans (a) The Arabian Sea branch of Monsoons is roughly three times stronger than the Bay of

Bengal branch It strikes at Western Ghats and gives rainfall to the western most regions while

rain shadow interiors the Deccan plateau receive very less rainfall

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9 In which of the following part of the cell does the pyruvic acid is broken down into carbon

dioxide water and energy

(a) Cytoplasm

(b) Nucleus

(c) Mitochondria

(d) Chloroplast

Ans (c) Mitochondria are rodshaped organelles that can be considered the power generators of

the cell converting oxygen and nutrients into adenosine triphosphate (ATP) ATP is the chemical

energy currency of the cell that powers the cellrsquos metabolic activities The mitochondria are the

site of aerobic respiration

10 What is plant cell wall mainly composed of

(a) Lipids

(b) Vitamin

(c) Cellulose

(d) Protein

Ans (c) The plant cell wall is composed of cellulose Cellulose is a structural carbohydrate and

is considered a complex sugar because it is used in both protection and structure

11 What is the SI unit of Power

(a) Boyle (b) Watt

(c) Newton (d) Pascal

Ans (b) The standard metric unit of power is the Watt As is implied by the equation for power

a unit of power is equivalent to a unit of work divided by a unit of time

12 Which one of the following is not a type of coal

(a) Anthracite

(b) Lignite

(c) Peat

(d) Siderite

Ans (d) Coal is a combustible sedimentary rock composed mostly of carbon and hydrocarbons

The types of coal include peat lignite bituminous and anthracite 104859510485951048595

14 What is the name of the first Super Computer of the world

(a) CDC 6600

(b) USENET

(c) COMODORVIC20

(d) PARAM-10000

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Ans (a) The first supercomputer the Control Data Corporation 104859510485951048595 6600 only had a single CPU

Released in 1964 the CDC 6600 was actually fairly small in size

15 Fog clouds mist are examples of _______

(a) Aerosol (b) Solidsol

(c) Foam (d) Gel

Ans (a) An aerosol is a colloid of fine solid particles or liquid droplets in air or another gas

Aerosols can be natural or anthropogenic Examples of natural aerosols are fog dust forest

exudates and geyser steam

16 Which of the following is a chemical formula of quicklime

(a) Ca2O (b) Ca2CO3

(c) CaO2 (d) CaO

Ans (d) I f limestone is heated strongly it breaks down to form calcium oxide and carbon

dioxide Calcium oxide (CaO) commonly known as quicklime or burnt lime is a widely used

chemical compound

17 Who was the pioneer of Chipko movement of 1973

(a) Sambaji

(b) Baba Amte

(c) Sunderlal Bahuguna

(d) Medha Patkar

Ans (c) Sunderlal Bahuguna a Gandhian activist and philosopher initiated the Chipko Movement

in 1973 The first Chipko action took place spontaneously in April 1973 in the village of Mandal

in the upper Alakananda valley and over the next five years spread to many districts of the

Himalayas in Uttar Pradesh

18 lsquoPradhan Mantri Digital Saksharta Abhiyanrsquo is launched to digitally literate 6 crore rural

households by

(a) March 2019

(b) March 2020

(c) April 2021

(d) March 2022

Ans (a) The aim of the scheme lsquoPradhan Mantri Gramin Dig-ital Saksharta Abhiyanrsquo (PMGDISHA)

is to make 6 crore rural households digitally lit-erate by March 2019 Digitally literate persons

would be able to operate computersdigital access devices (like tablets smart phones etc)

send and receive emails browse internet access Government Services search for information

undertaking cashless transactions etc

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19 Edward Jenner discovered vaccine for which of the following disease

(a) Polio

(b) Tuberculosis

(c) Small Pox

(d) Rabies

Ans (c) Edward Jenner was the pioneer of smallpox vaccine the worldrsquos first vaccine The terms

lsquovaccinersquo and lsquovaccinationrsquo are derived from Variolae vaccinae (smallpox of the cow) the term

devised by Jenner to denote cowpox

23 Who is the author of lsquoThe Windfallrsquo

(a) Manmohan Singh

(b) Amitav Ghosh

(c) Diksha Basu

(d) Arundhati Roy

Ans (c) The Windfall by Diksha Basu Through the novel Basu is both an insider as well as the

impartial outsider who offers a range of humorous perspectives on the Delhi city through its

motley characters This is Basursquos second novel (her first was Opening Night published in 2012)

1 In which of the following market forms a firm does not exercise control over price

(a) Mixed Competition

(b) Monopoly

(c) Oligopoly

(d) Perfect Competition

Ans (d) Perfect Competition is a form of market in which there are very large number of buyers

and sellers of a homogeneous product Price is determined by the market forces of the supply

and demand and not by firms

2 Which of the following is represented by lsquoLorenz Curversquo

(a) Employment

(b) Inflation

(c) Deflation

(d) Income Distribution

Ans (d) In economics the Lorenz curve is a graphical representation of the distribution of

income or of wealth The graph plots percentiles of the population according to income or

wealth on the horizontal axis

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3 Which of the following is not a fundamental duty

(a) To abide by constitution and respect the National Flag

(b) To promote harmony and brotherhood

(c) To uphold and protect the sovereignty

(d) Abolition of titles except military and academic

Ans (d) Article 18 under Part III of Indian constitution deals with abolition of titles It is a

fundamental right

4 Which article can be used by The President of India to declare financial emergency

(a) Article 32

(b) Article 349

(c) Article 360

(d) Article 365

Ans (c) Article 360 deals with provisions regarding financial emergency It states that if the

President is satisfied that there is an economic situation in which the financial stability or credit

of India is threatened he or she can declare financial emergency

5 The Poona Pact was signed between Mahatma Gandhi and ____

(a) Muhammad Ali Jinnah

(b) Lord Irwin

(c) Subhash Chandra Bose

(d) B R Ambedkar

Ans (d) The Poona Pact refers to an agreement between Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar and Mahatma

Gandhi signed on 24 September 1932 at Yerwada Central Jail in Pune Maharashtra

6 Which Governor General abolished the lsquoSati Systemrsquo in India

(a) Lord Canning

(b) Lord Ripon

(c) Lord William Bentinck

(d) Lord Dalhousie

Ans (c) Sati system (the immolation of a Hindu widow on the funeral pyre of her deceased

husband) was formally banned in all jurisdictions of British India by Lord William Bentinck on 4

December 1829 It was done so under the Bengal Sati Regulation that described the practice of

Sati as revolting to the feelings of human nature

7 Which of the following is NOT a primary green house gas in the earthrsquos atmosphere

(a) Methane (b) Ozone

(c) Nitrous oxide (d) Hydrogen

Ans (d) Greenhouse gases are those that absorb and emit infrared radiation in the wavelength

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range emitted by Earth The primary greenhouse gases in Earthrsquos atmosphere are Water vapor

(H2O) Carbon dioxide (CO2) Methane (CH4) Nitrous oxide (N2O) Ozone (O3) and

Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs)

8 Which type of forest is most widespread in India

(a) Tropical Evergreen Forests

(b) Tropical Deciduous Forests

(c) Montane Forests

(d) Mangrove Forests

Ans (b) Tropical Deciduous Forests are the most widespread forests out of all the types of

forests in India Also called as Monsoon Forests

9 Which blood group is universal donor

(a) O+ (b) Ondash

(c) ABndash (d) AB+

Ans (b) Universal donor is a person who is type O in the ABO blood group system and

negative for RhD blood group antigen and can donate blood to all recipients Oblood type

doesnrsquot have antigen for A or B and Rh antigen on the surface of its RBCs

10 In how many parts is the human brain divided

(a) 2 (b) 3

(c) 4 (d) 5

Ans (b) The human brain is divided into three parts 1048595 The brainstem which has the pons the

midbrain and the medulla oblongata 1048595 The cerebellum which forms the hindbrain along with the

brainstem and is located below the cerebrum

11 In which of the following class can we put Adrenaline

(a) Hormone (b) Enzyme

(c) Protein (d) Fat

Ans (a) Epinephrine also known as adrenaline is a hormone It is normally produced by both

the adrenal glands and certain neurons

12 Supercooling is cooling of liquid ___

(a) below melting point

(b) below freezing point

(c) at melting point

(d) above melting point

Ans (b) Supercooling is the process of chilling a liquid below its freezing point without it

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becoming solid A good example of this phenomenon is found in meteorology clouds in high

altitude are an accumulation of supercooled droplets of water below their freezing point

13 When light passes from one medium to another this phenomenon of change in its direction

is called ___

(a) Refraction

(b) Diffraction

(c) Propagation

(d) No option is correct

Ans (a) The phenomenon of bending of light as it passes from one medium to another is known

as the refraction of light Refraction is the change in direction of a wave due to a change in its

medium

14 Which among the following is not an input device

(a) Plotter

(b) Magnetic Ink Character Recognition (MICR)

(c) Optical Mark Recognition (OMR)

(d) Barcode Reader

Ans (a) An input device is any hardware device that sends data to a computer allowing user to

interact with and control the computer MICR OMR and Barcode Reader are examples of input

devices

15 Which of the following is also known as Carbolic Acid

(a) Phenol

(b) Hydroxide

(c) Sulphuric Acid

(d) Ethanol

Ans (a) Phenol is also known as carbolic acid It is an aromatic organic compound with the

molecular formula C6H5OH

16 Who discovered electron

(a) E Goldstien

(b) J J Thomson

(c) Ernest Rutherford

(d) J Chadwick

Ans (b) JJ Thomson is credited with the discovery and identification of the electron Thomson

in 1897 was the first to suggest that one of the fundamental units was more than 1000 times

smaller than an atom suggesting the subatomic particle now known as the electron

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17 Who is a major driving force behind the lsquoNarmada Bachao Andolanrsquo

(a) Anna Hazare

(b) Medha Patkar

(c) Shantha Sinha

(d) Manasi Pradhan

Ans (b) Medha Patkaris the founder member of Narmada Bachao Andolan (NBA) in three states

Madhya Pradesh Maharashtra and Gujarat NBA has been engaged in a struggle for justice for

the people affected by the dam projects related to the Sardar Sarovar dams project

18 lsquoUdey Desh ka Aam Nagrikrsquo (UDAN) scheme for regional air connectivity will provide travel to

tier 2 and tier 3 cities at the rate of Rs ____ per hour

(a) 1500

(b) 2000

(c) 2500

(d) 3000

Ans (c) Under the new UDAN scheme people in tier 2 and tier 3 cities can fly at just Rs 2500

per hour

19 Who invented radar

(a) Fred Morrison

(b) A H Taylor and Leo C Young

(c) Van Tassel

(d) W K Roentgen

Ans (b) Like many inventions that of radar is difficult to ascribe to an individual Robert

Watson-Watt is given the credit for inventing the radar

20 David Warner plays cricket for which country

(a) England

(b) New Zealand

(c) Austr alia

(d) Sri Lan ka

Ans (c) David Warneris an Australian cricketer and the current vicecaptain of the Australian

cricket team An explosive left-handed opening batsman Warner is the first Australian cricketer in

132 years to be selected for a national team in any format without experience in first-class

cricket

21 Japanese art lsquoIkebanarsquo is related to ___

(a) paper folding

(b) flower arrangement

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(c) tree cutting

(d) sand art

Ans (b) Ikebana is the Japanese art of flower arrangement Also known as kado it developed

from the Buddhist ritual of offering flowers to the spirits of the dead

23 Who has recently launched his autobiography titled lsquoAn Unsuitable Boyrsquo

(a) Rishi Kapoor

(b) MS Dhoni

(c) Karan Johar

(d) Vikram Seth

Ans (c) An Unsuitable Boy is an autobiographical book written by Indian film director Karan

Johar The book was first published on 9 January 2017

24 Which of the following country is not a member of lsquoThe Indian Ocean Rim Association

(IORA)rsquo

(a) Sri Lanka

(b) Mauritius

(c) Seychelles

(d) China

Ans (d) IORA is an international organisation consisting of 21 coastal states bordering the Indian

Ocean China is not a member of this grouping

1 What does indifference curve represent

(a) Levels of Income and Capital

(b) Satisfaction derived from two goods

(c) Income from two b sinesses

(d) Relationship between expenditure and savings

Ans (b) An indifference curve is a graph showing combination of two goods that give the

consumer equal satisfaction and utility Each point on an indifference curve indicates that a

consumer is indifferent between the two and all points give him the same utility

3 India has taken the concept of lsquoJudicial Reviewrsquo from which countryrsquos constitution

(a) United States

(b) United Kingdom

(c) Canada

(d) Ireland

Ans (a) The Indian Constitution adopted the Judicial Review on lines of US Constitution The

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Supreme Court enjoys a position which entrusts it with the power of reviewing the legislative

enactments both of Parliament and the State Legislatures

4 How many times a person can be elected as the President of India

(a) One time

(b) Two times

(c) Three times

(d) No bar

Ans (d) The President is elected by the members of an electoral college consisting of the

elected members of both the Houses of Parliament and the elected members of the Legislative

Assemblies of States and the Union Territories of Delhi and Pondicherry According to Article 57

of the Constitution a President is eligible for re-election to that office and there is no bar on

number of times

5 Who shot dead John Saunders on 17th December 1927

(a) Bhagat Singh

(b) Mangal Panday

(c) Sukhdev

(d) Bipin Chandra Pal Singh

Ans (a) On December 17 1927 the revolutionaries Bhagat Singh and Rajguru shot and killed

assistant superintendent of police John Saunders However their original target was not Saunders

but superintendent of police James Scott who had ordered his men to lathicharge protesters

leading to the death of the nationalist leader Lala Lajpat Rai

6 Sardar Vallabhbai Patel was the leader of _______

(a) Bhoodan Movement

(b) Rowlatt Satyagraha

(c) Bardoli Satyagraha

(d) Swadeshi Movement

Ans (c) The Bardoli Satyagraha 1928 was a movement in the independence struggle led by

Sardar Vallabhai Patel for the farmers of Bardoli against the unjust raising of taxes A large

number of women took active part in the movement

7 Which type of forests majorly comprises of lichens and mosses

(a) Taiga forests

(b) Tundra forests

(c) Temperate mixed forests

(d) Tropical ever green forests

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Ans (b) One of the most successful types of tundra vegetation is moss Mosses are quite tough

despite their small size

8 Which of the following has maximum diurnal temperature difference

(a) Desert (b) Mountains

(c) Plateau (d) Ocean

Ans (a) Diurnal temperature variations are greatest very near the earthrsquos surface High desert

areas typically have the greatest diurnal temperature variations

9 Night Blindness is caused by deficiency of which of the following Vitamin

(a) Vitamin B (b) Vitamin C

(c) Vitamin K (d) Vitamin A

Ans (d) It occurs as a result of various diseases that cause degeneration of the rods of the

retina (the sensory cells responsible for vision in dim light) The problem can also appear as an

inherited deficiency in visual purple or rhodopsin which is the pigment of the rods of the retina

Night blindness is a classic finding from deficiency of vitamin A

10 The right portion of human heart receives ______ blood

(a) pure

(b) impure

(c) mixed

(d) None of these

Ans (b) The heart receives blood low in oxygen from the systemic circulation which enters the

right atrium from the superior and inferior venae cavae and passes to the right ventricle From

here it is pumped into the pulmonary circulation through the lungs where it receives oxygen and

gives off carbon dioxide Oxygenated blood then returns to the left atrium passes through the

left ventricle and is pumped out through the aorta to the systemic circulation where the oxygen

is used and metabolized to carbon dioxide

11 Which of the following is the largest gland in human body

(a) Thyroid (b) Liver

(c) Kidney (d) Pancreas

Ans (b) Liver is the largest gland found in the human body The liver has many functions and

plays a large role in human metabolism and digestion The organ stores glycogen decomposes

red blood cells synthesizes plasma proteins produces hormones and removes toxins and waste

products from the blood

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12 On which principle does the hydraulic lift works

(a) Newtonlsquos law

(b) Pascalrsquos law

(c) Archimedesrsquos law

(d) Joulersquos law

Ans (b) Pascalrsquos law is a principle in fluid mechanics that states that pressure exerted anywhere

in a confined incompressible fluid is transmitted equally in all directions throughout the fluid

such that the pressure ratio (initial difference) remains the same An important application of

Pascalrsquos law is the hydraulic lift used to lift heavy objects

14 In MICR what does lsquoIrsquo stands for

(a) Interactive

(b) Information

(c) Ink

(d) Instruction

Ans (c) MICR code is a code printed using MICR (Magnetic Ink Character Recognition technology)

on cheques to enable identification the cheques A MICR code is a 9-digit code that uniquely

identifies a bank and a branch participating in an Electronic Clearing System (ECS)

15 What is the process of conversion of solid state directly to gaseous state called

(a) Evaporation

(b) Condensation

(c) Sublimation

(d) Distillation

Ans (c) Sublimation is conversion of a substance from the solid to the gaseous state without its

becoming liquid An example is the vaporization of frozen carbon dioxide (dry ice) at ordinary

atmospheric pressure and temperature

16 What are the main components of Bronze Alloy

(a) Copper and Zinc

(b) Copper and Tin

(c) Zinc and Nickel

(d) Aluminium and Nickel

Ans (b) Bronze alloy traditionally is composed of copper and tin Bronze is used in architecture

for structural and design elements for bearings because of its friction properties and as

phosphor bronze in musical instruments electrical contacts and ship propellers 104859510485951048595

17 Which of the following causes fly ash

(a) Hydroe lectric Power Station

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(b) Coal Combustion Power Plant

(c) Nuclear Power Plant

(d) Tidal Power Plant

Ans (b) Fly ash is a byproduct from burning pulverized coal in electric power generating plants

During combustion mineral impurities in the coal (clay feldspar quartz and shale) fuse in

suspension and float out of the combustion chamber with the exhaust gases As the fused

material rises it cools and solidifies into spherical glassy particles called f ly ash It provides an

excellent prime material used in blended cement mosaic tiles and hollow blocks among others

18 ldquoDulari Kanyardquo a scheme to bring down infant mortality in the state is launched by which

Indian State

(a) Arunachal Pradesh

(b) Rajasthan

(c) Uttar Pradesh

(d) Madhya Pradesh

Ans (a) On the occasion of 68the Republic Day the state government of Arunachal Pradesh has

launched a special scheme named as ldquoDulari Kanya Yojanardquo to bring down the infant mortality in

the state The new Infant mortality scheme in Arunachal Pradesh will track all the pregnant

mothers to provide them better care for safe and secured delivery

19 Who developed the theory of relativity

(a) Issac Newton

(b) Charles Darwin

(c) Marie Curie

(d) Albert Einstein

Ans (d) Albert Einstein in his theory of special relativity determined that the laws of physics are

the same for all nonaccelerating observers and he showed that the speed of light within a

vacuum is the same no matter the speed at which an observer travels 104859510485951048595

20 lsquoQueensbury rulesrsquo is code of rules that directly influences which of the following sport

(a) Tennis (b) Boxing

(c) Polo (d) Billiards

Ans (b) The Marquess of Queensberry Rules are a code of generally accepted rules in the sport

of boxing Drafted in London in 1865 and published in 1867 they were named so as John

Douglas 9th Marquess of Queensberry publicly endorsed the code although they were written by

a Welsh sportsman named John Graham Chambers

21 Who amidst the following is a distinguished painter

(a) Uday Shankar

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(b) Sonal Mansingh

(c) Amrita Shergill

(d) Yamini Kirshnamurthy

Ans (c) Amrita Sher-Gil was an eminent Hungarian-Indian painter She was influenced by the

Mughal as well as the Ajanta paintings Her works have been declared as National Art Treasures

by the Government of India

23 ldquoHema Malini Beyond the Dream Girlrdquo is authored by which author

(a) MeenaIyer

(b) Hema Malini

(c) Ram Kamal Mukherjee

(d) Vijay Kumar

Ans (b) The biography titled Beyond The Dream Girl is written by Ram Kamal Mukherjee and

was unveiled on Hema Malinirsquos 69th birthday (October 16)

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5 Which act ended the ldquoTrade Monopolyrdquo of the East India Company

(a) Regulating Act of 1773

(b) Pittrsquos India Act of 1784

(c) The Charter Act of 1833

(d) The Charter Act of 1813

Ans (d) The Charter act of 1813 ended the monopoly of the East India Company in India

however the companyrsquos monopoly in trade with china and trade in tea was remained intact The

charter act of 1813 for the first time explicitly defined the constitutional position of the British

territories in India

6 Match the following Battles Year

1 Battle of a 1576 Buxar

2 Battle of b 1764 Plassey

3 Battle of c 1757 Haldighati

(a) 1-c 2-b 3-a

(b) 1-b 2-c 3-a

(c) 1-b 2-a 3-c

(d) 1-c 2-a 3-b

Ans (b) Battles-Year 1048595 Battle of Buxar ndash 1764 1048595 Battle of Plassey ndash 1757 1048595 Battle of Haldighati ndash

1576 10485951048595

7 Which of the following state receives rainfall due to western disturbances

(a) Punjab

(b) West Bengal

(c) Kerala

(d) Gujarat

Ans (a) In winter northwest parts of India get some rains due to cyclonic depressions better

known as western disturbances As a result of these depressions there are light rains in the

plains of the Punjab and Haryana

8 Why does Western Ghats and Eastern Ghats both receive sufficient rainfall but Deccan Plateau

receives scanty rainfall

(a) It is a rain shadow area

(b) It is located parallel to wind direction

(c) It is away from the coast

(d) Rain bearing clouds are absent

Ans (a) The Arabian Sea branch of Monsoons is roughly three times stronger than the Bay of

Bengal branch It strikes at Western Ghats and gives rainfall to the western most regions while

rain shadow interiors the Deccan plateau receive very less rainfall

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9 In which of the following part of the cell does the pyruvic acid is broken down into carbon

dioxide water and energy

(a) Cytoplasm

(b) Nucleus

(c) Mitochondria

(d) Chloroplast

Ans (c) Mitochondria are rodshaped organelles that can be considered the power generators of

the cell converting oxygen and nutrients into adenosine triphosphate (ATP) ATP is the chemical

energy currency of the cell that powers the cellrsquos metabolic activities The mitochondria are the

site of aerobic respiration

10 What is plant cell wall mainly composed of

(a) Lipids

(b) Vitamin

(c) Cellulose

(d) Protein

Ans (c) The plant cell wall is composed of cellulose Cellulose is a structural carbohydrate and

is considered a complex sugar because it is used in both protection and structure

11 What is the SI unit of Power

(a) Boyle (b) Watt

(c) Newton (d) Pascal

Ans (b) The standard metric unit of power is the Watt As is implied by the equation for power

a unit of power is equivalent to a unit of work divided by a unit of time

12 Which one of the following is not a type of coal

(a) Anthracite

(b) Lignite

(c) Peat

(d) Siderite

Ans (d) Coal is a combustible sedimentary rock composed mostly of carbon and hydrocarbons

The types of coal include peat lignite bituminous and anthracite 104859510485951048595

14 What is the name of the first Super Computer of the world

(a) CDC 6600

(b) USENET

(c) COMODORVIC20

(d) PARAM-10000

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Ans (a) The first supercomputer the Control Data Corporation 104859510485951048595 6600 only had a single CPU

Released in 1964 the CDC 6600 was actually fairly small in size

15 Fog clouds mist are examples of _______

(a) Aerosol (b) Solidsol

(c) Foam (d) Gel

Ans (a) An aerosol is a colloid of fine solid particles or liquid droplets in air or another gas

Aerosols can be natural or anthropogenic Examples of natural aerosols are fog dust forest

exudates and geyser steam

16 Which of the following is a chemical formula of quicklime

(a) Ca2O (b) Ca2CO3

(c) CaO2 (d) CaO

Ans (d) I f limestone is heated strongly it breaks down to form calcium oxide and carbon

dioxide Calcium oxide (CaO) commonly known as quicklime or burnt lime is a widely used

chemical compound

17 Who was the pioneer of Chipko movement of 1973

(a) Sambaji

(b) Baba Amte

(c) Sunderlal Bahuguna

(d) Medha Patkar

Ans (c) Sunderlal Bahuguna a Gandhian activist and philosopher initiated the Chipko Movement

in 1973 The first Chipko action took place spontaneously in April 1973 in the village of Mandal

in the upper Alakananda valley and over the next five years spread to many districts of the

Himalayas in Uttar Pradesh

18 lsquoPradhan Mantri Digital Saksharta Abhiyanrsquo is launched to digitally literate 6 crore rural

households by

(a) March 2019

(b) March 2020

(c) April 2021

(d) March 2022

Ans (a) The aim of the scheme lsquoPradhan Mantri Gramin Dig-ital Saksharta Abhiyanrsquo (PMGDISHA)

is to make 6 crore rural households digitally lit-erate by March 2019 Digitally literate persons

would be able to operate computersdigital access devices (like tablets smart phones etc)

send and receive emails browse internet access Government Services search for information

undertaking cashless transactions etc

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19 Edward Jenner discovered vaccine for which of the following disease

(a) Polio

(b) Tuberculosis

(c) Small Pox

(d) Rabies

Ans (c) Edward Jenner was the pioneer of smallpox vaccine the worldrsquos first vaccine The terms

lsquovaccinersquo and lsquovaccinationrsquo are derived from Variolae vaccinae (smallpox of the cow) the term

devised by Jenner to denote cowpox

23 Who is the author of lsquoThe Windfallrsquo

(a) Manmohan Singh

(b) Amitav Ghosh

(c) Diksha Basu

(d) Arundhati Roy

Ans (c) The Windfall by Diksha Basu Through the novel Basu is both an insider as well as the

impartial outsider who offers a range of humorous perspectives on the Delhi city through its

motley characters This is Basursquos second novel (her first was Opening Night published in 2012)

1 In which of the following market forms a firm does not exercise control over price

(a) Mixed Competition

(b) Monopoly

(c) Oligopoly

(d) Perfect Competition

Ans (d) Perfect Competition is a form of market in which there are very large number of buyers

and sellers of a homogeneous product Price is determined by the market forces of the supply

and demand and not by firms

2 Which of the following is represented by lsquoLorenz Curversquo

(a) Employment

(b) Inflation

(c) Deflation

(d) Income Distribution

Ans (d) In economics the Lorenz curve is a graphical representation of the distribution of

income or of wealth The graph plots percentiles of the population according to income or

wealth on the horizontal axis

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3 Which of the following is not a fundamental duty

(a) To abide by constitution and respect the National Flag

(b) To promote harmony and brotherhood

(c) To uphold and protect the sovereignty

(d) Abolition of titles except military and academic

Ans (d) Article 18 under Part III of Indian constitution deals with abolition of titles It is a

fundamental right

4 Which article can be used by The President of India to declare financial emergency

(a) Article 32

(b) Article 349

(c) Article 360

(d) Article 365

Ans (c) Article 360 deals with provisions regarding financial emergency It states that if the

President is satisfied that there is an economic situation in which the financial stability or credit

of India is threatened he or she can declare financial emergency

5 The Poona Pact was signed between Mahatma Gandhi and ____

(a) Muhammad Ali Jinnah

(b) Lord Irwin

(c) Subhash Chandra Bose

(d) B R Ambedkar

Ans (d) The Poona Pact refers to an agreement between Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar and Mahatma

Gandhi signed on 24 September 1932 at Yerwada Central Jail in Pune Maharashtra

6 Which Governor General abolished the lsquoSati Systemrsquo in India

(a) Lord Canning

(b) Lord Ripon

(c) Lord William Bentinck

(d) Lord Dalhousie

Ans (c) Sati system (the immolation of a Hindu widow on the funeral pyre of her deceased

husband) was formally banned in all jurisdictions of British India by Lord William Bentinck on 4

December 1829 It was done so under the Bengal Sati Regulation that described the practice of

Sati as revolting to the feelings of human nature

7 Which of the following is NOT a primary green house gas in the earthrsquos atmosphere

(a) Methane (b) Ozone

(c) Nitrous oxide (d) Hydrogen

Ans (d) Greenhouse gases are those that absorb and emit infrared radiation in the wavelength

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range emitted by Earth The primary greenhouse gases in Earthrsquos atmosphere are Water vapor

(H2O) Carbon dioxide (CO2) Methane (CH4) Nitrous oxide (N2O) Ozone (O3) and

Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs)

8 Which type of forest is most widespread in India

(a) Tropical Evergreen Forests

(b) Tropical Deciduous Forests

(c) Montane Forests

(d) Mangrove Forests

Ans (b) Tropical Deciduous Forests are the most widespread forests out of all the types of

forests in India Also called as Monsoon Forests

9 Which blood group is universal donor

(a) O+ (b) Ondash

(c) ABndash (d) AB+

Ans (b) Universal donor is a person who is type O in the ABO blood group system and

negative for RhD blood group antigen and can donate blood to all recipients Oblood type

doesnrsquot have antigen for A or B and Rh antigen on the surface of its RBCs

10 In how many parts is the human brain divided

(a) 2 (b) 3

(c) 4 (d) 5

Ans (b) The human brain is divided into three parts 1048595 The brainstem which has the pons the

midbrain and the medulla oblongata 1048595 The cerebellum which forms the hindbrain along with the

brainstem and is located below the cerebrum

11 In which of the following class can we put Adrenaline

(a) Hormone (b) Enzyme

(c) Protein (d) Fat

Ans (a) Epinephrine also known as adrenaline is a hormone It is normally produced by both

the adrenal glands and certain neurons

12 Supercooling is cooling of liquid ___

(a) below melting point

(b) below freezing point

(c) at melting point

(d) above melting point

Ans (b) Supercooling is the process of chilling a liquid below its freezing point without it

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becoming solid A good example of this phenomenon is found in meteorology clouds in high

altitude are an accumulation of supercooled droplets of water below their freezing point

13 When light passes from one medium to another this phenomenon of change in its direction

is called ___

(a) Refraction

(b) Diffraction

(c) Propagation

(d) No option is correct

Ans (a) The phenomenon of bending of light as it passes from one medium to another is known

as the refraction of light Refraction is the change in direction of a wave due to a change in its

medium

14 Which among the following is not an input device

(a) Plotter

(b) Magnetic Ink Character Recognition (MICR)

(c) Optical Mark Recognition (OMR)

(d) Barcode Reader

Ans (a) An input device is any hardware device that sends data to a computer allowing user to

interact with and control the computer MICR OMR and Barcode Reader are examples of input

devices

15 Which of the following is also known as Carbolic Acid

(a) Phenol

(b) Hydroxide

(c) Sulphuric Acid

(d) Ethanol

Ans (a) Phenol is also known as carbolic acid It is an aromatic organic compound with the

molecular formula C6H5OH

16 Who discovered electron

(a) E Goldstien

(b) J J Thomson

(c) Ernest Rutherford

(d) J Chadwick

Ans (b) JJ Thomson is credited with the discovery and identification of the electron Thomson

in 1897 was the first to suggest that one of the fundamental units was more than 1000 times

smaller than an atom suggesting the subatomic particle now known as the electron

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17 Who is a major driving force behind the lsquoNarmada Bachao Andolanrsquo

(a) Anna Hazare

(b) Medha Patkar

(c) Shantha Sinha

(d) Manasi Pradhan

Ans (b) Medha Patkaris the founder member of Narmada Bachao Andolan (NBA) in three states

Madhya Pradesh Maharashtra and Gujarat NBA has been engaged in a struggle for justice for

the people affected by the dam projects related to the Sardar Sarovar dams project

18 lsquoUdey Desh ka Aam Nagrikrsquo (UDAN) scheme for regional air connectivity will provide travel to

tier 2 and tier 3 cities at the rate of Rs ____ per hour

(a) 1500

(b) 2000

(c) 2500

(d) 3000

Ans (c) Under the new UDAN scheme people in tier 2 and tier 3 cities can fly at just Rs 2500

per hour

19 Who invented radar

(a) Fred Morrison

(b) A H Taylor and Leo C Young

(c) Van Tassel

(d) W K Roentgen

Ans (b) Like many inventions that of radar is difficult to ascribe to an individual Robert

Watson-Watt is given the credit for inventing the radar

20 David Warner plays cricket for which country

(a) England

(b) New Zealand

(c) Austr alia

(d) Sri Lan ka

Ans (c) David Warneris an Australian cricketer and the current vicecaptain of the Australian

cricket team An explosive left-handed opening batsman Warner is the first Australian cricketer in

132 years to be selected for a national team in any format without experience in first-class

cricket

21 Japanese art lsquoIkebanarsquo is related to ___

(a) paper folding

(b) flower arrangement

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(c) tree cutting

(d) sand art

Ans (b) Ikebana is the Japanese art of flower arrangement Also known as kado it developed

from the Buddhist ritual of offering flowers to the spirits of the dead

23 Who has recently launched his autobiography titled lsquoAn Unsuitable Boyrsquo

(a) Rishi Kapoor

(b) MS Dhoni

(c) Karan Johar

(d) Vikram Seth

Ans (c) An Unsuitable Boy is an autobiographical book written by Indian film director Karan

Johar The book was first published on 9 January 2017

24 Which of the following country is not a member of lsquoThe Indian Ocean Rim Association

(IORA)rsquo

(a) Sri Lanka

(b) Mauritius

(c) Seychelles

(d) China

Ans (d) IORA is an international organisation consisting of 21 coastal states bordering the Indian

Ocean China is not a member of this grouping

1 What does indifference curve represent

(a) Levels of Income and Capital

(b) Satisfaction derived from two goods

(c) Income from two b sinesses

(d) Relationship between expenditure and savings

Ans (b) An indifference curve is a graph showing combination of two goods that give the

consumer equal satisfaction and utility Each point on an indifference curve indicates that a

consumer is indifferent between the two and all points give him the same utility

3 India has taken the concept of lsquoJudicial Reviewrsquo from which countryrsquos constitution

(a) United States

(b) United Kingdom

(c) Canada

(d) Ireland

Ans (a) The Indian Constitution adopted the Judicial Review on lines of US Constitution The

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Supreme Court enjoys a position which entrusts it with the power of reviewing the legislative

enactments both of Parliament and the State Legislatures

4 How many times a person can be elected as the President of India

(a) One time

(b) Two times

(c) Three times

(d) No bar

Ans (d) The President is elected by the members of an electoral college consisting of the

elected members of both the Houses of Parliament and the elected members of the Legislative

Assemblies of States and the Union Territories of Delhi and Pondicherry According to Article 57

of the Constitution a President is eligible for re-election to that office and there is no bar on

number of times

5 Who shot dead John Saunders on 17th December 1927

(a) Bhagat Singh

(b) Mangal Panday

(c) Sukhdev

(d) Bipin Chandra Pal Singh

Ans (a) On December 17 1927 the revolutionaries Bhagat Singh and Rajguru shot and killed

assistant superintendent of police John Saunders However their original target was not Saunders

but superintendent of police James Scott who had ordered his men to lathicharge protesters

leading to the death of the nationalist leader Lala Lajpat Rai

6 Sardar Vallabhbai Patel was the leader of _______

(a) Bhoodan Movement

(b) Rowlatt Satyagraha

(c) Bardoli Satyagraha

(d) Swadeshi Movement

Ans (c) The Bardoli Satyagraha 1928 was a movement in the independence struggle led by

Sardar Vallabhai Patel for the farmers of Bardoli against the unjust raising of taxes A large

number of women took active part in the movement

7 Which type of forests majorly comprises of lichens and mosses

(a) Taiga forests

(b) Tundra forests

(c) Temperate mixed forests

(d) Tropical ever green forests

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Ans (b) One of the most successful types of tundra vegetation is moss Mosses are quite tough

despite their small size

8 Which of the following has maximum diurnal temperature difference

(a) Desert (b) Mountains

(c) Plateau (d) Ocean

Ans (a) Diurnal temperature variations are greatest very near the earthrsquos surface High desert

areas typically have the greatest diurnal temperature variations

9 Night Blindness is caused by deficiency of which of the following Vitamin

(a) Vitamin B (b) Vitamin C

(c) Vitamin K (d) Vitamin A

Ans (d) It occurs as a result of various diseases that cause degeneration of the rods of the

retina (the sensory cells responsible for vision in dim light) The problem can also appear as an

inherited deficiency in visual purple or rhodopsin which is the pigment of the rods of the retina

Night blindness is a classic finding from deficiency of vitamin A

10 The right portion of human heart receives ______ blood

(a) pure

(b) impure

(c) mixed

(d) None of these

Ans (b) The heart receives blood low in oxygen from the systemic circulation which enters the

right atrium from the superior and inferior venae cavae and passes to the right ventricle From

here it is pumped into the pulmonary circulation through the lungs where it receives oxygen and

gives off carbon dioxide Oxygenated blood then returns to the left atrium passes through the

left ventricle and is pumped out through the aorta to the systemic circulation where the oxygen

is used and metabolized to carbon dioxide

11 Which of the following is the largest gland in human body

(a) Thyroid (b) Liver

(c) Kidney (d) Pancreas

Ans (b) Liver is the largest gland found in the human body The liver has many functions and

plays a large role in human metabolism and digestion The organ stores glycogen decomposes

red blood cells synthesizes plasma proteins produces hormones and removes toxins and waste

products from the blood

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12 On which principle does the hydraulic lift works

(a) Newtonlsquos law

(b) Pascalrsquos law

(c) Archimedesrsquos law

(d) Joulersquos law

Ans (b) Pascalrsquos law is a principle in fluid mechanics that states that pressure exerted anywhere

in a confined incompressible fluid is transmitted equally in all directions throughout the fluid

such that the pressure ratio (initial difference) remains the same An important application of

Pascalrsquos law is the hydraulic lift used to lift heavy objects

14 In MICR what does lsquoIrsquo stands for

(a) Interactive

(b) Information

(c) Ink

(d) Instruction

Ans (c) MICR code is a code printed using MICR (Magnetic Ink Character Recognition technology)

on cheques to enable identification the cheques A MICR code is a 9-digit code that uniquely

identifies a bank and a branch participating in an Electronic Clearing System (ECS)

15 What is the process of conversion of solid state directly to gaseous state called

(a) Evaporation

(b) Condensation

(c) Sublimation

(d) Distillation

Ans (c) Sublimation is conversion of a substance from the solid to the gaseous state without its

becoming liquid An example is the vaporization of frozen carbon dioxide (dry ice) at ordinary

atmospheric pressure and temperature

16 What are the main components of Bronze Alloy

(a) Copper and Zinc

(b) Copper and Tin

(c) Zinc and Nickel

(d) Aluminium and Nickel

Ans (b) Bronze alloy traditionally is composed of copper and tin Bronze is used in architecture

for structural and design elements for bearings because of its friction properties and as

phosphor bronze in musical instruments electrical contacts and ship propellers 104859510485951048595

17 Which of the following causes fly ash

(a) Hydroe lectric Power Station

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(b) Coal Combustion Power Plant

(c) Nuclear Power Plant

(d) Tidal Power Plant

Ans (b) Fly ash is a byproduct from burning pulverized coal in electric power generating plants

During combustion mineral impurities in the coal (clay feldspar quartz and shale) fuse in

suspension and float out of the combustion chamber with the exhaust gases As the fused

material rises it cools and solidifies into spherical glassy particles called f ly ash It provides an

excellent prime material used in blended cement mosaic tiles and hollow blocks among others

18 ldquoDulari Kanyardquo a scheme to bring down infant mortality in the state is launched by which

Indian State

(a) Arunachal Pradesh

(b) Rajasthan

(c) Uttar Pradesh

(d) Madhya Pradesh

Ans (a) On the occasion of 68the Republic Day the state government of Arunachal Pradesh has

launched a special scheme named as ldquoDulari Kanya Yojanardquo to bring down the infant mortality in

the state The new Infant mortality scheme in Arunachal Pradesh will track all the pregnant

mothers to provide them better care for safe and secured delivery

19 Who developed the theory of relativity

(a) Issac Newton

(b) Charles Darwin

(c) Marie Curie

(d) Albert Einstein

Ans (d) Albert Einstein in his theory of special relativity determined that the laws of physics are

the same for all nonaccelerating observers and he showed that the speed of light within a

vacuum is the same no matter the speed at which an observer travels 104859510485951048595

20 lsquoQueensbury rulesrsquo is code of rules that directly influences which of the following sport

(a) Tennis (b) Boxing

(c) Polo (d) Billiards

Ans (b) The Marquess of Queensberry Rules are a code of generally accepted rules in the sport

of boxing Drafted in London in 1865 and published in 1867 they were named so as John

Douglas 9th Marquess of Queensberry publicly endorsed the code although they were written by

a Welsh sportsman named John Graham Chambers

21 Who amidst the following is a distinguished painter

(a) Uday Shankar

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(b) Sonal Mansingh

(c) Amrita Shergill

(d) Yamini Kirshnamurthy

Ans (c) Amrita Sher-Gil was an eminent Hungarian-Indian painter She was influenced by the

Mughal as well as the Ajanta paintings Her works have been declared as National Art Treasures

by the Government of India

23 ldquoHema Malini Beyond the Dream Girlrdquo is authored by which author

(a) MeenaIyer

(b) Hema Malini

(c) Ram Kamal Mukherjee

(d) Vijay Kumar

Ans (b) The biography titled Beyond The Dream Girl is written by Ram Kamal Mukherjee and

was unveiled on Hema Malinirsquos 69th birthday (October 16)

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9 In which of the following part of the cell does the pyruvic acid is broken down into carbon

dioxide water and energy

(a) Cytoplasm

(b) Nucleus

(c) Mitochondria

(d) Chloroplast

Ans (c) Mitochondria are rodshaped organelles that can be considered the power generators of

the cell converting oxygen and nutrients into adenosine triphosphate (ATP) ATP is the chemical

energy currency of the cell that powers the cellrsquos metabolic activities The mitochondria are the

site of aerobic respiration

10 What is plant cell wall mainly composed of

(a) Lipids

(b) Vitamin

(c) Cellulose

(d) Protein

Ans (c) The plant cell wall is composed of cellulose Cellulose is a structural carbohydrate and

is considered a complex sugar because it is used in both protection and structure

11 What is the SI unit of Power

(a) Boyle (b) Watt

(c) Newton (d) Pascal

Ans (b) The standard metric unit of power is the Watt As is implied by the equation for power

a unit of power is equivalent to a unit of work divided by a unit of time

12 Which one of the following is not a type of coal

(a) Anthracite

(b) Lignite

(c) Peat

(d) Siderite

Ans (d) Coal is a combustible sedimentary rock composed mostly of carbon and hydrocarbons

The types of coal include peat lignite bituminous and anthracite 104859510485951048595

14 What is the name of the first Super Computer of the world

(a) CDC 6600

(b) USENET

(c) COMODORVIC20

(d) PARAM-10000

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Ans (a) The first supercomputer the Control Data Corporation 104859510485951048595 6600 only had a single CPU

Released in 1964 the CDC 6600 was actually fairly small in size

15 Fog clouds mist are examples of _______

(a) Aerosol (b) Solidsol

(c) Foam (d) Gel

Ans (a) An aerosol is a colloid of fine solid particles or liquid droplets in air or another gas

Aerosols can be natural or anthropogenic Examples of natural aerosols are fog dust forest

exudates and geyser steam

16 Which of the following is a chemical formula of quicklime

(a) Ca2O (b) Ca2CO3

(c) CaO2 (d) CaO

Ans (d) I f limestone is heated strongly it breaks down to form calcium oxide and carbon

dioxide Calcium oxide (CaO) commonly known as quicklime or burnt lime is a widely used

chemical compound

17 Who was the pioneer of Chipko movement of 1973

(a) Sambaji

(b) Baba Amte

(c) Sunderlal Bahuguna

(d) Medha Patkar

Ans (c) Sunderlal Bahuguna a Gandhian activist and philosopher initiated the Chipko Movement

in 1973 The first Chipko action took place spontaneously in April 1973 in the village of Mandal

in the upper Alakananda valley and over the next five years spread to many districts of the

Himalayas in Uttar Pradesh

18 lsquoPradhan Mantri Digital Saksharta Abhiyanrsquo is launched to digitally literate 6 crore rural

households by

(a) March 2019

(b) March 2020

(c) April 2021

(d) March 2022

Ans (a) The aim of the scheme lsquoPradhan Mantri Gramin Dig-ital Saksharta Abhiyanrsquo (PMGDISHA)

is to make 6 crore rural households digitally lit-erate by March 2019 Digitally literate persons

would be able to operate computersdigital access devices (like tablets smart phones etc)

send and receive emails browse internet access Government Services search for information

undertaking cashless transactions etc

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5

19 Edward Jenner discovered vaccine for which of the following disease

(a) Polio

(b) Tuberculosis

(c) Small Pox

(d) Rabies

Ans (c) Edward Jenner was the pioneer of smallpox vaccine the worldrsquos first vaccine The terms

lsquovaccinersquo and lsquovaccinationrsquo are derived from Variolae vaccinae (smallpox of the cow) the term

devised by Jenner to denote cowpox

23 Who is the author of lsquoThe Windfallrsquo

(a) Manmohan Singh

(b) Amitav Ghosh

(c) Diksha Basu

(d) Arundhati Roy

Ans (c) The Windfall by Diksha Basu Through the novel Basu is both an insider as well as the

impartial outsider who offers a range of humorous perspectives on the Delhi city through its

motley characters This is Basursquos second novel (her first was Opening Night published in 2012)

1 In which of the following market forms a firm does not exercise control over price

(a) Mixed Competition

(b) Monopoly

(c) Oligopoly

(d) Perfect Competition

Ans (d) Perfect Competition is a form of market in which there are very large number of buyers

and sellers of a homogeneous product Price is determined by the market forces of the supply

and demand and not by firms

2 Which of the following is represented by lsquoLorenz Curversquo

(a) Employment

(b) Inflation

(c) Deflation

(d) Income Distribution

Ans (d) In economics the Lorenz curve is a graphical representation of the distribution of

income or of wealth The graph plots percentiles of the population according to income or

wealth on the horizontal axis

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3 Which of the following is not a fundamental duty

(a) To abide by constitution and respect the National Flag

(b) To promote harmony and brotherhood

(c) To uphold and protect the sovereignty

(d) Abolition of titles except military and academic

Ans (d) Article 18 under Part III of Indian constitution deals with abolition of titles It is a

fundamental right

4 Which article can be used by The President of India to declare financial emergency

(a) Article 32

(b) Article 349

(c) Article 360

(d) Article 365

Ans (c) Article 360 deals with provisions regarding financial emergency It states that if the

President is satisfied that there is an economic situation in which the financial stability or credit

of India is threatened he or she can declare financial emergency

5 The Poona Pact was signed between Mahatma Gandhi and ____

(a) Muhammad Ali Jinnah

(b) Lord Irwin

(c) Subhash Chandra Bose

(d) B R Ambedkar

Ans (d) The Poona Pact refers to an agreement between Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar and Mahatma

Gandhi signed on 24 September 1932 at Yerwada Central Jail in Pune Maharashtra

6 Which Governor General abolished the lsquoSati Systemrsquo in India

(a) Lord Canning

(b) Lord Ripon

(c) Lord William Bentinck

(d) Lord Dalhousie

Ans (c) Sati system (the immolation of a Hindu widow on the funeral pyre of her deceased

husband) was formally banned in all jurisdictions of British India by Lord William Bentinck on 4

December 1829 It was done so under the Bengal Sati Regulation that described the practice of

Sati as revolting to the feelings of human nature

7 Which of the following is NOT a primary green house gas in the earthrsquos atmosphere

(a) Methane (b) Ozone

(c) Nitrous oxide (d) Hydrogen

Ans (d) Greenhouse gases are those that absorb and emit infrared radiation in the wavelength

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range emitted by Earth The primary greenhouse gases in Earthrsquos atmosphere are Water vapor

(H2O) Carbon dioxide (CO2) Methane (CH4) Nitrous oxide (N2O) Ozone (O3) and

Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs)

8 Which type of forest is most widespread in India

(a) Tropical Evergreen Forests

(b) Tropical Deciduous Forests

(c) Montane Forests

(d) Mangrove Forests

Ans (b) Tropical Deciduous Forests are the most widespread forests out of all the types of

forests in India Also called as Monsoon Forests

9 Which blood group is universal donor

(a) O+ (b) Ondash

(c) ABndash (d) AB+

Ans (b) Universal donor is a person who is type O in the ABO blood group system and

negative for RhD blood group antigen and can donate blood to all recipients Oblood type

doesnrsquot have antigen for A or B and Rh antigen on the surface of its RBCs

10 In how many parts is the human brain divided

(a) 2 (b) 3

(c) 4 (d) 5

Ans (b) The human brain is divided into three parts 1048595 The brainstem which has the pons the

midbrain and the medulla oblongata 1048595 The cerebellum which forms the hindbrain along with the

brainstem and is located below the cerebrum

11 In which of the following class can we put Adrenaline

(a) Hormone (b) Enzyme

(c) Protein (d) Fat

Ans (a) Epinephrine also known as adrenaline is a hormone It is normally produced by both

the adrenal glands and certain neurons

12 Supercooling is cooling of liquid ___

(a) below melting point

(b) below freezing point

(c) at melting point

(d) above melting point

Ans (b) Supercooling is the process of chilling a liquid below its freezing point without it

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becoming solid A good example of this phenomenon is found in meteorology clouds in high

altitude are an accumulation of supercooled droplets of water below their freezing point

13 When light passes from one medium to another this phenomenon of change in its direction

is called ___

(a) Refraction

(b) Diffraction

(c) Propagation

(d) No option is correct

Ans (a) The phenomenon of bending of light as it passes from one medium to another is known

as the refraction of light Refraction is the change in direction of a wave due to a change in its

medium

14 Which among the following is not an input device

(a) Plotter

(b) Magnetic Ink Character Recognition (MICR)

(c) Optical Mark Recognition (OMR)

(d) Barcode Reader

Ans (a) An input device is any hardware device that sends data to a computer allowing user to

interact with and control the computer MICR OMR and Barcode Reader are examples of input

devices

15 Which of the following is also known as Carbolic Acid

(a) Phenol

(b) Hydroxide

(c) Sulphuric Acid

(d) Ethanol

Ans (a) Phenol is also known as carbolic acid It is an aromatic organic compound with the

molecular formula C6H5OH

16 Who discovered electron

(a) E Goldstien

(b) J J Thomson

(c) Ernest Rutherford

(d) J Chadwick

Ans (b) JJ Thomson is credited with the discovery and identification of the electron Thomson

in 1897 was the first to suggest that one of the fundamental units was more than 1000 times

smaller than an atom suggesting the subatomic particle now known as the electron

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17 Who is a major driving force behind the lsquoNarmada Bachao Andolanrsquo

(a) Anna Hazare

(b) Medha Patkar

(c) Shantha Sinha

(d) Manasi Pradhan

Ans (b) Medha Patkaris the founder member of Narmada Bachao Andolan (NBA) in three states

Madhya Pradesh Maharashtra and Gujarat NBA has been engaged in a struggle for justice for

the people affected by the dam projects related to the Sardar Sarovar dams project

18 lsquoUdey Desh ka Aam Nagrikrsquo (UDAN) scheme for regional air connectivity will provide travel to

tier 2 and tier 3 cities at the rate of Rs ____ per hour

(a) 1500

(b) 2000

(c) 2500

(d) 3000

Ans (c) Under the new UDAN scheme people in tier 2 and tier 3 cities can fly at just Rs 2500

per hour

19 Who invented radar

(a) Fred Morrison

(b) A H Taylor and Leo C Young

(c) Van Tassel

(d) W K Roentgen

Ans (b) Like many inventions that of radar is difficult to ascribe to an individual Robert

Watson-Watt is given the credit for inventing the radar

20 David Warner plays cricket for which country

(a) England

(b) New Zealand

(c) Austr alia

(d) Sri Lan ka

Ans (c) David Warneris an Australian cricketer and the current vicecaptain of the Australian

cricket team An explosive left-handed opening batsman Warner is the first Australian cricketer in

132 years to be selected for a national team in any format without experience in first-class

cricket

21 Japanese art lsquoIkebanarsquo is related to ___

(a) paper folding

(b) flower arrangement

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(c) tree cutting

(d) sand art

Ans (b) Ikebana is the Japanese art of flower arrangement Also known as kado it developed

from the Buddhist ritual of offering flowers to the spirits of the dead

23 Who has recently launched his autobiography titled lsquoAn Unsuitable Boyrsquo

(a) Rishi Kapoor

(b) MS Dhoni

(c) Karan Johar

(d) Vikram Seth

Ans (c) An Unsuitable Boy is an autobiographical book written by Indian film director Karan

Johar The book was first published on 9 January 2017

24 Which of the following country is not a member of lsquoThe Indian Ocean Rim Association

(IORA)rsquo

(a) Sri Lanka

(b) Mauritius

(c) Seychelles

(d) China

Ans (d) IORA is an international organisation consisting of 21 coastal states bordering the Indian

Ocean China is not a member of this grouping

1 What does indifference curve represent

(a) Levels of Income and Capital

(b) Satisfaction derived from two goods

(c) Income from two b sinesses

(d) Relationship between expenditure and savings

Ans (b) An indifference curve is a graph showing combination of two goods that give the

consumer equal satisfaction and utility Each point on an indifference curve indicates that a

consumer is indifferent between the two and all points give him the same utility

3 India has taken the concept of lsquoJudicial Reviewrsquo from which countryrsquos constitution

(a) United States

(b) United Kingdom

(c) Canada

(d) Ireland

Ans (a) The Indian Constitution adopted the Judicial Review on lines of US Constitution The

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11

Supreme Court enjoys a position which entrusts it with the power of reviewing the legislative

enactments both of Parliament and the State Legislatures

4 How many times a person can be elected as the President of India

(a) One time

(b) Two times

(c) Three times

(d) No bar

Ans (d) The President is elected by the members of an electoral college consisting of the

elected members of both the Houses of Parliament and the elected members of the Legislative

Assemblies of States and the Union Territories of Delhi and Pondicherry According to Article 57

of the Constitution a President is eligible for re-election to that office and there is no bar on

number of times

5 Who shot dead John Saunders on 17th December 1927

(a) Bhagat Singh

(b) Mangal Panday

(c) Sukhdev

(d) Bipin Chandra Pal Singh

Ans (a) On December 17 1927 the revolutionaries Bhagat Singh and Rajguru shot and killed

assistant superintendent of police John Saunders However their original target was not Saunders

but superintendent of police James Scott who had ordered his men to lathicharge protesters

leading to the death of the nationalist leader Lala Lajpat Rai

6 Sardar Vallabhbai Patel was the leader of _______

(a) Bhoodan Movement

(b) Rowlatt Satyagraha

(c) Bardoli Satyagraha

(d) Swadeshi Movement

Ans (c) The Bardoli Satyagraha 1928 was a movement in the independence struggle led by

Sardar Vallabhai Patel for the farmers of Bardoli against the unjust raising of taxes A large

number of women took active part in the movement

7 Which type of forests majorly comprises of lichens and mosses

(a) Taiga forests

(b) Tundra forests

(c) Temperate mixed forests

(d) Tropical ever green forests

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12

Ans (b) One of the most successful types of tundra vegetation is moss Mosses are quite tough

despite their small size

8 Which of the following has maximum diurnal temperature difference

(a) Desert (b) Mountains

(c) Plateau (d) Ocean

Ans (a) Diurnal temperature variations are greatest very near the earthrsquos surface High desert

areas typically have the greatest diurnal temperature variations

9 Night Blindness is caused by deficiency of which of the following Vitamin

(a) Vitamin B (b) Vitamin C

(c) Vitamin K (d) Vitamin A

Ans (d) It occurs as a result of various diseases that cause degeneration of the rods of the

retina (the sensory cells responsible for vision in dim light) The problem can also appear as an

inherited deficiency in visual purple or rhodopsin which is the pigment of the rods of the retina

Night blindness is a classic finding from deficiency of vitamin A

10 The right portion of human heart receives ______ blood

(a) pure

(b) impure

(c) mixed

(d) None of these

Ans (b) The heart receives blood low in oxygen from the systemic circulation which enters the

right atrium from the superior and inferior venae cavae and passes to the right ventricle From

here it is pumped into the pulmonary circulation through the lungs where it receives oxygen and

gives off carbon dioxide Oxygenated blood then returns to the left atrium passes through the

left ventricle and is pumped out through the aorta to the systemic circulation where the oxygen

is used and metabolized to carbon dioxide

11 Which of the following is the largest gland in human body

(a) Thyroid (b) Liver

(c) Kidney (d) Pancreas

Ans (b) Liver is the largest gland found in the human body The liver has many functions and

plays a large role in human metabolism and digestion The organ stores glycogen decomposes

red blood cells synthesizes plasma proteins produces hormones and removes toxins and waste

products from the blood

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12 On which principle does the hydraulic lift works

(a) Newtonlsquos law

(b) Pascalrsquos law

(c) Archimedesrsquos law

(d) Joulersquos law

Ans (b) Pascalrsquos law is a principle in fluid mechanics that states that pressure exerted anywhere

in a confined incompressible fluid is transmitted equally in all directions throughout the fluid

such that the pressure ratio (initial difference) remains the same An important application of

Pascalrsquos law is the hydraulic lift used to lift heavy objects

14 In MICR what does lsquoIrsquo stands for

(a) Interactive

(b) Information

(c) Ink

(d) Instruction

Ans (c) MICR code is a code printed using MICR (Magnetic Ink Character Recognition technology)

on cheques to enable identification the cheques A MICR code is a 9-digit code that uniquely

identifies a bank and a branch participating in an Electronic Clearing System (ECS)

15 What is the process of conversion of solid state directly to gaseous state called

(a) Evaporation

(b) Condensation

(c) Sublimation

(d) Distillation

Ans (c) Sublimation is conversion of a substance from the solid to the gaseous state without its

becoming liquid An example is the vaporization of frozen carbon dioxide (dry ice) at ordinary

atmospheric pressure and temperature

16 What are the main components of Bronze Alloy

(a) Copper and Zinc

(b) Copper and Tin

(c) Zinc and Nickel

(d) Aluminium and Nickel

Ans (b) Bronze alloy traditionally is composed of copper and tin Bronze is used in architecture

for structural and design elements for bearings because of its friction properties and as

phosphor bronze in musical instruments electrical contacts and ship propellers 104859510485951048595

17 Which of the following causes fly ash

(a) Hydroe lectric Power Station

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(b) Coal Combustion Power Plant

(c) Nuclear Power Plant

(d) Tidal Power Plant

Ans (b) Fly ash is a byproduct from burning pulverized coal in electric power generating plants

During combustion mineral impurities in the coal (clay feldspar quartz and shale) fuse in

suspension and float out of the combustion chamber with the exhaust gases As the fused

material rises it cools and solidifies into spherical glassy particles called f ly ash It provides an

excellent prime material used in blended cement mosaic tiles and hollow blocks among others

18 ldquoDulari Kanyardquo a scheme to bring down infant mortality in the state is launched by which

Indian State

(a) Arunachal Pradesh

(b) Rajasthan

(c) Uttar Pradesh

(d) Madhya Pradesh

Ans (a) On the occasion of 68the Republic Day the state government of Arunachal Pradesh has

launched a special scheme named as ldquoDulari Kanya Yojanardquo to bring down the infant mortality in

the state The new Infant mortality scheme in Arunachal Pradesh will track all the pregnant

mothers to provide them better care for safe and secured delivery

19 Who developed the theory of relativity

(a) Issac Newton

(b) Charles Darwin

(c) Marie Curie

(d) Albert Einstein

Ans (d) Albert Einstein in his theory of special relativity determined that the laws of physics are

the same for all nonaccelerating observers and he showed that the speed of light within a

vacuum is the same no matter the speed at which an observer travels 104859510485951048595

20 lsquoQueensbury rulesrsquo is code of rules that directly influences which of the following sport

(a) Tennis (b) Boxing

(c) Polo (d) Billiards

Ans (b) The Marquess of Queensberry Rules are a code of generally accepted rules in the sport

of boxing Drafted in London in 1865 and published in 1867 they were named so as John

Douglas 9th Marquess of Queensberry publicly endorsed the code although they were written by

a Welsh sportsman named John Graham Chambers

21 Who amidst the following is a distinguished painter

(a) Uday Shankar

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(b) Sonal Mansingh

(c) Amrita Shergill

(d) Yamini Kirshnamurthy

Ans (c) Amrita Sher-Gil was an eminent Hungarian-Indian painter She was influenced by the

Mughal as well as the Ajanta paintings Her works have been declared as National Art Treasures

by the Government of India

23 ldquoHema Malini Beyond the Dream Girlrdquo is authored by which author

(a) MeenaIyer

(b) Hema Malini

(c) Ram Kamal Mukherjee

(d) Vijay Kumar

Ans (b) The biography titled Beyond The Dream Girl is written by Ram Kamal Mukherjee and

was unveiled on Hema Malinirsquos 69th birthday (October 16)

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Ans (a) The first supercomputer the Control Data Corporation 104859510485951048595 6600 only had a single CPU

Released in 1964 the CDC 6600 was actually fairly small in size

15 Fog clouds mist are examples of _______

(a) Aerosol (b) Solidsol

(c) Foam (d) Gel

Ans (a) An aerosol is a colloid of fine solid particles or liquid droplets in air or another gas

Aerosols can be natural or anthropogenic Examples of natural aerosols are fog dust forest

exudates and geyser steam

16 Which of the following is a chemical formula of quicklime

(a) Ca2O (b) Ca2CO3

(c) CaO2 (d) CaO

Ans (d) I f limestone is heated strongly it breaks down to form calcium oxide and carbon

dioxide Calcium oxide (CaO) commonly known as quicklime or burnt lime is a widely used

chemical compound

17 Who was the pioneer of Chipko movement of 1973

(a) Sambaji

(b) Baba Amte

(c) Sunderlal Bahuguna

(d) Medha Patkar

Ans (c) Sunderlal Bahuguna a Gandhian activist and philosopher initiated the Chipko Movement

in 1973 The first Chipko action took place spontaneously in April 1973 in the village of Mandal

in the upper Alakananda valley and over the next five years spread to many districts of the

Himalayas in Uttar Pradesh

18 lsquoPradhan Mantri Digital Saksharta Abhiyanrsquo is launched to digitally literate 6 crore rural

households by

(a) March 2019

(b) March 2020

(c) April 2021

(d) March 2022

Ans (a) The aim of the scheme lsquoPradhan Mantri Gramin Dig-ital Saksharta Abhiyanrsquo (PMGDISHA)

is to make 6 crore rural households digitally lit-erate by March 2019 Digitally literate persons

would be able to operate computersdigital access devices (like tablets smart phones etc)

send and receive emails browse internet access Government Services search for information

undertaking cashless transactions etc

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19 Edward Jenner discovered vaccine for which of the following disease

(a) Polio

(b) Tuberculosis

(c) Small Pox

(d) Rabies

Ans (c) Edward Jenner was the pioneer of smallpox vaccine the worldrsquos first vaccine The terms

lsquovaccinersquo and lsquovaccinationrsquo are derived from Variolae vaccinae (smallpox of the cow) the term

devised by Jenner to denote cowpox

23 Who is the author of lsquoThe Windfallrsquo

(a) Manmohan Singh

(b) Amitav Ghosh

(c) Diksha Basu

(d) Arundhati Roy

Ans (c) The Windfall by Diksha Basu Through the novel Basu is both an insider as well as the

impartial outsider who offers a range of humorous perspectives on the Delhi city through its

motley characters This is Basursquos second novel (her first was Opening Night published in 2012)

1 In which of the following market forms a firm does not exercise control over price

(a) Mixed Competition

(b) Monopoly

(c) Oligopoly

(d) Perfect Competition

Ans (d) Perfect Competition is a form of market in which there are very large number of buyers

and sellers of a homogeneous product Price is determined by the market forces of the supply

and demand and not by firms

2 Which of the following is represented by lsquoLorenz Curversquo

(a) Employment

(b) Inflation

(c) Deflation

(d) Income Distribution

Ans (d) In economics the Lorenz curve is a graphical representation of the distribution of

income or of wealth The graph plots percentiles of the population according to income or

wealth on the horizontal axis

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3 Which of the following is not a fundamental duty

(a) To abide by constitution and respect the National Flag

(b) To promote harmony and brotherhood

(c) To uphold and protect the sovereignty

(d) Abolition of titles except military and academic

Ans (d) Article 18 under Part III of Indian constitution deals with abolition of titles It is a

fundamental right

4 Which article can be used by The President of India to declare financial emergency

(a) Article 32

(b) Article 349

(c) Article 360

(d) Article 365

Ans (c) Article 360 deals with provisions regarding financial emergency It states that if the

President is satisfied that there is an economic situation in which the financial stability or credit

of India is threatened he or she can declare financial emergency

5 The Poona Pact was signed between Mahatma Gandhi and ____

(a) Muhammad Ali Jinnah

(b) Lord Irwin

(c) Subhash Chandra Bose

(d) B R Ambedkar

Ans (d) The Poona Pact refers to an agreement between Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar and Mahatma

Gandhi signed on 24 September 1932 at Yerwada Central Jail in Pune Maharashtra

6 Which Governor General abolished the lsquoSati Systemrsquo in India

(a) Lord Canning

(b) Lord Ripon

(c) Lord William Bentinck

(d) Lord Dalhousie

Ans (c) Sati system (the immolation of a Hindu widow on the funeral pyre of her deceased

husband) was formally banned in all jurisdictions of British India by Lord William Bentinck on 4

December 1829 It was done so under the Bengal Sati Regulation that described the practice of

Sati as revolting to the feelings of human nature

7 Which of the following is NOT a primary green house gas in the earthrsquos atmosphere

(a) Methane (b) Ozone

(c) Nitrous oxide (d) Hydrogen

Ans (d) Greenhouse gases are those that absorb and emit infrared radiation in the wavelength

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range emitted by Earth The primary greenhouse gases in Earthrsquos atmosphere are Water vapor

(H2O) Carbon dioxide (CO2) Methane (CH4) Nitrous oxide (N2O) Ozone (O3) and

Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs)

8 Which type of forest is most widespread in India

(a) Tropical Evergreen Forests

(b) Tropical Deciduous Forests

(c) Montane Forests

(d) Mangrove Forests

Ans (b) Tropical Deciduous Forests are the most widespread forests out of all the types of

forests in India Also called as Monsoon Forests

9 Which blood group is universal donor

(a) O+ (b) Ondash

(c) ABndash (d) AB+

Ans (b) Universal donor is a person who is type O in the ABO blood group system and

negative for RhD blood group antigen and can donate blood to all recipients Oblood type

doesnrsquot have antigen for A or B and Rh antigen on the surface of its RBCs

10 In how many parts is the human brain divided

(a) 2 (b) 3

(c) 4 (d) 5

Ans (b) The human brain is divided into three parts 1048595 The brainstem which has the pons the

midbrain and the medulla oblongata 1048595 The cerebellum which forms the hindbrain along with the

brainstem and is located below the cerebrum

11 In which of the following class can we put Adrenaline

(a) Hormone (b) Enzyme

(c) Protein (d) Fat

Ans (a) Epinephrine also known as adrenaline is a hormone It is normally produced by both

the adrenal glands and certain neurons

12 Supercooling is cooling of liquid ___

(a) below melting point

(b) below freezing point

(c) at melting point

(d) above melting point

Ans (b) Supercooling is the process of chilling a liquid below its freezing point without it

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8

becoming solid A good example of this phenomenon is found in meteorology clouds in high

altitude are an accumulation of supercooled droplets of water below their freezing point

13 When light passes from one medium to another this phenomenon of change in its direction

is called ___

(a) Refraction

(b) Diffraction

(c) Propagation

(d) No option is correct

Ans (a) The phenomenon of bending of light as it passes from one medium to another is known

as the refraction of light Refraction is the change in direction of a wave due to a change in its

medium

14 Which among the following is not an input device

(a) Plotter

(b) Magnetic Ink Character Recognition (MICR)

(c) Optical Mark Recognition (OMR)

(d) Barcode Reader

Ans (a) An input device is any hardware device that sends data to a computer allowing user to

interact with and control the computer MICR OMR and Barcode Reader are examples of input

devices

15 Which of the following is also known as Carbolic Acid

(a) Phenol

(b) Hydroxide

(c) Sulphuric Acid

(d) Ethanol

Ans (a) Phenol is also known as carbolic acid It is an aromatic organic compound with the

molecular formula C6H5OH

16 Who discovered electron

(a) E Goldstien

(b) J J Thomson

(c) Ernest Rutherford

(d) J Chadwick

Ans (b) JJ Thomson is credited with the discovery and identification of the electron Thomson

in 1897 was the first to suggest that one of the fundamental units was more than 1000 times

smaller than an atom suggesting the subatomic particle now known as the electron

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9

17 Who is a major driving force behind the lsquoNarmada Bachao Andolanrsquo

(a) Anna Hazare

(b) Medha Patkar

(c) Shantha Sinha

(d) Manasi Pradhan

Ans (b) Medha Patkaris the founder member of Narmada Bachao Andolan (NBA) in three states

Madhya Pradesh Maharashtra and Gujarat NBA has been engaged in a struggle for justice for

the people affected by the dam projects related to the Sardar Sarovar dams project

18 lsquoUdey Desh ka Aam Nagrikrsquo (UDAN) scheme for regional air connectivity will provide travel to

tier 2 and tier 3 cities at the rate of Rs ____ per hour

(a) 1500

(b) 2000

(c) 2500

(d) 3000

Ans (c) Under the new UDAN scheme people in tier 2 and tier 3 cities can fly at just Rs 2500

per hour

19 Who invented radar

(a) Fred Morrison

(b) A H Taylor and Leo C Young

(c) Van Tassel

(d) W K Roentgen

Ans (b) Like many inventions that of radar is difficult to ascribe to an individual Robert

Watson-Watt is given the credit for inventing the radar

20 David Warner plays cricket for which country

(a) England

(b) New Zealand

(c) Austr alia

(d) Sri Lan ka

Ans (c) David Warneris an Australian cricketer and the current vicecaptain of the Australian

cricket team An explosive left-handed opening batsman Warner is the first Australian cricketer in

132 years to be selected for a national team in any format without experience in first-class

cricket

21 Japanese art lsquoIkebanarsquo is related to ___

(a) paper folding

(b) flower arrangement

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(c) tree cutting

(d) sand art

Ans (b) Ikebana is the Japanese art of flower arrangement Also known as kado it developed

from the Buddhist ritual of offering flowers to the spirits of the dead

23 Who has recently launched his autobiography titled lsquoAn Unsuitable Boyrsquo

(a) Rishi Kapoor

(b) MS Dhoni

(c) Karan Johar

(d) Vikram Seth

Ans (c) An Unsuitable Boy is an autobiographical book written by Indian film director Karan

Johar The book was first published on 9 January 2017

24 Which of the following country is not a member of lsquoThe Indian Ocean Rim Association

(IORA)rsquo

(a) Sri Lanka

(b) Mauritius

(c) Seychelles

(d) China

Ans (d) IORA is an international organisation consisting of 21 coastal states bordering the Indian

Ocean China is not a member of this grouping

1 What does indifference curve represent

(a) Levels of Income and Capital

(b) Satisfaction derived from two goods

(c) Income from two b sinesses

(d) Relationship between expenditure and savings

Ans (b) An indifference curve is a graph showing combination of two goods that give the

consumer equal satisfaction and utility Each point on an indifference curve indicates that a

consumer is indifferent between the two and all points give him the same utility

3 India has taken the concept of lsquoJudicial Reviewrsquo from which countryrsquos constitution

(a) United States

(b) United Kingdom

(c) Canada

(d) Ireland

Ans (a) The Indian Constitution adopted the Judicial Review on lines of US Constitution The

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11

Supreme Court enjoys a position which entrusts it with the power of reviewing the legislative

enactments both of Parliament and the State Legislatures

4 How many times a person can be elected as the President of India

(a) One time

(b) Two times

(c) Three times

(d) No bar

Ans (d) The President is elected by the members of an electoral college consisting of the

elected members of both the Houses of Parliament and the elected members of the Legislative

Assemblies of States and the Union Territories of Delhi and Pondicherry According to Article 57

of the Constitution a President is eligible for re-election to that office and there is no bar on

number of times

5 Who shot dead John Saunders on 17th December 1927

(a) Bhagat Singh

(b) Mangal Panday

(c) Sukhdev

(d) Bipin Chandra Pal Singh

Ans (a) On December 17 1927 the revolutionaries Bhagat Singh and Rajguru shot and killed

assistant superintendent of police John Saunders However their original target was not Saunders

but superintendent of police James Scott who had ordered his men to lathicharge protesters

leading to the death of the nationalist leader Lala Lajpat Rai

6 Sardar Vallabhbai Patel was the leader of _______

(a) Bhoodan Movement

(b) Rowlatt Satyagraha

(c) Bardoli Satyagraha

(d) Swadeshi Movement

Ans (c) The Bardoli Satyagraha 1928 was a movement in the independence struggle led by

Sardar Vallabhai Patel for the farmers of Bardoli against the unjust raising of taxes A large

number of women took active part in the movement

7 Which type of forests majorly comprises of lichens and mosses

(a) Taiga forests

(b) Tundra forests

(c) Temperate mixed forests

(d) Tropical ever green forests

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12

Ans (b) One of the most successful types of tundra vegetation is moss Mosses are quite tough

despite their small size

8 Which of the following has maximum diurnal temperature difference

(a) Desert (b) Mountains

(c) Plateau (d) Ocean

Ans (a) Diurnal temperature variations are greatest very near the earthrsquos surface High desert

areas typically have the greatest diurnal temperature variations

9 Night Blindness is caused by deficiency of which of the following Vitamin

(a) Vitamin B (b) Vitamin C

(c) Vitamin K (d) Vitamin A

Ans (d) It occurs as a result of various diseases that cause degeneration of the rods of the

retina (the sensory cells responsible for vision in dim light) The problem can also appear as an

inherited deficiency in visual purple or rhodopsin which is the pigment of the rods of the retina

Night blindness is a classic finding from deficiency of vitamin A

10 The right portion of human heart receives ______ blood

(a) pure

(b) impure

(c) mixed

(d) None of these

Ans (b) The heart receives blood low in oxygen from the systemic circulation which enters the

right atrium from the superior and inferior venae cavae and passes to the right ventricle From

here it is pumped into the pulmonary circulation through the lungs where it receives oxygen and

gives off carbon dioxide Oxygenated blood then returns to the left atrium passes through the

left ventricle and is pumped out through the aorta to the systemic circulation where the oxygen

is used and metabolized to carbon dioxide

11 Which of the following is the largest gland in human body

(a) Thyroid (b) Liver

(c) Kidney (d) Pancreas

Ans (b) Liver is the largest gland found in the human body The liver has many functions and

plays a large role in human metabolism and digestion The organ stores glycogen decomposes

red blood cells synthesizes plasma proteins produces hormones and removes toxins and waste

products from the blood

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12 On which principle does the hydraulic lift works

(a) Newtonlsquos law

(b) Pascalrsquos law

(c) Archimedesrsquos law

(d) Joulersquos law

Ans (b) Pascalrsquos law is a principle in fluid mechanics that states that pressure exerted anywhere

in a confined incompressible fluid is transmitted equally in all directions throughout the fluid

such that the pressure ratio (initial difference) remains the same An important application of

Pascalrsquos law is the hydraulic lift used to lift heavy objects

14 In MICR what does lsquoIrsquo stands for

(a) Interactive

(b) Information

(c) Ink

(d) Instruction

Ans (c) MICR code is a code printed using MICR (Magnetic Ink Character Recognition technology)

on cheques to enable identification the cheques A MICR code is a 9-digit code that uniquely

identifies a bank and a branch participating in an Electronic Clearing System (ECS)

15 What is the process of conversion of solid state directly to gaseous state called

(a) Evaporation

(b) Condensation

(c) Sublimation

(d) Distillation

Ans (c) Sublimation is conversion of a substance from the solid to the gaseous state without its

becoming liquid An example is the vaporization of frozen carbon dioxide (dry ice) at ordinary

atmospheric pressure and temperature

16 What are the main components of Bronze Alloy

(a) Copper and Zinc

(b) Copper and Tin

(c) Zinc and Nickel

(d) Aluminium and Nickel

Ans (b) Bronze alloy traditionally is composed of copper and tin Bronze is used in architecture

for structural and design elements for bearings because of its friction properties and as

phosphor bronze in musical instruments electrical contacts and ship propellers 104859510485951048595

17 Which of the following causes fly ash

(a) Hydroe lectric Power Station

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(b) Coal Combustion Power Plant

(c) Nuclear Power Plant

(d) Tidal Power Plant

Ans (b) Fly ash is a byproduct from burning pulverized coal in electric power generating plants

During combustion mineral impurities in the coal (clay feldspar quartz and shale) fuse in

suspension and float out of the combustion chamber with the exhaust gases As the fused

material rises it cools and solidifies into spherical glassy particles called f ly ash It provides an

excellent prime material used in blended cement mosaic tiles and hollow blocks among others

18 ldquoDulari Kanyardquo a scheme to bring down infant mortality in the state is launched by which

Indian State

(a) Arunachal Pradesh

(b) Rajasthan

(c) Uttar Pradesh

(d) Madhya Pradesh

Ans (a) On the occasion of 68the Republic Day the state government of Arunachal Pradesh has

launched a special scheme named as ldquoDulari Kanya Yojanardquo to bring down the infant mortality in

the state The new Infant mortality scheme in Arunachal Pradesh will track all the pregnant

mothers to provide them better care for safe and secured delivery

19 Who developed the theory of relativity

(a) Issac Newton

(b) Charles Darwin

(c) Marie Curie

(d) Albert Einstein

Ans (d) Albert Einstein in his theory of special relativity determined that the laws of physics are

the same for all nonaccelerating observers and he showed that the speed of light within a

vacuum is the same no matter the speed at which an observer travels 104859510485951048595

20 lsquoQueensbury rulesrsquo is code of rules that directly influences which of the following sport

(a) Tennis (b) Boxing

(c) Polo (d) Billiards

Ans (b) The Marquess of Queensberry Rules are a code of generally accepted rules in the sport

of boxing Drafted in London in 1865 and published in 1867 they were named so as John

Douglas 9th Marquess of Queensberry publicly endorsed the code although they were written by

a Welsh sportsman named John Graham Chambers

21 Who amidst the following is a distinguished painter

(a) Uday Shankar

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(b) Sonal Mansingh

(c) Amrita Shergill

(d) Yamini Kirshnamurthy

Ans (c) Amrita Sher-Gil was an eminent Hungarian-Indian painter She was influenced by the

Mughal as well as the Ajanta paintings Her works have been declared as National Art Treasures

by the Government of India

23 ldquoHema Malini Beyond the Dream Girlrdquo is authored by which author

(a) MeenaIyer

(b) Hema Malini

(c) Ram Kamal Mukherjee

(d) Vijay Kumar

Ans (b) The biography titled Beyond The Dream Girl is written by Ram Kamal Mukherjee and

was unveiled on Hema Malinirsquos 69th birthday (October 16)

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19 Edward Jenner discovered vaccine for which of the following disease

(a) Polio

(b) Tuberculosis

(c) Small Pox

(d) Rabies

Ans (c) Edward Jenner was the pioneer of smallpox vaccine the worldrsquos first vaccine The terms

lsquovaccinersquo and lsquovaccinationrsquo are derived from Variolae vaccinae (smallpox of the cow) the term

devised by Jenner to denote cowpox

23 Who is the author of lsquoThe Windfallrsquo

(a) Manmohan Singh

(b) Amitav Ghosh

(c) Diksha Basu

(d) Arundhati Roy

Ans (c) The Windfall by Diksha Basu Through the novel Basu is both an insider as well as the

impartial outsider who offers a range of humorous perspectives on the Delhi city through its

motley characters This is Basursquos second novel (her first was Opening Night published in 2012)

1 In which of the following market forms a firm does not exercise control over price

(a) Mixed Competition

(b) Monopoly

(c) Oligopoly

(d) Perfect Competition

Ans (d) Perfect Competition is a form of market in which there are very large number of buyers

and sellers of a homogeneous product Price is determined by the market forces of the supply

and demand and not by firms

2 Which of the following is represented by lsquoLorenz Curversquo

(a) Employment

(b) Inflation

(c) Deflation

(d) Income Distribution

Ans (d) In economics the Lorenz curve is a graphical representation of the distribution of

income or of wealth The graph plots percentiles of the population according to income or

wealth on the horizontal axis

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3 Which of the following is not a fundamental duty

(a) To abide by constitution and respect the National Flag

(b) To promote harmony and brotherhood

(c) To uphold and protect the sovereignty

(d) Abolition of titles except military and academic

Ans (d) Article 18 under Part III of Indian constitution deals with abolition of titles It is a

fundamental right

4 Which article can be used by The President of India to declare financial emergency

(a) Article 32

(b) Article 349

(c) Article 360

(d) Article 365

Ans (c) Article 360 deals with provisions regarding financial emergency It states that if the

President is satisfied that there is an economic situation in which the financial stability or credit

of India is threatened he or she can declare financial emergency

5 The Poona Pact was signed between Mahatma Gandhi and ____

(a) Muhammad Ali Jinnah

(b) Lord Irwin

(c) Subhash Chandra Bose

(d) B R Ambedkar

Ans (d) The Poona Pact refers to an agreement between Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar and Mahatma

Gandhi signed on 24 September 1932 at Yerwada Central Jail in Pune Maharashtra

6 Which Governor General abolished the lsquoSati Systemrsquo in India

(a) Lord Canning

(b) Lord Ripon

(c) Lord William Bentinck

(d) Lord Dalhousie

Ans (c) Sati system (the immolation of a Hindu widow on the funeral pyre of her deceased

husband) was formally banned in all jurisdictions of British India by Lord William Bentinck on 4

December 1829 It was done so under the Bengal Sati Regulation that described the practice of

Sati as revolting to the feelings of human nature

7 Which of the following is NOT a primary green house gas in the earthrsquos atmosphere

(a) Methane (b) Ozone

(c) Nitrous oxide (d) Hydrogen

Ans (d) Greenhouse gases are those that absorb and emit infrared radiation in the wavelength

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range emitted by Earth The primary greenhouse gases in Earthrsquos atmosphere are Water vapor

(H2O) Carbon dioxide (CO2) Methane (CH4) Nitrous oxide (N2O) Ozone (O3) and

Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs)

8 Which type of forest is most widespread in India

(a) Tropical Evergreen Forests

(b) Tropical Deciduous Forests

(c) Montane Forests

(d) Mangrove Forests

Ans (b) Tropical Deciduous Forests are the most widespread forests out of all the types of

forests in India Also called as Monsoon Forests

9 Which blood group is universal donor

(a) O+ (b) Ondash

(c) ABndash (d) AB+

Ans (b) Universal donor is a person who is type O in the ABO blood group system and

negative for RhD blood group antigen and can donate blood to all recipients Oblood type

doesnrsquot have antigen for A or B and Rh antigen on the surface of its RBCs

10 In how many parts is the human brain divided

(a) 2 (b) 3

(c) 4 (d) 5

Ans (b) The human brain is divided into three parts 1048595 The brainstem which has the pons the

midbrain and the medulla oblongata 1048595 The cerebellum which forms the hindbrain along with the

brainstem and is located below the cerebrum

11 In which of the following class can we put Adrenaline

(a) Hormone (b) Enzyme

(c) Protein (d) Fat

Ans (a) Epinephrine also known as adrenaline is a hormone It is normally produced by both

the adrenal glands and certain neurons

12 Supercooling is cooling of liquid ___

(a) below melting point

(b) below freezing point

(c) at melting point

(d) above melting point

Ans (b) Supercooling is the process of chilling a liquid below its freezing point without it

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becoming solid A good example of this phenomenon is found in meteorology clouds in high

altitude are an accumulation of supercooled droplets of water below their freezing point

13 When light passes from one medium to another this phenomenon of change in its direction

is called ___

(a) Refraction

(b) Diffraction

(c) Propagation

(d) No option is correct

Ans (a) The phenomenon of bending of light as it passes from one medium to another is known

as the refraction of light Refraction is the change in direction of a wave due to a change in its

medium

14 Which among the following is not an input device

(a) Plotter

(b) Magnetic Ink Character Recognition (MICR)

(c) Optical Mark Recognition (OMR)

(d) Barcode Reader

Ans (a) An input device is any hardware device that sends data to a computer allowing user to

interact with and control the computer MICR OMR and Barcode Reader are examples of input

devices

15 Which of the following is also known as Carbolic Acid

(a) Phenol

(b) Hydroxide

(c) Sulphuric Acid

(d) Ethanol

Ans (a) Phenol is also known as carbolic acid It is an aromatic organic compound with the

molecular formula C6H5OH

16 Who discovered electron

(a) E Goldstien

(b) J J Thomson

(c) Ernest Rutherford

(d) J Chadwick

Ans (b) JJ Thomson is credited with the discovery and identification of the electron Thomson

in 1897 was the first to suggest that one of the fundamental units was more than 1000 times

smaller than an atom suggesting the subatomic particle now known as the electron

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17 Who is a major driving force behind the lsquoNarmada Bachao Andolanrsquo

(a) Anna Hazare

(b) Medha Patkar

(c) Shantha Sinha

(d) Manasi Pradhan

Ans (b) Medha Patkaris the founder member of Narmada Bachao Andolan (NBA) in three states

Madhya Pradesh Maharashtra and Gujarat NBA has been engaged in a struggle for justice for

the people affected by the dam projects related to the Sardar Sarovar dams project

18 lsquoUdey Desh ka Aam Nagrikrsquo (UDAN) scheme for regional air connectivity will provide travel to

tier 2 and tier 3 cities at the rate of Rs ____ per hour

(a) 1500

(b) 2000

(c) 2500

(d) 3000

Ans (c) Under the new UDAN scheme people in tier 2 and tier 3 cities can fly at just Rs 2500

per hour

19 Who invented radar

(a) Fred Morrison

(b) A H Taylor and Leo C Young

(c) Van Tassel

(d) W K Roentgen

Ans (b) Like many inventions that of radar is difficult to ascribe to an individual Robert

Watson-Watt is given the credit for inventing the radar

20 David Warner plays cricket for which country

(a) England

(b) New Zealand

(c) Austr alia

(d) Sri Lan ka

Ans (c) David Warneris an Australian cricketer and the current vicecaptain of the Australian

cricket team An explosive left-handed opening batsman Warner is the first Australian cricketer in

132 years to be selected for a national team in any format without experience in first-class

cricket

21 Japanese art lsquoIkebanarsquo is related to ___

(a) paper folding

(b) flower arrangement

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(c) tree cutting

(d) sand art

Ans (b) Ikebana is the Japanese art of flower arrangement Also known as kado it developed

from the Buddhist ritual of offering flowers to the spirits of the dead

23 Who has recently launched his autobiography titled lsquoAn Unsuitable Boyrsquo

(a) Rishi Kapoor

(b) MS Dhoni

(c) Karan Johar

(d) Vikram Seth

Ans (c) An Unsuitable Boy is an autobiographical book written by Indian film director Karan

Johar The book was first published on 9 January 2017

24 Which of the following country is not a member of lsquoThe Indian Ocean Rim Association

(IORA)rsquo

(a) Sri Lanka

(b) Mauritius

(c) Seychelles

(d) China

Ans (d) IORA is an international organisation consisting of 21 coastal states bordering the Indian

Ocean China is not a member of this grouping

1 What does indifference curve represent

(a) Levels of Income and Capital

(b) Satisfaction derived from two goods

(c) Income from two b sinesses

(d) Relationship between expenditure and savings

Ans (b) An indifference curve is a graph showing combination of two goods that give the

consumer equal satisfaction and utility Each point on an indifference curve indicates that a

consumer is indifferent between the two and all points give him the same utility

3 India has taken the concept of lsquoJudicial Reviewrsquo from which countryrsquos constitution

(a) United States

(b) United Kingdom

(c) Canada

(d) Ireland

Ans (a) The Indian Constitution adopted the Judicial Review on lines of US Constitution The

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Supreme Court enjoys a position which entrusts it with the power of reviewing the legislative

enactments both of Parliament and the State Legislatures

4 How many times a person can be elected as the President of India

(a) One time

(b) Two times

(c) Three times

(d) No bar

Ans (d) The President is elected by the members of an electoral college consisting of the

elected members of both the Houses of Parliament and the elected members of the Legislative

Assemblies of States and the Union Territories of Delhi and Pondicherry According to Article 57

of the Constitution a President is eligible for re-election to that office and there is no bar on

number of times

5 Who shot dead John Saunders on 17th December 1927

(a) Bhagat Singh

(b) Mangal Panday

(c) Sukhdev

(d) Bipin Chandra Pal Singh

Ans (a) On December 17 1927 the revolutionaries Bhagat Singh and Rajguru shot and killed

assistant superintendent of police John Saunders However their original target was not Saunders

but superintendent of police James Scott who had ordered his men to lathicharge protesters

leading to the death of the nationalist leader Lala Lajpat Rai

6 Sardar Vallabhbai Patel was the leader of _______

(a) Bhoodan Movement

(b) Rowlatt Satyagraha

(c) Bardoli Satyagraha

(d) Swadeshi Movement

Ans (c) The Bardoli Satyagraha 1928 was a movement in the independence struggle led by

Sardar Vallabhai Patel for the farmers of Bardoli against the unjust raising of taxes A large

number of women took active part in the movement

7 Which type of forests majorly comprises of lichens and mosses

(a) Taiga forests

(b) Tundra forests

(c) Temperate mixed forests

(d) Tropical ever green forests

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Ans (b) One of the most successful types of tundra vegetation is moss Mosses are quite tough

despite their small size

8 Which of the following has maximum diurnal temperature difference

(a) Desert (b) Mountains

(c) Plateau (d) Ocean

Ans (a) Diurnal temperature variations are greatest very near the earthrsquos surface High desert

areas typically have the greatest diurnal temperature variations

9 Night Blindness is caused by deficiency of which of the following Vitamin

(a) Vitamin B (b) Vitamin C

(c) Vitamin K (d) Vitamin A

Ans (d) It occurs as a result of various diseases that cause degeneration of the rods of the

retina (the sensory cells responsible for vision in dim light) The problem can also appear as an

inherited deficiency in visual purple or rhodopsin which is the pigment of the rods of the retina

Night blindness is a classic finding from deficiency of vitamin A

10 The right portion of human heart receives ______ blood

(a) pure

(b) impure

(c) mixed

(d) None of these

Ans (b) The heart receives blood low in oxygen from the systemic circulation which enters the

right atrium from the superior and inferior venae cavae and passes to the right ventricle From

here it is pumped into the pulmonary circulation through the lungs where it receives oxygen and

gives off carbon dioxide Oxygenated blood then returns to the left atrium passes through the

left ventricle and is pumped out through the aorta to the systemic circulation where the oxygen

is used and metabolized to carbon dioxide

11 Which of the following is the largest gland in human body

(a) Thyroid (b) Liver

(c) Kidney (d) Pancreas

Ans (b) Liver is the largest gland found in the human body The liver has many functions and

plays a large role in human metabolism and digestion The organ stores glycogen decomposes

red blood cells synthesizes plasma proteins produces hormones and removes toxins and waste

products from the blood

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12 On which principle does the hydraulic lift works

(a) Newtonlsquos law

(b) Pascalrsquos law

(c) Archimedesrsquos law

(d) Joulersquos law

Ans (b) Pascalrsquos law is a principle in fluid mechanics that states that pressure exerted anywhere

in a confined incompressible fluid is transmitted equally in all directions throughout the fluid

such that the pressure ratio (initial difference) remains the same An important application of

Pascalrsquos law is the hydraulic lift used to lift heavy objects

14 In MICR what does lsquoIrsquo stands for

(a) Interactive

(b) Information

(c) Ink

(d) Instruction

Ans (c) MICR code is a code printed using MICR (Magnetic Ink Character Recognition technology)

on cheques to enable identification the cheques A MICR code is a 9-digit code that uniquely

identifies a bank and a branch participating in an Electronic Clearing System (ECS)

15 What is the process of conversion of solid state directly to gaseous state called

(a) Evaporation

(b) Condensation

(c) Sublimation

(d) Distillation

Ans (c) Sublimation is conversion of a substance from the solid to the gaseous state without its

becoming liquid An example is the vaporization of frozen carbon dioxide (dry ice) at ordinary

atmospheric pressure and temperature

16 What are the main components of Bronze Alloy

(a) Copper and Zinc

(b) Copper and Tin

(c) Zinc and Nickel

(d) Aluminium and Nickel

Ans (b) Bronze alloy traditionally is composed of copper and tin Bronze is used in architecture

for structural and design elements for bearings because of its friction properties and as

phosphor bronze in musical instruments electrical contacts and ship propellers 104859510485951048595

17 Which of the following causes fly ash

(a) Hydroe lectric Power Station

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(b) Coal Combustion Power Plant

(c) Nuclear Power Plant

(d) Tidal Power Plant

Ans (b) Fly ash is a byproduct from burning pulverized coal in electric power generating plants

During combustion mineral impurities in the coal (clay feldspar quartz and shale) fuse in

suspension and float out of the combustion chamber with the exhaust gases As the fused

material rises it cools and solidifies into spherical glassy particles called f ly ash It provides an

excellent prime material used in blended cement mosaic tiles and hollow blocks among others

18 ldquoDulari Kanyardquo a scheme to bring down infant mortality in the state is launched by which

Indian State

(a) Arunachal Pradesh

(b) Rajasthan

(c) Uttar Pradesh

(d) Madhya Pradesh

Ans (a) On the occasion of 68the Republic Day the state government of Arunachal Pradesh has

launched a special scheme named as ldquoDulari Kanya Yojanardquo to bring down the infant mortality in

the state The new Infant mortality scheme in Arunachal Pradesh will track all the pregnant

mothers to provide them better care for safe and secured delivery

19 Who developed the theory of relativity

(a) Issac Newton

(b) Charles Darwin

(c) Marie Curie

(d) Albert Einstein

Ans (d) Albert Einstein in his theory of special relativity determined that the laws of physics are

the same for all nonaccelerating observers and he showed that the speed of light within a

vacuum is the same no matter the speed at which an observer travels 104859510485951048595

20 lsquoQueensbury rulesrsquo is code of rules that directly influences which of the following sport

(a) Tennis (b) Boxing

(c) Polo (d) Billiards

Ans (b) The Marquess of Queensberry Rules are a code of generally accepted rules in the sport

of boxing Drafted in London in 1865 and published in 1867 they were named so as John

Douglas 9th Marquess of Queensberry publicly endorsed the code although they were written by

a Welsh sportsman named John Graham Chambers

21 Who amidst the following is a distinguished painter

(a) Uday Shankar

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(b) Sonal Mansingh

(c) Amrita Shergill

(d) Yamini Kirshnamurthy

Ans (c) Amrita Sher-Gil was an eminent Hungarian-Indian painter She was influenced by the

Mughal as well as the Ajanta paintings Her works have been declared as National Art Treasures

by the Government of India

23 ldquoHema Malini Beyond the Dream Girlrdquo is authored by which author

(a) MeenaIyer

(b) Hema Malini

(c) Ram Kamal Mukherjee

(d) Vijay Kumar

Ans (b) The biography titled Beyond The Dream Girl is written by Ram Kamal Mukherjee and

was unveiled on Hema Malinirsquos 69th birthday (October 16)

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3 Which of the following is not a fundamental duty

(a) To abide by constitution and respect the National Flag

(b) To promote harmony and brotherhood

(c) To uphold and protect the sovereignty

(d) Abolition of titles except military and academic

Ans (d) Article 18 under Part III of Indian constitution deals with abolition of titles It is a

fundamental right

4 Which article can be used by The President of India to declare financial emergency

(a) Article 32

(b) Article 349

(c) Article 360

(d) Article 365

Ans (c) Article 360 deals with provisions regarding financial emergency It states that if the

President is satisfied that there is an economic situation in which the financial stability or credit

of India is threatened he or she can declare financial emergency

5 The Poona Pact was signed between Mahatma Gandhi and ____

(a) Muhammad Ali Jinnah

(b) Lord Irwin

(c) Subhash Chandra Bose

(d) B R Ambedkar

Ans (d) The Poona Pact refers to an agreement between Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar and Mahatma

Gandhi signed on 24 September 1932 at Yerwada Central Jail in Pune Maharashtra

6 Which Governor General abolished the lsquoSati Systemrsquo in India

(a) Lord Canning

(b) Lord Ripon

(c) Lord William Bentinck

(d) Lord Dalhousie

Ans (c) Sati system (the immolation of a Hindu widow on the funeral pyre of her deceased

husband) was formally banned in all jurisdictions of British India by Lord William Bentinck on 4

December 1829 It was done so under the Bengal Sati Regulation that described the practice of

Sati as revolting to the feelings of human nature

7 Which of the following is NOT a primary green house gas in the earthrsquos atmosphere

(a) Methane (b) Ozone

(c) Nitrous oxide (d) Hydrogen

Ans (d) Greenhouse gases are those that absorb and emit infrared radiation in the wavelength

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7

range emitted by Earth The primary greenhouse gases in Earthrsquos atmosphere are Water vapor

(H2O) Carbon dioxide (CO2) Methane (CH4) Nitrous oxide (N2O) Ozone (O3) and

Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs)

8 Which type of forest is most widespread in India

(a) Tropical Evergreen Forests

(b) Tropical Deciduous Forests

(c) Montane Forests

(d) Mangrove Forests

Ans (b) Tropical Deciduous Forests are the most widespread forests out of all the types of

forests in India Also called as Monsoon Forests

9 Which blood group is universal donor

(a) O+ (b) Ondash

(c) ABndash (d) AB+

Ans (b) Universal donor is a person who is type O in the ABO blood group system and

negative for RhD blood group antigen and can donate blood to all recipients Oblood type

doesnrsquot have antigen for A or B and Rh antigen on the surface of its RBCs

10 In how many parts is the human brain divided

(a) 2 (b) 3

(c) 4 (d) 5

Ans (b) The human brain is divided into three parts 1048595 The brainstem which has the pons the

midbrain and the medulla oblongata 1048595 The cerebellum which forms the hindbrain along with the

brainstem and is located below the cerebrum

11 In which of the following class can we put Adrenaline

(a) Hormone (b) Enzyme

(c) Protein (d) Fat

Ans (a) Epinephrine also known as adrenaline is a hormone It is normally produced by both

the adrenal glands and certain neurons

12 Supercooling is cooling of liquid ___

(a) below melting point

(b) below freezing point

(c) at melting point

(d) above melting point

Ans (b) Supercooling is the process of chilling a liquid below its freezing point without it

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8

becoming solid A good example of this phenomenon is found in meteorology clouds in high

altitude are an accumulation of supercooled droplets of water below their freezing point

13 When light passes from one medium to another this phenomenon of change in its direction

is called ___

(a) Refraction

(b) Diffraction

(c) Propagation

(d) No option is correct

Ans (a) The phenomenon of bending of light as it passes from one medium to another is known

as the refraction of light Refraction is the change in direction of a wave due to a change in its

medium

14 Which among the following is not an input device

(a) Plotter

(b) Magnetic Ink Character Recognition (MICR)

(c) Optical Mark Recognition (OMR)

(d) Barcode Reader

Ans (a) An input device is any hardware device that sends data to a computer allowing user to

interact with and control the computer MICR OMR and Barcode Reader are examples of input

devices

15 Which of the following is also known as Carbolic Acid

(a) Phenol

(b) Hydroxide

(c) Sulphuric Acid

(d) Ethanol

Ans (a) Phenol is also known as carbolic acid It is an aromatic organic compound with the

molecular formula C6H5OH

16 Who discovered electron

(a) E Goldstien

(b) J J Thomson

(c) Ernest Rutherford

(d) J Chadwick

Ans (b) JJ Thomson is credited with the discovery and identification of the electron Thomson

in 1897 was the first to suggest that one of the fundamental units was more than 1000 times

smaller than an atom suggesting the subatomic particle now known as the electron

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9

17 Who is a major driving force behind the lsquoNarmada Bachao Andolanrsquo

(a) Anna Hazare

(b) Medha Patkar

(c) Shantha Sinha

(d) Manasi Pradhan

Ans (b) Medha Patkaris the founder member of Narmada Bachao Andolan (NBA) in three states

Madhya Pradesh Maharashtra and Gujarat NBA has been engaged in a struggle for justice for

the people affected by the dam projects related to the Sardar Sarovar dams project

18 lsquoUdey Desh ka Aam Nagrikrsquo (UDAN) scheme for regional air connectivity will provide travel to

tier 2 and tier 3 cities at the rate of Rs ____ per hour

(a) 1500

(b) 2000

(c) 2500

(d) 3000

Ans (c) Under the new UDAN scheme people in tier 2 and tier 3 cities can fly at just Rs 2500

per hour

19 Who invented radar

(a) Fred Morrison

(b) A H Taylor and Leo C Young

(c) Van Tassel

(d) W K Roentgen

Ans (b) Like many inventions that of radar is difficult to ascribe to an individual Robert

Watson-Watt is given the credit for inventing the radar

20 David Warner plays cricket for which country

(a) England

(b) New Zealand

(c) Austr alia

(d) Sri Lan ka

Ans (c) David Warneris an Australian cricketer and the current vicecaptain of the Australian

cricket team An explosive left-handed opening batsman Warner is the first Australian cricketer in

132 years to be selected for a national team in any format without experience in first-class

cricket

21 Japanese art lsquoIkebanarsquo is related to ___

(a) paper folding

(b) flower arrangement

Digital Odisha General knowledge Class pdf

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10

(c) tree cutting

(d) sand art

Ans (b) Ikebana is the Japanese art of flower arrangement Also known as kado it developed

from the Buddhist ritual of offering flowers to the spirits of the dead

23 Who has recently launched his autobiography titled lsquoAn Unsuitable Boyrsquo

(a) Rishi Kapoor

(b) MS Dhoni

(c) Karan Johar

(d) Vikram Seth

Ans (c) An Unsuitable Boy is an autobiographical book written by Indian film director Karan

Johar The book was first published on 9 January 2017

24 Which of the following country is not a member of lsquoThe Indian Ocean Rim Association

(IORA)rsquo

(a) Sri Lanka

(b) Mauritius

(c) Seychelles

(d) China

Ans (d) IORA is an international organisation consisting of 21 coastal states bordering the Indian

Ocean China is not a member of this grouping

1 What does indifference curve represent

(a) Levels of Income and Capital

(b) Satisfaction derived from two goods

(c) Income from two b sinesses

(d) Relationship between expenditure and savings

Ans (b) An indifference curve is a graph showing combination of two goods that give the

consumer equal satisfaction and utility Each point on an indifference curve indicates that a

consumer is indifferent between the two and all points give him the same utility

3 India has taken the concept of lsquoJudicial Reviewrsquo from which countryrsquos constitution

(a) United States

(b) United Kingdom

(c) Canada

(d) Ireland

Ans (a) The Indian Constitution adopted the Judicial Review on lines of US Constitution The

Digital Odisha General knowledge Class pdf

wwwdigitalodishaorg

11

Supreme Court enjoys a position which entrusts it with the power of reviewing the legislative

enactments both of Parliament and the State Legislatures

4 How many times a person can be elected as the President of India

(a) One time

(b) Two times

(c) Three times

(d) No bar

Ans (d) The President is elected by the members of an electoral college consisting of the

elected members of both the Houses of Parliament and the elected members of the Legislative

Assemblies of States and the Union Territories of Delhi and Pondicherry According to Article 57

of the Constitution a President is eligible for re-election to that office and there is no bar on

number of times

5 Who shot dead John Saunders on 17th December 1927

(a) Bhagat Singh

(b) Mangal Panday

(c) Sukhdev

(d) Bipin Chandra Pal Singh

Ans (a) On December 17 1927 the revolutionaries Bhagat Singh and Rajguru shot and killed

assistant superintendent of police John Saunders However their original target was not Saunders

but superintendent of police James Scott who had ordered his men to lathicharge protesters

leading to the death of the nationalist leader Lala Lajpat Rai

6 Sardar Vallabhbai Patel was the leader of _______

(a) Bhoodan Movement

(b) Rowlatt Satyagraha

(c) Bardoli Satyagraha

(d) Swadeshi Movement

Ans (c) The Bardoli Satyagraha 1928 was a movement in the independence struggle led by

Sardar Vallabhai Patel for the farmers of Bardoli against the unjust raising of taxes A large

number of women took active part in the movement

7 Which type of forests majorly comprises of lichens and mosses

(a) Taiga forests

(b) Tundra forests

(c) Temperate mixed forests

(d) Tropical ever green forests

Digital Odisha General knowledge Class pdf

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12

Ans (b) One of the most successful types of tundra vegetation is moss Mosses are quite tough

despite their small size

8 Which of the following has maximum diurnal temperature difference

(a) Desert (b) Mountains

(c) Plateau (d) Ocean

Ans (a) Diurnal temperature variations are greatest very near the earthrsquos surface High desert

areas typically have the greatest diurnal temperature variations

9 Night Blindness is caused by deficiency of which of the following Vitamin

(a) Vitamin B (b) Vitamin C

(c) Vitamin K (d) Vitamin A

Ans (d) It occurs as a result of various diseases that cause degeneration of the rods of the

retina (the sensory cells responsible for vision in dim light) The problem can also appear as an

inherited deficiency in visual purple or rhodopsin which is the pigment of the rods of the retina

Night blindness is a classic finding from deficiency of vitamin A

10 The right portion of human heart receives ______ blood

(a) pure

(b) impure

(c) mixed

(d) None of these

Ans (b) The heart receives blood low in oxygen from the systemic circulation which enters the

right atrium from the superior and inferior venae cavae and passes to the right ventricle From

here it is pumped into the pulmonary circulation through the lungs where it receives oxygen and

gives off carbon dioxide Oxygenated blood then returns to the left atrium passes through the

left ventricle and is pumped out through the aorta to the systemic circulation where the oxygen

is used and metabolized to carbon dioxide

11 Which of the following is the largest gland in human body

(a) Thyroid (b) Liver

(c) Kidney (d) Pancreas

Ans (b) Liver is the largest gland found in the human body The liver has many functions and

plays a large role in human metabolism and digestion The organ stores glycogen decomposes

red blood cells synthesizes plasma proteins produces hormones and removes toxins and waste

products from the blood

Digital Odisha General knowledge Class pdf

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13

12 On which principle does the hydraulic lift works

(a) Newtonlsquos law

(b) Pascalrsquos law

(c) Archimedesrsquos law

(d) Joulersquos law

Ans (b) Pascalrsquos law is a principle in fluid mechanics that states that pressure exerted anywhere

in a confined incompressible fluid is transmitted equally in all directions throughout the fluid

such that the pressure ratio (initial difference) remains the same An important application of

Pascalrsquos law is the hydraulic lift used to lift heavy objects

14 In MICR what does lsquoIrsquo stands for

(a) Interactive

(b) Information

(c) Ink

(d) Instruction

Ans (c) MICR code is a code printed using MICR (Magnetic Ink Character Recognition technology)

on cheques to enable identification the cheques A MICR code is a 9-digit code that uniquely

identifies a bank and a branch participating in an Electronic Clearing System (ECS)

15 What is the process of conversion of solid state directly to gaseous state called

(a) Evaporation

(b) Condensation

(c) Sublimation

(d) Distillation

Ans (c) Sublimation is conversion of a substance from the solid to the gaseous state without its

becoming liquid An example is the vaporization of frozen carbon dioxide (dry ice) at ordinary

atmospheric pressure and temperature

16 What are the main components of Bronze Alloy

(a) Copper and Zinc

(b) Copper and Tin

(c) Zinc and Nickel

(d) Aluminium and Nickel

Ans (b) Bronze alloy traditionally is composed of copper and tin Bronze is used in architecture

for structural and design elements for bearings because of its friction properties and as

phosphor bronze in musical instruments electrical contacts and ship propellers 104859510485951048595

17 Which of the following causes fly ash

(a) Hydroe lectric Power Station

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14

(b) Coal Combustion Power Plant

(c) Nuclear Power Plant

(d) Tidal Power Plant

Ans (b) Fly ash is a byproduct from burning pulverized coal in electric power generating plants

During combustion mineral impurities in the coal (clay feldspar quartz and shale) fuse in

suspension and float out of the combustion chamber with the exhaust gases As the fused

material rises it cools and solidifies into spherical glassy particles called f ly ash It provides an

excellent prime material used in blended cement mosaic tiles and hollow blocks among others

18 ldquoDulari Kanyardquo a scheme to bring down infant mortality in the state is launched by which

Indian State

(a) Arunachal Pradesh

(b) Rajasthan

(c) Uttar Pradesh

(d) Madhya Pradesh

Ans (a) On the occasion of 68the Republic Day the state government of Arunachal Pradesh has

launched a special scheme named as ldquoDulari Kanya Yojanardquo to bring down the infant mortality in

the state The new Infant mortality scheme in Arunachal Pradesh will track all the pregnant

mothers to provide them better care for safe and secured delivery

19 Who developed the theory of relativity

(a) Issac Newton

(b) Charles Darwin

(c) Marie Curie

(d) Albert Einstein

Ans (d) Albert Einstein in his theory of special relativity determined that the laws of physics are

the same for all nonaccelerating observers and he showed that the speed of light within a

vacuum is the same no matter the speed at which an observer travels 104859510485951048595

20 lsquoQueensbury rulesrsquo is code of rules that directly influences which of the following sport

(a) Tennis (b) Boxing

(c) Polo (d) Billiards

Ans (b) The Marquess of Queensberry Rules are a code of generally accepted rules in the sport

of boxing Drafted in London in 1865 and published in 1867 they were named so as John

Douglas 9th Marquess of Queensberry publicly endorsed the code although they were written by

a Welsh sportsman named John Graham Chambers

21 Who amidst the following is a distinguished painter

(a) Uday Shankar

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15

(b) Sonal Mansingh

(c) Amrita Shergill

(d) Yamini Kirshnamurthy

Ans (c) Amrita Sher-Gil was an eminent Hungarian-Indian painter She was influenced by the

Mughal as well as the Ajanta paintings Her works have been declared as National Art Treasures

by the Government of India

23 ldquoHema Malini Beyond the Dream Girlrdquo is authored by which author

(a) MeenaIyer

(b) Hema Malini

(c) Ram Kamal Mukherjee

(d) Vijay Kumar

Ans (b) The biography titled Beyond The Dream Girl is written by Ram Kamal Mukherjee and

was unveiled on Hema Malinirsquos 69th birthday (October 16)

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7

range emitted by Earth The primary greenhouse gases in Earthrsquos atmosphere are Water vapor

(H2O) Carbon dioxide (CO2) Methane (CH4) Nitrous oxide (N2O) Ozone (O3) and

Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs)

8 Which type of forest is most widespread in India

(a) Tropical Evergreen Forests

(b) Tropical Deciduous Forests

(c) Montane Forests

(d) Mangrove Forests

Ans (b) Tropical Deciduous Forests are the most widespread forests out of all the types of

forests in India Also called as Monsoon Forests

9 Which blood group is universal donor

(a) O+ (b) Ondash

(c) ABndash (d) AB+

Ans (b) Universal donor is a person who is type O in the ABO blood group system and

negative for RhD blood group antigen and can donate blood to all recipients Oblood type

doesnrsquot have antigen for A or B and Rh antigen on the surface of its RBCs

10 In how many parts is the human brain divided

(a) 2 (b) 3

(c) 4 (d) 5

Ans (b) The human brain is divided into three parts 1048595 The brainstem which has the pons the

midbrain and the medulla oblongata 1048595 The cerebellum which forms the hindbrain along with the

brainstem and is located below the cerebrum

11 In which of the following class can we put Adrenaline

(a) Hormone (b) Enzyme

(c) Protein (d) Fat

Ans (a) Epinephrine also known as adrenaline is a hormone It is normally produced by both

the adrenal glands and certain neurons

12 Supercooling is cooling of liquid ___

(a) below melting point

(b) below freezing point

(c) at melting point

(d) above melting point

Ans (b) Supercooling is the process of chilling a liquid below its freezing point without it

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8

becoming solid A good example of this phenomenon is found in meteorology clouds in high

altitude are an accumulation of supercooled droplets of water below their freezing point

13 When light passes from one medium to another this phenomenon of change in its direction

is called ___

(a) Refraction

(b) Diffraction

(c) Propagation

(d) No option is correct

Ans (a) The phenomenon of bending of light as it passes from one medium to another is known

as the refraction of light Refraction is the change in direction of a wave due to a change in its

medium

14 Which among the following is not an input device

(a) Plotter

(b) Magnetic Ink Character Recognition (MICR)

(c) Optical Mark Recognition (OMR)

(d) Barcode Reader

Ans (a) An input device is any hardware device that sends data to a computer allowing user to

interact with and control the computer MICR OMR and Barcode Reader are examples of input

devices

15 Which of the following is also known as Carbolic Acid

(a) Phenol

(b) Hydroxide

(c) Sulphuric Acid

(d) Ethanol

Ans (a) Phenol is also known as carbolic acid It is an aromatic organic compound with the

molecular formula C6H5OH

16 Who discovered electron

(a) E Goldstien

(b) J J Thomson

(c) Ernest Rutherford

(d) J Chadwick

Ans (b) JJ Thomson is credited with the discovery and identification of the electron Thomson

in 1897 was the first to suggest that one of the fundamental units was more than 1000 times

smaller than an atom suggesting the subatomic particle now known as the electron

Digital Odisha General knowledge Class pdf

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9

17 Who is a major driving force behind the lsquoNarmada Bachao Andolanrsquo

(a) Anna Hazare

(b) Medha Patkar

(c) Shantha Sinha

(d) Manasi Pradhan

Ans (b) Medha Patkaris the founder member of Narmada Bachao Andolan (NBA) in three states

Madhya Pradesh Maharashtra and Gujarat NBA has been engaged in a struggle for justice for

the people affected by the dam projects related to the Sardar Sarovar dams project

18 lsquoUdey Desh ka Aam Nagrikrsquo (UDAN) scheme for regional air connectivity will provide travel to

tier 2 and tier 3 cities at the rate of Rs ____ per hour

(a) 1500

(b) 2000

(c) 2500

(d) 3000

Ans (c) Under the new UDAN scheme people in tier 2 and tier 3 cities can fly at just Rs 2500

per hour

19 Who invented radar

(a) Fred Morrison

(b) A H Taylor and Leo C Young

(c) Van Tassel

(d) W K Roentgen

Ans (b) Like many inventions that of radar is difficult to ascribe to an individual Robert

Watson-Watt is given the credit for inventing the radar

20 David Warner plays cricket for which country

(a) England

(b) New Zealand

(c) Austr alia

(d) Sri Lan ka

Ans (c) David Warneris an Australian cricketer and the current vicecaptain of the Australian

cricket team An explosive left-handed opening batsman Warner is the first Australian cricketer in

132 years to be selected for a national team in any format without experience in first-class

cricket

21 Japanese art lsquoIkebanarsquo is related to ___

(a) paper folding

(b) flower arrangement

Digital Odisha General knowledge Class pdf

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10

(c) tree cutting

(d) sand art

Ans (b) Ikebana is the Japanese art of flower arrangement Also known as kado it developed

from the Buddhist ritual of offering flowers to the spirits of the dead

23 Who has recently launched his autobiography titled lsquoAn Unsuitable Boyrsquo

(a) Rishi Kapoor

(b) MS Dhoni

(c) Karan Johar

(d) Vikram Seth

Ans (c) An Unsuitable Boy is an autobiographical book written by Indian film director Karan

Johar The book was first published on 9 January 2017

24 Which of the following country is not a member of lsquoThe Indian Ocean Rim Association

(IORA)rsquo

(a) Sri Lanka

(b) Mauritius

(c) Seychelles

(d) China

Ans (d) IORA is an international organisation consisting of 21 coastal states bordering the Indian

Ocean China is not a member of this grouping

1 What does indifference curve represent

(a) Levels of Income and Capital

(b) Satisfaction derived from two goods

(c) Income from two b sinesses

(d) Relationship between expenditure and savings

Ans (b) An indifference curve is a graph showing combination of two goods that give the

consumer equal satisfaction and utility Each point on an indifference curve indicates that a

consumer is indifferent between the two and all points give him the same utility

3 India has taken the concept of lsquoJudicial Reviewrsquo from which countryrsquos constitution

(a) United States

(b) United Kingdom

(c) Canada

(d) Ireland

Ans (a) The Indian Constitution adopted the Judicial Review on lines of US Constitution The

Digital Odisha General knowledge Class pdf

wwwdigitalodishaorg

11

Supreme Court enjoys a position which entrusts it with the power of reviewing the legislative

enactments both of Parliament and the State Legislatures

4 How many times a person can be elected as the President of India

(a) One time

(b) Two times

(c) Three times

(d) No bar

Ans (d) The President is elected by the members of an electoral college consisting of the

elected members of both the Houses of Parliament and the elected members of the Legislative

Assemblies of States and the Union Territories of Delhi and Pondicherry According to Article 57

of the Constitution a President is eligible for re-election to that office and there is no bar on

number of times

5 Who shot dead John Saunders on 17th December 1927

(a) Bhagat Singh

(b) Mangal Panday

(c) Sukhdev

(d) Bipin Chandra Pal Singh

Ans (a) On December 17 1927 the revolutionaries Bhagat Singh and Rajguru shot and killed

assistant superintendent of police John Saunders However their original target was not Saunders

but superintendent of police James Scott who had ordered his men to lathicharge protesters

leading to the death of the nationalist leader Lala Lajpat Rai

6 Sardar Vallabhbai Patel was the leader of _______

(a) Bhoodan Movement

(b) Rowlatt Satyagraha

(c) Bardoli Satyagraha

(d) Swadeshi Movement

Ans (c) The Bardoli Satyagraha 1928 was a movement in the independence struggle led by

Sardar Vallabhai Patel for the farmers of Bardoli against the unjust raising of taxes A large

number of women took active part in the movement

7 Which type of forests majorly comprises of lichens and mosses

(a) Taiga forests

(b) Tundra forests

(c) Temperate mixed forests

(d) Tropical ever green forests

Digital Odisha General knowledge Class pdf

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12

Ans (b) One of the most successful types of tundra vegetation is moss Mosses are quite tough

despite their small size

8 Which of the following has maximum diurnal temperature difference

(a) Desert (b) Mountains

(c) Plateau (d) Ocean

Ans (a) Diurnal temperature variations are greatest very near the earthrsquos surface High desert

areas typically have the greatest diurnal temperature variations

9 Night Blindness is caused by deficiency of which of the following Vitamin

(a) Vitamin B (b) Vitamin C

(c) Vitamin K (d) Vitamin A

Ans (d) It occurs as a result of various diseases that cause degeneration of the rods of the

retina (the sensory cells responsible for vision in dim light) The problem can also appear as an

inherited deficiency in visual purple or rhodopsin which is the pigment of the rods of the retina

Night blindness is a classic finding from deficiency of vitamin A

10 The right portion of human heart receives ______ blood

(a) pure

(b) impure

(c) mixed

(d) None of these

Ans (b) The heart receives blood low in oxygen from the systemic circulation which enters the

right atrium from the superior and inferior venae cavae and passes to the right ventricle From

here it is pumped into the pulmonary circulation through the lungs where it receives oxygen and

gives off carbon dioxide Oxygenated blood then returns to the left atrium passes through the

left ventricle and is pumped out through the aorta to the systemic circulation where the oxygen

is used and metabolized to carbon dioxide

11 Which of the following is the largest gland in human body

(a) Thyroid (b) Liver

(c) Kidney (d) Pancreas

Ans (b) Liver is the largest gland found in the human body The liver has many functions and

plays a large role in human metabolism and digestion The organ stores glycogen decomposes

red blood cells synthesizes plasma proteins produces hormones and removes toxins and waste

products from the blood

Digital Odisha General knowledge Class pdf

wwwdigitalodishaorg

13

12 On which principle does the hydraulic lift works

(a) Newtonlsquos law

(b) Pascalrsquos law

(c) Archimedesrsquos law

(d) Joulersquos law

Ans (b) Pascalrsquos law is a principle in fluid mechanics that states that pressure exerted anywhere

in a confined incompressible fluid is transmitted equally in all directions throughout the fluid

such that the pressure ratio (initial difference) remains the same An important application of

Pascalrsquos law is the hydraulic lift used to lift heavy objects

14 In MICR what does lsquoIrsquo stands for

(a) Interactive

(b) Information

(c) Ink

(d) Instruction

Ans (c) MICR code is a code printed using MICR (Magnetic Ink Character Recognition technology)

on cheques to enable identification the cheques A MICR code is a 9-digit code that uniquely

identifies a bank and a branch participating in an Electronic Clearing System (ECS)

15 What is the process of conversion of solid state directly to gaseous state called

(a) Evaporation

(b) Condensation

(c) Sublimation

(d) Distillation

Ans (c) Sublimation is conversion of a substance from the solid to the gaseous state without its

becoming liquid An example is the vaporization of frozen carbon dioxide (dry ice) at ordinary

atmospheric pressure and temperature

16 What are the main components of Bronze Alloy

(a) Copper and Zinc

(b) Copper and Tin

(c) Zinc and Nickel

(d) Aluminium and Nickel

Ans (b) Bronze alloy traditionally is composed of copper and tin Bronze is used in architecture

for structural and design elements for bearings because of its friction properties and as

phosphor bronze in musical instruments electrical contacts and ship propellers 104859510485951048595

17 Which of the following causes fly ash

(a) Hydroe lectric Power Station

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14

(b) Coal Combustion Power Plant

(c) Nuclear Power Plant

(d) Tidal Power Plant

Ans (b) Fly ash is a byproduct from burning pulverized coal in electric power generating plants

During combustion mineral impurities in the coal (clay feldspar quartz and shale) fuse in

suspension and float out of the combustion chamber with the exhaust gases As the fused

material rises it cools and solidifies into spherical glassy particles called f ly ash It provides an

excellent prime material used in blended cement mosaic tiles and hollow blocks among others

18 ldquoDulari Kanyardquo a scheme to bring down infant mortality in the state is launched by which

Indian State

(a) Arunachal Pradesh

(b) Rajasthan

(c) Uttar Pradesh

(d) Madhya Pradesh

Ans (a) On the occasion of 68the Republic Day the state government of Arunachal Pradesh has

launched a special scheme named as ldquoDulari Kanya Yojanardquo to bring down the infant mortality in

the state The new Infant mortality scheme in Arunachal Pradesh will track all the pregnant

mothers to provide them better care for safe and secured delivery

19 Who developed the theory of relativity

(a) Issac Newton

(b) Charles Darwin

(c) Marie Curie

(d) Albert Einstein

Ans (d) Albert Einstein in his theory of special relativity determined that the laws of physics are

the same for all nonaccelerating observers and he showed that the speed of light within a

vacuum is the same no matter the speed at which an observer travels 104859510485951048595

20 lsquoQueensbury rulesrsquo is code of rules that directly influences which of the following sport

(a) Tennis (b) Boxing

(c) Polo (d) Billiards

Ans (b) The Marquess of Queensberry Rules are a code of generally accepted rules in the sport

of boxing Drafted in London in 1865 and published in 1867 they were named so as John

Douglas 9th Marquess of Queensberry publicly endorsed the code although they were written by

a Welsh sportsman named John Graham Chambers

21 Who amidst the following is a distinguished painter

(a) Uday Shankar

Digital Odisha General knowledge Class pdf

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15

(b) Sonal Mansingh

(c) Amrita Shergill

(d) Yamini Kirshnamurthy

Ans (c) Amrita Sher-Gil was an eminent Hungarian-Indian painter She was influenced by the

Mughal as well as the Ajanta paintings Her works have been declared as National Art Treasures

by the Government of India

23 ldquoHema Malini Beyond the Dream Girlrdquo is authored by which author

(a) MeenaIyer

(b) Hema Malini

(c) Ram Kamal Mukherjee

(d) Vijay Kumar

Ans (b) The biography titled Beyond The Dream Girl is written by Ram Kamal Mukherjee and

was unveiled on Hema Malinirsquos 69th birthday (October 16)

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8

becoming solid A good example of this phenomenon is found in meteorology clouds in high

altitude are an accumulation of supercooled droplets of water below their freezing point

13 When light passes from one medium to another this phenomenon of change in its direction

is called ___

(a) Refraction

(b) Diffraction

(c) Propagation

(d) No option is correct

Ans (a) The phenomenon of bending of light as it passes from one medium to another is known

as the refraction of light Refraction is the change in direction of a wave due to a change in its

medium

14 Which among the following is not an input device

(a) Plotter

(b) Magnetic Ink Character Recognition (MICR)

(c) Optical Mark Recognition (OMR)

(d) Barcode Reader

Ans (a) An input device is any hardware device that sends data to a computer allowing user to

interact with and control the computer MICR OMR and Barcode Reader are examples of input

devices

15 Which of the following is also known as Carbolic Acid

(a) Phenol

(b) Hydroxide

(c) Sulphuric Acid

(d) Ethanol

Ans (a) Phenol is also known as carbolic acid It is an aromatic organic compound with the

molecular formula C6H5OH

16 Who discovered electron

(a) E Goldstien

(b) J J Thomson

(c) Ernest Rutherford

(d) J Chadwick

Ans (b) JJ Thomson is credited with the discovery and identification of the electron Thomson

in 1897 was the first to suggest that one of the fundamental units was more than 1000 times

smaller than an atom suggesting the subatomic particle now known as the electron

Digital Odisha General knowledge Class pdf

wwwdigitalodishaorg

9

17 Who is a major driving force behind the lsquoNarmada Bachao Andolanrsquo

(a) Anna Hazare

(b) Medha Patkar

(c) Shantha Sinha

(d) Manasi Pradhan

Ans (b) Medha Patkaris the founder member of Narmada Bachao Andolan (NBA) in three states

Madhya Pradesh Maharashtra and Gujarat NBA has been engaged in a struggle for justice for

the people affected by the dam projects related to the Sardar Sarovar dams project

18 lsquoUdey Desh ka Aam Nagrikrsquo (UDAN) scheme for regional air connectivity will provide travel to

tier 2 and tier 3 cities at the rate of Rs ____ per hour

(a) 1500

(b) 2000

(c) 2500

(d) 3000

Ans (c) Under the new UDAN scheme people in tier 2 and tier 3 cities can fly at just Rs 2500

per hour

19 Who invented radar

(a) Fred Morrison

(b) A H Taylor and Leo C Young

(c) Van Tassel

(d) W K Roentgen

Ans (b) Like many inventions that of radar is difficult to ascribe to an individual Robert

Watson-Watt is given the credit for inventing the radar

20 David Warner plays cricket for which country

(a) England

(b) New Zealand

(c) Austr alia

(d) Sri Lan ka

Ans (c) David Warneris an Australian cricketer and the current vicecaptain of the Australian

cricket team An explosive left-handed opening batsman Warner is the first Australian cricketer in

132 years to be selected for a national team in any format without experience in first-class

cricket

21 Japanese art lsquoIkebanarsquo is related to ___

(a) paper folding

(b) flower arrangement

Digital Odisha General knowledge Class pdf

wwwdigitalodishaorg

10

(c) tree cutting

(d) sand art

Ans (b) Ikebana is the Japanese art of flower arrangement Also known as kado it developed

from the Buddhist ritual of offering flowers to the spirits of the dead

23 Who has recently launched his autobiography titled lsquoAn Unsuitable Boyrsquo

(a) Rishi Kapoor

(b) MS Dhoni

(c) Karan Johar

(d) Vikram Seth

Ans (c) An Unsuitable Boy is an autobiographical book written by Indian film director Karan

Johar The book was first published on 9 January 2017

24 Which of the following country is not a member of lsquoThe Indian Ocean Rim Association

(IORA)rsquo

(a) Sri Lanka

(b) Mauritius

(c) Seychelles

(d) China

Ans (d) IORA is an international organisation consisting of 21 coastal states bordering the Indian

Ocean China is not a member of this grouping

1 What does indifference curve represent

(a) Levels of Income and Capital

(b) Satisfaction derived from two goods

(c) Income from two b sinesses

(d) Relationship between expenditure and savings

Ans (b) An indifference curve is a graph showing combination of two goods that give the

consumer equal satisfaction and utility Each point on an indifference curve indicates that a

consumer is indifferent between the two and all points give him the same utility

3 India has taken the concept of lsquoJudicial Reviewrsquo from which countryrsquos constitution

(a) United States

(b) United Kingdom

(c) Canada

(d) Ireland

Ans (a) The Indian Constitution adopted the Judicial Review on lines of US Constitution The

Digital Odisha General knowledge Class pdf

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11

Supreme Court enjoys a position which entrusts it with the power of reviewing the legislative

enactments both of Parliament and the State Legislatures

4 How many times a person can be elected as the President of India

(a) One time

(b) Two times

(c) Three times

(d) No bar

Ans (d) The President is elected by the members of an electoral college consisting of the

elected members of both the Houses of Parliament and the elected members of the Legislative

Assemblies of States and the Union Territories of Delhi and Pondicherry According to Article 57

of the Constitution a President is eligible for re-election to that office and there is no bar on

number of times

5 Who shot dead John Saunders on 17th December 1927

(a) Bhagat Singh

(b) Mangal Panday

(c) Sukhdev

(d) Bipin Chandra Pal Singh

Ans (a) On December 17 1927 the revolutionaries Bhagat Singh and Rajguru shot and killed

assistant superintendent of police John Saunders However their original target was not Saunders

but superintendent of police James Scott who had ordered his men to lathicharge protesters

leading to the death of the nationalist leader Lala Lajpat Rai

6 Sardar Vallabhbai Patel was the leader of _______

(a) Bhoodan Movement

(b) Rowlatt Satyagraha

(c) Bardoli Satyagraha

(d) Swadeshi Movement

Ans (c) The Bardoli Satyagraha 1928 was a movement in the independence struggle led by

Sardar Vallabhai Patel for the farmers of Bardoli against the unjust raising of taxes A large

number of women took active part in the movement

7 Which type of forests majorly comprises of lichens and mosses

(a) Taiga forests

(b) Tundra forests

(c) Temperate mixed forests

(d) Tropical ever green forests

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12

Ans (b) One of the most successful types of tundra vegetation is moss Mosses are quite tough

despite their small size

8 Which of the following has maximum diurnal temperature difference

(a) Desert (b) Mountains

(c) Plateau (d) Ocean

Ans (a) Diurnal temperature variations are greatest very near the earthrsquos surface High desert

areas typically have the greatest diurnal temperature variations

9 Night Blindness is caused by deficiency of which of the following Vitamin

(a) Vitamin B (b) Vitamin C

(c) Vitamin K (d) Vitamin A

Ans (d) It occurs as a result of various diseases that cause degeneration of the rods of the

retina (the sensory cells responsible for vision in dim light) The problem can also appear as an

inherited deficiency in visual purple or rhodopsin which is the pigment of the rods of the retina

Night blindness is a classic finding from deficiency of vitamin A

10 The right portion of human heart receives ______ blood

(a) pure

(b) impure

(c) mixed

(d) None of these

Ans (b) The heart receives blood low in oxygen from the systemic circulation which enters the

right atrium from the superior and inferior venae cavae and passes to the right ventricle From

here it is pumped into the pulmonary circulation through the lungs where it receives oxygen and

gives off carbon dioxide Oxygenated blood then returns to the left atrium passes through the

left ventricle and is pumped out through the aorta to the systemic circulation where the oxygen

is used and metabolized to carbon dioxide

11 Which of the following is the largest gland in human body

(a) Thyroid (b) Liver

(c) Kidney (d) Pancreas

Ans (b) Liver is the largest gland found in the human body The liver has many functions and

plays a large role in human metabolism and digestion The organ stores glycogen decomposes

red blood cells synthesizes plasma proteins produces hormones and removes toxins and waste

products from the blood

Digital Odisha General knowledge Class pdf

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13

12 On which principle does the hydraulic lift works

(a) Newtonlsquos law

(b) Pascalrsquos law

(c) Archimedesrsquos law

(d) Joulersquos law

Ans (b) Pascalrsquos law is a principle in fluid mechanics that states that pressure exerted anywhere

in a confined incompressible fluid is transmitted equally in all directions throughout the fluid

such that the pressure ratio (initial difference) remains the same An important application of

Pascalrsquos law is the hydraulic lift used to lift heavy objects

14 In MICR what does lsquoIrsquo stands for

(a) Interactive

(b) Information

(c) Ink

(d) Instruction

Ans (c) MICR code is a code printed using MICR (Magnetic Ink Character Recognition technology)

on cheques to enable identification the cheques A MICR code is a 9-digit code that uniquely

identifies a bank and a branch participating in an Electronic Clearing System (ECS)

15 What is the process of conversion of solid state directly to gaseous state called

(a) Evaporation

(b) Condensation

(c) Sublimation

(d) Distillation

Ans (c) Sublimation is conversion of a substance from the solid to the gaseous state without its

becoming liquid An example is the vaporization of frozen carbon dioxide (dry ice) at ordinary

atmospheric pressure and temperature

16 What are the main components of Bronze Alloy

(a) Copper and Zinc

(b) Copper and Tin

(c) Zinc and Nickel

(d) Aluminium and Nickel

Ans (b) Bronze alloy traditionally is composed of copper and tin Bronze is used in architecture

for structural and design elements for bearings because of its friction properties and as

phosphor bronze in musical instruments electrical contacts and ship propellers 104859510485951048595

17 Which of the following causes fly ash

(a) Hydroe lectric Power Station

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14

(b) Coal Combustion Power Plant

(c) Nuclear Power Plant

(d) Tidal Power Plant

Ans (b) Fly ash is a byproduct from burning pulverized coal in electric power generating plants

During combustion mineral impurities in the coal (clay feldspar quartz and shale) fuse in

suspension and float out of the combustion chamber with the exhaust gases As the fused

material rises it cools and solidifies into spherical glassy particles called f ly ash It provides an

excellent prime material used in blended cement mosaic tiles and hollow blocks among others

18 ldquoDulari Kanyardquo a scheme to bring down infant mortality in the state is launched by which

Indian State

(a) Arunachal Pradesh

(b) Rajasthan

(c) Uttar Pradesh

(d) Madhya Pradesh

Ans (a) On the occasion of 68the Republic Day the state government of Arunachal Pradesh has

launched a special scheme named as ldquoDulari Kanya Yojanardquo to bring down the infant mortality in

the state The new Infant mortality scheme in Arunachal Pradesh will track all the pregnant

mothers to provide them better care for safe and secured delivery

19 Who developed the theory of relativity

(a) Issac Newton

(b) Charles Darwin

(c) Marie Curie

(d) Albert Einstein

Ans (d) Albert Einstein in his theory of special relativity determined that the laws of physics are

the same for all nonaccelerating observers and he showed that the speed of light within a

vacuum is the same no matter the speed at which an observer travels 104859510485951048595

20 lsquoQueensbury rulesrsquo is code of rules that directly influences which of the following sport

(a) Tennis (b) Boxing

(c) Polo (d) Billiards

Ans (b) The Marquess of Queensberry Rules are a code of generally accepted rules in the sport

of boxing Drafted in London in 1865 and published in 1867 they were named so as John

Douglas 9th Marquess of Queensberry publicly endorsed the code although they were written by

a Welsh sportsman named John Graham Chambers

21 Who amidst the following is a distinguished painter

(a) Uday Shankar

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15

(b) Sonal Mansingh

(c) Amrita Shergill

(d) Yamini Kirshnamurthy

Ans (c) Amrita Sher-Gil was an eminent Hungarian-Indian painter She was influenced by the

Mughal as well as the Ajanta paintings Her works have been declared as National Art Treasures

by the Government of India

23 ldquoHema Malini Beyond the Dream Girlrdquo is authored by which author

(a) MeenaIyer

(b) Hema Malini

(c) Ram Kamal Mukherjee

(d) Vijay Kumar

Ans (b) The biography titled Beyond The Dream Girl is written by Ram Kamal Mukherjee and

was unveiled on Hema Malinirsquos 69th birthday (October 16)

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9

17 Who is a major driving force behind the lsquoNarmada Bachao Andolanrsquo

(a) Anna Hazare

(b) Medha Patkar

(c) Shantha Sinha

(d) Manasi Pradhan

Ans (b) Medha Patkaris the founder member of Narmada Bachao Andolan (NBA) in three states

Madhya Pradesh Maharashtra and Gujarat NBA has been engaged in a struggle for justice for

the people affected by the dam projects related to the Sardar Sarovar dams project

18 lsquoUdey Desh ka Aam Nagrikrsquo (UDAN) scheme for regional air connectivity will provide travel to

tier 2 and tier 3 cities at the rate of Rs ____ per hour

(a) 1500

(b) 2000

(c) 2500

(d) 3000

Ans (c) Under the new UDAN scheme people in tier 2 and tier 3 cities can fly at just Rs 2500

per hour

19 Who invented radar

(a) Fred Morrison

(b) A H Taylor and Leo C Young

(c) Van Tassel

(d) W K Roentgen

Ans (b) Like many inventions that of radar is difficult to ascribe to an individual Robert

Watson-Watt is given the credit for inventing the radar

20 David Warner plays cricket for which country

(a) England

(b) New Zealand

(c) Austr alia

(d) Sri Lan ka

Ans (c) David Warneris an Australian cricketer and the current vicecaptain of the Australian

cricket team An explosive left-handed opening batsman Warner is the first Australian cricketer in

132 years to be selected for a national team in any format without experience in first-class

cricket

21 Japanese art lsquoIkebanarsquo is related to ___

(a) paper folding

(b) flower arrangement

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10

(c) tree cutting

(d) sand art

Ans (b) Ikebana is the Japanese art of flower arrangement Also known as kado it developed

from the Buddhist ritual of offering flowers to the spirits of the dead

23 Who has recently launched his autobiography titled lsquoAn Unsuitable Boyrsquo

(a) Rishi Kapoor

(b) MS Dhoni

(c) Karan Johar

(d) Vikram Seth

Ans (c) An Unsuitable Boy is an autobiographical book written by Indian film director Karan

Johar The book was first published on 9 January 2017

24 Which of the following country is not a member of lsquoThe Indian Ocean Rim Association

(IORA)rsquo

(a) Sri Lanka

(b) Mauritius

(c) Seychelles

(d) China

Ans (d) IORA is an international organisation consisting of 21 coastal states bordering the Indian

Ocean China is not a member of this grouping

1 What does indifference curve represent

(a) Levels of Income and Capital

(b) Satisfaction derived from two goods

(c) Income from two b sinesses

(d) Relationship between expenditure and savings

Ans (b) An indifference curve is a graph showing combination of two goods that give the

consumer equal satisfaction and utility Each point on an indifference curve indicates that a

consumer is indifferent between the two and all points give him the same utility

3 India has taken the concept of lsquoJudicial Reviewrsquo from which countryrsquos constitution

(a) United States

(b) United Kingdom

(c) Canada

(d) Ireland

Ans (a) The Indian Constitution adopted the Judicial Review on lines of US Constitution The

Digital Odisha General knowledge Class pdf

wwwdigitalodishaorg

11

Supreme Court enjoys a position which entrusts it with the power of reviewing the legislative

enactments both of Parliament and the State Legislatures

4 How many times a person can be elected as the President of India

(a) One time

(b) Two times

(c) Three times

(d) No bar

Ans (d) The President is elected by the members of an electoral college consisting of the

elected members of both the Houses of Parliament and the elected members of the Legislative

Assemblies of States and the Union Territories of Delhi and Pondicherry According to Article 57

of the Constitution a President is eligible for re-election to that office and there is no bar on

number of times

5 Who shot dead John Saunders on 17th December 1927

(a) Bhagat Singh

(b) Mangal Panday

(c) Sukhdev

(d) Bipin Chandra Pal Singh

Ans (a) On December 17 1927 the revolutionaries Bhagat Singh and Rajguru shot and killed

assistant superintendent of police John Saunders However their original target was not Saunders

but superintendent of police James Scott who had ordered his men to lathicharge protesters

leading to the death of the nationalist leader Lala Lajpat Rai

6 Sardar Vallabhbai Patel was the leader of _______

(a) Bhoodan Movement

(b) Rowlatt Satyagraha

(c) Bardoli Satyagraha

(d) Swadeshi Movement

Ans (c) The Bardoli Satyagraha 1928 was a movement in the independence struggle led by

Sardar Vallabhai Patel for the farmers of Bardoli against the unjust raising of taxes A large

number of women took active part in the movement

7 Which type of forests majorly comprises of lichens and mosses

(a) Taiga forests

(b) Tundra forests

(c) Temperate mixed forests

(d) Tropical ever green forests

Digital Odisha General knowledge Class pdf

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12

Ans (b) One of the most successful types of tundra vegetation is moss Mosses are quite tough

despite their small size

8 Which of the following has maximum diurnal temperature difference

(a) Desert (b) Mountains

(c) Plateau (d) Ocean

Ans (a) Diurnal temperature variations are greatest very near the earthrsquos surface High desert

areas typically have the greatest diurnal temperature variations

9 Night Blindness is caused by deficiency of which of the following Vitamin

(a) Vitamin B (b) Vitamin C

(c) Vitamin K (d) Vitamin A

Ans (d) It occurs as a result of various diseases that cause degeneration of the rods of the

retina (the sensory cells responsible for vision in dim light) The problem can also appear as an

inherited deficiency in visual purple or rhodopsin which is the pigment of the rods of the retina

Night blindness is a classic finding from deficiency of vitamin A

10 The right portion of human heart receives ______ blood

(a) pure

(b) impure

(c) mixed

(d) None of these

Ans (b) The heart receives blood low in oxygen from the systemic circulation which enters the

right atrium from the superior and inferior venae cavae and passes to the right ventricle From

here it is pumped into the pulmonary circulation through the lungs where it receives oxygen and

gives off carbon dioxide Oxygenated blood then returns to the left atrium passes through the

left ventricle and is pumped out through the aorta to the systemic circulation where the oxygen

is used and metabolized to carbon dioxide

11 Which of the following is the largest gland in human body

(a) Thyroid (b) Liver

(c) Kidney (d) Pancreas

Ans (b) Liver is the largest gland found in the human body The liver has many functions and

plays a large role in human metabolism and digestion The organ stores glycogen decomposes

red blood cells synthesizes plasma proteins produces hormones and removes toxins and waste

products from the blood

Digital Odisha General knowledge Class pdf

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13

12 On which principle does the hydraulic lift works

(a) Newtonlsquos law

(b) Pascalrsquos law

(c) Archimedesrsquos law

(d) Joulersquos law

Ans (b) Pascalrsquos law is a principle in fluid mechanics that states that pressure exerted anywhere

in a confined incompressible fluid is transmitted equally in all directions throughout the fluid

such that the pressure ratio (initial difference) remains the same An important application of

Pascalrsquos law is the hydraulic lift used to lift heavy objects

14 In MICR what does lsquoIrsquo stands for

(a) Interactive

(b) Information

(c) Ink

(d) Instruction

Ans (c) MICR code is a code printed using MICR (Magnetic Ink Character Recognition technology)

on cheques to enable identification the cheques A MICR code is a 9-digit code that uniquely

identifies a bank and a branch participating in an Electronic Clearing System (ECS)

15 What is the process of conversion of solid state directly to gaseous state called

(a) Evaporation

(b) Condensation

(c) Sublimation

(d) Distillation

Ans (c) Sublimation is conversion of a substance from the solid to the gaseous state without its

becoming liquid An example is the vaporization of frozen carbon dioxide (dry ice) at ordinary

atmospheric pressure and temperature

16 What are the main components of Bronze Alloy

(a) Copper and Zinc

(b) Copper and Tin

(c) Zinc and Nickel

(d) Aluminium and Nickel

Ans (b) Bronze alloy traditionally is composed of copper and tin Bronze is used in architecture

for structural and design elements for bearings because of its friction properties and as

phosphor bronze in musical instruments electrical contacts and ship propellers 104859510485951048595

17 Which of the following causes fly ash

(a) Hydroe lectric Power Station

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14

(b) Coal Combustion Power Plant

(c) Nuclear Power Plant

(d) Tidal Power Plant

Ans (b) Fly ash is a byproduct from burning pulverized coal in electric power generating plants

During combustion mineral impurities in the coal (clay feldspar quartz and shale) fuse in

suspension and float out of the combustion chamber with the exhaust gases As the fused

material rises it cools and solidifies into spherical glassy particles called f ly ash It provides an

excellent prime material used in blended cement mosaic tiles and hollow blocks among others

18 ldquoDulari Kanyardquo a scheme to bring down infant mortality in the state is launched by which

Indian State

(a) Arunachal Pradesh

(b) Rajasthan

(c) Uttar Pradesh

(d) Madhya Pradesh

Ans (a) On the occasion of 68the Republic Day the state government of Arunachal Pradesh has

launched a special scheme named as ldquoDulari Kanya Yojanardquo to bring down the infant mortality in

the state The new Infant mortality scheme in Arunachal Pradesh will track all the pregnant

mothers to provide them better care for safe and secured delivery

19 Who developed the theory of relativity

(a) Issac Newton

(b) Charles Darwin

(c) Marie Curie

(d) Albert Einstein

Ans (d) Albert Einstein in his theory of special relativity determined that the laws of physics are

the same for all nonaccelerating observers and he showed that the speed of light within a

vacuum is the same no matter the speed at which an observer travels 104859510485951048595

20 lsquoQueensbury rulesrsquo is code of rules that directly influences which of the following sport

(a) Tennis (b) Boxing

(c) Polo (d) Billiards

Ans (b) The Marquess of Queensberry Rules are a code of generally accepted rules in the sport

of boxing Drafted in London in 1865 and published in 1867 they were named so as John

Douglas 9th Marquess of Queensberry publicly endorsed the code although they were written by

a Welsh sportsman named John Graham Chambers

21 Who amidst the following is a distinguished painter

(a) Uday Shankar

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15

(b) Sonal Mansingh

(c) Amrita Shergill

(d) Yamini Kirshnamurthy

Ans (c) Amrita Sher-Gil was an eminent Hungarian-Indian painter She was influenced by the

Mughal as well as the Ajanta paintings Her works have been declared as National Art Treasures

by the Government of India

23 ldquoHema Malini Beyond the Dream Girlrdquo is authored by which author

(a) MeenaIyer

(b) Hema Malini

(c) Ram Kamal Mukherjee

(d) Vijay Kumar

Ans (b) The biography titled Beyond The Dream Girl is written by Ram Kamal Mukherjee and

was unveiled on Hema Malinirsquos 69th birthday (October 16)

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10

(c) tree cutting

(d) sand art

Ans (b) Ikebana is the Japanese art of flower arrangement Also known as kado it developed

from the Buddhist ritual of offering flowers to the spirits of the dead

23 Who has recently launched his autobiography titled lsquoAn Unsuitable Boyrsquo

(a) Rishi Kapoor

(b) MS Dhoni

(c) Karan Johar

(d) Vikram Seth

Ans (c) An Unsuitable Boy is an autobiographical book written by Indian film director Karan

Johar The book was first published on 9 January 2017

24 Which of the following country is not a member of lsquoThe Indian Ocean Rim Association

(IORA)rsquo

(a) Sri Lanka

(b) Mauritius

(c) Seychelles

(d) China

Ans (d) IORA is an international organisation consisting of 21 coastal states bordering the Indian

Ocean China is not a member of this grouping

1 What does indifference curve represent

(a) Levels of Income and Capital

(b) Satisfaction derived from two goods

(c) Income from two b sinesses

(d) Relationship between expenditure and savings

Ans (b) An indifference curve is a graph showing combination of two goods that give the

consumer equal satisfaction and utility Each point on an indifference curve indicates that a

consumer is indifferent between the two and all points give him the same utility

3 India has taken the concept of lsquoJudicial Reviewrsquo from which countryrsquos constitution

(a) United States

(b) United Kingdom

(c) Canada

(d) Ireland

Ans (a) The Indian Constitution adopted the Judicial Review on lines of US Constitution The

Digital Odisha General knowledge Class pdf

wwwdigitalodishaorg

11

Supreme Court enjoys a position which entrusts it with the power of reviewing the legislative

enactments both of Parliament and the State Legislatures

4 How many times a person can be elected as the President of India

(a) One time

(b) Two times

(c) Three times

(d) No bar

Ans (d) The President is elected by the members of an electoral college consisting of the

elected members of both the Houses of Parliament and the elected members of the Legislative

Assemblies of States and the Union Territories of Delhi and Pondicherry According to Article 57

of the Constitution a President is eligible for re-election to that office and there is no bar on

number of times

5 Who shot dead John Saunders on 17th December 1927

(a) Bhagat Singh

(b) Mangal Panday

(c) Sukhdev

(d) Bipin Chandra Pal Singh

Ans (a) On December 17 1927 the revolutionaries Bhagat Singh and Rajguru shot and killed

assistant superintendent of police John Saunders However their original target was not Saunders

but superintendent of police James Scott who had ordered his men to lathicharge protesters

leading to the death of the nationalist leader Lala Lajpat Rai

6 Sardar Vallabhbai Patel was the leader of _______

(a) Bhoodan Movement

(b) Rowlatt Satyagraha

(c) Bardoli Satyagraha

(d) Swadeshi Movement

Ans (c) The Bardoli Satyagraha 1928 was a movement in the independence struggle led by

Sardar Vallabhai Patel for the farmers of Bardoli against the unjust raising of taxes A large

number of women took active part in the movement

7 Which type of forests majorly comprises of lichens and mosses

(a) Taiga forests

(b) Tundra forests

(c) Temperate mixed forests

(d) Tropical ever green forests

Digital Odisha General knowledge Class pdf

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12

Ans (b) One of the most successful types of tundra vegetation is moss Mosses are quite tough

despite their small size

8 Which of the following has maximum diurnal temperature difference

(a) Desert (b) Mountains

(c) Plateau (d) Ocean

Ans (a) Diurnal temperature variations are greatest very near the earthrsquos surface High desert

areas typically have the greatest diurnal temperature variations

9 Night Blindness is caused by deficiency of which of the following Vitamin

(a) Vitamin B (b) Vitamin C

(c) Vitamin K (d) Vitamin A

Ans (d) It occurs as a result of various diseases that cause degeneration of the rods of the

retina (the sensory cells responsible for vision in dim light) The problem can also appear as an

inherited deficiency in visual purple or rhodopsin which is the pigment of the rods of the retina

Night blindness is a classic finding from deficiency of vitamin A

10 The right portion of human heart receives ______ blood

(a) pure

(b) impure

(c) mixed

(d) None of these

Ans (b) The heart receives blood low in oxygen from the systemic circulation which enters the

right atrium from the superior and inferior venae cavae and passes to the right ventricle From

here it is pumped into the pulmonary circulation through the lungs where it receives oxygen and

gives off carbon dioxide Oxygenated blood then returns to the left atrium passes through the

left ventricle and is pumped out through the aorta to the systemic circulation where the oxygen

is used and metabolized to carbon dioxide

11 Which of the following is the largest gland in human body

(a) Thyroid (b) Liver

(c) Kidney (d) Pancreas

Ans (b) Liver is the largest gland found in the human body The liver has many functions and

plays a large role in human metabolism and digestion The organ stores glycogen decomposes

red blood cells synthesizes plasma proteins produces hormones and removes toxins and waste

products from the blood

Digital Odisha General knowledge Class pdf

wwwdigitalodishaorg

13

12 On which principle does the hydraulic lift works

(a) Newtonlsquos law

(b) Pascalrsquos law

(c) Archimedesrsquos law

(d) Joulersquos law

Ans (b) Pascalrsquos law is a principle in fluid mechanics that states that pressure exerted anywhere

in a confined incompressible fluid is transmitted equally in all directions throughout the fluid

such that the pressure ratio (initial difference) remains the same An important application of

Pascalrsquos law is the hydraulic lift used to lift heavy objects

14 In MICR what does lsquoIrsquo stands for

(a) Interactive

(b) Information

(c) Ink

(d) Instruction

Ans (c) MICR code is a code printed using MICR (Magnetic Ink Character Recognition technology)

on cheques to enable identification the cheques A MICR code is a 9-digit code that uniquely

identifies a bank and a branch participating in an Electronic Clearing System (ECS)

15 What is the process of conversion of solid state directly to gaseous state called

(a) Evaporation

(b) Condensation

(c) Sublimation

(d) Distillation

Ans (c) Sublimation is conversion of a substance from the solid to the gaseous state without its

becoming liquid An example is the vaporization of frozen carbon dioxide (dry ice) at ordinary

atmospheric pressure and temperature

16 What are the main components of Bronze Alloy

(a) Copper and Zinc

(b) Copper and Tin

(c) Zinc and Nickel

(d) Aluminium and Nickel

Ans (b) Bronze alloy traditionally is composed of copper and tin Bronze is used in architecture

for structural and design elements for bearings because of its friction properties and as

phosphor bronze in musical instruments electrical contacts and ship propellers 104859510485951048595

17 Which of the following causes fly ash

(a) Hydroe lectric Power Station

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14

(b) Coal Combustion Power Plant

(c) Nuclear Power Plant

(d) Tidal Power Plant

Ans (b) Fly ash is a byproduct from burning pulverized coal in electric power generating plants

During combustion mineral impurities in the coal (clay feldspar quartz and shale) fuse in

suspension and float out of the combustion chamber with the exhaust gases As the fused

material rises it cools and solidifies into spherical glassy particles called f ly ash It provides an

excellent prime material used in blended cement mosaic tiles and hollow blocks among others

18 ldquoDulari Kanyardquo a scheme to bring down infant mortality in the state is launched by which

Indian State

(a) Arunachal Pradesh

(b) Rajasthan

(c) Uttar Pradesh

(d) Madhya Pradesh

Ans (a) On the occasion of 68the Republic Day the state government of Arunachal Pradesh has

launched a special scheme named as ldquoDulari Kanya Yojanardquo to bring down the infant mortality in

the state The new Infant mortality scheme in Arunachal Pradesh will track all the pregnant

mothers to provide them better care for safe and secured delivery

19 Who developed the theory of relativity

(a) Issac Newton

(b) Charles Darwin

(c) Marie Curie

(d) Albert Einstein

Ans (d) Albert Einstein in his theory of special relativity determined that the laws of physics are

the same for all nonaccelerating observers and he showed that the speed of light within a

vacuum is the same no matter the speed at which an observer travels 104859510485951048595

20 lsquoQueensbury rulesrsquo is code of rules that directly influences which of the following sport

(a) Tennis (b) Boxing

(c) Polo (d) Billiards

Ans (b) The Marquess of Queensberry Rules are a code of generally accepted rules in the sport

of boxing Drafted in London in 1865 and published in 1867 they were named so as John

Douglas 9th Marquess of Queensberry publicly endorsed the code although they were written by

a Welsh sportsman named John Graham Chambers

21 Who amidst the following is a distinguished painter

(a) Uday Shankar

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15

(b) Sonal Mansingh

(c) Amrita Shergill

(d) Yamini Kirshnamurthy

Ans (c) Amrita Sher-Gil was an eminent Hungarian-Indian painter She was influenced by the

Mughal as well as the Ajanta paintings Her works have been declared as National Art Treasures

by the Government of India

23 ldquoHema Malini Beyond the Dream Girlrdquo is authored by which author

(a) MeenaIyer

(b) Hema Malini

(c) Ram Kamal Mukherjee

(d) Vijay Kumar

Ans (b) The biography titled Beyond The Dream Girl is written by Ram Kamal Mukherjee and

was unveiled on Hema Malinirsquos 69th birthday (October 16)

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Supreme Court enjoys a position which entrusts it with the power of reviewing the legislative

enactments both of Parliament and the State Legislatures

4 How many times a person can be elected as the President of India

(a) One time

(b) Two times

(c) Three times

(d) No bar

Ans (d) The President is elected by the members of an electoral college consisting of the

elected members of both the Houses of Parliament and the elected members of the Legislative

Assemblies of States and the Union Territories of Delhi and Pondicherry According to Article 57

of the Constitution a President is eligible for re-election to that office and there is no bar on

number of times

5 Who shot dead John Saunders on 17th December 1927

(a) Bhagat Singh

(b) Mangal Panday

(c) Sukhdev

(d) Bipin Chandra Pal Singh

Ans (a) On December 17 1927 the revolutionaries Bhagat Singh and Rajguru shot and killed

assistant superintendent of police John Saunders However their original target was not Saunders

but superintendent of police James Scott who had ordered his men to lathicharge protesters

leading to the death of the nationalist leader Lala Lajpat Rai

6 Sardar Vallabhbai Patel was the leader of _______

(a) Bhoodan Movement

(b) Rowlatt Satyagraha

(c) Bardoli Satyagraha

(d) Swadeshi Movement

Ans (c) The Bardoli Satyagraha 1928 was a movement in the independence struggle led by

Sardar Vallabhai Patel for the farmers of Bardoli against the unjust raising of taxes A large

number of women took active part in the movement

7 Which type of forests majorly comprises of lichens and mosses

(a) Taiga forests

(b) Tundra forests

(c) Temperate mixed forests

(d) Tropical ever green forests

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Ans (b) One of the most successful types of tundra vegetation is moss Mosses are quite tough

despite their small size

8 Which of the following has maximum diurnal temperature difference

(a) Desert (b) Mountains

(c) Plateau (d) Ocean

Ans (a) Diurnal temperature variations are greatest very near the earthrsquos surface High desert

areas typically have the greatest diurnal temperature variations

9 Night Blindness is caused by deficiency of which of the following Vitamin

(a) Vitamin B (b) Vitamin C

(c) Vitamin K (d) Vitamin A

Ans (d) It occurs as a result of various diseases that cause degeneration of the rods of the

retina (the sensory cells responsible for vision in dim light) The problem can also appear as an

inherited deficiency in visual purple or rhodopsin which is the pigment of the rods of the retina

Night blindness is a classic finding from deficiency of vitamin A

10 The right portion of human heart receives ______ blood

(a) pure

(b) impure

(c) mixed

(d) None of these

Ans (b) The heart receives blood low in oxygen from the systemic circulation which enters the

right atrium from the superior and inferior venae cavae and passes to the right ventricle From

here it is pumped into the pulmonary circulation through the lungs where it receives oxygen and

gives off carbon dioxide Oxygenated blood then returns to the left atrium passes through the

left ventricle and is pumped out through the aorta to the systemic circulation where the oxygen

is used and metabolized to carbon dioxide

11 Which of the following is the largest gland in human body

(a) Thyroid (b) Liver

(c) Kidney (d) Pancreas

Ans (b) Liver is the largest gland found in the human body The liver has many functions and

plays a large role in human metabolism and digestion The organ stores glycogen decomposes

red blood cells synthesizes plasma proteins produces hormones and removes toxins and waste

products from the blood

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12 On which principle does the hydraulic lift works

(a) Newtonlsquos law

(b) Pascalrsquos law

(c) Archimedesrsquos law

(d) Joulersquos law

Ans (b) Pascalrsquos law is a principle in fluid mechanics that states that pressure exerted anywhere

in a confined incompressible fluid is transmitted equally in all directions throughout the fluid

such that the pressure ratio (initial difference) remains the same An important application of

Pascalrsquos law is the hydraulic lift used to lift heavy objects

14 In MICR what does lsquoIrsquo stands for

(a) Interactive

(b) Information

(c) Ink

(d) Instruction

Ans (c) MICR code is a code printed using MICR (Magnetic Ink Character Recognition technology)

on cheques to enable identification the cheques A MICR code is a 9-digit code that uniquely

identifies a bank and a branch participating in an Electronic Clearing System (ECS)

15 What is the process of conversion of solid state directly to gaseous state called

(a) Evaporation

(b) Condensation

(c) Sublimation

(d) Distillation

Ans (c) Sublimation is conversion of a substance from the solid to the gaseous state without its

becoming liquid An example is the vaporization of frozen carbon dioxide (dry ice) at ordinary

atmospheric pressure and temperature

16 What are the main components of Bronze Alloy

(a) Copper and Zinc

(b) Copper and Tin

(c) Zinc and Nickel

(d) Aluminium and Nickel

Ans (b) Bronze alloy traditionally is composed of copper and tin Bronze is used in architecture

for structural and design elements for bearings because of its friction properties and as

phosphor bronze in musical instruments electrical contacts and ship propellers 104859510485951048595

17 Which of the following causes fly ash

(a) Hydroe lectric Power Station

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(b) Coal Combustion Power Plant

(c) Nuclear Power Plant

(d) Tidal Power Plant

Ans (b) Fly ash is a byproduct from burning pulverized coal in electric power generating plants

During combustion mineral impurities in the coal (clay feldspar quartz and shale) fuse in

suspension and float out of the combustion chamber with the exhaust gases As the fused

material rises it cools and solidifies into spherical glassy particles called f ly ash It provides an

excellent prime material used in blended cement mosaic tiles and hollow blocks among others

18 ldquoDulari Kanyardquo a scheme to bring down infant mortality in the state is launched by which

Indian State

(a) Arunachal Pradesh

(b) Rajasthan

(c) Uttar Pradesh

(d) Madhya Pradesh

Ans (a) On the occasion of 68the Republic Day the state government of Arunachal Pradesh has

launched a special scheme named as ldquoDulari Kanya Yojanardquo to bring down the infant mortality in

the state The new Infant mortality scheme in Arunachal Pradesh will track all the pregnant

mothers to provide them better care for safe and secured delivery

19 Who developed the theory of relativity

(a) Issac Newton

(b) Charles Darwin

(c) Marie Curie

(d) Albert Einstein

Ans (d) Albert Einstein in his theory of special relativity determined that the laws of physics are

the same for all nonaccelerating observers and he showed that the speed of light within a

vacuum is the same no matter the speed at which an observer travels 104859510485951048595

20 lsquoQueensbury rulesrsquo is code of rules that directly influences which of the following sport

(a) Tennis (b) Boxing

(c) Polo (d) Billiards

Ans (b) The Marquess of Queensberry Rules are a code of generally accepted rules in the sport

of boxing Drafted in London in 1865 and published in 1867 they were named so as John

Douglas 9th Marquess of Queensberry publicly endorsed the code although they were written by

a Welsh sportsman named John Graham Chambers

21 Who amidst the following is a distinguished painter

(a) Uday Shankar

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(b) Sonal Mansingh

(c) Amrita Shergill

(d) Yamini Kirshnamurthy

Ans (c) Amrita Sher-Gil was an eminent Hungarian-Indian painter She was influenced by the

Mughal as well as the Ajanta paintings Her works have been declared as National Art Treasures

by the Government of India

23 ldquoHema Malini Beyond the Dream Girlrdquo is authored by which author

(a) MeenaIyer

(b) Hema Malini

(c) Ram Kamal Mukherjee

(d) Vijay Kumar

Ans (b) The biography titled Beyond The Dream Girl is written by Ram Kamal Mukherjee and

was unveiled on Hema Malinirsquos 69th birthday (October 16)

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Ans (b) One of the most successful types of tundra vegetation is moss Mosses are quite tough

despite their small size

8 Which of the following has maximum diurnal temperature difference

(a) Desert (b) Mountains

(c) Plateau (d) Ocean

Ans (a) Diurnal temperature variations are greatest very near the earthrsquos surface High desert

areas typically have the greatest diurnal temperature variations

9 Night Blindness is caused by deficiency of which of the following Vitamin

(a) Vitamin B (b) Vitamin C

(c) Vitamin K (d) Vitamin A

Ans (d) It occurs as a result of various diseases that cause degeneration of the rods of the

retina (the sensory cells responsible for vision in dim light) The problem can also appear as an

inherited deficiency in visual purple or rhodopsin which is the pigment of the rods of the retina

Night blindness is a classic finding from deficiency of vitamin A

10 The right portion of human heart receives ______ blood

(a) pure

(b) impure

(c) mixed

(d) None of these

Ans (b) The heart receives blood low in oxygen from the systemic circulation which enters the

right atrium from the superior and inferior venae cavae and passes to the right ventricle From

here it is pumped into the pulmonary circulation through the lungs where it receives oxygen and

gives off carbon dioxide Oxygenated blood then returns to the left atrium passes through the

left ventricle and is pumped out through the aorta to the systemic circulation where the oxygen

is used and metabolized to carbon dioxide

11 Which of the following is the largest gland in human body

(a) Thyroid (b) Liver

(c) Kidney (d) Pancreas

Ans (b) Liver is the largest gland found in the human body The liver has many functions and

plays a large role in human metabolism and digestion The organ stores glycogen decomposes

red blood cells synthesizes plasma proteins produces hormones and removes toxins and waste

products from the blood

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13

12 On which principle does the hydraulic lift works

(a) Newtonlsquos law

(b) Pascalrsquos law

(c) Archimedesrsquos law

(d) Joulersquos law

Ans (b) Pascalrsquos law is a principle in fluid mechanics that states that pressure exerted anywhere

in a confined incompressible fluid is transmitted equally in all directions throughout the fluid

such that the pressure ratio (initial difference) remains the same An important application of

Pascalrsquos law is the hydraulic lift used to lift heavy objects

14 In MICR what does lsquoIrsquo stands for

(a) Interactive

(b) Information

(c) Ink

(d) Instruction

Ans (c) MICR code is a code printed using MICR (Magnetic Ink Character Recognition technology)

on cheques to enable identification the cheques A MICR code is a 9-digit code that uniquely

identifies a bank and a branch participating in an Electronic Clearing System (ECS)

15 What is the process of conversion of solid state directly to gaseous state called

(a) Evaporation

(b) Condensation

(c) Sublimation

(d) Distillation

Ans (c) Sublimation is conversion of a substance from the solid to the gaseous state without its

becoming liquid An example is the vaporization of frozen carbon dioxide (dry ice) at ordinary

atmospheric pressure and temperature

16 What are the main components of Bronze Alloy

(a) Copper and Zinc

(b) Copper and Tin

(c) Zinc and Nickel

(d) Aluminium and Nickel

Ans (b) Bronze alloy traditionally is composed of copper and tin Bronze is used in architecture

for structural and design elements for bearings because of its friction properties and as

phosphor bronze in musical instruments electrical contacts and ship propellers 104859510485951048595

17 Which of the following causes fly ash

(a) Hydroe lectric Power Station

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(b) Coal Combustion Power Plant

(c) Nuclear Power Plant

(d) Tidal Power Plant

Ans (b) Fly ash is a byproduct from burning pulverized coal in electric power generating plants

During combustion mineral impurities in the coal (clay feldspar quartz and shale) fuse in

suspension and float out of the combustion chamber with the exhaust gases As the fused

material rises it cools and solidifies into spherical glassy particles called f ly ash It provides an

excellent prime material used in blended cement mosaic tiles and hollow blocks among others

18 ldquoDulari Kanyardquo a scheme to bring down infant mortality in the state is launched by which

Indian State

(a) Arunachal Pradesh

(b) Rajasthan

(c) Uttar Pradesh

(d) Madhya Pradesh

Ans (a) On the occasion of 68the Republic Day the state government of Arunachal Pradesh has

launched a special scheme named as ldquoDulari Kanya Yojanardquo to bring down the infant mortality in

the state The new Infant mortality scheme in Arunachal Pradesh will track all the pregnant

mothers to provide them better care for safe and secured delivery

19 Who developed the theory of relativity

(a) Issac Newton

(b) Charles Darwin

(c) Marie Curie

(d) Albert Einstein

Ans (d) Albert Einstein in his theory of special relativity determined that the laws of physics are

the same for all nonaccelerating observers and he showed that the speed of light within a

vacuum is the same no matter the speed at which an observer travels 104859510485951048595

20 lsquoQueensbury rulesrsquo is code of rules that directly influences which of the following sport

(a) Tennis (b) Boxing

(c) Polo (d) Billiards

Ans (b) The Marquess of Queensberry Rules are a code of generally accepted rules in the sport

of boxing Drafted in London in 1865 and published in 1867 they were named so as John

Douglas 9th Marquess of Queensberry publicly endorsed the code although they were written by

a Welsh sportsman named John Graham Chambers

21 Who amidst the following is a distinguished painter

(a) Uday Shankar

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(b) Sonal Mansingh

(c) Amrita Shergill

(d) Yamini Kirshnamurthy

Ans (c) Amrita Sher-Gil was an eminent Hungarian-Indian painter She was influenced by the

Mughal as well as the Ajanta paintings Her works have been declared as National Art Treasures

by the Government of India

23 ldquoHema Malini Beyond the Dream Girlrdquo is authored by which author

(a) MeenaIyer

(b) Hema Malini

(c) Ram Kamal Mukherjee

(d) Vijay Kumar

Ans (b) The biography titled Beyond The Dream Girl is written by Ram Kamal Mukherjee and

was unveiled on Hema Malinirsquos 69th birthday (October 16)

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12 On which principle does the hydraulic lift works

(a) Newtonlsquos law

(b) Pascalrsquos law

(c) Archimedesrsquos law

(d) Joulersquos law

Ans (b) Pascalrsquos law is a principle in fluid mechanics that states that pressure exerted anywhere

in a confined incompressible fluid is transmitted equally in all directions throughout the fluid

such that the pressure ratio (initial difference) remains the same An important application of

Pascalrsquos law is the hydraulic lift used to lift heavy objects

14 In MICR what does lsquoIrsquo stands for

(a) Interactive

(b) Information

(c) Ink

(d) Instruction

Ans (c) MICR code is a code printed using MICR (Magnetic Ink Character Recognition technology)

on cheques to enable identification the cheques A MICR code is a 9-digit code that uniquely

identifies a bank and a branch participating in an Electronic Clearing System (ECS)

15 What is the process of conversion of solid state directly to gaseous state called

(a) Evaporation

(b) Condensation

(c) Sublimation

(d) Distillation

Ans (c) Sublimation is conversion of a substance from the solid to the gaseous state without its

becoming liquid An example is the vaporization of frozen carbon dioxide (dry ice) at ordinary

atmospheric pressure and temperature

16 What are the main components of Bronze Alloy

(a) Copper and Zinc

(b) Copper and Tin

(c) Zinc and Nickel

(d) Aluminium and Nickel

Ans (b) Bronze alloy traditionally is composed of copper and tin Bronze is used in architecture

for structural and design elements for bearings because of its friction properties and as

phosphor bronze in musical instruments electrical contacts and ship propellers 104859510485951048595

17 Which of the following causes fly ash

(a) Hydroe lectric Power Station

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14

(b) Coal Combustion Power Plant

(c) Nuclear Power Plant

(d) Tidal Power Plant

Ans (b) Fly ash is a byproduct from burning pulverized coal in electric power generating plants

During combustion mineral impurities in the coal (clay feldspar quartz and shale) fuse in

suspension and float out of the combustion chamber with the exhaust gases As the fused

material rises it cools and solidifies into spherical glassy particles called f ly ash It provides an

excellent prime material used in blended cement mosaic tiles and hollow blocks among others

18 ldquoDulari Kanyardquo a scheme to bring down infant mortality in the state is launched by which

Indian State

(a) Arunachal Pradesh

(b) Rajasthan

(c) Uttar Pradesh

(d) Madhya Pradesh

Ans (a) On the occasion of 68the Republic Day the state government of Arunachal Pradesh has

launched a special scheme named as ldquoDulari Kanya Yojanardquo to bring down the infant mortality in

the state The new Infant mortality scheme in Arunachal Pradesh will track all the pregnant

mothers to provide them better care for safe and secured delivery

19 Who developed the theory of relativity

(a) Issac Newton

(b) Charles Darwin

(c) Marie Curie

(d) Albert Einstein

Ans (d) Albert Einstein in his theory of special relativity determined that the laws of physics are

the same for all nonaccelerating observers and he showed that the speed of light within a

vacuum is the same no matter the speed at which an observer travels 104859510485951048595

20 lsquoQueensbury rulesrsquo is code of rules that directly influences which of the following sport

(a) Tennis (b) Boxing

(c) Polo (d) Billiards

Ans (b) The Marquess of Queensberry Rules are a code of generally accepted rules in the sport

of boxing Drafted in London in 1865 and published in 1867 they were named so as John

Douglas 9th Marquess of Queensberry publicly endorsed the code although they were written by

a Welsh sportsman named John Graham Chambers

21 Who amidst the following is a distinguished painter

(a) Uday Shankar

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15

(b) Sonal Mansingh

(c) Amrita Shergill

(d) Yamini Kirshnamurthy

Ans (c) Amrita Sher-Gil was an eminent Hungarian-Indian painter She was influenced by the

Mughal as well as the Ajanta paintings Her works have been declared as National Art Treasures

by the Government of India

23 ldquoHema Malini Beyond the Dream Girlrdquo is authored by which author

(a) MeenaIyer

(b) Hema Malini

(c) Ram Kamal Mukherjee

(d) Vijay Kumar

Ans (b) The biography titled Beyond The Dream Girl is written by Ram Kamal Mukherjee and

was unveiled on Hema Malinirsquos 69th birthday (October 16)

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(b) Coal Combustion Power Plant

(c) Nuclear Power Plant

(d) Tidal Power Plant

Ans (b) Fly ash is a byproduct from burning pulverized coal in electric power generating plants

During combustion mineral impurities in the coal (clay feldspar quartz and shale) fuse in

suspension and float out of the combustion chamber with the exhaust gases As the fused

material rises it cools and solidifies into spherical glassy particles called f ly ash It provides an

excellent prime material used in blended cement mosaic tiles and hollow blocks among others

18 ldquoDulari Kanyardquo a scheme to bring down infant mortality in the state is launched by which

Indian State

(a) Arunachal Pradesh

(b) Rajasthan

(c) Uttar Pradesh

(d) Madhya Pradesh

Ans (a) On the occasion of 68the Republic Day the state government of Arunachal Pradesh has

launched a special scheme named as ldquoDulari Kanya Yojanardquo to bring down the infant mortality in

the state The new Infant mortality scheme in Arunachal Pradesh will track all the pregnant

mothers to provide them better care for safe and secured delivery

19 Who developed the theory of relativity

(a) Issac Newton

(b) Charles Darwin

(c) Marie Curie

(d) Albert Einstein

Ans (d) Albert Einstein in his theory of special relativity determined that the laws of physics are

the same for all nonaccelerating observers and he showed that the speed of light within a

vacuum is the same no matter the speed at which an observer travels 104859510485951048595

20 lsquoQueensbury rulesrsquo is code of rules that directly influences which of the following sport

(a) Tennis (b) Boxing

(c) Polo (d) Billiards

Ans (b) The Marquess of Queensberry Rules are a code of generally accepted rules in the sport

of boxing Drafted in London in 1865 and published in 1867 they were named so as John

Douglas 9th Marquess of Queensberry publicly endorsed the code although they were written by

a Welsh sportsman named John Graham Chambers

21 Who amidst the following is a distinguished painter

(a) Uday Shankar

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15

(b) Sonal Mansingh

(c) Amrita Shergill

(d) Yamini Kirshnamurthy

Ans (c) Amrita Sher-Gil was an eminent Hungarian-Indian painter She was influenced by the

Mughal as well as the Ajanta paintings Her works have been declared as National Art Treasures

by the Government of India

23 ldquoHema Malini Beyond the Dream Girlrdquo is authored by which author

(a) MeenaIyer

(b) Hema Malini

(c) Ram Kamal Mukherjee

(d) Vijay Kumar

Ans (b) The biography titled Beyond The Dream Girl is written by Ram Kamal Mukherjee and

was unveiled on Hema Malinirsquos 69th birthday (October 16)

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15

(b) Sonal Mansingh

(c) Amrita Shergill

(d) Yamini Kirshnamurthy

Ans (c) Amrita Sher-Gil was an eminent Hungarian-Indian painter She was influenced by the

Mughal as well as the Ajanta paintings Her works have been declared as National Art Treasures

by the Government of India

23 ldquoHema Malini Beyond the Dream Girlrdquo is authored by which author

(a) MeenaIyer

(b) Hema Malini

(c) Ram Kamal Mukherjee

(d) Vijay Kumar

Ans (b) The biography titled Beyond The Dream Girl is written by Ram Kamal Mukherjee and

was unveiled on Hema Malinirsquos 69th birthday (October 16)