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Part A : General Awareness
Q1. Which of the following glands is responsible for secretion of sex hormones?
(A) Thyroid gland
(B) Adrenal gland
(C) Pituitary gland
(D) Sebaceous gland
Answer: Pituitary gland
Q2. Jog falls in Karnataka is located over which river?
(A) Kaveri
(B) Godavari
(C) Sharavati
(D) Krishna
Answer: Godavari
Q3. The Speaker can ask a member of the house to stop speaking and let another member speak. This is known as
(A) Crossing the floor
(B) Yielding the floor
(C) Obeying the floor
(D) Rotating the floor
Answer: Yielding the floor
Q4. The earliest city discovered in India was
(A) Harappa
(B) Punjab
(C) Mohenjo Daro
(D) Sindh
Answer: Harappa
Q5. Which of the following is the official name of North Korea?
(A) Democratic People’s Republic Korea
(B) Republic of Korea
(C) People’s Republic of Korea
(D) Socialist Republic of Korea
Answer: Democratic People’s Republic Korea
Q6. Rabies is caused by
(A) algae
(B) bacteria
(C) virus
(D) fungus
Answer: virus
Q7. With which country does India have the longest international boundary?
(A) Nepal
(B) Pakistan
(C) China
(D) Bangladesh
Answer: Bangladesh
Q8. Sati ( Prevention ) Act, 1987 is a law enacted by government of which state?
(A) Andhra Pradesh
(B) Rajasthan
(C) Maharashtra
(D) Gujarat
Answer: Rajasthan
Q9. Where was Saint Kabir born?
(A) Mathura
(B) Delhi
(C) Varanasi
(D) Hyderabad
Answer: Varanasi
Q10. The Union Cabinet has cleared a proposal to raise the legal age of marriage for women from 18 to
(A) 19 years
(B) 20 years
(C) 21 years
(D) 22 years
Answer: 21 years
Q11. The longest bone in the human body is
(A) Femur
(B) Humerus
(C) Ulna
(D) Tibia
Answer: Femur
Q12. Among the World Oceans, Which Ocean is having the widest continental shelf?
(A) Antarctic Ocean
(B) Arctic Ocean
(C) Indian Ocean
(D) Atlantic Ocean
Answer: Arctic Ocean
Q13. In which year was the Prevention of Monkey Laundering Act passed?
(A) 2000
(B) 2001
(C) 2002
(D) 2003
Answer: 2002
Q14. Who founded the Pala Empire?
(A) Devapala
(B) Dharmapala
(C) Dhruva
(D) Gopala
Answer: Gopala
Q15. Which of the following is a bull-taming sport played in Tamil Nadu as part of the Pongal harvest festival?
(A) Jallikattu
(B) Kalarippayattu
(C) Vallamkali
(D) Mallakhamb
Answer: Jallikattu
Q16. The vector of Kala-azar is
(A) Anopheles mosquito
(B) Culex mosquito
(C) Sand fly
(D) Tse-Tse fly
Answer: Sand fly
Q17. Kerala is famous for the cultivation of
(A) Coconut
(B) Black Pepper
(C) Rubber
(D) All of the above
Answer: All of the above
Q18. Which of the following Bills the Governor cannot return for the reconsideration of the State legislature?
(A) Constitutional Amendment Bill
(B) Money Bill
(C) Ordinary Bill
(D) Finance Bill
Answer: Money Bill
Q19. The First woman to become a Chief Minister of any State in India was
(A) Nandini Satpathy
(B) Dr. j jayalalitha
(C) Sucheta Kripalani
(D) Mayaati
Answer: Sucheta Kripalani
Q20.Name the first festival in Asia which has been accorded heritage status by the UNESCO
(A) Delhi’s Ramleela
(B) Ayodhya’s Diwali
(C) Lucknow’s Muharram
(D) Kolkata’s Durga Puja
Answer: Kolkata’s Durga Puja
Q21. Growth of the baby in the uterus is found using
(A) Gamma rays
(B) X-rays
(C) Ultrasound
(D) Ultraviolet rays
Answer: Ultrasound
Q22. Red Soil is normally found in India in which regions?
(A) Eastern Region only
(B) Southern Region only
(C) Eastern & Southern part of the Deccan Plateau
(D) None of these
Answer: Eastern & Southern part of the Deccan Plateau
Q23. Under the Constitution of India, who is/are the ultimate sovereign?
(A) Indian People
(B) Prime Minister of India
(C) President of India
(D) All elected leaders of India
Answer: Indian People
Q24. Khilafat Movement as organized by
(A) MA Jinnah
(B) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
(C) Ali Brothers
(D) Agha Khan
Answer: Ali Brothers
Q25. Which of the following has been launched by India to bring back its citizens from Palestine?
(A) Operation Devi Shakti
(B) Operation Ajay
(C) Operation Kali Shakti
(D) Operation Durga
Answer: Operation Ajay