(1)Which one of the following countries is not a member of the “BRICS” group?
(a) Brazil
(b) Russia
(c) China
(d) Indonesia
Ans-d(Indonesia)
(2)‘Do or Die’ is associated with which of the movements in India’s freedom struggle
(a) Dandi March
(b) Non­Cooperation Movement
(c) Khilafat Movement
(d) Quit India Movement
Ans-d(Quit India Movement)
(3)‘Parsec’ is the unit measurement of
(a) Density of stars
(b) Astronomical distance
(c) Brightness of heavenly bodies
(d) Orbital velocity of giant stars
Ans-b(Astronomical distance)
(4)A collective term used by the Jains for their sacred books is
(a) Prabandhas
(b) Angas
(c) Nibandhas
(d) Charits
Ans-b(Angas)
(5)Which one of the following is not an instrument of Fiscal policy?
(a) Open Market Operations
(b) Taxation
(c) Public borrowing
(d) Public expenditure
Ans-a(Open Market Operations)
(6)At room temperature, the metal that remains liquid is
(a) Mercury
(b) Platinum
(c) Lead
(d) Zinc
Ans-a(Mercury)
(7)Which is known as carbolic acid?
(a) Phenol
(b) Ethanol
(c) Acetic acid
(d) Oxalic acid
Ans-a(Phenol)
(8)On which river is the Tehri dam built?
(a) Alakananda
(b) Bhagirathi
(c) Ganga
(d) Hooghly
Ans-b(Bhagirathi)
(9)With which country, India has the longest international boundary?
(a) Nepal
(b) Pakistan
(c) China
(d) Bangladesh
Ans-d(Bangladesh)
(10)Which State in India has the largest coastline?
(a) Tamil Nadu
(b) Andhra Pradesh
(c) Gujrat
(d) West Bengal
Ans-c(Gujrat)
(11)Jog falls in Karnataka is located over which river?
(a) Kaveri
(b) Godavari
(c) Saraswati
(d) Krishna
Ans-c(Saraswati)
(12)In which of the following market forms, a firm does not exercise control over price?
(a) Monopoly
(b) Perfect competition
(c) Oligopoly
(d) Monopolistic competition
Ans-b(Perfect competition)
(13)Which one of the following areas of India is covered by tropical evergreen forest?
(a) Semi­arid areas of Gujarat
(b) Eastern Ghats
(c) Western Ghats
(d) Madhya Pradesh
Ans-c(Western Ghats)
(14)Which one of the following substances is normally found in urine?
(a) Blood proteins
(b) creatinine
(c) red blood cells
(d) white blood cell
Ans-b(creatinine)
(15)The thymus gland produces a hormone called
(a) thyroxine
(b) thymosin
(c) thyronine
(d) calcitonin
Ans-b(thymosin)
(16)Blood group AB has
(a) No antigen
(b) No antibody
(c) Neither antigen nor antibody
(d) Both antigen and antibody
Ans-b(No antibody)
(17)Which Vitamins are those, if taken in excess can be dangerous as they are stored in the body?
(a) B Complex
(b) E and C
(c) B and C
(d) A and D
Ans-d(A and D)
(18)Atomic explosion is triggered by
(a) thermo nuclear reaction
(b) chemical reaction
(c) controlled chain reaction
(d) uncontrolled chain reaction
Ans-d(uncontrolled chain reaction)
(19)The phenomenon of change in direction of light when it passes from one medium to another is called
(a) Propagation
(b) Reflection
(c) Refraction
(d) Dispersion
Ans-c(Refraction)
(20)Who has the right to decide whether a Bill is a money bill or not?
(a) Speaker of Lok Sabha
(b) Prime Minister
(c) President
(d) Finance Minister
Ans-a(Speaker of Lok Sabha)
(21)What is the name of portal launched by RBI recently to check illegal money collection?
(a) Sahyog
(b) Sahayata
(c) Sampark
(d) Sachet
Ans-d(Sachet)
(22)Which of the following is not an operating system
(a) Android
(b) Vista
(c) iOS
(d) Opera
Ans-d(Opera)
(23)Which pair of the following Indians has been selected for grant of Raman Magsaysay Awards 2016
(a) Bezwada Wilson and T.M. Krishna
(b) T.M. Krishna and Arvind Adiga
(c) Arvind Adiga and Bezwada Wilson
(d) T.M. Krishna and Satish Gujral
Ans-a(Bezwada Wilson and T.M. Krishna)
(24)The discretionary powers of a Governor is limited in
(a) Appointment of Chief Minister
(b) Dismissal of the Ministry
(c) Dissolution of the Legislative Assembly
(d) Assent to Bills
Ans-d(Assent to Bills)
(25)Who is the first law officer of the country?
(a) Chief Justice of India
(b) Attorney General
(c) Law Minister
(d) Solicitor General
Ans-b(Attorney General)

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