(1)Which of the following green house gases has the greatest heat-trapping ability?
(a) Chlorofluoro carbon
(b) Methane
(c) Carbon dioxide
(d) Nitrous oxide
Ans-a(Chlorofluoro carbon)
(2)Which State of India is leading in solar energy generation?
(a) Gujarat
(b) Rajasthan
(c) Haryana
(d) Uttar Pradesh
Ans-b(Rajasthan)
(3)Diamond does not conduct electricity, because
(a) Its structure is very compact
(b) It is of crystalline nature
(c) There are only carbon atoms present in it
(d) No free electrons are present in it
Ans-d(No free electrons are present in it)
(4)Ganga is a result of confluence of rivers Bhagirathi and Alakananda at which place?
(a) Dev Prayag
(b) Karan Prayag
(c) Gangotri
(d) Rudra Prayag
Ans-a(Dev Prayag)
(5)What are Aldehydes?
(a) Mild oxidizing agents
(b) Strong oxidizing agents
(c) Strong reducing agents
(d) Mild reducing agents
Ans-c(Strong reducing agent)
(6)Which circuit is used to store one bit of data?
(a) Register
(b) Flip Flop
(c) Vector
(d) Encoder
Ans-b(Flip Flop)
(7)Why is weightlessness experienced while orbiting the earth in space ships?
(a) Inertia
(b) Acceleration
(c) Zero gravity
(d) Orbital motion
Ans-c(Zero gravity)
(8)Which is the largest gland in human body?
(a) Liver
(b) Thyroid
(c) Pituitary
(d) Salivary gland
Ans-a(Liver)
(9)Who was the President of Indian National Congress at the time of Indian independence?
(a) Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad
(b) J. B. Kriplani
(c) Jawahar Lal Nehru
(d) Rajendra Prasad
Ans-b(J. B. Kriplani)
(10)What is the minimum age for membership to Rajya Sabha?
(a) 20 years
(b) 25 years
(c) 30 years
(d) 35 years
Ans-c(30 years)
(11)What is an octroi?
(a) Tax
(b) Tax collection centre
(c) Tax processing centre
(d) Tax information centre
Ans-a(Tax)
(12)Sextant is an instrument used in which of the following?
(a) Gynaecology
(b) Navigation
(c) Birth control
(d) Medical treatment
Ans-b(Navigation)
(13)Which of the following is not correctly matched?
(a) The Mahakaal temple – Ujjain
(b) Sringeri Matha – Chikkmanglur district
(c) The Sun Temple – Konark
(d) Jain temples – Khajuraho
Ans-d(Jain temples – Khajuraho)
(14)What is Gol Gumbadh?
(a) Mausoleum of Hyder Ali
(b) Mausoleum of Aurangzeb
(c) Mausoleum of Chand Bibi
(d) Mausoleum of Mohammed Adil Shah
Ans-d(Mausoleum of Mohammed Adil Shah)
(15)Where is a transistor most likely to be found?
(a) Wrist watch
(b) Fuse
(c) Hearing aid
(d) Fluorescent lamp
Ans-c(Hearing aid)
(16)Which organ of human body secretes Insulin?
(a) Pancreas
(b) Kidney
(c) Gall bladder
(d) Liver
Ans-a(Pancreas)
(17)If a healthy freshwater fish is placed in salt water, what will be the expected consequence?
(a) The fish becomes dehydrated and dies
(b) The fish becomes bloated and dies
(c) The fish suffers from fungal or bacterial disease and dies
(d) There is no observable effect on the fish provided there is sufficient food
Ans-a(The fish becomes dehydrated and dies)
(18)Which country is known as ‘Land of Midnight Sun’?
(a) Sweden
(b) Norway
(c) Germany
(d) Finland
Ans-b(Norway)
(19)Which river basin is shared by more than 10 States of India?
(a) Indus
(b) Brahmaputra
(c) Ganges
(d) Damodar
Ans-c(Ganges)
(20)Who among the following was the first grammarian of the Sanskrit language?
(a) Kalhana
(b) Maitreyi
(c) Kalidasa
(d) Panini
Ans-d(Panini)
(21)What is the total strength of the Rajya Sabha?
(a) 250
(b) 260
(c) 270
(d) 280
Ans-a(250)
(22)Which of the following is done at a Stock Exchange?
(a) Commodities are bought and sold at wholesale price
(b) Commodities are bought and sold at retail price
(c) Securities are bought and sold
(d) None of these
Ans-c(Securities are bought and sold)
(23)Which of the following is India’s military offensive against Pakistan in the Kargil war?
(a) Operation Kargil
(b) Operation LOC
(c) Operation Vijay
(d) Operation Success
Ans-c(Operation Vijay)
(24)Who gave the title ‘Nightingale of India’ to Sarojini Naidu?
(a) Jawaharlal Nehru
(b) Rabindranath Tagore
(c) Rajendra Prasad
(d) Mahatma Gandhi
Ans-d(Mahatma Gandhi)
(25)The headquarters of RBI is in
(a) Delhi
(b) Kanpur
(c) Mumbai
(d) Nasik
Ans-c(Mumbai)

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