(1)Inflation is a situation characterized by
(a)Too much money chasing too few goods
(b)Too few money chasing too much goods
(c)Too many people chasing too few goods
(d)Too many people chasing too little money
Ans-a(Too much money chasing too few goods)
(2)Which of the following was published by Gandhiji during his stay in South Africa?
(a) Young India
(b) Indian Opinion
(c) Nav Jivan
(d) None of these
Ans-b(Indian Opinion)
(3)What was the immediate aim of the Treaty of purander in 1665?
(a) To gain goodwill of Shivaji
(b) To sow seeds of contention between Shivaji and Sultan of Bijapur
(c) To deceive Shivaji
(d) To make Shivaji a puppet of Mughals
Ans-b(To sow seeds of contention between Shivaji and Sultan of Bijapur)
(4)Match of the following:
(A)Mohenjodaro    (1)Statue of a prist
(B)Harappa              (2)Port
(C)Kalibangan         (3)Plough marks
(D)Lothal                   (4)The Great Bath
(a)A-4,B-1,C-3,D-2
(a)A-3,B-2,C-4,D-1
(a)A-2,B-3,C-1,D-4
(a)A-1,B-4,C-2,D-3
Ans-a(A-4,B-1,C-3,D-2)
(5)Blood is red in colour due to the presence of_________
(a) Cytochrome
(b) Chlorophyll
(c) Hemocyanin
(d) Haemoglobin
Ans-d(Haemoglobin)
(6)Which one of the following events in a botanical garden is never directly influenced by light?
(a) Flowering
(b) Photosynthesis
(c) Transpiration
(d) Fertilization
Ans-d(Fertilization)
(7)What type of lens is used to correct vision of a person suffering from Myopia?
(a) Convex lens
(b) Concave lens
(c) Crossed lens
(d) Cylindrical lens
Ans-b(Concave lens)
(8)Index, a pain relief balm, has the smell of___________.
(a)Methyl salicylate
(b)Ethyl salicylate
(c)Propyl salicylate
(d)Butyl salicylate
Ans-a(Methyl salicylate)
(9)Which of the following is usually not an air­pollutant?
(a) Hydrocarbons
(b) Sulphur dioxide
(c) Carbon dioxide
(d) Nitrous oxide
Ans-d(Nitrous oxide)
(10)Which of the following is called the Land of White Elephants?
(a) Thailand
(b) Africa
(c) Cuba
(d) Turkey
Ans-a(Thailand)
(11)On April 10, 2016, a huge fire broke out during fireworks display at one of the following temples of Kerala.
(a) Chhotanikkara temple
(b) Puttingal temple
(c) Vishnuvira temple
(d) Manarasala temple
Ans-b(Puttingal temple)
(12)Which of the following games was included in Rio Olympics after more than 100 years?
(a)Diving
(b)Taekwondo
(c)Beach Volleyball
(d)Golf
Ans-d(Golf)
(13)One of the following is ‘Labour’ in Economics.
(a) A Musician performing for a benefit fund
(b) A Painter working for his own pleasure
(c) Reading a book as a hobby
(d) A Mother teaching her own son
Ans-a(A Musician performing for a benefit fund)
(14)Which of the following is a fish?
(a) Jelly fish
(b) Lobster
(c) Salmon
(d) Whale
Ans-c(Salmon)
(15)The disconnected lines are drawn on a map for showing slope
(a)Bench marks
(b)Contours
(c)Form lines
(d)Hachure
Ans-d(Hachure)
(16)A man standing close to the platform at a railway station experiences a pulling force towards a fast moving train because of __________.
(a)Gravitational force between train and man
(b)Illusion of the man
(c)The centripetal force
(d) pressure difference due to fast moving air in between
Ans-d(pressure difference due to fast moving air in between)
(17)The Network is overloaded with enormous data sent by many computers within the network. The inability of the network to deliver the data is termed as
(a) Access control
(b) Congestion
(c) Error propagation
(d) Deadlock
Ans-b(Congestion)
(18)Who is referred to as ‘Frontier Gandhi’?
(a) Sheikh Abdullah
(b) Manilal Gandhi
(c) Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan
(d) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
Ans-c(Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan)
(19)Which of the following fuels causes minimum environmental pollution?
(a)Diesel
(b)Kerosene
(c)Hydrogen
(d)Coal
Ans-c(Hydrogen)
(20)‘Sun Temple’ is situated in the state of__________.
(a) Rajasthan
(b) Andhra Pradesh
(c) Odisha
(d) Tamil Nadu
Ans-c(Odisha)
(21)Vinegar is_________.
(a) Diluted acetic acid
(b) Glacial acetic acid
(c) Glacial formic acid
(d) Diluted formic acid
Ans-a(Diluted acetic acid)
(22)Open Market Operations refer to________.
(a) Borrowings by Scheduled banks from RBI
(b) Lending by Commercial banks to industry
(c) Purchase and sale of Government securities by RBI
(d) Deposit mobilisation
Ans-c(Purchase and sale of Government securities by RBI)
(23)International ‘Yoga Divas’ is celebrated every year on___________.
(a)21st May
(b)21st June
(c)25th May
(d)25th June
Ans-b(21st June)
(24)Which of the following Article of Indian Constitution deals with the Right to Equality before Law?
(a) Article ­ 13
(b) Article ­ 14
(c) Article ­ 15
(d) Article ­ 17
Ans-b(Article ­ 14)
(25)A group of inter­connected islands is known as___________.
(a) Strait
(b) Peninsula
(c) Archipelago
(d) Lagoon
Ans-c(Archipelago)

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