(1)Banks earn interest on (a)Deposits (b)Loans (c)Demand Drafts (d)Bills of Exchange Ans-b(Loans) (2)Which is the most important factor that determines whether advertising by manufacturing sector will lead to higher sales? (a)Demand is elastic (b)Demand is inelastic (c)The product can be differentiated (d)The product can be homogenous. Ans-c(The product can be differentiated) (3)Which among the following is true for the Supreme Court of India? (a)Federal Court (b)Court of Appeal (c)Guardian of the Constitution (d)All of these Ans-d(All of these) (4)Who was the revolutionary leader who ended his days as a Swami of Ramakrishna Mission? (a)Ajit Singh (b)Aurobindo Ghosh (c)Jatindranath Bandopadhyay (d)Hemachandra Kanungo Ans-c(Jatindranath Bandopadhyay) (5)The “Red Shirts” movement was led by? (a)Maulana Azad (b)Mohammed Ali (c)Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan (d)Asfaqulla Khan Ans-c(Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan) (6)In the context of nonconventional energy, what is the meaning of ‘OTE’? (a)Ocean Tidal Energy (b)Ocean Thermal Energy (c)Ocean Tidal Electricity (d)Other Thermal Energy Ans-b(Ocean Thermal Energy) (7)The atomic bomb is based on the principle of (a)Uncontrolled nuclear fusion (b)Uncontrolled nuclear fission (c)Controlled nuclear fission (d)Controlled nuclear fusion Ans-b(Uncontrolled nuclear fission) (8)Systems running more than one process concurrently are called ______________ (a)Multiprocessing (b)Multiprogramming (c)Real time (d)Batch processing Ans-b(Multiprogramming) (9)Butter is colloid formed when (a)Proteins are dispersed in water (b)Water is dispersed in fat (c)Fat globules are dispersed in water (d)Carbohydrates are dissolved in water Ans-c(Fat globules are dispersed in water) (10)Charcoal can be made at home by burning (a) wood in absence of air (b) coal in absence of air (c) coal in an insufficient supply of air (d) wood in an insufficient supply of air Ans-a(wood in absence of air) (11)Depletion of ozone layer causes (a)Breast cancer (b)Skin cancer (c)Lung cancer (d)Blood cancer Ans-b(Skin cancer) (12)SMOG is a combination of (a)Air and water vapour (b)Water and smoke (c)Fire and water (d)Smoke and fog Ans-d(Smoke and fog) (13)ATM is the abbreviated form of (a)Automatic Teller Machine (b)Automated Teller Machine (c)All Time Money (d)Automatic Tally Machine Ans-b(Automated Teller Machine) (14)The Chairman of NITI Ayog is (a)Industry Minister (b)Prime Minister (c)Finance Minister (d)Commerce Minister Ans-b(Prime Minister) (15)The film ‘Phoolan Devi’ was directed by (a)Raj Kapoor (b)Shashi Kapoor (c)Shekhar Kapoor (d)Anil Kapoor Ans-c(Shekhar Kapoor) (16)Which of the following is not a scheme/programme started by the NDA Government? (a)Mission Indradhanush (b)Jan Dhan Yojana (c)Swachh Bharat Abhiyan (d)MNREGA Ans-d(MNREGA) (17)We are able to walk on earth without slipping because of (a)Gravitational force (b)Frictional force (c)Viscous force (d)Centrifugal force Ans-b(Frictional force) (18)Majority of the fungal bionts of lichens belong to (a)Baridiomycetes (b)Ascomycetes (c)Gomycetes (d)Deuteromycetes Ans-b(Ascomycetes) (19)Which of the following has open vascular system? (a)Cockroach (b)Human (c)Rat (d)Birds Ans-a(Cockroach) (20)The warm and cold ocean currents are caused by (a)Prevailing winds (b)Earth’s rotation (c)Variations in density of sea water (d)All of these Ans-d(All of these) (21)Who was known as the Second founder of the Maratha Empire? (a)Balaji Bishwanath (b)Balaji Baji Rao (c)Baji Rao I (d)Madhav Rao Ans-a(BalajiBishwanath) (22)Mahatma Gandhi’s concept of ‘Ram Rajya’ was: (a)A centralized government (b)A totalitarian state (c)A stateless society (d)Power in the hands of religious leaders Ans-c(A stateless society) (23)Credit Rationing in India is done by (a)RBI (b)SBI (c)LIC (d)Finance Ministry Ans-a(RBI) (24)The human faeces is yellow in colour due to the presence of a pigment called (a)Pepsin (b)Renin (c)Amylase (d)Urobilin Ans-d(Urobilin) (25)Where are coins minted in India? (a)Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata (b)Delhi, Kolkata, Hyderabad (c)Mumbai, Delhi, Bangalore (d)Mumbai, Kolkata, Hyderabad, NOIDA Ans-d(Mumbai, Kolkata, Hyderabad, NOIDA)