Details: General Study

1. The SI unit of power is

A) Joule

B) Watt

C) Newton

D) Volt

Correct Answer: B

Your Answer: B

2. Who founded the Slave Dynasty in Delhi

A) Balban

B) Iltutmish

C) Qutb-ud-din Aibak

D) Razia

Correct Answer: C

Your Answer: C

3. Who among the following presided over the Constituent Assembly after Dr. Sachchidananda Sinha

A) Rajendra Prasad

B) B. R. Ambedkar

C) Jawaharlal Nehru

D) Vallabhbhai Patel

Correct Answer: A

Your Answer: A

4. The headquarters of the International Court of Justice is in

A) Geneva

B) New York

C) The Hague

D) Paris

Correct Answer: C

Your Answer: C

5. Which vitamin deficiency causes night blindness

A) Vitamin A

B) Vitamin B12

C) Vitamin C

D) Vitamin K

Correct Answer: A

Your Answer: A

6. The author of Mudrarakshasa was

A) Kalidasa

B) Banabhatta

C) Bharavi

D) Vishakhadatta

Correct Answer: D

Your Answer: D

7. Which river is known as the Dakshin Ganga

A) Narmada

B) Kaveri

C) Krishna

D) Godavari

Correct Answer: D

Your Answer: D

8. The author of Neel Darpan was

A) Bankim Chandra Chatterjee

B) Dinabandhu Mitra

C) Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay

D) Rabindranath Tagore

Correct Answer: B

Your Answer: B

9. The treaty that ended the First Carnatic War was

A) Treaty of Bassein

B) Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle

C) Treaty of Paris

D) Treaty of Seringapatam

Correct Answer: B

Your Answer: B

10. Which Article of the Constitution provides for the establishment of the Finance Commission

A) Article 263

B) Article 280

C) Article 324

D) Article 356

Correct Answer: B

Your Answer: B

11. The doctrine of lapse was widely applied by

A) Lord Wellesley

B) Lord Ripon

C) Lord Hastings

D) Lord Dalhousie

Correct Answer: D

Your Answer: D

12. The National Income in India is estimated at factor cost by

A) NSO

B) RBI

C) Finance Ministry

D) SEBI

Correct Answer: A

Your Answer: A

13. The Ryotwari system was introduced mainly in

A) Bengal and Bihar

B) Punjab and Awadh

C) Madras and Bombay

D) Assam and Orissa

Correct Answer: C

Your Answer: C

14. Stagflation refers to

A) High growth with inflation

B) Deflation with growth

C) High inflation with unemployment

D) High exports with low imports

Correct Answer: C

Your Answer: C

15. The law of floatation is based on

A) Pascal’s law

B) Newton’s law

C) Archimedes’ principle

D) Ohm’s law

Correct Answer: C

Your Answer: C

16. The term albatross is associated with which sport

A) Cricket

B) Golf

C) Tennis

D) Polo

Correct Answer: B

Your Answer: B

17. Open market operations are conducted by

A) NABARD

B) SEBI

C) SBI

D) RBI

Correct Answer: D

Your Answer: D

18. Which Gupta ruler assumed the title Vikramaditya

A) Chandragupta II

B) Chandragupta I

C) Samudragupta

D) Kumaragupta

Correct Answer: A

Your Answer: A

19. Which device converts chemical energy into electrical energy

A) Motor

B) Generator

C) Battery

D) Transformer

Correct Answer: C

Your Answer: C

20. Which Constitutional Amendment is known for anti-defection provisions

A) 42nd Amendment

B) 52nd Amendment

C) 44th Amendment

D) 61st Amendment

Correct Answer: B

Your Answer: B

21. The residuary powers in India are vested in

A) States

B) President

C) Parliament

D) Supreme Court

Correct Answer: C

Your Answer: C

22. The only active volcano in India is located in

A) Lakshadweep

B) Ladakh

C) Andaman and Nicobar Islands

D) Sikkim

Correct Answer: C

Your Answer: C

23. The gas used in the manufacture of vanaspati from vegetable oil is

A) Oxygen

B) Hydrogen

C) Nitrogen

D) Chlorine

Correct Answer: B

Your Answer: B

24. The Cripps Mission came to India in

A) 1942

B) 1940

C) 1941

D) 1946

Correct Answer: A

Your Answer: A

25. Which layer of the atmosphere contains the ozone layer

A) Troposphere

B) Mesosphere

C) Thermosphere

D) Stratosphere

Correct Answer: D

Your Answer: D

26. The black cotton soil is also known as

A) Khadar

B) Bhabar

C) Laterite

D) Regur

Correct Answer: D

Your Answer: D

27. URL stands for

A) Uniform Resource Locator

B) Universal Record Link

C) Unified Reference Line

D) User Resource Locator

Correct Answer: A

Your Answer: A

28. The phenomenon of El Niño is associated with

A) Arabian Sea cooling

B) Pacific Ocean warming

C) Indian Ocean salinity

D) Atlantic current reversal

Correct Answer: B

Your Answer: B

29. Which body recommends the distribution of tax revenue between the Centre and states

A) Election Commission

B) NITI Aayog

C) UPSC

D) Finance Commission

Correct Answer: D

Your Answer: D

30. The founder of the Khilji dynasty was

A) Alauddin Khilji

B) Jalaluddin Khilji

C) Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq

D) Ibrahim Lodi

Correct Answer: B

Your Answer: B

31. A train 180 m long crosses a pole in 12 seconds. Its speed is

A) 48 km/h

B) 50 km/h

C) 54 km/h

D) 60 km/h

Correct Answer: C

Your Answer: C

32. If the ratio of boys to girls is 5:3 and total students are 64, how many girls are there

A) 20

B) 32

C) 40

D) 24

Correct Answer: D

Your Answer: D

33. What is the next number in the series 121, 144, 169, 196, __

A) 210

B) 221

C) 256

D) 225

Correct Answer: D

Your Answer: D

34. In a row of 40 students, Ravi is 12th from the left and Aman is 9th from the right. How many students are between them

A) 19

B) 18

C) 20

D) 21

Correct Answer: A

Your Answer: A

35. Who founded the Servants of India Society

A) Bal Gangadhar Tilak

B) Gopal Krishna Gokhale

C) Annie Besant

D) Lala Lajpat Rai

Correct Answer: B

Your Answer: B

36. Which state has the largest forest area in India

A) Arunachal Pradesh

B) Chhattisgarh

C) Madhya Pradesh

D) Odisha

Correct Answer: C

Your Answer: C

37. Which is the highest peak of the Aravalli Range

A) Anaimudi

B) Guru Shikhar

C) Doddabetta

D) K2

Correct Answer: B

Your Answer: B

38. Brass is an alloy of

A) Copper and tin

B) Iron and carbon

C) Copper and zinc

D) Aluminium and copper

Correct Answer: C

Your Answer: C

39. A sum becomes double in 8 years at simple interest. In how many years will it become triple

A) 12 years

B) 18 years

C) 16 years

D) 20 years

Correct Answer: C

Your Answer: C

40. Which classical dance form is associated with Satriya traditions

A) Odisha

B) Manipur

C) Kerala

D) Assam

Correct Answer: D

Your Answer: D

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