01) Among 189 countries, India has ranked _______ on the Human Development Index 2020, prepared by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).
a) 129th
b) 131st
c) 138th
d) 142nd
02) Which of the following river is NOT a tributary of Indus
River?
a) Ravi
b) Beas
c) Chenab
d) Gomti
03) Which of the following elements occurs most abundantly in
our universe?
a) Hydrogen
b) Oxygen
c) Nitrogen
d) Helium
04) Atoms of which of the following elements has more than one
electron in its outermost shell?
a) Sodium
b) Beryllium
c) Hydrogen
d) Lithium
05) Endoplasmic _______ (ER) is a large network of
membrane-bound tubes and sheets.
a) Ribosome
b) Range
c) Ring
d) Reticulum
06) ______ in our body is a cartilaginous box which helps in
sound production.
a) Epiglottis
b) Alveoli
c) Larynx
d) Pleura
07) Which of the following schemes was initiated with the
intention of creating a level playing field for meritorious Indian girls from
grades 9 to 12 to pursue Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics
(STEM) in their higher education?
a) Vigyan
Sankaklp
b) Vigyan Sadhna
c) Vigyan Jyoti
d) Vigyan
Aradhana
08) In computing, _______ is a network security system that
monitors incoming and outgoing net work traffic based on predefined security
rules.
a) Gateway
b) Network switch
c) Router
d) Firewall
09) The deficiency of which mineral may cause osteoporosis?
a) Sodium
b) Fluoride
c) Iron
d) Calcium
10) Who among the following was the first ruler to inscribe his
message to his subjects and officials on stone surfaces, natural rocks and
polished pillars?
a) Bimbisar
b) Chandragupta
Maurya
c) Bindusar
d) Asoka
11) Galena is basically a _______.
a) Chloride
b) Fluoride
c) Hydride
d) Sulfide
12) As per the Provisions of the Regulating Act of 1773, _______
was appointed as the Governor – General of the Presidency of Fort William.
a) Lord
Cornwallis
b) Warren
Hastings
c) Sir George
Barlow
d) John Shore
13) Which of the following cities is scheduled to host the 2030
Asian Games as per the announcement made by the Olympic Council of Asia on 16
December 2020?
a) Abu Dhabi
b) Riyadh
c) Muscat
d) Doha
14) In December 2020, how many indigenous games were approved
for inclusion as a part of the Khelo India Youth Games by the Sports Ministry
of India?
a) Six
b) Four
c) Three
d) Eight
15) Which of the following digital portals was launched by the
Ministry of Tribal Affairs on 22 January 2021 to collect data related to the
tribal migrant workers in India?
a) Scheduled
Tribe Component (STC) Monitoring System
b) Shram Suvidha
c) Swasthya
d) Shram Shakti
16) Which of the following is the birth place of Subash Chadra
Bose?
a) Cuttack
b) Calcutta
c) Raipur
d) Darjeeling
17) Who wrote the book ‘The lckabog’?
a) Ruskin Bond
b) JK Rowling
c) Malala
Yousafzai
d) Megan Miranda
18) At which of the following sites was the first astronomical
observatory of the Harappan Cicilization found?
a) Lothal,
Gujarat
b) Gola Dhoro,
Gujarat
c) Dholavira,
Gujarat
d) Kalibangan,
Rajasthan
19) On which of the following rivers is the Dantiwada Dam built?
a) Sabarmati
River
b) Banas River
c) Tapti River
d) Mahi River
20) In December 2020, who among the following presented the
Legion of Merit Award to the Prime Minister of India?
a) Xi Jinping
b) Donald Trump
c) Vladimir Putin
d) Emmanuel
Macron
21) The theory of plate tectonics proposes that the earth’s
lithosphere is divided into _______ major plates.
a) 7
b) 9
c) 5
d) 11
22) Who was the chairman of the commission to study the
reorganization of states on linguistic basis which was announced in 1953 by the
then Prime Minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru?
a) Sardar
Vallabhbhai Patel
b) Dr. Rajendra
Prasad
c) TT
Krishnammachari
d) Fazal Ali
23) Which of the following Articles of the Constitution of India
deals with the protection of interests of minorities?
a) Article 18
b) Article 29
c) Article 42
d) Article 24
24) The Social Endeavour for Health and Telemedicine (SEHAT)
scheme was launched in December 2020 for the residents of:
a) Lakshadweep
b) Jammu and
Kashmir
c) Dadra and
Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu
d) Ladakh
25) Which of the following places has a nuclear power plant?
a) Neyveli
b) Kaiga
c) Koradi
d) Barauni
26) The IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature)
_______ List is a critical indicator of the health of the world’s biodiversity.
a) Black
b) Violet
c) Orange
d) Red
27) What is the SI unit of quantity of heat?
a) Farad
b) Weber
c) Henry
d) Joule
28) A young _______ is called a joey.
a) Kangaroo
b) Peacock
c) Crocodile
d) Zebra
29) With which of the following industries are the names ‘NALCO’
and ‘BALCO’ associated?
a) Aluminum
b) Iron ore
c) Textile
d) Sugar
30) According to Article 87 of the Constitution of India, the
_______ can address both Houses of Parliament assembled together.
a) Chairman of
the Rajya Sabha
b) President
c) Prime Minister
d) Speaker of the
Lok Sabha
31) Which of the following instruments is used for recording the
magnitude and intensity of earthquakes?
a) Sonograph
b) Spectrograph
c) Seismograph
d) Sphygmograph
32) World Zoonoses Day is observed every year on _______ to
create awareness on zoonotic diseases, how to prevent them, and what actions to
take when exposed.
a) 6 August
b) 6 June
c) 6 July
d) 6 Ocotober
33) Gautam Buddha’s teachings are found mainly in:
a) Vinaya Pitaka
b) Abhidhamma
Pitaka
c) Tisarana
d) Sutta Pitaka
34) Which of the following Articles of the Constitution of India
is related to ‘Right to Education’?
a) 21 A
b) 32
c) 74A
d) 21
35) Which planet of our solar system is closest to the Sun?
a) Mars
b) Neptune
c) Mercury
d) Venus
36) Which of the following places is associated with National
Waterways Number 2?
a) Dhubri
b) Allahabad
c) Champakkara
d) Haldia
37) Which of the following union territories was a Portuguese
colony until 1954?
a) Puducherry
b) Andaman and
Nicobar Islands
c) Dadra and
Nagar Haveli
d) Lakshadweep
38) Which of the following changes CANNOT be reversed?
a) Stretching a
rubber band and returning it to its normal size
b) Blowing a
balloon to increase its size till it is about to burst
c) Rolling a roti
from dough and baking it on a tawa
d) Changing wet
clothes to dry clothes
39) ‘Mission Karmayogi’ was launched by the _____ with the
objective of enhancing governance, in September 2020.
a) Ministry of
Civil Aviation
b) Ministry of
Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
c) Ministry of
Social Justice and Empowerment
d) Ministry of
Agriculture and Farmers Welfare
40) Rocket propulsion technology works on which of the following
scientific principles?
a) Law of
thermodynamics
b) Laws of
reflection of sound
c) Newton’s laws
of motion
d) Law of
conservation of mass
41) In which month does India celebrate World Environment Day?
a) May
b) October
c) June
d) August
42) Which of the following is a viral disease?
a) Tuberculosis
b) Typhoid
c) Leprosy
d) Zika
43) Which of the following dams has been constructed across the
river Narmada?
a) Nagarjuna
Sagar
b) Sardar Sarovar
c) Bhakra Nangal
d) Hirakud
44) A _______ is a vertical blinking line in a text editor that
indicates the place where anything that is typed will appear.
a) Cursor
b) Layout
c) Footer
d) Header
45) NITI Aayog, in part partnership with the Institute of
Competitiveness, released the _______ Export Preparedness Index (EPI) in August
2020.
a) Second
b) Fourth
c) Third
d) First
46) N in SONAR stands for:
a) Neuron
b) Navigation
c) Nano
d) Negative
47) Under Article 32 of the Constitution of India, the Supreme
Court is invested with the power to issue writs. Which of the following is NOT
one of those writs?
a) Prohibition
b) Mandamus
c) Anapneo
d) Quo Warranto
48) Neutrons are present in the nucleus of all atoms EXCEPT in
those of _______.
a) Nitrogen
b) Carbon
c) Hydrogen
d) Oxygen
49) The Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and
Development was first awarded in _______,
a) 1990
b) 1985
c) 1984
d) 1986
50) As of financial year 2018-19, which of the following states
had the highest per capita income in India?
a) Goa
b) Maharashtra
c) Gujarat
d) Haryana
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