01) With reference to computers and the internet, which of the following viruses makes changes to a disk’s file system?
a) Macro virus
b) Cluster virus
c) Stealth virus
d) Polymorphic
virus
02) Operation ‘Smiling Buddha’ is associated with:
a) India’s first
cloned body
b) India’s first
nuclear test
c) India’s first
GM crop
d) India’s first
HYV seed
03) The rim of the Pacific is also called ring of _______.
a) Hail
b) Storm
c) Fire
d) Stream
04) Which of the following wildlife sanctuaries is located in
Goa?
a) Interview
Island Wildlife Sanctuary
b) Bhagwan
Mahavir Wildlife Sanctuary
c) Chinnar
Wildlife Sanctuary
d) Dandeli
Wildlife Sanctuary
05) The mass of an electron is nearly one upon _______ times
that of a proton.
a) 3000
b) 1000
c) 2000
d) 1500
06) The number of protons in a Lithium nucleus is:
a) Four
b) One
c) Two
d) Three
07) _______ is caused by severe protein deficiency.
a) Rickets
b) Kwashiorkor
c) Xerophthalmia
d) Goitre
08) An _______ is an investment made by a firm or individual in
one country into business interests located in another country.
a) CRR
b) Forex
c) SEZ
d) FDI
09) ‘Shaheen – IX’, a joint air exercise was held in 2020
between:
a) Pakistan and
China
b) India and
Pakistan
c) China and
India
d) India and
Afghanistan
10) In which state is Ranthambore National Park located?
a) Rajasthan
b) Maharashtra
c) Madhya Pradesh
d) Uttar Pradesh
11) The Chilahati-Haldibari rail link between India and _______
was reopened after a gap of 55 years in December 2020.
a) Bangladesh
b) Myanmar
c) Nepal
d) Bhutan
12) In which of the following states/union territories was the
world’s longest highway tunnel opened in October 2020?
a) Sikkim
b) Arunachal
Pradesh
c) Himachal
Pradesh
d) Jammu and
Kashmir
13) Who among the following have been jointly named Time’s
Person of the Year 2020’?
a) Greta Thunberg
and Malala Yousafzai
b) Joe Biden and
Kamala Harris
c) Joe Biden and
Donald Trump
d) Joe Biden and
Grata Thunberg
14) Which of the following is NOT an electrical insulator?
a) Diamond
b) Rubber
c) Gold
d) Glass
15) Given below are four hill stations in India.
(P)
Munnar
(Q) Coorg
(R)
Mount Abu
(S)
Dalhousie
Which of
the following presents the correct order of their locations from South to
North?
a) PQRS
b) QPSR
c) QRPS
d) QSPR
16) Which of the following instruments is used for detecting
current in an electric circuit?
a) Calorimeter
b) Sonometer
c) Galvanometer
d) Manometer
17) Which team became the champion at the 2018 Asian Games
Women’s football?
a) Malaysia
b) South Korea
c) Japan
d) Thailand
18) In 2020, Poulomi Ghatak announced her retirement from:
a) Cricket
b) Table Tennis
c) Football
d) Basketball
19) Which is the only active volcano in India?
a) Barren Island
b) Narcondam
Island
c) Deccan Traps
d) Baratang
Island
20) Pennar river
originates in the state of _______.
a) Tamil Nadu
b) Kerala
c) Karnataka
d) Andhra Pradesh
21) In 1919, Gandhiji gave a call for Satyagraha against which
Act that was passed by the British?
a) The English
Education Act
b) Calico Act
c) The Arms Act
d) Rowlatt Act
22) Which food component has the highest gross calorific value?
a) Carbohydrates
b) Fats
c) Vaitamis
d) Proteins
23) In December 2020, which of the following State Governments
gave permission to hold the popular bull taming sport Jalikattu with certain
restrictions?
a) Kerala
b) Karnataka
c) Andhra Pradesh
d) Tamil Nadu
24) Who among the following was honoured with the ‘Global
Visionary of Sustainable Business and Peace’ award during the launch of the
Federation of Indo-Israel Chamber of Commerce’s international chapter in Dubai
on 21 December 2020?
a) Azim Premji
b) NR Narayana
Murthy
c) Mukesh Ambani
d) Ratan Tata
25) Which of the following cities is NOT one of four cities from
India selected by the World Ecomomic Forum in November 2020 for pioneering a
new global policy roadmap for the smart cities developed by the G20 Global
Smart Cities Alliance?
a) Indore
b) Chandigarh
c) Hyderabad
d) Faridabad
26) ‘Mind Master : Winning Lessons from a Champion’s Life’ is the
autobiography of:
a) Pentala
Harikrishna
b) Viswanathan
Anand
c) Magnus Carlsen
d) Koneru Humpy
27) The _______ volume of
the ‘Akbar Nama’ is known as Ain-i-Akbari.
a) Third
b) Second
c) Fourth
d) First
28) Which of the following modern states witnessed the origin of
the ‘Vaikom’ movement?
a) Sikkim
b) Andhra Pradesh
c) Kerala
d) Goa
29) _______ are species which are only found in some particular
areas usually isolated by natural or geographical barriers.
a) Rare species
b) Endangered species
c) Endemic
species
d)Vulnerable
species
30) Who invented the X-ray?
a) Edwin Hubble
b) JJ Thomson
c) Galileo
Galilei
d) WK Roentgen
31) Which of the following units is used for measurement of
concentration (of the amount of a Substance)?
a) Tesla
b) Mole
c) Lux
d) Joule
32) In which of the following sectors, 100% FDI in equity into
India through automatic route is NOT permitted as per India’s FDI Policy?
a) Construction-development
Projects
b) Industrial
Parks
c) Private
Security Agencies
d) Maintenance
and Repair Organisations
33) ‘Sericulture’ is related to the:
a) Rearing of
honey bees
b) Rearing of
Silkworms
c) Growing of
fruits
d) Production of
jute
34) Who among the following discovered the Microwave?
a) Henri
Becquerel
b) Percy Spencer
c) Dmitri
Mendeleev
d) Wilson
Greatbatch
35) Which of the following Articles is associated with
establishment and constitution of Supreme Court?
a) 202
b) 124
c) 197
d) 152
36) Which of the following scientific principles is mainly
behind the generation of hydroelectric power?
a) Conversion of
gravitational potential energy into thermal energy
b) Conversion of
gravitational potential energy into electrical energy
c) Conversion of
electrical energy into kinetic energy
d) Conversion of
gravitational energy into electrical energy
37) Which of the following Articles of the Constitution of India
provides the procedure for impeachment of the President?
a) Article 84
b) Article 61
c) Article 70
d) Article 77
38) The ‘Chauri Chaura incident’ took place in _______.
a) 1930
b) 1910
c) 1915
d) 1922
39) Which of the following is called the amphibian of the plant
kingdom?
a) Bryophyta
b) Cryptogam
c) Thallopyta
d) Phanerogam
40) Which of the following is NOT a work of Kalisasa?
a) Meghaduta
b) Kama Sutra
c) Vikramorvashi
d) Kumarasambhava
41) The frequency of wave is the reciprocal of its _______.
a) Speed
b) Wavelength
c) Time period
d) Amplitude
42) A body having very high mass is bound to have high _______.
a) Acceleration
b) Retardation
c) Velocity
d) Inertia
43) As of December 2020, which of the following languages does
NOT figure in the Eighth Schedule of the Indian Constitution?
a) Bhojpuri
b) Dogri
c) Santhali
d) Bodo
44) During the financial year 2019-20, from which of the
following countries are the highest amounts of FDI (foreign direct investment)
inflows received by India?
a) Mauritius
b) Singapore
c) Japan
d) UK
45) Article 80 of the Constitution of India lays down the
maximum strength of Rajya Sabha as:
a) 240
b) 250
c) 262
d) 238
46) As per National Horticulture Database published by National
Horticulture Board, during 2015-16, India held the first position in the world
for producing which of the following fruits?
a) Mangoes
b) Grapes
c) Apricot
d) Orange
47) Who among the following got the honour of becoming the first
speaker of the Lok Sabha?
a) S
Radhakrishnan
b) GV Mavalankar
c) M
Ananthasayanam Ayyangar
d) Krishna Sinha
48) Amino acids are the building blocks of:
a) Proteins
b) Carbohydrates
c) Minerals
d) Vitamins
49) _______ is mainly derived from citrus fruits and juices such
as lemons, oranges and sweet limes/mousambis.
a) Vitamin C
b) Vitamin E
c) Vitamin K
d) Vitamin B
50) In a Windows Operating System, what is the short cut key for
undoing a task?
a) Ctrl + C
b) Ctrl + Z
c) Ctrl + A
d) Ctrl + Y
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