1) In March 2021, cricketer Kieron Pollard hit six sixes in an over in a match against ______.
1. Australia
2. West Indies
3. New Zealand
4. Sri Lanka
2) The festival of Durga Puja is
observed to celebrate the triumph of Goddess Durga over ______.
1. Jarasandha
2. Ravana
3. Hiranyakashipu
4. Mahishasura
3) According to the Census of 2011,
which of the following states has the highest density of population per km2?
1. Gujarat
2. Goa
3. Jharkhand
4. Maharashtra
4) In which discipline is the Bidhan
Chandra Roy Award given?
1. Law
2. Architecture
3. Sports
4. Medicine
5) The ______ lies above the mesopause
and is a region in which temperatures increase with height.
1. stratosphere
2. exosphere
3. thermosphere
4. troposphere
6) Kelucharan Mohapatra was an
exponent of which of the following categories of dance?
1. Manipuri
2. Bharatanatyam
3. Kuchipudi
4. Odissi
7) ______ is a disorder resulting in
abnormal electrical discharges from the brain cells causing seizures.
1. Prostatitis
2. Hypoglycaemia
3. Epilepsy
4. Rheumatoid arthritis
8) Who among the following is the
author of the book ‘Unfinished : A Memoir’?
1. Katrina Kaif
2. Deepika Padukone
3. Priyanka Chopra Jonas
4. Alia Bhatt
9) Who
among the following is the author of the book ‘Unaccustomed Earth’?
1. Arundhati Roy
2. Anita Nair
3. Jhumpa Lahiri
4. Shobha De
10) Which of the following Sustainable
Development Goals ensures availability and sustainable management of water
and sanitation for all?
1. SDG 5
2. SDG 6
3. SDG 4
4. SDG 7
11) Which of the following states was
allocated the highest budget for highway projects in Union Budget
2021-22?
1. Kerala
2. West Bengal
3. Tamil Nadu
4. Assam
12) The expected returns to farmers by
way of MSP (Minimum Support Price) over their cost of production for
barley for marketing season 2021–22 is estimated at ______.
1. 50%
2. 65%
3. 106%
4. 93%
13) Bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) is a
vaccine for ______.
1. typhoid
2. plague
3. mumps
4. tuberculosis (TB)
14) An amendment to the Right to
Information Act 2005 proposing that the Chief Information Commissioner and
Information Commissioners be appointed ‘for such term as may be prescribed
by the Central Government’ was passed in the year _____.
1. 2017
2. 2014
3. 2016
4. 2019
15) Which of the following is the
LEAST visible form of land erosion?
1. Gully erosion
2. Ravine formation
3. Sheet erosion
4. Landslides
16) The branch of horticulture which
deals with the production, storage, processing and marketing of vegetables
is called ______.
1. pomology
2. agronomy
3. olericulture
4. apiculture
17) Who among the following was a
contributor to the subject of medicine in ancient India?
1. Harsha
2. Bhasa
3. Charaka
4. Panini
18) Which of the following is a
carnivorous plant?
1. Clarkia
2. Drosera
3. Hollyhock
4. Alyssum
19) The Mughal court chronicles are
written in ______.
1. Arabic
2. Persian
3. Turkish
4. Urdu
20) The salary and allowances of
leaders of opposition in parliament are governed by the Act passed for the
first time by the parliament in the year ______.
1. 1972
2. 1982
3. 1977
4. 1979
21) Si-yu-ki or ‘The Records of the
Western World’ was written by:
1. Marco Polo
2. Fa-Hien
3. Abdur Razzak
4. Hiuen Tsiang
22) The Regional Rural Banks were
established on the recommendations of the ______ on Rural Credit.
1. Rekhi Committee
2. Kelkar Committee
3. Tandon Committee
4. Narsimha Committee
23) In the
2020–21 season, each NBA team played ______ regular-season games.
1. 72
2. 86
3. 68
4. 94
24) With reference to no-confidence
motion, which of the following statements is INCORRECT?
1. If it is passed in the Lok Sabha, the council of ministers
must resign from office.
2. It is moved for ascertaining the confidence of Lok Sabha in
the council of ministers.
3. It can be moved against the entire council of ministers
only.
4. It should state the reasons for its adoption in the Lok Sabha
25) The rate of doing work is
called:
1. impulse
2. force
3. power
4. energy
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