General Awareness
| Q.1 Who among the following is the world renowned exponent of the bamboo flute? 1. MS Subbulakshmi 2. Ravi Shankar 3. Hariprasad Chaurasia 4. Bismillah Khan |
Correct Answer
3. Hariprasad Chaurasia
| Q.2 What is net investment? 1. Sum of all the investments in a country 2. Gross investment + depreciation 3. Gross capital investment – indirect taxes 4. Gross investment – depreciation |
Correct Answer
4. Gross investment – depreciation
| Q.3 India won the ICC Men Cricket World Cup for the first time in which of the following years? 1. 1996 2. 1992 3. 1987 4. 1983 |
Correct Answer
4. 1983
 1. a-ii, b-i, c-iv, d-iii 2. a-iii, b-iv, c-i, d-ii 3. a-iv, b-iii, c-ii, d-i 4. a-i, b-ii, c-iii, d-iv |
Correct Answer
3. a-iv, b-iii, c-ii, d-i
| Q.5 Kathakali, one of the classical dances of India, is predominantly performed in which of the following states of India? 1. Assam 2. Manipur 3. Uttar Pradesh 4. Kerala |
Correct Answer
4. Kerala
| Q.6 Identify the oldest iron and steel company of India from the following options. 1. Krishna I 2. Indra III 3. Govinda III 4. Amoghavarsha |
Correct Answer
1. Krishna I
| Q.8 In which state/UT is the Hemis festival celebrated? 1. Punjab 2. Sikkim 3. Lakshadweep 4. Ladakh |
Correct Answer
4. Ladakh
| Q.9 Which of the following is the largest artificial lake of Asia? 1. Naini Lake 2. Bhopal Lake 3. Dal Lake 4. Chilika Lake |
Correct Answer
2. Bhopal Lake
| Q.10 In 2002, Zakir Hussain became the youngest percussionist to be honoured with which award? 1. Sangeet Natak Akademi Award 2. Grammy Award 3. Padma Bhushan 4. National Heritage Fellowship |
Correct Answer
3. Padma Bhushan
| Q.11 Microbes like Rhizobium, Nitrosomonas and Nitrobacter are used for: 1. nitrogen cycling 2. carbon cycling 3. water cycling 4. sulphur cycling |
Correct Answer
1. nitrogen cycling
| Q.12 With reference to Sepoy Mutiny of 1857, on which of the following dates did the soldiers at Meerut start their journey to Delhi? 1. 10 May 2. 19 April 3. 2 June 4. 29 March |
Correct Answer
1. 10 May
| Q.13 Who among the following was selected as the Sherpa for India’s G20 hosted in 2022-23? 1. Piyush Goyal 2. Ashwini Vaishnav 3. Shaktikanta Das 4. Amitabh Kant |
Correct Answer
4. Amitabh Kant
| Q.14 Purvanchal Himalayas does NOT comprise of: 1. Naga hills 2. Pir Panjal range 3. Manipur hills 4. Mizo hills |
Correct Answer
2. Pir Panjal range
| Q.15 In which year did India make its Olympic debut in hockey? 1. 1936 2. 1932 3. 1924 4. 1928 |
Correct Answer
4. 1928
| Q.16 A student, on his school assignment, is taking a session on how to make compost at home for using it at a park. Which fundamental duty is he performing? 1. To strive towards excellence in all spheres of individual and collective activity 2. To safeguard public property and to abjure violence 3. To develop the scientific temper, humanism and the spirit of inquiry 4. To protect and improve the natural environment |
Correct Answer
4. To protect and improve the natural environment
| Q.17 In August 2022, the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment launched the __ scheme, with an aim to provide comprehensive rehabilitation services to people engaged in begging in 75 municipalities. 1. TWINKLE-75 2. BEAM-75 3. SMILE-75 4. RISE-75 |
Correct Answer
3. SMILE-75
| Q.18 Which is the National Mission for Financial Inclusion to ensure access to financial services, namely, a basic savings and deposits accounts, remittance, credit, insurance, pension in an affordable manner? 1. Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana 2. Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana 3. Swarnjayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojana 4. Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana |
Correct Answer
4. Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana
| Q.19 Which of the following plays was NOT written by Harshavardhana? 1. Vikramorvasiyam 2. Ratnavali 3. Nagananda 4. Priyadarshika |
Correct Answer
1. Vikramorvasiyam
| Q.20 The organisms that do not have a defined nucleus or organelles are classified in to _ Kingdom. 1. Fungi 2. Protista 3. Monera 4. Plantae |
Correct Answer
3. Monera
| Q.21 Which Article of the Constitution of India provides that ‘there shall be a Vice President of India’? 1. Article 61 2. Article 63 3. Article 65 4. Article 62 |
Correct Answer
2. Article 63
| Q.22 A javelin thrown by an athlete is in __ motion. 1. oscillatory 2. periodic 3. rectilinear 4. curvilinear |
Correct Answer
4. curvilinear
| Q.23 The green revolution technology resulted in an increase in production of cereal production from 72.4 million tons in 1965-66 to __ million tons in 1978-79. 1. 150.8 2. 165.9 3. 131.9 4. 141.2 |
Correct Answer
3. 131.9
| Q.24 Calculate the oxidation number of ‘S’ in H2S2O7. 1. 3 2. 7 3. 6 4. 2 |
Correct Answer
3. 6
| Q.25 Which of the following is NOT an amendment made to the Airport Economic Regulatory Authority (AERA) Amendment Act, 2021? 1. The government can call any airport a major airport just by notification. 2. The government will club together profit-making and loss-making airports. 3. The government can offer airports as a package in PPP mode to the prospective bidders. 4. A major airport is one which has an annual traffic of minimum 35 lakh passengers. |
Correct Answer
4. A major airport is one which has an annual traffic of minimum 35 lakh passengers.