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All 275 General Awareness previous-year questions from SSC CGL 2024, each with the correct answer and a full explanation. Practise them as a free, timed mock test with instant scoring.
Practice General Awareness as a timed test →- Q1.General Awareness
In which year was Project Tiger launched in India?
- a)1973
- b)1970
- c)1972
- d)1985
- Q2.General Awareness
Lathmar Holi is primarily celebrated in the state of:
- a)Karnataka
- b)Himachal Pradesh
- c)Arunachal Pradesh
- d)Uttar Pradesh
- Q3.General Awareness
Which of the following awards was won by Lata Mangeshkar in the year 2001?
- a)Dadasaheb Phalke Award
- b)Padma Vibhushan
- c)Bharat Ratna
- d)Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award
- Q4.General Awareness
Details about Sudarshana lake is given in a rock inscription at Girnar (Junagarh), which was composed to record the achievements of the Shaka ruler _________.
- a)Chashtana
- b)Rudradaman I
- c)Rudrasimha III
- d)Maues
- Q5.General Awareness
___________ is an industry association and self-regulatory organisation (SRO) whose primary objective is to work towards the robust development of the microfinance sector.
- a)NABARD
- b)Self-help Group Association
- c)Microfinance and Investments Regulatory Authority
- d)Microfinance Institutions Network
- Q6.General Awareness
Which article has a similar provision to that of Article 32 and deals with writ jurisdiction?
- a)Article 228
- b)Article 227
- c)Article 226
- d)Article 225
- Q7.General Awareness
Which of the following is NOT a condition for the President's office in India?
- a)He shall not hold any office of profit.
- b)The allowances shall not be diminished during his term of office.
- c)He shall not be entitled, without payment of rent, to use his official residence.
- d)He shall not be a member of either House of the Parliament.
- Q8.General Awareness
Which of the following statements best defines the monoecious?
- a)A flower with gynoecium only
- b)A flower with androecium only
- c)A flower with both androecium and gynoecium
- d)A flower with dithecous
- Q9.General Awareness
Mohan Veena player, Pandit Vishwa Mohan Bhatt won the ____________ Award in the year 1994.
- a)Grammy
- b)Sangita Kalanidhi
- c)Oscar
- d)Sangeet Natak Akademi
- Q10.General Awareness
Who is Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science and Technology as of July 2023?
- a)Dharmendra Pradhan
- b)Jitendra Singh
- c)Ashwini Vaishnaw
- d)Ramesh Pokhriyal
- Q11.General Awareness
Which of the following decomposition reactions is NOT a redox reaction?
- a)Decomposition of sodium hydride
- b)Decomposition of calcium carbonate
- c)Decomposition of potassium chlorate
- d)Decomposition of dihydrogen monoxide
- Q12.General Awareness
Who among the following has authored the play 'Nil Darpan'?
- a)Chittaranjan Das
- b)Motilal Nehru
- c)Dinabandhu Mitra
- d)Sarojini Naidu
- Q13.General Awareness
Who among the following formed the Bihar Provincial Kisan Sabha in 1929?
- a)Jayprakash Narayan
- b)JM Sengupta
- c)Kunwar Singh
- d)Swami Sahajanand Saraswati
- Q14.General Awareness
Which plateaus are very fertile because they are rich in black soil that is very good for farming?
- a)Deccan lava plateau
- b)African plateau
- c)Ethiopian plateau
- d)Katanga plateau
- Q15.General Awareness
Which of the following is a correct order of basicity?
- a)LiOH>NaOH>KOH>CsOH
- b)KOH>CsOH>NaOH>LiOH
- c)LiOH>KOH>CsOH>NaOH
- d)CsOH>KOH>NaOH>LiOH
- Q16.General Awareness
Which of the following pairs is INCORRECT regarding the grade of organisation and its example?
- a)Cell-tissue grade organisation - Jellyfish
- b)Cellular grade organisation - Sycon
- c)Protoplasmic grade organisation - Paramecium
- d)Tissue-organ grade organisation - Euplectella
- Q17.General Awareness
The head office of Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is located in ________.
- a)Kolkata
- b)Chennai
- c)Mumbai
- d)New Delhi
- Q18.General Awareness
When the analysis of population density is done by calculating it through net cultivated area, then the measure is termed as:
- a)Net density
- b)Gross density
- c)Agricultural density
- d)Physiological density
- Q19.General Awareness
Mahendravarman I was the ruler of which of the following dynasties?
- a)Pallava
- b)Pandya
- c)Chalukya
- d)Chola
- Q20.General Awareness
What challenge does foreign investment often face in India?
- a)Excessive foreign competition
- b)Lack of skilled labour
- c)Lack of consumer base
- d)Inconsistent regulatory environment
- Q21.General Awareness
Which of the following states is the biggest producer of Pulses?
- a)Bihar
- b)Madhya Pradesh
- c)Punjab
- d)Haryana
- Q22.General Awareness
Who founded the Prarthana Samaj in Mumbai in 1867?
- a)Gopal Krishna Gokhale
- b)Shri Ram Bajpai
- c)Atmaram Pandurang
- d)Ram Mohan Roy
- Q23.General Awareness
Who is the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu as of July 2023?
- a)KN Nehru
- b)Pinarayi Vijayan
- c)M Yedurappa
- d)MK Stalin
- Q24.General Awareness
In which city was the first golf club of India situated?
- a)Kolkata
- b)Mysore
- c)Shimla
- d)Gulmarg
- Q25.General Awareness
Which Indian among the following has his name in Time Magazine's list of '100 most influential people of 2021'?
- a)Amit Shah
- b)Narendra Modi
- c)Neeraj Chopra
- d)Virat Kohli
- Q26.General Awareness
Which condition, also known as icterus, causes a yellowing of your skin and the whites of your eyes?
- a)Ichthyosis
- b)Jaundice
- c)Eczema
- d)Pemphigus
- Q27.General Awareness
Under the leadership of which of the following revolutionaries was Chittagong Armoury Raid conducted?
- a)Rash Behari Bose
- b)Badal Gupta
- c)Hemu Kalani
- d)Surya Sen
- Q28.General Awareness
In which of the following states is Govindji Nartanalaya located?
- a)Manipur
- b)Assam
- c)Nagaland
- d)Tripura
- Q29.General Awareness
Which of the following celebrations is dedicated to Sun God and his wife Usha to thank them for sustaining life on earth and for granting wishes?
- a)Madai Festival
- b)Chhath Puja
- c)Vishwakarma Puja
- d)Sorath Sabha
- Q30.General Awareness
Which of the following inscriptions of Rudradaman happened to be the first royal inscription of early India composed in chaste Sanskrit?
- a)Prayag
- b)Girnar
- c)Chirand
- d)Mehrauli
- Q31.General Awareness
The first southern campaign of Alauddin Khilji in 1307-08 AD was led to which of the following regions?
- a)Devagiri
- b)Warangal
- c)Dwar Samudra
- d)Madura
- Q32.General Awareness
What is the IUPAC name of tertiarybutyl alcohol?
- a)2-Methylpropan-2-ol
- b)1-propylpropan-3-ol
- c)1-Methylpropan-3-ol
- d)1-ethylpropan-3-ol
- Q33.General Awareness
What is the relationship between interest rate and demand for money?
- a)No relationship exists
- b)Inverse
- c)Direct
- d)Proportionate
- Q34.General Awareness
When electricity is passed through water, what kind of chemical reaction occurs?
- a)Decomposition
- b)Displacement
- c)Double displacement
- d)Combination
- Q35.General Awareness
Which music-composer duo was honoured with the National Lata Mangeshkar Award for the year 2020?
- a)Sachin–Jigar
- b)Jatin-Lalit
- c)Salim–Sulaiman
- d)Anand-Milind
- Q36.General Awareness
Which of the following can be represented as a functional unit of nature?
- a)Vehicles
- b)Ecosystem
- c)Humans
- d)Plants
- Q37.General Awareness
In which state of India is Kund or Tanka used for water harvesting?
- a)Rajasthan
- b)Andhra Pradesh
- c)Uttar Pradesh
- d)Punjab
- Q38.General Awareness
The inaugural match of the Women Premier League 2023 cricket was played in which of the following venues?
- a)Delhi
- b)Mumbai
- c)Chennai
- d)Kolkata
- Q39.General Awareness
Which of the following is NOT correct about Directive Principles of State Policy?
- a)They ensure social and economic development.
- b)They are justiciable in nature.
- c)They provide guidelines for the governance of the country.
- d)They are morally binding on the government.
- Q40.General Awareness
At what latitude does the easterly jet stream blow over peninsular India during the summer months?
- a)24°N
- b)30°N
- c)14°N
- d)28°N
- Q41.General Awareness
According to Census of India 2011, in rural India, which state has the maximum female workforce participation rate?
- a)Arunachal Pradesh
- b)Uttar Pradesh
- c)Himachal Pradesh
- d)Andhra Pradesh
- Q42.General Awareness
In 2021, in which of the following states did the Prime Minister lay the foundation stone for the Raja Mahendra Pratap Singh State University?
- a)Uttar Pradesh
- b)Gujarat
- c)Himachal Pradesh
- d)Nagaland
- Q43.General Awareness
When was a Madrasa opened in Kolkata to promote the study of Arabic, Persian and Islamic law?
- a)1772 C.E.
- b)1783 C.E.
- c)1781 C.E.
- d)1774 C.E.
- Q44.General Awareness
Which Article of the Constitution explains that the executive power of every state shall be so exercised as not to impede or prejudice the exercise of the executive power of the Union, and the executive power of the union shall extend to the giving of such directions to a state as may appear to the Government of India to be necessary for that purpose?
- a)Article 261
- b)Article 247
- c)Article 257
- d)Article 123
- Q45.General Awareness
Which of the following statements correctly defines the green revolution?
- a)It is a new strategy in agriculture to produce food grains, especially wheat and rice.
- b)It is a new strategy to increase the share of the forest.
- c)It is a new strategy to use green colour for all purposes.
- d)It is a new strategy to use only herbal products.
- Q46.General Awareness
In the year 1952, who among the following lent his voice for the film 'Amar Bhupali', which was being produced in two languages simultaneously and he sang in both Bengali and Marathi?
- a)Kishore Kumar
- b)Hemanta Mukherjee
- c)Debabrata Biswas
- d)Manna Dey
- Q47.General Awareness
In which part of India does the hot wind 'Loo' blow?
- a)West and Southwestern
- b)North and Northwestern
- c)East and Northeastern
- d)South and Southwestern
- Q48.General Awareness
The government of which of the following states created a draft policy in 2022 for senior citizens on the basis of article 41, which aims to form a directorate for the welfare of senior citizens?
- a)Karnataka
- b)Telangana
- c)Tamil Nadu
- d)Kerala
- Q49.General Awareness
When was the High Court and Supreme Court Judges (Salaries and Conditions of Service) Amendment Bill, 2021 introduced in Lok Sabha?
- a)27 September 2021
- b)30 November 2021
- c)29 March 2021
- d)28 April 2021
- Q50.General Awareness
At which Olympics did Gagan Narang win a bronze medal?
- a)London 2012
- b)Rio 2016
- c)Athens 2004
- d)Beijing 2008
- Q51.General Awareness
Who among the following devised the system of 'Subsidiary Alliance'?
- a)Lord Wellesley
- b)Lord Canning
- c)Lord William Bentinck
- d)Lord Dalhousie
- Q52.General Awareness
At which Olympics was Kho-Kho featured in an exhibition in the main stadium?
- a)1936
- b)1932
- c)2008
- d)2016
- Q53.General Awareness
Which of the following statements is INCORRECT?
- a)Fats and oils get reduced over time and smell bad.
- b)Fats and oils are oxidised, they become rancid.
- c)Antioxidants are added to foods containing fats and oil to prevent oxidation.
- d)Chips manufacturers usually flush bags of chips with Nitrogen to prevent the chips from getting rancid.
- Q54.General Awareness
Hot local wind that flows over north India in summer is known as:
- a)Loo
- b)Chinook
- c)Mango showers
- d)Purga
- Q55.General Awareness
'Nuakhai' is the state festival of:
- a)Meghalaya
- b)Odisha
- c)Tamil Nadu
- d)Bihar
- Q56.General Awareness
Which Article of the Indian Constitution prohibits providing of any religious instruction in the educational institutions maintained by the State?
- a)Article 29
- b)Article 28
- c)Article 30
- d)Article 31
- Q57.General Awareness
As per the definition of Census of India, a 'marginal worker' is a person who works for:
- a)less than 183 days (or six months) in a year
- b)more than 183 days (or six months) in a year
- c)eight months in a year
- d)83 days in a year
- Q58.General Awareness
In which year was the 'Naye Bharat Ke Sapne' campaign launched by Meta and the Ministry of Women?
- a)2022
- b)2023
- c)2020
- d)2021
- Q59.General Awareness
Under which of the following Acts was the power to rule India, transferred from the English East India Company to the British Crown?
- a)Charter Act of 1833
- b)Regulating Act 1773
- c)Pitt's India Act 1784
- d)Government of India Act 1858
- Q60.General Awareness
Which of the following is an inactivated (killed) polio vaccine developed in 1952?
- a)Salk vaccine
- b)Imvanex vaccine
- c)HDCV vaccine
- d)TAB vaccine
- Q61.General Awareness
Which of the following statements is correct?
- a)The five-year plan focuses mostly on private intervention in the economy.
- b)The five-year plan always focused on the growth of the tertiary sector.
- c)The five-year plan permits long-term intervention by the government in the economy.
- d)A five-year plan always stresses market-oriented activities.
- Q62.General Awareness
What is the length of Indian Railways network, according to Railway Yearbook 2019-20?
- a)67,956 km
- b)1,604 km
- c)63,950 km
- d)2,402 km
- Q63.General Awareness
In Pradhan Mantri Gramin Awaas Yojana, the cost of unit assistance is shared between Central and State Governments in the ratio in plain areas.
- a)60 : 40
- b)40 : 60
- c)90 : 10
- d)30 : 70
- Q64.General Awareness
Silappathikaram (the Jewelled Anklet), the earliest epic poem in Tamil was written in the 5th - 6th Century CE by ___.
- a)Tolkappiyar
- b)Ilango Adigal
- c)Sittalai Sattanar
- d)Tirumalisai Alwar
- Q65.General Awareness
Which of the following is the largest crustal plate on Earth with an area of over 103,000,000 km²?
- a)South American plate
- b)African plate
- c)Eurasian plate
- d)Pacific plate
- Q66.General Awareness
Which of the following personalities is a Padma Shri awardee folk singer from the state of Uttar Pradesh?
- a)Ila Arun
- b)Ajita Srivastava
- c)Gurmeet Bawa
- d)Teejan Bai
- Q67.General Awareness
Which of the following countries won the first men's Asian Hockey Champions Trophy?
- a)Japan
- b)China
- c)India
- d)Pakistan
- Q68.General Awareness
Which of the following goods needs further transformation in the economic process?
- a)Consumer durable goods
- b)Finished goods
- c)Intermediate goods
- d)Capital goods
- Q69.General Awareness
In which of the following states is the Nrityagram, an Odissi dance institution, located?
- a)Kerala
- b)Karnataka
- c)Tamil Nadu
- d)Maharashtra
- Q70.General Awareness
Who among the following was the youngest instrumentalist to be awarded the Padma Bhushan, the third highest civilian award of India in 2002?
- a)Pandit Ravi Shankar
- b)Ustad Zakir Hussain
- c)Pandit Bhimsen Joshi
- d)Ustad Bismillah Khan
- Q71.General Awareness
Who was the revenue minister during the reign of Akbar?
- a)Todar Mal
- b)Abdul Rahim
- c)Mulla Do-Piyaza
- d)Tansen
- Q72.General Awareness
Which of the following illustrations shows the mitochondrion's structural details?
- a)d
- b)b
- c)c
- d)a
- Q73.General Awareness
Which of the following is a straight-chain alkyl carboxylic acid with the chemical formula CH3CH2CH2CO2H?
- a)Methanoic acid
- b)Propionic acid
- c)Ethanoic acid
- d)Butyric acid
- Q74.General Awareness
Article 77 of the Indian Constitution deals with the ___.
- a)term of office of the Vice-President
- b)Vice-President of India
- c)oath of office by the Vice-President
- d)conduct of business of the Government of India
- Q75.General Awareness
The Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Act, 2019 deals with subsistence allowance in which of the following Sections?
- a)Section 5
- b)Section 6
- c)Section 7
- d)Section 4
- Q76.General Awareness
In which of the following cities of Manipur is the Jawaharlal Nehru Manipur Dance Academy located?
- a)Imphal
- b)Ukhrul
- c)Chandel
- d)Thoubal
- Q77.General Awareness
By which of the following state governments is the Tansen Music Festival organised?
- a)Maharashtra Government
- b)Madhya Pradesh Government
- c)Rajasthan Government
- d)Uttar Pradesh Government
- Q78.General Awareness
Which of the following places is related to Gandhi's Satyagraha of the year 1917?
- a)Kheda
- b)Ahmedabad
- c)Champaran
- d)Bardoli
- Q79.General Awareness
Hubbardia heptaneuron, which has become endangered, is a species of which of the following?
- a)Grass
- b)Bamboo
- c)Tiger
- d)Crane
- Q80.General Awareness
Which of the following is in geographical proximity to Sri Lanka?
- a)Only Karaikal
- b)Karaikal and Yanam
- c)Mahe
- d)Only Yanam
- Q81.General Awareness
Which Five-Year Plan primarily focused on the 'Garibi Hatao' initiative?
- a)Sixth Five-Year Plan
- b)Fourth Five-Year Plan
- c)Fifth Five-Year Plan
- d)Third Five-Year Plan
- Q82.General Awareness
Which of the following statements is INCORRECT about the Directive Principles of State Policy?
- a)They promote welfare of individuals. Hence, they are personal and individualistic.
- b)These have moral and political sanctions.
- c)They aim at establishing social and economic democracy in the country.
- d)They are positive, as they require the State to do certain things.
- Q83.General Awareness
After the death of Humayun, the 13 year-old Akbar was coronated in 1556 at Kalanaur in ____.
- a)Rajasthan
- b)Gujarat
- c)Bengal
- d)Punjab
- Q84.General Awareness
The climate of a place is NOT affected by which of the following?
- a)Relief
- b)Type of soil
- c)Location
- d)Distance from the sea
- Q85.General Awareness
In which musical note did Newland put the metals Co and Ni with halogens?
- a)Fa
- b)Do
- c)Re
- d)Mi
- Q86.General Awareness
Which of the following is NOT correct with regards to the history of calculating National Income (NI) in India?
- a)First attempt to compute NI was made by Dadabhai Naoroji.
- b)First official attempt to compute NI was made by PC Mahalanobis.
- c)Dadabhai Naoroji divided the Indian economy into two parts: primary sector and secondary sector.
- d)First scientific method to compute NI was used by Dr VKRV Rao.
- Q87.General Awareness
According to the Indian Railways (2019-2020), which state has the largest railway track in India?
- a)Punjab
- b)Haryana
- c)Madhya Pradesh
- d)Uttar Pradesh
- Q88.General Awareness
Which government honoured a distinguished percussionist named Pandit Anindo Chatterjee with the Banga Vibhushan Award in 2022?
- a)Assam
- b)Tripura
- c)West Bengal
- d)Jharkhand
- Q89.General Awareness
Which of the following festivals is celebrated as the birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev?
- a)Hola Mohalla
- b)Baisakhi
- c)Gurpurab
- d)Chappar Mela
- Q90.General Awareness
Who was appointed as India's 28th Controller General of Accounts (CGA) in March 2023?
- a)Arun Goel
- b)Praveen Sharma
- c)Vikram Devdutt
- d)SS Dubey
- Q91.General Awareness
The Parliament passed the Marine Aids to Navigation Bill, 2021 to repeal and replace which of the following Acts?
- a)The Dangerous Machines (Regulation) Act, 1983
- b)The Personal Injuries (Emergency Provisions) Act, 1962
- c)The Lighthouse Act, 1927
- d)The Dourine Act, 1910
- Q92.General Awareness
Which of the following is a non-perishable food?
- a)Pulses
- b)Meat
- c)Curds
- d)Milk
- Q93.General Awareness
How many awards were presented at the National Sports and Adventure Awards-2022 ceremony held at Rashtrapati Bhavan on 30 November 2022?
- a)32
- b)44
- c)52
- d)28
- Q94.General Awareness
Which Governor-General of British India helped Raja Ram Mohan Roy legally abolish the sati practice?
- a)Lord Ripon
- b)Lord Curzon
- c)Lord Cornwallis
- d)Lord William Bentinck
- Q95.General Awareness
When was the 1st Asian Kabaddi Championship held?
- a)1970
- b)1985
- c)1980
- d)1975
- Q96.General Awareness
The decomposition of gaseous Ammonia on a hot platinum surface is a ____ order reaction at high pressure.
- a)two
- b)zero
- c)three
- d)one
- Q97.General Awareness
Which of the following was the mascot of the FIH men's Hockey World Cup - 2023?
- a)Jitu
- b)Bheema
- c)Olly
- d)Asha
- Q98.General Awareness
The Indian Constitution has established ____.
- a)partial Judicial system
- b)dual judicial system
- c)independent judicial system
- d)plural judicial system
- Q99.General Awareness
Which organisms are classified as Aves?
- a)Fishes
- b)Frogs
- c)Snakes
- d)Birds
- Q100.General Awareness
Mahabalipuram emerged as an important centre of temple architecture under which of the following kingdoms of south India?
- a)Pallava
- b)Chola
- c)Chera
- d)Chalukya
- Q101.General Awareness
As of March 2023, how many High Courts are there in India?
- a)25
- b)35
- c)30
- d)20
- Q102.General Awareness
Harela is a festival of greenery, peace, prosperity, and environmental conservation, primarily celebrated in which of the following states?
- a)Madhya Pradesh
- b)Haryana
- c)Assam
- d)Uttarakhand
- Q103.General Awareness
Which species is known as black lipped pearl oyster found in the Indo-Pacific, within tropical coral reefs?
- a)Aplysia dactylomela
- b)Dentalium neohexagonum
- c)Chaetopleura apiculata
- d)Pinctada margaritifera
- Q104.General Awareness
The CSO adopted the concept of Gross Value Added in ____.
- a)January 2012
- b)January 2015
- c)January 2017
- d)January 2013
- Q105.General Awareness
Which of the following social reformers of 19th century India was the author of 'Stree Purush Tulana'?
- a)Tarabai Shinde
- b)Swarnakumari Devi
- c)Pandita Ramabai
- d)Usha Mehta
- Q106.General Awareness
How many medals did India win in International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup 2022, which was held in Cairo, Egypt?
- a)9
- b)6
- c)7
- d)8
- Q107.General Awareness
Ustad Vilayat Ali Khan is a maestro in ____.
- a)Tabla
- b)Mridangam
- c)Sitar
- d)Flute
- Q108.General Awareness
Which physical feature of India prevents the cold winds from central Asia from entering the Indian subcontinents?
- a)Indian plains
- b)Indian desert
- c)Coastal area
- d)Himalayas
- Q109.General Awareness
Which state initiated the implementation of the Mid-day Meal scheme in elementary schools?
- a)Tamil Nadu
- b)Madhya Pradesh
- c)Uttar Pradesh
- d)Karnataka
- Q110.General Awareness
In the 7th Century AD, a new religion called Islam was born in ____.
- a)Malaysia
- b)South Africa
- c)Arabia
- d)Indonesia
- Q111.General Awareness
Who among the following freedom fighters of India is the author of the book, 'The Indian Struggle'?
- a)Mahatma Gandhi
- b)Motilal Nehru
- c)Vallabhbhai Patel
- d)Subhas Chandra Bose
- Q112.General Awareness
Which of the following Articles of the Indian Constitution mentions about the organisation of 'Village Panchayats'?
- a)Article 31
- b)Article 38
- c)Article 36
- d)Article 40
- Q113.General Awareness
Sitar maestro, Pandit Ravi Shankar was awarded which of the following awards by the Government of India in 1999?
- a)Padma Shri
- b)Padma Bhushan
- c)Bharat Ratna
- d)Padma Vibhushan
- Q114.General Awareness
'Au' is the symbol for which of the following elements?
- a)Gold
- b)Aluminium
- c)Silver
- d)Argon
- Q115.General Awareness
Which of the following options is associated with the class of cold-blooded animals?
- a)Chameleon
- b)Pavo
- c)Macropus
- d)Psittacula
- Q116.General Awareness
Which Article of the Constitution of India grants power to the President to appoint Judges of the Supreme Court?
- a)Article 124(2)
- b)Article 123(1)
- c)Article 127(3)
- d)Article 128(4)
- Q117.General Awareness
In which year was the International Olympic Committee formed?
- a)1896
- b)1892
- c)1898
- d)1894
- Q118.General Awareness
To which group do the alkaline earth metals such as radium, barium and strontium belong?
- a)Group 5A
- b)Group 2A
- c)Group 1A
- d)Group 3A
- Q119.General Awareness
In which of the following games is one player known as the Wicketkeeper?
- a)Football
- b)Basketball
- c)Cricket
- d)Hockey
- Q120.General Awareness
Which of the following is the transboundary river between India and Pakistan?
- a)Indus
- b)Ravi
- c)Beas
- d)Jhelum
- Q121.General Awareness
According to the Agricultural and Processed food products Export Development Authority (APEDA) 2020-2021, which state of India has the first rank in grapes production?
- a)Maharashtra
- b)Karnataka
- c)Bihar
- d)Uttar Pradesh
- Q122.General Awareness
Gautamiputra Satakarni titled Rajaraja and Maharaja is related to which of the following dynasties?
- a)Shunga
- b)Pandya
- c)Satavahana
- d)Shaka
- Q123.General Awareness
Which of the following has the highest salinity?
- a)Great salt lake
- b)Lake Van
- c)Red sea
- d)Dead sea
- Q124.General Awareness
Which of the following Articles of the Indian Constitution contains Fundamental Duties?
- a)32A
- b)45A
- c)62B
- d)51A
- Q125.General Awareness
Mohiniyattam is associated with which of the following traditional dance styles?
- a)Samapadam
- b)Tribhanga
- c)Chowk
- d)Lasya style
- Q126.General Awareness
What kind of radiation is absorbed by the ozone layer?
- a)Green radiation
- b)Infrared radiation
- c)Visible radiation
- d)Ultraviolet radiation
- Q127.General Awareness
Which of the following organisations, divided into two branches, was established by Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak and Annie Besant?
- a)Indian Association
- b)Theosophical society
- c)East Indian Association
- d)Home Rule League
- Q128.General Awareness
In which of the following years did India NOT host the ICC Cricket World Cup Tournament?
- a)2011
- b)1996
- c)1983
- d)1987
- Q129.General Awareness
Match the following books with their respective authors.
- a)a-iii; b-i; c-iv; d-ii
- b)a-ii; b-iv; c-iii; d-i
- c)a-iv; b-iii; c-i; d-ii
- d)a-i; b-iii; c-ii; d-iv
- Q130.General Awareness
Which of the following options is mostly caused by overpopulation?
- a)Land and other renewable resources are under pressure
- b)Adequate natural resource storage
- c)Reduction in the scarcity of water
- d)Increase in the area covered by forests
- Q131.General Awareness
Which of the following types of direct tax collection increased as of 10 February 2023 budget?
- a)Personal income tax
- b)Octroi duties
- c)Corporate tax
- d)Commercial tax
- Q132.General Awareness
Palladium on barium sulphate (Pd/BaSO4) is also known as:
- a)a Hillman reaction catalyst
- b)a Cannizzaro reaction catalyst
- c)the Rosenmund catalyst
- d)an aldol reaction catalyst
- Q133.General Awareness
Ebony and Mahogany trees are found in which type of forests?
- a)Mangrove forests
- b)Tropical deciduous forests
- c)Tropical evergreen forests
- d)Montane forests
- Q134.General Awareness
Which party formed the government in Britain in the year 1945?
- a)Democratic Party
- b)Labour Party
- c)Socialist Party
- d)Liberal Party
- Q135.General Awareness
When was the Duty-Free Tariff Preference (DFTP) Scheme for Least Developed Countries (LDCs) announced by India?
- a)2010
- b)2009
- c)2006
- d)2008
- Q136.General Awareness
Which Ghazal singer was conferred with the prestigious Deenanath Mangeshkar Award in April 2023?
- a)Talat Aziz
- b)Ghazal Srinivas
- c)Pankaj Udhas
- d)Bhupinder Singh
- Q137.General Awareness
In which year was the PM Ayushman Bharat Health Infrastructure Mission launched?
- a)2020
- b)2022
- c)2021
- d)2023
- Q138.General Awareness
Which of the following categories does Gonyaulax belong to?
- a)Euglenoids
- b)Chrysophytes
- c)Protozoans
- d)Dinoflagellates
- Q139.General Awareness
Valabhi, a city of ancient India was the capital of the ____ dynasty from the 5th to 8th Century CE.
- a)Maitraka
- b)Chalukya
- c)Pallava
- d)Vakataka
- Q140.General Awareness
Bharatanatyam dance style is associated with which of the following states?
- a)Karnataka
- b)Tamil Nadu
- c)Bihar
- d)Manipur
- Q141.General Awareness
Which type of radiation has very short (<10–3 nm) wavelengths, produced by nuclear explosions, lightning and less dramatic activity of radioactive decay?
- a)Gamma
- b)Infra-red
- c)Microwave
- d)Ultraviolet
- Q142.General Awareness
Which of the following pairs do NOT share any borders?
- a)Bhutan and Arunachal Pradesh
- b)Bhutan and Meghalaya
- c)Bhutan and West Bengal
- d)Bhutan and Assam
- Q143.General Awareness
On which of the following dates does India celebrate its Constitution Day?
- a)26th January
- b)26th November
- c)15th August
- d)2nd October
- Q144.General Awareness
The organisation that Comptroller and Auditor General heads is known as ____.
- a)Indian Civil Accounts Organisation
- b)Controller General of Accounts
- c)Indian Audit and Accounts Department
- d)Institute of Chartered Accountants of India
- Q145.General Awareness
Consider the following statements: 1. The UDAN scheme has completed five years since its implementation in 2017. 2. It is the flagship scheme of the Ministry of Science and Technology. 3. The Airports Authority of India is the implementing agency of this scheme.
- a)Only statement 3
- b)Only statement 2
- c)Only statements 2 and 3
- d)Only statements 1 and 3
- Q146.General Awareness
Which Indian marathon event is considered the largest marathon in Asia?
- a)Kaveri Trail Marathon
- b)Pinkathon
- c)Delhi Half Marathon
- d)Mumbai Marathon
- Q147.General Awareness
Shab-e-Barat is celebrated by which religious group?
- a)Muslim
- b)Buddhist
- c)Jain
- d)Parsi
- Q148.General Awareness
Consider the following statements associated with the India Infrastructure Project Development Fund (IIPDF). 1. IIPDF was set up in 2017. 2. The funds for IIPDF are provided by the Central Government. 3. This scheme is notified under the Department of Economic Affairs. Which of the above statements is/are INCORRECT?
- a)Only 2 and 3
- b)Only 1
- c)Only 1 and 2
- d)Only 3
- Q149.General Awareness
Who among the following was one of the Navratnas of Akbar?
- a)Purandar Das
- b)Swami Haridas
- c)Tansen
- d)Amir Khusro
- Q150.General Awareness
Who has written the book 'Fearless Governance', published in January 2021, describing her stint as Governor?
- a)Draupadi Murmu
- b)Baby Rani Maurya
- c)Kiran Bedi
- d)Anandi ben Patel
- Q151.General Awareness
Taxus wallichiana Zucc (Himalayan yew) is a medicinal plant found in which of the following states?
- a)Goa
- b)Jharkhand
- c)Himachal Pradesh
- d)Bihar
- Q152.General Awareness
Which of the following pairs is INCORRECTLY matched?
- a)Nucleus: Lipid metabolism
- b)Lysosomes: Suicidal bags
- c)Mitochondria: Power house of the cell
- d)Ribosomes: Protein factory
- Q153.General Awareness
Which of the following battles is considered the formal beginning of the British Raj in India?
- a)First Carnatic War
- b)Battle of Plassey
- c)Battle of Wandiwash
- d)Battle of Buxar
- Q154.General Awareness
Which of the following Indian states has the least number of operational airports as of 2022?
- a)Bihar
- b)Maharashtra
- c)Mizoram
- d)Karnataka
- Q155.General Awareness
Who among the following, while praising the amending feature of the Indian Constitution said that 'This variety in the amending process is wise but is rarely found'?
- a)Granville Austin
- b)Ivor Jennings
- c)K C Wheare
- d)HM Seervai
- Q156.General Awareness
Tabla player, Ustad Zakir Hussain was awarded which of the following awards by the Government of India in 2023?
- a)Bharat Ratna
- b)Padma Shri
- c)Padma Vibhushan
- d)Padma Bhushan
- Q157.General Awareness
Gangu bai Hangal and Prabha Atre were exponents of the ____ Gharana.
- a)Rampur
- b)Jaipur
- c)Kirana
- d)Mewati
- Q158.General Awareness
Which of the following famous Indian athletes won the Zurich Diamond League final 2022 in September 2022?
- a)Bajrang Punia
- b)Mirabai Chanu
- c)Neeraj Chopra
- d)PT Usha
- Q159.General Awareness
Which of the following Table Tennis World Championship events was held in India?
- a)19th World Championships, 1952
- b)17th World Championships, 1950
- c)20th World Championships, 1953
- d)18th World Championships, 1951
- Q160.General Awareness
Match the concepts in column A with their respective descriptions in column B.
- a)a-5, b-1, c-2, d-3
- b)a-2, b-3, c-4, d-1
- c)a-2, b-1, c-4, d-3
- d)a-5, b-3, c-2, d-1
- Q161.General Awareness
When haloalkanes and aryl and vinyl halides react with magnesium metal they yield which reagent?
- a)Hinsberg reagent
- b)Grignard reagent
- c)Tollens' reagent
- d)Fehling reagent
- Q162.General Awareness
How many chambers are there in the heart of fishes?
- a)1
- b)2
- c)4
- d)3
- Q163.General Awareness
As per the report of the NITI Aayog in 2023, which among the following states in India has the lowest percentage of the total population that is multidimensionally poor?
- a)Goa
- b)Kerala
- c)Sikkim
- d)Uttarakhand
- Q164.General Awareness
What is the unit of measurement for optical power of the lens?
- a)Yotta
- b)Katal
- c)Radian
- d)Diopter
- Q165.General Awareness
The Government of India allowed automatic approval of ____% of FDI by Reserve Bank of India in nine categories of industries.
- a)Up to 51
- b)Up to 60
- c)Up to 41
- d)Up to 74
- Q166.General Awareness
Who among the following was the last sultan of Delhi sultanate?
- a)Firoz Shah Tughlaq
- b)Sikandar Lodi
- c)Muhammad Bin Tughlaq
- d)Ibrahim Lodi
- Q167.General Awareness
Which of the following cups/trophies is NOT related to the Indian domestic cricket?
- a)Duleep Trophy
- b)Durand Cup
- c)Deodhar Trophy
- d)Ranji Trophy
- Q168.General Awareness
In the context of water bodies, Neap Tides occur:
- a)when the earth, moon and sun line up in a straight line
- b)when the sun and moon are on the opposite sides
- c)when there is so much interference by continents
- d)when the sun and moon are at right angles to each other
- Q169.General Awareness
Chittani Ramachandra Hegde was associated with which of the following dances?
- a)Chhau dance
- b)Chappeli dance
- c)Yakshagana dance
- d)Huttari dance
- Q170.General Awareness
The idols of which three Gods are installed in Jagannath Temple, Puri?
- a)Brahma, Vishnu and Mahesh
- b)Radha, Krishna and Balram
- c)Jagannath, Balabhadra and Subhadra
- d)Ram, Lakshman and Janaki
- Q171.General Awareness
Anna Chandy, the first Indian woman to serve as a judge at a high court was appointed in which High Court?
- a)West Bengal
- b)Kerala
- c)Tamil Nadu
- d)Andhra Pradesh
- Q172.General Awareness
As in July 2021, The NIPUN Bharat Scheme was launched by which of the following Ministries?
- a)Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
- b)Ministry of Education
- c)Ministry of Corporate Affairs
- d)Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers
- Q173.General Awareness
Which Article of the Constitution of India expressly provides that the President is eligible for re-election?
- a)Article 58
- b)Article 56
- c)Article 59
- d)Article 57
- Q174.General Awareness
In which of the following cities did Mahatma Gandhi lead the peasant movement against the imposed indigo cultivation by the British planters?
- a)Kheda
- b)Gorakhpur
- c)Bardoli
- d)Champaran
- Q175.General Awareness
According to the Ashrama system of Vedic life, which of the following was the third stage of life?
- a)Grihastha
- b)Sanyasa
- c)Brahmacharya
- d)Vanaprastha
- Q176.General Awareness
The organisms that do not have a defined nucleus or organelles are classified into ___ Kingdom.
- a)Fungi
- b)Monera
- c)Protista
- d)Plantae
- Q177.General Awareness
Kathakali, one of the classical dances of India, is predominantly performed in which state?
- a)Uttar Pradesh
- b)Assam
- c)Kerala
- d)Manipur
- Q178.General Awareness
In 2002, Zakir Hussain became the youngest percussionist to be honoured with which award?
- a)Padma Bhushan
- b)National Heritage Fellowship
- c)Grammy Award
- d)Sangeet Natak Akademi Award
- Q179.General Awareness
Microbes like Rhizobium, Nitrosomonas and Nitrobacter are used for:
- a)carbon cycling
- b)nitrogen cycling
- c)water cycling
- d)sulphur cycling
- Q180.General Awareness
Which is the National Mission for Financial Inclusion (basic savings/deposit accounts, remittance, credit, insurance, pension)?
- a)Swarnjayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojana
- b)Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana
- c)Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana
- d)Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana
- Q181.General Awareness
What is net investment?
- a)Gross investment + depreciation
- b)Gross investment - depreciation
- c)Gross capital investment - indirect taxes
- d)Sum of all the investments in a country
- Q182.General Awareness
[Match-the-following table] Match the columns correctly.
- a)a-i, b-ii, c-iii, d-iv
- b)a-iv, b-iii, c-ii, d-i
- c)a-iii, b-iv, c-i, d-ii
- d)a-ii, b-i, c-iv, d-iii
- Q183.General Awareness
In which state/UT is the Hemis festival celebrated?
- a)Sikkim
- b)Punjab
- c)Lakshadweep
- d)Ladakh
- Q184.General Awareness
A javelin thrown by an athlete is in ___ motion.
- a)rectilinear
- b)periodic
- c)curvilinear
- d)oscillatory
- Q185.General Awareness
Who among the following is the world renowned exponent of the bamboo flute?
- a)MS Subbulakshmi
- b)Hariprasad Chaurasia
- c)Ravi Shankar
- d)Bismillah Khan
- Q186.General Awareness
The magnificent Kailasa temple at Ellora was built during the reign of which Rashtrakuta king?
- a)Indra III
- b)Govinda III
- c)Krishna I
- d)Amoghavarsha
- Q187.General Awareness
Which Article of the Constitution of India provides that 'there shall be a Vice President of India'?
- a)Article 61
- b)Article 63
- c)Article 65
- d)Article 62
- Q188.General Awareness
Purvanchal Himalayas does NOT comprise of:
- a)Pir Panjal range
- b)Mizo hills
- c)Manipur hills
- d)Naga hills
- Q189.General Awareness
Which of the following plays was NOT written by Harshavardhana?
- a)Vikramorvasiyam
- b)Nagananda
- c)Ratnavali
- d)Priyadarshika
- Q190.General Awareness
In August 2022, the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment launched the ___ scheme for rehabilitation of people engaged in begging in 75 municipalities.
- a)SMILE-75
- b)BEAM-75
- c)TWINKLE-75
- d)RISE-75
- Q191.General Awareness
A student is taking a session on how to make compost at home for a park. Which fundamental duty is he performing?
- a)To strive towards excellence in all spheres of individual and collective activity
- b)To protect and improve the natural environment
- c)To develop the scientific temper, humanism and the spirit of inquiry
- d)To safeguard public property and to abjure violence
- Q192.General Awareness
India won the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup for the first time in which year?
- a)1992
- b)1987
- c)1996
- d)1983
- Q193.General Awareness
Calculate the oxidation number of 'S' in H2S2O7.
- a)3
- b)7
- c)2
- d)6
- Q194.General Awareness
Which of the following is NOT an amendment made to the Airport Economic Regulatory Authority (AERA) Amendment Act, 2021?
- a)The government can call any airport a major airport just by notification.
- b)A major airport is one which has an annual traffic of minimum 35 lakh passengers.
- c)The government will club together profit-making and loss-making airports.
- d)The government can offer airports as a package in PPP mode to the prospective bidders.
- Q195.General Awareness
In which year did India make its Olympic debut in hockey?
- a)1936
- b)1928
- c)1924
- d)1932
- Q196.General Awareness
Who was selected as the Sherpa for India's G20 hosted in 2022-23?
- a)Amitabh Kant
- b)Piyush Goyal
- c)Ashwini Vaishnav
- d)Shaktikanta Das
- Q197.General Awareness
With reference to the Sepoy Mutiny of 1857, on which date did the soldiers at Meerut start their journey to Delhi?
- a)29 March
- b)10 May
- c)2 June
- d)19 April
- Q198.General Awareness
The green revolution technology increased cereal production from 72.4 million tons in 1965-66 to ___ million tons in 1978-79.
- a)150.8
- b)165.9
- c)141.2
- d)131.9
- Q199.General Awareness
Identify the oldest iron and steel company of India.
- a)Mysore Iron & Steel Works
- b)Tata Iron & Steel Company (TISCO)
- c)Visvesvaraiya Iron & Steel Works
- d)Indian Iron & Steel Company (IISCO)
- Q200.General Awareness
Which of the following is the largest artificial lake of Asia?
- a)Chilika Lake
- b)Dal Lake
- c)Bhopal Lake
- d)Naini Lake
- Q201.General Awareness
Chand Bardai's famous literary work ___, mentions Prithviraj Chauhan's love story and heroic deeds.
- a)Rajamartanda
- b)Harakeli Nataka
- c)Prithviraj Raso
- d)Abhidhana Chintamani
- Q202.General Awareness
Who established Shantiniketan and when?
- a)Ravindranath Tagore, 1905
- b)Mahatma Gandhi, 1910
- c)Ravindranath Tagore, 1901
- d)Devendranath Tagore, 1915
- Q203.General Awareness
In which year was the Digital India mission launched?
- a)2017
- b)2015
- c)2014
- d)2016
- Q204.General Awareness
In July 2020, which state initiated the 'Ashirwad Scheme' for financial support for a daughter's marriage in a low-income family?
- a)Rajasthan
- b)Bihar
- c)Uttar Pradesh
- d)Punjab
- Q205.General Awareness
Hindustani singer Pandit Venkatesh Kumar was honoured with 'Kalidas Samman-2022' by which state government?
- a)Maharashtra
- b)Madhya Pradesh
- c)Gujarat
- d)Uttar Pradesh
- Q206.General Awareness
Which institute was founded by Mrinalini Sarabhai, a Bharatanatyam and Kathakali dancer?
- a)Nalanda Nritya Kala Mahavidyalaya
- b)Nrityanjali Institute of Performing Arts
- c)Sri Thyagaraja College of Music and Dance
- d)Darpana Academy of Performing Arts
- Q207.General Awareness
[Match-the-following] Match the columns correctly.
- a)i-a, ii-c, iii-b, iv-d
- b)i-a, ii-b, iii-c, iv-d
- c)i-d, ii-c, iii-b, iv-a
- d)i-b, ii-a, iii-c, iv-d
- Q208.General Awareness
Which of the following hills is located in the Eastern Ghats?
- a)Shevaroy hills
- b)Khasi hills
- c)Anamudi hills
- d)Naga hills
- Q209.General Awareness
Who among the following players is related to table tennis?
- a)Pankaj Advani
- b)Manika Batra
- c)K Srikanth
- d)Manish Narwal
- Q210.General Awareness
What are the five Fs of indirect transmission?
- a)Fruit, fingers, flu, food and fluid
- b)Flies, fingers, fomites, food and fluid
- c)Flies, fingers, friends, food and fruit
- d)Flies, fingers, fomites, food and fruit
- Q211.General Awareness
Which of the following is an example of a public sector industry in India?
- a)Tata Iron Steel Company
- b)Bajaj Auto
- c)Dabur
- d)Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited
- Q212.General Awareness
The Election Laws Amendment Bill seeks electoral reform on the eligibility date (earlier only 1 January). What reform does it seek?
- a)Eliminating the idea of eligibility date - enrolment throughout the year
- b)Introducing three dates - 1 January, 1 May, 1 September
- c)Introducing four dates - 1 January, 1 April, 1 July, 1 October
- d)Introducing two dates - 1 January and 1 June
- Q213.General Awareness
Which of the following is NOT a Fundamental Duty of Indian citizens?
- a)To cherish and follow the noble ideas that inspired our national struggle for freedom.
- b)Mandatory national service of 5 years.
- c)To develop scientific temper, humanism and the spirit of inquiry and reform.
- d)To safeguard public property and to abjure violence.
- Q214.General Awareness
___ leaves are used to make bidis.
- a)Neem
- b)Betel
- c)Tendu
- d)Champa
- Q215.General Awareness
Buddhadev Dasgupta is famous for playing which musical instrument?
- a)Sarangi
- b)Sarod
- c)Bansuri
- d)Mridangam
- Q216.General Awareness
In which year was the Pro Kabaddi League established in India?
- a)2016
- b)2015
- c)2014
- d)2013
- Q217.General Awareness
According to the Census of India 2011, what is the gap between male and female literacy rate in India?
- a)21.59%
- b)24.84%
- c)16.68%
- d)18.30%
- Q218.General Awareness
In which form of exchange are goods used as the medium of exchange?
- a)Barter exchange
- b)Currency exchange
- c)Credit exchange
- d)Online exchange
- Q219.General Awareness
What is the product formed when zinc and sulphuric acid react?
- a)Zinc oxide
- b)Zinc sulphide
- c)Zinc sulphate
- d)Zinc hydroxide
- Q220.General Awareness
In the state legislative assembly, the Money bill can be introduced with the prior permission of ___.
- a)Auditor General
- b)Finance Minister
- c)Governor
- d)CAG
- Q221.General Awareness
Which of the following gases emits red light when electricity is passed through it?
- a)Argon
- b)Neon
- c)Hydrogen
- d)Helium
- Q222.General Awareness
The Vedangas, Hindu auxiliary disciplines linked to the study of the Vedas, are ___ in number.
- a)seven
- b)five
- c)six
- d)four
- Q223.General Awareness
Gangaur Festival, Pushkar Fair, Nagaur Fair and Urs Fair are popular fairs and festivals of which state?
- a)Maharashtra
- b)Tripura
- c)Rajasthan
- d)Punjab
- Q224.General Awareness
Who among the following freedom fighters is known as 'Deshbandhu'?
- a)Gopal Krishna Gokhale
- b)Chittaranjan Das
- c)Subhas Chandra Bose
- d)Bhagat Singh
- Q225.General Awareness
What was the actual growth rate of the first five-year plan?
- a)4.2%
- b)2.6%
- c)3.6%
- d)2.1%
- Q226.General Awareness
Which team won the T20 cricket event, Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2022-2023?
- a)Vidarbha
- b)Himanchal Pradesh
- c)Mumbai
- d)Punjab
- Q227.General Awareness
According to the Census of India 2011, which group of Union Territories recorded the highest sex ratio?
- a)Chandigarh, Puducherry, Lakshadweep
- b)Puducherry, Lakshadweep, Andaman and Nicobar Islands
- c)Puducherry, Delhi, Andaman and Nicobar Islands
- d)Chandigarh, Puducherry, Delhi
- Q228.General Awareness
Match the following (columns shown as image).
- a)A-i, B-iv, C-ii, D-iii
- b)A-ii, B-iv, C-i, D-iii
- c)A-iv, B-ii, C-i, D-iii
- d)A-iii, B-iv, C-i, D-ii
- Q229.General Awareness
Which Indian singer wrote 'Raag Sarita'?
- a)Balasaheb Poonchwale
- b)Kumar Gandharva
- c)Kesarbai Kerkar
- d)Chintaman Raghunath Vyas
- Q230.General Awareness
Which feature of the Indian Constitution was borrowed from the Irish Constitution?
- a)Directive Principles of State Policy
- b)Fundamental Rights
- c)Rule of Law
- d)Concurrent List
- Q231.General Awareness
Which state government honoured Vani Jairam with the MS Subbulakshmi Award for 2019?
- a)Odissa
- b)Karnataka
- c)Tamil Nadu
- d)Maharashtra
- Q232.General Awareness
Vindhyashakti was the founder of which dynasty?
- a)Pallava
- b)Maukhari
- c)Chalukya
- d)Vakataka
- Q233.General Awareness
Which of the following is a man-made ecosystem?
- a)Forest
- b)Aquarium
- c)Grassland
- d)Dessert
- Q234.General Awareness
Which are the two basic categories of an ecosystem?
- a)Forest and Rivers
- b)Forest and Aquatic
- c)Lakes and Ponds
- d)Terrestrial and Aquatic
- Q235.General Awareness
Which statement is correct about the agriculture sector and employment in GDP post-independence?
- a)Both the agriculture sector and employment in GDP have declined significantly.
- b)The proportion of employment has declined significantly but not the share of the agriculture sector in GDP.
- c)Both the agriculture sector and employment in GDP have increased significantly.
- d)The proportion of GDP contributed by the agricultural sector declined significantly but not the employment depending on the agriculture sector.
- Q236.General Awareness
Which famous Indian woman cricketer announced retirement in June 2022?
- a)Smriti Mandhana
- b)Mithali Raj
- c)Anjum Chopra
- d)Jhulan Goswami
- Q237.General Awareness
Which region in India receives less rainfall in summer but heavy rainfall in winter due to retreating north easterly winds?
- a)Southern coastal region
- b)Eastern coastal region
- c)Western coastal region
- d)Northern coastal region
- Q238.General Awareness
Sundari trees are found in which type of forests in India?
- a)Tropical evergreen forests
- b)Tropical deciduous forests
- c)Mangrove forests
- d)The thorn forests and scrubs
- Q239.General Awareness
The Supreme Court of India comprises the Chief Justice and not more than ____ other Judges appointed by the President of India.
- a)33
- b)38
- c)35
- d)37
- Q240.General Awareness
Who won the paralympic bronze medal in archery for India at Tokyo in 2020?
- a)Deepika Kumari
- b)Harvinder Singh
- c)Atanu Das
- d)Pravin Jadhav
- Q241.General Awareness
The recommendation to create the Reserve Bank of India (1934) was made by which commission?
- a)Dr. Raja Chelliah Committee
- b)Kothari Commission
- c)Hilton Young Commission
- d)Narasimham Committee
- Q242.General Awareness
Ranjana Gauhar was awarded the Padma Shri (2003) for her contribution to which Indian dance form?
- a)Sattriya
- b)Manipuri
- c)Kuchipudi
- d)Odissi
- Q243.General Awareness
Which two quantities have the same dimensions?
- a)Power and radius of circular motion
- b)Work and torque
- c)Power and moment of inertia
- d)Work and angular displacement
- Q244.General Awareness
Which polyatomic ionic compound is a white crystalline powder used in fire extinguishers and to neutralise acids and bases?
- a)Sodium Bicarbonate
- b)Sodium Thiosulphate
- c)Sodium Bisulphite
- d)Sodium Chromate
- Q245.General Awareness
Which port is developed as a satellite port?
- a)Mormugao
- b)New Mangalore
- c)Jawaharlal Nehru
- d)Haldia
- Q246.General Awareness
The Doctrine of Lapse was an annexation policy devised by which Governor-General of India?
- a)Lord Mayo
- b)Lord Dalhousie
- c)Lord Wellesley
- d)Lord Canning
- Q247.General Awareness
Chhath Puja is the main festival of which state?
- a)Assam
- b)Bihar
- c)Tamil Nadu
- d)Karnataka
- Q248.General Awareness
For which state was the Constitution (Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes) Orders (Second Amendment) Bill, 2022 introduced?
- a)Bihar
- b)Uttar Pradesh
- c)Odisha
- d)Madhya Pradesh
- Q249.General Awareness
Who is the hero of the Sanskrit historical poem 'Ramacharita' written by Sandhyakar Nandi?
- a)Ramapala
- b)Dharmapala
- c)Devapala
- d)Gopala
- Q250.General Awareness
In which area did the Uprising of Khurda in 1817 take place?
- a)Bengal
- b)Madras
- c)United Province
- d)Odisha
- Q251.General Awareness
Presently, which country is NOT a beneficiary of India's Duty-Free Tariff Preference (DFTP) Scheme?
- a)Rwanda
- b)Burundi
- c)Myanmar
- d)Angola
- Q252.General Awareness
A small object is placed on the focus on the left side of a convex lens. Where will the image be formed?
- a)At infinity on the right side of the lens.
- b)At infinity on the left side of the lens.
- c)At the focus on the right side of the lens.
- d)At the centre on the right side of the lens.
- Q253.General Awareness
After the fall of the Guptas, the Maukharis emerged in which area?
- a)Thanesar
- b)Valabhi
- c)Kunnur
- d)Kannauj
- Q254.General Awareness
Which of the following is a public sector industry?
- a)Adani
- b)BHEL
- c)Reliance
- d)Tata
- Q255.General Awareness
The Indian National Army was formed in which country?
- a)Japan
- b)London
- c)Germany
- d)Singapore
- Q256.General Awareness
Which nation won the ICC World Test Championship, defeating India, in 2023?
- a)Australia
- b)England
- c)South Africa
- d)New Zealand
- Q257.General Awareness
The Chola ruler Rajaraja I ruled from 985 AD to ____.
- a)1015 AD
- b)1017 AD
- c)1018 AD
- d)1014 AD
- Q258.General Awareness
The Indian Olympic Association was established in which year?
- a)1929
- b)1933
- c)1927
- d)1931
- Q259.General Awareness
Which of the following is NOT a device of parliamentary proceedings?
- a)Half-an-hour discussion
- b)Full-day discussion
- c)Two-hour (short) discussion
- d)Zero-hour discussion
- Q260.General Awareness
Which river marks the eastern-most boundary of the Himalayas?
- a)Kali
- b)Teesta
- c)Satluj
- d)Brahmaputra
- Q261.General Awareness
Padma Bhushan awardee Ustad Sabri Khan played which musical instrument?
- a)Tabla
- b)Sarod
- c)Sarangi
- d)Santoor
- Q262.General Awareness
Exfoliation is a form of ____.
- a)chemical weathering
- b)biochemical weathering
- c)physical weathering
- d)mass wasting
- Q263.General Awareness
Which Article deals with the composition of the Rajya Sabha?
- a)Article 92
- b)Article 76
- c)Article 84
- d)Article 80
- Q264.General Awareness
Which is India's national academy of dance?
- a)Lalit Kala Akademi
- b)Centre for Indian Classical Dances
- c)Centre for Cultural Resources and Training
- d)Sangeet Natak Akademi
- Q265.General Awareness
What is the empirically fitted relationship between the rate of change of money wage and rate of unemployment known as?
- a)Keynesian model
- b)Philips curve
- c)Friedman's model
- d)Baumol hypothesis
- Q266.General Awareness
Match the neighbouring countries with their official languages correctly. (columns shown as image)
- a)1-c, 2-a, 3-b, 4-d
- b)1-a, 2-c, 3-d, 4-b
- c)1-c, 2-d, 3-a, 4-b
- d)1-c, 2-a, 3-d, 4-b
- Q267.General Awareness
Who asked James Rennell to prepare the map of Hindustan?
- a)Lord Dalhousie
- b)Robert Clive
- c)Lord Ripon
- d)Warren Hastings
- Q268.General Awareness
In which year was Mahatma Gandhi born?
- a)1869
- b)1890
- c)1885
- d)1877
- Q269.General Awareness
Who was appointed the new Chairman of the Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) in March 2023?
- a)Mamta Shankar
- b)Supratim Bandopadhyay
- c)Shasikanta Das
- d)Deepak Mohanty
- Q270.General Awareness
Transition elements (Groups 3-12 of the modern periodic table) constitute the ____.
- a)f-block
- b)d-block
- c)p-block
- d)s-block
- Q271.General Awareness
Which Article of fundamental duties applies when a construction worker takes his 8-year son to the site rather than sending him to school?
- a)Article 51A (h)
- b)Article 51A (i)
- c)Article 51A (j)
- d)Article 51A (k)
- Q272.General Awareness
The Nandi Award for Best Male Playback Singer was instituted by which state in 1977?
- a)Andhra Pradesh
- b)Maharashtra
- c)Tripura
- d)Gujarat
- Q273.General Awareness
Which Bill was passed by Parliament in July 2021 to help availability of working capital for the MSME sector?
- a)The Factoring Regulation (Amendment) Bill, 2021
- b)The Minerals Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2020
- c)The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Amendment) Bill, 2021
- d)The Essential Commodities (Amendment) Bill, 2020
- Q274.General Awareness
Identify the structural formula for magnesium hydroxide.
- a)Mg(OH)2
- b)MgO2
- c)Mg2H2
- d)MgOH
- Q275.General Awareness
What kind of phyllotaxy was examined in the Guava plant?
- a)Superimposed
- b)Whorled
- c)Alternate
- d)Opposite
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