General Awareness Practice Test Set-6
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| 1. | Which of the following is a coarse grained igneous rock that contains quarts and feldspar? | |
| Â | (1) | Basalt |
| Â | (2) | Andesite |
| Â | (3) | Granite |
| Â | (4) | Marble |
CORRECT ANSWER
(3) Granite
| 2. | Which of the following Articles of the Constitution of India defines for a separate secretarial staff for each House of the Parliament? | |
| Â | (1) | Article 98 |
| Â | (2) | Article 34 |
| Â | (3) | Article 155 |
| Â | (4) | Article 123 |
CORRECT ANSWER
(1) Article 98
| 3. | Which of the following states launched the scheme ‘Sujal - Drink from Tap Mission’ that aims to provide quality drinking water directly from tap to all households in urban areas? | |
| Â | (1) | West Bengal |
| Â | (2) | Bihar |
| Â | (3) | Uttar Pradesh |
| Â | (4) | Odisha |
CORRECT ANSWER
(4) Odisha
| 4. | Who among the following was the first Finance Minister of the Independent India? | |
| Â | (1) | Liaquat Ali Khan |
| Â | (2) | CD Deshmukh |
| Â | (3) | RK Shanmukham Chetty |
| Â | (4) | KC Neogy |
CORRECT ANSWER
(3) RK Shanmukham Chetty
| 5. | ______ is the pattern of veins in the blade of a leaf. | |
| Â | (1) | Anthology |
| Â | (2) | Morphology |
| Â | (3) | Cytology |
| Â | (4) | Venation |
CORRECT ANSWER
(4) Venation
| 6. | In which of the following Indian states will you find the ‘Kunchikal Falls’? | |
| Â | (1) | Kerala |
| Â | (2) | Tamil Nadu |
| Â | (3) | Telangana |
| Â | (4) | Karnataka |
CORRECT ANSWER
(4) Karnataka
| 7. | According to Malthusian theory which of the following grows in geometric progression? | |
| Â | (1) | Population |
| Â | (2) | Food supply |
| Â | (3) | Employment |
| Â | (4) | Poverty |
CORRECT ANSWER
(1) Population
| 8. | The total membership of the Constituent Assembly was 389, of which ______ were representatives of princely states. | |
| Â | (1) | 102 |
| Â | (2) | 84 |
| Â | (3) | 93 |
| Â | (4) | 109 |
CORRECT ANSWER
(3) 93
| 9. | Who among the following established the Rashtrakuta Kingdom? | |
| Â | (1) | Ashoka |
| Â | (2) | Dantidurga |
| Â | (3) | Krishna I |
| Â | (4) | Amoghavarsha |
CORRECT ANSWER
(2) Dantidurga
| 10. | Makaravilakku is an annual festival held on Makar Sakranti in which of the following states? | |
| Â | (1) | Karnataka |
| Â | (2) | Odisha |
| Â | (3) | Tamil Nadu |
| Â | (4) | Kerala |
CORRECT ANSWER
(4) Kerala
| 11. | On which of the following days is National Disaster Response Force Raising Day celebrated annually? | |
| Â | (1) | 23 October |
| Â | (2) | 6 March |
| Â | (3) | 21 September |
| Â | (4) | 19 January |
CORRECT ANSWER
(4) 19 January
| 12. | When we cut an onion, the vegetable emits an odour and our eyes tear up. Which of the following compounds is responsible for the tears and odour resulting from freshly cut onions? | |
| Â | (1) | Acetic acid |
| Â | (2) | Citric acid |
| Â | (3) | Ascorbic acid |
| Â | (4) | Sulphuric acid |
CORRECT ANSWER
(4) Sulphuric acid
| 13. | In which of the following years was the Indian Independence Act passed by the British Parliament? | |
| Â | (1) | 1945 |
| Â | (2) | 1947 |
| Â | (3) | 1946 |
| Â | (4) | 1942 |
CORRECT ANSWER
(2) 1947
| 14. | What was the name of the first artificial satellite launched by India in 1975? | |
| Â | (1) | Charaka |
| Â | (2) | Panini |
| Â | (3) | Sushruta |
| Â | (4) | Aryabhatta |
CORRECT ANSWER
(4) Aryabhatta
| 15. | What was the name of the women’s regiment in the Indian National Army founded by Subhash Chandra Bose? | |
| Â | (1) | Rani of Jhansi Regiment |
| Â | (2) | Rani of Didda Regiment |
| Â | (3) | Rani Ahalyabai Regiment |
| Â | (4) | Rani Padmawati Regiment |
CORRECT ANSWER
(1) Rani of Jhansi Regiment
| 16. | Which of the following acids is used in the purification of gold and silver? | |
| Â | (1) | Formic acid |
| Â | (2) | Acetic acid |
| Â | (3) | Maleic acid |
| Â | (4) | Nitric acid |
CORRECT ANSWER
(4) Nitric acid
| 17. | The problem of choice between relatively scarce commodities due to limited productive resources with the society can be illustrated with the help of a ______. | |
| Â | (1) | marginal utility curve |
| Â | (2) | demand curve |
| Â | (3) | budget line |
| Â | (4) | production possibility curve |
CORRECT ANSWER
(4) production possibility curve
| 18. | The scientific study of birds is called ______. | |
| Â | (1) | pomology |
| Â | (2) | ornithology |
| Â | (3) | gerontology |
| Â | (4) | ichthyology |
CORRECT ANSWER
(2) ornithology
| 19. | At which of the following places did Lord Buddha give his first sermon on the Four Noble Truths? | |
| Â | (1) | Lumbini |
| Â | (2) | Bodh Gaya |
| Â | (3) | Sarnath |
| Â | (4) | Rajgir |
CORRECT ANSWER
(3) Sarnath
| 20. | Which of the following is the largest sea bird with the longest wingspan? | |
| Â | (1) | Wandering Albatross |
| Â | (2) | Frigatebird |
| Â | (3) | Auk |
| Â | (4) | Booby |
CORRECT ANSWER
(1) Wandering Albatross
| 21. | In which of the following states is the ‘Eco Retreat’ festival held every year? | |
| Â | (1) | Bihar |
| Â | (2) | Odisha |
| Â | (3) | Assam |
| Â | (4) | Tamil Nadu |
CORRECT ANSWER
(2) Odisha
| 22. | In which of the following states does the Governor have special responsibility under Article 371H of the Constitution with respect to law and order and in discharge of his functions in relation thereto? | |
| Â | (1) | Mizoram |
| Â | (2) | Sikkim |
| Â | (3) | Nagaland |
| Â | (4) | Arunachal Pradesh |
CORRECT ANSWER
(4) Arunachal Pradesh
| 23. | Which of the following rivers empties into the Gulf of Cambay of the Arabian Sea, in the state of Gujarat? | |
| Â | (1) | Krishna |
| Â | (2) | Godavari |
| Â | (3) | Tapti |
| Â | (4) | Cauvery |
CORRECT ANSWER
(3) Tapti
| 24. | Which of the following minerals produces green colour in fireworks? | |
| Â | (1) | Barium |
| Â | (2) | Copper |
| Â | (3) | Sodium |
| Â | (4) | Zinc |
CORRECT ANSWER
(1) Barium
| 25. | Who among the following was the founder and the first Chairman and Commissioner of the Indian Premier League (IPL)? | |
| Â | (1) | Jagmohan Dalmiya |
| Â | (2) | Lalit Modi |
| Â | (3) | Raj Singh Dungarpur |
| Â | (4) | Sandeep Patil |
CORRECT ANSWER
(2) Lalit Modi
| 26. | Padavali Kirtan refers to songs composed in the medieval period of West Bengal (15th to 17th century) in praise of ______. | |
| Â | (1) | Brahma |
| Â | (2) | Vishnu |
| Â | (3) | Shiva |
| Â | (4) | Shakti |
CORRECT ANSWER
(2) Vishnu
| 27. | ______ include/s glycogen, poly-β- hydroxybutyrate granules, sulphur granules and gas vesicles. | |
| Â | (1) | Cytoplasm |
| Â | (2) | Flagella |
| Â | (3) | Plasma membrane |
| Â | (4) | Mesosomes |
CORRECT ANSWER
(1) Cytoplasm
| 28. | A type of court called ‘Kantakasodhana’ was prevalent in the ______ Empire. | |
| Â | (1) | Kushana |
| Â | (2) | Mauryan |
| Â | (3) | Rashtrakuta |
| Â | (4) | Chola |
CORRECT ANSWER
(1) Cytoplasm
| 29. | What is the boiling point at standard atmospheric pressure at sea-level and 45° latitude of water on the Celsius scale? | |
|  | (1) | 50°C |
|  | (2) | 100°C |
|  | (3) | 200°C |
|  | (4) | 150°C |
CORRECT ANSWER
(2) 100°C
| 30. | C Rajagopalachari led the Salt Satyagraha in which of the following states? | |
| Â | (1) | Gujarat |
| Â | (2) | Rajasthan |
| Â | (3) | Tamil Nadu |
| Â | (4) | Maharashtra |
CORRECT ANSWER
(3) Tamil Nadu
| 31. | Who was the first and last woman ruler of Delhi Sultanate? | |
| Â | (1) | Sultana Chand Bibi |
| Â | (2) | Razia Sultana |
| Â | (3) | Nur Jahan |
| Â | (4) | Rani Durgavati |
CORRECT ANSWER
(2) Razia Sultana
| 32. | Which of the following states was awarded by the Union Government for being the best state in the fisheries sector amongst hilly and north-eastern states for the year 2019-2020? | |
| Â | (1) | Assam |
| Â | (2) | Mizoram |
| Â | (3) | Tripura |
| Â | (4) | Sikkim |
CORRECT ANSWER
(1) Assam
| 33. | Who among the following is the Chairman of Planning Commission and National Integration Council of India? | |
| Â | (1) | The Vice President |
| Â | (2) | The President |
| Â | (3) | The Prime Minister |
| Â | (4) | The Attorney General |
CORRECT ANSWER
(3) The Prime Minister
| 34. | In which of the following states is the headquarters of IDBI (Industrial Development Bank of India) located? | |
| Â | (1) | Haryana |
| Â | (2) | Karnataka |
| Â | (3) | Maharashtra |
| Â | (4) | West Bengal |
CORRECT ANSWER
(3) Maharashtra
| 35. | A fuse protects an electric circuit from: | |
| Â | (1) | inducing current |
| Â | (2) | overloading |
| Â | (3) | carrying current |
| Â | (4) | converting one form of energy into other |
CORRECT ANSWER
(2) overloading
| 36. | Which of the following Amendment Acts of the Constitution of India conferred statehood to Goa and formed a new union territory comprising of Daman and Diu? | |
| Â | (1) | 56th Amendment Act |
| Â | (2) | 67th Amendment Act |
| Â | (3) | 45th Amendment Act |
| Â | (4) | 23rd Amendment Act |
CORRECT ANSWER
(1) 56th Amendment Act
| 37. | Who among the following was one of the leaders of the Santhal rebellion? | |
| Â | (1) | BR Ambedkar |
| Â | (2) | Surya Sen |
| Â | (3) | Swami Vivekanand |
| Â | (4) | Sidhu Manjhi |
CORRECT ANSWER
(4) Sidhu Manjhi
| 38. | Who among the following is the author of the book ‘Inglorious Empire: What the British Did to India’? | |
| Â | (1) | Ashwin Sanghi |
| Â | (2) | Shashi Tharoor |
| Â | (3) | VS Naipaul |
| Â | (4) | Ramchandra Guha |
CORRECT ANSWER
(2) Shashi Tharoor
| 39. | Who among the following is the author of the book ‘Abode of Love’? | |
| Â | (1) | APJ Abdul Kalam |
| Â | (2) | Manmohan Singh |
| Â | (3) | Shankar Dayal Sharma |
| Â | (4) | Narendra Modi |
CORRECT ANSWER
(4) Narendra Modi
| 40. | Who among the following published a set of Ashokan inscriptions in the year 1877? | |
| Â | (1) | DC Sircar |
| Â | (2) | Colin Mackenzie |
| Â | (3) | MS Vats |
| Â | (4) | Alexander Cunningham |
CORRECT ANSWER
(4) Alexander Cunningham
| 41. | With which of the following states is the ‘Sao Joao’ festival associated? | |
| Â | (1) | Karnataka |
| Â | (2) | Kerala |
| Â | (3) | Goa |
| Â | (4) | Tamil Nadu |
CORRECT ANSWER
(3) Goa
| 42. | Glucagon, a peptide hormone, is produced by the ______. | |
| Â | (1) | pituitary glands |
| Â | (2) | adrenals |
| Â | (3) | hypothalamus |
| Â | (4) | pancreas |
CORRECT ANSWER
(4) pancreas
| 43. | In which of the following states are the Son Bhandar Caves located? | |
| Â | (1) | Bihar |
| Â | (2) | Odisha |
| Â | (3) | Assam |
| Â | (4) | Uttar Pradesh |
CORRECT ANSWER
(1) Bihar
| 44. | Which of the following is a characteristic of human wants in terms of economics? | |
| Â | (1) | Wants are limited. |
| Â | (2) | Wants are satiable. |
| Â | (3) | Wants do not become habits. |
| Â | (4) | Wants are not competitive. |
CORRECT ANSWER
(2) Wants are satiable.
| 45. | Nathu La Pass connects India with which of its neighbouring countries? | |
| Â | (1) | Bangladesh |
| Â | (2) | Bhutan |
| Â | (3) | Nepal |
| Â | (4) | China |
CORRECT ANSWER
(4) China
| 46. | Which of the following Indian banks launched contactless wearable payment devices called ‘Wear N Pay’ in March 2021? | |
| Â | (1) | ICICI Bank |
| Â | (2) | Indus Ind Bank |
| Â | (3) | Axis Bank |
| Â | (4) | HDFC Bank |
CORRECT ANSWER
(3) Axis Bank
| 47. | In which Indian state will you find the Kathiawar peninsula? | |
| Â | (1) | Maharashtra |
| Â | (2) | Mizoram |
| Â | (3) | Gujarat |
| Â | (4) | Rajasthan |
CORRECT ANSWER
(3) Gujarat
| 48. | In which of the following years was the Asiatic Society at Calcutta (Kolkata) founded by Sir William Jones? | |
| Â | (1) | 1820 |
| Â | (2) | 1800 |
| Â | (3) | 1784 |
| Â | (4) | 1767 |
CORRECT ANSWER
(3) 1784
| 49. | Collagen is a type of ______. | |
| Â | (1) | carbohydrate |
| Â | (2) | fat |
| Â | (3) | protein |
| Â | (4) | vitamin |
CORRECT ANSWER
(3) protein
| 50. | Kala-azar disease is caused by ______. | |
| Â | (1) | fungi |
| Â | (2) | bacteria |
| Â | (3) | protozoa |
| Â | (4) | viruses |
CORRECT ANSWER
(3) protozoa
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