(General Studies) (SET - B)
1. Kilowatt-hour is the unit
(A) energy
(B) power
(C) force
(D) momentum
2. Ina nuclear reactor, which one of the following is used as a fuel?
(A) Coal
(B) Uranium
(C) Radium
(D) Diesel
3. In MRI machine, what type of waves is used?
(A) Soundwave
(B) X-ray
(C) Ultrasound wave
(D) Magnetic wave
4. Which one of the following types of laser is used in laser printer?
(A) Excimer laser
(B) Dye laser
(C) Semiconductor laser
(D) Gas laser
5. The power of lens is measured in
(A) watt
(B) lumen
(C) diopter
(D) candela
6. 'Fermi'is a unit of
(A) mass
(B) length
(C) velocity
(D) time
7. Computed tomography (CT) scan uses
(A) X-rays
(B) ultrasound waves
(C) radio waves
(D) infrared waves
8. In binary code, the number 7 is written as
(A) 110 (B) 111
(C) 010 (D) 100
9. Which one of the following has the highest melting point?
(A) Gold
(B) Silver
(C) Silicon
(D) Copper
10. The Headquarters of ISRO is in
(A) New Delhi
(B) Hyderabad
(C) Mumbai
(D) Bengaluru
11. The discoverer of penicillin was
(A) Lord Lister
(B) Alexander Fleming
(C) Karl Landsteiner
(D) Walter Reed
12. The disease caused by virus is
(A) typhoid
(B) cholera
(C) common cold
(D) tetanus
13. In nuclear reactors; electricity is produced by the process of
(A) nuclear fission
(B) nuclear fusion
(C) cold fusion
(D) superconductivity
14. Which of the following countries has approved world's first dengue vaccine?
(A) United Kingdom
(B) Canada
(C) Mexico
(D) France
15. First Indian satellite 'Aryabhatta' was launched in which year?
(A) 1970
(B) 1972
(C) 1975
(D) 1980
16. What is TERLS?
(A) A rocket launching station
(B) A satellite launched by India
(C) A space science and technology centre
(D) A satellite launched by the USA
17. ' hm' is a unit of measuring
(A) resistance
(B) voltage
(C) current
(D) conductivity
18. Which among the follow principles is used by Bats?
(A) SONAR
(B) RADAR
(C) Law of reflection
(D) Law of diffraction
19. Baking soda is
(A) sodium carbohydrate
20. Density of water is highest the temperature of
(A) 0°C (B) 4°C
(C) 50°C (D) 100°C
21. Gobar gas contains mainly
(A) methane
(B) ethylene
(C) propylene
(D) acetylene
22. The Bhopal Gas Tragedy was caused by the leakage of which gas?
(A) Phosgene
(B) Carbon dioxide
(C) Methyl isocyanate
(D) Chlorine
23. Consider the following:
1. Submarine communication
2. AM radio
3. Shortwave radio
4. Radar
Arrange the above in increasing frequency of the waves used in their applications.
(A) 4-3-2-1
(B) 1-2-3-4
(C) 2-1-4-3
(D) 2-3-4-1
24. In which year, Sir C. V. Raman was awarded the Nobel Prize for Raman effect?
(A) 1927 (B) 1929
(C) 1930 (D) 1932
25. The major component of the LPG is
(A) methane
(B) butane
(C) ethane
(D) propane
26. Identify the metal which is non-toxic in nature.
(A) Chromium (B) Gold
(C) Cadmium (D) Cobalt
27. Which of the following glands produces insulin?
(A) Pancreas
(B) Kidney
(C) Liver
(D) None of the above
28. BCG immunization is for
(A) measles
(B) tuberculosis
(C) diphtheria
(D) leprosy
29. Which vitamin is most readily destroyed by heat?
(A) Riboflavin
(B) Ascorbic acid
(C) Tocopherol
(D) Thiamine
30. In which of the following regions, the ozone layer is present?
(A) Troposphere
(B) Ionosphere
(C) Stratosphere
(D) Exosphere
31. Which of the following is the oldest culture of India?
(A) Palaeolithic culture
(B) Mesolithic culture
(C) Neolithic culture
(D) Vedic culture
32. How many Vedas are there?
(A) One (B) Two
(C) Three Four (D) Four
33. With which material Harappan culture tools were made?
(A) Gold
(B) Silver
(C) Copper/Bronze
(D) Iron
34. Dockyard is unearthed from which Chalcolithic site?
(A) Mohenjo-daro
(B) Harappa
(C) Lothal
(D) Daimabad
35. The end date of Pleistocene is
(A) 20000 years BP
(B) 10000 years BP
(C) 6000 years BP
(D) 2000 years BP
36. The world famous rock-art site in India is situated at
(A) Adamgarh
(B) Gupteshwar
(C) Bhimbetka
(D) KabraPahar
37. The first bead-making evidence is found from which of the following?
(A) Patne (B) Bhimbetka
(C) Adamgarh (D) Baghor
38. From which pre-Harappan site, furrow evidences were found?
(A) Kalibangan
(B) Lothal
(C) Ahar
(D) Bara
39. The earliest culture unearthed at Chirand Is
(A) Neolithic culture
(B) Chalcolithic culture
(C) Mesolithic culture
(D) Historical culture
40. Damdama site is situated in which State?
(A) Bihar
(B) Jharkhand
(C) Uttar Pradesh
(D) Rajasthan
41. Which metal played an important role in second urbanization?
(A) Gold
(B) Silver
(C) Copper
(D) Iron
42. The birthplace of Mahavira was at
(A) Kaushambi
(B) Kundagrama
(C) Sarnath
(D) Prayaga
43. The name of the mother of Mahatma Buddha was
(A) Mahamaya
(B) Prabhavati
(C) Shakuntala
(D) Rajashri
44. Pataliputra was the capital of which kingdom?
(A) Kashi
(B) Koshal
(C) Anga
(D) Magadha
45. The capital of Avanti kingdom was
(A) Pataliputra
(B) Kaushambi
(C) Ujjain
(D) Gaya
46. Kautilya or Chanakya was the Prime Minister of which Emperor?
(A) Chandragupta Maurya
(B) Chandragupta Vikramaditya
(C) Samudragupta
(D) Harsha
47. Ashoka invaded which kingdom?
(A) Kashi
(B) Kaushambi
(C) Kalinga
(D) Anga
48. Who convened the fourth Buddhist Council?
(A) Ajatashatru
(B) Ashoka
(C) Kanishka
(D) Harsha
49. Chandragupta II was the ruler of which Dynasty/Empire?
(A) Mauryan
(B) Gupta
(C) Vardhan
(D) None of the above
50. The ‘Chandra’ of Meherauli Iron Pillar Inscription is associated with
(A) Chandragupta Maurya
(B) Chandragupta
(C) Chandragupta II
(D) Chand Bardai
51. The oldest coins of India are
(A) tribal coins
(B) punch-marked coins
(C) Naga coins
(D) Kushana coins
52. Who was the first President of Independent India?
(A) Jawaharlal Nehru
(B) Rajendra Prasad
(C) Sardar Patel
(D) Lal Bahadur Shastri
53. Which ruler established a department for the Slaves (Gulam)?
(A) Firuz Shah Tugluq
(B) Razia Sultan
(C) SikandarLodi
(D) Mahmud of Ghazni
54. How many parts are there in Akbarnama?
(A) Two
(B) Three
(C) Four
(D) Five
55. Rajjnama is the Persian translation of which Hindi book?
(A) Ramayana
(B) Mahabharata
(C) Ramcharitmanas
(D) Kavitavali
56. Who was the last Hindu ruler of Delhi?
(A) Hemchandra Vikramaditya
(B) Vikramaditya
(C) Dara Shikoh
(D) VeerSavarkar
57. Where is British Fort William situated?
(A) Kolkata
(B) Chennai
(C) Hyderabad
(D) Delhi
58. The writer of Abhigyan Shakuntalam is
(A) Kalidasa
(B) Tulsidasa
(C) Banabhatta
(D) Chand Bardai
59. Din-i-llahi in 1582 AD was promulgated by
(A) Sher Shah Suri
(B) Babur
(C) Akbar
(D) Aurangzeb
60. Who founded Khilaphat Andolan?
(A) Maulana Muhammad Ali and Shaukat All
(B) Jawaharlal Nehru
(C) Mahatma Gandhi
(D) Lal Bahadur Shastri
61. Who started Benares Hindu University?
(A) Swami Dayanand
(B) Pt. Madan Mohan Malviya
(C) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
(D) Sucheta Kriplani
62. Who is the writer of The Indian War of Independence, 1857?
(A) Raja Ram Mohan Ray
(B) B. D. Savarkar
(C) Sarojini Naidu
(D) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
63. Who led Savinay Avagya Andolan?
(A) Jawaharlal Nehru
(B) Rajendra Prasad
(C) Lal Bahadur Shaistri
(D) Mahatma Gandhi
64. When did Chauri-chaura incidence take place?
(A) February 5,1922
(B) January 26,1857
(C) August 15,1857
(D) December 25,1925
65. Where is RSS head office situated?
(A) Delhi
(B) Kolkata
(C) Mumbai
(D) Nagpur
66. The State with highest percentage of geographical area under mountainous topography (i.e. more than 2000 meters) is
(A) Sikkim
(B) Himachal Pradesh
(C) Arunachal Pradesh
(D) Jammu and Kashmir
67. Which one of the following major river basins of India is smallest in terms of basin area?
(A) Sabarmati
(B) Brahmani
(C) Pennar
(D) Mahi
68. Identify the State sharing its boundary with maximum number of States.
(A) Assam
(B) Uttar Pradesh
(C) Maharashtra
(D) Jharkhand
69. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
(A) Doddabetta—Tamil Nadu
(B) Guru Shikhar—Rajasthan
(C) Gorakhnath—Guj arat
(D) Mahendragiri—Andhra Pradesh
70. Match List-1 with List-il and select the correct answer using the codes given below the Lists:
List-I
(a) Coal deposits
(b) Petroleum reserves
(c) Gold deposits
(d) Diamond deposits
List-II
(1) Vindhyan system
(2) Cambrian to Permian system
(3) Eocene to Miocene
(4) Dharwar system
Codes:
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 2 4 1 3
(B) 3 2 1 4
(C) 2 3 4 1
(D) 3 1 2 4
71. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
(A) Coir Board—Thiruvananthapuram
(B) Spice Board—Cochin
(C) Coffee Board—Bengaluru
(D) Tea Board—Kolkata
72. The largest salt-producing State in India is;
(A) Tamil Nadu
(B) Andhra Pradesh
(C) .Gujarat
(D) Maharashtra
73. Wainganga is the tributary of
(A) Mahanadi
(B) Ganga
(C) Cauvery
(D) Godavari
74. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the Lists:
List-I (Railway Zone)
(a) East-Central
(b) South-Central
(c) West-Central
(d) North-Central
List-II (Headquarters)
(1) Secunderabad
(2) Jabalpur
(3) Allahabad
(4) Hajipur
Codes:
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 2 3 1 4
(B) 4 1 2 3
(C) 3 4 1 2
(D) 4 2 3 1
75. Which one of the following parrs is not correctly matched?
(A) Highest percentage of forest cover— Madhya Pradesh
(B) Highest percentage of area under mangroves—-West Bengal
(C) Largest area under coral reefs— Andaman and Nicobar
(D) Largest area under westlands— Gujarat
76. Grey and brown soils are mostly found in
(A) Maharashtra and Karnataka
(B) Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu
(C) Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh
(D) Rajasthan and Gujarat
77. Match List-1 with List-ll and select the correct using the codes given below the Lists:
List-I List-II
(a) Platinum (1) Madhya Pradesh
(b) Silver (2) Karnataka
(c) Diamond (3) Odisha
(d) Tungsten (4) Rajasthan
Codes:
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 3 4 1 2
(B) 4 3 2 1
(C) 2 1 4 3
(D) 1 2 3 4
78. Which one of the following major ports of India is renamed as Deen Dayal Port?
(A) NhavaSheva
(B) Ennore
(C) Kandla
(D) Tuticorin
79. Match List-1 with List-Il and select the correct answer using the codes given below the List:
List-I (Lake) List-II (State)
(a) Pulicat (1) Punjab
(b) Harike (2) Gujarat
(c) NalSarovar (3) Tamil Nadu
(d) Vedanthangal (4) Andhra Pradesh Codes:
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 3 2 1 4
(B) 4 1 2 3
(C) 2 3 4 1
(D) 1 4 3 2
80. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
(A) World's largest single location solar power plant—Kamuthi
(B) World's largest solar park—Kurnool
(C) Banasura Sagar Dam, floating solar power plant—Kerala
(D) Pavagada Solar Park—Gujarat
81. Which country hosted the FIFA World Cup, 2018?
(A) Australia
(B) Russia
(C) USA
(D) Britain
82. Where will the 2022 Asian Games be held?
(A) China
(B) Pakistan
(C) Bangladesh
(D) India
83. Who is the Vice Chairman of NITI Aayog of India?
(A) Arvind Saxena
(B) R. K^Mathur.
(C) Dr. Rajiv Kumar
(D) Ashim Khurana
84. Who is the present Secretary-General of UNO?
(A) Antonio Guterres
(B) Ban Ki-moon
(C) Miroslav Lajcak
(D) Peter Thomson
85. Which cricketer has been chosen as ‘the cricketer of the year, 2017’?
(A) Mahendra Singh Dhoni
(B) Virat Kohli
(C) Chris Gayle
(D) Steve Smith
86. In which country, the world’s largest ‘air purifier’ has been built?
(A) India
(B) China
(C) USA
(D) France
87. What is the purpose of India Pride Project’?
(A) To provide justice to the Indians living in foreign countries
(B) To provide justice to women who have been divorced by NRIs
(C) To attach NRIs with Indian culture
(D) Bringing Indian heritage back to India
88. Which scheme has been approved by the Central Government for providing skill training to one crore youth across the country?
(A) Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana
(B) Digital India Mission
(C) Start-up India
(D) Stand-up India
89. Which Union Department has launched India Hackathon program?
(A) Ministry of Sports and Youth Affairs
(B) Ministry of Human Resource Development
(C) Ministry of Urban Development and Housing
(D) Ministry of Earth Sciences
90. In which State, Raksha Bandhan Day is celebrated as Tree Safety Day’?
(A) Madhya Pradesh
(B) Haryana
(C) Uttar Pradesh
(D) Bihar
91. Which expressway has been named as ‘Atal Path’?
(A) Agra-Lucknow expressway
(B) Purvanchal expressway
(C) Bundelkhand expressway
(D) Yamuna expressway
92. Who is the present Chief Justice of the Supreme Court?
(A) D. Y. Chandrachud
(B) Ranjan Gogoi
(C) Madan B. Lokur
(D) J. Chelameswar
93. ‘Operation Madad’ is related to
(A) Kerala flood relief
(B) Odisha cyclone
(C) Anti-terror operation in Kashmir valley
(D) Kolkata bridge collapse
94. Who is the current President of DMK?
(A) M. Karunanidhi
(B) M.K. Stalin
(C) C. N. Annadurai
(D) M.K.Muthu
95. ‘Statue of Unity’ is related to whom?
(A) Vallabhbhai Patel
(B) Jawaharlal Nehru
(C) Deen Dayal Upadhyaya
(D) B. R. Ambedkar
96. Which of the following has been declared as ‘Ayushman Bharat Divas’?
(A) Dussehra
(B) Dhanteras
(C) Diwali
(D) RamNavami
97. Mughalsarai Junction Railway Station has been officially renamed as
(A) Jai Prakash Narayan Station
(B) Ram Manohar Lohia Station
(C) Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Junction Railway Station
(D) Sardar Patel Station
98. Who has been awarded ‘Legion of Merit’ Award by the USA?
(A) Gen. Dalbir Singh Suhag
(B) Gen. Bipin Rawat
(C) Rajendrasinhji Jadeja
(D) Roy Bucher
99. Baby Rani Maurya has been appointed as the Governor of which State?
(A) Meghalaya
(B) Chhattisgarh
(C) Odisha
(D) Uttarakhand
100. Which State has published the first ‘National Register of Citizens (NRC)’ of India?
(A) Sikkim
(B) Tripura
(C) Assam
(D) Goa
