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Q1. Which of the following is the oldest atomic power station?
(a) Kalpakkam
(b) Tarapur
(c) Narora
(d) Kota
S1. Ans.(b)
Sol.Tarapur Atomic Power Station (T.A.P.S.) is located in Tarapur, Palghar, India.
It was the first commercial nuclear power station built in India.
Q2. Which one of the following institutions is related with the Green / Blue Box subsidies ?
(a)United Nations
(b)World Bank
(c)World Tourism Organization
(d)World Trade Organization
S2. Ans.(d)
Sol.The Green / Blue Box subsidies are related to World trade organization (WTO).
Q3. ‘Global Competitiveness Report’ is released by which of the following organisations ? (a)WTO
(b)EU
(c)World Bank
(d)WEF
S3. Ans.(d)
Sol. The Global Competitiveness Report (GCR) is a yearly report published by the World Economic Forum.
Q4. How many scientific panels have been constitutedin the food authority?
- 9
- 11
- 16
- 19
S4. Ans.(d)
Sol. Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has 19 Scientific panels.
It has also constituted 2 new scientific panels comprising independent scientific experts for providing scientific and technical advice for development of food products standards.
Q5. Major Dhyanchand’s birthday is celebrated as National Sports Day in India, on which among the following dates
- May 29th
- June 29th
- July 29th
- August 29th
S5. Ans.(d)
Sol.Major Dhyan Chand was an Indian field hockey player widely regarded as the greatest field hockey player in history.
He is Known as TheWizard or TheMagician ofhockey for his superb ball control.
His birthday, 29 August, is celebrated as National Sports Day in India every year.
Q6. The headquarters of Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) is situated in
(a) China
(b) India
(c) Singapore
(d) Hong Kong
S6. Ans.(c)
Sol.Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation is a forum for 21 Pacific Rim member economies that promotes free trade throughout the Asia-Pacific region.
Q7. In which among the following state is the world famous ‘Mysore Dussehra’ celebrated?
(a) Kerala
(b) Maharashtra
(c) Andhra Pradesh
(d) Karnataka
S7. Ans.(d)
Sol.MysoreDasara is the Nadahabba of the state of Karnataka in India. It is a 10-day festival, starting with Navaratri and the last day being Vijayadashami.
Q8. In terms of area, which one of the following Indian States has the largest coverage of forests.
(a) Chhattisgarh
(b) Arunachal Pradesh
(c) Madhya Pradesh
(d) Orissa
S8. Ans.(c)
Sol. Madhya Pradesh has the largest forest area in the country at 77,700 square km followed by Arunachal Pradesh at 67, 410 square km.
Forest area of the state constitutes 31 per cent of the total area of the state.
Q9. Which one of the following places has been referred to by Arab travellers as the “House of Gold”?
(a)Mysore
(b)Multan
(c)Rajasthan
(d)Gujarat
S9. Ans.(b)
Sol. Multan has been referred by Arab travellers as the ‘House of Gold’.
During the early period, Multan was known as the city of gold for its large and wealthy temples.
The Sun temple, SurajMandir, was considered one of the largest and wealthiest temples in the entire sub-continent.
Q10. Who used Hooghly as a base for piracy in the Bay of Bengal?
(a) The Dutch
(b) The French
(c) The Portuguese
(d) The British
S10.Ans(c)
Sol. Hooghly is one of the main economically developed districts in the West Bengal.
During the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, Hooghly was occupied by the Portuguese settlers and traders.
Portuguese merchants sailed from the ‘Bay of Bengal’ to Hooghly to evade the customs of Bengal’ to evade the customs duties, and practised piracy in the region.
Q11. Under whose leadership was suppression of Thugs achieved?
(a) Lord Clive
(b) Captain Sleeman
(c) Lord Minto
(d) Alexander Burnes
S11.Ans(b)
Sol.
Sol. Major-general Sir William Henry Sleeman was a British soldier and administration in British India. He is best known for his work during the 1830s in suppressing the organized criminal gangs known as Thugs.
Q12. Which of the following pair (Country: Capital) is incorrect?
(a) Cambodia: Vientiane
(b) Philippines: Manila
(c) Syria: Damascus
(d) Estonia: Tallin
S12. Ans.(a)
Sol.Cambodia is a country located in the southern portion of the Indochinese Peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by Thailand to the northwest, Laos to the north, Vietnam to the east, the Gulf of Thailand to the southwest, and maritime borders with Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia.
Phnom Penh is the capital of Cambodia and largest city of Cambodia.
Q13. VineshPhogat and Anshu Malik are associated with which of the followingsports?
- Badminton
- Cricket
- Wrestling
- None of these
S13. Ans.(c)
Sol.VineshPhogat and Anshu Malik both are associated with wrestling.
Q14. Who among the following is the first female to win a Grammy Award?
(a) Tanvi Shah
(b) Kavita Kapoor
(c) Anamika Jain
(d) Yashita Shah
S14.Ans(a)
Sol. Tanvi Shah is the first Indian woman to win a Grammy. Tanvi was born on 1 December 1985 in Tamil Nadu, India. She has sung in Tamil, Hindi and Telugu.
Q15. The Earth is at maximum distance from the sun on
(a) January 3rd
(b) December 22nd
(c) September 22nd
(d) July 4th
S15.Ans.(d)
Sol. The aphelion is the point in the orbit of a planet or comet where it is farthest from the Sun. The Earth reaches its aphelion when the Northern Hemisphere is experiencing summer on 4th July.
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