1. The Sati Pratha was abolished under the Governor – Generalship of ________
(a) Lord Auckland
(b) Lord William Bentinck
(c) Lord Ellenborough
(d) Lord Metcalfe
2. The gas used in the manufacture of Vanaspati Ghee from Vanaspati Oil is –
(a) Hydrogen
(b) Oxygen
(c) Nitrogen
(d) Carbon dioxide
3. Who was the first viceroy of India?
(a) Warren Hastings
(b) Lord Canning
(c) Lord Bentinck
(d) Lord Clive
4. Who established Ashta Pradhan?
(a) Chandragupta
(b) Ashoka
(c) Harshavarshana
(d) Shivaji
5. What is used to ripen fruits by artificial means?
(a) Ethylene
(b) Methane
(c) Acrolein
(d) Acetylene
7. He was the ‘first national king’ of ancient Bengal –
(a) Laxman Sen
(b) Ram Pal
(c) Shashanka
(d) Gopal
8. What is the minimum age requirement for Rajya Sabha membership?
(a) 25 years
(b) 30 years
(c) 35 years
(d) 40 years
9. Among the following fluids, the best conductor of heat is —
(a) Water
(b) Mercury
(c) Ether
(d) Alcohol
10. What is the maximum number of members of the Lok Sabha?
(a) 520 people
(b) 545 people
(c) 550 people
(d) 555 people
11. Which state of India has the largest number of scheduled caste people?
(a) Assam
(b) West Bengal
(c) Uttar Pradesh
(d) Bihar
12. Who appoints the governor?
(a) Chief Minister
(b) President
(c) Vice President
(d) Prime Minister
13. What is the name of the largest satellite of Saturn?
(a) Timos
(b) Titan
(c) Phoebus
(d) None of these
14. What is the maximum gap between two parliamentary sessions?
(a) four months
(b) three months
(c) six months
(d) six weeks
15. The study of blood is called—
(a) Hematology
(b) Neurology
(c) Urology
(d) None of these
16. In which language, kabir wrote his famous ‘Doha’?
(a) Sanskrit
(b) Hindi
(c) Urdu
(d) None of the above
17. What is the use of the frog’s parotid gland?
(a) To defend
(b) To jump
(c) To collect food
(d) To move
18. Which country is the biggest grower of coffee?
(a) Spain
(b) India
(c) Ethiopia
(d) Brazil
19. Which of the following was the first British ship that came to India?
(a) Hector
(b) Red Dragon
(c) Edward
(d) Titanic
20. Which of the following instrument is used to measure magnetic flux?
(a) Manometer
(b) Gravimeter
(c) Galvanometer
(d) Magnetometer