1. Which of the following gland secretes insulin?
(a) Pancreas
(b) Gastric gland
(c) Salivary gland
(d) Thyroid gland
2. The SI unit of power is ___________.
(a) Joule
(b) Ampere
(c) Coulomb
(d) Watt
3. What is the main component of CNG?
(a) Methane
(b) Butane
(c) Ethane
(d) Propane
4. Rourkela Iron and Steel plant is located in the State of
(a) West Bengal
(b) Jharkhand
(c) Odisha
(d) Bihar
5. The first ever gold coins in India were issued by the ______ dynasty.
(a) Chola
(b) Gupta
(c) Kushana
(d) Maurya
6. The heart is covered by a membrane called:
(a) Epicardium
(b) Pericardium
(c) Epidermis
(d) Dermis
7. Which of the following city is situated on the banks of river Sabarmati?
(a) Valsad
(b) Surat
(c) Vapi
(d) Ahmedabad
8. Which was the longest Grand Slam Singles Final in the history of Lawn Tennis?
(a) French Open
(b) Wimbledon
(c) U.S. Open
(d) Australian Open
9. What was meant by ‘Kherwari Hul’ ?
(a) Chuar movement
(b) Paik revolt
(c) Santhal movement
(d) Indigo revolt
10. Which was the first English newspaper published in India?
(a) Bengal Gazette
(b) The Statesman
(c) The Hindu
(d) The Bombay Herald
11. The river on which Tilpara Barrage is located?
(a) Damodar
(b) Kangsabati
(c) Silabati
(d) Mayurakshi
12. Toda Tribes are found in which of the following states?
(a) Tamil Nadu
(b) Meghalaya
(c) Nagaland
(d) Manipur
13. Muscle fatigue is due to accumulation of –
(a) Carbon dioxide
(b) Creatinine
(c) Lactic acid
(d) Ethyl alcohol
14. The Banking Regulation Act was passed in India in ________.
(a) 1965
(b) 1949
(c) 1974
(d) 1951
15. Which cricketer is famously nicknamed as ‘The Wall’ ?
(a) Saurav Ganguly
(b) Dale Steyn
(c) Rohit Sharma
(d) Rahul Sharad Dravid
16. Which is the deepest lake in the world?
(a) Lake Tanganyika
(b) Lake Vostok
(c) Lake Baikal
(d) Lake Superior
17. Which Govt. declares Gangetic dolphin as a state aquatic animal?
(a) WB
(b) MP
(c) UP
(d) Rajasthan
18. Which of the following is an example of Ball and Socket joint in humans?
(a) Wrist Joint
(b) Hip Joint
(c) Finger Joint
(d) Neck Joint
19. India ranks _________ in fruits and vegetables production in the world.
(a) 1
(b) 4
(c) 2
(d) 3
20. Which planet is called the “Twin sister of Earth” ?
(a) Mercury
(b) Venus
(c) Mars
(d) Jupiter