1. “Buddha” means-
(a) the enlightened one
(b) the religious preacher
(c) the genius
(a) the powerful
2. Electric Motor converts ____________ energy to mechanical energy.
(a) Sound
(b) Mechanical
(c) Chemical
(d) Electrical
3. The name of the Laccadive, Minicoy and Amindivi islands was changed to Lakshadweep by an Act of Parliament in-
(a) 1970
(b) 1971
(c) 1972
(d) 1973
4. Project Elephant was launched in India in the year ______.
(a) 1992
(b) 1985
(c) 1973
(d) 1972
5. The first food grain used by man was-
(a) Wheat
(b) Millet
(b) Barley
(c) Rice
6. The image formed by a plane mirror is-
(a) Real
(b) Virtual
(c) Diminished
(d) Inverted
7. Who was the author of the book ‘History of British India’ ?
(a) Charles Grant
(b) John Stuart Mill
(c) James Mill
(d) William Jones
8. The first Backward Class commission was appointed in 1953 under the chairmanship of :
(a) Deepak Katole
(b) S.K.Kharventhan
(c) Kaka Kalelkar
(d) Shakeel-uz-Zaman Ansari
9. X-rays are steamns of-
(a) electrons
(b) photons
(c) protons
(d) None
10. Where and when was the Ghadar Party founded ?
(a) America, 1913
(b) England, 1917
(c) Denmark, 1921
(d) Scottland, 1925
11. Which one of the following is the largest fresh water lake in India ?
(a) Chilika
(b) Loktak
(c) Dal
(d) Wular
12. Which one of the following is the largest fresh water lake in India ?
(a) Chilika
(b) Loktak
(c) Dal
(d) Wular
13. Mid-day meal scheme was launched to promote:
(a) Sarba Siksha Abhiyaan
(b) Adult Literacy
(c) Secondary education
(d) Universalization of primary education
14. The Universities of Calcutta, Madras and Bombay were founded in the year of-
(a) 1845
(b) 1854
(c) 1857
(d) 1861
15. The Finance Commission is constituted under Article _________ of the Constitution of India.
(a) 275
(b) 280
(c) 282
(d) None of these
16. Which article empowers the President to appoint CAG?
(A) Article 148
(B) Article 149
(C) Article 150
(D) Article 76
17. Gandhi considered Khadi as a symbol of-
(a) Industrialisation
(b) Economic Independence
(c) Economic growth
(d) Moral Purity
18. An instrument used to measure humidity is-
(a) anemometer
(b) hygrometer
(c) thermometer
(d) pyrheliometer
19. The maximum number of members that the Legislative Assembly of a State in India can have is :
(a) 400
(b) 450
(c) 500
(d) 600
20. Who founded Pataliputra ?
(a) Udayin
(b) Ashoka
(C) Bimbisar
(d) Mahapadmananda