1. Yellow card in badminton indicates ____________.
(a) Fault for misconduct
(b) Suspension for misconduct
(c) Warning for misconduct
(d) Disqualified for misconduct
2. Which food requires a longer small intestine to digest food?
(a) Lamb
(b) Eggs
(c) Grass
(d) Chicken
3. Which of the following substance has a pH value of about 14?
(a) Blood
(b) Sodium hydroxide
(c) Milk of magnesia
(d) Lemon Juice
4. Which of the following countries lies in the east of India?
(a) Sri-Lanka
(b) Nepal
(c) Bangladesh
(d) Afghanistan
5. The President of India can be impeached under which article?
(a) Article 61
(b) Article 70
(c) Article 75
(d) Article 356
6. In which year was the first English factory set up on the banks of the river Hooghly?
(a) 1651
(b) 1621
(c) 1649
(d) 1664
7. The Right to Constitutional Remedies is provided under which article?
(a) Article 14
(b) Article 19
(c) Article 21
(d) Article 32
8. Which law states that energy cannot be created or destroyed, only transformed?
(a) Newton’s First Law
(b) Law of Conservation of Energy
(c) Second Law of Thermodynamics
(d) Hooke’s Law
9. Which article of the Constitution provides for the establishment of a Finance Commission?
(a) Article 280
(b) Article 356
(c) Article 300
(d) Article 324
10. What is the duration of the lunch interval in a cricket test match?
(a) 25 minutes
(b) 35 minutes
(c) 30 minutes
(d) 40 minutes
11. Who among the following headed the National Income Committee?
(a) PC Mahalanobis
(b) VKRV Rao
(c) DR Gadgil
(d) BR Ambedkar
12. Which of the following is a feature of the Indian Constitution?
(a) Presidential system
(b) Single citizenship
(c) Unitary system
(d) Pluralistic society
13. ‘Anaconda’ one of the world’s largest snakes is found in ______.
(a) Tropical evergreen forest
(b) Monsoon forest
(c) Temperate evergreen forest
(d) Temperate grasslands
14. The concept of “Basic Structure” doctrine was established in which landmark case?
(a) Kesavananda Bharati vs. State of Kerala
(b) Maneka Gandhi vs. Union of India
(c) Minerva Mills vs. Union of India
(d) Golak Nath vs. State of Punjab
15. Which article of the Indian Constitution provides for the appointment of the Prime Minister?
(a) Article 74
(b) Article 75
(c) Article 76
(d) Article 77
16. Under which article can the Supreme Court issue writs?
(a) Article 226
(b) Article 32
(c) Article 136
(d) Article 142
17. Which dynasty bronze statues were made using the “lost wax” technique?
(a) Chola
(b) Pandya
(c) Chalukya
(d) Pala
18. What is the chemical name of saltpetre?
(a) Potassium nitrate
(b) Potassium manganite
(c) Lead nitrate
(d) Lead sulphate
19. Which of the following is the highest gravity dam in India?
(a) Hirakund Dam
(b) Bhakra Dam
(c) Sardar Sarovar Dam
(d) Mettur Dam
20. The convention that “once a speaker always a speaker” is followed in –
(a) UK
(b) USA
(c) France
(d) India