1. The name of Vikas Krishnan is associated with the sport-
(a) Shooting
(b) Archery
(c) Boxing
(d)Swimming
2. Gross National Product – Depreciation Allowance = ___.
(a) Personal Income
(b) Gross Domestic Product
(c) Per Capita Income
(d) Net National Product
3. The electric appliances in a house are connected ____.
(a) in series
(b) in parallel
(c) either in series or in parallel
(d)both in series and in parallel
4. ‘Red’ is used as a danger signal because _________.
(a) blood is red.
(b) red light is scattered least by the air molecules
(c) red colour is easily available.
(d)red colour is soothing for eye
5. Which Mughal emperor wrote his own autobiography?
(a) Babur
(b) Akbar
(c) Humanyun
(d)Akbar II
6. An example of modified underground stem is-
(a) Carrot
(b) Potato
(c) Groundnut
(d)Turnip
7. Between whom was the Second Battle of Panipat fought?
(a) Babar and Rana Pratap
(b) Akbar and Hemu
(c) Akbar and Sher Shah
(d) None of them
8. Who among the following played an important role in Gadar Movement?
(a) Shyamji Krishna Verma
(b) Lala Har Dayal
(c) Bipin Chandra Pal
(d) Vishnu Ganesh Pingle
9. __________ soil is covered largest area in India.
(a) Black cotton soil
(b) Red soil
(c) Alluvial soil
(d)Laterite soil
10. Name of the capital of the newly formed state of Andhra Pradesh is-
(a) Amaravati
(b) Secunderabad
(c) Hyderabad
(d)Vishakhapatnam
11. Which among the following imaginary lines is known as 0° latitude?
(a) Equator
(b) Tropic of Cancer
(c) Tropic of Capricorn
(d) Prime Meridian
12. Which among the following Indian river flows westwards and falls into Arabian sea?
(a) Narmada
(b) Ganga
(c) Mahanadi
(d) Godavari
13. In terms of area and population the largest urban agglomeration in India is-
(a) Mumbai
(b) Delhi
(c) Kolkata
(d)Chennai
14. Which one of the following sea ports has natural harbor?
(a) Chennai
(b) Vishakhapatnam
(c) Haldia
(d)New Tuticorin
15. Bhilai in the state of Chattishgarh is famous for the industry of-
(a) Cotton textile
(b) Fertilizer
(c) Iron and Steel
(d)Aluminium
16. The organization of village panchayats is given under ________ of the Indian Constitution.
(a) Article 40
(b) Article 11
(c) Article 44
(d)Article 48
17. Highest peak of West Bengal belongs to which of the following mountain ranges?
(a) Darjeeling range
(b) Singalila range
(c) Jayanti Hill
(d)None of the above
18. Which among the following city is called “Zero Mile Centre” because of its location on India’s Geographic centre?
(a) Bhopal
(b) Jabalpur
(c) Nagpur
(d) Indore
19. 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
20. Rice cultivation is associated with the Harappan site of-
(a) Kalibangan
(b) Lothal
(c) Kot Diji
(d) Ropar