1. The tropic of cancer does not pass through which of the following state?
(a) Rajasthan
(b) Mizoram
(c) Tripura
(d) Manipur
2. Odisha shares its border with _______ Indian states.
(a) Four
(b) Five
(c) Six
(d) Three
3. Which of the following is the full form of SIDBI?
(a) Small Industries and Domestic Bank of India
(b) Small Inter Development Bank of India
(c) Small Industries Development Bank of India
(d) Small Indian Development Bank for Industry
4. Who is the present governor of Reserve bank of India?
(a) Raghuram Rajan
(b) Dr. Manmohan Singh
(c) Shaktikant Das
(d) Arvind Subramaniyam
5. Granite is an example of ______.
(a) Metamorphic rock
(b) Sedimentary rock
(c) Igneous rock
(d) Artificial stone
6. Which of the following is the study of vibrations within Earth?
(a) Seismology
(b) Graphology
(c) Ichthyology
(d) Selenology
7. Which river is known as the Yellow River?
(a) Huang Ho
(b) Yangtze
(c) Mekong
(d) Mmur
8. The “10 Degree Channel” is related to _______.
(a) Andaman and Nicobar Islands
(b) Gulf of Kachch
(c) Lakshadweep islands
(d) Malabar Coast
9. What is the term used to refer to the study of soil?
(a) Pedology
(b) Geology
(c) Doxology
(d) Ecology
10. Who was the writer of India’s National Pledge?
(a) Ravindra Nath tagore
(b) Bankim Chandra Chaterjee
(c) Pydimarri Venkata Subba Rao
(d) Pingali Venkayya
11. Which of the following is not a kharif crop?
(a) Mustard
(b) Jowar
(c) Paddy
(d) Soyabean
12. Antibiotic penicillin is obtained from _______.
(a) Virus
(b) Protozoan
(c) Fungus
(d) Bacteria
13. Which one of the following is not a hardware component of a computer?
(a) Printer
(b) Keyboard
(c) Mouse
(d) Memory
14. Who is the Author of the book “Monsoon”?
(a) Abhay K
(b) Rupa Pai
(c) Ruskin Bond
(d) Bob Dylan
15. In which Country is the Bolan Pass is located?
(a) India
(b) Pakistan
(c) Nepal
(d) Bhutan
16. The dominant component of magma is_______.
(a) Sulphate
(b) Stream
(c) Water vapour
(d) Silicon
17. Which of the following is not a magnetic substance?
(a) Brass
(b) Iron
(c) Cobalt
(d) Nickel
18. Kuka Movement was organised by –
(a) Guru Ram Das
(b) Guru Nanak
(c) Guru Ram Singh
(d) Guru Gobind Singh
19. Who was the first Indian selected as a member of British Parliament ?
(a) J . L . Nehru
(b) Dada Bhai Naoroji
(c) M .K . Ghandhi
(d) None of the above
20. “Before Memory Fades- An Autobiography” is written by –
(a) Prem Shankar Jha
(b) Fali S. Nariman
(c) Archana Upadhyay
(d) Vikram Seth