1. Two bones are connected to each other by a connective tissue called _______.
(a) Tendon
(b) Ligament
(c) Neuron
(d) Adipose
2. Banking comes under which of the following sectors of the economy?
(a) Primary sector
(b) Secondary sector
(c) Tertiary sector
(d) Both Secondary and Tertiary sectors
3. Muscle fatigue is due to accumulation of –
(a) Carbon dioxide
(b) Creatinine
(c) Lactic acid
(d) Ethyl alcohol
4. Why clear nights are cooler than the cloudy nights?
(a) Conductance
(b) Condensation
(c) Radiation
(d) Insolation
5. Which of the following gases is used in electric bulbs?
(a) Halogen
(b) Nitrogen
(c) Carbon dioxide
(d) Hydrogen
6. What is the range of pH scale?
(a) 0 to 14
(b) 1 to 10
(c) 1 to 7
(d) 0 to 10
7. Supersonic jets cause thinning of which layer?
(a) O2 layer
(b) O3 layer
(c) CO2 layer
(d) SO2 layer
8. Nitin Thimmaiah is related to which sport?
(a) Table Tennis
(b) Boxing
(c) Cricket
(d) Hockey
9. What is the ranking of India in the World in terms of area?
(a) Fifth
(b) Seventh
(c) Fourth
(d) Ninth
10. Manas Tiger Reserve is located in which Indian state?
(a) Maharashtra
(b) Rajasthan
(c) Karnataka
(d) Assam
11. Who among the following was a member of the Azad Hind Fauj?
(a) Lakshmi Sahgal
(b) Aruna Asaf Ali
(c) Sarojini Naidu
(d) Vijaylaxmi Pandit
12. Who wrote the book ‘India Wins Freedom’ ?
(a) Vijay Lakshmi Pandit
(b) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
(c) Syama Prasad Mukherjee
(d) Mahatma Gandhi
13. Which of the following authorize a panchayat to collect and appropriate taxes:
(a) Parliament
(b) State legislative
(c) Both (a) and (b)
(d) None
14. What does BPL stand for?
(a) Buffer Poverty Line
(b) Below Poverty Line
(c) Buffer Production Line
(d) Below Production Line
15. First railway line was started in West Bengal between –
(a) Howrah to Hooghly
(b) Howrah to Ranigunge
(c) Howrah to Burdwan
(d) Sealdah to Naihati
16. Which Governor of Bihar became the President of India?
(a) Pratima Patil
(b) Pranab Mukherjee
(c) A. P.J. Abdul Kalam
(d) Ramnath Kovind
17. Name the woman of freedom struggle whose statue was installed in Kolkata in 1977.
(a) Lakshmi Sehgal
(b) Sarojini Naidu
(c) Begum Hazrat Mahal
(d) Matangini Hazra
18. Which Indian state is the leading cotton producer?
(a) Maharashtra
(b) Gujarat
(c) Karnataka
(d) Odisha
19. Indian Economy is a / an:
(a) Independent Economy
(b) Mixed Economy
(c) Capitalist Economy
(d) Communist Economy
20. Which is the largest producer of sugarcane in India?
(a) Uttar Pradesh
(b) Assam
(c) Bihar
(d) Gujarat