1. The Alps Mountains are which type of mountains?
(a) Old Fold Mountains
(b) Young Fold Mountains
(c) Block Mountains
(d) Volcanic Mountains
2. Who is the first Indian woman gymnast to qualify for the Olympics?
(a) Karnam Malleswari
(b) P.T. Usha
(c) Dipa Karmakar
(d) Gita Fogat
3. ‘Meitei community’ is found in :
(a) Mizoram
(b) Manipur
(c) Nagaland
(d) Arunachal Pradesh
4. Study of fruits is called as _______
(a) Spermology
(b) Anthology
(c) Pedology
(d) Pomology
5. Anthophobia is fear of which of the following?
(a) Boss
(b) Fire
(c) Flowers
(d) Dogs
6. Flight Recorder is technically called :
(a) Dark box
(b) Blind box
(c) Black box
(d) Altitude meter
7. What is the meaning of IUCN?
(a) Intensive care Unit for Nephrology
(b) International Union for conservation of Nature
(c) Indian Union for Conservation of Nature
(d) Indian Universal Communication News
8. During summer, water kept in an earthen pot becomes cool because of the phenomenon of _______.
(a) Osmosis
(b) Evaporation
(c) Diffusion
(d) Transpiration
9. What is the name of the capital of Suriname?
(a) Paramaribo
(b) Guarani
(c) Georgetown
(d) Asuncion
10. Which of the following substances is insoluble in water?
(a) Milk
(b) Sugar
(c) Chalk powder
(d) Salt
11. Who is known as the father of the Panchayati Raj in India?
(a) Rajeev Gandhi
(b) Balwant Rai Mehta
(c) Ashoka Mehta
(d) Vinobha Bhave
12. The narrowest and most numerous tubes of lungs are termed as :
(a) Bronchus
(b) Alveoli
(c) Bronchioles
(d) Hilum
13. Carbon dioxide is called greenhouse gas because it is –
(a) transparent to sunlight but traps heat.
(b) transparent to heat but traps sunlight.
(c) used in greenhouse to increase plant growth.
(d) transparent to both sunlight and heat.
14. The weight of a body is measured maximum in :
(a) Air
(b) Water
(c) Hydrogen
(d) Nitrogen
15. Velocity of wind is measured by :
(a) Audiometer
(b) Speedometer
(c) Tachometer
(d) Anemometer
16. Who among the following is famously called ‘the Iron Lady of India’?
(a) Mary Kom
(b) Deepika Padukone
(c) Lata Mangeshkar
(d) Indira Gandhi
17. Who is the first tribal President of India?
(a) Pratibha Patil
(b) A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
(c) Droupadi Murmu
(d) Ram Nath Kovind
18. Which one of the following is known as Srinagar’s Jewel?
(a) Dal Lake
(b) Pulicat Lake
(c) Wular Lake
(d) Chilka lake
19. A compact disc (CD) is a data storage system of the type –
(a) Magnetic
(b) Optical
(c) Electrical
(d) Electromechanical
20. Which state in India has the highest coal reserves?
(a) Chhattisgarh
(b) Orissa
(c) West Bengal
(d) Jharkhand