1. The narrowest and most numerous tubes of lungs are termed as:
(a) Bronchus
(b) Alveoli
(c) Bronchioles
(d) Hilum
2. Metal tea pots have wooden handles because:
(a) wood is bad conductor of heat
(b) it prevents electric shock
(c) it gives beauty to the pots
(d) it is hygienic
3. Who appoints Secretary General of the Lok Sabha?
(a) Deputy Speaker
(b) Speaker
(c) President
(d) Leader of Ruling party
4. Who developed the model of atomic structure?
(a) Bohr and Rutherford
(b) Volta
(c) Alfred Nobel
(d) Faraday
5. What is the normal air pressure at sea level?
(a) 1013.25 millibars
(b) 886.13 millibars
(c) 985.14 millibars
(d) 1100.12 millibars
6. In which of the following processes is energy released?
(a) Respiration
(b) Photosynthesis
(c) Ingestion
(d) Absorption
7. How many fundamental duties are mentioned in the Indian constitution?
(a) Five
(b) Seven
(c) Nine
(d) Eleven
8. Who built the Konark Sun Temple?
(a) Anantavarman Chodaganga Deva
(b) Narasimhadeva I
(c) Kapilendra Deva Routaray
(d) Purushottam Dev
9. How many tiers are there in the Panchayati Raj structure?Â
(a) One
(b) Three
(c) Two
(d) Four
10. Which Indian author wrote the book ‘The English Teacher’?
(a) Ruskin Bond
(b) Khushwant Singh
(c) R K Narayan
(d) Vikram Seth
11. Which of the following carries oxygen to various parts of human body?
(a) Red blood cells
(b) White blood cells
(c) Plasma
(d) Nerves
12. Which electromagnetic radiation is used for satellite communication?
(a) Ultraviolet
(b) Infrared
(c) Micro wave
(d) Milimeter wave
13. Which planet looks reddish in the night sky?
(a) Jupiter
(b) Saturn
(c) Mars
(d) Mercury
14. What is the unit of resistance?
(a) Ohm
(b) Farad
(c) Henry
(d) Weber
15. Who betrayed Sirajuddaula in the Battle of Plassey in 1757?
(a) Hyder Ali
(b) Mir Qasim
(c) Mir Jafar
(d) Nawab of Oudh
16. Which of the following states is NOT a member of Seven Sisters’ states of North East India?
(a) Tripura
(b) Mizoram
(c) Meghalaya
(d) Sikkim
17. ______ is a multi-barrel rocket system developed by DRDO?
(a) Dhanush
(b) Trishul
(c) Pinaka
(d) Prithvi
18. In which year was The Environment (Protection) Act passed by the Parliament of India?
(a) 1986
(b) 1975
(c) 1954
(d) 1678
19. Which festival marks the beginning of the Tibetan New Year?
(a) Saga Dawa Festival
(b) Losar festival
(c) Shoton Festival
(d) Ongkor Festival
20. Sanjhi Art is associated to which of the following states of India?
(a) Uttar Pradesh
(b) Rajasthan
(c) West Bengal
(d) Gujarat