Exam Date: 09/09/2024 Exam Time: 12:30 PM – 01:30 PM

Section: General Awareness

01) In which part of India does the hot wind ‘Loo’ blow?

         a) South and Southwestern

         b) East and Northeastern

         c) West and Southwestern

         d) North and Northwestern

02) The first southern campaign of Alauddin Khilji in 1307-08 AD was led to which of the following regions?

         a) Madura

         b) Warangal

         c) Dwar Samudra

         d) Devagiri

03) Which of the following can be represented as a functional unit of nature?

         a) Ecosystem

         b) Humans

         c) Vehicles

         d) Plants

04) At what latitude does the easterly jet stream blow over peninsular India during the summer months?

         a) 30⁰N

         b) 24⁰N

         c) 28⁰N

         d) 14⁰N

05) The inaugural match of the Women Premier League 2023 cricket was played in which of the following venues?

         a) Chennai

         b) Kolkata

         c) Delhi

         d) Mumbai

06) When electricity is passed through water, what kind of chemical reaction occurs?

         a) Decomposition

         b) Double displacement

         c) Combination

         d) Displacement

07) Which music-composer duo was honoured with the National Lata Mangeshkar Award for the year 2020?

         a) Jatin-Lalit

         b) Anand-Milind

         c) Salim-Sulaiman

         d) Sachin-Jigar

08) In which of the following states is Govindji Nartanalaya located?

         a) Assam

         b) Nagaland

         c) Tripura

         d) Manipur

09) In which state of India is Kund or Tanka used for water harvesting?

         a) Uttar Pradesh

         b) Punjab

         c) Rajasthan

         d) Andhra Pradesh

10) When was the High Court and Supreme Court Judges (Salaries and Conditions of Service) Amendment Bill, 2021 introduced in Lok Sabha?

         a) 30 November 2021

         b) 27 September 2021

         c) 29 March 2021

         d) 28 April 2021

11) Which condition, also known as icterus, causes a yellowing of your skin and the whites of your eyes?

         a) Pemphigus

         b) Ichthyosis

         c) Eczema

         d) Jaundice

12) Which of the following inscriptions of Rudradaman happened to be the first royal inscription of early India composed in chaste Sanskrit?

         a) Mehrauli

         b) Prayag

         c) Chirand

         d) Girnar

13) Which of the following inscriptions of Rudradaman happened to be the first royal inscription of early India composed in chaste Sanskrit?

         a) Andhra Pradesh

         b) Arunachal Pradesh

         c) Uttar Pradesh

         d) Himachal Pradesh

14) Which of the following celebrations is dedicated to Sun God and his wife Usha to thank them for sustaining life on earth and for granting wishes?

         a) Vishwakarma Puja

         b) Madai Festival

         c) Sorath Sabha

         d) Chhath Puja

15) At which Olympics did Gagan Narang win a bronze medal?

         a) Beijing 2008

         b) London 2012

         c) Athens 2004

         d) Rio 2016

16) When was a Madrasa opened in Kolkata to promote the study of Arabic, Persian and Islamic law?

         a) 1772 C.E.

         b) 1783 C.E.

         c) 1781 C.E.

         d) 1774 C.E.

17) What is the IUPAC name of tertiarybutyl alcohol?

         a) 1-propylpropan-3-ol

         b) 1-ethylpropan-3-ol

         c) 1-Methylpropan-3-ol

         d) 2-Methylpropan-2-ol

18) Which Article of the Constitution explains that the executive power of every state shall be so exercised as not to impede or prejudice the exercise of the executive power of the Union, and the executive power of the union shall extend to the giving of such directions to a state as may appear to the Government of India to be necessary for that purpose?

         a) Article 123

         b) Article 261

         c) Article 257

         d) Article 247

19) Under the leadership of which of the following revolutionaries was Chittagong Armoury Raid conducted?

         a) Rash Behari Bose

         b) Surya Sen

         c) Hemu Kalani

         d) Badal Gupta

20) What is the relationship between interest rate and demand for money?

         a) Inverse

         b) Direct

         c) No relationship exists

         d) Proportionate

21) The government of which of the following states created a draft policy in 2022 for senior citizens on the basis of article 41, which aims to form a directorate for the welfare of senior citizens?

         a) Karnataka

         b) Kerala

         c) Telangana

         d) Tamil Nadu

22) In the year 1952, who among the following lent his voice for the film ‘Amar Bhupali’, which was being produced in two languages simultaneously and he sang in both Bengali and Marathi?

         a) Hemanta Mukherjee

         b) Debabrata Biswas

         c) Kishore Kumar

         d) Manna Dey

23) Which of the following statements correctly defines the green revolution?

         a) It is a new strategy to use green colour for all purposes.

         b) It is a new strategy to increase the share of the forest.

         c) It is a new strategy in agriculture to produce food grains, especially wheat and rice.

         d) It is a new strategy to use only herbal products.

24) In 2021, in which of the following states did the Prime Minister lay the foundation stone for the Raja Mahendra Pratap Singh State University?

         a) Gujarat

         b) Himachal Pradesh

         c) Nagaland

         d) Uttar Pradesh

25) Which of the following is NOT correct about Directive Principles of State Policy?

         a) They provide guidelines for the governance of the country.

         b) They are justicable in nature.

         c) They are morally binding on the government.

         d) They ensure social and economic development.