HISTORY
Name the British governor-general who introduced the policy of the Doctrine of Lapse in India in 1840's
a)Warren Hastings
b)Lord Dalhousie
c)Lord William Bentick
d)Lord Cornwallis
Lord Dalhousie
What is the longest continuous mountain range in the world?
a) the Ural Mountains
b)Alps
c)Himalayas
d)Andes Mountains
-Andes Mountains
The infamous Roman emperor who declared himself to be the incarnation of Hercules
a)Trajan
b)Hadrian
c)Commodus
d)Vespasian
Commodus
What is the theme of World Habitat Day 2020?
(a) Future Cities
(b) Shelter for the Homeless
(c) Housing For All — A Better Urban Future
(d) Shelter is My Right
(e) Better City, Better Life
Ans.(c)
Sol. The theme for 2020 World Habitat Day is Housing For All — A Better Urban Future.
What happens when a solution of an acid is mixed with a solution of a base in a test tube?
(i) Temperature of the solution decreases
(ii) Temperature of the solution increases
(iii) Temperature of the solution remains the same
(iv) Salt formation takes place
(a) (i) and (iv)
(b) (i) and (iii)
(c) (ii) only
(d) (ii) and (iv)
Answer: d
Name the oldest surviving Watt engine, which is now preserved in the Power Gallery of the Science museum in London
a) Old Bess
b)steam engine
c)Printing press
d)xerox machine
Old Bess
The easternmost latitude of India
a)97°25’E
b)22ºE
c)133° 00' E
d)25ºE
-97°25’E
The Delhi sultanate ruler who was known as 'The wisest fool' -
Qutub-Ud-din Aibek
Mohmmad Bin Tughlaq
Razia Sultana
Nasiruddin Mahmud
Mohmmad Bin Tughlaq
Which is the first nation to be awarded Blue Flag certification for 8 beaches in a single attempt?
A.USA
B.Russia
C.India
D.Nepal
Answer: Option C
2. Which one of the following salts does not contain water of crystallization?
(a) Blue vitriol
(b) Baking soda
(c) Washing soda
(d) Gypsum
Answer: b
The revolutionaries like Ashfaqullah Khan, Chandrashekhar Azad, Ram Prasad Bismil ,Roshan Singh and Rajendra Lahiri were all associated with which incident
a)Barrackpore mutiny of 1824
b)The kakori Conspiracy case 1925
c)Rowlatt Satyagraha (March-April) –
d)Delhi-Lahore Conspiracy - Assasination of Viceroy Of India,Lord Hardinge
The kakori Conspiracy case 1925
Which is the largest inland water body on earth?
Great Salt Lake
-Caspian Sea
Five great lakes
Lake Corangamite
-Caspian Sea
The UK Prime Minister who delivered the famous speech 'Winds of Change' in Feb.1960
a)Boris Johnson
b)Harold Macmillan
c)Tony Blair
d)Sir Harold Wilson
Harold Macmillan
Which nation released new passport design to distinguish it from China?
A.Hong Kong
B.Taiwan
C.Japan
D.Bhutan
Answer: Option B
The mode of nutrition found in fungi is:
(a) Parasitic nutrition
(b) Holozoic nutrition
(c) Autotrophic nutrition
(d) Saprotrophic nutrition
(d) Saprotrophic nutrition
The war criminals of World War 2 were put to trial in
a)Berlin
b)Nuremberg
c)Pittsburg
d)Versailles
Nuremberg
What natural barrier separated India from China?
a)Taklamakan deserts
b)Himalayan mountains
c)Great Indian Desert
d)Bay of Bengal,
Himalayan mountains
The Mauryan ruler who renounced war after the Battle of kalinga
a)Chandragupta
b)Emperor Ashoka
c)Emperor Akbar
d)Qutab-ud-din Aibak
Emperor Ashoka
Which nation has withdrawn a textbook which includes a contentious border map with India?
A.Bhutan
B.Nepal
C.Bangladesh
D.Pakistan
Answer: Option B
The image formed by reflection from a plane mirror is
(a) real and inverted
(b) virtual and erect
(c) real and erect
(d) virtual and inverted
Answer: b