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APPSC Polytechnic College Lectures 15th March 2020 S1

Participant ID 3110702575
Participant
Golagani Rajeswari
Name
Test Center Annamacharya Institute of Technology and Sciences
Name Kadapa
Test Date 15/03/2020
Test Time 9:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Subject General Studies and Mental Ability
Marks Obtained 29.50000
Section : General Studies and Mental Ability
Q.1 Which is the oldest landmass in Andhra Pradesh?

Ans 1. Deccan Plateau
2. Gondwana
3. Peninsular Plateau
4. Central Highland
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Q.2 Who was the first one to introduce the concept of good governance to development
discourse?
Ans 1. Anne Mette Kjaer
2. World Bank
3. R Abrahamsen
4. Mark Bevir
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Q.3 On which day is 'International Day of Education' celebrated?

Ans 1. 24 April
2. 4 February
3. 24 January
4. 6 February
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Q.4 What is the currency of Hungary?

Ans 1. Forint
2. Birr
3. Real
4. Euro
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Q.5 Verghese Kurien was known as the 'Father of the ___________’ in India.
Ans 1. Blue Revolution
2. Black Revolution
3. White Revolution
4. Green Revolution
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Q.6 The study of grasses is known as:

Ans 1. Cell biology
2. Agrostology
3. Agronomy
4. Anthology
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Q.7 Under which Article of the Constitution of India are taxes levied and collected by the
centre and assigned to the states?
Ans 1. Article 270
2. Article 271
3. Article 269
4. Article 268A
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Q.8 Who was the Chairman of the committee for Draft National Education Policy?
Ans 1. Ram Shankar
2. MK Sridhar
3. K Kasturirangan
4. Vasudha Kamat
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Q.9 The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are a collection of 17 global goals set in
2015 by the United Nations General Assembly. What is the 17th goal related to?
Ans 1. Sustainable cities and communities
2. Partnership for the goals
3. Peace, justice and strong institution
4. Life below water
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Q.10 As of January 2020, who was the Lieutenant Governor of the Ladakh union territory?
Ans 1. Dineshwar Sharma
2. Kiran Bedi
3. GC Murmu
4. RK Mathur
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Q.11 In which year was the law book of Manu translated into English as 'A Code of Gentoo
Laws'?
Ans 1. 1776
2. 1784
3. 1843
4. 1775
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Q.12 In 1971 India fought the third war with Pakistan and ______________ breaks away from
Pakistan and Bangladesh is born as an independent nation.
Ans 1. West Pakistan
2. South Pakistan
3. North Pakistan
4. East Pakistan
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Q.13 Satya Pal Malik is governor of _______ as on November 2019.

Ans 1. Ladakh
2. Telangana
3. Jammu and Kashmir
4. Goa
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Q.14 __________was a great Bengali polymath, Sanskrit pundit, educator, social reformer
and will always be remembered gratefully by his countrymen for his contribution to
the upliftment of India's down-trodden women.
Ans 1. Swami Vivekananda
2. Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
3. Dayanand Saraswati
4. Bakim Chandra Chatopadhyay
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Q.15 Which Indian state was the first to ratify the Goods & Services Tax (GST)
Constitutional Amendment Bill?
Ans 1. Assam
2. Bihar
3. Haryana
4. Punjab
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Q.16 How many plates does the ‘theory of Plate Tectonics' consist of?
Ans 1. Nine
2. Five
3. Seven
4. Ten
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Q.17 The National Institute of Disaster Management is located at:

Ans 1. Vadodara
2. Mumbai
3. Chandigarh
4. New Delhi
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Q.18 Save Silent Valley' was a movement initiated in 1973 in which of the following states?
Ans 1. Tamil Nadu
2. Andhra Pradesh
3. Mizoram
4. Kerala
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Q.19 When was the national anthem adopted by the Constituent Assembly?
Ans 1. 28 April 1947
2. 26 January 1950
3. 15 July 1947
4. 24 January 1950
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Q.20 “An object at rest will remain at rest and an object moving at a constant velocity will
continue moving at a constant velocity, unless it is acted on by an unbalanced force”.
This law is called as _______.
Ans 1. Newton’s second law of motion
2. Newton’s fourth law of motion
3. Newton’s third law of motion
4. Newton’s first law of motion
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Q.21 The Indian Constitution’s ----------------- constitutes the right to get pollution-free water
and air. It ensures the right to 'live' is not merely confined to physical existence, but it
includes — within its ambit — the right to live with human dignity.
Ans 1. Article 21
2. Article 23
3. Article 22
4. Article 20
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Q.22 Which Article of the Constitution of India empowers the President to promulgate
ordinance during the recess of Parliament?
Ans 1. Article 161
2. Article 201
3. Article 123
4. Article 200
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Q.23 When was the National Green Tribunal established under the National Green Tribunal
Act, 2010?
Ans 1. 1 April 2012
2. 18 October 2010
3. 18 October 2011
4. 1 April 2011
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Q.24 Border Management Internal security falls under the Ministry of __________.
Ans 1. HRD
2. Finance
3. Home Affairs
4. Defence
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Q.25 On which day is 'Army Day' celebrated in India?

Ans 1. 15 February
2. 7 December
3. 4 October
4. 15 January
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Q.26 The _________ Tax was introduced from 1st July, 2017.
Ans 1. Value Added
2. Goods and Services
3. Goods and Surcharge
4. Goodwill and Services
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Q.27 The Disaster Management Act, 2005 was published in the Gazette of India on:
Ans 1. 25 December 2005
2. 26 December 2005
3. 24 December 2005
4. 23 December 2005
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Q.28 In which year was the wheel invented?

Ans 1. 45 BC
2. 3500 BC
3. 206 BC
4. 50 BC
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Q.29 Which of the following classes of animals are mostly terrestrial, their bodies are
covered by dry and cornified skin, epidermal scales or scutes and they do not have
external ear openings?
Ans 1. Amphibia
2. Mammalia
3. Aves
4. Reptilia
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Q.30 Who founded the 'Servants of India Society'?

Ans 1. Jyotiba Phule
2. MM Malaviya
3. Mukundrao Patil
4. Gopal Krishna Gokhale
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Q.31 Who gave the concept of PURA (Provision of Urban Amenities to Rural Areas)?
Ans 1. A.P.J.Abdul Kalam
2. Srijan Pal Singh
3. P Chidambaram
4. Arun Jaitley
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Q.32 The _________ can grant a pardon to or reduce the sentence of a convicted person for
one time, particularly in cases involving punishment of death.
Ans 1. Vice President of India
2. President of India
3. Chief Justice of India
4. Prime Minister of India
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Q.33 Good Governance Day' was celebrated in India for the first time on 25 December
_____.
Ans 1. 2016
2. 2017
3. 2014
4. 2015
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Q.34 After how many years of being separate was the Railway Budget merged with the
General Budget by the Modi Government?
Ans 1. 91 years
2. 90 years
3. 92 years
4. 93 years
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Q.35 Spam is:

Ans 1. spool
2. unsolicited messages
3. malware
4. group mail
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Q.36 How many articles were there in the original Constitution of India in 1949?
Ans 1. 465 articles
2. 395 articles
3. 400 articles
4. 450 articles
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Q.37 Which state in India has the lowest percentage of people living below poverty line?
Ans 1. Sikkim
2. Kerala
3. Himachal Pradesh
4. Goa
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Q.38 In which year was the 'Green Skill Development Programme' launched?
Ans 1. 2015
2. 2016
3. 2018
4. 2017
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Q.39 Kyoto Protocol', which was adopted in 1997, is associated with:

Ans 1. population control
2. noise pollution
3. clean environment and climate change
4. air pollution
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Q.40 ____________ formed the first government in the state of Telangana.

Ans 1. Telangana Rajya Samithi (TRS)
2. Telangana Rajula Samithi (TRS)
3. Telangana Rajakiya Samithi (TRS)
4. Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS)
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Q.41 According to World Bank’s annual report on the Ease of Doing Business called ‘Doing
Business 2020: Comparing Business Regulations in 190 Economies’, India ranked
___out of 190 countries.
Ans 1. 73rd
2. 83rd
3. 93rd
4. 63rd
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Q.42 Who was the first Chairman of the High Powered Committee, established to formulate
a systematic, comprehensive and holistic approach to all disasters?
Ans 1. Inder Kumar Gujral
2. JC Pant
3. Narasimha Rao
4. Manmohan Singh
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Q.43 Which Indian city is known as the 'Queen of the Arabian Sea'?
Ans 1. Kochi
2. Kovalam
3. Mumbai
4. Diu
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Q.44 What was India's rank on the Global Hunger Index in 2019?
Ans 1. 100
2. 101
3. 103
4. 102
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Q.45 The Government approved the merger of Dena Bank and Vijaya Bank with________ in
2019
Ans 1. State Bank of India
2. Union Bank
3. Bank of Baroda
4. Bank of India
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Q.46 In which year was the first Lokpal of India appointed?

Ans 1. 2019
2. 2018
3. 2016
4. 2017
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Q.47 Leucocytes are also known as ___________as they are colourless due to the lack of
haemoglobin.
Ans 1. white blood cells (WBC)
2. platelets
3. red blood cells (RBC)
4. tissues
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Q.48 Which of the following is the highest sporting honour of the Republic of India?
Ans 1. Dronacharya Award
2. Dhyan Chand Award
3. Arjuna Award
4. Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award
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Q.49 Elattuvalapil Sreedharan is popularly known as the ‘___________’.

Ans 1. Metro Man
2. Missile Man
3. Agriculture Man
4. Bridge Man
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Q.50 In which year was the Kolleru lake designated as Ramsar site?
Ans 1. 2005
2. 2002
3. 2003
4. 2004
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Q.51 Free and compulsory education of all children in the age group of six to fourteen years
became Fundamental Right under Right to Education. Which amendment made this
provision?
Ans 1. Eighty-sixth Amendment
2. Eighty-fourth Amendment
3. Eighty-seventh Amendment
4. Eighty-fifth Amendment
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Q.52 Which international agency ranked Andhra Pradesh number one in Energy Efficiency
Implementation Readiness, in the year 2016?
Ans 1. International Monetary Fund
2. World Bank
3. Asian Development Bank
4. World Economic Forum
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Q.53 The 'Kalinga Prize for the Popularization of Science' is awarded by:
Ans 1. UNESCO
2. United Nations
3. UNICEF
4. UNDP
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Q.54 The Brahmo Samaj was established by:

Ans 1. Rama Krishna Paramhamsa
2. Raja Ram Mohan Roy
3. Swami Vivekananda
4. Dayananda Saraswati
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Q.55 Which Indian city was declared 'the most polluted city' in the world in 2018 as per a
report by Swiss-based company IQAir AirVisual and non-profit organisation
Greenpeace?
Ans 1. Ghaziabad
2. Noida
3. Bhiwandi
4. Gurugram
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Q.56 Where was the Mega Seed Park proposed to be established in Andhra Pradesh?
Ans 1. Anantapur
2. Chittoor
3. Kadapa
4. Kurnool
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Q.57 When was the NITI Aayog formed?

Ans 1. 25 January 2015
2. 1 January 2015
3. 26 January 2016
4. 1 January 2016
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Q.58 Homosphere can be divided into ____ layers.

Ans 1. five
2. three
3. two
4. four
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Q.59 How many members are there in the ‘Committee of Privileges’ of the Lok Sabha?
Ans 1. 10
2. 15
3. 14
4. 12
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Q.60 Under which Article of the Constitution of India did the Andhra Pradesh Assembly
pass the resolution to abolish Legislative Council in January 2020?
Ans 1. Article 171
2. Article 171 (1)
3. Article 169
4. Article 169 (1)
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Q.61 The Ministry of Culture has initiated a flagship project to create a digital database for
artist and their art form. What is the name of the project:
Ans 1. National Mission on Cultural Mapping
2. National Mission on Art Mapping
3. Cultural Mapping of Indian Art
4. Gandhi Cultural Mission
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Q.62 Which Indian state is the most vulnerable to natural disasters as per the National
Disaster Risk Index?
Ans 1. Uttar Pradesh
2. West Bengal
3. Rajasthan
4. Maharashtra
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Q.63 In which year was the Andhra Pradesh Capital Region Development Authority
established?
Ans 1. 2015
2. 2014
3. 2016
4. 2017
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Q.64 In which state was the 'Chilka Bachao Andolan' for people's traditional rights over
natural resources carried out?
Ans 1. Kerala
2. Odisha
3. Uttarakhand
4. Himachal Pradesh
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Q.65 Humans have ________- of chromosomes, or tightly wrapped strands of DNA, that
provide the instructions for metabolic processes, building cellular and tissue
components, as well as other body functions.
Ans 1. 24 pairs
2. 22 pairs
3. 21 pairs
4. 23 pairs
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Q.66 __________ is considered to be the highest civilian award in India.

Ans 1. Nobel Prize
2. Padma Vibhushan
3. Bharat Ratna
4. Param Vir Chakra
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Q.67 Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) was launched to __________ below the poverty
line.
Ans 1. provide LPG connections to women
2. provide free education
3. provide free toilets
4. provide free medical facilities
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Q.68 Which Article of the Constitution of India provides protection and improvement of
environment and safeguarding of forests and wildlife?
Ans 1. Article 48
2. Article 50
3. Article 48A
4. Article 51
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Q.69 __________ is the study of organisms and their interactions with their environment.
Ans 1. Psychology
2. Seismology
3. Ecology
4. Geology
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Q.70 Who is known as the ‘Mother of Sustainable Development’?

Ans 1. Margaret Thatcher
2. Wangari Maathai
3. Jane Goodall
4. Gro Harlem Brundtland
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Q.71 Which is the smallest state in India in terms of area?

Ans 1. Goa
2. Tripura
3. Manipur
4. Mizoram
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Q.72 Central National Herbarium (CNH) is a national repository with about two million plant
species. It is located in:
Ans 1. Goa
2. Kolkata
3. Lucknow
4. New Delhi
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Q.73 On July 30 2019, India banned __________.

Ans 1. One Rank One Pension
2. uniform code
3. beef
4. triple talaq
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Q.74 In which year was the Ganga Action Plan Phase-1 launched?
Ans 1. 1987
2. 1986
3. 1988
4. 1985
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Q.75 In which year was the Young Scientist Programme launched by Indian Space Research
Organisation (ISRO)?
Ans 1. 2018
2. 2017
3. 2019
4. 2016
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Q.76 The recommendation of the 14th Finance Commission regarding increase of the
state’s share to be increased from 32% to 42% was implemented from which fiscal
year?
Ans 1. 2017-2018
2. 2016-2017
3. 2015-2016
4. 2018-2019
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Q.77 Article _________ of the new Constitution of India which came into force on 26th
January, 1950, provided for the freedom of expression.
Ans 1. 19
2. 17
3. 20
4. 18
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Q.78 The Bhabha Atomic Research Centre developed a new bullet proof jacket to be used
by the security forces. It is called as:
Ans 1. Bhabha Avaran
2. Bhabha Dhaal
3. Bhabha Kavach
4. Bhabha Raksha
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Q.79 In ________ the Economic liberalisation opened the economy to foreign and private
investment.
Ans 1. 1990
2. 1991
3. 1993
4. 2000
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Q.80 The state of Andhra Pradesh includes the eastern part of -------------as well as a
considerable part of the-------------------------.
Ans 1. Deccan plateau, Eastern Ghats
2. Deccan plateau, Northern Ghats
3. Northern plateau, Eastern Ghats
4. Deccan plateau, Western Ghats
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Q.81 What was the Human Development Index ranking of India in 2019?
Ans 1. 132
2. 129
3. 130
4. 131
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Q.82 _____________ is a special fluid connective tissue consisting of a fluid matrix, plasma,
and formed elements.
Ans 1. Blood
2. Tissue
3. Serum
4. Bones
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Q.83 The idea of a constituent assembly for India was put forward for the first time in 1934
by:
Ans 1. MN Roy
2. VT Krishnamachari
3. Rajendra Prasad
4. Jawaharlal Nehru
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Q.84 Who is known as the 'Father of Computer Virology'?

Ans 1. Martin Beijerinck
2. Reed and Carroll
3. John Von Neumann
4. Dmitry Ivanovsky
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Q.85 As per the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, the ------------------- city would be the
common capital of the successor states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana for a period
of ten years.
Ans 1. Hyderabad
2. Visakhapatnam
3. Tirupati
4. Srisailam
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Q.86 The greenhouse gas which is also known as laughing gas is:
Ans 1. Nitrous Oxide
2. Hydrogen
3. Nitrogen
4. Methane
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Q.87 In which year was the ‘White Paper on the Impact of State Reorganisation’ released by
the Government of Andhra Pradesh?
Ans 1. 2015
2. 2013
3. 2014
4. 2016
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Q.88 Which canal has reduced the distance from India to Europe by sea?
Ans 1. Albert Canal
2. Midi canal
3. Suez canal
4. Brugge-Zeebrugge canal
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Q.89 In October 2019, India and Pakistan signed a memorandum of understanding on

opening the _________ corridor for visa-free border crossing, allowing Indian citizens
to visit the Gurdwara Darbar Sahib Sikh shrine.
Ans 1. Kadirpur
2. Kharagpur
3. Kacharpur
4. Kartarpur
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Q.90 Who heads the National Disaster Management Authority?

Ans 1. Home Minister of India
2. Prime Minister of India
3. Finance Minister of India
4. President of India
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Q.91 As of January 2020, who was the head of the Commonwealth of Nations?
Ans 1. Queen Elizabeth II
2. Scott Morison
3. Narendra Modi
4. Sheikh Hasina
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Q.92 Who headed the Group of Ministers Committee to look into the suitability of a division
of Andhra Pradesh as of August 2013?
Ans 1. Jairam Ramesh
2. P Chidambaram
3. Sushil Kumar Shinde
4. Veerappa Moily
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Q.93 In which year was Chandrayaan I launched?

Ans 1. 2009
2. 2010
3. 2008
4. 2011
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Q.94 Who was the first Indian woman to have won an Olympic medal?
Ans 1. Mirabai Chanu
2. Mary Kom
3. Saina Nehwal
4. Karnam Malleswari
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Q.95 Who among the following was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2019?
Ans 1. Abiy Ahmed Ali
2. Malala Yousafzai
3. Kailash Satyarthi
4. Denis Mukwege
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Q.96 How much percentage of the world's water resources are available in India?
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2. 3%
3. 6%
4. 4%
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Q.97 The 'Yellow Revolution' in India is associated with:

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2. increase in the production of fish and marine products
3. increase in the production of oil seeds
4. improvement in horticultural practices
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Q.98 In which year was the 'Saraswati Samman' instituted by the K.K. Birla Foundation?
Ans 1. 1990
2. 1999
3. 1991
4. 2000
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Q.99 Who is known as the 'Father of the Modern Seismology'?

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2. Nicolas Lemery
3. Keiiti Aki
4. Martin Lister
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Q.100 Abdul Kalam served as the _________ President of India from 2002 to 2007.
Ans 1. 13th
2. 11th
3. 14th
4. 12th
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Q.101 Which section of the AP Reorganisation Act, 2014 relates to the opportunities for
quality education?
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2. Section 95
3. Section 93
4. Section 92
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Q.102 In which year was Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) established?
Ans 1. 1998
2. 1997
3. 1999
4. 2000
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Q.103 The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) existed from:

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2. 1917-1992
3. 1917-1991
4. 1920-1991
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Q.104 Which of the following helps us to find the depth of the sea?
Ans 1. Decibel
2. Tachometer
3. Sound level meter
4. Echo sounder
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Q.105 Who is the author of 'Brihatkatha'?

Ans 1. Gunadhya
2. Umar Alisha
3. Abburi Chayadevi
4. Satyam Sankararaman
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Q.106 __________ was appointed as the 10th Chief Election Commissioner of India and
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2. Tirunellai Narayana Iyer Seshan
3. Elattuvalapil Sreedharan
4. Sunil Arora
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Q.107 Which Article of the Constitution of India provides 'legislation for giving effect to
international agreements'?
Ans 1. Article 253
2. Article 254
3. Article 256
4. Article255
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Q.108 In which year was the Self Help Group-Bank Linkage Programme started?
Ans 1. 2012
2. 1999
3. 1992
4. 1990
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Q.109 In terms of area _________is the largest district of Andhra Pradesh state.
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2. Kurnool
3. Chittoor
4. Guntur
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Q.110 When was the International Monetary Fund (IMF) established?

Ans 1. 29 December 1945
2. 28 December 1945
3. 25 December 1945
4. 27 December 1945
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Q.111 Who is the author of the book titled 'The Kashmir Dispute'?
Ans 1. Shiv Kunal Verma
2. Arun Shourie
3. Valay Singh
4. AG Noorani
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Q.112 Under whose leadership was the 'Harijan Sevak Sangh' movement initiated?
Ans 1. GK Devdhar
2. Dhondo Keshav Karve
3. Mahatma Gandhi
4. Gopal Krisha Gokhale
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Q.113 Which of the following is the largest biotic forest province in Andhra Pradesh?
Ans 1. Eastern Plateau
2. Central Plateau
3. East-coastal Plateau
4. Deccan Plateau
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Q.114 Who authored the book ‘Planning and the Poor’?

Ans 1. VKR Varadaraja
2. Manmohan Singh
3. BS Minhas
4. Raghuram Rajan
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Q.115 Which of the following is a man-made hazard?

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2. Fires
3. Droughts
4. Avalanches
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Q.116 The Hyogo Framework for Action (HFA) 2005-2015 is:

Ans 1. to combat global desertification
2. to prevent glacial melting at global level
3. to combat global climate change problem
4. to reduce disaster losses in lives and in the social, economic and environmental
assets at global level
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Q.117 Which of the following was the most devastating natural disaster that affected India in
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2. Bihar floods
3. Kerala floods
4. Cyclone Fani
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Q.118 Which article of the Constitution of India divides the subject areas of environment
protection legislation into Union List, State List and Concurrent List?
Ans 1. Article 248
2. Article 247
3. Article 245
4. Article 246
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Q.119 Which Indian state is known as the 'Falcon Capital' of the world?
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2. Manipur
3. Nagaland
4. Mizoram
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Q.120 Sling Psychrometer is used to measure:

Ans 1. Humidity
2. Speed
3. Distance
4. Hygrometer
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Q.121 Nanaji Deshmukh was:

Ans 1. the President of India
2. a social activist
3. a former chief minister
4. a renowned doctor
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Q.122 In 1961, the Indian Army liberated ---------- from the Portuguese and it became a Union
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Ans 1. Andaman Nicobar
2. Goa
3. Lakshadweep
4. Pondicherry
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Q.123 As of January 2020, who was the Chairman of the National Human Rights
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Ans 1. S Rajendra Babu
2. Justice HL Dattu
3. Justice Pinaki Chandra Ghose
4. Justice Ranganath Mishra
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Q.124 Which country launched the world's first satellite?

Ans 1. USA
2. The Soviet Union
3. UK
4. China
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Q.125 As of January 2020, who was the Chief Economist of the World Bank Group?
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2. Martin Rama
3. Hans Timmer
4. Greg Palast
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APPSC Polytechnic College Lectures 15th March 2020 S1

Section : General Studies and Mental Ability

Q.1 Which is the oldest landmass in Andhra Pradesh?

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Q.3 On which day is 'International Day of Education' celebrated?

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Q.4 What is the currency of Hungary?

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Q.6 The study of grasses is known as:

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2. Partnership for the goals

3. Peace, justice and strong institution

4. Life below water

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Q.13 Satya Pal Malik is governor of _______ as on November 2019.

3. Jammu and Kashmir

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2. Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar

4. Bakim Chandra Chatopadhyay

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Q.17 The National Institute of Disaster Management is located at:

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2. Newton’s fourth law of motion

3. Newton’s third law of motion

4. Newton’s first law of motion

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Q.25 On which day is 'Army Day' celebrated in India?

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2. Goods and Services

3. Goods and Surcharge

4. Goodwill and Services

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Q.28 In which year was the wheel invented?

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Q.30 Who founded the 'Servants of India Society'?

4. Gopal Krishna Gokhale

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2. Srijan Pal Singh

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3. Chief Justice of India

4. Prime Minister of India

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Q.35 Spam is: