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1. Processed data is known as— Information
2. Who invented logarithms? — John Napier
3. The largest gland of the human body is — Liver
4. Photosynthesis in plants takes place in — Leaves
5. Insects that transmit diseases are known as — Vectors
6. _____ gets converted to phosgene, when exposed to sunlight. — Chloroform
7. Who discovered benzene? — Michael Faraday
8. Who built Gateway of India? — British Government
9. Bhangra is a folk dance of — Punjab
10. If the break-even quantity for a factory whose variable cost of manufacturing a cell
is Rs.15 and selling price is Rs.24 is 2,400 units, find the fixed cost of the factory. — Rs.
21600
11. At the equilibrium price — Quantity demanded is equal to quantity supplied
12. ______ is emitted from automobile exhaust is poisonous. — Carbon Monoxide
13. Molybdenite is as ore/mineral of — Molybdenum
14. Which state has decided to recruit transgender people as jail wardens? — Odisha
15. What are Equinox days? — When day and night are equal
16. Which is the largest Union Territory of India? — Andaman and Nicobar Islands
17. Mahatma Gandhi was born in which year? — 1869
18. Jahangir was born in the year? — 1569
19. Who won the Bharat Ratna on his 100th birthday? — D.K. Karve
20. Physical quantities, which have ______ only and no_____ are called scalar
quantities. — Magnitude, Direction
21. Sudden fall in the barometric reading is an indication of — Storm
22. The Rajya Sabha members are elected for a term of_____ years. — 6
23. The National Anthem was adopted by the Constituent Assembly in — 24th January
1950
24. Who won the National Snooker Championship 2016? — Aditya Mehta
25. Who is the author of ‘Train to Pakistan’? — Khushwant Singh
26. The unit of measurement of a word length is — Byte
27. Who invented E-Mail? — VA Shiva Ayyadurai
28. Ammonia is also used as a — Bio fertilizer
29. ______ is an insectivorous plant? — Utricularia
30. ______ is a multibranched polysaccharide of glucose that serves as a form of energy
storage in animals and fungi. — Glycogen
31. Which gas leaked in the Bhopal Gas tragedy in December 1984? — Methyl isocynate
32. _____ is used for making vinegar. — Acetic acid
33. Who built Shantiniketan? — Rabindra Nath Tagore
34. The language in which Buddha preached? — Pail
35. If the average total cost are Rs 54, total fixed cost is Rs. 45000 and quantity
produced is 2500 units, find the average variable costs (in Rs) of the firm. — 36
36. The law of demand states that — If the price of a good increases, the quantity
demanded of that good decreases
37. Major portion of the earth’s crust is mainly constit uted by — Oxygen and Silicon
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38. Cinnabar is an ore/mineral of — Mercury

39. Who played the lead character in the movie “Bandit Queen”? — Seema Biswas
40. If a star bigger than Sun, but not more than twice as big, it will turn into a — Pulsar
41. Name the largest desert of Asia? — Gobi Desert
42. Who was appointed by Akbar as his Court Musician? — Mian Tansen
43. Ashoka was a king of which dynasty? — Maurya
44. Which Indian won a Nobel Peace Prize in 2014? — Kailash Satyarthi
45. One nanometer is equal to ______ meters. — 10 raised to the power (-9)
46. What is the unit of relative density? — It has no unit
47. To be a voter in India, what is the minimum qualifying age? — 18 Years
48. Indian Constitution came into force on — 26th January 1950
49. The first Asian city to host Summer Olympic was?— Tokyo
50. Who is the author of “ I Too Had A Love Story”? — Ravinder Singh
51. On 2 December 2019, who became the first female pilot of the Indian Navy? Shivangi
52. ‘Saga Dawa’ is one of the biggest Buddhist festivals. In which one of the following
states is it celebrated? Sikkim
53. Which of the following Bollywood veterans was chosen for the 66th Dadasaheb Phalke Award
for 2018? Amitabh Bachchan
54. Which is the second largest river basin in India that covers 10% of the country’s area? Godavari
55. Who founded the Indian Statistical Institute (ISI) in Calcutta? Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis
56. The Atrial wall of the human heart secretes a very important peptide hormone. What is the
name of that hormone? ANF
57. How many times did Pankaj Advani win the ‘IBSF World Billiards Championship’? 22
58. Which article of the Constitution of India mentions that the Lok Sabha must have a Speaker
and a Deputy Speaker? Article 93
59. With which of the following sports is Bhamidipati Sai Praneeth associated? Badminton
60. In which process is a protective zinc coating applied on iron to prevent it from rusting?
Galvanisation
61. Who became the first player in history to win the ‘Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy’ for ‘ICC Cricketer
of the Year’? Virat Kohli
62. What is the range of the intensity scale used in measuring earthquakes? 1 to 12
63. In the context of the mesosphere, which of the following statements is NOT correct? In this
layer temperature rises very rapidly with increasing height.
64. Which Indian actress was chosen for the ‘2020 Crystal Award’ given by the World Economic
Forum for spreading awareness about mental health? Deepika Padukone
65. Which forest is also referred to as ‘Monsoon Forests’? Tropical Deciduous Forests
66. What disease is caused by insulin deficiency? Diabetes mellitus
67. In a computer, which unit is responsible for processing data and is also called the electronic
brain of the computer? Central Processing Unit (CPU)
68. Who was best known for hoisting the Indian National Congress flag at the Gowalia Tank
maidan in Bombay during the Quit India Movement? Aruna Asaf Ali
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69. Which of the following is INCORRECTLY paired? Pedology – Phyto geography

70. ‘Aatish-i-Chinar’ (Flames of Chinar) is the autobiography of which politician? Sheikh
Muhammad Abdullah
71. According to the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), what is India’s rank in the 2019 worldwide
Index of Cancer Preparedness (ICP)? 19
72. Who introduced the 'Doctrine of Lapse'? Lord Dalhousie
73. On which day is Constitution Day celebrated every year in India? 26 November
74. In which year were the ‘Kalbelia’ folk songs and dances of Rajasthan included in UNESCO’s
representative list of Intangible Cultural Heritage? 2010
75. Which of the following companies was chosen for the UN Global Climate Action Award in the
‘Carbon Neutral Now’ category in September 2019? Infosys
76. New Delhi's Lotus Temple was designed by an architect from ______. Iran
77. When did the Sarkaria Commission submit its report? 1988
78. Which country is to train Indian flight surgeons to enable them to monitor the
health of astronauts selected for the human space mission Gaganyaan? France
79. The famous Gupta period Dashavatara Temple, recognised as one of the earliest
Panchayatan temples in north India, is located at: Deogarh
80. Who among the following took charge as the 39th President of the BCCI in October
2019? Sourav Ganguly
81. Which of the following divisions of plants does NOT have a well differentiated body?
Thallophyta
82. What is the name of the first crude oil pipeline constructed in India? Naharkatia-
Nunmati Barauni Pipeline
83. What was the magnitude of the Indian Ocean Tsunami 2004? 9.1
84. In the field of computing, what does ENIAC stand for? Electronic Numerical
Integrator and Computer
85. Which of the following sectors of the economy has the highest share in India's GDP?
Service
86. The F7 key is commonly used in Microsoft programs such as Microsoft Word,
Outlook, etc. checking spellings and grammar
87. The National Game of Bhutan is: archery
88. Which of the following banks prints the currency notes in India? Reserve Bank of
India
89. During the phenomenon of aphelion, the approximate distance between the earth
and the sun is: 152 million km
90. The novel ‘Chanakya’ which won the Sahitya Akademi Award in 2019 was in which
language? Assamese
91. What is the symbol of Tin? Sn
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92. What is the approximate speed of sound in distilled water at 25°C (77°F)? 1498 m/s
93. Which of the following Articles of the Constitution of India has a provision for the
Constitution of Legislatures in States? 168
94. Who was the founder of the City of Hyderabad? Nizam-ul-Mulk
95. How many West African nations agreed to change the name of their common
currency from ‘CFA Franc’ to ‘Eco’ in December 2019? 5
96. Ethiopia’s first satellite was launched from which Country's Space Station in
December 2019? China
97. Most of the atmospheric Ozone is found in which layer of atmosphere? Stratosphere
98. Miss Universe 2019 is the native of which of the following nations? France
99. Bhatiali is the folk music of which of the following states? West Bengal
100. ‘Bhagta Parab', a tribal festival that is celebrated between the period of spring and summer,
originated in the state of ______. Jharkhand
101. Which is the correctly matched option of captain of cricket team and year of World
Cup victory? Kapil Dev – 1983
102. Which of the following parts of the human body releases carbon dioxide, brought
in by the blood, from the rest of the body? Alveoli
103. Which of the following schemes launched by the present government has been
correctly matched with its purpose? SUMAN Scheme – Free medicines to pregnant
women
104. National Sports Day of India is celebrated on 29 August every year in honour of
which sportsperson? Major Dhyan Chand Singh
105. The award given to the best coach among coaches of all the different games is
known as ______. Dronacharya Award
106. Who was the chairman of the drafting committee of the Constitution of India? B.R.
Ambedkar
107. As of January 2020, who was the chief of the Indian Army? Manoj Mukund
Naravane
108. When was the ‘Quit India Movement’ started? August 1942
109. ______ is no longer considered as a planet within Earth's Solar system. Pluto
110. In which year did the convention on wetlands, the 'Ramsar Convention', come into
force in India? 1982
111. Who among the following is NOT a well known Tabla player in Hindustani
classical style of music? Amjad Ali
112. Who appoints the Chief Justice of India? President of India
113. Mughal emperor Shah Jahan got the monument Taj Mahal constructed in memory
of his wife ______. Mumtaz Mahal
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114. Which Rajput ruler of Mewar in 1576 fought the Battle of Haldighati and then fled
the field on his horse, Chetak? Maharana Pratap
115. Which are the biodiversity hotspots of India? Western Ghats, North East India,
Sunderland
116. Who wrote the book ‘My Experiments with Truth’? M.K. Gandhi
117. The three-carbon molecules broken down from six-carbon molecules of glucose
during the first step in the process of nutrition in all organisms is called: pyruvate
118. The 'transformation curve' is also known as the: production possibility curve
119. ______ refers to money that has already been spent and which cannot be recovered.
Sunk cost
120. Which of the following statements about firewall (in the context of computing) is
INCORRECT? It is unable to permit legitimate communication to pass.
121. Which American President won the Nobel Peace Prize? Barack Obama
122. With which neighboring country does Gujarat share its border? Pakistan
123. What is the name of the force with which earth pulls everything towards itself?
Gravity
124. ‘Rangoli Bihu’ one of the major festival of Assam is celebrated in the month
of______. April
125. Which of the following state's legislative assembly adopted a redesigned logo consisting of
the National Emblem and the State flower - the Foxtail Orchid (Rhynchostylis Retusa) on 9 January
2020? Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly
126. Which river originates from Tibet and enters India through Arunachal Pradesh?
Brahmaputra River
127. Who won the ‘Most Valuable Player of the Series’ award in IPL 2019? Andre
Russell
128.The novel 'Quichotte' was shortlisted for the ‘2019 Booker Prize’. Who is the author of
this book? Salman Rushdie
129. How many districts of Uttar Pradesh started the second phase of Mission
Indradhanush 2.0 at the block level on 7 January 2020? 35
130. In which battle did Ahmad Shah Abdali defeat the Marathas? Third battle of
Panipat
131. Which law states that the volume of an ideal gas at constant pressure is directly
proportional to the absolute temperature? Charles's law
132. What is the full form of PROM? Programmable read-only memory
133. On August 2019, Rambir Singh Khokhar won the ‘Dronacharya award’ in the
lifetime
category for his contribution in ______. Kabaddi
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144. Who threw a bomb in the central legislative assembly along with Bhagat Singh to
protest against the Public Safety Bill in 1929? Batukeshwar Dutt
145. ‘Mayurbhanj Chhau’ is a folk dance form of which state? Odisha
146. With reference to metals and their ores, which of the following pairs is
INCORRECT? Mercury (Hg) – Greenockite
147. Who was the first Asian player to win the Junior Wimbledon's Boys singles title?
Ramanathan Krishnan
148. Which of the following eye disorders is known as ‘lazy eye’? Amblyopia
149. Which company was ranked as the largest profit making PSU in India for the fiscal
year 2018-2019? Oil & Natural Gas Corporation
150. Who is known as the ‘Father of Public Sector Undertakings’ in India? V
Krishnamurthy
151. The December 1929 session of Congress, in which the resolution for 'Poorna
Swaraj' was passed, was presided over by: Jawaharlal Nehru
152. Who described the preamble of Indian Constitution as the 'Political horoscope of
the Indian Constitution'? Kanhaiyalal Maniklal Munshi
153. Which Indian social activist and politician led the Self-Respect Movement or
Dravidian Movement against Brahminism? Erode Venkatappa Ramasamy
154. Garo-Khasi range is located in which Indian state? Meghalaya
155. Which is the tallest waterfall of India with a height of 1,493 ft? Kunchikal Falls,
Karnataka
156. In which year did UNESCO include Yoga in its Intangible Cultural Heritage list?
2016
157. Who is the only Indian to have won the United Nations Award in the field of
human rights? Baba Amte
158. Which sanctuary is famous for endangered Estuarine Crocodiles conservation in
India? Bhitarkanika Wildlife Sanctuary, Odisha
159. _______ are identified by the compiler? — Logical Errors
160. Who invented Helicopter? — Sikorsky
161.The disease Beri Beri is caused due to the deficiency of ? — Vitamin B1
162. Chlorophyll was first isolated and named by — Caventou and Pelletier
163. Which orgnism does not fit into the Cell Theory? — Virus
164. Tendency to gain electrons is not a characteristic of —Tendency to gain electrons
165. Ethylene is a _______ molecule. — Nonpolar
166. Gateway of India built by — George Wittet
167. Where was Pablo Picasso from? — Spain
168 If the fixed costs of a factory producing candles is Rs 20,000. selling price is Rs 30
per dozen candles and variable cost is Rs 1.5 per candle. What is the break-even
quantity? — 20000
169. The demand curve facing a perfectly competitive firm is — Perfectly elastic
170. If water smells bad, then that odour can be removed by adding — Activated carbon
171. Where is the Film and Television Institute of India located? — Pune
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172. What is the mean temperature of Earth? — 16 degree Celsius

173. Raipur is the capital of which Indian State? — Chhattisgarh
174. What is the minimum age to contest Lok Sabha elections? — 25 years
175. Where was Mahatma Gandhi born? — Gujarat
176. Bahadur Shah (First) was born in the year — 1643
177. Who was the first American to win Nobel peace prize? — Theodore Roosevelt
178. Acceleration is — Directly proportional to force
179. If ice floating on water in vessel melts, the water level in the vessel — Does not
change
180. The Constitution of India was framed by — Constituent Assembly
181. First Indian to score a triple century in Test Cricket — Virendra Sehwag
182. Who was the author of ‘Interpreter of Maladies? — Jhumpa Lahiri
183. Nagarhole National Park is part of the _______ Bio-sphere Reserve. — Nilgiri
184. Raymond Samuel Tomilson is famous for developing— E-Mail
185. Sewing machine was invented by — Isaac Singer
186. Which is the second largest gland of Human Body? — Pancreas
187. Annova squamosa is the scientific name of — Custard Apple
188. Binomial Nomenclature was founded by — Carl Linnaeus
189. Acids are _______ of electricity in aqueous solution.— Good Conductor
190. ______ is used in making liquors, medicines and as a fuel in aircrafts. — Ethyl
alcohol
191. The famous ‘Hawa Mahal’ is in which city of Rajasthan? — Jaipur
192. Where is Pushkar Fair held? — Rajasthan
193. If a person’s income increases from Rs. 10 lakhs per year to Rs.11 lakhs per year
and tax increases from Rs.80,000 to Rs.92,500 the marginal tax rate is — 12.50%
194. Which tax is entirely borne by the entity it is levied upon and cannot be passed?
— Direct tax
195. Kaziranga Natioanal Park is the only natural habitat of which endangered specie?
— One-Horned-Rhinos
196. Magnetite is an ore/mineral of — Iron
197. Who directed the movie “The man who knew infinity’? — Mattew Brown
198. Which are not inner planets? — Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
199. Earth is also known as — Blue planet
200. Who was the last Mughal emperor? — Bahadur Shah
201. Lal Bahadur Shastri was born in the year — 1904
202. First Indian to win an individual Olympic medal? — K.D. Jadhav
203. Light travels fastest in — Vacuum
204. What is impulse equal to? — Change in momentum
205. Which coutnry’s constitution is the world’s longest? — India
206. Who addresses as the Chairman of Rajya Sabha? — Vice-President
207. Ryder Cup is associated with which sport? — Golf
208. Who worte the book “Passage to India”? — E.M Foster
209. What is the mascot of Linux operating system? — Penguin
210. Dynamite was invented by — Alfred Nobel
211. The instrument used to measure Blood Pressure is — Sphygmomanometer
212. ______ induces nitrogen fixation in soil. — Bacteria
213. ______ is the largest known cell. — Ostrich Egg
214. The lowest layer of atmosphere is called — Troposphere
215. ______ is used to generate light, to weld metals. — Acetylene
216. Who built Hawa Mahal? — Maharaja Pratap Singh
217. Dandiya is a popular dance form of — Gujarat
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218. If quantity of good X demanded increases from 2300 to 2700 when price of good Y
increases from Rs. 45 to Rs. 55. find Arc Cross elasticity of demand. — 0.8
219. ______ is not an assumption of perfect competition. — Average total costs continually
decrease
220. The association of animals in which both the partners are benefitted is known as
— Mutualism
221. Keoladeo Ghana National Park in Rajasthan was for- merly called as — Bharatpur Bird
Sanctuary
221. Mona Lisa is painted on — Wood
222. What is the study of Moon called? — Selenology
223. Which is the largest and deepest ocean? — Pacific
224. Chanakya was known as — Kautilaya
225. Jawaharlal Nehru was born in the year — 1889
226. What is the venue of 2020 Summer Olympics? — Tokyo
227. For what is Radiocarbon dating technique used? — To estimate the age of fossils
228. The strain produced in a body is directly proportional to the stress applied on it, is
called — Hooke’s law
229. Which article specifies Imposition of President’s Rule in States? — Article 356
230. Who is the Chairman of the Planning Commission? — Prime Minister
231. The first woman Chess Grandmaster from India is — S. Vijayalakshmi
232. Who wrote ‘Romeo & Juliet’? — William Shakespeare
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