APP • General Studies
Who was popularly known as the Napoleon of India?
A)
Chandragupta I
B)
Chandragupta II
C)
Valabbhai Patel
D)
Samudragupta
Option D: Samudragupta. This matches the standard definition or established fact for the concept asked.
APP • General Studies
When was the first railway line opened in India?
A)
1844
B)
1852
C)
1853
D)
1875
India's first railway line, Bombay to Thane, opened in 1853.
APP • General Studies
The largest contributor of air pollution in India is:
A)
Thermal plants
B)
Industries
C)
Vehicles
D)
Domestic wastes
Option C: Vehicles. This matches the standard definition or established fact for the concept asked.
APP • General Studies
The oldest mountain ranges in India are
A)
The Himalayas
B)
The Nilgiris
C)
The Vindhiyas
D)
The Aravallis
The Aravallis are among India's oldest mountain ranges.
APP • General Studies
The Ozone layer lies in the
A)
Troposphere
B)
Tropopause
C)
Stratosphere
D)
Photosphere
The ozone layer is concentrated in the stratosphere.
APP • General Studies
The weight of an object will be minimum when it is placed at ?
A)
The North Pole
B)
The South Pole
C)
The Center of the Earth
D)
The Equator
Weight is minimum at the equator because effective gravity is lowest there.
APP • General Studies
Fiscal deficit means
A)
It is a measure of borrowing of an economy
B)
It is total expenditure less total receipts excluding borrowings
C)
It reflects decrease in tax collections of the year
D)
It means lack of liquidity and earnings for the economy
Fiscal deficit equals total expenditure minus total receipts excluding borrowings.
APP • General Studies
Which of the following was honored with Special Humanitarian action award 2020 by UNDP?
A)
Amitabh Bachchan
B)
Amir Khan
C)
Sonu Sood
D)
Amit Shah
Option C: Sonu Sood. This matches the standard definition or established fact for the concept asked.
APP • General Studies
Nitrus Oxide,(N 2 O) is commonly known as
A)
Marsh Gas
B)
Tear Gas
C)
Laughing Gas
D)
Gypsum
Option C: Laughing Gas. This matches the standard definition or established fact for the concept asked.
APP • General Studies
Mangrove vegetation in India is most extensive in
A)
Malabar
B)
Rann of Kutchh
C)
Sunderbans
D)
None of these
The Sundarbans are India's most extensive mangrove region.
APP • General Studies
The Mizo idiom ‘Mahni malchunga sa chan’ means
A)
Mi vannei
B)
Mahni hmasial
C)
Thilpek dawng
D)
Mahni inti na lui
Option B: Mahni hmasial. The selected option is the grammatically or semantically correct form.
APP • General Studies
Reducing the amount of future climate change is called:
A)
Mitigation
B)
Geo- engineering
C)
Adaptation
D)
Syncronization
Mitigation reduces the magnitude of future climate change by reducing emissions or enhancing sinks.
APP • General Studies
According to the constitution of India, Lok Sabha must meet at least –
A)
Thrice a year with no more than two months between sessions
B)
Twice each year with no more than four months between sessions
C)
Twice each year with no more than 6 months between sessions
D)
Twice each year with no more than three months between sessions
The Constitution requires that no more than six months may elapse between sessions of Parliament.
APP • General Studies
Consider the following statements: The Cripps Proposals include the provision for- 1) Full Independence for India 2) Creation of Constitution making body. Which of the above statements given is / are correct?
A)
1 only
B)
2 only
C)
neither 1 nor 2
D)
both 1 and 2
The Cripps Proposals provided for a constitution-making body, but not immediate full independence; only statement 2 is correct.
APP • General Studies
An individual whose blood type is B may in an emergency donate blood to a person whose blood type is -
A)
AB or B
B)
AB or A
C)
A or O
D)
B or A
Type B blood can be donated to recipients with B or AB blood groups.
APP • General Studies
The rate at which RBI gives short term loan to commercial banks is called
A)
Reverse Repo Rate
B)
Repo Rate
C)
SLR
D)
Cash Reserve Ratio
The repo rate is the rate at which RBI lends short-term funds to commercial banks against eligible securities.
APP • General Studies
The SI unit of temperature is
A)
Temperature
B)
Ampere
C)
Watt
D)
Kelvin
Option D: Kelvin. The result follows from the standard engineering relationship for the stated conditions.
APP • General Studies
Index ‘Residex” is associated with
A)
Share Prices
B)
Mutual Fund Prices
C)
Price Inflation Index
D)
Land Prices
Residex tracks land and residential property prices.
APP • General Studies
When was the first bamboo flowering, also known as ‘Mau tam’ happened in Mizoram?
A)
1872
B)
1862
C)
1881
D)
1884
The well-known historical Mautam bamboo flowering occurred in 1862 in the cited historical cycle.
APP • General Studies
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has recently launched the country’s first seaplane service in the state of
A)
Tamil Nadu
B)
Odisha
C)
Gujarat
D)
Andra Pradesh
The first seaplane service launched by the Prime Minister was in Gujarat.
APP • General Studies
Who was the first Governor General of Free India?
A)
Subhash Chandra Bose
B)
Jawaharlal Nehru
C)
C. Rajagopalachari
D)
Rajendra Prasad
Option C: C. Rajagopalachari. This matches the standard definition or established fact for the concept asked.
APP • General Studies
“Politburo” is a term associated with
A)
Communist Party
B)
Samajwadi Party
C)
Congress Party
D)
Aam Aadmi Party
Option A: Communist Party. This matches the standard definition or established fact for the concept asked.
APP • General Studies
Who is the first law officer of the Government of India?
A)
The Chief Justice of India
B)
Union law Minister
C)
Attorney General of India
D)
Union Law Secretary
The Attorney General is the first law officer of the Union.
APP • General Studies
The most visually striking evidence of global warming is:
A)
The increased precipitation along the Gulf coast states
B)
Highly varying temperature fluctuations felt during the winter months
C)
Rapid melting of glacial ice on nearly every continent
D)
Decrease in the ocean water level
Rapid melting of glaciers across continents is a major visible indicator of global warming.
APP • General Studies
To provide a safe airport amid COVID-19, which of the following cities has introduced India’s first ever fully contactless airport car parking with contact less toll transaction for their passengers?
A)
Delhi
B)
Mumbai
C)
Kolkatta
D)
Hyderabad
Option D: Hyderabad. This matches the standard definition or established fact for the concept asked.
