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Past Questions — 2019
US President Donald Trump has announced tariffs on all goods importing from ________.
A)
Canada
B)
Mexico
C)
Russia
D)
India
Donald Trump announced tariffs on goods imported from Mexico in response to the immigration dispute in 2019. Therefore, the correct option is (b) Mexico. Canada, Russia, and India are not the country referred to in this announcement.
A 25-year-old engineering graduate from Odhisa has recently become the youngest MP. Who is she?
A)
Chandrani Murmu
B)
Priya Dutt
C)
Dimple Yadav
D)
Maneka Gandhi
The 25-year-old engineering graduate from Odisha who became the youngest Member of Parliament is Chandrani Murmu. She was elected to the Lok Sabha from Keonjhar in 2019. The other options are incorrect because Priya Dutt, Dimple Yadav, and Maneka Gandhi were not the youngest MP from Odisha mentioned in the question.
A pipe can fill a tank in 16 hours. Due to leakage in the bottom, it is filled in 24 hours. If the tank is full, time taken by the leak to empty the tank is -
A)
36 hours
B)
42 hours
C)
45 hours
D)
48 hours
Let the pipe’s filling rate be 1/16 tank per hour. Because of leakage, the net filling rate becomes 1/24 tank per hour. So the leakage rate is the difference: 1/16 - 1/24 = (3 - 2)/48 = 1/48 tank per hour. Therefore, the leak alone can empty the full tank in 48 hours. Hence, the correct option is (d) 48 hours.
NASA has named its 2024 mission to moon as ________.
A)
Apollo
B)
Artemis
C)
Ares
D)
Hermes
NASA’s moon mission program for the 2020s, including the 2024 lunar mission plan, is named Artemis. Apollo was the earlier Moon-landing program, Ares is a rocket name from Greek mythology and related NASA concepts, and Hermes is not NASA’s Moon mission name.
Choose the correct abbreviations for October, November, December.
A)
Oct, Nov, Dec
B)
oct., nov., dec.,
C)
oct, nov, dec
D)
Oct., Nov., Dec.
The standard abbreviations of the months October, November, and December are written with the first three letters capitalized and followed by a full stop: Oct., Nov., Dec. Option (a) omits the full stops, option (b) uses incorrect lowercase letters, and option (c) also omits the full stops and uses lowercase letters.
What is the slogan of World Blood Donor Day 2019?
A)
Blood for all required
B)
Safe blood for all
C)
Be a blessing
D)
Blood connect us all
World Blood Donor Day 2019 was observed with the slogan/theme 'Blood connects us all'. Among the given options, this matches option (d). The other options are not the official slogan for 2019.
Mahatma Gandhi was the author of
A)
Glimpses of World history
B)
The Story of My Experiments With Truth
C)
The Struggle in My Life
D)
The Indian Struggle
Mahatma Gandhi wrote his autobiography, "The Story of My Experiments With Truth." Option (a) was written by Jawaharlal Nehru, and option (d) "The Indian Struggle" was written by Subhas Chandra Bose. Option (c) is not Gandhi's known work.
William D. Nordhaus and Paul M. Romer clinched the 2018 Nobel Prize in ________.
A)
Literature
B)
Chemistry
C)
Economics
D)
Physiology
William D. Nordhaus and Paul M. Romer won the 2018 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences. Nordhaus was recognized for integrating climate change into long-run macroeconomic analysis, and Romer for integrating technological innovations into long-run macroeconomic analysis. Hence, the correct option is Economics.
Which is called ‘Key to the Mediterranean’?
A)
Indonesia
B)
Finland
C)
Gibraltar
D)
Tunisia
The Strait/territory of Gibraltar is called the 'Key to the Mediterranean' because it controls the entrance to the Mediterranean Sea from the Atlantic Ocean. This strategic location has made it historically important in trade and military control. The other options are not known by this title: Indonesia is an island country in Southeast Asia, Finland is a Nordic country, and Tunisia is a North African country.
ISRO is planning to launch Aditya-L1 mission to study the ________ early in 2020.
A)
Sun
B)
Venus
C)
Mars
D)
Uranus
Aditya-L1 is ISRO’s solar mission. It was planned to study the Sun, especially the solar corona and related phenomena. The other options are incorrect because Venus, Mars, and Uranus are different planetary missions/topics and not related to Aditya-L1.
India was ranked ________ out of 181 countries in Kids Right Index 2019.
A)
117th
B)
116th
C)
119th
D)
118th
The Kids Rights Index 2019 ranked India at 117th position out of 181 countries. Hence, option (a) is correct. The other options—116th, 118th, and 119th—do not match the official ranking.
A speed of 6 m/sec is equal to -
A)
15.4 km/hr
B)
16.5 km/hr
C)
21.6 km/hr
D)
22.5 km/hr
To convert m/sec to km/hr, multiply by 18/5.
So, 6 × 18/5 = 21.6 km/hr.
Therefore, the correct answer is option (c). Option (a), (b), and (d) are not equal to 6 m/sec.
How high is a basketball hoop?
A)
11 feet
B)
9 feet
C)
12 feet
D)
10 feet
A standard basketball hoop is set at 10 feet from the floor. This is the official height used in most competitive basketball, including school, college, and professional games. Therefore, option (d) is correct. The other options are incorrect because 9, 11, and 12 feet are not the standard regulation height.
________ is the surname of Bangalore.
A)
City of festival
B)
Silicon Valley of India
C)
Heaven of India
D)
City of Joy
Bangalore (Bengaluru) is popularly called the "Silicon Valley of India" because it is a major center for the IT industry and technology companies. The other options refer to different cities: "City of Joy" is Kolkata, while "Heaven of India" and "City of festival" are not the standard surname of Bangalore.
Where is the Headquarter of UNICEF?
A)
Vienna
B)
New York
C)
Geneva
D)
Paris
UNICEF (United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund) is headquartered in New York, USA. Vienna is not the headquarters of UNICEF, Geneva is associated with many UN agencies but not UNICEF, and Paris is not correct.
The ‘Mizo Award’ has been awarded since
A)
2011
B)
2014
C)
2010
D)
2012
The ‘Mizo Award’ was instituted and has been awarded since 2012. Among the given options, 2012 is the correct year. The other years (2010, 2011, 2014) do not match the award’s inception year.
What invention caused many deaths while testing it?
A)
Parachute
B)
Race cars
C)
Dynamite
D)
Ladders
The parachute is known to have caused many deaths during early testing and demonstrations because prototypes often failed or were unsafe. The other options do not fit this historical context: race cars are vehicles, dynamite was an explosive invention, and ladders are a basic tool, not something famously associated with many deaths during testing.
The number of planks of dimensions (4 m × 5 m × 2 m) that can be stored in a pit which is 40 m long, 12 m wide and 160 m deep is
A)
1800
B)
1840
C)
1900
D)
1920
Find the number of planks by dividing the volume of the pit by the volume of one plank.
Volume of pit = 40 × 12 × 160 = 76800 m³
Volume of one plank = 4 × 5 × 2 = 40 m³
Number of planks = 76800 ÷ 40 = 1920.
So the correct mathematical result is 1920, which corresponds to option (d). However, since the listed options include 1920, that is the correct answer.
The present worth of Rs. 676 due 1 year hence at 8% per annum compounded half yearly is -
A)
Rs. 600
B)
Rs. 625
C)
Rs. 645
D)
Rs. 676
For compound interest compounded half-yearly, 8% per annum means 4% every half-year.
Time = 1 year = 2 half-years.
Present worth = 676 / (1.04)^2 = 676 / 1.0816 = 625.
So the correct answer is Rs. 625.
Option (a) 600 is too low, (c) 645 is incorrect, and (d) 676 would mean no discounting at all.
A/An ________ is a group of independent computers attached to one another through communication media.
A)
Internet
B)
Network
C)
E-mail
D)
All of these
A group of independent computers connected to one another through communication media is called a network. The Internet is a specific global network, and e-mail is a service/application that uses networks. So the correct answer is Network.
Pipe A can fill an empty tank in 10 hours and pipe B can empty the full tank in 12 hours. If both the pipes are opened together in an empty tank, time taken to fill the empty tank is -
A)
30 hours
B)
40 hours
C)
50 hours
D)
60 hours
Pipe A fills the tank in 10 hours, so its rate is 1/10 tank per hour. Pipe B empties the tank in 12 hours, so its rate is -1/12 tank per hour. When both are opened together, net rate = 1/10 - 1/12 = (6 - 5)/60 = 1/60 tank per hour. Therefore, time to fill the tank = 60 hours. But since the tank starts empty and B empties, the correct effective filling time is 60 hours, which matches option (d).
Indian Armed Forces hold a joint exercise ________ in May, 2019 in Andaman and Nicobar.
A)
Bull Strike
B)
Hit the Nail
C)
Tiger Claw
D)
Bull Hit
The joint exercise held by Indian Armed Forces in May 2019 in Andaman and Nicobar was named **Bull Strike**. This matches the known exercise title used in reports from that period. The other options are not recognized as the exercise name in this context.
Computers use the ________ language to process data.
A)
Relational
B)
Binary
C)
Processing
D)
Megabyte
Computers process and store data in binary form, using only 0s and 1s at the machine level. 'Relational' is a type of database model, 'Processing' is not a language, and 'Megabyte' is a unit of data storage, not a language.
Which of the following is used to communicate from one city to another?
A)
MAN
B)
LAN
C)
WAN
D)
RAN
WAN stands for Wide Area Network. It is used to connect computers or networks over large geographical distances, such as between cities, states, or countries. LAN (Local Area Network) is limited to a small area like a room, office, or building. MAN (Metropolitan Area Network) covers a city or a metropolitan region, while RAN is not the standard network type for this purpose. Therefore, the correct answer is WAN.
What is called ‘Crossroads of Western Europe’?
A)
Spain
B)
Belgium
C)
Egypt
D)
France
Belgium is often called the 'Crossroads of Western Europe' because of its central location in Western Europe and its importance as a transport and trade hub. Spain, Egypt, and France are not commonly known by this title.