Note 01 :- # refers extra related questions.
Note 02 :- @ refers extra related points .
01. Who defined the concept of ecosystem?
(A) Arthur Tansley
(B) Evelyn Hutchinson
(C) Raymond Lindeman
(D) Charles Elton
Answer :- Arthur Tansley
@ The term ecosystem was first used in 1935.
@ It was used by British ecologist Arthur Tansley.
@ He used it to draw attention to the importance of transfers of materials between organisms and their environment.
02. Which is the second largest language spoken in the world?
(A) Mandarin
(B) Spanish
(C) English
(D) Hindi
ANSI :- Mandarin
03. Evolution Theory was given by:
(A) Charles Darwin
(B) Charles Dickens
(C) Albert Einstein
(D) Isac Newton
Answer :- Charles Darwin
@ The theory of evolution by natural selection, first formulated in Darwin's book "On the Origin of Species" in 1859.
04. What is a light pen?
(A) Micro tip pen
(B) Input device
(C) pen to write in the dark
(D) Weightless pen
Answer :- Input device
@ A light pen is a light-sensitive pointing input device commonly used to select or otherwise modify text or data on a screen.
@ Used with a CRT monitor, these devices were an early form of manipulating and highlighting data on the screen.
05. Who is the present Chief Justice of India? [ 2021 ]
(A) H.L. Datu
(B) Raghuram Rajan
(C) N. V. Ramana
(D) T. S. Nobleman
Answer :- N. V. Ramana
@ The current incumbent is N. V. Ramana who took office of Chief Justice of India on 24 April 2021.
06. Real is the currency of which country?
(A) China
(B) Cuba
(C) Brazil
(D) Gambia
Answer :- Brazil
07. Which of the following is an example of chemical change?
(A) Sublimation
(B) Crystallization
(C) Neutralization
(D) Distillation
Answer :- Neutralization
@Neutralization is an example of chemical reaction.
@ A neutralization reaction is when an acid and a base react to form water and a salt and involves the combination of H+ ions and OH- ions to generate water.
The neutralization of a strong acid and strong base has a pH equal to 7.
@ The neutralization of a strong acid and strong base has a pH equal to 7
08. Who was the first person to be awarded the Dadasaheb Phalke Award?
(A) Prithviraj Kapoor
(B) Lata Mangeshkar
(C) Satyajit Rai
(D) Devika Rani
Answer :- Devika Rani
09. Which sanctuary was formerly known as Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary?
(A) Samaspur Bird Sanctuary
(B) Mayani Bird Sanctuary
(C) Salim Ali Bird Sanctuary
(D) Keoladeo National Park
Answer :- Keoladeo National Park
@ Keoladeo National Park or Keoladeo Ghana National Park in Bharatpur, Rajasthan.
# Which is the largest bird sanctuary in India?
Answer :- Nal Sarovar Bird Sanctuary, Gujarat
10. Which part of the plant enables the transport of water and minerals?
(A) Stem
(B) Roots
(C) Xylem
(D) Petiole
Answer :- xylem
@The vascular tissue for the transport of water and nutrients in the plant is called the xylem.
11. Who among these was an Indian mathematician?
(A) Bharat
(B) Bana
(C) Bhaskar
(D) Bhavabhuti
Answer :- Bhaskar
@ Bhaskara was born in Bijapur in Karnataka.
@ He was an Indian mathematician and astronomer and is known as the greatest mathematician of medieval India
@ Lilavati is written by Bhaskara .
12. What is the color of octopus blood?
(A) red
(B) blue
(C) pink
(D) Black
Answer :- blue
@ Snails and spiders also have blue blood.
13. Which is the most densely populated city of Australia?
(A) Canberra
(B) Sydney
(C) Melbourne
(D) Perth
Answer :- Melbourne
@ The largest city in Australia is Sydney, with a population of 4,627,345 people.
@ But the most densely populated city is Melbourne.
14. Where is the Indian Institute of Science located?
(A) Kanpur
(B) Bangalore
(C) Mumbai
(D) Chennai
Answer :- Bengaluru
Indian Institute of Science is a public university for scientific research and higher education.
It is located in Bangalore ( Karnataka )
It was established in 1909.
15. Which of the following sports has been removed from the Olympic Games?
(A) Volleyball
(B) Kalinga
(C) Baseball
(D) Basketball
Answer :- Baseball
@The only sports that have been dropped from the Olympics since 1936 are baseball and softball.
16. What is meant by LAN in the context of computers?
(A) Largest Area Network
(B) Local Area Network
(C) Legal Area Network
(D) Longest Area Network
Answer :- local area network (LAN)
17. Who designed the method of chemical symbols we currently use?
(A) Louis Pasteur
(B) Robert Boyle
(C) Berzelius
(D) John Dalton
Answer :- Jons Jacob Berzelius
18. The water cycle of the Earth is governed by
(A) air
(B) Moon
(C) Sun
(D) Earth
Answer :- Sun
19. Where is the headquarter of ONGC (ONGC) located?
(A) Dibrugarh
(B) Visakhapatnam
(C) Kandla
(D) Vasant Kunj, New Delhi
Answer :- Vasant Kunj, New Delhi
@ONGC - Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited.
@Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) is an Indian multinational oil and gas company earlier headquartered in Dehradun, Uttarakhand.
20. Robert Galbraith is better known by ?
(A) Agatha Christie
(B) Sydney Sheldon
(C) Enid Blyton
(D) JK Rowling
Answer :- JK Rowling
21. With which sport is the Thomas Cup associated?
(A) Tennis
(B) Badminton
(C) Table Tennis
(D) Hockey
Answer :- Badminton
22. Through which medium is the energy of the Sun generated?
(A) Nuclear Fusion
(B) Solar Power
(C) Thermal Power
(D) Gravitational energy
Answer :- Nuclear Fusion
23. Which of the following city is an architecturally planned city?
(A) New Delhi
(B) Bangalore
(C) Mumbai
(D) Chandigarh
Answer :-Chandigarh
@ Chandigarh was designed by Le Corbusier, a Swiss-French architect, and urban planner.
24. Which is the largest mammal?
(A) The African Elephant
(B) Male Hippopotamus
(C) Blue Whale
(D) Male hammerhead shark
Answer :- Blue Whale
25. The term 'equinox' refers to?
(A) Uniform size
(B) Day and night are of equal duration
(C) summer and winter are of equal duration
(D) The seasons are of equal duration
Answer :- Day and night are of equal duration
@Equinox comes from the Latin words aequi, which means "equal," and nox, which means "night."
@Making night and day of approximately equal length all over the earth and occurring about March 21 (vernal equinox, or spring equinox ) and September 22 (autumnal equinox ).
26. What is the basic unit of life?
(A) Cell
(B) Organ
(C) Tissue
(D) Nucleus
Answer :- Cell
27. Which of the following is least porous?
(A) Sandy Soil
(B) Silty Soil
(C) Clay Soil
(D) Saline Soil
Answer :- Clay Soil
@Clay and silt soils tend to stick together, not allowing water and air to penetrate soil structure.
28. Who won the Miss Universe title in 2015?
(A) Monika Radulovic
(B) Pia Wurtzbach
(C) Asiadna Gutierrez
(D) Olivia Jordan
Answer :- Pia Wurtzbach
@ Ariadna Gutierrez was mistakenly crowned winner of Miss Universe 2015 in Las Vegas before host Steve Harvey recognised his error.
29. What was another name of Chanakya?
(A) Devavarman
(B) Vishnu Gupta
(C) Ram Gupta
(D) Vrajeshwar
Answer :- Vishnu Gupta
@ Also identified by Kauṭilya , Vishnugupta and Indian Machiavelli.
30. Who was the founder of Brahmo Samaj?
(A) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
(B) Dayanand Saraswati
(C) Mahatma Gandhi
(D) Lokmanya Tilak
Answer :- Raja Ram Mohan Roy
31. Which of the following rivers originates in the Western Ghats?
(A) Ghaggar
(B) Krishna
(C) Damodar
(D) Son
Answer :- Krishna
@ The Krishna river originates in the Western Ghats near Mahabaleshwar at an elevation of about 1,300 metres.
@ The major river systems originating in the Western Ghats are the Godavari, Kaveri, Krishna, Thamiraparani and Tungabhadra rivers.
32. Who was the father of Subhas Chandra Bose?
(A) Satyendra Nath Bose
(B) Janaki Nath Bose
(C) Jagdish Chandra Bose
(D) S. N. boss
Answer :- Janaki Nath Bose
@ Janakinath Bose was the father and Prabhavati Devi is mother of Subhas Chandra Bose.
@Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose was born on 23 January, 1897 in Cuttack (Orissa).
@Janakinath Bose, was an affluent and successful lawyer in Cuttack and received the title of "Rai Bahadur".
33. Who among the following received the Dronacharya Award for boxing?
(A) Gurcharan Singh
(B) Balwan Singh
(C) Rajinder Singh
(D) Sanjeev Kumar Singh
Answer :- Gurcharan Singh
@ Gurcharan Singh is an Indian Professional boxer.
@ He received the Dronacharya Award in boxing in the year 2004.
34. Which of the following is a noble metal?
(A) Iron
(B) Silver
(C) Bronze
(D) Aluminum
Answer :- Silver
@ Silver is a noble metal.
These are the metals that are resistant to corrosion and oxidation in moist air.
Silver is a chemical element with the symbol Ag.
35. Which of the following has won the Oscar Award for Best Animated Feature Film in 2015?
(A) Song of the Sea
(B) Big Hero
(C) The tale of Princess Kaguyo
(D) The box trolls
Answer :- Big Hero
36. The famous passenger ship Titanic belonged to which country?
(A) USA
(B) China
(C) Great Britain
(D) France
Answer :- Great Britain
37. In which ocean is the Mariana Trench located?
(A) Atlantic Ocean
(B) Pacific Ocean
(C) Indian Ocean
(D) Southern Ocean
Answer :- Pacific Ocean
@ Mariana Trench, also called the Marianas Trench,
#What is the deepest region of the Pacific Ocean?
Answer :- The Mariana Trench
38. Which is the smallest bone in the human body?
(A) Tibia
(B) Trapezium
(C) stapes
(D) Femur
Answer :- Stapes
# What is largest bone in human body?
Answer :- Femur
39. Which is the only bird that can fly backwards?
(A) Hummingbird
(B) Kiwi
(C) Albatross
(D) Eagle
Answer :- Hummingbird
@ Hummingbird is a tiny bird that can fly forward, hover, and are the only known birds to fly backward as well.
The hummingbird has a unique muscle and wing structure that gives them a high level of flight control.
40. Who was the Governor General of independent India?
(A) Rajaji
(B) Lord Mountbatten
(C) Rajendra Prasad
(D) Lord Wavell
Answer :- Lord Mountbatten
# Who was the Indian Governor General of independent India?
(A) Rajaji ( C. Rajagopalachari)
(B) Lord Mountbatten
(C) Rajendra Prasad
(D) Lord Wavell
Answer :- Rajaji
@ C. Rajagopalachari became the only Indian governor-general.
