01. What is the retirement age of Supreme Court judges?
(A) 61 years
(B) 63 years
(C) 65 years
(D) 68 years
Answer :-
Currently, the retirement age for Supreme Court judges is 65 years, while High Court judges retire at 62.
02. Who was declared the 'Times Person of the Year 2015'?
(A) Angela Merkel
(B) Pladimir Putin
(C) Barack Obama
(D) David Cameron
Times Person of the Year
2015 :- Angela Merkel.
2016 :- Donald Trump
2017 :- The Silence Breakers
2018 :- The Guardians and the War on Truth
2019 :- Greta Thunberg
2020 :- Joe Biden and Kamala Harris
03. Who administers the oath of office of the President of India?
(A) Prime Minister
(B) Speaker of Lok Sabha
(C) Chief Election Commissioner
(D) Chief Justice of India
@ The oath of the President of India is administered by Chief Justice Of India.
@ The President of India is the ceremonial and Executive head of state of India and the commander-in-chief of the Indian Armed Forces.
@ The oath of president bounds him that he/she shall protect, preserve and defend the constitution .
#Who administers oath to the Prime Minister of India?
Answer :-The president of India
04. What were the first wheels made of?
(A) rubber
(B) Glass
(C) Wood
(D) iron
Answer :- Wood
05. Which of the following increases the greenhouse effect?
(A) Krypton
(B) carbon dioxide
(C) Nitrogen
(D) Oxygen
Answer :- carbon dioxide
06. Which of the following process reduces carbon dioxide in atmosphere?
(A) Photosynthesis
(B) Biodegradation
(C) Electrolysis
(D) Galvanization
Answer :- Photosynthesis
07. How old are the caves of Bhimbetka believed to be?
(A) 1000 years
(B) 5000 years
(C) 30,000 years
(D) 300 years
Answer :- 30,000 years
08. Who wrote Malavikagnimitram?
(A) Bhas
(B) Kaviray
(C) Banabhatta
(D) Kalidas
Answer :- Kalidasa
09. Which river flows in Karnataka and Tamil Nadu?
(A) Krishna
(B) Godavari
(C) Kaveri
(D) Periyar
Answer :- Cauvery / Kaveri
10. Which person has won the most gold medals in Olympic Games?
(A) Mark Spitz
(B) Michael Phelps
(C) Matt Bod
(D) Michael Smith
Answer :-
Michael Phelps has won maximum gold in Olympics, he is a retired Swimmer .
He had won a total of 28 medals.
11. Who is the Chief Election Commissioner of India? [ 2021 ]
(A) Om Prakash Rawat
(B) Dr. Naseem Zaidi
(C) Sushil Chandra
(D) Harishankar Brahma
Answer :- Sushil Chandra
12. Zika virus is transmitted to humans by
(A) Rat
(B) Mosquito
(C) Shrimp
(D) Rabbit
Answer :-
Zika virus is transmitted to humans primarily through the bite of an infected Aedes species mosquito (Ae. aegypti and Ae. albopictus).
13. What is graphite ?
(A) allotrope of carbon
(B) a popular graphics software
(C) a mythical animal
(D) an infected wound
Answer :-
Three allotropes of pure carbon :- Diamond, graphite and fullerenes
14. What is umami?
(A) Branch of Medicine
(B) the type of taste
(C) is a type of metal
(D) a band is a group
Answer :-
Umami is a type of a taste.
It is one of the five basic tastes which are Umami, sweetness, sourness, bitterness, and saltiness.
15. What is the full form of Index SPM in Pollution?
(A) Solid Pollution Matter
(B) Suspended Particulate Matter
(C) Soluble Particle Method
(D) Surrounding Pollution Matter
Answer :- suspended particulate matter (SPM)
16. Who among the following has won the Oscar for film/ movie direction?
(A) AR Rahman
(B) Guru Dutt
(C) Satyajit Ray
(D) Gulzar
Answer :-
Satyajit Ray is widely regarded as one of the greatest filmmakers of the 20th century.
Ray's first film, Pather Panchali (1955), won eleven international prizes.
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences awarded to Ray for an Honorary Oscar in 1992 for Lifetime Achievement.
17. Which of the following has maximum legs?
(A) Spider
(B) Millipede
(C) Centipede
(D) Dragonfly
Millipede has recognised as an animal with highest number of legs.
It has 750 limbs. It is found only is small area of Northern California.
They are capable of breaking down dead people matter, giving bacteria and fungi a chance to consume those organic materials.
18. Which tennis player has won maximum Grand Slam titles?
(A) Pete Sampras
(B) Andre Agassi
(C) Roger Fedor
(D) Rafael Nadal
Roger Federer has won highest grand slams.
He has proved his dominance on court with 20 Grand Slam titles and 102 career ATP (Association of Tennis Professional ) titles.
He is also a founder of Roger Federer Foundation.
ATP Titles
19. What is a lemur?
(A) a bone in the human body
(B) a type of cancer development
(C) A simple machine.
(D) an animal found in Madagascar
Lemur is a mammal found in Madagascar. They live in trees and are highly active in night.
They look like monkeys, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) considers lemurs to be the world's most endangered mammals.
20. Which of the following particles have positive charge?
(A) Neutron
(B) Proton
(C) electron
(D) Krypton
21. Who painted 'The Last Supper?
(A) Michelangelo
(B) Leonado da Vinci
(C) Pablo Picasso
(D) Rembrandt
Answer :- Leonado da Vinci, Italian
22. Who is called the father of geometry?
(A) Euclid
(B) Pythagoras
(C) Ramanujam
(D) Fibonacci
Answer :-
Euclid is recognised as father of geometry.
He wrote 'The Elements' (300 BCE) which gave tremendous information and methods regarding knowledge and application of geometry.
# Archimedes is considered the father of mathematics.
23. How many medals did India win in the 2012 Summer Olympics?
(A) 0
(B) 4
(C) 6
(D) 2
Answer :-
2012
2016
India is expected to compete at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games have been postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
24. Which is the tallest building in the world at present?
(A) Burj Khalifa
(B) Patronus
(C) Warsaw Radio Mast
(D) Shanghai World Financial
Answer :-
Burj Khalifa is the tallest building in the world at present.
It is located in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It’s height is 829 mts.
#What is the tallest statue in the world ?
Ans :- Statue of unity
25. Which of the following languages uses ideographs?
(A) Japanese
(B) Italian
(C) French
(D) English
Answer :-
The term “ideogram” is often used to describe symbols of writing.
In Languages like Chienese, Japanese etc Ideogram is used as these languages are written in symbolic forms of figures.
26. Which of the following is an ancient Sanskrit dictionary?
(A) phraseology
(B) dictionary
(C) Amarakosha
(D) Harshcharit
Answer :-
Amarakosha is the ancient Sanskrit dictionary.
It original name is Namalinganushasanam. It was written by an ancient Sanskrit scholar Amarsimha.
27. In which state was the ancient kingdom of Kamrup present?
(A) Rajasthan
(B) Manipur
(C) Assam
(D) Kerala
Answer :-
Kamarupa, also called Kamrup or Kamata, ancient Indian state corresponding roughly to what is now the state of Assam.
28. The word Radar (RADAR) derived from
(A) Retro Diagnosis And Recognition
(B) Radio Detection And Resolution
(C) Rapid Detection And Reaction
(D) Radio Detection And Ranging
Answer :-
The full form of RADAR is Radio Detection and Ranging.
It is a type of detection system which uses radio waves to determine the size and speed of an object.
A radar system consists of a transmitter , a transmitting antenna, a receiving antenna and a receiver and processor .
29. What is Baking Soda?
(A) potassium permanganate
(B) sodium chloride
(C) sodium bicarbonate
(D) sodium carbonate
Answer :-
Sodium bicarbonate, commonly known as baking soda or bicarbonate of soda, is a chemical compound with the formula NaHCO₃.
30. The Suez Canal connects the Mediterranean Sea with which of the following seas?
(A) Caspian Sea
(B) Red Sea
(C) Baltic Sea
(D) North Sea
Answer :-
The Suez Canal is an artificial sea-level waterway in Egypt, connecting the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea.
31. What is Tomato?
(A) Vegetable
(B) fruit
(C) Pods
(D) Edible stem
Answer :-
The tomato is categorised as a Fruit.
32. Which of the following natural phenomena causes earthquakes?
(A) Locust attacks
(B) Hurricane
(C) lunar eclipse
(D) Volcanic eruption
Answer :-
The causes of an earthquake can be categorised into two groups- Natural causes and man Made causes.
The Natural Causes consists of volcanic eruption, Plate tectonics, Tsunami etc.
The man made causes consists of Dams, Nuclear explosions, Mining operations, etc.
The place or point from which the earthquake is originated is called as focus.
33. What does 'P' refer to in DPT vaccine?
(A) Psoriasis
(B) Pertussis
(C) Pancolitis
(D) Parkinson's
dpt vaccine protects children and adults against diphtheria (D), pertussis (P, also known as whooping cough) and tetanus (T).
34. Who among the following is known as the Father of the Indian Constitution?
(A) Dr. Bhim Rao Ambedkar
(B) Jawaharlal Nehru
(C) Mahatma Gandhi
(D) Rajendra Prasad
Answer :- Dr. Bhim Rao Ambedkar
35. If your weight on Earth is 38 kg, then what will be your weight on the planet Mercury?
(A) 19 kg
(B) 760 kg
(C) 10 kg
(D) 14.3 kg
The gravity on mercury is approximately 38% of earths gravity.
Hence anything which has Xkg weight on earth the same thing will have 38% of X kg weight on mercury.
36. What can divide sunlight into its constituent colours?
(A) Refraction
(B) Reflection
(C) repulsion
(D) Radiation
Answer :-
Refraction is the phenomena of travelling light from one medium to another. This phenomena is responsible for the scattering of different colours of light.
Reflection is a phenomena in which light is reflected back from a surface.
Radiation is a phenomena of radiating energy in form of radiations from nucleus of atom.
Retraction is basically the action of drawing something back or back in.
37. ______________ is an example of a rhizome.
(A) Carrot
(B) Sweet Potato
(C) Garlic
(D) Ginger
Answer :-
Ginger, hops, poison oak, grass species, and bamboo are examples of underground Rhizomes.
38. To whom does the Chandrasekhar limit apply?
(A) on the stars
(B) Volcano
(C) at the speed of light
(D) on plant life
Answer :- on the stars
( By Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar )
39. Who among the following was a prominent psychologist?
(A) Oliver Goldsmith
(B) Niels Bod
(C) Sigmund Freud
(D) Isaac Newton
Answer :- Sigmund Freud
40. In which year was the Berlin Wall demolished?
(A) 1999
(B) 1989
(C) 1982
(D) 2000
Answer :- 9 November 1989
