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(Q1) General Knowledge » Awards and Honors

Which of the following persons was named as Dean of Harvard Business School in October 2020?

A

Sanjit Roy

B

Nitin Nohria

C

Achyuta Samanta

D

Srikant Datar

(Q2) General Knowledge » Books and Authors

The picture that won the World Press Photo of the Year 2021 contest is titled ‘______’.

A

Crying Girl on the Border

B

Straight Voice

C

Emancipation Memorial Debate

D

The First Embrace

(Q3) General Knowledge » General Policy

Under the National Urban Sanitation Policy, a city that scores points between 34 and 66 and needs considerable improvement is colour-coded ______.

A

red

B

green

C

blue

D

black

(Q4) General Knowledge » Constitution

Which of the following Amendments of the Constitution of India was enacted in 1993 to constitutionally recognise municipal governments?

A

71st Constitutional Amendment Act (CAA), 1988

B

 74th Constitutional Amendment Act (CAA), 1992

C

73rd Constitutional Amendment Act (CAA), 1990

D

72nd Constitutional Amendment Act (CAA), 1989

(Q5) General Knowledge » Economy

As per World Justice Project 2020, what is India’s rank in Regulatory Enforcement as cited in Economic Survey of India 2021?

A

 79

B

 74

C

 62

D

 56

(Q6) General Knowledge » Science and Scientific Research

According to the Central Ground Water Board, BIS (IS_10500 and revised module IS 10500:2012) specifications in Uniform Drinking Water Quality Monitoring Protocol, what is the acceptable pH value of drinking water specification in India?

A

 4.5 - 9.5

B

 3.5 - 5.5

C

 6.5 - 8.5

D

 5.5 - 7.5

(Q7) General Knowledge » Awards and Honors

Gulzar was awarded the 66th Filmfare Award for ‘Best Lyrics’ for the film ______.

A

Sir

B

Chhapaak

C

Ludo

D

Thappad

(Q8) General Knowledge » General Policy

The Hindu Marriage Act was enacted in the year ______.

A

1952

B

1955

C

1956

D

1953

(Q9) General Knowledge » Constitution

The Directive Principles of State Policy in the Constitution of India were borrowed from the ______ Constitution.

A

Norwegian

B

Spanish

C

Australian

D

Irish

(Q10) General Knowledge » History

Which of the following British officers issued the infamous ‘crawling order’ whereby Indians had to crawl on all fours to pass an alley?

A

Warren Hastings

B

General Dyer

C

Lord Irwin

D

Lord Curzon

(Q11) General Knowledge » Art and Culture

A distinct ‘Dhrupad style’ is associated with the ______ gharana.

A

Jafferkhani

B

Bishnupur

C

Ajrada

D

Nathdwara

(Q12) General Knowledge » Static GK

The ancient city of Champa is believed to be the capital of ______ Mahajanapada.

A

Anga

B

Matsya

C

Vajji

D

Kashi

(Q13) General Knowledge » Static GK

Mridula Sinha, who passed away in November 2020, was the first woman Governor of ______.

A

Goa

B

Haryana

C

Tripura

D

Mizoram

(Q14) General Knowledge » History

Who among the following Indian freedom fighters was fondly called Gandhi Buri (Old Lady Gandhi) for her dedication towards Gandhian principles?

A

Kamla Chaudhary

B

Leela Roy 

C

Matangini Hazra

D

Dakshayani Velayudhan 

(Q15) General Knowledge » Constitution

The 61st Amendment to the Constitution of India ______.

A

substituted ‘Odia’ for ‘Oriya’

B

exempted Arunachal Pradesh from reservation for Scheduled Castes in Panchayati Raj institutions

C

restricted the size of council of ministers to 15% of the number of legislative members

D

reduced the age for voting from 21 to 18 years

(Q16) General Knowledge » Sports Knowledge

Which of the following countries hosted the ITTF (International Table Tennis Federation) Women's World Cup 2020?

A

Japan

B

Singapore

C

South Korea

D

China

(Q17) General Knowledge » Awards and Honors

Which of the following decades was proclaimed by the General Assembly of the United Nations as the International Decade for action on ‘Water for life’?

A

2005 - 2015

B

1994 - 2004

C

1972 - 1982

D

1983 - 1993

(Q18) General Knowledge » Sports Knowledge

Who among the following was named sportsman of the decade (Individual non-Olympic sports) at the 2021 Sportstar ACES Awards?

A

 Pentala Harikrishna

B

 Vidit Santosh Gujrathi

C

 Viswanathan Anand

D

 Baskaran Adhiban

(Q19) General Knowledge » Science and Scientific Research

Colloidal systems – such as gum, starch, proteins, cellulose, agar and gelatine – when placed in water, will absorb a large volume of water and swell up. These substances are called ______.

A

combustibles

B

imbibants

C

apoplasts

D

porins

(Q20) General Knowledge » Geography

Which of the following is NOT a broad mitigation technique of landslide?

A

Hazard mapping to locate areas prone to landslides

B

Construction of retention wall to stop land from slipping

C

Reduction in the vegetation cover to arrest landslide

D

The surface drainage control works to control the movement of landslide along with rain water and spring flows.