1. Materials for rain-proof coats and tents owe their water-proof properties to
a) surface tension b) viscosity c) specific gravity d) elasticity
Ans. Surface tension
2. In India, topographical map is published from which of the following organization?
a) NATMO b) GSI c) SOI d) ZSI
Ans. SOI
3. The distance between which two cities has beenreduced by the Atal Tunnel?
a) Bagdogra to Gangtok b) Jammu to Srinagar
c) Manali to Leh d) Itanagar to Tawang
Ans. Manali to Leh
4. Which film has won the Best feature film award inNational Film Award 2023?
a) Mimi b) Gangubai Kathiawadi c) Rocketry : The Nambi Effect d) Pushpa : The Rise
Ans. Rocketry: The Nambi Effect
5. The ISRO has its headquarters in –
a) Hyderabad b) Bengaluru c) Ahmedabad d) Thiruvananthapuram
Ans. Bengaluru
6. In which of the following provinces was a CongressMinistry not formed under the Act of 1935?
a) Bihar b) Madras c) Orissa d) Punjab
Ans. The Punjab
7. Lionel Messi hails from –
a) Brazil b) Argentina c) Bolivia d) Portugal
Ans. Argentina
8. Which city is the host of ‘World Health Summit2023’?
a) New Delhi b) Berlin c) Rome d) New York
Ans. Berlin
9. The largest amount of fresh water of our planet ispresent in –
a) Lakes and rivers b) Ground water c) Pond and wells d) Polar ice and glaciers
Ans. Polar ice and glaciers
10. Which one of the following subjects is underthe Union List in the Seventh Schedule of theConstitution of India?
a) Regulation of labour and safety in mines andoilfields
b) Agriculture c) Fisheries d) Public Health
Ans. Regulation of labour and safety in mines and oilfields
11. With which dance form is the noted actressVyjayanthimala Bali mainly associated?
a) Bharatanatyam b) Kuchipudi c) Mohiniyattam d) Odissi
Ans. Bharatanatyam
12. The provision for Contingency Fund of India as wellas for each state has been made under –
a) Article 267 b) Article 270 c) Parliamentary Legislation d) Presidential order
Ans. Article 267
13. RADAR is used for –
a) locating submerged submarines b) receiving a signals in a radio receiver
c) locating geostationary satellites d) detecting and locating the position of objects such
as aeroplanes
Ans. detecting and locating the position of objects such as aeroplanes
14. The first English person who visited the court ofAkbar –
a) Ralph Fitch b) Sir Thomas Roe c) John Hawkins d) Peter Mundy
Ans. Ralph Fitch
15. Name the Director of famous Bengali film ‘AranyerDin Ratri’.
a) Rituparno Ghosh b) Ritwik Ghatak c) Satyajit Ray d) Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay
Ans. Satyajit Ray
