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1. Dodo is a bird categorized under ____. consists of the following basic A. Extinct components: B. Endangered • a cell membrane C. Critically endangered • a nucleus D. Rare • cytoplasm – endoplasm and ectoplasm Ans. A • small food vacuoles ( these look like Sol. Dodo is a bird categorized under small bubbles ) extinct species. • finger-like projections called pseudopodia (also known as ” false feet”) 2. Which among the following is not a word processor? 5. Match the following. A. Microsoft Word B. Word Perfect C. Microsoft Excel D. Word Star Ans. C Sol. A word processor provides for input, editing, formatting and output of text. Word processors can be used to create multiple types of files, including Text files A. 1-c, 2-a, 3-b (.txt), Rich Text files (.rtf), HTML files B. 1-b, 2-a, 3-c (.htm & .html), and Word files (.doc & C. 1-a, 2-b, 3-c .docx). Some word processors can also be D. 1-c, 2-b, 3-a used to create XML files (.xml). Microsoft Excel is a spreadsheet Ans. A application where you can input data in Sol. tables in the pattern you choose. Excel forms a part of Microsoft office.

3. Stomatal opening is based on A. Exosmosis B. Endosmosis C. Plasmolysis in guard cells Basically there are two types of devices in D. Decrease in concertration of cell app computer which are input devices and Ans. B output devices. Sol. According to the K+ ion theory the Input devices are used to provide data guard cells absorb k+ ions from the cells and control signals of a computer or we around them as they produce ATP (due to can say that input devices are used to photosynthesis) and become hyper-tonic. provide raw data or information to the This leads to absorption of water from computer. e.g. keyboard, mouse, nearby cells by endosmosis due to scanner, joystick, cameras etc. which the guard cell become turgid and Output device is a part of the computer the stomata opens. Decreasing light that receives from the computer and intensity and photosynthesis causes present or displays it. e.g. monitor, LED, stomata closing. Printer , projectors, speakers etc. Browsers are used for net surfing. 4.Where does Amoeba digests its food? Chrome, Mozilla, internet explorer, Safari A. Pseudopodia are the examples of browser. B. Nucleus C. Food Vacuole 6.What is the nature of antacid? D. Cell membrane A. Acidic Ans. C B. Basic Sol. Amoeba digests its food in Food C. Neutral vacuole. Amoeba is a microscopic D. Highly Acidic unicellular organism. It mostly resides in Ans. B places like pond water. It’s structure

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Sol. The nature of antacid is basic. 10.What are the components of nucleus Antacid tablets are used to neutralize of an atom? stomach acidity. A. Only Protons B. Protons and Neutrons 7.Which among the following is not a C. Neutrons and Electrons Biotic component of environment? D. Only Neutrons A. Parasites Ans. B B. Decomposers Sol. C. Non-Green plants • Protons and Neutrons are the D. Soil components of nucleus of an Ans. D atom. Sol. Soil is not a biotic component of • Protons are the particles which environment. Environment is made up of have positive charge and found both living and non living things. The within atomic nuclei. living things which are part of • Neutrons are the particles which environment are called biotic while non have no charge and found within living things which are part of atomic nuclei (except for environment are called abiotic. hydrogen-1). Protons are slightly Hence, option D is the correct answer. smaller in mass as compared to neutrons. 8.Match the following. 11. Energy in the foods can be measured in which units? A. Kelvin B. Joule C. Calorie D. Celsius Ans. C A. 1 – b, 2 – c, 3 – a Sol. The energy in foods is measured in B. 1 – a, 2 – c, 3 – b Calorie. 1 calorie (in gm) is equal to 4.186 C. 1 – b, 2 – a, 3 – c joule. D. 1 – c, 2 – a, 3 – b Ans. A 12.Which of the following is an artificial Sol. ecosystem? A. Aquarium B. Zoo C. Sanctuary D. Both a & b Ans. D Sol. The ecosystem which is created or altered by human, and are not necessarily found in nature. Both option

A & B are the correct option. 9. What is the main function of white blood cells (WBCs)? 13.Who amongst the following invented A. To transport oxygen 'chronometer'? B. To fight against infection A. John Harrison B. William Harvey C. Blood clotting C. Friese Greene D. Robert Koch D. To provide red colour to blood Ans. A Ans. B Sol. John Harrison invented marine Sol. The main function of White Blood chronometerin 1761. It is a long-sought- Cells is to fight against infection. White after device for solving the problem of Blood Cells are also called leukocytes. calculating longitude while at sea. A These are the cells of immune system marine chronometer is a timepiece that is protecting the body from both infectious precise and accurate enough to be used diseases and foreign invaders. as a portable time standard. It was a

major technical achievement as accurate knowledge of the time.

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plants, algae, and some other 14.Which of the following is considered as eukaryotic organisms. physical basis of life? • Plastids were discovered and A. Cell wall B. Cell membrane named by Ernst Haeckel, but A F C. Mitochondria D. Protoplasm W Schimper was the first to Ans. D provide a clear definition. Sol. Protoplasm is the living content of a cell that is surrounded by a plasma 18. Laser was invented by ______. membrane. Thomas Huxley referred to it A. A H Taylor B. T H Maiman as the "physical basis of life" and C. Lee De Forest D. Thomas Edison considered that the property of life Ans. B resulted from the distribution of Sol. molecules within this substance. • A laser is a device that emits light through a process of optical 15. Which among the following has amplification based on the largest storing space? stimulated emission of A. Giga byte electromagnetic radiation. B. Mega byte • The term "laser" originated as an C. Tera byte acronym for "light amplification by D. Kilo byte stimulated emission of radiation". Ans. C • The first laser was built in 1960 by Sol. A) Giga byte – 1024 Mega byte Theodore H. Maiman at Hughes B) Mega byte – 1024 Kilo byte Research Laboratories, based on C) Tera byte – 1024 Giga byte theoretical work by Charles Hard D) Kilo byte – 1024 bytes Townes and Arthur Leonard 1 byte is made up of 8 bits. Schawlow. Thus among the given options, the largest storing space is Tera byte. 19.Where is pituitary gland situated? A. Near stomach B. Near lungs 16.Wings of birds are: C. Near kidney D. Near brain A. Modified hind limbs Ans. D B. New structure Sol. Pituitary gland is situated near brain. C. Integumentary outgrowth There are two types of glands which D. Modified fore limbs endocrine glands and exocrine glands. Ans. D Endocrine glands: pituitary, thyroid, Sol. The wings are modified forelimbs of parathyroid, adrenal, kidney, pineal etc. birds which are the key to bird fight. Each Exocrine glands: salivary glands, sweat wing composed of three limb bones, the glands etc. humerus , ulna and radius. Hence option D is the right answer. 20.Which of the following are the main components of stainless steel? 17.Which of the following cell organells A. Iron and zinc are present only in plant cell? B. Silver A. Lusosomes B. Plastids C. Iron, chromium and Nickel C. cell membrane D. Mitochondria D. Iron and nickel Ans. B Ans. C Sol. Sol. • There are organelles that plant • Stainless steel is an alloy which is cells have that animal cells do not; made of various elements varying such as plastids (leucoplasts, their percentage of a quantity. It chromoplasts, and chloroplasts), a is an iron alloy with added central vacuole, and a cell wall. elements such as chromium, • The plastid is a double-membrane nickel, silicon, manganese, organelle found in the cells of nitrogen and carbon.

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D. None of these 21. Which among the following is used in Ans. A fire extinguisher? Sol. I. Carbon dioxide • When bus suddenly starts the II. Oxygen passengers fall back. This is III. Sulphur dioxide because our body is initially at rest A. Only I but when the bus starts moving B. Only II our feet which are in contact with C. Only III the bus also tend to move forward D. All options are correct but our body shows inability to Ans. A move due to inertia and as a result Sol. it falls back. • Carbon dioxide is used in fire • Inertia at rest is the tendency of extinguisher. an object to stay at rest when you • Fire extinguishers contain start pushing at it. different chemicals, depending on • This is due to Newton’s first law of the application. Hand held motion which states that every extinguishers, which are object will remain at rest or in commonly sold at hardware stores uniform motion in a straight line for use in the kitchen or garage, unless compelled to change its are pressurized with nitrogen or state by the action of an external carbon dioxide (CO2) to propel a force. stream of fire-squelching agent to the fire 24.Sodium bicarbonate is chemical name of which of the following? 22.Which of the following glands secrete A. Baking Soda growth hormone? B. Washing Powder A. Adrenal C. Plaster B. Pituitary Gland D. Fly-Ash C. Gonads Ans. A D. Pancreas Sol. Sodium bicarbonate is commonly Ans. B known as baking soda. It’s formula is Sol. NaHCO₃. Sodium bicarbonate is a white solid that is crystalline but often appears • Pituitary Gland produces growth as a fine powder. hormones. It also produces other hormones that have different 25.Who amongst the following gave the functions from the growth ‘Periodic Law'? hormone. A. Carlton McGee B. Emil Fischer • It promotes growth in children. In C. Charles Darwin adults, it does not cause growth D. Dmitri Mendeleev but it helps to maintain normal Ans. D body structure and metabolism, Sol. ‘Periodic table’ was given by Dmitri including helping to keep blood Mendeleev. Modern periodic table is glucose levels within set levels. developed after the periodic law and a periodic table was given by Mendeleev. 23. When a bus starts suddenly, then The modern periodic law can be stated as passengers in the bus tend to fall “the physical and chemical properties of backwards. This event is an example of the elements are periodic functions of _____. their atomic numbers”. A. Inertia of rest B. Inertia of motion 26.The first law of thermodynamics is C. Inertia of direction simply the case of ______.

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A. Charle's law valence electrons increases from 1 B. Newton’s law of cooling to 8. On moving from left to right C. The law of heat exchange in a period, the atomic size D. The law of conservation of energy decreases; the size of the atoms decreases. Ans. D Sol. The first law of thermodynamics is a 29. Which of the following is not a version of the law of conservation of connective tissue? energy adapted for thermodynamic A. Adipose Tissue systems. The law of conservation of B. Compact Bone energy states that the total energy of an C. Cardiac Muscle isolated system is constant; energy can D. Areolar Tissue be transformed from one form to another, Ans. C but can be neither created nor destroyed. Sol. Cardiac Muscle is not a connective Hence option D is the right answer. tissue. Tissue is a cellular organizational level 27.Which contact force is responsible for between cells and a complete organ. changing the state of motion of an object? A. Magnetic force 30.Which of the following quantities does B. Frictional force not have any unit? C. Muscular force A. Speed D. Electrostatic force B. Density Ans. B C. Relative Density Sol. D. Acceleration • Frictional force is responsible for changing the state of motion of an Ans. C object. Friction is the force Sol. Relative Density is defined as the resisting the relative motion of ratio of the density of a substance to the solid surfaces, fluid layers, and density of a standard, usually water for a material elements sliding against liquid or solid, and air for a gas. Hence, it each other. does not have any unit.

28.In a periodic table, while moving from left to right in a period, number of ………. Remains same. A. electrons B. protons C. shells

D. nurtrons 31.The traditional art of ‘Jamdani’ Ans. C weaving originated in _____. Sol. A. Nepal • In a periodic table, while moving B. Myanmar (Burma) from left to right in a period, the C. Bangladesh number of shells remains D. China same. Ans. C • There are 7 rows or periods Sol. (horizontal) in the periodic table. • The traditional art of ‘Jamdani’ • This table contains the 118 weaving originated in Bangladesh. elements of chemistry. • In 2013, the traditional art of weaving • On moving from left to right in a jamdani was declared a UNESCO period, the chemical reactivity of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. elements first decreases and then increases. On moving from left to right in a period, the number of

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• In 2016, Bangladesh received soils of Uttar Pradesh can be divided into geographical indication (GI) status for two parts: Jamdani Sari. • Alluvial soil of Gangetic plain and Soils of Southern Uttar Pradesh formed of 32.Who among the following became the ancient Crystalline and Vindhyan rocks. fastest Asian to cycle around the globe in 2018? 35.Central Industrial Security Force A. Swati Sani (CISF) is all set to have a permanent B. Vedangi Kulkarni deployment of more than 300 highly- C. Deena Prince trained personnel at the Baglihar Hydro D. Disha Srivastava Electric Power plant in Jammu and Ans. B Kashmir. It is built on which river? Sol. A. Sutlej • Vedangi Kulkarni became the B. Beas fastest Asian to cycle around the C. Ravi globe in 2018. D. Chenab • She belongs to Pune, Maharashtra. E. Jhelum • Vedangi Kulkarni reached Kolkata in Ans. D December 2018 completing 29000 kms Sol. * According to sources, the Central distance required to qualify as bicycling Industrial Security Force (CISF) is all set across the world. to have a permanent deployment of more • She Started the journey from Perth. than 300 highly-trained personnel at Baglihar Hydro Electric Power plant in 33.Who among the following was give the Jammu and Kashmir. title ‘Quaid-i-Azam’? * This Hydroelectric Power Project is one A. Jawaharlal Nehru of the most sensitive hydroelectric plants. B. Muhammad Ali Jinnah Recently, the security forces gunned C. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel down two militants along with a top D. Mahatma Gandhi Hizbul Mujahideen commander. Ans. B * Another senior government official also Sol. said that there have been consistent • Muhammad Ali Jinnah was given threats on Baglihar Dam as Pakistan has the title ‘Quaid-i-Azam’ and Baba-i- opposed its construction claiming it as a Qaum. violation of the Indus Water Treaty of • He was the first Governor-General of 1960. Pakistan. * Baglihar Dam also known as Baglihar • Jinnah died at age 71 in September Hydroelectric Power Project, is a run-of- 1948. the-river power project on the Chenab River in the Ramban district of the Indian 34.Which soil is found in the maximum state of Jammu and Kashmir. area in Uttar Pradesh? * Baglihar Hydroelectric Power Project A. Red clay was conceived in 1992, approved in 1996 B. Alluvial clay and construction began in 1999. C. Sandy clay D. Red and Black mixed 36.Union Health Minister Dr. Harsh Ans. B Vardhan has launched the "Trans-Fat Sol. Free" logo during the 8th International • Much of the area of Uttar Pradesh is Chefs Conference in ______. covered by a deep layer of alluvium A. Mumbai B. Nagpur spread by the slow-moving rivers of the C. New Delhi D. Noida Ganges system. E. Lucknow • On the basis of the analysis made by Ans. C Wadia, Krishnan and Mukherjee, the Sol.

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* Union Health Minister Dr. Harsh Sol. * The United Nations Educational, Vardhan has launched the "Trans-Fat Scientific and Cultural Organization Free" logo during the 8th International (UNESCO) has named Mexican actress Chefs Conference in New Delhi. Yalitza Aparicio as a UNESCO Goodwill * The logo can be used by the Food Ambassador for Indigenous Peoples. establishments which use trans-fat free * Ms. Aparicio is committed to the fight fats/oil and do not have industrial trans- against racism and for the rights of fat more than 0.2g/100g of food, in women and indigenous peoples. She was compliance with the Food Safety and chosen to play in Alfonso Cuarón’s film Standards (Advertising and Claims) Roma while studying to be a teacher. Regulations, 2018. * Her performance in the film, for which * The logo can be voluntarily used by food she had to learn the Mixtec language of business operators in their outlets and her father’s family, won her an Oscar also on food products. nomination for best actress, the first * India is committed to eliminating it from indigenous Mexican woman to be so the food supply and is progressing recognized by the US Academy Awards. towards its objective of trans fat * TIME magazine (USA) listed her as one elimination by 2022 in a phased manner. of the 100 most influential people in the * "The FSSAI is committed to reducing world in 2019. trans-fatty acids produced in industries by 2 per cent in a phased manner by 39.Former judge of Madras High Court 2022. Justice Vinod Kumar Sharma has been appointed as the Lokpal of which state? 37.In which of the following cities India’s A. Uttar Pradesh B. Haryana first e-waste clinic will be set up? C. Punjab D. Kerala A. Indore B. Jabalpur E. Telangana C. Bhopal D. Raipur Ans. C E. New Delhi Sol. * Punjab government has appointed Ans. C Justice Vinod Kumar Sharma as Punjab Sol. * The Bhopal Municipal Corporation Lokpal. (BMC) and the Central Pollution Control * This is done without amending Punjab Board (CPCB) have joined hands to set up Lokpal Act, 1996 in which CM of Punjab the country’s first e-waste clinic in and cabinet ministers are out of its ambit. Bhopal. * Justice Satish Kumar Mittal resigned * It would enable segregation, processing from the post of Lokpal in April 2018 and and disposal of waste from both became the chairman of Haryana Human household and commercial units. Rights Commission, since then this post * The clinic is a three-month pilot project, was lying vacant. if successful, would be replicated * Justice Sharma had worked as an elsewhere in the country. advocate in Punjab and Haryana High * Electronic waste will be collected door- Court from 1974 till his elevation as Judge to-door or could be deposited directly at of Punjab and Haryana High Court in the clinic in exchange for a fee. March 2006. * He retired as a judge of Madras High 38.Which of the following Hollywood Court in May 2013. At least 3,000 of his actress has been named as UNESCO judgments have been quoted in various Goodwill Ambassador for Indigenous law books and journals. Peoples? * The Lokpal holds the office for a term of A. Angelina Jolie six years. B. Yalitza Aparicio C. Salma Hayek 40.Joint military training, Exercise D. Emma Stone Nomadic Elephant–XIV started on 5th E. Priyanka Chopra October 2019. It is between which two Ans. B countries?

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A. India and Thailand C. 7 B. India and Singapore D. 4 C. India and Malaysia Ans. C D. India and China Sol. E. India and Mongolia • The country of Nepal is divided into 7 Ans. E provinces. Sol. * 14th edition of Indo – Mongolian • The provinces of Nepal were formed on joint military training, Exercise Nomadic 20th September 2015. Elephant–XIV started on 5th October. • The seven provinces are Biratnagar, * The exercise will be conducted from 05 Janakpur, Hetauda, Pokhara, Butwal, to 18 Oct 19 at Bakloh. In this exercise, Birendranagar and Godawari. the Indian Army is being represented by a battalion of the RAJPUTANA RIFLES 43.The Khilafat Movement of 1920 was Regiment. organized as a protest against the * Nomadic Elephant – XIV is the injustice done to _____. fourteenth edition between the two A. Iraq nations aimed at training troops in B. Turkey counter-insurgency & counter-terrorism C. Egypt operations under the United Nations D. Afghanistan mandate. * The joint exercise will enhance defence Ans. B co-operation and military relations Sol. between the two nations. • The Khilafat Movement of 1920 was organised as a protest against the 41.In economic terms what do we mean injustice done to Turkey. by ‘Intermediate Goods’? • This movement led by the brothers A. Fixed assets used by manufacturers Shaukat and Muḥammad ʿAlī and by Abul B. Price of goods without GST Kalam Azad. C. Goods sold between industries for the • It was a significant Islamic movement resale or production of other goods in India during the British rule. D. Goods in transit before reaching the • The main objective behind this consumers movement was to enlist the support of Ans. C the Muslim community into this Sol. movement, which addressed the issue of • In economic terms, intermediate ‘Swaraj’ (Self-Government). goods are sold between industries for the resale or production of other goods. 44.Which gas is used as an anaesthetic in • An intermediate good is a product used dental surgeries? to produce a final good or finished A. Isobutene gas product. B. Isochlorine gas • These goods can be used in production C. Isomethyl gas but they can also be consumer goods. D. isoflurane gas • For example : If a consumer buys a Ans. D packet of sugar to use at home, it is a Sol. consumer good but if a manufacturer * Isoflurane gas is used as an purchase sugar to use during the anaesthetic in dental surgeries. production of another product, it * It is formed by combining nitrous oxides becomes an intermediate good. Same as and oxygen and sevoflurane gas. Sugar, Steel , Glass, Wood etc. * Desflurane, isoflurane and sevoflurane are some of the widely used anaesthetics. 42.How many provinces is the country of Nepal divided into? 45.A Traditional ‘battery’ contains which A. 5 of the following chemichals? B. 6 A. Ethanol

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B. Sodium bicarbonate • The human ear as a dyamic range from C. Ethylene glycol 0dB (threshold) to 120-130 dB. D. Sulphuric acid • Normal conservation occurs at 60 db, a Ans. D car horn at 110db, etc. Sol. • A traditional 'battery' contains 49.The phrase ‘Survival of the fittest’ as Sulphuric Acid. a way of describing the mechanism of • Its formula is H2SO4. natural selection was coined by _____. • It is also known as king of acids. A. Marie Curie B. Louis Pasteur 46.In contact process, the main product C. Charles Babbage is ______. D. Herbert Spencer A. SO2 Ans. D B. SO3 Sol. C. NH3 • The phrase ‘Survival of the fittest’ as a D. Fe way of describing the mechanism of Ans. B natural selection was coined by Sol. Herbert Spencer. • The contact process is the method of • Spencer developed an all-embracing producing sulfuric acid in the high conception of evolution as the concentrations. progressive development of human • This process was patented in 1831 by culture and societies. British vinegar merchant Peregrine • The phrase ‘Survival of the fittest’ refers Phillips. that only those species survives which is • Sulfur dioxide and dioxygen react as strong and fittest of all. follows: 2 SO2(g) + O2(g) --2 SO3(g) 50.DNA is stored majorly in _____ of the 47.What is the chemical name of the cell. deadly poison ‘cyanide’? A. nucleus A. Hydrochloric acid B. golgi body B. Sulfuric acid C. cytoplasm C. Nitric acid D. plasma membrane D. Prussic acid Ans. A Ans. D Sol. Sol. • Mainly DNA is stored in cell nucleus • The scientific name of cyanide is but a small amount of DNAs are also Prussic Acid. present in mitochondria. • A cyanide is a chemical compound that • DNA is the hereditary material in contains the cyno group C≡N. humans and almost all other organisms. • The cyanide ion is isoelectronic with • The important property of DNA is that it carbon monoxide and with molecular can replicate, or make copies of itself. nitrogen. Each strand of DNA in the double helix can serve as a pattern for duplicating the 48.Identify the unit of measuring sequence of bases. intensity of sound. A. Knots 51.Night Blindness is caused by the B. Ampere deficiency of Vitamin ______. C. Decible A. K D. Candela B. C Ans. C C. B12 Sol. D. A • Decible is a unit of measurement for Ans. D intensity of sound. Sol.

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• Night Blindness is caused by the C. 20th June deficiency of vitamin A. D. 24th June • Night blindness is the inability to see Ans. A well at night or in poor light. Its causes Sol. include glaucoma medications and • The Summer solstice occurred on cataracts. Friday, 21 June, 2019. • Vitamin A is the name of a group of fat- • Summer solstice, the two moments soluble retinoids. during the year when the path of the Sun in the sky is farthest north in the Northern 52.Wind turbines convert ______energy Hemisphere (June 20 or 21) or farthest into mechanical power. south in the Southern Hemisphere A. Nuclear (December 21 or 22). B. Gravitational C. Chemical 55.What is the term used to describe the D. Kinetic angular distance of a place north or south Ans. D of Earth’s equator? Sol. A. Hemisphere • Wind turbines convert kinetic energy B. Longitude into mechanical power. C. Latitude • This mechanical power can be used for D. Pole specific tasks (such as grinding grain or Ans. C pumping water). Sol. • A generator can convert this mechanical • Latitude is used to describe the angular power into electricity to power homes, distance of a place north or south of businesses, schools, and the like. Earth's equator. • Longitude is a geographic coordinate 53.Which of the following is the natural that specifies the east–west position of a host of Nipah virus? point on the Earth's surface, or the A. Rats surface of a celestial body. B. Pigs C. Fruit bats 56.What does the slope of a velocity time D. Aedes mosquitoes graph reperesent ? Ans. C A. Acceleration Sol. B. Distance • The pteropus bats or the fruit bats act C. Speed as a natural host for Nipah virus. D. momentum • Pigs can also act as intermediate hosts. Ans. A Nipah virus disease is a zoonotic disease Sol. which means animal to human • Slope of a velocity time graph transmission. represents Acceleration. • It was first identified in 1998 at • if the acceleration is zero, then Kampung Sungai Nipah village, Malaysia. the velocity-time graph is a The virus is named after this village. horizontal line (i.e., the slope is • The first outbreak of this disease in zero). If the acceleration is India was reported in Siliguri, West positive, then the line is an Bengal in 2001. Most recently, the Indian upward sloping line (i.e., the slope state of Kerala faced an outbreak of Nipah is positive). If the acceleration is virus in 2018-19. negative, then the velocity-time graph is a downward sloping line 54.The summer solstice 2019 in the (i.e., the slope is negative) Northern Hemisphere will occur on _____. 57.Optical fibre works on which of the A. 21st June following principle of light? B. 26th June A. Reflection

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B. Refraction D. P.C. Mahalanobis C. Diffraction D. Total internal reflection Ans. C Sol. Indian Scientist Sir Dr. Jagadish Ans. D Chandra Bose invented the Crescograph Sol. Optical fibre works on Total internal an electrical instrument that could reflection. It is the phenomenon which measure the growth of a plant occurs when a propagated wave strikes a medium boundary at an angle larger than 61.Digestion of carbohydrates begins in a particular critical angle with respect to ______? the normal to the surface. A. Small intestine B. Mouth 58.Which instrument is used to measure C. Buccal cavity very high temperatures? D. Stomach A. Machmeter B. Photometer Ans. B C. Pyknometer Sol. Digestion of carbohydrates, and in D. Pyrometer particular starches, begins in the mouth with the action of salivary amylase. This Ans. D enzyme catalyzes, or speeds along, the Sol. A pyrometer is a device for hydrolysis of the starch molecule. measuring very high temperatures and uses the principle that all substances emit 62.Energy is stored in liver and muscles radiant energy when hot, the rate of in the form of emission depending on their A. Carbohydrate temperature. There are two main types of B. Fat pyrometer, namely the total radiation C. Protein pyrometer and the optical pyrometer. D. Glycogen

59.The discoverer of penicillin was Ans. D A. Lord Lister Sol. When the body needs glucose for B. Alexander F1eming energy, stored fat in the Glycogen is C. Karl Landsteiner used. D. Walter Reed 63.Making of Curd from Milk is because Ans. B of: Sol. Penicillin, the first true antibiotic, was A. Bacteria discovered by Alexander Fleming, B. Virus Professor of Bacteriology at St. Mary's C. Protozoa Hospital in London. D. Other Penicillins are a certain collection of antibiotics that eliminate infection Ans. A causing bacteria. Also known in short as Sol. Bacteria was required in the process pen or PCN, they originate from a type of of biotechnology from ancient times to fungi called Penicillium fungi. They are curdling. To make curd, after boiling the used in the treatment or prevention of milk to 30-40 ° C, it is cooled and added many different bacterial infections, a sweet curd. Now due to the presence of usually caused by Gram-positive lactic acid bacteria in the curd, the organisms. bacteria present in it grow rapidly in a few hours, accumulating whole milk. 60.Crescograph was invented by A. S.N. Bose 64.The pH value of the blood in human B. P.C. Roy body is C. J.C. Bose A. 6.4

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B. 4.8 of an atom, which had the following C. 7.4 features: D. 8.4 i. There is a positively charged centre in E. 6.2 an atom called the nucleus. Nearly all the mass of an atom resides in the nucleus. Ans. C ii. The electrons revolve around the Sol. PH value of human body's blood is nucleus in well-defined orbits. 7.4. An adult man has an average of 5-6 iii. The size of the nucleus is very small as liters of blood. compared to the size of the atom Source: Science NCERT Class 9 Chapter 65.In Nuclear reactors graphite is used 4 as______. A. Lubricant 68.Galvanization is a method of B. Fuel protecting iron from rusting by coating C. Linear of the reactor with a thin layer of – D. Moderator A. Gallium B. Aluminum Ans. D C. Zinc Sol. Nuclear reactors are used at D. Silver nuclear power plants for electricity E. None of the above/More than one of generation .These are generally graphite the above moderated and CO2cooled. Ans. C 66.Teflon is the common name of Sol. Zinc A. Polytetrafluoro ethylene • Galvanization (or galvanizing as it is B. Polyvinyl chloride most commonly called in that industry) is C. Polyvinyl fluoride the process of applying a protective zinc D. Dichlorodifluoro methane coating to steel or iron, to prevent rusting. The most common method is Ans. A hot-dip galvanizing, in which parts are Sol. The common name of submerged in a bath of molten zinc. Polytetrafluoroethylene is Teflon. Source : Science NCERT Class 9 Chapter Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) is a 4 synthetic fluoropolymer of tetrafluoroethylene that has numerous 69.Decibel unit is used to measure applications. The well-known brand name A. Light intensity of PTFE-based formulas is Teflon by B. Sound intensity Chemours. C. Magnitude of Earthquake D. None of the above 67.Rutherford’s alpha-particle scattering experiment was responsible for the Ans. B discovery of – Sol. The ' Decibel ' unit is used to measure A. Atomic Nucleus the intensity of the sound. By Kandla, the B. Electron intensity of light C. Boson is measured. on the reactor scale, the D. Neutron seismic intensity is measured. E. None of the above/More than one of the above 70.In SONAR, we use A. ultrasonic waves Ans. A B. Infrasonic waves Sol. Atomic nucleus C. radio waves ● On the basis of his experiment, D. audible sound waves Rutherford put forward the nuclear model Ans. A

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Sol. Sonar (originally an acronym for C. Speed of the wind Sound Navigation And Ranging) is a D. Intensity of light technique that uses sound propagation (usually underwater, as in submarine Ans. C navigation) to navigate, communicate Sol. The power of wind and speed is with or detect objects on or under the measured by the anemometer. surface of the water, such as other Anemometer was invented in 1846 by vessels. John Thomas Romney Robinson.

71.According to new definition adopted 74.The image formed by an astronomical by ‘International Astronomial Union’ in telescope is: 2006, which of the following is no a A. Virtual and diminished ‘planet’? B. Virtual and magnified A. Uranus C. Real and diminished B. Neptune D. Real and magnified C. Pluto D. Jupiter Ans. B Sol. An astronomical telescope is an Ans. C optical instrument which is used to see Sol. According to the new definition of the the magnified image of distant heavenly planets given in the conference organized bodies like stars, planets, satellites and in Prague in August 2006 by the galaxies etc. The final image formed by International Astronomical Union (IAU), it an astronomical telescope is always has been classified as a dwarf planet in virtual, inverted and magnified. the category of planet because it does not meet the criteria of calling Pluto as 75.Idol of dancing girl (Bronze) is found Planet. Pluto was invented in 1930 by in which of the following civilization? Claude Tamvo. A. Mesopotamian Civilization B. Indus Valley Civilization 72.Which one of the following does not C. Persian Civilization contain silver? D. Egyptian Civilization A. Horn silver B. German silver Ans. B C. Ruby silver Sol. Idol of dancing girl made up of D. Lunar caustic bronze was found in Indus Valley Civilization city of Mohenjo-Daro. It was Ans. B discovered by British archaeologist Sol. Except German silver, all alloys given Earnest Mackay in 1926. in question contain silver. There are some important alloys and their components 76.Taxila University is located currently in are given below: which country? (i) Horn silver It is also called silver A. Bangladesh chloride (Ag Cl). Its components are Ag B. India and Cl. C. Pakistan (ii) German silver Cu-50%,Zn-35%,Ni-1 D. Nepal 5%. (iii) Ruby silver It is also called red silver. Ans. C (iv) Lunar caustic It is also called silver Sol. nitrate (AgN03). • Takshashila University is the most 73.Which of the following in measured by famous and the world’s first ‘Anemometer? university. Takshashila University A. Velocity of water-flow was established 2700 years ago in B. Depth of water Taxila.

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D. 11th Century • Takshasila is also known as Taxila or Takshila. Between 600BC and Ans. B 500AD, Taxila was in the kingdom Sol. of Gandhar, in Ancient India before partition, but now • Qutub Minar of Delhi was started Takshashila is in Rawalpindi in 13th Century by Qutub-ud-Din district of the Punjab Pakistan Aibak. In 1220, Aibak's successor after partition. and son-in-law Shamsuddin Iltutmish completed a further three storeys. 77.Who among the following is known as 'Bismarck of India'? A. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel 80.Which was the oldest Budhist B. Bhagat Singh University in Ancient India? C. Swami Vivekanand A. Taxila D. Lala Lajpat Rai B. Nalanda C. Odanthapuri Ans. A D. Kanchi Sol. Ans. A • Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel is known Sol. as 'Bismarck of India'. • Taxila University was a centre of knowledge continued under the • He was the first Deputy Prime Maurya Empire and Greek rule in Minister of India. the 3rd and 2nd centuries BCE. • It became the greatest learning • He is also known as ‘Iron Man of centre in the region and allowed India’. for exchanges between people from various cultures.

78.In Indus valley civilization, Great Bath 81.In which year Quit India movement is found in which of the following place? started? A. Lothal A. 1939 B. Mohenjo-daro B. 1940 C. Mitathal C. 1942 D. Kalibangan D. 1945

Ans. B Ans. C Sol. In Indus valley civilization, Great Sol. Bath is found in Mohenjo-daro. • The Quit India movement started in 1942.

• This movement was launched at Bombay session by Mahatma Gandhi during World War II demanding an end to British Rule in India. 79.In which century, Qutub Minar of Delhi was built? A. 12th Century 82.'Safari' is a type of _____. B. 13th Century A. Operating system C. 14th Century B. Browser

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C. Printer C. Linear momentum D. Input device D. Angular momentum

Ans. B Ans. C Sol. Sol.

• 'Safari' is a type of browser. • Jet engine works on the principal of conservation of Linear • Basically there are two types of momentum. devices in computer which are input devices and output • The principal of conservation of devices.Input devices are used to linear momentum is a system has provide data and control signals of constant magnitude and direction a computer or we can say that if the system is subjected to no input devices are used to provide external force. raw data or information to the computer. e.g. keyboard, mouse, • A body or system of bodies in scanner, joystick, cameras etc. motion retains its total momentum, the product of mass • Output device is a part of the and vector velocity, unless an computer that receives from the external force is applied to it. computer and present or displays it. e.g. monitor, LED, Printer , projectors, speakers etc. 85.Sulphur dioxide bleaches colouring matter by : • Browsers are used for net surfing. A. Reduction Chrome, Mozilla, internet B. Dehydration explorer, Safari are the examples C. Decomposition of browser. D. Oxidation

Ans. A 83.______are used for communication in Sol. artificial satellites • Sulphur dioxide gas exhibits A. Infrared waves bleaching properties in presence B. Radio waves of moisture. It dissolve in water C. Ultraviolet (UV) rays liberating nascent hydrogen. D. Amplitude Modulation (A.M.) waves Nascent hydrogen removes oxygen atoms from the coloring Ans. B matter (reduces coloring matter) Sol. and it loses its color. • Radio waves and microwaves both • The bleaching action sulphur are used for communication in dioxide is due to its reducing artificial satellites. Radio waves action. The colour of pigment on are used for transmit television exposure to SO2 gets reduced to programmes while microwaves a colourless compound. are used for mobile and wi-fi. • Note: In question, only radio 86.Red rot of sugarcane is caused by: waves is given in the option. So, A. Bacteria option B is the correct answer. B. Virus C. Fungus 84.Jet engine works on the principal of D. None of these conservation of _____. A. Heat Ans. C B. Mass Sol.

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A. Pseudopodia • Red rot disease is caused by the B. Nucleus fungus Glomerella C. Food Vacuole tucumanensis (older name, D. Cell membrane Colletotrichum falcatum). Ans. C • Red rot occurs in various parts of Sol. Amoeba digests its food in Food the cane plant but it is usually vacuole. Amoeba is a microscopic considered a stalk and a seed- unicellular organism. It mostly resides in piece disease. places like pond water. It’s structure consists of the following basic • Its symptoms are highly variable components: depending upon the susceptibility • a cell membrane of the sugarcane variety and the • a nucleus environment. • cytoplasm – endoplasm and ectoplasm • small food vacuoles ( these look like small bubbles ) 87.The fleshy thalamus is edible in • finger-like projections called A. Apple pseudopodia ( also known as ” false feet” B. Tomato ) C. Orange D. Mango 90.Disease-causing micro-organisms are called_____. Ans. A A. antibiotics Sol. Apple is a pome, a simple, fleshy but B. carriers false fruit as it is surrounded by a fleshy C. pathogens thalamus which is edible while actual fruit D. antigens lies within. Other examples are pear, loquat, etc. Ans. C Sol. 88.In our body, antibodies are formed against pathogens in A. liver by RBC B. blood by platelets C. brain by macrophages D. thymus by lymphocytes

Ans. D Sol.

• In our body, antibodies are formed against pathogens in 91.Who invented electric motor? thymus by lymphocytes. A. Michael Faraday B. Guglielmo Marconi • An antibody, also known as an C. James Watt immunoglobulin, is a large, Y- D. Isaac Newton shaped protein produced mainly by plasma cells that is used by the Ans. A immune system to neutralize Sol. pathogens such as pathogenic bacteria and viruses. • The electric motor was invented by Michael Faraday.

89.Where does Amoeba digests its food?

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• Electric motor is an electrical saint. This movement is also known as machine that converts electrical the Lingayat movement. It originated energy into mechanical energy in Karnataka in the 12th Century CE ( Common Era).

92.Who was the chairman of Third 95.Who was the first Chancellor of Jamia Buddhist Council ? Millia Islamia University? A. Sabakami A. Abdul Ghaffar Khan B. Mogaliputta Tissa B. Rajkumari Amrit Kaur C. Vasumitra , Ashvaghosa C. Hakim Ajmal Khan D. None of these D. Sir Sayyad Ahmad Khan

Ans. B Ans. C Sol. * Third Buddhist Council was held Sol. at Patliputra in 250 BC under the • Hakim Ajmal Khan was one of chairmanship of Mogaliputta Tissa . the founders of the Jamia Millia * Ashoka was the patron of this Islamia University, becoming its council. first chancellor in 1920 and * Sabakami , & Vasumitra , Ashvaghosa remaining in office until his death was the also chairmans of the second in 1927. T and fourth Buddhist's Council • he University was established by respectively. Muslim leaders in 1920, prior to partition. Among the founding 93.Who was the founder of the leaders, the main were the Ali Satavahans or Andhras ? Brothers, Moulana Mohammad Ali A. Dasrath Jouhar and Moulana Shaukat Ali. B. Simuka C. Rajendar 96.The school of Indian art which is also D. Mahendra known as the Greco Roman Buddhist is the ______school. Ans. B A. Mauryan Sol. •Simuka (60 – 37 BC) was the B. Shunga founder of Satvahana Dynasty. C. Gandhara •Gautamiputra Satakarni was a D. Gupta famous king of this dynasty. •Satvahanas were finally succeeded by Ans. C the Ikshvakus in AD 3rd Century. Sol. The interaction of Greek and Buddhist culture flourished in the area of 94.The Virashaiva Movement in Gandhara. Gandhāra was an ancient Indic Karnataka founded by whom ? kingdom situated in the northwestern A. Sundarar region of Pakistan, around Peshawar. B. Andal Gandhara existed since the time of the C. Basavanna Rigveda and formed part of the D. Tipu Sultan Achaemenid Empire in the 6th century BC. Ans. C Sol. • The Virashaivas were Shaitive 97.Wall Street collapse led to______saints who were completely against the A. World War II caste system, idol worship and B. Recession meaningless rituals . One of the most C. U.S attack on Iraq important figure was Basavanna. D. Great depression • The Virashaivas included people from all social backgrounds and women as well. Ans. D Akkamahadevi was a famous Virashaiva

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Sol. Wall Street collapse led to Great 100.Who is generally considered to be the depression Wall Street is an eight-block- father of the Indian Renaissance? long street running roughly northwest to A. Rabindranath Tagore southeast from Broadway to South B. Raja Rammohan Roy Street, at the East River, in the Financial C. Mahatma Phule District of Lower Manhattan in New York D. M.G. Ranade City. Ans. B 98.First national park of India that was Sol. established in 1936 was named as • Raja Ram Mohan Roy is A. Kanha National Park considered to be the father of B. Bharatpur National Park Indian Renaissance. C. Hailey National Park • It is so because he introduced key D. Rajaji National Park changes in Indian society based on the twin plank of reasons and Ans. C humanism. Sol. • He founded Atmiya Sabha, and • Hailey National Park, the first Brahmo Samaj, and took active national park of India was participation in purging Indian established in 1936 to protect the society from social evils like Sati, endangered Bengal Tiger. superstition, idolatry etc. • It is also known as Jim Corbett National Park. 101.Who was the revolutionary leader • It is located in Nainital district of who ended his days as a Swami of Uttarakhand and was named after Ramakrishna Mission? Jim Corbett. A. Ajit Singh B. Aurobindo Ghosh 99.Which is the biggest building at C. Jatindranath Bandopadhyay Mohenjodaro? D. Hemachandra Kanungo A. Great Bath B. Great Granary Ans. C C. Assembly Hall Sol. Jatindranath Bandopadhyay, also D. Rectangular Building known as Niralamba Swami was a key figure along with Aurobindo Ghosh in the Ans. B first phase of Revolutionary struggle. Sol. However later on he took a break from the freedom struggle and took a sanyasi • Mohenjodaro was built in the 26th life for spiritual upliftment. century BC. 102.The only Viceroy to be assassinated • It was one of the largest cities of in India was the ancient Indus Valley A. Lord Harding Civilization, also known as the B. Lord Northbrook Harappan Civilization, which C. Lord Ellenborough developed around 3,000 BCE from D. Lord Mayo the prehistoric Indus culture. Ans. D • The Great Granary is the biggest Sol. Lord Mayo became the 4th Viceroy of building in comparison with the India in 1869. During his tenure the first Great Bath and other buildings census took place in 1872. He was found there assassinated in Andaman during his visit.

103.Who was the first lady Governor of an Indian State?

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A. Mrs. Sucheta Kripalani A. 1925 B. Miss Padmaja Naidu B. 1924 C. Mrs Tarkeswari Sinha C. 1926 D. Mrs. Sarojini Naidu D. 1927

Ans. D Ans. A Sol. First lady Governor of an Indian State Sol. Kakori conspiracy took place in 1925. was Sarojini Naidu. She headed the state This was done by Hindustan Republican of Uttar Pradesh. She was also known as Association (HRA) - a revolutionary outfit. the nightingale of India. This conspiracy was about robbing a train near Lucknow, in order to seize money, 104.The Taj Mahal is called 'a dream in for carrying forward the group marble'. Which monument is called as 'a revolutionary activities. dream in stone'? A. The Rang Mahal 107.Which among the following is not B. The Panch Mahal correctly paired? C. The Red Fort A. Shivaji - Afzal Khan D. The Bahai temple B. Nurjahan - Mahabat Khan C. Akbar - Rana Pratap Ans. B D. Babar - Bairam Khan Sol. Panch Mahal is a five storey palace in fatehpur sikri. This was commissioned by Ans. D Sikarwar Rajputs. The Mahal contains five Sol. Babar and Bairam khan were not stories, arranged one upon each other in enemy of each other. Rather bairam khan decreasing order. The ground floor served in in the army of subsequent contains 84 pillars. The Mahal was Mughal kings- Babar, Humayun and generally used for entertainment and Akbar. However, during his last day of relaxation. service to Mughal empire, he developed conflict with Akbar, which was later 105.Which one of the following papers amicably resolved. was edited by Gandhiji in South Africa? A. Indian Opinion 108.The Sergeant Plan was introduced B. Harijan by______? C. Young India A. Lord William Bentinck D. Both A and B B. Sir John Sergeant C. Lord Curzon Ans. A D. Lord Dalhousie Sol. • Indian opinion was edited by Ans. B Mahatma Gandhi in South Sol. Sir John Sergeant was the Africa. The publication was an Educational Advisor to the Government of important tool for the political India . He introduced the Sergeant Plan movement led by Gandhi and the which worked out by the Central Advisory Indian national Congress to fight Board of Education in 1944. This Plan and win for the Indian immigrant stipulates universal , free and compulsory community in South Africa. It education for children in the 6 to 11 age existed between 1903 and 1915. group and a six year school course for the • Young India was a weekly paper or 11 to 17 age group. journal in English published by Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi 109.Who introduced the term from 1919 to 1931. "Biodiversity Hotspot" ? A. M Swaminarayan 106.In which year did the Kakori B. Dr. James Smith conspiracy case take place? C. Norman Myers

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D. None of these 112.The only state in India that produces saffron is Ans. C A. Assam Sol. The concept of "biodiversity B. Himachal Pradesh hotspots" was originated by Norman C. Jammu and Kashmir Myers. D. Meghalaya • A biodiversity hotspot is a Bio Geographic region with a significant Ans. C reservoir of biodiversity that is under Sol. The only state in India that produces threat from humans. saffron is Jammu and Kashmir.

110.Where is the Indian Railway's wheel 113.First Metro train was introduced axle plant located ? in_____? A. Ludhiana, Punjab A. Mumbai B. Bangalore, Karnataka B. Calcutta C. Jaipur, Rajasthan C. Chennai D. Kapurthala, Punjab D. New Delhi

Ans. B Ans. B Sol. Indian Railway's wheel axle plant Sol. is located in Bangalore, Karnataka. • The first metro train was • It was commissioned in 1984 to introduced in Calcutta on 24th manufacture wheels and axles for the October ,1984. The two stations Indian Railways. connected were Dumdum and Belgachha. 111.Which of the following site is not in • Delhi Metro rail was approved in the list of Wonders of the World? 1996 but it was started in 2002 0n A. Great Wall of China 25th December between Shahdra B. Taj Mahal and Tees Hazari . C. Ha Long D. Machu Picchu 114.Which of the following statement is true? Ans. C A. Animals worry about raising their Sol. Ha long comes under the list of family Seven Wonders of Nature. B. Animals make several feeding trips in Wonders of the World are: a day ● Great Wall of China C. Animals often behave sensibly ● Petra D. Animals do not know meaning of ● Christ the Redeemer brotherhood ● Machu Picchu ● Chichen Itza Ans. B ● Colosseum Sol. Animals make several feeding trips in ● Taj Mahal a day is true statement. ● Great Pyramid of Giza Hence, option is B correct. Wonders of Nature are: ● Iguazu Falls 115.Which hormone is not related to ● Hạ Long Pituitary Gland? ● Jeju Island A. Thyroid stimulating hormone ● Puerto Princesa Underground River B. Antidiuretic hormone ● Table Mountain C. Luteinizing hormone ● Komodo D. Calcitonin hormone ● Amazon rainforest Ans. D Sol.

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• Except D, all the hormones are • A complete virus particle, known related to Pituitary Gland. as a virion, consists of nucleic acid • Calcitonin is produced by the surrounded by a protective coat of parafollicular cells of the thyroid protein called a capsid. gland, that helps to regulate levels of calcium and phosphate in the 118.Lacrymal glands are situated in the blood. _____. • Luteinizing hormone is a A. Palms hormone produced by B. Buccal cavity gonadotropic cells in the anterior C. Eye orbit pituitary gland. D. Stomach • Antidiuretic hormone is made by the hypothalamus in the brain Ans. C and stored in the posterior Sol. pituitary gland. • Lacrymal glands are situated in • TSH is produced by the pituitary eye orbit. gland and aids in release of • These glands secrete the aqueous thyroid hormones into your blood. layer of the tear film called lacrimal fluid, which moistens the 116.Which of the following is a fungal surface of the skin, lubricate disease? eyelids and wash away foreign A. Dermattis bodies. B. Cholera C. Jaundice 119.Which State Government of India D. Indigofera has instituted the Iqbal samman award? A. UP Ans. A B. MP Sol. Dermattis is a fungal disease, a C. AP group of disease that results in D. HP inflammation of the skin. It is also known E. None o these as eczema. Itchiness, red skin and rashes are the character of these diseases. Ans. B Dermatitis is a group of skin conditions Sol. Iqbal Samman is a prestigious annual that includes atopic dermatitis, allergic award given in the field of creative Urdu contact dermatitis, irritant contact writing by the Government of Madhya dermatitis, and stasis dermatitis. Pradesh. Note: It carries a cash of ₹ 2 lakh and a 117.The chemical component that is plaque of honour. invariably found in all viruses is A. proteins 120.Which of the following statements is B. lipids incorrect? C. DNA A. Wheat is grown in Punjab D. RNA B. Tea is produced in Assam C. Coffee is grown in Karnataka Ans. A D. Saffron is produced in Himachal Sol. Pradesh • A virus is a small infectious agent that replicates only inside the Ans. D living cells of other organisms. Sol. Almost all saffron grows in a belt • Viruses can infect all types of life bounded by the Mediterranean in the forms, from animals and plants to west and mountainous Kashmir in the microorganisms, including east. The cultivation of saffron is a bacteria and archaea. traditional art. In India, 5,707 hectares of land come under its cultivation. Its annual

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production is around sixteen thousand kilograms. The state of Jammu and Ans. C Kashmir tops the list of saffron growing Sol. states in India. It can be gauged from the • The Indus Valley Civilization fact out of the total 5,707 hectares of land flourished during 2500-1750 under its cultivation. BC. • It was a Bronze Age civilisation in 121.In which of the following industries is the northwestern regions of South the maximum number of women Asia. It is is also known as the employed in India? Harappan Civilisation. A. Textile • This civilization is named after the B. Jute Indus river system in whose C. Tea alluvial plains the early sites of the D. Coal civilisation were identified and excavated. Ans. C Sol. The Tea Industry is one of the largest 124.Which of the following was not one of employers of women amongst organised the features of Government of India Act, industries in India. Women constitute 1935? nearly 51% of the total workforce. A. Provincial autonomy B. Introduction of elections 122.Chandigarh was designed by C. Bicameral Legislature A. Le corbousier D. All India federation B. Edward Lutyons C. Christopher Wren Ans. C D. Michelongo Sol. The most significant aspects of the Indian Act 1935 were: Ans. A •the grant of a large measure of Sol. The city of Chandigarh was one of the autonomy to the provinces of British India early planned cities in the post- (ending the system of diarchy introduced independence India and is known by the Government of India Act 1919) internationally for its architecture and •provision for the establishment of a urban design. The master plan of the city "Federation of India", to be made up of was prepared by Swiss-French architect both British India and some or all of the Le Corbusier, transformed from earlier "princely states" plans created by the Polish architect •the introduction of direct elections, thus Maciej Nowicki and the American planner increasing the franchise from seven Albert Mayer. Most of the government million to thirty-five million people buildings and housing in the city, •a partial reorganisation of the provinces however, were designed by the •membership of the provincial assemblies Chandigarh Capital Project Team headed was altered so as to include more elected byPierre Jeanneret, Jane Drew and Indian representatives, who were now Maxwell Fry. In 2015, an article published able to form majorities and be appointed by BBC named Chandigarh as one of the to form governments perfect cities of the world in terms of •the establishment of a Federal Court. architecture, cultural growth and modernisation. 125.Why does a piece of cloth, which appears green in sunlight, appear black 123.The Indus Valley Civilization when it is viewed under red light? flourished during ______. A. The cloth completely absorbs red color A. 5000-3500 BC wavelength. B. 3000-1500 BC B. It is due to refraction. C. 2500-1750 BC C. It is the effect of scattering of light. D. 1500-500 BC D. It is due to parallax error.

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A. S. N. Sen Ans. A B. R C Majumdar Sol. A piece of cloth, which appears green C. V D Savarkar in sunlight, appear black when it is D. S B Chaudhari viewed under red light. This is because the green pigment on the cloth Ans. C completely absorbs the wavelength of red Sol. color. Thus, appearing black under red • The Indian War of light. Independence is an Indian nationalist history of the 1857 126.The cloud float in the atmosphere revolt by Vinayak Damodar because of their low Savarkar that was first published A. temperature in 1909. B. velocity • The book, initially written in C. pressure Marathi, was penned by Savarkar D. density in response to celebrations in Britain of the 50th anniversary of Ans. D the 1857 Indian uprising with Sol. The clouds float in the atmosphere records from India Office archives because they have low density. and the whole project received Hence Option D is correct support from Indian nationalists in Britain including the likes of 127.India first took part in the Olympic Madame Cama, V.V.S. Iyer and Games in the year M.P.T. Acharya, as well as Indian A. 1920 students who had dared not show B. 1928 their support or sympathy for C. 1972 India House openly. D. 1974 130.There are approximately ______Ans. A muscles in human body. Sol. India competed at the 1920 A. 200 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium. B. 350 It was the first time that the nation had C. 500 sent a team to the Olympic Games since D. 640 a single athlete (Norman Pritchard) competed for India twenty years earlier Ans. D (see India at the 1900 Summer Sol. Olympics). • There are approximately 640 muscles in human body and 128.Which of the following rights was together they make up about 40% described by Dr. B. R. Ambedkar as “The of total body mass. Heart and Soul of the Constitution”? • Hence, option D is correct. A. Right to freedom of the Religion B. Right to property 131.Former judge of Madras High Court C. Right to Equality Justice Vinod Kumar Sharma has been D. Right to constitutional Remedies appointed as the Lokpal of which state? A. Uttar Pradesh Ans. D B. Haryana Sol. Right to constitutional Remedies was C. Punjab described by Dr. B. R. Ambedkar as “The D. Kerala Heart and Soul of the Constitution” E. Telangana

129.India War of Independence 1857' is Ans. C written by______.

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Sol. * Punjab government has appointed * The joint exercise will enhance defence Justice Vinod Kumar Sharma as Punjab co-operation and military relations Lokpal. between the two nations.

* This is done without amending Punjab 133.Who among the following has won Lokpal Act, 1996 in which CM of Punjab the 2019 Japan Open single title in Tokyo, and cabinet ministers are out of its ambit. Japan? A. Roger Federer * Justice Satish Kumar Mittal resigned B. Rafael Nadal from the post of Lokpal in April 2018 and C. Novak Djokovic became the chairman of Haryana Human D. John Millman Rights Commission, since then this post E. Daniil Medvedev was lying vacant. Ans. C * Justice Sharma had worked as an Sol. * World number one Novak Djokovic advocate in Punjab and Haryana High won his first Japan Open title and the Court from 1974 till his elevation as Judge 76th of his career by defeating Australian of Punjab and Haryana High Court in John Millman in the final in Tokyo. March 2006. * It was a triumphant return to the tour * He retired as a judge of Madras High for Djokovic, who had withdrawn from the Court in May 2013. At least 3,000 of his U.S. Open in the fourth round due to a judgments have been quoted in various shoulder injury law books and journals. * It was the 10th time Novak Djokovic * The Lokpal holds the office for a term of had won a title on his tournament debut. six years. * Djokovic has already qualified for next 132.Joint military training, Exercise month’s season-ending ATP Finals in Nomadic Elephant–XIV started on 5th London. October 2019. It is between which two countries? 134.Which of the following banks has A. India and Thailand launched UCash, a digital product that B. India and Singapore will enable customers to withdraw money C. India and Malaysia from ATMs through mobile banking D. India and China without using a debit card? E. India and Mongolia A. Canara Bank B. Bank of India Ans. E C. Uco Bank Sol. * 14th edition of Indo – Mongolian D. Bank of Baroda joint military training, Exercise Nomadic E. Punjab National Bank Elephant–XIV started on 5th October. * The exercise will be conducted from 05 Ans. C to 18 Oct 19 at Bakloh. In this exercise, Sol. the Indian Army is being represented by • Public sector lender, the Uco Bank has a battalion of the RAJPUTANA RIFLES launched three new digital products Regiment. namely UCash, Digilocker and an app. * Nomadic Elephant – XIV is the • These new products were launched by fourteenth edition between the two the bank's managing director and CEO, A nations aimed at training troops in K Goel. counter-insurgency & counter-terrorism • UCash enables customers to withdraw operations under the United Nations money from ATMs through mobile mandate. banking without using a debit card.

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• Digilocker aims to eliminate the use of Director and Chief Executive Officer physical documents and enables the (CEO) of the company. sharing of verified electronic documents. ● Mr. Mishra replaces Utpal Bora, who • The third product, the new mobile app, ceased to be Chairman & Managing integrates four existing apps of the bank Director of the company on 30th - UCO Mbanking, UCO UPI, UCO September. Mpassbook and UCO Secure- in a single ● Mishra started his professional journey interface. as an executive trainee with OIL in 1984. ● He played a key role in framing and 135.Every year on which of the following implementing procurement policies and dates the World Teachers’ Day is procedures for inventory management, celebrated? vendor development, framework A. 5th September agreement and its related strategies. B. 15th September ● He acquired significant Board level C. 25th September exposure at corporate office at the time D. 2nd October of launch of OIL's IPO in 2009 and E. 5th October developing the Strategic Plan 2020.

Ans. E 137.What is the dominant chemical Sol. present in vinegar? • World Teachers’ Day or International A. Ethanoic acid Teachers’ Days is being celebrated all B. Sulphuric acid across the world on October 5. C. Formic acid • It is being held annually since 1994 to D. Malic acid commemorates the anniversary of the adoption of the 1966 ILO/UNESCO Ans. A Recommendation concerning the Status Sol. of Teachers. * In vinegar, ethanoic acid (acetic • The Recommendation concerning the acid)is present in dominant. Status of Higher-Education Teaching * The formula of ethanoic acid is Personnel was adopted in 1997 to CH3COOH. complement the 1966 Recommendation by covering teaching and research 138.______gases trap heat in the personnel in higher education. atmosphere which makes the Earth • World Teachers’ Day is co-convened in warmer, causing global warming. partnership with UNICEF, UNDP, the A. Compound International Labour Organization, and B. Elemental Education International. C. Nobel • This year’s International Teachers’ Day D. Greenhouse Theme is “Young Teachers: The future of the Profession.” Ans. D Sol. 136.Sushil Chandra Mishra is appointed • Greenhouse gas that contribute to the as the MD & CEO of which PSUs? greenhouse effect that is warming the A. Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Earth by absorbing the infrared B. Oil India Limited radiations. C. Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited • Carbon Dioxide and chloroflurocarbons D. Steel Authority of India Limited are examples of greenhouse gases. E. Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited 139.A bat emits ultrasonic sound of Ans. B frequency 100kHz in air. If the sound Sol. meets a water surface, what will be the ● Oil India Limited has appointed Sushil wavelength of the reflected sound? Chandra Mishra as the new Managing (Speed of sound in air = 340ms-1)

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A. 5.1 × 105 material-carrying capacity of the wind is B. 6.4 × 10-3 at its maximum, so abrasion (erosion by C. 3.4 × 10-5 wind in which transported materials hit an D. 3.4 × 10-3 exposed rock surface and polish it or scratch it) is also maximized. Ans. D • In some cases, harder rocks are Sol. Frequency of ultrasonic sound = arranged horizontally over a softer rock, 100kHz = 105Hz resulting in such erosion. Speed of sound in air is 340ms-1 The wavelength of the reflected sound is 142.The ‘Diphu Pass’ which is the tri- given by the relation: junction between India, Myanmar and China is on this Border Line? A. Durand Line B. Palk Strait C. McMohan Line 5 -3 = 340/10 = 0.0034 = 3.4 × 10 m. D. Radcliffe Line

140.The least preferred technique in the Ans. C disposal of Municipal Solid Waste is: Sol. A. Incineration • Diphu pass is located at the B. Composting trijunction of India, Myanmar and C. Land filling china and it is located on the D. Briquetting Mcmohan border line. • The McMahon Line is the demarcation Ans. D line between the Tibetan region of China Sol. Briquetting is one of the densification and the North-east region of India technologies for converting biomass proposed by British colonial administrator wastes into solid and convenient fuel. Henry McMahon at the 1914 Simla Briquetting technologies can be classified Convention. in the following categories based on the mechanical features and equipment 143.The term ‘Blood Moon’ is used to involved: piston press densification, refer to ______. screw press densification, roll press A. Full Moon densification and manual presses. B. Lunar Eclipse C. Solar Eclipse 141.Which among the following is called D. Crescent Moon “Mushroom rocks”? A. Pedestal rocks Ans. B B. Desert pavements Sol. C. Yardangs • Blood Moon happens when Earth's D. Ventifacts moon is in a total lunar eclipse. • The last blood moon on Jan. 20-21, Ans. A 2019 coincided with a supermoon and the Sol. Full Wolf Moon, earning it the title "Super • A mushroom rock, also called as Blood Wolf Moon." pedestal rock, or a pedestal rock, is a naturally occurring rock whose shape, as 144.Charcoal can be made at home by its name implies, resembles a mushroom. burning A mushroom rock, rock pedestal, or gour A. wood in absence of air is a typical mushroom-shaped landform B. coal in absence of air that is formed by the action of wind C. coal in an insufficient supply of air erosion. D. wood in an insufficient supply of air • At an average height of two to three feet (0.6 to 0.9 m) from the base, the Ans. A

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Sol. Charcoal is a biomass which is made chemical structure, polyester can by burning wood in the absence of air. be a thermoplastic or thermoset.

145.Which gas is present in both the natural gas and the biogas? 148.Which one of the following is A. Methane commonly used for pulp bleaching in the B. Hydrogen paper industry? C. Carbon monoxide A. Mild Sulphuric acid D. Butane B. Glucose isomerase C. Hydrogen peroxide Ans. A D. Iodine and water Sol. ● Methane is the main component found in both natural gas and biogas. Ans. C ● Natural gas is composed of methane, Sol. ethane, propane, butane, and pentane • Hydrogen peroxide is used in while biogas is composed of methane, pulp bleaching in the paper carbon dioxide and hydrogen sulphide. industry. • It’s a colourless liquid and is 146.What is the source of sulfuric acid? slightly more viscous than water. A. Fragrance oil • It is used as an oxidizer, bleaching B. Fruit juices agent and disinfectant. C. Citric fruits D. Harakasis 149.Fermentation is a type of ______process. Ans. D A. Aerobic Respiration Sol. Harakasis B. Anaerobic Respiration •Harakasis comes in use formaking C. Exothermic Reaction explosive materials, color making, D. Transpiration medicines etc •Its chemical name is Feric sulphate and Ans. B formula is [Fe2(SO4)] Sol. •The most common use of sulfuric acid is • Fermentation is a metabolic for fertilizer manufacture. process that produces chemical changes in organic substrates 147.Fabric made from______does through the action of enzymes. not get wrinkled easily. • Fermentation normally occurs in A. Cotton an anaerobic environment. In the B. Flax presence of O2, NADH and C. Silk pyruvate are used to generate ATP D. Polyester in respiration.

Ans. D 150.Physical property is not same but Sol. chemical property is same, it is called- A. Allotropic • Fabric made from polyester does B. Compound not get wrinkled easily. C. Alloy D. None of the above • Polyester is synthetic chemical compound i.e polymers which Ans. A contain ester functional group. Sol. •Carbon has two allotropes, Diamond and graphite, pure forms of the same • Polyesters most commonly are element that differ in crystalline prepared from a condensation structure. reaction. Depending on the

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•Allotropy property of some chemical C. Doesn't involve any change in elements to exist in two or more different temperature forms, in the same physical state. D. None of the option is correct •Allotropes are different structural modifications of an element. Ans. A •For example, the allotropes of carbon Sol. include diamond (the carbon atoms are • An exothermic reaction is a bonded together in a tetrahedral lattice chemical reaction that releases arrangement energy by light or heat causing the temperature of surroundings to 151.The property of metals by which they rise. can be beaten into thin sheets is called • It takes place when the energy ______. used to break the bonds in the A. Ductility reactants is less than the energy B. Malleability given out when bonds are formed C. Viscosity in the products. Example: D. Tensile strength combustion.

Ans. B 154.Which chemical compound is used to Sol. prevent wooden furniture from termites? • The property of metals by which A. Zinc chloride they can be beaten into thin B. Silver iodide sheets is called malleability. C. Potassium carbonate • Ductility is the property of metals D. Chromium trioxide by which they can be drawn into wires. Ans. A • Viscosity is a state of being thick, Sol. sticky, and semi-fluid in • Wooden furniture is coated with consistency, due to internal zinc chloride (ZnCl2) to prevent friction. termites. • Zinc chloride has numerous 152.The salt concentration (measured as applications in different industries, salinity in parts per thousand), is including health care, ______% in sea. pharmaceuticals, and paper A. 10-20 manufacturing industry. It is B. 30-35 used in dry cell batteries as an C. 40-50 electrolyte. It is a powerful D. 60-70 emulsion breaker. It separates oil from water. Ans. B Sol. The salt concentration (measured as 155.Which of the following bonds are salinity in parts per thousand), is 30-35 weakest in nature? % in sea. Salinity is the measurement of A. Single bond salt present in the water. Salt with some B. Double bond amount of water is produced when acid C. Triple bond and base react. Seawater pH is typically D. Hydrogen bond limited to a range between 7.5 and 8.4. The most saline sea in the world is dead Ans. D sea. Sol. • Hydrogen bonds are weakest in 153.Which of the following is a nature as they are intermolecular characteristic of an exothermic reaction? electrostatic bond that occurs A. Release of heat when a Hydrogen is bonded to a B. Absorption of heat very electronegative atom like

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oxygen, Nitrogen where there is C. Sulphate ion no electron exchange leading to a D. Zinc ion weak bonding between molecules. • Hydrogen bonds are classified as Ans. C weak bonds because they are Sol. Sulphate ion is not a cation. Cation is easily and rapidly formed and a positively charged ion but sulphate ion broken under normal biological is a negatively charged ion as it gains conditions. electrons and forms a covalent bond with oxygen. Hence sulphate ion is an anion. 156.Process of gaining electrons is known as _____. 159.Which of the following is not a A. oxidation component of Smog? B. reduction A. Volatile organic compounds C. radiation B. Nitrogen Oxide D. both oxidation and reduction C. Sulphur dioxide D. Chlorine oxide Ans. B Sol. Redox is a chemical reaction in which Ans. D the oxidation states of atoms changes. It Sol. Chlorine oxide is not a component of involves the transfer of electrons between Smog. Smog an air pollutant is composed elements. mainly of tropospheric ozone and primary • Oxidation is the chemical reaction in particulate matter such as pollen and dust which there is a loss of electrons or an along with other particulate matter such increase in oxidation state by a molecule, as sulphur oxides, volatile organic atom, or ion. compounds, nitrogen oxides and • Reduction is a chemical reaction where ammonia gas. there is the gain of electrons or a decrease in oxidation state by a molecule, 160.Which is known as carbolic acid? atom, or ion. A. Phenol B. Ethanol 157.Which of the following metals (shown C. Acetic acid by its symbol) is generally used for D. Oxalic acid making filaments of bulbs? A. Fe Ans. A B. An Sol. Phenol also known as carbolic acid, is C. Aq an aromatic organic compound. It is D. W mildly acidic and requires careful handling due to its propensity to cause Ans. D chemical burns. It is generally produced Sol. Tungsten is a chemical element with from petroleum. symbol W and atomic number 74. Tungsten is a rare metal found naturally 161.Removal of carbon particles from air on Earth. Its important ores include involves the principle of wolframite and scheelite. Tungsten is A. Precipitation used in incandescent light bulb filaments, B. Filteration X-ray tubes, electrodes in TIG welding, C. Electrophoresis super alloys, and radiation shielding. D. Sedimentation Tungsten compounds are also often used as industrial catalysts. Ans. C Sol. Electrophoresis is a technique used 158.Which amongst the following is not a in laboratories in order to separate Cation? macromolecules based on size. There is a A. Aluminium ion movement of charged particles under the B. Copper ion influence of an electric field.

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162.Na2B2O4(OH)4 is the chemical 165.What is the common name of formula of which of the following? CaOCl2? A. Benzoyl salicylic acid A. Baking Powder B. Sodium Perborate B. Baking Soda C. Anthranilic acid C. Bleaching Powder D. Chloro benzoic acid D. Washing Soda

Ans. B Ans. C Sol. Sodium perborate (PBS) is a Sol. white, odorless, water-soluble chemical compound with the chemical formula • Calcium Hydrochlorite Na2B2O4(OH)4. Ca(OCl)2 which is commonly It is usually encountered as the known as ‘Bleaching Powder’ is tetrahydrate, but monohydrate, used as a bleaching agent for NaBO3 ·H2O and trihydrates are well water treatment. known NaBO3 ·3H2O. • This compound is relatively stable 163.The absolute zero is a temperature at and has higher available chlorine which ______than Sodium Hypochlorite. A. molecular motion in a gas would cease B. water freezes • It is white solid which is not highly C. all gases become liquid soluble in water and is more D. all gases become solid preferably used in soft to medium- hard water. Ans. A Sol. 166.Which base is present in milk of • Absolute Zero is a temperature magnesia? where the molecular motion in gas A. Magnesium hydroxide would cease. B. Ammonium hydroxide C. Sodium hydroxide • Absolute zero is the point at which D. Calcium hydroxide the fundamental particles of nature have minimal vibrational Ans. A motion, retaining only quantum Sol. It’s the Magnesium hydroxide which mechanical, zero-point energy- is present in Milk of Magnesia. It is a induced particle motion. laxative that is used to treat constipation, by drawing water into the intestines. Moreover it is also used as an antacid that 164.Iodex, a pain relief balm, has the works by lowering the amount of acid in smell of ______. the stomach. A. Methyl salicylate B. Ethyl salicylate 167.Metals react with sodium hydroxide C. Propyl salicylate to produce ______. D. Butyl salicylate A. oxygen gas B. sodium Ans. A C. water Sol. Methyl salicylate (oil of wintergreen D. hydrogen gas or wintergreen oil) is an organic ester naturally produced by many species of Ans. D plants, particularly wintergreens. It is Sol. Reaction of Base with Metals: When also synthetically produced, used as a alkali (base) reacts with metal, it fragrance. produces salt and hydrogen gas.

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Example: Sodium hydroxide gives • Sulphurous acid is a weak hydrogen gas and sodium zincate when inorganic acid and considered an reacts with zinc metal. Sodium aluminate aqueous solution of sulfur dioxide and hydrogen gas are formed when in water. sodium hydroxide reacts with aluminium • The chemical formula for metal. sulphurous acid is H2SO3. • 168.Bauxite is used as raw material by which industry? 171.Minamata disease is a nervous A. Aluminium disorder caused by eating fish, polluted B. Iron with ______. C. Steel A. Iron D. Gold B. Mercury C. Lead Ans. A D. Nickel Sol. • Bauxite is an ore of aluminium Ans. B which contains only 30–54% Sol. alumina. • Minamata disease is a nervous • It is used by aluminium disorder caused by eating fish, industries as raw material. polluted with Mercury. • Australia is the world’s biggest • The disease has symptoms like bauxite producer. numbness in the hands and feet, general muscle weakness, loss of 169. peripheral vision and damage to Aluminum salt commonly used to stop hearing and speech. It can be bleeding is treated with surgical intervention. A. Aluminum nitrate B. Aluminum sulphate 172.Which acid is used in batteries? C. Aluminum Chloride A. Picric acid D. Potash alum B. Sulphuric acid C. Hydrobromic acid Ans. D D. Perchloric acid Sol. Aluminum salt commonly used to stop bleeding is Potash Alum. It is also Ans. B known as aluminum potassium sulphate. Sol. Sulfuric acid is used in batteries. It is commonly used in purification of Each cell of a lead storage battery drinking water. It is naturally transpiring consists of alternate plates of lead mineral salt. (cathode) and lead coated with lead Hence option D is the right answer. dioxide (anode) immersed in an electrolyte of the sulfuric acid solution. 170.Chemical formula for sulphurous acid is 173.Which among the following is not a property of bases? A. A. Bases are bitter in taste B. The pH of a basic solution at standard B. conditions is greater than nine. C. C. Aqueous solutions or molten bases dissociate in ions and conduct electricity. D. D. All of the above

Ans. B Ans. B Sol.

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Sol. The pH of a basic solution at region of Pakistan, around Peshawar. standard conditions is greater than Gandhara existed since the time of the seven. Rigveda and formed part of the General properties of bases include: Achaemenid Empire in the 6th century • Concentrated or strong bases are BC. caustic on organic matter and react violently with acidic substances. 176.The only Viceroy to be assassinated • Aqueous solutions or molten bases in India was dissociate in ions and conduct A. Lord Harding electricity. B. Lord Northbrook • Reactions with indicators: bases turn C. Lord Ellenborough red litmus paper blue, phenolphthalein D. Lord Mayo pink, keep bromothymol blue in its natural colour of blue, and turn methyl Ans. D orange yellow. Sol. Lord Mayo became the 4th Viceroy of • The pH of a basic solution at standard India in 1869. During his tenure the first conditions is greater than seven. census took place in 1872. He was • Bases are bitter in taste. assassinated in Andaman during his visit.

174.Who was the first Chancellor of Jamia 177.Who was the first lady Governor of Millia Islamia University? an Indian State? A. Abdul Ghaffar Khan A. Mrs. Sucheta Kripalani B. Rajkumari Amrit Kaur B. Miss Padmaja Naidu C. Hakim Ajmal Khan C. Mrs Tarkeswari Sinha D. Sir Sayyad Ahmad Khan D. Mrs. Sarojini Naidu

Ans. C Ans. D Sol. Sol. First lady Governor of an Indian State • Hakim Ajmal Khan was one of was Sarojini Naidu. She headed the state the founders of the Jamia Millia of Uttar Pradesh. She was also known as Islamia University, becoming its the nightingale of India. first chancellor in 1920 and remaining in office until his death 178.Which among the following is not in 1927. T correctly paired? • he University was established by A. Shivaji -Afzal Khan Muslim leaders in 1920, prior to B. Humayun -sher shah suri partition. Among the founding C. Akbar- Rana Pratap leaders, the main were the Ali D. Babar- Bairam Khan Brothers, Moulana Mohammad Ali Jouhar and Moulana Shaukat Ali. Ans. D Sol. Babar and Bairam khan were not 175.The school of Indian art which is also enemy of each other. Rather bairam khan known as the Greco Roman Buddhist is served in in the army of subsequent the ______school. Mughal kings- Babar, Humayun and A. Mauryan Akbar. However, during his last day of B. Shunga service to Mughal empire, he developed C. Gandhara conflict with Akbar, which was later D. Gupta amicably resolved.

Ans. C 179.Which one of the following papers Sol. The interaction of Greek and was edited by Gandhiji in South Africa? Buddhist culture flourished in the area of A. Indian Opinion Gandhara. Gandhāra was an ancient Indic B. Harijan kingdom situated in the northwestern C. Young India

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D. Both A and B B. Sir John Sergeant C. Lord Curzon Ans. A D. Lord Dalhousie Sol. • Indian opinion was edited by Ans. B Mahatma Gandhi in South Sol. Sir John Sergeant was the Africa. The publication was an Educational Advisor to the Government of important tool for the political India . He introduced the Sergeant Plan movement led by Gandhi and the which worked out by the Central Advisory Indian national Congress to fight Board of Education in 1944. This Plan and win for the Indian immigrant stipulates universal , free and compulsory community in South Africa. It education for children in the 6 to 11 age existed between 1903 and 1915. group and a six year school course for the • Young India was a weekly paper or 11 to 17 age group. journal in English published by Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi 183.Who introduced the term from 1919 to 1931. "Biodiversity Hotspot" ? A. M Swaminarayan 180.In which year did the Kakori B. Dr. James Smith conspiracy case take place? C. Norman Myers A. 1925 D. None of these B. 1924 C. 1926 Ans. C D. 1927 Sol. The concept of "biodiversity hotspots" was originated by Norman Ans. A Myers. Sol. Kakori conspiracy took place in 1925. • A biodiversity hotspot is a Bio This was done by Hindustan Republican Geographic region with a significant Association (HRA) - a revolutionary outfit. reservoir of biodiversity that is under This conspiracy was about robbing a train threat from humans. near Lucknow, in order to seize money, for carrying forward the group 184.Which of the following Hollywood revolutionary activities. actress has been named as UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador for Indigenous 181.Which among the following is not Peoples? correctly paired? A. Angelina Jolie A. Shivaji - Afzal Khan B. Yalitza Aparicio B. Nurjahan - Mahabat Khan C. Salma Hayek C. Akbar - Rana Pratap D. Emma Stone D. Babar - Bairam Khan E. Priyanka Chopra

Ans. D Ans. B Sol. Babar and Bairam khan were not Sol. * The United Nations Educational, enemy of each other. Rather bairam khan Scientific and Cultural Organization served in in the army of subsequent (UNESCO) has named Mexican actress Mughal kings- Babar, Humayun and Yalitza Aparicio as a UNESCO Goodwill Akbar. However, during his last day of Ambassador for Indigenous Peoples. service to Mughal empire, he developed conflict with Akbar, which was later * Ms. Aparicio is committed to the fight amicably resolved. against racism and for the rights of women and indigenous peoples. She was 182.The Sergeant Plan was introduced chosen to play in Alfonso Cuarón’s film by______? Roma while studying to be a teacher. A. Lord William Bentinck

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* Her performance in the film, for which B. India and Singapore she had to learn the Mixtec language of C. India and Malaysia her father’s family, won her an Oscar D. India and China nomination for best actress, the first E. India and Mongolia indigenous Mexican woman to be so recognized by the US Academy Awards. Ans. E Sol. * 14th edition of Indo – Mongolian * TIME magazine (USA) listed her as one joint military training, Exercise Nomadic of the 100 most influential people in the Elephant–XIV started on 5th October. world in 2019. * The exercise will be conducted from 05 to 18 Oct 19 at Bakloh. In this exercise, 185.Former judge of Madras High Court the Indian Army is being represented by Justice Vinod Kumar Sharma has been a battalion of the RAJPUTANA RIFLES appointed as the Lokpal of which state? Regiment. A. Uttar Pradesh * Nomadic Elephant – XIV is the B. Haryana fourteenth edition between the two C. Punjab nations aimed at training troops in D. Kerala counter-insurgency & counter-terrorism E. Telangana operations under the United Nations mandate. Ans. C * The joint exercise will enhance defence Sol. * Punjab government has appointed co-operation and military relations Justice Vinod Kumar Sharma as Punjab between the two nations. Lokpal. 187.Who among the following has won * This is done without amending Punjab the 2019 Japan Open single title in Tokyo, Lokpal Act, 1996 in which CM of Punjab Japan? and cabinet ministers are out of its ambit. A. Roger Federer B. Rafael Nadal * Justice Satish Kumar Mittal resigned C. Novak Djokovic from the post of Lokpal in April 2018 and D. John Millman became the chairman of Haryana Human E. Daniil Medvedev Rights Commission, since then this post was lying vacant. Ans. C Sol. * World number one Novak Djokovic * Justice Sharma had worked as an won his first Japan Open title and the advocate in Punjab and Haryana High 76th of his career by defeating Australian Court from 1974 till his elevation as Judge John Millman in the final in Tokyo. of Punjab and Haryana High Court in March 2006. * It was a triumphant return to the tour for Djokovic, who had withdrawn from the * He retired as a judge of Madras High U.S. Open in the fourth round due to a Court in May 2013. At least 3,000 of his shoulder injury judgments have been quoted in various law books and journals. * It was the 10th time Novak Djokovic had won a title on his tournament debut. * The Lokpal holds the office for a term of six years. * Djokovic has already qualified for next month’s season-ending ATP Finals in 186.Joint military training, Exercise London. Nomadic Elephant–XIV started on 5th October 2019. It is between which two 188.Which of the following banks has countries? launched UCash, a digital product that A. India and Thailand will enable customers to withdraw money

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from ATMs through mobile banking • World Teachers’ Day is co-convened in without using a debit card? partnership with UNICEF, UNDP, the A. Canara Bank International Labour Organization, and B. Bank of India Education International. C. Uco Bank • This year’s International Teachers’ Day D. Bank of Baroda Theme is “Young Teachers: The future of E. Punjab National Bank the Profession.”

Ans. C 190.Sushil Chandra Mishra is appointed Sol. as the MD & CEO of which PSUs? • Public sector lender, the Uco Bank has A. Oil and Natural Gas Corporation launched three new digital products B. Oil India Limited namely UCash, Digilocker and an app. C. Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited • These new products were launched by D. Steel Authority of India Limited the bank's managing director and CEO, A E. Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited K Goel. • UCash enables customers to withdraw Ans. B money from ATMs through mobile Sol. banking without using a debit card. ● Oil India Limited has appointed Sushil • Digilocker aims to eliminate the use of Chandra Mishra as the new Managing physical documents and enables the Director and Chief Executive Officer sharing of verified electronic documents. (CEO) of the company. • The third product, the new mobile app, ● Mr. Mishra replaces Utpal Bora, who integrates four existing apps of the bank ceased to be Chairman & Managing - UCO Mbanking, UCO UPI, UCO Director of the company on 30th Mpassbook and UCO Secure- in a single September. interface. ● Mishra started his professional journey as an executive trainee with OIL in 1984. 189.Every year on which of the following ● He played a key role in framing and dates the World Teachers’ Day is implementing procurement policies and celebrated? procedures for inventory management, A. 5th September vendor development, framework B. 15th September agreement and its related strategies. C. 25th September ● He acquired significant Board level D. 2nd October exposure at corporate office at the time E. 5th October of launch of OIL's IPO in 2009 and developing the Strategic Plan 2020. Ans. E Sol. 191.National Basketball Association • World Teachers’ Day or International (NBA) brought to India the first-ever Teachers’ Days is being celebrated all Floating Basketball Court in which of the across the world on October 5. following places? • It is being held annually since 1994 to A. Chennai, Tamil Nadu commemorates the anniversary of the B. Mumbai, Maharashtra adoption of the 1966 ILO/UNESCO C. Kolkata, West Bengal Recommendation concerning the Status D. Bengaluru, Karnataka of Teachers. E. Cuttack, Odisha • The Recommendation concerning the Status of Higher-Education Teaching Ans. B Personnel was adopted in 1997 to Sol. complement the 1966 Recommendation ● The National Basketball Association by covering teaching and research brought to India the first-ever Floating personnel in higher education. Basketball Court in the Arabian Sea near Bandra Worli Sealink.

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● There were some sports enthusiasts * Mangrove forests are mainly found enjoying the floating court and were in West Bengal Coastal Area. accompanied by NBA legend Jason * Mangrove is a small tree which is found Williams. in coastal saline or brackish water. They are also called as halophytes as they are 192.What is the full form of TCP in salt tolerant trees. relation of computer network? * They are highly important from (A) Transmission Control Protocol ecological and environment point of view. * Mangrove area is also found in East (B) Transfer Cali Plan coast of India in Andra Pradesh, Orissa and Tamil Nadu and these are also found (C) Transfer Control Process in Kutch area of Gujrat.

(D) Transmission Call protocol 194.A spoon which seems tilted in water, is an example of A. D (A) Reflection (B) Refraction B. B (C) Retention (D) Focus C. A D. C A. A B. B

Ans. C C. D Sol. D. C * The full form of TCP in relation to a computer network is Transmission Control Protocol. Ans. B * TCP/IP is built into the UNIX operating Sol. system and is used by the Internet, * A spoon which seems tilted in making it the de facto standard for water, is an example of Refraction. transmitting data over networks. * Refraction refers to change in direction * It allows two or more computers to of a wave passing from one medium to communicate. TCP and IP are basic rules another due to different refractive defining the Internet. It determines how indexes of mediums. to break application data into packets * Refraction follows Snell's law, which that networks can delivers, sends packets states that, for a given pair of media, the to and accepts packets from the network ratio of the sines of the angle of incidence layer. θ1 and angle of refraction θ2 is equal to the ratio of phase velocities (v1 / v2) in 193.Which of the following state has the two media. largest mangrove area of India? (A) Gujarat (B) Andhra Pradesh 195.In India, who is executive head of the state? (C) Maharastra (D) West Bengal (A) President

A. C (B) Governor B. D (C) Chief Minister C. A D. B (D) The legislative assembly of the state

A. (D) Ans. B Sol. B. (C)

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● Its vision is to "harness space C. (A) technology for national development while pursuing space science research D. (B) and planetary exploration".

● It is managed by the Department of Ans. D Space, which reports to the Prime Sol. Minister of India. * At the state level, Governor is acts as the executive head of the state. 197.The concept of carbon credit * Governor acts as a nominal head. originated from which one of the * The real executive powers are exercised following? by the Council of Ministers headed by A. Earth Summit, Rio de Janeiro the Chief Minister. B. Kyoto Protocol * The Governor of a State is appointed by C. Montreal Protocol the President of India. D. G-8 Summit, Hciligendamm * Article 153 stipulates that there shall be a Governor for each Indian states. Ans. B * Article 155 of the Indian Constitution Sol. stipulates that the Governor of a State • The Kyoto Protocol is an shall be appointed by the President by international treaty, which warrant under his hand and seal. extends the 1992 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate 196.The headquarters of ISRO is located Change (UNFCCC) that commits at State Parties to reduce (A) Bengaluru greenhouse gases emissions, based on the premise that (a) (B) New Delhi global warming exists and (b) man-made CO2 emissions have (C) Pune caused it.

(D) Mumbai 198.The Khajuraho shrines built by chandellas are dedicated to ______. A. (A) A. Vishnu and Shiva B. Indra and Varun B. (C) C. Shiva and Parvati D. Vishnu and Brahma C. (D) Ans. A D. (B) Sol. • The Khajuraho Group of Monuments is a group of Hindu Ans. A temples and Jain temples in Sol. Madhya Pradesh. ● The Indian Space Research • The Khajuraho shrines built by Organisation (ISRO) is the space chandellas are dedicated to agency of the Government of India. Vishnu and Shiva. • The largest surviving Shiva temple ● It is headquartered in Bengaluru, is Khandarya Mahadeva, while the Karnataka. largest surviving Vaishnava group includes Chaturbhuja and ● It was formed on 15th August, 1969. Ramachandra.

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199.Asiatic lion is the national animal of • It is a unique integrating and interactive which of the following countries? platform. The platform is aimed at A. Bhutan addressing common man’s grievances, B. Turkey and simultaneously monitoring and C. Iraq reviewing important programmes and D. Iran projects of the Government of India as well as projects flagged by State Ans. D Governments Sol. • The PRAGATI platform uniquely bundles • Asiatic lion is the national animal of three latest technologies: Digital data Iran. management, videoconferencing and • Its scientific name is Panthera leo. geo-spatial technology. • On the IUCN Red List, it is listed as Endangered because of its small 202.Who was the first Indian to summit population size and area of occupancy. Mount Everest without oxygen? A. Tenzing Norgay 200.Which of the following is the national B. Phurba Tashi heritage animal of India? C. Apa Sherpa A. Tiger D. Phu Dorjee B. Elephant C. Cow Ans. D D. Lion Sol. • Phu Dorjee was the first Indian to Ans. B summit Mt. Everest without oxygen. Sol. • He did so on 9 May 1984 on a solitary • Indian elephant is the national ascent from the South East Ridge. He heritage animal of India since 2010. died in 1987 on the Kanchanjunga • India's Environment Ministry has Expedition of the Assam Rifles. declared the elephant a national heritage animal in order to increase protective 203.If two quantities M & N have different measures for the country's nearly 29,000 dimensions. Which mathematical elephants. operation may be physically meaningful? • There are a total of 138 state elephant A. M/N corridors, 28 interstate corridors and 17 B. M+N international state corridors where Indian C. M-N elephant populations are found. D. M=N

201.What is the full form of PRAGATI Ans. A initiative? Sol. • Quantities having different A. Pro-Active Governance And Timely dimensions can’t be added or subtracted Institutie and also it they can’t be equal. B. Pro-Active Governance and True Implementation 204.Who wrote”The Great Successor : C. Pro-Active Governance And Timely The Divinely Perfect Destiny of Brilliant Implementation Comrade Kim Jong Un” ? D. Process Oriented Governance And A. Anna fifield Timely Implementation B. Rory Power C. Lisa Toddeo Ans. C D. Riley Sagar Sol. • The full form of PRAGATI is Pro- Ans. A Active Governance And Timely Sol. Implementation.

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• Anna Fifield wrote”The Great 207.Which is the most important festival Successor : The Divinely Perfect Destiny of Nagaland? of Brilliant Comrade Kim Jong Un”. A. Bihu • She was Tokyo bureau chief for that B. Losar paper from 2014 to 2018. C. Hornbill Festival • In that role, she focused her attention D. Hemis Festival on news and issues of Japan, North Korea, and South Korea. Ans. C • She has been to North Korea a dozen Sol. times. • The Hornbill Festival is a celebration held every year from 1st to 10th 205.Division of creamy and non creamy December. is based on ____. • It is the most important festival of A. Reservation Nagaland. B. Milk products • It is also called the 'Festival of C. Industries Festivals'. D. Inflation • The festival is named after the Indian hornbill, the large and colourful forest Ans. A bird. Sol. • The first festival was held in 2000. * Creamy layer and Non-Creamy layer is a term used in Indian politics to refer 208.Onam is a harvest festival of_____. to the relatively forward and better A. Tamil Nadu educated members of the Other B. Assam Backward Classes (OBCs). C. Karnataka * The Creamy layer term was introduced D. Kerala by the Sattanathan Commission in 1971. Ans. D * This commission directed that the Sol. "creamy layer" should be excluded from • Onam is the biggest festival of Kerala. the reservations(quotas) of civil posts. • It is a harvest festival. * The Creamy layer term was originally • It is celebrated all across the state by introduced in the context of people of all communities. reservation of jobs for certain groups in • It is celebrated as the initiation of the 1992 Malayalam calendar. • This festival falls between August- 206.Which Indian state has most September. beautiful sea beaches? • The festival lasts from 4-10 days. A. Tamilanadu B. Maharashtra 209.The Revolt of 1857 cannot be merely C. Goa called a sepoy mutiny because ______. D. Karnataka A. it was inspired by nationalistic sentiments and led by former rulers Ans. C B. it was the result of socio-economic Sol. causes not limited to only the sepoys * Goa is a land of most exotic beaches in C. it was spread all over India India, these beaches of Goa are counted D. it involved the participation of all as the best tourist destination in India. classes of society * Some of the famous beaches of Goa are Baga Beach, Calangute beach, Condolim, Ans. B Majorda beach and Colva beach. Sol. * Calangute Beach is one of the most * The Revolt of 1857 cannot be called popular beaches in Goa. merely a sepoy mutiny because it was the

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result of socio-economic causes not highways in national limited to only the sepoys. infrastructure. * Though it was ignited by sepoy but later • The sample routing algorithm supported and contuined by rulers, states that the best path to any zamindars, leaders etc. destination is the one that has the lowest metric value. A metric is a 210.Who has been appointed as the new number that is used as a standard additional principal secretary to the Prime of measurement for the links of a Minister of India in June 2019? network. A. Ajit Doval B. P. K. Mishra 212.Which country is in the process of C. Amitabh Thakur building the largest single Aperture Radio D. Nripendra Mishra Telescope FAST A. Japan Ans. B B. China Sol. C. USA • P. K. Mishra has been appointed as the D. Russia Additional Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister of India on 11th June 2019. Ans. B • He is a retired IAS officer. Sol. The Five-hundred-meter Aperture • Dr. Nripendra Mishra has been Spherical radio Telescope is a radio appointed as the Principal Secretary to telescope located in the Dawodang Prime Minister Narendra Modi. depression, a natural basin in Pingtang • He is a 1967-batch retired IAS County, Guizhou Province, southwest officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre. China. It consists of a fixed 500 m (1,600 ft) diameter dish constructed in a natural 211.Which algorithm is used to decide the depression in the landscape. It is the path to transfer the packets from source world's largest filled-aperture radio to destination? telescope, and the second-largest single- A. Routing dish aperture after the sparsely-filled B. Pathing RATAN-600 in Russia. It has a novel C. Selecting design, using an active surface for D. Directing pointing and focusing, rather than only correcting residual errors, and Ans. A suspending the receiver on a computer- Sol. controlled winch system without any rigid • Path selection involves applying a connection to the primary. routing metric to multiple routes to select (or predict) the best 213.Which one of the following is the route. sweetest natural sugar ? • Routing is the process of selecting A. Lactose a path for traffic in a network, or B. Glucose between or across multiple C. Sucrose networks. Routing is performed D. Fructose for many types of networks, including circuit-switched Ans. D networks, such as the public Sol. switched telephone network • Fructose is a simple ketonic (PSTN), computer networks, such monosaccharide found in many as the Internet, as well as in plants, where it is often bonded networks used in public and to glucose to form the private transportation, such as the disaccharide sucrose. system of streets, roads, and • Pure, dry fructose is a very sweet, white, odourless, crystalline solid

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and is the most water-soluble of to a region of high concentration all the sugars. through a semi permeable membrane. 214.Which of the following causes Malaria? A. Insect 217.The chemical substance present in B. Bacteria bones and teeth is C. Protozoa A. Calcium phosphate D. Virus B. Calcium chloride C. Calcium sulphate Ans. C D. Calcium borate Sol. Malaria is caused by the protozoan parasite Plasmodium. Human malaria is Ans. A caused by four different species of Sol. Seventy percent of bone is made up Plasmodium: P. falciparum, P. malariae, of hydroxyapatite, a calcium phosphate P. ovale and P. vivax. Humans mineral (known as bone mineral). Tooth occasionally become infected with enamel is composed of almost ninety Plasmodium species that normally infect percent hydroxyapatite. animals, such as P. knowlesi. 218.Second battle of Panipat was fought 215.Bio-magnification implies between which two armies? A. Toxic matters are magnified A. Babur and Lodi Empire B. Living beings are magnified B. Babur and Rana Sanga C. Light is magnified C. Akbar and Hemu D. Food is magnified D. Akbar and Rana of Mewar

Ans. A Ans. C Sol. Biomagnification (or Sol. The Second Battle of Panipat was bioaccumulation) refers to the ability of fought between Mughal emperor, Akbar living organisms to accumulate certain and Hindu General Hemu on November 5, chemicals to a concentration larger than 1556. The two armies clashed at Panipat that occurring in their inorganic, non- not far from the site of the First Battle of living environment, or in the case of Panipat of 1526. Mughal emperor Akbar animals, in the food that they eat. defeated Hemu. Organisms accumulate any chemical needed for their nutrition 219.Who defeated Humayun in the battle of Chausa? 216.In plants water is absorbed by the A. Muhammad Adil Shah root hairs by a process called: B. Firoz Shah Suri A. Transpiration C. Sikandar Shah Suri B. Respiration D. Sher Shah Suri C. Perspiration D. Osmosis Ans. D Sol. Sher Shah Suri defeated Humayun in Ans. D the battle of Chausa. It was fought on Sol. 26th June 1539. Hence, Option D is the correct answer. • Plants absorb water from the soil through root hair, by the process 220.Article 370 of the Indian Constitution of osmosis. was related to which state? A. Jammu and Kashmir • Osmosis is a process by which the B. Gujarat molecules of solvent (water) move C. Tamil Nadu from a region of low concentration D. Bihar

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Ans. A 224.What is the name of grasslands of Sol. Africa? • Article 370 of the Indian A. Savannah Constitution earlier gave special B. Pampas status to Jammu and Kashmir. C. Velds • It gave autonomous status to the D. Both A and C state of Jammu and Kashmir. • Jammu and Kashmir will now be Ans. D governed by the laws applicable to Sol. The savannah and velds make up the other Indian citizens as Article 370 central part of Africa in a band across the is scrapped. continent and down the middle into South Africa. Some of the countries with 221.Fundamental duties are given in savannah are Kenya, Tanzania, Zambia, which part of India constitution? Chad, Sudan, Ethiopia, Somalia, A. Part I Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Botswana, and B. Part II South Africa. C. Part III D. Part IV A 225.Which among the following imaginary line lies at 0 ° latitude? Ans. D A. Equator Sol. The fundamental duties are given in B. Tropic of Cancer Part IV (A) of the India Constitution while C. Tropic of Capricorn fundamental rights are given in Part III of D. Prime Meridian the Indian Constitution. Hence, option D is the correct answer. Ans. A Sol. The Equator is the line lies at 0 ° 222.Which of the following is a vestigial latitude and divides the Earth into two organ in human body? equal hemispheres- northern and A. Tailbone southern hemispheres). The Equator is B. Spleen about 40,075 kilometers (24,901 mi) C. Thyroid long, of which 78.7% lies across water D. Gall Bladder and 21.3% over land. Indonesia is the country got the longest equatorial line lay Ans. A across the water and land. Sol. Some examples of vestigial organ of human body are: tailbone, wisdom teeth, 226.Barren Island is located in which of appendix, body hair etc. the following country? A. Italy 223.The histogen, from which epidermis B. Australia is formed is C. India A. Dermatogen D. Pakistan B. Periblem C. Plerome Ans. C D. Calyptrogen Sol. The Barren island is located in India. It is located in the Andaman sea. It is the Ans. A only active volcano in South Asia. Sol. There are three meristematic layers in plants which consist of three sets of 227.The only planet whose period of initials known as histogen. Dermotogen is rotation is longer than the period of the outer most layers, the cells of which revolution around the sun? divide anticlinally and give rise to the A. Mercury epidermeis,. Periblem and plerom are the B. Jupiter other two histogene. C. Venus

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D. Neptune Ans. B Sol. Agrobacterium tumefaciens is the Ans. C cause of the economically important Sol. Venus is the only planet whose disease, crown gall. Agrobacterium period of rotation is longer than the tumefaciens is cosmopolitan in period of revolution around the sun. The distribution, affecting dicotyledonous period of rotation of venus is 243 days plants in more than 60 different plant and period of revolution of the sun is 225 families. Crown gall can be found most days. often on stone fruit and pome trees as well as brambles and several species of 228.Which of the following is known as ornamental plants. Black Current? A. Gulf Stream 231.Which of the following plays an B. Kuroshio Current important role in photosynthesis? C. California Current A. Chloroplast D. Antarctic Current B. Centrosome C. Tonoplast Ans. B D. Nematoblast Sol. The word 'Kuroshio' means 'Black Current' in Japanese. Also known as Ans. A Japan Current, it is a warm ocean current Sol. Chloroplast plays an important role which flows up the East coast of Asia and in photosynthesis. It is the structure in a under the influence of the westerly winds green plant cell in which photosynthesis towards North America. It is the occurs. All green plant take part in the counterpart of the Gulf Stream. However, process of photosynthesis which converts the Antarctic Circumpolar Current is the energy into sugars and the byproduct of largest oceanic current on Earth. the process is oxygen that all animals 229.Which Chola King constructed the breathe. The main role of chloroplasts is new capital Gangaikonda Cholapuram ? to conduct photosynthesis, where the A. Rajaraja Chola photosynthetic pigment chlorophyll B. Rajendra Chola I captures the energy from sunlight and C. Rajendra Kulottung converts it and stores it This process D. None of these happens in chloroplasts.

Ans. B 232.What could be the function attributed Sol. • Rajendra Chola I constructed the to the transfusion tissue found in Cycas new capital Gangaikonda Cholapuram leaflets? . A. Mechancial • He also constructed the Brihadeswara B. Conduction temple which comprises thirteen storeys C. Storage and is crowned by a single block of D. Photosynthesis granite . I • n South India , the Chola Dynasty Ans. B flourished under Rajaraja I and Rajendra Sol. Chola I. Rajaraja I was the founder of • The main function of the this dynasty transfusion tissue is the transport of materials between the vascular 230.Which of the following bacterium bundles and the mesophyll. causes crown gall disease in plants? • The transfusion tissue found in A. Bacillus thurigiensis Cycas leaflets performs the B. Agrobacterium tumefaciens function of conduction. C. Pseudomonas fluorescens D. None of these 233.The hardness of water is due to the ______.

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A. Calcium Carbonates Sol. Absolute zero is defined as B. Magnesium Carbonates precisely the temperature at which all C. Magnesium Chloride molecular motion ceases. D. All of the above 8.Which process is responsible for the Ans. D glittering of air bubble rising through Sol. The hardness of water is due to the water? Calcium Carbonates, Magnesium A. Reflection of light Carbonates and Magnesium chloride. It B. Refraction of light has high mineral content. Hard drinking C. Total internal reflection of light water may have moderate health D. Scattering of light benefits, but can pose critical and grieveous problems in industrial settings. Ans. C Sol. 234.Which of the following can be found • Total internal reflection is as pollutants in the drinking water in responsible for glittering of air some parts of India? bubble rising through water which 1. Arsenic occurs when the light from a 2. Sorbitol denser media(liquid) is trying to 3. Fluoride enter lesser denser media(air in 4. Formaldehyde the bubble). 5. Uranium • This reflected light by human eyes Select the correct answer using the code appears as glittering. given below A. (1), (2), (3), (4) and (5) 236.The antiparticle of an electron is B. (1) and (3) A. Positron C. (2), (4) and (5) B. Gamma Particles D. (1), (3) and (5) C. Alpha particles D. Beta particles Ans. D Sol. Ans. A • Following can be found as Sol. Corresponding to most kinds of pollutants in the drinking water in particles, there is an associated some parts of India:- antiparticle with the same mass and • Long-term exposure to arsenic in opposite charge. drinking water can cause cancer For example, the antiparticle of the in the skin, lungs, bladder and electron is the positron (antielectron). kidney. • Floride in water reduces iron 237.Who has been appointed as the new absorption. Director-General of Border Security Force • Widespread Uranium (BSF) ? Contamination Found in India's A. Pankaj Pathak Groundwater. B. Sanjay Sinha C. Rajnikant Mishra 235.Absolute Zero is defined as D. Vinay Meena A. The temperature at which all molecular motion ceases Ans. C B. At which water boils at 298K Sol. IPS officer Rajinikant Mishra will C. At which liquid Helium boils be the new Director General (DG) of D. At which the volume becomes zero the Border Security Force (BSF). IPS officer SS Deswal has been appointed as Ans. A DG of Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB). BSF's current DG KK Sharma retires on September 30, Mishra will replace him.

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Rajnikant Mishra will be in the post till Sol. US President Donald Trump has August 31, 2019. nominated Indian-American Bimal Patel for an important administrative post of 238.Which Union Ministry has been the Finance Ministry. officially decided to participate in * Georgia's Patel has been nominated for Programme for International Student the post of assistant minister for financial Assessment (PISA) after gap of nine institutions in the Finance Ministry. years ? * Bimal Patel has also been an Assistant A. Ministry of Home Affairs Assistant Professor at Stanford B. Ministry of Sports University, he used to teach banking C. Human Resource Development (HRD) regulation to graduate students here. D. Ministry of Science * Bimal Patel has studied BA from Stanford University. Harvard University Ans. C has taught JD from Kennedy School of Sol. Union Ministry of Human Resource Government, MPP and Georgetown Development (HRD has officially decided University Law Center. to participate in Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) 241.Which place is said to be the after gap of nine years. It will send team Manchester of South India? of officers to Paris to negotiate India’s A. Coimbatore terms of participation in PISA 2021. B. Salem C. Thanjavur 239.Who has been elected as President of D. Madurai Pakistan ? A. Mamnun Hasan Ans. A B. Maulana Fazl ur Rehman Sol. Coimbatore is known as the C. Aitzaz Ahsan Manchester of south India. Manchester is D. Dr Arif Alvi actually a city in U.K. which is number one in cotton good production in the Ans. D world with many textile industries. Sol. Dr Arif Alvi, a close ally of Prime Similarly Coimbatore is also famous for Minister Imran Khan and one of the its small, medium and large cotton firms founding members of the Pakistan that thrive on the regions ability to grow Tehreek-e-Insaf party, was elected as the cotton crop. new President of Pakistan on 4th September. The 69-year-old former 242.Which is world's largest island? dentist defeated Pakistan Peoples Party A. Greenland candidate Aitzaz Ahsan and the Pakistan B. Iceland Muslim league-N nominee Maulana Fazl C. New Guinea ur Rehman in a three-way contest to D. Madagascar become the 13th President. Ans. A Sol. 240.Which Indian-American was • Greenland is the world's largest nominated for Assistant Secretary of island covering 2,175,597 square Treasury for Financial Institutions on kilometres. September 14, 2018 ? • It is a massive island and A. Bimal Patel autonomous Danish territory B. Vivek Khanna between the North Atlantic and C. Tulsi Gabbard Arctic oceans. D. Raja Krishnamoorti 243.Which of the following is a Ans. A commercial crop? A. Cotton

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B. Bajra • ICJ was established in 1945. C. Jowar • The President of International Court of D. Paddy Justice is Mr. Ronny Abraham. Ans. A Sol. Cotton is a commercial crop. 247.Who introduced the term 244.Which cricketer has written his "Biodiversity Hotspot" ? autobiography named 'No Spin' ? A. M Swaminarayan A. Shane Watson B. Dr. James Smith B. Sachin Tendulkar C. Norman Myers C. Shane Warne D. None of these D. Rahul Dravid Ans. C Ans. C Sol. The concept of "biodiversity Sol. Australian cricketer Shane Warne's hotspots" was originated by Norman autobiography “No Spin” will have a Myers. global release on October 4, 2018. The • A biodiversity hotspot is a Bio memoir is written with cricketer and TV Geographic region with a significant presenter Mark Nicholas. He officially reservoir of biodiversity that is under retired from all cricket formats in 2013. threat from humans.

245.Who is the author of " The Rule 248.Which of the following Hollywood Breakers" ? actress has been named as UNESCO A. Ramchandra Guha Goodwill Ambassador for Indigenous B. P Chidambaram Peoples? C. Preeti Shenoy A. Angelina Jolie D. Chandra Singh B. Yalitza Aparicio Ans. C C. Salma Hayek Sol. ‘The Rule Breakers' is Novel which D. Emma Stone is written by Preeti Shenoy. She is a E. Priyanka Chopra Forbes nominated author . The novel set Ans. B in the '90s is the story of Veda who Sol. * The United Nations Educational, harbours big dreams but finds herself Scientific and Cultural Organization trapped in an arranged marriage and (UNESCO) has named Mexican actress realizes that her opinions in real life don't Yalitza Aparicio as a UNESCO Goodwill matter. Ambassador for Indigenous Peoples. * Ms. Aparicio is committed to the fight 246.Where is the headquarter of the against racism and for the rights of International Court of Justice (ICJ)? women and indigenous peoples. She was A. The Hague, Netherlands chosen to play in Alfonso Cuarón’s film B. Geneva, Switzerland Roma while studying to be a teacher. C. New York City, USA * Her performance in the film, for which D. Washington, USA she had to learn the Mixtec language of Ans. A her father’s family, won her an Oscar Sol. The headquarter of the International nomination for best actress, the first court of Justice (ICJ) is at the Peace indigenous Mexican woman to be so Palace in The Hague, Netherlands. recognized by the US Academy Awards. • The International Court of Justice is the * TIME magazine (USA) listed her as one primary judicial branch of the United of the 100 most influential people in the Nations (UN). world in 2019. • The court settles legal disputes submitted to it by states and provides 249.Former judge of Madras High Court advisory opinions on legal questions Justice Vinod Kumar Sharma has been submitted to it by duly authorized appointed as the Lokpal of which state? international branches, agencies, and the A. Uttar Pradesh UN General Assembly. B. Haryana

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C. Punjab 250.Joint military training, Exercise D. Kerala Nomadic Elephant–XIV started on 5th E. Telangana October 2019. It is between which two Ans. C countries? Sol. * Punjab government has appointed A. India and Thailand Justice Vinod Kumar Sharma as Punjab B. India and Singapore Lokpal. C. India and Malaysia * This is done without amending Punjab D. India and China Lokpal Act, 1996 in which CM of Punjab E. India and Mongolia and cabinet ministers are out of its ambit. Ans. E * Justice Satish Kumar Mittal resigned Sol. * 14th edition of Indo – Mongolian from the post of Lokpal in April 2018 and joint military training, Exercise Nomadic became the chairman of Haryana Human Elephant–XIV started on 5th October. Rights Commission, since then this post * The exercise will be conducted from 05 was lying vacant. to 18 Oct 19 at Bakloh. In this exercise, * Justice Sharma had worked as an the Indian Army is being represented by advocate in Punjab and Haryana High a battalion of the RAJPUTANA RIFLES Court from 1974 till his elevation as Judge Regiment. of Punjab and Haryana High Court in * Nomadic Elephant – XIV is the March 2006. fourteenth edition between the two * He retired as a judge of Madras High nations aimed at training troops in Court in May 2013. At least 3,000 of his counter-insurgency & counter-terrorism judgments have been quoted in various operations under the United Nations law books and journals. mandate. * The Lokpal holds the office for a term of * The joint exercise will enhance defence six years. co-operation and military relations between the two nations.

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