Five

Question 1

Solar Cycle lasts on an average for?

Answer 1

11 years

Question 2

The provision in 5th and 6th Schedules of the Constitution of India are made in order to?

Answer 2

Protect the interests of Scheduled Tribes

Question 3

List the countries in the Mekong Ganga Cooperation.

Answer 3

Cambodia, India, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam

Question 4

The Mekong Ganga Cooperation was established in _____ at ______.

Answer 4

2000 at Vientiane

Question 5

The time limit given for a curative petition is?

Answer 5

No time limit

Question 6

The curative petition is circulated among?

Answer 6

three senior most judges

Question 7

Name the vaccine introduced under the Universal Immunization Programme.

Answer 7

Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine

Question 8

The Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine is used against?

Answer 8

Pneumonia and Meningitis

Question 9

The Indus Valley Civilization script was?

Answer 9

Boustrophedon

Question 10

Deficiency in Vitamin A can lead to?

Answer 10

poor vision, infections and skin problems

Question 11

The technique of using bacteria to get rid of oil spill is called?

Answer 11

Oil Zapping

Question 12

Name the technique employed to clean up the Mumbai shoreline affected by oil spoil that occured in August 2010.

Answer 12

Oil Zapping

Question 13

The Mumbai Oil Spill happened when?

Answer 13

A merchant vessel MV Khalifa collided with a cargo ship MSC Chitra 10 km off the coast of Mumbai

Question 14

Name the institute which developed the technique of Oil Zapping.

Answer 14

The Energy and Resources Institute TERI

Question 15

Name the departments which supported the Oil Zapping project.

Answer 15

Dept of Biotechnology and Min of Science and Technology

Question 16

List the acts which bar political parties from receiving foreign funds.

Answer 16

Representation of People Act, FCRA.

Question 17

The National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority NPPA is a?

Answer 17

government regulatory agency and not a Statutory body

Question 18

Name the country which shoulders the highest TB burden in the world?

Answer 18

India

Question 19

Name India’s first Railways Regulator.

Answer 19

Rail Development Authority

Question 20

Who was elected as the Justice of the International Court of Justice.

Answer 20

Dalveer Bhandari

Question 21

The Fair and Remunerative Price of Sugarcane is approved by the?

Answer 21

Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs

Question 22

The UN Conference on Environment and Development is also known as?

Answer 22

Rio Summit or Earth Summit

Question 23

The Rio Summit or Earth Summit was held in?

Answer 23

Rio de Janeiro in 1992.

Question 24

UN Conference on Sustainable Development is also called?

Answer 24

Rio+20 Summit or Rio Earth Summit 2012

Question 25

The UN Conference on Sustainable Development was held in?

Answer 25

Rio de Janeiro in 2012

Question 26

Name the state butterfly of Karnataka.

Answer 26

Southern Bird Wing Butterfly with distinctive red and yellow stripes

Question 27

How do most insects respire?

Answer 27

through a tracheal system

Question 28

Shanghai Cooperation Organisation is headquartered in?

Answer 28

Beijing

Question 29

Raja Ampat is known for being?

Answer 29

one of the world's most biodiverse marine habitats

Question 30

Raja Ampat lies in?

Answer 30

Eastern part of Indonesian archipelago

Question 31

The recently announced National Strategic Plan focuses on?

Answer 31

Latent TB Eradication

Question 32

Latent TB is?

Answer 32

a bacteria present in everyone, but activated by the person's own immune system

Question 33

Eczema and Callosites are diseases associated with?

Answer 33

Skin

Question 34

Name the northern most ice shelf in Antarctica.

Answer 34

Larsen C Ice Shelf

Question 35

The Larsen A ice shelf collapsed in?

Answer 35

1995

Question 36

The Larsen B ice shelf suddenly broke in?

Answer 36

2002

Question 37

The top level organizational structure of WTO is called?

Answer 37

Ministerial Conference

Question 38

Name the places where Buddha is never represented in a human form but is represented only as a symbol of either two footprints or wheel.

Answer 38

Sancho, Barhut, Gaya.

Question 39

The influence of Greek art on sculptures of Buddhist can be felt in?

Answer 39

Mathura, Amaravati

Question 40

The influence of Greek art in Buddhism can be felt by?

Answer 40

the usage of Greek scrolls in combination with Indian dirties and other motifs such as Greek chariots pulled by four horses

Question 41

The Greco-Buddhist Art is also called?

Answer 41

Gandhara School of Art

Question 42

Name the artillery guns which India and South Korea agreed to build for the army.

Answer 42

K9 Vajra-T, self propelled artillery guns

Question 43

Section 139AA of Income Tax Act deals with?

Answer 43

provision of Aadhaar being mandatory for getting a PAN

Question 44

The Gahirmatha Marine Sanctuary is located in?

Answer 44

Odisha

Question 45

The extent of the Gahirmatha Marine Sanctuary is?

Answer 45

From Dhamra river mouth in the North to Brahmani river mouth in the south

Question 46

The Gahirmatha Marine Sanctuary is famous for?

Answer 46

its nesting beach for olive Ridley sea turtles

Question 47

Exercise EKUVERIN is a joint military exercise between?

Answer 47

India and Maldives

Question 48

Mission Kakatiya is a flagship programme of which state government?

Answer 48

Telangana

Question 49

The aim of Mission Kakatiya is to?

Answer 49

desilt and restore tanks in rural areas

Question 50

Name the payment portal launched to empower micro and small entrepreneurs.

Answer 50

MSME Samadhaan

Question 51

____ GDP is equal to the economic output adjusted for effects of inflation.

Answer 51

Real GDP

Question 52

______ GDP is economic output without inflation adjustment.

Answer 52

Nominal GDP

Question 53

The Convention on Migratory Species of Wild Animals Conference is conducted by?

Answer 53

UN Environment Programme

Question 54

Who will host the UN Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals Conference of Parties 13 in 2020?

Answer 54

India

Question 55

CMS COP 13 is also known as?

Answer 55

Global Wildlife Conference

Question 56

The CMS was signed in ____ at ____.

Answer 56

1979 at Bonn, Germany.

Question 57

The CMS entered into force in?

Answer 57

1983.

Question 58

The headquarters of CMS are in?

Answer 58

Bonn, Germany

Question 59

CMS COP 12 was held in?

Answer 59

Manila, Philippines

Question 60

The CMS COP was for the first time held in Asia in?

Answer 60

Manila, Philippines

Question 61

INS Chakra is a

Answer 61

Russian made, nuclear propelled, hunter-killer submarine.

Question 62

What is the class of the INS CHAKRA?

Answer 62

Akula

Question 63

INS Chakra is to provide escort to?

Answer 63

INS Arihant

Question 64

INS Arihant is a

Answer 64

an indigenously constructed ballistic missile submarine

Question 65

INS Chakra has been taken on lease from ____ for ____ years.

Answer 65

Russia, 10 years.

Question 66

The Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana is a subpart of?

Answer 66

Beti Bachao Campaign

Question 67

Under Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana, account can be opened for?

Answer 67

girl below 10 years

Question 68

Under Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana, the girl child can withdraw _____ % of the money after reaching ____ age for _____ purpose.

Answer 68

50%, 18 years, higher education

Question 69

Under Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana, for initial account opening, minimum deposit is?

Answer 69

Rs. 1000

Question 70

Max deposit per year under Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana is?

Answer 70

Rs. 1.5 lakhs

Question 71

Under Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana, the account will be open until the girl reaches?

Answer 71

21 years age

Question 72

List the diseases transmitted by the aedes aegypti mosquito.

Answer 72

Dengue, Chikungunya, yellow fever and Zika virus

Question 73

Is sexual transmission of Zika virus possible?

Answer 73

Oui.

Question 74

Aedes mosquitoes usually bite during?

Answer 74

day, peaking during early morning and late afternoon/evening

Question 75

Zika has been linked to cause?

Answer 75

microcephaly

Question 76

The birth defect which causes babies to be born with abnormally small heads is called?

Answer 76

microcephaly

Question 77

Does Zika currently have a vaccine?

Answer 77

Non.

Question 78

What are the requirements to be a member of the G7 group?

Answer 78

a very high net national wealth and a very high HDI.

Question 79

______ appear like a small rounded matchhead like halo followed by a long tail.

Answer 79

Comets.

Question 80

Comets appear like a small rounded matchhead like halo followed by a long tail, mainly due to which phenomenon?

Answer 80

sublimation of icy nucleus

Question 81

______ consists of a plasma of electrons and protons flowing away from the sun at hypersonic speeds.

Answer 81

Solar winds

Question 82

The existence of solar winds was first indirectly in 1950s by?

Answer 82

observing the shapes of comet tails

Question 83

The existence of solar winds was confirmed by?

Answer 83

The Mariner 2 Spacecraft.

Question 84

____ is the harvest dance associated with the Reang tribes.

Answer 84

Hodaigiri/Hojagiri

Question 85

The dance of the Reang tribe, in which a group of women balance themselves on earthen pitchers and manage other props is?

Answer 85

Hodaigiri/Hojagiri

Question 86

______ is the primary agricultural activity of the Reang tribe.

Answer 86

Jhum cultivation

Question 87

The Reang dialect is of _____ origin and is locally referred to as ____.

Answer 87

Tibetan Burmese, Kay Lau

Question 88

Is there a script available for the Reang dialect?

Answer 88

Non.

Question 89

The Paula Rebellion took place in the year?

Answer 89

1817

Question 90

The Paika Rebellion was led by?

Answer 90

Business Jagabandhu or Bidyadhar Mohapatra

Question 91

The Paika Rebellion took place in which place?

Answer 91

Khurda, Odisha

Question 92

What was the position/office of Business Jagabandhu?

Answer 92

Commander of the forces of the King of Khorda

Question 93

Why did the Paika Rebellion take place?

Answer 93

The EIC wrested the rent-free land that had been given to the Paiks for their military service to the King of Khorda

Question 94

Kundankullam Power Plant is located in which state?

Answer 94

Tamil Nadu

Question 95

Who cannot accept foreign contribution?

Answer 95

Election candidate. MPs and MLAs. Newspaper. Public Servant.

Question 96

The background of the Olympic flag is?

Answer 96

White

Question 97

How many interlaced rings are present in the Olympic flag?

Answer 97

5

Question 98

What are the colors of the interlaced rings in the Olympic flag?

Answer 98

blue, yellow, black, green and red.

Question 99

The Olympic flag represents

Answer 99

the five continents of the world

Question 100

The six colors in the Olympic flag

Answer 100

appear on all the national flags of the world at the present time