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1
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Commercial Banks in India are managed by the Banking Regulation Act. The banking regulation act came in which year?

A. 1951

B. 1949

C. 1961

D. 1962

A

Answer: B

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2
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Indian laws do not follow a uniform code in which of these matters?

(a) Civil Procedure Code
(b) Transfer of Property Act 1882
(c) Evidence Act, 1872
(d) The Indian Succession Act, enacted during 1925

A

d

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3
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travail

A

engage in painful or laborious effort

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4
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hamstrung

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cripple

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5
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crank

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Crank is a pejorative term used for a person who holds an unshakable belief that most of their contemporaries consider to be false

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King Ashvapati of the Upanishadic Age was the ruler of which among the following Kingdoms?
[A] Kekaya
[B] Matsya
[C] Panchala
[D] Sursena
A

A

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7
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Who has become the highest wicket-taker in International Cricket in 2018?

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Ans: Jaspreet Bumrah.

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8
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India’s first vertical lift bridge will connect?

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Ans: Rameswaram to mainland India.

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9
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____________ officially launched its oil-backed cryptocurrency called Petro.

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Ans: Venezuela.

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10
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When ghee is kept in open-air/ sunlight for 30 minutes, the loss in Vitamin A is?

A

Ans: 100%

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11
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Lightwave can be polarised because they

A

Ans: are transverse.

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12
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Which river is declared as a legal entity by the Act of Parliament?

a) Ganga
b) Yamuna
c) Whanganui
d) All of the above

A

Ans: c) Whanganui.

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13
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.Xenotransplantation, which was seen in the news recently, is associated with which field?
[A] Crypto-currency
[B] Organ Transplantation
[C] Semi-conductor Manufacturing
[D] Climate Change
A

B

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14
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What is the application of somatic cell nuclear transfer technology?
(A) Production of biolаrvicides
(B) Manufacture of biodegradable plastics
(C) Reproductive cloning of animals
(D) Production of organisms free of diseases

A

C

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15
Q

Current carriers in solid conductors are
(A) Protons (B) Neutrons
(C) Free Electrons (D) None of these

A

C

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16
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Light year is a unit of measurement of
(A) Speed of Rocket measured in a year
(B) Distance travelled by sound in a vacuum during one year
(C) Distance travelled by light in a vacuum during one year
(D) Speed of Aeroplane

A

C

17
Q 
The chemical name of Bleaching powder is also  
(A) Calcium sulphate (CaSO4 )
 (B) Calcium oxychloride (CaOCl2)  
(C) Sodium bicarbonate (NaHCO3 )
 (D) Sodium chloride (NaCl)
A

D

18
Q

The percentage of pure gold in 18-carat gold is
(A) 60% (B) 75%
(C) 80% (D) 100%

A

B

19
Q 
Novel Coronavirus is known by its scientific name  
(A)	COVID-19  
(B)	SARS-CoV-2  
(C)	SARS-COVID-19
 (D) MERS-COVID-2
A

A

20
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The metallurgical process in which a metal is obtained in a fused state is called
 A. smelting 
B.	roasting 
C.	calcinations 
D.	froth floatation
A

A

21
Q

Which of the following agricultural practices are helpful in environmental protection?
(a) Planting in glass house (b) Shifting cultivation (c) organic farming (d) high yielding variety

A

C

22
Q

Which of the following is the substance that is most important for the development (growth) of children up to the age of 14?
(a) Protein (b) Vitamin (c) fat (d) milk

A

A

23
Q 
The law which states that the amount of gas dissolved in a liquid is proportional to its partial pressure is 
A. Dalton's law 
B.	Gay Lussac's law 
C.	Henry's law 
D.	Raoult's law
A

C

24
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Which element is found in maximum quantity in human body?

(a) oxygen (b) carbon
(c) iron (d) nitrogen

A

A

25
Q 
The ore which is found in abundance in India is 
A.	monazite 
B.	fluorspar 
C.	bauxite 
D.	magnetite
A

A

26
Q

The inherited traits of an organism are controlled by
A. RNA molecules B. nucleotides
C. DNA molecules D. enzymes

A

C

27
Q 
The luster of a metal is due to 
A.	its high density 
B.	its high polishing 
C.	its chemical inertness 
D.	presence of free electrons
A

D

28
Q 
The items amenable to detection by soft x-rays are 
A.	contrabands 
B.	lead in bullets 
C.	narcotics 
D.	genuine coins from counterfeit coins
A

D

29
Q 
The material which can be deformed permanently by heat and pressure is called a
 A. thermoplastic 
B.	thermoset 
C.	chemical compound 
D.	polymer
A

B

30
Q 
The method that cannot be used for removing permanent hardness of water is 
A.	adding sodium carbonate 
B.	distillation 
C.	adding caustic soda 
D.	boiling
A

D

31
Q 
Zone refining is used for the purification of 
A.	Au 
B.	Ge 
C.	Ag 
D.	Cu
A

B

32
Q

The main chemical constituent of the oil of cardamom which is responsible for flavour of this oil is A. cineole
B. engenol
C. geraniol
D. limonene

A

A

33
Q 
The hottest part of the gas flame is known as 
A.	luminous zone 
B.	dark zone 
C.	blue zone 
D.	non-luminous zone
A

D

34
Q 
What is the tile of the autography of Major Dhyanchand?
[A] Goal
[B] Hockey Days
[C] Hockey – My Life
[D] Me & My Hockey
A

Correct Answer: A [Goal]

35
Q

Which of the following ports during ancient / medieval era were situated on the west coast of South India?
Kaveripattinam
Korkai
Musiri
Tondi
Choose the correct answer from the codes given below:

[A] 1, 2
[B] 2, 3
[C] 3, 4
[D] 2, 3, 4

A

Correct Answer: C [3, 4]

36
Q 
1.Who among the following can remove the governor of a state from office?
[A] Legislative Assembly
[B] Parliament
[C] President
[D] Supreme Court

Correct Answer: C [President]

A
37
Q 
1.Who among the following can remove the governor of a state from office?
[A] Legislative Assembly
[B] Parliament
[C] President
[D] Supreme Court

Correct Answer: C [President]

A

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