SI 18-8-21 - Sheet1

Question 1

The woeld heritage sites of Ajanta and Ellora caves were shut down due to the Covid-19 pandemic. These caves are situated in _______

Answer 1

Aurangabad

Question 2

Abbas Khan Sarwani was a historian of

Answer 2

Sher Shah Suri

Question 3

What was the effect of the growth of the feudal society in the Medieval India?

Answer 3

It strengthened the village self-government

Question 4

Who holds the purse, holds the power’. who quoted this line?

Answer 4

James Madison

Question 5

Which of the following is NOT a reason for the revision of the Industrial Policy of 1956?

Answer 5

To reduce the scope for the expansion of the private sector significantly

Question 6

Which Round Table Conference did Gandhiji attend in London?

Answer 6

Second

Question 7

Which festival is also known as ‘Eru Thazhuvuthal’?

Answer 7

Jallikattu

Question 8

Which Indian monument is also known as ‘Bahai Temple’

Answer 8

Lotus Temple

Question 9

Thoda is a _____ dance performed by the Rajputs in the districts of Sirmour, Shimla and Solan of Himachal Pradesh

Answer 9

Warrior

Question 10

Choes refers to which of the geographical features?

Answer 10

Seasonal streams found in the foothill of mountain ranges

Question 11

The Amandivi islands are a part of which union territory?

Answer 11

Lakshadweep

Question 12

Sahyadri, a north-south chain of mountains or hills in India that mark the western edge of the Deccan plateau region, is also called as

Answer 12

Western Ghats

Question 13

Robert Angus Smith coined the term

Answer 13

Acid rain

Question 14

Who according to the Constitution of India has the power to declare any area a Scheduled Area

Answer 14

President

Question 15

Who was the chaiman of the committee appointed in 1977 to review the working of the Panchayati Raj?

Answer 15

Ashok Mehta

Question 16

Article 136 states

Answer 16

Special leave to appeal by the Supreme Court

Question 17

Article 146 states

Answer 17

Officers and servants and the expenses of the Supreme Court

Question 18

Article 140 states

Answer 18

Ancillary powers of Supreme Court

Question 19

How many members were involved in the Drafting Committee of the Constitution of India?

Answer 19

Seven

Question 20

In which of the following recent landmark judgements did the Supreme Court conclude that ‘Rights defined under Article 30 are not absolute, and coul be exercised as per regulation of the State?

Answer 20

Christian Medical College Vellore Association v. Union of India & Ors.

Question 21

Which schedule of Indian Constitution divides legislative powers between the Union and States?

Answer 21

7th Schedule

Question 22

Which article of Indian constitution is related to the duration of panchayats?

Answer 22

243E

Question 23

According to the constitution of India how many maximum judges can be there in the Supreme Court apart from the Chief Justice?

Answer 23

7

Question 24

In which of the following recent landmark judgements did the Supreme Court conclude that ‘uncorroborated testimony of accomplice CANNOT b the basis of conviction?

Answer 24

Somasundaram @Somu v. The State Rep. by the Deputy Commissioner of Police

Question 25

When did the Constituent Assembly hold its first meeting?

Answer 25

9 December 1946

Question 26

What is the full form of AIFI?

Answer 26

All India Financial Institutions

Question 27

Which of these is NOT a Quantative Instrument of Monetary Policy?

Answer 27

Moral Suasion

Question 28

The first city fronNorth India to list its municipal corporation bonds on Bombay Stock Exchange is _________

Answer 28

Lucknow

Question 29

An alteration in the nucleotide sequence of the genome of an organism, virus or extrachromosonal DNA is called:

Answer 29

Mutation

Question 30

China names its first Mars rover as

Answer 30

Zhurong

Question 31

Vijaydan Detha is the famous folkorist of which of the following states?

Answer 31

Rajasthan

Question 32

Which of the following statements is correct regarding 'One nation One Ombudsman' approach?

Answer 32

It is a consumer grievance redressal scheme

Question 33

The largest alumunium plant in India is located at _____ in Odisha

Answer 33

Koraput

Question 34

The Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to Sex is a book written by:

Answer 34

Charles Darwin

Question 35

The International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking is observed on:

Answer 35

26 June

Question 36

Who became the first Indian woman cricketer to score 10000 international runs?

Answer 36

Mithali Raj

Question 37

Which among the following is the deepest mine in the world?

Answer 37

Mponeng Gold Mine

Question 38

Which of these was the committee that was formed in 1919, to look into the events that occured in Punjab?

Answer 38

hunter committee

Question 39

Qila Mubarak is amonument of great historical importance and is situated in the city of _______ in Punjab

Answer 39

Bathinda

Question 40

The Naujawan Bharat Sabha was formed by Sh. Bhagat Singh in the year:

Answer 40

1926

Question 41

Punjab has a total cultivable area of 4.2 Mn ha, which nearly constitutes _______ of the net area sown in India

Answer 41

3 percent

Question 42

The PEPSU Legislative Assembly was dissolved by which of these President

Answer 42

Dr. Rajendra Prasad

Question 43

The Jallianwala Bagh Massacre impelled _________ to write Khooni Baisakhi - Bloody Baisakhi, an epic poem that mocked colonial rule.

Answer 43

Nanak Singh

Question 44

The Bishnoi community's initiative to protect the endangered black buck species is associated with which of the following wildlife reserves in Punjab?

Answer 44

Abohar Wildlife Sanctuary

Question 45

Which among the following novels was written by Nanak Singh

Answer 45

Pavitar Pappi

Question 46

Punjab is fringed by which of these ranges to the northeast and north

Answer 46

Shivalik Range