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1. Who is the author of "The Casual Vacancy"•?

A. Bonnie Wright
B. Daniel Radcliffe
C. J. K. Rowling
D. Rupert Grint

Answer: Option C

2. Who was the first woman to win the Man Booker Prize?

A. Bernice Rubens
B. Iris Murdoch
C. Anita Brookner
D. None of the above

Answer: Option A

3. Who is the author of ‘Death in The Castle’?

A. Thomas Mann
B. H.P Nanda
C. Pearl S. Buck
D. John Gunther

Answer: Option C

4. As per the report of US, which country name is removed from the currency monitoring
list?

A. South Korea
B. India
C. Switzerland
D. Germany

Answer Option B

5. ______________ is the author of ‘Cricket My Style’ book?

A. Ronald Segal
B. Ajay Jadega
C. Sunil Gawaskar
D. Kapil Dev

Answer: Option D
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6. Finance Ministry increased interest rates for non-governmental provident funds,
gratuity and superannuation on 13th October 2018. The increased interest rate is;

A. 8%
B. 8.3%
C. 7.5%
D. 8.7%

Answer Option A

7. In which year Kiran Desai won Booker Prize?

A. 2004
B. 2005
C. 2006
D. 2007

Answer: Option C

8. As per the Trade and Development Report of UNCTAD, what is the GDP growth of
India for 2018?

A. 7.0%
B. 7.2%
C. 6.8%
D. 6.2%

Answer Option A

9. As per the latest report of IMF, what is the growth rate of India for the 2019?

A. 7.1%
B. 7.2%
C. 7.3%
D. 7.4%

Answer Option D

10. Hydrangea gives of flower in acidic soil with color

A. pink
B. blue
C. yellow
D. white

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Answer: Option B

11. Organisms which feed on plants and animals both are called

A. herbivores
B. carnivores
C. omnivores
D. ovivores

Answer: Option C

12. Fireflies attract mates by producing

A. light
B. heat
C. energy
D. food

Answer: Option A

13. For which crop, the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, CCEA, has increased
the Minimum Support Price (MSP)?

A. Rabi
B. Wheet
C. Rice
D. Maize

Answer Option A

14. Animals ensure their species survival by

A. compete
B. co-operate
C. hunt
D. fight

Answer: Option B

15. Which of the following is used to denote broad money?

A. M1
B. M2
C. M3
D. M4
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Answer: Option C

16. Scavengers feed on

A. plants
B. animals
C. birds
D. dead animals

Answer: Option D

17. Which among the following closest instrument to Gold ETF?

A. Debenture
B. G-Sec security
C. Mutual Fund
D. Commercial Paper

Answer: Option C

18. Which among the following is NOT a subsidiary of RBI? [A]

A. National Housing Bank

B. NABARD
C. Bharatiya Reserve Bank Note Mudran Private Limited
D. SIDBI

Answer: Option D

19. The 7th RCEP Inter-Sessional Ministerial Meeting Concludes in __________.

A. Germany
B. Malaysia
C. Russia
D. Singapore

Answer: Option D

20. Which among the following is a qualitative tool of monetary policy?

A. Bank Rate
B. Credit Ceiling
C. Credit rationing
D. Cash Reserve Ratio

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Answer: Option C

21. The Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (Quad) is an informal strategic dialogue

between the United States, India, Australia and __________.

A. Brazil
B. Iraq
C. Japan
D. Germany

Answer: Option C

22. Demand for a commodity refers to:

A. Need for the commodity

B. Desire for the commodity
C. Amount of the commodity demanded at a particular price and at a particular time
D. Quantity demanded of that commodity

Answer: Option C

23. Which country unveiled new 'Heavenly Palace' space station, which is set to
become the replacement of the International Space Station (ISS)?

A. China
B. Russia
C. US
D. India

Answer: Option A

24. Which country signed agreement with India on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal
Matters?

A. Israel
B. Syria
C. Turkey
D. Morocco

Answer: Option D

25. Which of the following has a potential for harnessing of tidal energy in India?

A. Gulf of Cambay
B. Gulf of Mannar
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C. Backwaters of Kerala
D. Chilka lake

Answer Option A

26. Which of the following water bodies is the home of Lakshadweep?

A. Arabian Sea
B. Bay of Bengal
C. Indian Ocean
D. Atlantic Ocean

Answer Option A

27. Which country unveils 'most advanced' stealth drone - UAV - CH7 recently?

A. US
B. China
C. Russia
D. Japan

Answer: Option B

28. Which of the following hill ranges dominated by the ‘Dodabeta’ peak?

A. Nilgiri hills
B. Anaimalai hills
C. Cardamom hills
D. Nallamala hills

Answer Option A

29. Where is the Loktak Lake situated?

A. Kerala
B. Uttaranchal
C. Manipur
D. Rajasthan

Answer Option C

30. The drain theory of Dadabhai Naoroji was formally accepted in which among the
sessions of the Indian National Congress?

A. Benaras session, 1905

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B. Calcutta session, 1906
C. Surat session, 1907
D. None of the above

Answer: Option D

31. Which of the following region supports the Karewa formation?

A. North-eastern Himalayas
B. Himachal-Uttaranchal Himalayas
C. Eastern Himalayas
D. Kashmir Himalayas

Answer Option D

32. The annulment of Partition of Bengal was done by __?

A. Lord Curzon
B. Lord Minto
C. Lord Hardinge
D. Lord Chelmsford

Answer: Option C

33. Kumaran Asan is associated with the social renaissance in which among the
following current states?

A. Kerala
B. Tamil Nadu
C. Andhra Pradesh
D. None of the above

Answer: Option A

34. Which among the following regions was most affected by the Revolution of 1857?

A. Punjab
B. Maharashtra
C. Avadh
D. Madras

Answer: Option C

35. Which of the following state was the first to establish Panchayati raj institutions?

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A. Rajasthan
B. Andhra Pradesh
C. West Bengal
D. Gujarat

Answer Option A

36. Mahalwari System of Revenue Settlement was introduced in which of the following?

A. Bengal
B. Bombay
C. Madras
D. North Western Provinces

Answer: Option D

37. NITI Aayog came into effect from?

A. 1st march 2015

B. 1st April 2015
C. 1st January
D. 25th Dec 2014

Answer Option C

38. Which part of the constitution deals with the panchayats?

A. Part IX
B. Part X
C. Part IX
D. Part XI

Answer Option A

39. Which was the first Indian state to establish the institution of Lokayukta?

A. Bihar
B. Uttar Pradesh
C. Andhra Pradesh
D. Maharashtra

Answer Option D

40. A Japanese rocket lifted off the United Arab Emirates first locally made satellite, the
KhalifaSat Earth observation satellite, into orbit. The name of the rocket is;

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A. Sakigake
B. M-V rocket
C. Ohsumi
D. H2A

Answer: Option D

41. NASA names 21 gamma-ray constellations to celebrate its Fermi Gamma-ray

Space Telescope's 10th year of operations. It is named as;

A. Hulk and Godzilla

B. Spider-Man and Venom
C. Loki and Ultron
D. Mothra and Rodan

Answer: Option A

42. Which of the following states have no Panchayati raj institution at all?

A. Nagaland
B. Assam
C. kerala
D. Tripura

Answer Option A

43. Soyuz-2.1B rocket is successfully launched by which country?

A. Italy
B. US
C. China
D. Russia

Answer: Option D

44. The scientists of which space agency have found superflares flares from the Young
Red Dwarf Stars imperiling planets?

A. ISRO
B. JAXA
C. NASA
D. Roscosmos

Answer: Option C

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45. A Japanese rocket lifted off the United Arab Emirates first locally made satellite, the
KhalifaSat Earth observation satellite, into orbit. The name of the rocket is;

A. Sakigake
B. M-V rocket
C. Ohsumi
D. H2A

Answer: Option D

46. NASA names 21 gamma-ray constellations to celebrate its Fermi Gamma-ray

Space Telescope's 10th year of operations. It is named as;

A. Hulk and Godzilla

B. Spider-Man and Venom
C. Loki and Ultron
D. Mothra and Rodan

Answer: Option A

47. The researchers from this country developed a skin gel to protect farmers from
pesticides.

A. China
B. India
C. US
D. Canada

Answer: Option B

48. The researchers from this country developed a skin gel to protect farmers from
pesticides.

A. China
B. India
C. US
D. Canada

Answer: Option B

49. The scientists of which space agency have found superflares flares from the Young
Red Dwarf Stars imperiling planets?

A. ISRO

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B. JAXA
C. NASA
D. Roscosmos

Answer: Option C

50. Soyuz-2.1B rocket is successfully launched by which country?

E. Italy
F. US
G. China
H. Russia

Answer: Option D

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