1.

The most abundant elements is:

A. Silicon
B. Calcium
C. Nitrogen
D. Oxygen

2. Who among the following proposed that atom is indivisible?

A. Dalton
B. Berzelius
C. Rutherford
D. Avogadro

3. A blackhole is a :
A. contracted star with intense gravitational pull
B. a star with very low surf act temperature
C. star with no atmosphere
D. pulsating star

4. The outermost layer of Sun Is called:

A. convection zone
B. photosphere
C. chromospheres
D. corona

5. Who is called the ‘Father of Economics’?

A. Max Muller
B. Karl Marx
C. Adam Smith
D. None of these
6. Economic survey is published by:
A. Ministry of Finance
B. Planning Commission
C. Govt. of India
D. Indian Statistical Institute

7. Which of the following features does the Indian Constitution

borrow from the Weimar Constitution of Germany?
A. The idea of a federation with a strong centre
B. The method of presidential elections
C. The Emergency powers
D. Provisions concerning the suspension of fundamental rights
during National Emergency

8. Which of the following features and their source is wrongly

matched?
A. Judicial review - British practice
B. Concurrent List - Australian Constitution
C. Directive Principles – Irish Constitution
D. Fundamental Rights - U.S. Constitution

9. Buddha died in which Mahajanpada?

a. Mall
b. Chedi
c. Magadh
d. Avanti

10. Who, among these, was the Nanda ruler at the time of Alexander’s
invasion?
a. Kalasoka
b. Mahapadma
c. Dhana Nanda
d. Nagadasaka
11. When is Sashastra Seema Bal’s raising day celebrated?
A. December 12
B. December 15
C. December 19
D. December 20

12. Union Minister Nitin Gadkari launches one of India’s first-ever

Surety Bond Insurance products with which organization?
a. Bajaj Allianz
b. Reliance
c. Sahara
d. HDFC

13. Who took over as the General Officer Commanding (GOC) of the
Counter Insurgency Force Kilo?
A. Sanjiv Singh
B. Mohit Seth
C. Gaurav Jaiswal
D. Sanjay Kumar

14. ‘Rythu Bandhu’ is a flagship scheme of which Indian state/UT?

a. Telangana
b. Goa
c. Madhya Pradesh
d. Karnataka

15. What is the name of the fifth Scorpene submarine of Project 75?
a. INS Kalavari,
b. INS Khanderi
c. INS Vagir
d. INS Kharanj
16. Which country is the host of the ‘UN Biodiversity Conference-
COP15’?
a. India
b. Australia
c. China
d. Canada

17. What is the name of the P15B stealth-guided missile destroyer

commissioned into the Indian Navy?
a. INS Mormugao
b. INS Kolkata
c. INS Kochi
d. INS Chenna

18. Leo Varadkar, an Indian-origin leader has been elected as the

prime minister of which country?
a. U.K
b. Italy
c. Ireland
d. Sri Lanka

19. “International Migrants Day” is celebrated on which day?

A. December 15
B. December 18
C. December 17
D. December 12

20. In which city does PM Narendra Modi launch the “Grih Pravesh”,
programme?
a. Agartala
b. Ahmedabad
c. Kohima
d. Aizaw
 ANSWER KEY

1. (C)
2. (A)
3. (A)
4. (D)
5. (C)
6. (A)
7. (D)
8. (B)
9. (A)
10. (C)
11. (D)
12. (A)
13. (B)
14. (A)
15. (C)
16. (D)
17. (A)
18. (C)
19. (B)
20. (A)