GUJARAT PUBLIC SCHOOL, ATLADARA

DATE: SAMPLE QUESTION PAPER (2023-2024) MARKS: 20

CLASS: XI SUBJECT: GENERAL STUDIES (503) TIME : 30 min.

1. Brass gets discoloured in air because of which of the following gases in air.
a) Oxygen b) hydrogen sulphide c) carbon dioxide d) nitrogen
Ans Hydrogen sulphide
2.which of the following is used pencils?
a) Graphite b) silicon c) Charcoal d) phosphorus
Ans lead
3. Head quarters of UNO are situated at
a) GENEva b) Hague(Netherland) c) New York d) Paris
Ans. New York
4.First International Peace was held in London in
a) 1564 AD b) 1798 AD c) 1843 AD d) 1901 AD
Ans 1843 AD
5. For seeing objects at the surface of water from a submarine under water, the instrument
used is
a) kaleidoscope b) telescope c) spectroscope d) periscope
Ans Periscope
6. Fathometer is used to measure
a) Earthquake b) rainfall c) Ocean depth d) Sound intensity
Ans Ocean depth
7.Hockey was introduced in the Asian Games in
a) 1962 in Jakarta b) 1958 in Tokyo c) 1966 in Bangkok d) 1970 in Bangkok
Ans 1958 in Tokyo
8.Firdausi was :
a) a poet b) well known for his epic ‘Shahnama’ c) Both option A and B d) None of the
above
Ans A poet and well known for his epic ‘Shahnama’
9.Grand Central Terminal, Park, Avenue, New York is the world’s
a) Largest railway station b) highest railway station c) longest railway station d) none of
the above
Ans Largest railway station
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10. A batsman scored 110 runs which included 3 boundaries and 8 sixes. What percentage of
his total score did he make by running between the wickets?
5 6
a) 45% b) 45 % c) 54 % d) 55%
11 11
5
Ans 4511%

11. what least number must be added to 1056, so that the sum is completely divisible by 23?
a) 21 b) 3 c) 18 d) 2
Ans 2
12.Which number replaces the question mark ?
1 7 9
3 6 3
5 4 2
2 7 5
2 6 ?
a) 6 b) 2 c) 7 d) 3
Ans 7
13. Which institution develop India’s first farmland price index?
(a) IIT Madras (b) IIM Ahmedabad (c) IIM Bangluru (d) IISC Bangluru
Ans IIM Ahmedabad
14. What Galileo invented ?
a) Thermometer b) Telescope c) Barometer d) Spectometer
Ans Telescope
15.’Khuntkatti’ law which was seen seen in the news, is practised in which INDIAN STATE/
UT?
a) Punjab b) Jharkhand c) Uttar Pradesh d) Chhatisgarh
Ans jharkhand
16. Panna Tiger Reserve is located in which state?
(a) Madhya Pradesh (b) Maharashtra (c) Gujarat (d) Rajasthan
Ans Madhya Pradesh
17. Which company recently announced to launched “AMBER ALERT” to find missing
children?
(a) Google (b) Microsoft (c) Meta (d) Apple
Ans Meta
18. India’s first liquid mirro telescope has been commissioned in which state/UT?
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(a) Sikkim (b) Jammu Kashmir (c) Uttrakhand (d) Himachal Pradesh
19. How many states do we have?
(a) 27 (b)28 (c) 29 (d) 30.
Ans 29
20. Which of the following is not a vowel?
(a) M (b) I (c) U (d) A
Ans M

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