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1. The materials which are attracted by a magnet is called,

• Non-magnetic material

• Magnetic material

• Compass

• Hematite

​The material which is attracted by magnet is called magnetic materials.

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2.The magnetic properties of a magnet can be destroyed by,

• Hammering

• Heating

• Dropping

• All of the above

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3.Which of the following is a natural magnet?

• Magnetite

• Hematite

• Bakelite

• Copper

​​A natural magnet is an ore of iron that attracts small pieces of iron, cobalt, and nickel towards it. Magnetite is a natural magnet

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4.Consider the following statements:

1. There is a maximum attraction in the middle of a magnet.

2. Heating and Beating can destroy the magnetic properties of a bar magnet.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

• 1 only

• 2 only

• Both 1 and 2

• Neither 1 nor 2

​​There is a maximum attraction in the two extreme ends of the magnet. Heating and Beating can destroy the magnetic properties of a bar magnet.

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5.The area of the magnetic field where the magnet's power is strongest is called,

• Magnetic poles

• Non-magnetic pole

• Middle point of the magnet

• None of the above

​​The area of the magnetic field where the magnet's power is the strongest is called, Magnetic poles

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6.Consider the following statements:

1. Similar poles of a magnet repel each other.

2. Freely suspended magnets always point towards the north–south direction.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

• 1 only

• 2 only

• Both 1 and 2

• Neither 1 nor 2

​​When two magnets are brought together, the opposite poles will attract one another, but the like poles will repel one another. This is similar to electric charges. A freely suspended bar magnet always points in north−south direction.

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7.In which of the following devices magnets are used?

• Electric bell

• Electric motor

• Compass

• All of the above

​​Magnets are used in electric motors, which find wide application in fans, washing machines.

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8.Which of the following is the end of the magnetic material?

• North and South Pole

• North pole

• South pole

• None of the above

​​The ends of a magnet are called its poles. One end is called the North Pole; the other is called the South Pole. If you line up two magnets so that the south pole of one faces the north pole of the other, the magnets will pull toward each other.

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9.Who was the first women prime minister of India?

• Amrit Kaur

• Pratibha Patil

• Indira Gandhi

• None of the above

​​Indira Gandhi (19 November 1917 – 31 October 1984) was an Indian politician and a central figure of the Indian National Congress. She was the 3rd prime minister of India and was also the first and, to date, only female prime minister of India. ​

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10.Which prime minister raised the slogan ‘Garibi Hatao' (remove poverty)?

• Lal Bahadur Shastri

• Indira Gandhi

• A.B. Vajpayee

• None of the above

​Garibi Hatao Desh Bachao (Remove poverty, rescue the country) was the theme and slogan of Indira Gandhi's 1971 election campaign..

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11.Name the words used by Jawaharlal Nehru while giving a speech on the eve of India's Independence

• Tryst with destiny.

• We the people of India

• India and  the people.

• None of the above

​​"Tryst with Destiny" was an English-language speech delivered by Jawaharlal Nehru, the first Prime Minister of India, to the Indian Constituent Assembly in the Parliament, on the eve of India's Independence, towards midnight on 14 August 1947. The speech spoke on the aspects that transcended Indian history..

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12.The newspaper national herald is started by

• Vallabhbhai patel

• Vithalbhai patel

• Jawaharlal Nehru

• Charan Singh

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13.Who was the first prime minister of India to resign while in office?

• A.B .Vajpayee

• Morarji Desai

• Jawaharlal Nehru

• Gulzarilal Nanda

​​Morarji Desai had become the first non-congress PM of India in 1977 leading the Janata Party led coalition government. He resigned in 1979 when Charan Singh pulled out of the Janata Party. Thus, he became the first Prime Minister of India to resign from office

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14.Which Indian prime minister previously served as the finance minister in Narasimha Rao Government?

• Reghuram Rajan

• Manmohan Singh

• C.Rangarajan

• None of the above

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15.Which prime minister is known as the father of Indian economic reform?

• Rajiv Gandhi

• P.V. Narasimha Rao

• Manmohan Singh

• Morarji Desai

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16.Who was the Prime Minister of India at the time of Pokhran 1?

• Indira Gandhi

• Morarji Desai

• Manmohan singh

• A.B. Vajpayee

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17.Semeru volcano is located in which country?

•    Malaysia

• India

• Sri Lanka

• Indonesia

​​Semeru - also known as "The Great Mountain" - is the highest volcano in Java (Indonesia) and one of the most active. o Indonesia, with the maximum number of active volcanoes in the world, is prone to seismic upheaval due to its location on the Pacific’s Ring of Fire.

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  18.Which country is the host of the ‘12th World Hindi Conference’?

•   Italy

• Fiji

• Germany

•    UK

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19.What’s its position of India in the international aviation ranking?

• 102

• 48

•  54

• 63

​​ India has jumped to its highest-ever spot which is 48th position in the global aviation safety ranking by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). The country was in the 102nd position, four years ago and it has also improved to 85.49% in terms of the effective implementation of key safety measures.

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20.Who has been appointed as the Chairperson of National Statistical Commission?

• Rajeeva Laxman Karandikar

•   Amitabh Kant

•    Rajiv Kumar

• Parameswaran

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21.The WHO Global Centre for Traditional Medicine (GCTM) is being established in which of the following States / UTs?

  

•   Maharashtra

•   Delhi

• Gujarat

•   Chandigarh

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22.Hatti community, seen sometimes in news, belongs to which of the following states?

• Rajasthan

•   Gujarat

• Haryana

• Himachal Pradesh

​​ The Hattis are a close-knit community that got their name from their tradition of selling homegrown vegetables, crops, meat, and wool, etc. at small markets called ‘haat’ in towns.

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  23. Consider the following statements:

1.Article 85 provides for the summoning of the Parliament.

2.The Parliament of India meets for 3 session each year but it doesn’t have a fixed calendar.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

•    1 only

•   2 only

• Both 1 and 2

•    Neither 1 nor 2

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24.Navy Day is celebrated on

• December 4

• December 6

• December 8

• December 5

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  25.Which country is the host of the Asia and the Pacific Regional Meeting (APRM) of the International Labour Organisation (ILO)?

• India

• Sri Lanka

• Thailand

• Singapore