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NATIONAL LEVEL ONLINE QUIZ COMPETITION ON GENERAL STUDIES

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 37mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Where is the Tagore Centre for the Study of Culture and Civilization ?

a)

Shimla

b)

Kolkata

c)

Chennai

d)

Dehrdun

2.

Which among the following Kings built the Kailashnath Temple of Ellora ?

a)

Rashtrakuta king Krishna I

b)

Narasimhavarman II

c)

Rashtrakuta king Krishna II

d)

None of the above

3.

Who among the following was known as Bengal’s Greata Garbo?

a)

Suchitra Sen

b)

Amaravati

c)

Kanan Devi

d)

Bharathi Shirodkor

4.

Which portal was recently launched by the Prime Minister in the Indian Science Congress, Bengaluru?

a)

I-STEM

b)

I-SCITECH

c)

I-SCIENCE

d)

I-SPACE

5.

What is a “Shopper’, which was sometimes seen in news recently ?

a)

e-Commerce website

b)

Malware

c)

Robot

d)

Electric vehicle for shopping

6.

The Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope (DKIST), the world’s largest solar telescope, has recently captured the highest-resolution image of which celestial body?

a)

Black hole

b)

Sun

c)

Icarus

d)

Flying Saucer galaxy

7.

‘Hemostat’ which was in news recently, is a material developed to stop rapid blood loss during accidents. It is made up of which component?

a)

Starch

b)

Plastic

c)

Cotton

d)

Paper

8.

The Scientists of which institution have developed a chemical-free hand sanitiser in India?

a)

Council of Scientific & Industrial Research

b)

Tata Institute of Fundamental Research

c)

National Institute of Biomedical Genomics

d)

Agharkar Research Institute

9.

PVC is a polymer of ?

a)

Propane

b)

Vinyl chloride

c)

Styrene

d)

Carbonates

10.

Consider the following differences between Hydrogen and Helium gases:

1. While Helium is a non-flammable gas, Hydrogen is a flammable gas

2. Helium is lighter than Hydrogen gas

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

a)

1 Only

b)

2 Only

c)

Both 1 & 2

d)

Neither 1 nor 2

11.

Which is the main source of Naphthalene?

a)

Charcoal

b)

Camphor

c)

Coal-tar

d)

Titanium

12.

‘Shakti Bill’, which was seen in the news recently, was launched by which state?

a)

Rajasthan

b)

Punjab

c)

Maharashtra

d)

Gujarat

13.

Which Indian state announced free data card to college students for attending online classes?

a)

Kerala

b)

Tamil Nadu

c)

Andhra Pradesh

d)

Telangana

14.

Which state government launched a digital platform called ‘Knowledge Mission’, to promote employment and skilling?

a)

Karnataka

b)

Kerala

c)

Tamil Nadu

d)

Telangana

15.

“Passport Seva Programme 2.0” is the initiative of which Union Ministry?

a)

Ministry of Home Affairs

b)

Ministry of External Affairs

c)

Ministry of Tourism

d)

Ministry of Labour and Employment

16.

Calcitriol is the biologically active form of which among the following Vitamins?

a)

Vitamin B

b)

Vitamin C

c)

Vitamin D

d)

Vitamin E

17.

Ripening of fruits is because of which among the following plant hormones?

a)

Auxin

b)

Ethylene

c)

Gibberellins

d)

Carins

18.

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has launched ‘Cybersecurity vision framework’ for which banks?

a)

Foreign Banks

b)

Private Banks

c)

Urban Co-operative Banks

d)

Regional Rural Banks

19.

Louis Braile is known for the invention of


a)

Printing press

b)

Powerloom

c)

Photography

d)

printing for the blind

20.

Direction: (Q.Nos. 6-7) Find the wrong number from the given series.

6) 1,5,5,9,7,11,11,15,12,17

a)

11

b)

12

c)

17

d)

15

21.

A,D,I,?,Y

a)

O

b)

P

c)

Q

d)

R

22.

Who is appointed as an adhoc Judge of the Supreme Court ?

a)

A retired Judge of Supreme Court

b)

A sitting Judge of a High Court duly qualified for appointment as a Supreme Court Judge

c)

An acting Judge of the Supreme Court

d)

A person fully qualified for appointment as a Judge of the Supreme Court

23.

Which of the .following amendments curtailed the power of Judicial review of the

Supreme Court and the High Courts?

a)

24th

b)

26th

c)

42th

d)

44th

24.

The age of retirement of the Judges of the High Court is

a)

62 years

b)

65 years

c)

58 years

d)

60 years

25.

When was the first Common Wealth Games held?

a)

1930

b)

1934

c)

1938

d)

1948

26.

In which game the term ‘Putting’ is used?

a)

Chess

b)

Hockey

c)

Golf

d)

Billiards

27.

Which of the following International Tennis Tournaments is held on grass court?

a)

French Open

b)

U.S. Open

c)

Australian open

d)

Wimbledon

28.

Instrument used to measure earthquake is known as

a)

seismograph

b)

quake meter

c)

barometer

d)

none of the above

29.

The point within the Earth where earthquakes originate is:

a)

comma

b)

origin

c)

epicenter

d)

focus

30.

What is the actual shape of the Earth ?

a)

flat

b)

circle

c)

sphere

d)

oblate spheroid