General Studies -
1. The stretch(es) from the Mahanadi Valley to the Nilgiris in the south.
(A) Western Ghats
(B) Northern Coast
(C) Eastern Ghats
(D) Southern Coast
2. Who authored a new book titled "Indian Banking in Retrospect - 75 Years of Independence"?
(A) Dr. Tamilisai Soundararajan
(B) Dr. Ashutosh Raravikar
(C) Prof. Jagadish Mukhi
(D) Praful Patel
3. From the sweet edible flowers of which of these trees in Jharkhand is liquor obtained?
(A) Mahua
(B) Bhabar
(C) Hibiscus
(D) Jasmine
4. Who is known as the Father of SMS?
(A) Linus Sebastian
(B) Robert Scoble
(C) Matti Makkonen
(D) Kara Swisher
5. Name the first Indian Javelin Thrower to claim a gold medal at the Commonwealth Games 2018,
(A) Seema Antil
(B) Ankur Mittal
(C) Neeraj Chopra
(D) Annu Rani
6. The largest public sector bank in India is-
(A) Central Bank
(B) Reserve Bank of India
(C) Bank of India
(D) State Bank of India
7. Which of the following crops enriches the nitrogen content in soil?
(A) Potato
(B) Sorghum
(C) Sunflower
(D) Pea
8. ________ is the first non-tribal Chief Minister of Jharkhand who also completed his full term in office.
(A) Shibu Soren
(B) Hemant Soren
(C) Biju Patnaik
(D) Raghubar Das
9. In which of the Union Territories does the Panchayati Raj system NOT exist?
(A) Chandigarh
(B) Delhi
(C) Daman and Diu
(D) Dadra and Nagar
10. Kajli Teej Festival is celebrated in which of the following states?
(A) Karnataka
(B) Meghalaya
(C) Kerala
(D) Rajasthan
11. Who is the first man to televise pictures of objects in motion?
(A) Jack Kilby
(B) John L Baird
(C) John Bardeen
(D) Ray Dolby
12. Dassam Garh is also the name of which of these waterfalls in Jharkhand?
(A) Da-song
(B) Dassam Falls
(C) Jog Falls
(D) Either Da-song or Dassam Falls
13. Who among the following is associated with the Manipuri form of dance?
(A) Padma Subrahmanyam
(B) Sobha Naidu
(C) Guru Bipin Singh
(D) Birju Maharaj
14. The site Harappa is located on the bank of which river?
(A) Saraswati
(B) Indus
(C) Beas
(D) Ravi
15. When did the Battle of Udaipur take place?
(A) 1680
(B) 1780
(C) 1580
(D) 1880
16. Who had been nominated for the prestigious Padma Bhushan award by the Sports Ministry for 2017, but eventually was bestowed in 2020?
(A) M S. Dhoni
(B) PV Sindhu
(C) Hardik Pandya
(D) Virender Sehwag
17. Who can participate in the business of Parliament without being a member?
(A) Vice-President
(C) Attorney General
(B) Solicitor General
(D) Chief Justice
18. The Athletics Federation of India (AFI) announced in August 2022 its collaboration with In order to support Indian women athletes.
(A) HSBC India
(B) AB Bank India
(C) ANZ India
(D) Citibank India
19. The Central Institute for Women in Agriculture is situated in ________.
(A) New Delhi
(B) Ranchi
(C) Bhubaneshwar
(D) Nagpur
20. In which of these years was the Sahitya Academy Award NOT conferred for Urdu literature?
(A) 1976
(B) 1982
(C) 1972
(D) 1975
21. Identify the Five-Year Plan that focused on the goal of "Growth with Stability".
(A) Second Five-Year
(B) Fourth Five-Year Plan
(C) First Five-Year Plan
(D) Sixth Five-Year Plan
22. Which of these is a major timbre product that Ranchi, in Jharkhand, is endowed with, adding to its economy?
(A) Hara
(B) Gamhar
(C) Jasmine
(D) Rose flowers
23. Which of the following hockey players was awarded with the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award?
(A) Dhanraj Pillay
(B) Leslie Claudius
(C) Udham Singh
(D) All of the options
24. Who was the last Governor-General of India after independence?
(A) B. R. Ambedkar
(B) Lal Bahadur Shastri
(C) Chakravarti Rajagopalachari
(D) None of the options
25. Which of the following is the oldest Indian language?
(A) Telugu
(B) Tamil
(C) Punjabi
(D) Hindi
26. Which of the following languages is NOT spoken in Sikkim?
(A) Bodo
(B) Lepcha
(C) Bhutia
(D) Nepali
27. Who led the Indian contingent at the 2022 Commonwealth Games opening ceremony?
(A) Dutee Chand and Srabani Nanda
(B) Harmanpreet Kaur and Rajeshwari Gayakwad
(C) Neeraj Chopra and Yastika Bhatia
(D) P.V. Sindhu and Manpreet Singh
28. Mahadev Govind Ranade was a member of the
(A) Arya Samaj
(B) Prarthana Samaj
(C) India League
(D) Theosophical Society
29. Which of the following books was co-written by Meena Iyer?
(A) Interpreter of Maladies
(B) An Autobiography
(C) Education of Muslims
(D) I Am No Messiah
30. Who won the Women's Coach of the Year award in FIH Hockey Stars Awards 2020-2021?
(A) Mithali Raj
(B) Simranjit Kaur
(C) Sjoerd Marijne
(D) Bhavani Devi
31. Which of the following is used as fuel in cars along with petrol?
(A) Methane
(B) Ethane
(C) Butane
(D) Ethanol
32. Name a device that measures and displays the instantaneous speed of a vehicle.
(A) Speedometer
(B) Lactometer
(C) Barometer
(D) Hydrometer
33. The colour of phenolphthalein in an acidic solution is-
(A) Colourless
(B) Pink
(C) Yellow
(D) Orange
34. Which of the following is a leguminous plant?
(A) Pea
(B) Cabbage
(C) Potato
(D) Tomato
35. Which of the following diseases is usually transmitted by mosquitoes?
(A) Malaria
(B) Jaundice
(C) Chickenpox
(D) Arthritis
36. Which of the following is neither an acid nor a base?
(A) HCI
(B) KCI
(C) KOH
(D) H2SO4
37. In which of the following organs is the "Bowman's Capsule" found?
(A) Liver
(B) Kidney
(C) Pancreas
(D) Stomach
38. A concave lens has a focal length of 15 cm. If the object is placed at 30 cm from the lens, what is the image distance?
(A) -10 cm
(B) -15 cm
(C) -20 cm
(D) -18 cm
39. Which of the following hormones stimulates milk production after child birth?
(A) Androgen
(B) Estrogen
(C) Prolactin
(D) Progestin
40. What is the chemical symbol for nitrogen gas?
(A) Na
(B) N2
(C) Ni
(D) N+
41. Silver chloride turns_______ in sunlight.
(A) Grey
(B) White
(C) Red
(D) Orange
42. To which of the following families of elements does potassium belong?
(A) Noble gases
(B) Halogens
(C) Alkali metals
(D) Alkaline earth metals
43. What is the force required to keep the object from sliding on a surface with the same speed?
(A) Static friction
(B) Rolling friction
(C) Sliding friction
(D) Contact friction
44. In 10 seconds, a charge of 25 coulombs leaves a battery. How much current flows?
(A) 0.25 amperes
(B) 25 amperes
(C) 2.5 amperes
(D) 250 amperes
45. Resistance (R) = Voltage(V)/ ______.
(A) Work (J)
(B) Current (I)
(C) Power (P)
(D) Charge (Q)
46. Citrus fruits are considered a rich source of-
(A) Vitamin A
(B) Vitamin B
(C) Vitamin C
(D) Vitamin D
47. What is the mass of a unit volume of substance called?
(A) Pressure
(B) Buoyancy
(C) Force
(D) Density
48. Which of the following form a set of homologous series
(A) Ethyne, propyne and butyne
(B) Ethane, methane and ethyne
(C) Ethane, methane and propene
(D) Ethyne, propyne and butene
49. To hear a distinct echo, what is the minimum time interval required between the original sound and the echo?
(A) 0.01 second
(B) 0.4 seconds
(C) 0.1 second
(D) 0.2 seconds
50. Which of the following gases is evolved when ethanol reacts with sodium?
(A) Hydrogen
(B) Oxygen
(C) Methane
(D) Chlorine