Question 1

The chemical that is used to ripen mangoes is

Accepted Answer

Calcium carbide

Question 2

The longest railway line in the world connects _________

Accepted Answer

Leningrad and Vladivostok

Question 3

What does Section 124A of Indian Penal Code deal with?

Accepted Answer

Sedition

Question 4

Which of the following countries is not a member of G8?

Accepted Answer

Germany

Question 5

Himalayan mountain range falls under which type of mountains?

Accepted Answer

Fold Mountain

Question 6

'Norwesters' are thunder storms which are prominent in _____.

Accepted Answer

India and Bangladesh

Question 7

'Lucky Grahak Yojana' and 'Digi Dhan Vyapar Yojana' to give cash awards to the customers and merchants was launched by which government body?

Accepted Answer

National Institution for Transforming India

Question 8

Which one of the following statements with regard to the Indian Railways is not correct?

Accepted Answer

At present US has the largest railway network in the world. Second is China and third is India.

Question 9

‘Rand/ZAR’ is the currency of

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Burundi-Bur Franc, Libya-Libyan Dinar, Sudan-Sudanese Pound, South Africa-Rand/ZAR.

Question 10

India became a member of which one of the following in 2016?

Accepted Answer

In a boost to its non-proliferation credentials, India joined the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) at a ceremony in South Block. India’s MTCR membership would help in furtherance of international non-proliferation objectives, India would enjoy full participation in organisational activities, India had intensified efforts at gaining membership of the MTCR, the NSG, the Australia Group and Wassenaar Arrangement since getting a waiver at the NSG in 2008. Membership of these groups would help India trade more effectively in critical high-tech areas

Question 11

TRIPS Agreement pertains to

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The Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights(TRIPS) is an international legal agreement between all the member nations of the World Trade Organization(WTO). It sets down minimum standards for the regulation by national governments of many forms of intellectual property(IP) as applied to nationals of other WTO member nations.TRIPS was negotiated at the end of the Uruguay Round of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) in 1994 and is administered by the WTO

Question 12

Which of the following statements about the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) is /are correct? 1.The TPP was signed by 12 Pacific Rim nations in the year 2015. 2.The TPP is likely to be a game-changer in global trade as member countries account for ab…

Accepted Answer

3 is incorrect, as India is not a member of TPP

Question 13

Hindustan Aeronautics Limited handed over the first two indigenously designed and manufactured light combat aircrafts to the Indian Air Force in 2016. What is the name of these new combat aircrafts?

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Tejas is an Indiansingle-seat, single-jet engine,multirole light fighter designed by the Aeronautical Development Agency(ADA) and Hindustan Aeronautics Limited(HAL) for the Indian Air Force and Indian Navy. It came from the Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) programme, which began in the 1980s to replace India's ageing MiG-21 fighters. In 2003, the LCA was officially named "Tejas.

Question 14

Which Sikh Guru initiated 'The Khalsa'?

Accepted Answer

Guru Gobind Singh

Question 15

Which of the following winds are hot dust laden and blow from Sahara desert towards Mediterranean Region?

Accepted Answer

Sirocco

Question 16

Which one of the following films was not directed by Satyajit Ray?

Accepted Answer

Gumnam

Question 17

In the year 2016, the Government of India announced a `6,000 crore special package for the textile and apparel sector to 1.create one crore jobs within three years 2.create jobs equally for men and women 3.provide tax and production incentives for t…

Accepted Answer

In textile industry there is women majority, so it is impossible for government to create jobs equally for men and women.

Question 18

Which of the following statements are correct about ‘Saakshar Bharat’ scheme? 1.It is a centrally sponsored scheme which was launched during the Eleventh Five-year Plan. 2.The scheme applies to women in particular and disadvantaged groups in general…

Accepted Answer

Saakshar Bharat scheme was launched on 8th September 2009 during the 11th Five Year Plan, with an aim to raise literacy rate to 80%, to bridge gender gap to 10% .The scheme is anchored with Panchayati Raj Institutions and Local Self-government to decrease regional and social disparities and to focus on women, SCs, STs, minorities and other disadvantaged groups. It focused mainly on adult education, with emphasis on non-literates in the age group of 15-36 years.

Question 19

BRICS Summit, 2016 was held in

Accepted Answer

BRICS summit 2016 was held in Goa, India.

Question 20

Which one of the following intellectual property rights is protected without making any registration?

Accepted Answer

Registration for Industrial design is not made. For instance, if Coca Cola is making bottle for soft drink then Pepsi can also make same designed bottles for its own soft drinks.

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