1. The Curiosity rover built by National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) as a part of Astrobiology mission successfully landed on the planet– (A) Mars (B) Saturn (C) Venus (D) Mercury Ans: Mars 2. Which of the following is not an endocrine gland? (A) Pituitary gland (B) Pancreas (C) Pineal gland (D) None of these Ans: None of these 3. Which of the following is not correctly matched? (A) Cyrus Mistry : Tata Group (B) Sheryl Sandberg : Facebook (C) Larry Page : Google (D) Deepak Parekh : HFCL Ans: Deepak Parekh : HFCL 4. Which of the following acts as both exocrine and endocrine gland? (A) Pancreas (B) Spleen (C) Liver (D) Pituitary gland Ans: Pancreas 5. Which of the following does not produce hormone? (A) Heart (B) Kidney (C) Gastro-intestinal tract (D) None of these Ans: None of these 6. Who among the following Viceroys wrote the book ‘Problems of the East’? (A) Lord Curzon (B) Lord Clive (C) Lord Mayo (D) Lord Mountbatten Ans: Lord Curzon 7. Which among the following Philosophical Systems expounds ‘Critical Examination’ or ‘Solution of a problem by reflection’? (A) Vaishesika (B) Samkhya (C) Mimansa (D) Yoga Ans: Mimansa 8. Who among the following said about Md. Ali Jinnah that he was an ‘Ambassador of Hindu-Muslim Unity’? (A) Annie Besant (B) Sarojini Naidu (C) B. G. Tilak (D) None of these Ans: Sarojini Naidu 9. Which among the following is considered as the best rock cut temple in the world? (A) Brihadeeswara Temple, Tanjavur (B) Lingaraja Temple, Bhubaneswar (C) Kailasha Temple, Ellora (D) Kandariya Temple, Khajuraho Ans: Kailasha Temple, Ellora 10. Badayuni said that “Sultan got freedom from his masses and masses from the Sultan”. Who among the following kings does he refer to? (A) Alauddin Khilji (B) Balban (C) Iltutmish (D) Md. Bin Tughlaq Ans: Md. Bin Tughlaq 11. Lakshadweep Islands are the product of– (A) Reef formation (B) Volcanic activity (C) Wave action (D) Plate collision Ans: Reef formation 12. Which of the following is the smallest country in terms of area? (A) Maldives (B) Malta (C) Marshall Islands (D) St. Kitts-Nevis Ans: Malta 13. Through which one-of the following groups of countries does the ‘Tropic of Capricorn’ pass? (A) Chile, Paraguay, Namibia (B) Peru, Angola, Zimbabwe (C) Bolivia, Zambia, Fiji (D) None of these Ans: Chile, Paraguay, Namibia 14. Which one of the following country does not border Caspian Sea? (A) Iran (B) Iraq (C) Georgia (D) Turkmenistan Ans: Iraq 15. Scheduled Commercial Banks are allowed to borrow at their own discretion using– (A) Net demand and time liabilities (B) Marginal standing facility (C) Open market operation (D) None of these Ans: Marginal standing facility 16. Which of the following does not mainly consist of Portfolio Investment? (A) FII investment (B) American depository receipts (ADRs) (C) Global depository receipts (GDRs) (D) None of these Ans: None of these 17. Which of the following does not contribute to sustainable development? (A) Improvement of economic well being with social justice. (B) Restrained use of, natural resources. (C) Protection of interests of future generations. (D) None of these Ans: None of these 18. Which of the following does not include monetary policy instruments? (A) Repo rate (B) Cash reserve ratio (C) Open market operations (D) Foreign direct investment Ans: Foreign direct investment 19. Which among the following States of India are involved in the controversy associated with Mullaperiyar Dam? (A) Tamil Nadu and Kerala (B) Karnataka and Tamil Nadu (C) Kerala and Karnataka (D) Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu Ans: Tamil Nadu and Kerala 20. Which of the following National Parks was in news due to massive forest fire outbreak that raged for many days? (A) Nagarahole National Park, Karnataka (B) Kanha National Park, Madhya Pradesh (C) Anshi National Park, Karnataka (D) Bhitarkanika National Park, Odisha Ans: Nagarahole National Park, Karnataka
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