General Awareness Quiz – Part 9 (Answers & Explanations) for UPSC, SSC, Railway, and Other Competitive Exams | Download PDF

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1. Which Article of the Indian Constitution deals with the election of the Vice-President?

A) Article 63
B) Article 64
C) Article 66
D) Article 67

Answer: C) Article 66
Explanation: Article 66 outlines the election procedure for the Vice-President, including eligibility and the electoral college.

2. In which year was the "Ilbert Bill" introduced in British India?

A) 1883
B) 1890
C) 1878
D) 1901

Answer: A) 1883
Explanation: The Ilbert Bill was introduced in 1883 to allow Indian judges to try British offenders in India, leading to widespread controversy.

3. The term "Adiabatic Process" in thermodynamics refers to:

A) No exchange of heat with surroundings
B) Constant temperature process
C) Constant pressure process
D) Constant volume process

Answer: A) No exchange of heat with surroundings
Explanation: An adiabatic process occurs without any heat transfer into or out of the system.

4. Which country is the largest producer of cobalt in the world?

A) Russia
B) Democratic Republic of Congo
C) Canada
D) Australia

Answer: B) Democratic Republic of Congo
Explanation: The DRC produces over 70% of the world's cobalt, essential for batteries and electronics.

5. "M-Stripes" is a mobile app developed for:

A) River water quality monitoring
B) Forest fire detection
C) Tiger conservation and monitoring
D) Soil quality mapping

Answer: C) Tiger conservation and monitoring
Explanation: M-Stripes (Monitoring System for Tigers - Intensive Protection and Ecological Status) is used to monitor tiger reserves.

6. The "Sulh-i-Kul" policy was introduced by:

A) Akbar
B) Aurangzeb
C) Sher Shah Suri
D) Jahangir

Answer: A) Akbar
Explanation: Sulh-i-Kul means "peace with all" and was Akbar's policy of religious tolerance.

7. The highest peak of the Eastern Ghats is:

A) Mahendragiri
B) Arma Konda
C) Jindhagada Peak
D) Deomali

Answer: C) Jindhagada Peak
Explanation: Jindhagada Peak in Andhra Pradesh is the highest point in the Eastern Ghats at about 1690 meters.

8. The Vienna Convention (1985) is related to:

A) Nuclear Weapons Control
B) Protection of Ozone Layer
C) Maritime Law
D) Refugee Rights

Answer: B) Protection of Ozone Layer
Explanation: The Vienna Convention aims to protect the ozone layer and forms the basis for the Montreal Protocol.

9. Which river is known as "Dakshin Ganga"?

A) Krishna
B) Godavari
C) Kaveri
D) Mahanadi

Answer: B) Godavari
Explanation: Godavari is the second-longest river in India and is often referred to as Dakshin Ganga or Ganga of the South.

10. Who was the first Indian woman to win the Ramon Magsaysay Award?

A) Aruna Roy
B) Kiran Bedi
C) Mother Teresa
D) Ela Bhatt

Answer: D) Ela Bhatt
Explanation: Ela Bhatt, founder of SEWA, won the Ramon Magsaysay Award in 1977 for community leadership.

11. The "Tethys Sea" existed between which two landmasses?

A) Africa and Eurasia
B) India and Eurasia
C) Australia and Antarctica
D) North America and Eurasia

Answer: B) India and Eurasia
Explanation: The Tethys Sea was an ancient ocean between the Indian Plate and Eurasian Plate before the Himalayas formed.

12. Which state in India has the largest number of Ramsar Wetlands?

A) Maharashtra
B) Uttar Pradesh
C) Punjab
D) Kerala

Answer: B) Uttar Pradesh
Explanation: Uttar Pradesh has the highest number of Ramsar sites, recognized for their ecological importance.

13. Which Indian scientist is known as the "Father of Experimental Physics" in India?

A) Meghnad Saha
B) C.V. Raman
C) Satyendra Nath Bose
D) Jagadish Chandra Bose

Answer: B) C.V. Raman
Explanation: C.V. Raman is known for his work on light scattering, leading to the discovery of the Raman Effect.

14. The term "Habeas Corpus" means:

A) To have the body
B) To command
C) To punish
D) To protect

Answer: A) To have the body
Explanation: Habeas Corpus is a writ to produce a detained person before the court to check the legality of detention.

15. Which planet has the shortest day in the Solar System?

A) Earth
B) Jupiter
C) Mars
D) Saturn

Answer: B) Jupiter
Explanation: Jupiter completes one rotation in about 9 hours 55 minutes, the shortest day among planets.

16. Who wrote the book "Arthashastra"?

A) Bhasa
B) Chanakya
C) Kalidasa
D) Vishnugupta

Answer: B) Chanakya
Explanation: The Arthashastra, written by Chanakya (also known as Kautilya), is an ancient treatise on politics and economics.

17. "Amrabad Tiger Reserve" is located in which state?

A) Telangana
B) Andhra Pradesh
C) Odisha
D) Karnataka

Answer: A) Telangana
Explanation: Amrabad Tiger Reserve in Telangana is part of the Nallamala Hills.

18. Which is the heaviest naturally occurring element?

A) Uranium
B) Plutonium
C) Thorium
D) Osmium

Answer: A) Uranium
Explanation: Uranium (atomic number 92) is the heaviest naturally occurring element on Earth.

19. The "Battle of Diu" (1509) was fought between the Portuguese and:

A) Dutch
B) Ottoman Empire and Gujarat Sultanate
C) British
D) Marathas

Answer: B) Ottoman Empire and Gujarat Sultanate
Explanation: The Portuguese defeated a combined fleet of the Ottoman Empire, Gujarat Sultanate, and Mamluks at Diu.

20. Which is the only country in the world with a non-rectangular flag?

A) Nepal
B) Bhutan
C) Switzerland
D) Vatican City

Answer: A) Nepal
Explanation: Nepal’s flag has two triangular shapes and is the only national flag not rectangular.

21. The term "Brownfield Investment" refers to:

A) Investment in new plants and infrastructure
B) Investment in existing facilities
C) Investment in agriculture
D) Investment in mining

Answer: B) Investment in existing facilities
Explanation: Brownfield investments involve upgrading or expanding existing production facilities.

22. Who was the founder of the Gupta Empire?

A) Chandragupta I
B) Samudragupta
C) Sri Gupta
D) Chandragupta II

Answer: C) Sri Gupta
Explanation: Sri Gupta founded the Gupta Empire around the 3rd century CE.

23. Which Indian island is of volcanic origin?

A) Lakshadweep
B) Barren Island
C) Little Andaman
D) Car Nicobar

Answer: B) Barren Island
Explanation: Barren Island in the Andaman Sea is the only confirmed active volcano in South Asia.

24. The "Planck Constant" is used in:

A) Thermodynamics
B) Quantum Mechanics
C) Relativity Theory
D) Electrodynamics

Answer: B) Quantum Mechanics
Explanation: Planck's constant relates the energy of a photon to its frequency and is fundamental to quantum theory.

25. "Yarlung Tsangpo" river in Tibet becomes which river in India?

A) Indus
B) Brahmaputra
C) Sutlej
D) Teesta

Answer: B) Brahmaputra
Explanation: Yarlung Tsangpo flows into Arunachal Pradesh as the Siang/Dihang and then becomes the Brahmaputra in Assam.

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