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Q.1. “SindhuDarshanMahotsay” is celebrated in________?

(a) Kerala

(b) Ladakh

(c) Assam

(d) Utttakhand

 

Q.2. The election to fill in the vacancy of the President office should be completed within a maximum time limit of________?

(a) 3 months from the date of vacancy

(b) 1 month from the date of vacancy

(c) 6 months from the date of vacancy

(d) 12 months from the date of vacancy

 

Q.3. What are the annual awards given, as a counter-point to the Oscars, for the worst achievements in film during the year, called?

(a) The Golden Strawberry awards

(b) The Black Lady awards

(c) The Golden Raspberry awards

(d) The Balmer-Lytton Prizes

 

Q.4. How many times Late AtalBihari Vajpayee was prime Minister of India?

(a) 2

(b) 3

(c) 1

(d) 4

 

Q.5. In computers and digital technology 1 GB is_________?

(a) 1024 MB

(b) 1024 KB

(c) 1024 TB

(d) 1024 B

 

Q.6. Who among the following heads the National Integration Council of India?

(a) President

(b) Vice President

(c) Prime Minister

(d) Chief Justice of Supreme Court

 

Q.7. Dockyard is unearthed from which Chalcolithic site?

(a) Mohenjo-daro

(b) Harappa

(c) Lothal

(d) Daimabad

 

Q.8. The major component of the LPG is___________?

(a) methane

(b) butane

(c) ethane

(d) propane

 

Q.9. What is TERLS ?

(a) A rocket launching station

(b) A satellite launched by India

(c) A space science and technology centre

(d) A satellite launched by the USA

 

Q.10. Computed tomography (CT) scan uses_________?

(a) x-rays

(b) ultrasound waves

(c) radio waves

(d) infrared waves

 

 

Answers with Explanations

1.Correct Answer: B

Explanation- LehLadakh

SindhuDarshan Festival is a festival held in Leh, Ladakh, India. The festival is held every year in June on the full moon day of Guru Purnima. On this day, devotees gather near the banks of the Indus River, which is known as the Sindhu River in India.Hence Option B is correct.

 

2.Correct Answer: C

Explanation- Section 151A of the Representation of the People Act, 1951 mandates the Election Commission to fill the casual vacancies in the Houses of Parliament and State Legislatures through bye-elections within six months from the date of occurrence of the vacancy, provided that the remainder of the term of a member in relation to a vacancy is one year or more. Hence Option C is correct.

 

3.Correct Answer: C

Explanation- The Golden Raspberry Awards (also known in short terms as Razzies and Razzie Awards) is a parody award show honoring the worst of cinematic under-achievements. Hence Option C is correct.

 

4.Correct Answer: B

ExplanationAtalBihari Vajpayee (25 December 1924 – 16 August 2018) was an Indian statesman who served three terms as the prime minister of India, first for a term of 13 days in 1996, then for a period of 13 months from 1998 to 1999, followed by a full term from 1999 to 2004.Hence Option B is correct.

 

5.Correct Answer: A

Explanation- 1GB = 1024 MB. Hence Option A is correct.

 

6.Correct Answer: C

Explanation- National Integration Council is a group of senior politicians and public figures who gather and look ways to solve communalism, casteism and regionalism. It was started in 1962. The head of National Integration Council is Prime Minister. Hence Option C is correct.

 

7.Correct Answer: C

Explanation- lothal

The city where the dockyard was found stood beside a tributary of Sabarmati in Gujarat. Complete answer: The dockyard at Indus valley civilization was found in lothal. Hence Option C is correct.

 

8.Correct Answer: B

Explanation- the mixture of LPG major constituents is butane. LPG is a by-product of the refinery process. It consists mainly of propane (C3H8) and butane (C4H10) but may in addition contain some of the unsaturated components propene (C3H6) and butene (C4H8). The composition of LPG from its individual components is not fixed. Hence Option B is correct.

 

9.Correct Answer: A

Explanation- TheThumba Equatorial Rocket Launching Station is an Indian spaceport established on 21 November 1963. Operated by the Indian Space Research Organisation, it is located in Thumba, Thiruvananthapuram which is near the southern tip of mainland India, very close to earth’s magnetic equator. Hence Option A is correct.

 

10.Correct Answer: A

Explanation- A computerized tomography (CT) scan combines a series of X-ray images taken from different angles around your body and uses computer processing to create cross-sectional images (slices) of the bones, blood vessels and soft tissues inside your body. CT scan images provide more detailed information than plain X-rays do. Hence Option A is correct.