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Q.1. How many times has the Preamble of the Constitution of India been amended so far?
(a) Twice
(b) Thrice
(c) Once
(d) Never
Correct Answer: C
Explanation-The preamble has been amended only once so far. On 18 December 1976, during the Emergency in India, the Indira Gandhi government pushed through several changes in the Forty-second Amendment of the constitution. Hence Option C is correct.
Q.2. The non-permanent members of the Security Council are elected for _______?
(a) one year
(b) two years
(c) three years
(d) four years
Correct Answer: B
Explanation- In 1965, the number of non-permanent members was expanded to ten. These ten non-permanent members are elected by the United Nations General Assembly for two-year terms starting on 1 January, with five replaced each year. Hence Option B is correct.
Q.3. Which of the following place is famous for Sun Temple?
(a) Amarkantak
(b) Konark
(c) Mandu
(d) Somnath
Correct Answer: B
Explanation-Konark Sun Temple at Konark, Orissa, built by Emperor Narasingha Deva I (1238–1264 CE) of the Eastern Ganga dynasty, it is now a World Heritage Site. Hence Option B is correct.
Q.4. Ice hockey is the National Game of_________?
(a) New Zealand
(b) Canada
(c) Japan
(d) Scotland
Correct Answer: B
Explanation-It is the most popular sport in Canada, Finland, Latvia, the Czech Republic, and Slovakia. Ice hockey is the national sport of Latvia and the national winter sport of Canada. Hence Option B is correct.
Q.5. Amongst these, which is the largest unit of storage?
(a) GB
(b) TB
(c) KB
(d) PB
Correct Answer: D
Explanation-The memory of a computer is usually measured in bytes.
A petabyte(PB) is a multiple of a byte, which is the unit of storage size for digital information. Since peta indicates multiplication by the fifth power of 1,000, a petabyte is equal to one quadrillion (1,000,000,000,000,000) bytes, 1,000,000 GBs, or 1,000 TBs. Hence Option D is correct.
Q.6. Founder of Homeopathy is________?
(a) Samuel Hahnemann
(b) Ronald Ross
(c) F.G. Hopkins
(d) Michael Faraday
Correct Answer: A
Explanation-Christian Friedrich Samuel Hahnemann (10 April 1755 – 2 July 1843) was a German physician, well known for creating the system of medicine called Homeopathy. Dr Hahnemann had mastery over seven languages namely, German, Italian, Spanish, French, English, Latin and Greek Hence Option A is correct.
Q.7. Who among the following invented World Wide Web (WWW)?
(a) Steve jobs
(b) Alam Turing
(c) Tim Berners Lee
(d) Vint Cerf
Correct Answer: C
Explanation-Tim Berners-Lee, a British scientist, invented the World Wide Web (WWW) in 1989, while working at CERN. The Web was originally conceived and developed to meet the demand for automated information-sharing between scientists in universities and institutes around the world. Hence Option C is correct.
Q.8. Which of the following Articles of the Indian Constitution provides that, the “State shall endeavour to secure for the citizens a uniform civil code throughout the territory of India”?
(a) Article 42
(b) Article 43
(c) Article 44
(d) Article 45
Correct Answer: C
Explanation-Article 44.
The State shall endeavour to secure for the citizens a uniform civil code throughout the territory of India. Hence Option C is correct.
Q.9. In which of the following years ‘’Convention on Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women ‘’ was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly?
(a) 1978
(b) 1989
(c) 1992
(d) 1979
Correct Answer: D
Explanation- 1979
The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW), adopted in 1979 by the UN General Assembly, is often described as an international bill of rights for women. Hence Option D is correct.
Q.10. Under which Article of the Indian Constitution, the Supreme Court has developed the ‘Curative Petition’?
(a) Article 136
(b) Article 137
(c) Article 141
(d) Article 143
Correct Answer: B
Explanation-
The concept of the curative petition is supported by Article 137 of the Indian Constitution. It provides that in the matter of laws and rules made under Article 145, the Supreme Court has the power to review any judgement pronounced (or order made) by it. Hence Option B is correct.