SECTION – 2

41. Article-243 of the Indian Constitution concerns which of the following ?
(a) Panchayati Raj
(b) Prime Minister
(c) President
(d) Governor

42. When is the Human Rights Day observed every year ?
(a) 10th April
(b) 10th September
(c) 10th December
(d) 12th December

43. What does ‘Olympic Flame’ symbolize ?
(a) Zeal to play sports
(b) Challenges
(c) Continuity
(d) Integrity

44. The Badminton World Federation (BWF) named which Indian shuttler as one of the Ambassadors for its – “I am Badminton” – awareness campaign ?
(a) Kidambi Srikanth
(b) P.V. Sindhu
(c) Saina Nehwal
(d) Ashwini Ponappa

45. “Electra Gold Cup” is associated with which sports ?
(a) Lawn Tennis
(b) Table Tennis
(c) Badminton
(d) Football

46. For the merger of which of the following Union Territories/States a bill was passed by the Parliament in December 2019?
(a) Andaman and Nicobar and Puducherry
(b) Assam and Arunachal Pradesh
(c) Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu
(d) Chandigarh and Delhi

47. On which date Chandrayan-2 spacecraft was launched by India from Satish Dhavan Space Centre in Sri Harikota?
(a) 22nd June, 2019
(b) 22nd July, 2019
(c) 21st July, 2019
(d) 22nd August, 2019

48. Who has been conferred – Dada Saheb Phalke Award of 2018 – The highest award given for contribution in Indian Cinema ?
(a) Anupam Kher
(b) Amitabh Bachchan
(c) Lata Mangeskar
(d) Boman Irani

49. Mr. Sunder Pichai is Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of which company?
(a) Apple Inc.
(b) Alphabet Inc.
(c) Google LLC
(d) Both (b) & (c)

50. Where was Conference CoP-25, under the UN Framework on Climate Change (UNFCC), held?
(a) Paris (France)
(b) New Delhi (India)
(c) Madrid (Spain)
(d) Kathmandu (Nepal)

51. Which of the following is related to Oslo accord ?
(a) Nuclear deal between India and Japan
(b) Data localization
(c) Agreement between Government of Israel with Palestine Liberation Front
(d) None of these

52. Who has been the winner of year 2019 Noble Prize in Literature ?
(a) Peter Handke
(b) Olga Tocarczuck
(c) Both (a) and (b)
(d) None of the

53. Red colour of onion is caused due to the presence of
(a) Zinc
(b) Sulphur
(c) Iron
(d) Anthocyanin

54. Among the following, the wavelength of maximum penetrating X-rays is
(a) 2A
(b) 4A
(c) 6A
(d) 8A

55. If mother and father, both have AB+ve blood group, their children may have the blood group :
(a) All children will be AB+ve
(b) Children may be A+ve or B+ve
(c) Children may be AB+ve, A+ve or B+ve
(d) Children may be AB+ve or O+ve

56. Iron is protected from rusting by coating with zinc. This process is called as :
(a) Galvanization
(b) Condensation
(c) Evaporation
(d) None of these

57. Light year is a unit of which physical quantity ?
(a) Mass
(b) Distance
(c) Speed
(d) Temperature

58. Solar cell converts solar energy into which energy ?
(a) Sound energy
(b) Mechanical energy
(c) Chemical energy
(d) Electrical energy

59. Corpuscles present in blood, related to immunity are
(a) RBC
(b) WBC
(c) Platelets
(d) None of these

60. Who started vaccination ?
(a) Jonas E. Salk
(b) Edward Jenner
(c) Paul Muller
(d) Robert Frost