1.Which Indian state is the largest producer in the world of the golden coloured ‘Muga’ silk?
Assam
Orissa
West Bengal

2. Anandmath’, ‘Durgeshnondini’ and ‘Kapalkundala’ novels were authored by which Bengali writer ?
Sharat Chandra Chatterjee
Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
Bibhuti Bhushan Bandopadhyay

3. Which country is also known as the ‘Rainbow Nation’ ?
Australia
Switzerland
South Africa

4. Which among the following is manufactured at Avadi (abbreviation for ‘Armoured Vehicles and Ammunition Depot of India’) town in Tamilnadu ?
Maruti Cars
Tejas Aircrafts
Arjun Tanks

5. Where was the ‘Project Tiger’, the tiger protection programme, launched on 1 April 1973?
Simlipal National Park (Orissa)
Kanha National Park (Madhya Pradesh)
Corbett National Park (Uttarakhand)

6. Which among the following instrument is used for measuring wind speed ?
Anemometer
Hygrometer
Spectrometer

7. The tendency of a liquid drop to assume spherical shape is due to what ?
surface tension
viscosity
density

8. Which water body separates the Andaman Islands from the Nicobar Islands ?
Palk Strait
Gulf of Mannar
Ten Degree Channel

9. Who among the following was the first woman President of the UN General Assembly?
Sarojini Naidu
Vijaya Lakshmi Pundit
Sucheta Kripalani

10. For which of the following purposes is a transformer used?
conversion of DC into AC
Regulation of fluctuation of voltage
conversion of low voltage into high voltage and vice versa

Answers:-

1.Assam
2.Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
3.South Africa
4.Arjun Tanks
5.Corbett National Park (Uttarakhand)
6.Anemometer
7.surface tension
8.Ten Degree Channel
9.Vijaya Lakshmi Pundit
10.conversion of low voltage

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