1. Which article of the Constitution of India mandates the establishment of Finance Commission?
Ans: Article 280(1)
2. Which of the following associations is in the correct chronological sequence?
- British Indian Association – Indian National Congress – Muslim League
- Indian National Congress – British Indian Association – Muslim League
- British Indian Association – Muslim League – Indian National Congress
- Indian National Congress – Muslim League – British Indian Association
3. Lame-duck session of Parliament means
- The first session of Parliament after the elections to Lok Sabha
- The last session of Parliament before the dissolution of Lok Sabha
- The session of Parliament in which no-confidence motion is discussed
- A session of Parliament, which fails to pass any Bill
4. Nirmal Gram Puraskar is associated with
- Rural drinking water
- Enlarging forest
- Elementary education
- Total sanitation campaign
5. The freezer in a refrigerator is fitted near the top because
Ans: It facilitates convection currents
6. Magnifying glass is basically a
- plano-convex lens
- concave lens
- convex lens
- cylindrical lens
7. Which of the following would not qualify as an ecosystem service?
- rain falling to earth
- squirrels burying acorns
- leaves falling on a forest floor
- bees pollinating an apple tree
8. Those banks which have been included in the Second Schedule of Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 are called
- Nationalized Banks
- Scheduled Banks
- Commercial Banks
- Union Banks
9. Abolition of untouchability under which Article of the Constitution of India?
Ans: Article 17
10. Who wrote the Ain-i-Akbari?
- Ibn Batuta
- Barani
- Abu'l-Fazl ibn Mubarak
- Minhaj Siraj
