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1 HINDU TEST 19 Q1) Which of the following is correct i) ONGC is India s largest gas pipeline operator. ii) Natural Gas is considered cleanest fossil fuel. iii) India has a gas safety regulator under Ministry of Oil & Gas b) Only 1 & 2 c) Only 2 d) Only 2 & 3 Q2) Which of the following is correct i) Martian year is equal to 687 Earth days ii) Gale Crater is present on Mars Q3) Which of the following is correct i) PSLV-e 23 is a mission to launch 5 foreign satellites ii) This mission will be launched from Koreau Island Q4) Which of the following is correct i) INS Mysore has been deployed in the Persian Gulf ii) INS Tarkash is involved in Anti piracy operation in Gulf of Aden Q5) Which country has recently provided aircrafts & warplanes to Iraq Army a) Belgium b) USA c) China d) Russia Q6) Match the following VELOX France AISAT Canada SPOT 7 Singapore NLS71 Germany i) 1-d, 2-c, 3- b, 4-a ii) 1-a, 2- c,3-d, 4-b iii) 1-b,2- a,3-c, 4-d iv) 1-c,2- d,3-a,4-b Q7) The Rangarajan committee is associated with a) Banking b) Inflation c) Poverty d) Industrial Development Q8) Which of the following is correct i) Punjab has highest per capita availability of Milk. ii) Gujarat produces the largest amount of Milk 1

2 Q9) The Hari Parbat fort is located in a) Jammu b) Srinagar c) Junagarh d) Pehalgam Q10) Recently there was a NEWS of Penguins being endangered.what were the causes cited i) Climate Change is causing melting of glaciers & temperatures high. ii) Decreasing population of Fish Q11) The recently notified Bor Tiger sanctuary is in which District of Maharashtra? a) Wardha b) Sangli c) Nagpur d) N.O.T.A Q12) Which is the largest ethnic group in the country of Afghanistan a) Uzbeks b) Pashtuns c) Tajiks d) N.O.T.A Q13) The plutonium based nuclear reactor of India is called a) Khushab b) Phalcon c) Dhurva d) Cheetah Q14) The CMD or credible minimum deterrence approach in nuclear policy relates to i) India developing only a few nuclear warheads to create doubt in the mind of attacking nations ii) India making no first use of Nuclear weapons Q 15) Which of the following is correct about Marrakesh Treaty? i) India has become the first country to sign this treaty. ii) It is to provide access of published work to print disabled people. iii) It will come into force when 20 countries will sign it. & 2 & 4 c) Only 1 & 3 d) All 2

3 Q16) The first high speed train testing has been done from a) Delhi to Agra b) Delhi to Bhopal c) Chennai to Madhurai d) Pune to Mumbai Q17) India and France have discussed setting up new power plants at which of the Following places a) Rawatbhatta b) Jaitapur c) Trombay d) Kundakulam e) Q18) Which of the following is correct i) Road accident are biggest non disease killers of men ii) Suicides are the biggest non disease killers among women Q19) Match the following 1) Renault a) Japan 2) Honda b) South Africa 3) Wolkswagon c) France 4) Hyundai d)germany a) 1-c, 2-a, 3-d, 4-b b) 1- a,2-d,3-b,4- c c) 1- c,2-b,3-a,4-d d) 1-d,2-c,3-a,4-b Q20) In a recent study published, trees become more draught resident due to the presence of a) Protein b) Carbohydrates c) Vitamin C d) Vitamin B Q21) Which of the following is correct i) Reactors in Jaitapur are instead with Russian help ii) SKU 30 MK1 multi role planes which are Russian have been inducted in IAF Q22) Which scientist known as Modern Equivalent of Leonardo Da Vinci a) CV Raman b) JC Bose c) HJ Bhaba of these Q23) Which of the following is correct i) The export price of onions has been fixed at $ 500. ii) The finance minister has advised state government to delisted onions from 3

4 Agriculture produce market committee Act Q24) As per agricultural the food item with maximum economist income elasticity is a) Milk b) Onions c) Vegetables & Nuts d) Wheat ANSWER KEY 1- C 9- B 17- B 2- C 10- B 18-C 3- A 11-A 19- A 4- C 12- B 20- B 5- D 13- C 21- B 6- D 14- A 22- C 7- C 15-D 23- C 8- A 16- A 24- A 4

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