Score More With Soumya, Episode # 21, Weekly Quiz Contest for WBCS And IAS Exam on Weekly Current Affairs and various General Studies Topics from NCERT books.

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Quiz Contest Episode # 21 – 24.04.2023

1.Which is the smallest Lok Sabha constituency in Tamil Nadu?

A)   Dharmapuri 

B)   Chennai Central                                                                           

C)   Chennai South    

     D)   Thiruvallur

2.Former Cricketer Raman Subba Row passed away. He played for which country?

A)   India

B)   South Africa                                                                                       

C)   England     

D)   Australia                                          

3.Manila is the capital of which of the following countries?

A)   Thailand 

B)   Malaysia                                                                              

C)   Indonesia 

     D)   The Philippines                                            

4.Salwa Judum was a campaign and deployed as part of counterinsurgency operations in which State?

A)   Meghalaya 

B)   West Bengal                                                                         

C)   Chhattisgarh    

     D)   Jharkhand                                    

5.This Year, the option of home voting has been provided to voters of over which age?

A)   80 

B)   75                                                                                   

C)   85    

D)   90                                                     

6.Till recently, what was the age limit to buy new health insurance policies, now removed by IRDAI?

A)   75 years      

      B)  70 years                                                                           

C)   65 years 

D)   60 years                                               

7.Which one of the following spices is a flower bud?

A)   Cumin 

B)   Clove                                                                                      

C)   Pepper 

D)   Turmeric                                                   

8.In which year did Timur Lung attack India?

A)   1210 A.D.

B)   1398 A.D.                                                                                

C)   1492 A.D. 

D)   1526 A.D.                                               

9.M.K. Narayanan is the former Governor of which State?

A)   Maharashtra

B)   West Bengal                                                                             

C)   Kerala  

D)   Tamil Nadu                                                    

10.Which of the following is a heart condition that causes an irregular and often abnormally fast heart rate?

A)    Cardiomyopathy

B)    Coronary heart disease                                                                     

C)    Atrial fibrillation  

      D)   Endocarditis                                    

11.Which Sultan built Alai Darwaza?

A)    Iltutmish    

B)    Balban                                                                            

C)    Alauddin khalji 

D)    Firuz Tughluq                                       

12.Which of the following States has the highest Gross Enrolment ratio (GER) in higher education?

A)    Mizoram 

B)    Tamil Nadu                                                                           

C)    Maharashtra 

D)    Kerala                                           

13.The biofertilizer used as a supplementary food for the cattle, especially for milking bovinces is…

A)    Azospirillum 

B)    Azolla                                                                                

C)    Azotobacter 

D)    Rhizobium                                             

14.Of which nation is Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani the Prime Minister?

A)    Kuwait 

B)    Iran                                                                                 

C)    Qatar  

D)   Jordan                                                       

15.Which of the following is a food with a low glycaemic index?

A)    Cornflakes 

B)    Paneer                                                                               

C)    Potato  

D)   Jaggery                                                      

16.Who among the following is associated with Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi?

A)    Ram Vilas Paswan

B)    Prakash Ambedkar                                                                         

C)    Kanshi Ram 

D)    Ramdas Athawle                                              

17.Which town in Indus Valley Civilisation had no Citadel?

A)    Mohenjodaro

B)    Harappa                                                                        

C)    Chanhudaro

D)    Lothal                                               

18.During which one of the following battles, did Babur declare ‘Jehad’?

A)    Battle of Panipat

B)    Battle of Khanwa                                                                  

C)    Battle of Chanderi

D)    None of the above                                      

19.Which of the following was the largest recipient of foreign capital in 2023?

A)    United States

B)    China                                                                       

C)    India

D)    South Korea                                                          

20.All persons completely and equally are human’ this principle is known as …

A)    Universalism 

B)    Holism                                                                     

C)    Socialism  

D)    Interactionism                                                  

21.Which one of the following is not a digestive enzyme in the Human System?

A)    Trypsin

B)    Gastrin                                                                               

C)    Ptyalin 

D)    Pepsin                                                        

22.How many Lok Sabha constituencies go to the polls on April 19?

A)    85 

B)    45                                                                                             

C)    102 

D)     214                                                             

23.Which one of the following rights was described by Dr. B. R. Ambedkar as the ‘Heart and Soul of the Constitution ‘?

A)    Right to Freedom of Religion

B)    Right to Property                                                        

C)    Right to Equality

D)    Right to Constitutional Remedies                                        

24.The Interior Ministry of which of these countries ordered the shutdown of the social media site X around 2 months ago?

A)    Pakistan 

B)    Sri Lanka                                                                                     

C)    Bangladesh 

D)   Afghanistan                                                

25.Who among the following is the Director of the Event Horizon Telescope?

A)    Roy Kerr 

B)    Priyamvada Natarajan                                                                             

C)    Sheperd Doeleman 

D)    Prajval Shastri                                         

26.If 18, a, b, −3   are in A.P.,   the a + b = 

A)    19 

B)    7                                                                                            

C)    11 

D)    5                                                              

27.If the nth term of an A.P. is 2n + 1, then the sum of first n terms of the A.P. is.

A)    n(n − 2)

B)    n(n + 2)                                                                                    

C)    n(n + 1) 

D)    n(n − 1)                                                       

28.Durgawati, who fought against Akbar, was the queen of 

A)    Mandla

B)    Mandu                                                                                  

C)    Asirgarh

D)    Ramgarh                                                      

29.Who was India’s first Chief Election Commissioner?

A)    N. Gopalaswami

B)    Sukumar Sen                                                                             

C)    S.L.Shakdhar 

D)    T.N.Seshan                                              

30.In which year Fundamental Duties of Citizens were introduced by 42nd Amendment?

A)    1976

B)    1975                                                                                          

C)    1978

D)    1980                                                             

31.If the radius of the Earth were to shrink by 1%, its mass remaining the same, value of g on the Earth’s surface would 

A)     Increase by 0.5%

B)     Increase by 2%                                                                      

C)     Decrease by 0.5% 

D)     Decrease by 2%                                     

32.Who is the founding father of Singapore?

A)    Lee Kuan Yew

B)    Goh Chok Tong                                                                                  

C)    Goh Keng Swee

D)    Lee Hsien Loong                                            

33.The book ‘India Wins Freedom’ is written by

A)    A.K. Azad 

B)    M.K. Gandhi                                                                               

C)    M.A. Ansari

D)    Sarojini Naidu                                                    

34.Anthophobia is fear of the following …

A)    Boss 

B)    Fire                                                                                           

C)    Flowers

D)    Dogs                                                          

35.Pyrheliometer’ is used for measuring …

A)    Sun spots

B)    Solar radiation                                                                                    

C)    Air Temperature 

D)    Temperature of plants                                            

36.Electron beam therapy is a kind of radiation therapy in treatment for

A)    Enlarged prostate gland 

B)    Gall bladder stone                                                                  

C)    Certain Type of cancer 

D)    Kidney stone                                  

37.Cerelac is a brand of cereal for children from which company?

A)    Britannia 

B)    Hindustan Unilever                                                                                    

C)    Amul 

D)    Nestle                                                              

38.Which one of the following contains more Vitamin A content?

A)    Cabbage 

B)    Carrot                                                                                    

C)    Cauliflower 

D)    Spinach                                                    

39.There is no reservation for SC and ST for Lok Sabha in..

A)    Arunachal Pradesh

B)    Jammu and Kashmir                                                                       

C)    Meghalaya

D)    All of the above                                                      

40.Dinesh Kumar Tripathi was appointed the next Chief of which of the following?

A)    Air Staff

B)    Naval Staff                                                                                            

C)    Army Staff

D)    Defence Staff     

ANSWER :          

1.    B Chennai Central  

 2)    C England

 3)    D The Philippines

 4)    C Chhattisgarh

 5)    C 85

 6)    C 65 years

 7)    B Clove

 8)    B 1398 A.D.

 9)    B West Bengal 

10)   C Atrial fibrillation

11)   C Alauddin khalji

12)   B Tamil Nadu

13)   D Rhizobium

14)   C Qatar 

15)   B Paneer

16)   B Prakash Ambedkar

17)   C Chanhudaro

18)   B Battle of Khanwa

19)   A United States

20)   A Universalism 

21)   B Gastrin 

22)   C 102

23)   D Right to Constitutional Remedies

24)   A Pakistan 

25)   C Sheperd Doeleman

26)   D 5  

27)   B n(n + 2) 

28)   A Mandla

29)   B Sukumar Sen

30)   A 1976

31)   B Increase by 2%

32)   A Lee Kuan Yew

33)   A A.K. Azad

34)   C Flowers

35)   B Solar radiation

36)   C Certain Type of cancer

37)   D Nestle

38)   B Carrot 

39)   D All of the above

40)   B  Naval Staff