Plus 2 Lecturer Practice Test 10 — Current Affairs, English, Physics +8 more

Question 1

Ryotwari system in:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Bombay and Madras — Thomas Munro in Madras, later Bombay.‌​‍

Answer

UP

Answer

Bengal

Answer

Punjab

Question 2

Which was the first European power to lose a naval battle to an Indian ruler?

Accepted Answer

Dutch to Travancore — At Colachel (1741), Marthandavarma's Travancore navy defeated the Dutch — the first European defeat to an Indian ruler.

Answer

Portuguese to Zamorin

Answer

French to Mysore

Answer

British to Marathas

Question 3

Jhelum river:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Kashmir — Flows through Kashmir Valley.‌​‍

Answer

UP

Answer

Haryana

Answer

Punjab

Question 4

The Government of India Act 1935 introduced:

Accepted Answer

Provincial autonomy and a federal structure — 1935 Act gave provincial autonomy and proposed a federation (never implemented in full).

Answer

Complete independence

Answer

Direct rule by British

Answer

Partition

Question 5

Art 22 deals with:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Protection against arrest and detention — Must be told grounds, lawyer access, magistrate in 24 hrs.‌​‍

Answer

Education

Answer

Cultural rights

Answer

Freedom of religion

Question 6

SEBI was established in:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

1988 (statutory since 1992) — Securities and Exchange Board of India. ‌​‍Regulates stock markets. Protects investors. ‌​‍HQ Mumbai.

Answer

1947

Answer

2000

Answer

1935

Question 7

Ohm's law states that V =

Accepted Answer

I × R — Voltage = Current × Resistance (at constant temperature).

Answer

I + R

Answer

I / R

Answer

I − R

Question 8

Facing East, turn right twice. Now facing:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

West — East → right = South → right = West.‌​‍

Answer

North

Answer

South

Answer

East

Question 9

A pipe fills a tank in 6 hrs, another empties in 12 hrs. ‌​‍Both open, tank fills in:

Accepted Answer

12 hrs — 1/6 - 1/12 = 1/12. Tank fills in 12 hrs.‌​‍

Answer

6 hrs

Answer

10 hrs

Answer

8 hrs

Question 10

India's first Semi-High-Speed bullet train:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Mumbai-Ahmedabad HSR — Mumbai-Ahmedabad HSR (Shinkansen) — under construction.‌​‍

Answer

Delhi-Meerut RRTS

Answer

Vande Bharat

Answer

Bangalore Metro

Question 11

Zamorin of Calicut ended:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

1792 (Tipu/EIC) — After Anglo-Mysore wars.‌​‍

Answer

1800

Answer

1947

Answer

1857

Question 12

Where is Kerala Coconut Research Station situated?‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Kayamkulam — Regional Coconut Research Station, Kayamkulam (under CPCRI).‌​‍

Answer

Vellayani

Answer

Sadanandapuram

Answer

Mannuthi

Question 13

Synonym of INSOLENT:

Accepted Answer

Rude — Disrespectful.

Answer

Polite

Answer

Friendly

Answer

Humble

Question 14

Synonym of COMMENCE:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Begin — Commence = Begin.‌​‍

Answer

End

Answer

Pause

Answer

Stop

Question 15

The 'Normal Lapse Rate' — gradual decrease in atmospheric temperature with altitude — is:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

6.4°C per km — Temperature falls ~6.4°C per km of altitude increase.‌​‍

Answer

1°C per km

Answer

10°C per km

Answer

3.2°C per km

Plus 2 Lecturer Practice Test 10 — Current Affairs, English, Physics +8 more