Andhra Pradesh GK Practice Set 103

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1. Q1 · General Awareness · General Knowledge
   In which year did the Pilgrim Fathers sail to North America aboard the Mayflower?
   A1607B1585C1620D1688
2. Q2 · Science · General Science
   Assertion (A): Keeping a ripe banana with unripe bananas hastens the ripening of the unripe ones. Reason (R): Ripe fruits release ethylene gas.
   ABoth A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of ABBoth A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of ACA is true but R is falseDA is false but R is true
3. Q3 · General Awareness · Geography
   Slash-and-burn (shifting) cultivation is most characteristic of:
   ATemperate fixed-plot farmingBMediterranean orchardsCTropical agricultureDPolar farming
4. Q4 · General Awareness · Indian History
   Arrange these events in chronological order (earliest first): (i) Kalinga war (ii) Battle of the Hydaspes (iii) Founding of the Sunga dynasty (iv) Chandragupta Maurya's settlement with Seleucus
   A(i), (ii), (iii), (iv)B(ii), (i), (iv), (iii)C(iv), (ii), (i), (iii)D(ii), (iv), (i), (iii)
5. Q5 · General Awareness · Polity
   What is the minimum age required to be a candidate for the office of President of India?
   भारत के राष्ट्रपति पद के उम्मीदवार के लिए न्यूनतम आयु कितनी आवश्यक है?
   A25 years / 25 वर्षB30 years / 30 वर्षC40 years / 40 वर्षD35 years / 35 वर्ष
6. Q6 · General Awareness · AP History
   Under the Indian Independence Act, 1947, what happened to British paramountcy over the princely states?
   AIt passed to the Governor-GeneralBIt passed to the Dominion of IndiaCIt continued for two more yearsDIt lapsed
7. Q7 · General Awareness · Economy
   Poverty in which a person cannot meet even the minimum basic needs of life is called:
   ARelative povertyBAbsolute povertyCTransient povertyDVoluntary poverty
8. Q8 · Science · Environment & Disasters
   Epidemics and food contamination are classified as which type of hazard?
   AGeologicalBHydro-meteorologicalCBiologicalDIndustrial
9. Q9 · General Awareness · General Knowledge
   Match the railway production unit with its place: 1. Diesel Locomotive Works 2. Rail Coach Factory 3. Chittaranjan Locomotive Works 4. Integral Coach Factory a. Perambur b. Chittaranjan c. Varanasi d. Kapurthala
   A1-d, 2-c, 3-b, 4-aB1-c, 2-d, 3-a, 4-bC1-c, 2-d, 3-b, 4-aD1-b, 2-c, 3-d, 4-a
10. Q10 · Science · General Science
    Consider the statements: (i) The wall of the left ventricle is thicker than that of the right ventricle. (ii) The pulmonary artery carries oxygen-rich blood to the lungs. (iii) The pulmonary vein carries oxygen-rich blood to the heart. Which of the statements is/are correct?
    AOnly (i)B(i) and (iii)C(ii) and (iii)D(i), (ii) and (iii)