Andhra Pradesh GK Practice Set 149

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1. Q1 · General Awareness · Polity
   What does 'lateral entry' in the civil services mean?
   सिविल सेवाओं में 'लेटरल एंट्री' (पार्श्व प्रवेश) का क्या अर्थ है?
   AAppointment of outside specialists to senior government posts / बाहरी विशेषज्ञों की वरिष्ठ सरकारी पदों पर नियुक्तिBTransfer of IAS officers between states / IAS अधिकारियों का एक राज्य से दूसरे राज्य में स्थानांतरणCPromotion within the same service / उसी सेवा के भीतर पदोन्नतिDRecruitment through the UPSC prelims only / केवल UPSC प्रारंभिक परीक्षा के माध्यम से भर्ती
2. Q2 · General Awareness · AP History
   Match the source with its author or issuer: (1) Gathasaptasati (a) Gunadhya (2) Brihatkatha (b) Hala (3) Nasik prasasti (c) Gautami Balasri (4) Hathigumpha inscription (d) Kharavela
   A1-a, 2-b, 3-c, 4-dB1-a, 2-b, 3-d, 4-cC1-b, 2-a, 3-c, 4-dD1-b, 2-a, 3-d, 4-c
3. Q3 · General Awareness · Economy
   What is the main purpose of a Minimum Support Price?
   ATo cap retail food prices for consumersBTo assure farmers a floor price that gives a remunerative returnCTo fix the export duty on cropsDTo limit the size of land holdings
4. Q4 · Science · Environment & Disasters
   The word 'disaster' derives from the French 'desastre' (Italian 'disastro'), which literally means:
   AGood fortuneBGreat lossCHeavy rainDBad star
5. Q5 · General Awareness · General Knowledge
   Which Hindi novelist, honoured with the Jnanpith Award for 2017, had earlier declined the Padma Bhushan (2010)?
   AMahadevi VarmaBKrishna SobtiCMahasweta DeviDNirmal Verma
6. Q6 · Science · General Science
   Assertion (A): The sky appears black to an astronaut in space. Reason (R): Sunlight does not reach space.
   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
7. Q7 · General Awareness · Geography
   Sunlight takes about how long to reach the Earth?
   AAbout 1.3 secondsBAbout 43 minutesCAbout 5 hoursDAbout 8 minutes
8. Q8 · General Awareness · Indian History
   Match the title with the person: (1) Grand Old Man of India (2) Nightingale of India (3) Parrot of India (4) Mahamana (a) Amir Khusrau (b) Madan Mohan Malaviya (c) Sarojini Naidu (d) Dadabhai Naoroji
   A1-a, 2-c, 3-d, 4-bB1-d, 2-c, 3-a, 4-bC1-c, 2-d, 3-b, 4-aD1-d, 2-a, 3-c, 4-b
9. Q9 · General Awareness · Polity
   Grants-in-aid to needy States under Article 275 are charged on
   अनुच्छेद 275 के अंतर्गत जरूरतमंद राज्यों को दिए जाने वाले सहायता अनुदान किस पर भारित होते हैं?
   Athe Contingency Fund of India / भारत की आकस्मिकता निधिBthe Public Account of India / भारत का लोक लेखाCthe Consolidated Fund of the State / राज्य की संचित निधिDthe Consolidated Fund of India / भारत की संचित निधि
10. Q10 · General Awareness · AP History
    The Gathasaptasati, an anthology of 700 Prakrit verses, is traditionally attributed to which Satavahana king?
    ASimukaBGautamiputra SatakarniCHalaDYajna Sri Satakarni