Andhra Pradesh GK Practice Set 151

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1. Q1 · General Awareness · General Knowledge
   India's first passenger train, in April 1853, ran from Bombay to which town?
   AKalyanBThaneCPuneDSurat
2. Q2 · Science · General Science
   Which chemical is commonly used for cloud seeding to induce rain?
   ACalcium carbonateBSodium hydroxideCPotassium permanganateDSilver iodide
3. Q3 · General Awareness · Geography
   Which soil group is regarded as the most important for agriculture in India and is spread across the Indo-Gangetic plains?
   AAlluvial soilBLaterite soilCDesert soilDPeaty soil
4. Q4 · General Awareness · Indian History
   The Indian National Congress formally endorsed the swadeshi call at its 1905 Banaras session, which was presided over by:
   AGopal Krishna GokhaleBDadabhai NaorojiCBal Gangadhar TilakDSurendranath Banerjea
5. Q5 · General Awareness · Polity
   Which of the following is NOT a principal organ of the United Nations?
   निम्नलिखित में से कौन संयुक्त राष्ट्र का प्रमुख अंग नहीं है?
   AWorld Trade Organization / विश्व व्यापार संगठनBGeneral Assembly / महासभाCSecurity Council / सुरक्षा परिषदDInternational Court of Justice / अंतर्राष्ट्रीय न्यायालय
6. Q6 · General Awareness · AP History
   Which town in the Krishna region was the capital of the Brihatpalayanas?
   ADhanyakatakaBKuduraCVengiDPithapuram
7. Q7 · General Awareness · Economy
   In national income accounting, 'double counting' means:
   ACounting national income in two currenciesBCounting income of both rural and urban peopleCCounting the value of the same good more than onceDCounting two years' income together
8. Q8 · Science · Environment & Disasters
   The Tsunami Early Warning Centre for the Indian Ocean region is located at which institution?
   AIndian National Centre for Ocean Information Services, HyderabadBNational Remote Sensing Centre, HyderabadCIndia Meteorological Department, PuneDNational Institute of Oceanography, Goa
9. Q9 · General Awareness · General Knowledge
   Match the books with their authors: (1) The Guide (2) Interpreter of Maladies (3) A Suitable Boy (4) Untouchable (a) Vikram Seth (b) Mulk Raj Anand (c) Jhumpa Lahiri (d) R.K. Narayan
   A1-a, 2-b, 3-c, 4-dB1-d, 2-a, 3-c, 4-bC1-d, 2-c, 3-a, 4-bD1-c, 2-d, 3-b, 4-a
10. Q10 · Science · General Science
    In the recombinant hepatitis B vaccine, the viral antigen is produced by genetically engineered:
    AEscherichia coli found in the gutBRhizobium bacteriaCBaker's yeastDBread mould