Andhra Pradesh GK Practice Set 272

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1. Q1 · General Awareness · General Knowledge
   India's first sounding rocket was launched in 1963 from a station near the magnetic equator close to which city?
   AChennaiBVisakhapatnamCThiruvananthapuramDMangaluru
2. Q2 · Science · General Science
   Assertion (A): The Sun appears reddish at sunrise and sunset. Reason (R): Red light is scattered the most by the atmosphere.
   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
   Which star, other than the Sun, is the closest to Earth?
   ASiriusBProxima CentauriCBetelgeuseDPolaris
4. Q4 · General Awareness · Indian History
   The essay 'Why I Am an Atheist' was written by:
   ASubhas Chandra BoseBChandrashekhar AzadCSukhdevDBhagat Singh
5. Q5 · General Awareness · Polity
   How many members can the President of India nominate to the Rajya Sabha?
   भारत के राष्ट्रपति राज्य सभा में कितने सदस्यों को मनोनीत कर सकते हैं?
   A6B9C15D12
6. Q6 · General Awareness · Economy
   Compared with the older growth-centred view, the 'new view' of economic development gives priority to
   Araising the GDP growth rate aloneBmaximising exportsCbuilding up capital stock onlyDreducing poverty, unemployment and inequality
7. Q7 · General Awareness · General Knowledge
   The Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana, launched on 28 August 2014, mainly aims at
   AUniversal access to bank accountsBHousing for the urban poorCCrop insurance for farmersDFree LPG connections
8. Q8 · Science · General Science
   The first heart sound, 'lub', is produced by the:
   AClosure of the semilunar valvesBOpening of the atrioventricular valvesCClosure of the atrioventricular valvesDContraction of the atria
9. Q9 · General Awareness · Geography
   The two natural satellites of Mars are:
   ATitan and TritonBIo and EuropaCPhobos and DeimosDGanymede and Callisto
10. Q10 · General Awareness · Indian History
    The seal showing a figure seated in a yogic posture surrounded by animals was found at:
    AHarappaBMohenjodaroCLothalDDholavira