Andhra Pradesh GK Practice Set 368

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1. Q1 · General Awareness · Indian History
   The first passenger railway line in India (Bombay to Thane, 1853) was opened under which Governor-General?
   AWilliam BentinckBLord CornwallisCLord WellesleyDLord Dalhousie
2. Q2 · General Awareness · Polity
   Consider the following statements: (i) The President can pardon a person sentenced to death. (ii) The Governor can pardon a sentence passed by a court martial. (iii) The President's pardoning power covers offences against Union law. Which of the statements is/are correct?
   निम्नलिखित कथनों पर विचार कीजिए: (i) राष्ट्रपति मृत्युदंड प्राप्त व्यक्ति को क्षमा कर सकता है। (ii) राज्यपाल कोर्ट मार्शल द्वारा दिए गए दंड को क्षमा कर सकता है। (iii) राष्ट्रपति की क्षमादान शक्ति संघ के कानून के विरुद्ध अपराधों पर लागू होती है। इनमें से कौन-सा/से कथन सही है/हैं?
   A(i) only / केवल (i)B(ii) only / केवल (ii)C(i) and (iii) / (i) और (iii)D(ii) and (iii) / (ii) और (iii)
3. Q3 · General Awareness · Economy
   APIIC, the State agency that develops industrial parks, stands for:
   AAndhra Pradesh Investment and Income CouncilBAndhra Pradesh Industrial Inspection CommitteeCAndhra Pradesh Internal Industries CommissionDAndhra Pradesh Industrial Infrastructure Corporation
4. Q4 · General Awareness · General Knowledge
   Which city is known as the "Orange City" of India?
   ANashikBNagpurCPuneDAmravati
5. Q5 · Science · General Science
   Consider the statements: (i) In a series connection the equivalent resistance exceeds the largest individual resistance. (ii) In a parallel connection the equivalent resistance is less than the smallest individual resistance. (iii) In a series connection the potential difference across each resistor is the same. Which of these are correct?
   AOnly (i)BOnly (ii) and (iii)COnly (i) and (ii)D(i), (ii) and (iii)
6. Q6 · General Awareness · Indian History
   Which Chinese Buddhist pilgrim visited India during the reign of Chandragupta II (Vikramaditya)?
   AHiuen TsangBI-tsingCSung YunDFa-hien
7. Q7 · General Awareness · Polity
   The Directive Principles of State Policy in the Indian Constitution were borrowed from the constitution of:
   भारतीय संविधान में राज्य के नीति निदेशक तत्व किस देश के संविधान से लिए गए हैं?
   AUSA / अमेरिकाBCanada / कनाडाCAustralia / ऑस्ट्रेलियाDIreland / आयरलैंड
8. Q8 · General Awareness · Economy
   The Rural Landless Employment Guarantee Programme, started on 15 August 1983, aimed to guarantee employment to:
   AEvery educated rural youthBAt least one member of each landless household for about 100 days a yearCUrban slum dwellersDSmall farmers during harvest only
9. Q9 · General Awareness · General Knowledge
   Why did British traders begin selling opium grown in India to China?
   ATo meet the medical needs of British soldiers in IndiaBTo end the Chinese monopoly on silk productionCTo pay for Chinese tea and goods without a constant outflow of their own gold and silverDTo please the Manchu court, which had demanded it
10. Q10 · Science · General Science
    Which genetically modified crop was the first to be approved for commercial cultivation in India, in 2002?
    ABt brinjalBGolden riceCBt maizeDBt cotton