Andhra Pradesh GK Practice Set 458

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1. Q1 · General Awareness · Indian History
   In which year did the Portuguese navigator Vasco da Gama reach Calicut by the sea route around Africa?
   A1453B1492C1498D1510
2. Q2 · General Awareness · Polity
   The Simla Conference of 1945, called by Viceroy Wavell, failed mainly because:
   वायसराय वेवेल द्वारा बुलाया गया 1945 का शिमला सम्मेलन मुख्यतः किस कारण विफल रहा?
   ACongress refused to take part / कांग्रेस ने भाग लेने से इनकार कर दियाBJinnah insisted that only the Muslim League could nominate Muslim members of the council / जिन्ना ने जोर दिया कि परिषद के मुस्लिम सदस्यों को केवल मुस्लिम लीग ही नामित कर सकती हैCThe princes boycotted it / रियासतों के राजाओं ने इसका बहिष्कार कियाDThe British Parliament withdrew the plan / ब्रिटिश संसद ने योजना वापस ले ली
3. Q3 · General Awareness · Economy
   The Budget promoted 'Kisan Drones' for which set of uses?
   ABorder patrol and defenceBPostal delivery of lettersCCrop assessment, land record digitisation and spraying of pesticides and nutrientsDFish catch tracking at sea
4. Q4 · Science · General Science
   Arthur Ashkin received half of the 2018 Nobel Prize in Physics for inventing which device?
   AChirped pulse amplifierBOptical tweezersCLaser cooling apparatusDHologram projector
5. Q5 · General Awareness · Indian History
   Alberuni, the author of 'Kitab-ul-Hind', was a scholar in the court of:
   AMuhammad GhoriBTimurCBaburDMahmud of Ghazni
6. Q6 · General Awareness · Polity
   Rajya Sabha must return a Money Bill passed by Lok Sabha within how many days of receiving it?
   राज्य सभा को लोक सभा द्वारा पारित धन विधेयक प्राप्त होने के कितने दिनों के भीतर उसे लौटाना होता है?
   A7 days / 7 दिनB10 days / 10 दिनC21 days / 21 दिनD14 days / 14 दिन
7. Q7 · General Awareness · Economy
   Where is the Central Institute for Cotton Research (CICR) headquartered?
   ACoimbatoreBNagpurCSuratDKanpur
8. Q8 · Science · General Science
   Match the vitamin with its chemical name:
   (1) Vitamin A
   (2) Vitamin B2
   (3) Vitamin B5
   (4) Vitamin B6
   (a) Pyridoxine
   (b) Retinol
   (c) Riboflavin
   (d) Pantothenic acid
   A1-b, 2-a, 3-c, 4-dB1-b, 2-c, 3-d, 4-aC1-c, 2-b, 3-a, 4-dD1-a, 2-c, 3-d, 4-b
9. Q9 · General Awareness · Indian History
   Which metal was most widely used for Satavahana coins?
   AGoldBIronCLeadDTin
10. Q10 · General Awareness · Polity
    The President addresses both Houses of Parliament assembled together at the commencement of
    राष्ट्रपति एक साथ समवेत संसद के दोनों सदनों को किसके आरंभ में संबोधित करते हैं?
    Aevery session of Parliament / संसद के प्रत्येक सत्रBonly the Budget Session / केवल बजट सत्रCthe first session of each year / प्रत्येक वर्ष के प्रथम सत्रDthe last session of each year / प्रत्येक वर्ष के अंतिम सत्र