Andhra Pradesh GK Practice Set 56

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1. Q1 · General Awareness · AP History
   Which Greek ambassador at the Mauryan court is cited for describing the Andhras as a powerful people with thirty walled towns?
   AMegasthenesBFa-HienCHiuen TsangDAl-Biruni
2. Q2 · General Awareness · Economy
   Consider the statements: (i) A fertiliser subsidy lowers the price farmers pay so that they can use more fertiliser per hectare. (ii) Subsidies are used by governments to encourage a desired action from a target group. (iii) A subsidy always reduces government expenditure. Which of the statements is/are correct?
   AOnly (i) and (ii)BOnly (i) and (iii)COnly (ii) and (iii)DNone of the three
3. Q3 · Science · Environment & Disasters
   Estuarine floods are caused by a combination of:
   ASnowmelt and glacial lake burstsBSea tidal surges and storm-force windsCDam failure and heavy rainDEarthquakes and landslides
4. Q4 · General Awareness · General Knowledge
   Consider the statements: (i) Indira Gandhi became Prime Minister in 1966. (ii) Sucheta Kripalani became Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh in 1963, the first woman CM of a state. (iii) Sarojini Naidu was the Governor of Uttar Pradesh from 1947, the first woman Governor of an Indian state. Which are correct?
   AOnly (i) and (ii)BOnly (ii) and (iii)C(i), (ii) and (iii)DOnly (i) and (iii)
5. Q5 · Science · General Science
   Compared with embryonic stem cells, adult stem cells are generally:
   Aable to form every cell type of the bodyBlimited to the cell types of their tissue of originCfound only in the blastocystDeasier to grow in large numbers
6. Q6 · General Awareness · Geography
   Consider the statements: (i) Warm currents flow from low latitudes towards higher latitudes. (ii) Cold currents carry cold water into warmer areas. (iii) The Peru Current is a warm current. Which of the statements is/are correct?
   AOnly (i)BOnly (ii) and (iii)C(i), (ii) and (iii)DOnly (i) and (ii)
7. Q7 · General Awareness · Indian History
   Henry Louis Vivian Derozio, a teacher at Hindu College, Calcutta, inspired the radical group known as:
   AYoung BengalBTattvabodhini SabhaCSatyashodhak SamajDBrahmo Sabha
8. Q8 · General Awareness · Polity
   In which year was the 42nd Constitutional Amendment, often called the 'Mini Constitution', enacted?
   42वाँ संविधान संशोधन, जिसे प्रायः 'लघु संविधान' कहा जाता है, किस वर्ष अधिनियमित किया गया था?
   A1971B1974C1976D1978
9. Q9 · General Awareness · AP Economy
   Assertion (A): Fragmentation of holdings hinders modern farming. Reason (R): Small scattered plots make machinery use and irrigation uneconomical.
   ABoth A and R are true and R explains ABBoth A and R are true but R does not explain ACA is true but R is falseDA is false but R is true
10. Q10 · General Awareness · AP History
    Gudimallam in Andhra is celebrated for
    AThe earliest Buddhist stupa of the regionBAn ancient Shiva linga with a standing figure of Shiva carved on its shaftCA group of rock-cut Jain cavesDA Mahayana monastery complex