General Awareness PYQs

Which of the following sets of statements are correct about Inter Tropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ)?

a. The ITCZ is a broad trough of low pressure in equatorial latitudes.

b. This is where the northeast and the southeast trade winds converge.

c. The ITCZ is the equatorial trough normally positioned about 5°N of the equator and remain there throughout the year.

d. The ITCZ moves over to the plane of Ganga in Summer.

The drainage system formed when rivers discharge their waters from all directions in a lake or depression, as in the case of Loktak Lake in Manipur, is called ________.

Who is the Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir (As of April 2024)?

When did Heinrich Hertz discover the photoelectric effect and observe that shining ultraviolet light on the electrodes caused a change in voltage between them?

Which of the following places experiences extreme cold in winter and pleasant weather in summer?

Bharatanatyam is traditionally performed to which type of music?

Ustad Asad Ali Khan is famous for which of the following schools of Dhrupad as an instrumentalist?

________ are NOT considered surface water.

In a basketball game, how many players from one team play on the court at any given time?

The Harshacharita is written in Sanskrit by _________.

Which of the following is a source of tax revenue?

The Fundamental Rights in the Indian Constitution are inspired by the ‘Bill of Rights’ of which of the following countries?

According to National Statistical Office (NSO) data, India's average literacy rate in 2021 was _________.

Calculate the GDP at factor cost given in the following data.

GDP at market price = 600 crores

Consumption of fixed capital = 100 crores

Indirect taxes = 200 crores

Subsidies = 50 crores

Who among the following had written ‘The Dark Room’ that presents an Indian woman in stiff opposition to male domination?

The Delhi sultan, who succumbed to injuries as a result of his fall from horse was _____.

The ______________ Five-Year Plan was the first plan to focus on gender issues, women empowerment and the growing inequalities amongst the states and inter regional disparities.

Nauroz is celebrated by which of the following communities in India?

Cricket became an international game with the formation of the Imperial Cricket Conference (ICC) in the year _______.

The preferred IUPAC name of Allyl bromide is: