General Studies Practice Quiz Set 15

Subject: General Studies

General Studies - Multiple Choice Questions

SET 15

Useful for UPSC related exams, SSC-CGL, SSC CHSL, SSC MTS, RRB, CDS, and State Level Group-1 & Group-2 exams.

Source of Questions - NCERT 6th to 12th Textbooks.

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1Q) The carpometacarpal joint in the thumb is related to which type of joint?

(A) Ball and Socket Joints

(B) Pivot Joint

(C) Hinge Joint

(D) Saddle Joints

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⇨ Ball and Socket Joints - The shoulder and wrist joints

⇨ Pivot Joint - The neck

⇨ Hinge Joint - ankle, elbow, knee, and interphalangeal joints.

⇨ Saddle Joints - Thumb and inner ear.

2Q) Which of the following festivals are related to the moon?

(1) Eid

(2) Guru Purnima

(3) Buddha Purnima

(4) Karva Chauth

(A) Only 1 and 2

(B) Only 2 and 3

(C) Only 1, 2, and 3

(D) Only 1, 2, 3, and 4

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Below are the festivals associated with the moon:

⇨ Eid

⇨ Guru Purnima

⇨ Buddha Purnima

⇨ Karva Chauth

3Q) Who was the first Indian woman to climb Mount Everest?

(A) Malavath Purna

(B) Anshu Jamsenpa

(C) Sangeeta Sindhi Bahl

(D) Bachendri Pal

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⇨ Some of the Indian women climbers of Mount Everest :

⇨ (1) Bachendri Pal is an Indian mountaineer who became the first Indian woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest in 1984.

⇨ (2) Santosh Yadav is the first woman to climb Mount Everest twice.

⇨ (3) Arunima Sinha is the first female amputee to scale Mount Everest.

⇨ (4) Malavath Purna is the youngest girl to summit Mount Everest at the age of 13 years and 11 months.

⇨ (5) Anshu Jamsenpa is the first woman in the world to scale the summit of Mount Everest twice in one season.

⇨ (6) Sangeeta Sindhi Bahl is the oldest woman to climb the Everest at the age of 53 years.

4Q) Saalu Marada Thimmakka is famous for which of the following?

(A) Dance

(B) Social service

(C) Planting trees

(D) Indian folk

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⇨ Saalumarada Thimmakka, also known as Aala Marada Thimmakka, is an Indian environmentalist from the state of Karnataka.

⇨ She is known for her work in tree planting.

⇨ She was awarded the Padma Shri in 2019 for the plantation and tending of banyan trees.

5Q) Which of the following states are around the Mizoram state?

(1) Tripura

(2) Manipur

(3) Assam

(4) Meghalaya

(A) Only 1 and 2

(B) Only 2 and 3

(C) Only 1, 2, and 3

(D) Only 1, 2, and 4

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⇨ The states which are present around Mizoram are Tripura, Assam, and Manipur.

6Q) Kurukh language belongs to the tribal community of which of the following states?

(A) Jharkhand

(B) Haryana

(C) Karnataka

(D) Tamilnadu

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⇨ Kurukh language is also known as Kurux, Oraon, or Uranw.

⇨ It is a Dravidian language that the Kurukh (Oraon) and Kisan people speak.

⇨ It is spoken by the people of Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, West Bengal, Assam, Bihar, and Tripura in India, as well as northern Bangladesh, Nepal, and Bhutan.

⇨ Some Kurukh speakers are present in Andaman and Nicobar Islands.

⇨ It is marked as being in a "vulnerable" state in UNESCO's list of endangered languages.

7Q) The Bodhisattva Padmapani painting is part of which of the following?

(A) Ajanta

(B) Ellora

(C) Bhimbetka

(D) Lenyadri

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⇨ Bodhisattva Padmapani paintings are part of Ajanta caves in central India.

⇨ This extraordinary mural painting survives from early medieval India.

8Q) The main carbohydrates found in our food are in which of the following form?

(1) Starch

(2) Sugars

(A) Only 1

(B) Only 2

(C) Both 1 and 2

(D) Neither 1 Nor 2

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⇨ The main carbohydrates found in our food are in the form of starch and sugars.

9Q) When testing for protein on a food item, what color does the test tube turn if the food contains protein?

(A) Violet

(B) Blue

(C) Red

(D) Brown

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⇨ Protein test on food Item :

⇨ (1) Make the food item into powder or paste.

⇨ (2) Put this in a clean test tube, add 10 drops of water, and shake the test tube.

⇨ (3) Now add two drops of copper sulphate and ten drops of caustic soda to the test tube.

⇨ (4) Then, shake well, and let the test tube stand for a few minutes.

⇨ (5) If the contents of the test tube turn "Violet" that indicates the presence of "proteins" in the food item.

10Q) Which of the following vitamin helps the body to use calcium for bones and teeth?

(A) Vitamin A

(B) Vitamin B

(C) Vitamin C

(D) Vitamin D

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⇨ Vitamin D helps the body absorb calcium, which is essential for the normal development and maintenance of healthy teeth and bones.

⇨ It also helps maintain proper blood levels of calcium and phosphorus.

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