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Quiz Competition 2024

Time- 1 hour Maximum Marks-100
Instructions-
(i)Section A- English (25 questions, 25 marks)page no. 1 (iii)Section C- Hindi(25 questions, 25 marks)page no.2
(ii)Section B- G.S (50 questions, 50 marks)page no.6 (iv)No negative marking
(v)Each question carries 1 mark (vi)Objective type questions

(Section-A)
1. Mr. Abhilash and his family/ have received/ no informations/ about the incident.
(a)have received (b)no informations
(c)about the incident. (d) Mr. Abhilash and his family
2. By the way/ will you taught me/ how to speak/ in English?
(a)in English (b)will you taught me
(c) how to speak (d)By the way
3. Every soldier/and every officer/ was in/their place.
(a)Every soldier (b)and every officer
(c)their place (d)was in
4. The villagers reported/to see/ the ghost of Helen./No Error.
(a)The villagers reported (b)to see
(c)the ghost of Helen. (d)No error
5. My brother is/good-looking and/smart, isn’t it?
(a)My brother is (b)good-looking and
(c)smart, isn’t it? (d)No error
6. Idioms- ‘A white elephant’ means_________
(a)an elephant with white skin (b)a costly thing
(c)a costly and useful thing (d)a costly and useless thing
7.Idioms- ‘At sixes and sevens’
(a)To score well (b)To feel frightened
(c)In perfect order (d)In disarray
8. Idioms- ‘Feeling under the weather’
(a)Not feeling well (b)Feels cold during the winter
(c)Did not like hot weather (d)Does not like to carry an umbrella
9. Idioms- ‘Look After’
(a) to look at (b)to look down upon
(c)to take care of (d)to look up
10. Idioms- ‘A bone of contention’ means
(a) The weakest bone in the body (b) The subject of a dispute
(c)Someone who wants revenge (d) Contaminated area
11.Choose the correct synonym of- ‘Charm’
(a)gratitude (b)lovingness
(c)attractiveness (d)mystery
12.Select the most appropriate synonym of- ‘Benevolent’
(a)Helpful (b)Beneficial
(c)Kind (d)Supportive
13. Select the most appropriate synonym of- ‘Irrevocable’
(a)changeable (b)temporary
(c)unalterable (d)irreplaceable
14. Synonym of- ‘Pragmatism’
(a)Idealism (b)Theoretical
(c)Snout (d)Practical
15. Synonym of- ‘hospitable’
(a)surly (b)distant
(c)frosty (d)cordial
16. Antonym of- ‘impossible’

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(a) Unfeasible (b)Attainable
(c)Non-viable (d)Unworkable
17. Antonym of- ‘Myth’
(a)reality (b)belief
(c)contrast (d)idealism
18. Antonym of- ‘glamorous’
(a)Repulsive (b)Alluring
(c)Chic (d)Beguiling
19. Antonym of- ‘Fantasy’
(a)Documentary (b)Fact
(c)Fallacy (d)Daydream
20. Antonym of- ‘Yearn’
(a)Crave (b)Loathe
(c)Restrict (d)Covet
21. Substitute the underlined segment- Which movie have you watched on television when I called you?
(a) are you watching (b)no substitution required
(c)were you watching (d)did you watched
22. Substitute the underlined segment- The student studied a diagrams of a plant cell.
(a) studied a diagram (b)study a diagrams
(c)studying a diagram (d)No improvement
23. Substitute the underlined segment- They weren’t allows to take their dog into the store.
(a)allowed to took (b)No improvement
(c)allow to take (d)allowed to take
24. Substitute the underlined segment- The shelf is too highest for me to reach.
(a)too highly (b)more higher
(c)No improvement (d)too high
25.Substitue the underlined segment- His shoes were soaked from walk through the dew.
(a)soaked from walking (b) soak from walking
(c)No improvement (d) soaks from walk

(Section-B)
26. Who among the following was the first Indian to win the Grammy Award?
(a)Pandit Ravi Shankar (b)Pandit Shiv Kumar Sharma
(c)Pandit Vishwa Mohan Bhat (d)Ustad Zakir Hussain
27. Abdul Karim Khan was the exponent of which school of Hindustani mustic?
(a) Jaipur Gharan (b)Gwalior Gharana
(c)Delhi Gharana (d)Kirana Gharana
28. Jagoi and Cholom are the two main parts of which classical dance?
(a)Bharatanatyam (b)Odyssey
(c)Manipur (d)Mohiniyattam
29. The Jagannath Temple in Puri depicts which Indian classical dance form?
(a)Kuchipudi (b)Bharatanatyam
(c)Kathak (d)Odissi
30. In T20 cricket matches, a bowler can bowl a maximum of __________.
(a)7 overs (b)6 overs
(c)5 overs (d)4 overs
31. Who among the following served the shortest tenure as the Prime Minister of India?
(a)HD Deva Gowda (b)VP Singh
(c)Chandra Shekhar (d)IK Gujral
32. In which year India won gold in men’s hockey in the Olympic games?
(a)1984 (b)1992
(c)1980 (d)1988
33. Which Institution launched the Self-Help Group – Bank Linkage Programme in 1992-93?
(a)SBI (b)NABARD
(c)SIDBI (d)IDBI

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34. The Lomas Rishi cave which is a manmade cave is located in which state of India?
(a)Maharashtra (b)Karnataka
(c)Madhya Pradesh (d)Bihar
35. Commercialisation of agriculture is an indication of _______.
(a)income surplus (b)producer’s surplus
(c)consumer surplus (d)marketable surplus
36. Which party won the most seats in the Lok Sabha election 2024?
(a)Indian National Congress (b) Bharatiya Janata Party
(c)Aam Aadmi Party (d)Trinamool Congress
37. Who is the current Minister of Women and Child Development in the 2024 cabinet?
(a)Annapurna Devi (b)Kiren Rijiju
(c)Hardeep Singh Puri (d)Mansukh Mandaviya
38. Who is the Minister of Health and Family Welfare in 2024?
(a)Mansukh Mandaviya (b) Amit Shah
(c)Nirmala Sitharaman (d)JP Nadda
39. What is the cell wall of a plant made of?
(a) Cellulose (b)Carbohydrates
(c)Lipids (d)Lipoprotein
40. Ribosomes are sites for
(a)Protein synthesis (b)Photosynthesis
(c)Fat synthesis (d)Respiration
41. Animals in which the cells are arranged in three embryonic layers are called_______.
(a)Diploblastic (b)Ectoderm
(c)Triploblastic (d)Endoderm
42. What is the balance of trade of a country?
(a)Number of imports (b)Number of exports
(c)Ratio of international trade (d)Difference between imports and exports
43. With which of the following states is the Bhatiali folk music, which is mostly sung by the fishermen, associated?
(a)Kerala (b)Andhra Pradesh
(c)West Bengal (d)Odisha
44. The growth rate of India’s population has been declining since______.
(a)1991 (b)1981
(c)1951 (d)1971
45. Who has the power to regulate the right of citizenship in India?
(a)Supreme Court (b)Governor
(c)President (d)Parliament
46. The peninsular plateau of India was a part of which continent earlier?
(a) South America (b) North America
(c)Europe (d)Africa
47. Who among the following was the author of ‘Brihat Katha Kosh’?
(a)Kshemendra (b)Harisena
(c)Dandin (d)Bhavabhuti
48. Daler Mehndi is primarily a famous singer of pop songs in which Indian language?
(a)Punjabi (b)Hindi
(c)Bengali (d)English
49. Women SHG member appointed as a banking agent is called______.
(a)Bank Mitra (b)Bank Dost
(c)Bank Sakh (d)Bank NGO
50. What is the width of the court for double matches in Lawn Tennis?
(a)38 feet (b)36 feet
(c)34 feet (d)32 feet
51. The Jainism appeared in Kalinga for the first time during the rule of
(a)Mahameghavahana (b)Kharavela
(c)Chandragupta Maurya (d)Goutamiputra Satakarni
52. Which of the following Chinese pilgrims visited Odisha in 638 AD?

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(a)Fa-Hien (b)I-Tsing
(c)Hiuen-Tsang (d)Marco Polo
53. According to the Mahabharata the capital city of ancient Kalinga was:
(a)Kalinga Kataka (b)Dantapur
(c)Vijayanagar (d)Toshali
54. The original culture of Odisha was:
(a)Aryan (b)Tribal
(c)Dravidian (d)Western
55. At the time of its adoption, the Constitution of India contained how many schedules?
(a)12 (b)8
(c)10 (d)11
56. Which part of Indian Constitution is called Magna-Carta?
(a)Part-III (b)Part-IV
(c)Part-IX (d)Part=XII
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57. How may subjects are there in 11 Schedule of the Indian Constitution?
(a)27 (b)20
(c)25 (d)29
58. Part VI of the Indian constitution is related to?
(a)The union territories (b)The States
(c)Citizenship (d)The Panchayats
59. When did the RTI Act come into effect?
(a)December 2005 (b)November 2006
(c)September 2005 (d)October 2005
60. Who was the Chairman of the Drafting Committee of the Constitution?
(a)Aruna Asaf Ali (b)Rajendra Prasad
(c)J.L. Nehru (d)B.R. Ambedkar
61. Where is the headquarters of International Paralympic Committee?
(a)Germany (b)Bulgaria
(c)Spain (d)England
62. In which year, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) was established?
(a)1956 (b)1986
(c)1976 (d)1966
63. Who founded the ‘International Committee of the Red Cross”?
(a)Mother Teresa (b)Ludwick Rajchman
(c)Henry Dunant (d)Woodrow Wilson
64. Basel Protocol is related to which of the following?
(a)Ozone layer (b)Burning of forests
(c)Seawater pollution (d)Trans-boundary hazardous dumping
65. Name the highest peak of the Himalayas in India.
(a)Mt.K2 (b)Mt. Everest
(c)Mt.Kanchenjunga (d)Mt. Dhaulagiri
66. The artificial waterway between Mediterranean Sea and Red Sea is known as
(a)Panama canal (b)Palk strait
(c)Suez canal (d)Kachhi canal
67. The greatest delta of the world is formed by
(a)Mississippi-Missouri (b)Ganga-brahmaputra
(c)Yangtze-Kiang (d)Huang He
68. Which is the world’s largest freshwater lake in terms of volume?
(a)Lake Baikal (b)Lake Michigan-Huron
(c)Caspian Sea (d)Lake Superior
69. Which one of the following rivers is not the part of Indian Ganga river basin?
(a)Punpun river (b)Ajoy river
(c)Jalangi river (d)Jonk river
70. Which type of soil covers most of the Deccan Plateau?
(a)Alluvial soil (b)Red soil

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(c)Yellow soil (d) Black soil
71. Coffee Showers in Kerala is an example of
(a)Pre-monsoon shower (b)Monsoon rainfall
(c)Mango shower (d)Local wind
72. The main reason for monsoon in india?
(a)because Equator is nearby (b)Temperature differential between North and South India
(c)Temperature differential between the Land and Indian Ocean
(d)Temperature differential between summer and winter
73. Which non-metal exist in liquid state at room temperature?
(a)Mercury (b)Iodine
(c)Bromine (d)Chlorine
74. Phosphorusis kept in
(a)Cold water (b)Ammonia
(c)Kerosene (d)Alcohol
75. What number of elements are provided in the modern periodic table?
(a)108 (b)100
(c)94 (d)118
(Section-C)
76. ननम्नलरखित प्रश्न भे,चाय विकल्ऩों भे से, उस विकल्ऩ का चमन कये जो ददए गए भुहािये का सही अथथ िारा विकल्ऩ है ।- “अॊतय
के ऩेट िोरना”
(1)कल्ऩनाए कयना (2)वििेक से काभ रेना
(3)जान-फूझकय आपत भे ऩड़ना` (3)ककसी का बेद िोरना
77. ननम्नलरखित शब्दों भे से ‘गणेश” शब्द का ऩमाथमिाची शब्द कौन है ?
(1)नये श (2)गजानन
(3)ददनेश (4)सुयेश
78. ‘ननम्नलरखित शब्दों भे से ‘भानि’ शब्द का विरोभ शब्द क्मा है ?
(1)दै त्म (2)आदद ऩुरुष
(3)ऩरु
ु ष (4)दानि
79.’अऩय’ का विरोभ चुननमे।
(1)प्रश्न (2)उत्तय
(3) ऩश्श्चभ (4)ऩि
ू थ
80. विशेषण की विशेषता फताने िारे शब्द को क्मा कहा जाता है /
(1)विधेम (2)प्राविसेशद (3)किमा-विसेशन (4)विधेश
81. ननम्नलरखित शब्द के अनेकायथी शब्द का चमन कये ।
(1)इच्छा (2)धतूया
(3)रार (4)ि
82. ननम्नलरखित प्रश्न भे, चाय विकल्ऩों भे से, उस विकल्ऩ का चमन कये जो विरोभ शब्द का सफसे अच्छा विकल्ऩ है । (1)छभा
(2)िज्र
(3)प्रकृनत (4)भीठा
83. ननम्नलरखित शब्दों भे से ‘प्रबात’ शब्द का ऩमाथमिाची शब्द कौन नहीॊ है ।
(1)बोय (2)उषा
(3)विहान (4)जतन
84. ननम्नलरखित भे से ‘अॊगायों ऩय रोटन’ भुहािये का क्मा तात्ऩमथ है ।
(1)जर जाना (2)आग ऩय रेटना
(3)भाय जाना (4)दि
ु सहना

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85. एक से अधधक िणो के भेर को क्मा कहते है ।
(1) शब्द (2) स्िय
(3) व्मॊजन (4)शब्दािरी
86. आॉिों भे गड़ना’ भह
ु ािये का अथथ है ।
(1)गौय से दे िना (2)भन भे िटकना
(3)सहन न कयना (4)भन ही भन भे गरती भानना
87. ननम्नलरखित भे से कौन सा कभार का ऩमाथमिाची नहीॊ है ?
(1)याजीि (2)कुिरम
(3)जरद (4)अॊफुज
88. साभास कहते है -
(1)शब्दों के भेर को (2)अच्छय के भेर को
(3)स्िय के साथ स्िय के भेर को `(4)स्िय के साथ व्मॊजन के भेर को
89. ‘याभ की गाम फहुत कारी है ’ िाक्म भे ‘कारी’ शब्द क्मा है -
(1)सिथनाभ (2)किमा
(3)विशेषण (4)प्राविशेषण
90. ननम्न भे से कौन सा शब्द विशेषण है ?
(1)कुदटरता (2)जदटरता
(3)कौदटल्म (4)कुरुऩता
91. ननम्नलरखित भे से ितथनी की दृश्टट से कौन स शब्द सही है ।
(1)आध्माश्त्भक (2)आधीन
(3)प्रानतननधधक (4)अलबव्मश्क्त
92. ननम्नलरखित शब्द के ऩमाथमिाची शब्द का चमन ददए गए विकल्ऩों भे से कये ।
धेनु
(1)तनज
ु ा (2)बद्रा
(3)धगरयजा (4)शैरजा
93. ‘झागड़ा रगाने िारा भनुटम’ एक शब्द भे कहा जाता है -
(1)जाइचाॊद (2)शकुनन
(3)विबीषण (4)नायद
94. ‘जहा आफादी न हो’ िाक्म के लरए सही शब्द क्मा है -
(1)ननजथन (2)ये धगस्तान
(3)ऊसय (4)उऩत्मका
95. व्माकयण की दृश्टट से कौन सा शब्द अशुद्ध है ?
(1)भनटु म (2)ग्रहणी
(3)विलबषण (4)जागद्गुरू
96.’जो ऩेट के फार चरता हो’ शब्द सभूह के लरए सही शब्द है-
(1)नबचय (2)उदयचय
(3)अगोचय (4)ननयऩद
97. ‘सौ भे सौ’ के लरए एक शब्द
(1)प्रनतशत (2)शत
(3)शत प्रनतशत ``(4)शताब्दी

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98.ददए गए शब्द के सभानाथी शब्द का चमन कये /
(1)हम (2)हरयिाहन
(3)िारयज (4)गम
99. कौन स शब्द जॊगर शब्द का ऩमाथमिाची नहीॊ है ।
(1)अटिी (2)कान्ता
(3)काॉटामाय (4)कानन
100. ननम्नलरखित भे से तत्सभ शब्द है :
(1)कयोड़ (2)तेर
(3)ऩीऩर (4)ददन