Thursday, 14 October 2021

APPSC Group 1 Prelims 2022 - 10 MCQs - Day 12

 

1. The International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) is headquartered at

 a. Pune

 b. Hyderabad

 c. Chennai

 d. Shimla

 

2. Nagaland shares its boundaries with

 1. Meghalaya

 2. Assam

 3. Manipur

 4. Arunachal Pradesh

 5. Tripura

Using the codes above, select the right answer

 a. 1, 3, 4, 5

 b. 2, 4, 5

 c. 2, 3, 4

 d. 1, 2, 4, 5

 

3. Which of the following country is a neighbour to Austria?

 a. Italy

 b. Spain

 c. France

 d. Lithuania

 

4. Subansiri is the tributary of

 a. Ganga

 b. Godavari

 c. Indus

 d. Brahmaputra

 

5. Which one of the following scripts of ancient India was written from right to left?

 a. Brahmi

 b. nandnagari

 c. Sharada

 d. Kharosthi

 

6. Who among the following repealed the vernacular press act?

 a. Lord Dufferin

 b. Lord Ripon

 c. Lord Curzon

 d. Lord Hardinge

 

7. The Radcliffe committee was appointed to

 a. Solve the problem of minorities in India

 b. give effect to the Independence Bill

 c. delimit the boundaries between India and Pakistan

 d.enquire into the riots in East Bengal

 

8. Which of the following is not a member of High Ambition Coalition (HAC) for nature and people?

 a. India

 b. Pakistan

 c. Australia

 d. China

 

9. Who among the following received the International Eni Award 2020 for research into renewable energy sources and energy storage, also called the Energy Frontier Award.

 a. Professor C.R. Rao

 b. M.S. Swaminathan

 c. Randeep Guleria

 d. Dr. Vibha Dhawan

 

10. Which of the following is launched by the Prime mInister of India on 11th October 2021?

 a. India Defence Association

 b. India space Association

 c. India Technology Association

d. India Textiles Association

 

 

 

 

Key:

1. b

2. c

3. a

4. d

5. d

6. b

7. c

8. d

9. a

10. b