Q1. Trypsin, a protein-digesting enzyme, is secreted by the:
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Answer: C. Pancreas
Trypsin is present in pancreatic juice and digests proteins in the small intestine.
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Q2. An element with atomic number 12 is placed in the modern periodic table in:
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Answer: C. Period 3, Group 2
Configuration 2, 8, 2 means 3 shells (period 3) and 2 valence electrons (group 2); this is magnesium.
Q3. Light from the Sun takes about how long to reach the Earth?
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Answer: D. 8 minutes 20 seconds
1.5 × 10^8 / 3 × 10^5 = 500 s ≈ 8 min 20 s.
Q4. The Kailasa Temple at Ellora was built by which ruler?
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Answer: B. Krishna I
Rashtrakuta king Krishna I built the Kailasa Temple at Ellora in the 8th century. It is carved out of a single rock.
Q5. The Secretariat of SAARC is located in:
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Answer: C. Kathmandu
The SAARC Secretariat is in Kathmandu, Nepal.
Q6. The minimum velocity required for an object to escape Earth's gravity (escape velocity) is about:
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Answer: A. 11.2 km/s
Earth's escape velocity is about 11.2 km/s.
Q7. Which gland acts as both an endocrine and an exocrine gland?
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Answer: B. Pancreas
The pancreas secretes digestive enzymes through a duct (exocrine) and hormones like insulin into blood (endocrine).
Q8. The refractive index of glass is 1.5. The speed of light in glass is:
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Answer: A. 2 × 10^8 m/s
v = c/n = (3 × 10^8)/1.5 = 2 × 10^8 m/s.
Q9. Who was the first Indian woman to win an Olympic medal?
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Answer: C. Karnam Malleswari
Karnam Malleswari won bronze in weightlifting at the 2000 Sydney Olympics.
Q10. The Ganga is formed by the confluence of the Bhagirathi and Alaknanda at which place?
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Answer: D. Devprayag
The Bhagirathi and Alaknanda meet at Devprayag to form the Ganga.
Q11. Who headed the Cabinet Mission that came to India in 1946?
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Answer: C. Lord Pethick-Lawrence
Lord Pethick-Lawrence led the Cabinet Mission, with Stafford Cripps and A. V. Alexander. Its plan led to the setting up of the Constituent Assembly.
Q12. A bullet of mass 0.02 kg is fired at 400 m/s from a gun of mass 4 kg. The recoil speed of the gun is:
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Answer: C. 2 m/s
4 × v = 0.02 × 400 = 8, so v = 2 m/s.
Q13. The ASEAN Secretariat is located in:
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Answer: B. Jakarta
The ASEAN Secretariat is in Jakarta, Indonesia.
Q14. The Hindi epic poem 'Kamayani' was written by:
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Answer: C. Jaishankar Prasad
'Kamayani' is a Chhayavadi epic written by Jaishankar Prasad.
Q15. One atomic mass unit (u) is defined as:
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Answer: D. 1/12th of the mass of one carbon-12 atom
IUPAC defines 1 u as exactly one-twelfth of the mass of a carbon-12 atom.