Test - 02nd Feb 2019 - General Knowledge For NEET / AIIMS Examination

Answer Key Dr. Geetendra Singh MBBS

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Time: 30 Minutes
Max Marks - 50
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1) Which state has started river Taxi service recently?

हाल ही में किस राज्य ने नदी टैक्सी सेवा शुरू की है?

a) West Bengal
b) Kerela
c) Tamilnadu
d) Assam

Answer is d. The river taxi service was launched in Guwahati , Assam

2) Which state has launched a Policy to discourage dowry in marriages?

किस राज्य ने विवाहों में दहेज को हतोत्साहित करने के लिए एक नीति शुरू की है?

a) Haryana
b) Punjab
c) Delhi
d) UP

Answer is d. To discourage the practice of dowry, the Uttar Pradesh government has
come up with a mass marriage policy for poor girls under which financial assistance of Rs
35,000 will be given at each wedding

3) What is the rank of India in annual Global Democracy Index 2017, released by UK
based Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU)?
यूके स्थित इकोनॉमिस्ट इंटेलिजेंस यूनिट (EIU) द्वारा जारी वार्षिक ग्लोबल डेमोक्रेसी इंडेक्स 2017 में भारत का रैंक

क्या है?
a) 21st
b) 32nd
c) 42nd
d) 52nd

Answer is c. 42nd - The Democracy Index is an index compiled by the UK-based company
the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) that intends to measure the state of democracy in
167 countries, of which 166 are sovereign states and 164 are UN member states.

4) Which nation has recently declared a state of emergency to handle political unrest in
the country?
किस देश ने हाल ही में देश में राजनीतिक अशांति को संभालने के लिए आपातकाल की स्थिति घोषित की है?

a) Maldives
b) Bhutan
c) Syria
d) Libya

Answer is a. Maldives - a South Asian country southwest of Sri Lanka in the Arabian Sea,
an island paradise. Facing severe political crisis; erupted there Feb. 2018 when President
Yameen Abdul Gayoom of the Progressive Party of Maldives (PPM) declared a state of
emergency.

5) Which country has become become the world`s first country to repeal same-sex
marriage?
कौन सा देश समान-लिंग विवाह को निरस्त करने वाला विश्व का पहला देश बन गया है?

a) Greece
b) Portugal
c) South Africa
d) Bermuda

Answer is d. Bermuda has officially moved to abolish same-sex marriage less than a year
after bringing in a law to legalise it. Just six months after legalising same-sex marriage,
Bermuda announced it would be rolling back the law and replacing it with an alternative.
A bill to introduce domestic partnerships was approved without amendment last year
and replaces same-sex marriage with the partnerships.
6) What is the name of antibiotics discovered from soil recently?
हाल ही में मिट्टी से खोजे गए एंटीबायोटिक्स का क्या नाम है?

a) Neo-Fradin
b) Malacidins
c) Kanamycin
d) Amikacin

Answer is b. Scientists trawling through thousands of soil samples have discovered a

whole new class of antibiotics capable of killing drug-resistant bacteria. The chemical,
which has been called malacidin, appears to be non-toxic in humans and effective in
tackling the hospital superbug MRSA, raising hopes that it could be used to develop a
new treatment. Scientists say antimicrobial resistance - the ability of diseases to fight
back against and ultimately become immune to known treatments - represents one of
the greatest threats to humanity. Finding new antibiotics is key to staying one step
ahead of bacteria threats, but only one new class - teixobactin - has been discovered in
the last 33 years.

7) Which state of India deploys robots to clean up manholes?

भारत का कौन सा राज्य रोबोटों को मैनहोल की सफाई के लिए तैनात करता है?

a) Kerala
b) Tamil
c) Karnataka
d) Assam

Answer is a. Kerela - Bandicoot', a robot made by start-up Genrobotics, is cleaning

manholes in Thiruvananthapuram. The makers of the robot say they hope to replace
manual cleaners once it's fully operational

8) Which of the following states are involved in the dispute of water share of river
Cauvery?
कावेरी नदी के पानी के बंटवारे के विवाद में निम्नलिखित में से कौन सा राज्य शामिल है?

a) Karnataka & Tamilnadu

b) Karnataka & Maharashtra
c) Tamilnadu & Maharashtra
d) Tamilnadu & Andhra Pradesh

Answer is a. The sharing of waters of the Kaveri River (also spelled as Cauvery) has been
the source of a serious conflict between the two states of Tamil Nadu and Karnataka.

9) The Central Institute of Indian Languages (CIIL) which protects and Preserves
endangered languages of the country is located at?
भारतीय भाषाओं का केंद्रीय संस्थान (CIIL) देश की लुप्तप्राय भाषाओं की सुरक्षा और संरक्षण करता है, स्थित है?

a) New Delhi
b) Mumbai
c) Chennai
d) Mysore

Answer is d. Mysore - Central Institute of Indian Languages, Department of Higher

Education,Language Bureau, Ministry of Human Resource Development , Government of
India, Manasagangothri, Hunsur Road, Mysore 570006

10) Which is the nodal agency to issue Aadhar Card?

आधार कार्ड जारी करने वाली नोडल एजेंसी कौन सी है?

a) Unilateral Identification Autority of India

b) Unified Identification Authority of India
c) United Identification Authority of India
d) Unique Identification Authority of India

Answer is d. Aadhaar (English: Foundation) is a 12-digit unique identity number that can
be obtained by residents of India, based on their biometric and demographic data. The
data is collected by the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI).

11) Which Muslim Country recently has permitted its women to enlist in army?
हाल ही में किस मुस्लिम देश ने अपनी महिलाओं को सेना में भर्ती होने की अनुमति दी है?

a) K.S.A.
b) U.A.E.
c) Iran
d) Iraq

Answer is a. K.S.A. - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has for the first time opened applications
for women to join its military. Women have until Thursday to apply for positions with the
rank of soldier in the provinces of Riyadh, Mecca, al-Qassim and Medina. The roles do not
appear to involve combat, but will instead give women the opportunity to work in
security.

12) Who has been awarded the Sahitya Akademi Bhasha Samman award 2018?
किसे साहित्य अकादमी भाषा सम्मान 2018 से सम्मानित किया गया है?

a) Guruprasada Rao
b) Acharya Munishwar Jha
c) Charu Chandra Pande
d) Shesh Anand Madhukar

Answer is d. Magahi writer Shesh Anand Madhukar was honoured with the Sahitya
Akademi Bhasha Samman Award 2018.

13) Who has been appointed as the Director General (DG) of Sports Authority of India
(SAI)?
भारतीय खेल प्राधिकरण (SAI) के महानिदेशक (DG) के रूप में किसे नियुक्त किया गया है?

a) Neelam Kapoor
b) Injeti Srinivas
c) Jiji Thomson
d) Sandeep Pradhan

Answer is a. Senior-most Indian Information Service officer Neelam Kapoor, who had
served as UPA government's spokesperson, was appointed director general of Sports
Authority of India (SAI).

14) The longest-serving Prime Minister Ruud Lubbers was from which country?
सबसे लंबे समय तक सेवारत प्रधानमंत्री रूड लुबर्स किस देश से थे?

a) Monogolia
b) Argentina
c) Netherlands
d) Sweden

Answer is c. The Netherlands' longest-serving prime minister, Ruud Lubbers

15) Who is the auther of book ''Exam Warriors''?

पुस्तक 'एग्जाम वॉरियर्स' के लेखक कौन हैं?

a) Ram Nath Kovind

b) Narendra Modi
c) Shashi Throor
d) Sushma Swaraj

Answer is b. Exam Warriors by Narendra Modi is an inspiring book for the youth. Written
in a fun and interactive style, with illustrations, activities and yoga exercises, this book
will be a friend not only in acing exams but also in facing life.

16) Which of the following states recently banned the sale of loose cigarettes?
निम्नलिखित में से किस राज्य ने हाल ही में खुली सिगरेट की बिक्री पर प्रतिबंध लगाया है?

a) Delhi
b) Uttarakhand
c) Himachal Pradesh
d) Bihar

Answer is d. The Bihar government has banned sale of loose cigarettes in the state

17) Which of the following Indian Institutions recently signed MoU with Natural History
Museum, UK?
निम्नलिखित में से किस भारतीय संस्थान ने हाल ही में प्राकृतिक इतिहास संग्रहालय, यूके के साथ समझौता ज्ञापन पर

हस्ताक्षर किए?

a) Survey of India
b) Zoological Survey of India
c) Botanical Survey of India
d) Archaeological Survey of India

Answer is c. Botanical Survey of India (BSI) and Natural History Museum (NHM), UK
signed a Memorandum of Understanding for cooperation in the field of
genetic/taxonomic studies, research and training, conservation in India, including species
and habitat conservation assessments, etc

18) Which city has launched India`s first helitaxi service?

किस शहर ने भारत की पहली हेलिटैक्सी सेवा शुरू की है?

a) Bengaluru
b) Hyderabad
c) Mumbai
d) Ahmadabad

Answer is a. India’s first helicopter shuttle service (HeliTaxi) was launched in IT capital
Bengaluru, Karnataka.The fare is fixed at Rs. 4,130 per seat, including GST. It includes
pick up from airport terminal to helipad and allows carrying 15 kg luggage. People can
book their seat through a mobile app named ‘Heli Taxii’.

19) Which country has recently set 15 years as legal age of sexual consent?
किस देश ने हाल ही में यौन सहमति की कानूनी आयु 15 वर्ष निर्धारित की है?

a) U.S.A.
b) France
c) Germany
d) India

Answer is b. The French government has proposed making 15 the age of consent for sex
after two high-profile cases in which men escaped rape convictions despite having
intercourse with 11-year-old girls.

20) According to Myanmar government, the Rohingyas are illegal immigrants from?
म्यांमार सरकार के अनुसार, रोहिंग्या अवैध प्रवासी हैं?

a) India
b) Nepal
c) Bangladesh
d) Bhutan

Answer is c. As per Myanmar government, Rohingya are considered illegal immigrants

from Bangladesh

21) Which of the following states has set up India`s first coastal policing academy?
निम्नलिखित में से किस राज्य ने भारत की पहली तटीय पुलिस अकादमी स्थापित की है?

a) Goa
b) Gujarat
c) Karnataka
d) Kerala

Answer is b. India’s first coastal policing academy set up in Gujarat.

22) Which article of India deals with the right to life and liberty?
भारत का कौन सा कानूनी लेख जीवन और स्वतंत्रता के अधिकार से संबंधित है?

a) Article 19
b) Article 20
c) Article 21
d) Article 22

Answer is c. Article 21 - Article 21 of the Constitution of India, 1950 provides that, “No
person shall be deprived of his life or personal liberty except according to procedure
established by law.”

23) Armen Sarikisan has been elected as the new president of which country?
आर्मेन सरिकिसन को किस देश का नया राष्ट्रपति चुना गया है?

a) Bolivia
b) Peru
c) Armenia
d) Chile

Answer is c. Armen Sarkissian is an Armenian physicist, computer scientist and politician,

who currently serves as the President of Armenia.

24) Who has recently been appointed as the first woman to be directly inducted as
combat officer into ITBP (Indo Tibetan Border Police)?
हाल ही में ITBP (भारत तिब्बत सीमा पुलिस) में लड़ाकू अधिकारी के रूप में सीधे शामिल होने वाली पहली महिला के रूप

में किसे नियुक्त किया गया है?

a) Prakriti
b) Sukhruthi
c) Seema
d) Priyanka

Answer is a. 25-year-old Prakriti from Bihar, has been inducted as the first direct-entry
combat officer in the border guarding force, ITBP.

25) LaQshya Programme is associated with?

LaQshya कार्यक्रम के साथ जुड़ा हुआ है?

a) Child labour
b) Maternity care
c) Human trafficking
d) Women empowerment

Answer is b. The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare launched LaQshya program
aimed at improving quality of maternity care in labour room and maternity Operation
Theatre (OT).

26) Which of the following is not a tiger range country?

निम्नलिखित में से कौन बाघ श्रेणी का देश नहीं है?

a) China
b) Bhutan
c) Japan
d) Cambodia

Answer is c. There currently 13 tiger range countries: Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia,

China, Inida, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Russia, Thailand and
Vietnam.

27) Which state has launched its own Food Security Scheme?
किस राज्य ने अपनी खाद्य सुरक्षा योजना शुरू की है?

a) Chhattisgarh
b) West Bengal
c) Odisha
d) Madhya Pradesh

Answer is c. The state government of Odisha has launched its own food security scheme-
State Food security Scheme (SFSS) - to benefit the 25 lakhs poor people who were left
out of the National Food Security Act (NFS(a).

28) Which of the following countries is set to become the world`s first country to double
its tiger population before 2022?
निम्न में से कौन सा देश 2022 से पहले बाघों की आबादी को दोगुना करने वाला विश्व का पहला देश बनने वाला है?

a) Indonesia
b) India
c) Bangladesh
d) Nepal

Answer is d. Nepal is set to become the first country in the world to double its tiger
population as part of the World Wildlife Foundation`s (WWF) ''TX2'' program which aims
to double the number of tigers all over the world.

29) Where will the country`s first AICTE Training and Learning (ATAL) Academy be
established?
देश की पहली AICTE प्रशिक्षण और शिक्षण (ATAL) अकादमी कहाँ स्थापित की जाएगी?

a) Jaipur
b) Jodhpur
c) Ajmer
d) Bengaluru

Answer is a. All India Council for Technical Education will establish country`s first AICTE
Training and Learning (ATAL) Academy in Jaipur.

30) Justice Ranjan Gogoi is appointed as __________ Chief Justice of India.

न्यायमूर्ति रंजन गोगोई को भारत के मुख्य न्यायाधीश के रूप में नियुक्त किया गया है।

a) 45th
b) 46th
c) 47th
d) 48th

Answer is b. Justice Ranjan Gogoi is the 46th Chief Justice of India

31) Where was the World`s largest dome inaugurated?

विश्व के सबसे बड़े गुंबद का उद्घाटन कहाँ हुआ था?

a) Beijing, China
b) New York, USA
c) Maharashtra, India
d) Seoul, South Korea

Answer is c. The world`s largest dome was inaugurated at the Maharashtra Institute of
Technology (MIT)`s World Peace University (MITWPU) campus at Loni Kalbhor, Pune.

32) Which country has recently announced to abolish capital punishment?

किस देश ने हाल ही में मृत्युदंड को समाप्त करने की घोषणा की है?

a) Maldives
b) Myanmar
c) Malaysia
d) Mauritius

Answer is c. The Malaysian Cabinet has decided to abolish the death penalty for all
crimes and halt all pending executions.
33) What is UN`s Sustainable Development Goal 2?
UN की सतत विकास लक्ष्य 2 क्या है?

a) No Poverty
b) Zero Hunger
c) Quality Education
d) Gender Equality

Answer is b. UN Sustainable Development Goal 2 seeks sustainable solutions to end

hunger in all its forms by 2030 and to achieve food security.

34) Which International Organisation brings Human Capital Index?

कौन सा अंतर्राष्ट्रीय संगठन मानव पूंजी सूचकांक लाता है?

a) World Bank
b) World Economic Forum
c) United Nations Development Programme
d) International Monetary Fund

Answer is a. The World Bank releases Human Capital Index (HCI) as part of the World
Development Report.

35) Which among the following is India`s first nuclear armed submarine?
निम्नलिखित में से कौन भारत की पहली परमाणु सशस्त्र पनडुब्बी है?

a) INS Astradharini
b) INS Vikrant
c) INS Trishul
d) INS Arihant

Answer is d. INS Arihant (SSBN 80) (Sanskrit for "Slayer of Enemies") is the lead ship of
India's Arihant class of nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines. The 6,000 tonne
vessel was built under the Advanced Technology Vessel (ATV) project at the Ship
Building Centre in the port city of Visakhapatnam.
36) Who appoints the Chief Justice of India?
भारत के मुख्य न्यायाधीश की नियुक्ति कौन करता है?

a) Prime Minister
b) Attorney General of India
c) President
d) Outgoing CJI

Answer is c. The president appoints the Chief Justice of India.

37) Who has become the oldest scientist ever to be awarded a Nobel Prize?
नोबेल पुरस्कार से सम्मानित होने वाले अब तक के सबसे उम्रदराज वैज्ञानिक कौन बने हैं?

a) Gregory Winter
b) James P. Allison
c) Arthur Ashkin
d) William Nordhaus

Answer is c. Arthur Ashkin at the age of 96 became the oldest scientist ever to be
awarded a Nobel Prize. He received it for Physics. Ashkin has been considered by many
as the father of optical tweezers, for which he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics
2018

38) Who has been appointed as the 25th Governor of the Reserve Bank of India?
भारतीय रिजर्व बैंक के 25 वें गवर्नर के रूप में किसे नियुक्त किया गया है?

a) Jagdish Bhagwati
b) Kaushik Basu
c) Shaktikhanta Das
d) Gita Gopinath

Answer is c. Former Economic Affairs secretary Shaktikanta Das is the 25th Governor of
the Reserve Bank of India.

39) India’s first bio refinery plant has set up in which of the following states?
भारत के पहले जैव रिफाइनरी संयंत्र ने निम्नलिखित में से किस राज्य में स्थापित किया है?
a) Gujrat
b) Orissa
c) Maharashtra
d) Kerala

Answer is c. India’s first bio-refinery plant has been inaugurated in Pune district,
Maharashtra. The plant will produce ethanol from variety of biomass. The bio‐refinery
plant is capable of producing one million litre of ethanol per annum by processing a
variety of agro-residue like rice and wheat straw, cotton stalk, cane trash, corn cobs with
superior product yields. Biofuel is cost‐effective and pollution‐free.

40) Who has become the first Indian woman to scale Mount Everest for the fourth time?
चौथे बार माउंट एवरेस्ट को स्केल करने वाली पहली भारतीय महिला कौन बन गई है?

a) Anshu Jamsenpa
b) Lhakpa Sherpa
c) Premlata Agarwal
d) Malavath Purna

Answer is a. Anshu Jamsenpa, the Indian mountaineer from Arunachal Pradesh, has
scripted history by becoming the first Indian woman to scale the Mount Everest for the
fourth time.

41) In 2018, Noble prize in the field of Medicine goes to Allison & Honjo on their work on?
2018 में, मेडिसिन के क्षेत्र में नोबल पुरस्कार एलिसन और होंजो को उनके इस पर काम के लिए मिला है?

a) Cancer
b) AIDS
c) Hepatitis
d) Ebola virus

Answer is a. The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2018 was awarded jointly to
James P. Allison and Tasuku Honjo "for their discovery of cancer therapy by inhibition of
negative immune regulation."
42) Which country has officially started building the world’s first forest city?
किस देश ने आधिकारिक तौर पर दुनिया का पहला वन शहर बनाना शुरू कर दिया है?

a) Japan
b) China
c) India
d) UK

Answer is b. China has officially started building the world’s first forest city in the north
of Liuzhou, Guangxi Province to fight against pollution and climate change, which is set
to be completed in 2020.

43) In a parking area, the total number of wheels of all the cars (four wheelers) and
scooters/ motorbikes (two wheelers) is 100 more than twice the number of parked
vehicles. The number of cars parked is
एक पार्किंग क्षेत्र में, सभी कारों (चार पहिया) और स्कूटर / मोटरबाइक (दो पहिया) के पहियों की कुल संख्या पार्क

किए गए वाहनों की संख्या के दुगने से 100 अधिक है। पार्क की गई कारों की संख्या है?

a) 35
b) 45
c) 50
d) 55

Answer is c. Let number of cars be x ; Let number of scooters/ motor bikes= y ∴ Total
number of parked vehicles = x + y ; According to question ; 4x + 2y = 2 (x + y) + 100 ;
4x + 2y = 2 x + 2y + 100 ; 2x = 100 = x = 50 ; Hence, Number of cars parked is 50.

44) What is the missing number X of the series 7, X, 21, 31, 43?
श्रृंखला 7, एक्स, 21, 31, 43 की लापता संख्या एक्स क्या है?

a) 11
b) 12
c) 13
d) 14

Answer is c. 7 ____ X _____ 21 _____ 31 _____43 ;; +6 +8 +10 +12

45) In the series POQ, SRT, VUW, ___________ the blank space refers to
सीरीज POQ, SRT, VUW, ___________ में रिक्त स्थान संदर्भित करता है

a) XYZ
b) XZY
c) YXZ
d) YZY

Answer is c. In each group of letters, first letter in the alphabetical order is shifted to its
middle position, then next letter to its left and final letter to the extreme right. As 1 2 3
similarly, 1 2 3 ; O P Q X Y Z ; P O Q Y X Z ; 2 1 3 2 1 3

46) If the price of a television set is increased by 25%, then by what percentage should
the new price be reduced to bring the price back to the original level?
यदि किसी टेलीविजन सेट की कीमत में 25% की वृद्धि हुई है, तो मूल्य को वापस मूल स्तर पर लाने के लिए नई

कीमत को किस प्रतिशत से कम किया जाना चाहिए?

a) 15%
b) 25%
c) 20%
d) 30%

Answer is c. Let the original price be x. ; Increased price = x ( 1 + 25 / 100 ) = 5x / 4 ;

Reduction in price to bring it back to its original value = 5x / 4 – x = x / 4 ; % Reduction
= ( x / 4 ) / ( 5x / 4 ) × 100 = 20%.

47) Which country has renamed part of the South China Sea as the North Natuna Sea?
उत्तरी नटुना सागर के रूप में किस देश ने दक्षिण चीन सागर का हिस्से का नाम बदल दिया है?

a) Malaysia
b) Thailand
c) Indonesia
d) India

Answer is c. Indonesia has renamed the northern reaches of its exclusive economic zone
in the South China Sea as the North Natuna Sea.
48) The Indian Veterinary Research Institute (IVRI) is located in which state?
भारतीय पशु चिकित्सा अनुसंधान संस्थान (आईवीआरआई) किस राज्य में स्थित है?

a) Kerala
b) Odisha
c) Uttar pradesh
d) Goa

Answer is c. The Indian Veterinary Research Institute (IVRI) is the India’s premier
advanced research facility in the field of veterinary medicine and allied branches. It is in
news because Scientists at the IVRI is in process of setting up a Deoxyribo- Nucleic Acid
(DNA) bank for wild animals, the first of its kind in North India, which is expected to start
at the end of 2017. So far, they have collected samples of 140 species. Through the DNA
bank, scientists at IVRI’s Centre for Wildlife will be able to tell the name and schedule of
the species if they get only a part of the meat, hair, blood, skin or bone of any animal.
Besides, the centre is also collecting serum of animals. The move will help clamp down
on wildlife poaching and smuggling and also aid in research on wildlife species. At
present, a DNA bank exists in Hyderabad. The headquarters of IVRI is located at Bareilly
in Uttar Pradesh.

49) Which country will become the world’s first country to allow legalized production,
sale and consumption of marijuana?
मारिजुआना के वैध उत्पादन, बिक्री और खपत की अनुमति देने के लिए कौन सा देश दुनिया का पहला देश बन जाएगा?

a) Uruguay
b) Ghana
c) Mexico
d) Sudan

Answer is a. Uruguay will become the first country in the world to fully allow the
production, sale and consumption of marijuana when its pharmacies will be allowed to
sell marijuana in July 2017.

50) India’s first blood bank for cattle will be set up in which state?
मवेशियों के लिए भारत का पहला रक्त बैंक किस राज्य में स्थापित किया जाएगा?

a) Kerala
b) Gujrat
c) Orissa
d) MP

Answer is c. Odisha will become the India’s first state to set up blood bank for cattle. The
first of its kind blood bank would be established on the premises of Odisha University of
Agriculture and Technology (OUAT)