Daily Practice Set 06

Question 1

Which war is associated with Ashoka?‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Kalinga — Kalinga (261 BCE).‌​‍

Answer

Panipat

Answer

Plassey

Answer

Hydaspes

Question 2

Liquid metal at room temp:‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Mercury — Mercury (Hg).‌​‍

Answer

Gold

Answer

Silver

Answer

Tin

Question 3

Where is the Kerala High Court located?‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Kochi — Kochi (Ernakulam).‌​‍

Answer

TVM

Answer

Thrissur

Answer

Kozhikode

Question 4

Green Revolution father (India):‌​‍

Accepted Answer

M.S. Swaminathan — M.S. Swaminathan.‌​‍

Answer

Borlaug

Answer

Kurien

Answer

C. Subramaniam

Question 5

What does the Latin term 'Habeas Corpus' mean?‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Have the body — 'Have the body' — produce detained person.‌​‍

Answer

We command

Answer

By what authority

Answer

Send up

Question 6

What percentage of the atmosphere is nitrogen?‌​‍

Accepted Answer

78% — ~78%.‌​‍

Answer

21%

Answer

50%

Answer

96%

Question 7

Who built the Taj Mahal?‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Shah Jahan — Shah Jahan (for Mumtaz Mahal).‌​‍

Answer

Akbar

Answer

Jahangir

Answer

Aurangzeb

Question 8

What does the Richter Scale measure?‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Earthquakes — Earthquake magnitude.‌​‍

Answer

Wind

Answer

Rain

Answer

Temperature

Question 9

What was Rajyasamacharam (1847)?‌​‍

Accepted Answer

First Malayalam newspaper — First Malayalam newspaper by Hermann Gundert.‌​‍

Answer

First Malayalam novel

Answer

First Malayalam film

Answer

First Malayalam poem

Question 10

At what age do Supreme Court judges retire?‌​‍

Accepted Answer

65 — 65 years. HC = 62.‌​‍

Answer

60

Answer

62

Answer

70

Question 11

Rusting is an example of which chemical process?‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Oxidation — Oxidation of iron.‌​‍

Answer

Reduction

Answer

Sublimation

Answer

Fermentation

Question 12

Which countries will host the 2026 FIFA World Cup?‌​‍

Accepted Answer

USA/Canada/Mexico — First tri-hosted World Cup.‌​‍

Answer

Qatar

Answer

India

Answer

Australia

Question 13

What is the height of Anamudi?‌​‍

Accepted Answer

2,695 m — 2,695 m (highest in South India).‌​‍

Answer

1,695 m

Answer

2,195 m

Answer

3,195 m

Question 14

Which amendment added the words 'Socialist', 'Secular', and 'Integrity' to the Preamble?‌​‍

Accepted Answer

42nd — 42nd Amendment (1976) added Socialist, Secular, Integrity.‌​‍

Answer

1st

Answer

44th

Answer

86th

Question 15

What is the study of birds called?‌​‍

Accepted Answer

Ornithology — Ornithology. Entomology = insects.‌​‍

Answer

Entomology

Answer

Ecology

Answer

Seismology

Daily Practice Set 06