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1. Duleep Trophy is associated with

(a) Cricket

(b) Hockey

(c) Golf

(d) Tennis

A is the right answer.
The Duleep Trophy is a domestic first-class cricket competition played in India between teams representing geographical zones of India. The competition is named after Kumar Shri Duleepsinhji. Five Indian zonal teams regularly take part in the Duleep Trophy – North Zone, South Zone, East Zone, West Zone and Central Zone.

2.Two smallest continents of the world are

a) Australia and Antartica

b) Antartica and Europe

c) Austraila and Europe

d) Austraila and South America

C is the right answer.
They are (from largest in size to smallest): Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, and Australia

3. Which of the following writs means "We command"

a) Habeas Corpus

b) Mandamus

c) Quo Warranto

d) Certiorari

B is the right answer.
Read more about Writs here https://www.currentaffairsindia.info/2011/07/writs-in-indian-constitution.html

4. The Tornadoes are very strong tropical cyclones originated in

a) Caribbean Sea

b) China Sea

c) Arabian Sea

d) Black Sea

A is the right answer.

5. Vandemataram became a theme song of Indian freedom strugle during

a) Swadeshi Movement

b) Champaran Movement

c) Non-Cooperation Movement

d) Civil Disobedience Movement

A is the right answer.
Vande Mataram is a poem from Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay's 1882 novel Anandamath. It was written in Bengali and Sanskrit. t played a vital role in the Indian independence movement, first sung in a political context by Rabindranath Tagore at the 1896 session of the Indian National Congress.

6. The concept of general will is advocated by

a) A O Hume

b) Hegal

c) Kant

d) Rousseau

D is the right answer.
The general will was made famous by Jean-Jacques Rousseau, is a concept in political philosophy referring to the will of the people as a whole.

7. Poverty in India has been defined in terms of

a) Standard of living of the people

b) Income of the family

c) Calorie Intake

d) Number of members in the family

C is the right answer.

8. All of these diseases are caused by virus except

a) Jaundice

b) Influenza

c) Mumps

d) Typhoid

D is the right answer.
Typhoid is caused by a bacteria named Salmonella Typhosa

If you are able to answer 5 questions, your preparation is satisfactory

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