General Studies: No.QuestionAnswer 1.The President of India may resign his office by writing under his hand a letter of resignation addressed to theVice-President 2.The president of India holds office for a term of5 years 3.A person seeking election to the office of the President of India must have completed the age of35 years 4.Who appoints the Attorney General of India?President 5.Next to Uttar Pradesh, the largest number of constituencies for elections to the Lok Sabha are in the State ofBihar 6.The elections to the Lok Sabha are required normally to be held after every5 years 7.The boundary between India and Pakistan was demarcated bySir Cyril Radcliffe 8.Name the scholar who visited India along with Mahmud of GhazniAl-Beruni 9.Which forest belt supplies most of the world's requirement of newsprint?Coniferous 10.The country where death rate is lowest in the world isCanada 11.What is the duration of zero hour in the Lok Sabha?One hour 12.Sun's energy is produced byNucler fusion 13.Who was the Congress President when India became free?J.B. Kripalani 14.In India the standard time is fixed on the basis of standard meridian which passes throughAllahabad 15.The Arabian Sea and the Persian Gulf are connected by theHormuz Strait 16."The Boston Tea Party" took place in1773 17.In the American War of Independence, the leader who was put in command of American forces wasGeorge Washington 18.Which Sikh guru was tortured and killed on the directions of Aurangzeb?Teg Bahadur 19.Since when India has been a member of the United Nations?1945 20.Proteins are made ofAmino acids 21.A light-sensitive compound used in photography isSilver bromide 22.The India Red Cross Society was established in the year1920 23.The speed of an aircraft is measured byAnemometer 24.Fats and carbohydrates are an essential part of our food because theyProvide energy 25.Which is the largest part of the human brain?Cerebellum 26.Milk in its natural form has a certain amount of sugar. This sugar is calledLactose 27.The United Nations University is located inTokyo 28.Which country is largest in area?Russia 29.Buddha delivered his first sermon atSarnath 30.Vitamin necessary for clotting of blood isK 31.The oldest existing newspaper in India isBombay Samachar 32.Which port has a free trade zone?Kandla 33.The largest quantity of fish in the world is produced byJapan & Russia 34.World's largest desert isSahara 35.India's first television center was set up atDelhi 36.In which script were the edicts of Ashoka inscribed?Brahmi 37.Harshvardhana was defeated byPulakesin II 38.Which day is celebrated as United Nations day every year?24th October 39.The headquarters of the United Nations is atNew York 40.The total number of judges of the International Court of justice is12 41.The term of office of a judge of the International Court of Justice is9 years 42.The normal term of office of the UN Secretary General is5 years 43.IRS-IB isAn Indian remote sensing satellite 44Why is the year 1952 important in Indian History?First general elections to the Lok Sabha were held 45.What is an equator?An imaginary line encircling the earth midway between the north and the south poles 46.Why is it easier to swim in a sea than river?Density of sea water is more than that of river 47.Who is known as the 'Heroine of 1942 Quit India Movement'?Aruna Asaf Ali