Q.1 Which among the following products have accorded Geographical Indication Status ?

1. Vazhakkulam pineapple

2. Central Travancore jiggery

3. Pokkali rice

4. Jeerakasala

5. Gandhakasala

Which among the above statement(s) is/are correct ?

A) 1,2,3,5

B) Only 4

C) 2 ,3,4

D) 1,2,3,4,5

Ans. D

Chengalikodan banana variety from Thrissur district of Kerala has been accorded Geographical Indication (GI) status by the Chennai based Central GI registry.

Darjeeling tea was the first agricultural product in India to be accorded with GI tag.

Q.2 Who among the following are not the members of the Arab League ?

1. Chad

2. Israel

3. South Sudan

4. Libya

5. Oman

Which among  the above is/are correct ?

A) 3,4,5

B) Only 1 & 2

C) 1,2,5

D) All are the members

Ans. B

The Arab League was founded in Cairo in 1945 by  Egypt,  Iraq,  Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Transjordan (Jordan from 1946) and Yemen (North Yemen, later combined Yemen). There was a continual increase in membership during the second half of the 20th century, with additional 15 Arab states and 4 observers being admitted.

Q.3 Custom duty on non-edible oils has been reduced to encourage soaps & oleochemicals. What are Oleochemicals ?

1. These are the chemicals derived from the Plant products

2. They are analogous to petrochemicals derived from petroleum.

Which among the above are correct ?

A) Only 1

B) Only 2

C) Both are correct

D) Both are incorrect

Ans. B

These are the chemicals derived from the Plant products & animal fats.

Q.4 What is a major use of Allethrin ?

A) In household insecticides

B) In glass manufacture

C) In steel manufacture

D) In paints & varnishes

Ans.A

Q.5 Spiders & scorpions belong to the same class of Arthropods as are :

A) Beetles & Locusts

B) Crabs & Lobsters

C) Centipedes & Millipedes

D) Mites & Ticks

Ans.D

Q.6 With reference to the 4GLTE, consider the following statements :

1. 4G LTE is wireless communications standard developed by the 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP).

2.  It is designed to provide up to 10x speeds of 3G networks for mobile devices

3. It can provide internet speed of at least 100 Mbit per second (Mbps) to 1 GBit per second (Gbps)

Which among the above statement(s) is/are correct ?

A) 1 & 2

B) Only 2

C) 1 & 3

D) 1,2,3

Ans. D

Q.7 Which among the following are the features of the preserved mushroom ?

1. It has high content of folic acid which is uncommon in vegetables

2. It has amino acids which are usually absent in cereals

Which among the above statement(s) is/are correct ?

A) Only 1

B) Only 2

C) Both are correct

D) Both are incorrect

Ans. C

Preserved mushroom refer to mushrooms prepared or preserved by blanching, cleaning and sometimes slicing and cutting.

Q.8 WHO declared India Maternal & Neonatal tetanus free, consider the statements with reference to Maternal & Neonatal tetanus :

1. It is a fungal infection caused in the mothers & new born

2. It is caused due to unhygienic birthing practices or the use of unsterilised instruments

3. This infection leads to 70 to 100 per cent death of newborns, between 3 days to 28 days after birth

Which among the above statement(s) is/are correct ?

A) Only 1

B) 2 & 3

C) 1 & 2

D) 1,2,3

Ans. B

Tetanus is an infection caused by the bacterium Clostridium tetani.

Q.9 Which of the following organisms has a role in converting nitrates to free nitrogen ?

A) Pseudomonas

B) Nitrosomonas

C) Nitrobacter

D) Rhizobium

Ans.D