General Knowledge Question Answer for UPSC

141. Elizabeth Hawley is well-known for her relating to which one of the following? (a) Historical monuments is India
(b) Regional dances in India
(c) Himalayan expeditions
(d) Wildlife in India
writings
142. In India, how many States share the coastline?
(a) 7 (b) 8
(c) 9 (d) 10
143. Nobel Prize winning scientist James D. Watson is known for his work in which area?
(a) Metallurgy
(b) Meteorology
(c) Environmental
(d) Genetics
protection
144. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer
using the code given below the Lists:
List-I List-II
(Board) (Headquartt;rs!
A. Coffee Board 1. Bengaluru
B. Rubber Board 2. Guntur
C. Tea Board 3. Kottayam
D. Tobacco Board 4. Kolkata
Code:

A B C
(a) 2 4 3
(b) 1 3 4
(c) 2 3 4
(d) 1 4 3
D
1 2 1
2
145. Which one among the following has the number of National Parks?
(a) Andaman and Nicobar Islands
(b) Arunachal Pradesh
(c) Assam
(d) Meghalaya
maximum

146. Among the following, which one is not an ape?
(a) Gibbon (b) Gorilla
(c) Langur (d) Orangutan
147.

I
I

I
In how many different ways can all of 5 identical balls be placed in the cells shown above such that each row contains at least 1 ball?
(a) 64 (c) 84
(b) 81 (d) 108
148. There are 6 different letters and 6 correspondingly addressed envelopes. If the ,letters are randomly put in the envelopes, what is the probability that exactly 5 letters go into the correctly addressed envelopes?
(a) (c)
Zero 1/2
(b) 1/6 (d) 5/6
149.
There are two identical red, two identical black and two identical white balls. In how many different ways can the balls be placed in the cells (Ldch cell to contain one ball) shown above such that balls of the same colour do not occupy any two consecutive cells?
(a) 15 (b) 18
(c) 24 (d) 30

Ans: 141. (c) 142. (c) 143. (d) 144. (b) 145. (c) 146. (c) 147. (d) 148. (a) 149. (c)