General Knowledge (Static)

Shabana Azmi has been actively involved in children's film movements and institutional initiatives for promoting quality cinema for children, including supporting the Children's Film Society of India.

Equatorial regions near the equator experience consistently high temperatures, high humidity, and heavy rainfall year-round due to constant solar heating and intense convection. Monsoon regions have seasonal patterns, while savannas have distinct wet/dry seasons.

Mass is an intrinsic property that doesn't change with location. Weight depends on gravitational force, which is much weaker on the Moon (about 1/6th of Earth's gravity). So weight decreases significantly while mass remains constant.

The corona is the Sun's outer atmosphere consisting of extremely hot plasma (temperatures in millions of degrees). It appears as a halo or crown around the Sun and is most visible during total solar eclipses or with specialized telescopes called coronagraphs.

MTCR stands for Missile Technology Control Regime, an international partnership to prevent missile proliferation. It establishes export guidelines for missile-related technology and equipment to limit the spread of delivery systems for weapons of mass destruction.

The Telugu Ganga project's primary aim is to supply Krishna River water to Tamil Nadu, specifically to Chennai, through a canal system. It's an interstate water sharing agreement between Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu.

The 42nd Amendment (1976) gave primacy to Directive Principles over Fundamental Rights, fundamentally altering the constitutional balance. It also added the words 'socialist, secular' to the preamble and established a more centralized federal structure during the Emergency period.

LGM originally stood for 'Little Green Men,' a humorous name given by astronomers to pulsars (rapidly spinning neutron stars) when they were first discovered as mysterious radio sources. The term was later co-opted by popular culture to refer to aliens.

MBV is a viral disease that specifically affects penaeid shrimp (prawns). It does not infect poultry, silk worms, sheep, or other terrestrial animals. The disease impacts the hepatopancreas of shrimp and is significant in aquaculture.

The Old Testament was originally written primarily in Biblical Hebrew, with small portions in Aramaic. Greek and Latin translations came much later - the Septuagint (Greek) and Vulgate (Latin). Arabic is not the original language.

Vitamin E deficiency is linked to reproductive issues/sterility. Vitamin K is essential for blood coagulation. Vitamin C deficiency causes scurvy. Vitamin D deficiency causes rickets (soft bones). The matching in option C is correct.

Bodhidharma is traditionally regarded as the founder of Chan (Zen) Buddhism in China. He was an Indian Buddhist monk who traveled to China in the 5th-6th century CE and is credited with transmitting Buddhism to China.

Insider trading (note: question has typo 'training') is the illegal practice of trading stocks based on material non-public information. It gives unfair advantage to those with privileged access to corporate information. The other options describe different market practices.

Jerusalem has been conquered by multiple historical figures including Alexander the Great, Pompey, Christian Crusaders, and Saladin. Its strategic and religious significance made it a target throughout ancient and medieval history. Athens, Istanbul, and Rome do not match this specific combination.

Nehru wrote 'Letters from a Father to His Daughter' specifically as a birthday gift for Indira. 'Discovery of India' and 'Glimpses of World History' were also prison letters but compiled as educational books, not birthday presents. 'A Bunch of Old Letters' is a different collection.

Neutrons have nearly the same mass as protons but no electric charge (I is correct). Neutrons occur in ALL atomic nuclei except protium (II is correct). Protons and neutrons determine the nucleus, but only electrons participate in chemical bonding (III is incorrect, IV is also incorrect - neutrons do not affect chemistry).

The Sanhedrin was the supreme council and tribunal of the Jews during postexilic times. It had religious, judicial, and political authority and is most notably known for trying Jesus Christ. It was not a pilgrimage place, medicine, or Roman pillar.

During the Perseid meteor shower, Earth passes through debris from Comet Swift-Tuttle, causing visible streaks of light (meteors) across the night sky. The sky does not become overcast or too bright - meteor showers are best visible in dark, clear skies.

Agoraphobia is the anxiety disorder characterized by fear of open spaces and crowded public places. Acrophobia is fear of heights. Claustrophobia is fear of enclosed spaces. Schizophrenia is a psychotic disorder, not a phobia.

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) is based in The Hague, Netherlands, not New York. The Secretariat, Trusteeship Council, and ECOSOC (misspelled as Ecosec in options) are all based at UN headquarters in New York.

Junk bonds are high-yield securities issued by companies with poor credit ratings or financial instability. Investors demand higher returns to compensate for the elevated risk of default. Low-risk bonds (like government securities) offer lower yields, while high-yield junk bonds carry significant risk.

Zen Buddhism originated in China before spreading to Japan, and has gained significant popularity in the West, particularly America, during the 20th century. While Ladakh and Tibet practice Tibetan Buddhism, and South East Asia follows Theravada traditions, Japan and America are indeed major centers of contemporary Zen practice.