CTET 2023 Previous Year GK Questions with Answers

Europe lies entirely north of the Tropic of Cancer, its southernmost points being above 34 degrees north, and Antarctica lies far south of the Tropic of Capricorn, beyond the Antarctic Circle, so neither continent is touched by any of the three lines.

North America and Prairie is right, as the prairies are the temperate grasslands of the United States and Canada and the granary of the world.

The Campos are the tropical grasslands of the Brazilian highlands, the Pampas are the temperate grasslands of Argentina, the Downs are the temperate grasslands of south-east Australia, and the Llanos are the tropical grasslands of the Orinoco basin in Venezuela and Colombia.

All three statements describe real features of the Indian Constitution, so all of them have to be counted. Universal adult suffrage was there from the first general election itself.

Quick lime is calcium oxide, CaO, and not calcium carbonate, so it is the odd one out. Limestone, chalk and marble are all natural forms of calcium carbonate, CaCO3, differing only in how they were formed and in how hard they are.

Time period is the time taken for one full oscillation, so it is the total time divided by the number of oscillations: 64 divided by 40 gives 1.6 seconds.

A block lying quietly on a table is in equilibrium, so the forces on it must add up to zero, but that does not mean there are no forces at all.

Mehrgarh, on the Bolan river in the Kachi plain of Baluchistan, is the earliest known farming village in the Indian subcontinent, occupied from about 7000 BCE.

Campos are the tropical grasslands of the Brazilian Highlands, so this is the only pair in the list that names a tropical grassland.

Marble is a metamorphic rock, formed when limestone is changed deep inside the earth by great heat and pressure; the Taj Mahal is built of it.

Pressure is the force acting on unit area, that is P equals F divided by A, so for the same force a larger area of contact means smaller pressure.

Atmospheric pressure at sea level is about 1.013 into 10 to the power 5 pascal, which presses with roughly the weight of one kilogram on every square centimetre of our body, so it is very large and not negligible at all.

India does not keep separate sets of courts for central and state laws; it has one single pyramid, with the Supreme Court at the top, the High Courts below it and the district and subordinate courts at the base.

A floating body is at rest, so the upward buoyant force must exactly balance the downward weight of the object.

Bronze is made by melting copper and tin together, with copper as the main metal. It is harder than pure copper and does not corrode easily, so it has been used for statues, bells, medals and utensils for thousands of years.

The pituitary gland sends out hormones that order the thyroid and the adrenal glands to release their own hormones. The pituitary is a pea-sized gland attached to the base of the brain, and it is called the master gland because it controls several other endocrine glands.

The rough strip of a safety matchbox is coated with powdered glass and a little red phosphorus, while the head of the matchstick carries antimony trisulphide and potassium chlorate.

These three provisions keep judges free from pressure by the other organs of government, while the oath given by the President is only a formality.

Phule saw the condition of India's 'lower' castes as a form of slavery, so he dedicated his book to the Americans who had fought to free slaves.

Article 21 protects life and personal liberty, and the Supreme Court reads 'life' as a life with dignity, not mere survival.