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Which archaeologist initially discovered the Mohenjodaro site of the Indus Valley
Civilization? Rakhal Das Banerji
2. Which planet of the solar system spins on its axis at the fastest rate? Jupiter
3. Where was the demand for the Constituent Assembly put forward by the Indian
National Congress in 1936 at its session? Lucknow
4. In which sector is 70% of working population of India engaged? Primary sector
5. Which is the unit of activity of a radioactive source? Becquerel
6. In which year did India first take part in the Olympic Games? 1920
7. Where is the headquarters of Oil and National Gas Commission? Dehradun
8. Which book is entitled as Bible of Communism ? Das Kapital
9. Who is associated with the development of Indias Atomic Bomb? Raja Ramanna
10. Where is the headquarters of UNHCR located? Geneva
10. Which UN body deals with population problem? UNFPA
11. Which monument in India is the memorial to the unknown soldier? India Gate
12. Who produced the first automobile? Henry Ford
13. Opium-war was fought between which countries? Britain and Japan
14. Which is the unit raised to protect the naval assets? Sagar Prahari Bal
15. During 2001-2011, what was the approximate growth rate of population? 17%
16. Moortidevi Award is given annually in which field? Literature
17. Who was the mediator between man and gods according to the Vedic people?
Agni
18. Who wrote the Kalpasutra ? Bhadrabahu
19. What can be the maximum duration of totality for a solar eclipse? 7 minutes 40
seconds
20. Which right conferred by the Constitution of India is also available to noncitizens? Freedom to speech
21. For international payments, to which currency is the Indian currency linked?
American Dollar
22. Sodium metal is kept under which liquid? Kerosene
23. By whom was Insulin discovered? Dr. F G. Banting
24. Where were first Olympic Games held? 776 B.C.
25. The National Institute of Communicable Diseases is located at which place?
Delhi
26. Higher than Hopes is a biography of which author? Nelson Mandela
27. Who is the first Air Chief to receive the honour of Marshal ? Arjun Singh
28. Where is the The International Court of Justice located? Hague
29. Which is the maximum spoken language in the world? Mandarin
30. What is an organisations introductory web page? Vortal
31. Which countries were involved in 100 year war? England and France
32. Where is Indian Armys counter-insurgency school situated? Vairengte
33. Which state has the lowest women literary rate in India (2011 census) ? Bihar
34. In which year were Arjuna Awards instituted in the year? 1961
35. With which external trade of the Sangam were people carried on? Romans
36. which literary figure of the Gupta Age is given the title of 'Indian Shakespeare' ?
Kalidasa
37. How many kilometres are represented by 10 of latitude? 111 km
38. Which was the first woman film star nominated/ elected to the Rajya Sabha?
Nargis Dutt
39. In India, in which industry are maximum number of workers employed? Textile
industry
40. What is the life of RBC in human blood? 120 days
41. Which type of glass is used for making glass reinforced plastic? Quartz glass
42. Where did India made her debut in Olympic football? London in 1948
43. Central Arid Zone Research Institute is located in which state? Rajasthan
44. Who wrote the book The Story of the Integration of the Indian States ? V. P.
Menon
45. Which was the first woman to climb Mount Everest? Junko Tabei
46. Which organ of UNO is considered as world parliament? General Assembly
47. In India, maximum number of newspapers are published which language? Hindi
48. Dog bite can cause rabies. Which other animals can also cause rabies? Bat
49. Among South Asian countries, which one has the highest level of urbanization?
Bangladesh
50. Which State Government of India has instituted the Iqbal Samman award?
Madhya Pradesh
1. To which age the Indus Valley Civilization belongs? Neolithic age
2. In 1610, Galileo Galilei discovered four moons of which planet? Jupiter
3. Which was adopted from the Maurya dynasty in the emblem of Government of
India? Four lions
4. By which ministry is Economic survey published? Ministry of Finance
5. Which remains constant while throwing a ball upward? Acceleration
6. Where did India first win the Olympic Hockey gold? Amsterdam
7. Where is Indian Institute of Petroleum located? Dehradun
8. Who is the author of the book A Brief History of Time? Stephen Hawking
9. Who was the first Indian to swim across English Channel? Mihir Sen
11. Which state ranks first in milk procurement in India? Gujarat
12. What is the mean of Epigraphy? The study of inscriptions
13. How many States of the U.S.A. are not attached to its mainland? Two
14. Which is nuclear-capable submarine-launched ballistic missile? Sagarika
15. According to 2011 census, howmany female number is per 1000 male? 940
16. Who got the Bharat Ratna award, before becoming the President of India? Dr.
Zakir Hussain
17. Which was common both to the Harappan society and the Rigvedic society?
Horses
18. Which was not included in the Eight Fold Path prescribed by Buddha? Right
knowledge
19. Which is the place that has the longest day and the shortest night on 22nd
December,? Melbourne
20. What is the total number of Fundamental Duties mentioned in the Constitution?
11
21. Which first Bank was established in India? Bank of Hindustan
22. Which is the metal used in storaoe batteries? Lead
23. Which is known as the queen of spices? Cardamom
24. Which international tennis event is played on a grass court? Wimbeldon
25. Which was the The first atomic power reactor in India? Apsara
26. Na Khatma Hone Wali Kahani is the autobiography of which person? V. P.
Singh
27. Which was the first Indian woman to scale Mount Everest? Bachendri Pal
28. On which date the United Nations Organisation came into existence? Oct. 24,
1945
29. Kourou city is well-known for which purpose? Satellite launching
30. Which type of coal is difficult to light in the open air? Peat
31. The oldest monarchy in the world is that of which country? Japan
32. Which was Indias first-ever tactical missile? Agni
33. Which state had the lowest literacy rate (according to 2011 census) ? Bihar
34. The Kalinga Prize is given by which organization? UNESCO
35. During the Sangam Age which dynasty was not in power? Pallavas
36. Who anticipated Newton by declaring that all things Gravitate to the earth?
Brahmagupta
37. What is the approximate circumference of the Earth? 30,000 km
38. By whom is the Annual Financial Statement caused to be laid before both Houses
of Parliament? President
39. Which industry was started first in India? Tea
40. The salivary gland secrete saliva that contains which enzyme? Ptyalin
41. Which metal is non toxic in nature? Gold
42. Which is the first Indian woman to reach Olympic finals in individual track
events? P. T. Usha
43. Indian Armys School of Artillery is located at which place? Deolali
44. Who is the author of the book India Remembered? Pameia Mountbatten
45. Who is considered the father of Sahatara (Sitar) ? Amir Khusro
46. Which is used as the logo of the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) ? Panda
47. Which of Indian bird has been included in the world conservation list? Vulture
48. Mac number is associated with which plane? Jet Plane
49. With which is the Tennis court oath associated? French Revolution
50. Who is the first Asian Winner of Nobel prize? Rabindranath Tagore
Dholavira
5. The people of the Indus Valley Civilization usually built their houses of which
thing? pucca bricks
6. Which Indus Civilization site gives evidence of a dockyard? Lothal
7. Lothal is a site where dockyard of which of the following civilization were found?
Indus Valley
8. Panini, the first Grammarian of Sanskrit language in India, lived during which
century? 6th-5th Century BC
9. Which is the God who is the most prominent in Rigaveda? Indra
10. In which language was the Shrimad Bhagavad Gita originally written? Sanskrit
39. The greatest development in the Kushana period was in which field? Art
40. A Buddhist Council during the reign of Kanishka was held at which place?
Kashmir
41. Which dynasty was associated with Gandhara school of Art? Kushans
42. Who presided over the Buddhist Council held during the reign of Kanishka at
Kashmir? Vasumitra
43. The Paditrupputtu is a collection of poems in the praise of which king? Chera
44. Which were the patrons of Sangam, an assembly of Tamil poets? Pandya
45. Who was the author of Kural or Muppal, a treatise on polity, ethics and social
norms,? Tiruvalluvar
46. Which is called The Bible of Tamil Land? Kural
47. Who was the founder of Pattini cult related to worship of goddess of chastityKannagi? Sengattuvan
48. Samudragupta has been given the title of Indian Napolean by which historian?
V. A. Smith
49. The decimal numeral system, including the concept of zero was invented in India
during which dynasty? Gupta
50. In which century did the famous Chinese pilgrim Fahien visit India? 5th century
AD
51. The Prayage Prasasti/Allahabad Pillar Inscription is associated with which
dynasty? Samudragupta
52. The silver coins of the Gupta period were known by which name? Rupyaka
53. During which Gupta kings reign did the chinese traveller Fahien visit India?
Chandragupta II
54. Which king of the Gupta Dynasty was called the Napolean of India?
Samudragupta
55. In whose court was a Chinese embassy sent by Tang emperor? Harshavardhana
56. Which sources of Islam is associated with the teachings of Prophet Mohammad?
Quran
57. The decimal system was first known in India at the beginning of which century?
5th Century AD
58. The first major inscription in classical Sanskrit is that of which king?
Rudradaman
89. Which Delhi Sultan is known for introducing market control mechanism?
Alauddin Khalji
90. Who was known as Tuti-e-Hindustan (the parrot of India)? Amir Khusrau
91. The Sufi Saint Khwaja Moinuddin Chisti came to Rajasthan during the reign of
which ruler? Prithviraj Chauhan
92. Amir Khusrau played a pioneer rule in the development of which thing? Khari
Boli
93. Where is the Shrine of Hazarat Nizamuddin Auliya is situated? Delhi
94. Which Sultan of Delhi was refused an audience by Nizamuddin Auliya?
Jalaluddin Firoz Khalji
95. Which philosophical system was founded by Vallabhacharya? Suddhadvaita
96. Bhakt Tukaram was a contemporary of which Mughal emperor? Jahangir
97. Who was the Hindu saint to have as disciple both Hindus and Muslims? Sri
Chaitanya
98. Who was the first Bhakti saint to use Hindi for the propagation of his message?
Ramananda
99. Which sequence indicates the correct chronological order? SankaracharyaRamanuja-Chaitanya
100. Who was the most radia of the Bhakti Saints? Kabir
1. In which country is Barail range located? India
2. Which State in India has the broadest continental shelf? Gujarat
3. Which longitudes determines the Indian Standard Time? 82.5E
4. Which is the oldest mountain range in India? Aravali
5. In which district is the highest point of Eastern Ghats located? Visakhapatnam
6. Among the States of India, which one has the oldest rock formations in the
country? Karnataka
7. The Himalayas are formed of parallel fold ranges, which is the oldest range? the
Great Himalayas Range
8. Which country has the longest international boundary with India? Bangladesh
9. India is the seventh largest country in the world and how much area does it cover
approximately? 3200000 sq. km
10. How much percent land area of India is covered by plains? 43.3
24. The Himalyas are approximately how many kilometer long? 2500
25. The Himalyas are approximately how many kilometer broad? 150 to 400
26. How many islands of India are located in the Bay of Bengal? 204
27. The Himalayas consist of how many main parallel ranges from north to south.
Three
28. How much percentage land areas of India is covered by mountains? 10.7
29. Driest areas of India which lie in Rajasthan have howmuch average annual
rainfall? Less than 1 cm
30. In terms of area, India is which largest country of the world? Seventh
31. The Karakoram Highway connects which pair of countries? China-Pakistan
map
61. Which place gets the least rainfall? Jodhpur
62. In certain parts of Khasi and Jaintia hills, annual rainfall is about howmany c.m.?
1000 cm
63. Which place receives fainfall less than 20 cms? Jammu and Kashmir
64. The maximum rainfall area of India, i. e, Meghalaya has average annual rainfall of
howmany c.m.? 1050 cm
65. Certain regions of Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Himachal Pradesh have rainy
season in which months? October-December
66. North-East monson causes rainfall in South-Eastern part of peninsular India
during which states? May-June
67. On the basis of rainfall patterns, India has been divided into how many number of
rainfall regions? 62
68. Amritsar and Shimla are almost on the same latitude, but why is their climate
difference? Due to the difference in their altitudes
69. Among regions of India, which one receives comparatively least amount of annual
rainfall? North-eastern Rajasthan
70. In which season in the frequency of tropical cyclenes in the Bay of Bengal
Maximum? Retreating mansoon
71. Why most parts of India remains dry during cold weather season? Due to low
pressure
72. The areas where monthly rainfall during October to December ranges 10 cm to 30
cm fall in which state? Jammu and Kashmir
73. In which valley is the Himalayan pass Shipki La located? Sutlej valley
74. Macmohan Line demarcates the boundary between which countries? India and
China
75. Which latitude passes through India? Tropic of Cancer
76. Which river does not form any delta at its mouth? Tapti and Narmada
77. Penganga, Wardha and Wainganga are the tributaries of which river? Godavari
78. Which lake in India has the highest water salinity? Sambhar
79. Which region has internal drainage? Rajasthan
80. On which river is located Indo- Pak Bagalihar Project? Chenab
81. Which waterfall in India has the most height? Kunchikal Falls
82. In India, which state has the largest inland saline wetland? Rajasthan
83. The Dul Hasti Power Station is based on which river? Chenab
84. The Chilka Lake region lies in between the deltas of which rivers? Mahanadi
and Godavari
85. Whey are some of the rivers of peninsular India non perennial mainly? Beacause
rainfall is seasonal
86. Which lake has been formed due to tectonic activities? Wular lake
87. The Damodar-Subarnarekha system is an example of which pattern?
Superimposed drainage pattern
88. If you want to visit sambhar lake, to which state you will go? Rajasthan
89. When the top layer of the soil is removed over a large area by running water, what
K.? Herring
59. Which country produced 127 lakh metric tones fish in 2010? Japan
60. The Dogger Bank, the main fishing area of Europe, lies in which sea? North Sea
61. Which country is included in the North-West pacific fishing grounds? Japan
62. Abundance of organic matter in the soil is indicated by which colour? Dark
colour
63. What is the most suitable measure for soil conservation? Afforestation
64. Which are the Soils that developed in humid tropical regions? Laterite
65. Which soils developed on transported sediments? Lithosols
66. Which type of soils produced by granite and gneiss of weathering? Red
66. In which region is maximum amount of worlds phosphate produced? Northern
Africa
68. Which mineral is found in association with zinc? Lead
69. In CIS, Krivory Rog, Kerch peninsula, Magnitogorsk are major producers of
which ore? Iron Ore
70. Which mineral is occurs in Alluvial deposits? Tin
71. Which minerals are associated with granite and igneous rock? Gold and silver
72. Which country is the largest producer of electricity by wind power in the world?
Norway
73. Where is the highest hydro-power potential in the African continent? Equatorial
Africa
74. Which country has the highest proportion of its electricity generation by nuclear
plants? France
75. Which is the highest coal producing country in the world? China
76. Which country is the biggest exporter of soybeans in the world? U.S.A.
77. Which region is practicing most intensive subsistence farming? Monsoon Asia
78. Which food stuff is supposed to be the aristocrat among all cereals? Wheat
79. Who has divided the world into major agricultural regions? Whittlesey
80. Which country is well-known for its small precision high cost industrial goods?
Switzerland
81. Which has influenced most regarding the location of industries in the world?
Petroleum
82. Among the Asian countries, whose share in the world exports is the highest?
Singapore
83. Augusta and Atlanta, Where are the two important cotton textile centers located?
Georgia
84. Who devoted himself to the study of the modes of life of Germans living outside
Germany? Ratzel
85. Who advocated the idea that the state is an organism attached to the land?
Ratzel
86. Who geographers stated that the Earth is ail inseparable organic whole? Ritter
87. The highest growth rate of population is found in which country? India
88. Who was the first scholar to formulate the laws of migration? Ravenstein, E.G.
89. South East Asian Cultural realm culturally is dominated by which country?
China
90. Which primitive people use Krall for their shelter? Maasai
91. Which racial group has the largest number of members? Mongoloid
92. Who propounded the concentric circle theory of city morphology? Burgess
93. Which country has the largest concentration of Railways? South Africa
94. Which geographers wrote the book Influences of Geographic Environment?
Semple
95. Which geographer has developed the idea of the mobility transition? L.A.
Kosinski
96. Which geographer adopted the deductive method of study in geography? Kant
97. Which is the largest country in South West Asia in terms of population? Turkey
98. Amphilious wooden houses, floating of the chanals, where are found?
Bangkok
99. The major amount of wheat in Ukraine is produced in area of which soil? Black
earth (soil)
100. What is the largest country in the western hemisphere in terms of population?
United states
26. Which is the Upper Chamber of State Legislature in India? Legislative Council
27. What is the period for the legislative Council to detain the ordinary bills? 3
months
28. Who is authorised to transfer the judges of one High Court to another High Court?
The President
29. A High Court Judge addresses his letter of resignation to which officer? The
President
30. Which High Court has the largest number of Benches? Guwahati High Court
31. Who was the first High/Supreme Court Judge, That voluntarily made public his
assets,? Justice K. Kannan
32. Which High Court has the Territorial Jurisdiction over Andaman and Nicobar
Islands? Calcutta
33. In Indian Constitution, Article 370 is related with which state? Jammu and
Kashmir State
34. Which State has a separate Constitution? Jammu and Kashmir
35. To which State the Special Marriage Act, 1954 does not apply? Jammu and
Kashmir
36. Which Article of the Constitution of India accords special status to the state of
Jammu and Kashmir? 370
37. In India there is a single constitution for the union and the states with the
exception of which state? Jammu and Kashmir
38. Where was the first Municipal Corporation in India set up? Madras
39. Provisions regarding Municipalities and Panchayats were made in the Indian
Constitution in which year? 1993
40. What does the Constitution (74th) Amendment Act, 1993 mentions? The
Municipalities
41. When was the Panchayati Raj System introduced in India? 1959
42. A committee appointed in 1977 to review working of the Panchayati Raj was
chaired bywhich man? Ashok Mehta
43. Which Amendment of the Constitution provided constitutional status to
Panchayati Raj institutions? 73rd Amendment
44. The Panchayati Raj system was first started in India in the states of Rajasthan and
which of the state? Andhra Pradesh
45. The Constitutional status has been given to Panchayats under which Article? 243
46. The Panchayati Raj institution at the block level is known by which name?
Panchayat Samiti
47. What is the middle unit in the three-tier Panchayati Raj System? Panchayat
Samiti
48. Which Indian State has no Panchayat Raj institution? Nagaland
49. The entry Public Health and Sanitation is included in the Constitution of India in
which list? State List
50. Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management Act was enacted in Indian in which
year? 2003
52. The Finance Commission is constituted under which Article of the Constitution of
India? 280
53. In which list does the Union Government enjoy exclusive powers? Union List
54. Who is the Vice Chairman of Planing Commission of India? Montek Singh
Ahluwalia
55. In which list does the subject of Co-operative Societies fall? State List
56. Who appoints the Union Public Service Commission? President
57. Which of the following has the powers to create a new All-India Service?
Parliament
58. The Election Commission was converted into Three Members Commission in
which year? 1990
59. Which country was the earliest to give women the right to vote? New Zealand
60. NRI (Non-Resident Indian) Day is observed on which days? 9th January
61. The Constitutional Amendment by which the age for voting has been revised from
21 years to 18 years? 61st
62. How many recognised politial parties are there in India? 6
63. The right to vote in India is given to all People on which basis? Age
64. Which first Indian State that was created on a linguistic basis? Andhra Pradesh
65. English is the official language of which one of the following Indian States?
Nagaland
66. While Hindi is the official language, Why has English been permitted for official
use? Indefinitely
67. Originally the constitution recognised how many languages? 14
68. What is the scientific name of the National Fruit of IndiaMango? Manigifera
Indica
69. What is the scientific name of the National Bird of IndiaPeacock? Pavo
Cristatus
70. What is the scientific name of the National Tree Banyan of India? Ficus
Benghalensis
71. The Government of India has decided to declare which river as National River?
Ganga
72. which Indian State came under Presidents rule for maximum number of time?
Punjab
73. How many time did the President of India declare National Emergency so far?
Thrice
74. How many types of emergencies are envisaged by the Constitution? 3
75. The Ninth Schedule to the Indian Constitution was added by which amendment?
First Amendment
76. The 42nd Amendment Act (1976) has incorporated into the Constitution of India a
new chapter on which matter? Fundamental Duties
77. Which was the most controversial Amendment passed during the emergency?
42nd
78. Sikkim was made an integral part of India under the which amendment? 36th
Amendment
79. What does the 73rd Amendment of the Indian Constitution deals? Panchayati
Raj
80. The method of Constitutional Amendment is provided in which article? Article
368
81. Which Constitutional Amendment Acts was said to be a Mini Constitution?
42nd
82. The minimum age of voting in India was lowered from 21st to 18 years by which
Constitutional Amendment Act? 61st
83. Which language has included in the constitution by the Ninety-second
Amendment Act? Dogri
84. Which theorie of Communism is not a doctrine of Karl Marx? Theory of New
Democracy
85. Which assumed sovereign power at midnight of August, 14/15, 1947
provisionally? Interim Government
86. By whom was the basic parameters of Indias Foreign Policy were laid down?
Jawahar Lal Nehru
87. There is no provision in the Constitution for the impeachment of the which
officer? Vice-President
88. Why was Justice U.C. Banerjee Commission constituted? To Probe 2002
Godhra incident
89. Who is the author of the book A Foreign Policy of India? I.K. Gujral
90. What is the minimum legal age of marriage for girls in India? 18 years
91. Under the Preventive Detention a person can be detained without trial for how
many months? Three months
92. What is the line demarcating the boundary between India and China in North
Eastern Sector called? Mek Mohan Line
93. Which political theory advocates the withering away of the State? Marxism
94. In which year was Mandal Commission Report implemented? 1990
95. In which General Election did the Congress Party lost majority in the Parliament
for the first time? 1977
96. Which is the most important element of the State? Sovereignty
97. Which is the only State in India to have the Common Civil Code? Goa
98. On whose vision was the term democratic socialism described? Jawahar Lal
Nehru
99. which political theory advocates the Dictatorship of Proletariat? Marxism
100. In which area does the state government not have control over its local bodies?
Citizens grievances
1. Which sector of Indian Economy has shown remarkable expansion during the last
decade? Tertiary Sector
2. Hindu Rate of growth refers to the rate of growth of which sector? GDP
3. In India, Hindu Rate of Growth is associated with which income? National
Income
4. What is the base year for computation of National Income in India? 1993-94
5. As the economy develops, what happens in the share of the tertiary sector in the
GDP? Increases
6. Who coined the term Hindu rate of growth for Indian Economy? Raj Krishna
7. Who wrote a book describing the theory of economic drain of India during British
rule? Dadabhai Naoroji
8. Which is definitely a major indication of the State of the economy of a country?
Rate of GDP growth
9. Where is the Indian Sugarcane Research Institute situated? Lucknow
10. The impact of Green Revolution was felt most in the production of which crop?
Wheat
14. Where first Agriculture University of India was established? Pantnagar
15. In which year was the Food Corporation of India (FCI) set up? 1965
16. Which bank provides the largest credit to agriculture and allied sectors?
Commercial Banks
17. Which is the apex institution in the sphere of Agriculture credit? NABARD
18. The Bonded Labour System (Abolition) Act was legislated in which year? 1976
19. The Green Revolution in India was the outcome of the efforts of which person?
M. S. Swaminathan
20. Who is known as Father of White Revolution in India? V. Kurien
21. Where is the Central Rice Research Institute located? Cuttack
22. Dr. M. S. Swaminathan has distinguished himself in which fields? Agriculture
23. Agriculture sector directly employs what percentages of labour force in India?
65 %
24. Which method of soil conservation is most effective in arid areas? Shelter belt
25. Which state is the most industrially advanced State in India? Maharashtra
26. Industrial licensing was finally abolished (with a few exception) in which policy?
Industrial Policy, 1991
27. First Industrial Policy of free India was announced in which year? 1948
28. Who was the Chairman of the National Commission for Enterprises in the
Unorganised Sector? Arjun Sengupta
29. Commercial paper is a source of credit for which industry? Corporate Industry
30. Which car companies has launched a small cheaper car Nano? Tate Motors
Ltd.
31. What is the classification of industries on the basis of raw-materials? Primary
and Secondary
32. Which is the biggest enterprise of the Government of India? Railway
33. Raurkela Steel Plant was set up with the assistance from which country? West
Germany
34. In India, liberal Industrial Policy was adopted in which year? 1991
35. Bhilai Steel Plant is the collaborative project of Indian Government and which
other country? Soviet Union
36. Since when disinvestment started in public enterprises? 1991-92
37. Which entity holds the Number 1 position among Indian international trading
company? MMTC
38. Which one of the following Indian States does not keep its own High Court?
Manipur
39. Which one of the following is not the main jurisdiction of the High Court of a
State? Advisory Jurisdiction
40. Omkar Goswami Committee was set up by the Government for examining the
issue of which matter? Industrial sickness
41. The licensing policy for the industries drew strength from which act? Industrial
Act, 1951
42. Where is the Forest Reserve Institute of India located? Dehradun
43. Which State in India is estimated to have the largest coal reserves in India?
Jharkhand
44. Which is a Hot Spot for biological diversity in India? Sundarban
45. Major coalfields of India are located in the river valley of Damodar
46. Which one of the following is the highest gravity dam which river? Bhakra Dam
47. What is the minimum forest cover to maintain ecological balance in the plains?
33%
48. Which is the longest irrigation canal in India called? Indira Gandhi Canal
49. When was the first National Forest Policy issued by the Government of India?
1952
50. The national forest policy aims at maintaining how much of the total geographical
area under forests? One-fifth
51. The Government of India has decided to declare which river a National River?
Ganga
52. Which geographical indicators has not been recognised for patent protection?
Darjeeling Basmati
53. National Horticulture Mission was launched in which Five Year Plans? Tenth
Five Year Plan
54. Twenty Point Programme (Beessutri Karyakrama) was first launched in which
Year? 1975
55. Who presides over the National Development Council of India? Prime Minister
of India
56. Which is an extra- constitutional and non-statutory body? Planning Commission
57. Which experienced the fastest expansion during the plan in India? Services
58. Primary emphasis during Second Plan was laid on the development of which
industry? Basic and Key industries
59. Who was the First Chairman of Planning commission of India? Pt. Jawahar Lal
Nehru
60. Whose name is associated with formulation of Planning Strategy in Second Five
Year Plan? Prasanta Chandra (P.C.) Mahalanobis
61. Which is the highest body that approves Five Years Plans in the country?
National Development Council
62. By whom was the Rolling Plan for backward country suggested? Gunnar
Myrdal
63. In which Five Year Plan, the main objective was the eradication of poverty?
Fifth Five Year Plan
64. Durgapur, Bhibei and Rourkela iron steel-plants were setup during which plan?
First
65. The iron and Steel plants of Rourkela and Durgapur were conceived under which
plan? Second Five Year Plan
66. The real introduction of Decentralized Planning in India was made for the first
time during the which plan? 9th Plan
67. Planning Commission was established in 1950 through which order? An
executive order
68. The slogen Garibi Hatao (Poverty abolition) was given in which Five Year Plan?
Fifth plan
69. In which one of year Rolling Plan was on operation in India? 1978-79
70. The major emphasis in the First Five Year Plan was on which field? Agriculture
71. In which Five Year Plan, Economic Development Rate was maximum? Tenth
Five Year Plan
72. Only one can be the ex-officio Chairman of the Planning Commission. Who is
that? Prime Minister
73. Mahalanobis Model has been associated with which Five Year Plan? Second
Five Year Plan
74. The Planning Commission of India was constituted in which year? 1950
75. Which Plan gave emphasis on removal of poverty for the first time? Fifth
76. Which is not an objective of Indias economic planning? Population Growth
77. The rolling plan concept in national planning was introduced by which
government? Janta Government
76. The Government has renamed NREGA scheme and the name associated with
which person? Mahatma Gandhi
77. District Primary Education Programme was initiated in which year? 1994
78. To whose help STEP is the abbreviated name of the welfare programme?
Woman
79. On which basis has the planning, commission defined Poverty line in rural areas
in India? 2400 k cal
80. The National Rural Employment Scheme was launched throught out the country
from which date? 1-4-2008
81. which is the developed the concept of Human Development Index? Mehboobul-Haq
82. National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) was launched in which year? 2005
83. Swamjayanti Gram Swarojgar Yojana came into being in which year? April,
1999
84. In terms of Human Development Index which is the most developed State of
India? Kerala
85. Which programme announced by the Prime Minister for the minorities in India?
15 Point Programme
86. Food for Work Programme was introduced during which Five Year Plans? V
87. In which Five Year Plan, the main objective was the eradication of poverty?
Fifth Five Year Plan
88. While calculating HDI, what are the maximum value for Life Expectancy at birth
(years) taken? 85 and 25
89. In terms of Human Development Index, India falls under which category? Very
Low
90. Which is the standard of living in a country represented? Per Capita Income
91. Which is a project to develop watersheds in India? NWDPRA
92. Which plan gave emphasis on removal of poverty of the first time? Fifth
93. In India, the Community Development Programme was started on which date?
October 2, 1952
94. Which represents I in the abbreviation IRDP? Integrated
95. National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA) does not promote?
Promote inclusive growth
96. Poverty level in India is established on the basis of which expenditure? Household consumer expenditure
97. Mid-Day Meal is a scheme to provide nutrious food to which childran? school
going children
98. What is NOT the source of revenue of Central Government? Agriculture Income
Tax
99. Which is the largest single source of the Governments earning from tax revenue?
Central excise
100. Which taexs/duties is NOT under the jurisdiction of the Central Government?
Land Revenue
Wadia D.N.Meteorology.
Ykawa. HidekiMeson.
AustinMotor car.
Baird J.L.Television.
Bell, GrahamTelephone.
BroquetHelicopter.
GutenburgPrinting Press.
ColtRevolver.
DaimlerGas engine, Automobile.
DavyMiners Safety Lamp.
DieselInternal combustion.
EdisonFirst electric bulb and gramophone.
FaradayDynamo.
Frank WhittleJet propulsion.
Franklin BenjaminLightning conductor.
LippersheTelescope.
James PuckleMachine Gun.
HoeRotary Printing Press.
James WattSteam engine (1769).
MacmillanBicycle (1842).
MergenthalerLinotype.
MontgolferBalloon (1883).
R.A. Watson WattRadar.
SholesTypewriter.
StephensonRailway engine.
SwintonMilitary tank.
TorricelliBarometer.
W. & O. WrightAeroplane.
WatermanFountain pen.
Whittle, FrankJet propulsion.
ZeisLenses, Camera.
Medical Inventions & Discoveries
Hopkins. F.G.Vitamin D.
JennerSmallpox Vaccination.
Koch RobertTubercle Bacillus.
LainnecStethoscope.
Lister, LordAntiseptic surgery.
Pasteur LouisTreatment of rabies; cure of hydrophobia.
Ronald RossMalaria parasite.
Salk Jonas E.Anti-polio. Vaccine.
Simpson and HarrisonChloroform.
WakesmanStreptomycin.
Geographical Discoveries
AmundsenDiscovered South Pole in Dec. 14, 1911.
Armstrong, Neil A.(U.S.A.) First person to set foot on the moon on July 20, 1969.
Cabot SebastianDiscovered New Found land in 1497.
Columbus ChristopherDiscovered America in 1492 and South America in 1498.
CopernicusDiscovered solar system in 1540. He propounded the astronomical
system which bears his name.
Edmund HillaryConquered Mt. Everest on May 29, 1953, along with Sherpa
Tenzing.
Ferdinand de LessepsConceived the plan of the Suez Canal on which work was
completed in 1969.
Henry HundsonDiscovered Hudson Bay in 1610.
KeplerDiscovered the Laws of Planetary Motion in 1609.
MagellanSailed round the World in 1519.
Marco PoloA Venetian Traveller who explored China (in 1272) India. South
eastern countries.
Peary, RobertDiscovered North Pole in 1909.
Tabei Mrs. JunkoShe is the first-ever woman to climb Mt. Everest on May 16,
1975.
TasmanDutch navigator, discovered the Tasmania Island and New Zealand in 1649.
Vasco-De-GamaThe Portuguese sailor rounded the Cape of Good Hope and
discovered sea route to India and reached Calicut (now Khozikhode) in 1498.
1. Which are the fundamental particles present in equal numbers in neutral atoms?
Protons and electrons
2. Where has an advanced water management system of Harappan times been
unearthed? At Dholavira
3. Which is the farthest planet to the Sun? Neptune
4. What is the fact that support the concept that viruses are living is that? Multiply
themselves
5. The Indian Legislature was made bi-cameral for the first time by which act? The
57. Who was the Prime Minister of India when the Anti-Defection Bill was passed?
Rajiv Gandhi
58. The Banks are required to maintain a certain ratio between their cash in hand and
total assets. What is this called? CRR
59. Which UN agency has its headquarters at Paris? UNESCO
60. When Raja Wodeyar founded the kingdom of Mysore, who was the ruler of the
Vijayanagar Empire? Venkata II
61. Which technique is useful for predicting the wheat yield? Regression
62. A proclamation of emergency must be placed before the Parliament for its
approval with in howmany months? Within 1 month
63. To which does the lowering of Bank Rate by the Reserve Bank of India leads?
More liquidity in the market
64. Faradays law of electromagnetic induction is related to the which thing? Law of
conservation of energy
65. Which catalyst is used in the manufacture of hydrogen by Bosch process?
Fe2O3 + Cr2O3
66. When a forgein body inter into blood circulatory system the reaction is started by
cells? WBC
67. How many votes are entitled for members of the UN Economic and Social
Council? One vote
68. Who was a contemporary of Chinghiz Khan? Iltutmish
69. Which South Asian country has the highest population density? India
70. Which court in India is/are known as the Court(s) of Records? The High Courts
and Supreme Court
71. Volume of air inspired or expired with each normal breath is known as which
name? Total volume
72. Who is the author of the classic book Life Divine? Aurobindo Ghosh
73. Who was defeated at kannauj in the hands of Sher Shah in 1540? Humayun
74. Which continent has the lowest birth and death rates? Europe
75. Which committee recommended for according a constitutional position to the
Panchayati Raj? L. M. Singhvi Committee
76. Which is an asset for a Commercial Bank? Borrowing from RBI
77. Equal charges are given to two spheres of different radii. what will the potential?
Be more on the smaller sphere
78. The ability of a catalyst to accelerate the chemical reaction is known as which
name? Negative catalysis
79. The cellular and molecular control of programed cell death is known as which
name? Apoptosis
80. The famous book The General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money is
written by which author? J. M. Keynes
81. During whose reign did Sir Thomas Roe have regular attendance at the Mughal
court to secure commercial privilege? Jahangir
82. The United Nations declared 2013 as which International Year? Quinoa
83. Tropic of Capricorn passes through which country? Botswana
84. From where must the authorization for the withdrawal of funds from Consolidated
Fund of India come? The Parliament of India
85. Under Gadgil-Mukerjee formula to whom is the higher weithage is given?
Population
86. Which bank was earlier called the Imperial Bank of India? SBI
87. When is a galvanometer converted into an ammeter? When we connect a low
resistance in parallel
88. The decomposition of H2O2 is retarded by phosphoric acid. Thus how does
phosphoric acid acts? As negative catalyst
89. In electric supply lines in India, which parameter is kept constant? Frequency
90. Which element is used as common catalyst? Ni
91. Which land mark in medical history was the first to take place? Plastic surgery
92. Who is the author of the book Freedom from Fear? Aung San Suukyi
93. Which Indian was appointed as Deputy Diwan of Bihar by Robert Clive? Raja
Shitab Rai
94. Which country has the highest agricultural production in Europe? France
95. Who accords recognition to various political India as National or Regional
Parties? The Election Commission
96. When average cost of production falls, what must be marginal cost of production
must? less than the average cost
97. What is the Percentage of the original number of atoms in a radioactive sample
remaining at the end of one mean life? 37
98. Which material is very hard and very ductile? Nichrome
99. Hybridoma technology is a new biotechnological approach for commercial
production of which antibodies? Monoclonal antibodies
100. Who is the author of the book A bend in the River? V.S. Naipaul
1. Which day does not synchronize with the birth anniversary of any eminent Indian?
National Science Day
2. Anthony De Mello Trophy is associated with test cricket series between which
countries is this match played? England and India
3. Which is the second most populous State of India as per Census-2011 ?
Maharashtra
4. What causes dough (a mixture of flour, water, etc.) to rise when yeast is added to it?
Release of carbon dioxide gas
5. While the computer executes a program, in which is the program held? RAM
6. Which was the first electronic computer constructed at the Moore School of
Engineering ? ENIAC
7. How much a cultivable command area is covered when an irrigation project is
categorized as a major project? Above 10,000 hectares
8. From which banks did Madan Mohan Malviya take loans for financing "The
Hindustan Times"? Punjab National Bank
8. How many countries in. Africa are members of the Organisation of Petroleum
Exporting Countries (OPEC) ? 3
9. By default, to run an application through mouse which has to be done? Double
click
10. By whom was the first computer mouse was built? Douglas Engelbart
11. Which bacterial strain developed from natural isolates by genetic manipulations
can be used for treating oil spills? Pseudomonas
12. Multi-purpose river valley projects are "New temples of modern India". By whom
was the above statement was made? Jawaharlal Nehru
13. Of which state are Apatanis are the major tribal group? Arunachal Pradesh
14. What is the Coating of solid waste with impervious material? Encapsulation
15. Who is the founder of "Facebook" which is currently the No. 1 social networking
website in India? Mark Zuckerberg
16. Who is the author of the book "No Full Stops in India"? Mark Tully
17. What does the density of population show? Man-land ratio
18. Which is the most stable ecosystem? Ocean
19. Which is a bio-indicator of air pollution? Lichen
20. Which group refer to dependent population in the population pyramid? Above
60 years group
21. Where is the The National Institute for the Mentally Handicapped situated?
Hyderabad
22. Where was the first meeting of Non Aligned Nations (NAM) held? Belgrade
23. By which Prime minister was the policy of liberalisation, 'privatisation and
globalisation announced as New Economic Policy? Narsimha Rao
24. Which is not a human right group? Greenpeace Movement
25. Which air pollutant can affect blood stream leading to death? Carbon monoxide
1. What kind of reaction is highly Hanikarka emits radiation?
(A) photochemical reaction (b) fission reaction (c) chemical reaction (d) liquefaction
reaction (Ans: b)
2. Election of Vice President of India who does?
(A) the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha (b) members of the Council, (c) an elected
member of the Rajya Sabha (d) None of the above (Ans: a)
3. 'Rail Bandhu' is(a) capital / Century / Watanu Kulit Durnto express trains available in a journal of the
Indian Railways
(b) a web site of each railway division
(c) emergency aid for a medical officer in each train
(d) Rajdhani / Shatabdi and air-conditioned Durnto Express trains, each AC The
security guard in bin
(Ans: a)
22. The newly elected Parliament vice president, M. Thnmidurri reflect what party?
(A) BJP (b) Congress (c) DMK (d) AIADMK (Ans: d)
23. the athlete who won the gold medal at the Commonwealth Games in 2014, is(A) limit Punia (b) Arpindr Singh
(C) Development Sive Gowda (d) Satish Shivalingam (Ans: d)
24. The first European to India were:
(A) British (b) French (c) Portuguese (d) Dutch (Ans: c)
25. Revenue in the reign of Akbar care system were:
(A) Man Singh (b) Toderml (c) Birbal (d) Bairam Khan (Ans: b)
1. Which party emerged as the third largest party in the recently declared results of
General Election 2014 ?
(A) Indian National Congress (B) Bahujan Samaj Party
(C) AIADMK (D) Trinamool Congress (Ans : C)
2. Who is the current Cabinet Minister of Human Resource Development Ministry in
GOI (as on 19 Oct., 2014) ?
(A) Maneka Gandhi (B) Sushri Uma Bharati
(C) Dr. Najma A. Heptulla (D) Smt. Smriti Zubin Irani (Ans : D)
3. Name the State that recently launched Amma Salt under the social welfare
scheme in the State ?
(A) Goa (B) Tamil Nadu (C) Kerala (D) West Bengal (Ans : B)
4. Which important parallel of latitude passes through the middle of India?
(A) Tropic of Cancer (B) Tropic of Capricorn
(C) Arctic Circle (D) Antarctic Circle (Ans : A)
5. What does Vitamin K do ?
(A) Assists in blood cloting (B) Converts fat to muscle
(C) Produces serotonin (D) None of these (Ans : A)
6. Which of the following diseases are transmitted from one person to another?
1. AIDS 2. Cirrhosis 3. Hepatitis B 4. Syphilis
Select the correct answer using the code given below
(A) 1, 2, 3 and 4 (B) 1, 3 and 4 only
(C) 1 and 2 only (D) 2, 3 and 4 only (Ans : B)
7. In a common pencil what does HB stand for?
(A) Heavy Bound (B) Hard Black (C) Harry Brown (D) Heavy Bold (Ans : B)
8. Who killed the Sikh Guru Arjun Dev?
(A) Akbar (B) Jahangir (C) Babur (D) Aurangzeb (Ans : D)
9. Which Article of the Constitution explains Equality before the Law?
(A) Article 10 (B) Article 14 (C) Article 18 (D) Article 156 (Ans : B)
10. Who was the elected President of Constituent Assembly?
(A) Dr. Sachidanand Sinha (B) Rajendra Prasad
(C) Jawaharlal Nehru (D) B. R. Ambedkar (Ans : B)
29. Name the bank that was included in the Second Schedule of the Reserve Bank of
India (RBI) Act, 1934 or 21 May, 2014.
(A) Neelachal Gramya Bank (B) Bharatiya Mahila Bank
(C) Chikmagalur Kodagu Grameena Bank (D) Purvanchal Gramin Bank (Ans : B)
30. Name the winner of 2014 Wimbledon Tennis Open in Mens Singles Category.
(A) Roger Federer (B) Novak Djokovic (C) Noah Rubin (D) Vasek (Ans : B)
31. The Kabaddi League Team which won the inaugural STAR Pro- Kabaddi League
Tournament is ?
(A) U Mumba (B) Patna Pirates (C) Jaipur Pink Panthers (D) Telugu Titans (Ans : C)
32. Name the Indian who on 28 April, 2014 won the prestigious Gold-man
Environmental Prize for the year 2014 that is commonly called as the Green Nobel.
(A) Helen Holden (B) Ramesh Agrawal
(C) Rudi Putra (D) Suren Gazaryan (Ans : B)
33. Who is the author of the immortal Indian epic poem Mahabharata ?
(A) Sage Veda Vyasa (B) Sage Valmiki
(C) Sage Vasishta (D) Sage Yagnavalkya (Ans : A)
34. What is considered as the traditional ancient name of the Hindu religion?
(A) Sanatana Dharma (B) Puratana Dharma (C) Vaishnavism (D) Shaivism (Ans : A)
35. Music Director R. D. Burman is also known as
(A) Rocky (B) Pancham (C) Chichi (D) Chintu (Ans : B)
36. Which film got the highest number of awards in different categories in the IIFA
Awards 2014?
(A) Chennai Express (B) Bhaag Milkha Bhaag
(C) Shaadike Side Effects (D) Aashiqui 2 (Ans : B)
37. The longest bone in the human body is
(A) Stapes (B) Humerus (C) Ulna (D) Femur (Ans : D)
38. White Blood Cells acts in which manner?
(A) As a defence against infection (B) A source of energy
(C) For clotting blood (D) As a medium for oxygen transport from lung to tissues
(Ans : A)
39. Indias Permanent Research Station Dakshin Gangotri is located at
(A) Antarctica (B) Indian Ocean (C) Himalayas (D) Arabian Sea (Ans : A)
3. Which of the following Mughal emperors defeated the Sultan of Delhi, Ibrahim
Lodhi ?
(A) Akbar (B) Babur (C) Humayun (D) Aurangzeb (Ans : B)
4. Who was a Mansabdar under the Mughal rule?
(A) An Islamic priest (B) An attendant to the emperor
(C) An administrative official of the empire (D) The carrier of letters and messages
(Ans : C)
5. Who was the guru of Mira Bai ?
(A) Chaitanya Mahaprabhu (B) Sant Ravidas
(C) Surdas (D) Ramananda (Ans : B)
6. Odissi is a classical dance form of
(A) Odisha (B) Kerala
(C) Tamil Nadu (D) Andhra Pradesh (Ans : A)
7. To which religion is the word lama associated?
(A) Sikhism (B) Jainism
(C) Buddhism (D) Hinduism (Ans : C)
8. Which of the following was the main reason of defeat of Nawab Sirajuddaula at the
battle of Plassey?
(A) His army was not well equipped
(B) The English were better fighters
(C) One of his Commanders, Mir Zafar did not fight
(D) The English soldiers out numbered that of Nawab (Ans : C)
9. In 1922 the British implemented a new system of tax collection in Awadh. The
revenue of a Mahal was fixed by survey and one person was made responsible to
pay the tax for the entire Mahal. What was the Mahal ?
(A) A village (B) A paragana
(C) A district (D) A province (Ans : A)
10. What was the aim of Munda uprising?
(A) To oust the British
(B) To oust the zamindars
(C) To oust the banias
(D) To oust all outsiders and to establish Munda Raj (Ans : D)
11. When were the powers of East India Company to administer India transferred to
British Crown?
(A) Just before the rebellion of 1857
(B) In 1858 after the rebellion of 1857
appropriately?
(A) Release of enormous energy stored in the rocks under pressure due to sudden
breakage
(B) Sudden waves in the molten magma in the earths core
(C) Explosions caused due to chemical reactions inside the earth
(D) Sudden pull exerted by the heavenly bodies like sun and moon (Ans : B)
66. Where do tropical rain forests occur?
(A) In the areas of heavy rainfall and adequate sunshine
(B) In the areas of low rainfall and adequate sunshine
(C) At the higher altitude of Himalayan ranges
(D) At the lower altitude of Himalayan ranges (Ans : A)
67. Which of the following is an effective method of arresting erosion of the soil?
(A) Construction of dams (B) Forestation
(C) Linking of the rivers (D) Erection of low height walls (Ans : B)
68. Which of the following does hot belong to the group?
(A) Nile (B) Danube (C) Alps (D) Volga (Ans : C)
69. Which of the following is the Indias highest mountain peak?
(A) Everest (B) Nanda Devi (C) Kanchenjunga (D) Nanga Parbat (Ans : C)
70. About 12000 years ago, major climatic changes took place leading to the present
day environment. Which of the following is correct in this regard ?
(A) The climate became relatively warmer
(B) The climate became relatively cooler
(C) The dinosaurs could not endure the change and became extinct
(D) Atmospheric pressure suddenly became tolerable (Ans : A)
71. Which of the following is true about the ancient Magadha kingdom?
(A) Bimbisara and Ajatshatru were two powerful rulers of the kingdom
(B) It came into existence only in 9th century AD
(C) The kingdom was adjacent to Gandhar
(D) No ruler of the kingdom ever indulged in religious activities (Ans : B)
72. Who among the following is accredited with the preparation of grammar for the
Sanskrit Language?
(A) Panini (B) Charaka (C) Kanad (D) Krishna Dwaipayan Vyas (Ans : A)
73. The sacred book of Hindus, Bhagawad Gita is included in
(A) Mahabharata (B) Manusmriti (C) Vedas (D) Upnishads (Ans : A)
74. Who was Amir Khusrau ?
(A) A poet (B) A warrior (C) Ruler of Persia (D) Ruler of Afghanistan (Ans : A)
26. In 2005, the 'right to information', the person who is leading in the convention?
(A) Sunderlal Bahuguna (b) Medha Patekar (c) Rajendra Singh (d) Aruna Roy (Ans:
d)
27. Which of the following is the state's sex ratio over 1000?
(A) Kerala (b) Tamil Nadu (c) Andhra Pradesh (d) HP (Ans: a)
28. How much per year in the 11th Five Year Plan has set a target of job creation?
(A) 5 million (b) 10 million (c) 15 million to (d) 1 million (Ans: d)
29. Which of the following is the agency district cooperative credit system?
(A) The State Co-operative Banks (b) Central Cooperative Bank (c) Apex Bank (d)
Regional Rural Banks (Ans: b)
30. Governor (Governor) who makes the swearing?
(A) Prime Minister (b) Chief (c) the Chief Justice of the High Court, (d) the President
(Ans: c)
31. Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration where it is located?
(A) Gurgaon (b), New Delhi (c) Mussoorie (d) Nainital (Ans: c)
32. In India, District Collector (DC) When was the creation of the post?
(A) 1892 e. (B) 1872 e. (C) 1972 e. (D) 1792 e. (Ans: d)
33. Which of the following pay commission has been set up recently?
(A) fourth (b) the fifth (c) sixth (d), seventh (Ans: c)
34. Which of the following elections by the Election Commission is not?
(A) President (b) Vice President (c) CM (d) None of these (Ans: c)
35. Which bank First Imperial Bank "was known?
(A) Reserve Bank of India (b) State Bank of India
(C) Punjab National Bank (d) Exim Bank (Ans: b)
36. "Wind laughing, 'What is that?
(A) a public undertaking (b) Siberian duck (c) a well-known bird sanctuary (d) a boat
(Ans: a)
37. Which city with a population over 10 million people living in slums or settlements
is the lowest number of?
(A) Delhi (b) Greater Mumbai (c) Bangalore (d) Patna (Ans: c)
38. The President of the Lok Sabha, which is nominated for 2 people from the
community?
(A) Buddhist monks (b) find Rsion (c) Anglo-Indians (d) None of these (Ans: c)
39. Investment Commission (Commission appropriation) Which of the following are
the chairman?
(A) Mukesh Ambani (b), Tata (c) Joy M (d) Hassan Azim Premji (Ans: b)
40. Who is India's largest software company?
(A), Wipro (b) Infosys (c) TCS (D) Satyam (Ans: b)
41. In India, people living below the poverty line is set to identify the many
parameters?
(A) 10 (b) 13 (c) 15 (d) 16 (Ans: b)
42. NASSCOM (NASSCOM) Which of the following are the president?
(A) Dewang Mahato (b) Kiran Karnik
(C) v. Ramalingam Raju (d) Laxmi Narayan (Ans: d)
43. Who was the president of the Indian National Congress, the first Muslim?
(A) Muhammad Ali Jinnah (b) Badruddin Tyabji
(C) Sir Syed Ahmed Khan (d) Abul Kalam Azad (Ans: b)
44. Which of the following at the end of his life, Ramakrishna Mission Swami
revolutionary terror had become?
(A) A Rbind Ghosh (b) Hem Kanungo (c) Ajit Singh (d) Jtindranath Bandyopadhyay
(Ans: d)
45. When does the minimum distance between the Sun and Earth?
(A) 22 September (b) 21 June (c) 21 September (d) 3 January (Ans: d)
46. ??"Midnight Sun" can be found to the situation in the region?
(A) tropical regions (b) warm temperate zone
(C) the northern and southern polar regions (d) the time of the solar eclipse anywhere
(Ans: c)
47. America's resident redneck people what is known?
(A) Buschmann (b) Alpine (c) Amerind (d) Mastijo (Ans: c)
48. Which of these 'Madyamika School of Philosophy' was the founder of?
(A) Asng (b) Bsubnd (c) Nagarjuna (d) Nagsen (Ans: c)
49. Which is the novel written by Premchand?
(I) Premasry (ii) four chapters (iii) amphitheater (iv) Godaan
(A) i, ii and iv (b) i and iv (c) i, iii and iv (d) ii and iii (Ans: c)
(A) Only I and II are correct (B) Only II and III are correct
(C) I, II and III are correct (D) I, II, III and IV are correct (Ans : D)
31. What is MUDRA?
(A) A form of Money (B) A port on West Coast
(C) Micro Units Development Refinance Agency (D) None of the above (Ans : C)
32. Recently R. K. Laxaman died on January 26, 2015. He was a leading of India.
(A) Play Back Singer (B) Cartoonist
(C) Space Scientist (D) Kathakali dancer (Ans : B)
33. Base year for the estimation of national income has been changed from
(A) 1999-2000 to 2009-10 (B) 2004-05 to 2009-10
(C) 2004-05 to 2011-12 (D) 2004-05 to 2012-13 (Ans : C)
34. Economic cost of food grains to the food corporation consists of
I. Minimum support price including bonus.
II. Procurement incidentals.
III. Cost of distribution.
The correct code is
(A) Only I is correct (B) I and II are correct
(C) I, II and III are correct (D) II and III are correct (Ans : C)
35. Which of the following companies tied themselves with CII to set up smart cities?
(A) Hitachi India and Siemens (B) L&T and Reliance Industries
(C) Tata sons and BHEL (D) None of the above (Ans : A)
36. As per the latest estimates of national income which of the following statements is
wrong?
(A) GDP at factor cost has now been done away with
(B) GDP at market prices will be the basis for ascertaining national income
(C) The Indian economy recorded 6. 9 per cent growth in 2013-14
(D) Henceforth Gross Value Added (GVA) will replace GDP at factor cost
(Ans : D)
37. Which one is the top most banking brand of the world ?
(A) HSBC (UK) (B) China Construction Bank (China)
(C) Wells Forgo (US) (D) HCBC (China) (Ans : C)
38. India has emerged as a significant agre-exporter in a few crops/ products. Which
of the following group of crops I products is not in this list?
(A) Cotton and Rice (B) Meat and oil meals
(C) Wheat and Eggs (D) Pepper and Sugar (Ans : C)
39. Using Indias new GDP series, the IMF expects growth to pick up .per cent
in 2014-15.
(A) 6.5% (B) 7.2%
(C) 7.5% (D) 7.9% (Ans : B)
40. Which of the following is Indias top most banking brand?
(A) ICICI Bank (B) HDFC Bank
(C) SBI (D) Bank of Baroda (Ans : C)
1. Who won Australian Open mixed doubles final 2015 ?
(A) Martina Hingis (Switzer-land) and Leander Paes (India)
(B) Kristina Mladenovic (France) and Daneal Nester (Canada)
(C) Djokovic (Serbia) and Serena Williams (US)
(D) Murray (UK) and Maria Sharapova (Russia) (Ans : A)
2. Which of the following is not included in core industries?
(A) Automobile (B) Fertilizers
(C) Steel (D) Cement (Ans : A)
3. Who said, "India is the bright spot on the cloudy global horizon" ?
(A) IMF Chief Christine Lagarde
(B) World Bank Chief Dr. Jim Yong Kim
(C) UNO Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon
(D) US President Barack Obama (Ans : A)
4. Consider the following facts about Sukanya Sammridhhi Accounts
I. The scheme was announced by PM Modi as a part of Beti Bachao-Beti Padhao
campaign launched on January 22, 2015 at Panipat (Haryana).
II. Any guardian of a girl aged upto 10 years can open an account either in a post
office or a bank.
III. The maturity period is 21yrs of the age of the girl.
The correct code is
(A) I and II are correct
(B) I and III are correct
(C) II and III are correct
(D) All are correct
(Ans : D)
5. Statutory Liquidity Ratio (SLR) effective from January 7, 2015, has been reduced
from 22.0. per cent to
(A) 21.5 per cent (A) 21.0 per cent
(C) 20.5 per cent (D) No change (Ans : A)
6. Surplus on account of services exports financial .per cent of merchandise
(C) Connecting each of the 1,78,000 unconnected habitations by all weather roads
(D) All of the above (Ans : D)
36. Which of the following countries is not amongst top four countries of Import to
India?
(A) USA (B) UAE (C) UK (D) China (Ans : C)
37. India is not a member of
(A) APTA (B) MERCOSUR (C) BIMSTEC (D) SAFTA (Ans : B)
38. Consider List-I and List-Il and chose the correct code given below
List-I (Sectors)
(a) Industry (b) Transport
(c) Electricity and Heat production (d) Buildings
List-II (Global Green House Gases)
Emissions from different sectors in 2010)
1. 6.4% 2. 25.0%
3. 21.0% 4. 14.0%
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 3 4 1 2
(B) 3 4 2 1
(C) 3 2 4 1
(D) 4 3 2 1 (Ans : B)
39. In budget 2015-16 speech, the Finance Minister has announced the year
.will be Amrut Mahotsav.
(A) 2019 (B) 2020 (C) 2021 (D) 2022 (Ans : D)
40. Which of the following are the brand ambassadors of India ?
(A) Tea and Spices (B) Tea and Coffee
(C) Coffee and Spices (D) Tea and Rubber (Ans : A)
(A) Money (B) Material (C) Man (D) Method (E) None of the above (Ans : D)
15. Which is included as a subject matter in Public Administration?
(A) Social Relevance/Realism (B) Comprehensiveness
(C) Sensitivity of Policy (D) All the above (E) None of the above (Ans : D)
16. Which country introduced "Performance Budget" in Municipal Administration ?
(A) France (B) India (C) Britain (D) America (E) China (Ans : D)
17. Who appoints the Chief Secretary of State?
(A) Governor (B) President (C) Chief Minister (D) Home Minister (E) None of the
above (Ans : C)
18. Which Article of the Indian Constitution explains the functions of Chief Minister?
(A) Article - 164 (B) Article - 153 (C) Article -167 (D) Article - 157 (E) None of the
above (Ans : C)
19. How many members were there in the Constituent Assembly according to the
Cabinet Mission?
(A) 385 (B) 409 (C) 429 (D) 505 (E) 535 (Ans : A)
20. Who has the power to introduce an ordinance according to Indian Constitution?
(A) The President (B) The Governor
(C) Supreme Court (D) President and Governor Both (E) None of the above (Ans : D)
21. Who approves the Finance Bill in the Centre?
(A) Prime Minister (B) President (C) Finance Minister (D) Speaker of the Lok Sabha
(E) None of the above (Ans : D)
22. Children of which age group are to be provided free and compulsory education by
the state according to the provision of the Constitution?
(A) 3-9 years (B) 6-14 years (C) 6-18 years (D) 5-16 years (E) None of the above
(Ans : B)
23. Which of the following states is called so because of the increasing importance of
Public Administration in the working of these states?
(A) Democratic State (B) Administrative State (C) Laissez-faire State (D) Popular
State (E) None of the above (Ans : B)
24. A computer can only understand which language?
(A) Assembly language (B) Machine language (C) High level language (D) Clanguage (E) None of these (Ans : B)
25. One Megabyte is equal to
(A) 1024 bytes (B) 1024 Kilobyte (C) 1024 Gigabyte (D) 1024 Terabyte (E) None of
these (Ans : B)
26. The sum of average latency and seek time is known as
(A) Average Hold time (B) Average Delay time (C) Average Access time (D) Average
Transfer time (E) None of these (Ans : C)
27. Which is not input device?
(A) Keyboard (B) Light Pen (C) Mouse (D) Bar Code Reader (E) None of these
(Ans : E)
28. Which is the extension of MS-Excel file?
(A) .xls (B) .doc (C) .bmp (D) .jpg (E) None of these (Ans : A)
29. Which of the following constitute a food chain ?
(A) Grass, wheat and mango (B) Grass, goat and human (C) Goat, cow and elephant
(D) Grass, fish and goat (E) None of these (Ans : B)
30. Which of the following is not an example of a bio-mass energy source?
(A) Wood (B) Gobar-gas (C) Nuclear energy (D) Coal (E) None of these (Ans : C)
31. The device used for producing electric current is called a
(A) Generator (B) Galvanometer (C) Ammeter (D) Motor (E) None of these (Ans : A)
32. Which of the following is not a part of the female reproductive system in human
beings?
(A) Ovary (B) Uterus (C) Vas deferens (D) Fallopian tube (E) None of these (Ans : C)
33. The xylem in plants are responsible for
(A) Transport of water (B) Transport of food (C) Transport of amino acids (D)
Transport of oxygen (E) None of these (Ans : A)
34. Kings of ten tribes fought the Dashraj War in the Vedic Age against whom of the
following?
(A) Raidasa (B) Sudasa (C) Somadasa (D) Vipradasa (E) None of these (Ans : B)
35. Which of the following Mauryan Kings was the follower of Ajivika Sect?
(A) Chandragupta (B) Bindusara (C) Ashoka (D) Dasharath (E) None of these (Ans :
B)
36. Who among the following rulers of Mewar accepted Mughal suzerainty?
(A) Rana Udaysingh (B) Rana Pratapsingh (C) Rana Amarsingh (D) Rana Karansingh
(E) None of these (Ans : C)
37. By which of the following treaties, the Third Anglo-Mysore War was ended in
1792 A. D. ?
(A) Treaty of Srirangapattanam (B) Treaty of Madras (C) Treaty of Mangalore (D)
Treaty of Mysore (E) None of these (Ans : A)
38. Who among the following was the pioneer of widow-remarriage movement in
Bengal in the 19th century?
(A) Raja Rammohan Roy (B) Ishwarchandra Vidyasagar
(C) Keshabchandra Sen (D) Debendranath Tagore (E) None of these (Ans : B)
39. Which of the following is the oldest oil refining in India?
(A) Digboi (B) Barauni (C) Vishakhapatnam (D) Noonmati (E) None of the above
(Ans : A)
40. Which mineral is Malajkhand known for?
(A) Gold (B) Mica (C) Silver (D) Lead (E) None of these (Ans : E)
1. Shri Arun Jaitley is not the Cabinet Minister of (as on 10 Oct., 2014)
(A) Finance (B) Corporate Affairs (C) Defence (D) Law and Justice (Ans : D)
2. The state which has the largest number of seats reserved for the Scheduled Tribes in
the Lok Sabha is
(A) Bihar (B) Gujarat (C) Uttar Pradesh (D) Madhya Pradesh (Ans : D)
3. Which of the following was the theme for World Environment Day observed on
June 5 ?
(A) Rise Your Voice, Not sea Level (B) Small Islands and Climate Change (C) Think,
Eat, Save (D) Green Economy, Does It Include You (Ans : B)
4. Why was Vijay Seshadri in news recently?
(A) He won the 2014 Pulitzer Prize in the poetry category (B) He was appointed as
Indian envoy to ASEAN
(C) He was the Goldman Environment Prize (D) He won the World Snooker Mens
Title (Ans : A)
5. The deficiency of Irons result in
(A) Anaemia (B) Night blindness (C) Scurvy (D) Rickets (Ans : A)
6. In the human body, from which structure is appendix attached to ?
(A) Large intestine (B) Liver (C) gall bladder (D) Stomach (Ans : A)
7. Which is not a feature of National Judicial Appointment Commission composition?
(A) Chief Justice of India (Chairperson) (B) Two most senior Supreme Court Judges
(C) The Union Minister of Law and Justice (D) Four eminent persons nominated by a
Committee (Ans : D)
8. Marks on the surface to be painted is filled by
(A) Putty (B) Cement (C) Chalk and oil (D) White Lead (Ans : A)
9. Which is called the Magna carta of Western Education System in India?
(A) The report of the Committee of Public Instruction, 1823 (B) The Charter Act of
1833
(C) Report of the Hunter Commission, 1862 (D) Despatch of Sir Charles Wood,
Secretary of State, 1854 (Ans : D)
10. Excise duty is a tax levied on
(A) Import of goods (B) Export of goods (C) Production of goods (D) Sale of goods
(Ans : C)
11. As per the The Lokpal Bill how many members will select members of Lokpal ?
(A) 5 (B) 6 (C) 7 (D) 4 (Ans : A)
12. Garuda V was a bilateral air exercise conducted at in Rajas-than by India and.
(A) Russia (B) Singapore (C) France (D) United Kingdom (Ans : C)
13. Galvanized iron has thin coating of
(A) Copper (B) Tin (C) Zinc (D) Aluminium (Ans : C)
14. The longest running train in India runs between (Vivek Express)
(A) Sri nagar to Kanyakumari (B) Dibrugarh to Kanyakumari (C) Trivendrum to
Gorakhpur (D) Jaisalmer to Dibrugarh (Ans : B)
15. Which one is a Short Range Missile?
(A) Prithvi-I (B) Agni-III (C) Agni-IV (D) Surya (Ans : A)
16. Noted Hindi novelist who wrote Tamasis
(A) Shivani (B) Shobha De (C) Munshi Premchand (D) Bhishma Sahni (Ans : D)
17. Thin foils of which of the following metals are used in decorating sweets?
(A) Steel (B) Aluminium (C) Chromium (D) Silver (Ans : D)
18. What is the most abundant element in the universe?
(A) Hydrogen (B) Helium (C) Oxygen (D) Carbon (Ans : A)
19. Which one of the following is used to induce artificial rain?
(A) Ammonium Chloride (B) Calcium Carbonate (C) Silver Iodide (D) Potassium
Nitrate (Ans : C)
32. Who won the Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puraskar given by the President of India?
(A) Indian Railways (B) Air India (C) Guru Hanuman Akhara (D) Sports Authority of
India (Ans : C)
33. Mention the place where Buddha attained Enlightenment
(A) Sarnath (B) Bodhgaya (C) Kapilvastu (D) Rajgriha (Ans : B)
34. Which of the following was not included in the Eight Fold Path prescribed by
Buddha ?
(A) Right belief (B) Right speech (C) Right meditation (D) Right knowledge (Ans :
D)
35. Why has Whistleblower Act been passed by the Parliament?
(A) To protect policemen on duty (B) To allow people to whistle freely
(C) To stop boys from teasing women (D) To help people expose corruption without
fear (Ans : D)
36. Amitabh Bachchan suffered a near fatal intestinal injury during the shooting of
which film?
(A) Agneepath (B) Zanjeer (C) Coolie (D) Sholay (Ans : C)
37. Pyorrhoea is a disease of the
(A) Gums (B) Heart (C) Lungs (D) Nose (Ans : A)
38. The main constituent of LPG is
(A) Methane (B) Propane (C) Ethane (D) Butane (Ans : B)
39. Monsoon is also known as
(A) Impact of summer temperatures on the seas (B) Movement of clouds (C) Seasonal
reversal of winds (D) Rise in temperature (Ans : C)
40. Epigraphy is the study of
(A) Rocks (B) Inscriptions (C) Monuments (D) Coins (Ans : B)
41. Which ambassador of James I King of England visited the Court of Jahangir ?
(A) William Hawkins (B) Sir Thomas Roe (C) Francisco Pelsaert (D) Peter Mundy
(Ans : B)
42. The Judiciary in India is
(A) Under the Prime Minister (B) Under the President (C) Under the Parliament (D)
Independent (Ans : D)
43. What is Jantar Mantar ?
(A) An Astronomical Observatory (B) A Museum (C) A Fort (D) A Mughal Garden
(Ans : A)
44. Which of the following States has the lowest literacy rate in India?
(A) Rajasthan (B) Jharkhand (C) Chhattisgarh (D) Bihar (Ans : D)
45. Deletion of words, phrases of expression for the proceedings or records of the
Parliamentary proceedings is called
(A) Expunction (B) Resolution (C) Expunge (D) Abolition (Ans : A)
46. To which country famous Foot-bailer Ronaldo belongs to ?
(A) Argentina (B) Italy (C) Brazil (D) Uruguay (Ans : C)
47. Which is the Capital of Chile?
(A) Santiago (B) Quito (C) Montevideo (D) Georgetown (Ans : A)
48. What is name of the mother of Shri Narendra Modi Prime Minister of India?
(A) Hinaben (B) Heeraben (C) Kamalaben (D) Laxmiben (Ans : B)
49. IRCTC stands for
(A) Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (B) Indian Railway Catering
and Touring Corporation
(C) Indian Railway Corporation for Tourism and Catering (D) Indian Railway
Corporation for Catering and Tourism (Ans : A)
50. Two persons are nominated by the President of India to be members of Lok Sabha
to represent the
(A) Paris (B) Anglo-Indians (C) Buddhists (D) Indian Christians (Ans : B)
51. How many Permanent Members are there in the Security Council?
(A) Three (B) Five (C) Six (D) Four (Ans : B)
52. VAT scheme is aimed at
(A) Raise the prices of foreign goods (B) Raise the prices of luxury goods(C) Lower
the prices of goods of everyday use
(D) Avoid repeated payment of duty from the raw material stage to the final product
and thus reduce the burden of duty (Ans : D)
53. In a computer typing to reverse the effect of your error immediately
(A) Use the cut command (B) Use the Undo command (C) Press the delete key (D)
Use the Redo Command (Ans : B)
54. The concept of Micro Credit essentially concentrates on
(A) Providing small loans to cottage industry (B) Providing safe place to hold savings
(C) Accepting small deposits (D) Provision of credit to the poor (Ans : D)
55. Which of these slogans is associated with Gandhiji ?
(A) Freedom is my Birthright (B) Inquilab Zindabad (C) Do or die (D) Delhi chalo
(Ans : C)
56. General Saunders, an English-man was killed by Bhagat Singh and others to
average the death of?
(A) Jallianwalla Bagh Massacre (B) Death of Lala Lajpat Rai (C) Hanging of Ram
Prasad Bismil (D) Encounter of Chandra Shekhar Azad (Ans : B)
57. Which company was granted Navratna status in July 2014 ?
(A) National Buildings Construction Corporation (B) Container Corporation of India
(C) Airports Authority of India (D) Bharat Dynamics Limited (Ans : B)
58. In India the power of Judicial Review is enjoyed by the
(A) High Court only (B) Supreme Court only (C) Supreme Court and High Court only
(D) Parliament (Ans : C)
59. Malaysian Airlines Flight MH-17 which was suspected to have been shot down
over Ukraine was travelling from
(A) Oslo to Kuala Lumpur (B) Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur (C) Amsterdam to
Singapore (D) Stockholm to Jakarta (Ans : B)
60. Gidda is popular folk dance from which state of India?
(A) Punjab (B) Haryana (C) Uttar Pradesh (D) Uttarakhand (Ans : A)
61. Personal computers can be connected together to form a.
(A) Server (B) Network (C) Supercomputer (D) Enterprise (Ans : B)
62. The ability to recover and read deleted or damaged files from a criminals
computer is an example of a law enforcement speciality called
(A) Simulation (B) Animation (C) Robotics (D) Computer forensics (Ans : D)
63. What is e-commerce ?
(A) Buying and selling computer products. (B) Buying and selling products and
services not found in stores.
(C) Buying and selling inter-national goods. (D) Buying and selling products and
services over the Internet. (Ans : D)
64. Which two companies of the World settled the long-running patent war over
Smartphone on 16 May, 2014?
(A) Apple and Samsung (B) Apple and Google (C) Google and Samsung (D)
Samsung and Sony Ericsson (Ans : B)
65. Name the place where the Uttarakhands Legislative Assembly was held outside
the capital Dehradun for the first time
(A) Gairsain (B) Tehri (C) Sri nagar (D) Almora (Ans : A)
66. Name the State that recently approved pension scheme for farmers?
(A) Himachal Pradesh (B) Maharashtra (C) Gujarat (D) Uttarakhand (Ans : D)
67. Who is the Chairman of National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) ?
(A) President of India (B) Home Minister of India (C) Environment Minister of India
(D) Prime Minister of India (Ans : D)
68. Name the Airlines from India that joined Star Alliance on 23 June, 2014 ?
(A) Air India (B) Air Asia India (C) Go Air (D) IndiGo (Ans : A)
69. Dharmachakra (Wheel) on National Flag has
(A) 12 Spokes (B) 16 spokes (C) 18 spokes (D) 24 spokes (Ans : D)
70. Where is St. Peters Basilica located?
(A) Vatican City (B) London (C) Rome (D) Moscow (Ans : A)
71. Who has written the famous book Meghdut ?
(A) Banabhat (B) Tagore (C) Kalidas (D) Pandit Vishnu Sharma (Ans : C)
72. Who is the author of the famous book One Life is Not Enough ?
(A) Sanjaya Baru (B) Tavleen Singh (C) Vinod Rai (D) K Natwar Singh (Ans : D)
73. To which dynasty did Ashoka belong?
(A) Vardhana (B) Maurya (C) Kushan (D) Gupta (Ans : B)
74. The Temples of Khajuraho were built by
(A) Chandelas (B) Pallavas (C) Chalukayas (D) Cholas (Ans : A)
(A) Desmond Tutu (B) M. Madan Babu (C) Chandi Prasad Bhatt (D) Sachin
Tendulkar (Ans : C)
Q. 30. Which of the following IPL teams has never won the IPL (Indian Premier
League) Title?
(A) Rajasthan Royals (B) Chennai Super Kings (C) Deccan Chargers (D) Kings XI
Punjab (Ans : D)
Q. 31. The Constituent Assembly of India started functioning from
(A) 9th December, 1946 (B) 1st January, 1947 (C) 26th January, 1947 (D) 15th
August, 1947 (Ans : A)
Q. 32. Which Amendment of the Indian Constitution inserted the words Socialist,
Secular and Integrity in the Preamble?
(A) 28th (B) 40th (C) 42nd (D) 52nd (Ans : C)
Q. 33. Which Article of the Indian Constitution provides for the Institution of
Panchayati Raj ?
(A) Article 36 (B) Article 39 (C) Article 40 (D) Article 48 (Ans : C)
Q. 34. Who among the following is the Chairperson of the National Integration
Council?
(A) The President (B) The Vice-President (C) The Home Minister (D) The Prime
Minister (Ans : D)
Q. 35. The First Female Speaker of Lok Sabha is
(A) Vijay Laxmi Pandit (B) Sucheta Kriplani (C) Tarkeshwari Sinha (D) Meera
Kumar (Ans : D)
Q. 36. The enzyme Trypsin is produced by
(A) Mouth (B) Pancreas (C) Intestine (D) Liver (Ans : B)
Q. 37. The Tarsal bone is found in human
(A) Ankle (B) Thigh (C) Ear (D) Upper Arm (Ans : A)
Q. 38. Which of the following Vitamins is known as Riboflavin ?
(A) Vitamin-B1 (B) Vitamin-B2 (C) Vitamin-A (D) Vitamin-D (Ans : B)
Q. 39. Which of the following organs is affected in Hepatitis disease?
(A) Brain (B) Intestine (C) Liver (D) Nervous System (Ans : C)
Q. 40. Artificial purification of blood is called
(A) Dialysis (B) Hemolysis (C) Osmosis (D) Diffusion (Ans : A)
41. Who was the Prime Minister of India when the Anti-Defection Bill was
passed?
(a) Indira Gandhi (b) Rajiv Gandhi
(c) V.P. Singh (d) H.D. Deve Gowda
42. According to Indian Constitution, the Union Ministers hold office during the
pleasure of
(a) The President
(b) The Prime Minister
(c) The Speaker of the Lok Sabha
(d) The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of India
43. Which of the following has the powers to create a new all India Service?
(a) Parliament
(b) Union Public Service Commission
(c) Union Cabinet
(d) Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
44. The maximum strength of the Lok Sabha, as stipulated in the Constitution
of India, is
(a) 500 (b) 525 (c) 550 (d) 552
45. Which Article of the Constitution permits the Supreme Court to review its
own judgement or order?
(a) Article 137 (b) Article 138 (c) Article 139 (d) Article 140
46. The distribution of finances between Centre and States is done on the
recommendation of
(a) Finance Ministry (b) Finance Commission
(c) Reserve Bank of India (d) NABARD
47. A national political party is one which receives 6% of the total votes polled
in:
(a) Two or more States (b) The capital city
(c) Four or more states (d) In all states
48. Who conducts the State Assembly Elections?
(a) Chief Justice of High Court (b) State Election Commission
(c) Election Commission of India (d) Governor of the State
49. Which of the following Constitution Amendment Act seeks that the size of
the Council of Ministers at the Centre and in a State must not exceed 15%
of the total numbers of the Legislative Assemblies of that State,
respectively?
ANSWERS:
1. a 2.a 3.a 4.c 5.c 6.c 7.b
8.b 9.a 10.b 11.a 12.a 13.a 14.b
15.c 16.a 17.a 18.a 19.c 20.c 21.b
22.d 23.d 24.b 25.d 26.b 27.a 28.c
29.d 30.b 31.b 32.a 33.a 34.d 35.c
36.d 37.d 38.b 39.c 40.a 41.b 42.a
43.a 44.d 45.a 46.b 47.c 48.c 49.a 50. d