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GK Questions Set 1
1. The currency of European Union is
(A) Deutsche Mark
(B) Great Britain Pound (GBP)
(C) Euro
(D) Francs
Ans : (C)

(B) Kerala and Tamil Nadu

(C) Indo-Gangetic plain
(D) Krishna-Godavari Delta region
Ans : (D)

2. India has the maximum volume of foreign trade with

(A) USA
(B) Russia
(C) China
(D) UK
Ans : (C)

10. The President of which of the following countries is accused of violation of War Powers Act of his country when
he decided to attack Libya with other NATO countries in June
2011 ?
(A) USA
(B) France
(C) Germany
(D) Spain
Ans : (A)

3. Most of the weather phenomena take place in which of the

following layers of the atmosphere?
(A) Stratosphere
(B) Mesosphere
(C) Ionosphere
(D) Troposphere
Ans : (D)
4. Who is/was the youngest Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh?
(A) Akhilesh Yadav
(B) Mayawati
(C) Kalyan Singh
(D) Rajnath Singh
Ans : (A)

11. The Nehru-Mahalanobis strategy of development guided

the planning practice in India from the
(A) First Five-Year Plan to the Sixth Five-Year Plan.
(B) Fourth Five-Year Plan to the Eighth Five-Year Plan.
(C) Second Five-Year Plan to the Seventh Five-Year Plan.
(D) First Five-Year Plan to the Eighth Five-Year Plan.
Ans : (C)

5. Which one of the following observations is not true about

the Quit India Movement of 1942 ?
(A) It was a non-violent movement
(B) It was led by Mahatma Gandhi
(C) It was a spontaneous movement
(D) It did not attract the labour class in general
Ans : (C)

12. While a proclamation of emergency is in operation, the

duration of the Lok Sabha can be extended for a period
(A) not exceeding three months
(B) not exceeding nine months
(C) of one year at a time
(D) of two years at a time
Ans : (C)

6. When a bank returns a cheque unpaid, it is called

(A) payment of the cheque (B) drawing of the cheque
(C) cancelling of the cheque (D) dishonour of the cheque
Ans : (D)

13. If you travel along the Suez Canal from Port Said to Suez,
you will come across several lakes. Which of the following
lakes is not on this Canal?
(A) Great Bitter Lake
(B) Little Bitter Lake
(C) Lake Gatun
(D) Lake Timsah
Ans : (C)

7. Mortgage is a
(A) security on movable property for a loan given by a bank.
(B) security on immovable property for a loan given by a bank.
(C) concession on immovable property for a loan given by a
bank.
(D) facility on immovable property for a loan given by a bank.
Ans : (B)
8. The worlds highest Rail Bridge is being constructed in
the State of Jammu & Kashmir will be on which of the following rivers ?
(A) Jhelum
(B) Chenab
(C) Indus
(D) Ravi
Ans : (B)
9. Which region in India is known as the Rice Bowl of India?
(A) North-east region

14. Xerophytes represent the class of vegetation found in

(A) tropical rain forest.
(B) humid micro-thermal climate.
(C) semi-arid steppes.
(D) tundra region.
Ans : (C)
15. What is a clud burst ?
(A) It refers to sudden and copious rainfall over a small area
which often lasts for only a few minutes
(B) It refers to 50 mm rain over a period of time
(C) It is caused by rapid condensation of very high clouds
(D) It refers to a thunderstorm with little rain
Ans : (A)
16. Better to reign in hell than serve in heaven. Who said

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these words?
(A) William Wordsworth
(C) William Shakespeare
Ans : (D)

(B) Lord Tennyson

(D) Milton

17. Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT) is associated with

the ban on which of the following ?
(A) Ban on nuclear tests for developing arsenals
(B) Ban on terrorism
(C) Ban on certain organisations under UN Laws
(D) Ban on money laundering activities
Ans : (A)
18. The Pulitzer Prize is associated with which of the following?
(A) Journalism
(B) Olympic Garnes
(C) Environmental Protection (D) Civil Aviation
Ans : (A)
19. Which one of the following is not an example of Lotic
ecosystem ?
(A) Pond
(B) Estuary
(C) Stream
(D) Lagon
Ans : (A)
20. Permissible noise level at industrial area during daytime
is
(A) 120 dB (A)
(B) 140 dB (A)

(C) 40 dB (A)
Ans : (D)
21. The natural gas is
(A) Hydrogen sulphide
(C) Nitrogen dioxide
Ans : (B)

(D) 75 dB (A)

(B) Methane
(D) Sulphur trioxide

22. Desalination of sea water is done by

(A) reverse osmosis
(B) fractional distillation
(C) diffusion
(D) osmosis
Ans : (A)
23. The man-made structure on Earth visible from space is
(A) Great Wall of China
(B) Gizas Pyramid
(C) Golden Gate Bridge
(D) Eiffel Tower
Ans : (A)
24. Which one of the following actors was awarded the Dada
Saheb Phalke Award at the 59th National Film Festival?
(A) Soumitra Chatterjee
(B) Ketan Mehta
(C) Shekhar Kapoor
(D) Mahesh Bhatt
Ans : (A)
25. Which is the only host team to win the ICC (50 over)
Cricket World Cup?
(A) South Africa
(B) India
(C) Australia
(D) West Indies
Ans : (B)

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GK Questions Set 2
1. Which one of the following books is written by an Indian
Author?
(A) Five Point Someone
(B) Harry Potter
(C) Beautiful Mind
(D) Animal Farm
Ans : (A)
2. Which one of the following Indian Movies made it to the
final nominations of Best Foreign Film Category at the Oscars?
(A) Paheli
(B) 1947 The Earth
(C) Salaam Bombay
(D) Black
Ans : (C)
3. Saffron is obtained from which part of plants?
(A) leaf
(B) stem
(C) anther and whole flower (D) stigma and style
Ans : (D)

(C) C. Rangarajan
Ans : (A)

(D) M. Damodaran

10. Upper limit prescribed for RTGS transaction is

(A) Rs. 1 lac
(B) Rs. 2 lacs
(C) Rs. 5 lacs
(D) No upper limit is prescribed
Ans : (D)
11. Which one of the following is not correct regarding Tsunami ?
(A) Tsunamis have a very long wavelength
(B) Tsunamis have a slight swell of about twelve inches above
the normal sea surface
(C) Tsunamis grow in height when they reach shallower water
(D) Tides also play an important role in the generation of Tsunamis
Ans : (D)

4. Department of Pharmaceuticals comes under which of these

ministries?
(A) Ministry of Health
(B) Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers
(C) Ministry of Food Processing
(D) Ministry of Consumer Affairs
Ans : (B)

12. Which of the following ranges separates the Kashmir Valley from the Indus Valley?
(A) Dhauladhar
(B) Great Himalayan range
(C) Pir Panjal range
(D) Siwalik range
Ans : (B)

5. Who was the author of the book named Setbji?

(A) Shobha De
(B) Arundhati Roy
(C) Chetan Bhagat
(D) Salman Rushdie
Ans : (A)

13. The macro-nutrients provided by inorganic fertilisers are

(A) carbon, iron and boron.
(B) magnesium, manganese and sulphur.
(C) magnesium, zinc and iron.
(D) nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium.
Ans : (D)

6. How many minutes for each degree of longitude does the

local time of any place vary from the Greenwich time?
(A) Two minutes
(B) Four minutes
(C) Six minutes
(D) Eight minutes
Ans : (B)
7. The black hole theory was discovered by
(A) Hargobind Khurana
(B) C. V. Raman
(C) S. Ramanujan
(D) S. Chandrashekhar
Ans : (D)
8. Who amongst the following won the Wimbledon Mens
Finals 2011 which was also his first Wimbledon title?
(A) Rafael Nadal
(B) Novak Djokovic
(C) Robert Bruce
(D) Lleyton Hewitt
Ans : (B)
9. Who is the chairman of the committee constituted by RBI
to study issues and concerns in the Micro Finance Institutions
(MFI) Sector ?
(A) Y. H. Malegam
(B) Dr. K. C. Chakraborty

14. The ultimate cause of water movement in a plant stem

against gravity is
(A) osmosis
(B) transpiration
(C) photosynthesis
(D) diffusion
Ans : (B)
15. Vermicompost is a/an
(A) inorganic fertiliser
(C) organic biofertiliser
Ans : (C)

(B) toxic substance

(D) synthetic fertiliser

16. Benazir Bhutto, the former Pakistan Prime Minister, was

assassinated in
(A) Rawalpindi
(B) Islamabad
(C) Hyderabad
(D) Karachi
Ans : (A)
17. Who was affectionately known as the Grand Old Man of
India ?
(A) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
(B) Dadabhai Naoroji

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(C) Gopal Krishna Gokhale (D) Mahatma Gandhi
Ans : (B)
18. India test-fired successfully its Agni-V, surface-to-surface
ICBM from Wheeler Island on
(A) 17th March, 2012
(B) 19th April, 2012
(C) 7th March, 2012
(D) 7th April, 2012
Ans : (B)
19. In which of the following States are Indias maximum
number of mines producing minerals (excluding minor minerals, petroleum (crude), natural gas and atomic minerals) located ?
(A) Madhya Pradesh
(B) Gujarat
(C) Jharkhand
(D) Andhra Pradesh
Ans : (B)
20. Economic and Social Commission for Asia and Pacific
(ESCAP) is an organisation under which of the following ?
(A) International Monetary Fund
(B) World Economic Forum
(C) United Nations
(D) World Bank
Ans : (C)
21. The objective of Sangam Yojna is
(A) to make Ganga water pollution free.
(B) to make Sangam region of Allahabad more attractive for
tourists.
(C) to unite various group of Hindus.
(D) to ensure welfare of handicapped.
Ans : (D)

22. The present monetary system in India is managed by

(A) Nationalised Banks
(B) The State Bank of India
(C) The Central Finance Ministry
(D) The Reserve Bank of India
Ans : (D)
23. What is a Multinational Company?
(A) A joint venture among more than two countries
(B) A company set up with foreign capital
(C) A company having operations in many countries.
(D) A company holding a monopoly over the sale of a certain
commodity in several countries.
Ans : (C)
24. Explicit + Implicit Costs =
(A) Private Costs
(B) Accounting Costs
(C) Economic Costs
(D) Social Costs
Ans : (C)
25. Which of the following is not relevant to Human Resource
Development ?
(A) Education
(B) Women and Child Development
(C) Caste System
(D) Youth Affairs and Sports
Ans : (C)

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GK Questions Set 3
1. Which of the following countries are favourably influenced
by the trade winds?
(A) West Indies and Florida
(B) Malagasy and Brazil
(C) East Coast of Mexico, and Guyana
(D) All of these
Ans : (D)
2. Formation of potholes in river beds is an example of
(A) Hydration
(B) Erosion
(C) Corrosion
(D) Corrasion
Ans : (D)
3. The pashmina is a variety of wool obtained from
(A) Sheep
(B) Cow
(C) Goat
(D) Horse
Ans : (C)
4. Which of the following is the main constituent of biogas?
(A) Methane and carbon dioxide
(B) Methane and carbon monoxide
(C) Hydrogen and carbon dioxide
(D) Butane and carbon dioxide
Ans : (A)
5. Who is the writer of the International Bestseller The White
Tiger?
(A) Aravind Adiga
(B) Paul Coelho
(C) Chetan Bhagat
(D) Salman Rushdie
Ans : (A)
6. Distribution of insurance products and insurance policies
by banks as corporate agents is known as
(A) General insurance
(B) Non-life insurance
(C) Bancassurance
(D) Insurance banking
Ans : (C)
7. In order to attract more foreign exchange, the Government
of India decided to allow foreign investment in LLP firms.
What is full form of LLP as used in this reference?
(A) Local Labour Promotion
(B) Low Labour Projects
(C) Limited Loan Partnership
(D) Limited Liability Partnership
Ans : (D)
8. NEFT means
(A) National Electronic Funds Transfer system
(B) Negotiated Efficient Fund Transfer System
(C) National Efficient Fund Transfer Solution
(D) Non Efficient Fund Transfer System
Ans : (A)

9. Who among the following has been appointed as a director

on board of Bank of Americathe first non-American on the
board of one of the largest financial institutions in the world?
(A) Azim H. Premji
(B) Ratan Tara
(C) Mukesh Ambani
(D) C. V. Kamath
Ans : (C)
10. When the rate of inflation increases
(A) purchasing power of money increases
(B) purchasing power of money decreases
(C) value of money increases
(D) purchasing power of money remains unaffected
Ans : (B)
11. All of the following caves are located in Maharashtra, except
(A) Ajanta Caves
(B) Amarnath Caves
(C) Elephanta Caves
(D) Ellora Caves
Ans : (B)
12. Duncan Passage is located between
(A) South and Little Andaman.
(B) Little and Great Nicobar.
(C) North and Middle Andaman.
(D) Middle and South Andaman.
Ans : (A)
13. The main area of production of icebergs is found in
(A) the West Coast of Greenland.
(B) the East Coast of Japan.
(C) the North Coast of Siberia.
(D) the West Coast of Africa.
Ans : (A)
14. The Operation Polo was associated with the annexation of
which one of the following Princely States into Indian Union?
(A) Kashmir
(B) Junagadh
(C) Travancore
(D) Hyderabad
Ans : (D)
15. The name of Ram Prasad Bismil is associated with
(A) Kanpur Conspiracy Case (B) Alipore Conspiracy Case
(C) Kakori Conspiracy Case (D) Meerut Conspiracy Case
Ans : (C)
16. Who has written the biography of the Congress leader
Sonia Gandhi, Sonia Gandhi: An Extra-ordinary Life, An
Indian Destiny?
(A) Rani Singh
(B) Anjali Joseph
(C) Rana Dasgupta
(D) Moni Mohsri
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17. Who among the following has won the 26th Indira Gandhi
Award for National Integration?
(A) Balraj Puri
(B) Shyam Benegal
(C) Mohan Dharia
(D) Javed Akhtar
Ans : (C)
18. Article, 32 of the Indian Constitution stands for
(A) Right to Constitutional Remedies
(B) Right Against Exploitation
(C) Right to Religion
(D) Right to Equality
Ans : (A)
19. Peepli Live is a film directed by
(A) Anusha Rizvi
(B) Aamir Khan
(C) Kiran Rao
(D) David Dhawan
Ans : (A)
20. What constitutes the social infrastructure of an economy ?
(A) Transport, health and banking
(B) Education, health and other civic amenities
(C) Industry, trade and transport
(D) Education, industry and agriculture
Ans : (B)
21. A Trade Cycle consists of
(A) Three Phases
(B) Four Phases

(C) Five Phases

Ans : (B)

(D) Six Phases

22. The Khilafat Movement was organised to protest against

(A) religious interference by the British
(B) Russian Revolution
(C) dismemberment of Turkey
(D) suppression of Pathans
Ans : (C)
23. Planning Commission was established in the year
(A) 1980
(B) 1970
(C) 1950
(D) 1960
Ans : (C)
24. India witnessed single party domination till
(A) 1962
(B) 1967
(C) 1971
(D) 1977
Ans : (B)
25. Which part of the Constitution of India has been described
as the soul of the Constitution ?
(A) Fundamental Rights
(B) Directive Principles of State Policy
(C) Preamble
(D) Panchayats
Ans : (C)

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GK Questions Set 4
1. A present group of nations known as G-8 started first as G7. Which one among the following was not one of them?
(A) Canada
(B) Japan
(C) Italy
(D) Russia
Ans : (B)
2. The Security Council of UN consists of 5 permanent members, and the remaining 10 members are elected by the General Assembly for a term of
(A) 1 year
(B) 2 years
(C) 3 years
(D) 5 years
Ans : (B)

(B) minimum balance from 7th to last day of the month

(C) minimum balance from 10th to last day of the month
(D) daily product basis
Ans : (D)
10. The third International Conference of the Trade Unions
was organised in June 2011 in
(A) Vienna
(B) Moscow
(C) London
(D) Paris
Ans : (D)

3. Which one of the following planets has largest number of

satellites or moons?
(A) Jupiter
(B) Mars
(C) Saturn
(D) Venus
Ans : (A)

11. Which one of the following was not a demand of the

Prarthana Samaj ?
(A) Women education
(B) Widow remarriage
(C) Raising the age of marriage for boys and girls
(D) Abolition of untouchability
Ans : (D)

4. Which one of the following rivers does not originate in

India?
(A) Beas
(B) Chenab
(C) Ravi
(D) Sutlej
Ans : (D)

12. Which one of the following nontoxic gases helps in formation of enzymes which ripen fruit?
(A) Acetylene
(B) Ethane
(C) Methane
(D) Carbon dioxide
Ans : (B)

5. Which one among the following South Asia countries has

the highest population density?
(A) India
(B) Pakistan
(C) Sri Lanka
(D) Nepal
Ans : (A)

13. Age of fossil may be found out by determining the ratio of

two isotopes of carbon. The isotopes are
(A) C-12 and C-13
(B) C-13 and C-14
(C) C-12 and C-14
(D) C-12 and carbon black
Ans : (C)

6. POSCO is in the process of establishing its plants in India.

What does the letter P denote in the name POSCO?
(A) Popular
(B) Pallin
(C) Pohang
(D) Paradeep
Ans : (C)

14. Who among the following Chinese travellers visited the

kingdoms of Harshavardhana and Kumar Bhaskar Varma?
(A) I-tsing
(B) Fa-Hien
(C) Hiuen Tsang
(D) Sun Shuyun
Ans : (C)

7. Who amongst the following has become the Chief Minister

of a State in India third time consecutively ?
(A) Tarun Gogoi
(B) Nitish Kumar
(C) J. Jayalalithaa
(D) Mamta Banerjee
Ans : (A)

15. Which one of the following Indus cities was known for
water management?
(A) Lothal
(B) Mohenjo-Daro
(C) Harappa
(D) Dholavira
Ans : (B)

8. Who amongst the following is the winner of Man Booker

International Prize - 2011 ?
(A) Andrea Levy
(B) Nicola Barker
(C) Tom McCarthy
(D) Philip Roth
Ans : (D)

16. The asteroids revolve round the Sun in between

(A) Mars and Jupiter
(B) Jupiter and Saturn
(C) Earth and Mars
(D) Saturn and Uranus
Ans : (A)

9. Interest on savings bank account is now calculated by banks

on
(A) minimum balance during the month

17. Free throw is given in which of the following games ?

(A) Basketball
(B) Cricket
(C) Football
(D) Volleyball
Ans : (A)

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18. Who created the new form of information presentation
known as World Wide Web ?
(A) Robert Morris Jr.
(B) Michael Dertouzas
(C) Tim Berners-Lee
(D) Bob Kahn
Ans : (C)

22. The rustless Iron Pillar at Mehrauli (Delhi) was erected by

the
(A) Mauryas
(B) Kushans
(C) Guptas
(D) Satavahanas
Ans : (C)

19. Which city is also known as the Big Apple?

(A) New York, USA
(B) Canberra, Australia
(C) Madrid, Spain
(D) Lausanne, Switzerland
Ans : (A)

23. The famous Gayatri Mantra has been taken from

(A) Rigveda
(B) Samaveda
(C) Yajurveda
(D) Atharvaveda
Ans : (A)

20. Which of the following vegetable oils does not contain

essential fatty acids?
(A) Groundnut oil
(B) Mustard oil
(C) Sunflower oil
(D) Coconut oil
Ans : (C)

24. The Rajput King who was defeated by Babur in the battle
of Khanwa was
(A) Udai Singh
(B) Rana Pratap Singh
(C) Rana Sanga
(D) Rudra Deva
Ans : (C)

21. Constituent Assembly adopted the Constitution on

(A) 15th August 1947
(B) 26th November 1949
(C) 26th January 1950
(D) 30th January 1948
Ans : (B)

25. Who was the founder of the Ramakrishna Mission ?

(A) Sri Ramakrishna
(B) Swami Shraddhananda
(C) Keshab Chandra
(D) Swami Vivekananda
Ans : (D)

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GK Questions Set 5
1. Who won a Bronze medal for India in Boxing at the 2012
London Olympics?
(A) Mary Kom
(B) Vijendra Singh
(C) Sushil Kumar
(D) Vijay Kumar
Ans : (A)
2. Who among the following is the founder of World Economic Forum?
(A) Klaus Schwab
(B) John Kenneth Galbraith
(C) Joseph Stiglitz
(D) Paul Krugman
Ans : (A)
3. In the context of alternative sources of energy, ethanol as a
viable bio-fuel can be obtained from
(A) Potato
(B) Rice
(C) Sugarcane
(D) Wheat
Ans : (C)
4. Who is the founder of Facebook?
(A) Mark Zuckerberg
(B) Mark Twain
(C) Steve Jobs
(D) Bill Gates
Ans : (A)
5. Who is the founder of Microsoft?
(A) Steve Jobs
(B) Bill Gates
(C) Mark Biondi
(D) Bill Clinton
Ans : (B)
6. A centralised database with online connectivity to branches,
Internet as well as ATM-network which has been adopted by
almost all major banks of our country is known as
(A) investment banking
(B) core banking
(C) mobile banking
(D) national banking
Ans : (C)
7. Which of the following is not considered a money market
instrument ?
(A) Treasury Bills
(B) Repurchase Agreement
(C) Commercial Paper
(D) Shares and Bonds
Ans : (D)

(A) West Bengal

(C) Jharkhand
Ans : (B)

(B) Odisha
(D) Bihar

10. The beautiful valleys of Kashmir, Kulu and Kangra, lie in

which of the following Himalayan ranges ?
(A) Himadri
(B) Himachal
(C) Purvachal
(D) Siwalik
Ans : (B)
11. Which one of the following States was first annexed by
Lord Dalhousie under the Doctrine of Lapse ?
(A) Nagpur
(B) Jhansi
(C) Sambalpur
(D) Satara
Ans : (D)
12. Doldrums are belts of low atmospheric pressure obtaining
in the regions adjoining the equator to a distance of
(A) 5 degree latitude towards the north only
(B) 5 degree latitude towards the south only
(C) 5 degree latitude towards the north and south
(D) 15 degree latitude towards the north and south
Ans : (C)
13. Ashokan inscriptions of Mansehra and Shahbazgadhi are
written in
(A) Prakrit language, Kharoshthi script.
(B) Prakrit language, Brahmi script.
(C) Prakrit-Aramaic language, Brahmi script.
(D) Aramaic language, Kharoshthi script.
Ans : (A)
14. Sabin Award is given for the conservation of
(A) amphibians
(B) reptiles
(C) birds
(D) corals
Ans : (A)
15. The Indian research station Himadri is located at
(A) Siachen
(B) Darjeeling
(C) Arctic Region
(D) Antarctica
Ans : (C)

8. Spring tides are caused as a result of the

(A) Moon pulling the Earth gravitationally
(B) Sun pulling the Earth gravitationally
(C) Moon and the Sun pulling the Earth gravitationally in
opposite directions
(D) Moon and the Sun pulling the Earth in the same direction
Ans : (D)

16. Absolute zero is

(A) a state when an object is non-existent
(B) a state when an ailing person loses all hope
(C) last stage of the dying star
(D) the lowest temperature theoretically possible
Ans : (D)

9. The Government of which of the following states has agreed

to give captive mines of iron ores to all the companies who
are willing to establish plants there?

17. Which of the following oceans has the shape of English

alphabet S ?
(A) Arctic Ocean
(B) Indian Ocean

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(C) Atlantic Ocean
Ans : (C)

(D) Pacific Ocean

18. What is Barak ?

(A) Residential complex of an Army unit
(B) A barrage on river Brahmaputra
(C) A ship-based missile system
(D) A peak in Kargil
Ans : (C)
19. Where is the Bandipur National Park?
(A) Andhra Pradesh
(B) Karnataka
(C) Assam
(D) Odisha
Ans : (B)
20. What is Jhum ?
(A) A type of cultivation
(C) A folk dance
Ans : (A)

(B) A tribe
(D) Name of a river valley

21. Who led the Mutiny at Kanpur ?

(A) Begum Hazrat Mahal
(B) Nana Sahib
(C) Tantia Tope
(D) Rani Laxmibai
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22. Which Water Body separates Andaman and Nicobar Islands ?

(A) Andaman Sea
(B) Bay of Bengal
(C) Ten Degree Channel
(D) Eleventh Degree Channel
Ans : (C)
23. State Highways are maintained by
(A) Individual States
(B) Central Government
(C) Central and State Governments jointly
(D) Private parties selected by the State Governments
Ans : (A)
24. The first port developed after Independence was
(A) Nhava Sheva
(B) Kandla
(C) New Mangalore
(D) Mumbai
Ans : (B)
25. The neighbouring country of India which has the smallest
area is
(A) Sri Lanka
(B) Bangladesh
(C) Bhutan
(D) Nepal
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1. Give the full form of WPI
(A) World Population Index
(B) Wholesale Price Index
(C) World Price Index
(D) Wholesale Production Index
Ans : (B)
2. Who amongst the following actors has never won an Oscar
for the Best Actor in a Hollywood film?
(A) Al Pacino
(B) Jack Nicholson
(C) Daniel Day Lewis
(D) Leonardo Di Caprio
Ans : (D)
3. The salaries and allowances of the Judges of the High Court
are charged to the
(A) Consolidated Fund of India
(B) Consolidated Fund of the State
(C) Contingency Fund of India
(D) Contingency Fund of the State
Ans : (B)
4. During the time of which Mughal Emperor did the English
East India Company establish its first factory in India?
(A) Akbar
(B) Jahangir
(C) Shahjahan
(D) Aurangzeb
Ans : (B)
5. Who took over the chairmanship of the Tata Group ?
(A) Azim Premji
(B) Cyrus Mistry
(C) Ratan Tata
(D) Adi Misry
Ans : (B)
6. Banks in our country normally publicise that additional interest rate is allowed on retail domestic term deposits of
(A) Minors
(B) Married women
(C) Senior citizens
(D) Government employees
Ans : (C)
7. Largest shareholder (in percentage shareholding) of a
nationalised bank is
(A) RBI
(B) NABARD
(C) LICI
(D) Government of India
Ans : (D)
8. USA has asked India to reduce its dependence on crude oil
supply from which of the following countries which is also a
member of the OPEC ?
(A) Venezuela
(B) Iraq
(C) Libya
(D) Iran
Ans : (D)

vice which should be provided to the poor people to bring

them in the network of financial inclusion?
(A) Insurance for life
(B) Investment plan for future
(C) Pension for old age
(D) A bank account where he/she can save small amount
Ans : (D)
10. Who among the following is the President of a country at
present ?
(A) Rupert Murdoch
(B) Ban Ki-moon
(C) Yoshihiko ode
(D) Nicolas Sarkozy
Ans : (D)
11. The year 2011 was the centenary year for which one of the
following policy-making bodies of the Government of India
in scientific research and development ?
(A) ISRO
(B) ICAR
(C) ICMR
(D) CSIR
Ans : (C)
12. In the year 2011, NASA launched a mission to study the
Moon from crust to core through its
(A) Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory
(B) Fast Auroral Snapshot Explorer Spacecraft
(C) Ultraviolet Spec troscopic Explorer Spacecraft
(D) Transition Region and Coronal Explorer Spacecraft
Ans : (A)
13. In the year 2011, a scientist from USA discovered BISIN,
which
(A) is a natural preservative and can extend foods life for
several years.
(B) can insulate cells of brain.
(C) claims for fastest prevention of bacterial infection.
(D) is a distant galaxy.
Ans : (A)
14. In the year 2011, a missile named PRAHAR, developed
by DRDO, was test-fired, This is a
(A) short-range surface to air missile.
(B) long-range surface to air missile.
(C) short-range surface to surface missile.
(D) long-range surface to surface missile.
Ans : (C)
15. Which one of the following statements is correct?
(A) All proteins are enzymes (B) All enzymes are proteins
(C) None of the enzymes is protein (D) None of the proteins
is enzyme
Ans : (B)

9. Which of the following is the most essential financial ser-

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16. If saving exceeds investment, the national income will
(A) rise
(B) fluctuate
(C) fall
(D) remain constant
Ans : (C)

21. Kaziranga Wild Life Sanctuary is in the State of

(A) Bihar
(B) Tamil Nadu
(C) Assam
(D) Kerala
Ans : (C)

17. Teratali is the folk dance of

(A) Uttar Pradesh
(B) Madhya Pradesh
(C) Rajasthan
(D) Haryana
Ans : (C)

22. Resin is extracted from

(A) Papaya
(B) Pine
(C) Rubber
(D) Banyan
Ans : (B)

18. UN Day is celebrated on

(A) October, 24
(B) January, 24
(C) June, 24
(D) September, 24
Ans : (A)

23. A common plant found in tropical rainforest is

(A) Pine
(B) Eucalyptus
(C) Orchid
(D) Fir
Ans : (C)

19. What are the blood corpuscles that help to build up resistance against diseases?
(A) Monocytes
(B) Neutrophils
(C) Leucocytes
(D) Lymphocytes
Ans : (C)

24. Which of the following vitamins is necessary for clotting

of blood ?
(A) K
(B) C
(C) A
(D) B
Ans : (A)

20. What is the chromosome number in a human ovum ?

(A) 24
(B) 46
(C) 48
(D) 50
Ans : (B)

25. Influenza virus contains

(A) RNA only
(B) DNA only
(C) Both RNA and DNA in equal proportion.
(D) DNA with very small proportion of RNA.
Ans : (A)

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1. Who won a Bronze medal for India in Badminton at the
2012 London Olympics?
(A) Saina Nehwal
(B) Sania Mirza
(C) Pulela Gopichand
(D) Prakash Padukone
Ans : (A)
2. In which country did the first Marxist revolution take place
(A) Germany
(B) Italy
(C) Great Britain
(D) Russia
Ans : (D)
3. Which one of the following countries was never taken over
by any European power as a colony?
(A) Thailand
(B) Brunei
(C) Indonesia
(D) Singapore
Ans : (A)
4. Which of the following statements is correct? Relative humidity
(A) varies with latitudes seasonally
(B) is maximum in subtropical anticyclones
(C) is lowest at the equator increasing towards the poles
(D) None of these
Ans : (A)
5. Monetary Policy decisions in India are taken by
(A) Reserve Bank of India (B) Government of India
(C) State Bank of India
(D) None of the above
Ans : (A)
6. What does the letter F denote in BFCs, a term seen very
frequently in Banking world these days ?
(A) Formal
(B) Fiscal
(C) Federal
(D) Financial
Ans : (D)
7. Who among the following is a Deputy Governor of the RBI
at present?
(A) Sri Sunil Mitra
(B) Sri Azim Premji
(C) Sri H. R. Khan
(D) Mrs. Sushma Nath
Ans : (C)
8. Standard and Poors is a Credit Rating Agency of international repute. Which of the following is one such agency of
Indian origin?
(A) IBA
(B) BASEL
(C) SEBI
(D) CRISIL
Ans : (D)
9. Who among the following is the Chief Minister of Uttrar
Pradesh at present ?
(A) Akhilesh Yadav
(B) Mulayarn Singh Yadav

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(C) Mayawati
Ans : (A)

(D) Amar Singh

10. Coin of which of the following denominations is called

Small Coin ?
(A) Re. 1
(B) Rs. 2
(C) Rs. 5
(D) 50 paisa
Ans : (D)
11. Which one of the following statements is correct ?
(A) All bases are alkalis
(B) None of the bases is alkali
(C) There are no more bases except the alkalis
(D) All alkalis are bases but all bases are not alkalis
Ans : (D)
12. High Velds are the temperate grasslands of
(A) Africa
(B) South Australia
(C) Europe and Asia
(D) South America
Ans : (A)
13. Which one of the following statements about NATO is not
correct?
(A) NATO is a collective defence organisation in Europe
(B) The US is an ex-officio member of NATO
(C) Turkey is a member of NATO
(D) NATO has 28 independent member States
Ans : (B)
14. The Cabinet Mission Plan for India envisaged a
(A) Federation
(B) Confederation
(C) Unitary form of Government
(D) Union of States
Ans : (A)
15. The National Commission for Women was createdby
(A) an amendment in the Constitution of India.
(B) a decision of the Union Cabinet.
(C) an Act passed by the Parliament.
(D) an order of the President of India.
Ans : (C)
16. Which one of the following is the greatest circle ?
(A) Arctic Circle
(B) Equator
(C) Tropic of Capricorn
(D) Tropic of Cancer
Ans : (B)
17. Who is Julian Assange ?
(A) Founder, Google
(B) Founder of Rediffmail
(C) Founder, WikiLeaks
(D) Nobel Laureate, Peace
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18. What does the letter S denote in AFSPA, an abbreviation we very often see in newspapers ?
(A) Sovereign
(B) Special
(C) State
(D) Security
Ans : (B)
19. The present Somnath Temple located in the Kathiawar
region of Gujarat is the seventh temple built on the original
site. It was completed on
(A) January 10, 1991
(B) August 6, 1992
(C) March 20, 1994
(D) December 1, 1995
Ans : (D)
20. Akbar built Fatehpur Sikri (city of victory) near Agra,
commemorating the emperors conquest of
(A) Gujarat
(B) Bengal
(C) Magadh
(D) Sindh
Ans : (A)
21. Lung fish is a link between
(A) Amphibia and Birds
(B) Reptiles and Birds
(C) Amphibia and Reptiles (D) Reptiles and Mammals
Ans : (C)

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22. Green gland is the excretory organ of

(A) Earthworm
(B) Cockroach
(C) Prawn
(D) House-fly
Ans : (C)
23. When pressure is increased, the boiling point of water
(A) decreases
(B) increases
(C) remains the same
(D) depends on the volume of vapour formed
Ans : (B)
24. In the treatment of skin disease the radio isotope used is
(A) Radio phosphorous
(B) Radio iodine
(C) Radio lead
(D) Radio cobalt
Ans : (A)
25. Rainbow has: (Choose incorrect statement)
(A) red light as its outer-most colour towards sky
(B) red light as its inner-most colour towards earth
(C) violet light as its inner-most colour towards earth
(D) its curvature bent towards earth
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GK Questions Set 8
1. General Measures to study rural-urban disparities
(A) Sex ratio, Literacy Rate, Per Capita Income
(B) Credit Allocation, Sex Ratio, literacy Rate, Per Capita Income
(C) Per Capita Income, Physical Quality of Life Index, Sex
Ratio, literacy Rate, Credit Allocation
(D) None of the above
Ans : (C)
2. World Development Report is an annual publication of
(A) United Nations Development Programme
(B) International Bank of Reconstruction and Development
(C) International Monetary Fund
(D) World Trade Orzanisation
Ans : (B)
3. In the context of the Indian freedom struggle, 16th October
1905 is well known for which one of the following reasons?
(A) The formal proclamation of Swadeshi Movement was
made in Calcutta Town hall
(B) Partition of Bengal took effect
(C) Dadabhai Naoroji declared that the goal of Indian National Congress was Swaraj
(D) LokmanyaTilak started Swadeshi Movement in Poona
Ans : (B)
4. Who was the captain of the Indian cricket team that won
the Under-19 World Cup in 2012?
(A) Pankaj Singh
(B) Virat Kohli
(C) Unmukt Chand
(D) Mahendra Singh Dhoni
Ans : (C)
5. Which of the following country does not follow Euro as
their currency?
(A) Germany
(B) Belgium
(C) Switzerland
(D) Portugal
Ans : (C)
6. Gujarat is the largest producer of salt in India because
(A) It has extensive shallow seas
(B) It has extensive dry coast
(C) Its coastal waters are very saline
(D) Besides producing salt from saline water it has reserves
of rock salt
Ans : (D)
7. Which of the following services/products of banks is specially designed and launched to help students?
(A) Personal loan
(B) Corporate loan
(C) Business loan
(D) Education loan
Ans : (D)

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8. Which of the following terms is not directly associated with

the functioning of RBI ?
(A) Open Marker Operations
(B) Cash Reserve Ratio
(C) SENSEX
(D) Liquidity Adjustment Facility
Ans : (C)
9. Which of the following statements is not correct?
(A) Wheat is grown in Punjab
(B) Tea is produced in Assam
(C) Coffee is grown in Karnataka
(D) Saffron is produced in Himachal Pradesh
Ans : (D)
10. Dipika who won Crocodile Challenge Cup Finals, played
in December 2011, is a famous
(A) Badminton player
(B) Table Tenn. is player
(C) Lawn Tennis player
(D) Squash player
Ans : (D)
11. Under which law it is prescribed that all proceedings in
the Supreme Court of India shall be in English language?
(A) The Supreme Court Rules, 1966
(B) A Legislation made by the Parliament
(C) Article 145 of the Constitution of India
(D) Article 348 of the Constitution of India
Ans : (D)
12. Which one of the following reactions is the main cause of
the energy radiation from the Sun?
(A) Fusion reaction
(B) Fission reaction
(C) Chemical reaction
(D) Diffusion reaction
Ans : (A)
13. In SONAR, we use
(A) ultrasonic waves.
(C) radio waves.
Ans : (A)

(B) infrasonic waves.

(D) audible sound waves.

14. To which of the following categories do the forests of the

Western Ghats of India belong ?
(A) Equatorial forests
(B) Monsoon forests
(C) Sub-tropical evergreen forests
(D) Temperate coastal forests
Ans : (D)
15. The time period of a simple pendulum having a spherical
wooden bob is 2 s. If the bob is replaced by a metallic one
twice as heavy, the time period will be
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(C) 1 s
Ans : (B)

(D) less than 1 s

16. The major part of agricultural land in India is under

(A) cash crops
(B) food crops
(C) oil seeds
(D) plantation crops
Ans : (B)
17. King Idris was the last monarch of
(A) Egypt
(B) Iran
(C) Libya
(D) Afghanistan
Ans : (C)
18. The river Volga pours its water into the
(A) Black Sea
(B) Caspian Sea
(C) Dead Sea
(D) Mediterranean Sea
Ans : (B)
19. Which countrys Progress cargo rocket launch, ferrying
food and fuel to the International Space Station, ended in a
failure recently?
(A) Russia
(B) China
(C) Japan
(D) USA
Ans : (A)
20. Which of the following is not among the State/union territories that underwent a name-change after their creation?
(A) Chhattisgarh
(B) Uttarakhand
(C) Puducherry
(D) Odisha
Ans : (A)

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21. A cyclist in circular motion should lean

(A) Forward
(B) Backward
(C) Sideways towards the centre
(D) Sideway away from the centre
Ans : (C)
22. The monitor of a computer is
(A) an input device
(B) an output device
(C) a storage device
(D) a processing device
Ans : (B)
23. .. is a collection of wires through which data is
transmitted from one part of a computer to another part
(A) Port
(B) Channel
(C) Bus
(D) Add on card
Ans : (C)
24. Amalgam is an alloy in which the base metal is
(A) Copper
(B) Zinc
(C) Aluminium
(D) Mercury
Ans : (D)
25. The physical method commonly used to purify sea water
is
(A) Evaporation
(B) Sedimentation
(C) Filtration
(D) Distillation
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1. Which of the following Indian companies feature in Fortune Five hundred list for 2012?
(A) Reliance Industries, Tata Motors, Tata Steel, IOC
(B) Tata Motors, SBI, CTS, Wipro, IOC
(C) Tata Steel, IOC, Reliance Industries, Ranbaxy
(D) IOC, Reliance Industries, SBI, GAIL
Ans : (A)
2. Which of these bodies decides the monetary policy in India
?
(A) Reserve Bank of India
(B) Ministry of Finance
(C) Ministry of Commerce
(D) Ministry of Finance and Commerce
Ans : (A)
3. CPI and WPI as acronyms, refer to
(A) Political Parties
(B) Purchasing capacity indices
(C) Price indices
(D) Poverty indices
Ans : (C)
4. What is Davos famous for ?
(A) It is best known tourist place of Switzerland
(B) G8 members meet here, every year
(C) EU financial headquarters
(D) World Economic Forum
Ans : (D)
5. This state contributes 70% of Indias coffee and silk. Name
this state
(A) Karnataka
(B) Assam
(C) Rajasthan
(D) Punjab
Ans : (A)
6. Who among the following is the recipient of Nobel Prize in
Literature given in 2011 ?
(A) Bruce A. Beutler
(B) V.S. Naipaul
(C) Tomas Transtromer
(D) Ralph M. Steinman
Ans : (C)
7. The 59th National Film Award for Best Actress was given
to
(A) Vidya Balan
(B) Kareena Kapoor
(C) Priyanka Chopra
(D) Lara Dutta
Ans : (A)
8. Which of the following is the abbreviated name of the body/
agency set up to boost foreign investments in India?
(A) FOREX
(B) FCCB
(C) FIPB
(D) FEMA
Ans : (C)

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9. Performance of which of the following is not considered

infrastructural sector of economy?
(A) Electricity
(B) Textile Sector
(C) Telecom
(D) Cement
Ans : (B)
10. Sachin Tendulkar made his 100th century in the match
played between India and
(A) Pakistan
(B) England
(C) Australia
(D) Bangladesh
Ans : (D)
11. The Indus Valley Civilisation was famous for
(A) well-planned cities
(B) efficient civil organisation
(C) development of art and architecture
(D) All of these
Ans : (D)
12. China objected to the participation of an Indian company
in its joint venture with another country for offshore oil exploration. Which one of the following is that country?
(A) Myanmar
(B) South Korea
(C) Taiwan
(D) Vietnam
Ans : (D)
13. Which of the following years was a leap year?
(A) 1998
(B) 2006
(C) 2004
(D) 2002
Ans : (C)
14. An African country, Sudan has been broken into two recently with formation of a new country named South Sudan.
Economy of South Sudan will depend on its
(A) agricultural product
(B) minerals
(C) forest product
(D) fishery product
Ans : (A)
15. The world famous Red Fort of Delhi was built by which
of the following Mughal rulers ?
(A) Akbar
(B) Jahangir
(C) Aurangzeb
(D) Shahjehan
Ans : (D)
16. India assumed the Chairmanship of which of the following international organisations in September, 2011 ?
(A) G-77
(B) Non-Aligned Movement
(C) G-24
(D) BRICS
Ans : (C)
17. The Union Environment Ministry has decided to declare
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sanctuary is in which State ?
(A) Tamil Nadu
(B) Karnataka
(C) Puducherry
(D) Andhra Pradesh
Ans : (A)
18. Which of the following has conducted a study on the economic impact of interlinking of rivers programme?
(A) CRISIL
(B) NCAER
(C) Planning Commission
(D) CMIE
Ans : (B)
19. Education Innovation Fund for India is an initiative of
(A) Intel
(B) IBM
(C) Microsoft India
(D) Hewlett-Packard
Ans : (D)
20. Which Indian petroleum company was in news for the
first hydrocarbon discovery in Sri Lanka ?
(A) RIL
(B) Cairn India
(C) ONGC
(D) Essar Oil
Ans : (B)
21. The chemical name of oil of vitriol is

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(A) Phosphoric acid

(C) Sulphuric acid
Ans : (C)
22. Cathode rays are
(A) Electromagnetic waves
(C) Stream of a-particles
Ans : (D)

(B) Nitric acid

(D) Hydrochloric acid

(B) Radiations
(D) Stream of electrons

23. The National Park Valley of Flowers lies in the State of

(A) Kerala
(B) Himachal Pradesh
(C) Uttarakhand
(D) Jammu & Kashmir
Ans : (C)
24. Bhopal Gas Tragedy was caused by
(A) Nitrogen
(B) Oxygen
(C) Methyl isocyanite
(D) Cyanide
Ans : (C)
25. A nautical mile is equal to
(A) 1.625 km
(B) 1.725 km
(C) 1.825 km
(D) 1.925 km
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1. Which of following countries in Europe were most hit by
sovereign debt crisis?
(A) Greece, Germany, Spain, Iceland
(B) Portugal, Spain, Italy, Czech Republic
(C) Greece, Spain, France, Switzerland
(D) Spain, Greece, Iceland, Portugal
Ans : (D)
2. Which of the following countries would account for maximum petroleum production of the world ?
(A) Saudi Arabia, Iran, Kazakhstan, US, Nigeria
(B) Russia, US, Iran, China, Saudi Arabia
(C) Saudi Arabia, US, Venezuela, Iran, Iraq
(D) Iran, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Nigeria, Libya
Ans : (B)
3. Which of the following was not the reason for recent slide
of Indian rupee?
(A) Huge Trade Deficit
(B) Low Growth and High Inflation
(C) Low Capital Inflow
(D) High unemployment rate
Ans : (D)
4. Which of followings combination belongs to Bretton Woods
institute?
(A) IMF, World Bank
(B) IMP, WTO, Doha Round
(C) World Bank, WTO, IBRD
(D) IMF, World Bank, UNESCO
Ans : (A)
5. Which of the following countries meet more than one fourth
of their energy requirement from nuclear power?
(A) France, US, Russia, Germany
(B) France, Ukraine, Sweden, Korea
(C) France, India, Ukraine, Germany
(D) Germany, Russia, Canada, Japan
Ans : (B)
6. Who amongst the following was awarded Padma Vibhushan
in 2012 ?
(A) T.V. Rajeswar
(B) Aruna Irani
(C) A.R. Rahman
(D) Shabana Azrni
Ans : (A)
7. Which of the following countries is a member of BRICS ?
(A) Bhutan
(B) Iran
(C) Romania
(D) South Africa
Ans : (D)
8. Which of the following countries placed its first Spacelab
Tiangong-1 into orbit?

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(A) North Korea

(C) India
Ans : (D)

(B) Japan
(D) China

9. Who among the following is the Solicitor-General of India

at present ?
(A) Jacob Mathew
(B) Rohinton Nariman
(C) Gopal Subrarnaniam
(D) Ashok Chawla
Ans : (B)
10. Which of the following schemes is launched by the Government of India to motivate school children to attend school
regularly?
(A) Kutir Jyoti
(B) lid-Day Meal
(C) MGREGA
(D) RAY
Ans : (B)
11. A stretch of sea water, partly or fully separated by a narrow strip from the main sea, is called
(A) Bay
(B) Isthmus
(C) Lagoon
(D) Strait
Ans : (C)
12. Which one among the following prominently rose in revolt against the British in 1857?
(A) Punjab Army
(B) Madras Regiment
(C) Bengal Army
(D) Awadh Regiment
Ans : (C)
13. The first Prime Minister of India in 1947 was appointed
by
(A) the Governor-General
(B) the President of India
(C) Mahatma Gandhi
(D) a committee headed by Dr. Rajendra Prasad
Ans : (B)
14. Mahatma Gandhi, the Father of the Nation (India), was
born in
(A) Sabarmati
(B) Ahmedabad
(C) Porbandar
(D) South Africa
Ans : (C)
15. Telescopes are placed in space to view distant galaxies
primarily to
(A) get closer to the observed objects
(B) avoid the absorption of light or other radiations in the
atmosphere of the earth
(C) avoid light pollution from the earths populated areas
(D) avoid steering the telescope against the earths motion
Ans : (B)
16. The term Golden Revolution is most closely related to

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which of the following missions ?
(A) National Mission on Clean Coal Technologies.
(B) National Bamboo Mission.
(C) National Solar Mission.
(D) National Horticulture Mission.
Ans : (D)
17. What is the number of digits in the MICR (Magnetic Ink
Character Recognition) code mentioned at the bottom of the
cheque just after the cheque number ?
(A) 6
(B) 7
(C) 8
(D) 9
Ans : (D)
18. Which of the following has become the first Indian State
to launch health insurance policy covering all its people?
(A) J & K
(B) Haryana
(C) Kerala
(D) Goa
Ans : (D)
19. The value of a commodity expressed in terms of money is
known as
(A) Price
(B) Utility
(C) Value
(D) Wealth
Ans : (A)
20. The Planning Commission of India was established in the
year
(A) 1947
(B) 1949

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(C) 1950
Ans : (C)

(D) 1952

21. In big cities, air pollution is mainly due to

(A) burning of fossil fuel
(B) thermal power plant
(C) sewage
(D) suspended particles
Ans : (A)
22. The term Let is associated with
(A) Badminton
(B) Chess
(C) Hockey
(D) Football
Ans : (A)
23. The oral polio vaccine was discovered by
(A) Alexander Flemming
(B) Jonas Salk
(C) Edmond Fischer
(D) Joseph E. Murray
Ans : (B)
24. Who among the following Nobel Laureates for their relentless struggle for peace, was awarded 2010 Nobel Prize?
(A) Barack H. Obama
(B) Liu Xiaobo
(C) Martti Ahtisaari
(D) Shirin Ebadi
Ans : (B)
25. The Umiam Hydel Project dam is located a few kilometres
north of
(A) Guwahati
(B) Shillong
(C) Kohima
(D) Imphal
Ans : (B)

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