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| 1. |
The expected official volume of trade between India and Pakistan during 2010-2011 was : |
| A. | $ 300 crore |
| B. | $ 360 crore |
| C. | $ 200 crore |
| D. | $ 260 crore |
| Answer» E. | |
| 2. |
In which of the following countries for the first time, the high yielding variety seed was developed ? |
| A. | Mexico |
| B. | Argentina |
| C. | Swedan |
| D. | India |
| Answer» B. Argentina | |
| 3. |
Which one of the following is not a cooperative organization ? |
| A. | Primary Land Development Bank |
| B. | Central Land Development Bank |
| C. | State Cooperative Banks |
| D. | Regional Rural Banks |
| Answer» E. | |
| 4. |
The recorded lowest exchange rate of a dollar with Indian rupee on March 3, 2009 was: |
| A. | $ 1 = Rs.52.18 |
| B. | $ 1 = Rs.52.30 |
| C. | $ 1 = Rs.51.73 |
| D. | $ 1 = Rs.52.73 |
| Answer» B. $ 1 = Rs.52.30 | |
| 5. |
Which of the following groups correctly belongs to IBSA ? |
| A. | Indonesia and Brazil |
| B. | India and Brunei |
| C. | Brazil and South Africa |
| D. | Brazil and Singapore |
| Answer» D. Brazil and Singapore | |
| 6. |
For which of the following crops, the National Food Security Mission launched in 2007-08 does not apply ? |
| A. | Rice |
| B. | Pulses |
| C. | wheat |
| D. | Oil-seeds |
| Answer» E. | |
| 7. |
Which one of the following is a degradable pollutant ? |
| A. | Mercury |
| B. | Trace metals |
| C. | Domestic Sewage |
| D. | Steel |
| Answer» D. Steel | |
| 8. |
In which of the following regime the Rolling Plan was introduced in India ? |
| A. | Congress regime |
| B. | NDA regime |
| C. | Janata Party regime |
| D. | UPA regime |
| Answer» D. UPA regime | |
| 9. |
Which one of the following refers to' Dum Dum fever' ? |
| A. | Hay fever |
| B. | Kala-azar |
| C. | Yellow fever |
| D. | Scarlet fever |
| Answer» C. Yellow fever | |
| 10. |
Which one of the following is not mentioned in the Preamble of the Indian Constitution ? |
| A. | Sovereign |
| B. | Socialist |
| C. | Republic |
| D. | Federal |
| Answer» E. | |
| 11. |
Under article 267 of Indian Constitution Provision of which one of following has been made ? |
| A. | Consolidated Fund |
| B. | Contingency Fund |
| C. | Expenditure Fund |
| D. | President's Fund |
| Answer» C. Expenditure Fund | |
| 12. |
Who is the Chairman of the National Development Council ? |
| A. | President |
| B. | Prime Minister |
| C. | Home Minister |
| D. | Finance Minister |
| Answer» C. Home Minister | |
| 13. |
Under which of the following articles of Constitution, National Emergency can be proclaimed by the President of India ? |
| A. | Article 352 |
| B. | Article 356 |
| C. | Article 358 |
| D. | Article 360 |
| Answer» B. Article 356 | |
| 14. |
Perspiration is maximum when : |
| A. | air is dry and temperature is low |
| B. | air is humid and temperature is low. |
| C. | air is humid and temperature is high |
| D. | air is dry and temperature is high |
| Answer» D. air is dry and temperature is high | |
| 15. |
Which of the following vitamins is water soluble ? |
| A. | Vitamin-A |
| B. | Vitamin-D |
| C. | Vitamin-C |
| D. | Vitamin-E |
| Answer» D. Vitamin-E | |
| 16. |
Gossamer silk is produced by : |
| A. | Silkworm |
| B. | Spider |
| C. | Tussar moth |
| D. | Scorpioa |
| Answer» C. Tussar moth | |
| 17. |
Human sterlity is caused mainly due to deficiency of : |
| A. | Fats |
| B. | Proteins |
| C. | Folic acid |
| D. | Vitamin- E |
| Answer» E. | |
| 18. |
Which of the following gases is used for bio-terrorism ? |
| A. | Methane |
| B. | Crypton |
| C. | Xenon |
| D. | Mustard |
| Answer» E. | |
| 19. |
In which of the following , the food is not stored in tap roots ? |
| A. | Carrot |
| B. | Sweet Potato |
| C. | Sugarbeet |
| D. | Turmip |
| Answer» C. Sugarbeet | |
| 20. |
Bolometer is a device to measure: |
| A. | Pressure |
| B. | Growth in Plants |
| C. | Thermal radiation |
| D. | Speed of wind |
| Answer» D. Speed of wind | |
| 21. |
Who is the first head of Expenditure Management Commission Constituted by Central Government in aug, 2014 ? |
| A. | Sumit Bose |
| B. | Bimal Jalan |
| C. | Subeer Gokama |
| D. | Y.S.R.Reddy |
| Answer» C. Subeer Gokama | |
| 22. |
Which of the following measures the length of a word in computers ? |
| A. | Micron |
| B. | Millimetre |
| C. | Metre |
| D. | Bits |
| Answer» E. | |
| 23. |
In which of the following cities of U.S.A. is situated Madison Square Garden where Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi gave his historic speech on 28th Sept. 2014 ? |
| A. | Washington |
| B. | Chicago |
| C. | New York |
| D. | Boston |
| Answer» D. Boston | |
| 24. |
How many medals India won in 20th Commonwealth Games, 2014 held at Glasgow ? |
| A. | 70 |
| B. | 68 |
| C. | 67 |
| D. | 64 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 25. |
A genetic engineer is : |
| A. | An engineer interested in genetics. |
| B. | A person who transfers genes from one organism to another |
| C. | A geneticist interested in engineering |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. A geneticist interested in engineering | |
| 26. |
Rajiv Gandhi Sadbhavana Award, 2014 has been given to: |
| A. | Sunder Lal Bahuguna |
| B. | Anna Hazare |
| C. | Muzaffar Ali |
| D. | Javed Akhtar |
| Answer» D. Javed Akhtar | |
| 27. |
In the Berlin Film Festival held in February, 2014 the Golden Bear for the best film was given to: |
| A. | A Royal Affair |
| B. | Barbara |
| C. | Black Coal Thin Ice |
| D. | Just the Wind |
| Answer» D. Just the Wind | |
| 28. |
The Headquarters of Small Industries Development Bank of India is situated in : |
| A. | Ahmedabad |
| B. | Chennai |
| C. | Mumbai |
| D. | Lucknow |
| Answer» E. | |
| 29. |
Pran Kumar Sharma who died recently in Aug., 2014 was a : |
| A. | Cricketer |
| B. | Social Worker |
| C. | Environmentalist |
| D. | Cartoonist |
| Answer» E. | |
| 30. |
As per Census of 2011, which of the following States has experienced least population growth in the last decade ? |
| A. | Mizoram |
| B. | Nagaland |
| C. | tamil Nadu |
| D. | Kerala |
| Answer» C. tamil Nadu | |
| 31. |
Who became the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu in Sept. 2014 after the resignation of J. Jayalalitha ? |
| A. | J.Periyakulam |
| B. | Y.S.Arunachalam |
| C. | O.Panneerselvam |
| D. | S. Subramaniam |
| Answer» D. S. Subramaniam | |
| 32. |
With which of the following fields was associated B.K.S. Iyengar who passed away in Aug. 2014 ? |
| A. | Yoga |
| B. | Education |
| C. | Cinema |
| D. | Sports |
| Answer» B. Education | |
| 33. |
In which of the following States, the President rule was imposed in Sept. 2014 ? |
| A. | Maharashtra |
| B. | Nagaland |
| C. | Assam |
| D. | Kerala |
| Answer» B. Nagaland | |
| 34. |
Who is the writer of the book entitled 'one Life is not Enough' : An Autobiography published in Aug. 2014 ? |
| A. | Manmohan Singh |
| B. | Natwar Singh |
| C. | Sonia Gandhi |
| D. | Lal Krishna Advani |
| Answer» C. Sonia Gandhi | |
| 35. |
Who were jointly declared Man of the Series' in the International Cricket Test series played in July/Aug. 2014 between India and England ? |
| A. | James Anderson and John Root |
| B. | James Anderson and Bhuvaneshwar Kumar |
| C. | John Root and Alistair Cook |
| D. | John Root and M.S. Dhoni |
| Answer» C. John Root and Alistair Cook | |
| 36. |
Indian Pulse Research Institute is situated in : |
| A. | Agra |
| B. | Faizabad |
| C. | Kanpur |
| D. | Jhansi |
| Answer» D. Jhansi | |
| 37. |
Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants is located at : |
| A. | Chitrakutq |
| B. | Saharanpur |
| C. | Kanpur |
| D. | Lucknow |
| Answer» E. | |
| 38. |
Who was awarded Dada Saheb Phalke Award for the Year 2014 ? |
| A. | Gulzar |
| B. | Shashi Kapoor |
| C. | Pran |
| D. | Lata Mangeshkar |
| Answer» C. Pran | |
| 39. |
UP Council of agricultural Research is located at: |
| A. | Meerut |
| B. | Bulandshahar |
| C. | Lucknow |
| D. | Gorakhpur |
| Answer» D. Gorakhpur | |
| 40. |
Potato Research Institute in UP is located in the district: |
| A. | Farrukhabad |
| B. | Meerut |
| C. | Kanpur |
| D. | Allahabad |
| Answer» C. Kanpur | |
| 41. |
Both the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn pass through - |
| A. | Asia |
| B. | Australia |
| C. | South America |
| D. | Africa |
| Answer» E. | |
| 42. |
Which one of the following district of U.P. is not touched by international boundary ? |
| A. | Balrampur |
| B. | Sravasti |
| C. | Pilibhit |
| D. | Basti |
| Answer» E. | |
| 43. |
What is Shadow Banking ? |
| A. | Outsourcing of banking work by a bank |
| B. | Financial transactions and other activities of nonbanking financial intermediary |
| C. | Domestic Banks foreign operations |
| D. | Foreign bank operating in another country for banking and other activities |
| Answer» C. Domestic Banks foreign operations | |
| 44. |
Which one of the following decades in Indian Planning deserves to be called the decade of jobless growth ? |
| A. | 1971-1980 |
| B. | 1991-2000 |
| C. | 2001-2010 |
| D. | 2005-2015 |
| Answer» C. 2001-2010 | |
| 45. |
The folk dance of Meghalaya is : |
| A. | Nati |
| B. | Loho |
| C. | Bamboo Dance |
| D. | Khantum |
| Answer» C. Bamboo Dance | |
| 46. |
The density of population in India : |
| A. | has continuously increased |
| B. | is approximately constant |
| C. | has mildly declined |
| D. | has first increased and then declined since 1991 |
| Answer» B. is approximately constant | |
| 47. |
Which of the following Directive Principles of State Policy was added to the Constitution at a later date ? |
| A. | Organization of village Panchayats |
| B. | Prohibition of Cow Slaughter |
| C. | Free Legal Aid |
| D. | Uniform Civil code |
| Answer» D. Uniform Civil code | |
| 48. |
Judicial Activism in India is related to : |
| A. | Committed Judiciary |
| B. | Public Interest Petition |
| C. | Judicial Review |
| D. | Judicial Independence |
| Answer» C. Judicial Review | |
| 49. |
If the President and the Vice President of India both have resigned, who will act as the President ? |
| A. | The Speaker of the Lok Sabha |
| B. | The Prime Minister |
| C. | The Home Minister |
| D. | The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court |
| Answer» E. | |
| 50. |
In the Union Budget of 2015-16 which one of the following pension schemes has been reintroduced ? |
| A. | Ram Manohar Lohia Pension Yojana |
| B. | Pradhan Mantri Pension Yojana |
| C. | Atal Pension Yojana |
| D. | Nirantar Pension yojana |
| Answer» D. Nirantar Pension yojana | |