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This section includes 657 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Testing Subject knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1. |
S1:Growing up means not only getting larger, but also using our sense and our brain is to become more aware of things around us.P :Not only does he have a memory but he is able to think and reason.Q :In this, man differs from all other animals.R :Before we spray our roadside plants or turn sewage in to our rivers, we should pause to think what the results of our action are likely to do.S :This is to say, he is able to plan what he is is going to do in the light of his experience before he does it.S6:In other words, we must develop and use our ability to reason, because the destruction or the preservation of the places in which we live depend on us.The Proper sequence should be: |
| A. | SPRQ |
| B. | QRSP |
| C. | SPQR |
| D. | QPSR |
| Answer» E. | |
| 2. |
S1:Palaeobotany is the study of fossil plants preserved in rocks dating back in millions of years.P :Records of the history of the world are contained in fossils.Q :Through the ages, plants have evolved from simple to more complex forms.R :First there were water plants then land plants appeared during the Paleozoic era.S :But since the fossil remains appear locked in rock layers, they are closely related to the geologist area of investigation.S6:The fossil plants indicate the age of the rock, and also point to facts regarding climate, temperature and topography.The Proper sequence should be: |
| A. | PSQR |
| B. | RQSP |
| C. | SQRP |
| D. | QRPS |
| Answer» E. | |
| 3. |
S1:The Hound of Baskervilles was feared by the people of the area.P :Some people spoke of seeing a huge, shadowy form a Hound at midnight on the moor.Q :But they spoke of it in tones of horror.R :Nobody had actually seen the hound.S :This shadowy form did not reveal any details about the animal.S6:The Hound of Baskervilles remains an unsolved mystery.The Proper sequence should be: |
| A. | PSRQ |
| B. | SPQR |
| C. | SPRQ |
| D. | PQRS |
| Answer» B. SPQR | |
| 4. |
S1:In India marriages are usually arranged by parentsP :Sometimes boys and girls do not like th idea of arranged marriages.Q :Most young people accepts the state of affairs.R :Shanta was like that.S :They assume their parents can make good choices.S6:She felt she was a modern girl and not subject for bargaining.The Proper sequence should be: |
| A. | RQPS |
| B. | QSPR |
| C. | PSRQ |
| D. | SPRQ |
| Answer» C. PSRQ | |
| 5. |
S1:We now know that the oceans are very deep.P :For example, the Indian ocean has a range called the Indian Ridge.Q :Much of it is fairly flat.R :However, there are great mountain ranges as well.S :On average the bottom is 2.5 miles to 3.5 miles downS6:This reaches from the India to the Antarctic.The Proper sequence should be: |
| A. | RSQP |
| B. | SQPR |
| C. | PQSR |
| D. | QPRS |
| Answer» C. PQSR | |
| 6. |
S1:It was a dark moonless night.P :He turned over the pages, reading passages here and there.Q :He heard them on the floor.R :The poet took down his books of poems from his shelves.S :Some of them contained his earliest writings which he had almost forgotten.S6:They all seemed to him to be poor and ordinary mere childish words.The Proper sequence should be: |
| A. | RSPQ |
| B. | RPQS |
| C. | RQSP |
| D. | RPSQ |
| Answer» E. | |
| 7. |
S1:The Bhagavadgita recognises the nature of man and the needs of man.P :All these three aspects constitute the nature of man.Q :It shows how the human being is rational one, an ethical one and a spiritual one.R :More than all, it must be a spiritual experience.S :Nothing can give him fulfilment unless it satisfies his reason, his ethical conscience.S6:A man whom does not harmonise them, is not truly human.The Proper sequence should be: |
| A. | QPSR |
| B. | PSRQ |
| C. | RSPQ |
| D. | PSQR |
| Answer» B. PSRQ | |
| 8. |
S1:Since the sixties there has been an increasing interest in neurophysiology, which deals with the neural bases of mental activity and behaviour.P :It has format which is very similar to that of Brain and Language, a sister journal.Q :Since then, a number of journals devoted entirely to this area of research have appeared.R :Before the 1960's when this field was the concern of a small number of investigators, research articles were scattered in various neurological journals.S :Brain and cognition is one such journal.S6:So far the journal has published the mixture of articles including reports and investigations.The Proper sequence should be: |
| A. | QSPR |
| B. | RQSP |
| C. | QRSP |
| D. | RSPQ |
| Answer» C. QRSP | |
| 9. |
S1:I had halted on the road.P :As soon as I saw the elephant I knew I should not shoot him.Q :It is a serious matter to shoot a working elephant.R :I knew that his 'must' was already passing off.S :The elephant was standing 8 yards from the road.S6:I decided to watch him for a while and then go home.The Proper sequence should be: |
| A. | RQPS |
| B. | SPQR |
| C. | PQSR |
| D. | SRPQ |
| Answer» D. SRPQ | |
| 10. |
S1:For decades, American society has been calling a melting potP :Differences remained - in appearence, mannerisms, customs, speech, religion and more.Q :The term has long been a cliche and half-truth.R :But homogenisation was never acheived.S :Yes, immigrants from diverse cultures and traditions did cast off vestiges of their native lands and become almost imperceptibly woven in to the American fabric.S6:In recent years, such differences accentuated by the arrival of immigrants from Asia and other parts of the world in the United States - have become something to celebrate and to nurture.The Proper sequence should be: |
| A. | SQPR |
| B. | QRSP |
| C. | SQRP |
| D. | QSRP |
| Answer» D. QSRP | |
| 11. |
S1:The heart is pump of life.P :They have even succeeded in heart transplants.Q :Nowadays surgeons are able to stop a patients heart and carry out complicated operations.R :A few years ago it was impossible to operate on a patient whose heart was not working properly.S :If heart stops we die in about five minutes.S6:All this was made possible by the invention of heart-lung machine.The Proper sequence should be: |
| A. | SQPR |
| B. | SRQP |
| C. | SPRQ |
| D. | SRPQ |
| Answer» C. SPRQ | |
| 12. |
S1:Your letter was big relief.P :How did you exams go?Q :After your result, you must come here for a week.R :You hadn't written for over a month.S :I am sure you will come out with flying colours.S6:But don't forget to bring chocolate for Geetha.The Proper sequence should be: |
| A. | RPSQ |
| B. | PSRQ |
| C. | QRPS |
| D. | RSPQ |
| Answer» B. PSRQ | |
| 13. |
S1:Hungry, with a population of about 10 million, lies between Czechoslovakia to the north and Yugoslavia to the south.P :Here a great deal of grain is grown.Q :In recent years, however, progress has been made also in the field of industrialisation.R :Most of this country consists of an extremely fertile plain, through which the river Danube flows.S :In addition to grain, the plain produces potatoes, sugar, wine and livestock.S6:The new industries derive mainly from agricultural production.The Proper sequence should be: |
| A. | PRSQ |
| B. | QRSP |
| C. | RPSQ |
| D. | RQSP |
| Answer» D. RQSP | |
| 14. |
S1:I keep on flapping my big ears all day.P :They also fear that I will flip them all away.Q :But children wonder why I flap them so.R :I flap them so to make sure they are safely there on either side of my head.S :But I know what I am doing.S6:Am I not a smart, intelligent elephant?The Proper sequence should be: |
| A. | QPRS |
| B. | SRQP |
| C. | QPSR |
| D. | PSRQ |
| Answer» D. PSRQ | |
| 15. |
S1:The study of speech disorders due to brain injury suggests that patients can think without having adequate control over their language.P :But they succeed in playing games of chess.Q :Some patients, for example fail to find the names of objects presented to them.R :They can even use the concepts needed for chess playing, though they are unable to express many of the concepts in ordinary language.S :They even find it difficult to interpret long written notices.S6:How they manage to do this we do not know.The Proper sequence should be: |
| A. | QSPR |
| B. | PSQR |
| C. | RPSQ |
| D. | SRPQ |
| Answer» B. PSQR | |
| 16. |
S1:She said on the phone that she would report for duty next day.P :We waited for few days then we decided to go to her place.Q :But she did not.R :we found it locked.S :Even after that we waited for her quite a few days.S6:Eventually we reported to the police.The Proper sequence should be: |
| A. | QPRS |
| B. | PRSQ |
| C. | QPSR |
| D. | SQPR |
| Answer» B. PRSQ | |
| 17. |
S1:What are the causes of our chronic food shortage ?P :To find for these growing new millions is desperate task.Q :every year, we add more than a crore of persons to our population.R :Despite stupendous efforts by our government, the population is growing unabated.S :The chief cause is the population explosion.S6:This unprecedented growth can drag us to the doors of starvation very soon.The Proper sequence should be: |
| A. | QPRS |
| B. | QRSP |
| C. | SQPR |
| D. | PSQR |
| Answer» D. PSQR | |
| 18. |
S1:Satyajit Ray made several films for children.P :Later film makers have followed his lead.Q :Today other nations are making the children's film in a big way.R :This was at a time when no director considered children as potential audience.S :Ray was, thus, a pioneer in the field.S6:But today few think of Ray as a maker of children's films.The Proper sequence should be: |
| A. | RSPQ |
| B. | PSRQ |
| C. | RSQP |
| D. | SQRP |
| Answer» B. PSRQ | |
| 19. |
S1:Calcutta unlike other cities kepts its trams.P :As a result there horrendous congestion.Q :It was going to be the first in South Asia.R :They run down the centre of the roadS :To ease in the city decided to build an underground railway line.S6:The foundation stone was laid in 1972.The Proper sequence should be: |
| A. | SQRP |
| B. | PRSQ |
| C. | PSQR |
| D. | RPSQ |
| Answer» E. | |
| 20. |
S1:Jawaharlal Nehru was the greatest plan-enthusiast.P :Under Nehru's advice, the pre-Independent congress set up National Planning Commission in 1938.Q :But he forgot that what could be achieved by force under the communist dictatorship of Russia was not possible under the democratic set up of India.R :He took the idea from Russia where Five year plans transformed a very backward country into a top power of the world.S :No free government can call for compulsory sacrifice and suffering from the whole people.S6:Nehru himself became the chairman of the commission.The Proper sequence should be: |
| A. | QPRS |
| B. | PSQR |
| C. | SRQP |
| D. | RQSP |
| Answer» E. | |
| 21. |
S1:Metals are today being replaced by polymers in many applications.P :Above all, they are cheaper and easier to process making them a viable alternative to metals.Q :Polymers are essentially a long chains of hydrocarbon molecules.R :Today polymers as strong as metals have been developed.S :These have replaced the traditional chromium-plated metallic bumpers in cars.S6:Many Indian Institutes of science and Technology run special programmes on polymer science.The Proper sequence should be: |
| A. | RQSP |
| B. | QRSP |
| C. | RSQP |
| D. | QRPS |
| Answer» C. RSQP | |
| 22. |
The measure of a worker's real wage is ____________ |
| A. | the purchasing power of his earning |
| B. | the change in his productivity over a given time |
| C. | his daily earnings |
| D. | his earnings after deduction at source |
| Answer» B. the change in his productivity over a given time | |
| 23. |
Excess of public expenditure over public revenue leads to ____________ |
| A. | tax reduction |
| B. | surplus creation |
| C. | capital formation |
| D. | deficit |
| Answer» E. | |
| 24. |
National Agriculture Insurance Scheme replacing Comprehensive Crop Insurance Scheme (CCIS) was introduced in the year ____________ |
| A. | 2000 |
| B. | 1997 |
| C. | 1999 |
| D. | 1998 |
| Answer» D. 1998 | |
| 25. |
Which of the following Indian Banks is not a nationalized bank? |
| A. | Federal bank |
| B. | Vijaya Bank |
| C. | Dena BankFederal bank |
| D. | Corporation Bank |
| Answer» B. Vijaya Bank | |
| 26. |
S1:Several sub-cities have been planned around capital.P :Dwarga is the first among them.Q :They are expected to alleviate the problem of housing.R :It is coming up in the south west of capital.S :It will cater to over one million people when completed.S6:Hopefully the housing problem will not be as acute at present after these sub-cities are built.The Proper sequence should be: |
| A. | PQRS |
| B. | QPRS |
| C. | PRSQ |
| D. | QRSP |
| Answer» C. PRSQ | |
| 27. |
Which of the following is called a 'Bankers Cheque? |
| A. | Pay Order |
| B. | Fixd Deposit |
| C. | Debit Card |
| D. | Demand Draft |
| Answer» E. | |
| 28. |
Under which Plan was private sector given priority over the public sector for the first time? |
| A. | Seventh |
| B. | Fifth |
| C. | Second |
| D. | Sixth |
| Answer» B. Fifth | |
| 29. |
Pradhan Mantri Bharat Jodo Pariyojana is related to ____________ |
| A. | development of highways |
| B. | linking of rivers |
| C. | communication |
| D. | social integration |
| Answer» B. linking of rivers | |
| 30. |
A zero rate of inflation obtains necessarily in a year where the annual rate of inflation ____________ |
| A. | is both falling and rising in a year |
| B. | is constant in every week of the year |
| C. | is falling in every week of the year |
| D. | in every week of the year is zero |
| Answer» B. is constant in every week of the year | |
| 31. |
A rise in 'SENSEX' means ____________ |
| A. | an overall rise in prices of shares of group up companies registered with Bombay Stock Exchange |
| B. | a rise in prices of shares of all companies belonging to a group of companies registered with Bombay Sock Exchange |
| C. | a rise in prices of shares of all companies registered with National Stock Exchange |
| D. | a rise in prices of shares of all companies registered with Bombay companies registered with Bombay Stock exchange |
| Answer» E. | |
| 32. |
To prevent recurrence of scams in Indian Capital Market, the Government has assigned regulatory powers to ____________ |
| A. | SEBI |
| B. | ICICI |
| C. | SBI |
| D. | RBI |
| Answer» B. ICICI | |
| 33. |
Which among the following schemes is related exclusively to financial inclusion? |
| A. | Kutir Jyoti |
| B. | All of these |
| C. | Swawlamban |
| D. | Swabhiman |
| Answer» E. | |
| 34. |
Which one of the following companies has started the rural marketing network called 'e-chaupals'? |
| A. | Hindustan Lever |
| B. | ITC |
| C. | Proctor and Gamble |
| D. | Dabur |
| Answer» C. Proctor and Gamble | |
| 35. |
The Green Revolution has not been as green as it has been made out to be because |
| A. | it created big farmers |
| B. | None of the above |
| C. | it is confined to selected regions |
| D. | it is confined to wheat |
| Answer» E. | |
| 36. |
ure Banking, Nothing Elseis a slogan raised by ____________ |
| A. | SBI |
| B. | UTI Bank |
| C. | HDFC Bank |
| D. | ICICI Bank |
| Answer» B. UTI Bank | |
| 37. |
'Bhoodan Yojana' , as a measure of gifting land by the rich landlords to the landless labourers, was started by |
| A. | Raj Narain |
| B. | Medha Patkar |
| C. | Acharya Narendra DEv |
| D. | Acharya Vinoba Bhave |
| Answer» D. Acharya Vinoba Bhave | |
| 38. |
BOP (Balance of Payment) refers to ____________ |
| A. | transactioins relating only to exports and imports |
| B. | systematic record of all its economic transaction with the rest of the world |
| C. | transactions relating to receipts and payment of invisibles |
| D. | transactions in the flow of capital |
| Answer» C. transactions relating to receipts and payment of invisibles | |
| 39. |
For which period was the Rolling Plan made? |
| A. | 1950-1953 |
| B. | 1965-1968 |
| C. | 1980-1985 |
| D. | 1978-1983 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 40. |
In India, the first bank of limited liability managed by Indians and founded in 1881 was ____________ |
| A. | Punjab and Sind Bank |
| B. | Hindustan Commercial Bank |
| C. | Punjab National Bank |
| D. | Oudh Commercial Bank |
| Answer» C. Punjab National Bank | |
| 41. |
'Sensitive Sector' as defined by RBI includes ____________ |
| A. | All of these |
| B. | capital market |
| C. | real estate |
| D. | commodities |
| Answer» B. capital market | |
| 42. |
In India, The Black Revolution is associated with self dependence in the production of ____________ |
| A. | None of these |
| B. | mustard seeds |
| C. | black box |
| D. | crude petroleum |
| Answer» E. | |
| 43. |
mart Moneyis a term used for ____________ |
| A. | Cash with public |
| B. | cash with bank |
| C. | Credit cards |
| D. | internet banking |
| Answer» D. internet banking | |
| 44. |
The Kutir Jyoti Scheme is associated with ____________ |
| A. | None of the above |
| B. | promoting employment among rural unemployed youth |
| C. | Both 'a' and 'b' |
| D. | providing electricity to rural families |
| Answer» E. | |
| 45. |
In India, the interest rate on savings accounts in all the nationalised commercial banks is fixed by ____________ |
| A. | None of the above |
| B. | Union Ministry of Finance |
| C. | Indian Bank's Association |
| D. | Union Finance Commission |
| Answer» B. Union Ministry of Finance | |
| 46. |
The type of unemployment mostly found in India can be characterised as ____________ |
| A. | cyclical |
| B. | disguised |
| C. | frictional |
| D. | structural |
| Answer» C. frictional | |
| 47. |
National Income is the ____________ |
| A. | Net domestic product at market price |
| B. | Net domestic product at factor cost |
| C. | Net national product at factor cost |
| D. | Net national product at market price |
| Answer» C. Net national product at factor cost | |
| 48. |
Which of the following Mahatma Gandhi series of currency notes issued by the RBI hasecologydepicted on it? |
| A. | Rs. 50 |
| B. | Rs. 5 |
| C. | Rs. 100 |
| D. | Rs. 500 |
| Answer» D. Rs. 500 | |
| 49. |
Where are the headquarters of SIDBI? |
| A. | Mumbai |
| B. | Bengaluru |
| C. | New Delhi |
| D. | Lucknow |
| Answer» E. | |
| 50. |
Which committee recommended religion and caste as new Below Poverty Line (BPL) criteria? |
| A. | None of these |
| B. | NC Saxena |
| C. | Kelkar |
| D. | C Rangarajan |
| Answer» C. Kelkar | |