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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. |
Xeric condition refers to -- |
| A. | low temperature |
| B. | low humidity |
| C. | high evaporation |
| D. | extreme temperature |
| Answer» C. high evaporation | |
| 2. |
umus is an example of - |
| A. | soil structure |
| B. | crystalloids |
| C. | organic colloids |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. crystalloids | |
| 3. |
Which one of the following is true for Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana ? |
| A. | Accident Insurance Rs100000.Life Insurance Rs.30000 |
| B. | Accident Insurance Rs. 30000Life Insurance Rs.100000 |
| C. | Accident Insurance Rs.30000Life Insurance Rs.10000 |
| D. | Accident Insurance Rs.130000Life Insurance Rs.100000 |
| Answer» B. Accident Insurance Rs. 30000Life Insurance Rs.100000 | |
| 4. |
What is the maximum limit of gratuity payable under the Payment of Gratuity Act 1972 ? |
| A. | Rs. 3 lakh |
| B. | Rs.7.50 Lakh |
| C. | Rs.10 Lakh. |
| D. | Rs.10.50 lakh |
| Answer» D. Rs.10.50 lakh | |
| 5. |
In India, the effective literacy rates are calculated from- |
| A. | Total population |
| B. | Child population |
| C. | adult population |
| D. | Population above 7 years of age |
| Answer» E. | |
| 6. |
A PAN has initially a five-alphabet series like AFZPK 7190 K. Here P stands for - |
| A. | Individual |
| B. | Firm |
| C. | Hindu undivided family |
| D. | association of persons |
| Answer» B. Firm | |
| 7. |
In 2011, micro-finance institutions were installed on the recommendation of- |
| A. | Malegam Committee |
| B. | Goiporia Committee |
| C. | Rangarajan Committee |
| D. | Banking Reforms Committee |
| Answer» B. Goiporia Committee | |
| 8. |
Devaluation of Mudra- |
| A. | increases the imports and exports of a country |
| B. | decreases the imports and exports of a country |
| C. | increases the exports and decreases the imports of a country |
| D. | increases the imports and decreases the exports of a country |
| Answer» D. increases the imports and decreases the exports of a country | |
| 9. |
Income tax in India was introduced by- |
| A. | Sir Charles Wood |
| B. | Lord Machale |
| C. | James Wilson |
| D. | William Jones |
| Answer» D. William Jones | |
| 10. |
Which one of the following is a direct tax ? |
| A. | Sales tax |
| B. | Excise duty |
| C. | Customs duty |
| D. | Wealth Tax |
| Answer» D. Wealth Tax | |
| 11. |
RBI does not transact the business of which State Government ? |
| A. | Nagaland |
| B. | Jammu and Kashmir |
| C. | Punjab |
| D. | Assam |
| Answer» C. Punjab | |
| 12. |
The proper seed rate for transplanting of Basmati rice is- |
| A. | 45-50 kg/ha |
| B. | 20-30 kg/ha |
| C. | 15-20 kg/ha |
| D. | 5-10 kg/ha |
| Answer» D. 5-10 kg/ha | |
| 13. |
Long-term fiscal policy was announced by which finance Minister of India ? |
| A. | V.P.Singh |
| B. | P.Chidambaram |
| C. | Dr.Manmohan Singh |
| D. | Yashwant Sinha |
| Answer» B. P.Chidambaram | |
| 14. |
Which one of the following is not included in the working capital of a farm ? |
| A. | Seed |
| B. | Fertilizer |
| C. | Irrigation water |
| D. | Land revenue |
| Answer» E. | |
| 15. |
Which one of the following NBFCs has been granted licence by the RBI to open commercial bank by March 31, 2015 ? |
| A. | Reliance Capital |
| B. | Bajaj Capital |
| C. | IDFC |
| D. | IFCI |
| Answer» D. IFCI | |
| 16. |
Generally orobanche weed is found in - |
| A. | Tobacco field |
| B. | gram field |
| C. | rice field |
| D. | wheat field |
| Answer» C. rice field | |
| 17. |
Which of the following is not the name of the sensitive index of any global stock exchange ? |
| A. | Nasdaq |
| B. | Nikei |
| C. | Kospi |
| D. | Combix |
| Answer» E. | |
| 18. |
Many times we read a term 'ECBin financial newspapers. What is the full form of ECB ? |
| A. | External Commercial Borrowing |
| B. | External Credit and Business |
| C. | Essential Commercial Borrowing |
| D. | Essential Credit and Business |
| Answer» B. External Credit and Business | |
| 19. |
The highest protein content is found in the grain of- |
| A. | Black gram |
| B. | Pigeon pea |
| C. | field pea |
| D. | soya bean |
| Answer» E. | |
| 20. |
SEBI bans some companies for their role in F u0026 Q scam,was the news in some major newspapers. What is the Full form of F u0026 O ? |
| A. | Future u0026 Options |
| B. | Future u0026 Operation |
| C. | Free u0026 Operational |
| D. | Fair u0026 Optimum |
| Answer» B. Future u0026 Operation | |
| 21. |
Which of the following is NOT a component of Bharat Nirman Programme ? |
| A. | Agro-based industries |
| B. | Rural electrification |
| C. | Rural housing |
| D. | Rural telephony |
| Answer» B. Rural electrification | |
| 22. |
Which one of the following is the most productive soil in India ? |
| A. | Red soil |
| B. | Black Soil |
| C. | Alluvial soil |
| D. | Calcareous soil |
| Answer» D. Calcareous soil | |
| 23. |
Which of the following is not covered under the Bharat Nirman ?` |
| A. | Rural Housing |
| B. | Rural Hospitals |
| C. | Rural Water Supply |
| D. | Rural Electrification |
| Answer» C. Rural Water Supply | |
| 24. |
Who among the following leaders dominated the Lucknow Pact in December 1916 ? |
| A. | Jawahar Lal Nehru |
| B. | Bal Gangadhar Tilak |
| C. | Moti Lal Nehru |
| D. | Madan Mohan Malviya |
| Answer» C. Moti Lal Nehru | |
| 25. |
The Rural Infrastructure Fund set up in 1995-96, is maintained by the: |
| A. | Reserve Bank of India |
| B. | State Bank of India |
| C. | Regional Bank of India |
| D. | National Bank of Agriculture and Rural Development |
| Answer» E. | |
| 26. |
Consider the following paragraph-He was seriously injured in police lathi charge in Lahore during demonstrations against Simon Commission for which he subsequently died in November 1928. Later on the British Officer, who was responsible for the Lathi Charge on him, was shot dead by Bhagat Singh and Rajguru. The revolutionary referred to in the above paragraph is---- |
| A. | Pandit Gobind Ballabh Pant |
| B. | Mangal Singh |
| C. | Moti Lal Nehru |
| D. | Lala Lajpat Rai |
| Answer» E. | |
| 27. |
Who of the following revolutionaries set up the United India House in the USA ? |
| A. | Ramnath Puri and Vir Savarkar |
| B. | Taraknath Das and G.D.Kumar |
| C. | Lal Hardayal and Bhagat Singh |
| D. | Harnam Singh and Bhagwan Singh |
| Answer» C. Lal Hardayal and Bhagat Singh | |
| 28. |
Which is NOT the Economic Infrastructure ? |
| A. | Roads |
| B. | Railways |
| C. | Power |
| D. | Education and Health |
| Answer» E. | |
| 29. |
Bharat Nirman Scheme of the UPA Government does not include : |
| A. | Rural Water Supply Project |
| B. | Irrigation Benefit Programme |
| C. | Rural Electrification |
| D. | Sarva Siksha Abhiyan |
| Answer» E. | |
| 30. |
Consider the following statements:1. Prior to the establishment of Home Rule League by Annie Besant, it was Lokmanya Tilak who had set up a Home Rule League at Poona.2. The Congress in its Bombay Session in 1915, passed a resolution demanding Home Rule for India.Which of the Statements given above is/are correct ? |
| A. | 1 only |
| B. | 2 only |
| C. | Both 1 and 2 |
| D. | Neither 1 nor 2 |
| Answer» B. 2 only | |
| 31. |
Assertion (A): Bhagat Singh and Batukeshwar Dutt threw bombs in the Legislative Assembly in 1929. Reason (R): They wanted to kill some members of the Legislative Assembly as a revenge of the Death of Lala Lajpat Rai. |
| A. | A and R is true and R is the correct explanation of A. |
| B. | Both A and R is true but R is not a correct explanation of A |
| C. | A is true but R is false |
| D. | A is false but R is true |
| Answer» D. A is false but R is true | |
| 32. |
Who of the following was a founder of the Bharat Naujawan Sabha in 1926 ? |
| A. | Lala Lajpat Rai |
| B. | Sardar Bhagat Singh |
| C. | Lala Hardayal |
| D. | Sohan Singh Bhakhna |
| Answer» C. Lala Hardayal | |
| 33. |
Other than Annie Besant, who among the following also launched Home Rule Movement in India ? |
| A. | Aurobindo Ghosh |
| B. | Bal Gangadhar Tilak |
| C. | Gopal Krishna Gokhle |
| D. | Moti Lal Nehru |
| Answer» C. Gopal Krishna Gokhle | |
| 34. |
Consider the following nationalists-1. Bal gangadhar Tilak 2. Gopalkrishna Gokhle 3. Bipin Chandra Pal 4. Lala Lajpat RaiWho among these were referred to as Militant nationalist of the Freedom movements ? |
| A. | 1,2 and 3 |
| B. | 2 and 4 |
| C. | 1, 3, and 4 |
| D. | 1, 2, 3 and 4 |
| Answer» D. 1, 2, 3 and 4 | |
| 35. |
In which session of the Indian National Congress did the historic union of Congress and Muslim League take place ? |
| A. | Surat |
| B. | Bombay |
| C. | Calcutta |
| D. | Lucknow |
| Answer» E. | |
| 36. |
Who was the faunder-editor of the famous newspaper Kesari during the National Struggle ? |
| A. | Mahatma Gandhi |
| B. | Jawahar Lal Nehru |
| C. | Lokmanya Tilak |
| D. | Muhammad Iqbal |
| Answer» D. Muhammad Iqbal | |
| 37. |
The split between the Extremists and Moderates came up in the open at the Surat Congress Session in the year- |
| A. | 1905 |
| B. | 1906 |
| C. | 1907 |
| D. | 1910 |
| Answer» D. 1910 | |
| 38. |
Consider the following statements regarding Freedom Movement: I. The Congress was split into two factions as its Surat Session in 1907. II. Bal Gangadhar Tilak revived the festivals of Ganpati and Shivaji in Maharashtra to arouse a new Spirit among the youth of the country. III. Aurobindo Ghosh was arrested in connection with Alipore bomb case. Which of these statements is/are correct ? |
| A. | III only |
| B. | 1 and II |
| C. | II and III |
| D. | I, II and III |
| Answer» E. | |
| 39. |
With reference to the colonial rule in India, consider the following events: I. Morley---Minto Reform Act II. Transfer of the capital from Calcutta to Delhi III. First World War IV. Lucknow Pact. The correct chronological order of theses event is: |
| A. | II-I-III-IV |
| B. | I-II-III-IV |
| C. | II-I-IV-III |
| D. | I-II-IV-III |
| Answer» C. II-I-IV-III | |
| 40. |
All India Muslim League was formed at - |
| A. | Lahore |
| B. | Aligarh |
| C. | Lucknow |
| D. | Dhaka |
| Answer» E. | |
| 41. |
Who was the first women president of Indian National Congress ? |
| A. | Sarojini Naidu |
| B. | Sucheta Kripalani |
| C. | Rajkumari Amrit Kaur |
| D. | Annie Besant |
| Answer» E. | |
| 42. |
Which of the following is an extra-constitutional body ? |
| A. | Union Public Service Commission |
| B. | Finance Commission |
| C. | Election Commission |
| D. | Neeti Ayog |
| Answer» E. | |
| 43. |
Maulana Abul Kalam Azad started an urdu weekly the Al-Hilal in 1912, but on its being banned by the Government, he founded the Al-Balagh in - |
| A. | 1913 |
| B. | 1914 |
| C. | 1915 |
| D. | 1916 |
| Answer» B. 1914 | |
| 44. |
Who presides over the National Development Council of India ? |
| A. | Deputy Chairman of Planning Commission of India |
| B. | Prime Minister of India |
| C. | Finance Minister of India |
| D. | Vice President of India |
| Answer» C. Finance Minister of India | |
| 45. |
Twenty Point Programme (Beessutri Karyakrama) was first launched in the Year: |
| A. | 1969 |
| B. | 1975 |
| C. | 1977 |
| D. | 1980 |
| Answer» C. 1977 | |
| 46. |
Planning was considered a prerequisite: 1. For balanced socio-economic development 2. For extending the benefits of development in an eve manner 3. For focussing on removal of regional disparities 4. For mazimizing the utilization of available resources. Select the correct answer from the codes given below: |
| A. | 1 and 2 |
| B. | 1, 2 and 3 |
| C. | 2, 3 and 4 |
| D. | All the four |
| Answer» E. | |
| 47. |
National Development Council was constituted on : |
| A. | August 16, 1950 |
| B. | April 1, 1951 |
| C. | August6, 1952 |
| D. | August 16, 1952 |
| Answer» D. August 16, 1952 | |
| 48. |
The theme of the approach paper of the Eleventh Five Year Plan has been : |
| A. | Indicative Planning |
| B. | Growth with Social Justice |
| C. | Towards faster and More inclusive growth |
| D. | Planning for prosperity |
| Answer» D. Planning for prosperity | |
| 49. |
National Horticulture Mission was launched in which of the following Five Year plans ? |
| A. | Ninth Five Year Plan |
| B. | Tenth Five Year Plan |
| C. | Eleventh Five Year Plan |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Eleventh Five Year Plan | |
| 50. |
The slogan Garibi Hatao (Poverty abolition ) was given in which Five Year Plan ? |
| A. | Second Plan |
| B. | Fourth Plan |
| C. | Fifth Plan |
| D. | Sixth Plan |
| Answer» D. Sixth Plan | |