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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. |
R.N.Malhotra Committee is associated with : |
| A. | sick industries |
| B. | tax reforms |
| C. | insurance sector |
| D. | banking sector |
| Answer» D. banking sector | |
| 2. |
Service tax in India was introduced in the year: |
| A. | 1994-95 |
| B. | 1996-97 |
| C. | 1998-99 |
| D. | 1991-92 |
| Answer» B. 1996-97 | |
| 3. |
Convertibility of the rupee implies: |
| A. | being able to convert rupee notes into gold |
| B. | freely permitting the conversion of rupee to other major currencies and vice versa |
| C. | allowing the value of the rupee to be fixed by market forces |
| D. | developing an international market for currencies in India |
| Answer» C. allowing the value of the rupee to be fixed by market forces | |
| 4. |
Foreign currency which has a tendency of quick migration is called : |
| A. | hot currency |
| B. | gold currency |
| C. | soft currency |
| D. | hard currency |
| Answer» B. gold currency | |
| 5. |
India earns maximum foreign exchange by the export of : |
| A. | iron |
| B. | tea |
| C. | textile |
| D. | rubber |
| Answer» C. textile | |
| 6. |
Which one of the following is not included in the National Food Security missions ? |
| A. | Oil seeds |
| B. | Wheat |
| C. | Rice |
| D. | Pulses |
| Answer» B. Wheat | |
| 7. |
Interest payment is an item of: |
| A. | revenue expenditure |
| B. | capital expenditure |
| C. | plan expenditure |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. capital expenditure | |
| 8. |
Effective Revenue Deficit was introduced in the Union Budget of : |
| A. | 2010-11 |
| B. | 2011-12 |
| C. | 2009-10 |
| D. | 2012-13 |
| Answer» C. 2009-10 | |
| 9. |
Consider the following consumer price indices: I. Consumer Price Index for Industrial workers. II. Consumer Price Index for Agricultural labourers III. Consumer Price Index for Rural Labourers IV. Consumer Price Index for Urban Non-Manual employees ;Which of the above indices is/are complied by Central Statistical Organization (CSO)? |
| A. | III and IV only |
| B. | I, II and III only |
| C. | IV only |
| D. | i, II, III and IV |
| Answer» E. | |
| 10. |
Match column A with column B and select the correct answer using the codes given below: COLUMN A: A. Open-General License B. Trysem C. Wholesale price index D. Cash-reserve ratio COLUMN -B; 1. Employment 2. Extranal Trade 3. Credit control 4. Inflation |
| A. | A2B1C4D3 |
| B. | A2B4C3D1 |
| C. | A4B3C2D1 |
| D. | A3B2C1D4 |
| Answer» B. A2B4C3D1 | |
| 11. |
Mahalanobis Plan Model adopted in India in the mid-fifties aimed at : |
| A. | building a strong defense industry base |
| B. | setting up heavy industries which were capital intensive |
| C. | curbing inflation in the economy |
| D. | removing unemployment within a short period |
| Answer» C. curbing inflation in the economy | |
| 12. |
The controlling authority of government expenditure is : |
| A. | the Reserve Bank of India |
| B. | the planning comission |
| C. | the Finance Ministry |
| D. | the Finance Commission |
| Answer» D. the Finance Commission | |
| 13. |
The Decentralization System was recommended by : |
| A. | C. Rajagopalachari |
| B. | J.B. Kripalani |
| C. | Balwant Rai Mehta |
| D. | Ashok Mehta |
| Answer» D. Ashok Mehta | |
| 14. |
Match Column A with Column B and select the correct answer using the codes given below: Column -A: A. 1955 B. 1964 C. 1982 D. 1987 COLUMN B; 1. Export-Import Bank of India 2. Industrial Development Bank of India 3. Industrial Credit and Investment Corporation of India 4. Board of Industrial and Financial Reconstruction |
| A. | A1B2C3D4 |
| B. | A2B3C1D4 |
| C. | A3B2C1D4 |
| D. | A4B1C2D3 |
| Answer» D. A4B1C2D3 | |
| 15. |
Which of the following lakes is situated in Bihar: |
| A. | Anupam Lake |
| B. | Sambhar Lake |
| C. | Sukhna Lake |
| D. | Kama Lake |
| Answer» B. Sambhar Lake | |
| 16. |
Nagarjuna Sagar Multipurpose Project is on which river ? |
| A. | Tapti |
| B. | Koshi |
| C. | Godavari |
| D. | Krishna |
| Answer» E. | |
| 17. |
What is chiefly found at Jharia in Jharkhand ? |
| A. | Thorium |
| B. | silk |
| C. | Gold |
| D. | Coal |
| Answer» E. | |
| 18. |
Dalmianagar of Bihar is famous for: |
| A. | silk |
| B. | Cement |
| C. | leather |
| D. | jute |
| Answer» C. leather | |
| 19. |
Which of the following towns is located easternmost of Bihar ? |
| A. | Bhagalpur |
| B. | Patna |
| C. | Katihar |
| D. | Purnia |
| Answer» D. Purnia | |
| 20. |
Which of the following states has agricultural area less than 60 percent ? |
| A. | West Bengal |
| B. | Punjab |
| C. | Uttar Pradesh |
| D. | Bihar |
| Answer» B. Punjab | |
| 21. |
The two states of India, most richly endowed with iron ore, are: |
| A. | Bihar and West Bengal |
| B. | Madhya Pradesh and Odisha |
| C. | Bihar and Odisha |
| D. | Madhya Pradesh and West Banga |
| Answer» C. Bihar and Odisha | |
| 22. |
The forest area in India per person (in average hectare) is : |
| A. | 0.23 |
| B. | 0.34 |
| C. | 0.20 |
| D. | 0.29 |
| Answer» B. 0.34 | |
| 23. |
Sultanpur Bird Sanctuary is located at : |
| A. | Chandigarh |
| B. | Bharatpur |
| C. | Gurgaon |
| D. | Gandhinagar |
| Answer» D. Gandhinagar | |
| 24. |
Which amongst the following states has not identified tribal community ? |
| A. | Mahaarashtra |
| B. | Chhatishgarh |
| C. | Haryana |
| D. | Karnataka |
| Answer» D. Karnataka | |
| 25. |
How much square metres forest area is there in Bihar ? |
| A. | 2812 square metres |
| B. | 3612 square metres |
| C. | 2461 square metres |
| D. | 2612square metres |
| Answer» E. | |
| 26. |
Which one of the following is the driest station ? |
| A. | Mumbai |
| B. | Delhi |
| C. | Leh |
| D. | Bengaluru |
| Answer» D. Bengaluru | |
| 27. |
In India, Yarlung Zangbo River' is known as : |
| A. | Ganga |
| B. | Indus |
| C. | Brahmaputra |
| D. | Mahanadi |
| Answer» D. Mahanadi | |
| 28. |
Who was the President of Gaya session of the Indian National Congress held in 1922 ? |
| A. | Chittaranjan Das |
| B. | S.N.Banerjee |
| C. | Dr.Rajendra Prasad |
| D. | Hakim Ajmal Khan |
| Answer» B. S.N.Banerjee | |
| 29. |
By which name is Jay Prakash Narayan known ? |
| A. | Lokmanya |
| B. | Loknayak |
| C. | Lokhitvadi |
| D. | Lokneta |
| Answer» C. Lokhitvadi | |
| 30. |
Match the rivers with the cities through which they are flowing and select the correct answer using the codes given below: CITY; A. Rotterdam B. Paris C. Budapest D. Washington RIVER; 1. Seine 2. Potomac 3. Rhine 4. Danube |
| A. | A2B3C1D4 |
| B. | A1B3C4D2 |
| C. | A3B1C4D2 |
| D. | A4B3C2D1 |
| Answer» D. A4B3C2D1 | |
| 31. |
The oldest oil field in India is : |
| A. | Bombay High, Maharashtra |
| B. | Ankleshwar, Gujarat |
| C. | Navagam Gujarat |
| D. | Digboi, Assam |
| Answer» E. | |
| 32. |
The Pennines (Europe), the Appalachians (America) and the Aravallis (India) are examples of : |
| A. | Young mountains |
| B. | Old mountains |
| C. | Block mountains |
| D. | fold mountains |
| Answer» C. Block mountains | |
| 33. |
The largest producer of aluminum in the world is: |
| A. | France |
| B. | India |
| C. | USA |
| D. | Italy |
| Answer» D. Italy | |
| 34. |
Where did Madam Cama hoist the first tricolour flag in 1907 ? |
| A. | London |
| B. | Paris |
| C. | Moscow |
| D. | Stuttgart |
| Answer» E. | |
| 35. |
At which place in Bihar Gandhiji had his first Satyagrha ? |
| A. | Champaran |
| B. | Chhapra |
| C. | Bettiah |
| D. | Patna |
| Answer» B. Chhapra | |
| 36. |
Which country has the largest coastline ? |
| A. | USA |
| B. | Australia |
| C. | Canada |
| D. | India |
| Answer» D. India | |
| 37. |
Who was the author of Indica ? |
| A. | Vishnugupta |
| B. | Megasthenes |
| C. | Diamechus |
| D. | Pliny |
| Answer» C. Diamechus | |
| 38. |
Who was the founder of Nalanda University ? |
| A. | Chandragupta Vikramaditya |
| B. | Kumargupta |
| C. | Dharmapal |
| D. | Pushyagupta |
| Answer» C. Dharmapal | |
| 39. |
Who was the Governor General of India in 1857 ? |
| A. | Wellesley |
| B. | Dalhousie |
| C. | Canning |
| D. | Minto |
| Answer» D. Minto | |
| 40. |
Who was the first Indian Woman President of the Indian National Congress ? |
| A. | Mrs. Annie Besant |
| B. | Sucheta Kripalani |
| C. | Sarojini Naidu |
| D. | Indira Gandhi |
| Answer» D. Indira Gandhi | |
| 41. |
After which incident Mahatma Gandhi had called Non-cooperation Movement as his Himalayan Blunder ? |
| A. | Chauri-chaura |
| B. | Kheda Satyagraha |
| C. | Nagpur Satyagraha |
| D. | Rajkot Satyagraha |
| Answer» B. Kheda Satyagraha | |
| 42. |
Which movement started after the Partition of Bengal ? |
| A. | Civil Disobedience Movement |
| B. | Swadeshi Movement |
| C. | Quit India Movement |
| D. | Non-Cooperation Movement |
| Answer» C. Quit India Movement | |
| 43. |
Where was the capital of Shivaji ? |
| A. | Raigarh |
| B. | Sindhudurg |
| C. | Poona |
| D. | Kolhapur |
| Answer» B. Sindhudurg | |
| 44. |
Who was the commander of Rana Pratap's army in the Battle of Haldighat ? |
| A. | Amar Singh |
| B. | Man Singh |
| C. | Hakim Khan |
| D. | Shakti Singh |
| Answer» D. Shakti Singh | |
| 45. |
In which year was the Regulating Act passed ? |
| A. | AD 1757 |
| B. | AD 1765 |
| C. | AD 1773 |
| D. | AD 1793 |
| Answer» D. AD 1793 | |
| 46. |
In which language was Tuzuk-i-Baburi written ? |
| A. | Persian |
| B. | Arabic |
| C. | Turkish |
| D. | Urdu |
| Answer» D. Urdu | |
| 47. |
The winner of the SAFF Tournament, 2013 wasL |
| A. | India |
| B. | Maldives |
| C. | Afghanistan |
| D. | Nepal |
| Answer» D. Nepal | |
| 48. |
Prince of Wales Cup is associated with the game of : |
| A. | Hockey |
| B. | Cricket |
| C. | football |
| D. | gold |
| Answer» B. Cricket | |
| 49. |
Which Chinese traveller visited India during Harshavardhana's rules: |
| A. | Fa-Hien |
| B. | Hiuen-Tsang |
| C. | I-tsing |
| D. | Taranath |
| Answer» C. I-tsing | |
| 50. |
Who among the following was not associated with the excavation of Harappa and Mohenjo-daro ? |
| A. | R.D.Banerjee |
| B. | K.N. Dikshit |
| C. | M.S.Vats |
| D. | V.A.Smith |
| Answer» E. | |