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1301.

Planning commission claimed that poverty in India is reduced. Which poverty measurement it used?

A. tendulkar committee poverty index
B. N C Saxena poverty definition
C. socio economic caste census 2011
D. word bank poverty index
Answer» B. N C Saxena poverty definition
1302.

what is correct about Food Security Bill?A. It provide food entitlement based on Household approach.B. It provide food entitlement based on Per Capita approach

A. A
B. B
C. Both
D. None
Answer» C. Both
1303.

who is appointed new Governor of RBI on august 2013 for 3 years?

A. C rangarajan
B. shubba rao
C. raghuram rajan
D. Bimal Jalan
Answer» D. Bimal Jalan
1304.

the nodal agency for estimating the number of percentage of people living below poverty line is-------- ?

A. ministry of rural development
B. ministry of finance
C. national development council (NDC)
D. planning commission
Answer» E.
1305.

barauni thermal power project is located in ?

A. bihar
B. rajasthan
C. Himachal Pradesh
D. Madhya Pradesh
Answer» B. rajasthan
1306.

the kathchatheevu island belongs to which among the folllowing countries ?

A. china
B. india
C. Bangladesh
D. sri lanka
Answer» E.
1307.

the 2013 , SAARC literature festival was hosted by____ ?

A. agra
B. jaipur
C. kathmandu
D. thimpu
Answer» B. jaipur
1308.

tagore award for cultural harmony for the year 2012 was coferred on ______?

A. Zakir hussain
B. Pandit Ravi Shankar
C. Hariprasad Chaurasia
D. Amjad Ali Khan
Answer» C. Hariprasad Chaurasia
1309.

pandit ravi shankar , who died recently ,was a well known exponent of

A. santoor
B. sarod
C. sitar tabla
D. sitar
Answer» E.
1310.

which among the following ministries have recently launched the rajiv rinn yojana (RRY) ?

A. Ministry of social justice and empowerment
B. minisries of rural development
C. Ministry of housing u0026 urban poverty alleviation (HUPA)
D. Ministy ofPanchayat raj
Answer» D. Ministy ofPanchayat raj
1311.

recently, which among the following countries has succesfully extracted natural gas from methane hydrate deposits under the sea , in the first example of production of the gas offshore ?

A. united states
B. japan
C. canada
D. france
Answer» C. canada
1312.

indias's current account deficit in 2012-13 is likely to be around 4% od GDP. which among the following is one of the factors that contribute in widening of this deficit ?

A. Huge expenditures on infrastructure
B. Huge import of gold
C. Huge petroleum imports
D. Huge fall in domestic saving
Answer» C. Huge petroleum imports
1313.

veer bhadra mishra who recently passed away was a well known ______?

A. wirter
B. environmentalist
C. classical singer
D. journalist
Answer» C. classical singer
1314.

which country has introduced Malala Yousafzai Scholarship act to provide scholarship ti girls from pakistan ?

A. United states
B. Britain
C. France
D. Germany
Answer» B. Britain
1315.

which among the following European countries claims soverignty over the falkland islands ?

A. france
B. spain
C. britian
D. denmark
Answer» D. denmark
1316.

who among the following is the author of the poetry collection titled ' these errors are correct ' in english ?

A. Darshan Butter
B. Jeet Thayil
C. H.S shivaprakash
D. Chandrakant
Answer» C. H.S shivaprakash
1317.

which among the following movies has won the best feature film award at the 60th national film awards for 2012?

A. vicky donor
B. paan singh tomar
C. Chittagong
D. kahaani
Answer» C. Chittagong
1318.

which among the following monuments has bagged the prestigious national tourism Award 2011-12 for the best maintained and disabled -friendly monuments ?

A. Fatehpur sikri , agra
B. Humanyun's tomb, delhi
C. red fort , delhi
D. tajmahal ,agra
Answer» B. Humanyun's tomb, delhi
1319.

which among the following term is used for convention on international trade in Endangered species (CITES) ?

A. Washington convention
B. newyork convention
C. Paris convention
D. Geneva convention
Answer» B. newyork convention
1320.

Recently ,who among the following has brought the miss universe crown back to the united states for the first time in more than a decade ?

A. olivia culp
B. brook lee
C. rima fakih
D. leila lopes
Answer» B. brook lee
1321.

union government has announced to provide a financial assistance of Rs 41.25 crore to protect which among the following varieties of goats ?

A. pygora
B. pashmina
C. jamunapari
D. dumba
Answer» C. jamunapari
1322.

which among the following is the smallest river of indus river system ?

A. Beas
B. sutlej
C. Jhelum
D. Ravi
Answer» B. sutlej
1323.

which among the following country is the winner of the 3rd world cup Kabaddi Tournament in the men's category ?

A. india
B. pakistan
C. iran
D. canada
Answer» B. pakistan
1324.

which among the following is the currency of the bhutan ?

A. Ngultrum
B. Kyat
C. Druk Kyat
D. Shekel
Answer» B. Kyat
1325.

18 21 25 18 29 33 18

A. 43 18
B. 37 18
C. 38 41
D. 37 41
Answer» E.
1326.

A train overtakes two persons who are waking in the same direction in which the train is going, at the rate of 2 kmph and 4 kmph and passes them completely in 9 and 10 seconds respectively. The length of the train is ?

A. 72 m
B. 45 m
C. 54 m
D. 50 m
Answer» E.
1327.

A train 800 meters long is running at a speed of 78 km / hr. If it crosses a tunnel in 1 minute, then the length of the tunnel (in meters) is ?

A. 130
B. 500
C. ]360
D. 540
Answer» C. ]360
1328.

10 7 20 13 30 19

A. 26 40
B. 40 25
C. 40 50
D. 29 36
Answer» C. 40 50
1329.

A train 360m long is running at a speed of 45 km/hr. In what time will it pass a bridge 140 m long?

A. 48 sec
B. 40 sec
C. 45 sec
D. 42 sec
Answer» C. 45 sec
1330.

A train travelling at 48 kmph completely crosses another train having half its length and travelling in opposite direction at 42 kmph, in 12 seconds, It also passes a railway platform in 45 seconds. The length of the platform is ?

A. 600 m
B. 400 m
C. 500 m
D. 450 m
Answer» C. 500 m
1331.

A jogger running at 9 kmph alongside a railway track is 240 metres ahead of the engine of a 120 metre long train running at 45 kmph in the same direction. In how much time will the train pass the jogger?

A. 18 sec
B. 72 sec
C. 3.6 sec
D. 36 sec
Answer» E.
1332.

In a river flowing at 2 km/hr, a boat travels 32 km upstream and then returns downstream to the starting point. If its speed in still water be 6 km/hr, find the total journey time ?

A. 12 hours
B. 16 hours
C. 14 hours
D. None of these
Answer» B. 16 hours
1333.

8 22 12 16 22 20 24

A. 28 32
B. 22 28
C. 22 26
D. 28 22
Answer» C. 22 26
1334.

A man can row 6 kmph is still water. If the river is running at 1 kmph it takes 90 min to row to a place and back. How far is the place?

A. 480
B. 410
C. 490
D. 415
Answer» E.
1335.

A boat covers a certain distance downstream in 2 hours but takes 4 hours to return upstream to the starting point. If the speed of the stream be 3 km/hr, find the speed of the boat in still water ?

A. 13 km/hr
B. 11 km/hr
C. 9 km/hr
D. None of these
Answer» D. None of these
1336.

A man can row 6 km/hr in still water. If the river is running at 2 km/hr, it takes 3 hours more in upstream than to go downstream for the same distance. How far is the place?

A. 28 km
B. 24 km
C. 36 km
D. None of these
Answer» C. 36 km
1337.

Look at this series: 2, 6, 18, 54, . . . What number should come next?

A. 108
B. 162
C. 148
D. 216
Answer» C. 148
1338.

Look at this series: 2, 1,1/2,1/4, .....What number should come next?

A. 1/3
B. 2/8
C. 1/8
D. 1/16
Answer» D. 1/16
1339.

If a man rows at the rate of 10 kmph in still water and his rate against the current is 5 kmph, then the man’s rate along the current is ?

A. 7
B. 16
C. 13
D. 15
Answer» E.
1340.

Look at this series: 22, 21, 23, 22, 24, 23, . . . What number should come next?

A. 22
B. 25
C. 24
D. 26
Answer» C. 24
1341.

A man rows to a place 48 km distant and back in 14 hours. He finds that he can row 4 km with the stream in the same time as 3 km against the stream. What is the rate of the stream?

A. 3.5 km/hr
B. 1 km/hr
C. 1.8 km/hr
D. 1.5 km/hr
Answer» C. 1.8 km/hr
1342.

Speed of a boat in standing water is 10 kmph and the speed of the stream is 2 kmph. A man rows to a place at a distance of 120 km and comes back to the starting point. The total time taken by him is ?

A. 50
B. 20
C. 25
D. 24
Answer» D. 24
1343.

The speed of a boat in still water is 10 km/hr. If it can travel 26 km downstream and 14 km upstream in the same time, the speed of the stream is ?

A. 4 km/hr
B. 2 km/hr
C. 3 km/hr
D. 2.5 km/hr
Answer» D. 2.5 km/hr
1344.

Look at this series: 36, 34, 30, 28, 24, . . . What number should come next?

A. 20
B. 23
C. 22
D. 26
Answer» D. 26
1345.

A man rows downstream 33 km and upstream 27 km taking 3 hrs each time. What is the velocity of the current?

A. 3
B. 1
C. 5
D. 1.5
Answer» E.
1346.

A man can row 10 kmph in still water and the river is running at 2 kmph. If the man takes 1 hr to row to a place and back, how far is the place?

A. 5.6
B. 4.8
C. 5
D. 4.5
Answer» C. 5
1347.

A boatman can row 48 km downstream in 4 hr. If the speed of the current is 5 km/hr, then find in what time will be able to cover 8 km upstream?

A. 4 hr
B. 6 hr
C. 8 hr
D. None of these
Answer» B. 6 hr
1348.

Look at this series: 1.5, 2.3, 3.1, 3.9, . . . What number should come next?

A. 4.2
B. 4.7
C. 4.4
D. 5.1
Answer» C. 4.4
1349.

A boatman can row 2 km against the stream in 20 minutes and return in 18 minutes. Find the rate of current ?

A. 2/3 km/hr
B. 1/3 km/hr
C. 5/3 km/hr
D. None of these
Answer» C. 5/3 km/hr
1350.

The current of a stream runs at the rate of 2 km per hr. A motor boat goes 10 km upstreams and back again to the starting point in 55 min. Find the speed of the motor boat in still water?

A. 26
B. 22
C. 24
D. 25
Answer» C. 24