Practice Test

Q1) Which of the following pairs is/are correctly matched ?
1) Vyas Samman : For Prose/Poetry (Hindi)
2) Saraswati Samman : For Prose/Poetry (in any Indian Language)
3) Shankar Puraskar : For Work in Hindi on Indian Philosophy and Culture and Art (India) Show Answer

Q2) Consider the following statements about Jnanpith Award
1) It is the highest literary award
2) The award was instituted in 1961.
3) G Sankara Kurud, was its first recipient in 1965.
4) Only official languages of Indian's writings are eligible for the honour
Which of the statements given above is/are correct ? Show Answer

Q3) Consider the following statements about Dev Anand
1) He was recipient of Dada Saheb Phalke Awards.
2) He is the star with longest period as a hero.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct ? Show Answer

Q4) Consider the following statements
1) Districts of south Chhattisgarh are known for huge coal deposists.
2) Chhattisgarh ranks first among state in production ranks first among state in production of coal
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Q5) Consider the following statements
1) Asom has 5 National Parks and 11 Wildlife Sanctuaries
2) Kendal Waterfalls are located in Chhattisgarh
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Q6) Consider the following statements
1) Mormungao harbour is situated on the mouth of zuari in Goa.
2) Bondla Wildlife Sanctuary is situated in Gujarat
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Q7) Consider the following statements
1) Haryana is first state in country to have achieved 100% rural electrification.
2) Surajkund and Baddkhal lakes are located in Haryana
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Q8) Consider the following statements
1) As a first step towards making Fort Kochi disabled friendly Kerela Tourism has given its nod for a 487 crore Heritage Walk Project in the area.
2) The project will make the most sought after touch in Emakulam disabled friendly.
3) Toilet facility, ruited for use by the disabled, will also be part of the project
Which of the statements given above is/are correct ? Show Answer

Q9) The UNESCO declared which of the following islands as a World Biosphere Reserve under its man and the Biosphere Programme in India ? Show Answer

Q10) Which of the following states has impored entry tax on vehicles registered outside the states ?
1) Himachal Pradesh
2) Rajasthan
3) Gujarat
4) Uttarakhand
5) Jammu and Kashmir
6) Goa
7) Sikkim Show Answer

Q11) Which among the following states has launched the Hausla campaign to improve family health ? Show Answer

Q12) Consider the following Nobel Laureates
1) Amartya Sen
2) Hargobind Khorana
3) Subramanian Chandrasekhar
4) Mother Teresa
Arrange the given Nobel Laureates chronological and select answer using the codes given below Show Answer

Q13) What is the correct chronological order of conferring Bharat Ratna for the following persons ?
1) MS Subbalakshmi
2) Amartya Sen
3) APJ Abdul Kalam
4) Lata Mangeshkar
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Q14) Which one of the following is correctly matched? (Special Bodies of the UN) (Headquarters) Show Answer

Q15) Which one of the following jurists is not a part of the panel to select the International
Gandhi Peace Prize ? Show Answer

Q16) Consider the following statements
1) C Rajagopaalachari is the first Bharat Ratna Awardee of India
2) Bharat Ratna is not awarding to any person by the Government of India since 2001.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct ? Show Answer

Q17) Consider the following Institutions
1) International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD)
2) International Development Association (IDA).
3) Multilateral Investment Gurantee Agency (MIGA)
4) International Moneatry Fund (IMF)
Which of the institutions given above have formed the World Bank Group ? Show Answer

Q18) Which one of the following person is not the recipient of the Indira Gandhi Award for National
Integration ? Show Answer

Q19) Consider the following statements
1) The Government of India modified the eleigibility criteria to allow sports persons to receive the
Bharat Ratna Award in 2011.
2) The holder of the Bharat Ratna rank 7th in the Indian order of precedence.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct ? Show Answer

Q20) Consider the following statements
1) The Corridor of Ramanathaswarmy Temple at Rameshwaram, Tamil Nadu is the longest
corridor in India.
2) Bhakra dam at Sutlej river in punjabi is the highest dam in India.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct ? Show Answer

Q21) Consider the following statements
1) Rajiv Gandhi is the only person to be awarded posthumously the Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace,
Displacement and Development
2) UNICEF is the forst recipient of the Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and
Development
Which of the statements given above is/are correct ? Show Answer

Q22) Which one of the following pairs is nor correctly matched ? Show Answer

Q23) Consider the following statements
1) The Jawaharlal Nehru Award for the International Understanding is administered by the India
Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR).
2) U Thant is the first recipient of the Jawaharlal Nehru Award for the International Understanding.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct ? Show Answer

Q24) Consider the following statements
1) Devika Rani was the first Indian to win Dadasaheb Phalke Award.
2) Bhanu Athaiya was the first Indian Oscar Winner
3) Arundhati Roy is the first Indian to win Booker Prize
Which of the statements given above is/are correct ? Show Answer

Q25) Which one of the following is not correct matched ? Show Answer

Q26) Consider the following statements
1) Ramon Magsaysay is awarded only to Asian individually achieving excellence in their respected fields
2) The maximum number Indian received the award in the field of peace and International Understanding
Which of the statements given above is/are correct ? Show Answer

Q27) Consider the following statements
1) Chitradurga Fort is located in Karnataka, India
2) Agha Khan Palace is found in Paschim Banga, India
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Q28) Which one of the following District of India is the largest district in India according to population size ? Show Answer

Q29) Consider the following countries
1) Brunie Darussalam
2) East Timor
3) Laos
Which of the above is/are member/member of ASEAN ? Show Answer

Q30) Based on the information, identify the correct option
1) The Andaman Islands and the Nicobar Islands, separated by the 10 N parallel.
2) The territory capital is the Andamanese town of Port Blair.
3) Port Blair is the major base for the Indian navy and the Indian Coast Guard Show Answer

Q31) Consider the following heritage sites
1) Jantar Mantar, Jaipur
2) Red Fort, Delhi
3) Valley of flowers, Uttarakhand
4) Nilgiri Mountain Railway, Tamil Nadu
Which of the heritage sites given above is/are included in the UNESCO's list of world Heritage sites ? Show Answer

Q32) National institute of Oceanography is located in: Show Answer

Q33) At which of the following places, east - West Corridor Connecting Silchar and Porbandar and North - south Corridor Connecting Sringar and Kanyakumari Intersect each other? Show Answer

Q34) In which State is the Buddhist site Tabo Monastery located? Show Answer

Q35) Where is the headquarters of the Reserve bank of India? Show Answer

Q36) Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched? Show Answer

Q37) Jharkhand does not share boundary with- Show Answer

Q38) Bhimbetka which was been conferred the status of World Heritage Site is situated in: Show Answer

Q39) The India's highest annual rainfall is reported at Show Answer

Q40) The Radcliffe line is boundary between Show Answer

Q41) Who was the Prime Minister of India when the Right Property was excluded from the list of Fundamental rights? Show Answer

Q42) Who was the first Indian woman to swim across the English Channel? Show Answer

Q43) First American President to visit India is: Show Answer

Q44) India is self - sufficient in the production of all vaccines expect: Show Answer

Q45) Gol Gumbaz, the largest dome in India is located in the state of - Show Answer

Q46) Which of the following is not correct matched with regard to the Indians who have won the Nobel Prize ( in the mentioned years) Show Answer

Q47) The oldest church (St.Thomas Church) in India is located in the state of Show Answer

Q48) Compulsory education act ensure education to children up to age of Show Answer

Q49) which one of the following is not correct matched? Show Answer

Q50) Assertion : Operation: Parakram involved the mobilization of Indian troops along India's border with Pakistan.
Reason : After the year 2001 Parliament attacks, India wanted to pressure Pakistan into acting against terror groups operating from areas under its control. Show Answer

Q51) Assertion : India supports the developemnet and use of the Chabahar Port in Iran.
Reason : India does not subscribe to Western sanction on energy trade with Iran. Show Answer

Q52) Consider the following statements related to Antarctic research and choose the corrcect code:
1. In 1989 India's second permanent station Maitri was established at Antarctic.
2. In 1983 for the first time two Indian women Dr.Sudipta Sen Gupta and Dr. Aditi Pant went to Antartica.
3. In 1983 Dakshin Gangotri a permanent station was established. Show Answer

Q53) Which among the following is/are example/examples youth unrest in India?
1. Naxalite movement
2. Anti-foreigners movement in Asom
3. Anti-Mandal Commission Agitation
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Q54) India is not a member of which one of the following
? Show Answer

Q55) Which of these northeastern states has launched a special campaign the Rapid Action. Total Literacy Campaign (RATLC) to make the state fully literate by March next year? Show Answer

Q56) Which state government has launched a financial aid scheme that would provide Rs 300 per month to the identified 3.1 million below poverty line (BPL) families in the state? Show Answer

Q57) After a prolonged wait, India has launched the Mobile Number Portability (MNP) allowing mobile phone users to switch operators without changing numbers. The facility was first launched in which of these States/ circles? Show Answer

Q58) The National Commission for Protection of Child rights (NCPCR) is going to start a program to mobilize community youth to protect child rights in the Naxal Affected areas. The program has been named as Show Answer

Q59) 'Operation Rhino' is directed against Show Answer

Q60) 'Eco mark' is given to the Indian products that are: Show Answer

Q61) Which one of the following is not a Central University? Show Answer

Q62) What was the purpose of the Operation Sukoon launched by the Government of India? Show Answer

Q63) National Institute of Nutrition is located at. Show Answer

Q64) National Library,the largest in India is located at: Show Answer

Q65) The treaty on Integrated development of Mahakali River' was signed between India and Show Answer

Q66) Which among the following cities of India will have mid day Sun exactly overhead only once a year? Show Answer

Q67) Which one among the following cities is called the 'zero mile centre' of India? Show Answer

Q68) Which one of the following statements is NOT correct? Show Answer

Q69) Survey of India is under the Ministry of Show Answer

Q70) Tarun Bharat Sangh, an organization based in a village near Alwar (Rajasthan) has become famous because of Show Answer

Q71) Norman Ernest Borlaug who is regarded as the father of the Green revolution in India is from which country? Show Answer

Q72) As a policy to boost the agricultural sector, the GOI has taken special measures over time. Which of the following are not measure with a direct impact on the agricultural sector?
1. Setting up of a National Food Processing Bank.
2. Opening irrigation, sanitation and water projects for Private participation.
3. efforts to reduce fiscal deficit to 5.5 percent level of GDP Show Answer

Q73) Ministry of agriculture decided that despite adequate stocks of wheat and rice, India will not export these commodities. What are the reason(s) for the decision?
1. Indian variety of wheat and rice are in limited demand abroad.
2. national food security Bill provides 25 kg of wheat or rice to all BPL families Huge stock of grains will be needed for this initiative.
3. As nations recover from global recession a formula is being worked out, where imports and exports will be conducted by exchange of surplus commodities with the trading nation India will use its food stocks for such trade. Show Answer

Q74) India has signed an agreement with the European Patent Office. How would this help India?
1. It will enable India in safeguarding traditional medicines.
2. India's digital Traditional Knowledge Library will now be available to European patent examiners.
3. India can grant patents for its traditional medicines and herbs. Show Answer

Q75) Workers from poor states migrate to high wage as agricultural labour. what are the major problems when people have to leave their villages and work as labourer elsewhere?
1. Lack of irrigation facilities,low productivity of land and uncertain monsoon.
2. Non availability of fertilizers and other inputs at subsidized rates.
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Q76) In the era of globalization, international migration is one of the biggest challenges of 21st centuary. To deal with this, which of the following steps have been taken by the government of India?
1. Establishment of 24/7 helplineto provide information of jobseekers.
2. Undertaking steps to ratify the UN Convention on Transnational Organized Crime and its protocols.
3. Implementing e-Governance in emigration management to detect instances of misrepresention, forgery etc. through real time validation of information on public private partnership basis.
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Q77) Consider the following statement?
1. Hariyali is a watershed development project sponsored by the Central Government.
2. Hariyali also aims at enabling the urban population to conserve rain water.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct? Show Answer

Q78) In which of the following International Organisations is India a member ?
1. Indian Ocean Rim Association for Regional Cooperation.
2. Organisation for Economics Cooperation and Development.
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Q79) Consider the following statements in respect of welfare schemes launched by the Ministry of Rural development, Government of India:
1. Drinking water for rural areas is one of the components of the Bharat Nirman Plan.
2.In the National Rural employment Guarantee Act, 2005 there is a provision that the statutory minimum wage applicable to agricultural workers, in the State has to be paid to the workers under the Act.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct? Show Answer

Q80) Consider the following sites/monuments:
1. Champaner-Pavagadh Archaeological Park
2. Chhatrapati Shivaji Railway Station, Mumbai
3. Mamallapuram
4. Sun Temple (Konark Temple)
Which of the above are included in the World Heritage List of UNESCO? Show Answer

Q81) Consider the following statements about the minorities India:
1. The government of India has notified five communities,namely,Muslims, Sikhs, Christians, Buddhists and Zero astrains as Minorities.
2. The national Commission for Minorities was given statutory status in1993.
3. the smallest religions minority in India are the Zoroastrians
4. The Constitution of India recognizes and protects religious and linguistic minorities.
which of these statements are correct? Show Answer

Q82) India is a member of which of the following?
1. Asain Development Bank
2. Asia Pacific Economic cooperation.
3. Colombo Plan
4. Organization for Economic Cooperation and development (OECD)
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Q83) With reference to "Look East Policy" of India, consider the following statements?
1. India wants to establish itself as an important regional player in the east Asian affairs.
2.India wants to plug the vacuum created by the termination of Cold War.
3. India wants to restore the historical and cultural ties with its neighbor in Southeast and east Asia.
which of the statements given above/are correct? Show Answer

Q84) Which of the following institutes have been recognised as the Institutes of National Importance (by an Act of Parliament)?
1. Dakshina Bharat Hindi Prachar Sabha, Chennai
2. National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education, and Research, Mohali
3. Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Services and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram
4. Lakshmibai National Istitute of Physical Education, Gwalior
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Q85) At which of the following places,Kumbh mela is held?
1. Nasik
2. Hardwar
3. Prayag
4. Ujjaain
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Q86) Consider the following statements regarding the relations between India and Pakistan
1. During Shimla Agreement, Indira Gandhi and Zulfikar Bhutto agreed to maintain the sanctity of LOC.
2. Lahore Summit took place in the year 1997.
3. Islamabad Summit was held between Rajiv Gandhi and Nawaz Sharif.
Which of these statements is/are correct? Show Answer

Q87) Consider the followin statements
1. The Governemnt of India had reduced the duration of SAARC Visa exemption Striker (SVES) from one year to three months.
2. The Private Sector to bear the brunt of the discriminatory
treatment of SVES as it has been expelled from some category in the newly implemented visa scheme.
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Q88) Consider the following statement about EGOMs (empowered group of minister)
1. Mr. AK Antony will now chair the EGOMs, on gas pricing & ultra mega power project
2. Mr P Chidambaran will now head the EGOMs, on the Civil Aviation Prasar Bharti.
Which of the above statement is/are correct?
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Q89) With reference to ‘Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana', consider the following statements:
1. Under this scheme, farmers will have to pay a uniform premium of two percent for any crop they cultivate in any season of the year.
2. This scheme covers post-harvest losses arising out of cyclones and unseasonal rains.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct? Show Answer

Q90) In which of the following regions of India are you most likely to come across the `Great Indian Hornbill in its natural habitat? Show Answer

Q91) Which of the following cities has not been selected under AIR QUALITY INDEX Show Answer

Q92) The NTCA has accorded final approval to Kudermukh National Park in Karnataka and Rajaji National Park in Uttarkhand for being declared as tiger reserves by respective states. In-principle approval has also been accorded by the NTCA for creation of three new tiger reserves in Show Answer

Q93) The National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) accorded final approval to Rajaji National Park, Uttarakhand as Show Answer