Practice Test


Q1) Which is the largest country in the world in terms of area? Show Answer


Q2) Which is the smallest country in the world in the world in terms of area? Show Answer


Q3) which of these has been written by Shakespeare? Show Answer


Q4) Where are the headquarters of Honda Motor Company, Ltd? Show Answer


Q5) Who took over as Russia Prime Minister on 8 May 2008 ? Show Answer


Q6) What was the name of the nuclear bomb that was dropped on Hiroshima by United States? Show Answer


Q7) Who took over as the President of Afghanistan on December 7, 2004 ? Show Answer


Q8) Who was the President of United States during World War 2 ? Show Answer


Q9) What is the number of players in a team in cricket? Show Answer


Q10) Where are the headquarters of International Monetary Fund (IMF) Located? Show Answer


Q11) The League of Nation was dissolved on : Show Answer


Q12) An artificial waterway in Egypt, connecting the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea is : Show Answer


Q13) GMT stands for : Show Answer


Q14) Which term is related to Lawn Tennis? Show Answer


Q15) The Soviet Union collapsed and was formally dissolved in : Show Answer


Q16) International Worker's Day is celebrated on: Show Answer


Q17) What is the full form of FIFA ? Show Answer


Q18) Which is the highest mountain peak in the world? Show Answer


Q19) Bill and Melinda Gates have started an initiative urging rich Americans to pledge at least half of their wealth to charities. Name the initiative. Show Answer


Q20) The Pulitzer Prize for Excellent in newspaper journalism, Literary achievements, and musical composition is presented by: Show Answer


Q21) Who is the founder of the popular social networking site Facebook? Show Answer


Q22) The Battle of Waterloo was fought between: Show Answer


Q23) The Treaty of Versailles was singled between: Show Answer


Q24) Which country was not a part of Axis Powers in World War 2 ? Show Answer


Q25) Which country presents the Noble Peace Prize ? Show Answer


Q26) Which Greek mythological figure is the king of the gods, the ruler of Mount Olympus and the god of the sky ? Show Answer


Q27) The busiest airport in the world, Heathrow Airport is located in: Show Answer


Q28) When is the International Literacy Day celebrated ? Show Answer


Q29) Which is the Longest River in the world? Show Answer


Q30) Which river is Known as "Sorrow of China " due to its frequent flooding? Show Answer


Q31) Which sporting even was officially known as 'Games of the I Olympiad'? Show Answer


Q32) After the September 11 attacks, the site of World Trade Centre has been known as : Show Answer


Q33) On April 13, 2011 which country was formally added to BRIC countries to form BRICS? Show Answer


Q34) In the US presendential election 2008, Barack Obama defeated the Republican candidate: Show Answer


Q35) Which Nobel Peace Prize winner was elected the South African president after serving 27 years in prison for his anti-apartheid movement? Show Answer


Q36) Kyoto protocol adopted on 11 December 1997 by 191 countries deals with : Show Answer


Q37) Who became the ruler of Libya after a military coup on 1 September 1969? Show Answer


Q38) Karl Heinrich Marx who developed the socio-political theory of Marxism was from: Show Answer


Q39) In 1999, Pakistani Chief of Army Staff, General Pervez Musharraf, overthrew Prime Minister : Show Answer


Q40) Which two oceans does the Panama Canal Connect ? Show Answer


Q41) Which among these was an Argentine Marxist revolutionary and a major figure of the Cuban Revolution ? Show Answer


Q42) Who was the founder of USSR and head of the Bolsheviks (1917-1924) leading the Red Army to victory in the Russian Civil War ? Show Answer


Q43) Jaguar Cars Limited is a wholly owned subsidiary of which Indian company ? Show Answer


Q44) Who murdered King Birendra of Nepal and Queen Aishwarya and other members of Nepalese Royal Family on June 1, 2001 ? Show Answer


Q45) Nokia Corporation is a multinational company manufacturing mobiles. It is headquartered in : Show Answer


Q46) Who primarily wrote the famous United States Declaration of Independence ? Show Answer


Q47) What was the slogan of Barack Obama in his presidential campaign, 2008? Show Answer


Q48) Which ruler was overthrown as a result of the Russian Revolution ? Show Answer


Q49) Which country joined the United Nations as late as 28 June 2006 ? Show Answer


Q50) Which country was earlier known as South-West Africa ? Show Answer


Q51) Sir Robert Clive first came to India as? Show Answer


Q52) Which state is called the 'Cradle of Buddhism'? Show Answer


Q53) Chandragupta was the scion of the? Show Answer


Q54) Bile is secreted by? Show Answer


Q55) Who came to be known as the 'Grand Old Man of India'? Show Answer


Q56) Hussainsagar Lake is located at? Show Answer


Q57) The depth to which a floating body sinks in pure water is a measure of its? Show Answer


Q58) The Panchmarhi hill station is located in which of the following States? Show Answer


Q59) A person suffering from which of the following cannot see with clarity the horizontal and vertical llines simultaneously? Show Answer


Q60) The political portion of Vedas is known as? Show Answer


Q61) The highest mountain peak in India is? Show Answer


Q62) On his way home Alexander breathed his last at? Show Answer


Q63) The British Government in India became the paramount power in the country in? Show Answer


Q64) Vinegar is obtained by the fermentation process; what does it contain? Show Answer


Q65) What is the main component of Biogas and Natural Gas? Show Answer


Q66) The flagship of Indian Navy is? Show Answer


Q67) Hygrometer is used to measure? Show Answer


Q68) The famous Chilka Lake is situated in? Show Answer


Q69) The name of the dearest wife of Shahjahan was? Show Answer


Q70) The twin-city capital of Andhra Pradesh famous for Char Minar, Salarjung Museum etc is called? Show Answer


Q71) The instrument used to measure radio activity is called? Show Answer


Q72) Megasthenese classified the Indians into? Show Answer


Q73) What is the name of the research station established by the Indian Government for conducting research at Antarctic? Show Answer


Q74) The Space Commission was set up in? Show Answer


Q75) The Doctrine of Lapse owed its origin to? Show Answer


Q76) The souring of milk is caused by the action of ? Show Answer


Q77) The gas which constitutes most of Vensus's atmosphere is? Show Answer


Q78) Quartz is softer than? Show Answer


Q79) The Indian King who opposed Alexander was? Show Answer


Q80) Speed of sound waves is maximum in? Show Answer


Q81) 'Hire and Fire' is the policy of? Show Answer


Q82) The Government of India earns maximum revenue from? Show Answer


Q83) Which among the following States has the maximum production of coffee in India? Show Answer


Q84) The Nobel Prize for Economics was instituted by? Show Answer


Q85) The main competitor for the Indian Jute industry is? Show Answer


Q86) Which of the following items is under the State List? Show Answer


Q87) 'Dual Citizenship' is a feature of? Show Answer


Q88) In the Constitution of India, which Article mentions about the establishment of Welfare State in India? Show Answer


Q89) The essential feature of democracy is giving prominence to the? Show Answer


Q90) Which of the following writs can lie only against a person holding a public office? Show Answer


Q91) Who among the following was the first Viceroy of India? Show Answer


Q92) The Greeks were driven out of India by? Show Answer


Q93) Sultana Razia Begum was the daaughter of? Show Answer


Q94) Who among the following established the Gadar Party? Show Answer


Q95) Mahatma Gandhi launched the Civil Dis-obedience Movement in 1930 from? Show Answer


Q96) The Central Leather Research Institute (CLRI) is located at? Show Answer


Q97) .............. was the port town of the Indus Valley Civilisation. Show Answer


Q98) The tallest plant in the world is? Show Answer


Q99) The only bird that flies backward is? Show Answer


Q100) In India, maximum area under jute is found in? Show Answer


Q101) Which of the following is an iron ore? Show Answer


Q102) Which one of the following is an extinct animal? Show Answer


Q103) From which one of the following is quinine extracted? Show Answer


Q104) Which Vitamin deficiency causes the disease, Pernicious anaemia? Show Answer


Q105) 'Pigeon Milk' is produced by? Show Answer


Q106) In which one of the following is swim bladder absent? Show Answer


Q107) Magnifying Glass is basically a? Show Answer


Q108) Water will not be vapourised if? Show Answer


Q109) Which of the following is not a part of a CRT? Show Answer


Q110) Railway tracks are banked on curves so that? Show Answer


Q111) The pitch of sound depends on its? Show Answer


Q112) Which one of the following is an example of a gel? Show Answer


Q113) Bakelite is a copolymer of Phenol and? Show Answer


Q114) When a spoon is to be electroplated with nickel, the spoon is? Show Answer


Q115) A tree like structure of records in a database is? Show Answer


Q116) Which of the following is a conductor of electricity? Show Answer


Q117) The Bhopal tragedy was caused by the gas? Show Answer


Q118) Which one of the following contributes largest to the 'Green House Effect'? Show Answer


Q119) Who was the first misician to be felicitated with 'Bharat Ratna'? Show Answer


Q120) 'Manas Sanctuary' is located in the State of? Show Answer


Q121) First United Nations Conference on Environment was held in? Show Answer


Q122) 'Kalinga Award' is given by UNESCO for contribution in the field of? Show Answer


Q123) Who discovered North Pole? Show Answer


Q124) ISRO stands for- Show Answer


Q125) Regarding 'Carbon Credits' which one of the following is not correct? Show Answer


Q126) Which of the following countries is selected as a host of Common Wealth Games- 2018? Show Answer


Q127) The letter 'G' used in '2G Spectrum' stand for- Show Answer


Q128) Match the Science and Technology Centres with their locations-
(a) Indo-Russian Research Centre in Advanced Computing
(b) International Advanced Centre for Powder Metallurgy
(c) Indo-Uzbek Centre for Medical Applications of low level Lasers.

Locations:
A. New Delhi
B. Moscow
C. Hyderabad

Select your answer from given codes.

Codes:
(a) (b) (c) Show Answer


Q129) The oldest Indian woman to scale Mt. Everest is? Show Answer


Q130) Which of the following stars lies nearest to our solar system ? Show Answer


Q131) Of the total water on the earth , fresh water reserves constitute approximately Show Answer


Q132) The term 'Bishop' in sports is related to Show Answer


Q133) Yakshagan is the famous dance form of the State of Show Answer


Q134) Balance of Payments means Show Answer


Q135) A light year is equivalent to about Show Answer


Q136) Denmark , Iceland , Norway , Sweden and Finland are together called Show Answer


Q137) The device used for locating submerged objects under sea is Show Answer


Q138) Which article of the Constitution provides the Parliament the power to amend Constitution ? Show Answer


Q139) What is the name of the first successfully cloned deer ? Show Answer


Q140) The idea of motion pictures was propounded by Show Answer


Q141) In Greek mythology, Apollo is the god of which of the following ? Show Answer


Q142) World Consumer Rights Day is observed on Show Answer


Q143) Bull fighting is the National game of Show Answer


Q144) Amnesty International is a world wide organisation dealing with Show Answer


Q145) Which of the following countries is not a member of ASEAN ? Show Answer


Q146) The tax which the kings uesd to collect from the people in the Vedic period was called Show Answer


Q147) The cells which are responsible for the production of antibodies are Show Answer


Q148) Correct expansion of the term 'http' in Internet address is Show Answer


Q149) Computer follows a simple principle called GIGO which means: Show Answer


Q150) 'Wings of Fire' is a book authored by: Show Answer


Q151) Under Article 226 of the Constitution of India every High Court has the power to issue Writs. One of the following is not a writ: Show Answer


Q152) Which one of the following is a land-locked country? Show Answer


Q153) What is psephology? Show Answer


Q154) The common refrigerant used in domestic refrigerator is: Show Answer


Q155) Which of the following food items is rich in iron? Show Answer


Q156) For which of the following crops does India have the largest cultivated area in the world? Show Answer


Q157) This state contributes 70% of India's coffee and silk. Name this state: Show Answer


Q158) Which principle states that when a body is partially or totally immersed in a fluid, it experiences an upward thrust equal to the weight of the fluid displaced by it: Show Answer


Q159) Which region of India was ruled by Sultan Zainul Abidin? Show Answer


Q160) Which one of the following statements is not correct about Sierra Leone: Show Answer


Q161) Find out the wrong statement: Show Answer


Q162) Hemis Gumpa festival, which is internationally known is of which state: Show Answer


Q163) Beri Beri is caused by the lack of vitamin: Show Answer


Q164) The tide produced in an ocean when the pull on the Earth by the Sun and Moon is unidirectional is called: Show Answer


Q165) Safdafjung tomb was built by? Show Answer


Q166) The call for 'Quit India Movement' against Britishers was given in? Show Answer


Q167) Which is naturally occurring anti-malarial drug? Show Answer


Q168) Drug retail sale licenses are issued by: Show Answer


Q169) Vitamin K is necessary for: Show Answer


Q170) Aldo sterone regulates: Show Answer


Q171) Cream gets separated from milk when it is churned because of: Show Answer


Q172) Speed of sound is maximum in: Show Answer


Q173) Newton is a unit of: Show Answer


Q174) Point out the incorrect statement: Show Answer


Q175) The Gulf Stream is an ocean current which begins: Show Answer


Q176) Which of the following instruments can be used for measuring the speed of an aeroplane: Show Answer


Q177) It is an industrial process of producing ammonia by the reaction of nitrogen with hydrogen in the presence of a catalyst: Show Answer


Q178) India is its largest producer and it is found in the black sand of the beaches near Cape Comorin, the southernmost part of India: Show Answer


Q179) Which schedule of the Constitution contains provisions as to disqualifications of MPs and MLAs on the ground of defection? Show Answer


Q180) Palestine was accepted as a fullfledged member of UNESCO in the year Show Answer


Q181) The ozone layer restricts Show Answer


Q182) Arrange the following devices in ascending order of the speed :

A . RAM
B . Hard Disk
C. Cache
D. CD Show Answer


Q183) DNA Finger Printing Centre in India is located at Show Answer


Q184) Pendulum Clocks go slow during summer because- Show Answer


Q185) As per the census 2011 data urban population in India stands at Show Answer


Q186) First Indian Women who reached Antartica Show Answer


Q187) Which Schedule of the Constitution of India describes the allocation of seats in the Council of States ? Show Answer


Q188) The 1st Computer University of India is- Show Answer


Q189) 'PERT' is a technique used for which one of the following ? Show Answer


Q190) Citizenship Act, 1955 provisions may be broadly divided into three parts, acquisition of citizenship , termination of citizenship and supplementary provisions. How many modes have been provided by the Act for acquiring the citizenship of India : Show Answer


Q191) An artificial satellite orbiting around the earth does not fall down. This is so because the attraction of the earth- Show Answer


Q192) The Urban population as per 2011 census data registered a decadal growth of Show Answer


Q193) The mass of a body at the centre of earth is : Show Answer


Q194) The compounds leading to origin of life were: Show Answer


Q195) The highest producing state of Cardamom in India is : Show Answer


Q196) The Keibul Lamjao, the only floating National Park in the word is in : Show Answer


Q197) East West corridor comprising National highways connects : Show Answer


Q198) The enzyme that converts glucose to ethyl alcohol is : Show Answer


Q199) Which part becomes modified as the tusk of elephant ? Show Answer


Q200) Optical fibres are based on the phenomenon of Show Answer


Q201) Now-a-days yellow lamps are frequently used as street lights. Which of the following gases is used in these lamps ? Show Answer


Q202) 'Mirage' is an example of Show Answer


Q203) The phenomenon of light associated with the appearance of blue colour of the sky is Show Answer


Q204) In which of the following areas, a spreadsheet software is more useful ? Show Answer


Q205) A Group Ware is a Show Answer


Q206) Lens is made up of Show Answer


Q207) The element which is used for vulcanizing rubber Show Answer


Q208) Which of the following is responsible for the extra strength of pyrex glass ? Show Answer


Q209) The noble gas used for the treatment of cancer is Show Answer


Q210) Chemical used to preserve food material is- Show Answer


Q211) 'Loktak' is a Show Answer


Q212) Which city receives the highest cosmic radiation amongst the following ? Show Answer


Q213) The common tree species in Nilgiri hills is Show Answer


Q214) Which of the following statements on Railway Budget for 2011-12 is correct ? Show Answer


Q215) Jallianwala Bagh massacre took place in the city Show Answer


Q216) Which dynasty did not rule over North India ? Show Answer


Q217) Which one of the following is not biodegradable ? Show Answer


Q218) Which of the following folk/tribal dances is associated with Karnataka ? Show Answer


Q219) The Battle of Haldighati was fought in- Show Answer


Q220) Depletion of ozone layer in stratosphere enhances the risk of- Show Answer


Q221) Who invented vaccination for "Small Pox" ? Show Answer


Q222) Who was the first Indian to become member of the British Parliament ? Show Answer


Q223) The purchase of shares and bonds of Indian companies by Foreign Institutional Investors is called Show Answer


Q224) BT seed is associated with Show Answer


Q225) The Headquarters of International Atomic Energy Agency is in Show Answer


Q226) Which bio-metre indices are used in making AADHAR card of a person ? Show Answer


Q227) Which gas is used as a coolant in cold storages ? Show Answer


Q228) If the Anglo-Indian community does not get adequate representation in the Lok Sabha, two members of the community can be nominated by the Show Answer


Q229) For the election of President of India, a citizen should have completed the age of Show Answer


Q230) Who said, " A good citizen makes a good State and a bad citizen makes a bad State" ? Show Answer


Q231) A member of parliament will lose his membership of Parliament if he is continuously absent from Sessions for Show Answer


Q232) In India, the Residuary Powers are vested with Show Answer


Q233) Mention the place where Buddha attained enlightment Show Answer


Q234) Coronation of Shivaji took place in Show Answer


Q235) The System of Dyarchy was introduced in India in Show Answer


Q236) The Editor of "Young India" and 'Harijan' was Show Answer


Q237) Who among the following attended all the Three Round Table Conferences ? Show Answer


Q238) Which is the largest living bird on Earth ? Show Answer


Q239) Rihand Dam Project provides irrigation to Show Answer


Q240) The Headquarters of MCF (Master Control Facility) - the nerve centre of the entire space craft operations - in India is at Show Answer


Q241) Which is the longest irrigation canal in India ? Show Answer


Q242) Which of the following minerals is found in Monazite sand ? Show Answer


Q243) In coriander, the useful parts are Show Answer


Q244) Which plant is called 'Herbal Indian Doctor' ? Show Answer


Q245) The pH of human blood is Show Answer


Q246) Which amongst the following is largest endocrine gland in the body ? Show Answer


Q247) Which amongst the following is the largest mammal ? Show Answer


Q248) The 1st Satellite of India sent into space was? Show Answer


Q249) Which country has the largest Rail Network in the world? Show Answer


Q250) The Birthday of Late Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, 'President of India', is celebrated as? Show Answer


Q251) Tirupati is in? Show Answer


Q252) Kanha National Park is situated in which District? Show Answer


Q253) River Narmada originates from? Show Answer


Q254) Gandhiji started Dandi March in 1930? Show Answer


Q255) Who is the author of 'My Experiments with Truth'? Show Answer


Q256) NASA refers to? Show Answer


Q257) I.S.O 9000 is a- Show Answer


Q258) Who among the following made a film on Mahatma Gandhi? Show Answer


Q259) 'Law Day' is observed on - Show Answer


Q260) Which is the longest sea brigade in the country? Show Answer


Q261) The remote control of a television uses - Show Answer


Q262) Who is the author of 'Discovery of India'? Show Answer


Q263) D.N.A refers to - Show Answer


Q264) S.M.S is - Show Answer


Q265) Padma Bhushan Award is? Show Answer


Q266) Which city is known as the 'City of Joy'? Show Answer


Q267) Haripura Session (1938) of Indian National Congress was presided over by? Show Answer


Q268) Who appoints a Judge of a High Court? Show Answer


Q269) Which of these animals is not shown in the National Emblem of India? Show Answer


Q270) Which is the Mother State of Chhattisgarh? Show Answer


Q271) The Principal Seat of the Madhya Pradesh High Court is at - Show Answer


Q272) In which of the following Sessions of Muslim League, had M.A. Jinnah established Two Nations Theory? Show Answer


Q273) Which of the following is not a part of India's Money Market? Show Answer


Q274) Lala Lajpat Rai was fatally injured during a demonstration against- Show Answer


Q275) Which Viceroy of India was murdered by a convict in Andaman Nicobar Islands while he was on tour? Show Answer


Q276) Who among the following were prominent Women revolutionaries during India's Freedom Movement?

A. Shanti Ghosh
B. Suniti Chaudhary
C. Bina Das
D. Kalpana Dutt (Joshi) Show Answer


Q277) The 1st exclusively Hindi Language newspaper 'Udant Martand' was published from Kanpur in 1826. Its editor was? Show Answer


Q278) Which of the following terms is used in the game of Lawn Tennis? Show Answer


Q279) The 1st newspaper published from India was? Show Answer


Q280) Which one of the following socio-religious movements raised the slogan 'India is for Indians'? Show Answer


Q281) Which of the following is not a fertilizer product? Show Answer


Q282) When was the 'Sangeet Natak Academy' established in independent India? Show Answer


Q283) Who among the following was the 1st Indian to clear the Indian Civil Services (ICS) examination? Show Answer


Q284) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar was closely associated with which of the following women-reforms? Show Answer


Q285) The Asteroid Belt is found between which of the following? Show Answer


Q286) Which of the following is the largest satellite in Solar System? Show Answer


Q287) Which one of the following statement is not correct about Indian Ocean? Show Answer


Q288) Which of the following diseases is not covered under Integrated Disease Surveillance Project? Show Answer


Q289) Who amongst the following is the author of the book 'The Namesake'? Show Answer


Q290) The largest producer of Silver in India is? Show Answer


Q291) Dronacharya Award is given for excellence in? Show Answer


Q292) India's Space Rocket Launching Centre is in? Show Answer


Q293) Which one of the following rivers deos not originate in India? Show Answer


Q294) 'Merdeka Cup' is associated with the game of? Show Answer


Q295) 'Dhupgarh' is the highest peak of? Show Answer


Q296) World Ozone Day is observed on? Show Answer


Q297) Which of the following is not a Government sponsored organisation? Show Answer


Q298) Which of the following is not imported in India? Show Answer


Q299) Which of the following crops is not of Indian origin? Show Answer


Q300) Which one of the following is not a Parliamentary Committee? Show Answer


Q301) Who amongst the following is the author of the novel 'The White Tiger'? Show Answer


Q302) Which of the following is the correct description of the Capital Market?
Capital Market comprises Show Answer


Q303) Members of State Election Commission are appointed by? Show Answer


Q304) Which of the following countries is not the member of IBSA? Show Answer


Q305) Which one of the following legislation has to be passed by both Houses of Parliament separately with special majority? Show Answer


Q306) Which part of the Indian Constitution declares the ideal of Welfare State? Show Answer


Q307) Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT) is associated with the ban on which of the folowing? Show Answer


Q308) Which of the following organisations was specially established to operate in Gramin areas by design itself? Show Answer


Q309) Eligibility for re-election of the president is provided under? Show Answer


Q310) India has purchased Harpoon II Missiles from which of the following countries? Show Answer


Q311) 'Agha Khan Cup' is associated with the game of? Show Answer


Q312) Currency notes and coins of one rupee and lower denominations are issued by the? Show Answer


Q313) The concept of a welfare state is included in the Constitution of India in the - Show Answer


Q314) The main crop seasons are - Show Answer


Q315) CTBT is a term associated with? Show Answer


Q316) It will be true to classify India as? Show Answer


Q317) Name of Constitutional Amendment reducing voting age of voter from 21 years to 18 years? Show Answer


Q318) Political democracy is guaranteed to the Indian people by the - Show Answer


Q319) The capital of India was shifted to Delhi during the reign of - Show Answer


Q320) India is a republic because - Show Answer


Q321) Five Year Plans are finally approved by the - Show Answer


Q322) The Champaran Satyagraha was started by Mahatma Gandhi in the year - Show Answer


Q323) Who, of the following, represented Congress at the 2nd Round Table Conference? Show Answer


Q324) Day and Night are equal at the - Show Answer


Q325) The demand for pakistan was made by the Muslim League for the first time in - Show Answer


Q326) In the Indian Constitution, the word 'we' appears in the Preamble which in fact means? Show Answer


Q327) Which of the following gases makes the major proportion of air ? Show Answer


Q328) In terms of value , India is the largest exporter of - Show Answer


Q329) Concentration of wealth violates - Show Answer


Q330) The Governor holds office - Show Answer


Q331) Economic inequality leads to - Show Answer


Q332) The leading State in sugar production in India is - Show Answer


Q333) How many members can be nominated to the Lok Sabha by the President ? Show Answer


Q334) Diamond mines are located in - Show Answer


Q335) Part 9 of the Indian Constitution regarding Panchayats was included in the Constitution in pursuance to which Article concerning Directive Principles of State Policy ? Show Answer


Q336) Raja Ram Mohan Roy was the founder of - Show Answer


Q337) Besides being an Indian national and of sound mind a Rajya Sabha member must be atleast - Show Answer


Q338) E-Class is a brand name of car manufactured by- Show Answer


Q339) A HIgh Court consist of a Chief Justice and - Show Answer


Q340) Which of the following is not a direct Tax ? Show Answer


Q341) Which of the following is a General Insurance Company functioning in India? Show Answer


Q342) Who amongst the following is the Regulator of Insurance sector in India? Show Answer


Q343) Which of the following terms is NOT used in Insurance sector? Show Answer


Q344) Which of the following Public Sector companies/organizations provides insurance cover to exporters? Show Answer


Q345) The main feature of the National Agricultural Insurance Scheme is to insure which of the following? Show Answer


Q346) In which one of the following states was the first UID card issued? Show Answer


Q347) Expand the term MGNREGA. Show Answer


Q348) Which of the following terms is 'used in the field of Finance and Banking'? Show Answer


Q349) 'Sarva Siksha Abhiyan'' covers- Show Answer


Q350) Which of the following is not considered a money market instrument? Show Answer


Q351) Which of the following rates are reviewed by the RBI at the time of periodical review of the policy?

(a) Bank Rate
(b) Repo Rate
(c) Savings Bank Rate Show Answer


Q352) Which one of the following is not included in TAPI gas project? Show Answer


Q353) Which one of the following States has passed a legislation to confiscate the property of corrupt officials and to open schools in these properties? Show Answer


Q354) What are 'teaser loans' extended by Banks? Show Answer


Q355) What are Indra-1 and Indra-2? Show Answer


Q356) 'Pink Revolution' is related to- Show Answer


Q357) Which one of the following States is not included among Seven Sisters of India? Show Answer


Q358) Which river is known as 'Padma' in Bangladesh? Show Answer


Q359) The Silicon Valley is located in- Show Answer


Q360) 'El Nino' associated with the formation of the South-West Monsoon of India is? Show Answer


Q361) What is the full form of 'ESOPs' as seen in financial newspapers? Show Answer


Q362) The International Women Day is celebrated on? Show Answer


Q363) 'Mossad' is the intelligence organisation of which country? Show Answer


Q364) Through which one of the following sources domestic funds are raised by Companies ?

(a) IPO only

(b) FPO only

(c) Commercial papers Show Answer


Q365) Which one of the following sites is not in the World Heritage List of UNESCO ? Show Answer


Q366) Who invented the world wide web (www) ? Show Answer


Q367) Indian Railways earn maximum revenue from- Show Answer


Q368) Monetary Policy in India is formulated and implimented by- Show Answer


Q369) Which of the following books is written by V. S. Naipaul ? Show Answer


Q370) With which one of the following countries, India has signed agreement to build Multi Model Transit Transport Project ? Show Answer


Q371) Which one of the following countries is Number One Country in terms of Purchasing Power ? Show Answer


Q372) Compilation of National Income is done by- Show Answer


Q373) Reserve Bank of India follows which system for the issue of currency ? Show Answer


Q374) 'Yuan" is the currency of which one of the following countries ? Show Answer


Q375) Which one of the following is a leading power in 17 nation Euro Region ? Show Answer


Q376) What are teaser loan rates charged by banks ? Show Answer


Q377) Expand the term FSDC which is used in financial sectors ? Show Answer


Q378) Which of the following controls credit creation by the Commercial Banks in India ? Show Answer


Q379) The revolutionary woman who led the revolution of 1857 in Oudh was- Show Answer


Q380) The insurance companies collect a fixed amount from its customers at a fixed interval of time. What is it called ? Show Answer


Q381) Which of the following is / are the various types of insurance ?

(a) Life Insurance

(b) Health Insurance

(c) Liability Insurance Show Answer


Q382) In South Asia, the country with largest percentage of aged population is- Show Answer


Q383) About eighty percent of the world's population is not protected by- Show Answer


Q384) Which one of the following is the correct descending order of the percentage of urbanization of the following South Asian countries ?

Select the correct answer from the codes given below :

A. Bangladesh

B. India

C. Pakistan

D. Sri Lanka Show Answer


Q385) Which was the principal plant used in Green Revolution ? Show Answer


Q386) On which river is Jog falls - the biggest waterfall of India ? Show Answer


Q387) In India which one of the following is not a natural harbour ? Show Answer


Q388) Where is the 'Black Pagoda' ? Show Answer


Q389) The correct sequence of energy sources in order of their share in power sector in India is? Show Answer


Q390) The Second largest) island (next to Greenland) of the world is? Show Answer


Q391) The largest part of our hydrosphere is? Show Answer


Q392) 'Monoculture' is a distinct characteristic of? Show Answer


Q393) The orderly sequence of change in the vegetation of an area over time is described as? Show Answer


Q394) The ozone layer is situated in? Show Answer


Q395) Who among the following female revolutionary fired at the English Governor (Chancellor) while recieving her degree at the convocation? Show Answer


Q396) The real name of which one of the following leaders of 1857 was 'Ram Chandra Pandurang'? Show Answer


Q397) Who among the following has pleaded on the side of the Indian National Army officers in their Redfort trial? Show Answer


Q398) The President of the Surat session of Indian National Congress (1907) was? Show Answer


Q399) Which one of the following is correctly matched? Show Answer


Q400) Which one of the following statements is not correct about Mohammad Ali Jinnah? Show Answer


Q401) Which one of the following dates was fixed up by the Muslim League as 'Direct Action Day'? Show Answer


Q402) In which of the following sessions of the Indian National Congress Subhash Chandra Bose had defeated Pattabhai Sitara-mayya in the election of the Congress President? Show Answer


Q403) The slogan 'Long Live Revolution' is associated with- Show Answer


Q404) 1929 Lahore session of the Indian National Congress was presided over by- Show Answer


Q405) Which one of the following Indian island lies between India and Sri Lanka? Show Answer


Q406) Which one of the following medieval kings of India was highly educated? Show Answer


Q407) The Mughal rulers of medieval India were in fact- Show Answer


Q408) Which one of the following areas of India does not come under the zone of high seismic intensity? Show Answer


Q409) Which Mughal Emperor abolished the Persian Court Custom of 'Sijda' which was begun by Balban? Show Answer


Q410) Which of the following countries is the largest pproducer/exporter of castor oil seeds? Show Answer


Q411) The total lenght of Earth's equator is about- Show Answer


Q412) Which of the following states has the greatest mica resources? Show Answer


Q413) Which one is not part of Great Lakes? Show Answer


Q414) The number of forms of bhakti in the Bhagwat cult is? Show Answer


Q415) The Idea of Fundamental Rights in the Indian Constitution has been borrowed from the- Show Answer


Q416) On which river is Dulhasti Power station situated? Show Answer


Q417) Which one of the following is not a concept of Republican? Show Answer


Q418) Which one of the following subject is not included in the provisions of the Money Bills? Show Answer


Q419) The officers of the Parliament include:
1. Speaker, Lok Sabha
2. Deputy Speaker, Lok Sabha
3. Secretary-General, Lok Sabha
4. Chairman of the Rajya Sabha

Select the correct answer from the codes given below: Show Answer


Q420) Under the Constitution of India, organisation of village panchayat is a? Show Answer


Q421) The Vice-President of India:
1. Is the second highest dignitary of India.
2. Has no formal function attached to his office.
3. Discharges the functions of the President during his absence.
4. Acts as the President if the President during resigns, or is removed dies. Show Answer


Q422) Through how many Indian States Tropic of Cancer passes? Show Answer


Q423) Which one of the following gave the idea of Constituent Assembly for India? Show Answer


Q424) Which one of the following Acts provided for a federal polity in India? Show Answer


Q425) The percentage of forest cover with reference to the total geographical are is highest in- Show Answer


Q426) Bonded labour was abolished in India, by an act of Parliament enacted in the year- Show Answer


Q427) Geometric mean can be used to find out? Show Answer


Q428) Which one of the following is not correctly matched? Show Answer


Q429) One of the following is not a characteristics of Indian agriculture? Show Answer


Q430) To promote tourism in India the ministry of Tourism has adopted to popularize India as- Show Answer


Q431) Which of the following is not a direct tax in India? Show Answer


Q432) In which year the Export-Import (EXIM) Bank in India was set up? Show Answer


Q433) 'Integrated Child Developed Services' scheme was started in the year- Show Answer


Q434) The two leading producers of coal in India are- Show Answer


Q435) The Indian Institute of Pulses Research is located at- Show Answer


Q436) Seed testing is basically done for- Show Answer


Q437) Bio-gas mainly consists of - Show Answer


Q438) Which one of the following chemicals is used for fruit - ripening? Show Answer


Q439) In which State is the Buddhist site Tabo Monastery located? Show Answer


Q440) Which is the most common 'Input Device' used today? Show Answer


Q441) Which state of India has the largest scheduled castes population? Show Answer


Q442) Photosynthesis using the invisible part of the sunlight is done by some- Show Answer


Q443) The speedometer of a car represents Show Answer


Q444) A network of networks is simply called- Show Answer


Q445) Optical fibre works on the principle of- Show Answer


Q446) 'Acid rain' is caused due to air pollution by- Show Answer


Q447) As the train starts moving, the head of the passenger sitting inside leans backwards because of- Show Answer


Q448) Which type of electromagnetic radiation is used in the remote control of a television reciever? Show Answer


Q449) Which industry is primary user of Magnetic Ink Character Recognition (MICR)? Show Answer


Q450) Which of the following countries suffer most from 'Acid rains'? Select the correct answer from the codes given below:

A. Canada
B. Norway
C. Sweden
D. United Kingdom Show Answer


Q451) The name of Indian super computer is? Show Answer


Q452) I.C chips for computer are usually made of? Show Answer


Q453) Net National Product (NNP) and Gross National Product (GNP)- Show Answer


Q454) Which one of the following is the most stable eco-system? Show Answer


Q455) The highest percentage of the world's forest cover is associated with- Show Answer


Q456) In the website of an organisation '.com' indicates- Show Answer


Q457) The Antarctic Study Centre of India is located at- Show Answer


Q458) The Antarctiic Study Centre of India is located at- Show Answer


Q459) The 'Green House' effect is mostly caused by- Show Answer


Q460) Which newspaper was started by Lokmanya Balgangadhar Tilak to serve the cause of India's freedom struggle? Show Answer


Q461) The writer of the book 'India's Second Freedom' is? Show Answer


Q462) For what is the Manas sanctuary in Assam known? Show Answer


Q463) Most of the unemployment in India is? Show Answer


Q464) Four Mathas established by Adi Shankaracharya are? Show Answer


Q465) What is 'KAABA'? Show Answer


Q466) A close bottle containing water at room temperature is taken to the Moon and then the lid is opened. The water will Show Answer


Q467) Unemployment problem leads to poverty because Show Answer


Q468) The number of bones in an adult human body is? Show Answer


Q469) Soj-e-Vatan is the book written by? Show Answer


Q470) The rainfall distribution pattern over the Ganga basin deceases from the Show Answer


Q471) Which one among the following elements / ions is essential in small quantities for development of healthy teeth but causes mottling of the teeth if consumed in higher quantities? Show Answer


Q472) Which one among the following pairs is correctly matched? Show Answer


Q473) United Nations Human Development Index has been developed by? Show Answer


Q474) The estimates of National Income are prepared by? Show Answer


Q475) Contact lenses are made from- Show Answer


Q476) Which one among the following best explains the reason for the eastern and western boundries of the Pacific Ocean experiencing frequent earthquake? Show Answer


Q477) The blackboard seems black because it Show Answer


Q478) When the Reserve Bank of India was established? Show Answer


Q479) Which one of the following statements about the teachings of Kabir is not correct? Show Answer


Q480) Which one among the following metals is used for making boats because it does not corrode by seawater? Show Answer


Q481) Which one among the following is a strong smelling agent added to LPG cylinder to help in the detection of gas leakage? Show Answer


Q482) The one rupee Indian note bears the signature of? Show Answer


Q483) A body is charged negatively. It implies that Show Answer


Q484) In dry regions, the leaf size of a tree becomes smaller. It is so to Show Answer


Q485) In which of the following seasons, the Christmas is celebrated in Australia? Show Answer


Q486) The dynamic population resource regions of India include:
A. Ganga Yamuna Doab
B. Coastal Orissa
C. Rajasthan
D. Tamil Nadu Show Answer


Q487) The largest Uranium reserve has been found in- Show Answer


Q488) Which one of the following pairs is not properly matched? Show Answer


Q489) Which of the following is not one of the Millennium Goals set by U.N.O? Show Answer


Q490) First Nuclear Plant in Bushehr. The country referred here is? Show Answer


Q491) All India 'Harijan Sangh' was founded in 1932 by- Show Answer