26.
An international movement with its motto to save the
world by involving itself with environmental problems is
(a) Green – field
(b) Green – peace
(c) Clean En
(d) Eco – friend
(b) Green – peace
(c) Clean En
(d) Eco – friend
27.
Presence of excess fluorine in water causes
(a) Fluorosis
(b) Dental Cavity
(c) Tooth Decay
(d) Respiratory disease
(a) Fluorosis
(b) Dental Cavity
(c) Tooth Decay
(d) Respiratory disease
28.
It is reported that here is an on going decrease in
the pH value of ocean water because of global warming. It happens due to
(a) Larger uptake of CO2 by ocean water
(b) Lesser uptake of CO2 by ocean water
(c) Larger uptake of atmosphere nitrogen by ocean water
(d) Lesser uptake of atmosphere nitrogen by ocean water
(a) Larger uptake of CO2 by ocean water
(b) Lesser uptake of CO2 by ocean water
(c) Larger uptake of atmosphere nitrogen by ocean water
(d) Lesser uptake of atmosphere nitrogen by ocean water
29.
The largest tea growing country in the world is
(a) Sri Lanka
(b) China
(c) India
(d) Brazil
(a) Sri Lanka
(b) China
(c) India
(d) Brazil
30.
The first person ever to reach the South Pole was
(a) Amundsen
(b) Peary
(c) Magellan
(d) Amerigo Vespucci
(a) Amundsen
(b) Peary
(c) Magellan
(d) Amerigo Vespucci
31.
Who amongst the following is the author of the book
‘Name Sake’?
(a) Vikram Seth
(b) Jhumpa Lahiri
(c) Kiran Desai
(d) Shobha De
(a) Vikram Seth
(b) Jhumpa Lahiri
(c) Kiran Desai
(d) Shobha De
32.
National Science Day id observed on
(a) 5th January
(b) 28th February
(c) 14th March
(d) 2nd June
(a) 5th January
(b) 28th February
(c) 14th March
(d) 2nd June
33.
The largest proven oil reserve of the world lies in
(a) Venezuela
(b) Saudi Arabia
(c) Iran
(d) Iraq
(a) Venezuela
(b) Saudi Arabia
(c) Iran
(d) Iraq
34.
The book ‘Gokhle, My Political Guru’ was written by
(a) M. A. Jinnah
(b) M. K. Gandhi
(c) Shaukat Ali
(d) C. R. Das
(a) M. A. Jinnah
(b) M. K. Gandhi
(c) Shaukat Ali
(d) C. R. Das
35.
Kudankulam Project is located in which state?
(a) Karnataka
(b) Tamil Nadu
(c) Telangana
(d) Kerala
(a) Karnataka
(b) Tamil Nadu
(c) Telangana
(d) Kerala
36.
Who was the first actor to win Oscar?
(a) Eddie/Murphy
(b) Wesley Snipes
(c) Sidney Poitiers
(d) Morgan Freeman
(a) Eddie/Murphy
(b) Wesley Snipes
(c) Sidney Poitiers
(d) Morgan Freeman
37.Which was the
first National News Agency of free India?
(a) The Indian Review
(b) The Free Press of India
(c) The Associated Press of India
(d) None of these
(a) The Indian Review
(b) The Free Press of India
(c) The Associated Press of India
(d) None of these
38.
The original name of ‘Mahabharata’ is
(a) Kathasaritsagar
(b) Jai Samhita
(c) Rajtarangini
(d) Bharat Katha
(a) Kathasaritsagar
(b) Jai Samhita
(c) Rajtarangini
(d) Bharat Katha
39.
Who fixes the REPO rate in India?
(a) RBI – Reserve Bank of India
(b) IMF – International Memory Fund
(c) WTO – World Trade Organization
(d) SEBI – Securities and Exchange Board of India
(a) RBI – Reserve Bank of India
(b) IMF – International Memory Fund
(c) WTO – World Trade Organization
(d) SEBI – Securities and Exchange Board of India
40.
An indirect instrument of monetary policy is
(a) Bank rate
(b) Cash reserve ratio
(c) Open market operation
(d) Statutory liquidity ratio
(a) Bank rate
(b) Cash reserve ratio
(c) Open market operation
(d) Statutory liquidity ratio
41.Which of the
following is related to horticulture?
(a) Operation flood
(b) Golden revolution
(c) Green revolution
(d) White revolution
(a) Operation flood
(b) Golden revolution
(c) Green revolution
(d) White revolution
42.
One of the followings is not a component of foreign
exchange reserve in India
(a) Foreign exchange assets of RBI
(b) Foreign exchange assets of government
(c) Gold stock of RBI
(d) SDR holdings of government
(a) Foreign exchange assets of RBI
(b) Foreign exchange assets of government
(c) Gold stock of RBI
(d) SDR holdings of government
43.
The market system in which there are only two buyers
facing a large number of sellers is called
(a) duopoly
(b) oligopoly
(c) monopoly
(d) duopoly
(a) duopoly
(b) oligopoly
(c) monopoly
(d) duopoly
44.
The term “politics” was first used by
(a) Aristotle
(b) Socrates
(c) Plato
(d) John Locke
(a) Aristotle
(b) Socrates
(c) Plato
(d) John Locke
45.
Who first gave the concept of “Distributive Justice”?
(a) Plato
(b) Aristotle
(c) Machiavelli
(d) Locke
(a) Plato
(b) Aristotle
(c) Machiavelli
(d) Locke
46.
The reorganization of states on linguistic basis was
done in
(a) 1950
(b) 1951
(c) 1952
(d) 1956
(a) 1950
(b) 1951
(c) 1952
(d) 1956
47.
Arrange the names of the President in the order they
served:
(a) N. S. Reddy, Gyani Zail Singh, R. Venkataraman, Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma
(b) N. S. Reddy, R. Venkataraman, Gyani Zail Singh, Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma
(c) N. S. Reddy, Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma, R. Venkataraman, Gyani Zail Singh,
(d) R. Venkataraman, Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma, Gyani Zail Singh, N. S. Reddy,
(a) N. S. Reddy, Gyani Zail Singh, R. Venkataraman, Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma
(b) N. S. Reddy, R. Venkataraman, Gyani Zail Singh, Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma
(c) N. S. Reddy, Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma, R. Venkataraman, Gyani Zail Singh,
(d) R. Venkataraman, Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma, Gyani Zail Singh, N. S. Reddy,
48.
Bodo and Dogri were added in the 8th Schedule
by the following amendment:
(a) 81st Amendment
(b) 85th Amendment
(c) 91st Amendment
(d) 92nd Amendment
(a) 81st Amendment
(b) 85th Amendment
(c) 91st Amendment
(d) 92nd Amendment
49.
Who among the following was responsible for the
founding of the Anglo-Muhammadan Oriental College?
(a) Sir Sayyid Ahmad Khan
(b) Yusuf Ali
(c) Muhammad Iqbal
(d) Altaf Husain
(a) Sir Sayyid Ahmad Khan
(b) Yusuf Ali
(c) Muhammad Iqbal
(d) Altaf Husain
50.
Sir Eyre Coote was associated with which of the
following?
(a) Battle of Wandiwash
(b) Battle of Adyar
(c) Battle of Ambur
(d) Size of Arcot
(a) Battle of Wandiwash
(b) Battle of Adyar
(c) Battle of Ambur
(d) Size of Arcot