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Q. Which of the following fights infection in the body?
1) RBC
2) WBC
3) Blood Plasma
4) Heamoglobin
ANS: 2
Q. Anthophobia is fear of which of the following ?
1) Boss
2) Fire
3) Flowers
4) Dogs
ANS: 3
Q. Which of the following is the largest air pollutant?
1) Carbon dioxide
2) Carbon monoxide
3) Sulphur dioxide
4) Hydrocarbons
View Answer
ANS: 2
Q. In binary code, the number 7 is written as -
1) 110
2) 111
3) 101
4) 100
ANS: 2
Q. The atomic nucleus was discovered by -
1) Rutherford
2) Dalton
3) Einstein
4) Thompson
View Answer
ANS: 1
Q. Clove is obtained from -
1) Root
2) Stem
3) Fruit
ANS: 4
Q. Which of the following has been given prominence in the Economic Survey 2016-17?
1) Universal Basic Amenities
2) Universal Basic Income
3) Universal Welfare Measures
4) Redistribution of Wealth
View Answer
ANS: 2
Q. In which of the following organs bile is stored ?
1) Spleen
2) Pancreas
3) Appendix
4) Gallbladder
ANS: 4
Q. In the post 'Brexit' and emergence of Donald Trump in US, which of the following phenomenon is most likely to affect the global economy?
1) Deglobalisation
2) Protectionism
3) Banning entry of Muslims into certain countries
4) All of the above
ANS: 4
Q. A chapter of Economic survey 2017-18 has been specifically devoted to -
1) Agriculture and Rural Development
2) Clothes and shoes
3) Sun Rising Industries
4) Infrastructure
ANS: 2
Q. Deficiency of which of the following vitamins causes the disease of slow blood clotting ?
1) Vitamin C
2) Vitamin D
3) Vitamin E
4) Vitamin K
ANS: 4
Q. According to Brand Finance Global 500 report 2017, the most valuable Indian brand in 2017 is -
1) Airtel
2) LIC
3) Tata
4) Infosys
ANS: 3
Q. According to Brand Finance Global 500 report 2017, the most valuable global brand in 2017 is -
1) Google
2) Apple
3) Amazon
4) Alibaba
ANS: 1
Q. Government of India has recently waived income tax dues upto -
1) Rs. 100
2) Rs. 1000
3) Rs. 2000
4) Rs. 5000
ANS: 1
Q. An United Nations' report entitled, "Leave No One Behind" specifically deals issues related to -
1) Women & girls
2) Children
3) Refugees
4) Persons with different abilities
ANS: 1
Q. Which of the following countries declared the world's largest trade surplus during 2016 ?
1) China
2) Singapore
3) Japan
4) Germany
ANS: 4
Q. Total FDI inflow into India during 2016-17 (April-December) is-
1) $ 48 billion
2) $ 45 billion
3) $ 50 billion
4) $ 55 billion
View Answer
ANS: 1
Q. Twin balance sheet problem refers to-
1) Over-indebtedness in the corporate and banking sectors
2) Over-indebtedness of State governments and Central government
3) A malpractice of accounting government
4) A malpractice of accounting in MSME sector
View Answer
ANS: 1
Q. Economic Survey 2016-17 enlisted eight interesting facts about India. Which of the following is not among them ?
1) Annul work-related migration of about 9 million people
2) The districts accounting for the poorest 40% receive 29% of the total funding.
3) India has 7 taxpayers for every 100 voters
4) Rural development gets highest possible allocatio of public funds
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ANS: 4
Q. In the transition of Indian economy from 'cash economy' to 'cashless economy' which of the following is playing a vital role ?
1) Mobile Phone
2) Plastic money
3) BHIM App
4) Online banking
View Answer
ANS: 1
Q. The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) has identified three Bt cotton varieties for cultivation in Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan which were developed by Punjab Agricultural University in Ludhiana recently. Which one of the following in not among those three?
1) PAU Bt 1
2) F1861
3) RS2013
4) BT1861
View Answer
ANS: 4
Q. "Sar utha ke jiyo" is the business tag line of -
1) Bharti Axa
2) LIC
3) Max Insurance
4) HDFC Life
View Answer
ANS: 4
Q. Mobile service provider Telenor India in recently acquire by -
1) Vodafone
2) Reliance Communication
3) Idea Cellular
4) Bharti Airtel
View Answer
ANS: 4
Q. PSLV-C37 carries two Indian Satellites along with other 101 international Satellites in a single flight. What was the name of that two Indian Satellites?
1) Cartosat-2 and Cartosat-3
2) Cartosat-2 and INS-1A
3) INS-1A and INS-1B
4) Cartosat-3 and INS-1B
View Answer
ANS: 3
Q. ISRO has successfully launches 104 Satellites in a Single Flight from -
1) Chandipur
2) Bangalore
3) Ahmedabad
4) Sriharikota
View Answer
ANS: 4
Q. A Horse Walks Into a Bar - this book is written by -
1) Jessica Cohen
2) David Grossman
3) Dovelah Gee
4) Han Kang
View Answer
ANS: 2
Q. The book "The Ministry of Utmost Happiness" is written by -
1) Vikram Seth
2) Anita Desai
3) Kaavya Viswanathan
4) Arundhati Roy
View Answer
ANS: 4
Q. According to Swachh Survekshan 2017 Rankings which of the following city ranked as cleanest city in India?
1) Mysuru
2) Bhopal
3) Indore
4) Visakhapatnam (Vizag)
View Answer
ANS: 3
Q. Which of the following company buy eBay’s Indian operations -
1) Amazon
2) Flipkart
3) Snapdeal
4) PayTM
View Answer
ANS: 2
Q. Of the following diseases, which one is caused by insect bite?
1) Dengue
2) Scurvy
3) Pneumonia
4) Asthma
View Answer
ANS: 1
Q. Which of the following countries has launched the DAMPE (Dark Matter Particle Explorer) satellite?
1) China
2) Russia
3) Japan
4) USA
View Answer
ANS: 1
Note: The Dark Matter Particle Explorer, or DAMPE, is a Chinese Academy of Sciences satellite which was launched on 17 December 2015.
Q. White rust is an important fungal disease of -
1) Wheat
2) Mustard
3) Rice
4) Bajra
View Answer
ANS: 2
Q. The unit of electrical resistance of a conductor is -
1) farad
2) volt
3) ampere
4) ohm
View Answer
ANS: 4
Q. Which organ of the human body does the Alzheimer’s disease affect ?
1) Ear
2) Brain
3) Eye
4) Stomach
View Answer
ANS: 2
Note: A progressive disease that destroys memory and other important mental functions.
Q. Which of the following countries has approved world’s first dengue vaccine?
1) United Kingdom
2) Canada
3) Mexico
4) France
View Answer
ANS: 3
Note: Recent approvals for Dengvaxia granted by health authorities are those from Indonesia, Thailand and Singapore. Mexico, the Philippines, Brazil, El Salvador, Costa Rica, Paraguay, Guatemala, Peru, Indonesia, Thailand and Singapore have already granted it the approval.
Q. Budget allotment for MGNREGA in 2016-17 has been increased to crores in 2017-18 -
1) Rs. 42,000
2) Rs. 48,000
3) Rs. 52,000
4) Rs. 60,000
View Answer
ANS: 2
Q. Participation of women in MGNREGA is about -
1) 55%
2) 50%
3) 45%
4) 40%
View Answer
ANS: 1
Q. Government of India is committed to double the income of farmers in-
1) 5 years
2) 6 years
3) 7 years
4) 10 years
View Answer
ANS: 1
Q. 'Per drop more crop' is the key goal of -
1) Micro Irrigation Fund under NABARD
2) Long Term irrigation fund under NABARD
3) Pradhan Mantri Sinchai Yojana
4) National Watershed Development Programme
View Answer
ANS: 1
Q. Which Launch Vehicle was used for ISRO's successfully launch of 104 satellites in a single flight?
1) PSLV - C38
2) PSLV - C39
3) PSLV - C37
4) PSLV - C36
View Answer
ANS: 3
Q. Recently Railway Minister Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu flagged off Antyodaya Superfast Express which will run between -
1) Chennai - Howrah
2) Ernakulam - Howrah
3) Ernakulam - New Delhi
4) Jaipur - Howrah
View Answer
ANS: 2
Q. The Bharat Bill Payment System(BBPS) is a centralised system created by the -
1) National Payments Corporation
2) State Bank of India
3) ICICI Bank
4) Axis Bank
View Answer
ANS: 1
Q. Which of the following countries recently introduce Right to Information (RTI) Act ?
1) Nepal
2) Sri Lanka
3) Bhutan
4) Singapore
View Answer
ANS: 2
Q. Who among the following was the winner of best actress in 62nd Hindi Filmfare Awards 2017?
1) Alia Bhatt
2) Kangna Ranawat
3) Sonam Kapoor
4) Katrina Kaif
View Answer
ANS: 1
Q. Who among the following was the winner of best actor in 62nd Hindi Filmfare Awards 2017 ?
1) Shahid Kapoor
2) Amir Khan
3) Manoj Bajpayee
4) Ranbeer Singh
View Answer
Q. Which one of the following movies get the 62nd Hindi Filmfare Awards 2017 ?
1) Udta Punjab
2) Sultan
3) Pink
4) Dangal
View Answer
ANS: 4
Q. Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed al Nahyan was the chief guest of 68th Republic Day celebration. He was the Crown Prince of -
1) UAE
2) Katar
3) Saudi Arabia
4) Bahrain
View Answer
ANS: 1
Q. The annual index of Transparency International issued for 2016 placed India in the __________ position with Brazil and China.
1) 30th
2) 20th
3) 40th
4) 35th
View Answer
ANS: 3
Note: A major international index of corruption and transparency has placed India on the watch list for its inability to curb mega corruption scandals and petty bribery. The annual index of Transparency International issued on Wednesday for 2016 placed India with Brazil and China in the 40th position.
Q. Who was the head of The Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management (FRBM) Committee?
1) Rathin Roy
2) Sumit Bose
3) Arvind Subramanian
4) N. K. Singh
View Answer
ANS: 4
Q. National Youth Festival with the theme Youth for Digital India held at -
1) Ambala
2) Rohtak
3) Noida
4) Gurugram
View Answer
ANS: 2
Q. Name the Chola ruler who sent an embassy of 72 merchants to China in AD 1077?
1) Rajendra-I
2) Rajaraja-II
3) Kulottunga-I
4) Kulottunga-II
View Answer
ANS: 3
Q. Who among the following gave maximum resistance to the British?
1) Mughals
2) Marathas
3) Rajputs
4) Sikhs
View Answer
ANS: 2
Q. Who among the following was the first to make use of artillery in warfare during the medieval period in India?
1) Akbar
2) Babur
3) Ibrahim Lodhi
4) Sher Shah Suri
View Answer
ANS: 2
Q. Which one of the following region came under the direct administration of the English East India Company after the third Anglo-Mysore war?
1) Malabar
2) Kanara
3) Travancore
4) Tanjore
View Answer
ANS: 1
Q. National Payments Corporation of India, the umbrella organisation for all digital payments in the country has launched new mobile aap for digital payment called -
1) PayTM
2) BHIM (Bharat Interface for Money)
3) UPI
4) PayU Money
View Answer
ANS: 2
Q. "A Passion For Dance" was written by -
1) Rukmani Dev Arundale
2) Dr. Padma Subramanyam
3) Sonal Man Singh
4) Yamini Krishnamurthy
View Answer
ANS: 4
Q. Which is the International Dance?
1) Romantic Dance
2) Bibhu
3) Odissi
4) Chau
View Answer
ANS: 4
Q. Compact discs, (according to the original CD specifications) hold how many minutes of music?
1) 74 mins
2) 90 mins
3) 56 mins
4) 60 mins
View Answer
ANS: 1
Q. What was the earlier name of music director A.R. Rehman?
1) Dev Kumar
2) Raj Kumar
3) Dileep Kumar
4) Manoj Kumar
View Answer
ANS: 3
Q. Who amongst the following has lunched a new venture named blogeverywhere.com?
1) Azim Premji
2) Bill Gates
3) Narayan Murthy
4) Sabeer Bhatia
View Answer
ANS: 4
Q. K. S. Ranjit Singhji was -
1) First Field Marshal
2) First Indian test Cricketer
3) First Bar-at-law
4) First Air marshal
View Answer
ANS: 2
Q. The first Indian awarded the Oscar for lifetime achievements in Cinema was -
1) Amitabh Bachchan
2) Satyajit Ray
3) Bhanu Athaiya
4) Shivaji Ganeshan
View Answer
ANS: 2
Q. First woman speaker of Loksabha was -
1) Smt Margarate Alva
2) Sorojini Naidu
3) Meira Kumar
4) Indira Gandhi
View Answer
ANS: 3
Q. Who was the first woman president of the UN General Assembly?
1) Aruna Asif Ali
2) Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit
3) Sarojini Naidu
4) Virginia Woolf
View Answer
ANS: 2
Q. Which among the following countries whose National Anthem has only music not words -
1) India
2) Bahrain
3) Germany
4) Spain
View Answer
ANS: 2
Q. Samba dance is famous in -
1) Brazil
2) Peru
3) Argentina
4) Mexico
View Answer
ANS: 1
Q. Rouff is a folk dance. It has its origin in?
1) Assam
2) Mizoram
3) Kashmir
4) Himachal Pradesh
View Answer
ANS: 3
Note: dfsd
Q. __ is son of Ustad Allah Rakha -
1) Ustad Jakir Hussain
2) Ustad Amjad Ali Khan
3) Ustad Bismillah Khan
4) None of these
View Answer
ANS: 1
Q. Indian classical dance has been popularized abroad by:
1) Malaika Arora
2) Gopi Krishna
3) Uday Shankar
4) Yamini Krishnamurti
View Answer
ANS: 3
Q. First Indian women Olympic Medal winner is -
1) Saina Nehwal
2) M C Mary Kom
3) Karnam Malleshwari
4) Sakshi Malik
View Answer
ANS: 3
Q. 14th Edition of the Pravasi Bhartiya Divas Convention was held at -
1) New Delhi
2) Ahmedabad
3) Bengaluru
4) Mumbai
View Answer
ANS: 3
Q. 'VAT' is imposed-
1) Dierctly on consumer
2) On first stage of production
3) On all stages between production and sale
4) On final stage of production
View Answer
ANS: 3
Q. Which of the following taxes in India is collected by panchayats?
1) Sales Tax
2) Custom Tax
3) Land Revenue
4) Tax on local fairs
View Answer
ANS: 4
Q. What is 'Super-301'?
1) Modern computer
2) A variety of rice
3) An insecticide
4) American Trade Law
View Answer
ANS: 4
Q. The national Institute for Rural Development (NIRD) is situated in -
1) Shimal
2) Hyderabad
3) Dehradun
4) New Delhi
View Answer
ANS: 2
Q. The 'Closed Economy' is the economy in which -
1) Only export takes place
2) Budget deficit is less
3) Only import takes place
4) There is no foreign trade
View Answer
ANS: 4
Q. Manodaya Kavya was composed by-
1) Bharat Kavi
2) Maularam
3) Bhushan
4) Gumani Kavi
View Answer
ANS: 4
Q. Who is the Vice-Chairman of the NITI Ayog of India?
1) Raghuram Rajan
2) Arun Jately
3) Arvind Panagariya
4) Rahul Gandhi
View Answer
ANS: 3
Q. Due to the outbreak of which virus did the WHO declare a Public Health Emergency of International Concern in February 2016?
1) Zika
2) Ebola
3) Swine flu
4) Chikungunya
View Answer
ANS: 1
Q. Who created a new world record is scoring the fastest century in Test Cricket history in February 2016?
1) Steve Smith
2) Chris Gayle
3) Brendon McCullum
4) Virat Kohli
View Answer
ANS: 3
Q. Which of the following state has been declared as 'India"s first State to have adopted organic farming?
1) Tripura
2) Sikkim
3) Arunachal Pradesh
4) Nagaland
View Answer
ANS: 2
Q. With which of the following is the Central Goverment's 'Stand up India' scheme to promote entrepreneurship?
1) Women and Minorities
2) SC/ STs and Women
3) SC/ STs and Minorities
4) All of the above
View Answer
ANS: 2
Q. On which of the following routes will India's first Bullet Train run (upto 2024)?
1) New Delhi - Ahmedabad Route
2) New Delhi - Mumbai Rokute
3) Ahmedabad - Mumbai Route
4) Pune - Ahmedabad Route
View Answer
ANS: 3
Q. Which of the following is responsible for acid rain?
1) Nitrogen oxide and Carbon dioxide
2) Nitrogen oxide and Carbon monoxide
3) Sulphur dioxide and Nitrogen oxiede
4) None of the above
View Answer
ANS: 3
Q. The term 'Ecosystem' was first used in 1935 by -
1) Taylor
2) Clark
3) Tansley
4) Lindemann
View Answer
ANS: 3
Q. Which of the following states incorporated 'Environmental Education' as a subject in school curriculum for the first time?
1) Uttarkhand
2) Maharashtra
3) Kerala
4) Rajasthan
View Answer
ANS: 1
Q. 'Bio-Diversity' is -
1) Totality of all species, all genes and all ecosystems
2) Variety of plants
3) Variety of animals
4) Totality of cultural environment
View Answer
ANS: 1
Q. Which of the following canal is responsible for land-degradation in Rajasthan?
1) Ganga Canal
2) Sirhind Canal
3) Indira Gandhi Canal
4) Agra Canal
View Answer
ANS: 3
Q. The year 2016-17 will be observed by SAARC nations as -
1) Year of Democracy and Development
2) Year of Fight Against Terrorism
3) Year of Cultural Heritage
4) Year of 'Save the Earth'
View Answer
ANS: 3
Q. The Multi-billion dollar project TAPI on which work started in December, 2015 is related to -
1) Natural Gas
2) Solar Energy
3) Road Construction
4) Railway Line
View Answer
ANS: 1
Q. The National Award for Child Welfare was instituted in the year -
1) 1996 AD
2) 1979 AD
3) 2008 AD
4) 2014 AD
View Answer
ANS: 2
Q. Which of the following is called 'Heart of the City'?
1) Central Business District
2) Zone of Better Residence
3) Zone of Better Social Amenities
4) Commuters Zone
View Answer
ANS: 1
Q. Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
1) Tharu - Uttar Pradesh
2) Gaddi - Himachal Pradesh
3) Konyak - Kerala
4) Toda - Tamil Nadu
View Answer
ANS: 3
Q. Which of the following statement is incorrect?
1) The Godavari is the largest river of South India
2) The Kosi River is called the sorrow of Bihar
3) The Brahmaputra is an antecedental river
4) The Ganges originates from Gangoti
View Answer
ANS: 3
Q. Who made the Functional Classification of Indian Cities?
1) R. L. Singh
2) G. S. Ghosal
3) Ashok Mitra
4) A.B. Mukherjee
View Answer
ANS: 3
Q. Which of the following pairs (State-date of formation) is correctly matched ?
1) Haryana - 1 November 1966
2) Mizoram - 25 June, 1986
3) Telangana - 15 August, 2014
4) Chhattisgarh - 20 November, 2000
View Answer
ANS: 1
Q. Which of the following country has the largest reserve of Bauxite of the world?
1) India
2) Russia
3) Surinam
4) Australia
View Answer
ANS: 4
Q. Which of the following State has the largest forest area in India?
1) Chhattisgarh
2) Maharashtra
3) Madhya Pradesh
4) Andhra Pradesh
View Answer
ANS: 3
Q. In which of the following year the 'National Population Policy' (NPP) was announced in India?
1) 1999
2) 2000
3) 2001
4) 2002
View Answer
ANS: 2
Q. The 'World Population Day' is observed on -
1) 11th April
2) 11th May
3) 11th July
4) 12th August
View Answer
ANS: 3
1) Jessica Cohen
2) David Grossman
3) Dovelah Gee
4) Han Kang
View Answer
ANS: 2
Q. The book "The Ministry of Utmost Happiness" is written by -
1) Vikram Seth
2) Anita Desai
3) Kaavya Viswanathan
4) Arundhati Roy
View Answer
ANS: 4
Q. According to Swachh Survekshan 2017 Rankings which of the following city ranked as cleanest city in India?
1) Mysuru
2) Bhopal
3) Indore
4) Visakhapatnam (Vizag)
View Answer
ANS: 3
Q. Which of the following company buy eBay’s Indian operations -
1) Amazon
2) Flipkart
3) Snapdeal
4) PayTM
View Answer
ANS: 2
Q. Of the following diseases, which one is caused by insect bite?
1) Dengue
2) Scurvy
3) Pneumonia
4) Asthma
View Answer
ANS: 1
Q. Which of the following countries has launched the DAMPE (Dark Matter Particle Explorer) satellite?
1) China
2) Russia
3) Japan
4) USA
View Answer
ANS: 1
Note: The Dark Matter Particle Explorer, or DAMPE, is a Chinese Academy of Sciences satellite which was launched on 17 December 2015.
Q. White rust is an important fungal disease of -
1) Wheat
2) Mustard
3) Rice
4) Bajra
View Answer
ANS: 2
Q. The unit of electrical resistance of a conductor is -
1) farad
2) volt
3) ampere
4) ohm
View Answer
ANS: 4
Q. Which organ of the human body does the Alzheimer’s disease affect ?
1) Ear
2) Brain
3) Eye
4) Stomach
View Answer
ANS: 2
Note: A progressive disease that destroys memory and other important mental functions.
Q. Which of the following countries has approved world’s first dengue vaccine?
1) United Kingdom
2) Canada
3) Mexico
4) France
View Answer
ANS: 3
Note: Recent approvals for Dengvaxia granted by health authorities are those from Indonesia, Thailand and Singapore. Mexico, the Philippines, Brazil, El Salvador, Costa Rica, Paraguay, Guatemala, Peru, Indonesia, Thailand and Singapore have already granted it the approval.
Q. Budget allotment for MGNREGA in 2016-17 has been increased to crores in 2017-18 -
1) Rs. 42,000
2) Rs. 48,000
3) Rs. 52,000
4) Rs. 60,000
View Answer
ANS: 2
Q. Participation of women in MGNREGA is about -
1) 55%
2) 50%
3) 45%
4) 40%
View Answer
ANS: 1
Q. Government of India is committed to double the income of farmers in-
1) 5 years
2) 6 years
3) 7 years
4) 10 years
View Answer
ANS: 1
Q. 'Per drop more crop' is the key goal of -
1) Micro Irrigation Fund under NABARD
2) Long Term irrigation fund under NABARD
3) Pradhan Mantri Sinchai Yojana
4) National Watershed Development Programme
View Answer
ANS: 1
Q. Which Launch Vehicle was used for ISRO's successfully launch of 104 satellites in a single flight?
1) PSLV - C38
2) PSLV - C39
3) PSLV - C37
4) PSLV - C36
View Answer
ANS: 3
Q. Recently Railway Minister Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu flagged off Antyodaya Superfast Express which will run between -
1) Chennai - Howrah
2) Ernakulam - Howrah
3) Ernakulam - New Delhi
4) Jaipur - Howrah
View Answer
ANS: 2
Q. The Bharat Bill Payment System(BBPS) is a centralised system created by the -
1) National Payments Corporation
2) State Bank of India
3) ICICI Bank
4) Axis Bank
View Answer
ANS: 1
Q. Which of the following countries recently introduce Right to Information (RTI) Act ?
1) Nepal
2) Sri Lanka
3) Bhutan
4) Singapore
View Answer
ANS: 2
Q. Who among the following was the winner of best actress in 62nd Hindi Filmfare Awards 2017?
1) Alia Bhatt
2) Kangna Ranawat
3) Sonam Kapoor
4) Katrina Kaif
View Answer
ANS: 1
Q. Who among the following was the winner of best actor in 62nd Hindi Filmfare Awards 2017 ?
1) Shahid Kapoor
2) Amir Khan
3) Manoj Bajpayee
4) Ranbeer Singh
View Answer
Q. Which one of the following movies get the 62nd Hindi Filmfare Awards 2017 ?
1) Udta Punjab
2) Sultan
3) Pink
4) Dangal
View Answer
ANS: 4
Q. Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed al Nahyan was the chief guest of 68th Republic Day celebration. He was the Crown Prince of -
1) UAE
2) Katar
3) Saudi Arabia
4) Bahrain
View Answer
ANS: 1
Q. The annual index of Transparency International issued for 2016 placed India in the __________ position with Brazil and China.
1) 30th
2) 20th
3) 40th
4) 35th
View Answer
ANS: 3
Note: A major international index of corruption and transparency has placed India on the watch list for its inability to curb mega corruption scandals and petty bribery. The annual index of Transparency International issued on Wednesday for 2016 placed India with Brazil and China in the 40th position.
Q. Who was the head of The Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management (FRBM) Committee?
1) Rathin Roy
2) Sumit Bose
3) Arvind Subramanian
4) N. K. Singh
View Answer
ANS: 4
Q. National Youth Festival with the theme Youth for Digital India held at -
1) Ambala
2) Rohtak
3) Noida
4) Gurugram
View Answer
ANS: 2
Q. Name the Chola ruler who sent an embassy of 72 merchants to China in AD 1077?
1) Rajendra-I
2) Rajaraja-II
3) Kulottunga-I
4) Kulottunga-II
View Answer
ANS: 3
Q. Who among the following gave maximum resistance to the British?
1) Mughals
2) Marathas
3) Rajputs
4) Sikhs
View Answer
ANS: 2
Q. Who among the following was the first to make use of artillery in warfare during the medieval period in India?
1) Akbar
2) Babur
3) Ibrahim Lodhi
4) Sher Shah Suri
View Answer
ANS: 2
Q. Which one of the following region came under the direct administration of the English East India Company after the third Anglo-Mysore war?
1) Malabar
2) Kanara
3) Travancore
4) Tanjore
View Answer
ANS: 1
Q. National Payments Corporation of India, the umbrella organisation for all digital payments in the country has launched new mobile aap for digital payment called -
1) PayTM
2) BHIM (Bharat Interface for Money)
3) UPI
4) PayU Money
View Answer
ANS: 2
Q. "A Passion For Dance" was written by -
1) Rukmani Dev Arundale
2) Dr. Padma Subramanyam
3) Sonal Man Singh
4) Yamini Krishnamurthy
View Answer
ANS: 4
Q. Which is the International Dance?
1) Romantic Dance
2) Bibhu
3) Odissi
4) Chau
View Answer
ANS: 4
Q. Compact discs, (according to the original CD specifications) hold how many minutes of music?
1) 74 mins
2) 90 mins
3) 56 mins
4) 60 mins
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Q. What was the earlier name of music director A.R. Rehman?
1) Dev Kumar
2) Raj Kumar
3) Dileep Kumar
4) Manoj Kumar
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ANS: 3
Q. Who amongst the following has lunched a new venture named blogeverywhere.com?
1) Azim Premji
2) Bill Gates
3) Narayan Murthy
4) Sabeer Bhatia
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ANS: 4
Q. K. S. Ranjit Singhji was -
1) First Field Marshal
2) First Indian test Cricketer
3) First Bar-at-law
4) First Air marshal
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Q. The first Indian awarded the Oscar for lifetime achievements in Cinema was -
1) Amitabh Bachchan
2) Satyajit Ray
3) Bhanu Athaiya
4) Shivaji Ganeshan
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Q. First woman speaker of Loksabha was -
1) Smt Margarate Alva
2) Sorojini Naidu
3) Meira Kumar
4) Indira Gandhi
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Q. Who was the first woman president of the UN General Assembly?
1) Aruna Asif Ali
2) Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit
3) Sarojini Naidu
4) Virginia Woolf
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Q. Which among the following countries whose National Anthem has only music not words -
1) India
2) Bahrain
3) Germany
4) Spain
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Q. Samba dance is famous in -
1) Brazil
2) Peru
3) Argentina
4) Mexico
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Q. Rouff is a folk dance. It has its origin in?
1) Assam
2) Mizoram
3) Kashmir
4) Himachal Pradesh
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Note: dfsd
Q. __ is son of Ustad Allah Rakha -
1) Ustad Jakir Hussain
2) Ustad Amjad Ali Khan
3) Ustad Bismillah Khan
4) None of these
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Q. Indian classical dance has been popularized abroad by:
1) Malaika Arora
2) Gopi Krishna
3) Uday Shankar
4) Yamini Krishnamurti
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Q. First Indian women Olympic Medal winner is -
1) Saina Nehwal
2) M C Mary Kom
3) Karnam Malleshwari
4) Sakshi Malik
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Q. 14th Edition of the Pravasi Bhartiya Divas Convention was held at -
1) New Delhi
2) Ahmedabad
3) Bengaluru
4) Mumbai
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ANS: 3
Q. 'VAT' is imposed-
1) Dierctly on consumer
2) On first stage of production
3) On all stages between production and sale
4) On final stage of production
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Q. Which of the following taxes in India is collected by panchayats?
1) Sales Tax
2) Custom Tax
3) Land Revenue
4) Tax on local fairs
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Q. What is 'Super-301'?
1) Modern computer
2) A variety of rice
3) An insecticide
4) American Trade Law
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Q. The national Institute for Rural Development (NIRD) is situated in -
1) Shimal
2) Hyderabad
3) Dehradun
4) New Delhi
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Q. The 'Closed Economy' is the economy in which -
1) Only export takes place
2) Budget deficit is less
3) Only import takes place
4) There is no foreign trade
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Q. Manodaya Kavya was composed by-
1) Bharat Kavi
2) Maularam
3) Bhushan
4) Gumani Kavi
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Q. Who is the Vice-Chairman of the NITI Ayog of India?
1) Raghuram Rajan
2) Arun Jately
3) Arvind Panagariya
4) Rahul Gandhi
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Q. Due to the outbreak of which virus did the WHO declare a Public Health Emergency of International Concern in February 2016?
1) Zika
2) Ebola
3) Swine flu
4) Chikungunya
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Q. Who created a new world record is scoring the fastest century in Test Cricket history in February 2016?
1) Steve Smith
2) Chris Gayle
3) Brendon McCullum
4) Virat Kohli
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Q. Which of the following state has been declared as 'India"s first State to have adopted organic farming?
1) Tripura
2) Sikkim
3) Arunachal Pradesh
4) Nagaland
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ANS: 2
Q. With which of the following is the Central Goverment's 'Stand up India' scheme to promote entrepreneurship?
1) Women and Minorities
2) SC/ STs and Women
3) SC/ STs and Minorities
4) All of the above
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ANS: 2
Q. On which of the following routes will India's first Bullet Train run (upto 2024)?
1) New Delhi - Ahmedabad Route
2) New Delhi - Mumbai Rokute
3) Ahmedabad - Mumbai Route
4) Pune - Ahmedabad Route
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ANS: 3
Q. Which of the following is responsible for acid rain?
1) Nitrogen oxide and Carbon dioxide
2) Nitrogen oxide and Carbon monoxide
3) Sulphur dioxide and Nitrogen oxiede
4) None of the above
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ANS: 3
Q. The term 'Ecosystem' was first used in 1935 by -
1) Taylor
2) Clark
3) Tansley
4) Lindemann
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ANS: 3
Q. Which of the following states incorporated 'Environmental Education' as a subject in school curriculum for the first time?
1) Uttarkhand
2) Maharashtra
3) Kerala
4) Rajasthan
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ANS: 1
Q. 'Bio-Diversity' is -
1) Totality of all species, all genes and all ecosystems
2) Variety of plants
3) Variety of animals
4) Totality of cultural environment
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Q. Which of the following canal is responsible for land-degradation in Rajasthan?
1) Ganga Canal
2) Sirhind Canal
3) Indira Gandhi Canal
4) Agra Canal
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Q. The year 2016-17 will be observed by SAARC nations as -
1) Year of Democracy and Development
2) Year of Fight Against Terrorism
3) Year of Cultural Heritage
4) Year of 'Save the Earth'
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ANS: 3
Q. The Multi-billion dollar project TAPI on which work started in December, 2015 is related to -
1) Natural Gas
2) Solar Energy
3) Road Construction
4) Railway Line
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Q. The National Award for Child Welfare was instituted in the year -
1) 1996 AD
2) 1979 AD
3) 2008 AD
4) 2014 AD
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Q. Which of the following is called 'Heart of the City'?
1) Central Business District
2) Zone of Better Residence
3) Zone of Better Social Amenities
4) Commuters Zone
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Q. Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
1) Tharu - Uttar Pradesh
2) Gaddi - Himachal Pradesh
3) Konyak - Kerala
4) Toda - Tamil Nadu
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Q. Which of the following statement is incorrect?
1) The Godavari is the largest river of South India
2) The Kosi River is called the sorrow of Bihar
3) The Brahmaputra is an antecedental river
4) The Ganges originates from Gangoti
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Q. Who made the Functional Classification of Indian Cities?
1) R. L. Singh
2) G. S. Ghosal
3) Ashok Mitra
4) A.B. Mukherjee
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ANS: 3
Q. Which of the following pairs (State-date of formation) is correctly matched ?
1) Haryana - 1 November 1966
2) Mizoram - 25 June, 1986
3) Telangana - 15 August, 2014
4) Chhattisgarh - 20 November, 2000
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Q. Which of the following country has the largest reserve of Bauxite of the world?
1) India
2) Russia
3) Surinam
4) Australia
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ANS: 4
Q. Which of the following State has the largest forest area in India?
1) Chhattisgarh
2) Maharashtra
3) Madhya Pradesh
4) Andhra Pradesh
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ANS: 3
Q. In which of the following year the 'National Population Policy' (NPP) was announced in India?
1) 1999
2) 2000
3) 2001
4) 2002
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ANS: 2
Q. The 'World Population Day' is observed on -
1) 11th April
2) 11th May
3) 11th July
4) 12th August
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ANS: 3
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