INDIAN POLITY OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS

1. Indian Republic is not the product of—
(A) Political Revolution
(B) Discussion
(C) Made by a body of eminent representatives of the people
(D) All the above

2. For the first time, British Parliament enacted which laws for the British Government to govern in India—
(A) Govt. of India Act 1857
(B) Govt. of India Act 1858
(C) Govt. of India Act 1891
(D) Govt. of India Act 1888

3. The British Secretary of the State governed India through which Institution—
(A) Executive Council
(B) Parliament
(C) Governor assisted by an Executive Council
(D) Governor General appointed by an Executive Council

4. Under the British Rule in India, Governor General was responsible to—
(A) Secretary of India
(B) Secretary of Britain
(C) Secretary of State
(D) None of the above

5. Morely-Minto reform is associated with which Act—
(A) Indian Council Act 1856
(B) Indian Council Act 1909
(C) Indian Council Act 1908
(D) Indian Council Act 1912

6. During the British rule, which community got separate representation from which Act—
(A) Christian Community & Indian Council Act 1909
(B) Buddhist Community & Indian Council Act 1907
(C) Muslim Community & Indian Council Act 1909
(D) All the above

7. During the British period, under which Act election was introduced in India—
(A) Indian Council Act 1913
(B) Indian Council Act 1909
(C) Indian Council Act 1906
(D) Indian Council Act 1907

8. Montagu-Chelmsford report is associated with which Govt of India Act—
(A) Govt. of India Act 1918
(B) Govt. of India Act 1920
(C) Govt. of India Act 1930
(D) Govt. of India Act 1919

9. When was the Indian National Congress established—
(A) 1888
(B) 1885
(C) 1889
(D) 1890

10. Under the British Rule when ‘Dyarchy Governing System’ was introduced for the first time—
(A) Govt. of India Act 1919
(B) Govt. of India Act 1929
(C) Govt. of India Act 1925
(D) Govt. of India Act 1935

11. Under the Govt. of India Act 1935, which communities were provided separate representation in the Electorate system—
(A) Sikh, Europeans
(B) Indian Christians
(C) Anglo-Indians
(D) All the above

12. Under which Government of India Act, Federation and Provincial Autonomy were introduced in India—
(A) Govt. of India Act 1935
(B) Govt. of India Act 1930
(C) Govt. of India Act 1940
(D) Govt. of India Act 1936

13. Under the British rule, how many acts came into operation—
(A) Govt. of India Act 1858, Indian Council Act 1861
(B) Indian Council Act 1892, Indian Council Act 1809
(C) Govt. of India Act 1919, Govt. of India Act 1935, Indian Independence Act 1947
(D) All the above

14. Which Act provided India to become an Independent state—
(A) Indian Independence Act 1949
(B) Indian Independence Act 1946
(C) Indian Independence Act 1947
(D) None of the above

15. Under the Govt. of India Act 1935, the Indian Federation worked through which kind of list—
(A) Federal List
(B) Provincial List
(C) Concurrent List
(D) All the above

16. In the Govt. of India Act 1835, Federal List contained which kind of subjects—
(A) External Affairs
(B) Currency and Coinage
(C) Naval, Military and Force, Census
(D) All the above

17. In the Govt. of India Act 1935, provincial list included which kind of subjects—
(A) Police
(B) Provincial Public Service
(C) Education
(D) All the above

18. In the Govt. of India Act 1935, which subjects are included in the concurrent list—
(A) Criminal Law & Procedure, Civil Procedure
(B) Marriage
(C) Divorce, Arbitration
(D) All the above

19. Under the Govt. of India Act 1935, who had the power to proclaim emergency—
(A) Governor General
(B) General of India
(C) Governor of the State
(D) None of the above

20. In the Govt. of India Act 1935, who was authorised to make a law on the Provincial subject—
(A) Governor
(B) Governor General
(C) Federal Legislature
(D) None of the above

21. Which Constitution is in the written form for the first time by an elected body during the Modern period—
(A) India
(B) America
(C) Britain
(D) France

22. Who was the de facto Prime Minister at the time of evolution of the Indian Constituent Assembly—
(A) Moti Lal Nehru
(B) Sardar Ballabh Bhai Patal
(C) Jawahar Lal Nehru
(D) H. N. Kunzru

23. Who boicotted the Indian Constituent Assembly—
(A) Unionist Muslim
(B) Muslim League
(C) Unionist Scheduled Caste
(D) Krishak Poja

24. In the Constituent Assembly, which parties were members—
(A) Congress, Muslim League, Unionist Muslim
(B) Unionist Scheduled Caste, Krishak Poja, Scheduled Castes Federation, Sikh (Non Congress)
(C) Communists, Independents
(D) All the above

25. Which party said that Indian Constituent Assembly does not have a fully representative character—
(A) Congress
(B) Muslim League
(C) Unionist Muslim
(D) Unionist Scheduled Castes

26. After independence, who decided to determine the Future Constitution of India—
(A) Jawahar Lal Nehru
(B) Sardar Ballabh Bhai Patel
(C) Constituent Assembly
(D) None of the above

27. Whom the Indian Constituent Assembly represented—
(A) Fully representative of the Hindus
(B) Fully representative of the State in India
(C) Fully representative of the Provinces in India
(D) Fully representative of the States and Provinces in India

28. Through which offer, the British Government authoritatively supported a Constituent Assembly for making the Indian Constitution
(A) August offer
(B) Viceroy offer
(C) Sir Strafford Cripps offer
(D) None of the above

29. Who supported the views of the Constituent Assembly for making the Indian Constitution—
(A) Sardar Patel
(B) Gandhiji
(C) Jinnah
(D) None of the above

30. Gandhiji wrote which article in the Harijan of 19th November 1939 to support the formation of Constituent Assembly for making the Constitution of India—
(A) The need of Constitution
(B) Formation of Constituent Assembly
(C) The only way
(D) The way

31. Which Party supported formation of a Constituent Assembly—
(A) Congress
(B) Muslim League
(C) Unionist Muslim
(D) Unionist Scheduled Castes

32. When did Constituent Assembly adopt a national Flag—
(A) 22nd Aug. 1947
(B) 22nd July 1947
(C) 22nd Jan. 1947
(D) 22nd Oct. 1947

33. Did the Constituent Assembly exist at the time of Indian Independence—
(A) No
(B) Only idea emerged
(C) Yes
(D) Uncertainty regarding formation of said Assembly

34. Who was the last British Governor General who addressed the Constituent Assembly—
(A) Lord Attlee
(B) Lord Mount Batten
(C) Lord Bentick
(D) None of the above

35. When did the Constituent Assembly passed a resolution for translation of the Constitution of India into Hindi and other many languages of India—
(A) 17th Sep. 1949
(B) 17th Oct. 1949
(C) 17th Nov. 1949
(D) 17th Dec. 1949

36. What was the last session of the Constituent Assembly—
(A) Eleventh session
(B) Twelfth session
(C) Sixteenth session
(D) Seventh session

37. When was the last Twelfth session of the Constituent Assembly held—
(A) 24th Jan. 1950
(B) 24th Feb. 1950
(C) 24th April 1950
(D) 24th Dec. 1950

38. How many copies of the Constitution were printed after the Constituent Assembly framed the same—
(A) Two
(B) One
(C) Three
(D) Four

39. Which song was sang in the Constituent Assembly before its Adjournment sine die—
(A) Jana Gana Man
(B) Vande Matram
(C) A & B
(D) None of the above

40. For how many years, months and days, did the Constituent Assembly work on the Constitution of India—
(A) 2 Years, 11 months and 19 Days
(B) 3 Years, 12 months and 16 Days
(C) 4 Years, 18 months and 6 Days
(D) None of the above

41. How many number of sessions were held in the Constituent Assembly—
(A) Twenty sessions
(B) Twelve sessions
(C) Twenty-five sessions
(D) Twenty-eight sessions

42. How many Articles and Schedules were in the First Draft Constitution presented by the Drafting Committee to the Constituent Assembly—
(A) 318 Articles and 7 Schedules
(B) 319 Articles ad 10 Schedules
(C) 315 Articles and 8 Schedules
(D) 399 Articles and 5 Schedules

43. In the final form of the Constitution adopted by the Constituent Assembly, how many Articles and Schedules were there—
(A) 397 Articles and 9 Schedules
(B) 395 Articles and 4 Schedules
(C) 396 Articles and 7 Schedules
(D) 395 Articles and 8 Schedules

44. In the Constituent Assembly how many total number of Amendments were proposed in the Draft Constitution—
(A) Approx. 7935
(B) Approx. 7892
(C) Approx. 7365
(D) Approx. 2473

45. What was the expenditure made by the Constituent Assembly while framing the Constitution of India—
(A) Rs. 63,96,729
(B) Rs. 64,98,725
(C) Rs. 69,92,769
(D) Rs. 65,92,926

46. How many visitors came to witness the proceedings of the Constituent Assembly—
(A) 52,500
(B) 53,000
(C) 54,000
(D) 54,500

47. Who presented the Objective Resolution in the Constituent Assembly—
(A) Jawaharlal Nehru
(B) Motilal Nehru
(C) Sardar Ballabah Bhai Patel
(D) None of the above

48. When was the First Draft of the Constitution of India proposed—
(A) Oct. 1945
(B) Oct. 1947
(C) Oct. 1946
(D) Oct. 1948

49. Who prepared the first draft Constitution of India—
(A) Jawahar Lal Nehru
(B) Gandhiji
(C) Advisory Branch of the Constituent Assembly
(D) Sardar Ballabh Bhai Patel

50. Who was the Chairman of the Draft Committee of the Constituent Assembly—
(A) Dr. B. R. Ambedkar
(B) K. M. Munshi
(C) Jagjivan Ram
(D) None of the above
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Answers :1.(A) 2.(B) 3.(D) 4.(C) 5.(B) 6.(C) 7.(B) 8.(D) 9.(B) 10.(A)
11.(D) 12.(A) 13.(D) 14.(C) 15.(D) 16.(D) 17.(D) 18.(D) 19.(A) 20.(C)
21.(B) 22.(C) 23.(B) 24.(D) 25.(B) 26.(C) 27.(D) 28.(A) 29.(B) 30.(C)
31.(A) 32.(B) 33.(C) 34.(B) 35.(A) 36.(B) 37.(A) 38.(C) 39.(C) 40.(A)
41.(B) 42.(C) 43.(D) 44.(C) 45.(A) 46.(B) 47.(A) 48.(B) 49.(C) 50.(A)

UNO QUESTIONS

1. The UN Charter was ratified in 1945 by :
(A) 25 nations
(B) 51 nations
(C) 33 nations
(D) 37 nations
(E) None of these

2. The UN Charter was finalised and became effective on :
(A) San Francisco; 24th October, 1945
(B) Paris; 5th March, 1944
(C) Yalta; 2nd February, 1945
(D) Warsaw, 24th October, 1943
(E) None of these

3. Which of the following agencies related to the United Nations was in existence before the Second World War?
(A) Food and Agricultural Organisation
(B) International Labour Organisation
(C) World Health Organisaton
(D) International Monetary Fund
(E) None of these

4. When was the International Monetary Fund (IMF) established?
(A) 1945
(B) 1946
(C) 1947
(D) 1950
(E) None of these

5. The United Nations declared 2009 as the International year of :
(A) Natural Fibre
(B) World Population
(C) Communication
(D) Elderly persons
(E) None of these

6. Palau which became the 185th member of the United Nations in 1994 is in :
(A) Asia
(B) Western Pacific
(C) Europe
(D) South America
(E) None of these

7. Which day is celebrated as United Nations Day every year?
(A) 7th April
(B) 24th October
(C) 14th November
(D) 27th December
(E) None of these

8. Which of the following statements in regard to the UN Security Council is not correct?
(A) Of its total membership, five members are permanent members
(B) The Presidency of the Council is alternated on a monthly basis confined to the permanent members
(C) In voting on substantive measures, all permanent members must vote ‘yes’ if the measure is to pass
(D) The ten non-permanent members do not have the veto power
(E) None of these

9. To which country did the first Secretary-General of the UN belong?
(A) Austria
(B) Egypt
(C) Myanmar
(D) Norway
(E) None of these

10. The total number of judges of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) is :
(A) 10
(B) 12
(C) 15
(D) 18
(E) None of these

11. The headquarter of the International Court of Justice is at :
(A) Geneva
(B) The Hague
(C) Rome
(D) Vienna
(E) None of these

12. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) was created under the aegis of the UN in :
(A) 1945
(B) 1946
(C) 1955
(D) 1957
(E) None of these

13. Which of the following statements in regard to the working of the International Court of Justice is not correct?
(A) All questions before it are decided by a majority of the judges present
(B) The Court is permanently in session at the Hague, but may hold its meetings elsewhere, if necessary
(C) Its opinion, where sought by the UN must be accepted by a simple majority vote
(D) Case may be referred to the Court by member-nations involved in a dispute, in which case the Court’s decision is binding upon them
(E) None of these

14. India became a member of the United Nations in :
(A) 1945
(B) 1947
(C) 1949
(D) 1950
(E) None of these

15. The number of principal organs of the United Nations is :
(A) 3
(B) 4
(C) 5
(D) 6
(E) None of these

16. The only Indian woman who became President of the World Health Organisation so far is/was :
(A) Smt. Kamala Devi Chattopadhyaya
(B) Raj Kumari Amrit Kaur
(C) Smt. Vijayalakshmi Pandit
(D) Dr. Sushila Nayar
(E) None of these

17. The term of office of a Judge of the International Court of Justice is :
(A) 3 years
(B) 6 years
(C) 9 years
(D) 10 years
(E) None of these

18. Who donated the land for U.N. Secretariat building?
(A) Henry Ford
(B) Roosevelt
(C) John D. Rockefeller
(D) Hilton
(E) None of these

19. Which of the following UN agencies has its headquarters at Paris?
(A) UNESCO
(B) ILO
(C) FAO
(D) IMO
(E) None of these

20. To which country does the present UN Secretary-General belong?
(A) Egypt
(B) France
(C) South Korea
(D) Sweden
(E) None of these

Answers :
1. (B) 2. (A) 3. (B) 4. (A) 5. (A) 6. (B) 7. (B) 8. (B) 9. (D) 10. (C)
11. (B) 12. (D) 13. (C) 14. (A) 15. (D) 16. (B) 17. (C) 18. (C) 19. (A) 20. (C)
21. (B) 22. (C) 23. (A) 24. (B) 25. (B)

RRB Malda TC Exam- Objective Gk

                           RRB Malda-TC Exam 2008

(Held on 03-02-2008)

1. The speed of light with the rise in the temperature of the medium—
(A) Increases
(B) Decreases
(C) Remains unaltered
(D) Drops sharply
Ans : (C)

2. Which from the following rivers does not originate in Indian territory?
(A) Mahanadi
(B) Brahmaputra
(C) Ravi
(D) Chenab
Ans : (B)

3. The gas predominantly responsible for global warning is—
(A) Carbon dioxide
(B) Carbon monoxide
(C) Nitrous oxide
(D) Nitrogen peroxide
Ans : (A)

4. 26th January is India’s—
(A) Independence Day
(B) Republic Day
(C) Revolution Day
(D) Parliament Day
Ans : (B)

5. Which of the following uses non-conventional Source of Energy?
(A) Kerosene lamp
(B) Wax candle
(C) Solar lantern
(D) Torch
Ans : (C)

6. Electric current is measured by—
(A) Voltmeter
(B) Anemometer
(C) Commutator
(D) Ammeter
Ans : (D)

7. The dynamo is a device for converting—
(A) Heat energy into electrical energy
(B) Mechanical energy into electrical energy
(C) Magnetic energy into electrical energy
(D) None of these
Ans : (B)

8. Galvanised Iron sheets have a coating of—
(A) Tin
(B) Lead
(C) Zinc
(D) Chromium
Ans : (C)

9. The hardest substance available on earth is—
(A) Platinum
(B) Diamond
(C) Quartz
(D) gold
Ans : (A)

10. Washing soda is the common name for—
(A) Calcium carbonate
(B) Calcium bicarbonate
(C) Sodium carbonate
(D) Sodium bicarbonate
Ans : (C)

11. 2008 Olympic games will be held in—
(A) China
(B) Greece
(C) Italy
(D) France
Ans : (A)

12. Who among the following has been appointed as the new Captain of Indian Test Cricket Team?
(A) Sachin Tendulkar
(B) Rahul Dravid
(C) Anil Kumble
(D) Mahender Singh Dhoni
Ans : (C)

13. Who among the following has been selected as new coach for the Indian Cricket Team?
(A) Vivian Richards
(B) Gary Kirsten
(C) Kapil Dev
(D) Allan Border
Ans : (B)

14. The mascot for the 34th National Games, to be held in Jharkhand in 2008, is—
(A) Sheru
(B) Roopa
(C) Chauva
(D) None of these
Ans : (C)

15. With which game is the Agha Khan Cup associated?
(A) Football
(B) Badminton
(C) Basketball
(D) Hockey
Ans : (D)

16. The term, L.B.W. is associated with which of the following games?
(A) Cricket
(B) Hockey
(C) Football
(D) Polo
Ans : (A)

17. Wankhede stadium is situated in?
(A) Chandigarh
(B) Bangalore
(C) Mumbai
(D) Chennai
Ans : (C)

18. The Olympic games are normally held at an interval of—
(A) 2 years
(B) 3 years
(C) 4 years
(D) 5 years
Ans : (C)

19. Jaspal Rana is the name associated with which of the following games?
(A) Boxing
(B) Shooting
(C) Archery
(D) Weight lifting
Ans : (B)

20. Netaji Subhash National Institute of Sports is located at—
(A) Kolkata
(B) New Delhi
(C) Jhansi
(D) Patiala
Ans : (D)

21. A person wants to contest election for the membership of Gram Panchayat, what should be his age?
(A) 18 years or above
(B) 19 years or above
(C) 21 years of above
(D) Minimum 25 years
Ans : (C)

22. Who summons the joint sitting of the Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha?
(A) President
(B) Speaker of the Lok Sabha
(C) Chairman of the Rajya Sabha
(D) Prime Minister
Ans : (A)

23. Which of the following is not a source of revenue to the village panchayat?
(A) Property Tax
(B) House Tax
(C) Land Tax
(D) Vehicle Tax
Ans : (C)

24. All electioneering campaigns during the time of elections are stopped.
(A) 48 hours before the appointed time of election results
(B) 48 hours before the actual poll
(C) 24 hours before the actual poll
(D) 36 hours before the actual poll
Ans : (D)

25. Who appoints the Chief Election Commissioner of India?
(A) President
(B) Prime Minister
(C) Parliament
(D) Chief Justice of India
Ans : (A)

26. The General Budget is presented in the parliament normally in the month of—
(A) January
(B) February
(C) March
(D) Last month of the year
Ans : (B)

27. Who is the signatory on the Indian currency notes in denomination of two rupees and above?
(A) Secretary, Reserve Bank of India
(B) Finance Secretary, Minister of Finance
(C) Governor, Reserve Bank of India
(D) Finance Minister, Ministry of Finance
Ans : (C)

28. The monetary unit of Bangladesh is—
(A) Rupee
(B) Takka
(C) Rupiah
(D) Dollar
Ans : (B)

29. Sellers market denotes a situations where—
(A) Commodities are available at competitive rates
(B) Demand exceeds supply
(C) Supply exceeds demand
(D) Supply and demand are equal
Ans : (B)

30. Development means economic growth plus—
(A) Inflation
(B) Deflation
(C) Price stability
(D) Social change
Ans : (D)

31. The Abbreviation NAEP stands for—
(A) National Atomic Energy Planning
(B) National Adult education Programme
(C) National Authority on Engineering Projects
(D) Nuclear and Atomic Energy Project
Ans : (B)

32. The Abbreviations PSLV stands for—
(A) Polar Survey Landing Vehicle
(B) Polarised Source Laser Viewing
(C) Precise Source Locating Vision
(D) Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle
Ans : (D)

33. The term ‘epicentre’ is associated with—
(A) Earthquakes
(B) Tornadoes
(C) Cyclones
(D) Earth’s interior
Ans : (A)

34. Which of the following order is given to the plantes of solar system on the basis of their sizes?
(A) Jupiter, Saturn, Earth, Mercury
(B) Saturn, Jupiter, Mercury, Earth
(C) Mercury, Earth, Jupiter, Saturn
(D) Earth, Mercury, Saturn, Jupiter
Ans : (A)

35. The solar eclipse occurs when—
(A) the sun comes in between the moon and the earth
(B) the earth comes in the between the sun and the moon
(C) the moon comes in between the sun and the earth
(D) None of these
Ans : (C)

36. The removal of top soil by water or wind is called—
(A) Soil wash
(B) Soil erosion
(C) Soil creep
(D) Silting of soil
Ans : (B)

37. Which of the following is suitable for growing cotton?
(A) Sandy soil
(B) Clayey soil
(C) Black soil
(D) Alluvial soil
Ans : (C)

38. Bandipur Sanctuary is located in the State of—
(A) Tamil Nadu
(B) Uttar Pradesh
(C) Karnataka
(D) Madhya Pradesh
Ans : (C)

39. Largest State in terms of area, in India is—
(A) Assam
(B) Rajasthan
(C) Madhya Pradesh
(D) Jammu and Kashmir
Ans : (C)

40. Koraput is related to which of the following Industry—
(A) Aeroplane
(B) Ship building
(C) Iron and steel
(D) Electric locomotives
Ans : (A)

41. Which of the following group of States is the largest producer of tea?
(A) West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Himachal Pradesh
(B) Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan
(C) Assam, Bihar, Jharkhand
(D) West Bengal, Assam, Karnataka
Ans : (D)

42. Which of these has the largest river basin?
(A) Brahmaputra
(B) Ganga
(C) Godavari
(D) Sutlej
Ans : (B)

43. The Indus Valley Civilization was famous for—
(A) Well-planned cities
(B) Efficient civil organization
(C) Development of Art and Architecture
(D) All of these
Ans : (D)

44. The Red Fort of Delhi was built by—
(A) Akbar
(B) Shahjehan
(C) Jahangir
(D) Sher Shah
Ans : (B)

45. The ancient name of the city of Patna is—
(A) Pataliputra
(B) Kanauj
(C) Kausambi
(D) Kapilavastu
Ans : (A)

46. The ancient kingdom of “Avanti” had its capital at—
(A) Vaishali
(B) Kausambi
(C) Ujjain
(D) Ayodhya
Ans : (C)

47. When did Vasco-da-Gama come to India—
(A) 1492
(B) 1498
(C) 1398
(D) 1542
Ans : (B)

48. The General who gave the firing order at Jallianwala Bag was—
(A) Tegart
(B) Cornwallis
(C) Simpson
(D) O. Dwyer
Ans : (D)

49. Gandhiji started Satyagraha in 1919 to protest against the—
(A) Rowlatt Act
(B) Salt Law
(C) Act of 1909
(D) Jallianwala Bagh Messacre
Ans : (A)

50. The Britishers come to India as traders and formed company named—
(A) Indo-British Company
(B) The Great Britain Company
(C) Eastern India Company
(D) East India Company
Ans : (D)

51. Mahatma Gandhi was born in—
(A) Wardha
(B) Porbander
(C) Sabarmati
(D) Ahmedabad
Ans : (B)

52. Who gave the slogan “You give me blood, I promise you freedom”?
(A) Bhagat Singh
(B) Chandra Shekhar Azad
(C) Subhash Chandra Bose
(D) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Ans : (D)

53. In which State is Jawahar Tunnel located?
(A) Himachal Pradesh
(B) Uttaranchal
(C) Goa
(D) Jammu and Kashmir
Ans : (D)

54. Where did the dance form “Mohini Attam” develop?
(A) Manipur
(B) Kerala
(C) Karnataka
(D) Tamil Nadu
Ans : (B)

55. On selling three articles at the cost of four article, there will be profit of—
(A) 25%
(B) 100/3 %
(C) 75/2%
(D) 40%
Ans : (B)

56. By selling an article for Rs. 40, there is loss of 40%. By selling it for Rs. 80 there is—
(A) Gain of 20%
(B) Loss of 10%
(C) Loss of 20%
(D) Gain of 10%
Ans : (A)

57. A number consists of two digits whose sum is 8. If 8 is subtracted from the number, the digits interchange their places. The number is—
(A) 44
(B) 35
(C) 62
(D) 33
Ans : (D)

58. A horse is tied to a peg hammered at one of the corner of a rectangular grass field of 40 m by 24 m by a rope 14 m long. Over how much area of the field can the horse graze?
(A) 154 m²
(B) 308 m²
(C) 240 m²
(D) 480 m²
Ans : (A)

59. The sides of a triangle are in the ratio 3 : 5 : 7 and its perimeter is 30 cm. The length of the greatest side of the triangle in cm is—
(A) 6
(B) 10
(C) 14
(D) 16
Ans : (C)

60. The radius of a right circular cone is 3 cm and its height is 4 cm. The curved surface of the cone will be—
(A) 12 η sq. cm
(B) 15 η sq. cm
(C) 18 η sq. cm
(D) 21 η sq. cm
Ans : (B)

61. The steam engine was invented by—
(A) James Watt
(B) James Prescott Joule
(C) New Commen
(D) Isaac Newton
Ans : (A)

62. Who invented the telephone?
(A) Thomas Alva Edison
(B) Galileo
(C) Alexander Graham Bell
(D) G. Marconi
Ans : (C)

63. Albert Einsten was a famous—
(A) Physician
(B) Chemist
(C) Physicist
(D) Biologist
Ans : (C)

64. The fractions 7/11, 16/20, 21/22 when arranged in descending order is—
(A) 7/11, 16/20, 21/22
(B) 21/22, 7/11, 16/20
(C) 21/22, 16/20, 7/11
(D) 7/11, 21/22, 16/20
Ans : (C)

65. If 10% of a number is subtracted from it, the result is 1800. The number is—
(A) 1900
(B) 2000
(C) 2100
(D) 2140
Ans : (B)

66. The number is just preceding 9909 which is a perfect square is—
(A) 9908
(B) 9900
(C) 9899
(D) 9801
Ans : (D)

67. In banking ATM stands for—
(A) Automated Tallying Machine
(B) Automatic Teller Machine
(C) Automated Totalling Machine
(D) Automated Transaction of Money
Ans : (B)


68. Which amongst the following Abbreviations stands for organization related to Indian Defence forces?
(A) DOD
(B) RDSO
(C) DRDO
(D) DRES
Ans : (C)

69. Which amongst the following Abbreviations stands for organization related to Indian space programme?
(A) NASA
(B) ISO
(C) ISRO
(D) NSAT
Ans : (C)

70. The injection of anti-toxin is given to prevent—
(A) Tetanus
(B) Tuberculosis
(C) Typhoid
(D) Filariasis
Ans : (A)

71. Dental caries are due to—
(A) Viral infection
(B) Contaminated water
(C) Bacterial infection
(D) Hereditary causes
Ans : (C)

72. Palak leaves are rich source of—
(A) Vitamin A
(B) Iron
(C) Carotene
(D) Vitamin E
Ans : (B)

73. Which of these is not a mosquito borne disease?
(A) Dengue fever
(B) Malaria
(C) Filariasis
(D) Goitre
Ans : (D)

74. Oranges are rich source of—
(A) Carbohydrates
(B) Fats
(C) Proteins
(D) Vitamins
Ans : (D)

75. Which acid is produced when milk gets sour?
(A) Tartaric acid
(B) Butyric acid
(C) Lactic acid
(D) Acetic acid
Ans : (C)

76. AIDS stands for—
(A) Acquired Immune Disease Syndrome
(B) Acquired Immunity Deficient Syndrome
(C) Acquired Immune Deficiency
(D) Acquired Infection Deficiency Syndrome
Ans : (C)

77. Stem cuttings are commonly used for re-growing—
(A) Cotton
(B) Banana
(C) Jute
(D) Sugar Cane
Ans : (D)

78. Persons with which blood group are called universal donors—
(A) AB
(B) A
(C) O
(D) B
Ans : (C)

79. Silk is produced by—
(A) Egg of silkworm
(B) Pupa of silkworm
(C) Larva of silkworm
(D) Insect itself
Ans : (C)

80. Which amongst the following is the train introduced by Indian Railways bringing travel by AC class withing the reach of a common man?
(A) August Kranti
(B) Jan Shatabdi
(C) Garib Rath
(D) Sampark Kranti
Ans : (C)

81. Approximately how many stations are there on the Indian Railway Network?
(A) 6000
(B) 7000
(C) 8000
(D) 9000
Ans : (B)

82. The Headquarters of North Western Railway is at—
(A) Abu Road
(B) Jodhpur
(C) Ajmer
(D) Jaipur
Ans : (D)

83. The new electric railway engines are manufactured in—
(A) Varanasi
(B) Chittaranjan
(C) Patiala
(D) Chennai
Ans : (C)

84. Which of the following is true in regard to Indian railway?
(A) It is the cheapest means of transportation
(B) The chief source of income is transportation of goods
(C) It is the only largest employer
(D) All of the above
Ans : (D)

85. The highest gallantry award in India is—
(A) Ashok Chakra
(B) Paramvir Chakra
(C) Mahavir Chakra
(D) Param Vishista Chakra
Ans : (B)

86. Oscar prize is related to—
(A) Literature
(B) Films
(C) Science
(D) Music
Ans : (B)

87. Arjuna award is given for—
(A) Bravery in the battle field
(B) excellence in archery
(C) excellence in sports
(D) excellent service during emergency
Ans : (C)

88. The first Indian recipient of Nobel Prize in Literature is—
(A) Mother Teresa
(B) Rabindranath Tagore
(C) Sorijini Naidu
(D) C.V. Raman
Ans : (B)

89. Bismillah Khan is related to—
(A) Tabla
(B) Sarod
(C) Flute
(D) Shehnai
Ans : (D)

90. Who is the external affairs minister in the present union Cabinet?
(A) Shivraj Patil
(B) Pranab Mukherjee
(C) Priyaranjan Dasmunshi
(D) A.K. Antony
Ans : (B)

91. Who is the present Union Agriculture Minister?
(A) Raghuvansh Prasad Singh
(B) Manishankar Iyyer
(C) Sharad Parwar
(D) Kamalnath
Ans : (C)

92. Who is the present union Tourism and Culture Minister?
(A) Ambika Soni
(B) Kapil Sibbal
(C) Renuka Chaudhary
(D) Sushil Kumar Shinde
Ans : (A)

93. Who is the chairman of senior selection committee in BCCI?
(A) Sunil Gavaskar
(B) Dilip Vengasarkar
(C) Kapil Dev
(D) Chetan Chauhan
Ans : (B)

94. The assembly elections were held recently in two states namely—
(A) Gujarat and Andhra Pradesh
(B) Madhya Pradesh and Himachal Pradesh
(C) Himachal Pradesh and Gujarat
(D) Andhra Pradesh and Himachal Pradesh
Ans : (C)

95. Thermometer is related to degree in the same way as clock is related to—
(A) Wall
(B) Tower
(C) Hour
(D) Cock
Ans : (C)

96. The headquarters of the United Nations Union is located at—
(A) Geneva
(B) New York
(C) Rome
(D) Washington
Ans : (B)

97. To work on mobile cell phone which of the following is/are required?
(A) Favourable handset
(B) Sim card
(C) Service provider network
(D) All of the above
Ans : (D)

98. Find the root value of 36.1 / 102.4—
(A) 61 / 34
(B) 19 / 31
(C) 19 / 32
(D) 19 / 33
Ans : (C)

99. Which of the following keys of personal computer is not available in the key board of traditional typewriters?
(A) Tab
(B) Spacebar
(C) Enter
(D) Backspace
Ans : (C)

100. Which of the following words is not related to the functioning of Internet?
(A) www
(B) http
(C) e-mail
(D) All of the above
Ans : (D)

RRB Bhopal Ticket Collectors Exam

                                  RRB Bhopal Ticket Collector,
                               Commercial Clerk Exam, 2007
                                                       (Held on 16.9.2007)


1. The main sources about the Indus Valley civilization are —
(A) Inscriptions
(B) Coins
(C) Manuscripts on leaves of palm and birch
(D) Archaeological excavations

2. The propounder of Yoga School of Philosophy was —
(A) Patanjali
(B) Gautam
(C) Jaimini
(D) Shankaracharya

3. The term ‘Double Fault’ is related to the game of —
(A) Badminton
(B) Golf
(C) Tennis
(D) Cricket

4. Which of the following pairs of names are related ?
(A) Golf- Polo
(B) Soccer- Football
(C) Billiards- Snookers
(D) Volleyball- Football

5. Which of the following pairs is the highest peak of India ?
(A) Kanchanjungha
(B) Nanda Devi
(C) Mount Everest
(D) Kamet

6. After how many years elections are held to elect the members of Rajya Sabha ?
(A) 6 years
(B) 2 years
(C) 3 years
(D) 4 years

7. Which of the following is the longest river in India ?
(A) Ganga
(B) Brahmaputra
(C) Yamuna
(D) Godavari

8. Which of the following vitamins is obtained from sunlight ?
(A) Vitamin A
(B) Vitamin C
(C) Vitamin D
(D) Vitamin B

9. How many bones are there in the human body ?
(A) 206
(B) 202
(C) 204
(D) 203

10. Which of the following is the longest river in the world ?
(A) Amazon
(B) Nile
(C) Mississippi
(D) Danube

11. Silk is mostly obtained from —
(A) Ujjain
(B) Koshambi
(C) Taxila
(D) Varanasi

12. Who among the following is associated with the Sarnath Inscription ?
(A) Ashoka
(B) Harshavardhana
(C) Chandra Gupta Maurya
(D) Samundra Gupta

13. Which of the following names of play ground is correct ?
(A) Ring – Skating
(B) Diamond – Cricket
(C) Field – Cycling
(D) Bull – Tennis

14. Who among the following is competent to amend the provisions of citizenship ?
(A) Parliament
(B) President
(C) Prime Minister
(D) Chief Justice of the Supreme Court

15. Who among the following administers the oath of office to the President ?
(A) Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
(B) Prime Minister
(C) Vice President
(D) Speaker of the Lok Sabha

16. Who among the following administers the oath of office to the Chief Justice of a High Court ?
(A) Governor
(B) President
(C) Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
(D) Council of Ministers

17. Railway in included in which of the following lists ?
(A) Union list
(B) State list
(C) Concurrent list
(D) None of these

18. Who among the following was the first and last woman ruler of Delhi ?
(A) Razia Beghum
(B) Chand Bibi
(C) Mumtaz
(D) Karnavati

19. Who among the following was the first to land on moon ?
(A) Neil Armstrong
(B) Tenzing Norgay
(C) Rakesh Sharma
(D) Edwin Aldrin

20. Who among the following was the first Indian woman to scale the Mount Everest ?
(A) Bachendri Pal
(B) Santosh Yadav
(C) Dicky Dolma
(D) None of these

21. Zero hour is the period
(A) just after question hour in both Houses of Parliament —
(B) at the starting of the sitting
(C) at the end of sitting
(D) None of these

22. The maximum interval between the two sessions of the Houses is —
(A) Six months
(B) 3 months
(C) 2 months
(D) one year

23. The period of proclamation of emergency is —
(A) one month
(B) two months
(C) six months
(D) one year

24. The Chief Minister who remained in the office for the longest period —
(A) Jyoti Basu
(B) Lalu Prasad
(C) Mayawati
(D) M. Karunanidhi

25. The Salarjung Museum is located in —
(A) Hyderabad
(B) Bhopal
(C) Patna
(D) Ranchi

26. Which of the following gases is filled in a balloon ?
(A) Helium
(B) Hydrogen
(C) Bromine
(D) Oxygen

27. Which of the following is called Banker’s Bank ?
(A) Reserve Bank of India
(B) State Bank of India
(C) Punjab National Bank
(D) None of these

28. Who was the President of the Constituent Assembly ?
(A) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
(B) Bhimrao Ambedkar
(C) Jawaharlal Nehru
(D) Sachchidanand Sinha

29. Which of the following is the longest platform in the world ?
(A) Kharagpur
(B) Kolkata
(C) Leningrad
(D) Tokyo

30. Who among the following built the Grand Trunk road ?
(A) Shershah
(B) Akbar
(C) Humayun
(D) Shahjehan

31. Focus on the age eye is adjusted through —
(A) Retina
(B) Iris
(C) Comea
(D) Lens

32. Who among the following was the ruler of Kalinga ?
(A) Kharvela
(B) Ashoka
(C) Samudragupta
(D) None of these

33. Maximum oil can be extracted from —
(A) Sunflower
(B) Groundnut
(C) Mustard
(D) Cardamom

34. The most suitable conductor is —
(A) Saline water
(B) Fresh water
(C) Pure water
(D) None of these

35. The mausoleum of which saint is located in Ajmer ?
(A) Moinuddin Chisti
(B) Badruddin Zacharia
(C) Khwaja Walliullah
(D) Abdul Shatari

36. Gobar gas mainly contains —
(A) Methane
(B) Ethane
(C) Propane
(D) Butane

37. Who among the following invented the decimal system ?
(A) Aryabhatt
(B) Copernicus
(C) Magellan
(D) Charak

38. Nose starts bleeding when one climbs up mountain due to —
(A) low pressure
(B) high pressure
(C) height
(D) None of these

39. In which of the following sectors maximum number of women are employed ?
(A) Tea
(B) Agriculture
(C) Jute
(D) Textile

40. Railway earns maximum revenue from —
(A) freight charges
(B) passenger fares
(C) advertisement
(D) None of these

41. Which of the following is called the laughing gas ?
(A) Nitrogen Oxide
(B) Hydrogen Oxide
(C) Nitrous Oxide
(D) Sulphur Oxide

42. Who was the first Indian to qualify for Olympics ?
(A) Shiny Abraham
(B) PT Usha
(C) Karmam Malleshwari
(D) Jyotirmony Sikdar

43. During Shivaji’s childhood, who among the following exercised the maximum influence on his character ?
(I) Jija Bai, his mother
(II) Dadaji Kondadev, his tutor
(III) Shahji Bhonsle, his father
(A) I Only
(B) I and III
(C) I, II and III
(D) I and II

44. ‘Black Hole Episode’ was the main cause of —
(A) Battle of Buxar
(B) Battle of Plassey
(C) Battle of Wandiwash
(D) Battle of Haldighati

45. Who is known as the ‘Grand Old Man of India’ ?
(A) Khan Abdul Ghaffar Kan
(B) C. Rajgopalachari
(C) Lala Lajpat Rai
(D) Dadabhai Naoroji

46. The slogan ‘Inquilab Zindabad’ was first raised by —
(A) Lokmanya Tilak
(B) Veer Savarkar
(C) Chandrashekhar Azad
(D) Bhagat Singh

47. Which of the following is/ are true about Sarojini Naidu ?
(a) She was the First Woman President of the Congress
(b) She was the first Woman Governor in independent India
(c) She was the first Health Minister in independent India
(d) She wrote the famous ‘Golden Bough’
(A) a, b and d
(B) a and c
(C) a and b
(D) Only b

48. Which planet looks reddish in the night sky ?
(A) Mercury
(B) Mars
(C) Jupiter
(D) Saturn

49. Geostationary orbit is at a height of —
(A) 6 km
(B) 1000 km
(C) 3600 km
(D) 36,000 km

50. The ozone layer in the upper part of the atmosphere protects us from —
(A) Cosmic rays
(B) Ultrasonic waves
(C) Infra- red rays
(D) Ultraviolet rays

51. Nights are cooler in the deserts than in the plains because —
(A) sand radiates that more quickly than the earth
(B) the sky remains clear most of the time
(C) sand absorbs heat more quickly than the earth
(D) None of these

52. Which of the following is the highest plateau in the world ?
(A) Colorado Plateau
(B) Pamir Plateau
(C) Patagonia Plateau
(D) Potwar Plateau

53. Pointing towards a woman Manju said that ‘She is the sister of father of son of my mother’. How is that woman related to woman ?
(A) Aunt
(B) Sister
(C) Niece
(D) None of these

54. Tipu Sultan was the ruler of —
(A) Hyderabad
(B) Madurai
(C) Mysore
(D) Vijayanagar

55. Which of the following passes through India ?
(A) Tropic of Cancer
(B) Tropic of Capricorn
(B) Prime Meridian
(D) Equator

Answers1. (D) 2. (A) 3. (C) 4. (B) 5. (A) 6. (A) 7. (A) 8. (C) 9. (A) 10. (B)
11. (D) 12. (A) 13. (A) 14. (A) 15. (A) 16. (A) 17. (A) 18. (A) 19. (A) 20. (A)
21. (A) 22. (A) 23. (A) 24. (A) 25. (A) 26. (A) 27. (A) 28. (A) 29. (A) 30. (A)
31. (B) 32. (A) 33. (A) 34. (A) 35. (A) 36. (A) 37. (A) 38. (B) 39. (A) 40. (A)
41. (C) 42. (B) 43. (D) 44. (B) 45. (D) 46. (D) 47. (D) 48. (B) 49. (D) 50. (D)
51. (A) 52. (B) 53. (A) 54. (C) 55. (A)

RRB Kolkata Ticket Collector Exam - General Awareness

          RRB Kolkata Ticket Collector Exam., 2006

General Awareness
(Held on 5-11-2006 )

1. Who is considered the real founder of the Gupta Empire?
(A) Chandragupta II
(B) Chandragupta I
(C) Samudragupta
(D) Srigupta

2. Shahjahan ascended the Mughal throne in—
(A) 1628 AD
(B) 1626 AD
(C) 1625 AD
(D) 1627 AD

3. Which is correct order?
(A) Babur, Humayun, Jahangir, Akbar, Shahjahan, Aurangzeb
(B) Babur, Humayun, Akbar, Jahangir, Shahjahan, Aurangzeb
(C) Babur, Akbar, Humayun, Shahjahan, Jahangir, Aurangzeb
(D) Babur, Humayun, Shahjahan, Akbar, Jahangir, Aurangzeb

4. Ibn Batutah visited India during the rule of—
(A) Alauddin Khilji
(B) Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq
(C) Sher Shah Suri
(D) Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq

5. Who was the Nawab of Bengal during ‘Battle of Plassey’?
(A) Siraj-ud-daola
(B) Mir Jafar
(C) Mir Qasim
(D) None of these

6. FIFA World Cup, 2006 was played in—
(A) Germany
(B) France
(C) Spain
(D) UK

7. Munaf Patel plays which sport?
(A) Badminton
(B) Football
(C) Cricket
(D) Table-Tennis

8. The first Asian lady swimmer to have crossed the English Channel was—
(A) Bula Choudhury
(B) Arati Saha
(C) Nilima Ghosh
(D) None of these

9. Which country has never won the Cricket World Cup?
(A) India
(B) Pakistan
(C) Sri-Lanka
(D) England

10. Which cricket playing countries fight for the ‘ASHES’?
(A) Indian and Pakistan
(B) Australia and South Africa
(C) Australia and England
(D) England and West Indies

11. Who was the first Law Minister of independent India?
(A) Jawaharlal Nehru
(B) Vallabhbhai Patel
(C) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
(D) Dr. B.R.Ambedkar

12. Who was the first speaker of the Lok-Sabha?
(A) B.R.Ambedkar
(B) G.V.Mavlankar
(C) N.Sanjeeva Reddy
(D) Dr. S.P.Mukherjee

13. How many states (except Delhi) are there in India?
(A) 28
(B) 29
(C) 25
(D) 30

14. Which country won the first World Cup Cricket?
(A) Australia
(B) India
(C) England
(D) West Indies

15. Who was the woman President of the United Nations?
(A) Sarojini Naidu
(B) Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit
(C) Golda Mayer
(D) Margaret Thatcher

16. Who was the first man to land on moon?
(A) Neil Armstrong
(B) Edwin
(C) Gagarin
(D) John Collins

17. One inch is equal to how many centimeters?
(A) 2.54
(B) 2.84
(C) 2.94
(D) 3.0

18. Bronze is an alloy of copper and—
(A) Nickel
(B) Tin
(C) Zinc
(D) Aluminium

19. Minus 40 degree centigrade is equal to _____ degree Fahrenheit.
(A) 104
(B) 122
(C) -40
(D) None of these

20. What is the value of XC (Roman Number)?
(A) 100
(B) 40
(C) 110
(D) 90

21. The person of which of the following blood groups can accept the blood of any group?
(A) AB
(B) O
(C) A
(D) B

22. Mountain K2 is known as—
(A) Everest
(B) Nanga Parbat
(C) Godwin
(D) Austen

23. Lucknow is situated on the banks of river—
(A) Yamuna
(B) Tapti
(C) Shipra
(D) Gomti

24. Who won the Golden Ball Award during FIFA World Cup 2006?
(A) Ronaldo
(B) Klose
(C) Ronaldinho
(D) Zidane

25. Who is the Chief Minister of Orissa?
(A) K C Singhdeo
(B) Nandini Satyaji
(C) Navin Patnaik
(D) Rameshwar Thakur

26. Who is the Finance Minister of India?
(A) Manmohan Singh
(B) P Chidambaram
(C) Murasoli Maran
(D) Pranab Mukherjee

27. Where is the headquarters of South-East Central Railway located?
(A) Bilaspur
(B) Jabalpur
(C) Bhopal
(D) Raipur

28. Which of the following places in India receives maximum precipitation?
(A) Itanagar
(B) Mawsynram
(C) Cherrapunjee
(D) Tezpur

29. Who was elected the President of the Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) in July 2006?
(A) Prasen Mukherjee
(B) Ajit Panja
(C) Jagmohan Dalmiya
(D) Sourav Ganguly

ANSWERS 1. (A) 2. (A) 3. (B) 4. (D) 5. (A) 6. (A) 7. (C) 8. (B) 9. (D) 10. (C)
11. (D) 12. (B) 13. (A) 14. (D) 15. (B) 16. (A) 17. (A) 18. (B) 19. (C) 20. (D)
21. (A) 22. (C) 23. (D) 24. (B) 25. (C) 26. (B) 27. (A) 28. (B) 29. (C)

OBJECTIVE GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

1. First share market in India was established in—
(A) Delhi
(B) Mumbai
(C) Kolkata
(D) Chennai

2. The difference between Gross Domestic Product and Net Domestic Product is—
(A) Government Revenue
(B) Net Indirect Tax (Indirect Tax Subsidy)
(C) Consumption of fixed Capital
(D) Net Capital formation

3. IMF is the result of—
(A) Hawana Conference
(B) Rome Conference
(C) Brettonwood Conference
(D) Geneva Conference

4. Shankarlal Guru Committee was associated with—
(A) Agricultural Marketing
(B) Agriculture Production
(C) Public Distribution System
(D) None of the above

5. Which sector contributes the maximum share in National income of India ?
(A) Primary
(B) Secondary
(C) Tertiary
(D) All the above have equal share


6. Indravati Hydroelectric Project is the multipurpose project of—
(A) Maharashtra state
(B) Gujarat state
(C) Orissa state
(D) Tamil Nadu state

7. National Commission for Backward classes was established in—
(A) 1994
(B) 1993
(C) 1995
(D) 1999

8. Which of the following writs is issued to a lower court or tribunal to prevent the latter from exceeding its jurisdiction or usurping a jurisdiction that it does not possess ?
(A) Prohibition
(B) Mandamus
(C) Habeas Corpus
(D) Certiorari

9. The number of Zonal Councils in India is—
(A) Five
(B) Four
(C) Seven
(D) Eight

10. Which of the following States did not come into being in 1987 ?
(A) Mizoram
(B) Arunachal Pradesh
(C) Goa
(D) Manipur

11. ‘The British Parliament can do everything except make a woman a man and a woman a man ? To whom is this statement ascribed ?
(A) Dicey
(B) Hegal
(C) De Lolme
(D) None of the above

12. The depiction of the stones of the previous lives of Gautama Buddha was first done in the art of—
(A) Sarnath Pillar of Asoka
(B) Bharhut Stupa
(C) Ajanta Caves
(D) Ellora Caves

13. Which was the first National News Agency of India ?
(A) The Indian Review
(B) The Free Press of India
(C) The Associated Press of India
(D) None of the above

14. What were the districts called in the Vijayanagar Empire ?
(A) Nadu
(B) Khurram
(C) Kottam
(D) Janpad

15. Which of the following was the court language during the reign of Akbar ?
(A) Hindi
(B) Urdu
(C) Persian
(D) Arabic

16. Which one of the following settlements comprised Zamindar as middleman to collect the land revenue ?
(A) Mahalwari Settlement
(B) Ryotwari Settlement
(C) Permanent Settlement
(D) None of the above

17. The First Finance Commission was constituted in the year—
(A) 1956
(B) 1953
(C) 1952
(D) 1951

18. Vishakhapatnam Steel Plant obtains its iron ore from the mines of—
(A) Bababudan
(B) Bailadila
(C) Dalli-Rajhra
(D) Gurumahisani

19. Who was the founder of All India Muslim League ?
(A) Sir Syed Ahmad Khan
(B) Nawab Saleem Ullah Khan
(C) Liyaqat Ali Khan
(D) Mohammad Ali Jinnah

20. By which of the following Acts were the Commercial Rights of East India Company abolished ?
(A) Regulating Act of 1773
(B) Charter Act of 1813
(C) Charter Act of 1833
(D) Charter Act of 1853

21. Who was the first Chief Justice of Supreme Court of Calcutta ?
(A) Hyde
(B) Elijah Impey
(C) Lemaistre
(D) Monson

22. Fruit most suitable for making jelly is—
(A) Papaya
(B) Karunda
(C) Mango
(D) Banana

23. Which of the following crops is of Kharif season ?
(A) Soyabean
(B) Linseed
(C) Lentil
(D) Mustard

24. Biological Oxygen Demand (BOD) is used as a standard measure of—
(A) Oxygen level in forest system
(B) Oxygen level in animals
(C) Oxygen level in water system
(D) Oxygen level in atmosphere

25. Who among the following is known as the guardian of the Public Purse in India ?
(A) The Comptroller and Auditor-General of India
(B) The President
(C) The Minister of Finance
(D) The Parliament

26. Which one of the following states has only one representative each in Lok Sabha ?
(A) Manipur, Meghalaya
(B) Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir
(C) Arunachal Pradesh and Tripura
(D) Mizoram and Nagaland

27. ‘Lakshya’ which is part of Indian Defence System is :
(A) Surface to air missile
(B) Missile firing submarine
(C) Multi-barrel rocket system
(D) Pilotless target aircraft

28. Among the following who was the Speaker in two Lok Sabhas?
(A) Rabi Ray
(B) Shivraj Patil
(C) P. A. Sangma
(D) G. M. C. Balyogi

29. Which one of the following is a water soluble vitamin ?
(A) Vitamin A
(B) Vitamin C
(C) Vitamin D
(D) Vitamin K

30. Which countries are separated by Mac Mohan Line ?
(A) India and Pakistan
(B) China and Tibet
(C) India and China
(D) India and Bangladesh

31. Which one of the following is not the official language of the United Nations Organisation ?
(A) Arabic
(B) Chinese
(C) Portuguese
(D) Spanish

32. In cricket the length of pitch between the two wickets is—
(A) 24 yards
(B) 23 yards
(C) 22 yards
(D) 21 yards

33. Polythene is industrially prepared by the polymerisation of—
(A) Methane
(B) Styrene
(C) Acetylene
(D) Ethylene

34. Thalassaemia is a hereditary disease affecting—
(A) Blood
(B) Lungs
(C) Heart
(D) Kidney

35. The Siwaliks stretch between—
(A) Indus and Sutlaj
(B) Potwar basin and Teesta
(C) Sutlaj and Kali
(D) Sutlaj and Kali

36. Where is the oldest oil refinery in India located ?
(A) Digboi
(B) Cochin
(C) Mathura
(D) Guwahati

37. With which game is the Double Fault associated ?
(A) Lawn Tennis
(B) Football
(C) Cricket
(D) Hockey

38. Which one of the following ecosystems covers the largest area of the earth’s surface ?
(A) Desert Ecosystem
(B) Grassland Ecosystem
(C) Mountain Ecosystem
(D) Marine Ecosystem

39. World No-Tobacco Day is observed on—
(A) May 25
(B) May 31
(C) May 28
(D) May 24

40. The general direct flow of summer monsoon in India is—
(A) From South to North
(B) From South West to South East
(C) From South East to South West
(D) From South West to North East

Answers with Hints
1. (B) 2. (D)
3. (C) The Brettonwood Conference was officially the United Nations Monetary Financial Conference (at Brettonwood, New Hampshire) and was held on July 1-22, 1944 which resulted in the emergence and establishment of International Monetary Fund (IMF).
4. (A)
5. (C) Tertiary sector, that is, service sector contributes maximum share in National income of India 57•0% during 2008-09.
6. (C)
7. (B) National Commission for Backward Classes was established in 1993 by an Act of Parliament. The commission considers inclusion in and exclusions from the lists of castes notified as backward for the purpose of job reservation.
8. (A)
9. (A) The Zonal Councils are the statutory (and not the Constitutional) bodies. The Zonal Councils are established by an Act of Parliament States Reorganisation Act 1956. The Act divided the country into five zones namely Northern, Central, Eastern, Western and Southern and provided a zonal council for each zone.

10. (D) Manipur came into being in 1972 by the 22nd Constitutional Amendment Act (1969) along with Tripura and Meghalaya.

11. (C) De Lolme–a British political analyst made this statement in the context of the doctrine of sovereignty of Parliament which is associated with the British Parliament according to which the Parliament can make, amend, substitute or repeal any law.

12. (B) Bharhut or Barhut is located in Satna district in Madhya Pradesh (Central India) and known for its famous Buddhist stupa. The Bharhut stupa may have been established by the Maurya King Ashoka in the 3rd century B.C. The stupa contains numerous birth stories of Buddha’s previous lives or Jataka tales.

13. (C) The Associated Press of India was established in 1905.
14. (C) 15. (C) 16. (C)
17. (D) In 1951, the first Finance Commission was constituted under the Chairmanship of K. C. Niyogi.
18. (A)
19. (B) Saleem Ullah, the Nawab of Decca, founded Muslim League on December 30, 1906 with the inspiration of Lord Curzon.
20. (C) 21. (B) 22. (C) 23. (A) 24. (C) 25. (A) 26. (D) 27. (D) 28. (D) 29. (B) 30. (C)
31. (C) The official languages of the UNO are Arabic, Chinese, Spanish, French and English
32. (C) 33. (D) 34. (A) 35. (B) 36. (A) 37. (B) 38. (D) 39. (B) 40. (B)

OBJECTIVE GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

1. Buddha delivered his first sermon at :
(A) Bodh Gaya
(B) Sarnath
(C) Kushinagar
(D) Sanchi
Ans : (B)

2. Which organ of the body purifies the blood ?
(A) Liver
(B) Kidneys
(C) Heart
(D) Lungs
Ans : (B)

3. Red Blood Corpuscles (RBC) are formed in the :
(A) Liver
(B) Heart
(C) Spleen
(D) Bone marrow
Ans : (D)

4. Who said, ‘‘I have nothing to offer except blood, sweat and tears’’ ?
(A) Subhash Chandra Bose
(B) Napoleon
(C) Winston Churchill
(D) Lord Nelson
Ans : (C)

5. The 36th annual G-8 leaders summit (2010) will be held in :
(A) China
(B) Russia
(C) India
(D) Canada
Ans : (D)


6. Which of the following serves as primary relay station for sensation ?
(A) Pous
(B) Thalamus
(C) Medulla
(D) Hypothalamus
Ans : (B)

7. Madhya Pradesh Government’s Lata Mangeshkar Award for 2007-08 was conferred on—
(A) Nitin Mukesh
(B) Shyam Benegal
(C) Alka Yagnik
(D) Anu Malik
Ans : (A)

8. The Mohini Attam dance form was developed in :
(A) Andhra Pradesh
(B) Karnataka
(C) Kerala
(D) Tamil Nadu
Ans : (C)

9. Which of the following places is not situated on the eastern coast of India ?
(A) Visakhapatnam
(B) Puducherry
(C) Cochin
(D) Mahabalipuram
Ans : (C)

10. Grammy Awards are given in the field of :
(A) Literature
(B) Music
(C) Film
(D) Sports
Ans : (B)

11. 81st Oscar Awards were distributed in February, 2009 in Los Angels. Name the person who bagged the award for Best Director.
(A) Jamie Foxx
(B) Morgan Freeman
(C) John Mayer
(D) Danny Boyle
Ans : (D)

12. Where is Kanya Kumari situated ?
(A) In Tamil Nadu
(B) In Kerala
(C) In Karnataka
(D) In Greater Nicobar
Ans : (A)

13. The 16th SAARC Summit will be held at :
(A) Islamabad
(B) Colombo
(C) Male (Maldives)
(D) Kathmandu
Ans : (C)

14. Which country/countries has/have succeeded in manned space mission so far ?
(A) USA
(B) Russia
(C) China
(D) All the above
Ans : (D)

15. The Indian Institute of Advanced Studies is located in :
(A) Bhopal
(B) Chandigarh
(C) Bangalore
(D) Shimla
Ans : (D)

16. Which of the following pairs is called Twin Cities ?
(A) Delhi-Ghaziabad
(B) Hyderabad-Secunderabad
(C) Mumbai-Pune
(D) Banglore-Mysore
Ans : (B)

17. The first woman, who was appointed Judge of the Supreme Court of India hailed from :
(A) Maharashtra
(B) Kerala
(C) Tamil Nadu
(D) Goa
Ans : (B)

18. Which of the following has the sole authority to control the expenditure of the Union Government ?
(A) The Prime Minister
(B) The Comptrollar and Auditor General
(C) The Parliament
(D) National Development Council
Ans : (C)

19. Which Muslim Ruler enforced a strict price control system during his rule ?
(A) Iltutmish
(B) Alauddin Khilji
(C) Mohammed-bin Tughlaq
(D) Sher Shah Suri
Ans : (B)

20. ‘Mansabdars’ during the Mughal period were :
(A) Landlords and Zamindars
(B) Revenue Collectors
(C) Officials of the State
(D) Militia men
Ans : (D)
1. When sun light falls on a soap bubble bright colours are seen. They are produced by :
(A) Dispersion
(B) Interference
(C) Refraction
(D) Pigments in the soap
Ans : (B)

2. The method of destroying harmful bacteria by heat is known as :
(A) Distillation
(B) Fumigation
(C) Sterilisation
(D) Culturing
Ans : (C)

3. Who, among the following, is the world’s first woman cosmonaut ?
(A) Junko Tabei
(B) Valentina Tereshkova
(C) Sally Ride
(D) Bachhendri Pal
Ans : (B)

4. Which of the following became India’s first billion dollar software company ?
(A) Satyam
(B) Tata Consultancy Services
(C) Infosys
(D) Wipro
Ans : (B)

5. The capital of Vatican city is :
(A) Kinshasa
(B) Nauru
(C) Lusaka
(D) Vatican city
Ans : (D)


6. The headquarters of International Bank for Reconstruction and Development is in :
(A) Washington
(B) New York
(C) Paris
(D) Geneva
Ans : (A)

7. Won is the currency of :
(A) North Korea
(B) South Korea
(C) North Korea and South Korea both
(D) None of the above
Ans : (C)

8. The highest mountain peak in India is :
(A) Mount Everest
(B) Naga Parbat
(C) K 2 (Godwin Austen)
(D) Kanchen Junga
Ans : (C)

9. What percentage of central taxes has the 12th Finance Commission which was headed by C. Rangrajan recommended to be transferred to States ?
(A) 29 per cent
(B) 28 per cent
(C) 30.5 per cent
(D) 35.3 per cent
Ans : (C)

10. Which of the following state has devided to grant 4% reservation to Backward Muslims :
(A) Karnataka
(B) Kerla
(C) Andhra Pradesh
(D) Uttar Pradesh
Ans : (D)

11. The Indian Woman Bula Chaudhury has earned the distinction of :
(A) Bagging a gold medal at the 28th Olympics in swimming
(B) Climbing the Mt. Everest without using oxygen
(C) Becoming the first Director General of Police of a state
(D) Swimming across seven important seas and five continents of the world
Ans : (D)

12. Who said ‘The Child is Father of The Man’ ?
(A) Shakespeare
(B) John Keats
(C) William Wordsworth
(D) Lord Byron
Ans : (C)

13. Pimpri is associated with :
(A) News print
(B) Fertilizer
(C) Manganese
(D) Antibiotic
Ans : (D)

14. Sargossa Sea is a part of :
(A) North Atlantic Ocean
(B) South Atlantic Ocean
(C) North Pacific Ocean
(D) North Sea
Ans : (A)

15. An emergency response found for natural and man-made disasters has been launched by the United Nations. What is the quantune of that fund ?
(A) $ 500 million
(B) $ 50 million
(C) $ 100 million
(D) $ 1020 million
Ans : (A)

16. The gas produced by pouring water on calcium carbide is :
(A) Pentane
(B) Methane
(C) Ethane
(D) Acetylene
Ans : (D)

17. Which of the following places in India did Vasco-de-gama reach first ?
(A) Cochin
(B) Calicut
(C) Vishakhapattnam
(D) Karaikkal
Ans : (B)

18. Recommendations of Sarkaria Committee are related with which of the following matters ?
(A) Banking
(B) Union-State relations
(C) Railways
(D) Post and Telegraph
Ans : (B)

19. Which state in India can be placed under Governor’s rule ?
(A) Mizoram
(B) Manipur
(C) Pondicherry
(D) Jammu and Kashmir
Ans : (D)

20. Which Act was known as ‘Black-Bill’ ?
(A) Rowlatt Act
(B) Pit’s India Act
(C) The Regulating Act
(D) Indian Council Act
Ans : (A)
1. Who led the extremists before the arrival of Gandhi on the political scene for India’s freedom struggle ?
(A) Dadabhai Naoroji
(B) Surendranath Banerjee
(C) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
(D) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Ans : (D)

2. Swadeshi Movement started in India during :
(A) The Champaran Satyagrah of Gandhi
(B) Anti-Bengal Partition agitation
(C) The protest against Rowlatt Act
(D) The first non-co-operation movement of 1919-22
Ans : (B)

3. Which of the following was not the outcome of Jallianwala Bagh massacre ?
(A) Renunciation of the British titles and positions by many Indians
(B) Change in Gandhiji’s attitude towards the British Government
(C) Temporary peace in Punjab
(D) Suspension of Gen. Dyer from service
Ans : (C)

4. ‘Khilafat Movement’ subsided because of :
(A) the understanding reached between the Congress and the Muslim League
(B) the concessions given to Muslims by the British
(C) accession of Kamal Pasha to the throne of Turkey
(D) none of the above reasons
Ans : (C)

5. Which party was in power in the U.K. when India became independent ?
(A) Liberal
(B) Conservative
(C) Labour
(D) No party, since a National Government was in power there
Ans : (C)


6. The Interim Government at the centre was formed in 1946 :
(A) before the visit of the Cabinet Mission
(B) after the visit of the Cabinet Mission
(C) as a result of Cripps Mission
(D) after Mountbatten came to India for transfer of power to Indians
Ans : (B)

7. Who was the Prime Minister of U.K. at the time of India’s independence ?
(A) Winston Churchill
(B) Clement Attlee
(C) Lord Mountbatten
(D) Ramsay Mac Donald
Ans : (B)

8. Which pair is incorrect ?
(A) Group-15 Nations—Security Council Members
(B) G-8 Nations—Developed and Industrialized Nations
(C) G-77 Nations—Developing Nations
(D) ASEAN—Group of South East Asian Nations
Ans : (A)

9. Which of the following caves has the ‘Trimurthi’ statue with faces of Brahma,Vishnu and Mahesh ?
(A) Kanheri
(B) Khajuraho
(C) Elephanta
(D) Ellora
Ans : (C)

10. Line demarcating the boundary between India and Pakistan is :
(A) Durand Line
(B) Mac Mohan Line
(C) Radcliff Line
(D) Maginot Line
Ans : (C)

11. Which among the following is closest to the Equator ?
(A) Kanyakumari
(B) Trivandrum
(C) Great Nicobar Islands
(D) Tuticoran
Ans : (C)

12. Joule stands for the unit of :
(A) Force
(B) Momentum
(C) Energy
(D) Charge
Ans : (C)

13. Deficiency diseases are caused due to the deficiency of :
(A) Carbohydrates
(B) Proteins
(C) Vitamins
(D) Fats
Ans : (C)

14. Rust Stain removal is done by :
(A) Oxalic acid
(B) Alcohol
(C) Petrol
(D) Ether
Ans : (A)

15. What name has been given to the newly purchased aircraft carrier Admiral Gorskov ?
(A) INS Chandragupta
(B) INS Samudra Gupta
(C) INS Ashoka
(D) INS Vikramaditya
Ans : (D)

16. In a dynamo :
(A) heat energy is converted into mechanical energy
(B) mechanical energy is converted into electrical energy
(C) electrical energy is converted into mechanical energy
(D) solar energy is converted into electrical energy
Ans : (B)

17. A 100 watt bulb lights 10 hours daily. In a month of 30 days it will consume :
(A) 100 kWh units
(B) 30 kWh units
(C) 3 kWh units
(D) 10 kWh units
Ans : (B)

18. 1 Horse Power is equal to :
(A) 746 kilowatt
(B) 746 watt
(C) 746 kWh
(D) 647 watt
Ans : (B)

19. Which of the following materials exhibits sublimation ?
(A) Camphor
(B) Ice
(C) Wax
(D) Ethyl alcohol
Ans : (A)

20. Which of the following substances is most elastic ?
(A) Rubber
(B) Sponge
(C) Steel
(D) Glass
Ans : (C)
1. The department of Archaeology was started in India by :
(A) Warren Hastings
(B) Curzon
(C) William Bentinck
(D) Minto
Ans : (B)

2. The British introduced provincial autonomy in India through :
(A) The Minto-Morley Reforms Act of 1909
(B) The Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms of 1919
(C) Indian Council Act of 1892
(D) The Government of India Act, 1935
Ans : (D)

3. The famous Pakistan resolution was passed at :
(A) Lahore
(B) Delhi
(C) Bombay
(D) Lucknow
Ans : (A)

4. Arrange the following in chronological order :
1. Dandi March
2. Simon Commission
3. Poona Pact
4. Gandhi-Irwin Pact
(A) 2, 1, 4, 3
(B) 2, 1, 3, 4
(C) 3, 4, 2, 1
(D) 4, 3, 1, 2
Ans : (A)

5. Which important event immediately preceded the Jallianwala Bagh massacre ?
(A) Communal Award
(B) Arrival of Simon Commission
(C) Non-Co-operation Movement
(D) Rowlatt Act Enactment
Ans : (D)


6. The Hunter Commission was appointed by the British to probe the :
(A) Chauri-Chaura incident
(B) Jallianwala Bagh tragedy
(C) Khilafat Movement
(D) Non-Co-operation Movement
Ans : (B)

7. Index ‘Residex’ is associated with :
(A) Share Prices
(B) Price Inflation Index
(C) Land Prices
(D) Mutual Fund Prices
Ans : (C)

8. Where was the 97th Indian Science Congress will be held from 3–7 January, 2010 ?
(A) Mumbai
(B) Bangalore
(C) Thiruvananthpuram
(D) Madurai
Ans : (C)

9. By which amendment of the Constitution were the words ‘Socialist and Secular’ added to its Preamble ?
(A) 42nd
(B) 43rd
(C) 44th
(D) 45th
Ans : (A)

10. Which country won Gold Medal in Men’s Hockey in 29th Olympic games in Beijing in 2008 ?
(A) India
(B) Germany
(C) Spain
(D) Netherlands
Ans : (B)

11. Match the following :
(A) Hirakud Dam (1) Beas
(B) Thein Dam (2) Chenab
(C) Salal Project (3) Ravi
(D) Pong Dam (4) Mahanadi
(A) (B) (C) (D)
(A) 4 3 1 2
(B) 4 3 2 1
(C) 2 1 3 4
(D) 1 2 4 3
Ans : (B)

12. Match the following :
Steel Plant Collaboration
(A) Durgapur (1) Germany
(B) Rourkela (2) Britain
(C) Bokaro (3) The former USSR
(D) Bhilai (4) The former USSR
(A) (B) (C) (D)
(A) 2 1 3 4
(B) 1 2 4 3
(C) 1 2 3 4
(D) 4 3 2 1
Ans : (A)

13. Match the following :
(A) Sudan (1) Manila
(B) Philippines (2) Ottawa
(C) Canada (3) Canberra
(D) Australia (4) Khartoum
(A) (B) (C) (D)
(A) 1 4 3 2
(B) 1 4 2 3
(C) 4 1 3 4
(D) 4 1 2 3
Ans : (D)

14. Match the following :
(A) Sindri (1) Petroleum
(B) Ankleshwar (2) Fertilizer
(C) Raniganj (3) Nuclear Power
(D) Kalapakkam (4) Coal
(A) (B) (C) (D)
(A) 2 1 4 3
(B) 2 1 3 4
(C) 1 2 4 3
(D) 1 2 3 4
Ans : (A)

15. Which Article of India’s Constitution abolishes untouchability and makes its practice in any form an offence punishable under law ?
(A) 16th
(B) 17th
(C) 22nd
(D) 25th
Ans : (B)

16. Who was honoured with K. K. Birla Foundation’s Vachaspati Award 2008 ?
(A) Chitra Mudgal
(B) Acharya Ramyatna Shukla
(C) Marudhar Mridul
(D) Dr. Harinarayan Dixit
Ans : (D)

17. Which of the following was not conferred the Padma Vibhushan Award on the eve of the Republic Day, 26th January, 2008 ?
(A) Anil Kakodkar
(B) Rahul Dravid
(C) Sister Nirmala
(D) G. Madhavan Nair
Ans : (B)

18. The procedure of impeachment of the President as laid down in the Indian Constitution has been borrowed from :
(A) The U.S.A.
(B) The U.K.
(C) France
(D) Japan
Ans : (A)

19. Who has been appointed the new Director General of World Trade Organisation ?
(A) Harshvardhan Singh of India
(B) Pascal Lamy of France
(C) J. K. Kuttaree of Uruguay
(D) Lui Felipe de Seixas Correa of Brazil
Ans : (B)

20. Who has been honoured with the Prestigious Hoffmann Medal in the year 2009 ?
(A) Arvind Kejriwal (India)
(B) Park Won Soon (Korea)
(C) C. N. R. Rao (India)
(D) None of these
Ans : (C)
1. Which of the following Planets have no moons ?
(A) Pluto and Mercury
(B) Mars and Venus
(C) Mercury and Venus
(D) Pluto and Mars
Ans : (C)

2. Cryogenic engines are used for running which of the following programmes ?
(A) Operation Flood
(B) Atomic Energy Programme
(C) Space Programme
(D) Operation Research Programme
Ans : (C)

3. Who presides over the meetings of the Rajya Sabha ?
(A) Speaker
(B) Prime Minister
(C) President
(D) Vice-President
Ans : (D)

4. The Seventh Ministerial Conference of the WTO (World Trade Organisation) was held in December, 2009 at—
(A) Doha
(B) Kankun
(C) Geneva
(D) Gleneagles
Ans : (C)

5. The 97th Indian Science Congress will be held from January 3–7, 2010 at :
(A) Mumbai
(B) Bangalore
(C) Thiruvananthapuram
(D) Shillong
Ans : (C)


6. Who won the Ranji Trophy in National cricket played in January 2009 at Hyderabad ?
(A) North Zone
(B) Mumbai
(C) The Rest of India
(D) Railway
Ans : (B)

7. Shimla Pact between India and Pakistan was signed in :
(A) 1965
(B) 1971
(C) 1949
(D) 1972
Ans : (D)

8. Lakshmibai National College of Physical Education which has been given the status of a university is located at :
(A) Patiala
(B) Jhansi
(C) Gwalior
(D) Hyderabad
Ans : (C)

9. India enjoys Supremacy in the export of :
(A) Tea
(B) Bauxite
(C) Manganese
(D) Mica
Ans : (D)

10. Saraswati Samman for 2008 was conferred on :
(A) Baba Amte
(B) Ms. Swaminathan
(C) Lakshmi Nandan Bora
(D) Medha Patkar and Arundhati Roy jointly
Ans : (C)

11. Who among the following Delhi Sultans was criticised as a mixture of opposites ?
(A) Balban
(B) Jalaluddin Khilji
(C) Muhammed-bin Tughlaq
(D) Firoz Tughlaq
Ans : (C)

12. Which of the following is not an extremist militant organisation operating in Jammu and Kashmir ?
(A) Lashkar-e-Toiba
(B) Harkat-ul-Ansar
(C) ULFA
(D) Hizbul Mujahideen
Ans : (C)

13. The maximum number of Anglo-Indians who can be nominated to the Lok Sabha by the President is :
(A) 3
(B) 4
(C) 2
(D) 5
Ans : (C)

14. Who is the present Vice-President of India ?
(A) K. C. Pant
(B) Hamid Ansari
(C) Amir Khusro
(D) P. Chidambaram
Ans : (B)

15. Which country was joined at the 14th SAARC of the organisation in April 2007) ?
(A) Iran
(B) Iraq
(C) Afghanistan
(D) Myanmar
Ans : (C)

16. Identify Samresh Jung :
(A) The army officer who earned distinction in Kargil war
(B) The NCC officer who recently succeeded in scaling Mt. Everest
(C) The recipient of Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award 2003
(D) India’s shooter bagging five gold medals at 18th Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, Australia in March 2006
Ans : (D)

17. Which capital is wrongly matched ?
(A) Vietnam–Hanoi
(B) Lebanon–Beirut
(C) Greece–Ankara
(D) Namibia–Windhock
Ans : (C)

18. Who is Maasuma al-Mubarak ?
(A) Recipient of Nobel Prize for Literature for 2004
(B) An African campaigner for the rights of African women
(C) Captain of women’s cricket team of Kenya
(D) The first Kuwaiti woman Minister who took oath on June 20, 2005 to become a member of the otherwise all male House
Ans : (D)

19. The dispute over Siachin Glacier area belt is between :
(A) India and China
(B) India and Pakistan
(C) China and Pakistan
(D) Bhutan and Nepal
Ans : (B)

20. Which of the following rivers falls in the Arabian Sea ?
(A) Mahanadi
(B) Godavari
(C) Krishna
(D) Narmada
Ans : (D)
1. Who among the following was declared ‘FIFA World Player of the year-2009 in the Woman Category’ ?
(A) Kelly Smith
(B) Birgit Prinz
(C) Marta
(D) None of these
Ans : (C)

2. Who was honoured with Murthi Devi Award 2005 for his work ‘‘Bharatiya Darshan Ki Chintanadhara’’ in the year 2007 ?
(A) Narayan Bhai Desai
(B) Ram Murthi Sharma
(C) Mahashweta Devi
(D) Nirmala Deshpande
Ans : (B)

3. Who has been honoured with FIFA World Player of the year 2009 in the men category ?
(A) Lionel Messi
(B) Kaka
(C) Zinedin Zidan
(D) Ronaldinho
Ans : (A)

4. Who has been choosen for the Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Develop-ment for 2009 ?
(A) Wangari Mathai
(B) Sheikh Hasina
(C) Baba Amte
(D) Albert Arnold Al Gore
Ans : (B)

5. Which country has won ICC Championship Trophy Cricket 2009 ?
(A) Australia
(B) South Africa
(C) Pakistan
(D) India
Ans : (C)


6. Who among the following is the India’s first woman Lok Sabha Speaker ?
(A) Sushma Swaraj
(B) Girija Vyas
(C) Meira Kumar
(D) Uma Bharati
Ans : (C)

7. Who has been choosen for the Dhyan Chand Award for the year 2009 ?
(A) Ishar Singh Deol
(B) Satbir Sing Dahya
(C) Both (A) and (B)
(D) Pullela Gopichand
Ans : (C)

8. Asia’s first sky city is proposed to be set up at :
(A) Kochchi (Kerala)
(B) Bangalore (Karnataka)
(C) Hyderabad (Andhra Pradesh)
(D) Pune (Maharashtra)
Ans : (A)

9. The present U.N. Secretary General is :
(A) Kurt Waldheim
(B) Trygve Lie
(C) Baan Ki-Moon
(D) U. Thant
Ans : (C)

10. The Khilafat Movement was started by :
(A) Muhmmad Ali Jinnah
(B) Dr. Zakir Hussain
(C) Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed
(D) Ali Brothers
Ans : (D)

11. Which Article of the Constitution empowers the Parliament to amend the Constitution ?
(A) 343
(B) 368
(C) 358
(D) 370
Ans : (B)

12. The Lok Sabha secretariat comes under the control of :
(A) Ministry of Home Affairs
(B) Speaker of the Lok Sabha
(C) Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs
(D) Prime Minister
Ans : (C)

13. State-Centre financial relations are looked after by :
(A) Sarkaria Commission
(B) National Development Council
(C) Ministry of Home Affairs
(D) Finance Commission
Ans : (D)

14. SCO’s Ninth Summit was held in 2009 at :
(A) Pakistan
(B) Iraq
(C) North Korea
(D) Russia (Yakaterinburg)
Ans : (D)

15. Which of the following is not correctly matched with regard to Project Tiger Reserves ?
(A) Pench—Garhwal
(B) Sariska—Alwar
(C) Valmiki—Hazaribagh
(D) Nagarjunasagar—Sri Sailam
Ans : (A)

16. Which of the following is not the function of the Reserve Bank of India ?
(A) Acting as banker to the Government
(B) Keeping of Foreign Exchange Reserve
(C) Issuing of one rupee notes and coins
(D) Regulating credit in the country
Ans : (C)

17. Sharada Act deals with :
(A) Widow remarriage
(B) Child marriage
(C) Intercaste marriage
(D) Polygamy
Ans : (B)

18. Indian Railways and Postal Services were started during the reign of :
(A) Lord Cornwallis
(B) Lord Ripon
(C) Lord Canning
(D) Lord Dalhousie
Ans : (D)

19. Which country is hosting the 19th Common-wealth Games in 2010 ?
(A) Malaysia
(B) India
(C) Nigeria
(D) U.K.
Ans : (B)

20. The provision for separate electorate for Hindus and Muslims was made in :
(A) Government of India Act, 1935
(B) Montague Chelmsford Reforms
(C) Minto-Morley Reforms
(D) Mountbatten Plan
Ans : (C)
1. In which year was the Reserve Bank of India established ?
(A) 1935
(B) 1947
(C) 1949
(D) 1952
Ans : (A)

2. Salim Ali was associated with :
(A) Horology
(B) Entomology
(C) Ornithology
(D) Parasitology
Ans : (C)

3. ‘Reuter’ is the News Agency of :
(A) U.S.A.
(B) India
(C) U.K.
(D) France
Ans : (C)

4. Nobel Prize for Chemistry 2009 was awarded to :
(A) Venkatraman Ramakrishnan
(B) Thomas A. Steitz
(C) Ada E. Yonath
(D) All of these
Ans : (D)

5. Satvahans minted their coins predominantly in :
(A) Silver
(B) Gold
(C) Lead
(D) Copper
Ans : (C)


6. Who was crowned as Gladrags Mrs India 2009 in 15th March, 2009 at Mumbai ?
(A) The contest was not held
(B) Nishant Dahiya
(C) Hanif Hilal
(D) Sofia Handa
Ans : (D)

7. In 1931 Mahatma Gandhi signed a pact with :
(A) Lord Wavell
(B) Lord Curzon
(C) Lord Irwin
(D) Lord Canning
Ans : (C)

8. Who among the following was associated with the Permanent Settlement of Bengal ?
(A) William Bentinck
(B) Lord Cornwallis
(C) Lord Curzon
(D) Lord Dalhousie
Ans : (B)

9. Which country is known as ‘Land of Thousand Lakes’ ?
(A) Canada
(B) Norway
(C) Finland
(D) Nepal
Ans : (C)

10. The lowest portion of the atmosphere of the earth is called :
(A) Stratosphere
(B) Ionosphere
(C) Mesosphere
(D) Troposphere
Ans : (D)

11. The regular Union Budget estimates for 2009-10 put the total expenditure at Rs. :
(A) Rs. 4,46,512 crore
(B) Rs. 3,51,200 crore
(C) Rs. 10,20,838 crore
(D) Rs. 1,51,144 crore
Ans : (C)

12. The chemical name of aspirin is :
(A) Salicylacetic acid
(B) Acetylsalicylic acid
(C) Benzoylsalicylate
(D) Acetylbenzoic acid
Ans : (B)

13. In the regular Union Budget for 2009-10, the allocation provided for Non-Plan Expen-diture :
(A) Rs. 77,000 crore
(B) Rs. 6,95,689 crore
(C) Rs. 66,000 crore
(D) Rs. 1,19,000 crore
Ans : (B)

14. Who has been appointed the new Chairman of University Grants Commission ?
(A) Jayanti Natrajan
(B) Vishnu Prabhakar
(C) N. R. Narayan Murthy
(D) Sukhdev Thorat
Ans : (D)

15. Which of the following is the recipient of Kishore Kumar Samman for the year 2008-09 ?
(A) Kavita Krishnamurty
(B) Alka Yaganik
(C) Sonu Nigam
(D) Gulshan Bawra
Ans : (D)

16. Trachoma is a disease of :
(A) Throat
(B) Lungs
(C) Eyes
(D) Liver
Ans : (D)

17. Quartz is made of :
(A) Calcium Sulphate
(B) Silicon Dioxide
(C) Calcium Dioxide
(D) Sodium Sulphate
Ans : (B)

18. 81st Oscar Awards were distributed in February, 2009 in Los Angels. Name the person who bagged the award for Best Director.
(A) Jamie Foxx
(B) Morgan Freeman
(C) John Mayer
(D) Danny Boyle
Ans : (D)

19. ‘Mansabdars’ during the Mughal period were :
(A) Landlords and Zamindars
(B) Revenue Collectors
(C) Officials of the State
(D) Militia men
Ans : (D)

20. Which of the following substances is most elastic ?
(A) Rubber
(B) Sponge
(C) Steel
(D) Glass
Ans : (C)     

Facts About India

1. India is the seventh largest country in the world in terms of area.

2. Indian mainland extends between latitudes 8 degree 4' and 37 degree 6' north, longitudes 68 degree 7' and 97 degree 25' east and measures about 3,214 km from north to south between the extreme latitudes and about 2,933 km from east to west between the extreme longitudes.

3. India has land frontier of about 15,200 km. The total length of the coastline of the mainland, Lakshadweep Islands and Andaman and Nicobar Islands is 7,516.6 km.

4. Countries having common border with India are: Afghanistan, Pakistan, China, Bhutan, Nepal, Myanmar and Bangladesh. Sri Lanka is separated from India by a narrow channel of sea formed by the Palk Strait and the Gulf of Mannar.

5. Aravalli, Vindhya, Satpura, Maikala and Ajanta are prominent hill ranges that lie between the Peninsular India and the plains of Ganga.

6. The Eastern and Western Ghats meet at the southern part of the Indian Peninsula which is formed by the Nilgiri Hills. .

7. Ghagra, Gomti, Gandak, Kosi and Yamuna are the major Himalayan rivers that join the Ganga. Chambal, Betwa and Sone are major rivers flowing north from central India that join Yamuna/Ganga.

8. After Ganga, Godavari has the second largest basin covering 10 per cent of the area of India. Next to it is Krishna, followed by the Mahanadi basin.

9. The climate of India can be described as Tropical monsoon type.

10. India is in tenth position in the world and fourth in Asia in plant diversity.

11. Botanical Survey of India, (BSI), Kolkata is the nodal agency that is studying the flora of the country. BSI brings out an inventory of the endangered plants in the form of a publication titled "Red Data Book".

12. The Zoological Survey of India (ZSI), Kolkata and its 16 regional stations are responsible for surveying the faunal resources of India.

13. India has a great variety of fauna, numbering 89,451 species.

14. The design of the National Flag was adopted by the Constituent Assembly of India on July 22,1947.

15. The State emblem of India is an adaptation from the Sarnath Lion Capitol of Ashoka. Carved out of a single block of polished sandstone, the Capitol is crowned by the Wheel of the Law (Dizaram Chakra). There are four lions, standing back to back, mounted on an abacus with a frieze carrying sculptures in high relief of an elephant, a galloping horse, a bull and a lion, separated by intervening wheels over a bell-shaped lotus.

16. In the State emblem, adopted on January 26,1950, only three lions are visible. The bell-shaped lotus has been omitted. The words, Satyameva Jayate, from Mundaka Upanishad, meaning 'truth alone triumphs', are inscribed below the abacus in Devanagiri script.

17. The song Jana-gana-mana, composed by Rabindranath Tagore, was adopted in its Hindi version by the Constituent Assembly, as the National Anthem of India, on January 24, 1950. It was first sung on December 27, 1911, at the Calcutta session of Indian National Congress. The complete song consists of five stanzas. The first stanza contains the full version of the National Anthem.

18. The national calendar of India is based on the Saka Era, with Chaitra as its first month. A normal year of 365 days was adopted from March 22, 1957, along with the Gregorian Calendar for the following purposes: (1) Gazette of India; (2) news broadcast by All India Radio; (3) calendars issued by Government of India; and (4) Government communications addressed to the members of the public.

19. Agriculture sector of India contributes 25 per cent of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and about 70 per cent of the population is dependent on it.

20. There are three main crop seasons in India, namely, kharif, rabi and summer.'

21. Major kharif crops are: rice, jowar, bajra, maize, cotton, sugarcane, soyabean, and groundnut.

22. Major rabi crops are: wheat, barley, gram, linseed, rapeseed, and mustard. Rice, maize and groundnut are grown in summer season also.

23. In Indian agriculture, oilseeds are next to food grains in area coverage, production and value. India is,one of the largest oilseeds growing countries, contributing about 15 per cent to the acreage under oilseeds in the world.

24. The Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India, set up a Technology Mission on Oilseeds in May 1986 with the objective to increase the production of oilseeds, reduce the import of edible oils and to achieve self-sufficiency in edible oils.

25. India is the third largest producer and consumer of fertilizers in the world, after China and USA. It contributes to 9.5 per cent of world production and 10.6 per cent of world consumption of NPK nutrients, but sustains one-sixth of the world population.

26. The National Biofertiliser Development Centre is located at Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh. Its six regional centres are located at .labalpur, Nagpur, Bangalore, Bhubaneshwar, Hissar and Imphal.

27. The Central Fertiliser Quality Control and Training Institute is located in Faridabad, Haryana. Its three regional centres are located at Mumbai, Chennai and Kalyani.

28. India accounts for about 10 per cent of the production of fruits in the world.

29. Mango is the most important fruit produced in India, covering about 39 per cent of the total area used for fruit production and accounting for 23 per cent of total fruit production of India.

30. India occupies first position in the total production of banana in the world.

31. India is next only to China in the area and production of vegetables. India contributes about 13 per cent of the world vegetable production and occupies first position in production of cauliflowers, second in onion and third in cabbage in the world.

32. India is the largest producer, processor, consumer and exporter of cashew nut in the world. India produces 45 per cent of the global production of cashew.

33. The Centrally-sponsored scheme of soil conservation in the catchments of River Valley Project (RVP) was started in the third Five-year Plan. Another scheme of FloodProne Rivers (FPR) was started in the sixth Plan. Both the schemes were clubbed during the ninth Plan and further subsumed under Macro Management Mode in November 2000.

34. The Locust Warning Organisation (LWO) is located in Jodhpur.

35. Seed sector in India consists of two national level corporations: National Seed Corporation (NSC) and State Farm Corporation of India (SFCI). The Seeds Act, 1966 provides for the legislative framework for regulation of quality of seeds sold in India.

36. The Department of Agriculture and Cooperation (DAC) launched a Central Sector Scheme during the ninth Plan to make available seeds for any contingent situation arising out of natural calamity.

37. Directorate of Marketing and Inspection (DMI) advises the Central and State governments on agricultural marketing policies and programmes. It is located in Faridabad, Haryana.

38. The National Institute of Agricultural Marketing (NIAM) is located in Jaipur.

39. Farm Machinery Training and Testing Institutes are located at Budni (Madhya Pradesh), Hissar (Haryana), Garladinne (Andhra Pradesh) and Biswanath Chariali (Assam).

40. India accounts for 57 per cent of the world's buffalo population and 15 per cent of the cattle population. India possesses 27 acknowledged indigenous breeds of cattle and 7 breeds of buffaloes.

41. The present availability of animal protein in an Indian diet is 10 gm per person per day, as against a world average of 25 gm.

42. India is the largest producer of milk in the world and ranks fifth in egg production.

43. Central Sheep Breeding Farm is located in Hissar.

44. Reishi or Ling Zhi is a medicinal mushroom which has been successfully grown in India.

45. For rehabilitation of calcareous soils Tamarix articulate, Acadia nilotica, Prosopis Juliflora, Eucalyptus tereticornis, Acacia tortills, Cassia siamea and Feronia limonia have been found promising for plantation with furrow planting methods in arid and semi-arid regions. Salvadora persica proved the ideal species for soil and water management in saline black soils.

46. Karzat 4, Indryani, Panvel 2, Palgarh 1 and 2 are names of various rice varieties sown in India.

47. Kankrej, Ponwar, Gangatiri and Kherigah are names of various cattle breeds in India.

48. Jalauni, Kheri, Mandya, Hassan and Mecheri are names of various sheep breeds of India.

49. C-ELISA is an indigenously developed kit for rinderpest which has been validated by the International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna.

50. Feedbase-2001 is a data base that provides information on feed resources and feed balance sheet.

51. Okara is a by-product of soymilk.

52. Vivekananda Parvatiya Krishi Anusandhan Sansthan is located in Almora, Uttaranchal.

53. The Lalit Kala Academy (National Academy of Fine Arts) is located in New Delhi. It has regional centres, called Rashtriya Lalit Kala Kendras, located at Lucknow, Kolkata, Chennai, Garhi(New Delhi) and Bhubaneswar.

54. Bharata Natyam is a dance form of Tamil Nadu. Kathakali is a dance form of Kerala. Kathak is a classical dance form revitalised as a result of Mughal influence on Indian culture. Manipuri is a dance form of Manipur, while Kuchipudi owes its origin to Andhra Pradesh. Odissi, once practised as temple dance, has its origins in Orissa.

55. Kathak Kendra, Delhi, and Jawaharlal Nehru Manipur Dance Academy, Imphal, are training institutes run by Sangeet Natak Academy, the National Academy of. Music, Dance and Drama. The Academy also supports training programmes in Chhau dance of Mayurbhanj and Seraikella, as also Koodiyattam of Kerala.

56. The National School of Drama (NSD) is one of the foremost theatre institutions in the world and the only one of its kind in India. It was set up by Sangeet Natak Academy in 1959 and in 1975 it became an autonomous organization.

57. The Theatre-in education Company (renamed as Sanskar Rang Toli was founded by NSD in 1989. Since 1998, NSD has organized National Theatre Festival for Children, christened Jashne Bachpan, every year.

58. The first-ever National Theatre Festival, christened Bharat Rang Mahotsav, was held in March-April, 1999 to commemorate the 50th year of India's Independence.

59. Sahitya Academy has its Head Office in New Delhi. Besides, it has four offices in Kolkata, Mumbai, Bangalore and Chennai. It also has four translation centres at Bangalore, Delhi, Ahmedabad and Kolkata, besides a project office at Vadodra for promotion of oral and tribal literature and an Archives of Indian literature. It also maintains a multilingual library at New Delhi, Bangalore and Kolkata, stocking books in over 25 languages.

60. The highest honour conferred by Sahitya Academy on a writer is by electing him/her its Fellow. The honour is limited to 21 at any given moment.

61. The Sahitya Academy holds a 'Festival of Letters' every year, usually in February.

62. The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) functions as an attached office of the Department of Culture, Ministry of Tourism and Culture.

63. The National Museum was established on August 15, 1949 in the Durbar Hall of the Rashtrapati Bhawan.It was formally inaugurated on December 18, 1960 on its present premises.

64. The National Council of Science Museums is located in Kolkata.

65. The Allahabad Museum is famous for its collection of Bharhut, Bhumara and Jamsot sculptors and for the terracotta from Kausumbi, Bhita, Jhusi, Patliputra, Sarnath, Rajghat and Ahichhatra. The Museum also has paraphernalia and family heirlooms of Nehrus, including manuscripts of' An Autobiography' by J.L. Nehru.

66. The National Research Laboratory for Conservation of Cultural Property (NRLC) is located in Lucknow.

67. The National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA) was founded in 1954 to promote and develop contemporary Indian Art.

68. The National Archives of India (NAI), New Delhi, known until independence as Imperial Record Department, was originally established in Kolkata in March 1891. It is the official custodian of all non-current records of permanent / value to the government of India and its predecessor bodies. It has a regional office at Bhopal and three record centres at Bhubaneswar, ]aipur and Pondicherry.

69. Marine Archeology Centre has been established in the National Institute of Oceanography, Goa. Major exploration are being undertaken in the waters of ancient Dwarka, Poompuhar waters (Tamil Nadu) and around Lakshadweep.

70. National Library, Kolkata serves as a permanent repository of all reading and information material produced in India, as well.as printed material written by Indians and concerning India written by foreigners, wherever published and in whatever language.

71. Under the Delivery of Books and Newspapers (Public Libraries) Act, 1954, four libraries-National Library, Kolkata, Central Library, Mumbai, Connemara Public Library, Chennai, and Delhi Public Library, Delhi-are entitled to receive a copy of new books and magazines published in the counuy.

72. Khuda Bakhsh Oriental Public Library, Patna has a rich collection of over 20,000 'Arabic, Persian, Urdu, Turkish, Pali and Sanskrit manuscripts.

73. The Thanjavur Maharaja Serfoji's Saraswati Mahal (TMSSM) Library, Thanjavur is one of the few medieval libraries that exist in the world.

74. The Rampur Raza Library, housed in Hamid Manzil in the fort of Rampur, is a treasure house of Indo Islamic learning and art.

75. Asiatic Society in Kolkata was founded by Sir William Jones in 1784, with the objective of inquiring into the history, science, arts and literature of Asia.

76. The Central Institute of Higher Tibetan Studies is located in Varanasi. It was established with the objective of preservation of Tibetan culture and tradition, restoration of ancient Indian literature preserved in Tibetan language and to provide higher education in Buddhist studies.

77. The Central Institute of Buddhist Studies is located, in Leh.

78. The Sikkim Research Institute of Tibetology is located in Sikkim. It has done significant work in promoting research in CHHO (Tibetan for Dharma).

79. Anthropological Survey of India is located in Kolkata.

80. Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Manav Sanghrahalaya (National Museum of Mankind) is located in Bhopal. It is dedicated to the depiction of an integrated story of humankind in global perspective, with special focus on India.

81. The Centre for Cultural Resources and Training (CCRT) has its headquarters in New Delhi and two regional Centres at Udaipur and Hyderabad.

82. With the aim of projecting in India cultural kinships transcending territorial boundaries, seven zonal cultural centres have been established at Patiala, Kolkata, Thanjavur, Udaipur, Allahabad, Dimapur and Nagpur.

83. Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA) is a premier national institute engaged in the pursuit of knowledge on arts and culture. It is also the nodal agency for the setting up of a national data bank on arts, humanities and cultural heritage.

84. Gandhi Smriti and Darshan Samiti has been set up primarily to maintain and look after the national memorial where Gandhiji was assassinated, now called Gandhi Smriti, and a permanent photo exhibition at Rajghat, called Gandhi Darshan.

85. The Central Statistical Organisation (CSO) is responsible for formulation and maintenance of statistical standards, work pertaining to national accounts, industrial statistics, consumer price indices, conduct of economic census and surveys and liaising with international agencies in statistical matters. It is located in New Delhi.

86. National income is defined as the sum of incomes accruing to factors of production, supplied by normal residents of the country before deduction of direct taxes. It is equal to net national product at factor-cost.

87. The National Sample Survey Organisation (NSSO) has been set up to conduct large scale surveys to meet the data needs of India as also for the estimation of national income and other aggregates. It has four divisions: (i) Survey Design and Research Division (SDRD), with headquarters in Kolkata; (ii) Field Operations Division (FOD) having its headquarters in Delhi; (iii) Data Processing Division (DPD) with headquarters in Kolkata; and (iv) Coordination and Publication Division (CPD), located in Delhi.

88. Summary results of NSSO surveys are published in the biannual technical journal Sarvekshana.

89. India has an Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) of 2.02 million sq km. The EEZ provides India with more than 60 per cent of its oil and gas production and fishing valued at $ 1.15 billion.

90. The Army War College, earlier known as College of Combat, is located in Mhow.

91. The Infantry School, Mhow is the largest and oldest military training centre of Indian Army. This institute also trains the National Shooting team, under the aegis of Army Marksmanship Unit (AMU).

92. The Institute of Defence Management is located in Secunderabad.

93. The Defence Services Staff College is located in Wellington. It imparts training to middle level officers (Major and equivalent) of Army, Air Force and Navy.

94. The High Altitude Warfare School (HAWS) is located in Gulmarg.

95. The National Defence College is located in Delhi. It is the only institute of India that imparts knowledge on all aspects of national security and strategy.

96. Mishra Dhatu Nigam Limited, located in Hyderabad, was incorporated with the primary objective of ushering in self-reliance in special metals and alloys for strategic sectors like Defence, Space and Atomic energy.

97. The 86th Constitution Amendment Act, 2002, makes elementary education a Fundamental Right for children in the age-group of 6-14 years.

98. The Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) scheme evolved I from the recommendations of the State Education Ministers' Conference held in October 1998. The main goals of SSA are: (a) All 6-14 age children complete five-year primary education by 2007; (b) Bridge all gender and social category gaps at primary stage by 2007 and at elementary education level by 2010; (c) Focus on elementary education of satisfactory quality with emphasis on education for life; and (d) Universal retention by 2010.

99. The National programme of Nutritional Support to Primary Education is commonly known as Mid Day Meal Scheme. It was launched in August 1995.

100. Operation Blackboard was launched in 1987 with the aim of improving human and physical resources available in primary schools of India.

101. Janshala Programme is a collaborative effort of the government of India, and five UN agencies-UNDP, UNESCO, ILO, UNICEF and UNFPA-to provide programme support to the ongoing efforts towards achieving Universal Elementary Education (UEE).

102. The National Council for Teacher Education was established by an Act of the Parliament in August 1995.

103. The University Grants Commission (UGC) serves as a coordinating body between the Union and State governments and the institutions of higher learning.

104. The National Literacy Mission (NLM) aims to attain a sustainable threshold level of 75 per cent literacy by 2007, by imparting functional literacy to non-literates in the age-group of 15-35 years.

105. The Central Institute of English and Foreign Languages is located in Hyderabad.

106. The International Standard Book Number (ISBN) system was introduced in India in 1985 by the Raja Ram Mohan Roy National Agency for ISBN. ISBN is a unique international publisher's identifier number.

107. Administering the Copyright Act, 1957 is the responsibility of the Union Ministry of Human Resource Development, Department of Secondary and Higher Education.

108. The Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC) was the first multipurpose river valley project to be undertaken after Independence. It was set up in July 1948.

109. The National Power Training Institute (NPTI) is located at Faridabad.

110. The Central Power Research Institute (CPRI) has its headquarters located at Bangalore. Other units are located at Bhopal, Hyderabad, Nagpur, Ghaziabad, Thiruvanthapuram and Raichur.

111. The Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) is the nodal agency to promote efficient use of energy and its conservation in all sectors of economy of India.

112. Coal is the main source of energy in India and account for about 67 per cent of India's commercial requirement.

113. The coal reserves of India, as on January 1, 2003 were 2,40,748 million tonnes.

114. The Botanical Survey of India and the Zoological Survey of India both have their headquarters in Kolkata.

115. The Forest Survey of India has its headquarters in Dehradun and has four regional offices at Bangalore, Kolkata, Nagpur and Shimla.

116. Biosphere reserves are multi-purpose protected areas to preserve the genetic diversity in representative ecosystem. 13 Biosphere reserves have been set up in India. These are: Nilgiri, Nanda Devi, Nokrek, Great Nicobar, Gulf of Mannar, Manas, Sundebans, Similipal, Dibru, Daikhowa, Dehong Deband, Pachmarhi, Kanchunjunga and Agasthyamalai. Out of these, Nilgiri, Sunderbans and Gulf of Mannar have been recognized on World Network of Biosphere Reserves by UNESCO.

117. India is one of the 12 mega-biodiversity countries of the world.

118. The forest cover of India constitutes 20.55 per cent of its geographical area. Of this, dense forest constitutes 12.68 per cent and open forest 7.87 per cent. The mangrove cover occupies 0.14 per cent of geographical area. The total tree/forest cover is estimated as 81,472 sq km or about 2.48 per cent of the country.

119. G.B. Pant Institute of Himalayan Environment and Development is located at Kosi-Katarmal, Almora, Uttaranchal.

120. The Environmental Information System (ENVIS) network brings out a quarterly journal, Paryavaran Abstracts, which contains information about environmental research in the Indian context.

121. The ENVIS has been designated as National Focal Point (NFP) and Regional Service Centre (RSC) for South Asia sub-regional countries by INFOTERRA (a global information system on environment) of UN Environment Programme (UNEP).

122. The Department of Economic Affairs (DEA) consists of nine main divisions, namely, (i) Economic; (ii) Banking; (iii) Insurance; (iv) Budget; (v) Foreign Trade and Investment; (vi) External Finance; (vii) Capital market; (viii) Fund Bank; and (ix) Currency and Coinage.

123. All revenues received, loans raised and money received in repayment of loans by the Union government form the Consolidated Fund of India. No money can be withdrawn from this Fund except under the authority of an Act of Parliament.

124. The Indian Constitution provides for the establishment of a Consolidated Fund, a Public Account and a Contingency Fund for each State.

125. The first bank of limited liability, managed by Indians, was Oudh Commercial Bank. It was founded in 1881. Punjab National Bank was established in 1894.

126. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) was established under the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 on April 1, 1935 and nationalized on January 1,1949.

127. RBI is the sole authority for issue of currency notes in India, other than one-rupee coins and subsidiary coins and notes.

128. India ranks third in the world, after China and USA, in terms of production of coal.

129. The three important gold fields of India are: Kolar (Karnataka), Hutti in Raichur district (Karnataka) and Ramgiri in Anantapur district (Andhra Pradesh).

130. Mains reserves of Tungsten are located at Degana, Rajasthan.

131. The Mangampet deposits, occurring in Cuddapah district of Andhra Pradesh is the single largest deposit of Barytes in the world.

132. The main diamond-bearing areas in India are Panna belt in Madhya Pradesh, Munimadugu-Banganapalle conglomerate in Kurnool district, Wajrakarur Kimberlite pipe in Anantapur district and Krishna river basin in Andhra Pradesh.

133. Orissa is a major producer of Graphite in India.

134. Judges of the Supreme Court of India hold office until they attain the age of 65 years. Judges of the High Court hold office until they attain the age of 62 years.

135. The National Judicial Academy is located in Bhopal with its registered office in New Delhi.

136. V.V. Giri National Labour Institute, Noida, is an autonomous body under the Union Ministry of Labour. It is engaged in research pertaining to labour and training of labour administrators, trade unions, public sector managers and other government functionaries concerned with labour.

137. The first radio programme was broadcast in India in 1923 by the Radio Club of Bombay.

138. All India Radio (AIR) operates on motto Bahujana Hitaya; Bahujana Sukhya (to promote the happiness and welfare of the masses through information, education and entertainment.

139. Cyan Darshan is the educational channel run by Doordarshan.

140. Press Trust of India (PTI) is India's largest news agency.

141. United News of India (UNI) became the first agency in India to launch a full-fledged Hindi wire service Univarta in 1982. In early 1990s, it launched the first-ever wire service in Urdu.

142. The Press Council of India has been established under the Act of Parliament for the purpose of preserving the freedom of the press, and of maintaining and improving the standards of newspapers and news agencies in India.

143. India has one of the largest road networks in the world, aggregating to about 3.3 million kilometres.

144. Golden Quadrilateral comprises of National Highways connecting the four metro cities.

145. Shipping Corporation of India Limited (SCI) is the biggest shipping line of India.

146. Indian Institute of Maritime Studies (IIMS) is located in Mumbai.

147. India has 12 major ports and about 184 other ports.

148. Mumbai, Nhava Sheva, Kandla, Mormugao, New Mangalore and Cochin are the major ports on west coast.

149. Kolkata/Haldia, Para dip, Visakhapatnam, Chennai, Ennore and Tuticorin are major ports on the east coast.

150. Command Area Development (CAD) Programme was launched in 1974-75 with main objective of improving the utilization of created irrigation potential and optimizing agriculture production and productivity from irrigated lands on sustainable bases.