Model Question Paper -2(Along with answers) on General Awareness (12-20 Question Set -500 Questions)
Model Question Paper, Question Set - 12 (50 Questions),-General Awareness
Q.1. Entomology deals with:
A. Plants
B. Animals
C. Insects
D. Chemicals
Answer: C
Q.2. Audis parent company is:
A. Suzuki
B. Hyundai
C. Ford
D. Volks Wagen
Answer: D
Q.3. The Export-Import (EXIM) Bank was set up in:
A. 1980
B. 1982
C. 1981
D. 1989
Answer: B
Q.4. Which rulers built Ellora Temple:
A. Chalukya
B. Rashtrakuta
C. Pallava
D. Sunga
Answer: D
Q.5. The literature of the Sangam age was written mostly in the form of:
A. Prose
B. Poetry
C. Drama
D. All of them
Answer: B
Q.6. Who among the following was a great musician in the court of Akbar:
A. Abdul Fazal
B. Amir Khusro
C. Ramdas
D. Tansen
Answer: D
Q.7. Which among the following ports was called Babul Makkha
(Gate of Makkah) during the Mughal period:
A. Broach
B. Calcutta
C. Surat
D. Calicut
Answer: C
Q.8. Which of the following is not a chemical action?
A. Burning of coal
B. Conversion of water into steam
C. Digestion of food
D. Burning of Paper
Answer: B
Q.9. The chemical name of Vitamin C is:
A. Citric acid
B. Ascorbic acid
C. Oxalic acid
D. Nitric acid
Answer: B
Q.10. Which of the following does not admit any division?
A. Atom
B. Molecules
C. Compounds
D. All
Answer: A
Q.11. Numismatics is the study of:
A. Coins
B. Numbers
C. Stamps
D. Space
Answer: A
Q.12. When ice melts in a beaker of water, the level of water in the beaker will:
A. Increase
B. Decrease
C. Remain the same
D. First increase and then decrease
Answer: C
Q.13. Permanent hardness of water is due to the presence of:
A. Calcium bicarbonate
B. Magnesium bicarbonate
C. Calcium sulphate
D. Sodium bicarbonate
Answer: C
Q.14. Liquified Petroleum Gas (LPG) consist of:
A. Butane and Propane
B. Ethane and Hexane
C. Ethane and Nonane
D. None of these
Answer: A
Q.15. Meteorology is the science of:
A. Weather
B. Meteors
C. Metals
D. Earthquakes
Answer: A
Q.16. Name the present Chief Information Commissioner :
A. N.K. Das
B. A.N. Tiwari
C. Satyanand Dubey
D. Deepak Sandhu
Answer: D
Q.17. The Indian Industrialist who bought Tippu Sultans Sword in an auction at London was:
A. Anil Ambani
B. Vijay Mallaya
C. Laksmni Mittal
D. Ratan Tata
Answer: B
Q.18. What is the approximate velocity of sound in air:
A. 3 m/s
B. 30 m/s
C. 300 m/s
D. 3000 m/s
Answer: C
Q.19. Which of the following is not a primary colour:
A. Blue
B. Green
C. Red
D. Yellow
Answer: B
Q.20. Sound travels fastest through:
A. Vacuum
B. Steel
C. Water
D. Air
Answer: B
Q.21. Who fought the First World War?
A. Germany
B. British
C. France
D. All of them
Answer: D
Q.22. Charak was the famous court physician of:
A. Harsha
B. Chandragupta Maurya
C. Ashoka
D. Kanishka
Answer: D
Q.23. The ancient name of North Bihar was:
A. Vriji
B. Vasta
C. Avanti
D. Surasena
Answer: A
Q.24. Who were the first to issue gold coins in India?
A. Mauryas
B. Indo-Greeks
C. Guptas
D. Kushanas
Answer: D
Q.25. The Vedas contain all the truth was interpreted by:
A. Swami Vivekananda
B. Swami Dayananda
C. Raja Ram Mohan Rai
D. None of the above
Answer: B
Q.26. Sanchi portrays the art and sculpture of the:
A. Jains
B. Buddhists
C. Muslims
D. Christians
Answer: B
Q.27. Which among the following is a folk dance of India?
A. Manipuri
B. Garba
C. Kathakali
D. Mohiniattam
Answer: B
Q.28. Kathak is the principal classical dance of:
A. South India
B. Eastern India
C. Northern India
D. Western India
Answer: C
Q.29. The classical dance of Andhra Pradesh is:
A. Kathakali
B. Kuchipudi
C. Odissi
D. Bharatanatyam
Answer: B
Q.30. The popular folk song of Uttar Pradesh is known as:
A. Maang
B. Kajari
C. Baul
D. Boli
Answer: B
Q.31. The folk theatre of Bihar is called by:
A. Rammat
B. Nautanki
C. Bidesia
D. Manch
Answer: C
Q.32. Which of the following classical dance originated in Tamil
Nadu?
A. Kathakali
B. Kathak
C. Bharatanatyam
D. Odissi
Answer: C
Q.33. The First Five-year plan covered the period:
A. 1947-52
B. 1950-55
C. 1951-56
D. 1952-57
Answer: C
Q.34. Removal of poverty was the fore-most objective of which of the following five year plans?
A. Third
B. Fourth
C. Fifth
D. Sixth
Answer: D
Q.35. Planning Commission is:
A. Advisory body
B. Executive body
C. Government body
D. Autonomous body
Answer: A
Q.36. The Community Development Programme was launched in:
A. 1950
B. 1952
C. 1956
D. 1960
Answer: B
Q.37. The highest body which approves the Five-Year Plan is the:
A. Finance Ministry
B. Lok Sabha
C. Rajya Sabha
D. National Development Council
Answer: D
Q.38. Which of the following commodities earn maximum foreign exchange for India?
A. Jute
B. Iron and Steel
C. Tea
D. Sugar
Answer: C
Q.39. The one rupee note bears the signature of:
A. Secretary, Ministry of Finance
B. Governor, Reserve Bank of India
C. Finance Minister
D. None of these
Answer: A
Q.40. Name of the first nuclear reactor of India is:
A. Rohini
B. Vaishali
C. Apsara
D. Kamini
Answer: C
Q.41. The state that produces 70 percent of the total ginger in
India is:
A. Tripura
B. West Bengal
C. Meghalaya
D. Kerala
Answer: D
Q.42. Which of the following is present in hard water:
A. Calcium
B. Aluminium
C. Sodium
D. Chlorine
Answer: A
Q.43. Ecology deals with:
A. Birds
B. Cell formation
C. Tissues
D. Relation between organisms and their environment
Answer: A
Q.44. Who among the following Mugal Emperors had the longest reign?
A. Bahadur Shah
B. Jahandar Shah
C. Farrukhsiyar
D. Muhammad Shah
Answer: D
Q.45. The main cause of the conflict between Nawab
Sirajuddaulah and the East India Company was that:
A. The British opposed the succession of Sirajuddaulah
B. The British misused the trade concessions.
C. The British attacked the French settlement of
Chandranagar in Bengal.
D. The incident of Black Hole had occurred
Answer: C
Q.46. Which of the following was the physician who adored
Kanishka’s court:
A. Vasumita
B. Charaka
C. Parsva
D. Asvaghosha
Answer: B
Q.47. Which type of ancient script did the Harappa use?
A. Pictographic
B. Linear
C. Symbolic
D. Hieroglyphic
Answer: A
Q.48. The relics of Indus Valley Civilisation indicate that the main
occupation of the people was:
A. Agriculture
B. Cattle rearing
C. Commerce
D. Hunting
Answer: A
Q.49. The ancient name of Bengal was:
A. Kamrupa
B. Vasta
C. Gauda
D. Vallabhi
Answer: C
Q.50. Which of the following countries has the lowest household savings rate?
A. China
B. India
C. USA
D. UK
Answer: B
Model Question Paper, Question Set - 13 (50 Questions), General Awareness
Q.1. Late Marcel Landowski who died recently was a famous:
A. Musician
B. Author
C. Tennis Player
D. Cine Artiste
Answer: b
Q.2. The book The Blind Assassin is written by:
A. Margaret
B. Gao Xingjian
C. Malcolm Bradbury
D. Salman Rushdie
Answer: a
Q.3. Petroleum was first discovered in India at:
A. Ankaleshwar
B. Barauni
C. Digboi
D. Mumbai
Answer: c
Q.4. The peninsula west of India is:
A. Arabia
B. Indo-china
C. Italy
D. Iberia
Answer: a
Q.5. The Indus people worshipped:
A. Neem tree
B. Pipal tree
C. Banyan tree
D. Teak tree
Answer: b
Q.6. Which of the following Cricket teams set a new record of 12 successive Test wins in December 2000?
A. South Africa
B. Australia
C. Pakistan
D. India
Answer: b
Q.7. In which country, the worlds longest tunnel was opened in November 2000?
A. Belgium
B. Thailand
C. France
D. Norway
Answer: d
Q.8. Who was the most distinguished Hindi poet of Akbars court?
A. Birbal
B. Abdur Rahim Khan-i-khana
C. Raja Bhagwan Das
D. Raja Man Singh
Answer: b
Q.9. Tea is grown in:
A. Hot, wet and hilly region
B. Flat region
C. Winter season
D. Very cold region
Answer: a
Q.10. In November 2000, India won the inaugural Asian Hockey Federation Cup Championship by Defeating which of the following countries in the final in Hong Kong?
A. Germany
B. France
C. China
D. Japan
Answer: d
Q.11. In terms of longitude, the International Date Line generally follows:
A. 90 ?E
B. 90 ?W
C. 180 ?(E or W)
D. None of these
Answer: c
Q.12. Professor Amartya Sen was honoured with:
A. UNESCO Peace Prize
B. Nobel Prize in Economics
C. Bharat Ratna
D. Both (b) and ( c )
Answer: d
Q.13. Which of the following instruments is used for recording "Earthquake Waves"?
A. Barograph
B. Hydrograph
C. Pantograph
D. Sesmograph
Answer: d
Q.14. Hirakund Dam Has been built on the river:
A. Mahanadi
B. Krishna
C. Cauvery
D. Brahmaputra
Answer: a
Q.15. The oldest oil refinery in India is located in:
A. Digboi (Assam)
B. Haldia (near Kolkata )
C. Koyali (Near Baroda)
D. Noonmati (Assam)
Answer: a
Q.16. Which of the following important centers of pilgrimage is not situated on the bank of the river ganges?
A. Allahabad
B. Haridwar
C. Mathura
D. Varanasi
Answer: c
Q.17. The six official languages of the UN are Russian, Chinese, English, French, Spanish and:
A. Hindi
B. Urdu
C. Arabic
D. Japanese
Answer: c
Q.18. Fundamental Rights in the Indian Constitution have been taken from the:
A. Russian Contitustion
B. U.S. Constitution
C. British Constitution
D. Act of 1935
Answer: b
Q.19. The State of India with the largest percentage of land area under forest cover is:
A. Madhya Pradesh
B. Arunachal Pradesh
C. Assam
D. Orissa
Answer: b
Q.20. According to the latest census, the lowest literacy rate is in:
A. Uttar Pradesh
B. Madhya Pradesh
C. Bihar
D. Arunachal Pradesh
Answer: c
Q.21. Dialysis is used in the case of the patients suffering from:
A. Heart disease
B. Kindeny diease
C. Respiratory disease
D. Neurological disorder
Answer: b
Q.22. Which of the following performing arts is associated with Samyakta Panigrahi?
A. Painting
B. Violin
C. Dance
D. Sports
Answer: c
Q.23. The monetary unit or Bangladesh is:
A. Rupee
B. Taka
C. Rupish
D. Dollar
Answer: b
Q.24. The Simon Commission visited India during the:
A. Civil Disobedience movement
B. Non-Cooperntion Movement
C. Swadeshi Movement
D. Quit India Movement
Answer: b
Q.25. Dove is a symbol of:
A. Mourning
B. Peace
C. War
D. Joy
Answer: b
Q.26. Vande Mataram was taken from:
A. Rajtarangani
B. Anand Math
C. Akbarnama
D. Akbar Kosha
Answer: b
Q.27. The President of India can declare:
A. National Emergency
B. Financial Emergency
C. Constitutional Emergency
D. All of these
Answer: d
Q.28. "Din-i-Ilahi" was founded by:
A. Guru Nanak Dev
B. Kabir
C. Akbar
D. Shahjahan
Answer: c
Q.29. Name of the leader who was regarded by Mahatma Gandhi as his political guru:
A. Gopal Krishan Gokhale
B. Rabindranath Tagore
C. Lord Irwin
D. Leo Tolstoy
Answer: a
Q.30. The Philosopher-president of India was:
A. V.V. Giri
B. Dr. Rajendra Prasad
C. Dr. S. Radha Krishnan
D. Dr. Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed
Answer: c
Q.31. In the game of Volleyball, the number of players on each side is:
A. Eight
B. Five
C. Seven
D. Six
Answer: d
Q.32. The " Dronacharya Award" is associated with the:
A. Eminent Surgeons
B. Famous Artists
C. Sports Coaches
D. Expert Engineers
Answer: c
Q.33. Dr. M. S. Subbulakshmi has distinguished herself in the field of:
A. Kathak
B. Bharatanatyam
C. Playing violin
D. Vocal Music
Answer: d
Q.34. The First General Elections to the Lok Sabha were held in:
A. 1949
B. 1952
C. 1950
D. 1954
Answer: b
Q.35. The Lok Sabha is called in session at least:
A. once a year
B. Twice a year
C. Thrice a year
D. Four times a year
Answer: b
Q.36. According to the latest population census, the average annual growth rate of population in India:
A. Showed an increasing trend
B. Showed a decreasing trend
C. Has increased explosively
D. Has rentained constant
Answer: b
Q.37. The success of Green Revolution Depends on the availability of:
A. High Yielding Variety (HYV) of seeds
B. Adequate irrigation facilities
C. Chemical fertillisers and pesticides
D. All of these
Answer: d
Q.38. Name the indigenously- built multi-barrel rocket launcher which test- fired in march 1999:
A. Nag
B. Pinaka
C. Rohini
D. Agni
Answer: b
Q.39. Which of the following films won as many as eight awards in the 44th Annual Filmfare Awards 1998, held in Mumbai in
February 1999?
A. Hum Apke Hain Kaun
B. Kuch Kuch Hota Hai
C. Ghulam
D. Dil se
Answer: b
Q.40. Who is the new deputy chairman of the planning
Commission?
A. K.C. Pant
B. Jaswant Singh
C. Sompal
D. G.G.Vaidya
Answer: a
Q.41. According to the 2000-01 Economic Survey, what was the
growth rate of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) during the year?
A. 7.4 percent
B. 6.0 percent
C. 5.8 percent
D. 4.9 percent
Answer: b
Q.42. The most spoken language in the world is:
A. English
B. French
C. Chinese
D. Hindi
Answer: c
Q.43. In Computer jargon, RAM refers to:
A. Read only Menu
B. Random Access Memory
C. Random Accent memory
D. Read access Memory
Answer: b
Q.44. The longest highway in India runs from:
A. Kolkata to Jammu
B. Jammu to Kanyakumari
C. Ambala to Nagercoil
D. Varanasi to Kanyakumari
Answer: d
Q.45. Find the add one out:
A. NSE
B. BSE
C. DSE
D. SEBI
Answer: d
Q.46. Highly profitable Public Sector unit is:
A. Videsh Sanchar Nigam Ltd.
B. Oil & Natural Gas Corporation
C. Indian OIL Corporation
D. None of these
Answer: a
Q.47. Gandhi ji Was born at:
A. Sewagram
B. Porbandar
C. Sabarmati
D. Wardha
Answer: b
Q.48. National Insurance Company Ltd. Is a subsidiary of:
A. Kotak Mahindra
B. LIC of India
C. Telco
D. General Insurance Corporation of India
Answer: d
Q.49. Who is the supreme commander of the Armed Forces:
A. President
B. Prime Minister
C. General
D. Field Marshal
Answer: a
Q.50. At present the BRAHMOS missile are assembled at:
A. Bangalore
B. Hyderabad
C. Chandipur
D. Sriharikota
Answer: B
Model Question Paper, Question Set - 14 (50 Questions), General Awareness
Q.1. The Nobel Peace Prize is awarded in which city:
A. Oslo
B. London
C. Sydney
D. None of these
Answer: A
Q.2. Who is the sole posthumous recipient of the Dada Saheb
Phalke Award?
A. Rajkapoor
B. Ashok Kumar
C. Prithvi Raj Kapoor
D. Pran
Answer: C
Q.3. The only cinematographer who got the credit of winning
Dada Saheb Phalke Award:
A. L.V. Prasad
B. V.K. Murthy
C. D Ramanaidu
D. K Balachander
Answer: B
Q.4. After Bharat Ratna, which is the highest rank award?
A. Padma Shri
B. Padma Bhushan
C. Padma Vibhushan
D. Padma
Answer: C
Q.5. The person who received the Bharat Ratna award first and then elected as President of India also?
A. Dr. Rajendra Prasad
B. Dr S Radhakrishnana
C. Dr Zakir Hussain
D. Shri V V Giri
Answer: B
Q.6. Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavna Award is conferred on every year:
A. 20th August
B. 15th August
C. 26th January
D. None of these
Answer: A
Q.7. Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavna Award has the cash award of Rs.
A. 10 Lacs
B. 50 Lacs
C. 25 Lacs
D. 5 Lacs
Answer: D
Q.8. When was the first Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavna Award conferred in:
A. 1996
B. 1992
C. 1990
D. 1988
Answer: A
Q.9. Indira Gandhi Award for National Integration was instituted in:
A. 1985
B. 1995
C. 1980
D. 1990
Answer: A
Q.10. Indira Gandhi Award for National Integration carries the cash award of Rs.
A. 10 Lacs
B. 50 Lacs
C. 25 Lacs
D. 5 Lacs
Answer: D
Q.11. Indira Gandhi Award for National Integration is conferred on every year:
A. 25th October
B. 31st October
C. 26th January
D. 15th August
Answer: B
Q.12. The award which is given by Indian National Congress:
A. Indira Gandhi Award for National Integration
B. Bharat Ratna
C. Padma Vibhushan
D. Padma Shri
Answer: A
Q.13. The first recipient of Rajiv Gandhis Khel Ratna award is:
A. Vishwanathan Anand
B. Leander Peas
C. Kapil Dev
D. Limba Ram
Answer: A
Q.14. Pulitzer prize is awarded for outstanding work in the field of:
A. Science and Technology
B. Environmental Studies
C. Literature and Journalism
D. International Understanding
Answer: C
Q.15. Which of the following is an award instituted by the Madhya
Pradesh Government?
A. Dhanvantari Award
B. Kabir Award
C. Saraswathi Samman
D. Arjuna Awards
Answer: B
Q.16. Which of the following is an award instituted by UNESCO?
A. Aryabhatta Awards
B. Kalinga Prize
C. Abdus Salam Prize
D. None of these
Answer: B
Q.17. Which of the following is India’s highest decoration for valour?
A. Param Vir Chakra
B. Mahavir Chakra
C. Vir Chakra
D. Asoka Chakra
Answer: A
Q.18. Which of the following is India’s highest honour in the field of literature?
A. Vyas Samman
B. Kalidas Samman
C. Jnanpith Award
D. Saraswathi Samman
Answer: C
Q.19. Who was the first foreigner to win the Bharat Ratna?
A. Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan
B. Winston Churchill
C. Nelson Madela
D. Benazir Bhutto
Answer: A
Q.20. Contribution to which field is honoured by Dhanvantari award?
A. Physics
B. Space research
C. Literature
D. Medicine
Answer: D
Q.21. Contribution to which field is honoured by the B D Goenka
Award?
A. Literature
B. Journalism
C. Culture
D. Science
Answer: B
Q.22. Contribution to which field is honoured by the Global 500 award?
A. Cinema
B. Environmental conservation
C. Sports
D. Literature
Answer: B
Q.23. Contribution to which field is honoured by the Kalinga
awards?
A. Science and Technology
B. Literature
C. Peace
D. Environmental protection
Answer: A
Q.24. Dada Saheb Phalke award is for the contribution to :
A. Cinema
B. Sports
C. Literature
D. Environment
Answer: A
Q.25. Despite being the greatest super hit film of all the times,
‘Sholay’ has won only one Filmfare Award. In which category did it get it?
A. Best Film
B. Sound Recording
C. Music
D. Editing
Answer: D
Q.26. Dr. Linus Carl Pauling is the only person to have won two
Nobel Prizes individually for:
A. Chemistry in 1954, peace prize in 1962
B. Peace prize in 1954, Chemistry in 1962
C. Physics in 154, Medicine in 1962
D. Medicine in 1954, Physics in 1962
Answer: A
Q.27. Who was the first winner of Ramon Magsaysay Award?
A. Vinobha Bhave
B. Lal Bahadur Shastri
C. Jaya Prakash Narayan
D. None of these
Answer: A
Q.28. Which is the highest Khel Ratna Award?
A. Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award
B. Arjuna Award
C. Dronacharya Award
D. Dhyan Chand Award
Answer: A
Q.29. Which is the highest Wartime Awards in India?
A. Param Vir Chakra
B. Maha Vir Chakra
C. Vir Chakra
D. None of these
Answer: A
Q.30. 9 Oscar Awards was won by which film in 1987?
A. The World Safari
B. The Last Emperor.
C. Rain Man
D. Amadeus
Answer: B
Q.31. Which journalist refused to accept Padma Bhushan Award?
A. Khushwant Singh
B. Arundhati Roy
C. Arun Shourie
D. None of these
Answer: A
Q.32. The worlds largest money award is:
A. Oscar
B. Nobel
C. Templeton
D. Volvo
Answer: C
Q.33. The first Indian to get the Oscar award is:
A. Satyajit Ray
B. Shekhar Kapur
C. Bhanu Athaiya
D. None of these
Answer: C
Q.34. The Indian film director who received the Honorary Oscar for
Lifetime Achievement in 1992:
A. Rajkapoor
B. Prithvi Raj Kapoor
C. Satyajit Ray
D. None of these
Answer: C
Q.35. The Oscar Award was won 26 times by:
A. Charlie Chaplin
B. Alfred Hitchkok
C. Walt Disney
D. Kurosawa
Answer: C
Q.36. Who was the first winner of Saraswathy Samman?
A. Rama Kant Path
B. Dr Harivanshrai Bachchan
D. Dr Harbajan Singh
Answer: B
Q.37. World Professional Billiards Champion Pankaj Advani accepted the Eklavya award, the highest recognition for a sportsperson in which state?
A. Delhi
B. Karnataka
C. Tamil Nadu
D. Kerala
Answer: B
Q.38. The committee of the Norwegian Parliament Awards the prize for:
A. Economics
B. Peace
C. Medicine
D. Literature
Answer: B
Q.39. The Fifth National Winter Games were organized in:
A. Jaipur
B. Gulmarg
C. Hyderabad
D. Chennai
Answer: B
Q.40. Saraswathi Samman is given annually for outstanding contribution to
A. classical music
B. education
C. literature
D. fine arts
Answer: C
Q.41. Who among the following has received a Nobel Prize in literature 1953?
A. Pablo Neruda
B. Derek Walcott
C. Ernest Hemingway
D. Winston Churchill
Answer: D
Q.42. The first Indira Gandhi Award for International Justice and
Harmony has been given to:
A. Larry Pressler
B. Amnesty International
C. Hussain Ibrahim Zaki
D. Yasser Arafat
Answer: D
Q.43. Ashoka Chakra is awarded for:
A. Acts of gallantry in the presence of enemy
B. Gallantry by children
C. Outstanding contribution to literature
D. The most conspicuous bravery or self sacrifice on land, air or sea but not in the presence of the enemy
Answer: D
Q.44. Who among the following is the recipient of the first
Dayawati Modi Award for art, culture and education?
A. Dharmavir Bharti
B. Amitabh Bachchaan
C. B. V. Karanth
D. Ashok Vajpeyi
Answer: B
Q.45. Which one of the following awards instituted by KK Birla
Foundation is given to an individual for outstanding work on
Indian philosophy, culture and art?
A. Saraswathy Samman
B. Vyas Samman
C. Shankar Puraskar
D. Kalidas Samman
Answer: C
Q.46. Who among the following has won the Polar Music Award instituted by the Royal Music Academy, Sweden?
A. Sakir Hussein
B. Pundit Ravi Shankar
C. Bismillah Khan
D. Allah Rakha Khan
Answer: B
Q.47. Who was the first winner of the Jawaharlal Nehru Award for
International Understanding?
A. U Thant
B. Martin Luther King
C. Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan
D. Yehudi Menuhin
Answer: A
Q.48. Who among the following national leaders have won the highest civilian honours of Pakistan?
A. Jawaharlal Nehru
B. Morarji Desai
C. Lal Bahadur Shastri
D. Indira Gandhi
Answer: B
Q.49. Who among the following was selected for the 2001 Dada
Saheb Phalke Award?
A. Dev Anand
B. Lata Mangeshkar
C. Ramanand Sagar
D. Yash Chopra
Answer: D
Q.50. Who among the following was the first to win the Booker
Prize?
A. William Golding
B. PH Newby
C. JM Coetzee
D. Peter Carey
Answer: B
Model Question Paper, Question Set - 15 (50 Questions), General Awareness
Q.1. Which American Gallantry award is given to the soldier who is wounded in action?
A. Iron Cross
B. Purple Heart
C. Congressional Medal
D. Victoria Cross
Answer: B
Q.2. Which country has initiated ‘Malcolm Baldridge Award for
Quality’?
A. USA
B. UK
C. France
D. Japan
Answer: D
Q.3. Which Indian Business Magazine has initiated the ‘Best
Product Design Award’?
A. Business India
B. Business Today
C. Outlook Business
D. Business Week
Answer: D
Q.4. Which is the highest literary prize given by the Government in India?
A. Saraswati Samman
B. Kalidas Samman
C. Sahitya Akadami Award
D. Jnanpith Award
Answer: C
Q.5. Who was the first Indian to win the Booker Prize?
A. Arundathi Roy
B. Salman Rushdie
C. VS Naipaul
D. Jhumpa Lahiri
Answer: B
Q.6. Who was the first recipient of Nehru Award for International
Understanding?
A. Martin Luther King
B. Mother Teresa
C. U. Thant
D. Dr. Jonas Salk
Answer: A
Q.7. Who was the first scientist to win the Bharat Ratna Award?
A. S Chandra Sekhar
B. C V Raman
C. J C Bose
D. Hargobind Khorana
Answer: B
Q.8. Who was the first to win the Nobel Prize for literature?
A. Albert Camus
B. Ernest Hemingway
C. Knut Hamson
D. Rene Sully Prudhome
Answer: D
Q.9. With reference to Stree Shakti Puraskar, for which of the following is "Devi Ahilya Bai Holkar Award" given?
A. Administrative skills
B. Achievements in Scientific Research
C. Achievements in Sports and Games
D. Courage and valour
Answer: A
Q.10. Who was the first winner of Gandhi Peace Prize?
A. AT Aryaratne
B. Julius Nerera
C. Nelson Mandela
D. None of these
Answer: B
Q.11. Booker prize is given to the field of:
A. Poetry
B. Drama
C. Essay
D. Fiction
Answer: D
Q.12. Which is the Prize in Mathematics, equivalent to Nobel
Prize?
A. Newton Prize
B. Gauss Prize
C. Fields Prize
D. Cambridge Prize
Answer: C
Q.13. FIFA awards are given in___industry:
A. Film
B. Home Appliances
C. Automobiles
D. Perfumes
Answer: D
Q.14. For outstanding contribution to which one of the following fields is Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize given?
A. Literature
B. Performing Arts
C. Science
D. Social Service
Answer: C
Q.15. For which of the following disciplines in Nobel Prize
Awarded?
A. Physics and chemistry
B. Physiology or Medicine
C. Literature, Peace and Economics
D. All the above
Answer: D
Q.16. Gandhi Peace Prize for 2006 has been Awarded to:
A. Shabana Azmi
B. Javed Akhtar
C. Dalai Lama
D. Archbishop Desmond Tutu
Answer: A
Q.17. Which one of the following awards is given for contribution to poetry?
A. Kabir award
B. Kalidas Samman
C. Saraswathy Samman
D. Vyas Samman
Answer: A
Q.18. Which one of the following awards was instituted by the KK
Birla Foundation?
A. Saraswati Samman
B. Kabir Award
C. Kalidas Samman
D. Jnanpith Award
Answer: A
Q.19. Which one of the following is India’s highest civilian honour?
A. Bharat Ratna
B. Padma Bhushan
C. Padama Vibhushan
D. Padma Sri
Answer: A
Q.20. Which person or organisation received the Nobel Prize three times so far?
A. Medame Curie
B. Linus Pauling
C. Alexender Flemming
D. International Committee of the Redcross
Answer: D
Q.21. Who among the following actors has won the Chevalier
Award instituted by the French Government?
A. MG Ramakrishnan
B. Raj Kumar
C. Shivaji Ganeshan
D. Kamal Hasan
Answer: C
Q.22. In terms of price money which of the following is the highest award given by the Government of India in any field?
A. Bharat Ratna
B. Gandhi Peace Prize
C. Arjuna Award
D. Jnanpith Award
Answer: B
Q.23. In terms of Prize money which of the following is the highest literary prize in India?
A. Vyas Samman
B. Saraswathy Samman
C. Jnanpith Award
D. Kalidas Samman
Answer: B
Q.24. Indira Gandhi Paryavaran Puraskar is given in which field :
A. Cinema
B. Sports
C. Environment
D. Literature
Answer: C
Q.25. Marlon Brando won his second Oscar for ‘The Godfather.’
For which film did he win the first Oscar?
A. Streetcar named Desire
B. On the Waterfront
C. Apocalypse Now
D. Last Tango in Paris
Answer: B
Q.26. Rahul Banerjee won which of the following Natioanl Senior
Champioship held in January 2008?
A. Badminton
B. Chess
C. Archery
D. Golf
Answer: C
Q.27. Sunita Williams is the recipient of which of the following
Awards given away?
A. Woman of the year 2007
B. Padma Bhushan
C. Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award
D. Pravasi India Award 2007
Answer: B
Q.28. The Annual Academy awards are better known as:
A. Nobel Prize
B. Magsasay Award
C. Oscar Award
D. None of these
Answer: C
Q.29. The highest gallantry Award in India is:
A. Ashok Chakra
B. Paramvir Chakra
C. Mahavir Chakra
D. Param Vishista Chakra
Answer: B
Q.30. The most coveted Award at the 61st Cannes Film Festival was received by:
A. Hunger
B. Line of Passage
C. The Class
D. Three Monkeys
Answer: C
Q.31. The Prize for the oddest book title in a year is known as:
A. The Diagram Prize
B. The Bizarre Prize
C. The Bibliophile Prize
D. The Cenotaph Prize
Answer: A
Q.32. The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, Awarded the
Noble Prize in:
A. Physics
B. Economics
C. Chemistry
D. (a) and (c)
Answer: D
Q.33. The Winner of the Scripps National Spelling Bee Contest is:
A. Ravi Kumar
B. Sameer Mishra
C. Kuljit Singh
D. None of these
Answer: B
Q.34. U-Tant Award is given for:
A. Social Service
B. Contribution to east-west understanding
C. Community leadership
D. Journalism
Answer: A
Q.35. When did Amnesty International win the Nobel Prize?
A. 1917
B. 1949
C. 1977
D. 1982
Answer: C
Q.36. When did Mother Teresa win the Nobel Peace Prize?
A. 1979
B. 1975
C. 1981
D. 1982
Answer: A
Q.37. When did Red Cross win the Nobel Peace Prize for the first time?
A. 1917
B. 1977
C. 1949
D. 1956
Answer: A
Q.38. When was the Nobel Prize for literature instituted?
A. 1956
B. 1969
C. 1972
D. 1975
Answer: B
Q.39. Which of the following authors won the Booker Prize twice?
A. Margaret Atwood
B. Ian Mc Ewan
C. J. M. Coetzee
D. Graham Swift
Answer: C
Q.40. Which of the following awards is given for contribution to poetry?
A. Kabir Award
B. Kalidas Samman
C. Saraswathy Samman
D. Vyas Samman
Answer: A
Q.41. Which of the following awards is given to the Best
Parliamentarian?
A. Gujar Mal Modi Award
B. J B Pant Award
C. Nehru Award
D. None of those
Answer: B
Q.42. Which of the following awards was instituted by Shanti
Prasad Jain?
A. Vyas Samman
B. Shankar Samman
C. Jnanpith award
D. Kabir Award
Answer: C
Q.43. Which of the following awards was instituted by the Indian
National Congress in its Centenary Year?
A. Gandhi Peace Prize
B. Nehru Award
C. Indira Gandhi award for National Integration
D. Mahatma Gandhi Peace Award
Answer: C
Q.44. Which of the following awards was instituted in 1992 to mark the golden jubilee of the Quit India Movement?
A. Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award
B. Rajiv Gandhi Sadbhavana Award
C. Rajiv Gandhi Excellence Award
D. Rajiv Smriti Puraskar
Answer: B
Q.45. Which of the following cities will host 2012 Olympics
Games?
A. Paris
B. New York
C. London
D. Madrid
Answer: C
Q.46. Which of the following films won the best Film Award in
65th Golden Globe Awards ceremony ?
A. Away from her
B. Atonement
C. No Country for Old Men
D. I’m Not there
Answer: B
Q.47. Which of the following societies has instituted an award for an outstanding parliamentarian?
A. Jamanlal Bajaj Foundation
B. Institute of Constitutional and Parliamentary Studies
C. G. B. Pant Memorial Society
D. R. D. Birla samara Kosh
Answer: C
Q.48. Which state gives Mewar Award?
A. Haryana
B. Delhi
C. Punjab
D. Rajasthan
Answer: D
Q.49. Who is the first Asian Winner of Nobel Prize?
A. C. V. Raman
B. Rajiv Gandhi
C. Rabindranath Tagore
D. Mother Teresa
Answer: C
Q.50. The first Indian to receive Noble Prize in Literature was:
A. Sarojini Naidu
B. Mother Teresa
C. C. V. Raman
D. Rabindranath Tagore
Answer: D
Model Question Paper, Question Set - 16 (50 Questions), General Awareness
Q.1. In which year Hockey World Cup tournament started?
A. 1971
B. 1974
C. 1976
D. 1977
Answer: A
Q.2. What is the name of the first setellite launched by Iran on
Feb 3, 2009?
A. Shahab
B. Hatf
C. Zulfiqar
D. Omid
Answer: D
Q.3. Which among the following terms precisely describes INS
Airavat?
A. Landing Ship Tank
B. Waterjet Propelled Fast Attack Craft
C. Guided Missile Frigate
D. GPS Craft
Answer: A
Q.4. People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) has entered the Limca Book of Records as the largest animal rights organisation. (May 11, 2009). In which year PETA began?
A. 1995
B. 2000
C. 1999
D. 1980
Answer: D
Q.5. ‘Open Market Operation‘ is a part of:
A. Income Policy
B. Fiscal Policy
C. Credit Policy
D. Labour Policy
Answer: C
Q.6. SDR, the curency of the IMF , is in the form of:
A. Paper Currency
B. Gold
C. Silver and Gold both
D. Book keeping entry only
Answer: D
Q.7. Which among the following clubs has won the Spanish league title for the first time in three years on May 17,
2009?
A. Barcelona
B. Inter Millan
C. Real Madrid
D. Manchester United
Answer: A
Q.8. Dr. M.S. Subbulakshmi has distinguished herself in the field of:
A. Kathak
B. Bharathanatyam
C. Playing Violin
D. Vocal Music
Answer: D
Q.9. Who designed the Indian flag?
A. Iqbal Muhammed
B. Madan Mohan Malaviya
C. P.Venkaiah
D. J.B. Kripalani
Answer: C
Q.10. The youngest member of the 14th Lok Sabha is:
A. Shailja Kumari
B. Sachin Pilot
C. Agatha Sangma
D. Jiten Prasada
Answer: C
Q.11. The official symbol of the Slow Food Movement is:
A. Turtle
B. Snail
C. Caterpillar
D. Ant
Answer: B
Q.12. Which among the following is the oldest dynasty?
A. Maurya
B. Gupta
C. Kushan
D. Kanva
Answer: A
Q.13. Who introduced leather coins?
A. Mohammad Tughlaq
B. Akbar
C. Aurangzeb
D. None of them
Answer: A
Q.14. Who introduced paper currency in India?
A. Hindu Kings
B. Muslim rulers
C. The British rulers
D. The Greek conquerors
Answer: C
Q.15. What is most important part of history?
A. Monarchs
B. Generals who win wars
C. Common people
D. Saints and sages
Answer: C
Q.16. Where do we find the remains of Buddhist religion?
A. Thailand
B. Sri Lanka
C. Afghanistan
D. All of the above
Answer: D
Q.17. What was Burma before its independence?
A. A part of India
B. A part of China
C. A part of Thailand
D. A part of Malaysia
Answer: A
Q.18. When was the World War fought?
A. 1915
B. 1942
C. Both
D. Neither
Answer: C
Q.19. Who helped America the most in getting freedom from the
British?
A. Italy
B. Canada
C. France
D. India
Answer: C
Q.20. Who were Pilgrim Fathers?
A. Jew pilgrims to Jerusalem
B. Hindu pilgrims to Hardwar
C. First British people going to USA
D. Indian Buddhists in China
Answer: C
Q.21. How many kilos make a bale of cotton ?
A. 100
B. 180
C. 150
D. 170
Answer: D
Q.22. The Monopalies and Restrictive Trade Practices act was replaced by:
A. Competition Act
B. Consumer Protection Act
C. Foreign Trade (Development and Regulation Act)
D. Companys Act
Answer: A
Q.23. The Baikonur Cosmodrome is the world’s first and largest operational space launch facility. In which country is it located?
A. France
B. Kazakhstan
C. Germany
D. Uzbekistan
Answer: B
Q.24. Which of the following is not correctly matched?
A. Ravi Shankar–Sitarist
B. M.F. Hussain–Tabla
C. R.K. Narayan–Novelist
D. Kaifi Azmi–Poet
Answer: B
Q.25. Who said, “You give me blood, I will give you freedom”?
A. Mahatma Gandhi
B. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
C. Subhash Chandra Bose
D. Bhagat Singh
Answer: C
Q.26. The igneous rock called Pumice is able to float because it contains:
A. Vesicles
B. Pillows
C. Groundmass
D. None of the above
Answer: A
Q.27. The first oil tanker made at Cochin Shipyard Ltd is :
A. Rani Padmini
B. Brahmos
C. Akbar
D. None of these
Answer: A
Q.28. The only film actor who won Bharat Ratna:
A. Dilip Kumar
B. Raj Kapoor
C. Nargis
D. M.G. Ramachandran
Answer: D
Q.29. Which of the rocks is popular building stone:
A. Basalt
B. Andesite
C. Granite
D. Diorite
Answer: C
Q.30. The name James Otis is associated with:
A. .F. Andrews
B. Gandhi memorabilia
C. Indias National Flag
D. The Parliament house
Answer: D
Q.31. Who among the following has been nominated to become the U.S. Attorney for Southern District of New York, by US
President Barack Obama?
A. Preet Bharara
B. Suresh Modi
C. Rajiv Khurana
D. Suresh Kalmadi
Answer: A
Q.32. The government formed the panel after many ex- servicemen returned their medals to protest the rejection of their ‘one rank one pension’ demand. Who is heading this panel?
A. K.M. Chandrasekhar
B. R Balakrishanan
C. B S Padmanabham
D. T. Raja Shekhar
Answer: A
Q.33. Which of the following changes may occur during metamorphism?
A. Certain minerals may recrystalize
B. The rock becomes more compact
C. Crystals may grow larger
D. All of the above
Answer: D
Q.34. In a rock like granite, the mineral with the lowest melting temperature that melts first during partial melting is:
A. Feldspar
B. Quartz
C. Amphipole
D. None of these
Answer: B
Q.35. Evidence of Indus Valley civilizationcan be obtained from:
A. Seals of Mesopotamia
B. Mesopotamia seals found in Harappa
C. Seals at both the places
D. None of the above
Answer: A
Q.36. BRIC nations account for what percent of the worlds population?
A. 40
B. 20
C. 50
D. 60
Answer: A
Q.37. The President of India who was at one time a professor at
Oxford University is:
A. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
B. S. Radhakrishnan
C. K.R. Narayanan
D. Zakir Hussain
Answer: B
Q.38. Jaspal Rana is a distinguished athlete in which of the following games?
A. Swimming
B. Weightlifting
C. Shooting
D. Archery
Answer: C
Q.39. ‘The Dronacharya Award’ is associated with:
A. Eminent Surgeons
B. Famous Artists
C. Sport Coaches
D. Expert Engineers
Answer: C
Q.40. The author of ‘Gitagovinda’ was:
A. Halayudha
B. Jayadeva
C. Kalhana
D. Jona-Raja
Answer: B
Q.41. Who wrote the book ‘India Wins Freedom’?
A. Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
B. Mahatma Gandhi
C. Sir Mohammad Iqbal
D. Abdul Gaffar Khan
Answer: A
Q.42. Baba Amte is famous as a:
A. Painter
B. Singer
C. Politician
D. Social Worker
Answer: D
Q.43. Who was the first woman Governor of an Indian State?
A. Sulochan Modi
B. Sushila Nayar
C. Sucheta Kriplani
D. Sarojini Naidu
Answer: D
Q.44. Where was Akbar born?
A. Delhi
B. Agra
C. Amarkal
D. Kannauj
Answer: C
Q.45. Among the following, one was NOT an ancient Indian mathematician:
A. Chandra Gupta Maurya
B. Boudhayana
C. Bhaskaran II
D. Sankaravarman
Answer: A
Q.46. Taj Mahal was built by:
A. Akbar the Great
B. Jahangir
C. Shah Jahan
D. Babar
Answer: C
Q.47. Kautilya, the author of Arthasathra was a contempoary of:
A. Ashoka
B. Samudra Gupta
C. Harshavardhana
D. Chandra Gupta Maurya
Answer: D
Q.48. The Golden Temple at Amritsar was built by:
A. Guru Nanak
B. Guru Arjan Dev
C. Guru Tej Bahadur
D. Gobind Singh
Answer: B
Q.49. When was Mahatma Gandhi born?
A. 2nd October, 1869
B. 2nd October, 1879
C. 2nd October, 1889
D. 2nd October, 1899
Answer: A
Q.50. Who is the first non-Indian to receive the Bharat Ratna?
A. Martin Luther King
B. Zubin Mehta
C. Mother Teresa
D. Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan
Answer: D
Model Question Paper, Question Set - 17 (50 Questions), General Awareness
Q.1. Match the followiing: a Athavane 1 Irrigation Dept b Kandachare 2 Land revenue c Sist 3 Land revenue
Dept d Aayagar 4 Millitary Dept a b c d
A 3 4 2 1
B 1 2 3 4
C 2 1 3 4
D 4 3 2 1
Answer: A
Q.2. Which is not one of the results of Gandhara art?
A. Images of Buddha
B. Popularity of Mahayan Buddhism
C. Indo-Greek style of architecture
D. None of these
Answer: B
Q.3. What is the essential difference between the teachings of Mahavira & Buddha?
A. Belief in life after death
B. Belief in Karma
C. Belief in non-violence
D. Torture of the body
Answer: D
Q.4. Who was the first Kushan King?
A. Kamshka
B. Kujul Kadfisas
C. Vin Kadfisas
D. None of these
Answer: B
Q.5. ‘Gatha-Saptasati’ was attributed to
A. Mala
B. Ajatshatru
C. Ashoka
D. Bimbisara
Answer: A
Q.6. ‘The periplus of the erythrian sea’ tells us about:
A. Customs & habits in Ancient India
B. Social life
C. Trade between India & West
D. Geography
Answer: C
Q.7. Buddhist doctrines are contained in
A. Jatakas
B. Puranas
C. Upnishadas
D. Dhanimapada
Answer: D
Q.8. In Ancient times sectora was situated in:
A. The mouth of Mediterranean sea
B. The mouth of Indus valley
C. The mouth of Narmada river
D. The mouth of Read sea
Answer: D
Q.9. Which of the following was the unit of administration?
A. Uprika
B. Chisti
C. Vishas
D. Nadu
Answer: A
Q.10. The Sangams were:
A. The Buddhist religious texts
B. The Hindu religious text written in Tamil
C. Title of a South Indian dynasty .
D. Societies of learned persons
Answer: D
Q.11. The four virtues which Buddha emphasised for Practising were:
A. Truth, non-violence, compassion & Toleration
B. Truth, compassion, toleration & love
C. Truth, love, sacrifice, & generosity
D. Love, compassion, elation at other’s success & equanimity towards all beings
Answer: D
Q.12. The Ashram system remained Prevalent in ancient India:
A. Only during the Vedic age
B. Up to the period of Mauryas
C. Up to the period of the Guptas
D. All throughout
Answer: D
Q.13. The gateway of Sanchi stupa were added to it between the period:
A. 50 B.C. to 1st century A.D.
B. 150 B.C. to 50 B.C
C. 1st century A.D.to 150A.D.
D. 200 B.C. to 200 A.D.
Answer: A
Q.14. Who among the following historians has commented that
India was the most educated country during the period of
Harsha?
A. Dr. R.S. Tripathi
B. Dr. R.C. Mazumdar
C. Dr K.M. Pannikar
D. Dr. S. Roy
Answer: C
Q.15. Sangam literature was compiled in:
A. 100—250A.D.
B. 600—300 B.C.
C. 300—600 A.D.
D. 400—500 A.D.
Answer: C
Q.16. Kushinagar, where Buddha died was then a part of which kingdom:
A. Ajatshatru ‘s empire
B. Hill kingdom
C. Licchhavi kingdom
D. Kamarup kingdom
Answer: C
Q.17. Which of the following inscriptions refer to Sudarshan Lake?
A. Rudradaman’ s inscription
B. Chandragupta Maurya’s inscription
C. Harsha’s inscriptions
D. None of these
Answer: B
Q.18. Jaina texts are written in:
A. Apabrahmsa
B. Prakrit
C. Pali
D. Sanskrit
Answer: C
Q.19. The basic cause of difference between Svetambara &
Digambara Jains is:
A. Whether women can get salvation or not
B. The important events concerning the life of Mahavira
C. Whether Jam monks should wear any garments or remain naked
D. What garment should be worn by Jaina householders
Answer: A
Q.20. The famous statue of the Kushana king Kanishka found at
Mathura (it’s head is missing) is a good specimen of:
A. Gandhara school of sculpture
B. Mathura school of sculpture
C. Madhubani school of sculpture
D. None of these
Answer: A
Q.21. The Dravidian language which got protection from the
Rashtrakuta rulers was:
A. Kannada
B. Tamil
C. Malayalam
D. Telugu
Answer: A
Q.22. Who first propagated religious philosophy?
A. Mahavira
B. Ramanuja
C. Shankaracharya
D. Gautam
Answer: C
Q.23. Which of the following was a Chera ruler of Sangam age?
A. Aparnatha
B. Karikala
C. Senguttavan
D. Nedunchelian
Answer: C
Q.24. ‘Konkamana’ was an-
A. Architect of Buddha period
B. Former Buddhi
C. A Jain Preacher
D. A general under Ashoka
Answer: B
Q.25. Sunyavad expounded by:
A. Nagarjuna
B. Nagasena
C. Aswaghosha
D. Ananda
Answer: A
Q.26. ‘Satavahanas’ coins were made of
A. Gold, Silver, Copper
B. Copper, Lead, Potin, Silver
C. Potin, Gold, Copper, Silver
D. Gold, Silver only
Answer: A
Q.27. How many cities were in existence during Buddha’s time?
A. 4
B. 6
C. 8
D. 10
Answer: A
Q.28. Ancient texts divide one’s life into four ashramas which of the following gives the correct sequence:
A. Brahamcharya, grihastha, samnyas, vanprastha
B. Samnyas, brahamcharya, grihastha, vanprastha
C. Brahamcharya, grihastha, vanprastha, samnyas
D. Vanprastha, grihastha, brahamcharya, samnyas
Answer: C
Q.29. The father of the girl receives a cow instead of bride price that marriage is called?
A. Rakshasha marriage
B. Arsha marriage
C. Daiva marriage
D. Paisacha marriage
Answer: B
Q.30. Which among the following ruling dynasties has not been mentioned in the Sangam literature?
A. Kadamba
B. Chera
C. Chola
D. Pandya
Answer: A
Q.31. Mahavira had:
A. A daughter
B. A son
C. No issue
D. None of these
Answer: A
Q.32. Inter-dining was permitted during ancient India:
A. Between the Brahamanas & Kshatriyas
B. Between the Kshatriyas & Vaishyas
C. Between all castes except Sudras
D. None of these
Answer: B
Q.33. As compared to the Gupta’s laws & Punishments during the reign of Harsha were:
A. Mild
B. Severe
C. No change
D. All of these
Answer: B
Q.34. ‘Samabarta’ system came to be used widely during the age:
A. Sungas
B. Mauryas
C. Guptas
D. Satvahanas
Answer: B
Q.35. The fertile agrarian tract in the early Tamil country is devoted by the term:
A. Palai
B. Marudum
C. Mullai
D. Neydal
Answer: B
Q.36. Among the following sites, sculptural, evidence regarding the first representation of the Buddha in human form has come from
A. Bharat
B. Mathura
C. Sanchi
D. Amaravati
Answer: B
Q.37. Which one of the following is a commentary on the Digha
Nikaya?
A. Dipavamsa
B. Lalitavistara
C. Niti Prakarana
D. Sumangala Vilasini
Answer: B
Q.38. The Jaina system of thought closely resembles:
A. Vedanta
B. Samkhya
C. Vaishesika
D. Yogacharya
Answer: B
Q.39. Which one of the following kingdoms was known for wealthy merchants professing Jainism & building Jain temples?
A. The Gunjara-Pratthara
B. The Chalukya
C. The Gahadavala
D. The Kakatiya
Answer: B
Q.40. The Yaudheyas a Kshatriya tribe, worshipped exclusively the
God
A. Indra
B. Vasudeva
C. Pashupati
D. Kartikeya
Answer: D
Q.41. Ashoka’s contemporary Greek king of Syria, mentioned in his edicts was
A. Antiochus II Theos
B. Ptolemy II
C. Antigonas
D. Alexander
Answer: A
Q.42. About the 5th century B .C. the Indian satrapy was paying an annual tribute of 320 talents of gold to
A. Greece
B. Persia
C. Bactria
D. China
Answer: B
Q.43. Which one among the following refers to unpaid labour?
A. Bali
B. Sulka
C. Udranga
D. Visti
Answer: D
Q.44. During the period of Harshavardhana the fields were watered by the pots of the. ghati yantra; this is known form writings of
A. Hiuen-Tsang
B. Bana
C. Subandhu
D. Dandin
Answer: A
Q.45. Which of the following were epics in early Tamil literature?
A. Tol Kappiyam & Tirukkurai
B. Ahananuru & Purananuru
C. Padirruppattu & Madurai Kkanchi
D. Silappadikaram & Manimekhalai
Answer: D
Q.46. Which of the following countries were polluting
& were not to be visited except for pilgrimage according to Bodhyayana?
1. Vanga
3. Surasena
2. Saurashtra
4. Magadha
Choose the correct answer from the codes given below—
(A) 1, 2 & 3
(B) 1, 2 & 4
(C) 1, 3 & 4
(D) 2, 3 & 4
Answer: B
Q.47. Which of the following places are known for
Sun Temples?
1. Mandasor
2. Mulasthana
3. Konarka
4. Modhera
Choose the correct answer from the codes given below —
(A) 1 & 3 only
(B) 3 & 4 only
(C) 2, 3 & 4only
(D) 1, 2, 3 & 4
A. 1 & 3 only
B. 3 & 4 only
C. 2, 3 & 4only
D. 1, 2, 3 & 4
Answer: D
Q.48. Which of the following terminologies are relevant for the study of the policy?
1. Vidath
2. Samiti
3. Parishad
4. Ratnin
(A) 1, 2, 3, 4
(B) 1, 2, 4
(C) 4, 3, 2, 1
(D) 1,3,2,4
Answer: B
Q.49. Match the following—
(a) Amravati 1. Hoyasalas
(b) Aihole 2. Cholas
(c) Tanjavur 3. Satavahanas
(d) Helebid 4. Pandavas
A. 1,2,3,4
B. 3,4,2,1
C. 4,3,2,1
D. 1,4,3,2
Answer: B
Model Question Paper, Question Set - 18 (50 Questions),
Question no (1) Which is part of the human body contains the most gold?
Answer = Toenails.
Question no (2) Which non alcoholic cordial is made from a pomegranates?
Answer = Grenadine.
Question no (3) Who wrote the ‘Man in the Iron Mask’?
Answer = Alexander Dumas.
Question no (4) What is the largest state in USA?
Answer = Alaska.
Question no (5) Whose autobiography was ‘The long walk to Freedom’?
Answer = Nelson Mandela.
Question no (6) What was discovered in the 1922 by
Howard Carter?
Answer = Tutankamen tomb.
Question no (7) How many rings on the Olympic flag are?
Answer = Five.
Question no (8) Who discovered the radium?
Answer = The Curies.
Question no (9) Who designed the first Iron ship the Great
Britain into 1845?
Answer = I. Kingdom Brunel.
Question no (10) In the 1953 what was first successfully
transmitted in the USA?
Answer = Colour Television.
Question no (11) In 1951 which two car companies were introduced power steering?
Answer = Buick and Chrysler.
Question no (12) What is the national flower of the
Japan?
Answer = Chrysanthemum.
Question no (13) What did mathematician John Napier invent in 1614?
Answer = Logarithms.
Question no (14) What was the world’s first high level programming language in 1957?
Answer = IBM FORTRAN.
Question no (15) Which two metals are alloyed for make pewter?
Answer = Tin and Lead.
Question no (16) In 1899 the Eastman company in the
USA produced first what was that?
Answer = Kodak 1 – the hand held roll film cam.
Question no (17) What is the longest river in the Italy?
Answer = Po.
Question no (18) Who was the last king of Troy killed by
Achilles son Pyrrhus?
Answer = Priam.
Question no (19) What weapon was invented by Ernest
Swinton which used in 1916?
Answer = Tank.
Question no (20) In 1901 who first transmitted radio signals across the Atlantic?
Answer = Marconi.
Question no (21) Who won the six consecutive
Wimbledon titles in the 1980s ?
Answer = Martina Navratilova.
Question no (22) What is the food ‘TOFU’ made from?
Answer = Soya Bean Curd – via Soya milk.
Question no (23) Consumption was the former name of which disease?
Answer = Tuberculosis.
Question no (24) Which American state is nicknamed
‘The Diamond State’?
Answer = Delaware.
Question no (25) King Zog ruled which of the country?
Answer = Albania.
Question no (26) In 1901 which brand of car was seen for the first time in world?
Answer = Mercedes.
Question no (27) Brisbane is the state capital of which SE
Australian state name?
Answer = Queensland.
Question no (28) In 1890 the first electric what opened in the London?
Answer = Underground railway.
Question no (29) What is the capitol of Morocco?
Answer = Rabat.
Question no (30) What is the staple food of one third of the worlds total population?
Answer = Rice.
Question no (31) Who wrote the music for the ballets
Firebird and Rites of Spring?
Answer = Igor Stravinsky.
Question no (32) Which of the European country is divided into areas called Cantons?
Answer = Switzerland.
Question no (33) Which medical tool was developed by
Sanctorius in the 1612?
Answer = Thermometer.
Question no (34) Who was the first man into space?
Answer = Yuri Gagarin.
Question no (35) Who won an Oscar for the African
Queen?
Answer = Bogart.
Question no (36) What is the IMF description?
Answer = International Monetary Fund.
Question no (37) Which country is grows the most fruit?
Answer = China.
Question no (38) What kind of an animal is a lurcher?
Answer = Dog.
Question no (39) What is the currency of the Austria?
Answer = Schilling.
Question no (40) Which car company makes the Celica?
Answer = Toyota.
Question no (41) Who sailed in the Golden Hind?
Answer = Sir Francis Drake.
Question no (42) In Japan what is Seppuku mean?
Answer = Hari Kari – suicide.
Question no (43) Who discovered first the blood circulation?
Answer = William Harvey.
Question no (44) Which city in Rajasthan has riding breeches named after it?
Answer = Jodhpur.
Question no (45) In which country is the Negev desert?
Answer = Israel.
Question no (46) Who wrote ‘The Rights of Man’ and ‘The
Age of Reason’?
Answer = Thomas Paine.
Question no (47) What is the capital of Sicily?
Answer = Palermo.
Question no (48) What is the state capital of New Jersey?
Answer = Trenton.
Question no (49) Who won an Oscar for best supporting actor in Spartacus 1960?
Answer = Peter Ustinov.
Question no (50) Viticulture is the growing of what plants?
Answer = Vines.
[06:59, 10/26/2016] +91 99804 43975: QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Question (1) Who won Heritage Heroes Award of IUCN?
Answer: Indian conservationist Bibhuti Lahkar.
Question (2) Name the film won best film award at first
BRICS Film Festival?
Answer: Thithi.
Question (3) Light Utility Helicopter was successfully tested by whom?
Answer: Hindustan Aeronautics Limited.
Question (4) Which fast attack craft handed over to Indian
Navy by GRSE?
Answer: TIHAYU.
Question (5) President ‘Pranab Mukherjee’ gives assent to the Constitution (122nd Amendment) which bill?
Answer: GST Bill, 2014.
Question (6) The advanced weather satellite INSAT-3DR launched by whom?
Answer: ISRO’s GSLV-F05.
Question (7) World Tourism Day celebrated on which day?
Answer: On 27th September.
Question (8) India wins historic 500th Test against to which country?
Answer: New Zealand.
Question (9) Which day is celebrated on 26th September?
Answer: International Day for the Total Elimination of
Nuclear Weapons.
Question (10) On 28th September which day is observed across the world?
Answer: World Rabies Day.
Question (11) Belgium Open title of Table Tennis won by whom?
Answer: Sathiyan Gnanasekaran.
Question (12) Indian Army conducts where the surgical strikes across at?
Answer: Line of Control (LOC).
Question (13) Recently which former Australian cricketer passes away?
Answer: Max Walker.
Question (14) Who becomes the first Indian woman to be honoured with MCC life membership?
Answer: Anjum Chopra.
Question (15) Which bank introduce the first Software
Robotics for power banking operations?
Answer: ICICI Bank.
Question (16) Dinesh Bharadia won which award in 2016?
Answer: Marconi Society Paul Baran Young Scholar
Award 2016.
Question (17) Name who has been appointed as the
UNODC Goodwill Ambassador?
Answer: Nadia Murad Basee Taha.
Question (18) Virat Kohli was appointed as brand ambassador by which bank in India?
Answer: Punjab National Bank.
Question (19) Name who has been appointed as UPSC chairman recently?
Answer: Alka Sirohi.
Question (20) NASA launched the OSIRIS-REx to collect samples from which asteroid?
Answer: Asteroid – Bennu.
Question (21) Establishment of Higher Education
Financing Agency approved by whom?
Answer: Union Cabinet.
Question (22) Sony Pictures to acquire a sports channels of which channel for 385 million US$?
Answer: Zee.
Question (23) Name of the state bagged Best Horticulture
State award?
Answer: Haryana.
Question (24) CBDT launched what to resolve Income Tax grievances?
Answer: E-Nivaran.
Question (25) Reliance Communications will be merged with whom?
Answer: Aircel.
Question (26) Ajinkya Rahane, Rohit Sharma conferred with which award?
Answer: Arjuna Award.
Question (27) Progress Panchayat to reach out to minority community launched by whom?
Answer: Union Government.
Question (28) Name who has been appointed as Director of Nehru Memorial Museum and Library?
Answer: Shakti Sinha.
Question (29) Telugu writer Kalakaluri Enoch conferred with which award?
Answer: Moortidevi Award of Bharatiya Jnanpith.
Question (30) 2016 BRICS Labour & Employment
Ministerial Meet held at where?
Answer: In New Delhi.
Question (31) 3.7 Billion Years Old fossils discovered at where?
Answer: Greenland Rocks.
Question (32) Biju Kanya Ratna Yojana launched by which
government?
Answer: Odisha Government.
Question (33) When National Hindi Divas observed across
India?
Answer: 14th September.
Question (34) Who has been appointed as Chancellor of
TERI University?
Answer: Ashok Chawla.
Question (35) Name of two countries signed the agreement in area of Maritime Transport?
Answer: India and Egypt.
Question (36) On World Bank’s 2016 Logistics
Performance Index which country is at 35th rank?
Answer: India.
Question (37) India, US, Afghanistan reaffirm shared interest in what?
Answer: Combating Terrorism.
Question (38) Union Government announces enhanced support under MEIS of what?
Answer: Foreign Trade Policy.
Question (39) On 21 September which day is celebrated worldwide?
Answer: International Day of Peace.
Question (40) India successfully test fires which missile at
Odisha coast?
Answer: long range surface-to-air missile – Barak-8.
Question (41) Monika Kapil Mohta has been appointed as
India’s Ambassador for which country?
Answer: Sweden.
Question (42) How many Cities for Smart Cities Mission in
3rd batch shortlisted by Union Government?
Answer: 27 Cities.
Question (43) Which mission for improved family planning services launched by Union Government?
Answer: Mission Parivar Vikas.
Question (44) Name the India-born innovator who wins
2016 Lemelson-MIT Prize?
Answer: Ramesh Raskar.
Question (45) On 15th September which day is observed across world?
Answer: International Democracy Day.
Question (46) Indo-US combined which military exercise started?
Answer: Yudh Abhyas 2016.
Question (47) Which Super Computer inaugurates by HRD
Minister at IIT Guwahati?
Answer: PARAM-ISHAN.
Question (48) The Indian Railways launches which sewa
(service) to help elderly, differently-abled?
Answer: Yatri Mitra Sewa.
Question (49) Name who has been appointed as World
Bank Country Director for India?
Answer: Junaid Ahmad.
Question (50) Democrats and Dissenters is authored by whom?
Answer: Ramachandra Guha.
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AUGUST 2016 CURRENT AFFAIRS TOP
50 QUESTION ANSWER.
NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL
CURRENT AFFAIRS QUESTIONS.
Q. (1) 2016 German Grand Prix of F1 won by whom?
Answer: Lewis Hamilton.
Q. (2) Tokyo elects whom as the first female governor?
Answer: Yuriko Koike.
Q. (3) Who is named as President of Microsoft India?
Answer: Anant Maheshwari.
Q. (4) Where the 7th meeting of SAARC Immigration
Authorities held?
Answer: Islamabad.
Q. (5) Who is selected for Rajiv Gandhi National
Sadbhavana Award?
Answer: Shubha Mudgal.
Q. (6) Who became the first Indian woman IOC member?
Answer: Nita Ambani.
Q. (7) Who assumes charge as General Manager of East
Central Railway?
Answer: D K Gayen.
Q. (8) Water Resources Information System launched by which state?
Answer: Telangana.
Q. (9) Which state government launches Baristha Bunaka
Sahayata Yojana?
Answer: Odisha.
Q. (10) PM Narendra Modi launches which scheme in
Telangana?
Answer: Mission Bhagiratha.
Q. (11) Who has been appointed as Transport
Commissioner of Delhi?
Answer: Sandeep Kumar.
Q. (12) Recently the Mental Health Care Bill, 2013 passed by?
Answer: Rajya Sabha.
Q. (13) Who has been appointed as Managing Director of
SBI?
Answer: Dinesh Kumar Khara.
Q. (14) Which country launches Gaofen-3 Satellite to get accurate images of earth?
Answer: China.
Q. (15) As per NASA study which planet may have once
habitable?
Answer: Venus.
Q. (16) Which state of India will Grant 33% Reservation t women?
Answer: Nagaland.
Q. (17) Which budget offered to merge with the General
Budget?
Answer: Rail Budget.
Q. (18) World’s first Quantum Communication Satellite launched by?
Answer: China.
Q. (19) Who has been appointed as Governor of Manipur
Answer: Najma Heptullah.
Q. (20) Which company made World’s biggest aircraft
Airlander 10?
Answer: Hybrid Air Vehicles Ltd.
Q. (21) Which state launched India’s first Crime Criminal
Tracking Network System?
Answer: Maharashtra.
Q. (22) Which edition of Global Innovation Index 2016 released?
Answer: 9th Edition.
Q. (23) Which country wins gold in women’s football eve at Rio Olympics?
Answer: Germany.
Q. (24) Who has been appointed as 24th Governor of
Reserve Bank of India?
Answer: Urjit R Patel.
Q. (25) Which state becomes first state to draft law for internal security?
Answer: Maharashtra.
Q. (26) Which two countries signed an agreement on vocational training?
Answer: India and Germany.
Q. (27) Which state launches DNA Index System to tackl crime?
Answer: Andhra Pradesh.
Q. (28) US Postal Service honoured which Indian Festival with a Forever Stamp?
Answer: Diwali.
Q. (29) World’s first self-driving taxis launched in?
Answer: Singapore.
Q. (30) Which Sri Lankan cricketer has announced retirement from International Cricket?
Answer: Tillakaratne Dilshan.
Q. (31) Which country Scientists detect rare deep-Earth tremor S wave microseism?
Answer: Japan.
Q. (32) How much to spent by central government approved for Swachh Bharat Mission in 2015-16?
Answer: Over Rs 6,500 crore.
Q. (33) When International Day Against Nuclear Tests wa observed globally?
Answer: 29th August 2016.
Q. (34) Who has been appointed as President of India
Bullion and Jewellers Association?
Answer: Mukesh Mehta.
Q. (35) When the NASA’s Juno spacecraft completes firs
Jupiter Flyby?
Answer: August 27, 2016.
Q. (36) 2016 Belgian Grand Prix won by whom?
Answer: Nico Rosberg.
Q. (37) Which state becomes first state to distribute 2 cr
LED Bulbs under UJALA?
Answer: Gujarat.
Q. (38) Who has been appointed as UN Women’s Advoca for Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment in India
Answer: Aishwaryaa R Dhanush.
Q. (39) A.R. Rahman won which award?
Answer: Tamil Ratna Award.
Q. (40) Vodafone M-Pesa ties up with whom to pay electricity bills instantly by consumers?
Answer: Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL
Q. (41) 2nd National Handloom Day celebrated all aroun the country on?
Answer: 7th August 2016.
Q. (42) Chhattisgarh’s first IIT inaugurated by whom?
Answer: Union HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar.
Q. (43) ISRO successfully test what from the launch pad the at Sriharikota Range?
Answer: Test fires scramjet engine.
Q. (44) NASA’s launched the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft for which purpose?
Answer: To bring samples from an asteroid name ‘Bennu
Q. (45) Meeting of Two days, BRICS women parliamentarian’s forum began at where?
Answer: In Jaipur.
Q. (46) China starts cargo train service at where?
Answer: Guangzhou city to Russia.
Q. (47) North Korea restarted what at their Yongbyon reactor?
Answer: Plutonium Production for improving the quality and quantity of its nuclear weapons.
Q. (48) First-ever ‘Pizza ATM’ opens at where?
Answer: In US.
Q. (49) MoU between India and South Africa for cooperation in the field of what?
Answer: Tourism.
Q. (50) In Jammu and Kashmir, Mehbooba Mufti launche what?
Answer: Central government’s UJALA scheme.
Current Affairs. Important questions and answers.
Question No (1) How much India received foreign direct investment in the first two months of the current financial year?
Answer: $5.34 billion.
Question No (2) In the Bihar, UNESCO has declared which place as a World Heritage Site?
Answer: Bihar ancient Nalanda University.
Question No (3) ICC elected which country as a new associate member?
Answer: Saudi Arabia.
Question No (4) ITC Ltd has elected there newly created post of chief operating officer to whom?
Answer: Mr. Sanjiv Puri.
Question No (5) Which State of India announced a plan for Plant 10 Crore Trees During 67th ‘Van Mahotsav’?
Answer: Gujarat Government.
Question No (6) In the World Largest App Economy what is position of India?
Answer: 4th.
Question No (7) Recently which Nepal’s Prime Minister, has resigned from his post?
Answer: Khadga Prasad Oli.
Question No (8) Where the signs of prehistoric human
activity is found?
Answer: 4,000 metres altitude at Qinghai-Tibet Plateau in
China.
Question No (9) Amazon India has opened its largest fulfilment centre at where?
Answer: In Sonipat, Haryana.
Question No (10) Defence Communication Network (DCN) has benn dedicated to the nation by whom?
Answer: Defence Minister Shri Manohar Parrikar.
Question No (11) Who is appointed as the Chief Operating
Officer (COO) of HCL Technologies?
Answer: C Vijaykumar.
Question No (12) Who has won the trap bronze medal in the the Junior World Cup in Porpetto, Italy?
Answer: Indian shooter Manavaditya Rathore.
Question No (13) From when the Indian Railway IRCTC
Offers INR. 10 Lakh Insurance cover for there
Passengers?
Answer: Starting from September 2016 (for those passengers booking tickets through the IRCTC site).
Question No (14) When the World Population day is observed?
Answer: July 11.
Question No (15) A new facility launched as called ‘Green
PIN’ by which bank in India?
Answer: Corporation Bank.
Question No (16) Name the Online Skill Training Portal
Launched by Ministry of Skill Development?
Answer: indiaskillsonline.com
Question No (17) Who is winner of Euro 2016 football championship at Saint-Denis in Paris?
Answer: Portugal.
Question No (18) Where the Vice President of India Hamid
Ansari and Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina met?
Answer: At Ulaan bator in Mongolia.
Question No (19) When The World Youth Skills Day
(WYSD) is observed?
Answer: 15th July.
Question No (20) Who is appointed as the new Deputy
Election Commissioner of India?
Answer: Vijay Kumar Dev.
Question No (21) What is the football ranking of India in the latest world football rankings issued by FIFA?
Answer: 152 nd (and 27th in Asia).
Question No (22) The Govt of India has appointed whom as the Director General of the National Museum?
Answer: Dr. Buddha Rashmi Mani.
Question No (23) Which country has been completed the
Asia’s longest tunnel for high-speed trains in the country?
Answer: China (16-km longest single tunnel).
Question No (24) India’s 1st E-Court Opened at where?
Answer: In the premises of High Court of Judicature at
Hyderabad.
Question No (25) Which bank of india has launched a instant money transfer (IMT) payment system?
Answer: State Bank of India (this service will allow the account holders to transfer there money using by mobile).
Question No (26) First woman Chief Justice of the Nepal
Supreme Court is?
Answer: Justice Sushila Karki.
Question No (27) How many internet subscribers in India say by a recent report?
Answer: 342.65 million (till March 2016).
Question No (28) Serena Williams defeated whom to win a seventh Wimbledon title?
Answer: German fourth seed Angelique Kerber.
Question No (29) On July which country make a fine
($11.6 million) against on the Facebook ?
Answer: Brazil (its about a case linked with WhatsApp messenger owned by Facebook).
Question No (30) Which state of india is became the first state to impose a ‘fat tax’ on junk food?
Answer: Kerala.
Question No (31) The world’s largest telescope ‘FAST’ built by which country?
Answer: China.
Question No (32) Pradhan Mantri Ujjawala Yojana
(PMUY) started from where?
Answer: Shahdol, Madhya Pradesh.
Question No (33) Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas is developed by whom?
Answer: (HAL) Hindustan Aeronautics Limited.
Question No (34) NASA’s spacecraft name ‘JUNO’ start orbiting which planet of our solar system?
Answer: Jupiter.
Question No (35) By whom the World’s Largest Wooden
Charkha at IGI Airport, Delhi unveiled?
Answer: BJP president Amit Shah.
Question No (36) BRICS held there first meeting on
Working Group on Energy Saving & Energy Efficiency at where?
Answer: Visakhapatnam, India.
Question No (37) By which Telescope a new dwarf planet has been discovered beyond the our solar system planet
Neptune?
Answer: Canada-France Hawaii Telescope.
Question No (38) NIVARAN portal for Indian railway employees launched by whom?
Answer: Railway Minister Shri Suresh Prabhu.
Question No (39) Union Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu
has inaugurated India’s first ‘Green Train Corridor’ at where?
Answer: Rameswaram-Manamadurai (114 km).
Question No (40) Bihar Transformative Development
Project is also known as?
Answer: Jeevika II
Question No (41) China introduced largest indigenously- built transport aircraft. What is the name of this aircraft?
Answer: Y-20.
Question No (42) How many new ministers inducted by
PM Narendra Modi into the Council of Ministers?
Answer: 19 Ministers.
Question No (43) In which state of India the first Industrial
Park for Women Entrepreneurs is launched?
Answer: Its located in Sitarganj district of Uttarakhand.
Question No (44) The second Shijian-16 series satellite launched by China from where?
Answer: Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in Northwest
China.
Question No (45) National Research Centre for Banana will be set up at where, announced by Agriculture Minister
Radha Mohan Singh?
Answer: Goraul in Bihar’s Vaishali district.
Question No (46) How much the World Bank has committed to support solar energy programme in India?
Answer: USD 1 billion.
Question No (47) Online portal designed to monitor nearly
645 Krishi Vigyan Kendras (KVKs) launched by which minister?
Answer: Agriculture minister Radha Mohan Singh.
Question No (48) How much of Indian homes are profed as Millionaires in the end of 2015 say by a report?
Answer: 2,36,000 Homes become as Millionaires in India.
Question No (49) Which Train is Becomes the Fastest
Indian Train?
Answer: Talgo.
Question No (50) Which Planet with 3 Suns Discovered by
Scientists?
Answer: HD 131399 Ab (Its 340 light years from Earth).
Question and Answers Set -19
Question (1) What is the name of Nuclear-powered icebreaker Ship built by Russia?
Answer:- Arktika.
Question (2) What is the speed of Chinese supercomputer
‘Sunway Taihu Light’ observed?
Answer:- 93 Petaflop/Second.
Question (3) Which State Government launched the
‘Maitree Ek Gyan Yatra Scheme’ to link Primary Schools to colleges?
Answer:- Assam Government.
Question (4) Which is named in the ‘Good Country’ 2015 index in World?
Answer:- Sweden.
Question (5) Professional Boxer Muhammad Ali (passed away) belongs to which country?
Answer:- United States.
Question (6) What the Professor Danile Nocera (Harvard
University Scientist) developed?
Answer:- Bionic Leaf (to create Liquid Fuels using Sunlight to split water molecules).
Question (7) What is the theme of the World Environment day (celebrated on every year, June 5)?
Answer:- Go Wild for Life.
Question (8) Name the Famous Tamil actor and director
has died due to a massive heart attack in Coimbatore?
Answer:- Balu Anand.
Question (9) Where the first meeting of ‘National
Committee on Ramayana Circuit & Krishna Circuit’ under
Swadesh Darshan Scheme?
Answer:- Uttar Pradesh.
Question (10) What the United State of America government returned to India, when PM Narendra Modi attended a ceremony in Washington?
Answer:- 200 cultural artifacts, valued over USD 100 million.
Question (11) Who has won the French open Tennis (held in Paris, France) in the year 2016?
Answer:- Novak Djokovic.
Question (12) Among 30 developing countries in 2016 on ease of doing business index, India ranked on which position?
Answer:- 2nd.
Question (13) Facebook appointed as Managing Director to whom for their India Operations?
Answer:- Umang Bedi.
Question (14) Who has been banned (by the for using the banned Substance meldonium) for 2 years by the
International Tennis Federation?
Answer:- Maria Sharapova.
Question (15) Scheme for promote Yoga and it will start giving the award ‘International Yoga Award’ from 2017, by which ministry?
Answer:- AYUSH Ministry India.
Question (16) Which book given to the Prime Minister
Narendra Modi by the ‘Scientists of Gujarat Institute of
Desert Ecology’?
Answer:- The Birds of Banni Grassland.
Question (17) When the ‘World Oceans Day’ is observed?
Answer:- June 8.
Question (18) How much the Union Cabinet (chaired by
PM Narendra Modi) approved for domain of textiles and apparels?
Answer:- Rs. 6000 Crore.
Question (19) Chairman of 21st Law Commission – India, framed on September 2015?
Answer:- Balbir Singh Chauhan.
Question (20) Which country got financial grant of Rs.
48.84 million by India for the construction of a college?
Answer:- Nepal.
Question (21) When the World Blood Donor Day is observed?
Answer:- On 14 June (Every year).
Question (22) In 36th edition of the Hockey Champions
Trophy held in London, India won which medal?
Answer:- Silver.
Question (23) How many satellites in a single mission using PSLV C-34 launched?
Answer:- Twenty satellites.
Question (24) Smart city mission planned to start from which city?
Answer:- Pune.
Question (25) 17th International Indian Film Academy
Awards was held at where?
Answer:- Spain.
Question (26) National Statistics Day observed on?
Answer:- June 29.
Question (27) What is the new retirement age of doctors of Central Health Services announced by PM Narendra
Modi?
Answer:- 65 years.
Question (28) For boosting transit revenues and global trade which canal is officially opened after 9 years of work having 80 km long too far?
Answer:- Panama canal.
Question (29) India and Bangladesh initiated trans- shipment operations at where?
Answer:- Ashuganj Port.
Question (30) What is the India ranked in Human Capital
Index, according to World Economic Forum?
Answer:- 105th position.
Question (31) Who has been appointed as the Chief
Secretary of Tamil Nadu?
Answer:- Senior IAS officer Rama Mohan Rao.
Question (32) Reserve Bank of India has taken steps to simplify the registration process for whom?
Answer:- The New Banking Financial Companies.
Question (33) Instituto de Astrofisica de Canarias and the
University Scientists have discovered what?
Answer:- Einstein Rings (This is created by a More
Massive Galaxy located at 10,000 million light years away from the Earth).
Question (34) Name the ranked No. 1 in Latest football rankings announced by FIFA?
Answer:- Argentina.
Question (35) Where the India’s longest river bridge to be build?
Answer:- In Bihar (having distance of 9.8 km road).
Question (36) ‘Microsoft’ has announced to acquire
‘LinkedIn’ with which value?
Answer:- $196 per share and all transaction valued at
$26.2 billion.
Question (37) Where the Nato countries biggest ever joint military exercises Anaconda-16 was performed?
Answer:- Warsaw, Poland.
Question (38) What the NASA’s Kepler Space Telescope discovered?
Answer:- Planet Kepler1647b (Jupiter-like planet).
Question (39) India & USA Signs MoU To Enhance
Cooperation on which?
Answer:- Energy Security, Clean Energy & Climate Change.
Question (40) In the 17th International Indian Film
Academy Awards, who won the Best Direction Award?
Answer:- Sanjay Leela Bhansali.
Question (41) Which Scheme launched to deal with tax related issues of the public on test mode?
Answer:- E-Nivaran.
Question (42) ‘Mukh Mantri Punjab’ a special fund named
(initiated by Punjab Government) as for which disease affected person in Punjab?
Answer:- Hepatitis C.
Question (43) When International Day of Yoga celebrate?
Answer:- 21st June (Every year).
Question (44) In the CEAT Cricket Awards 2015-16, who won the Young Player of the Year?
Answer:- Rishabh Pant.
Question (45) Which Sri Lankan player has announced retirement from Test cricket?
Answer:- Pace bowler ‘Nuwan Kulasekara’.
Question (46) In the French Open 2016 who won the
‘Women’s Singles’?
Answer:- Garbine Muguruza (from Spain).
Question (47) Whose become the world’s highest-paid female athlete, according to Forbes?
Answer:- Serena Williams.
Question (48) In India where the men’s Hockey Junior
World Cup 2016 will be played?
Answer:- Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh).
Question (49) Who won the 2016 European Grand Prix of
Formula One 2016?
Answer:- Nico Rosberg (In Azerbaijan).
Question (50) What the World Bank said about growth rate for India in 2016-17?
Answer:- Retains for 7.6%
May 2016 current affairs to help you aware with the latest current affairs in
May 2016. Lets read all these C.A. right here.
Questions and Answers
(1) Union Railways Ministry launched which application for the proper monitoring of all major Railway projects?
Answer:- E-enabled PMIS.
Questions (2) Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched
‘Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana’ for which purpose?
Answer:- Distribution of Cooking Gas Connection to 5 crore BPL beneficiaries.
Questions (3) BHEL had announced the Commissioning of
600 MW Coal Based Thermal power plant in which state?
Answer:- Madhya Pradesh.
Questions (4) IMF has continued growth forecast for India in this year at?
Answer:- 7.5 %.
Questions (5) What was the theme of the International
Worker’s day (Also known as the International Labour
Day, on May 1st) being observed every year?
Answer:- Celebrating the International Labour Movement.
Questions (6) World Snooker Championship 2016 won by?
Answer:- Mark Selby (England).
Questions (7) Defence Ministry appointed whom to the new Chief of Naval Staff and assumed charge from May
31?
Answer:- Sunil Lanba.
Questions (8) Indian Government approved the bilateral agreement with EU on Science & Technology cooperation signed with?
Answer:- Qatar.
Questions (9) Currently how many Indian satellites are operational in the space?
Answer:- 34.
Questions (10) What is the position of India in the 2016
FDI Confidence Index?
Answer:- 9th.
Questions (11) What is the World’s No. 1 Internet browser in the World (May 2016)?
Answer:- Google Chrome.
Questions (12) Lonely Planet Group give the ‘Best Indian
Destination Wildlife Award’ to which state for Tourism?
Answer:- Madhya Pradesh.
Questions (13) Reliance Jio has launched which digital wallet service for common peoples?
Answer:- JioMoney.
Questions (14) Who is appointed as the secretary of
Ministry of Information and Broadcasting?
Answer:- Ajay Mittal.
Questions (15) What is the rank of Delhi in most polluted
cities in World reported by WHO with worst air pollution listing?
Answer:- 11th.
Questions (16) Indian Railways conducted first solar panel-powered train which will have its lights & fans run on solar energy in which city?
Answer:- Jodhpur (Rajasthan).
Questions (17) Who has been re-elected as ICC committee chairman for 3 years?
Answer:- Anil Kumble.
Questions (18) Supreme Court of India ordered the TRAI to mandate the Telecom companies to compensate for which services levied?
Answer:- Call Drops.
Questions (19) Railways named ‘Jaldoot Train’ have carried water from Miraj to which City of India?
Answer:- Latur.
Questions (20) Name of the Scanning equipment (world’s
First) built by Australian researchers to examine materials without disturbing them in research?
Answer:- Helium Microscope.
Questions (21) Which Sport the ‘Shweta Rathore’ is associated with?
Answer:- Body Building.
Questions (22) Prestigious Award (for the year 2016) for
Novelist named Man Booker International Prize won by?
Answer:- Han Kang (South Korean Novelist).
Questions (23) World Telecommunication and Information
Society Day is being observed on?
Answer:- 17th May 2016.
Questions (24) Name the English Born Actor has been passed away?
Answer:- Alan Young (Age of 96).
Questions (25) Uber Cup 2016 in Badminton won by?
Answer:- China.
Questions (26) What is strike range of Prithvi II missile?
Answer:- 350 Km.
Questions (27) SBI has planned to merge how many associate banks to acquire their businesses including assets and liabilities in this month?
Answer:- 5 and also to merge Bharatiya Mahila Bank.
Questions (28) Ramesh Chandra (IFS officer) has been appointed as the next Ambassador of?
Answer:- India to Romania.
Questions (29) Which Prime Minister Death Anniversary observed in India as Anti Terrorism Day (on 21st May)?
Answer:- Rajiv Gandhi.
Questions (30) Name the first woman to climb The Mount
Everest for the Seventh Time breaking her own record?
Answer:- Lhakpa Sherpa.
Questions (31) Who has been appointed as Lt Governor of
Puducherry for two years?
Answer:- Kiran Bedi.
Questions (32) Name the country which has bagged the
2016 Thomas Cup badminton tournament?
Answer:- Denmark.
Questions (33) Name Whose won the Palme D’Or award at the 69th Cannes Film festival for best picture category?
Answer:- Ken Loach.
Questions (34) To highlight the Railway Achievements during 2014-16, Indian Railways launched what?
Answer:- RAIL HAMSAFAR SAPTAAH (a week-long celebration).
Questions (35) Which Chemical compound (added in bread) banned by FSSAI (Food Safety Standards Authority of India), which was causing Cancer?
Answer:- Potassium Bromate.
Questions (36) Nitin Gadkari (Union Road Transport and
Highways Minister) launched 20 Nirbhaya buses of which
State/UT Transport Corporation?
Answer:- Rajasthan.
Questions (37) Ratan P Watal (Ex Finance Secretary) has been appointed as Principal Adviser (for three years) of which Commission?
Answer:- NITI Aayog.
Questions (38) IAF (Indian Air Force) successfully tested
BrahMos land-attack supersonic cruise missile system in?
Answer:- Western sector of Rajasthan.
Questions (39) Under the category of Indian Companies which company holds the first position in Forbes Global
Ranking?
Answer:- RIL (Reliance Industries Limited).
Questions (40) How many languages versions of PMO
India website inaugurate by Union External Affairs
Minister Sushma Swaraj?
Answer:- Six.
Questions (41) Who has been named as T20 Player of the year?
Answer:- Virat Kohli.
Questions (42) HRD Minister launched which Portal
(India’s largest online repository of dictionaries)?
Answer:- Bharatavani.
Questions (43) Which tiger reserve has been awarded with the ‘India Biodiversity Award 2016‘?
Answer:- Pakke Tiger Reserve (at Arunachal Pradesh).
Questions (44) Union government has approved ‘National
Investment and Manufacturing Zone’ of Rs 4,241 crore at?
Answer:- Kalinga Nagar (in Odisha).
Questions (45) At Jharkhand, Uma Bharti (Union Minister
for Water Resources, River Development and Ganga
Rejuvenation) initiated the nine projects for rural sanitation projects under?
Answer:- ‘Namami Gange Programme’ (for conservation of Ganga).
Questions (46) The parliament approved the Anti-
Hijacking Bill that award death penalty to the criminals in case of which?
Answer:- Death of the hostages or security personnel.
Questions (47) The Rajya Sabha passed The Indian Trusts
(Amendment) Bill 2015 which was introduced by whom?
Answer:- Finance Minister Arun Jaitley in Lok Sabha (in
August 2015).
Questions (48) A four minute documentary film ‘Beti’ directed by whom?
Answer:- Shivain Arora.
Questions (49) How many Indian Companies listed in
Forbes Global 2000 ranking?
Answer:- 56 Indian Companies.
Questions (50) Who has been assumed as the office of commandant of the prestigious Indian Military Academy
(IMA) in Dehradun?
Answer:- Lieutenant General S K Saini.
[07:00, 10/26/2016] +91 99804 43975: (Current Affairs April 2016) into below three parts.
1) Important Days in April.
2) Questions Current Affairs April
2016.
3) Important Notes-Updates April 2016 around the world.
Important Days in April
2th April – World Autism Awareness Day.
6th April – International Day of Sport.
7th April – World Health day.
21st April – Civil service day.
22nd April – World Earth day.
23rd April – International Day of the Book.
24th April – Panchayat Divas.
26th April – World Intellectual Property Day.
Questions Current Affairs April 2016
Who has been appointed by Lambda Therapeutic
Research as its new President?
Answer:- TausifMonif.
Who has launched the ISBN portal?
Answer:- The Union Human Resource Development
Minister ‘Smriti Irani’.
Which is the first state in India to clear land title Bill?
Answer:- Rajasthan.
How Much Amount Centre Releases To States For
MGNREGA?
Answer:- Rs.12, 230 crore.
Who has been sworn as the president of Kosovo?
Answer:- HashimThaci.
Recently Who Launched the Transnational Skill
Standards in India?
Answer:- Union Minister Rajiv Pratap Rudy.
Name the person who has been appointed as the new director of TNCA?
Answer:- D. Vasu.
Name the author and journalist who has passed away recently?
Answer:- Yogendra Bali.
Who is appointed as next Ambassador of India to
Norway?
Answer:- Debraj Pradhan.
Name the person who has been appointed as the new CEO of Go Javas?
Answer:- Amitabh Coomar.
Who is appointed as brand ambassadors of Andhra
Pradesh tourism?
Answer:- Ajay Devgn and his wife Kajol.
What is the new programe lanuched by Prime
Minister Narendra Modi for Agriculture?
Answer:- National Agriculture Market portal eNAM to connect e-mandis.
What is new name of Panagarh airbase?
Answer:- Air Force Station Arjan Singh.
Name The Recently Appointed as Prime Minister Of
Ukraine?
Answer:- Volodymyr Groysman.
Free Wi-Fi service (Rail Tel) at Railway stations is provided by?
Answer:- Google.
Who has been appointed as member of US cyber security body?
Answer:- Ajay Banga.
Malick Sidibe has passed away recently He his
Famous for Which Field?
Answer:- Malian Photographer.
World Heritage Day was observed all over the world on?
Answer:- 18 April.
The world’s largest Charkha is to be installed at which airport?
Answer:- Indira Gandhi International Airport in New
Delhi.
What is the name of the Indian Army Conducts
Exercise in Rajasthan?
Answer:- Shatrujeet.
How many toilets will be constructed by TCS under
Swachh Vidyalaya Abhiyan?
Answer:- 1,509 toilets.
Who Launches “DEEP” E-Bidding & E-Reverse
Auction Portal”?
Answer:- Piyush Goyal.
Which State has recently launched Mission Drinking
Water?
Answer:- Maharashtra.
Who is New chairman of IGNCA?
Answer:- Ram Bahadur Rai.
New Chairman of NMA is?
Answer:- Susmita Pande.
Who is AIBA ambassador for Women’s World
Championship?
Answer:- Mary Kom.
Name the Pop superstar who has passed away recently?
Answer:- Prince Rogers Nelson.
Who has conferred with the French top honor?
Answer:- Tara Gandhi Bhattacharjee.
Between which two Asian countries agree for peaceful negotiations to settle border issue?
Answer:- India, China.
International Day of the Book is observed on which date?
Answer:- April 23.
Union cabinet accorded the nod Indian Institute of
Science Education and Research to function from a
Temporary campus in which city of Andhra
Pradesh?
Answer:- Tirupathi.
Who is the Chadian President?
Answer:- Idriss Deby (5th time).
Who has won the 2016 Pulitzer Prize for fiction?
Answer:- Viet Thanh Nguyen.
“Twinning Network Program on Chemical Ecology” has been launched in which of the following state of
India?
Answer:- Nagaland.
Satyanand Munjal Passed Away he is belongs which
Group of industry?
Answer:- co-founder of Hero Cycles group.
Dipa Karmakar belongs to which sport?
Answer:- gymnastics.
Name the person who has been awarded with the highest French civilian honour?
Answer:- Former Army Chief General JJ Singh.
Who won the Saraswati Samman award 2015?
Answer:- Jammu-born poet and novelist Padma
Sachdev.
Which government has decided to change the name of the two cities recently?
Answer:- Haryana The New Names of Gurgaon as
Gurugram and Mewat as Nuh.
Recently which state launched ‘PoochhO Carpool app’?
Answer:- Delhi government.
Who is appointed as anti-corruption official in BSNL?
Answer:- Deepak Kashyap.
Who is the author of the book “The Story of Kashmir through the Ages”?
Answer:- Arjan Nath Chaku.
Who has been appointed as the goodwill ambassador for the Indian contingent bound for the
Rio Olympics?
Answer:- Salman Khan.
India has ratified the new TFA of which organization?
Answer:- WTO (World trade Organization).
Who won the 2016 Barcelona Open?
Answer:- Rafel Nadal.
Pakistan Foreign Secretary to visit Delhi for ‘Heart of
Asia’ meet, what is Name of Pakistan Foreign
Secretary?
Answer:- Aizaz Ahmad Chaudhry.
Who was Launches Cancer Care Campaign In North- east?
Answer:- Dr. Jitendra Singh.
Agri-Plastic Park is located at Which Place?
Answer:- in Vijayawada Soon.
Manoj Bajpayee will receive the Dadasaheb Phalke award for which movie?
Answer:- Aligarh.
Who won the 2016 Formula 1 Pirelli Chinese Grand
Prix?
Answer:- Nico Rosberg.
Who has become the Gujarat’s first woman DGP?
Answer:- Geetha Johri.
Who has been appointed chief selector of Pakistan?
Answer:- Inzamam-ul-Haq.
India is likely to buy 145 M777 Howitzers for _ to equip its Mountain Strike Corps?
Answer:- US$ 750 MILLION.
Which country test-Fires ‘Iskander’ Tactical Ballistic
Missile?
Answer:- Russia.
Beti Bachao Beti Padhao Scheme was launched by whom?
Answer:- Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi on
22nd January 2015.
Laureus World Sports Award winners of this year?
Answer:- Novak Djokovic (Men), Serena Williams
(Women).
Name the three countries which have finalized the draft for the Chabahar Agreement?
Answer:- India, Afghanistan and Iran.
According to the report Indian advertising industry will grow by how much percentage?
Answer:- 12 %.
The 14th meeting of Foreign Minister of India,
Russia and China was held at which place?
Answer:- Moscow, Russian Federation.
In Which Place Prime Minister Narendra Modi
Launched Stand Up India Scheme?
Answer:- Noida.
William Bill Campbell has passed away. Who is
Willam Bill?
Answer:- The Silicon Valley coach and mentor.
Which has become the world’s first region to element malaria completely?
Answer:- Europe.
Who Is New chairman For Nasscom (National
Association of Software and Services Companies) ?
Answer:- CP Gurnani.
Which railway zone becomes largest freight loading
Zone?
Answer:- EcoR (East Coast Railway).
World Health Day Observed on?
Answer:- 7th April.
Most powerful business woman in Asia Acordingto
Forbes?
Answer:- Nita Ambani.
Kamla Advani passes away Who is She?
Answer:- wife of senior BJP leader L.K. Advani.
Who has been named as the brand ambassador of
Premier futsal football league?
Answer:- ViratKohli.
The Ukrainian Prime Minister, _ announced his resignation?
Answer:- Arseniy Yatsenyuk.
Name the person who has been appointed as the
CFO of Indus Towers?
Answer:- Mr. Hemant Kumar Ruia.
Which teams have won the Asian Kho Kho
Championship Title?
Answer:- India.
IMF has projected How much percentage of growth in 2016-17?
Answer:- 7.5 %
UNICEF and _ University signed an MoU to empower
the adolescents 10-19 years?
Answer:- GITAM.
Recently Who won the ‘Global Indian of the Year’ award?
Answer:- Aishwarya Rai Bachchan.
Name the Campaign which recently launched by PM in Madhya pardesh?
Answer:- Gramodaya se Bharatodaya Abhiyan
(village self-governance).
India’s first aadhaar-based atm launched by which bank?
Answer:- DCB BANK.
Which country placed topped position in Credit
Suisse emerging consumers scorecard 2016?
Answer:- India.
Which Countries have made an agreement to build the bridge on Red Sea?
Answer:- Saudi Arabia And Egypt.
Which Team won the Asian Nations Cup Chess 2016 tournament?
Answer:- India men Team It was the third time that
Indian men won the event.
Most powerful business woman in Asia According to
Forbes?
Answer:- Nita Ambani.
Govt. inaugurates ‘Namma Toilet’ in Delhi under which scheme?
Answer:- Swachh Bharat Mission.
Which country Is world’s largest remittance recipient in 2015?
Answer:- India.
SAWEN is a regional network comprises of _ countries in South Asia?
Answer:- 8 countries.
Name the super-computer which has recently been unveiled at NIT Sikkim?
Answer:- Param Kanchenjunga.
India and _ signed a Agreement on Namami Gange
Programme?
Answer:- German.
Who has won the FBB Femina Miss India World
2016?
Answer:- Priyadarshini Chatterjee.
India and Maldives have signed in _ different sectors to boost bilateral relations?
Answer:- Six.
Who is the Brand Ambassador of Skill India?
Answer:- Sachin.
Recently which country join the membership of IMF?
Answer:- Nauru (Tiny South Pacific island nation).
India ranks _ in 2016 Global Connectivity Index?
Answer:- 44.
Who has won the 2016 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup?
Answer:- Australia.
Which state Government launched Bhimrao
Ambedkar Awas Yojana For Widows?
Answer:- Jharkhand.
Who appointed The Iceland’s new prime minister?
Answer:- SigurdurIngi Johannsson.
Which State Has Recently launches ‘Maa Annapurna
Yojna’ Scheme?
Answer:- Gujrat.
Recently who is appointed as Haryana Lokayukta?
Answer:- NK Aggarwal.
Former Union Minister of State who has passed away recently in Mizoram?
Answer:- Mr. C Silvera.
Who has won Malaysian Open for 2016?
Answer:- Lee Chong Wei.
Recently which state announced to start plantation pro gramme in July?
Answer:- UP.
Which actress has been conferred with the
Dadasaheb Phalke Film Foundation Award 2016?
Answer:- Priyanka Chopra.
Pakistan Navy has successfully test-fired shore- based _ ?
Answer:- ‘Zarb’
Who has won the International Boxing Federation
Title for the year 2016?
Answer:- Anthony Joshua.
Danny Willett is Famous In Which Field?
Answer:- Golf.
Soni Chaurasiya Belongs To which Field?
Answer:- Kathak Dancer.
The 3rd Asia Ministerial conference on tiger conservation will be held at which place?
Answer:- New Delhi.
Maritime India Summit 2016 Held At?
Answer:- Goregaon, Mumbai.
The International Day of Sport for Development and
Peace was observed On?
Answer:- 6 April.
Vishwanathananand to be honored with which award?
Answer:- Hridaynath Mangeshkar.
Which state government imposes complete ban on alcohol?
Answer:- BIHAR.
Myneni Hari Prasad Rao (88-years) passed away
who is he?
Answer:- The architect of Madras Atomic Power
Station (MAPS).
Which State Government launches 100 Adarsha
Vidyalayas?
Answer:- Odisha.
Mother Teresa has been conferred with which awards in UK recently?
Answer:- Founders Award.
Who has inaugurated the water films festival recently?
Answer:- The Union Minister Uma Bharti.
France and _ Launch $1 Trillion Potential Solar
Programme?
Answer:- India.
On Which Date National Panchayati Raj Diwas
Observed?
Answer:- 24 April.
Solved Sample Paper for SSC CGL
Dear reader’s here in this post we have collected Solved Sample Paper for SSC CGL and these all questions is very important for your next exam.
Question 1. Which of the following is the winner of Miss Universe 2008?
(A) Riyo Mori,
(B) Zhang Zilin,
(C) Dayana Mendoza,
(D) Simaran Kaur Mundi
Answer:- C
Question 2. The President of India can nominate to the Rajya Sabha?
(A) 6 members,
(B) 9 members,
(C) 12 members,
(D) 15 members
Answer:- C
Question 3. The first General elections under the Indian constitution were held in?
(A) 1950,
(B) 1951,
(C) 1952,
(D) 1953
Answer:- C
Question 4. The President of India is elected by?
(A) Parliament,
(B) State legislatures,
(C) By the people directly,
(D) By an electrol college consisting of the elected members of the Lok Sabha, the Rajya Sabha and the State
Legislative Assemblies
Answer:- D
Question 5. Permanent harness of water is due to the presence of?
(A) Calcium bicarbonate,
(B) Magnesium bicarbonate,
(C) Calcium sulphate,
(D) Sodium bicarbonate
Answer:- C
Question 6. Liquified Petroleum Gas (LPG) consist of?
(A) Butane and propane,
(B) Ethane and hexane,
(C) Ethane and nonane,
(D) None of these
Answer:- A
Question 7. Which of the following is present in hard water?
(A) Calcium,
(B) Aluminium,
(C) Sodium,
(D) Chlorine
Answer:- A
Question 8. Which article of the Indian constitution empowers the President of India to impose central rule on a state?
(A) Article 256,
(B) Article 356,
(C) Article 370,
(D) Article 373
Answer:- B
Question 9. The time-gap between two sessions of parliament must not exceed?
(A) 3 months,
(B) 6 months,
(C) 9 months,
(D) 12 months
Answer:- B
Question 10. The vacancy in the office of the President must be filled within?
(A) 6 month,
(B) 9 month,
(C) 12 month,
(D) 3 month
Answer:- A
Question 11. The drafting committee of the Indian
Constitution was headed by?
(A) Dr. B. R. Ambedkar,
(B) Dr. Rajendra Prasad,
(C) N. Gopalaswamy,
(D) Jawahar Lal Nehru
Answer:- A
Question 12. The sanctioned strength of the Judges of
Supreme Court of India including the Chief Justice is?
(A) 15,
(B) 17,
(C) 20,
(D) 26
Answer:- D
Question 13. Who was the first President of India to be elected unopposed?
(A) Dr. S. Radhakrishana,
(B) N. Sanjiva Reddy,
(C) V. V. Giri,
(D) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
Answer:- B
Question 14. The maximum strength of the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha is?
(A) 525 and 250,
(B) 552 and 250,
(C) 535 and 275,
(D) 500 and 250
Answer:- B
Question 15. If the Vice-president were to submit his resignation, he would notify to?
(A) The President of India,
(B) The Prime Minister,
(C) The Chief Justic of India,
(D) The Speaker of the Lok Sabha
Answer:- A
Question 16. What is the minimum strength of a State
Legislative Assembly?
(A) 40,
(B) 60,
(C) 50,
(D) 70
Answer:- B
Question 17. India is the third developing country to host the 2010 commonwealth Games. The other two are?
(A) Malaysia and South Korea,
(B) Singapore and Jamaica,
(C) Jamaica & China,
(D) Malaysia & Jamaica
Answer:- D
Question 18. The Comptroller and Auditor General of India is appointed by the?
(A) Prime Minister of India,
(B) President of India,
(C) Finance Minister,
(D) Lok Sabha
Answer:- B
Question 19. When was the Planning Commission set up to prepare a blue print of development for the country?
(A) 1948,
(B) 1949,
(C) 1950,
(D) 1951
Answer:- C
Question 20. Who was the first Chairman of the Planning
Commission?
(A) Dr. S. Radhakrishnan,
(B) Dr. Rajendra Prasad,
(C) Jawahar Lal Nehru,
(D) Sardar Patel
Answer:- C
Question 21. The National Development Council was set up in?
(A) 1948,
(B) 1950,
(C) 1951,
(D) 1962
Answer:- C
Question 22. The First Five-year plan covered the period?
(A) 1947-52,
(B) 1950-55,
(C) 1951-56,
(D) 1952-57
Answer:- C
Question 23. Article 370 of the Indian constitution deals with?
(A) The Emergency Powers of the President,
(B) The special position of the state of Jammu and
Kashmir,
(C) The power of the President to seek the advisory opinion of the Supreme Court on any matter of public importance,
(D) Distribution of taxes between the Centre and the State
Answer:- B
Question 24. The Supreme commander of the Defence
Forces of India is?
(A) The Defence Minister,
(B) The Prime Minister,
(C) The Chief of the Army Staff,
(D) The President of India
Answer:- D
Question 25. Which of the following rivers flows through a rift valley?
(A) Kaveri,
(B) Krishna,
(C) Tapti,
(D) Godavari
Answer:- C
Question 26. Latitude of a point on the earth is measured by the distance in?
(A) Kilometres from the Equator,
(B) Angles from the Equator,
(C) Angles from the Poles,
(D) None of the above
Answer:- B
Question 27. Indian classical dance has been popularized abroad by?
(A) Malaika Arora,
(B) Gopi Krishna,
(C) Uday Shankar,
(D) Yamini Krishnamurti
Answer:- C
Question 28. The Union Cabinet is responsible to?
(A) The Rajya Sabha only,
(B) The Lok Sabha only,
(C) The Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha,
(D) The President of India
Answer:- B
Question 29. Which of the following bodies has not been provided for by the Indian constitution?
(A) Election Commission,
(B) Planning Commission,
(C) Finance Commission,
(D) Union Public Service Commission
Answer:- B
Question 30. The number of Anglo-Indians who can be
nominated by the President to the Lok Sabha is?
(A) 2,
(B) 3,
(C) 4,
(D) 5
Answer:- A
Question 31. Tamasha is the famous folk form of musical theatre and belong to?
(A) Uttar Pradesh,
(B) Punjab,
(C) Maharashtra,
(D) Bihar
Answer:- C
Question 32. The Sangeet Natak Akademi fosters the development of dance, drama and music in the country.
When was it established?
(A) 1951,
(B) 1953,
(C) 1954,
(D) 1956
Answer:- B
Question 33. Removal of poverty was the fore-most objective of which of the following five year plans?
(A) Third,
(B) Fourth,
(C) Fifth,
(D) Sixth
Answer:- D
Question 34. Planning Commission is?
(A) Advisory body,
(B) Executive body,
(C) Government body,
(D) Autonomous body
Answer:- A
Question 35. The Community Development Programme was launched in?
(A) 1950,
(B) 1952,
(C) 1956,
(D) 1960
Answer:- B
Question 36. The highest body which approves the Five-
Year Plan is the?
(A) Finance Ministry,
(B) Lok Sabha,
(C) Rajya Sabha,
(D) National Development Council
Answer:- D
Question 37. Which of the following commodities earn maximum foreign exchange for India?
(A) Jute,
(B) Iron and Steel,
(C) Tea,
(D) Sugar
Answer:- C
Question 38. The one rupee note bears the signature of?
(A) Secretary, Ministry of Finance,
(B) Governor, Reserve Bank of India,
(C) Finance Minister,
(D) None of these
Answer:- A
Question 39. The Manas Wildlife Sanctuary is located in the state of?
(A) Assam,
(B) Uttar Pradesh,
(C) Rajasthan,
(D) West Bengal
Answer:- A
Question 40. How many major ports are there at present in India?
(A) 8,
(B) 12,
(C) 15,
(D) 14
Answer:- B
Question 41. The earth revolves round the sun and its causes?
(A) Differences in longitude and time,
(B) Changes of seasons,
(C) Deflection of winds and currents,
(D) Formation of day and night
Answer:- B
Question 42. How many banks were nationalized in 1969?
(A) 16,
(B) 14,
(C) 15,
(D) 20
Answer:- B
Question 43. The Reserve Bank of India was established in?
(A) 1820,
(B) 1920,
(C) 1935,
(D) 1940
Answer:- C
Question 44. The first Indian Bank was?
(A) Traders Bank,
(B) Imperial Bank,
(C) Presidency Bank of Calcutta,
(D) None
Answer:- C
Question 45. The rupee coin was first minted in India in?
(A) 1542,
(B) 1601,
(C) 1809,
(D) 1677
Answer:- A
Question 46. The Export-Import (EXIM) Bank was set up in?
(A) 1980,
(B) 1982,
(C) 1981,
(D) 1989
Answer:- B
Question 47. Which of the following is not a chemical action?
(A) Burning of coal,
(B) Conversion of water into steam,
(C) Digestion of food,
(D) Burning of Paper
Answer:- B
Question 48. The chemical name of vitamin C is?
(A) Citric acid,
(B) Ascorbic acid,
(C) Oxalic acid,
(D) Nitric acid
Answer:- B
Question 49. Ecology deals with?
(A) Birds,
(B) Cell formation,
(C) Tissues,
(D) Relation between organisms and their environment
Answer:- D
Question 50. Meteorology is the science of?
(A) Weather,
(B) Meteors,
(C) Metals,
(D) Earthquakes
Answer:- A