1) Which of the following are correct ? ( States : Major co-operative
societies )
a) Gujarat :AMUL
b) Karnataka : Nandini
c) Bihar : Sudha
d) All the above
Ans: d
2) Which of the following is correct ? ( Crop : Estimated Production
during 2016-17)
a) Onions : 224
lakh Tonnes
b) Potatos : 486 lakh Tonnes
c) Tomatoes : 207 lakh Tonnes
d) All the above
Ans: d
3) Recently, “INDIA @ 70: THE JAMMU & KASHMIR SAGA” is
conducted on which occasion ?
a) occasion of 70 years of
Accession of Jammu & Kashmir to India
b) World War I
c) World War II
d) German Unification
Ans: a
4) What is the primary benefit of
Neem coating on Urea ?
a) less weight
b) the slow release of urea [which results in increased Nitrogen Use
Efficiency (NUE)]. Due to NUE, the consumption of Neem Coated Urea reduces as
compared to normal urea.
c) cost increases
d) exports are decreased
Ans: a
5) Why the availability of urea in 45 Kg bags instead
of 50 Kg bag is started ?
a) farmers mostly assess the
requirement of urea in terms of bags for agriculture purpose, it is estimated
that the availability of urea in 45 Kg bags instead of 50 Kg bag may bring down
consumption of Urea by 10%.
b) to encourage farmers
c) to discourage natural
methods
d) None of these
Ans: a
6) Which languages have been given status of classical languages ?
a) Tamil, Sanskrit,
b) Telugu, Kannada,
c) Malayalam and Odia
d) Six languages
Ans: d
7) What is the e Criteria adopted by the Government to determine
the eligibility of a language for granting classical language status ?
a)
High antiquity of its early texts/ recorded
history over a period of 1500-2000 years; A body of ancient literature/ texts, which
is considered a valuable heritage by generations of speakers;
b)The
literary tradition be original and not borrowed from another speech community;
c)The
classical language and literature being distinct from modern, there may also be
a discontinuity between the classical language and its later forms or its
offshoot
d) All the above
Ans: d
8) Government vide Press Note No.5 (2016 Series) dated 24.06.2016 has
notified revised FDI policy in defence sector, according to which how much FDI is allowed under automatic route
and beyond 49% through Government route wherever it is likely to result in
access to modern technology or for other reasons to be recorded ?
a) upto 49%
b) 25%
c) 30 %
d) 20 %
Ans: a
9) At present, deposits with banks are insured upto _______. The similar protection would continue under
the FRDI Bill and the Resolution Corporation is empowered to increase the
deposit insurance amount.
a) Rs.1.5 lakhs
b) Rs. 1 lakh.
c) Rs.2 lakhs
d) Rs.3 lakhs
Ans: b
10) As per which article of
the Constitution of India, it shall be the duty of every citizen of India to
abide by the Constitution and respect its ideals and institutions, the National
Flag and the National Anthem ?
a) Article 51A (a)
b) Article 14
c) Article 15
d) Article 32
Ans: a
11) Who are D voters ?
Give details
a) The letter ‘D’ (for doubtful/disputed) was marked against the names of
those electors who could not prove their Indian citizenship status at the time
of verification.
b) Based on the verification report, the Electoral Registration Officers
(EROs) took a decision on whether a reference to the concerned Tribunal was
necessary to ascertain the Indian citizenship status of such
electors.
c) Both (a) and (b)
d) Development voters
Ans: c
12) Under which article of the Constitution of India “begar” and other
similar forms of forced labour is prohibited and further provide that any
contravention of the said prohibition shall be an offence punishable in
accordance with law ?
a) Article 23
b) Article 52
c) Article 73
d) None of these
Ans: a
13) There is an estimated potential of about 8000 MW of tidal energy in
India . Which of the following is correct in this context ?
a) 7000 MW in the Gulf of Kambhat,
b) 1200 MW in the Gulf of Kutch in Gujarat
c) about 100 MW in the Gangetic delta in Sunderbans in West Bengal
d) All the above
Ans: d
14) Where Jarawa Tribes are living ?
a) Andaman Islands
b) Lakshadweep
c) Ladak
d) Arunachal Pradesh
Ans: a
15)
Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation
constituted a Committee for preparation of Draft Act on river Ganga vide Office
Memorandum dated 21.07.2016 under chairmanship of whom ?
a)
Justice (Retired) Giridhar Malviya
b) Justice A.S.Anand
c) Justice Gohini
d) None of these
Ans: a
16) As per International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), India presently ranks
third in number of reactors under construction after which countries ? (India’s
rank is seventh in number of reactors in operation)
a) China
b) Russian Federation
c) Both (a) & (b) (based on the placement of first pour of concrete)
d) Somalia
Ans: c
17) ‘Cryosphere’ is comprising of which of the following on earth
?
a) snow, river and lake ice, ,
b) sea ice, glaciers, ice shelves and ice sheets,
c) frozen ground
d) All the above
Ans: d
18) The Government has launched the National Action Plan on Climate Change
(NAPCC) in June 2008 to achieve its goals and to deal with the issues related
to climate change. NAPCC comprises of which
missions in specific areas ?
a) solar energy, enhanced energy efficiency,
b) sustainable habitat, water, sustaining Himalayan ecosystems,
c) Green India, sustainable agriculture and strategic knowledge for
climate change
d) All the above eight
areas
Ans: d
19) Where is Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology ?
a) Dehradun
b) Pune
c) Nagpur
d) Kolkata
Ans: a
20) Where is National
Institute of High Security Animal Diseases (NIHSAD) ?
a) Bengaluru
b) Bhopal
c) Mysore
d) Ooty
Ans: b
21) Cash transfer of food subsidy scheme is being implemented in which areas ?
a) Chandigarh
b) Puducherry
c) urban areas of Dadra and Nagar Haveli
d) All the above
Ans: d
22) The National Food Security Act, 2013 (NFSA), provides for coverage of _____
of the rural and 50% of the urban
population for receiving foodgrains at highly subsidized prices of Rs.1/2/3 per
kg for coarse grains/wheat/rice respectively.
a) 75%
b) 50 %
c) 15 %
d) 10 %
Ans: a
23) The Limited Liability Partnership Rules, 2009 have been in force since
which date ? .
a) 01.04.2009 (The Limited Liability Partnership Rules provide for
effectuating/implementing the provisions of Limited Liability Partnership Act,
2008)
b) 1.1.1991
c) 1.7.1969
d) 1.4.1980
Ans: a
24) Government announced ‘Indradhanush plan’ for revamping Public Sector
Banks (PSBs) in August 2015. The plan envisaged which of the following ?
a) infusion of capital in PSBs by
the Government to the tune of Rs. 70,000 crore over a period of four financial
years.
b) More loans
c) More NPAs
d) None of these
Ans: a
25) Kisan Credit Card
(KCC) scheme meets the financial requirements of farmers at various stages of
farming. The scheme aims at providing adequate and timely credit support from
the banking system under a single window with flexible and simplified procedure
to the farmers for their cultivation and which other needs ?
a) To meet the short term credit requirements for cultivation
of crops Post-harvest expenses;
Produce marketing
loan;
b) Consumption requirements of farmer household;
Working capital for
maintenance of farm assets and activities allied to agriculture;
c) Investment credit requirement for agriculture and allied
activities
d) All the above
Ans: d
26) With effect from January 01, 2016, Application Supported by Block
Amount (ASBA) mechanism was made mandatory payment mechanism in which of the
following ?
a) in public issue for retail investors and the post issue timeline for
listing was reduced from 12 days post closure of issue to 6 days
b) MSME loans
c) Mudra Loans
d) None of these
Ans: a
27) Government has launched the ‘Pradhan Mantri Vaya Vandana Yojana
(PMVVY)’ to provide social security to whom and at what time ?
a) during old age and to protect elderly persons aged 60 and above against
a future fall in their interest income due to uncertain market conditions
b) agriculture
c) horticulture
d) vaccination
Ans: a
28) With a view to increasing speed of trains in Indian Railways, ‘Mission
Raftaar’ was announced in the Railway Budget 2016-17. The ‘Mission
Raftaar’ envisages which of the following ?
a) a target of doubling of average speed of freight trains
b) increasing the average speed of all non-suburban passenger trains by 25
kmph in the next 5 years.
c) Both (a) and (b)
d) None of these
Ans: c
29) Who has released the First Advance estimates of national income at
constant (2011-12) and current prices, for the financial year 2017-18 ? Give
details about GDP ?
a) Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ministry of Statistics and Programme
Implementation
b) The
Vice Chairman of NITI Aayog, Dr. Rajiv Kumar has said that the GDP
growth will become more robust in 2018-19.
c)
Reacting on the growth estimates it is
said that the Second half GDP growth in 2017-18 has risen to 7% bringing
the annual growth rate to 6.5%.
d) All the above
Ans: d
30) Who is Acting Chairperson of the National Commission for Women (NCW) ?
a) Meera kumar
b) Smt Rekha Sharma.
c) S.Aparna
d) Prasoon Joshi
Ans: b
31)When the seven satellite constellation
for Navigation system NavIC was established ?
a) In April 2016
b) 2015
c) 2011
d) 2001
Ans: a
32) Consequent upon the Civil Nuclear cooperation, DAE has been importing
Uranium to meet the fuel requirements of which of the following ?
a) IAEA Safeguarded Nuclear Power Plants.
b) PFBRs
c) ECIL
d) UCIL
Ans: a
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33) Which of the following is correct abut Uranium Corporation of India
Ltd. (UCIL) ?
a) a Public Sector Undertaking under the Department of Atomic Energy, is
engaged in mining and processing of uranium ore in the country.
b) The company is operating seven uranium mines in the State of Jharkhand
and one uranium mine in the State of Andhra Pradesh.
c) Both (a) and (b)
d) None of these
Ans: c
34) West Coast Canal (WCC) between which of the following ?
a) Kottapuram to Kollam along with Champakara and Udyogmandal Canals,
declared earlier as National Waterway-3, has further been extended in the north
up to Kozhikode vide National Waterways Act, 2016.
b) Allahabad to Haldia
c) Kakinada to Chennai
d) None of these
Ans: a
35) What is the criteria presently
followed for specification of a community as a Scheduled Tribe ?
a) indications of primitive traits;
b) distinctive culture;
geographical isolation;
c) shyness of contact with the community at large; and backwardness.
d) All the above
Ans: d
36) Give details about Zojila
Tunnel ?
a) 2-lane bi-directional Zojila Tunnel with Parallel Escape (Egress)
Tunnel excluding approaches on Srinagar-Leh section connecting NH-1A at Km
95.00 and at Km 118.00 in Jammu & Kashmir on Engineering, Procurement and
Construction (EPC) mode.
b) The construction of this tunnel will provide all weather connectivity
between Srinagar, Kargil and Leh and will bring about all round economic and
socio-cultural integration of these regions.
c) Both (a) and (b)
d) None of these
Ans: c
37) What is Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV) ?
a) that is a compact launcher for small satellites
b) for Bigger rockets
c) for long distances
d) None of these
Ans: a
38) Which of the following
are correct ( relating to the events happened before independence of India ?
a) The Treaty of Lahore : 11 March 1846
b) The Treaty of Amritsar :16 March 1846
c) the Instrument of Accession : 27 October 1947; Standstill Agreement between
the newly independent dominions of India and Pakistan and the Princely states
of the British India prior to their integration in the new dominion.
d) All the above
Ans: d
39) Ash content of coal produced in the country is generally 25 to 45 %
whereas average ash content of imported coal varies from 10 to 20 %. What are
the reasons for it ?
a) Indian Coal has comparatively higher ash content than imported coal due
to drift theory of formation of coal deposits in India.
b) Coal seams formed due to drift theory contains higher ash as compared
to in-situ theory of formation
c) Both (a) and (b)
d) None of these
Ans: c
40) Give details about ‘Paris
Agreement’ ?
a) The Paris Agreement was adopted under United Nations Framework
Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in 2015.
b) It has been ratified by 172 Parties
c) only USA has submitted a written communication to UN
Secretary-General stating its intent to withdraw from the Paris Agreement.
d) All the above
Ans: d
41) Give details about NCAP ?
a) “The government has formulated National Clean Air Programme (NCAP)
as a medium term national level strategy to tackle the
increasing air pollution problem across the country in a comprehensive
manner.
b) The overall objective is to augment and evolve effective ambient
air quality monitoring network across the country besides ensuring
comprehensive management plan for prevention, control and abatement of air
pollution.
c) The NCAP focuses on collaborative and participatory approach
covering all sources of pollution and coordination between relevant Central
Ministries, State Governments, local bodies and other stakeholders.
d) All the above
Ans: d
42) What are the concluding recommendations In the 18th All India Whips’ Conference,
2018 concluded in Udaipur, Rajasthan ?
a) the Reform of Zero Hour for
prompt reply and ATR from concerned Ministry
b) developing the concept of Committee Hour for discussing reports of various
Committees by the Legislatures; Reforms in the structure of Private
Members Business; Legislative framework for more working
days in both Union and State Legislatures;
c) Infrastructural and Institutional support to
Chief Whips for better
coordination and functioning of Legislatures and Parliament; Digitization of the Secretariats of the State Legislatures; Consensus building in the Legislatures for not
going to the well of the House by the Members etc.
d) All the above ten
recommendations
Ans: d
43) Which countries’ persons of Indian origin are
PMs ?
a) Prime Ministers of Mauritius
b) PM of Portugal
c) PM of Ireland
d) All the above
Ans: d
44) The Annual Meeting 2018 of the World Economic Forum shall be held from
23-26 January 2018 at Davos in Switzerland. What is the theme of this meeting ?
a) Housing for All
b) 'Creating a Shared Future in a Fractured World'.
c) Health for All
d) Internet for All
Ans: b
45) The components of the economic activity ‘Agriculture, Forestry
and Fishing’ and their respective approximate GVA shares which of the following
?
a) Crops : 60%
b) Livestock : 20%
c) Forestry & Loggin :
8.5 % ; Fishing and acquaculture : 5.5 %
d) All the above
Ans: d
46) Which state is undertaking its
own operations under Bhavantar Bhugtan Yojana ?
a) Madhya Pradesh
b) Bihar
c) West Bengal
d) Odisha
Ans: a
47) We got the name of Bihar from which of the following ?
a) There were viharas at the
time of Lord Buddha and Emperor
Ashoka . From the word ‘vihara’, Bihar is shaped
Ashoka . From the word ‘vihara’, Bihar is shaped
b) Tripithika
c) Triratnas
d) Dhamma
Ans: a
48) Prince Siddhartha to become Lord Buddha. For Ashoka, the warrior king became ______ .
a) Dhamma Ashoka
b) Kala Ashoka
c) Chanda Ashoka
d) None of these
Ans: a
49)Who is called as ‘ Light of Asia ’
?
a) Lord Buddha
b) Lord Krishna
c) Lord Rama
d) None of these
Ans: a
50) Where the 4th International
Conference on Dharma-Dhamma is conducted ?
a) Sanchi
b) Rajgir, Bihar (January 11,
2018).
c) Saranath
d) Amaravathi
Ans: b
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