1.

Which of the following is not a source of revenue to the village panchayat?
(a) Property Tax
(b) House Tax
(c) Land Tax
(d) Vehicle Tax

Answer: (c)

2.

A person wants to contest election for the membership of Gram Panchayat, what should be his age?
(a) 18 years or above
(b) 19 years or above
(c) 21 years of above
(d) Minimum 25 years

Answer: (c)

3.

Among other things, which one of the following was the purpose for which the Deepak Parekh Committee was constituted?
(a) To study the current socio-economic conditions of certain minority communities
(b) To suggest measures for financing the development of infrastructure
(c) To frame a policy on the production of genetically modified organisms
(d) To suggest measures to reduce the fiscal deficit in the Union Budget

Answer: (b)

4.

Among the following who was the Speaker in two Lok Sabhas?
(a) Rabi Ray
(b) Shivraj Patil
(c) P. A. Sangma
(d) G. M. C. Balyogi

Answer: (d)

5.

As per Economic Survey 2006-07 India’s share in World Export has been ______.
(a) 0.5 %
(b) 0.75 %
(c) 1 %
(d) 1.25 %

Answer: (d)

6.

Attorney General of India is Appointed by
(a) Chief Justice of Supreme Court
(b) Parliament
(c) Law Minister
(d) President

Answer: (b)

7.

By which of the following Acts were the Commercial Rights of East India Company Abolished?
(a) Regulating Act of 1773
(b) Charter Act of 1813
(c) Charter Act of 1833
(d) Charter Act of 1853

Answer: (c)

8.

Among the following who are eligible to benefit from the “Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act”? [UPSC 2011 (CS-P)]
(a) Adult members of only the scheduled caste and scheduled tribe households
(b) Adult members of below poverty line (BPL) households
(c) Adult members of households of all backward communities
(d) Adult member of any household

Answer: (d)

9.

Consider the following:
 1. Fringe Benefit Tax
 2. Interest Tax
 3. Securities Transaction Tax
 Which of the above is/are Direct Tax/Taxes?
(a) 1 only
(b) 1 and 3 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3

Answer: (c)

10.

During which Five Year Plan was the Emergency clamped, new elections took place and the Janata Party was elected?
(a) Third
(b) Fourth
(c) Fifth
(d) Sixth

Answer: (c)

11.

First share market in India was established in—
(a) Delhi 
(b) Mumbai
(c) Kolkata 
(d) Chennai

Answer: (b)

12.

Future of Indian Culture rests mostly on -
(a) Relevance to the present society.
(b) Equalitarianism in society
(c) Elimination of conservative trends in Indian Society.
(d) Eliminating European influences

Answer: (c)

13.

If a Panchayat is dissolved, elections are to be held within:
(a) 1 month
(b) 3 months
(c) 6 months
(d) 1 year

Answer: (c)

14.

In India, the first Municipal Corporation was set up in which one among the following:
(a) Calcutta
(b) Madras
(c) Bombay
(d) Delhi

Answer: (b)

15.

In India, who is the Chairman of the National Water Resources Council?
(a) Prime Minister
(b) Minister of Water Resources
(c) Minister of Environment and Forests
(d) Minister of Science and Technology

Answer: (a)

16.

In the context of global economy, which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
(a) JP Morgan : Financial Services Chase
(b) Roche Holding : Financial Services AG
(c) WL Ross & : Private Equity Co. Firm
(d) Warburg Pincus : Private Equity Firm

Answer: (b)

17.

In the context of Indian defence, consider the following statements :
 1. The Shourya missile flies with a speed of more than 8 Mach.
 2. The range of Shourya missile is more than 1600 km.
 Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2

Answer: (d)

18.

In the group of nations, India is presently having how much of the SDR (accordinf to the latest report at the Singapore meet)
(a) 3297
(b) 3900
(c) 3456
(d) 3100

Answer: (a)

19.

In the latter half of the year 2008, which one of the following countries pulled out of Commonwealth of Independent States?
(a) Azerbaijan
(b) Belarus
(c) Georgia
(d) Kazakhstan

Answer: (c)

20.

In which Session of the Congress was the resolution passed stating that "there should be equality before law irrespective of caste, creed or sex"?
(a) Calcutta Session, 1906
(b) Lucknow Session, 1916
(c) Lahore Session, 1929
(d) Karachi Session, 1931

Answer: (d)

21.

In which year Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act came into force?
(a) 2005
(b) 2006
(c) 2007
(d) 2008

Answer: (b)

22.

'National Human Right Commission' is a
(a) Statutory body
(b) Constitutional body
(c) Quasi-Judicial body
(d) Extra-constitutional and Extra Statutory body

Answer: (a)

23.

Persons below the poverty line in India are classified as such based on whether
(a) They are entitled to a minimum prescribed food basket
(b) They get work for a prescribed minimum number of days in a year
(c) They belong to agricultural labourer household and the scheduled caste /tribe social group
(d) Their daily wages fall below the prescribed minimum wages

Answer: (a)

24.

Provincial Autonomy was a significant feature of
(a) The Government of India Act, 1935
(b) The Indian Independence Act, 1947
(c) The Government of India Act, 1919
(d) The Government of India Act, 1909

Answer: (a)

25.

Right to Information Act was passed in the year
(a) 2001
(b) 2002
(c) 2004
(d) 2005

Answer: (b)

26.

Select the one which is not the responsibility of Gram Sabha under the Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 2005
(a) To recommend projects to the Gram Panchayat and prepare list of possible works
(b) To receive applications for work and issue a dated receipt
(c) To monitor the execution of works within the Gram Panchayat
(d) To conduct regular social audits of all the projects taken up with in the Gram Panchayat

Answer: (b)

27.

Setting up of which one of the following is not stated in the Constitution of India?
(a) Planning Commission
(b) Finance Commission
(c) Election Commission
(d) Union Public Service Commission

Answer: (a)

28.

Shankarlal Guru Committee was associated with—
(a) Agricultural Marketing
(b) Agriculture Production
(c) Public Distribution System
(d) None of the above

Answer: (a)

29.

Survey of India is under the Ministry of
(a) Defence
(b) Environment and Forests
(c) Home Affairs
(d) Science & Technology

Answer: (d)

30.

The - Finance Commission headed by Vijay Kelkar, on December 30, 2009, submitted its five-year roadmap for fiscal consolidation to the Union Government.
(a) 11th
(b) 12th
(c) 13th
(d) 14th

Answer: (c)

31.

The Abbreviation NAEP stands for
(a) National Atomic Energy Planning
(b) National Adult education Programme
(c) National Authority on Engineering Projects
(d) Nuclear and Atomic Energy Project

Answer: (b)

32.

The Abbreviations PSLV stands for
(a) Polar Survey Landing Vehicle
(b) Polarised Source Laser Viewing
(c) Precise Source Locating Vision
(d) Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle

Answer: (d)

33.

The Concept of 'Popular Sovereignty' refers to the power of the
(a) People as a whole
(b) electorates Only
(c) State
(d) Legal Power Of the Judiciary

Answer: (a)

34.

The Finance Commission is appointed for every______ year.
(a) 3
(b) 4 
(c) 5
(d) 6

Answer: (c)

35.

The Foreign Exchange Reserve of India are kept in the custody of……
(a) World Bank
(b) International Monetary Fund
(c) Prime Minister Rahat Kosh
(d) Reserve Bank of India

Answer: (d)

36.

The General Budget is presented in the parliament normally in the month of
(a) January
(b) February
(c) March
(d) Last month of the year

Answer: (b)

37.

The government of ______, on December 8, 2009, unveiled $81 billion of new stimulus spending to keep the world's second-biggest economy from lurching back into recession.
(a) USA
(b) Great Britain
(c) United Arab Emirates
(d) Japan

Answer: (d)

38.

The Government of India is planning to open Rail Link between Sealdah to Devpura. Devpura is locatd in ______
(a) Nepal
(b) Bangladesh
(c) Bhutan
(d) Pakistan

Answer: (b)

39.

The 'Inter-State Council' is provided by the
(a) President of India
(b) Parliament
(c) Constitution of India
(d) Planning Commission

Answer: (c)

40.

The joint session of the two houses is presided by 
(a) the speaker 
(b) the president 
(c) chairman of Rajyasabha
(d) none of these

Answer: (a)

41.

The number of Zonal Councils in India is—
(a) Five 
(b) Four
(c) Seven 
(d) Eight

Answer: (a)

42.

The Supreme Court has interpreted constitutional right to education as
(a) Fundamental right under directive principles
(b) Right to life
(c) Right to equality
(d) Right to Employment

Answer: (a)

43.

The Treaty of Bassein(1802) was signed between:
(a) Madhav Rao and the British
(b) Balaji Rao II and the British
(c) Mahadji Scindia and the British
(d) Holkar and the British

Answer: (b)

44.

The wheel of Saranath pillar denotes -
(a) Revolution
(b) Justice
(c) Dharmachakra Pravartan
(d) Dhamma

Answer: (c)

45

The World Bank, in December 2009, extended its support to the Rajasthan Government for four projects pertaining to -.
(a) Livelihood
(b) Water resources and rural roads
(c) Agricultural competitiveness
(d) All of the above

Answer: (d)

46.

Under the administration of which- one of the following is the Department of Atomic Energy?
(a) Prime Minister's Office
(b) Cabinet Secretariat
(c) Ministry of Power
(d) Ministry of Science and Technology

Answer: (a)

47.

Under which five year plan did agriculture show a negative growth?
(a)  1st plan
(b) 2nd plan 
(c) 3rd plan
(d) 4th plan

Answer: (c)

48.

Which Constitutional Amendment Act introduced Changes in the 'Advisory Jurisdiction' of the Supreme Court?
(a) Fifth Amendment Act
(b) Seventh Amendment Act
(c) Forty-fourth Amendment Act
(d) Forty- Second Amendment Act

Answer: (b)

49.

Which of the following is a type of tax levied by the Govt. on goods and services?
(a) SAT
(b) NET
(c) PAN
(d) VAT

Answer: (d)

50

‘Lakshya’ which is part of Indian Defence System is :
(a) Surface to air missile
(b) Missile firing submarine
(c) Multi-barrel rocket system
(d) Pilotless target aircraft

Answer: (d)