Sr. No. |
Questions |
Answers |
1. |
At which of its Session, did the Congress officially accept the ‘socialistic pattern of society’?
(a) Nagpur Session of 1959
(b) Avadi Session of 1955
(c) Bombay Session of 1953
(d) Calcutta Session of 1957 |
Answer: (b) |
2 |
As announced in the Budget 2006-07 the Crop loan Credit to the farmers will be given at the rate of 7% upto a loan limit of:
(a) Rs 1 lakh
(b) Rs 2 lakhs
(c) Rs 3 lakhs
(d) Rs 4 lakhs |
Answer: (c) |
2. |
Dr. C. Rangarajan Committee is associated with which one of the following?
(a) Pricing and Taxation of Petroleum Products
(b) Estimation of National Income
(c) Tax Structure
(d) Estimation of Money Supply |
Answer: (a) |
3. |
For which of the following reasons RBI has raised cap on exports credit interest rates?
(a) It has been revised in sync with foreign currency deposits
(b) It has been revised in line with global rates
(c) It has been revised in consonance with WTO commitments
(d) It has been revised keeping in view the international export credit pricing |
Answer: (b) |
4. |
From which Constitution was the Concept of a Five Year Plan borrowed into the Indian Constitution?
(a) USA
(b) USSR
(c) UK
(d) Ireland |
Answer: (b) |
5. |
If the two chambers of the Indian Parliament (Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha) meet for a joint session, who is authorised under the constitution to chair this joint session?
(a) Prime Minister
(b) President
(c) Speaker
(d) Leader of Opposition |
Answer: (c) |
6. |
In which of the following cities comprehensive ‘Fleet Taxi Scheme’ is being
introduced?
(1) Bangalore
(2) Chennai
(3) Delhi
(4) Mumbai |
Answer: (d) |
7. |
India and Malaysia held their joint naval exercise at—
(a) Andman island
(b) Nicobar island
(c) Lumut
(d) Kualalampur |
Answer: (c) |
8. |
Nehru believed in friendship with China and had signed the Panchsheel treaty of peaceful coexistence with China in ______.
(a) 1948
(b) 1954
(c) 1953
(d) 1950 |
Answer: (b) |
9. |
Nirmal Gram Panchayat (NGP) Award is given for which of the following causes?
(a) Promoting rural health
(b) Promoting education in rural areas
(c) Promoting sanitation in rural areas
(d) Promoting use of computers in rural areas |
Answer: (c) |
10. |
Now the limit on Foreign Institutional Investment in Government Securities is
increased upto US $:
(a) 1 billion
(b) 1.5 billion
(c) 1.75 billion
(d) 2 billion |
Answer: (d) |
11. |
On_________, the Constitutional (73rd Amendment) Act, 1992 came into force to provide constitutional status to the Panchayati Raj institutions.
(a) April 24, 1993
(b) March 13, 1993
(c) December 14 1993
(d) January 18 1993 |
Ans. (a) |
12. |
The government has increased Minimum Support Price of—
(a) Wheat
(b) Paddy
(c) Cane
(d) None of these |
Answer: (b) |
13. |
The Indian state which, in May 2008, launched Food Security Scheme—
(a) Andhra Pradesh
(b) Chhattisgarh
(c) Tamil Nadu
(d) Jammu & Kashmir |
Answer: (b) |
14. |
The International Day for Elimination of Racial Discrimination is observed on:
(a) 20th February
(b) 20th March
(c) 25th May
(d) 21st March |
Answer: (d) |
15. |
The Sixth World Hindi Conference was held in September 1999 at...
(a) Varanasi
(b) Ayodhya
(c) London
(d) Toronto |
Answer: (c) |
16. |
The Vice-President is elected by an electoral college consisting of
(a) only elected members of both Housed of Parliament
(b) only Rajya Sabha members
(c) all members of Parliament and State Legislative Assemblies
(d) all members of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha |
Answer: (4) |
17. |
The words 'Socialist', 'Secular' And 'Integrity' were added by the.
(a) Fifth Amendment Act
(b) Seventh Amendment Act
(c) Forty-fourth Amendment Act
(d) Forty-second Amendment act |
Answer: (d) |
18. |
The World Economic Forum Meet was organized in January 2006 in Davos. Which of the following two countries were in the spotlight in the meet?
(a) Brazil and Russia
(b) Russia and China
(c) China and Brazil
(d) India and China |
Answer: (d) |
19. |
This Indian PM is very well known for his speech named "A Tryst with Destiny".
(a) Indira Gandhi
(b) Lal Bahadur Shastri.
(c) Jawaharlal Nehru.
(d) Gulzarilal Nanda. |
Answer: (c) |
20. |
To help farming community the Govt. of India has decided to raise the minimum support price of Paddy for current Kharif marketing season. What is that Price?
(a) Rs. 800/quintal
(b) Rs. 900/quintal
(c) Rs. 950/quintal
(d) Rs. 1200/quintal
(E) none of these |
Ans (d) |
21. |
What does CECA stand for?
(a) Community Enabled Cooperative Arrangement
(b) Comprehensive Ecological Cooperation Agreement
(c) Comprehensive Ecological Cooperation Arrangement
(d) Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement |
Answer: (d) |
22. |
What is an ECO-MARK?
(a) A scheme for labelling pollution-free industrial unit
(b) A scheme for labeling environment friendly consumer product
(c) A cost-effective technique production
(d) An international certification recognizing eco-friendly building |
Answer: (b) |
23. |
Which among the following is the oldest board under the Department of Commerce?
(a) The Rubber Board
(b) The Tea Board
(c) The Coffee Board
(d) The Tobacco Board |
Answer: (c) |
24. |
Which former President had the unique distinction of getting two consecutive terms in office?
(a) Dr Rajendra Prasad
(b) Dr Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed
(c) Dr Zakir Hussain
(d) Giani Zail Singh |
Answer: (a) |
25. |
Which important human right is protected in Article 21 of the Constitution of India?
(a) Right to Equality
(b) Right to Freedom of Religion
(c) Right to Freedom of Speech and Expression
(d) Right to life and liberty |
Answer: (d) |
26. |
Which is/are the main provisions of Information Technology (IT) Act, 2000?
(a) Finalisation of contracts through electronic media.
(b) Legal recognition to digital signatures and documents.
(c) Making hacking with computer system an office.
(d) All of the above |
Answer: (d) |
27. |
Which of the following Acts abolished thebtrading rights of the East India Company?
(a) Regulating Act
(b) Charter Act of 1813
(c) Charter Act of 1833
(d) Charter Act of 1853 |
Answer: (c) |
28. |
Which of the following Articles of the Indian Constitution deal with the Directive Principles of State Policy?
(a) 26 to 41
(b) 31 to 56
(c) 36 to 51
(d) 41 to 66 |
Answer: (c) |
29. |
Which of the following banks got permission in March 2006 to open a representative office at Shenzhen (China)?
(a) Punjab National Bank
(b) Allahabad Bank
(c) Bank of Baroda
(d) Bank of India |
Answer: (b) |
30. |
Which of the following correctly describes what is e-Bharat?
(a) It is a comprehensive governance programme for rural India launched by the Government of India.
(b) It is the new service launched by the MTNL which will provide cheap mobile connection to rural Indians.
(c) It is a newly launched internet service launched by the Tatas providing cheap connections to rural people.
(d) It is a call center service launched by the ITC to help farmers. |
Answer: (a) |
31. |
Which of the following is /are NOT the highlights of the Union Budget 2008-09?
(1) A risk Capital fund is to be set up and maintained by one of the financial Institutes.
(2) Allocation for defence is reduced by 10% to make it Rs. 10,000 Crore.
(3) Several new scheme to be introduced for providing social security to the people in unorganized sectors.
(a) Only (1)
(b) Only (2)
(c) Only (3)
(d) Both (1) & (2) |
Answer: (b) |
32. |
Which of the following is a Union Territory
(a) Pondicherry
(b) Mizoram
(c) Tripura
(d) Sikkim |
Answer: (a) |
33. |
Which of the following is not a Constitutionally mandated body?
(a) National SC/ST Commission
(b) Planning Commission
(c) Commission for Center-State Relations
(d) Election Commission |
Answer: (c) |
34. |
Which of the following organizations has created an ‘Investor Protection Fund’ which is funded by fines and penalties collected by the organization itself from various clients
(a) SEBI
(b) RBI
(c) IRDA
(d) AMFI |
Answer: (a) |
35. |
Which of the following organizations has provided a US$ 150 million loan to over haul the khadi & Village Industry in India?
(a) World Bank
(b) International Monitary Fund
(c) Asian Development Bank
(d) European Union |
Answer: (c) |
36. |
Which of the following rate is NOT decided by Reserve Bank Of India?
(a) Bank Rate
(b) Repo Rate
(c) Reverse Repo Rate
(d) Income Tax Rate
(E) All of these |
Ans-(d) |
37. |
Who is the first Indian to be selected as President of the Pugwash Conference on Science and World Affairs?
(a) Dr APJ Abdul Kalaam
(b) Dr P.J.Kurien
(c) Dr M.S.Swaminathan
(d) Dr Hargobind Khorana |
Answer: (c) |
38. |
Which of the following vested the Secretary of State for India with supreme control over the Government of India?
(a) Pitt’s India Act, 1784
(b) Government of India Act, 1858
(c) Indian Councils Act, 1861
(d) Minto-Morley Reforms, 1909 |
Answer: (b) |
39. |
Which of the following words was added into the Pre-amble of the Constitution by the 42nd Amendment Act, 1976?
(a) Federal
(b) Socialist
(c) Sovereign
(d) Republic |
Answer: (b) |
40. |
Which of the following yields the largest revenue in the Central Budget?
(a) Excise Duty
(b) Sales Tax
(c) Income Tax
(d) None of these |
Answer: (a) |
41. |
Which one of the following statements is correct with reference to FEMA in India?
(a) The Foreign Exchange Regulation Act(FERA) was replaced by Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA) in the year 2001
(b) FERA was given a sunset clause of one year till 31st May 2002 to enable Enforcement Directorate to complete the investigation of pending issues
(c) Under FEMA, violation of foreign exchange rules has caused to be a criminal offense
(d) As per the new dispensatio, Enforcement Directorate can arrest and prosecute the people for the viol |
Answer: (c) |
42. |
Which one of the following statements is correct?
(a) Only the Rajya Sabha and not the Lok Sabha can have nominated members
(b) There is a constitutional provision for nomonating two members belonging to the Anglo-Indian community to the Rajya Sabha.
(c) There is no constitutional bar for a nominated member to be appointed Union minister
(d) A nominated member can vote both in the presedential and Vice Presidential elections |
Answer: (c) |
43. |
Which statement is correct:
I. Hamid Karzai is the present President of Afganistan and was declared unanimously as the winner of the recently held General election in that country.
II. He has done his Masters from the Shimla University.
(a) I. is correct
(b) II. is correct
(c) Both are correct
(d) Both are incorrect |
Answer: (b) |
44. |
Who among the following Prime Minister introduced the slogan "Jai Jawan, Jai Kisan"?
(a) Indira Gandhi
(b) Lal Bahadur Shastri.
(c) Jawaharlal Nehru.
(d) Gulzarilal Nanda. |
Answer: (b) |
45. |
Who among the following prime ministers of India received the highest civil awards of both India(Bharat Ratna) and Pakistan(Nishaan-e-Pakistan)?
(a) Moraji Desai
(b) Indira Gandhi
(c) Jawaharlal Nehru
(d) Lal Bahadur Shastri |
Answer: (a) |
46. |
Who amongst the following agreed to supply aircraft carrier “Gorshkov” to India for its defense services?
(a) Russia
(b) France
(c) Germany
(d) Italy |
Ans (a) |
47. |
Who founded the Indian National Congress (INC) party?
(a) Mahatma Gandhi
(b) None of these
(c) Jawaharlal Nehru
(d) W C Bannerjee |
Answer: (b) |
48. |
Who is popularly known as 'Father of Indian Constitution'?
(a) Jawaharlal Nehru
(b) B.R.Ambedkar
(c) Mahatma Gandhi
(d) Bal Gangadhar Tilak |
Answer: (b) |
49. |
Who is the Chairman of Second administrative Reforms CommissIon?
(a) Bimal Jalan
(b) Dr. Karan Singh
(c) M.Veerappa Moily
(d) Ahmed Patel |
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50. |
Who is the Chairman of the Twelfth Finance Commission?
(a) C. Rangarajan
(b) N. N. Vohra
(c) Bimal Jalan
(d) Vijay Kelkar |
Answer: (a) |