Computer Awareness For Bank Clerical Exam

1.Which among the following is not a security / privacy risk?
(A)Spam
(B)Hacking
(C)Virus
(D)Phishing
(E)Vishing

Ans.  Spam
2.Now a days Vishing has become a criminal practice of using social engineering over which of the following?
(A)Social networking sites
(B)Mobile Phones
(C)E-mails
(D)Cyber cafés
(E)All of the above

Ans. Mobile Phones
3.When some unidentified / unknown person / firm sends you mail in a trustworthy /lucrative way asking for sensitive banks and online payment information, this is a case of __?
(A)spam
(B)hacking
(C)Phishing
(D)Vishing
(E)Simulation

Ans. Phishing 
4.Which among the following is a correct definition of “Digital Divide”?
(A) gap between people having access to mobile and internet access
(B) gap between people having access to internet /IT and no internet/IT
(C) gap between people having access to broadband and narrowband internet
(D) gap between people having access to internet banking and normal banking
(E)Gap between the people having an email account and no email account

Ans.  (B) gap between people having access to internet /IT and no internet/IT
5.Which among the following is the most common source of Viruses to the hard disk of your computer?
(A)Incoming Email
(B)Outgoing Email
(C)CD Roms
(D)Websites
(E)Mobile

Ans. (A) Incoming Email
6.What is the fullform of W3C?
(A)World Wide Web Consortium
(B)World Wide Web Company
(C)World Wide Web Center
(D)World Wide Web Command
(E)None of them

Ans. (A) World Wide Web Consortium
7.Which among the following is used for removing a software bug / defect which is available for free of cost from the software provider?
(A)Version
(B)Update
(C)Help
(D)Patch
(E)Syntax

Ans. (D) Patch
8.What is the name of the proposed software application that would allow users of automated teller machines (ATMs) to alert the police of a forced cash withdrawal by entering their personal identification number (PIN) in reverse order?
(A)ATM SafetyPIN
(B)ATM SafetyPro
(C)ATM SafetyCode
(D)ATM SafetySign
(E)ATM SafetyDigit

Ans. (A) ATM SafetyPIN
9.In the MICR Code Line Structure what do represent the first three digits of Sort field number consisting of nine digits?
(A)City
(B)Bank
(C)Branch
(D)Account Type
(E)None of the above

Ans.  first three digits represent the city, the next three indicate the bank and the last three digits signify the branch
10.Most of the internet banking sites provide which of the following feature to reduce the risk of keystroke logging for the password entry?
(A)Virtual keyboard
(B)Finger Touching
(C)Touchscreen
(D)ShapeWriter
(E)Dasher

Ans. (A) Virtual Keyboard
11.ADSL data communications technology uses which of the following for faster data transmission ?
(A)Voiceband modem
(B)Wireless Modem
(C)Copper telephone Lines
(D)Sockets
(E)None of the above

Ans. (C) Copper telephone Lines
12.While working on Microsoft World , which among the following is the command for “Undo”?
(A)Cntrl +A
(B)Cntrl +Z
(C)Cntrl +Y
(D)Cntrl +C
(E)Cntrl +V

Ans. (B) Cntrl + Z
13.While browsing the internet , which of the following key is used for full screen view?
(A)F3
(B)F5
(C)F11
(D)F9
(E)F10

Ans. (C) F11
14.Which of the following is a suitable term for any programmable content of a hardware device configurations and data for application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs), programmable logic devices, etc.?
(A)Hardware
(B)Software
(C)Firmware
(D)Malware
(E)Liveware

Ans. (C) Firmware
15.Most of the internet sites now a days use CSS primarily to enable the separation of document content (written in HTML or a similar markup language) from document presentation, including elements such as the layout, colors, and fonts. What is full form?
(A)Cascading Style Software
(B)Clear Style Sheet
(C)Cascading Style Sheet
(D)Common Style Sheet
(E)Conditional Style Sheet

Ans. (C) Cascading Style Sheet
16.What is the purpose of keeping electronic devices such as computers, televisions, and remote controlled devices on Sleep mode?
(A)Reduce Power consumption
(B)Back Up
(C)To write contents of RAM to hard disc
(D)To improve download speed
(E)None of the above

Ans. (A) Deduce Power Consumption
17.Which of the following device is a volatile storage?
(A)RAM
(B)Hard Disc
(C)Magnetic Tape
(D)Floppy Disc
(E)ROM

Ans. (A) RAM
18.Which of the following company owns/ uses the Virtual Hard Disk (.vhd) format for Virtual PC?
(A)IBM
(B)Microsoft
(C)Intel
(D)Google
(E)Apple

Ans. (B) Microsoft
19.What is Office Open XML?
(A)A file format
(B)A software
(C)A electronic device
(D)An international standard
(E)None of the above

Ans. (A) A file format
20.What is the ultimate purpose of Defragmentation?
(A)Make the PC faster
(B)Create More Free Space
(C)Delete temporary files
(D)Reduce Power consumption
(E)All of the above

Ans. (B) Create More Free Space is the main purpose however performance is also improved in most cases.

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General Knowledge for All Upcoming Exams

1.Assertion: Hien Tsang came to India during rule of Harshavardhana
Reason: He wanted to visit the Buddhist Shrine
(A)Both Assertion and Reason are True and Reason is Correct Explanation to Assertion
(B)Both Assertion and Reason are True but Reason is not Correct Explanation to Assertion
(C)Assertion is Correct but Reason is Not Correct explanation to the Assertion
(D)Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrect
(E)Both Assertion and Reasons are incorrect

Ans. (A)Both Assertion and Reason are True and Reason is Correct Explanation to Assertion
2.Which of the following was used in house making in Indus Valley Civilization?
(A)Stone
(B)Bricks
(C)Bamboo
(D)Wood
(E)all of above

Ans. (B) Bricks

3.Which among the following is not correctly matched? (Maurya Kings and contemporary Travelers/ Ambassadors )
(A)Chandra Gupta Maurya – Megasthenes
(B)Bindusara – Deimakos
(C)Asoka – Marco Polo
(D)Harshavardhana – Hiuen Tsang
(E)All are correctly matched

Ans. (C) C is not correctly matched . Dionysius was a Greek ambassador who came during Asoka’s time. Marco Polo came in 1292-93 in  kingdom of the Tamil Pandyas

4.Which among the following causes ‘Dumdum Fever’ or Kala Azar?
(A)Bacteria
(B)Fungi
(C)protozoa
(D)Virus
(E)None of them

Ans. (C) Kala Azar is also known as Dum dum fever and Visceral leishmaniasis . Its caused by protozoa of Leishmania genus, vector is sandfly

5.Which among the following is main body of United Nations ?
(A)General Assembly
(B)Security Council
(C)Secretariat
(D)Trusteeship Council
(E)Economic and Social Council

Ans. (A) General Assembly

6.At which of the following places Weight of a person will be maximum?
(A)At Poles
(B)At tropic of Capricorn
(C)At tropic of Cancer
(D)At the peak of Everest
(E)At equator

Ans. (A) At poles . Earth is flattened at poles and thus spheroid in shape, The person is 13 miles closer to the center of earth

7.Shiva Crater is located near which of the following places in India ?
(A)Mumbai
(B)Chennai
(C)Cochin
(D)Puri
(E)None of them

Ans. (A) Mumbai

8.In which of the following countries International Rice Research center is Located ?
(A)Thailand
(B)Malaysia
(C)Philippines
(D)Indonesia
(E)Japan

Ans. (C) Philippines

9.Where are the headquarters of Bioversity International?
(A)England
(B)Italy
(C)Germany
(D)Australia
(E)France

Ans. (B) Near Rome in Italy

10.Which among the following is caused by Virus?
(A)Mumps
(B)Beri Beri
(C)Tuberculosis
(D)Dysentery
(E)Rickets

Ans. (A) Mumps

11.Which of the following companies has a plant at Korba in Chhattisgarh ?
(A)Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd.
(B)Bharat Aluminum Company
(C)National Thermal Power Corporation
(D)Hindustan Aeronautics Limited
(E)Steel Authority of India Limited

Ans. (B) Bharat Aluminum Company

12.Radiation hardening is used in design of artificial satellites, spacecraft, military aircraft, nuclear power stations, and nuclear weapons for which of the following purposes?
(A)Protection from radiation damage
(B)trace element analysis
(C)use radiation energy
(D)Increase resistance
(E)None of them

Ans. (A) Protection from radiation damage

13.Which among the following is not located in Kolkata?
(A)Anthropological Survey of India
(B)Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics
(C)Central Mechanical Engineering Research Institute
(D)national Institute of Cholera and enteric diseases
(E)All are located in Kolkata

Ans. (C) Central Mechanical Engineering Research Institute is in Durgapur

14.Which among the following is not correctly matched?
(A)Aga Khan Palace – Pune
(B)Bharat Bhawan – Bhopal
(C)Akal Takht – Amritsar
(D)Rock of Gibraltar – Nainital
(E)Meenakshi Temple – Madurai

Ans. (D) Rock of Gibraltar  in Hyderabad in Hussain Sagar lake

15.Points Calimere Bird sanctuary is located in which of the following states?
(A)Kerala
(B)Karnataka
(C)Tamil nadu
(D)West Bengal
(E)Andhra Pradesh

Ans. (C) Tamil nadu

16.Which among the following is not correctly matched?
(A)Agra – Yamuna
(B)Badri Nath – Alaknanda
(C)Jabal pur – Narmada
(D)Surat – Tapti
(E)Vijayawada – Cauvery

Ans. (E) Vijayawada – Cauvery

17.What is the total number of planets in Solar system ?
(A)6
(B)7
(C)8
(D)9
(E)10

Ans. (C) 8 , International Astronomical Union Removed Pluto on August 24, 2006

18.Which among the following is NOT correctly matched?
(A)Kyrgyzstan – Bishkek
(B)Morocco – rabat
(C)Fiji – Suva
(D)Khazakatan – Astana
(E)Egypt – Addis Ababa

Ans. (E) Egypt – Cairo

19.Which among the following is not correctly matched?
(A)Holy Land – Palestine
(B)Island of Pearls – Baharein
(C)Island of Cloves – Madagaskar
(D)Key to Mediterranean – Gibraltor
(E)All are correctly matched

Ans. (E) All are correctly matched

20.Which among the following is not correctly matched?
(A)49th parallel : USA – Mexico
(B)38th parallel : North Korea – South Korea
(C)Siegfried Line – Germany : France
(D)Maginot Line – France : Germany
(E)Durand Line : Pakistan – Afganistan

Ans. (A) A, 49th parallel : USA – Canada

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Indian History for all exams

1.The battle of Aliwal was fought between which of the following?
(A)English and Marathas
(B)English and Nawab of Awadh
(C)English and Sikhs
(D)English and Tipu Sultan
(E)English and Mahad ji Scindhia

Ans. (C) English and Sikhs

2.Who among the following assumed the title of Islam Shah Suri, ?
(A)Shershah Suri
(B)Jalal Khan
(C)Firuz Shah Suri
(D)Ibrahim Khan Suri
(E)None of them,

Ans. (B) Jalal Khan assumed this title. He was son of Shershah and was his successor

3.Kavi Vatsal was a title assumed by a king belonging to which of the following dynasties?
(A)Pushyabhuti
(B)Pallava
(C)Maurya
(D)Satavahana
(E)Chola

Ans. (D) Satavahana. The name of the king is Hala who assumed the title of Kavivatsal

4.We have read that the writing in the Indus valley Civilization wasBoustrophedon. This means that ______?
(A)It was written left to right
(B)It was written right to left
(C)It was written left to right and right to left in alternate lines
(D)It was written up to down
(E)none of them

Ans. (C) It was written left to right and right to left in alternate lines

5.Discovered in 1967-68 by J.P. Joshi, the fifth largest Harappan site in the Indian subcontinent, and one of the latest has been found at which of the following places?
(A)Banawali
(B)Rakhigarhi
(C)Rupnagar
(D)Dholavira
(E)Surkotada

Ans. (D) Dholavira, It is located on the Khadir island in the Kachchh district of Gujarat

6.At which of the following harappan sites, an Inkpot has been discovered?
(A)Banawali
(B)Kalibangan
(C)Mohen jo Dero
(D)Chanhudaro
(E)Lothal

Ans. (D) Chanhudaro

7.Which of the following two towns of Indus valley Civilization were located on the bank of Ghagghar River?
(A)Harappa & Rojari
(B)Harappa & Mohen jo Dero
(C)Kalibanga and Banwali
(D)Rangpur and Surkotda
(E)Kalibanga and Lothal

Ans. (C) Kalibanga and Banwali

8.Which among the following was referred to as Buvan Chakshu in Early vedic era?
(A)Earth
(B)Fire
(C)Water
(D)Moon
(E)Sun

Ans. (B) Fire or agni

9.”Painted Grey ware” was used in which of the following era?
(A)Early Vedic Era
(B)Later Vedic Era
(C)Harappan Era
(D)None of Them
(E)All of them

Ans. (B) Later Vedic Era

10.Which among the following is a ritualistic Veda?
(A)Yajurveda
(B)Rigveda
(C)Sama Veda
(D)Atharvaveda
(E)None of them

Ans. (A) Yajurveda

11.Who among the following belonged to Sakya clan of Kshatriyas?
(A)Gautam Buddha
(B)Mahavir jain
(C)Chandragupta Maurya
(D)Rishabhnath
(E)None of them

Ans. (A) Gautam Buddha

12.In which of the following Buddhist Councils , the compilation of Dhamma Pitaka and Sutta Pitaka took Place?
(A)First Buddhist Council
(B)Second Buddhist Council
(C)Third Buddhist Council
(D)Fourth Buddhist Council
(E)None of them

Ans. (A) First Buddhist Council at 483 in Satparni caves near Rajgriha

13.Which of the following religious text is written in the form of questions and answers?
(A)Vinaya Pitaka
(B)Sutta Pitaka
(C)Abhidhamma Pitaka
(D)Prakirnas
(E)None of them

Ans. (C) Abhidhamma Pitaka

14.Which pillar edict of Asoka is longest of all pillars?
(A)Second
(B)Fifth
(C)Sixth
(D)Seventh
(E)Fourth

Ans. (D) Seventh Pillar Edict mentioning Dhamma mahamattas

15.The 13th Rock edict of Asoka which is longest among all the rock edicts describes which of the following?
(A)Policy of Dhamma
(B)Kalinga war
(C)Toleration among sects
(D)Purpose of rock edicts
(E)None of them

Ans. (B) 13th Rock edict located in Orissa describes Kalinga war

16.Who among the following erected a monastery stupa at Peshawar ?
(A)Asoka
(B)Kanishka
(C)Bimbisara
(D)Sri Gupta
(E)Chandra Gupta Vikramaditya

Ans. (B) Kanishka

17.Who among the following granted permission to Buddhist King of Ceylon Meghavarman to build a Monastery at Bodh Gaya?
(A)Chandra gupta Virkramaditya
(B)Samudra Gupta
(C)Skand Gupta
(D)Kumara Gupta
(E)None of them

Ans. (B) Samudra Gupta

18.Which of the following dynasties was founded by Mayur Sarman?
(A)Gang
(B)Pallava
(C)Kadamba
(D)Chalukya
(E)None of them

Ans. (C) Kadamba

19.Sakambhari near Ajmer is a place related to emergence of which of the following dynasties?
(A)Gahadwals
(B)Parmars
(C)Pratiharas
(D)Chauhanas
(E)Rashtrakutas

Ans. (D) Chauhanas

20.Karkota Dynasty was confined to which of the following areas?
(A)Kannauj
(B)Kashmir
(C)Deccan
(D)Gujarat
(E)None of them

Ans. (B) Kashmir

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General Knowledge Quiz for All Exams

1.S F Rodrigues is the Governor of which of the following states?

(A)Punjab
(B)Himachal Pradesh
(C)Uttar PradeshAns. (A) Punjab

2.Realizing its importance for preparedness on our border, recently P Chidambaram announced that India is making how many roads on India China Border?
(A)6 Roads
(B)8 Roads
(C)10 Roads

Ans. (C) 10 Roads

3.Barasat sports stadium in West Bengal is commonly known for which of the following sports?
(A)Cricket
(B)Hockey
(C)Football

Ans. (C) Football

4.Fourth summit of IBSA, which symbolizes the spirit of South-South cooperation was held at which of the following places recently ?
(A)Johannesburg
(B)New Delhi
(C)Brasilia

Ans. (C) Brasilia.

5.In which year the first IBSA was held?
(A)2003
(B)2005
(C)2006

Ans. (C) 2006. first IBSA summit was held in Brasilia in 2006, followed by the Johannesburg summit in 2007. New Delhi hosted the third IBSA summit last year.

6.Recently Minister of State for External Affairs Preneet Kaur presented India’s perspective on ‘New global governance for the 21st Century’ at the Bled Strategic Forum in which country?
(A)Slovenia
(B)Hungary
(C)Slovakia

Ans. (C) Slovenia, Bled Strategic Forum was set up to expose strategic issues impacting Europe and the transatlantic community.

7.British Cabinet Minister for Energy and Climate Change Ed Miliband and Minister for International Development Douglas Alexander were in India for discussion on which of the following?
(A)Restructuring the UN Security Council
(B)Climate Change
(C)Strategy to Fight Terrorism

Ans. (B) Climate Change.

8.The Ministry of Rural Development has decided to re-design and re-structure which of the following program into National Livelihood Mission (NRLM)?
(A)Jawahar Rojgar Yojna
(B)Swarnjayanti Gram Swarojgar Yojana
(C)NREGA

Ans. (B) Swarnjayanti Gram Swarojgar Yojana.

9.Recently 1400-odd Green House Gas (GHG) mitigation projects were approved by the Government which are expected to attract foreign investment worth 16 billion dollar. These projects will neutralize what fraction of the current levels of emission by 2012?
(A)5%
(B)10%
(C)15%

Ans. 10%

10.JADUGUDA MINES at Jharkhand are related to which of the following ?
(A)Iron
(B)Uranium
(C)Aluminum

Ans. Uranium, They are owned by Uranium Corporation of India, Ltd. (UCIL).

11. India is set to join a select group of nations like Thailand and the Philippines in holding a national level beauty contest for transgenders. Where?
(A)Bangalore
(B)Chennai
(C)Hyderabad

Ans. Chennai.

12.Integrated Research and Action for Development (IRADe) is located at which of the following places ?
(A)Dehradun
(B)New Delhi
(C)Lucknow

Ans. (B) New Delhi.

13.Where did the World Boxing Championships took place recently ?
(A)Milan
(B)Rome
(C)Paris

Ans. (A) Milan.

14.Recently Tibetans-in-exile living in India celebrated the which Democracy Day, the anniversary of their government-in-exile in Dharamshala?
(A)47th
(B)49th
(C)50th

Ans. (B) 49th.

15.Who has written the book Imagining India: Ideas for the New Century?
(A)Nandan Nilkeni
(B)APJ Abdul Kalam
(C)N.R.Narayana Murthy

Ans. (A) Nandan Nilkeni.

16.What is the title of the controversial book by Jaswant Singh ?
(A)Jinnah: India, Partition-Independence
(B)Jinnah :India’s Partition
(C)Jinnah : India and Partition

Ans. (A) Jinnah: India, Partition-Independence.

17.Hiroshima Day and Nagasaki Day are observed on the following dates respectively ?
(A)August 6, August 9
(B)August 9, August 6
(C)August 5, August 8

Ans. (A) August 6, August 9.

18.Every year which date is observed as National Sports Day which is birthday anniversary of Major Dhyan Chand?
(A)21 August
(B)29 August
(C)3 September

Ans. (B) 29 August.

19.A Calamity Relief Fund (CRF) has been set up in each State as per the recommendations of which of the following ?
(A)10th Financial Commission
(B)11th Finance Commission
(C)12th Finance Commission

Ans. (B) 11th Finance Commission.

20.Khaled Choudhury who was recently honored by Sangeet Natak Academy Awards is known for which of the following?
(A)Musician
(B)Stage Designer
(C)Arts Scholar

Ans. (B) Stage Designer.

21.What is the Prize Money of Khel Ratna and Arjuna awards which was recently revised?
(A)Khelratna Rs.750,000, Arjuna 500,000
(B)Khel Ratna 5,00,000, Arjuna 750,000
(C)Khelratna 5,00,000, Arjuna 10, 00,000

Ans. (A) Khelratna Rs. 750,000, Arfuna 500,00.

22.Recently a three-day silver jubilee convention of Indian Association of Tour Operators(IATO) was held at which of the following places?
(A)Bhopal
(B)New Delhi
(C)Bangalore

Ans. (C) Bangalare.

23.Recently Indian Government has decided to set up the Indian Community Welfare Fund (ICWF) which is to meet contingency expenditure incurred by which of the following?
(A)Indian Missions abroad for welfare activities for overseas Indian citizens who are in distress
(B)Indian Business Organizations abroad struck by Global Recession
(C)Indian Diaspora around the world

Ans. (A) Government on 20th August approved setting up the ICWF in the Indian Missions in 17 countries to meet contingency expenditure incurred by the them for carrying out various onsite welfare activities for overseas Indian citizens who are in distress.

24.Every year on 8th October , Air Force Day is celebrated in India. In which year Indian Air force was established on this date?
(A)1928
(B)1932
(C)1945

Ans. (B) 1932,  established on October 8, 1932,  prefix Royal was added in 1945 and removed in 1950.

25.Which day is observed as World Habitat Day every Year ?
(A)October 1
(B)First Monday of October
(C)October 5

Ans. (B) First Monday of October.

26.World Teachers’ Day is observed all over the world on which of the following dates?
(A)5th September
(B)5th October
(C)5th November

Ans. (A) 5th October.

27.United Nations Day (October 24, 2009) is a part of United Nations Week, which runs from which of the following?
(A)20 to 26 October.
(B)22 to 28 October.
(C)24 to 30 October.

Ans. (A) 20 to 26 October.

28.Sri Ram Jha is related to which of the following sports ?
(A)Polo
(B)Chess
(C)Squash

Ans. (B) Chess

29.Who among the following had been recently appointed as new chairperson of Children Films Society of India?
(A)Nandita Das
(B)Shabana Azmi
(C)Sharmila Tagore

Ans. (A) Nandita Das.

30.COPE-09 is a five-day joint exercise involving the Indian Air Force and which of the following scheduled in October 2009?
(A)United States Air Force
(B)Royal Australian Air Force
(C)Royal Air Force (RAF) of UK

Ans. (A) United States Air Force

31.Aaron Peirsol who was recently in news is related to which of the following sports ?
(A)Swimming
(B)Water Polo
(C)Gymnastics

Ans. (A) Swimming, recently set a 200m backstroke record in World Swimming Championships

32.With which of the following country India has recently (September 3, 2009) signed a Social Security Agreement ?
(A)Switzerland
(B)Poland
(C)UAE

Ans. (A) Switzerland, Please note that India has signed similar agreements with Belgium, France and Germany in the recent past.

33.Which of the following article has been recently enacted by the parliament on the basis of Article 21-A inserted by the Constitution (Eighty-sixth Amendment) Act, 2002 ?
(A)Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009
(B)The Right to Information Act 2005
(C)Consumer Protection (Amendment) Act, 2002

Ans. (A) Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009

34.Who among the following is the Deputy Chairperson of the Rajya Sabha ?
(A)K. Rahman Khan
(B)Bhairon Singh Shekhawat
(C)Hamid Ansari

Ans. (A) K. Rahman Khan

35.Recently Dr. Lakshmi Nandan Bora was honored with the prestigious Saraswati Samman for 2008 this year i.e. in 2009 for his novel ‘Kayakalpa’.He is a renowned writer of which of the following languages?
(A)Assamese
(B)Hindi
(C)Bengali

Ans. (A) Assamese

36.Recently Vice-President Sh. Hamid Ansari has gave away ‘National Awards for Teachers-2008′ to over 300 teachers which includes Primary and Secondary School Teachers. In which year these awards were incorporated?
(A)1955
(B)1958
(C)1962

Ans. (B) 1958, The National Award to Teachers, instituted in 1958, is celebrated in India as Teachers’ Day on September 5 in honor of Dr. S. Radhakrishnan, former president of India, a philosopher and a great teacher.

37.Which company has recently appointed Gautam Gambhir as its new ‘Brand Ambassador?
(A)Bharat Petroleum
(B)MRF Tyres
(C)Toyota

Ans. (B) MRF Tyres

38.Recently where was held the first Tantya Bhil National Tribal Archery Competition ?
(A)Ranchi
(B)Jabalpur
(C)Jodhpur

Ans. (B) Jabalpur, The first Tantya Bhil National Tribal Archery Competition started from September 7 at the Ravi Shankar Shukla Stadium, Jabalpur.

39.The new Foreign Trade Policy of India which was recently unveiled sets to achieve which of the following targets of annual exports by March 2011?
(A)$ 200 Billion
(B)$ 220 Billion
(C)$ 280 Billion

Ans. (A) $200 Billion.

40.The new Foreign trade policy aims to achieve an annual export growth as follows?
(A)15 % for next two years and 25 % there after
(B)15 % for next 5 years and 25 % thereafter
(C)15% for next 5 years

Ans. (A) 15  % for next two years and 25 % there after

41.In the recently proposed New Tax Code which of the following has been proposed for calculation of cap gains tax?
(A)April 1999
(B)April 2000
(C)April 2001

Ans. (B) April 2000

42.Himachal Pradesh is one of India’s major apple-producing regions, as more than 2 lakh families engaged in its cultivation. At which of the following place ‘The state government in collaboration with the CII is holding an ‘Apple Festival-09′ in October?
(A)Shimla
(B)Chamba
(C)Mandi

Ans. (A) Shimla

43.Delingha is a _________?
(A)missile
(B)animal
(C)place

Ans. (C) It’s a place Delingha is the capital of Haixi Mongol and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in Qinghai, China. Recently it was in news as India came to know & protested against China deploying missiles in Delinhga.

44.Which among the following is not an aerobatics demonstration team of the Indian Air Force?
(A)Surya Kiran
(B)Thunderbolts
(C)Blue Diamonds

Ans. (C) Blue Diamonds , They are from Philippines

45.BCG vaccine laboratory is located at which of the following places?
(A)Chennai
(B)Coonoor
(C)Thiruvanathapuram

Ans. (A) Chennai, Recently  Centre has taken a decision to revive the three vaccine institutes, the Pasteur Institute of India in Coonoor, Central Research Institute (CRI) at Kasauli, and BCG Vaccine Laboratory at Chennai.

46.Who is the new Prime Minister of Japan?
(A)Yukio Hatoyama
(B)Yukia Amano
(C)Taro Aso

Ans. (A) Yukio Hatoyama

47.Who has written the book Idea of Justice?
(A)Amartya Sen
(B)Montek Singh Ahluwalia
(C)Omkar Goswami

Ans. (A) Amartya Sen

48.Which among the following industrialists is related to Force India F1, Formula One motor racing team which was formed in October 2007?
(A)Anil Ambani
(B)Vijay Malya
(C)Sunil Mittal

Ans. (C) Vijay Malya

49.Who among the following is called as “living Buddha” ?
(A)Dalai Lama
(B)Geshe Gyeltsen
(C)Panchen Lama

Ans. (A) Dalai Lama

50.Recently Governor of which of the following states died before he could assume office?
(A)Gujarat
(B)Himachal Pradesh
(C)Haryana

Ans. (A) Shri Devendranath Dwivedi , Gujarat

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International Current Affairs

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1. In which state of United States Kennedy Space Center is located ?
(A)Alabama
(B)Florida
(C)Hawaii

Ans. (B) Florida

2. Which among the following is correct identification of Mirhossein Mousavi in Iran?
(A)Religious Leader
(B)Speaker of parliament
(C)Leader of Opposition

Ans. (C) Leader of Opposition

3. “The voice and representation of emerging and developing economies, including the poorest, must be significantly increased” The statement came in recent draft communiqué of G-20. It is related to reforms in which of the following?
(A)World Bank
(B)International Monetary Fund
(C)United Nations

Ans. (C) International Moneraty Fund

4. A two days of talks by trade ministers to advance the Doha process, convened by India was held in which of the following cities?
(A)Delhi
(B)Mumbai
(C)Bangalore

Ans. (A) Delhi

5. Who among the following the prime minister’s special envoy on climate change?
(A)Shyam Saran
(B)K M Chandrasekhar
(C)Meera Shankar

Ans. (A) Shyam Saran

6. According to the recent list of Forbes , who is the richest earning cricketer of the world?
(A)Mahendra Singh Dhoni
(B)Sachin Tendulkar
(C)Rahul Dravid

Ans. (A) Mahendra Singh Dhoni

7. Finance Ministers of the world’s 20 most powerful countries are gathering for a two-day meet starting to discuss reforms to tackle black money and money laundering. Where this meeting is taking place?
(A)Geneva
(B)London
(C)Washington

Ans. (B) London

8. Trade ministers of key World Trade Organization members agreeing in New Delhi that the negotiations should be taken forward which stalled last year. The talks are resuming in September at _______?
(A)Geneva
(B)Pittsburg
(C)London

Ans. (A) Geneva

9. With the enactment of the micro, small and medium enterprises development act, 2006,the FDI in MSE will be governed by sectoral caps and other regulations instead of the earlier ceiling on the foreign equity holding.What was the ceiling of FDI in MSE earlier?
(A)22%
(B)24%
(C)36%

Ans. (B) 24%

10. Recently government of India has formed a five- member committee to suggest reforms in pricing of auto and cooking fuels. Who is heading this committee?
(A)D.N. Tiwari
(B)K. Venkatasubramanian
(C)Kirit S Parikh

Ans. (C) Kirit S Parikh

11. As a part of a total of $80 billion that the four BRIC countries will invest in the IMF in order to replenish its fund aimed at helping out countries, which are struggling in the current financial crisis, how much India has decided to invest in notes issued by the IMF?
(A)Up to $ 10 Billion
(B)Up to $ 20 Billion
(C)Up to $ 15 Billion

Ans. (A) Up to $ 10 Billion

12. Sipta power project is in which state?
(A)Chhattisgarh
(B)Madhya Pradesh
(C)Maharastra

Ans. (A) Chhattisgarh

13. Which among the following is Trans Arunanchal Highway ?
(A)NH 52 B
(B)NH 51 B
(C)NH 51 A

Ans. (A) NH 52 B

14. Which of the following are Indian research stations at Antarctica?
(A)Dakshin Gangotri
(B)Dakshin Gangotri & Maitri
(C)Dakshin Gangotri, Maitri and Himadri

Ans. (C) Dakshin Gangotri & Maitri, Himadri is in arctic

15. In which of the following state Sunabeda sanctuary is located ?
(A)Orissa
(B)Madhya Pradesh
(C)Maharastra

Ans. (A) Orissa

16. Bhaskar Ghosh Committee was related to which of the following ?
(A)Cultural Schemes
(B)Television broadcasting
(C)film censorship

Ans. (A) Cultural Schemes

17. Ossetia is a point of contention between which of the following two nations?
(A)Russia & Estonia
(B)Russia & Ukraine
(C)Russia & Georgia

Ans. (A) Russia & Georgia

18. On 20 April 2009, which version of PSLV (in core alone version) successfully launched RISAT-2 and ANUSAT?
(A)PSLV C 9
(B)PSLV-C11
(C)PSLV-C12

Ans. (C) PSLV-C12

19. Who has written Gandhi’s Emissary ?
(A)Arun Shourie
(B)Ajoy Bose
(C)Sudhir Ghosh

Ans. (C) Sudhir Ghosh

20. Who is the Finance Secretary of India ?
(A)Arun Ramaswami
(B)R Chidambaram
(C)Ashok Chawla

Ans. (C) Ashok Chawla
(Economic Affairs Secretary Ashok Chawla has been appointed Finance Secretary in the Finance Ministry with effect from May 13, 2009)

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Indian History : Important Dates

Important Dates in Indian History

BC

3000-1500 Indus Valley Civilisation
576 Birth of Gautam Buddha
527 Birth of Mahavir
327-326 Alexander’s invasion of India. It opened a land route between India and Europe
313 Accession of Chandragupta Maurya according to Jain traditions
305 Defeat of Seleucus at the hands of Chandragupta Maurya
273-232 Ashoka’s reign
261 Conquest of Kalinga
145-101 Region of Elara, the Chola King of Sri Lanka
58 Beginning of Vikrami era

AD

78 Beginning of Saka era
120 Accession of Kanishka
320 Commencement of Gupta era. the golden age of Hindu India
380 Accession of Vikramaditya
405-411 Visit of Chinese traveller Fa-hien
415 Accession of Kumara Gupta I
455 Accession of Skando Gupta
606-647 Harshavardhan’s reign
712 First invasion in Sind by Arabs
836 Accession of King Bhoja of Kannauj
985 Accession of Rajaraja,the Chola ruler
998 Accession of Sultan Mahmud
1001 First invasion of India by Mahmud Chazni who defeated jaipal, ruler of Punjab
1025 Destruction of Somnath Temple by Mahmud Ghzni
1191 First Battle of Tarain
1192 Second Battle of Tarain
1206 Accession of Qutab-ud-din Aibak to the throne of Delhi
1210 Death of Qutub-ud-din Aibak
1221 Changes Khan invaded India (Mongol invasion)
1236 Accession of Razia Sultan to the throne of Delhi
1240 Razia Sultan dies
1296 Accession of Ala–ud-din Khilji
1316 Ala-ud-din Khilji dies
1325 Accession of Muhammad-bin Tughlaq
1327 Shifting of Capital from Delhi to Daulatabad to Deccan by the Tughlaqs
1336 Foundation of Vijayanagar empire in the South
1351 Accession of Feroze Shah
1398 Invasion of India by Timur Lang
1469 Birth of Gurunanak
1494 Accession of Babar in Farghana
1497-98 First voyage of Vasco da Gama to India( discovery of sea route to India via the Cape of Good Hope
1526 First Battle of Panipat, Babar defeated Ibrahim Lodhi; Foundation of Mughal rule by Babar
1527 Battle of Khanya’Babar defeated Rana Sanga
1530 Death of Babar and accession of Humayun
1539 Sher Shah Suri defeated Humayan and became India’s emperor
1540 Battle of Kannauj
1555 Humayan recaptured the throne of Delhi
1556 Second Battle of Panipat
1565 Battle of Talikota
1576 Battle of Haldighati; Rana Pratap defeated by Akbar
1582 Din-e-Illahi founded by Akbar
1597 Death of Rana Pratap
1600 East India Company established
1605 Death of Akbar and accession of Jehangir
1606 Execution of Guru Arjun Dev
1611 Jehangir marries Nur jahan.
1616 Sir Thomas Roe visits Jehangir
1627 Birth of Shivaji and death of Jehangir
1628 Shahjahan becomes emperor of India
1631 Death of Mumtaj Mahal
1634 The British permitted to trade in india in Bengal
1659 Accession of Aurangzeb, Shahjahan imprisoned
1665 Shivaji imprisoned by Aurangzeb
1666 Death of Shahjahan
1675 Execution of Teg Bahadur,the ninth Guru of Sikhs
1680 Death of Shivaji
1707 Death of Aurangzeb
1708 Death of Guru Gobind Singh
1739 Nadir Shah invades India
1757 Battle of Plassey, establishment of Britishn political rule in India at the hands of Lord Clive.
1761 Third Battle of Panipat;Shah Alam II becomes India’s emperor
1764 Battle of Buxar
1765 Clive appointed Company’s Governor in India
1767-69 First Mysore war
1770 The great Bangal Famine
1780 Birth of Maharaja Ranjit Singh
1780-84 Second Mysore War
1784 Pitt’s Omdoa Act
1790-92 Third Mysore War
1793 The Permanent Settlement of Bengal
1799 Fourth Mysore War- Death of Tipu Sultan
1802 Treaty of Bassein
1809 Treaty of Amritsar
1829 Practice of Sati Prohibited
1830 Raja-Ram Mohun Roy, founder of Brahmo Samaj,visits England.
1833 Death of Raja Ram Mohun Roy.
1839 Death of Maharaj Ranjit Singh
1839-42 First Afghan War
1845-46 First Anglo-Sikh War
1852 Second Anglo-Burmese War
1853 First Railway line opened between Bombay and Thane and a Telegraph line in Calcutta
1857 The sepoy Mutiny or First War of Independence
1861 Birth of Rabindranath Tagore
1869 Birth of Mahatma Gandhi
1885 Foundation of Indian National Congress
1889 Birth of Jawaharlal Nehru
1897 Birth of Subhash Chandra Bose
1904 Tibet Expedition
1905 First partition of Bengal under Lord Curzon
1906 Foundation of Muslim League
1911 Delhi Darbar;King and Queen visit India;Delhi becomes the capital of India
1916 World War 1 begins
1916 Lucknow Pact signed by Muslim League and Congress
1918 World War 1 ends
1919 Montague-Chelmsfor Reforms introduced,Jallianwala Bagh massacreat Amritsar
1920 Khilafar Movement launched
1927 Boycott of Simon Commission,broadcasting started in India
1928 Death of lal Lajpat Rai ( Sher-e-Punjab)
1929 Lord Orwaom’s Pact, resolution of complete independence passed at Lahore Congress
1930 Civil Disobedience Movement launched;Dandi March by Mahatma Gandhi(April 6, 1970 )
1931 Gandhi-Irwin Pact
1935 Government of India Act enacted
1937 Provincial Autonomy,Congress forms ministers
1939 World War II begins (September i )
1941 Death of Rabindranath Tagore, escape of Subhash Chandra Bose from India
1942 Arrival of Cripps Mission in India, ‘Quit India’ movement launched (Aug.8)
1943-44 Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose forms provincial Azad Hindu Hukumat and Indian National Army, Bengal famine
1945 Trial of Indian National Army at Red Fort;Shimla Conference World War II ends
1946 British Cabinet Mission visits India; Interim Government formed at the Centre,
1947 Division of India; India and Pakistan form separate independent dominions
1948 Mahatma Gandhi assassinated (Jan.30); integration of princely states.
1949 Cease-fire in Kashmir,indian Constitution signed and adopted(Nov.26)
1950 India becomes a Sovereign Democratic Republic (Jan.26)and Constitution of India comes into force
1951 First Five-year Plan.First Asian Games held in Delhi
1952 First General Elections of the Lok Sabha
1953 Conquest of Mt.Everest by Tenzing Norgay and Sir Edmund Hillary
1956 Second Five-Year Plan launched
1957 Second General Elkections;decimal coinage introduced,
Liberation of Goa.
1962 Third General Elections in India; Chinese attack on India (Dec 20 )
1963 Nagaland becomes the 16th indian State
1964 Death of Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru
1965 Pakistan attacks India
1966 Tashkent Pact;Death of Lal Bahadur Shastri; Mrs. Indira Gandhi elected Prime Minister of India.
1967 Fourth General Elections;Dr Zakir Hussain elected the third president of India
1969 V.V.Giri elected President of India, Nationalisation of the leading banks by Presidential ordinance.
1970 Meghalaya designated as autonomous state.
1971 Himachal Pradesh becomes a State;Indo-Pak War, Bangladesh is born
1972 Shimla agreement;Death of C.Rajagopalachari
1973 Mysore State renamed Karnataka
1974 India explodes a nuclear device; Fakhuruddin Ali Ahmed elected as fifth President Sikkim becomes on associate State of India
1975 India launches ‘Aryabhata’; Sikkim becomes 22nd State of the Indian Union; State of Emergency is declared
1976 India and China establish diplomatic relations
1977 Sixth General Elections; Janata Party gets majority in Lok Sabha; Neelam Sanjiva Reddy elected sixth President of India
1979 Morarji Desai resigns as Prime Minister,Charan Singh becomes Prime Minister;Charan Singh resigns ( Aug 20 ) Sixth Lok Sabha dissolved
1980 Seventh General Elections;Congress I comes to power;Mrs Indira Gandhi sworn in as Prime Minister; Sanjay Gandhi dies in an air crash, India Launches SLV-3 into space carrying Rohini Satellite
1982 Longest bridge in Asia opened ( March 2 ); Acharya J.B. Kripalani dies ( March 19) INSAT.1A launched; Giani Zail Singh elected President of India (July 15) Over 500 persons killed in Gujarat Cyclone ( Nov.5); Acharua Vinobha dies (Nov 15) IX Asian Games inaugurated (Nov 19)
1983 CHOGM held in New Delhi
1984 Operation Blue Star in Punjab; Rakesh Sharma goes into space; Mrs. Indira Gandhi assassinated; Rajiv Gandhi becomes PM
1985 Rajiv-Longowal accord signed; Sant H.S. Longowal killed elections in Punjab; Assam accord; VII Five-Year Plan launched 1986 Mizoram accord.
1987 R.Venkataraman elected President; Shankar Dayal Sharma elected Vice-President of India, Bofors gun and Fairfax controversies
1989 Ram Shilanyas Puja at Ayodhyat; India’s first IRBM ‘ Agni’ successfully launched from Orissa (May 22); Trishul Missile test fised (June 5); Second successful launch of Prithvi (Sept 27); Rajiv Government loses poll and resigns (Nov.29); Jawahar Rozgar Yojna launched (Nov.29);National front leader V.P. Singh sworn in as seventh PM, New cabinet sworn in (Dec.2), Ninth Lok Sabha constituted
1990 Last of IPKF return home (March 25); Indian Airlines A-320 Airbus Crash (Feb. 14); Janata Dal splits; BJP withdraws support to the Government;Advani takes out Rath Yatra and is arrested, Mandal Report implemented announced by V.P. Singh Violence in Ayodhya due to Ram Janam Bhoomi-Babri Masjid dispute
1991 Gulf War breaks out (Jan. 17); Rajiv Gandhi assassinated (May 21); X Lok Sabha constituted (June 20); P. V. Narasimha Rao becomes Prime Minister
1992 India establishes full diplomatic ties with Israel (Jan. 29); Bharat Ratna and Oscar winner Satyajit Ray dies (April 23); S.D.Sharma elected President (July 25); INS Shakti-first indigeneously built submarine was launched on Feb. 7
1993 Ordinance to acquire 67.33 acres in Ayodhya (Jan 7); Massive security falls in BJP rally; Wave of bombing leaves 300 dead in Bombay; Insat-2B becomes fully operational; Earthquake in Maharashtra
1994 Government monopoly over civil aviation ends; Storm over GATT treaty;Plague outbreak; Sushmita Sen-Miss Universe; Aishwarya Rai-Miss World
1995 Mayawati First Dalit Chief Minister of UP; BJP comes to power in Maharashtra and Gujarat, Janata Dal in Karnataka and Congress in Orissa; Indian National Congress (T) formed; President’s Rule in UP after fall of Mayawati; INSAT 2C and IRSI-C launched
1996 Hawala takes toll of several Union Ministers ans opposition leaders; PSLV D3 launched on March 21 with IRSP-3 ushering new era in India space programme; Eleventh Lok Sabha Elections held on April 127-BJP emerges as the single largest party
1997 On August 15, India celebrated its 50th year of Independence
1998 Death of Mother Teressa; Atal Behari Vajpayee becomes Indian Prime Minister; India explodes its second nuclear device (Pokhran II)
1999 India Airlines plane IC-814 hijacked by terrorists and taken to Kandahar, Afghanistan, on Dec 24, 1999. Three militants released by Indian govt.for the freedom of hostages kept as passengers. In June 1999, Flt. Lt. K. Nachiketa, the captured Indian pilot, released by Pakistan after eight days of captivity. ‘Operation Vijay’ launched by Indian Army to flush out Pakistani infiltrators inside LoC in the Kargil sector of J&K, India wins battle.
2000Â US President Bill Clinton visits India during March 2000. Three new states Chhatisgarh, Uttaranchal and Jharkhand created.India’s population crossed one billion mark.
2001 ‘Agra Summit’ between India and Pakistan in July 2001; Worst natural calamity of India: Gujarat Earthquake in Jan 2001; ‘Tehelka.Com’ screened video tapes which opened the murky world of arms deal and its kickbacks to Indian Army officials, ministers and politicians in March 2001; VI th census of India (since Independence) concluded in March 2001. Enron bids farewall to Indian energy sector in August 2001; GSLV
launched successfully in April 2001 and PSLC-C3 launch conducted in October 2001.
2002 Â 71-year old missile scientist, Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam, is elected President of India; One of the most harrific communal roits in recent history, the Godhra Incident, happens on Feb 27, 2002 in Gujarat;National Water Policy announced in April, which aims at integrating water resources develpment and management for optimal and sustainable utilisation.
2003 Â Formation of Strategic Forces Command (SFO) and the Nuclear Command Authority (NCA) by India; Air Marshal Teja Mohan Asthana named first commander in chief of the SFC; Advanced multi purpose satellite, INSAT-3A is successfully launched into space from Kourou of French Guyana; CBI forms an Economic Intelligence Wing to tackle white-collar crime in June; India’s adnaced communication satellite INSAT-3E is launched by an European rocket from the spaceport of Kourou of French Guyana in December
2004 NDA government ousted by the Congress and its allies in the General Election; Congress President Ms Sonia Gandhi opts against becoming Prime Minister of India despite being in a strong position; Congress and its allies forms government at the centre under the Prime Ministership of Dr. Manmohan Singh.

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General Knowledge Question answers for all Examinations

1. The speed of light with the rise in the temperature of the medium
(1) Increases
(2) Decreases
(3) Remains unaltered
(4) Drops sharply

2. Which from the following rivers does not originate in Indian territory?
(1) Mahanadi
(2) Brahmaputra
(3) Ravi
(4) Chenab

3. The gas predominantly responsible for global warming is
(1) Carbon dioxide
(2) Carbon monoxide
(3) Nitrous oxide
(4) Nitrogen peroxide

4. 26th January is India’s
(1) Independence Day
(2) Republic Day
(3) Revolution Day
(4) Parliament Day

5. Which of the following uses non-conventional Source of Energy?
(1) Kerosene lamp
(2) Wax candle
(3) Solar lantern
(4) Torch

6. Electric current is measured by
(1) Voltmeter
(2) Anemometer
(3) Commutator
(4) Ammeter

7. The dynamo is a device for converting
(1) Heat energy into electrical energy
(2) Mechanical energy into electrical energy
(3) Magnetic energy into electrical energy
(4) None of these

8. Galvanised Iron sheets have a coating of
(1) Tin
(2) Lead
(3) Zinc
(4) Chromium

9. The hardest substance available on earth is
(1) Platinum
(2) Diamond
(3) Quartz
(4) gold

10. Washing soda is the common name for
(1) Calcium carbonate
(2) Calcium bicarbonate
(3) Sodium carbonate
(4) Sodium bicarbonate

11. 2008 Olympic games were held in
(1) China
(2) Greece
(3) Italy
(4) France

12. Who among the following has been appointed as the new Captain of Indian Test Cricket Team?
(1) Sachin Tendulkar
(2) Rahul Dravid
(3) Anil Kumble
(4) Mahender Singh Dhoni

13. Who among the following is  coach for the Indian Cricket Team?
(1) Vivian Richards
(2) Gary Kirsten
(3) Kapil Dev
(4) Allan Border

14. The mascot for the 34th National Games held in Jharkhand in 2008, is
(1) Sheru
(2) Roopa
(3) Chauva
(4) None of these

15. With which game is the Agha Khan Cup associated?
(1) Football
(2) Badminton
(3) Basketball
(4) Hockey

16. The term, L.B.W. is associated with which of the following games?
(1) Cricket
(2) Hockey
(3) Football
(4) Polo

17. Wankhede stadium is situated in?
(1) Chandigarh
(2) Bangalore
(3) Mumbai
(4) Chennai

18. The Olympic games are normally held at an interval of
(1) 2 years
(2) 3 years
(3) 4 years
(4) 5 years

19. Jaspal Rana is the name associated with which of the following games?
(1) Boxing
(2) Shooting
(3) Archery
(4) Weight lifting

20. Netaji Subhash National Institute of Sports is located at
(1) Kolkata
(2) New Delhi
(3) Jhansi
(4) Patiala

21. A person wants to contest election for the membership of Gram Panchayat, what should be his age?
(1) 18 years or above
(2) 19 years or above
(3) 21 years of above
(4) Minimum 25 years

22. Who summons the joint sitting of the Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha?
(1) President
(2) Speaker of the Lok Sabha
(3) Chairman of the Rajya Sabha
(4) Prime Minister

23. Which of the following is not a source of revenue to the village panchayat?
(1) Property Tax
(2) House Tax
(3) Land Tax
(4) Vehicle Tax

24. All electioneering campaigns during the time of elections are stopped.
(1) 48 hours before the appointed time of election results
(2) 48 hours before the actual poll
(3) 24 hours before the actual poll
(4) 36 hours before the actual poll

25. Who appoints the Chief Election Commissioner of India?
(1) President
(2) Prime Minister
(3) Parliament
(4) Chief Justice of India

26. The General Budget is presented in the parliament normally in the month of
(1) January
(2) February
(3) March
(4) Last month of the year

27. Who is the signatory on the Indian currency notes in denomination of two rupees and above?
(1) Secretary, Reserve Bank of India
(2) Finance Secretary, Minister of Finance
(3) Governor, Reserve Bank of India
(4) Finance Minister, Ministry of Finance

28. The monetary unit of Bangladesh is
(1) Rupee
(2) Takka
(3) Rupiah
(4) Dollar

29. Sellers market denotes a situation where
(1) Commodities are available at competitive rates
(2) Demand exceeds supply
(3) Supply exceeds demand
(4) Supply and demand are equal

30. Development means economic growth plus
(1) Inflation
(2) Deflation
(3) Price stability
(4) Social change

31. The Abbreviation NAEP stands for
(1) National Atomic Energy Planning
(2) National Adult education Programme(3) National Authority on Engineering Projects
(4) Nuclear and Atomic Energy Project

32. The Abbreviations PSLV stands for
(1) Polar Survey Landing Vehicle
(2) Polarised Source Laser Viewing
(3) Precise Source Locating Vision
(4) Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle

33. The term ‘epicentre’ is associated with
(1) Earthquakes(2) Tornadoes
(3) Cyclones
(4) Earth’s interior

34. Which of the following order is given to the plantes of solar system on the basis of their sizes?
(1) Jupiter, Saturn, Earth, Mercury(2) Saturn, Jupiter, Mercury, Earth
(3) Mercury, Earth, Jupiter, Saturn
(4) Earth, Mercury, Saturn, Jupiter

35. The solar eclipse occurs when
(1) the sun comes in between the moon and the earth
(2) the earth comes in the between the sun and the moon
(3) the moon comes in between the sun and the earth(4) None of these

36. The removal of top soil by water or wind is called
(1) Soil wash
(2) Soil erosion(3) Soil creep
(4) Silting of soil

37. Which of the following is suitable for growing cotton?
(1) Sandy soil
(2) Clayey soil
(3) Black soil(4) Alluvial soil

38. Bandipur Sanctuary is located in the State of
(1) Tamil Nadu
(2) Uttar Pradesh
(3) Karnataka(4) Madhya Pradesh

39. Largest State in terms of area, in India is
(1) Assam
(2) Rajasthan
(3) Madhya Pradesh
(4) Jammu and Kashmir

40. Koraput is related to which of the following Industry
(1) Aeroplane(2) Ship building
(3) Iron and steel
(4) Electric locomotives

41. Which of the following group of States is the largest producer of tea?
(1) West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Himachal Pradesh
(2) Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan
(3) Assam, Bihar, Jharkhand
(4) West Bengal, Assam, Karnataka

42. Which of these has the largest river basin?
(1) Brahmaputra
(2) Ganga(3) Godavari
(4) Sutlej

43. The Indus Valley Civilization was famous for
(1) Well-planned cities
(2) Efficient civil organization
(3) Development of Art and Architecture
(4) All of these

44. The Red Fort of Delhi was built by
(1) Akbar
(2) Shahjehan(3) Jahangir
(4) Sher Shah

45. The ancient name of the city of Patna is
(1) Pataliputra(2) Kanauj
(3) Kausambi
(4) Kapilavastu

46. The ancient kingdom of “Avanti” had its capital at
(1) Vaishali
(2) Kausambi
(3) Ujjain(4) Ayodhya

47. When did Vasco-da-Gama come to India
(1) 1492
(2) 1498(3) 1398
(4) 1542

48. The General who gave the firing order at Jallianwala Bag was
(1) Tegart
(2) Cornwallis
(3) Simpson
(4) O. Dwyer

49. Gandhiji started Satyagraha in 1919 to protest against the
(1) Rowlatt Act(2) Salt Law
(3) Act of 1909
(4) Jallianwala Bagh Messacre

50. The Britishers come to India as traders and formed company named
(1) Indo-British Company
(2) The Great Britain Company
(3) Eastern India Company
(4) East India Company

51. Mahatma Gandhi was born in
(1) Wardha
(2) Porbander(3) Sabarmati
(4) Ahmedabad

52. Who gave the slogan “You give me blood, I promise you freedom”?
(1) Bhagat Singh
(2) Chandra Shekhar Azad
(3) Subhash Chandra Bose
(4) Bal Gangadhar Tilak

53. In which State is Jawahar Tunnel located?
(1) Himachal Pradesh
(2) Uttaranchal
(3) Goa
(4) Jammu and Kashmir

54. Where did the dance form “Mohini Attam” develop?
(1) Manipur
(2) Kerala(3) Karnataka
(4) Tamil Nadu

55. On selling three articles at the cost of four article, there will be profit of
(1) 25%
(2) 100/3 %(3) 75/2%
(4) 40%

56. By selling an article for Rs. 40, there is loss of 40%. By selling it for Rs. 80 there is
(1) Gain of 20%(2) Loss of 10%
(3) Loss of 20%
(4) Gain of 10%

57. A number consists of two digits whose sum is 8. If 8 is subtracted from the number, the digits interchange their places. The number is
(1) 44
(2) 35
(3) 62
(4) 33

58. A horse is tied to a peg hammered at one of the corner of a rectangular grass field of 40 m by 24 m by a rope 14 m long. Over how much area of the field can the horse graze?
(1) 154 m2(2) 308 m2
(3) 240 m2
(4) 480 m2

59. The sides of a triangle are in the ratio 3 : 5 : 7 and its perimeter is 30 cm. The length of the greatest side of the triangle in cm is
(1) 6
(2) 10
(3) 14(4) 16

60. The radius of a right circular cone is 3 cm and its height is 4 cm. The curved surface of the cone will be
(1) 12 sq. cm
(2) 15 sq. cm(3) 18 sq. cm
(4) 21 sq. cm

61. The steam engine was invented by
(1) James Watt(2) James Prescott Joule
(3) New Commen
(4) Isaac Newton

62. Who invented the telephone?
(1) Thomas Alva Edison
(2) Galileo
(3) Alexander Graham Bell(4) G. Marconi

63. Albert Einsten was a famous
(1) Physician
(2) Chemist
(3) Physicist(4) Biologist

64. The fractions 7/11, 16/20, 21/22 when arranged in descending order is
(1) 7/11,16/20,21/22
(2) 21/22,7/11,16/20
(3) 21/22,16/20,7/11(4) 7/11,21/22,16/20

65. If 10% of a number is subtracted from it, the result is 1800. The number is
(1) 1900
(2) 2000(3) 2100
(4) 2140

66. The number is just preceding 9909 which is a perfect square is
(1) 9908
(2) 9900
(3) 9899
(4) 9801

67. In banking ATM stands for
(1) Automated Tallying Machine
(2) Automatic Teller Machine(3) Automated Totalling Machine
(4) Automated Transaction of Money

68. Which amongst the following Abbreviations stands for organization related to Indian Defence forces?
(1) DOD
(2) RDSO
(3) DRDO(4) DRES

69. Which amongst the following Abbreviations stands for organization related to Indian space programme?
(1) NASA
(2) ISO
(3) ISRO(4) NSAT

70. The injection of anti-toxin is given to prevent
(1) Tetanus(2) Tuberculosis
(3) Typhoid
(4) Filariasis

71. Dental caries are due to
(1) Viral infection
(2) Contaminated water
(3) Bacterial infection(4) Hereditary causes

72. Spinach leaves are rich source of
(1) Vitamin A
(2) Iron(3) Carotene
(4) Vitamin E

73. Which of these is not a mosquito borne disease?
(1) Dengue fever
(2) Malaria
(3) Filariasis
(4) Goitre

74. Oranges are rich source of
(1) Carbohydrates
(2) Fats
(3) Proteins
(4) Vitamins

75. Which acid is produced when milk gets sour?
(1) Tartaric acid
(2) Butyric acid
(3) Lactic acid(4) Acetic acid

76. AIDS stands for
(1) Acquired Immune Disease Syndrome
(2) Acquired Immunity Deficient Syndrome
(3) Acquired Immune Deficiency(4) Acquired Infection Deficiency Syndrome

77. Stem cuttings are commonly used for re-growing
(1) Cotton
(2) Banana
(3) Jute
(4) Sugar Cane

78. Persons with which blood group are called universal donors?
(1) AB
(2) A
(3) O(4) B

79. Silk is produced by
(1) Egg of silkworm
(2) Pupa of silkworm
(3) Larva of silkworm(4) Insect itself

80. Which amongst the following is the train introduced by Indian Railways bringing travel by AC class within the reach of a common man?
(1) August Kranti
(2) Jan Shatabdi
(3) Garib Rath(4) Sampark Kranti

81. Approximately how many stations are there on the Indian Railway Network?
(1) 6000
(2) 7000(3) 8000
(4) 9000

82. The Headquarters of North Western Railway is at
(1) Abu Road
(2) Jodhpur
(3) Ajmer
(4) Jaipur

83. The new electric railway engines are manufactured in
(1) Varanasi
(2) Chittaranjan
(3) Patiala(4) Chennai

84. Which of the following is true in regard to Indian railway?
(1) It is the cheapest means of transportation
(2) The chief source of income is transportation of goods
(3) It is the only largest employer
(4) All of the above

85. The highest gallantry award in India is
(1) Ashok Chakra
(2) Paramvir Chakra(3) Mahavir Chakra
(4) Param Vishista Chakra

86. Oscar prize is related to
(1) Literature
(2) Films(3) Science
(4) Music

87. Arjuna award is given for
(1) Bravery in the battle field
(2) Excellence in archery
(3) Excellence in sports(4) Excellent service during emergency

88. The first Indian recipient of Nobel Prize in Literature is
(1) Mother Teresa
(2) Rabindranath Tagore(3) Sorijini Naidu
(4) C.V. Raman

89. Bismillah Khan is related to
(1) Tabla
(2) Sarod
(3) Flute
(4) Shehnai

90. Who is the external affairs minister in the present union Cabinet?
(1) Shivraj Patil
(2) S.M. Krishna(3) Priyaranjan Dasmunshi
(4) Pranab Mukherjee

91. Who is the present Union Agriculture Minister?
(1) Raghuvansh Prasad Singh
(2) Manishankar Iyyer
(3) Sharad Pawar(4) Kamalnath

92. Who is the present union Tourism and Culture Minister?
(1) Ambika Soni(2) Kapil Sibbal
(3) Renuka Chaudhary
(4) Sushil Kumar Shinde

93. Who is the chairman of senior selection committee in BCCI?
(1) Sunil Gavaskar
(2) Dilip Vengasarkar
(3) Krishnamachari Srikkanth
(4) Chetan Chauhan

94. The assembly elections were held recently in two states namely
(1) Gujarat and Andhra Pradesh
(2) Madhya Pradesh and Himachal Pradesh
(3) Himachal Pradesh and Gujarat(4) Andhra Pradesh and Himachal Pradesh

95. Thermometer is related to degree in the same way as clock is related to
(1) Wall
(2) Tower
(3) Hour(4) Cock

96. The headquarters of the United Nations Union is located at
(1) Geneva
(2) New York(3) Rome
(4) Washington

97. To work on mobile cell phone which of the following is/are required?
(1) Favourable handset
(2) Sim card
(3) Service provider network
(4) All of the above

98. Find the root value of 36.1 / 102.4
(1) 61 / 34
(2) 19 / 31
(3) 19 / 32(4) 19 / 33

99. Which of the following keys of personal computer is not available in the key board of traditional typewriters?
(1) Tab
(2) Spacebar
(3) Enter(4) Backspace

100. Which of the following words is not related to the functioning of Internet?
(1) www
(2) http
(3) e-mail
(4) MS Word

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