GENERAL STUDIES
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1.
The earliest reference of ‘Magnetic Compass’ is found in
(a) Miftahul Fuzala
(c) Ranazatu’s Safar
(b)
Chachnama
(d)
Jawamiul Hikayat
2.
After the downfall of the Delhi Sultanate, who was the first ruler to
issue the gold coin ?
(a) Akbar
(c) Shahjahan
(b)
Humayun
(d)
Sher Shah
3.
Match the following
monuments with their concerned
ruler and select the correct code
given below :
A. Double dome
i.
Sher Shah
B. Octagonal tomb ii.
Muhammad Adil Shah
C. True arch tomb iii.
Balban
D. Gol Gumbad
Codes :
iv.
Sikandar Lodi
A B C
D
(a) iv iii
i
ii
(b) iv i
iii
ii
(c) i
iii
iv ii
(d) ii iii
i
iv
4.
Which monument is not at Fatehpur Sikri ?
(a) Golden Palace
(c) Jodha Bai Palace
(b)
Panch Mahal
(d)
Akbari Mahal
5.
Which one of the following Ashrams related to Mahatma Gandhi, is the
oldest ?
(a) Sabarmati
(c) Wardha
(b)
Phoenix
(d)
Sadaqat
6.
The first Chief Justice of Supreme Court established by the East India
Company was :
(a) Elijah Impey
(c) Phillip Francis
7.
Who was the author of ‘Neel-Darpan’ ?
(a) Ishwar Chandra
Vidyasagar
(c) Nabagopal Mitra
8.
Azimullah Khan was an advisor to
(a) Nana Saheb
(c) Rani Laxmi Bai
9.
Who established ‘Satya Sodhak Samaj’ ?
(a) B.R. Ambedkar
(c) Jotiba Phule
(b)
Courtney Ilbert
(d)
None of the above
(b)
Bankim Chandra Chatterji
(d)
Dinabandhu Mitra
(b)
Tantya Tope
(d)
Kunwar Singh
(b)
Santram
(d)
Bhaskar Rao Jadhav
10.
Muzaffar Ahmad, S.A. Dange,
Shaukat Usmani and Nalini Gupta were jailed for which
conspiracy ?
(a) Kakori train heist
(c) Meerut conspiracy
case
11.
The longest glacier in Uttarakhand is
(a) Pindari Glacier
(c) Yamunotri Glacier
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(b)
Chittagong Armoury raid
(d)
Kanpur Bolshevik conspiracy case
(b)
Chorabari Glacier
(d)
Gangotri Glacier
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12.
According to 2011 Census, which of the following districts of
Uttarakhand had negative
population growth-rate ?
(a) Pithoragarh
(c) Rudraprayag
13.
Which are called ‘Duns’ in Uttarakhand ?
(a) Structural valleys
(c) Alpine grasslands
(b)
Almora
(d)
Uttarkashi
(b)
River valleys
(d)
Narrow valleys
14.
In which of the following rivers’ confluence is Gobindghat located ?
(a) Alaknanda and
Bhagirathi
(b) Alaknanda and
Khirongad
(c) Alaknanda and Laxman
Ganga (Bhyundar Gad)
(d) Alaknanda and Dhauli
Ganga
15.
Which of the following is a biosphere reserve in Uttarakhand ?
(a) Gobind
(c) Rajaji
(b)
Corbett
(d)
Nanda Devi
16.
Which one is the most extensive part of the oceanic floor ?
(a) Ocean Deeps
(c) Continental Shelves
17.
Grenada is located in
(a) Pacific Ocean
(c) Caribbean Sea
(b)
Continental Slope
(d)
Deep Sea Plains
(b)
Indian Ocean
(d)
Mediterranean Sea
18.
A telegram was
sent from Greenwich
at 12.00 Noon.
The time for
transmission was
12 minutes. It reached a town at 6.00 p.m. The longitude of the
town will be
(a) 97° E
(c) 87° W
(b)
87° E
(d)
97° W
19.
Which one of the following is not a member of ‘BRICS’ ?
(a) India
(c) Saudi Arabia
(b)
China
(d)
Brazil
20.
Which one of the following is not associated to the ‘group’ ?
(a) Gneiss
(c) Limestone
(b)
Sandstone
(d)
Shale
21.
The state having highest literacy rate as per 2011 Census is
(a) Uttar Pradesh
(c) Rajasthan
(b)
Manipur
(d)
Mizoram
22.
Which of the following is not properly matched ?
Biosphere Reserves
(a) Similipal
(b) Nokrek
(c) Agasthyamalai
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Odisha
–
Meghalaya
–
Kerala
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23.Match List-I with List-II and select
the correct answer by using the code given below :
List-I (Industry)
A. Fertilizer
B. Glass
C. Cement
D. Synthetic silk
Codes :
List-II (Location)
i.
Kota
ii.
Udaipur
iii.
Jaipur
iv.
Sriganganagar
A B C
D
(a) iv iii
ii
i
(b) i
iv
iii ii
(c) ii
i
iv
iii
(d) iii ii
i
iv
24.
Which one of the following rivers is associated with Sardar Sarovar
Project ?
(a) Narmada
(c) Godawari
(b)
Tapti (Tapi)
(d)
Cauvery (Kaveri)
25.
On the outline map of India (a), (b),
(c) and (d) depict the location of four coal fields.
Which one is not correctly shown on the map ?
(a) Satpura
(c) Korba
(b)
Son valley
(d)
Karnpura
26.
Which one of the following groups is the correct sequence of mountain
peaks from east to
west ?
(a) Everest,
Kanchenjunga, Annapurna, Dhaulagiri
(b) Kanchenjunga,
Everest, Annapurna, Dhaulagiri
(c) Kanchenjunga,
Dhaulagiri, Annapurna, Everest
(d) Everest,
Kanchenjunga, Dhaulagiri, Annapurna
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27.
Which one of the following is the correct sequence of the States of
India in descending
order of their area ?
(a) Uttarakhand,
Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Himachal Pradesh
(b) Jharkhand,
Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Chhattisgarh
(c) Chattisgarh,
Jharkhand, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand
(d) Himachal Pradesh,
Uttarakhand, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh
28.
Which river among the following does not join the Ganga river from left
?
(a) Gomati
(c) Kosi
(b)
Ghaghra
(d)
Son
29.
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer by using the
code given below :
List-I (Sea-Port)
A. Alleppey
B. Ennore
C. Paradip
D. Kakinada
Codes :
List-II (State)
i.
Tamil Nadu
ii.
Odisha
iii.
Kerala
iv.
Andhra Pradesh
A B C
D
(a) iii
i
ii
iv
(b) iv ii
i
iii
(c) ii iv
iii
i
(d) i
iii
iv ii
30.
Basaltic Lava rocks over Indian Deccan Plateau are formed in the
following period :
(a) Cretaceous period
(c) Carboniferrous period
(b)
Pleistocene period
(d)
Miocene period
31.
Who was the
first Indian to
join as a
member of UN
Human Rights Commission,
constituted in 1946 ?
(a) Smt. Sarojini Naidu
(c) Smt. Vijaya Laxmi
Pandit
(b)
Smt. Hansa Mehta
(d)
None of the above
32.
Treaties of ‘START-I’ and ‘START-II’ were signed
(a) Between USA and USSR
(c) Between USSR and
China
(b)
Between USA and China
(d)
None of the above
33.
When did the Protection of Human Rights Act come into force in India ?
(a) 1990
(c) 1992
(b)
1991
(d)
1993
34.
Under which agreement International Monetary Fund was established ?
(a) Bretton Woods
Agreement
(c) S. Woods Agreement
(b)
Bretton Stone Agreement
(d)
U. Thant Agreement
35.
When was South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC)
established ?
(a) 1984
(c) 1985
(b)
1987
(d)
1989
36.
State Legislative Assembly can participate in the election of following
:
I. President of India
III. Members of Rajya
Sabha
Select the correct answer :
(a) I, II and III
(c) I and III
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II.
Vice-President of India
IV.
Members of Legislative Council
(b)
I, III and IV
(d)
I, II and IV
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37.
Who was the first Governor of Uttaranchal (now Uttarakhand) ?
(a) Smt. Margret Alva
(c) Shri B.L. Joshi
(b)
Shri Sudarshan Agarwal
(d)
Shri Surjit Singh Barnala
38.
Which Constitutional amendment provided constitutional status to urban
local government ?
(a) 72nd (b) 73rd
(c) 74th
(d) 71st
39.
By whom the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court of India can be enlarged ?
(a) President of India
(b) Parliament by passing
a resolution
(c) Parliament by making
a law
(d) President in
consultation with Chief Justice of India
40.
Council of Minister is collectively responsible to whom ?
(a) Prime Minister
(c) Rajya Sabha
(b)
President
(d)
Lok Sabha
41.
Which of the following has been described as the soul of the Indian
Constitution ?
(a) Fundamental Rights
(c) Right to
Constitutional Remedies
(b)
Directive Principles of State Policy
(d)
The Preamble
42.
The Lok Sabha Secretariat comes under the direct supervision of
(a) Ministry of Home
Affairs
(c) President of India
(b)
Ministry of Parliamentry Affairs
(d)
Lok Sabha Speaker
43.
Who among the following is not appointed by the State Governor ?
(a) Chief Minister
(c) Judges of High Court
(b)
Members, State Public Service Commision
(d)
Advocate General
44.
Under which of the following the Constituent Assembly of India was
constituted ?
(a) Government of India
Act, 1935
(c) Cabinet Mission Plan,
1946
(b)
Cripps Proposals, 1942
(d)
Indian Independence Act, 1947
45.
Which of the following constitute the Indian Parliament ?
(a) President, Lok Sabha
and Rajya Sabha
(b) Lok Sabha, Rajya
Sabha and Prime Minister
(c) Lok Sabha, Rajya
Sabha and Minister for Parliamentary Affairs
(d) Lok Sabha, Rajya
Sabha and Parliament Secretariat.
46.
Who presides over the joint sitting of the two houses of the Parliament
?
(a) President of India
(c) Prime Minister of
India
(b)
Vice-President of India
(d)
Speaker of Lok Sabha
47.
What is the tenure of Chief Election Commissioner of India ?
(a) Five years
(b) Six years or 65 years
of age, whichever is earlier
(c) Five years or 65 years
of age, whichever is earlier
(d) During the pleasure
of the President of India
48.
Where the Public Interest Litigation (PIL) can be filed ?
(a) Only in Supreme Court
of India
(b)
Only in High Courts of States
(c) In Central
Administrative Tribunals (d) Both in High Courts & Supreme Court
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49.
Which tribes of Uttarakhand had trade relations with Tibet before 1962
war with China ?
(a) Raji
(c) Boksa
(b)
Bhotia
(d)
Jaunsari
50.
Who established the ‘Garhdesh Seva Sangh’ ?
(a) Sridev Suman
(c) Rampal
(b)
Badri Datt Pande
(d)
Gopi Chand
51.
Who was the first Chairman of ‘Uttarakhand Kranti Dal’ ?
(a) D.D. Pant
(c) Diwakar Bhatt
(b)
Badri Datt Pande
(d)
Mathura Prasad Bamrada
52.
Who is known as ‘Gandhi of Uttarakhand’ ?
(a) Gaura Devi
(c) Madho Singh Bhandari
(b)
Sunderlal Bahuguna
(d)
Indramani Badoni
53.
A person can contest the Panchayat election, if he has attained the age
of
(a) 25 years
(c) 21 years
(b)
30 years
(d)
18 years
54.
By which Constitutional Amendment OBCs have been given 27 percent
reservation in the
admission to educational institutions ?
(a) 92nd
(b) 93rd
(c) 94th
(d) 96th
55.
Who administers the Oath of office and secrecy to the Governor ?
(a) President
(c) Chief Justice of High
Court
(b)
Chief Justice of Supreme Court
(d)
Chief Minister
56.
Which one of the following states first established the institution of
Lokayukta ?
(a) Rajasthan
(c) Bihar
(b)
Maharashtra
(d)
Gujarat
57.
Which of the
following commissions/committees has
recommended the creation
of a
Local Body Ombudsman ?
(a) First Administrative
Reforms Commission
(b) Second Administrative
Reforms Commission
(c) Balwantrai Mehta
Committee
(d) Ashok Mehta Committee
58.
Which one of the following committees is not associated with Panchayat
Raj System in India ?
(a) Dinesh Goswami
Committee
(c) Sadiq Ali Committee
(b)
L.M. Singhvi Committee
(d)
Ashok Mehta Committee
59.
Under which article
of the Constitution
reservations in admission
to educational
institutions, including private and unaided, to OBCs/ST/SC is made
?
(a) Article 15(4)
(c) Article 16(4)
(b)
Article 15(5)
(d)
Article 16(5)
60.
‘Right to Education’ introduced through 86thAmendment came into
force :
(a) In 2002
(c) In 2008
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(b)
In 2004
(d)
In 2010
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61.
Which one of the following is known as ‘mystery lake’ of Uttarakhand ?
(a) Nainital
(c) Roopkund
(b)
Sattal
(d)
Naukuchiatal
62.
Which of the following food crops of Uttarakhand State, covers the
maximum sown area ?
(a) Maize
(c) Wheat
(b)
Bajra
(d)
Rice
63.
As per 2011 Census, literacy rate of Uttarakhand State is :
(a) 79.63 percent
(c) 70.40 percent
(b)
87.40 percent
(d)
75.80 percent
64.
Which one of the following is the highest snow-covered peak of
Uttarakhand State ?
(a) Kamet
(c) Nanda Devi
(b)
Trisule
(d)
Chogori
65.
On which of the following rivers, the Tehri Hydro Power Project has been
constructed ?
(a) Bhagirathi and
Alaknanda
(c) Kali and Tonse
(b)
Yamuna and Bhagirathi
(d)
Bhagirathi and Bhilangana
66.
Which one of the following countries was included in ‘BRICS’ in the last
?
(a) India
(c) South Africa
(b)
China
(d)
Brazil
67.
The Bretton Woods Conference led to the establishment of :
I. I.M.F.
III. United Nations
(a) I and II
(c) I and III
II.
I.B.R.D.
IV.
W.T.O.
(b)
I, II and III
(d)
I, II, III and IV
68.
Which one of the following organisations publishes the Human Development
Report ?
(a) UNESCO
(c) U.N.D.P.
(b)
World Bank
(d)
I.M.F.
69.
Which one of
the following World
Bank affiliates, provides
assistance for poverty
alleviation to the world’s poorest countries ?
(a) International Finance
Corporation
(b) International
Development Association
(c) Multi-lateral
Investment Guarantee Agency
(d) International
Monetary Fund
70.
When the exchange rate changes from 1$ = ` 60 to 1$ = ` 58, it means :
I. Rupee value has
appreciated
III. Rupee value has
depreciated
(a) I and II are correct.
(c) I and IV are correct.
II.
Dollar value has depreciated
IV.
Dollar value has appreciated
(b)
II and III are correct.
(d)
II and IV are correct.
71.
According to Malthusian Theory of Population, population increases in :
(a) Geometrical
Progression
(c) Harmonic Progression
(b)
Arithmetic Progression
(d)
None of the above
72.
The Phillips Curve represents relationship between :
(a) Deflation and
Unemployment
(b)
Inflation and Unemployment
(c) Inflation and
Disguised Unemployment (d) Deflation
and Cyclical Unemployment
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73.
Which of the following economists propagated the Pure Monetary Theory of
Trade Cycle ?
(a) Hawtrey
(c) Keynes
(b)
Hayek
(d)
Hicks
74.
Who is the author of the book ‘The Accumulation of Capital’ ?
(a) Mrs. Joan Robinson
(c) Lord Maynard Keynes
(b)
Adam Smith
(d)
None of the above
75.
Which of the following economists, introduced fiscal policy as a tool to
rectify the Great
Depression of 1929-30 ?
(a) Prof. Keynes
(c) Prof. Marshall
(b)
Prof. Pigou
(d)
Prof. Crowther
76.
The Committee on Financial Sector Reforms 2008, in India was headed by :
(a) Bimal Jalan
(c) C. Rangarajan
(b)
Raghuram Rajan
(d)
M. Narasimham
77.
As per Census 2011, the sex ratio (number of females per 1000 males) in
India is :
(a) 925
(c) 916
(b)
947
(d)
940
78.
The Planned Development Model was adopted in India from :
(a) 1st
April, 1951
(c) 26th Jan.,
1950
(b)
15th
August, 1947
(d)
1st
May, 1965
79.
Which one of the following is the Chairman of the National Development
Council ?
(a) Prime Minister of
India
(c) President of India
(b)
Finance Minister of Govt. of India
(d)
Vice-President of India
80.
Which of the following states in India is famous for rubber cultivation
?
(a) Karnataka
(c) Andhra Pradesh
(b)
Odisha
(d)
Kerala
81.
Which one of the following is part of fiscal policy ?
(a) Production policy
(c) Foreign policy
82.
NREGA was renamed ‘MNREGA’ on :
(a) 2nd
October, 2007
(c) 2nd
October, 2009
(b)
Tax policy
(d)
Interest rate policy
(b)
2nd
February, 2008
(d)
2nd
October, 2010
83.
The Indian rupee was made convertible into which of the following
accounts since March
1994 ?
(a) Capital Account
(c) Both (a) and (b)
(b)
Current Account
(d)
Revenue Account
84.
The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority was set up in India
on :
(a) April 2000
(c) April 2002
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(b)
April 2001
(d)
April 2003
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85.
Which of the following is not a function of the Reserve Bank of India ?
(a) Regualtion of
currency
(b) Regulation of foreign
trade
(c) Regulation of credit
(d) Custody and
management of country’s foreign exchange reserves.
86.
In Cyber Law terminology ‘DOS’ means :
(a) Denial of Service
(c) Distant Operator
Service
87.
Multimedia can contain :
(a) Numeric, text, and
picture data
(c) Only numeric type data
(b)
Disk Operating System
(d)
None of the above
(b)
Graphics, animation, video, music and voice
(d)
None of the above
88.
Sending an identical e-mail message repeatedly to a particular address
by any abuser is called :
(a) E-mail Spoofing
(c) E-mail Bombing
(b)
E-mail Spamming
(d)
None of the above
89.
A program that has capability to infect other program and make copies of
itself and spread
into other programs is called :
(a) Worm
(c) Trojan
(b)
Virus
(d)
None of the above
90.
The practice of using more than one type of medium in computer at the
same time is called :
(a) Multimedia
(c) Interactivity
91.
One carbon credit is equivalent to :
(a) 10 kg of CO2
(c) 1000 kg of CO2
(b)
Macromedia
(d)
None of the above
(b)
100 kg of CO2
(d)
10000 kg of CO2
92.
Kedar valley disaster of June,
2013, was cause by heavy rains in the catchment area of a
river, which was :
(a) Alaknanda
(c) Yamuna
(b)
Bhagirathi
(d)
Mandakini
93.
Leakage of which of the following gases had caused the Bhopal Gas
Tragedy ?
(a) Methyl isocyanate
(c) Nitric oxide
94.
Minamata disease is caused due to :
(a) Arsenic poisoning
(c) Mercury poisoning
(b)
Carbon Mono-oxide
(d)
Sulphur di oxide
(b)
Lead poisoning
(d)
Cadmium poisoning
95.
The number of organisms that
can be supported by the environment in a given
area is
known as :
(a) Population
(c) Pyramid of number or
biomass
(b)
Carrying Capacity
(d)
None of the above
96.
The size of the nanoparticle ranges between :
(a) 100 nm to 1000 nm
(c) 1 nm to 100 nm
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(b)
0.1 nm to 1 nm
(d)
0.01 nm to 0.1 nm
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Biodiversity changes occur :
(a) Increases towards the
equator
(b) Decreases towards the
equator
(c) Remains unchanged
throughout the Earth
(d) Increases towards the
poles
98.
Bacillus thuringiensis is used as :
(a) Biofertilizer
(c) Chemical fertilizer
(b)
Biological insecticide
(d)
Chemical insecticide
99.
Which among the following gas is most responsible for global warming ?
(a) Nitrogen
(c) Carbon di-oxide
(b)
Methane
(d)
Carbon mono-oxide
100.
Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched ?
(a) Ebola Virus
(b) Biometric
identification
(c) Cloning
(d) DNA Fingerprinting
–
Small Pox
–
Fingerprints and Iris scan
–
Genetic replica
–
Paternity or criminal identification
101.
Which Uranium isotope is used in nuclear power plants to produce
electricity ?
(a) U-233
(c) U-235
102.
The main constituent of biogas is :
(a) Hydrogen
(c) Butane
(b)
U-234
(d)
U-239
(b)
Methane
(d)
Acetylene
103.
Which one of the following element is used in solar cells ?
(a) Silicon
(c) Astatine
(b)
Cerium
(d)
Vanadium
104.
Which among the following is not a polymer ?
(a) Nylon
(c) Caprolactum
(b)
Teflon
(d)
Polystyrene
105.
Which Vitamin is required for in clotting of blood ?
(a) Vitamin A
(c) Vitamin E
106.
Filament of electric bulb is made of :
(a) Tungsten
(c) Lead
(b)
Vitamin C
(d)
Vitamin K
(b)
Nichrome
(d)
Aluminium
107.
Which of the following radiations has the highest energy per quantum ?
(a) 320 – 400 nm
(c) 280 – 320 nm
(b)
200 – 280 nm
(d)
400 – 600 nm
108.
India’s first dedicated navigation satellite IRNSS – 1A was launched
from :
(a) Sriharikota
(c) Thiruvananthpuram
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(b)
Ahmedabad
(d)
Bengaluru
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109.
Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched ?
(a) Optic fibres
(b) Android
(c) Large Hadron Collider
(d) Red Planet
–
Light waves
–
Voice input
–
God particle
–
Mars
110.
Indian Institute of Remote Sensing (IIRS) is situated at :
(a) Dehradun
(c) Lucknow
(b)
New Delhi
(d)
Nagpur
111.
Who won the Gold Medal in the 20th (Glasgow) Commonwealth Games
2014 in Wrestling
in 74 kg weight category ?
(a) Virendra Kumar
(c) Yogeshwar Dutt
(b)
Sushil Kumar
(d)
Praveen Kumar
112.
Who among the following scientists has been conferred upon ‘Bharat
Ratna’ for the year
2013 ?
(a) K.L. Mashelkar
(c) Hariharan Parthsarthi
(b)
G.P. Rao
(d)
C.N.R. Rao
113.
Great Himalayan National Park,
which has been accorded the UNESCO World Heritage
Site status, is located in :
(a) Uttarakhand
(c) Jammu-Kashmir
(b)
Himachal Pradesh
(d)
Nagaland
114.
Where is the Headquarters of North-Central Railway Zone situated ?
(a) Allahabad
(c) Bhopal
(b)
Jabalpur
(d)
Delhi
115.
In the Union Budget, 2014 the Integrated Ganga Conservation Mission has
been called as :
(a) Clean Ganga
(c) The Great Ganga
(b)
Sacred Ganga
(d)
Namami Gange
116.
According to National Youth Policy
2014, the youths of which one of the
following age
groups will be benefitted ?
(a) 15-29 years
(c) 15-22 years
(b)
16-28 years
(d)
17-28 years
117.
International Day of Non-violence is observed on :
(a) 10th
December
(b) 30th
January
(c) 2nd
October
(d) 23rd March
118.
The “Rashtriya Gokul Mission” announced by the Union Government aims at
:
(a) Protecting the
indigenous breed of cows
(b) Developing high milk
yielding cow breeds
(c) Curbing slaughtering
of cattles
(d) Eliminating Foot and
Mouth disease in cattles
119.
POCSO Act is related to :
(a) Oil companies
(c) Civil servants
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(b)
Children
(d)
Oceans
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120.
Who has been appointed the new National Security Advisor of India ?
(a) Dalbir Singh
(c) K.P.S. Menon
(b)
Amit Shah
(d)
Ajit Kumar Doval
121.
Who was the Chief Guest at the Republic Day parade 2014 of India ?
(a) Nawaz Sharif
(c) Hu Jinto
(b)
Shinzo Abe
(d)
Sheikh Hasina
122.
Who among the following won the Presidential election of Syria for the
third time in 2014 ?
(a) Abdel Fattah el sisi
(c) Nuri Abu Sahmein
(b)
Bashar-Al-Asad
(d)
Noori-Al-Maliki
123.
The new government at the centre has recently ratified the Marrakesh
Treaty. This treaty
aims at :
(a) Developing Marine
Living resources
(b) Regulating air
transport services
(c) Promotion of access
to published works by visually impaired
persons and persons
with print disabilities.
(d) Promoting studies in
cell-biology
124.
Which one of
the following films
bagged the Palme
d’or award at
Cannes Film
Festival-2014 ?
(a) Winter Sleep
(c) The Wonders
(b)
Grace of Monaco
(d)
Goodbye to Languages
125.
Who among the following has been the first African U.N. Secretary
General ?
(a) Ban Ki Moon
(c) Boutros-Boutros Ghali
(b)
Javier Perez De Cuellar
(d)
U-Thant
126.
Which one of the following surface to air missiles was successfully
testfired in May 2014
from Chandipur (Odisha) ?
(a) Prithavi
(c) Trishul
(b)
Aakash
(d)
Brahmos
127.
What is the name of the new museum that was inaugurated in the
Rashtrapati Bhawan on
July 25, 2014 ?
(a) Glimpses of History
(c) The Stables
(b)
Toshakhana
(d)
Indradhanush
128.
Who among the following won the Asian Billiard Championship in June 2014
?
(a) Alok Kumar
(c) Dhruv Sitwala
(b)
B. Bhaskar
(d)
Saurav Kothari
129.
Which of the following has won gold medal of Wimbledon Under-19
Gold-tournament of
2014 ?
(a) Unmukta Chand
(c) Lakshya Sen
(b)
Leander Paes
(d)
Saina Nehwal
130.
Which of the
following state/states will
be benefitted by the proposed
“Kishau Dam”
Project ?
(a) Haryana
(c) Jammu-Kashmir
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(b)
Uttarakhand & Himachal Pradesh
(d)
Assam
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131.
Which of the following is presently the Chairperson of Rashtriya Mahila
Ayog ?
(a) Lalitha
Kumaramangalam
(c) Mamta Sharma
(b)
Girija Vyas
(d)
Nazma Heptullah
132.
The famous Nanda Rajjat of Uttarakhand took place during which period in
2014 ?
(a) From 4 August to 6th
September
(c) From 18 August to 6th
September
(b)
From 16 August to 16th September
(d) From 21 August to 10th
September
133.
Who is India’s
women Parliamentarian to win election
for the eight consecutive times
from the same Lok Sabha Constituency ?
(a) Sushma Swaraj
(c) Maneka Gandhi
(b)
Sumitra Mahajan
(d)
Savitri Jindal
134.
Who is the author of the book “Out of Print : Newspapers, Journalism and
the Business of
News in the Digital Age” ?
(a) Professor George
Brock
(c) Nic Newman
(b)
Rabbin Jafferey
(d)
Mark Tully
135.
Who has been appointed as the ‘Horticulture Ambassador of Maharashtra’ ?
(a) Akshay Kumar
(c) Ranveer Singh
(b)
Ranbir Kapoor
(d)
Amitabh Bachchan
136.
According to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Report of
July 2014 which
one of the following countries has effectively reduced its
stockpile of enriched Uranium ?
(a) North Korea
(c) Iraq
(b)
Iran
(d)
Libya
137.
Who was nominated as
‘Good Will Ambassador’
by ‘U.N. Women’
– a forum of
the
United Nations, for its ‘He for She’ campaign in July 2014 ?
(a) J.K. Rowling
(c) Maria Sharapova
(b)
Julia Roberts
(d)
Emma Watson
138.
Which of the following won the first medal for India at the 17th Asian Games organised in
South Korea ?
(a) Shweta Choudhari
(c) Sanjita Chanu
(b)
P. Kashyap
(d)
Deepika Kumari
139.
According to Fortaleza Declaration
(Brazil 2014) of
Sixth BRICS Summit
what is the
initial subsidized capital to be equally shared among founding
members to establish new
development bank and for
addressing infra-structure
gaps and sustainable development
needs ?
(a) 200 billion U.S.
dollars
(c) 100 billion U.S. dollars
(b)
150 billion U.S. dollars
(d)
50 billion U.S. dollars
140.
Which one of the
following organizations has
officially declared India
as a Polio free
country in March 2014 ?
(a) W.H.O.
(c) Red Cross Society
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(b)
U.N.O.
(d)
None of these
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141.
Almora coins bear the names :
(a) Sivapala, Sivapalita
and Haripal
(b)
Sivapalita, Siva and Hari
(c) Sivadatta, Sivapalita
and Haridatta (d) Sivadatta, Sivapalita and Hari
142.
Tick out the correctly matched option out of the following combination
of king and his
capital :
(a) Somchand
(b) Kankapal
(c) Ajaypal
(d) Man Shah
–
Raj Bunga
–
Devalgarh
–
Tehri
–
Chandpur garh
143.
Who was known as ‘Nakati Rani’ in the history of Garhwal ?
(a) Guleria Rani
(c) Nepalia Rani
(b)
Karnavati Rani
(d)
Kamlendumati Rani
144.
Garhwal Sarvadalita Board was constituted in 1928 A.D. by :
(a) Mohan Singh Mehta
(c) Jayananda Bharti
(b)
Badri Dutt Pande
(d)
Hargovind Pant
145.
‘Praja Mandal’ was established at Dehradun with the objective :
(a) To get freedom from
British rule
(b) To get freedom from
Gurkha rule
(c) To organize people
for social reforms
(d) To free the people
from mis-rule of Tehri-Rajya.
146.
Read the statements (A)
and (B) and
choose the correct answer
from the codes given
below :
(A) The sixth century
B.C. was a period of great religious
upheaval in all parts of the
world.
(B) The Vedic religion had
become very complex.
Codes :
(a) Both (A) and (B) are
false.
(c) (A) is true, while
(B) is false.
(b)
Both (A) and (B) are true.
(d)
(A) is false, while (B) is true.
147.
The earliest known epigraphic evidence of Bhagvatism is :
(a) Prayag Prashasti of
Samudra Gupta (b) Nasik inscription of Gautami Balshri
(c) Garuda column at
Besnagar
(d)
Ayodhya inscription of Dhanadeva
148.
Buddhist text ‘Milindapanho’ throws light on which Indo-Greek ruler ?
(a) Diodorus II
(c) Minender
(b)
Demetrius
(d)
Strato I
149.
In which Vedic text the term ‘Varna’ is found referred for the first
time ?
(a) Rigveda
(c) Sam veda
(b)
Atharva veda
(d)
Yajur veda
150.
There were different causes for the downfall of the Gupta empire. Which
one was not the
cause among the statements given below ?
(a) Huna invasion
(b) Feudal set-up of
administration
(c) Acceptance of
Buddhism by the later Guptas
(d) Arab invasion
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