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1. Who has been called the ‘Father of Green Revolution’ in India?
(A) V. K. R. V. Rao
(B) C. H. Hanumantha Rao
(C) M. S. Swaminathan
(D) M. L. Dantwala

Ans:-C


2. The leading fish producing State of India is—
(A) Gujarat
(B) Kerala
(C) Orissa
(D) West Bengal

Ans:-C


3. Which among the following is not an item of non-plan expenditure of the Central Government?
(A) Defence Expenditure
(B) Payment of Subsidy
(C) Payment of Interest
(D) Allocation for Science & Technology

Ans:-B


4. Fastest growth in recent times has been recorded in which of the following?
(A) Gems and Jewellery
(B) Computer Software
(C) Oil Refining
(D) Steel

Ans:-B


5. The agency which estimates national income of India is—
(A) Reserve Bank of India
(B) Planning Commission
(C) Ministry of Finance
(D) Central Statistical Organisation

Ans:-D


6. Who is the custodian of Foreign Exchange- Reserves of India?
(A) Finance Ministry
(B) Reserve Bank of India
(C) State Bank of India
(D) Foreign Affairs Ministry

Ans:-B

7. What is ‘Operation Flood’?
(A) A project to control floods
(B) A project to check deforestation
(C) A project to promote dairying in the country
(D) None of the above

Ans:-C


8. To prevent recurrence of scams in Indian Capital Market, the Government of India has assigned regulatory powers to—
(A) SEBI
(B) RBI
(C) SBI
(D) ICICI

Ans:-A

9. ‘Garibi Hatao’ slogan was transformed into a Plan with the objective of removal of poverty in—
(A) 3rd Five Year Plan
(B) Three Annual Plans
(C) 5th Five Years Plan
(D) 7th Five Year Plan

Ans:-C


10. What is the meaning of ‘Support Price’?
(A) Subsidy paid by government over the price
(B) Minimum selling price
(C) Minimum selling price at which the Government guarantees to purchase
(D) Money paid to farmers in case of drought or floods

Ans:-C


11. Assertion (A): dir agricultural growth rate is small even after proper planning and investment.
Reason (R) : Land reforms have not been carried out upto the mark.
Select your answer from the code given below—
Code:
(A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
(B) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A
(C) A is true but R is false
(D) A is false but R is true

Ans:-A


12. Assertion (A): The rate of inflation in India has come down in the last three years.
Reason (R) : The country has received large amount of foreign capital during these years.
Select the correct answer from the code given below—
Code:
(A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
(B) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A
(C) A is true but R is false
(D) A is false but R is true

Ans:-B




13. The name of the operation which American forces adopted to arrest former President
Saddam Hussain was—
(A) Operation Clear
(B) Operation Victory
(C) Operation Red-cross
(D) Operation Red Don

Ans:-D


14. Among the following the leap year is—
(A) 2004
(B) 1982
(C) 1978
(D) 1998

Ans:-A

15. Which of the following does not belong to the U.N.O.?
(A) F.A.O.
(B) I.L.O.
(C) W.H.O.
(D) ASEAN

Ans:- D


16. Sharjah is located in—
(A) Iraq
(B) Kuwait
(C) Saudi Arabia
(D) U.A.E.

Ans:-D


17. The largest rail route in the world is between—
(A) Buenos Aires to Valparaiso
(B) Cape to Cairo
(C) Leningrad to Vladivostok
(D) Leningrad to Volgograd

Ans:-C


18. 2010 Commonwealth Games were organised in—
(A) Canada
(B) New Zealand
(C) India
(D) Australia

Ans:-C


19. The largest producer of Petroleum in the world is—
(A) China
(B) Iran
(C) Saudi Arabia
(D) U.S.A

Ans:-D


20. Indian Cricketer who has the largest record of winning in foreign land is—
(A) Sunil Gavaskar
(B) Ajit Wadekar
(C) Saurabh Ganguli
(D) Kapil Dev

Ans:-B


21. Which one of the following is Not a nuclear power?
(A) China
(B) Japan
(C) U.S.A.
(D) Russia

Ans:-B


22. Which one of the following is Not currently matched?
(A)Corbett National Park — Uttranchal
(B)Kaziranga National Park — Assam
(C)Bandipur National Park —Andhra Pradesh
(D) Nagarhola National Park — Karnataka

Ans:-C



23. Nobel Prizes are awarded by—
(A) Norway Government
(B) Sweden Government
(C) Royal Swedish Academy
(D) Switzerland Government

Ans:-C



24. India’s first satellite launched from Soviet Cosmo Rome was—
(A) Aryabhatta
(B) Bhaskara
(C) Rohini
(D) Apple

Ans:-A


25 Which of the following helps in establishing parenthood?
(A) Gene-therapy
(B) Gene-cloning;
(C) DNA finger printing
(D) DNA recombinant technology

Ans:-C