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Which one of the following Acts of British India strengthened the Viceroy's authority over his executive council by substituting 'portfolio' or 'departmental' system for corporate functioning?
Indian Council Act, 1861
Government of India Act, 1858
Indian Council Act, 1892
Indian Council Act, 1909
Modern Indian History
Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched ?
Recent Padma Awardees - Awards
Bhimsen Joshi– Bharat Ratna
Abhinav Bindra – Padma Vibhushan
Shekhar Gupta – Padma Bhushan
Aishwarya Rai – Padma Shri
Current Affairs
Which one of the following is not correctly matched?
World Environment day - 5th June
Earth day - 22nd April
Anti-tobacco day -5th May
Ozone day - 16th September
Misc
Which of the following planet takes the least time to orbit the Sun:
Pluto
Mercury
Earth
Saturn
Indian Geography
Which of the following fuels would produce minimum environmental pollution?
Hydrogen
Diesel
Kerosene
Coal
Environment & Ecology
Dada Saheb Phalke award was given to which of the following one Last year?
Ashok Kumar
Lata Mangeshkar
Majrooh Sultanpuri
Bhupen Hazarika
Current Affairs
At which of the following battles was artillery used for the first time by one of the two armies?
First Battle of Panipat
Battle of Khanwah
Battle of Plassey
Third Battle of Panipat
Medieval History
The book 'A Brief History of Time' has been written by whom?
Stephen Hawking
J.V. Narlikar
C.V. Raman
S. Bose
General science
Biosphere reserves are areas to preserve:
Grasslands
Agricultural produce
Atmospheric balance
Genetic diversity
Environment & Ecology
Which one of the following is a water borne disease?
Small pox
Malaria
Cholera
Tuberculosis
General science
‘Ayurveda’ that is ‘Science of Life’ appeared first in:
Aranyakas
Samveda
Yajurveda
Atharvaveda
Ancient Indian History
Which one of the following is a bio-diesel plant?
Java grass
Jatropa
Guggul
Rosha grass
General science
Which of the following Schemes in Uttar Pradesh were introduced in Budget of 2021-22 ?
I. Atmanirbhar Krishak Samanvit Vikas Yojna II. Mukhya Mantri Saksham Suposhan Yojna III. Mukhya Mantri Pravasi Shramiky Udhyamita Vikas Yojna IV. Yuva Udhyamita Vikas Abhiyan
Select the correct answer from the codes given below. Codes :
I, II and III
II, III and IV
I, II and IV
I, III and IV
Current Affairs
The Palk Bay is located between:
Gulf of Kutch and Gulf of Khambhat
Andman and Nicobar Islands
Gulf of Mannar and Bay of Bengal
Lakshadweep an Maldives
Indian Geography
Which of the following countries is called the "sugar bowl of the world"?
Ceylon
Pakistan
India
Cuba
World Geography
Which country of the world is building an alternate capital to save its citizens from natural disaster?
Armenia
Philippines
Vietnam
Thailand
Current Affairs
The Rajeev Gandhi Khel Ratna Awardee for 2011 is
ZaheerKhan
Gagan Narang
Tejaswini Sawant
Jwala Gutta
Current Affairs
During the third century, Warangal was famous for:
Copper utensils
Gold ornaments
Iron instruments/ implements
Ivory work
Ancient Indian History
With reference to the invaders in ancient India, which one of the following is the correct chronological order?
Greeks - Sakas - Kushans
Greeks - Kushans - Sakas
Sakas - Greeks - Kushans
Sakas - Kushans - Greeks
Ancient Indian History
Who among the following had resigned from the Viceroy’s Executive Council protesting Jalliawala Bagh Massacre?
Rabindranath Tagor
Madan Mohan Malviya
Sir Shankar Nair
All these above
Modern Indian History
The 'Green Revolution' involved the use of high yielding varieties of seeds which required:
Less fertilizer and less water
More fertilizer and less water
Less fertilizer and more water
More fertilizer and more water
Indian Geography
Select with the help of the codes given below, the components of Green Revolution:
1. High yielding variety seeds
2. Irrigation
3. Rural Electrification
4. Rural roads and marketing
1 and 2 only
1, 2 and 3 only
1, 2 and 4 only
All the four
Indian Geography
The book "Fawaid ul Fawad" is the record of the conversations of Shaikh Nizamuddin Auliya, it was compiled by:
Amir Hassan Sizzi
Amir Khusro
Ziauddin Barni
Hasan Nizami
Medieval History
Toilet revolution is:
Construction of free public latrines in village Panchayats
Ending night soil collection by introducing flush toilets in China
A scheme of the Central Govt, to make flush toilets in each Nagar Nigam for the poorest of the poor.
To provide subsidy and loans by Govt, to persons constructing flush toilets in villages and cities