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Recent MCQs

Main function of Finance commission is

  1. The distribution between the union and the states of the net proceeds of taxes which are to be, or may be, divided between them
  2. Financial control over states
  3. Financial control over centre
  4. None of these
Economy

Pendulum clocks become slow in summer because

  1. days in summer are large.
  2. of the friction in the coil
  3. the length of the pendulum increases.
  4. the weight of the pendulum changes
General science

Among the services sector, which has the highest share in India's GDP in 2006?

  1. Trade, Hotels, Transport and Communications
  2. Finance, Insurance, Real estate and Business Services
  3. Community, social and personal Services
  4. Construction of buildings
Current Affairs

Consider, the following events in the history- of India's freedom movement and select the correct chronological order from the codes given below:

1. Non-Co-operation Movement
2. Home Rule Movement
3. Quit India Movement
4. Civil Disobedience Movement

Codes:
A B C D

  1. 1 2 3 4
  2. 2 1 3 4
  3. 2 1 4 3
  4. 1 2 4 3
Modern Indian History

The winner of Australian Open 2002 (Men's Singles) was:

  1. Jiri Novak
  2. Marat Safin
  3. Thomas Johansson
  4. Tommy Haas
Current Affairs

Which one of the following Committees is not connected with Panchayati Raj Institution ?

  1. P.V.N. Rao Committee
  2. L.M. Singhvi Committee
  3. Ashok Mehta Committee
  4. Balwant Rai Mehta Committee
Indian Polity

Which of the following is NOT correctly matched? (Books) (Writers):

  1. Tabaqat-i-Nasiri - Minhaj-us-Siraj-Juzjani
  2. Tarikh-i-Firozshahi - Shams-i-Siraj-Afif
  3. Tughlaqnama - Ibn Battuta
  4. Humayunnama - Gulbadan Begam
Medieval History

Which one of the following organisation is the main regulator of stock markets in India?

  1. Controller of Capital of Stocks
  2. Ministry of Finance
  3. Indian Company Law Board
  4. Security and Exchange Board of India
Economy

Which of the following are the main objectives (s) of the Sharda Sahayak Command Development Project? Select the correct answer from the codes given below:

I. To increase agricultural production.
II. To change the land use pattern through multiple cropping.
III. To improve land management.

  1. I only
  2. I and II only
  3. II and III only
  4. All the above three
Current Affairs

Which of the following is related to Right to Information Act, 2005?

  1. Lily Thomas v/s Union of India
  2. Nandini Sundar v/s State of Chhattisgarh
  3. Namit Sharma v/s Union of India
  4. None of the above
Indian Polity

Which one of the following countries joined India and USA in the Malabar naval exercise held in July 2017?

  1. Japan
  2. South Korea
  3. France
  4. Philippines
Current Affairs

The provisions of the 6th schedule of the Indian constitution are applicable in which of the following states ?

  1. Tripura
  2. Sikkim
  3. Nagaland
  4. All of the above
Indian Polity

Which one of the following musical instruments was mastered by Aurangzeb ?

  1. Sitar
  2. Pakhawaj
  3. Veena
  4. None of the above
Medieval History

Which of the following is correctly matched:
(Lakes) - (Locations)

  1. Lonar – Madhya Pradesh
  2. Nakki - Gujarat
  3. Kolleru – Andhra Pradesh
  4. Pulicat – Kerala
Indian Geography

Choose the correct pair-

  1. Ellora Caves – Saka
  2. Mahabalipuram – Rashtrakutas
  3. Meenakshi Temple- Pallavas
  4. Khajuraho – Chandellas
Ancient Indian History

Donbass is famous:

  1. For iron ore
  2. For coal
  3. For copper ore
  4. For gold
World Geography

ECGC is related to:

  1. Export promotion
  2. Export financing and insurance
  3. Export quality certification
  4. Export statistics publication
Economy

The Committee on whose recommendation the Panchayati Raj was introduced in the country was headed by:

  1. Ashok Mehta
  2. Balwant Rai Mehta
  3. Chiman Bhai Mehta
  4. Jivraj Mehta
Indian Polity

Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R):

Assertion (A): Government has launched the 'National Infrastructure Pipeline (NIP)' for period of 2020-30.
Reason (R): The objective of NIP is to provide equitable access to infrastructure for all.


Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
Codes:

  1. Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
  2. Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
  3. (A) is true but (R) is false
  4. (A) is false but (R) is true
Current Affairs

Arteether, a drug to cure malaria is obtained from a

  1. seed plant
  2. fungus
  3. Bacterium
  4. moss
General science

Biodiversity means:

  1. diverse kinds of plants and vegetation.
  2. diverse kinds of animals.
  3. diverse kinds of plants and animals in particular area.
  4. diverse kinds of exotic plants and animals.
Environment & Ecology

The first airport powered by solar energy in India is

  1. Chennai
  2. Cochin
  3. Ahmedabad
  4. New Delhi
Current Affairs

Radar is used mainly for:

  1. detecting objects by using light waves
  2. reflecting sound waves to detect objects
  3. determining the presence and location of objects with radio waves
  4. tracking rain bearing clouds
General science

Rural Infrastructure Development Fund is being financed by:

  1. NABARD
  2. Reserve Bank of India
  3. Ministry of Rural Development
  4. Selected group of public Sector Banks
Economy