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Recent MCQs

Sangeet Natak Akademy Fellowship have been conferred in 1999 on the following persons in fields indicated in list-II.

Match list-I with list-II and select the correct answer using the code given below:
List-I (Persons) - List-II (Fields)

A. Birju Maharaj - 1. Bharat Natyam Guru
B. K. Chandra Shekhar - 2. Vocalist
C. Bhimsen Joshi - 3. Playwriter
D. Vijay Tendulkar - 4. Kathak

Code:
A B C D

  1. 4 3 2 1
  2. 3 4 1 2
  3. 1 2 3 4
  4. 4 2 3 1
Current Affairs

Which one of the following is a private bank:

  1. Allahabad Bank
  2. Punjab and Sind Bank
  3. Punjab Bank
  4. Punjab National Bank
Current Affairs

One of the tribes which celebrates "Sarhul" festival is

  1. Santhal
  2. Munda
  3. Bhil
  4. Tharu
Indian Geography

In April 2009, G-20 Summit was held in-

  1. Geneva
  2. London
  3. Paris
  4. Rome
Current Affairs

Who was the winner of 1995 SAF games hockey tournament?

  1. Pakistan
  2. India
  3. South Korea
  4. Nepal
Current Affairs

The only Indian Gold Medal Winner in Olympic 2008 is-

  1. Sudesh Kumar
  2. Pankaj Advani
  3. Mahesh Bhupati
  4. Abhinav Bindra
Current Affairs

Who established "Servants of India"?

  1. B. G Tilak
  2. G.K Gokhale
  3. K.S Roy
  4. M.K Gandhi
Modern Indian History

Which one of the following is not an award given on the National Awards Day?

  1. Rajiv Khel Ratna
  2. Arjun Award
  3. Dhyanchand Award
  4. Vishwamitra Award
Misc

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

Assertion (A) -12 Cheetahs arrived from South Africa to India in February, 2023.
Reason (R) - Restoring Cheetah population is considered to be a priority for India.

Select the correct answer using the code given below—
Code -

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

Assertion (A): Coal based thermal power stations contribute to acid rains.
Reason (R): Oxides of carbon are emitted when coal burns.

Select the correct answer using the code given below:
Code:

  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
General science

If x + 2y = 2x + y, then x – y is equal to:

  1. 0
  2. 2
  3. 4
  4. None of the above
Aptitude & Reasoning

A Ball thrown outside from an artificial satellite revolving round the Earth will:

  1. Go on the Sun
  2. Go on the Moon
  3. Fall on the Earth
  4. Revolve round the Earth in the same orbit with the same time period as satellite
General science

'Ozone layer' absorbing ultra violet radiation exists in which of the atmospheric layer?

  1. Troposphere
  2. Mesosphere
  3. Stratosphere
  4. Thermosphere
Indian Geography

Who won the 2013 Pritzker Architecture Prize which is considered to be the Nobel Prize in architecture, announced in March 2013 in Los Angeles?

  1. Renzo Piano
  2. Tadao Ando
  3. Toyo Ito
  4. Wang Su
Current Affairs

Name the institution which has in its annual report published in Jan 1996 suggested levy of Environment Tax instead of Income Tax.

  1. World Watch Institute
  2. Amnesty International
  3. UNESCO
  4. Society for Prevention of Cruelty of Animals
Current Affairs

Who among the following was not as allvar Saint?

  1. Poyagai
  2. Tirugyan
  3. Pudam
  4. Tirumangai
Ancient Indian History

Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the code given below the lists.
List – I (Year of Appointment) – List – II (Committee)

A. Balwant Rai Mehta Committee – 1. 1957
B. Ashok Mehta Committee – 2. 1977
C. L.M. Singhvi Committee – 3. 1986
D. P. K. Thungun Committee – 4. 1988

Code:
A B C D

  1. 4 1 2 3
  2. 1 2 3 4
  3. 2 3 1 4
  4. 3 4 2 1
Indian Polity

In Three pin electric plug longest pin should be connected with:

  1. Earth end
  2. Live end
  3. Neutral end
  4. Any end
General science

With reference to ecological niche, which of the following statements is/are correct?

1. It represents the range of conditions that it can tolerate the resources it utilizes and its functional role in ecological system.
2. Each species has a distinct niche.

Select the correct answer from the code given below :
Code:

  1. Neither 1 nor 2
  2. Both 1 and 2
  3. Only 2
  4. Only 1
Environment & Ecology

Which of the following sacred Buddhist place was situated on the river Niranjana?

  1. Bodh Gaya
  2. Kusinagara
  3. Lumbtni
  4. Rishipattana
Ancient Indian History

Which one of the following areas of India does not come under the zone of high seismic intensity?

  1. Uttaranchal
  2. Karnataka Plateau
  3. Kachch
  4. Himachal Pradesh
Indian Geography

The above figure contains three squares with areas of 100 m2, 16 m2 and 49 ml lying side by side. By how much should the area of the middle square be reduced in order that the total length PQ of the resulting three squares is 19 m?

  1. 2 m
  2. 2 m2
  3. 4 m2
  4. 12 m2
Aptitude & Reasoning

Along which one of the following meridians did India experience the first light of the sunrise of the new millennium?

  1. 2° 30' West
  2. 82° 30' East
  3. 92° 30' West
  4. 92° 30' East
Indian Geography

The Dhrupad singer selected for Rashtriya Tansen Samman for the year 1998 is:

  1. Siaram Tiwari
  2. Hanuman Prasad Misra
  3. Bela Saheb Poonchwale
  4. Bhim Sen Joshi
Current Affairs