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Recent MCQs

Most mineralised rock system in India is:

  1. Cuddapa System
  2. Dharwar System
  3. Gondawana System
  4. Vindhya System
Indian Geography

Who among the following is empowered to establish the interstate council?

  1. Parliament
  2. President
  3. Speaker of Lok Sabha
  4. Prime Minister
Indian Polity

The countries, which participated in Malabar-2009 exercises, were-

  1. China, England, Russia
  2. China, India, Russia
  3. India, USA, Japan
  4. Japan, England, USA
Current Affairs

Assertion (A): The Koyna region of Maharashtra is likely to become more earthquake prone in near future.

Reason (R): The Koyna dam is located on an old fault-plane which may get activated more frequently with changes in water-level in Koyna reservoir.

Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

  1. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
  2. Both A and R are true bur R is not the correct explanation of A
  3. A is true but R is false
  4. A is false but R is true
Indian Geography

Who was the secret author of Parvez Musharraf's biography "in the line of fire"

  1. Humayun Gauhar
  2. Hamid Kashmiri
  3. Zabir hussain
  4. None of these
Current Affairs

Consider following statements about Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana and state which one of them is incorrect?

  1. It was launched during 2007-2008.
  2. It envisages an outlay of Rs. 2,500 crores for the Eleventh Five Year Plan.
  3. Additional Central assistance under the scheme would be available as 80% grant to the States.
  4. Activities under the Yojna include integrated development of Food crops, Agricu-lture mechanisation, deve-lopment of Rainfed farming etc.
Current Affairs

Which among the following is the secondary pollutant?

  1. Smog
  2. Carbondioxide
  3. Carbon mono-oxide
  4. Fly ash
Environment & Ecology

Which one of the following countries is not a member of OPEC?

  1. Algeria
  2. China
  3. Indonesia
  4. U.A.E.
World Geography

With reference to India which of the following statement(s) is/are correct?

1. India is the sixth largest country of the world.
2. India occupies about 2.4% of the total area of the world.
3. Tropic of Cancer passes through the middle of the country dividing into two latitudinal halves.
4. India lies completely in tropic zone.

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

  1. 2 and 3
  2. 2 and 4
  3. 3 and 4
  4. 1 and 2
Indian Geography

Who among the following was the envoy of the British King James I at Jahangir’s Court?

  1. William Hawkins
  2. Willin Finch
  3. Piera Della Vella
  4. Edward Terry
Modern Indian History

Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer by using the codes given below the lists:
List-I (Biosphere Reserve) - List-II (Location)

A) Nokrek - 1) Kerala
B) Manas - 2) Assam
C) Dehang Debang - 3) Meghalaya
D) Agasthyamalai - 4) Arunachal Pradesh

  1. A-2 B-3 C-1 D-4
  2. A-3 B-2 C-4 D-1
  3. A-4 B-1 C-3 D-2
  4. A-1 B-4 C-2 D-3
Environment & Ecology

ICC announced a list of 55 Cricket players in 2009 to be included in its inaugural "Hall of Fame" list. Identify from the following cricketers who was not included in the list.

  1. Kapil Dev
  2. Sachin Tendulkar
  3. Sunil Gavaskar
  4. Bishan Singh Bedi
Current Affairs

Operation Desert Fox is the name of:

  1. Barbed wire fencing fixed to demarcate Indo-Pak borders in Rajasthan/ Gujarat
  2. A satellite launched by NASA to collect information regarding magnetic force of sun
  3. Air strikes launched by US/UK on Baghdad during December, 98
  4. An operation launched by USA commando unit against LTTE in Ceylon
Current Affairs

Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:
Mountain - Country

A) Atlas - 1) France/Spain
B) Kalimanjaro - 2) Ecuador
C) Chimbrozo - 3) Tanzania
D) Pyrenees - 4) Morocco

  1. A-4, B-3, C-2, D-1
  2. A-4, B-1, C-2, D-3
  3. A-2, B-3, C-4, D-1
  4. A-1, B-3, C-4, D-2
World Geography

Which one of the following taxes is levied and collected by the Union but distributed between Union and States?

  1. Corporation Tax
  2. Tax on income other than on agricultural income
  3. Tax on railway faires and freights
  4. Custom Duty
Indian Polity

Who of the following had regarded the Karachi Session of Indian National Congress (1931) as the 'pinnacle of Mahatma Gandhi's popularity 'and prestige' ?

  1. S.C. Bose
  2. Pattabhi Sitaramayya
  3. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
  4. Sardar Kishan Singh
Modern Indian History

Telescope was invented by:

  1. Gallileo
  2. Gutinberg
  3. Edision
  4. Graham Bell
General science

The mascot of the 19th Commonwealth Games, to be held in 2010 in New Delhi, is

  1. Shera
  2. Chital
  3. Cheetah
  4. Bhaloo
Current Affairs

Which of the following trees is dangerous for environment ?

  1. Neem
  2. Eucalyptus
  3. Babool
  4. Banana
General science

The name of the foreign journalist who reported about Satyagraha at Dharsana salt works was:

  1. Francis Louis
  2. Mark Tully
  3. Web Miller
  4. Philip Sprat
Modern Indian History

The largest country of the world is:

  1. Russia
  2. Australia
  3. China
  4. USA
World Geography

Persian Gulf does not form border with-

  1. Bahrain
  2. Iraq
  3. Kuwait
  4. Oman
World Geography

Refrigeration helps in food preservation by

  1. killing of germs (bacteria)
  2. reducing the rate of biochemical reaction
  3. destroying the enzyme action
  4. sealing food with a layer of ice
General science

Which part of the Constitution, has the provisions for Panchayat Raj System?

  1. IX
  2. VI
  3. III
  4. IV
Indian Polity