1.
Tehri dam is situated in which state?
Ans. Tehri dam is situated on the Bhagirathi River near Tehri in Uttarakhand.
2.
Farmer's day (Kisan Divas) is observed on which day? Ans. Kisan Diwas is observed across
India on 23 December.
3.
Environment day is observed on which day?
Ans. Every 5th of June is observed as Environment day.
4.
Who is considered as father of White revolution?
Ans. Verghese Kurien is considered as father of White revolution in India.
5.
Agriculture forms what percent of GDP?
Ans. Agriculture and allied sectors like forestry and fisheries accounted for
13.7% of the GDP of India in 2013.
6.
Which countries are members of BRIC?
Ans. BRIC is
now known as BRICS and it is the acronym for an association of five major
emerging national econo-mies: Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa.
7.
Nari Adalats are run by which state in India? Ans. Nari Adalats were initiated in Gujarat.
8.
Which is the topmost milk producing country of
the world? (India)
Ans. India is the leading milk producer. It produced 132.4 million ton milk
during the year of 2012-13.
9.
What is the full form of SEZ?
Ans. the full form SEZ is Special Economic Zone.
11. Mohammed
Yunus is associated with which bank?
Ans. Mohammed
Yunus is founder of the Grameen Bank and he is pioneer in the concepts of
microcredit and microfinance.
12. Pragati
Farmers is the name of the club that operates in which state of India?
Ans. Pragati Farmers is the name of the club that operates in Dhenkanal
district of Odisha.
13. Which
are the two most populous countries of the world?
Ans. Two the most populous countries of the world are China and India.
14. Which
type of connectivity is involved in PURA scheme?
Ans. is a strategy for rural development in India. This concept was given by
former president Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam.
15. What is
Integrated Water Resource Management (IWRM)?
Ans. Integrated Water Resource Management is a
process which promotes the co-ordinated development and man-agement of water,
land and related resources, in order to maximize the resultant economic and
social welfare in an equitable manner without compromising the sustainability
of vital ecosystems.
16.
Which disease is targeted by the GOI through the immunization programmes
on Sundays? Ans. Polio is targeted
by the GOI through the immunization programmes on Sundays.
17. What do
you understand by Dependency Syndrome?
Ans. The
"dependency syndrome" is an attitude and belief that a group can not
solve its own problems without outside help. It is a weakness that is made
worse by charity.
Ans. Bharat
Nirman Yojana comprises projects on irrigation, roads, housing, water supply,
and electrification and telecommunication connectivity.
19.
Maximum nurses migrate from which Indian state
to Middle East and gulf countries? Ans. Maximum
nurses migrate from Kerala to Middle East and gulf countries.
20. What was
the profession of Wangari Mathai?
Ans. Wangari Muta Maathai was a Kenyan environmental and political activist.
21. What is
meant by 'Para Banking'?
Ans. Banks
can undertake certain eligible financial services or activities either
departmentally or by setting up subsid-iaries is called Para Banking.
22. What is
the meaning of Financial Inclusion?
Ans. Financial Inclusion is the delivery of financial
services at affordable costs to sections of disadvantaged and low-income
segments of society, in contrast to financial exclusion where those services
are not available or afford-able.
23. Which
scheme act as a channel of food distribution for weaker sections of the
society?
Ans. The Public Distribution System in India
facilitates the supply of food grains and distribution of essential
com-modities to a large number of poor people through a network of Fair Price Shops
at a subsidized price on a recurring basis.
24. What is
CARTOSAT 2B?
Ans. CARTOSAT
2B is an Earth observation satellite in a sun-synchronous orbit and the fourth
of the Cartosat series of satellites.
25. Who is
the chairperson of Nation Commission on Farmers?
Ans. M.S. Swaminathan is the chairperson of Nation Commission on Farmers.
26. Who has
written 'Towards a Hunger Free World'?
Ans. 'Towards a Hunger Free World' is written by M.S. Swaminathan.
27. For
which reason has UNO promoted plantation of Jatropha in India?
Ans. Jatropha
plant produces seeds with an oil content of 37%. The oil can be combusted as
fuel without being refined. It burns with clear smoke-free flame, tested
successfully as fuel for simple diesel engine.
28. What
percentage of population in India is less than 25 years?
Ans. Nearly half the population in India is under 25 years of age while about
64% of Indians are of working age.
29. Who won
the Nobel Prize for Economics 2014?
Ans. Nobel Prize for Economics 2014 was awarded to Jean Tirole "for his
analysis of market power and regulation".
30. What is
the objective of Mahatma Gandhi Rural Employment Guarantee Act?
Ans. The Mahatma Gandhi Rural Employment Guarantee
Act provides enhancement of livelihood security, giving at least 100 days of
guaranteed wage employment in every financial year to every household, whose
adult mem-bers volunteer to do unskilled manual work.
31. Which is
the biggest contributor of India's import bill?
Ans. Petroleum products are the biggest contributor to India's import bill.
32. World
Trade Organisation came into existence in which year?
Ans. World Trade Organisation commenced on 1 January 1995 under the Marrakech
Agreement.
33. NHPC has
commissioned all the three units of the 120-Mw Sewa II hydroelectric project in
which state?
Ans. NHPC has commissioned all the three units of the 120-Mw Sewa II
hydroelectric project in Jammu and Kashmir.
34.
What percentage of India's area is under cultivation? Ans. 60.5 % of India's land area is
under cultivation.
35.
Milk co-operatives are very successful in which state? Ans. Milk co-operatives are very
successful in Gujarat.
36. Which
scheme has been redesigned as National Rural Livelihood Mission?
Ans. In 1999 the Ministry of Rural Development
launched Swarnajayanti Grameen Swarojgar Yojana to focus on promoting
self-employment among rural poor. It is now remodeled to form National Rural
Livelihood Mission thereby plugging the shortfalls of Swarnajayanti Grameen
Swarojgar Yojana programme.
37.
In which state sugar cooperatives are very successful? Ans. Sugar cooperatives are very
successful in Maharashtra.
38. Yellow
revolution is related to which area?
Ans. The
growth, development and adoption of new varieties of oilseeds and complementary
technologies is consid-ered as Yellow revolution.
39. The
rearing of silkworms for the production of raw silk is known as……
Ans. The rearing of silkworms for the production of raw silk is known as
Sericulture.
40. Who is
known as the Milkman of India?
Ans. Dr. Verghese Kurien is known as the Milkman of India.
41. What is
'Pisciculture'?
Ans. Pisciculture or fish farming is the principal form of aquaculture.
42. What is
the money allocated for the National Security Fund for workers in the
unorganized sector?
Ans. The National Social Security Fund for unorganized sector workers was set
up with an initial allocation of Rs.
1000
crore.
43.
Identity cards are issued to the Indian citizens under which scheme? Ans. Identity cards are issued to the
Indian citizens under AADHAR scheme.
44. In terms
of BoP, what is the meaning of current account payment?
Ans. The
balance of payments (BOP) is the place where countries record their monetary
transactions with the rest of the world.
45. Which is
a health insurance scheme launched by the government of India?
Ans. National Health Insurance Schemes is a health insurance scheme launched
by the government of India.
46.
Organization which drafts and monitors Monitory
Policy of India?
1. SBI 2. RBI
3. Finance Ministry 4. Commerce Ministry
5. PMO
Ans. 2
47.
What is the name of the scheme which organizes
rural poor into small groups of 10-12 people and makes them capable for self
employment?
1. Jawahar Rojgar Yojana 2. Swarna Jayanti Gram Swarojgar Yojana
3. SHG 4. MGNREGA
5.
Livelihood Yojana
Ans. 3
1. Nari Shakti 2. Mid Day Meal
3. ICDS 4. Indira Awas Yojana (IAY)
5.
Rajeev Awas Yojana (RAY)
Ans. 4
49.
Name the scheme that ensures school going
children get cooked food
1. Rations at Home 2. Take Home rations
3. Nutrition at your door step 4. Free food scheme
5. Mid
Day Meal
Ans. 5
50.
MS Swaminathan is associated with which of the
following revolution?
1. Green 2. Yellow
3. Red 4. White
5. Grey
Ans. 1
51.
Which of the following organization is based on
Gandhian philosophy of co-operative movement?
1. Association of women entrepreneur 2. SEWA
3. Bhartiya Mahila Bank 4. Mahila Vikas Sansthan
5.
Aanganwadi
Ans. 2
52.
Minimum age taken into consideration for
literacy rate is
1. 5 years 2. 6 years
3. 7 years 4. 8 years
5. 10
years
Ans. 3
53.
For which of the following diseases oral drops
are administered after regular vaccination of children below 5 years of age?
1. Measles 2. Mumps
3. Polio 4. Cholera
5.
Hepatitis
Ans. 3
54. What does 'P' stands for in PURA?
1. Prohibition
3. Poor
5.
Provision
2. Procurement
4. People
Ans. 5
55. ILO has called 'modern slavery' or modern slaves
for
1.
Racism
3.
Apartheid
5. Poverty and illiteracy
2. Bonded or forced labor
4. Digital divide
Ans. 2
56.
Which of the following can not be a cause of
food insecurity or poverty in India?
1. Preference of IT infrastructure 2. Largely agrarian form of economy
3. Urban rural divide 4. High population growth rate
5.
Primitive agricultural practices
Ans. 1
1.
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6-10
years
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2.
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6-14
years
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3.
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10-20
years
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4.
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14-21 years
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5. Above 50 years
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Ans. 2
58.
What is the name of skill development scheme
launched by Ministry of Rural Development targeting youths mainly in naxalite
affected districts?
1. Ummeed 2. Udaan
3. Roshni 4. Swawlamban
5.
Hausla
Ans. 3
59.
Food Security Act, 2013 aims to provide how much
food grains to poorest of the poor?
1. 10 kgpm 2. 20 kgpm
3. 30kgpm 4. 35 kgpm
5. 40
kgpm
Ans. 4
60.
Who among the personalities is associated with
Chipko Movement?
1. Rajendra Patel 2. Dashrath Manjhi
3. Sundar Lal Bahuguna 4. Baba Amte
5. None
of the above
Ans. 3
61.
Which of the following was never a goal under
Millennium Development Goal under UNO?
1. Sustainable development 2. Gender equality
3. Primary education 4. Child mortality
5.
Atomic energy as a mode of power generation
Ans. 5
62.
Gadgil formula was adopted for what during
Fourth and Fifth Five Year Plans?
1.
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Distribution
of plan assistance
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2. Poverty alleviation
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3. Rural telephony
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4.
Irrigations
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5.
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Literacy
rate
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Ans. 1
63.
Which of the following is the largest milk
producing states in India?
1. UP 2. Maharashtra
3. Punjab 4. Haryana
5.
Rajasthan
Ans. 1
64. Rules and regulations in international trade
disputes among member candidates are decided by
1. IMF 2. ILO
3. WTO 4. UNO
5. World
Bank
Ans. 3
65.
Who among the following is known as Pani baba in
pani panchayats?
1. Baba Amar dev 2. Sant Sri Ram Vilas
3. Vilasrao Salunke 4. Bhagwan Rao
5. Baba
Ram Das
Ans. 3
1. Youth Icon award 2. Asian emerging leadership award
3. Ramon Magsaysay award 4. Livelihood award
5.
National Integration award
Ans. 3
67. Following a nuclear disaster which of the
following countries has decided to shut down it all nuclear reactors?
1. Germany 2. France
3. Japan 4. Russia
5. China
Ans. 3
68.
Who among the following bodies organized the Lok
Adalat which settled 36 lakh cases and thus creating a world record?
1. The Supreme Court of India 2. Ministry of social justice
3. Ministry of Law 4. National Legal Services Cell
5. The
National Legal Services Authority (NALSA)
Ans. 5
69. Working age population's range is
1. 15-35 years
3. 20-60 years
5. 20-40 years
2. 15-45 years
4. 15-64 years
Ans. 4
70.
Which of the following entity is created or
being credited to prevent corruption in India?
1. Janlok Pal 2. CAG
3. CAT 4. Anti defection bill
5.
Poverty Alleviation Act
Ans. 1
71.
Which of the following organizations releases
report on 'State of the food security' in the world?
1. UNSC 2. UNESCO
3. ILO 4. FAO
5.
Hunger World
Ans. 4
72.
Which of the following TV shows was hosted by
Aamir Khan?
1. KBC 2. Coffee with Aamir
3. Satyamev Jayate 4. Jai Hind
5. Mera Bharat
Mahan
Ans. 3
73. What is the name of the organization established
by Mother Teresa also known as Home of the destitute'?
1. Anand Van 2. Paavan Hriday
3. Mukti Dham 4. Nirmal Hriday
5.
Healing Inn
Ans. 4
74.
Which of the following cities has the largest
population living in slums?
1. Mumbai 2. Delhi
3. Chennai 4. Kolkata
5.
Hyderabad
Ans. 1
1. Wheat
3. Tea
5. Milk
2. Rice
4. Coffee
Ans. 5
76. What is the name of the phenomenon in which the
temperature of the earth rises due to green house gases?
1. Global warming 2. Global heating
3. Global precipitation 4. Global depreciation
5. None
of the above
Ans. 1
77.
What is the name of the scheme which for village
lightining?
1. Surya Roshni 2. Ujala
3. Aasha 4. Uday
5. Kiran
Ans. 1
78.
Which of the following scheme is for crop
insurance in India?
1. RRB 2. CSO
3. NABARD 4. NSSCO
5. NAIS
Ans. 5
79.
Which of the following bodies approves the five
year plans?
1. PMO 2. Ministry of Finance
3. Finance Commission 4. National Development Council (NDC)
5.
National Advisory Council (NAC)
Ans. 4
80.
Which of the following organizations won Nobel
Peace Prize in 2013?
1. Red Cross 2. Medicine Sans Frontiers
3. UNESCO 4. European Union
5.
Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)
Ans. 5
81.
Which of the following schemes is not for social
welfare launched by Government of India?
1. IWY 2. MGNREGA
3. ICDS 4. Jeevan dhara
5. NRHM
Ans. 4
82.
UN Climate Change Conference WAS HELD IN
November 2013 in
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1. Paris
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2.
London
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3. Rom
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4. Warsaw
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Ans. 4
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5.
Bali
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