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200 MCQs · GS
The Constitution is silent in the Directive Principles about
The President of India is
The President can be impeached for
The Vice-President is elected for a term of
Ministers in the Union Cabinet are appointed by
The main characteristic of the Cabinet system is
Generally all important decisions are taken by
The constituents of India's Parliament are the Lok Sabha, the Rajya Sabha and
The States are represented in the Rajya Sabha
Which of the following is not a Union Territory?
The Legislative Council
The procedure for the amendment of the Indian Constitution is given in
The 42nd Constitution Amendment Act added a chapter on
The members of the UPSC are
Socialist pattern comes through
In a free economy, inequalities of income are mainly due to
Which of the following is the cause of economic insecurity?
National income is
The Planning Commission was set up by the Government of India in
Indian industries have never suffered from
Which of the following is not a basic industry?
The All India Khadi and Village Industries Board was set up during the
IDBI is a
Financial distribution between the Union and the States takes place on the basis of the recommendation of
Which of the following is exclusively concerned with the credit needs of all types of agricultural and rural development in India?
The number of banks nationalized in 1969 was
Which one of the following committees examined and suggested tax reforms?
For Question Nos. 28 to 30, select your answer from the code given below: Code: (A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A (B) Both A and R are true but R is not a correct explanation of A (C) A is true but R is false (D) A is false but R is true Assertion (A): The British ruler established and developed Indian Railways. Reason (R): Indian economy is referred to as a mixed economy.
Assertion (A): The population of India has increased rapidly since 1921. Reason (R): In India, the birthrate has declined more rapidly than the death rate since 1921.
Assertion (A): Land reforms in India have been successfully implemented. Reason (R): Government has been providing fertilizers at subsidized rates.
Which committee was set up on the cash-credit system?
Land reform policies in India have met with
The cooperative credit societies have a
Which of the following operates at the district level?
The success of Green Revolution depends on the availability of
NAFED is connected with
The largest wheat-producing State in India is
AGMARK is
The difference between GNP and NNP is equal to
Which of the following has not been included in wealth of a nation?
What is debt?
The National Renewable Fund was constituted with the objective of
Who is the Supreme Commander of the Defence Forces of India?
Recently Li Na won the French Open Women's Singles Title. She thus became the first from ---- to win a Grand Slam.
The former President of which nation was sentenced, along with his wife, to 35 years in prison after a trial in absentia?
Which of the following nations passed a bill recently to phase out nuclear power by 2022?
In which Indian district did the Government declare the nation's 42nd tiger reserve?
India's GDP grew by 8.5 percent in 2010-2011 due to a strong performance by the ---- sector.
Pedro Passos Coelho, in June 2011, was sworn in as the Prime Minister of which nation?
To which nation did India extend duty-free market access?
On which date, the space shuttle 'Endeavour' returned to the earth successfully completing its last mission?
Maharashtra Government raised drinking age to
Which of the following missiles was inducted into the Armed Forces by DRDO?
India and US made agreement for $4.1 billion aircraft deal for
Which of the following countries signed Tax Pact?
Match the items in List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the code given below: List-I (Books) 1. The Dowry Problem 2. First Day First Show 3. River of Smoke 4. The Memory of Love List-II (Authors) a. Aminatta Forna b. Amitav Ghosh c. Anupama Chopra d. Robin Wyatt with Nazia Masood
When did the century's longest lunar eclipse occur?
IUCN celebrates the year 2011 as the International Year of
The Pulitzer Prize is associated with which one of the following?
Economic growth is usually coupled with
The function of heavy water in a nuclear reactor is to
Consider the following: 1. Photosynthesis 2. Respiration 3. Decay of organic matter 4. Volcanic action Which of the above add carbon dioxide to the carbon cycle on the earth?
Which Indian State clinched the maiden Senior National Hockey Championship?
The expanded form of the abbreviation IRDA is
Arrange the following in chronological order: 1. Macaulay's Minutes 2. Hunter Commission 3. Sadler Commission 4. Wood's Despatch
Consider the following statements: 1. The Rowlatt Committee was formed to suggest measures to curb revolutionary activities. 2. The Committee provided for arrest of a suspected person without warrant. 3. The Committee provided for speedy trial by a special court. 4. There was no appeal allowed. Which of the above statements is/are wrong?
Which of the following are correctly paired? 1. Separation of Burma from India : Lord Reading 2. Appointment of Statutory Commission : Lord Irwin 3. Holding of Exams for ICS in England and India simultaneously : Lord Wellington 4. August Offer : Lord Linlithgow Select the correct answer from the code given below:
The first President of the All India Kisan Sabha in 1936 was
Who coined the Mantra, 'Service to the Motherland'?
Who was not tried in the Kanpur Bolshevik Conspiracy case in 1924?
Consider the following statements: The Swadeshi Movement could not succeed because 1. it did not get the support of Muslim peasantry 2. the Surat Split of Congress weakened the Movement 3. the Movement did not arouse popular sentiments outside Bengal 4. it lacked effective organization and leadership Which of the above statements are correct?
Arrange the foundation of the following movements in the order of chronological occurrence: 1. Brahma Samaj 2. Atmiya Sabha 3. Prarthana Samaj 4. Paramahansa Mandali
The British Monarch was given the title, 'Kaiser-i-Hind' by the
World Book Capital, 2009 selected by the UNESCO was
The first Congress leader to suffer several terms of imprisonment was
Muslim League agreed to join the Interim Government on 26th October, 1946 to
Which of the following statements is not correct regarding the Sadler University Commission?
Match the items in List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the code given below : List-I 1. Foundation of women's university 2. Creation of Governorship of Bengal 3. Ancient monuments' preservation 4. Indian Councils Act of 1892 List-II a. Lord Lansdowne b. Lord Curzon c. Lord Hardinge II d. Lord Chelmsford
Devadasi system was abolished by Lord Reading in
The first Indian woman President of Indian National Congress was
Khudai Khidmatgars or Red Shirts, who played an important role in Civil Disobedience Movement, were active in
An effective machinery for meeting famine conditions in India was evolved by
Who is the author of the book, India Wins Freedom?
The book, Poverty and Un-British Rule in India was written by
Which Viceroy offered the setting up of a constitution making body after the Second World War?
Who was the only British Viceroy killed in India?
Who described the Princely States as 'Sinks of reaction and incompetence'?
Consider the following statements : The mutiny of Royal Indian Navy ratings in 1946 was due to 1. racial discrimination 2. hardships regarding pay and food 3. arrest of Sailor B. C. Dutt for writing 'Quit India' on HMS Talwar 4. derogatory remarks by English officers Which of the above statements are correct?
Mahatma Gandhi suspended the Non-Cooperation Movement on 12th February, 1922 due to
Which event can be said to have marked the entry of Indian women to public space?
The Quit India Resolution was passed on 6th August, 1942 at
Which among the following statements is correct about Satyagraha Movement?
Mahatma Gandhi started 'Satyagraha' for the first time in South Africa in 1906, when
Consider the following statements : 1. The first telegraph line was laid between Calcutta and Agra. 2. Dalhousie can be regarded as the Father of Electric Telegraph in India. Which of the above statements is/are correct?
Which legislation recognized trade unions as legal associations?
Who was not a member of the Cabinet Mission Plan?
Who was the Finance Minister in the Interim Government?
Match the items in List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the code given below : List-I (Leaders) 1. B. G. Tilak 2. M. K. Gandhi 3. Dadabhai Naoroji 4. Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar List-II (Magazines/Newspapers) a. Indian Opinion b. Soma Prakash c. Mahratta d. Rast Goftar
Who was the first Indian to become the member of the House of Commons?
The slogan, "One religion, one caste and one God for mankind" was coined by
Who was the only leader to become the President of both Congress and Muslim League?
Assertion (A) : Mahatma Gandhi wanted to dismantle Congress after Independence. Reason (R) : According to Mahatma Gandhi, Congress has become power hungry and corrupt.
Assertion (A) : The extremist leaders criticized the moderate policy as 'political mendicancy'. Reason (R) : The moderates stood for the maintenance of the British Empire.
Assertion (A) : The Bombay Plan was propounded in 1944 by a group of industrialists led by J. R. D. Tata. Reason (R) : They wanted more State initiative in infrastructure development and comprehensive land reforms.
Assertion (A) : The Wardha Scheme of Education was centered around the principle of learning through activity. Reason (R) : It envisaged a seven-year course through the mother tongue.
Assertion (A) : Raja Ram Mohan Roy tried a synthesis of the best in the East and the West in the Indian setting. Reason (R) : He supported Sanskrit system of education but opposed the caste system.
Assertion (A) : Muslim League rejected the Rajagopalachari formula. Reason (R) : Jinnah wanted only Muslims of the North-West and the East of India to vote in the plebiscite.
Assertion (A) : States' peoples' conferences were organized in Hyderabad, Mysore, Deccan States, etc., which culminated in the organization of All India States Peoples' Conference in 1927 at Bombay. Reason (R) : The draconian measures of Lord Minto drove the revolutionaries to take shelter in the Princely States.
Assertion (A) : Tilak was readmitted into Congress in 1916 at Lucknow Session. Reason (R) : Gokhale and Ferozeshah Mehta died in 1915.
Assertion (A) : HSRA was founded in 1928 under the leadership of Chandra Shekhar Azad. Reason (R) : It wanted to arouse the consciousness among the people of the futility of Gandhian methods.
Assertion (A) : Ilbert Bill tried to give equal powers to Indian and European Judges. Reason (R) : Later it was amended by which Europeans can demand a trial by jury.
Assertion (A) : Sir Syed Ahmed Khan and Raja Shiv Prasad of Banaras organized the United Indian Patriotic Association. Reason (R) : It was encouraged by British to counter Congress propaganda.
Assertion (A) : The extremists' demand for Swaraj was a complete freedom from foreign control and complete independence. Reason (R) : The moderates wanted only self-government within the empire.
Assertion (A) : Poona Sarvajanik Sabha was established in 1867. Reason (R) : It wanted to serve as a bridge between government and Congress.
Consider the following statements : Dr. Ambedkar founded 'Bahishkrit Hitkarini Sabha' in 1924 for 1. moral and material progress of the untouchables 2. civil rights of the untouchables to enter Hindu temples 3. separate electorate for the untouchables 4. proportional representation to the untouchables Which of the above statements are correct?
Which of the following provisions was stated by Dr. Ambedkar as the Heart and Soul of the Constitution of India?
The word 'Pakistan' was coined by
Gangavaram Port that became operational recently is located on which river and in which State?
Three Gorges Dam, world's largest HEP, is located on which river?
Match the items in List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the code given below : List-I 1. Exosphere 2. Magnetosphere 3. Photosphere 4. Stratosphere List-II a. Space surrounding the earth or any celestial body b. The earth's atmosphere about 400 km above the earth surface c. The earth's atmosphere about 11 km above the earth's surface d. Visible portion of the sun
A coral island with central lake is known as
The variability of rainfall is very high in the State of
Merino sheep are found more in which continent?
Epicentre is
The ports of India, which are connected by NH-5, are
Match the items in List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the code given below : List-I 1. Mica 2. Copper 3. Manganese 4. Saltpetre List-II a. Rajasthan b. Bihar c. Uttar Pradesh d. Orissa
It is difficult to move a cycle along the ground with brakes on because
As we go from the Equator to the Poles, the value of g
Halos are seen around the sun and the moon through a/an —— cloud.
On which river and in which State are the Marble Falls situated?
Proof that the Deccan was a part of the Gondwanaland of ancient times now broken up into Africa and South America lies in the
Consider the following statements : 1. The largest number of inhabited villages is in the State of Rajasthan. 2. The maximum number of million plus cities is in the State of Maharashtra. Which of the above statements is/are correct?
Consider the following statements : 1. The Barak River, the headstream of Meghna, arises in the hills in Manipur. 2. Krishna has the largest river basin in Peninsular India. Which of the above statements is/are correct?
Consider the following statements : 1. The 'Project Tiger' was launched in 1975 to check the dwindling population of tigers in India. 2. Pavo cristatus is the National Bird of India. 3. Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn is the National Flower of India. Which of the above statements are correct?
Canal irrigation in India is widely found at
Sitapura industrial area is situated in the outskirts of which city?
Which place receives the maximum solar energy in December?
The Ganga River Basin Authority is headed by the
The 'Project Snow Leopard' does not cover which State?
How many railway zones are there in India?
The deepest location on the earth surface on record is about 11034 km beneath the sea level. It is located in
L'Aguila is located in which country?
India's first ever sea bridge has been constructed at
Which parallel of latitude touches the southernmost tip of Indian territory?
Which of the following pairs are wrong? 1. Bhadravati Steel Plant : Not located near coal deposit 2. First modern steel plant : Burnpur 3. Bokaro and Bhilai Steel Plants : German collaboration 4. Durgapur Steel Plant : British collaboration Select the correct answer from the code given below:
Which of the following is the lightest metal?
The most important ore of aluminum is
The element present in the largest amount in rocks and minerals is
The alloy used in making heating elements for electric heating devices is
German silver is an alloy of
Air is a/an
Which of the following is the best conductor of electricity?
Balloons are filled with
The charcoal used to decolorize raw sugar is
The most abundant metal in the earth's crust is
The gas used to extinguish fire is
In which of the following activities is silicon carbide used?
The element common to all acids is
Gobar gas contains mainly
The most malleable metal is
Tetraethyl lead is used as
Which of the following is used in beauty parlors for hair setting?
Which of the following is a non-metal that remains liquid in room temperature?
From which mineral is radium obtained?
What is laughing gas?
Which of the following is used as a material for making protective windows in space probes?
Which form of phosphorus is used in safety metals?
Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
Which one of the following metals forms an amalgam with other metals?
The type of glass used in making lenses and prisms is
If Rs 1,000 is invested at 12% interest and the interest is compounded half-yearly, what will be the total amount at the end of one year?
The smallest integer by which 3750 should be divided so that the quotient is a perfect square number is
Three numbers are in the ratio 1 : 2 : 3 and their HCF is 12. The numbers are
0.009 ÷ ? = 0.01
A man distributed Rs 100 equally among his friends. If there had been 5 more friends, each would have received one rupee less. How many friends had he?
The least number of 4 digits which is a perfect square is
The average weight of 29 students is 28 kg. By the admission of a new student, the average weight is reduced to 27.8 kg. The weight of the new student is
One year ago, a father was four times as old as his son. In 6 years time, his age exceeds twice his son's age by 9 years. The ratio of their present ages is
In an examination, 80% of the students passed in English, 85% in Mathematics and 75% in both English and Mathematics. If 40 students failed in both the subjects, the total number of students is
There would be 10% loss if a toy is sold at Rs 10.80. At what price should it be sold to earn a profit of 20%?
The total sales for a business in a certain year were Rs 1,50,000. What were the sales in June, if June sales were half the monthly average?
A wheel rotates 10 times every minute and moves 20 cm during each rotation. How many centimetres does the wheel move in one hour?
A and B can do a piece of work in 18 days; B and C can do it in 24 days; A and C can do it in 36 days. In how many days can they do it all working together?
If a man running at 15 kmph crosses a bridge in 5 minutes, then the length of the bridge is
A train crosses a platform 100 m long in 60 seconds at a speed of 45 kmph. The time taken by the train to cross an electric pole is
A sum of money at a simple interest amounts to Rs 2,240 in 2 years and to Rs 2,600 in 5 years. What is the principal amount?
Anita got 178 marks and failed by 22 marks. To pass she had to secure 40% marks. What were the maximum marks?
If the circumference of a circle is 352 metres, then its area (in sq. m) is
The Constitution of India was adopted on and came into force on
Who is the final authority to interpret the Constitution?
India has been described by the Constitution as
India is a secular State because
Sikkim became a new State in the Union by the ---- Amendment Act in ----.
There is double citizenship in
Who is competent to amend the Fundamental Rights?
Under which Article of the Constitution can an individual move to the Supreme Court directly in case of any violation of a Fundamental Right?
The Fundamental Rights have the sanction of
How many Fundamental Rights are enjoyed by the Indians?
The Fundamental Duties of a citizen include
The Directive Principles are enshrined in the Constitution in