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200 MCQs · GS
The time of reverberation of a hall can be decreased by
Which spectroscopy is used in chemical examination of interstellar space?
When did the Prime Minister of India inaugurate the country's longest rail-cum-road bridge built over the Brahmaputra river at Bogibeel near Dibrugarh in Assam?
The end product of anaerobic respiration is
Golden rice is a genetically modified crop. Where the incorporated gene is meant for biosynthesis of
Among the following plants, which one has oil repelling property?
What happens in human Thalassemias? 1. reduce alpha-globin synthesis 2. reduce beta-globin synthesis 3. enhance alpha and beta-globin synthesis
Which of the following plant boosts the production of red blood cells?
Consider following statements : 1. 21 June - Summer solstices more radiation received by northern hemisphere 2. 23 September - Autumn equinox not equal radiation in both hemisphere 3. 22 December - Winter solstice more radiation received by southern hemisphere Select the correct answer using the code given below :
With reference to black soil, consider the following statements : 1. It is generally clayey, deep and impermeable. 2. They swell and become sticky when wet and shrink when dried. 3. It retains the moisture for a very long time. Which of the above statements is/are correct?
Different types of vegetation is found in different parts of India - due to
Creamy layer concept was first introduced in the case of
Agricultural crop insurance was introduced by Government of India in
Golden Quadrilateral distance between Chennai and Kolkatta is
Which of the following statements about the first amendment to the constitution is are true? I. The first amendment was enacted in 1952. II. The first amendment was enacted before the first general elections. III. It was enacted by the provisional parliament.
Which one of the stages of Man's progress is not properly Matched? (A) Primitive food collecting stage - Stone Age (B) Advance food collecting stage - Mesolitic Age (C) Food production stage - Chalcolitic Age (D) Urbanisation - Bronze Age
The most outstanding Buddhist writer in Sanskrit was
Arrange in chronological order : 1. Battle of Chausa 2. Death of Babar 3. Battle of Kanaoj 4. Death of Akbar
1. Ram Mohan Roy accepted the concept of God propounded by the Upanishads. 2. Swami Dayananda accepted the Western ideas. 3. The social reform leaders fought for the problems of women and depressed classes 4. 1918 the form for Brahminicial organisation South, Division liberal federation was started
Which of the following facts are true regarding the commercialisation agriculture under British rule? 1. Money lending and exploitation of Poor peasants 2. Scarcity of food 3. Increase the demand of cash crops 4. Commercial agriculture went in bankruptcy.
Name the famous dancer who crowned as 'Kathak king of India'?
Which among the given facts became the primary reason for the leave of E.V. Ramaswami from Indian National Congress?
The financial control exercised by the Parliament over the executive through
The Comptroller and Auditor General is appointed by The President of India under which Article
Consider the following statements : 1. Article 308 to 314 of the constitution with regard to the All India services. 2. Article 308 exclusively apply to the Jammu and Kashmir. 3. The Parliament has enacted the All India Services Act in 1952. 4. Article 312 empowers the Parliament to create new All India Services Choose the correct answer :
Article ---------- was inserted into the constitution under the 73rd Constitutional Amendment.
Who among the following was the Cabinet Minister without portfolio?
Which one of the following statement is not with regard to powers of the Parliament?
Jallikattu, the bull taming sport of Tamil culture and tradition is protected according to article ---------- of the Constitution of India
Who headed provincial constitution committee of constituent assembly?
Who among the following was not a member of Drafting committee?
I. The constitution is a source of, and not an exercise of, legislative power; II. Constitution springs from a belief in limited Government Which of the statements given above is / are correct?
Which committee was appointed in 1986 to deal with 'Revitalisation of Panchayat Raj institutions for democracy and development'?
Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below lists : List I (Event) List II (Year) (a) Special Economic zones policy 1. 1991 (b) New Foreign Trade policy 2. 2000 (c) Goods and services Tax act 3. 2015 (d) Narashimham Committee Report 4. 2017
The father of Green Revolution in India was
Which one of the following is the source of direct tax?
The sum of the deficit under Revenue account and deficit under capital account is
The process of removal or relaxation of Governmental restrictions in all stages in Industry is known as
With reference to the Rural development in India, consider the following statements : I. Poverty alleviation and welfare of the people II. The process of urbanisation in rural areas Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Which of the following is/are eligible for "Kisan credit card"? I. All the farmers II. Share croppers III. Tenants Select the correct answer using the code given below :
Match the following (a) Kol uprising 1. Bhaalpur (b) Santhal uprising 2. Orissa (c) Khonds uprising 3. Assam (d) Ahoms uprising 4. Chotanagpur
Which decision of Gandhiji was opposed by Ambedkar?
Arrange the following in chronological order. 1. Communal award 2. Nehru Report 3. Gandhi Irwin Pact 4. Visit of Simon Commission
Match the following connected with the year of Acts (a) Introduction of communal representation 1. 1935 (b) Right of discussing Budget 2. 1919 (c) Separation of Burma 3. 1909 (d) August Declaration 4. 1892
The sequence in which the given terms are mentioned in the preamble to the constitution of India is:
In a right triangular ground, the sides adjacent to the right angle are 50 m and 80 m. Find the cost of cementing the ground at Rs.5/sq.m
The average of 5 numbers is 180. If one of the numbers is removed then the average becomes 155. Find the removed number?
A person crosses 600 m long street in 5 minute. What is his speed in km per hour.
A man travelled 2/11 of his journey by coach, 17/22 by rail and walked the remaining 1 km. How far did he go?
A ramp for unloading a moving truck has an angle of elevation of 30 degrees. If the top of the ramp is 0.9 m above the ground level then find the length of the ramp.
The standard deviation of 10 values is 3. If each value in increase by 4. Find the variance of the new set of value.
Find the next term of this sequence 11, 13, 17, 19, 23, ----------.
Find the mean of 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16.
Shyam's monthly income is Rs.12,000. He saves Rs.1200. Find the percent of his savings and his expenditure.
Due to increase of 30% in the price of a colour TV the sale is reduced by 40%. What will be the percentage change in income?
Find the least number which when divided by 24, 32 and 36 leaves the remainders 19, 27 and 31 respectively.
If LCM of "a" and "b" is a and LCM of "b" and "c" is b, then what is the LCM of "c" and "a".
Simplify (x^2-25)/(x+3) divided by (x+5)^2/(x^2-9)
The exterior angles of a pentagon are in the ratio 6:3:4:3:2. Find all its interior angles.
Which one of the following cannot be the sides of a triangle?
Without using logarithm table find approximate value for log10 2.
The cost of levelling and turfing a square lawn at Rs.2.50 per sq.m is Rs.13322.50. Find the cost of fencing if at Rs.5 per metre.
The diameter of a semicircular grass plot is 70 m. Find the cost of fencing the plot at Rs.12 per metre.
A circus tent is to be erected in the form of a cone surmounted on a cylinder. The total height of the tent is 49 m diameter of the base is 42 m and height of the cylinder is 21 m. Find the cost of canvas needed to make the tent, if the cost of canvas is Rs.12.50/sq.m
Calculate the compound interest on Rs.9,000 in 2 years when the rate of interest for successive years are 10% and 12% respectively
A certain sum of money in simple interest scheme amounts to Rs.8,880 in 6 years and Rs.7,920 in 4 years respectively. Find the principal and rate percent
A fair die is rolled. Find the probability of getting a prime factor of 6
Country's first transgender clinic was established at
Which scientific agency recently discovered evidence of water in asteroids?
India's first indigenous microprocessor is known as
Which of the following taxes have been subsumed under GST (Goods and Services Tax)?
'Namami Gange' - Clean Ganga is responsible for implementing the programme under
When was Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana Gramin was established?
Who said, "The District Administration is the total Management of public affair"?
Consider the following statement : 1. North-Western part of India get rainfall during North-East monsoon. 2. In India, Red panda is found in the western Himalayas. 3. Tamil Nadu get much rainfall during South-West monsoon. Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
Which of the following is recognized as the Regional Tsunami service provider for Indian Ocean Region?
Consider the following statement : 1. The national cadet corps was established in 1948. 2. The Sainik schools were established as a joint venture of the Central and State Government. Which of the statements is/are correct?
How many Islands in Andaman-Nicobar Islands were renamed by our Prime Minister on December 30, 2018?
'SAMPRITI 2017' is a joint military exercise between armed forces of India and
In November 2017 and Indian short film "The School Bag" Won the Best short film award at the South Asian film festival held at Montreal. Who among the following is the Director of the film?
The China's space craft that probe farside of the moon is
Match the following : Schedule Subject (a) First Schedule 1. Division of powers between union and states (b) Eleventh Schedule 2. Languages (c) Seventh Schedule 3. Names of states and union territories (d) Eighth Schedule 4. Panchayats
Match the following : Person Eminent field/designation (a) Abid Hussain 1. Former Attorney General of India (b) K. Parasaran 2. Former Ambassador of India to the USA (c) Subhash Kashyap 3. Former Judge of AP High Court (d) K. Punniya 4. Former Secretary General, Lok Sabha
Consider the following statements : According to the first stage of Demographic transition. I. Death rates are high. II. Low birth rate. III. Absence of medical aid. Select the correct answer using the code given below :
Consider the following statements, find the "wrong" one 1. Section 377 of the IPC recently reported in the news is associated with Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer (LGBTQ) Rights. 2. Joseph shine Vs union of India is the case related to 497 of the IPC. 3. Indian Young Lawyers association Vs state of Kerala is related to women Rights. 4. Yashwant Vs State of Maharashtra is the case associated with Right to education.
If the diameter of the earth becomes two times its present value and its mass remains unchanged then how would the weight of an object on the surface of the earth be affected
According to Moseley's law the frequency of the spectral line in X-ray spectrum varies as
A Cathode Ray Oscilloscope (CRO) is used to measure ---------- of a signal.
The Prime Minister of India announced the Havelock Island in Andaman and Nicobar renamed as
Which one of the compounds is not a protonic acid?
Nitrous Oxide is known as Laughing gas. It is also used in medical field as
Methane is the carbon compound. It's Molecular Formula is
Which of the following is strong acid and strong base reaction?
Find the wrong pair/pairs : 1. Metabolism - Sum total of enzymatic reactions 2. Auxin - Photosynthesis 3. Photolysis of water - Growth 4. Oxidative phosphorylation - Respiration
Which one of the following is need on a non-conventional source of raw material for the paper production?
Consider the following Endocrine glands : 1. Islets of Langerhans - Produce Insulin 2. Thyroid gland - Produce diabetes 3. Adrenal gland - Produce Goitre Which of the following is correctly matched?
Which one called from the development and the maturation of the erythrocyte from the haemocytoblast?
Combined drug in use to cure the Malaria is
In mammals the mammalian glands are modied gland of following 1. Salivary gland 2. Sebaceous gland 3. Pituitary gland
Which of the following ecological Pyramid is always upright?
Match the following rivers with its famous towns : Rivers Towns (a) The Ganga 1. Surat (b) The Brahmaputra 2. Agra (c) The Yamuna 3. Guwahati (d) The Tapti 4. Benares
What is the covalency of nitrogen in ammonia molecule?
Which type of Forests grows well in a area receiving rainfall exceeds 250 cm, and temperature is 25 degree C to 27 degree C?
1. Project Tiger is a Tiger conservation scheme 2. It was launched on 1 April 1983. 3. 27 Tiger Reserves have been setup in 17 states under this scheme. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Which type of rainfall is closely associated with Equatorial Region?
With reference to Sangam period which of the following pair is/are not correct (A) Tramiradesa Sanghatam - Confederacy of Tamil States (B) Udiyanseral - First Chera Mannan (C) Madurai Kanchi - Mangudi Marudan (D) Naura - Tondi
Who was recognised as the 'Successor of Sivaji'?
The Battle of Talikota was fought in the year
Which of the following pairs are correctly matched? 1. City of Jaunpur - Firuz Tughluq 2. City of Ahamadabad - Ahmad Shah 3. Zain-ul-Abidin - The Akbar of Kashmir 4. Founder of Khalji Dynasty in Malwa - Husain Shah
Northcote-Trevelyan Commission of 1853 linked with
In which field, the colonial regime followed Downward Filtration theory?
Which of the following refers "Unity of Spirit" of Rabindranath Tagore?
Match the correct pair : Planets Density (A) Mercury - 1.000 (B) Jupiter - 19.182 (C) Earth - 0.387 (D) Uranus - 5.203
Which one of the following concept is not Rule of Law?
The Judiciary was separated from the Executive under which article
The Government of India issued the citizenship (Pondicherry) order in the year
The Essence of "Judicial Activism" is an
Balwant Rai Mehta committee in its report suggested
Name the Prime Minister when for the first time the No-Confidence was moved in the Parliament?
Which of the following statements regarding the fundamental duties contained in the Constitution of India are correct? I. Fundamental Duties have formed apart of the Constitution of India since its adoption II. Fundamental Duties are applicable only to the Citizen of India III. Fundamental Duties have become a part of the Constitution of India in accordance with the recommendation of the Swaran Singh Committee IV. Fundamental duties can be enforced through writ jurisdiction
The mandate of the official language commission under Art 344 is / are 1. The progressive use of Hindi language for official purpose of the union 2. Restriction on the use of the English language for the official purpose of the union. Choose the correct statement(s) :
The words "Socialist" and "Secular" were added to the Preamble of Indian constitution by
Who is among the following associated with "PURA" model?
Norman Borlaug - is associated with 1. high yield variety seeds 2. chemical fertilizers 3. chemical pesticides Select the correct answer using the code given below :
In which of the Industrial Policy Resolution (IPR) the establishment of socialistic pattern of society was adopted?
The objectives of Monetary policy is / are I. Price stability II. Economic growth III. Social justice IV. Reducing budgetary deficit
With reference to NITI AAYOG, Which of the following statement is / are correct? (i) Transforming and development agenda of India (ii) Promoting growth and development.
The "Social Protection Index" has been coined by
Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) is primarily
A closed economy is one which I. does not trade with other countries II. does not impose and restrictions on international trade III. does not have a coastal line IV. is not a member of the United Nations Organisation. Select the correct answer using the code given below :
According to R.C. Majumdar's statement, the Revolt of 1857 failed because
Read the following statement and find out the correct one. 1. C.R. Das was known as Deenbandhu 2. He was the uncrowned king of Bengal
Which song is called "The Bible of Modern Bengalee patriotism"?
Who said "I am an Indian Tomtom, waking up all the sleeping sleepers so that they may wake and work for their motherland .... This is my task"?
What was the form of Struggle that Congress adopted against the British in 1940.
Consider the following events and find out the chronological sequence of the events 1. Chauri chaura incident 2. Russo-Japanese war 3. Gandhiji returned from South Africa
In which year E.V. Ramasamy became the Chairman of Erode Municipality?
Pocket money received by 7 students is given below. Rs.42, Rs.22, Rs.40, Rs.26, Rs.23, Rs.28, Rs.43 Find the median.
The Range of the first 10 prime numbers is
The students of a class donated Rs.4624 for Chief Minister's State Relief Fund. Each student donated as many rupees as the number of students in the class. Find the number of students in the class
The average height of 10 students in a class was calculated as 150 cm. On verification it was found that one reading was wrongly recorded as 130 cm instead of 140 cm. Find the correct mean height.
If ax^2 - 28x + 49 = 0 has equal roots. Then the value of a is
Find the median of the data. 12, 14, 25, 23, 18, 17, 24, 20
In a two digit number, the digit in the unit place is twice of the digit in the tenth place. If the digits are reversed, the new number is 27 more than the given number. Find the number.
The population of a village is 32,000. 40% of them are men. 25% of them are women and the rest are children. Find the number of men and children.
Find the greatest number of four digits exactly divisible by 15, 21 and 27.
The GCD and LCM of two polynomials are x+1 and x^4-1 respectively. If one of the polynomials is x^2+1, find other one.
Find the Highest Common Factor of 4p^2q^3r, 8p^3q^2r^2, 16p^2q^4r^3
Simplify the following: x^3/(x-2) + 8/(2-x)
If 3a+4b=22, 8a-5b=-4, then the value of (a+b)^2 = ?
I have a box which has 3 green, 9 blue, 4 yellow, 8 orange coloured cubes in it. (a) What is the ratio of orange to yellow cubes? (b) What is the ratio of green to blue cubes? (c) How many different ratios can be formed, when you compare each colour to any one of the other colours?
A troop has provisions for 276 soldiers for 20 days. How many soldiers leave the troop so that the provisions may last for 46 days.
Using clay, a student made a right circular cone of height 48 cm and base radius 12 cm. Another student reshapes it in the form of sphere. Find the radius of the sphere.
The radius of a spherical balloon increases from 3 cm to 9 cm as air is being pumped into it. Find the ratio of volumes of the balloon in the two cases.
If the circle with diameter 4 cm is inside of the circle with radius 10 cm. Then the Maximum possible distance between the centres is
What is the half of the area of the triangle whose vertices are (1, 1), (3, 1), (1, 3)?
A silver wire when bent in the form of a square encloses an area of 484 sqm. If the same wire is bent in the form of a circle, then find the diameter of the circle. (use pi = 22/7)
In how much time will a sum of Rs.1600 amount to Rs.1852.20 at 5% per annum compound interest
If 123 represents "GOD", 456 represents "CAT", Then "DOG EAT EGG" may be represented by
Find the number of 3 digit natural numbers which are divisible by 6
What is the probability that a leap year selected at random will contain 53 Sundays?
Which among the followings are the major reasons for driving out sourcing? 1. Technological innovation. 2. Economic emergence of developing nations. 3. The knowledge based economy. 4. Favourable balance of payment. Select correct answer from the codes given below.
Which of the following factors influence digitalisation in banking sector? 1. Changing consumer behavior. 2. Financial inclusion and government initiation. 3. Increased smart phone usage. Select the answers from the codes given below
NITI Aayog Launched, 'Atal New India Challenge' program on April 26, 2018. This initiatives is related to 1. To design and demonstrate market ready products based on cutting-edge technologies. 2. To provide grants upto Rs. 1 Crore. 3. Related to Agriculture and industrial sectors any. Select correct answer using the code given below
Cord Blood Banks located at ---------- in Tamil Nadu.
Jal Kranti Abhiyan was not launched in the following Indian cities
Consider the following statement. 50% of the India's poor people live in following states. 1. Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh and Jharkhand. 2. Goa, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Jharkhand. 3. Bihar, Gujarat, Himachel Pradesh and Jammu. 4. Kerala, Sikkim, Arunachel Pradesh and Bihar. Which one of the above is/are correct?
The Urban Heat island effect is due to 1. Concrete floor in Urban area. 2. Low moisture content in the soil. 3. High wind velocity. 4. High rainfall. Which one of the above is/are correct?
The first language declared as the classical language in India is
The headquarters of the Interpol is situated in
The book 'My Presidential Years' is written by
In which year "National Award to Teachers" was instituted?
Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay National Welfare fund assisting to whom?
What is the purpose of Gaganyaan project reveals by ISRO?
Which of the following group constituted the State Reorganisation Commission?
How many states in India have achieved 100% Household electrification?
Who is the head of the three-members Lokayukta search committee?
For which country Prime Minister of India announced Rs. 4,500 crore for hydropower projects 2018?
Which statue is called as "Statue of unity"?
Which scheme is a placement linked skill training programme to empower rural poor youth?
Doklam Standoff is related between the countries of
Jagjit Singh Vs. State of Haryana (2007) is the case related to