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General Awareness

Question 1Single Answer
Yojna a weekly journal
  1. A
    Ministry of Finance        
  2. B
    Ministry of Information and Broadcastin
  3. C
    Ministry of Rural Development
  4. D
    Planning Commission
Question 2Single Answer
Kurukshetra a journal on rural development is published by
  1. A
    Ministry of Finance 
  2. B
    Ministry of Information and Broadcastin
  3. C
    Ministry of Rural Development
  4. D
    Planning Commission
Question 3Single Answer
Devaluation of a currency means
  1. A
    Fixing the value of the currency in conjuction with the movement in the value of a basket of predetermined currencies
  2. B
    Reduction in the value of a currency vis-à-vis major internationally traded currencies
  3. C
    Fixing the value of currency in multilateral consultaion with the IMF the World Bank and major trading partners
  4. D
    Permitting the currency to seek its worth in the international market
Question 4Single Answer
In India rural incomes are generally lower than the urban incomes, which of the following reasons account for this
            1. a large number of farmers are illiterate and know little about scientific agriculture
            2. prices of primary products are lower than those of manufactured products
            3. Investments in agriculture has been low when compared to investment in industry
  1. A
    1 and 3
  2. B
    2 and 3
  3. C
    1 and 2
  4. D
    1,2 and 3
Question 5Single Answer
Which of the following programmes aims at the promotion of savings among rural women
  1. A
    Rashtriya Mahila Kosh
  2. B
    Indira Mahila Yojna
  3. C
    Jawahar Rozgar Yojna
  4. D
    Mahila Samridhi Yojna
Question 6Single Answer
What is Net National Product
  1. A
    the money value of final goods and services produced annually in the economy
  2. B
    the money value of annual service generation in the economy
  3. C
    the money value of tangible goods produced annually in the economy
  4. D
    The money value of tangible goods available in the economy
Question 7Single Answer
National income is the 
  1. A
    net national product at market price
  2. B
    net national product at factor cost
  3. C
    net domestic product at market price
  4. D
    net domestic product at factor cost
Question 8Single Answer
Chelliah Committee of 1992 deals with the overhauling of our
  1. A
    financial system            
  2. B
    tax system
  3. C
    patents and copyrights  
  4. D
    Public sector undertakings
Question 9Single Answer
During which Five Year Plan was the annual growth rate of National Income the lowest
  1. A
    2nd plan
  2. B
    3rd plan
  3. C
    5th plan
  4. D
    6th plan
Question 10Single Answer
Which of the following taxes is a progressive tax
  1. A
    sales tax           
  2. B
    custom tax
  3. C
    excise tax         
  4. D
    income tax
Question 11Single Answer
Which of the following estimates the National Income in India
  1. A
    National Income Committee
  2. B
    Planning Commission
  3. C
    Reserve Bank Of India
  4. D
    Central Statistical Organisation
Question 12Single Answer
India changed over to the decimal system, coinage in
  1. A
    April 1951         
  2. B
    April 1955
  3. C
    April 1957         
  4. D
    April 1978
Question 13Single Answer
11th Five Year Plan aim at achieving 10% rural tele density in India from the present 1.9% by the year
  1. A
    2008     
  2. B
    2009
  3. C
    2010     
  4. D
    2012
Question 14Single Answer
Which one of the following statements Monitorable Socio Economic Target of the 11th Five Year Plan under the head Environment is not correct
  1. A
    treat urban waste water by 2011-12
  2. B
    Increase energy efficiency by 20% points by 2016-17
  3. C
    attain WHO standards of air quality in all major cities by 2011-12
  4. D
    increase forest and tree cover by 15% points
Question 15Single Answer
Who is the ex-officio chairman of Planning commission and National Development Council
  1. A
    President
  2. B
    Prime Minister
  3. C
    Finance Minister
  4. D
    Commerce Minister
Question 16Single Answer
Persons below the poverty line in Indian are classified as such based on wheather
  1. A
    they belong to agriculture labourer household and the scheduled caste/trive social group
  2. B
    they get work for a prescribed minimum number of days in a year
  3. C
    they are entitled to a minimum prescribed food basket
  4. D
    their daily waged fall below the prescribed minimum wages
Question 17Single Answer
Which of the following Committee’s recommendations are being followed for estimating proverty line in India
  1. A
    Dutt committee
  2. B
    Lakdawala committee
  3. C
    Cheliah Committee
  4. D
    Chakravorty Committee
Question 18Single Answer
In which year India adopeted liberal and free market principles
  1. A
    1975                 
  2. B
    1981
  3. C
    1991                 
  4. D
    2000
Question 19Single Answer
Consider the following statements
1. There is persistent investment over time only in select locals
2. some areas are agro climatically less conductive to development
3. some areas continue to face little or no agrarian transformation and the consequent lack of social and
4. some areas have faced continous political instability
            Which of the above statements are correct
  1. A
    1,2 and 3          
  2. B
    1,2 and 4
  3. C
    1,3 and 4          
  4. D
    2,3 and 4
Question 20Single Answer
When was first human development report of India issued
  1. A
    April 2001         
  2. B
    March 2000
  3. C
    June 2002
  4. D
    April 2002
Question 21Single Answer
Sattriya dance form is famous in which of these states ?
  1. A
    Assam
  2. B
    Himachal Pradesh
  3. C
    Punjab
  4. D
    Tamil Nadu
Question 22Single Answer
Which of the following statements is true ?
Statement I: Indian techniques such as Rasa and Bhawa in classical dances have their origins in Bharatmuni's Natyashastra.
Statement II: Bharatanatyam has its origin in Odisha.
  1. A
    Only Statement II is true
  2. B
    Both Statement I and Statement II are true
  3. C
    Neither Statement I nor Statement II is true
  4. D
    Only Statement I is true
Question 23Single Answer

"Who said, 'India was a parrot unto itself'?

  1. A
    Malik Muhammad Joyce
  2. B
    Raskhan
  3. C
    Rich Khusrow
  4. D
    Rich Hasan
Question 24Single Answer
What was the real name of Amir Khusro?
  1. A
    Muhammad Hasan
  2. B
    Muhammad Hussain
  3. C
    Muhammad Khusrow
  4. D
    Muhammad Mine
Question 25Single Answer
Who is considered the founder of the Sufi movement in India?
  1. A
    Qutubuddin Bakhtiar Aunty
  2. B
    Nizamuddin Awliya
  3. C
    muinuddin Chishti
  4. D
    Naseeruddin Mahmud
Question 26Single Answer
Which is the national game of Bhutan ?
  1. A
    badminton
  2. B
    basketball
  3. C
    football
  4. D
    archery
Question 27Single Answer
What is the national game of the United States of America ?
  1. A
    water polo
  2. B
    Rugby
  3. C
    Polo
  4. D
    baseball
Question 28Single Answer
What is considered the national game of India ?
  1. A
    Field hockey
  2. B
    cricket
  3. C
    Chess
  4. D
    Kabaddi
Question 29Single Answer
When was the Constituent Assembly of India formed?
  1. A
    1946
  2. B
    1947
  3. C
    1948
  4. D
    1950
Question 30Single Answer
Who was the Chairman of the Drafting Committee of the Indian Constitution?
  1. A
    Dr. Rajendra Prasad
  2. B
    Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
  3. C
    Jawaharlal Nehru
  4. D
    Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
Question 31Single Answer
The idea of the Constituent Assembly was first put forward by:
  1. A
    Mahatma Gandhi
  2. B
    M.N. Roy
  3. C
    Jawaharlal Nehru
  4. D
    Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
Question 32Single Answer
Who is known as the "Father of the Indian Renaissance" ?
  1. A
    Raja Ram Mohan Roy
  2. B
    Swami Vivekananda
  3. C
    Rabindranath Tagore
  4. D
    Mahatma Gandhi
Question 33Single Answer
Which classical dance form is associated with Tamil Nadu ?
  1. A
    Kathak
  2. B
    Kuchipudi
  3. C
    Bharatanatyam
  4. D
    Odissi
Question 34Single Answer
Which of the following is a famous festival of Kerala ?
  1. A
    Pongal
  2. B
    Onam
  3. C
    Baisakhi
  4. D
    Makar Sankranti
Question 35Single Answer
What is the study of ethics primarily concerned with ?
  1. A
    Economic behavior
  2. B
    Human values and moral principles
  3. C
    Physical health
  4. D
    Political systems
Question 36Single Answer
Which of the following is a branch of ethics that deals with the philosophical study of morality ?
  1. A
    Metaphysics
  2. B
    Aesthetics
  3. C
    Normative ethics
  4. D
    Epistemology
Question 37Single Answer
Which ethical theory focuses on the consequences of actions to determine right from wrong ?
  1. A
    Deontology
  2. B
    Virtue ethics
  3. C
    Utilitarianism
  4. D
    Ethical egoism
Question 38Single Answer
Which is the longest river in India?
  1. A
    Yamuna
  2. B
    Ganges
  3. C
    Brahmaputra
  4. D
    Godavari
Question 39Single Answer
The Western Ghats are also known as:
  1. A
    Sahyadris
  2. B
    Vindhyas
  3. C
    Satpuras
  4. D
    Aravallis
Question 40Single Answer
Which river is known as the ‘Sorrow of Bihar’?
  1. A
    Ganges
  2. B
    Kosi
  3. C
    Son
  4. D
    Gandak
Question 41Single Answer
Who became the longest-serving continuous Finance Minister of India and presented her ninth straight Union Budget on February 1, 2026?
  1. A
    Nirmala Sitharaman
  2. B
    Arun Jaitley
  3. C
    Pranab Mukherjee
  4. D
    P. Chidambaram
Question 42Single Answer
How many Ramsar sites does India now have after adding two new ones (in Uttar Pradesh and Gujarat) in early February 2026?
  1. A
    98
  2. B
    97
  3. C
    96
  4. D
    100
Question 43Single Answer
In which rank did India stand in the Global Soft Power Index 2026, as reported around February 2026?
  1. A
    25th
  2. B
    32nd
  3. C
    28th
  4. D
    35th
Question 44Single Answer
What did the Supreme Court of India declare as a fundamental right in schools around February 2026?
  1. A
    Free education up to class 12
  2. B
    Sports infrastructure
  3. C
    Digital literacy programs
  4. D
    Menstrual health facilities
Question 45Single Answer
Which organization plans to launch India's first-ever National Household Income Survey (NHIS) and Annual Survey of Incorporated Service Sector Enterprises (ASISSE) starting April 2026?
  1. A
    RBI
  2. B
    SEBI
  3. C
    NITI Aayog
  4. D
    NSO (National Statistical Office)
Question 46Single Answer
Where was India's first-ever LNG-diesel dual-fuel DEMU train launched in early 2026?
  1. A
    Delhi
  2. B
    Mumbai
  3. C
    Ahmedabad
  4. D
    Chennai
Question 47Single Answer
Which country's first indigenous submarine was highlighted in news around February 2026?
  1. A
    India
  2. B
    Taiwan
  3. C
    South Korea
  4. D
    Japan
Question 48Single Answer
What rare natural phenomenon was observed in Ladakh around early February 2026?
  1. A
    Solar eclipse
  2. B
    Volcanic eruption
  3. C
    Meteor shower
  4. D
    Red aurora
Question 49Single Answer
Who became Maharashtra's first woman Deputy Chief Minister around February 2026?
  1. A
    Supriya Sule
  2. B
    Oormila Matondkar
  3. C
    Pankaja Munde
  4. D
    Sunetra Pawar
Question 50Single Answer
Which city hosted the 6th National Crop Nutrition Summit on February 5-6, 2026?
  1. A
    Delhi
  2. B
    Mumbai
  3. C
    Hyderabad
  4. D
    Bengaluru
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