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General Knowledge

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
Which of the following is/are features of the Neolithic settlements in the Punjab ?
  1. A
    A notable advance in agriculture
  2. B
    Use of shell, semi-precious stones and metals tor ornaments
  3. C
    Use of the two-wheel ox-cart
  4. D
    All of the above
Question 22Single Answer
A site of this culture has been excavated at jalilpur on the old bed of the river
  1. A
    Ravi
  2. B
    Sutlej
  3. C
    Jhelum
  4. D
    Beas
Question 23Single Answer
Which of the following is/are the outermost sites of the settlements of the urban Hurappan culture ?
  1. A
    Manda (in Jammu)
  2. B
    Ropar
  3. C
    Chandigarh
  4. D
    All of the above
Question 24Single Answer
The name ‘Punjab’ was used for spatial or territorial identity. The oldest of these is  the Rigvedic ‘Sapta Sindhu’ which like the Persian ‘Punjab’ has been interpreted as
  1. A
    the Eand of seven rivers
  2. B
    the land of outsiders
  3. C
    the region beyond Sutlej
  4. D
    None of the above
Question 25Single Answer
The term Punjab has been found in
  1. A
    Tarikh-e-Sher Shah Suri
  2. B
    Ain-e-Akbari
  3. C
    Tuzk-e-Jahangiri
  4. D
    All of the above
Question 26Single Answer
Under Kanishka, the Punjab became part of an empire that covered much of the Northern india, Afghanistan and Central Asia, with its summer capital near
 
  1. A
    Peshawar 
  2. B
    Lahore
  3. C
    Kannauj 
  4. D
    Sanghai
Question 27Single Answer
Daimacus, a Greek ambassador, visited the court of
  1. A
    Chandragupta Maurya
  2. B
    Bindusara
  3. C
    Ashoka
  4. D
    Kunal
Question 28Single Answer
The discussion between king Menander and Buddhist philosopher, Nagasena has been compiled in
  1. A
    Dipvamsa
  2. B
    Mahavamsa
  3. C
    Milindapanha
  4. D
    None of these
Question 29Single Answer
Who founded the Kushan kingdom ?
  1. A
    King Heraios
  2. B
    Kanishka
  3. C
    Kujula Kadphises
  4. D
    None of these
Question 30Single Answer
Consider the following about the Pale empire
I. The Palas were the followers of the Hinayana and Tantric schools of Buddhism.
II. The empire reached its peak under Dharrnapala and Devpala.
Which of the statements given above is/are incorrect ?
  1. A
    Only I
  2. B
    Only II
  3. C
    Both I and II
  4. D
    None of these

Current Affairs

Question 31Single Answer
Which city is the host of the second edition of ‘The Africa-India Field Training Exercise’ AFINDEX-2023 ?
  1. A
    Pune
  2. B
    Panaji
  3. C
    Cairo
  4. D
    Nairobi
Question 32Single Answer
‘New India Literacy Programme’ will be implemented as which type of scheme ?
  1. A
    Central Sector Scheme
  2. B
    Centrally sponsored Scheme
  3. C
    Core Scheme
  4. D
    Core of the Core Scheme
Question 33Single Answer
Which state/UT recently released the ‘Lake Development Programme’ ?
  1. A
    Tamil Nadu
  2. B
    Telangana
  3. C
    Odisha
  4. D
    West Bengal
Question 34Single Answer
A ‘Space System Design Lab’ has been recently inaugurated in which state/UT ?
  1. A
    Gujarat
  2. B
    Karnataka
  3. C
    Andhra Pradesh
  4. D
    Kerala
Question 35Single Answer
India recently signed a ‘Defence Cooperation Agreement’ with which European country ?
  1. A
    Malta
  2. B
    Romania
  3. C
    Finland
  4. D
    Denmark
Question 36Single Answer
Which state’s ‘Gandhamardan Hill’ was recently (in March ’23) declared as India’s 37th biodiversity heritage site ?
  1. A
    Odisha
  2. B
    West Bengal
  3. C
    Gujarat
  4. D
    Jharkhand
Question 37Single Answer
Which country has recently (in March ’23) committed Rs 7,084.5 crore to India for infrastructure projects in Patna (Bihar), West Bengal, and Rajasthan ?
  1. A
    France
  2. B
    Japan
  3. C
    Singapore
  4. D
    Germany
Question 38Single Answer
Name the personality who was recently (in March ’23) awarded Abel Prize 2023 for Mathematics .
  1. A
    Luis Angel Caffarelli
  2. B
    Lawrence C. Evans
  3. C
    Dennis Sullivan
  4. D
    Luigi Ambrosio
Question 39Single Answer
Who was recently (in March ’23) appointed as the Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of Cotton Corporation of India (CCI) ?
  1. A
    Vijay Kuradagi
  2. B
    Rajendra Kumar Gupta
  3. C
    Sanjay Kumar Panigrahi
  4. D
    Lalit Kumar Gupta
Question 40Single Answer
Which organisation of Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has recently (in March ’23) developed application “Maaptol Grievance” to facilitate registration & redressal of consumer grievances ?
  1. A
    Centre for Development of Advanced Computing
  2. B
    Digital India Corporation
  3. C
    National Informatics Centre
  4. D
    Controller of Certifying Authorities
Question 41Single Answer
‘Proba-3 Mission’, which will be launched aboard ISRO’s PSLV, is associated with which space agency ?
  1. A
    NASA
  2. B
    ESA
  3. C
    JAXA
  4. D
    CNSA
Question 42Single Answer
Which institution is to set up the ‘Corporate Debt Market Development Fund’ ?
  1. A
    RBI
  2. B
    SEBI
  3. C
    NSE
  4. D
    BSE
Question 43Single Answer
‘National League for Democracy’ is a famous political party based in which country ?
  1. A
    India
  2. B
    Myanmar
  3. C
    Sri Lanka
  4. D
    Pakistan
Question 44Single Answer
‘Lynx-U2 System’ is an indigenously developed naval gun fire control system, manufactured by which institution ?
  1. A
    HAL
  2. B
    DRDO
  3. C
    BEL
  4. D
    BHEL
Question 45Single Answer
World Bank approved 100 million USD loan for implementation of State Capability and Resilient Growth Program of which state ?
  1. A
    Odisha
  2. B
    Kerala
  3. C
    Goa
  4. D
    Gujarat
Question 46Single Answer
What is the theme of World Intellectual Property Day 2023, which is observed annually on April 26 for creating awareness of intellectual property and its safeguarding ?
  1. A
    IP and Youth: Innovating for a Better Future
  2. B
    IP and SMEs: Taking Your Ideas to Market
  3. C
    Innovate for a Green Future
  4. D
    Women and IP: Accelerating Innovation and Creativity
Question 47Single Answer
Which of the following countries will host the third in-person Quad Summit on May 24, 2023 ?
  1. A
    India
  2. B
    The USA
  3. C
    Japan
  4. D
    Australia
Question 48Single Answer
In April 2023, the State Bank of India (SBI) has opened its fourth exclusive branch for startups. In this context, which of the following Indian cities does not have SBI’s startup branch ?
  1. A
    Mumbai
  2. B
    Bengaluru
  3. C
    New Delhi
  4. D
    Chennai
Question 49Single Answer
In April 2023, the Y20 Pre Summit Meeting under G20 is being hosted by the Ministry of Youth and Sports Affairs in which Indian city from 26th to 28th April 2023 ?
  1. A
    Bengaluru
  2. B
    Leh
  3. C
    Kanpur
  4. D
    Srinagar
Question 50Single Answer
In April 2023, who among the following has been appointed as the Acting Chief Justice of the Kerala High Court with effect from April 24, 2023 ?
  1. A
    Biswanath Somadder
  2. B
    Sarasa Venkatanarayana Bhatti
  3. C
    S Manikumar
  4. D
    Akil Kureshi
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