Quiz no 11:Modal Paper of Officer scale-I (Group A) & Office Assistants (Group B) At Uttaranchalbank.

GENERAL AWARENESS PRACTICE QUIZ

1. The system of 'Rule of Law' was propounded by—
(A) A. V. Dicey
(B) Lowell
(C) W. F. Willoughby
(D) H. Finer
2. Who says that "Power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely" ?
(A) L. D. White
(B) Lord Beveridge
(C) Lord Acton
(D) Josiah Stamp
3. The Public Accounts Committee of Parliament in India consists of—
(A) 15 members
(B) 22 members
(C) 25 members
(D) 30 members
4. If a public servant imposes upon the citizens duties and obligations which are not required by law, it can lead to—
(A) Error of law
(B) Abuse of power
(C) Error of authority
(D) Error of fact finding
5. Of which of the following administrative systems is the absence of judicial review a feature ? 1. USA 2. UK 3. France . India
(A) 3
(B) 2 and 3
(C) 1 and 3
(D) 2
6. The present constitution of the USA was adopted in—
(A) 1786
(B) 1778
(C) 1787
(D) 1789
7. 'Grand Corps' in French Civil Service stands for—
(A) Senior level of specialist administrators
(B) Senior level of generalist administrators
(C) Senior level of generalistcum-specialist administra-tors
(D) Senior level of defence administrators
8. In France, the term of the President is—
(A) Four years
(B) Five years
(C) Six years
(D) Seven years
9. In England, the Cabinet must resign from office as soon as it loses the confidence of—
(A) The King or the Queen
(B) The House of Commons
(C) The House of Lords
(D) All of these
10. Under their service rules, the British Civil servants—
(A) Are required to be neutral in politics
(B) Can be partisan
(C) Can be partly neutral and partly partian
(D) Can pursue active party politics
11. The term 'Performance Budget' was coined by—
(A) Administrative Reforms Commission of India
(B) Second Hoover Commission of USA
(C) Estimates Committee of India
(D) First Hoover Commission of USA
12. During passing of budget in the Parliament 'Guilotine' is applied to those demands which are—
(A) Discussed and approved
(B) Discussed but not approved
(C) Discussed and reduced
(D) Not discussed for want of time
13. Audit of State Government is—
(A) A state subject
(B) A union subject
(C) In the concurrent list
(D) None of these
14. In which year was the Committee on Public Undertakings constituted by the Lok Sabha ?
(A) 1953
(B) 1956
(C) 1963
(D) 1964
15. The number of demands in the general budget for civil expenditure is—
(A) 103
(B) 106
(C) 102
(D) 109
16. The rule of lapse means—
(A) All appropriations voted by the legislature expire at the end of the financial year
(B) All pending bills in Parliament lapse with its prorogation
(C) The demand for grants of a ministry lapse with criticism of its policy by the opposition
(D) The appropriation bill lapses if it is not returned by the Rajya Sabha within 14 days
17. The C & AG of India does not audit the receipts and expenditure of—
(A) Municipal undertakings
(B) State Governments
(C) Government companies
(D) Central Government
18. The role of the Finance Commission in Central-State fiscal relations has been undermined by—
(A) The State Governments
(B) The Zonal Councils
(C) The Planning Commission
(D) The Election Commission
19. The Railway Budget was separated from the Central Budget in the year—
(A) 1920
(B) 1921
(C) 1922
(D) 1923
20. The Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee of the Parliament is appointed by—
(A) Speaker of Lok Sabha
(B) Prime Minister of India
(C) President of India
(D) Chairman of Rajya Sabha
21. The question asked orally after the question hour in the House is called—
(A) Supplementary question
(B) Short notice question
(C) Starred question
(D) Unstarred question
22. The economy cut motion seeks to reduce the proposed expenditure of a demand for grant by—
(A) Rupees one hundred
(B) Rupee one
(C) A specified amount
(D) An unspecified amount
23. Who was the Chairman of the Economic Reforms Commission (1981-84) ?
(A) Dharam Vira
(B) L. K. Jha
(C) K. Hanumanthiya
(D) B. G. Deshmukh
24. In which year was the decision of separating accounting function from audit function taken by the Central Government for its financial administration ?
(A) 1950
(B) 1965
(C) 1976
(D) 2000
25. In which recruitment, in a system for higher position is open to all the qualified candidates who may wish to apply is known as ?
(A) Direct recruitment
(B) Recruitment by promotion
(C) Ordinary recruitment
(D) Passive recruitment
22. 'Position classification' is the classification of—
(A) Salaries
(B) Duties
(C) Departments
(D) Personal status of incumbents
27. The civil service was defined as "professional body of officials, permanent, paid and skilled" by—
(A) Herman Finer
(B) O. G. Stahl
(C) Felix Nigro
(D) E. N. Gladden
28. A new All India Service can be created by—
(A) An amendment of the constitution
(B) An executive order
(C) A resolution under Article 312 of the Constitution
(D) A statute
29. The British concept of Civil Service neutrality is laid down by—
(A) Fulton Committee
(B) Assheton Committee
(C) Masterman Committee
(D) Northcote-Trevelyn Committee
30. The 'spoils system' in the USA began during the period of—
(A) Jefferson
(B) Jackson
(C) Washington
(D) Adams
31. Promotion in Civil Services indicates—
(A) Such changes in the situation which indicate difficult work and more important responsibility
(B) Change in the place of work
(C) Transfer of work from field to Headquarters
(D) Always an increase in pay
32. Which of the following is not an All India Service ?
(A) Indian Foreign Service
(B) Indian Administrative Service
(C) Indian Forest Service
(D) Indian Police Service
33. The Union Public Service Commission of India has been established under the—
(A) Article 315
(B) Article 320
(C) Article 325
(D) Article 335
34. Which of the following reports deals with the relations between the specialists and generalists ?
(A) Haldane Committee Report
(B) Sarkaria Commission Report
(C) Fulton Committee Report
(D) Kothari Committee Report
35. Reservation for the scheduled castes and scheduled tribes in the services has been provided in the Indian Constitution under—
(A) Article 315
(B) Article 335
(C) Article 365
(D) Article 375
36. The most effective means of citizen's control over administration is—
(A) Election
(B) Pressure Groups
(C) Advisory Committees
(D) Public Opinion
37. The Santhanam Committee on prevention of corruption was appointed in—
(A) 1961
(B) 1964
(C) 1963
(D) 1962
38. The first country in the world to introduce the right to information was—
(A) Norway
(B) USA
(C) Sweden
(D) Finland
39. What is meant by the Doctrine of State Immunity ?
(A) The State is immune to being sued
(B) The State can be sued but not in the national courts
(C) The State cannot be sued in its own court without its consent
(D) None of the above
40. 'Habeas Corpus' literally means—
(A) To have the body of
(B) To command
(C) To prohibit
(D) None of the above





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GENERAL AWARENESS PRACTICE QUIZ

1. Which of the following administrative thinkers has defined administration as "the organization and direction of human and material resources to achieve desired ends" ?
(A) L. D. White
(B) J. M. Pfiffner
(C) J. A. Veig
(D) H. A. Simon
2. Which one of the following statements is not correct in respect of New Public Management ?
(A) It has market orientation
(B) It upholds public interest
(C) It advocates managerial autonomy
(D) It focuses on performance appraisal
3. 'Good Governance' and 'Participating Civil Society for Development' were stressed in World Bank Report of—
(A) 1992
(B) 1997
(C) 2000
(D) 2003
4. If the administrative authority within a department is vested in a single individual, then that system is known as—
(A) Board
(B) Bureau
(C) Commission
(D) Council
5. Globalisation means—
(A) Financial market system is centered in a single state
(B) The growth of a single unified world market
(C) Geographical location of a firm is of utmost importance
(D) Foreign capitalist transactions
6. By whom was the 'Managerial Grid' developed ?
(A) Blake and White
(B) Blake and Schmidt
(C) Blake and Mouton
(D) Mouton and Shophan
7. Who among the following says that public administration includes the operations of only the executive branch of government ?
(A) L. D. White and Luther Gulick
(B) L. D. White
(C) Luther Gulick
(D) W. F. Willoughby
8. The concept of the 'zone of indifference' is associated with—
(A) Decision-Making
(B) Leadership
(C) Authority
(D) Motivation
9. Who has analysed the leadership in terms of 'circular response' ?
(A) C. I. Barnard
(B) M. P. Follett
(C) Millet
(D) Taylor
10. Simon proposed a new concept of administration based on the methodology of—
(A) Decision-making
(B) Bounded rationality
(C) Logical positivism
(D) Satisfying
11. Who wrote the book 'Towards A New Public Administration : The Minnowbrook Perspective' ?
(A) Frank Marini
(B) Dwight Waldo
(C) C. J. Charlesworth
(D) J. M. Pfiffner
12. Who rejected the principles of administration as 'myths' and 'proverbs' ?
(A) W. F. Willoughby
(B) Herbert Simon
(C) Chester Barnard
(D) L. D. White
13. The classical theory of administration is also known as the—
(A) Historical theory
(B) Mechanistic theory
(C) Locational theory
(D) Human Relations theory
14. How many principles of organization were propounded by Henry Fayol ?
(A) 10
(B) 14
(C) 5
(D) 9
15. Simon was positively influenced by ideas of—
(A) Terry
(B) Barnard
(C) L. D. White
(D) Henry Fayol
16. Negative motivation is based on—
(A) Fear
(B) Reward
(C) Money
(D) Status
17. 'Job loading' means—
(A) Shifting of an employee from one job to another
(B) Deliberate upgrading of responsibility, scope and challenge
(C) Making the job more interesting
(D) None of the above
18. The theory of 'Prismatic Society' in Public Administration is based on—
(A) Study of public services in developed and developing countries
(B) Institutional comparision of public administration in developed countries
(C) Structural-functional analysis of public administration in developing countries
(D) Historical studies of public administration in different societies
19. Who among the following is an odd thinker ?
(A) Taylor
(B) Maslow
(C) Herzberg
(D) Likert
20. Which of the following is not included in 'hygiene' factors in the Herzberg's two-factor theory of motivation ?
(A) Salary
(B) Working conditions
(C) Company's policy
(D) Responsibility
21. The 'Gang-Plank' refers to—
(A) Discipline
(B) Initiative
(C) Equity
(D) Level jumping
22. The history of evolution of the Public Administration is generally divided into—
(A) Three phases
(B) Four phases
(C) Five phases
(D) Six phases
23. Henry Fayol's General theory of Administration is applicable at—
(A) Policy management level
(B) Top management level
(C) Middle management level
(D) Workshop management level
24. F. W. Taylor, the founding father of Scientific Management movement propounded the theory which was conceived to be a scientific methodology of—
(A) Careful observation
(B) Measurement
(C) Generalisation
(D) All of these
25. In which of the following are public and private administrations not common ?
(A) Filing
(B) Managerial techniques
(C) Scope and complexity
(D) Accounting
26. Bureaucracy that is committed to the programmes of the political party in power is called—
(A) Depoliticised bureaucracy
(B) Semi-politicised bureaucracy
(C) Committed bureaucracy
(D) Fully politicised bureaucracy
27. The principle of 'span of control' means—
(A) An employee should receive orders from one superior only
(B) The number of subordinate employees that an administrator can effectively direct
(C) The control or supervision of the superior over the subordinate
(D) The number of people being controlled
28. Which of the following is not a function of staff agency ?
(A) Planning
(B) Advising
(C) Consultation
(D) Achieving goals
29. Which of the following is not a staff agency in India ?
(A) Cabinet Secretariat
(B) Cabinet Committees
(C) Planning Commission
(D) Economic Affairs Department
30. In hierarchy, the term 'scalar' means—
(A) Step
(B) Ladder
(C) Position
(D) Process
31. The 4Ps theory of departmentalization as advocated by Luther Gulick are—
(A) Purpose, process, plan, place
(B) Place, person, programme, process
(C) Purpose, process, place, programme
(D) Purpose, process, person, place
32. One who tells one's supervisor anything detrimental to an associate is called—
(A) A squealer
(B) A rate buster
(C) A chiseller
(D) None of these
33. According to Urwick, where the work is of a more simple and routine nature, the span of control varies from—
(A) 9 to 12
(B) 8 to 12
(C) 7 to 9
(D) 10 to 12
34. Delegation of authority by a Sales Manger to his saleman is an example of—
(A) Upward delegation
(B) Sideward delegation
(C) Downward delegation
(D) None of these
35. A virtual organisation is—
(A) One which has profit as the major goal
(B) One in which leadership always tends to fulfil psychological needs of the subordinates
(C) A small, core organization that outsources major busi-ness functions
(D) One which has concern of the employees as its top priority







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Quiz no 9 :Quiz on Current Affairs for All competitive exams

GENERAL AWARENESS PRACTICE QUIZ

1. Which is the largest airport in the world?
(A) Singapore Airport
(B) The Kaulalumpur International Airport
(C) Heathrow at London
(D) The King Khalid airport at Saudi Arabia
2. Prithvi is a?
(A) Surface-to-air missile
(B) Surface-to-surface missile
(C) Air-to-surface missile
(D) Air-to-air missile
3. At the end of 2001, the Indian government approved the cultivation of B. T. Cotton. Which multinational company is the major beneficiary of this deci sion?
(A)Cargil
(B) BASF
(C) Monsanto
(D) All of these
4. The World Literacy Day is celebrated on?
(A) 8th September
(B) 5th June
(C) 15th August
(D) 5th September
5. Which was the first University to be established in the world?
(A) Harvard University
(B) Nalanda University
(C) Oxford University
(D) None of these
6. The speed of light will be minimum while passing through?
(A)glass
(B) vacuum
(C)air
(D) water
7. Which of the following chemicals has been recently allowed by the government of India to be mixed with petrol?
(A) Methanol
(B) Kerosene
(C) Ethanol
(D) Butanol
8. What is the name of the instrument used to measure blood pressure?
(A) Barometer
(B) Hygrometer
(C) Hydrometer
(D) Sphygmomanometre
9. Who was the Prime Minister of England when India got independence?
(A) Attlee
(C) Thatcher
(B) Churchill
(D) Wilson
10. Which, among the following, would you consider a historical source?
(A) Numismatics
(B) Epigraphs
(C) Rock paintings
(D) Census reports
11. What is not correct about a soft loan? 1. It is a loan bearing no rate of interest 2. It has an interest rate which is above the true cost of the capital lent 3. The world bank gives soft loans to developing countries for long-term capital projects
(A)Only 1
(B) Only 2
(C)2and3
(D) 1 and3
12. Which is the only historical monument which can be seen by the naked eyes from the moon?
(A) The Leaning Tower of Pisa
(B) The Pyramids of Egypt
(C) The Statue of Liberty, NewYork
(D) The Great Wall of China
13. Formal services of Credit do not include?
(A) Self-help groups
(B) Cooperatives
(C) Employers
(D) L.I.C.
14. The most common route for investments by MNCs in countries around the world is to? 1. Set up new factories 2. Buy existing local companies 3. Form partnerships with local companies 4. Invest in companies with low turn over
(A) 1,3 and 4
(B) 2and3
(C) 2,3and4
(D) All of the above
15. How many faces are there in an octahedron?
(A)4
(B)6
(C)8
(D) 12
16. Night-blindness is caused by lackof which vitamin?
(A) Vitamin A
(B) Vitamin B
(C) Vitamin C
(D) Vitamin D
17. The most abundant element in Earth’s atmosphere is?
(A) Argon
(C) Oxygen
(B) Nitrogen
(D) Krypton
18. The breadth of the railway broadgauge is approximately?
(A)2m
(B) 1.88 m
(C)1.67 m
(D) 1.33 m
19. Which is the richest soil among the following?
(A) Black soil
(B) Red soil
(C) Laterite soil
(D ) Alluvial soil
20. Sun rises in the east and sets in the west due to the?
(A) shape of earth
(B) revolution of earth around the sun
(C) rotation of earth on its axis
(D) movements of the sun
21. A person of which of the following blood group can receive blood of any group?
(A)A
(B)AB
(C)B
(D)0
22. Evergreen type of forests are found in?
(A) Equatorial climate
(B) Monsoon climatic region
(C) Desert regions
(D) Mediterranean region
23. What is the other name for River Gangas?
(A) Sapthanadi
(B) Bhageerathi
(C) Savitri
(D) Bhadravati
24. The earth is?
(A)Spherical
(B)Elliptical
(C)Oblate spheroid
(D) Pralate spheroid
25. Which of the following set can not enter into the list of fundamental quantities in any system of units?
(A) Length, mass and velocity
(B) Length, time and velocity
(C) Mass, time and velocity
(D) Length, time and mass
26 Which of the following is / are the main agents of soil erosion?
(A) Wind and water
(B) Rocks
(C) Sand
(D) High temperature and humidity
27. Who is the Minister of Agriculture of India?
(A) Sharad Pawar
(B) Ran Vilas Paswan
(C) Shiv Raj Patil
(D) None of these
28. Monsoon is caused by?
(A) Revolution of Earth
(B) Movement of Clouds
(C) Seasonal reversal of the winds
(D) Larger change in amplitude of seasonal cycle of land temperature
29. Which is the last letter of the Greek alphabet?
(A) Omega
(B) Sigma
(C) Zeta
(D) Chi
30. Which is the birth place of Hitler?
(A) Germany
(B) Hungary
(C) Austria
(D) France
31. Who elects President of India?
(A) Lock Sabha
(B) Rajya Sahha
(C) People of India
(D) Parliament and State Assemblies
32. Which country is called the ‘Land of Cakes’?
(A)Britain
(B) Spain
(C)France
(D) Scotland
33. Which of the following books is not written by Kalidas?
(A) Kathasaritsagar
(B) Meghdutam
(C) Raghuvansham
(D) Pushpavan Vikasam
34. In India, the Chief Minister of a State is not eligible to vote in the Presidential elections if?
(A) he himself is a candidate
(B) he is yet to prove his majority in the State legislature
(C) he is a member of the upper house of the State legislature
(D) he is a caretaker Chief Minister
35. When can the Speaker exercise his right to vote in the house?
(A) Whenever he desires
(B) Whenever the house desires
(C) In the event of equality of votes
(D) Whenever his party directs
36. which of the following is not a cash crop?
(A)Jute
(B) Paddy
(C)Cashew-nut
(D) Rubber
37. Which TV channel has been in the news for its coverage of the Bin Laden crisis, especially for having carried out the broadcast of Osama Bin Laden to audiences in West Asia?
(A) Star Asia
(B) B. B. C. Asia
(C) Al Jazeera
(D) Khaleed Times
38. The oldest monarchy in the world is that of?
(A) Nepal
(B) U. K.
(C) Spain
(D) Japan
39. Who was Karl Marx’s main collaborator on his famous works?
(A) V.I. Lenin
(B) Max Weber
(C) Fredrick Engels
(D) Joseph Stalin
40. Which is the first Asian country to host the Commonwealth Games?
(A) South Korea
(B) Japan
(C)Malaysia
(D) China







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Quiz no 8 :Online General Awarenes for All Exams

GENERAL AWARENESS PRACTICE QUIZ FOR All EXAMS

01. This personality is credited with the invention of Electro cardiogram (ECG). Can you identify the personality from the given options?
a. Ian Donald
b. A. Laveran
c. Williem Einthoven
d. C.Sholes
02. Time Machine is the name of a famous work of
a. Carl Segan
b. H.G. Wells
c. Alvin Tofler
d. Arthur C. Clarke
03. Jakob Von Vexkull was the founder of
a. Booker Prize
b. Pulitzer Prize
c. Right Livelihood Award
d. Templeton Prize
04. Which of the following chemical elements is used for the bleaching process?
a. Fluorine
b. Bromine
c. Chlorine
d. Xenon
05. Cirrhosis is the disease which affects the
a. brain
b. liver
c. kidney
d. lungs
06. Which of the following is the capital of Ireland?
a. Dublin
b. Istanbul
c. Amsterdam
d. Berne
07. Where would you find the Indian Textile Institute?
a. Surat
b. Kanpur
c. Pune
d. Mysore
08. Which of the following is the least populous union territory of India?
a. Pondicherry
b. Lakshadweep
c. Dadra and Nagar Haveli
d. Andaman & Nicobar Islands
09. The first Indian state where the President’s rule was imposed in the year 1951 was ...
a. Uttar Pradesh
b. Rajasthan
c. Punjab
d. Orissa
10. Which of the following Indian states has the lowest sex ratio (number of females per thousand males)?
a. West Bengal
b. Haryana
c. Punjab
d. Uttar Pradesh
11. Which of the following is NOT a work of Salman Rushdie?
a. Moor’s Last Sigh
b. Midnight’s Children
c. Shalimar The Clown
d. The Piano Teacher
12. International Labor Day is celebrated on ___every year.
a. August 1
b. March 1
c. September 1
d. May 1
13. Who wrote Ramayana?
a. Vishwamitra
b. Maharishi Valmiki
c. Tulasidas
d. None of these
14. Who is credited with the construction of the Grand Trunk road?
a. Tipu Sultan
b. Mohammed –bin-Tughlaq
c. Shershah Suri
d. Jehangir
15. Which of the following is also known as “ Silicon valley of India”?
a. Hyderabad
b. Bangalore
c. Chennai
d. Noida
16. This personality is also considered as the Father of computers . Can you name him from the given options?
a. Blaise Pascal
b. Alan M. Turing
c. Charles Babbage
d. None of these
17. Peace Palace is the official headquarters of
a. WHO
b. FAO
c. ICJ
d. IBRD
18. Find the odd one out.
a. DOS
b. WINDOWS
c. LINUX
d. LISP
19. Which of the following is the capital of ‘the land of midnight sun’?
a. Vienna
b. Oslo
c. Helsinki
d. Prague
20. Christiana is the former name of which of the following cities?
a. Copenhagen
b. Oslo
c. Ottawa
d. Berlin






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Quiz :GENERAL AWARENESS Practice Quiz for Bank PO and Bank Clerical Exams

GENERAL AWARENESS PRACTICE QUIZ

1. The work for which French Nobleman Baron Pierre de Coubertin is known for, is
A. He was the founder of Scouts movement
B. He was the founder of Amnesty International
C. He was the founder of Red Cross Society
D. He was responsible for the revival of modern Olympic games.
2. Which of the following is NOT A recipient of Bharat Ratna?
A. Aruna Asaf Ali
B. PV Kane
C. DK Karve
D. MGK Menon
3. Which of the following is not matched properly?
A. Dibru Saikhowa Assam
B. Dehang Debang Mizoram
C. Norkek Meghalaya
D. Pachmarhi Madhya Pradesh
4. The first cotton mill of India was set up at…
A. Surat
B. Mumbai
C. Kanpur
D. Ahmedabad
5. Which Indian city is also known as the ‘school capital of India’?
A. Lucknow
B. New Delhi
C. Dehradun
D. Ajmer
6. Reserve Bank of India was nationalized in
A. 1949
B. 1952
C. 1955
D. 1964
7. We all know very well that the largest planet of the solar system is Jupiter. Can you identify the name of the second largest planet of the solar system?
A. A. Earth
B. B. Saturn
C. C. Uranus
D. D. Venus
8. You would find Andes mountain range in
A. North America
B. South America
C. Europe
D. Australia
9. The world’s rarest element on earth is
A. Palladium
B. Astatine
C. Radium
D. None of these
10. Which of the following is the densest planet of the solar system?
A. Earth
B. Saturn
C. Jupiter
D. Mercury
11. Which of the following is NOT based on the banks of river Danube?
A. Vienna
B. Belgrade
C. Budapest
D. Warsaw
12. Which of the following cases highlighted that ‘total reservation in the government jobs cannot exceed 50% of total?
A. T.A. Pai case
B. Minerva Mills case
C. Keshvanand Bharti case
D. Indira Sawhney case
13. Ngultrum is the name of the currency of
A. Chile
B. Bhutan
C. Botswana
D. Bulgaria
14. International Committee of Red Cross has won the Nobel Peace Prize for record _____times.
A. Three
B. Four
C. Five
D. Six
15. Poise is the unit of
A. pressure
B. viscosity
C. luminous intensity
D. inductance




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Quiz no 6 :Online General Awarenes for All Exams

GENERAL AWARENESS PRACTICE QUIZ

1. This disease is caused by the deficiency of protein. Can you identify it from the given options?
A. Goitre
B. Kwashiorkar
C. Hypokalemia
D. Dermatosis
2. We all know very well that the Pacific Ocean is the earth’s largest ocean. Which of the following represents the percentage area (approximately) of the earth covered by it?
A. 25%
B. 35%
C. 40%
D. 45%
3. This place is the wettest place on earth. Can you identify it from the given options?
A. Mount Waialeale
B. Cherapoonji
C. Mawsynram
D. None of these
4. The number of non-permanent members of the UN Security Council is
A. 5
B. 10
C. 15
D. 20
5. According to the latest population Census, the state with the least population density is
A. Sikkim
B. Mizoram
C. Andaman & Nicobar Islands
D. Arunachal Pradesh
6. The number of Union Territories in India is
A. 5
B. 6
C. 7
D. 8
7. The maximum duration for which the President’s office can remain vacant is
A. 1 month
B. 2 months
C. 3 months
D. 6 months
8. Which of the following represents the minimum age required to become the member of the Rajya Sabha?
A. 25 years
B. 30 years
C. 35 years
D. There is no age limit as such
9. Which of the following represents the percentage contribution of the agriculture sector to the Growth Domestic Product of the Indian Economy (approximately)?
A 15%
B. 17%
C. 21%
D. 30%
10. Sakyamuni is another name of
A. Mahavir
B. Buddha
C. Lord Shiva
D. Lord Vishnu
11. The last amendment to the Preamble of the Constitution of India was carried out in the year …
A. 1958
B. 1962
C. 1976
D. 1978
12. Which of the following is NOT A primary activity?
A. Fishing
B. Mining
C. Agriculture
D. Banking
13. How many Bharat Ratna awardees have won the Nobel Prize till date?
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
14. Who discovered Ultrasound ?
A. Ian Donald
B. Roger Bacon
C. JP Merril
D. Joseph Lister
15. Maltimadhava is the famous creation of which of the following personalities?
A. Kalidas
B. Bharat Muni
C. Bhavabhuti
D. Vishnu Sharma







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Where has facebook moved its headquarters?
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