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1. Supreme Court has recently restricted the use of photographs of political leaders and government functionaries in government advertisements. As per the latest order central government advertisements cannot include the photographs of?
A. Chief Minister's
B. President
C. Prime Minister
D. Chief Justice of India
Answer : A
2. Which of the following is not a renewable resource?
A. Thorium
B. Geothermal heat
C. Tidal power
D. Radiant energy
Answer : A
3. In which year Bharat Ratna was instituted?
A. 1954
B. 1956
C. 1959
D. 1951
Answer : A
4. In India we do not see a currency note of
A. Rs. 10,000
B. Rs. 1,000
C. Rs. 500
D. Rs. 50
Answer : A
5. Hemant Sonawala who passed away recently was a pioneer in?
A. Business
B. Law
C. IT industry
D. RTI
Answer : C
6. Which of the following combinations of the States and their Chief Ministers (at present) is not correct?
A. Uttar Pradesh Akhilesh Yadav
B. Rajasthan Ashok Gehlot
C. Himachal Pradesh Shanta Kumar
D. West Bengal Mamata Banerjee
Answer : C
7. Indian and which country on 6 June 2015 signed a historic land boundary agreement settling a 41 year old boundary dispute?
A. Bhutan
B. Nepal
C. Bangladesh
D. China
Answer : C
8. Famous Ajanta Caves are in which state ?
A. Maharashtra
B. Gujarat
C. Rajasthan
D. Orissa
Answer : A
9. Who was recently appointed as the new chairman of National Safety Council?
A. Apurvi Chandela
B. Ajay Shankar
C. Arun Kumar Jha
D. Satish Reddy
Answer : D
10. Which state government recently launched Swachhata Saptapadi scheme in line with Swachh Bharat Abhiyan?
A. Rajasthan
B. Gujarat
C. Maharashtra
D. Punjab
Answer : C
11. Who has recently won the Monaco Grand Prix Formula One (F1) World Championship title?
A. Lewis Hamilton
B. Nico Rosberg
C. Sebastain Vettel
D. Sergio Perez
Answer : B
12. Indias first green police station was inaugurated on the occasion of World Environment Day 2015 at?
A. Kozhikode
B. Jaipur
C. North Delhi
D. Darjeeling
Answer : C
13. Which of the following rivers does not flow in India ?
A. Beas
B. Satluj
C. Ganga
D. Amazon
Answer : D
14. Who among the following is a famous cine actor/actress ?
A. Kiran Desai
B. Vikram Chandra
C. Sonam Kapoor
D. V. V. S. Laxman
Answer : C
15. British Crown assumed sovereignty over India from the East India Company in the year?
A. 1857
B. 1858
C. 1859
D. 1860
Answer : B
16. Which of the following is the capital of Manipur ?
A. Shillong
B. Guwahati
C. Tejpur
D. Imphal
Answer : D
17. Which of the following is a major Tea producing state in India ?
A. Uttar Pradesh
B. Bihar
C. Chhattisgarh
D. Assam
Answer : D
18. Government on 13 May 2015 approved a ___% stake sale in the country's biggest refiner and fuel retailer, Indian Oil Corp., (IOC)?
A. 15%
B. 26%
C. 5%
D. 10%
Answer : D
19. Which of the following is not the name of a country ?
A. Bahrain
B. Chile
C. Denmark
D. Euro
Answer : D
20. The first woman President of Indian National congress was?
A. Sarojini Naidu
B. Kamala Devi Chattopadhyaya
C. Rajkumari Amrit Kaur
D. Annie Besant
Answer : D
21. Ameenah Gurib-Fakim was on 5 June 2015 sworn in as the first woman president of which country?
A. Sudan
B. Maldives
C. Mauritius
D. Greece
Answer : C
22. Which state has recently decided to observe 2015-16 as 'Year of Development'?
A. Kerala
B. Punjab
C. Maharashtra
D. West Bengal
Answer : B
23. Which of the following is not grown as a vegetable ?
A. Spinach
B. Cauliflower
C. Carrot
D. Mango
Answer : D
24. Which of the following organisations prepares topographical maps of India?
A. Survey of India
B. Geographical Survey of India
C. Archaeological Survey of India
D. Geological Survey of India
Answer : D
26. Islamabad is the capital of
A. Pakistan
B. Bangladesh
C. Iraq
D. Iran
Answer : A
27. Who among the following is the winner of Pulitzer Prize for Literature in 2011 ?
A. Bob Dylan
B. Hank Williams
C. Janathan Dee
D. Jennifer Egan
Answer : D
28. Who was recently appointed as Managing Director (MD) of Indias home appliances maker Whirlpool?
A. Sunil Sood
B. Vijay Mayaram
C. Anirudh Khelkar
D. Sunil DSouza
Answer : D
29. Likud Party is a political organization in?
A. Israel
B. Germany
C. France
D. Belgium
Answer : A
30. Which is not an electronic company ?
A. Samsung
B. Ambuja
C. LG
D. Voltas
Answer : B
31. Wimbledon Trophy is associated with the game of
A. Football
B. Hockey
C. Cricket
D. Lawn Tennis
Answer : D
32. NIN (National Institute of Nutrition) Central Office is located at?
A. Hyderabad
B. Mumbai
C. Bengaluru
D. Kolkata
Answer : A
33. Which of the following is the Unit of work?
A. Ohm
B. Ampere
C. Coulomb
D. Joule
Answer : D
34. Which of the following terms is associated with the game of cricket ?
A. Love
B. Capture
C. Follow-on
D. Kick
Answer : C
35. Which of the following countries is not a member of the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) ?
A. Angola
B. Libya
C. Bangladesh
D. Venezuela
Answer : C
36. R Seshasayee was on 5 June 2015 appointed as the non-executive chairman of?
A. TCS
B. Infosys
C. ICICI Bank
D. Wipro
Answer : B
37. Who among the following is a famous cartoonist ?
A. Barkha Dutt
B. Saeed Naqvi
C. Prabhu Chawla
D. R. K. Laxman
Answer : D
38. The Judges of the High Court are appointed by the :
A. Chief Minister
B. Gevernor
C. President
D. Prime Minister
Answer : B
39. Who has recently become the fourth Indian shooter to win a quota place for the 2016 Rio Olympics?
A. Jithu Rai
B. Gagan Narang
C. Ronjan Sodhi
D. Abhinav Bindra
Answer : D
40. Which State is the largest producer of pulses in India?
A. Rajasthan
B. Bihar
C. Madhya Pradesh
D. Maharashtra
Answer : C
41. The Kheda Sathyagraha of Gandhiji was in?
A. 1917
B. 1918
C. 1919
D. 1920
Answer : B
42. Which of the following is a method of irrigation used in many countries ?
A. Sprinkler
B. Budding
C. Cropping
D. Fatterning
Answer : A
43. Which of the following is a very popular name in the field of literature ?
A. Shahrukh Khan
B. Abhishek Bachchan
C. Sania Mirza
D. Chetan Bhagat
Answer : D
44. Dasaradhi Rangacharya who passed away recently was a legendary writer in which language?
A. Kannada
B. Telugu
C. Marathi
D. Bengali
Answer : B
45. Which vein brings clean blood from the lungs into the heart?
A. Pulmonary Vein
B. Renal Vein
C. Hepatic Vein
D. Vena Cava
Answer : A
46. Famous Hawa Mahal is located in
A. Lucknow
B. Udaipur
C. Jaipur
D. Bangalore
Answer : C
47. That the Rig-Vedic ary aha were a pastoral people Is borne out by the fact that
A. There are many references to the cow in the Rig Veda
B. Most of the wars were fought for the sake of cows
C. Gifts made to priests were usually cows and not land
D. All of the above
Answer : D
48. In India, woman had never been a Chief Minister in the State of?
A. Rajasthan
B. Tamil Nadu
C. Maharashtra
D. Uttar Pradesh
Answer : C
49. Which of the following schemes/programmes is launched to develop rural infrastrucrure in India?
A. MG National Rural Employment Guarantee Act
B. Bharat Nirman
C. Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana
D. Total Sanitation Campaign
Answer : B
50. Which of the following statements is correct?
A. Mahadeo hills are in the west of Maikala hills.
B. Maadeo hills are the part of Karnataka Plateau.
C. Mahadeo hills are in the east of Chhotanagpur Plateau
D. Mahadeo hills are the part of Aravalli ranges.
Answer : A
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