Miscellaneous
1. The book ‘Coolie’ was written by – Mulk Raj Anand
2. Eritrea, which became the 182nd
member of the UN in 1993, is in the continent of – Africa
3. The Chief constituent of gobar gas is - Methane
4. River Tunga Bhadra is a tributary of – Krishna river
5. Shiv Kumar Sharma is famous for - Santoor Recital
6. The name of which city was changed to Petrograd and
Leningrad? – St.Petersburg
7. Who is the author of the book ‘Turning Point – A journey
Through Challenges?’ – A.P.J. Abdul
Kalam
8. Which part of India was included in World Heritage
Last by UNESCO on July, 2012? – Western Ghats
9. In which Indian state Ranganathittu Birds Sanctuary
is situated? - Karnataka
10. The influence of which school of paintings is
evident in the paintings of the Mughal court – Persian
11. In 1945, representatives of 50 countries met at
the United Nations Conference on International Organization to draw up the
United Nations Charter at - San Francisco
12. How many states are in the flat of United States
America? - 50
13. Which is the executive body of the U.N. that
consists of total 15 members, out of which 5 members are permanent and the
remaining 10 members are non permanent? – Security
Council
14. Jeev Milkha Singh is associated with which sports?
– Golf
15. The foundations of Human rights law body of law
are the United Nations charter and the universal declaration of Human rights,
adopted by the General Assembly in – Year
1948
16. Who was the first Indian to win an individual
modal in Olympics? – K.D.Jadhav
17. When did India gain its Independence? 15th August, 1947
18. Kuchipudi is a dance associated with which state
of India? – Andhra Pradesh
19. Tansen Samman has been instituted by the
Government of – Madhya Pradesh
20. Where is Fort William located? Kolkata
21. Which state is known as India’s Spice Garden? Kerala
22. B.C.Roy Award is given in the field of – Medicine
23. Name of the oldest mountain range of India? Aravallis
24. Name of the largest freshwater lake in India is - Wular lake
25. Name of the annual fair of Rajasthan that is
famous for its camel trading event named –
Pushkar Mela
26. In which century did Portuguese merchants first
land in Goa? – 16th century
questions
1. Which of the following statements are
correct?
1. The Constitution does not fix the number of members of the UPSC.
2. The Chairman and members of the UPSC holds office for a term of five years or until they attain the age of 60 years.
3. The salaries and allowances of the members of the UPSC are determined by the Parliament.
4. The entire expenses of UPSC are charged on the consolidated Fund of India.
Code:
(a) 1, 2 and 3 (b) 1, 3 and 4
(c) 2 and 4 (d) 1 and 4
2. Which one of the following schemes has been restructured as National Rural Livelihood Mission, launched in June 2011 by the Government of India?
(a) Grameen Rozgar Yojana
(b) Prime Minister's Rozgar Yojana
(c) Swarnajayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojana
(d) Training of Rural Youth for Self Employment (TRYSEM)
3. Consider the following statements regarding types of Milk and choose the correct option:
1. Double Toned Milk is obtained by the addition of water and skim milk powder to whole milk.
2. Reduced-fat milk contains 5% milk fat.
3. Recombined Milk is prepared by dispersing whole milk powder in water approximately in the proportion of 1 part powder to 7-8 parts water.
4. Standardized milk is made by combining buffalo milk and skimmed milk.
Code:
(a) 1, 3 and 4 (b) 1 and 4
(c) 2, 3 and 4 (d) 2 and 3
4. Consider the following statements about the Record Makers and choose the correct option:
1. Phu Dorjee was the first Indian to climb Mount Everest twice.
2. Dada Bhai Nauroji was the first Indian member of house of Lords (Britain).
3. Ms. Suchita Kriplani was the Governor of a state.
4. Ms. Fathima Bibi was the First lady Judge of Supreme Court.
Code:
(a) 1 and 4 (b) 1, 2 and 4
(c) 1, 3 and 4 (d) Only 4
5. Consider the following statements regarding WTO and choose the correct option:
1. The WTO was founded in 1998 as the successor organization to the General Agreement on Trade and Tariff.
2. Its objectives are free trade, Trade without discrimination, and increasing the predictability of global trade by binding tariffs.
3. There is no summit level meeting in WTO and the highest level meet is Ministerial Conference.
4. It is being criticised as free but not the fair trade organization.
Code:
(a) 1, 2 and 3 (b) 2, 3 and 4
(c) 1, 3 and 4 (d) 2 and 3
1. The Constitution does not fix the number of members of the UPSC.
2. The Chairman and members of the UPSC holds office for a term of five years or until they attain the age of 60 years.
3. The salaries and allowances of the members of the UPSC are determined by the Parliament.
4. The entire expenses of UPSC are charged on the consolidated Fund of India.
Code:
(a) 1, 2 and 3 (b) 1, 3 and 4
(c) 2 and 4 (d) 1 and 4
2. Which one of the following schemes has been restructured as National Rural Livelihood Mission, launched in June 2011 by the Government of India?
(a) Grameen Rozgar Yojana
(b) Prime Minister's Rozgar Yojana
(c) Swarnajayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojana
(d) Training of Rural Youth for Self Employment (TRYSEM)
3. Consider the following statements regarding types of Milk and choose the correct option:
1. Double Toned Milk is obtained by the addition of water and skim milk powder to whole milk.
2. Reduced-fat milk contains 5% milk fat.
3. Recombined Milk is prepared by dispersing whole milk powder in water approximately in the proportion of 1 part powder to 7-8 parts water.
4. Standardized milk is made by combining buffalo milk and skimmed milk.
Code:
(a) 1, 3 and 4 (b) 1 and 4
(c) 2, 3 and 4 (d) 2 and 3
4. Consider the following statements about the Record Makers and choose the correct option:
1. Phu Dorjee was the first Indian to climb Mount Everest twice.
2. Dada Bhai Nauroji was the first Indian member of house of Lords (Britain).
3. Ms. Suchita Kriplani was the Governor of a state.
4. Ms. Fathima Bibi was the First lady Judge of Supreme Court.
Code:
(a) 1 and 4 (b) 1, 2 and 4
(c) 1, 3 and 4 (d) Only 4
5. Consider the following statements regarding WTO and choose the correct option:
1. The WTO was founded in 1998 as the successor organization to the General Agreement on Trade and Tariff.
2. Its objectives are free trade, Trade without discrimination, and increasing the predictability of global trade by binding tariffs.
3. There is no summit level meeting in WTO and the highest level meet is Ministerial Conference.
4. It is being criticised as free but not the fair trade organization.
Code:
(a) 1, 2 and 3 (b) 2, 3 and 4
(c) 1, 3 and 4 (d) 2 and 3
