a. Alia
b. Nargis
c. Thane
d. Nilam
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2. Tendulkar Committee has estimated population below poverty line in India at?
a. 27.2
b. 37.2
c. 22.7
d. 32.7
3. As per 2001 census, in which union territory of India, literacy rate was highest?
a. Delhi
b. Chandigarh
c. Lakshadweep
d. Pondicherry
4. Match list-I with list-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
List-I List-II
a. Sarva Siksha Abhiyan 1. 1987
b. Sakshar Bharat Mission 2. 1988
c. Operation Blackboard 3. 2001
d. National Literacy Mission 4. 2009
Codes: A B C D a. 3 4 1 2 b. 4 3 2 1 c. 1 2 3 4 d. 1 2 4 3
5. As per report of United Nations Development Programme published in 1990 which out of the following is not included in the calculation of Human Development Index (HDI) ?
a. Per Capita Income
b. Urbanisation
c. Literacy
d. Life Expectancy
6. Which one of the following hinders the success of process of Financial Inclusion?
a. Low income
b. Illiteracy
c. Lack of bank branches
d. All of the above
7. One of the objectives of the 11th Five Year Plan has been to reduce the poverty ratio by how much percentage points by the year 2012?
a. 2.0 %
b. 2.5 %
c. 10.0 %
d. 15.0 %
8. The year of great divide in Indian Demographic history is?
a. 1921
b. 1947
c. 1951
d. 1982
9. Which one of the following is not covered under the minimum need programme?
a. Rural water supply
b. Social Forestry
c. Elementary Education
d. Improvement of Urban Slums
10. Which one of the following is not related with environment protection?
a. Sustainable development
b. Poverty alleviation
c. Air conditioning
d. Use of paper bags
11. In which five year plan, the national rural health mission was launched?
a. Sixth
b. Ninth
c. Tenth
d. Eleventh
12. Indian model of development protects the interest of:
a. Individual
b. State
c. Both Individual and State
d. None of the above
13. The Aam Admi Bima Yojana (AABY) was launched on:
a. 15th March, 2009
b. 15th January, 2008
c. 15th August, 2007
d. 2nd October, 2007
14. Sustainable development is a case of inter-general sensibility in respect of the use of?
a. Natural resources
b. Material resources
c. Industrial resources
d. Social resources
15. Which one of the following was first to concentrate on human aspect of development?
a. United Nations Development Programme
b. Integrated Rural Development
c. Word Development Report
d. Community Development Programme
16. Where is Indian Diamond Institute (IDI) established?
a. New Delhi
b. Surat
c. Mumbai
d. Jaipur
17. Which of the following tribes is found in Kerala ?
a. Chenchu
b. Lepcha
c. Dafla
d. Dafar
18. Meghalaya plateau is a part of:
a. Himalayan Ranges
b. Peninsular Block
c. Eastern Ghat Mountain
d. Satpura Range
19. The biggest petro-chemical production unit is located at which of the following place?
a. Jamnagar
b. Ankleshwar
c. Numati
d. Trombay
20. If fertility and Mortality rates are equal and there is no in or out migration, there is no change in the population. This is termed as?
a. Stable Population
b. Zero Population growth
c. Dynamic Population
d. Stability of Population
21. Which of the following Iron and Steel producing centres of India is located far away from coal field?
a. Bokaro
b. Durgapur
c. Kulti-Asansol
d. Bhadrawati
23. Which of the following islands comes in the category of distant Island of Indian Coast line?
a. Bhatkal
b. Arnala
c. Minicoy
d. Hennre
24. Which port has been built to reduce the pressure of exixting Mumbai Port?
a. Ennor
b. Haldia
c. Paradip
d. Nheva Sheva (J L N Port)
25. Of the total electricity generated in India, the share of nuclear power is approximately?
a. 2%
b. 3 %
c. 4 %
d. 5%
26. Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
a. Mount Abu – Aravalli hills
b. Kodaikanal – Annamalai hills
c. Ootakamund – Nilgiri Hills
d. Shimla – Pirpanjal range
27. Which is the longest river of the Peninsular India?
a. Krishna
b. Cauvery
c. Godavari
d. Mahanadi
28. The first petrolium well was bored in India at?
a. Digboi
b. Makum
c. Narkatia
d. Lakwa
29. Which one of the following ports of India is located on Odisha coast?
a. Haldia
b. Mumbai
c. Paradeep
d. Vishakhapatnam
30. The largest deposits of lignite coal in India are found in?
a. Jharkhand
b. Orissa
c. Jammu and Kashmir
d. Tamil Nadu
31. Krishna river water dispute exists between the states of?
a. Karnataka and Maharashtra
b. Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh
c. Andhra Pradesh & Tamil Nadu
d. Andhra Pradesh & Maharashtra
32. Which of the following States of India has the largest total length of state highways?
a. Gujarat
b. Rajasthan
c. Uttar Pradesh
d. Maharashtra
33. In area, which one of the following countries is not larger than India?
a. Russia
b. Brazil
c. Canada
d. France
34. The first hydro-electric plant in India was established at ?
a. Darjeeling
b. Shiv Samundram
c. Mohra
d. Khopoli
35. Which one of the following coasts is related with “Kochi-port” in India?
a. Malabar coast
. Konkan Coast
c. Coromandal coast
d. North Sarkar coast
36. Which of the following is an example of “Foot Loose” industry?
a. Oil Refinery
b. Sugar
c. Software
d. Aluminium
37. Which of the following river projects utilises the water of the Pong barrage of Beas river?
a. Indira Gandhi Canal Project
b. Pochampad Project
c. Mayurakshi Project
d. Nagarjuna Sagar Project
38. Match List – I with List – II and choose the correct answer from the codes given below:
List-I List-II
Place Confluence of river
a. Rudra Prayag 1. Bhagirathi-Alaknanda
b. Nanda Prayag 2. Alaknanda – Mandakini
c. Karna Prayag 3. Alaknanda – Pindar
d. Dev Prayag 4. Vishnu Ganga – Mandakini
Codes: A B C D
a. 1 3 2 4
b. 2 4 3 1
c. 3 2 4 1
d. 4 1 3 2
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39. Ganga River is an example of:
a. Anticedent drainage
b. Consequent drainage
c. Insequent drainage
d. Subsequent drainage
40. Which of the following countries shares longest land border with India?
a. China
b. Pakistan
c. Bangladesh
d. Nepal
41. Which of the following rivers is notorious for changes of its course?
a. Ganga
b. Kosi
c. Damodar
d. Gomti
42. Leh is located on:
a. The right bank of Jhelum river
b. The left bank of Jhelum river
c. The right bank of Indus river
d. The left bank of Indus river
43. Which of the following glaciers is the largest?
a. Siachin
b. Baltoro
c. Chogolungma
d. Biaffo
44. Which of the following states of India is devoid railway service?
a. Tripura
b. Meghalaya
c. Arunachal Pradesh
d. Mizoram
45. The “Death Valley” in South California, USA, is an example of:
a. Anticlinal valley
b. Synclinal Valley
c. Antecedent Valley
d. Rift Valley
46. Which of the following countries is the largest producer of diamond?
a. Australia
b. Venezuela
c. Russia
d. Botswana
47. When was ‘speed post service’ launched by the Indian Postal Department as competition to the ‘Courier Service’?
a. 1988
b. 1987
c. 1989
d. 1986
48. Which crop of the following has largest percentage of irrigated area of its net sown area in India?
a. Wheat
b. Rice
c. Oil Seeds
d. Sugarcane
49. In 1818 the first cotton textile mill was established in:
a. Fort Glaster in West Bengal
b. Mumbai in Maharashtra
c. Ahmedabad in Gujarat
d. Kanpur in UP
50. Konkan Railway connects:
a. Mumbai to Manmad
b. Roha to Mangalore
c. Mangalore to Kochi
d. Mumbai to Pune
51. ‘Leap Forward Policy’ led to starvation death of millions of people in
a. Russia
b. Vietnam
c. China
d. Germany
52. Chernobyl Nuclear disaster occurred in:
a. France
b. Vietnam
c. Ukraine
d. Germany
53. Which one of the following is suitably matched ?
a. NAG – Anti tank Missile
b. Trishul – Surface to surface missile
c. Prithivi – Surface to Air Missile
d. Light Combat Aircraft
54. Which of the following was worst affected by tsunami in 2004 in India?
a. Pichavaram
b. Bhitarkanika
c. Muthupet
d. Nagapattinam
55. Which one of the following minerals is abundant in Kerala?
a. Tin
b. Manganese
c. Mica
d. Monazite
56. Which of the following countries is the largest producer of iron ore in the world?
a. China
b. India
c. Brazil
d. France
57. Which one of the following is the main Cashew producing State?
a. Goa
b. Maharashtra
c. Kerala
d. Karnataka
58. Which of the following States had the highest Human Development Index 2008?
a. Uttar Pradesh
b. Jharkhand
c. Odisha
d. Bihar
59. Which of the following is a coral island?
a. New Moor
b. Car-Nicobar
c. Andaman
d. Lakshadweep
60. From which of the following coasts the mean sea level of India is measured?
a. Mumbai
b. Chennai
c. Cochin
d. Vishakhapatnam
61. Which of the following is the highest peak in South India?
a. Anai Mudi
b. Doda beta
c. Mahendragiri
d. Dhupgarh
62. Which of the following is not correctly matched?
a. Bolivia – Tin
b. Brazil – Iron ore
c. Mexico – Silver
d. Peru – Gold
63. On which of the banks of the following rivers the famous temple of Badrinath is situated?
a. Alaknanda
b. Bhagirathi
c. Mandakini
d. Ganga
64. Which of the following rivers flows through a fault valley ?
a. Krishna
b. Godavari
c. Tapi
d. Kaveri
65. Which of the following woollen textile producing producing centres belongs to Germany?
a. St Petersburg
b. Wuppertal
c. Bradford
d. Prato
66. Most of the production of natural gas in India comes from?
a. Andhra Pradesh Coast
b. Gujarat coast
c. Bombay High
d. Tamil Nadu coast
67. Which of the following rivers is most polluted?
a. Gomti
b. Periyar
c. Damodar
d. Mahanadi
68. Bhagat Singh threw bomb in the central assembly along with:
a. Chandra Shekhar Azad
b. Sukhdev
c. Batukeshwar Dutt
d. Rajguru
69. Which of the following countries was affected by Hurricane Sandy in 2012?
a. Mexico
b. Columbia
c. United States of America
d. Brazil
70. In how many years will a money double itself at the rate of 5% yearly simple interest?
a. 10
b. 15
c. 20
d. 30
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