Circles Covered: TamilNadu, Andhra Pradesh,
Karnataka, Maharashtra & Gujarat Circles
1. Government of India has recently granted
"Maharatna Status to two more Navratna Public Sector enterprises. Which
are the these new companies joining the club of Maharatna public sector
undertakings.
(A) Steel authority of India Limited and
National Thermal Power Corporation Limited
(B) Bharat heavy Electrical Ltd and Gas
authority of India Limited
(C) Indian Oil Corporation and Coal India
Limited
(D) Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited and
Oil and Natural Gas Corporation
Ans. (B) Bharat heavy
Electrical Ltd and Gas authority of India Limited
2. India's newly built and tested missile
'Astra' is meant for
(A) Surface to surface strike
(B) Air to Air Strike
(C) Surface to Air Strike
(D) Air to surface Strike
Ans. (B) Air to Air
Strike
3. The Governor General who adopted a
policy of Europeanization of Bureaucracy and an exlusion of Indian from higher
posts
(A) Warren Hastings
(B) Wellesley
(C) Cornwallis
(D) Dalhousie
Ans. (C) Cornwallis
4. During which movement Bal Gangadhar
Tilak was given the epithet Lokmanya and Gandhiji give the slogan 'swaraj in a
year' respectively:
(A) Home rule Movement and Non Cooperation
Movement
(B) Swadeshi Movement and Dandi March
(C) Quit India Movement and Civil
Disobedience Movement
(D) Khilafat Movement and Civil
Disobedience Movement
Ans. (A) Home rule
Movement and Non Cooperation Movement
5. Recently Dargah Muinuddin Chisti at
Ajmer was in news due to visit of Pakistani Prime Minister Dargah Muinudding
Chisti at Ajmer was built by:
(A) Qutubuddin Aibak
(B) Alauddin Khilji
(C) IItutmish
(D) Khijra Khan
Ans. (B) Alauddin Khilji
6. Bauxite is an ore of:
(A) Zinc
(B) Aluminium
(C) Lead
(D) Copper
Ans. (B) Aluminium
7. Which one of the following is the land
area in the extreme south of India?
(A) Indira Point
(B) Rameshwaram
(C) Cape Cammiran
(D) Puducherry
Ans. (A) Indira Point
8. The ozone layer lies in the:
(A) Troposphere
(B) Tropopause
(C) Stratosphere
(D) None of these
Ans. (C) Stratosphere
9. In Union Budget 2013-14, "Voluntary
Compliance Encouragement Scheme" was launched by Government of India. This
scheme is related to:
(A) Service Tax
(B) Commodity Transaction Tax
(C) Income Tax
(D) Securities Transaction Tax
Ans. (A) Service Tax
10. Economic Survey 2012-13 states that Non
Performing Assets of increased from 2.36% to 3.57% in September, 2012. The
description of Non performing Assets was with reference to which sector.
(A) Telecom Sector
(B) Human Resource Sector
(C) Oil and Gas Sector
(D) Banking Sector
Ans. (D) Banking Sector
11. This is the rate at which Reserve Bank
of India borrows money from commercial banks:
(A) Reverse Repo rate
(B) Statutory Liquidity ratio
(C) Repo rate
(D) Cash reserve ratio
Ans. (A) Reverse Repo
rate
12. As per election commission of India,
how many recognized national political parties are there in India?
(A) 6
(B) 2
(C) 7
(D) None of these
Ans. (A) 6
13. The present deputy chairman of Rajya
Sabha is elected member of Parliament from which State of India?
(A) Andhra Pradesh
(B) Tamilnadu
(C) Kerala
(D) Karnataka
Ans. (C) Kerala
14. The constitution of India was adopted
on:
(A) 26th January, 1950
(B) 15th August, 1947
(C) 26th November, 1949
(D) 26th January, 1951
Ans. (C) 26th November,
1949
15. The Present strength of Rajya Sabha
members is ..... out of which..... are representatives of states and union
territories of Delhi and Puducherry and .... are nominated by president:
(A) 250, 238, 12
(B) 247, 235, 12
(C) 245, 233, 12
(D) 248, 236, 12
Ans. (C) 245, 233, 12
16. Which of the following glands produces
insulin in human body?
(A) Pancreas
(B) Spleen
(C) Liver
(D) Pituitary
Ans. (A) Pancreas
17. Which of the following is food
poisoning organism
(A) Clostridium botulinum
(B) Streptomyces fecalis
(C) Lacto bacillus
(D) None of these
Ans. (A) Clostridium
botulinum
18. Development of goitre (Enlarged thyroid
gland) is mainly due to deficiency of:
(A) Sodium
(B) Calcium
(C) Iodine
(D) Iron
Ans. (C) Iodine
19. The emission of which casuses global
warming?
(A) Carbon dioxide
(B) Carbon monoxide
(C) Nitrogen
(D) Hydrocarbon
Ans. (A) Carbon dioxide
20. Who was adjudged player of the
tournament by scoring most number of runs in the tournament in women's world
cup cricket held recently:
(A) Jess Cameron
(B) Megan Schutt
(C) Anya Shrubsole
(D) Suzie Bates
Ans. (D) Suzie Bates
21. Who won the inaugural Hockey India
League ended in Ranchi recently:
(A) Ranchi Rhinos
(B) Uttar Pradesh Wizards
(C) Delhi Wave Riders
(D) Mumbai magicians
Ans. (A) Ranchi Rhinos
22. FIFA-2014 world cup is proposed to be
held in:
(A) Quatar
(B) Brazil
(C) Spain
(D) Russia
Ans. (B) Brazil
23. Wanchoo committee Dealt with:
(A) Direct Taxes
(B) Right to Information Reforms
(C) Agriculture Prices
(D) Parliamentary Reforms
Ans. (A) Direct Taxes
24. Kyoto Protocol is:
(A) An international agreement for
extradition of foreign enemy
(B) An international agreement describing
formula for conversion of foreign exchange
(C) An international agreement to reduce
green house gases
(D) An international agreement to deal with
International Terrorists organization
Ans. (C) An
international agreement to reduce green house gases
25. India successfully completed its 101th
space mission by launching Indo - French satellite SARAL recently. This
satellite is for:
(A) Preparation of a detailed and complete
map of Antarctica
(B) Study the climate on Mars
(C) Oceanographic study
(D) None of these is true
Ans. (C) Oceanographic
study
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