1. Reasons for the growth of Regional Political Parties in India is
(A) lack of effective opposition
(B) economic disparities among the States
(C) failure of the national parties
(D) All the above
2. The first State in India to be formed on linguistic basis is
(A) Andhra Pradesh (B) Odisha (C) Karnataka (D) Maharashtra
3. The only Union Territory which has a High Court of its own is
(A) Chandigarh (B) Daman and Diu (C) Delhi (D) Lakshadweep
4. One of the following subjects is not in the State List:
(A) Market and fairs (B) Bankruptcy and insolvency (C) Police and prisons (D) Public health and sanitation
5. Who was the founder of the Slave dynasty in India ?
(A) Balban (B) Qutub-ud-din Aibak (C) Muhammad Ghori (D) Iltutmish
6. Chandragupta Maurya was the
(A) Great-grandfather of Ashoka
(B) Brother of Ashoka
(C) Father of Ashoka
(D) Grandfather of Ashoka
7. Who was known as 'Lakh Baksh' ?
(A) Iltutmish (B) Raziya (C) Qutub-ud-din Aibak (D) Babar
8. Who was the pioneer among the social reformers ?
(A) Ramakrishna Paramhans (B) Swami Vivekanand (C) Raja Rammohun Roy (D) Dayanand Saraswati
9. Which of the following classes did not participate in the Revolt of 1857 ?
(1) Agricultural labourers (2) Money lenders (3) Peasants (4) Zamindars
(A) 2 only (B) 2 and 4 (C) 1 only (D) 1 and 2
10. Who did not participate in the Revolt of 1957 ?
(A) Tantiya Tope (B) Bhagat Singh (C) Nana Sahib (D) Rani Lakshmibai
11. Pradhanmantri Bharat Jodo Pariyojna is related to
(A) Linking of Rivers (B) Development of Roads (C) Communication (D) Social Integration
12. The difference between G.D.R at market prices and G.D.P. at factor prices is
(A) Net factor income from abroad
(B) Net export
(C) Depreciation
(D) Net indirect taxes
13. With increase in the price of commodity 'X', the demand of 'Y' decreases. The commodity 'Y' is a / an
(A) inferior good (B) composite good (C) substitute good (D) complementary good
14. Corporate Tax is imposed by
(A) Central Government
(B) Both Central and State Government
(C) State Government
(D) Local Government
15. Which one of the following is essential for proper working of democracy ?
(A) Responsible and efficient opposition
(B) Written constitution
(C) Universal adult franchise
(D) Parliamentary system
16. The sound of explosions in a distant star is not heard from the Earth because
(A) the frequency of sound produced is below 10 Hz
(B) the frequency of sound produced is above 100 kHz
(C) there is no continuous medium from the star to Earth
(D) the distance of the star is so large that sound intensity falls below the audible range
17. Combustion is the process in which
(A) only heat is, produced (B) heat and light are produced (C) no heat is produced (D) no light is produced
18. In a 'dynamo',
(A) electrical energy is converted to mechanical energy
(B) electrical energy is converted to magnetic energy
(C) mechanical energy is converted to electrical energy
(D) mechanical energy is converted to heat energy
19. Among the materials listed below, sound travels the fastest in
(A) Hydrogen (B) Vacuum (C) Steel (D) Water
20. In an e-mail address, the symbol that is used to separate the user name and the domain name is
(A) @ (B) - (C) # (D) : //
21. CD-ROM is a
(A) Magnetic Memory (B) Secondary Memory (C) Semiconductor Memory (D) Memory Register
22. pH value of blood is
(A) in between 8 and 9 (B) greater than 10 (C) less than 6 (D) in between 7 and 8
23. Great Barrier Reef is situated in
(A) Australia (B) Nova Scotia (C) North Sea (D) Southern China
24. In India, the longest day occurs on
(A) April 13 (B) October 13 (C) June 21 (D) March 21
25. Which one of the following is not found in new alluvial soil ?
(A) Humus (B) Gas (C) Mnerals (D) Water
26. Palghat Gap connects Tamil Nadu with
(A) Kerala (B) Karnataka (C) Andhra Pradesh (D) Both (A) and (B)
27. Jodhpur receives less rainfall than Delhi because
(A) Arabian Sea runs parallel to Aravali
(B) it is on leeward side of the winds
(C) condensation does not take place there
(D) all of the above factors
28. Bamboo is a
(A) Tree (B) Climber (C) Shrub (D) Herb
29. Which vitamins are those which if taken in excess can be dangerous as they are stored in the body ?
(A) B Complex (B) E and C (C) B and C (D) A and D
30. Which one of the following constitutes two best reasons for distinguishing the living from the non living ?
(A) Respiration and excretion
(B) Reproduction and locomotion
(C) Irritability and locomotion
(D) Growth and locomotion
31. The expansion of DDT is
(A) Dichloro Diphenyl Trichloroethane
(B) Dichloro Diamine Trichloroethane
(C) Dichloro Diphenyl Tetrachloroethane
(D) None of the above
32. Which of the following animals is a parasite ?
(A) Amoeba (B) Sponge (C) Plasmodium (D) Earthworm
33. Which one of the following respires by gills ?
(A) Cray-fish (B) Star-fish (C) Silver-fish (D) Jelly-fish
34. The book 'Friends and Foes' was written by
(A) Rajmohan Gandhi (B) Sheikh Mujibur Rahman (C) Lord Tennyson (D) Dr. S. Radhakrishnan
35. On the lines of "Palace on Wheels', a new train 'Deccan Odyssey' is operated between
(A) Karnataka and Kerala
(B) Kerala and Tamil Nadu
(C) Tamil Nadu and Karnataka
(D) Maharashtra and Goa
36. Name the famous paper which Gandhiji edited to propagate his ideas.
(A) Harijan (B) Satyagrah (C) Khadi (D) Swadeshi
37. The aeroplane that dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima was
(A) White Storm (B) Thunder Power (C) Enola Gay (D) Black Light
38. Which Indian Commercial Bank became the first in providing mobile ATM Service ?
(A) HDFC Bank (B) SBI (C) ICICI Bank (D) IDBI Bank
39. Sivakasi, which recently witnessed major explosions in the cracker manufacturing units, is situated in the State of
(A) Kerala (B) Chhattisgarh (C) Tamil Nadu (D) Andhra Pradesh
40. Who has brought laurels to the country by winning a Gold Medal in the 2016 Rio Paralympic Games in High Jump ?
(A) Bhimrao Kesarkar (B) Devendra Singh (C) Joginder Singh Bedi (D) Thangavelu Mariyappan
41. Sunita Williams has set the record for the maximum number of space-walks by a woman astronaut recently. The exact number of the walks is
(A) 5 (B) 4 (C) 7 (D) 6
42. Who among the following economists was appointed as the Chief Economist of the International Monetary Fund in 2018 ?
(A) B.B. Bhattacharya (B) Jagdish Bhagwati (C) Raghuram Rajan (D) Gita Gopinath
43. When water is heated from 0°C to 10°C, the volume of water
(A) decreases steadily
(B) increases steadily
(C) first increases then decreases
(D) first decreases then increases
44. From which of the following endocrine glands is GTH secreted ?
(A) Adrenal gland (B) Islets of Langerhans in pancreas (C) Pituitary gland (D) Thyroid gland
45. Which of the following is an acid ?
(A) H2O (B) Na2CO3 (C) HZSO4 (D) NaCl
46. Which of the following is the major component of ecosystem ?
(A) Biotic (B) Abiotic (C) Energy (D) All of the above
47. There has been an increasing incidence of floods in Northern India in recent years because
(A) there has been increase in deforestation in the catchment area
(B) the rate of silting of dams has gone up
(C) there has been an increase in annual rainfall
(D) the ice has been melting faster due to slight increase in atmospheric temperature
48. Which of the following is the most dangerous pollutant ?
(A) Carbon dioxide (B) Sulphur dioxide (C) Carbon monoxide (D) Nitrous oxide
49. Which country loses highest amount of top soil from its crop lands due to erosion ?
(A) Brazil (B) USA (C) China (D) India
50. Ajanta-Ellora Caves are situated near
(A) Ajmer (B) Aurangabad (C) Patna (D) Jaipur
51. 2020 Olympic Games are scheduled to be held in
(A) Tokyo (B) Paris (C) London (D) Los Angeles
52. On April 1, 2019, Bank of Baroda became the third largest Bank in India after SBI and HDFC, with the merger of two other banks in it. Which one of the following banks merged with it ?
(A) Syndicate Bank (B) Bank of India (C) Allahabad Bank (D) Dena Bank
53. The NRIs while investing in the equity of a company cannot buy more than prescribed percentage of the paid-up capital of that company. What is the prescribed percentage ?
(A) 2% (B) 3% (C) 4% (D) 5%
54. Every year March 20 is celebrated as what day ?
(A) World Sparrow Day (B) International Women's Day (C) World Cuckoo Day (D) International Child Day
55. 'Playing to Win' is the autobiography of one of the famous Indian sportspersons. Name the sportsperson correctly.
(A) Saina Nehwal (B) Mary Kom (C) Yuvraj Singh (D) Sachin Tendulkar
56. Which of the following term is associated with the game of Cricket ?
(A) Bouncer (B) Love (C) Goal (D) Mid Court
57. Who is the author of the book 'Women of Vision' ?
(A) Ravinder Singh (B) Preeti Shenoy (C) Amish Tripathi (D) Denise Du Pont
58. Prof. Muhammad Yunus, the recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize, is the exponent of which of the following concepts in the field of banking ?
(A) Core Banking (B) Micro Credit (C) Retail Banking (D) Real Time Gross Settlement
59. Invisible Export means export of –
(A) Services (B) Prohibited goods (C) Restricted goods (D) Goods as per OGL list
60. The European Union has adopted which of the following as a common currency ?
(A) Dollar (B) Dinar (C) Yen (D) Euro
61. Banks in India are required to maintain a portion of their demand and time liabilities with the Reserve Bank of India. This portion is called
(A) Statutory Liquidity Ratio (B) Cash Reserve Ratio (C) Bank Deposit (D) Reverse Repo
62. Pre-shipment finance is provided by the banks only to ——
(A) Credit Card Holders (B) Students aspiring for further studies (C) Brokers in equity market (D) Exporters
63. Banking Ombudsman is appointed by ——
(A) Government of India (B) State Governments (C) RBI (D) ECGC
64. The Holidays for the Banks are declared as per
(A) Reserve Bank Act (B) Banking Regulation Act (C) Negotiable Instruments Act (D) SEBI Act
65. Interest on Savings deposit nowadays is Fixed by
(A) RBI
(B) Fixed by the respective Banks
(C) Fixed by the Depositors
(D) Fixed as per the contract between Bank and the Consumer Court
66. Interest below which a bank is not expected to lend to customers is known as
(A) Deposit Rate (B) Base Rate (C) Prime Lending Rate (D) Bank Rate
67. The customers by opening and investing in the Tax Saver Deposit Account Scheme in a Bank would get benefit under
(A) Sales Tax (B) Customs Duty (C) Income Tax (D) Professional Tax
68. In banking business, when the borrowers avail a Term Loan, initially they are given a repayment holiday and this is referred as
(A) Subsidy (B) Interest Waiver (C) Re-phasing (D) Moratorium
69. One of IT company from India has become the first Indian Company to trade on NYSE Euronext London and Paris markets. Which is this company ?
(A) Wipro Infotech Ltd. (B) L&T Infotech (C) HCL Technologies LTD. (D) Infosys Technologies Limited
70. BSE (Bombay Stock Exchange), the oldest stock exchange in Asia has joined hands with one more International index. This association has resulted in change of name of BSE index. What is the change of name effected ?
(A) Dow Jones BSE Index (B) NASDAQ BSE Index (C) S & P BSE Index (D) Euronext BSE Index
71. A non-performing asset is —
(A) Money at call and short notice
(B) An asset that ceases to generate income
(C) Cash balance in till
(D) Cash balance with RBI
72. Mahatma Gandhi undertook fast unto death in 1932, mainly because :
(A) The Round Table Conference failed to satisfy Indian political aspirations
(B) The Congress and Muslim League had differences of opinion
(C) Ramsay Macdonald announced the Communal Award
(D) The Civil Disobedience Movement failed.
73. Consider the following statements about Ayushman Bharat-National Health Protection Mission (AB-NHPM) and
choose the incorrect one/s.
1. Ayushman Bharat Mission will provide a cover of Rs. 5 lakh per family annually to vulnerable families.
2. This mission will subsume Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (PMSSY) and Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana (RSBY).
3. The beneficiaries will be identified through SECC.
Code:
(A) 1 and 2 only (B) 2 only (C) 2 and 3 only (D) 1, 2 and 3
74. Government usually classifies its expenditure in term of planned and non-planned expenditure. Identify, which is the correct definition of Planned expenditure ?
(A) It represents the expenditure of all the State Governments
(B) It represents the total expenditure of the Central Government
(C) It is the expenditure which is spent through centrally sponsored programmes and flagship schemes of Government
(D) It represents the expenditure incurred on Defence
75. Which of the following organisations is made specifically responsible for empowering Micro, Small and Medium enterprises in India ?
(A) NABARD (B) RBI (C) SIDBI (D) SEBI
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