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Current Affairs | Previous Year Questions | 774 Qs
S No Name of the Chapter No of Questions
1 National Affairs 189
2 International Affairs 110
3 Telangana 49
4 Other States 59
5 Reports and Indices 25
6 Important Days 31
7 Awards 110
8 Persons in News 100
9 Books and Authors 30
10 Sports 71
Total 774
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Chapter – 1 6. India's top crude oil supplier, meeting
National Affairs more than 1 / 5th of the country's oil needs
in 2018 - 19 fiscal year was
Group – I: (a) Saudi Arabia
(b) Iraq
1. The MOU to be signed by the Bay of (c) Iran
(d) Afghanistan
Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral
7. Name the recently launched programme
Technical and Economic Cooperation
at ISRO under the Pradhan Mantri
(BIMSTEC) (approved by Union Cabinet in
Innovative Learning Programme for the
April, 2017) is in cooperation with
recognition of talented students.
(a) Oil & Petroleum sector
(a) Nishtha
(b) Information Technology sector (b) Uvika
(c) Tsunami warning system (c) Shagun
(d) Power sector (d) Dhruv
2. The first set of Identifying Numbers as per 8. Consider the following statements
the Unique Identification Authority of regarding SAFAR system inaugurated
India will be issued in recently:
(a) February, 2011 A. It is a very advanced air quality and
(b) July, 2011 weather forecast system.
(c) January, 2012 B. It was developed indigenously by
(d) June, 2012 Indian Institute of Tropical
3. The name of the newly Meteorology, Pune.
proposed/launched (April 2008) train C. It will not measure sun's UV-Index.
between Kolkata and Dhaka is Which of the above statement/s is/are
(a) Samjhauta Express correct?
(b) Mathri Express Choose the correct answer from the
(c) Grand Trunk Express options given below:
(d) Dhaka Express (a) A only
4. Which beach in India became the first (b) A and C only
beach in Asia to get Blue Flag (c) A and B only
(d) A, B and C
certification?
9. In 2016, the West Bengal Assembly had
(a) Chandrabhaga beach
proposed to give West Bengal three new
(b) Marina beach
names in three different languages
(c) Gopalpur beach
Bengali, English and Hindi. It was,
(d) Gokarna beach
however, rejected by the Centre. In 2018,
5. As a part of 'Make in India' Programme,
the Assembly passed a new resolution to
light combat helicopter production
give the State a single name usable in all
started in which of the following places in
three languages. The proposed single
India?
name is
(a) Gurugram
(a) Bengal
(b) Vizag (b) Bangal
(c) Cochin (c) Bengali
(d) Bengaluru (d) Bangla
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10. Total funds allocated to Healtheare sector 15. A team of Indian astronomers have
in the Union Budget 2020-21 is identified previously unknown, extremely
(a) ₹ 69,000 Crores large supercluster of galaxies located in
(b) ₹ 79,000 Crores the direction of constellation Pisces. With
(c) ₹ 59,000 Crores regard to this, which of the following
(d) ₹ 89,000 Crores statement/(s) is/are correct?
11. Which Biosphere Reserve in India A. It has been named "Saraswati".
becomes the 11th Biosphere Reserve from B. It was discovered by astronomers
India to be included in the UNESCO from Inter University Centre for
designated World Network of Biosphere
Astronomy and Astrophysics (IUCAA)
Reserves?
(a) Khangchendzonga Biosphere Reserve and Indian Institute of Science
(b) Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve Education and Research (IISER).
(c) Nicobar Biosphere Reserve C. It is estimated to be stretched over
(d) Nokrek Biosphere Reserve 650 million light years in distance.
12. Recently the Union Government Choose the correct answer from the
announced the merger of Syndicate Bank options given below:
with Canara Bank and Corporation Bank (a) Only A and B
with Union Bank of India. In this (b) Only B and C
background, which of the following is not (c) Only B
correct? (d) A, B and C
(a) Corporation Bank was established in 16. Recently, which of the following crop was
Udupi. accorded with Geographical Indication
(b) Canara Bank was established under (GI) Tag?
the leadership of Ammembal Subba (a) Jowar of Bijapur
Rao Pai. (b) Tur dal of Kalaburagi
(c) All the four banks were established in (c) Cotton of Raichur
Karnataka. (d) Wheat of Bidar
(d) The founder of Corporation Bank was 17. Which State/UT has released a booklet for
Khan Bahadur Haji Abdullah Haji students on Ambedkar's teachings?
Kasim Saheb Bahadur. (a) Maharashtra
13. The Emigration Bill 2019, proposed by the (b) Odisha
Ministry of External Affairs in Parliament (c) Goa
will replace which of the following existing
(d) Delhi
Act?
(a) Emigration Act, 1963 18. The theme of 12th Aero India Show 2019
(b) Emigration Act, 1973 held at Bangalore is
(c) Emigration Act, 1983 (a) Learn to fly
(d) Emigration Act, 1981 (b) Sky is the place where our adventures
14. Recently inaugurated Diffo Bridge begin
connects between which of the following (c) The runway to a billion opportunities
two valleys?
(d) Fly for a billion opportunities
(a) Dibang valley and Lohit valley
(b) Kashmir valley and Kulu valley
(c) Barak valley and Assam valley
(d) Baspa valley and Champa valley
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19. 11th edition of Aero India show took place 23. The Reserve Bank of India has designated
at Yelahanka Airforce Station in Bengaluru Karnataka Bank as an A1+ class scheduled
in February 2017. Who inaugurated the commercial bank. Where are the
headquarters of the Karnataka Bank Ltd.?
event?
(a) Bangalore
(a) Prime Minister Narendra Modi (b) Mangalore
(b) Then President Shri Pranab (c) Mysore
Mukherjee (d) Udupi
(c) Then Defence Minister Manohar 24. A bank has recently acquired Snapdeal-
Parrikar owned mobile wallet FreeCharge to
(d) None of the above strengthen its position in the payments
space. This acquisition is expected to help
20. Name the new species of fish which was
the bank take a significant step towards
discovered recently in Tunga River near
digital distribution of financial products.
the Kudremukh National Park.
Which bank has done it?
(a) Pethia Atra
(a) ICICI Bank
(b) Pethia Canius
(b) Axis Bank
(c) Pethia Striata
(c) Barclays Bank
(d) Pethia Cumingii
(d) HDFC Bank
21. Hon'ble MP, Shobha Karandlaje was
25. An app "Kaizala" has been recently
nominated as the Official Parliamentary launched as a productivity app for Indian
Observer for the elections of which organizations which is powered by Azure
country recently? Cloud platform. The service of this app is
(a) USA Presidential elections designed as a large group communication
(b) UK General elections and work management. Which of the
(c) French Legislative elections following technological giants has
(d) German Presidential elections launched it?
22. Consider the following statements (a) Verizon
regarding launch of 104 satellites by PSLV (b) Microsoft
C-37 in February 2017: (c) Apple
(d) Wipro
A. India is the first country to launch 104
26. Recently, Majuli Island was declared as
satellites on a single rocket. the world's largest river island. Consider
B. It also included India's satellites the following statements regarding the
namely earth-mapping Cartosat-2 island:
satellite and nanosatellites INS-1A A. Majuli is the nerve centre of
Assamese neo-Vaishnavite culture
and INS-1B.
initiated by Saint-reformer
C. Antrix Corporation Limited is the Sankardeva in the 15th century.
commercial arm of the Indian Space B. The island is formed by river
Research Organisation (ISRO). Brahmaputra only.
C. It is the first island district of the
Which of the above statements are country.
correct? Which of the above statements are
Select the code for the correct answer correct?
from the options given below: Select the code for the correct answer
(a) A and B only from the options given below:
(b) A and Conly (a) A and B only
(c) B and C only (b) B and C only
(c) A and C only
(d) A, B and C (d) A, B and C
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27. Scientists successfully sequenced the 31. The 4th generation (4G) mobile
genomes of which vegetable (or fruit) in telecommunication service, using TD-LTE
June 2012? technology, was started for the first time
(a) Brinjal in India in:
(b) Tomato (a) Kolkata
(c) Potato (b) Chennai
(d) Cabbage (c) New-Delhi
28. Inner Line Permit (ILP) is an official travel (d) Mumbai
document issued by the Government of 32. The controversial "Kanhar Dam Project" is
India to allow inward travel of an Indian associated with
citizen into a protected area for a limited (a) Bihar
period in specific States. Which of the (b) Uttar Pradesh
following States needs ILP for Indian (c) Uttarakhand
citizens from outside those States to (d) Himachal Pradesh
travel in protected areas? 33. Bring out the sequential order i.e., from
A. Manipur highest number of mobile phone users to
B. Mizoram lowest of different Mobile services:
C. Nagaland 1. BSNL
D. Arunachal Pradesh 2. Airtel
E. Assam 3. Idea
Select the code for the correct answer 4. Vodafone
from the options given below: Select the correct answer.
(a) A, B, C and D only (a) 2,4,3,1
(b) B, C and D only (b) 2,1,4,3
(c) D and E only (c) 1,2,4,3
(d) A, B, C, D, E (d) 1,2,3,4
29. K.E. Mammen, the noted Gandhian and 34. Where was the second canal top 10 MW
freedom fighter passed away recently. He solar power project inaugurated by UN
hailed from which of the following States? Secretary General Ban Ki Moon in 2014?
(a) Karnataka (a) Gujarat
(b) Andhra Pradesh (b) Karnataka
(c) Kerala (c) Uttar Pradesh
(d) Tamil Nadu (d) Maharashtra
30. Byalalu in Ramanagaram District was 35. Which of the following cyclones did occur
recently in the news for what? in India in 2014?
i. Hudhud
(a) Optical telescope station
ii. Phailin
(b) Mangalyan tracking station iii. Nilofar
(c) Jet propulsion station iv. Lehar
(d) DRDO missile station Choose the correct answer:
(a) i and ii
(b) i and iii
(c) ii and iii
(d) iii and iv
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36. PSLV-C16 successfully launched three 42. Which car took home the crown of Indian
satellites in April 2011 from Sriharikota. Car of the Year 2012 in January 2012?
They are (a) Toyota Etios Liva
(a) Resource Sat-2, YouthSat and X-Sat (b) Maruti Suzuki Swift
(b) GSat-8, Jugnu and SRMSat (c) Hyundai Verna
(c) GSat-8, YouthSat and Jugnu (d) Hyundai Eon
(d) Resource Sat-2, Jugnu and SRMSat 43. The Union Cabinet of India on 24 January
37. Recently the Supreme Court of India 2012 renamed the Mana Airport at Raipur
cancelled the licenses of as many as as
companies as illegal under 2 G Spectrum (a) Swami Vivekanand
deal. (b) Ramakrishna Paramahamsa
(a) 102 (c) Mahatma Gandhi
(b) 112 (d) Jawaharlal Nehru
(c) 122 44. As per the latest Sample Registration
(d) 132
System (SRS) bulletin, December 2011
38. The official involvement in Tuman safaris
released by the Registrar General of India
in Andaman and Nicobar Islands recently
(RGI), it is noted that Infant Mortality Rate
exposes the exploitation of the following
(IMR) dropped further from infant deaths
protected tribe:
per 1000 live births during 2010.
(a) Santhal
(b) Maram (a) 50 : 47
(c) Jarawa (b) 52 : 49
(d) Lambani (c) 53 : 48
39. Recently the Election Commission (d) 48 : 47
ordered masking of statues representing 45. Chandrayaan-2 was a mixture of success
a party symbol in the state of and set-back. Which of the following
(a) Himachal Pradesh
statements are applicable to
(b) Jharkhand
(c) Madhya Pradesh Chandrayaan-2 mission?
(d) Uttar Pradesh i. It aimed at exploring south pole of the
40. The Indian city where Literary Festival was moon.
held in January 2012, which was marred ii. To further study the evidence of
by the controversy over a scheduled water molecule found by
participation by writer Salman Rushdie, is Chandrayaan- 1.
(a) Bikaner
iii. To soft land Vikram lander on the
(b) Udaipur
(c) Jaipur lunar surface and to relay information
(d) Ahmedabad to earth.
41. Which PSU lender called off its plans to set iv. The location of crash landing of
up a joint venture with Visa Inc and Elavon Vikram has later been identified.
Inc to enter the merchant acquiring (a) (i) only
business over differences on sharing
(b) (ii) only
technology?
(a) Union Bank (c) (i), (ii) and (iii) only
(b) State Bank of India (d) (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv)
(c) Syndicate Bank
(d) Corporation Bank
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46. The location of the planned prime landing 49. Agriculture Information Service Network
site for Vikram Lander on Chandrayaan-2 (AGRISNET) was launched for providing
was SLS54, which is located at 70.95 and following information viz.,
22.8 E on the Moon. Consider the I. Rainfall
following statements regarding the II. Fertilizers position
selection of the potential landing site. III. Minimum support price
i. Visible to Earth for radio IV. Sister departments of farm
communication. community
ii. Water ice has been mapped at the Select the appropriate combination
site earlier by Lunar Reconnaisance (a) I, II and III
Orbiter mission. (b) I, II and IV
iii. Local terrain features such that they (c) I, III and IV
don't shadow the site for long (d) II, III and IV
durations. (e) Answer not known
Which of the following statements above 50. Which of the following states has shown
is/are correct? the declining trend in the (GST) Goods and
(a) (ii) and (iii) Service Tax for the year 2019-2020?
(b) (i) and (iii) (a) Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan and Assam
(c) (i), (ii) and (iii) (b) Haryana, Rajasthan and Meghalaya
(d) (iii) only (c) Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh
47. The first dedicated Indian astronomy and Manipur
mission aimed at studying celestial (d) Maharastra, West Bengal and Tamil
sources in X-ray, optical and ultraviolet Nadu
spectral bands simultaneously is: (e) Answer not known
(a) Chandrayaan-2 51. Which is the first state to employ
(b) Gaganyaan differently abled, in the Mahatma Gandhi
(c) Astrosat National Rural Employment Guarantee
(d) Cartosat Scheme?
48. Which of the following facts about Covid- (a) Kerala
19 virus is / are wrong? (b) Tamil Nadu
A. People who have been infected by the (c) Gujarat
virus but do not have symptoms do (d) Karnataka
not spread virus. (e) Answer not known
B. Reinfection is not possible. 52. In January 2019, Indian Government
C. Anosmia (loss of smell) is a symptom. approved the merger of three Banks.
D. Babies do not get infected by Corona Which of the following does not figure in
virus. merger?
(a) A and B only (a) Dena Bank
(b) A, B and D (b) Vijaya Bank
(c) C Only (c) Bank of Baroda
(d) D Only (d) Lakshmi Vilas Bank
(e) Answer not known
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53. According to the evaluation report of NITI IV. To advice the State and Central
Ayog related to Minimum Support Price Governments on levying taxes
(MSP), which of the following statement (a) I and II
(s) is/are correct? (b) I, II and III
A. MSP is declared before the sowing (c) II and IV
season. (d) Only IV
B. The idea behind MSP is to give (e) Answer not known
guaranteed prices to the farmers and 56. Where was the venue of the 3rd Global
save them from price fluctuations. Conference on road safety in
C. With globalization resulting in free collaboration with WHO and world Bank
trade in agricultural commodities, it is in 2020?
not important to protect the farmers (a) Stockholm
from the unwarranted fluctuations in (b) California
prices. (c) Holland
(a) A, C only (d) Geneva
(b) A, B only (e) Answer not known
(c) B only 57. Tamil Film Industry is known as Kollywood
(d) C only and Malayalam Film Industry is known as
(e) Answer not known Mollywood. How is the Bengali Film
54. Which of the following statements is / are Industry popular as?
true related to COVID-19? (a) Bollywood
A. Adding pepper to your soup prevents (b) Tollywood
COVID-19 (c) Jollywood
B. COVID-19 is transmitted through (d) Dhallywood
houseflies 58. 'SAMPRITI 2017 ' is a joint military
C. 5G communication networks spread exercise between armed forces of India
COVID-19 and
D. Sun light does not protect oneself (a) Bhutan
from COVID-19 (b) Bangladesh
(a) A and B only (c) Pakistan
(b) C and D only (d) Myanmar
(c) C only 59. Which statue is called as "Statue of
(d) D only unity"?
(e) Answer not known (a) Statue of Liberty
55. The following are the functions of NITI (b) Statue of Mahatma Gandhi
Aayog. (c) Statue of Sardar Vallabhai Patel
Find out which is/are wrongly listed (d) Statue of A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
I. To foster cooperative federalism 60. How many states in India have achieved
II. To give final approval to five-year 100% Household electrification?
plans (a) 10 States
III. To implement schemes for rural (b) 12 States
development (c) 13 States
(d) 15 States
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61. Which scheme is a placement linked skill 66. NITI Aayog Launched, 'Atal New India
training programme to empower rural Challenge' program on April 26, 2018. This
poor youth? initiative is related to
(a) Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana - 1. To design and demonstrate market
Gramin ready products based on cutting-edge
(b) Pradhan Mantri Yuva Udyami Vikas technologies.
Abhiyan 2. To provide grants upto Rs. 1 Crore.
(c) Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen 3. Related to Agriculture and industrial
Kaushalya Yojana sectors any.
(d) Deen Dayal Yuva Vikas Abhiyan Select correct answer using the code
62. Which among the following statements is given below
not an objective of "Cradle Baby (a) 1 and 2
Scheme"? (b) 1 and 3
(a) To ensure adoption of family planning (c) 2 and 3
(b) To eradicate female infanticide (d) 1 only
(c) To increase child sex ratio 67. Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana
(d) To increase the rate of girl child (PMGSY) is primarily
literacy (a) Rural Water Supply Programme
(e) Answer not known (b) Rural Employment Generation
63. What is the purpose of Gaganyaan project Programme
reveals by ISRO? (c) Rural Roads Development
(a) Three Indians would be sent to space Programme
(b) Communication development (d) Rural Health Programme
(c) Protection to fishermen including 68. With reference to NITI AAYOG, which of
assistance to them the following statement is / are correct?
(d) Assisting customs in anti-smuggling I. Transforming and development
operations agenda of India
64. Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay National II. Promoting growth and development.
Welfare fund assisting to whom? (a) I only
(a) Outstanding Research Scholars (b) II only
(b) Outstanding Writters (c) I and II only
(d) Neither I nor II
(c) Outstanding Sports Persons
69. Consider the following statements
(d) Outstanding Farmers
1. Project Tiger is a Tiger conservation
65. Jal Kranti Abhiyan was not launched in the
scheme
following Indian cities
2. It was launched on 1 April 1983
(a) Raipur
(b) Jaipur 3. 27 Tiger Reserves have been setup in 17
(c) Shimla states under this scheme.
(d) Jhansi Which of the statements given above
is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 1,2 and 3
(c) 1 and 3
(d) 2 and 3
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70. The Prime Minister of India announced 76. When was Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana
the Havelock Island in Andaman and Gramin was established?
Nicobar renamed as (a) April 2016
(a) Netaji Subash Chandra Bose Island (b) April 2017
(b) Shaheed Dweep Island (c) April 2018
(c) Swaraj Dweep Island (d) April 2015
(d) Virsavarkar Island 77. Which scientific agency recently
71. Which one of the following states is NOT discovered evidence of water in
going for assembly poll in February 2017? asteroids?
(a) Haryana (a) JAXA
(b) Punjab (b) NASA
(c) Uttarakhand (c) ISRO
(d) Goa (d) CASIC
72. How many Islands in Andaman-Nicobar 78. Which of the following is/are eligible for
Islands were renamed by our Prime "Kisan credit card"?
Minister on December 30, 2018? I. All the farmers
(a) 5 II. Share croppers
(b) 4 III. Tenants
(c) 3 Select the correct answer using the code
(d) 2 given below:
73. Which of the following is recognized as (a) I only
the Regional Tsunami service provider for (b) I and II
Indian Ocean Region? (c) II and III
(a) Thuthukkudi (d) I, II and III
(b) Chennai 79. Golden Quadrilateral distance between
(c) Hyderabad Chennai and Kolkatta is
(d) Bhuvaneshwar (a) 1684Km
74. India's first indigenous microprocessor is (b) 1453Km
known as (c) 1290Km
(a) Shakti (d) 1419Km
(b) NASA 80. The Prime Minister laid the foundation
(c) JAXA stone for the new AIIMS in July 2016 at
(d) NITI (a) Gorakhpur
75. 'Namami Gange' - Clean Ganga is (b) Kanpur
responsible for implementing the (c) Kolkatta
programme under (d) Mumbai
(a) Rural electrification 81. The Digital Financial Literacy Project was
(b) Environment protection launched on December 1,2016 by the
(c) Swachh Bharat 2014 (a) Union Human Resource Development
(d) Awareness through village Ministry
panchayats (b) Union Finance Ministry
(c) Union Home Ministry
(d) Union Information Technology
Ministry
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82. When did the Prime Minister of India 88. The Indian Government gets percent of
inaugurate the country's longest rail-cum- India's total energy needs are met
road bridge built over the Brahmaputra through imports
River at Bogibeel near Dibrugarh in (a) 30 percent
Assam? (b) 40 percent
(a) On November 25, 2018 (c) 20 percent
(b) On December 25, 2018 (d) 35 percent
(c) On December 10, 2018 89. In 2016, Adani Green Energy Ltd, setup
(d) On November 10, 2018 India's largest solar power plant in
83. India's first railway university will be set (a) Tamilnadu
up in which city? (b) Gujarat
(a) Bengaluru (c) Karnataka
(b) Vadodara (d) Maharastra
(c) Varanasi 90. Param-Ishan is a
(d) Kochi (a) Super computer
84. The longest cycle highway in India is (b) Mini computer
located in (c) Micro computer
(a) Uttar Pradesh (d) Main frame computer
(b) Madhya Pradesh 91. India's first indigenously constructed
(c) Maharashtra nuclear submarine that was
(d) New Delhi commissioned into service in August 2016
85. INS Karna was commissioned in Indian is
Navy on July 12, 2016 at (a) INS Vikramaditya
(a) Mumbai (b) INS Viraat
(b) Cochin (c) INS Sindurakshak
(c) Visakhapatnam (d) INS Arihant
(d) Chennai 92. The largest share of energy is consumed
86. Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicle, by
RUSTOM - II was designed and developed (a) Agriculture
by (b) Rural power supply
(a) DRDO (c) Urban power supply
(b) ISRO (d) Industry
(c) MIG 93. The planning commission of India was
(d) HAL changed as NITI AAYOG in
87. The 7th World Ayurvedha Congress was (a) March, 2015
held at (b) January, 2015
(a) Delhi (c) December, 2015
(b) Bhopal (d) April, 2015
(c) Kolkatta
(d) Bengaluru
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94. The main functions of NITI Aayog does not 100. Which kind of power accounts for the
include largest share of power generation in
(a) monitoring and evaluation of India?
programmes and initiatives (a) Hydro-electricity
(b) developing mechanisms to formulate (b) Thermal
credible plans at village level (c) Nuclear
(c) disbursal of funds to central (d) Solar
ministries and state governments 101. What is India's rank in the global
(d) fostering co-operative federalism and production of milk in 2010-2011?
designing strategic policy (a) First
95. During the year 2016, total number of (b) Second
Indian Satellites launched by ISRO is (c) Third
(d) Fourth
(a) 3
102. Industry which is reserved for public
(b) 4
sector in New Economic Policy?
(c) 5
(a) Atomic Energy
(d) 6 (b) Cotton Industry
96. Organization slapped fine to the (c) Sugar Industry
companies for not appointing women (d) Tea Industry
directors 103. Arrange the following sectors in India
(a) BSE descending order according to the
(b) BSI commercial energy consumption
(c) SBI 1. Household sector
(d) BCCI 2. Agriculture
97. Google's Alphabet Website is 3. Industries
4. Transport
(a) alpgoogle.com
(a) 4,3,1,2
(b) googlealbet.com (b) 3,4,1,2
(c) abc.com (c) 3,4,2,1
(d) abc.xyz (d) 4,1,3,2
98. Which country has come forward to help 104. "Indradhanush" introduced by the Central
clean India's River Ganga? Government in August 2015 aims at:
(a) Iran (a) Establishing a separate ombudsman
(b) Israel for private sector banks
(c) Ireland (b) Reviving or revamping public sector
(d) Italy banks
99. Where is the head quarter of the Forest (c) Reviving non-banking financial
Survey of India (FSI) located? institutions
(a) New Delhi (d) Introducing new banks in rural India
(b) Dehradun 105. Identify from the options the name of the
(c) Chennai Central government portal for students
(d) Mumbai looking for educational loans
(a) Vidya Vikas
(b) Edu Care
(c) Vidya Lakshmi
(d) Shodhganga
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106. 'PayZ app' a mobile application to make 112. Which world heritage monument of India
digital payments was started by which was affected in the storm of May
Bank? 30,2014?
(a) SBI (a) Taj Mahal
(b) ICICI (b) Humayun's Tomb
(c) HDFC (c) Tomb of Safdarjung
(d) HSBC (d) Sultan Raziya's Tomb
107. Which Indian Temple was awarded 113. The MGNREGS differs from other poverty
'Award of Excellence' for conservation by alliviation measures in the following
UNESCO in the year 2015, in Bangkok? respects
(a) Guruvayoor Temple, Guruvayoor I. It focuses on income generation to
(b) Vadakkunnathan Temple, Thrissur the targeted poor.
(c) Padmanabhaswamy Temple, II. It is built around the notions of
Trivandrum citizenship and entitlement.
(d) Tirumala Temple, Tirupati III. It facilitates disclosure by means of
108. The Maternity Benefits Act was enacted in regular and social audit.
the year It operates as per the directions of the
(a) 196I State/Central Governments.
(b) 1976 (a) I and II
(c) 1978 (b) II and III
(d) 1984 (c) I and IV
109. GM (Genetically Modified) potatoes (d) II and IV
developed by British scientists is resistant 114. The Nutrient Based Subsidy (NBS) policy
to which disease? for fertilizers was implemented in India in
(a) Block dot (a) 1966
(b) Late blight (b) 1977
(c) Pink rot (c) 1991
(d) Potato spindle tuber (d) 2010
110. Which are the countries participated in 115. Which Indian city has been declared as
the Bilateral air exercise named "Garuda the cleanest city in the 'Swachh Bharat'
V " conducted in Jodhpur, India? ranking 2015?
(a) India and France (a) Kochi
(b) India and Russia (b) Thiruvananthapuram
(c) India and America (c) Bengaluru
(d) India and Singapore (d) Mysuru
111. Graphene is used for manufacturing 116. Recently Union Government has decided
bendable smart phones. What is the other to develop a city as spiritual capital of the
field for which it can be used? country. Which among the following is
(a) Medical Radiation therapy, this city?
(b) Super lenses (a) Ujjain
(c) Quantum computers (b) Varanasi
(d) Ultimate water purifier (c) Nasik
(d) Bodhgaya
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117. India's largest telecom operator is 124. Which of the following countries in late
(a) TATA 2013 gave approval to commercial release
(b) Bharati Airtel of Bt-Brinjal?
(c) Reliance (a) Bangladesh
(d) Aircel (b) Mexico
118. IRV 2020 project is related to. (c) France
(a) Wind energy project (d) Sweden
(b) Solar energy project 125. Government of India introduced the Sarva
(c) Rhinoceros conservation project Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) in the year?
(d) Ganga River purification project (a) 2001-02
119. Which is incorrect pair in the following (b) 2002-03
regarding Indian Tribes? (c) 2003-04
(a) Bodo - Asom (d) 2004-05
(b) Ghond-Odisha 126. The Insurance Regulatory and
(c) Munda-Bihar Development Authority (IRDA Act) was
(d) Angami - Arunachal Pradesh passed in the year
120. Transgenders were granted the status of (a) 1986
third gender by the supreme court on (b) 1991
(a) March 20, 2014 (c) 1999
(b) April 15, 2014 (d) 2005
(c) June 15, 2014 127. RBI launched the Market Stabilisation
(d) January 20, 2014
Scheme (MSS) in 2004
121. Which of the following is not correct
about IRNSS-1B satellite? (a) for the sale and purchase of Indian
(a) it is a navigation satellite Currency
(b) lifted off and placed in orbit by PSLV- (b) as an additional channel to mop up
C23 liquidity
(c) has civil and defence applications (c) to fix the rate of interest at the lower
(d) lifted off from Sriharikota level
122. Consider the following statement: (d) to control the general price level
I. India is a major energy producer 128. Delht High Court allowed plea of gay
II. India is a major energy consumer rights activists and legallsed gay sex in
III. India faced power shortage since (a) 2006
1950-51 (b) 2007
Which is the correct answer? (c) 2008
(a) I only (d) 2009
(b) II only 129. 'Bhuvan', the new web-based mapping of
(c) I and II only earth was developed by
(d) I, II and III (a) NASA
123. Which one of the following is NOT a
(b) ISRO
National Symbol?
(a) Mango Fruit (c) ESA
(b) Dolphin (d) Russia
(c) Lotus
(d) Coconut Tree
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130. The most dominant contributor to GDP in 137. IRDP was introduced in the year
recent years is (a) 1978-79
(a) agriculture (b) 1979-80
(b) industry (c) 1980-81
(c) services (d) 1981-82
(d) exports 138. Match List I with List II correctly and select
131. The longest solar eclipse of the 21st your answer using the codes given below:
Century occurred on List – I List – II
(a) July 29, 2009 a) TIFR 1.Thiruvananthapuram
(b) July 18,2009
b) Space Physics Laboratory 2. Bengaluru
(c) July 22, 2009
c) SHAR centre 3. Mumbai
(d) June 22, 2009
132. The National Rural Employment d) ISRO satellite centre 4. Sriharikota
Guaranteed Programme came into force Codes:
to provide 100 days of employment in the a b c d
year (a) 3 1 4 2
(a) 2003 (b) 1 2 3 4
(b) 2004 (c) 4 2 1 3
(c) 2006 (d) 2 3 4 1
(d) 2002 139. Physical Research Laboratory is located at
133. National Remote Sensing Centre is (a) Ahmedabad
located at (b) Bangalore
(a) Hyderabad (c) Kalpakkam
(d) Pune
(b) Chennal
140. The National Population Register is
(c) Bangalore
undertaken under
(d) New Delhi
(a) Census Act, 1948 /Citizen Rules, 2003
134. The World Classical Tamil Conference
(b) Citizenship Act of 1955 /Citizen Rules,
held on July 2010 is
2003
(a) Sixth World Tamil Conference
(c) Census Act, 1948 /Citizenship Act of
(b) Seventh World Tamil Conference
1955
(c) Ninth World Tamnl Conference
(d) Citizen Rules, 2003/ IB Act, 1954
(d) Tenth World Tamil Conference
141. Which of the following was the first digital
135. The Special Economic Zone Act was
wallet company in India?
passed in Indian Parliament in
(a) May 2005 (a) MobiKwik
(b) April 2004 (b) Zipper
(c) PayU
(c) May 2008
(d) April 2007 (d) IRCTC
136. Data which is not collected by the 142. MERA India has been launched to
eliminate malaria from India by which
organization for the spectfied purpose, is
known as year?
(a) primary data (a) 2030
(b) secondary data (b) 2025
(c) categorical data (c) 2020
(d) quantitative data (d) 2050
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143. Where is the headquarters of Centre for 149. The Union Cabinet has approved
Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB) amendment to the POCSO Act recently.
located? What is the full form of the POCSO?
(a) Hyderabad (a) Protection of Children from Sexual
(b) Nagpur Offences
(c) New Delhi (b) Protection of Child from Serious
(d) Chennai Crimes
144. Which is the correct descending order of (c) Protection of Children from Serial
rice producing State in India? Killers
(a) West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab (d) Protection of Children from Seducive
and Andhra Pradesh Crimes
(b) Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Andhra
Pradesh and West Bengal Group – II:
(c) Punjab, West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh
and Andhra Pradesh 150. India's first digital village is
145. Which of the following statements is not (a) Ibrahimpur
correct? (b) Akodara
(a) India is the biggest producer of (c) Dhasai
vegetables in the world. (d) Khandalavadi
(b) India is the biggest producer of 151. The foundation stone for Indian Institute
vegetables in the world. Skills was laid by the Prime Minister in of
(c) Production of fruits, vegetables and (a) Allahabad
spices called horticulture. (b) Lucknow
(d) Uttar Pradesh is the largest producer (c) Patna
of the wheat in India. (d) Kanpur
146. The Global Business Summit 2019 was 152. Which of the following banks has
held in launched Visa business card for
(a) New Delhi corporates?
(b) Bengaluru (a) Indian Bank
(c) Hyderabad (b) State Bank of India
(d) Mumbai (c) Allahabad Bank
147. The last captive white tiger named Bajirao (d) Bank of Baroda
died recently at 153. The Kisan call centre telephone number is
(a) Sanjay Gandhi National Park (a) 1661
(b) Amarabad Tiger Reserve (b) 1515
(c) Mudumali Tiger Reserve (c) 1441
(d) Jim Corbett (d) 1551
148. To provide reservations to economically 154. In which part of India, has the Indo-
weaker sections, the Lok Sabha has
Tibetan Border Police headquarters been
passed the following amendment bill. opened in April 2017?
(a) 124th Constitutional Amendment Bill (a) Bihar
(b) 123rd Constitutional Amendment Bill
(b) Bengal
(c) 122nd Constitutional Amendment Bill
(c) Andhra Pradesh
(d) 120th Constitutional Amendment Bill
(d) Maharashtra
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155. At which level Ministry of Home Affairs 161. The Ministry of Science and Technology
will be established police complaints has recently launched a new programme
authority? called "SATYAM". Its main object is to
(a) Union Territory (a) conduct lie detector tests in all the
(b) District courts in India.
(c) State (b) link ancient wisdom to modern
(d) Gram Panchayat knowledge.
156. On Independence Day, 2016 the Indian (c) protect the intellectual property
Prime Minister Narendra Modi promised rights in India.
to build museums dedicated to which of (d) strengthen research in the areas of
the following? yoga and meditation.
(a) Mughals 162. Using a rocket engine made through
(b) Rajputs indigenous technology, ISRO placed 2211
(c) Tribal freedom fighters kg INSAT-3DR satellite in orbit in
(d) Indian National Army September 2016. The name of the engine
157. In the Trust vote held on July 22, 2008 in is:
the Lok Sabha, the votes secured as 'AYES' (a) HYDROGENICT
and 'NOES' respectively were? (b) CRYOGENICT
(a) 257 and 252 (c) PYROGENICT
(b) 275 and 256 (d) AEROGENIC
(c) 279 and 257 163. Recently the Union Government has
(d) 281 and 259 decided to merge Railway budget with
158. Which of the following Missiles will be General Budget with effect from 2017-18.
test fired by ISRO in next year with range It will end the old tradition of presenting
capacity of 5000 km? separate budgets which was followed for
(a) Agni V (a) 92 years
(b) Agni VI (b) 94 years
(c) Agni IV (c) 97 years
(d) Agni III (d) 98 years
159. After right of Education Act, which of the 164. Which Smart City in India has become the
following act has been introduced soon by first to run on 100% renewable energy
Central Government? during the day time?
(a) Right to Health Act (a) Diu
(b) Right to Food Act (b) Chandigarh
(c) Right of Shelter Act (c) Daman
(d) Kavaratti
(d) Both (1) and (2)
165. Which of the following programmes is not
160. Justice Venkata Gowda Gopal Gowda has
a Flagship programmes of Prime Minister
been appointed the Chief Justice of
Shree Narendra Modiji's 10 flagship
……………. High Court.
programmes?
(a) Orissa
(a) Antyodaya Yojna
(b) Lucknow (b) Swachh Bharat Abhiyan
(c) Punjab (c) Make in India
(d) Madras (d) Skill India
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166. Who circulated a questionnaire on 172. What was the theme of Indian Seed
uniform Civil Code in October, 2016 from Congress, 2017 held at Kolkata?
the public at large? (a) One seed - many fruits
(a) Ministry of Law (b) Seed for Development
(b) National Commission for Minorities (c) seed of Joy
(c) National Human Rights Commission (d) Better breed with better seed
(d) National Law Commission 173. What is Mission Xl million"?
167. What is the Minimum Support Price in (a) Mission of the Railways to train all its
Rupees per Quintal of Common Paddy employees in etiquette
announced by the Government of India (b) Government of India programme to
for Kharif 2016 - 17 season? bring 11 million families out of
(a) ₹ 1,470 poverty by 2022
(b) ₹ 1,510 (c) Government programme to train 11
(c) ₹ 1,625 million youth in skill development by
(d) ₹ 1,650 2019
168. What is the annual rate of interest (d) Government outreach programme to
recommended by the Central Board of associate atleast 11 million persons
Trustees of EPF for the financial year 2016 to popularize football before the FIFA
- 17 on EPFO deposits? Under - 17 World Cup 2017
(a) 8.8% 174. The number of members sworn in as
(b) 8.75% Rajya Sabha members in 2012 was
(c) 8.7% (a) 30 persons
(d) 8.65% (b) 50 persons
169. The Maternity Benefits (Amendment Bill. (c) 25 persons
(d) None of the above
2016, proposes to increase the maternity
175. The State which topped the list of States
leave available to mothers with less than
in India with highest per capita income as
2 surviving children from 12 weeks to
per the report released in May 2012 is
(a) 18 weeks
(a) Goa with ₹1,92,652
(b) 22 weeks (b) Goa with ₹2,02,652
(c) 26 weeks (c) Delhi with ₹1,75,812
(d) 30 weeks (d) Delhi with ₹1,09,227
170. After leaving India, Vijay Mallya is hiding 176. The State Government which scrapped
in a/an the post of Cabinet Secretary in April 2012
(a) English village is
(a) Maharashtra
(b) French villa
(b) Uttar Pradesh
(c) Cruise ship (c) Tamil Nadu
(d) US resort (d) (4) Karnataka
171. Which of the following States did not join 177. The amendment to the Central
the GST regime before 1st July, 2017? Educational Institutions Act in April 2012
(a) West Bengal was passed by
(b) Tripura (a) Rajya Sabha
(b) Lok Sabha
(c) Jammu & Kashmir
(c) Central Cabinet
(d) Delhi (d) Planning Commission
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178. Name the Nuclear submarine which 185. India's first mobile court inaugurated in
joined the Indian Navy in April 2012. (a) Alwar, Rajasthan
(a) INS Chakra (b) Chitrakoot, Uttar Pradesh
(b) INS Vikrant (c) Mewat, Haryana
(c) INS Srichakra, (d) Anglong, Assam
(d) None of the above 186. Global Investors Meet 2012 (GIM-2012)
179. The amendment to the Central was organized in June 2012 at
Educational Institutions Act in April 2012 (a) Ahmedabad
was passed by (b) Surat
(a) Rajya Sabha (c) Bengaluru
(b) Lok Sabha (d) Mumbai
(c) Central Cabinet 187. The first State in India which provided
(d) Planning Commission welfare measures such as pension,
180. Which of the following companies has got housing and food grains to trans genders
a Navrathna status? (a) Kerala
(a) Bharti Airtel (b) Tamil Nadu
(b) Rastriya Ispat Nigam (c) Odisha
(c) Rennka Sugars (d) Manipur
(d) Indian oil corporation 188. Hornbill festival is celebrated showcasing
181. The indigenously built unmanned aircraft the cultural heritage of
which was successfully test flown on (a) Nagaland
September 29, 1999 from Chandipur - on (b) Mizoram
- sea was (c) Maripur
(a) Zojila (d) Meghalaya
(b) Maruthi 189. Global Investors Meet 2013 (GIM-2012)
(c) Garuda was organised in June 2012 at
(d) Nishant
(a) Ahmedabad
182. The atomic power plant which attained
critical stage in December, 1999 is located (b) Surat
at (c) Bengaluru
(a) Narora (d) Mumbai
(b) Kaiga
(c) Kakrapar Chapter – 2
(d) Kalpakkam International Affairs
183. The Advanced Jet Trainer aircraft recently
inducted into the Indian Air Force is
(a) Jaguar Group – I:
(b) Gorshkov
(c) Mirage-2000 190. American Presidential Elections are held
(d) Hawk-132 every ____ years
184. INS Beas, the guided missile frigate was (a) 4
commissioned in (b) 5
(a) Kolkata
(c) 6
(b) Paradip
(c) Mumbai (d) 3
(d) Visakhapatnam
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191. What is the present name of the BRICS 198. The venue for the ASEAN Mekong Basin
Development Bank? Development Cooperation Meeting in
(a) World Development Bank August 2007 was
(b) New Development Bank (a) Hong Kong
(c) Euro-Asia Development Bank (b) New Delhi
(d) Asia-Africa Development Bank (c) Jakarta
192. The most brutal form of the Islamic State (d) Manila
which is a Sunni Muslim Movement that 199. The Indo-Vietnam Friendship Festival,
gained ground in Iraq or Syria after the fall 2007 was held at
of Saddam Hussain is (a) Kolkata
(a) Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (b) Hyderabad
(ISIL) (c) New Delhi
(b) Al-Quaeda (d) Bangalore
(c) Taliban 200. The venue for the 58th International
(d) Khilafath-Caliphate Astronomical Congress in September
193. What is the name of the freight train that 2007 was
made its first journey from China to (a) Hyderabad
London in January, 2017? (b) Bangalore
(a) The Silk Train (c) New Delhi
(b) The Western (d) Kolkata
(c) The China Wind 201. The 14th summit meeting of the SAARC
(d) The East Wind was held at
194. Anti-poverty decade was declared by (a) New Delhi
UNO for the period (b) Colombo
(a) 1997-2006 (c) Islamabad
(b) 1993-2003 (d) Dhaka
(c) 1995-2004 202. Which of the following countries has
(d) 2001-2010
chosen its President for life?
195. The country which is not a part of G-4
(a) Azerbaijan
countries is
(b) Belarus
(a) Germany
(b) Japan (c) Kazakhstan
(c) India (d) Venezulea
(d) China 203. On December 11th, 2003, France's high-
196. The General Elections in Great Britain flown committee of lexicographers, the
were held on Academise Francaise, made the former
(a) 5th May, 2010 French President. Which of the following
(b) 6th May, 2010
statements are not correct about the
(c) 7th May, 2010
(d) 8th May, 2010 Academic Francaise?
197. The 15th Summit of the Non-Aligned a. It was founded in 1635 A.D.
Movement was held in b. It was founded by Cardinal Richelieu
(a) Cuba c. It was founded by King Louis XIII
(b) Egypt d. It guards the French language from
(c) Sri Lanka Anglicization
(d) India
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e. Its latest Frenchified word for 'e-mail' connectivity among China, Pakistan,
is 'Fe-mail' India and other Asian countries.
f. It member's average age is late 70 s. (c) "Belt" refers to the overland routes
g. It members are called 'Immortals' and "road" refers to the sea routes.
h. It has made D'Estaing member in the The initiative aims at improving
vacancy of the late Poet-President of connectivity among Asia, Africa and
French Guiana, Leopold Sedar Europe.
Senghor (d) "Belt" refers to the Arabian Belt and
(a) a, c, d "road" refers to land routes. The
(b) c, e, h initiative aims at improving
(c) a, f, h connectivity among Asia, Africa,
(d) b, f, g Australia, Indian Ocean and Arabian
204. Where did the Biswa ljtema or World Sen.
Muslim congregation, believed to be the 207. India along with which country jointly
largest Muslim gathering after the Haj of launched International Solar Alliance
Mccca, take place during Dccember 2003, during the United Nations Climate Change
where three million devotecs from 70 Conference (COP21)?
countries participated? (a) United Kingdom
(a) Tongi in Bangladesh (b) France
(b) Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia (c) United States of America
(c) Djakarta in Indonesia (d) Germany
(d) Java 208. Which one of the following cities was
205. Twice did the Pakistan President, Pervez named by UNESCO as World Capital of
Musharraf, escape bids on his life, - first Architecture for 2020?
on December 14th, 2003 and next on (a) Johannesburg
December 25th, 2003 - in the same city in (b) Rio de Janeiro
Pakistan. Which is that city? (c) Paris
(a) Karachi (d) London
(b) Rawalpindi 209. WHO, recently certified that India is free
(c) Islamabad from Yaws, a Maternal and Neonatal
(d) Lahore Tetanus, yaws is caused by which of the
206. Which of the following statement is following?
correct about the "One Belt One Road" (a) Bacterial
initiative? (b) Fungi
(a) "Belt" refers to the Himalayan belt (c) Virus
and "road" refers to the land routes. (d) Protozoa
The initiative aims at improving 210. In January 2019, the Chinese spacecraft
connectivity among Asia, Africa and that became the first to land on the far
Antarctica. side of the moon was
(b) "Belt" refers to maritime roads and (a) Chang'e 4
"road" refers to air and land routes. (b) Chang'e 3
The initiative aims at improving (c) Chang'e 2
(d) Liang'e 01
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211. Which of the following statement/s is/are 215. Which country recently declared
correct? emergency in the Galapagos Islands?
A. A female astronaut Christina Koch (a) Finland
spent 328 days, a record breaker in (b) Sweden
space during 2019-20. (c) Bahamas
(d) Ecuador
B. Christina Koch was accompanied by
216. Kigali Agreement 2016 is a big step in
astronauts Luca Parmitano and
fighting climate change. It is related to
Alexander Skvortsov.
which of the following?
C. Research during the mission was
A. Amendment to the Montreal
growing protein crystals for potential
Protocol to reduce the
use in treatment for Parkinson's and
manufacture and use of
Alzheimer's.
Hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs).
Choose the correct answer from the
B. Amendment to the Montreal
options given below:
Protocol to reduce the
(a) Only A is correct
manufacture and use of
(b) A and B are correct
Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs).
(c) B and C are correct
Which of the above statements is/are
(d) A, B and C are correct
correct?
212. The United Nations General Assembly
declared the year 2020 as the Select the code for the correct answer
(a) International Year of Plant Health from the options given below:
(IYPH) (a) A only
(b) B only
(b) International Year of Soil Health
(c) Both A and B
(IYSH) (d) Neither A nor B
(c) International Year of Animal Health 217. Which country recently hosted the BRICS
(IYAH) Youth Forum (BYF) in July 2017, to discuss
(d) International Year of Human Health the development of youth in the countries
(IYHH) of the grouping?
213. For highways upgradation project in (a) Brazil
Karnataka, which of the following bank (b) Russia
has approved a loan of 346 million? (c) China
(a) World Bank (d) South Africa
(b) Yes Bank 218. A country has recently declared its
(c) Asian Development Bank government's full independence from the
(d) None of the above International Monetary Fund (IMF) and
214. Name of the recently launched first World Bank, after announcing last year
satellite of Ethiopia is that it will no longer respond to their
(a) ETRSS-1 demands.
(b) ETISAT-1 Which of the following countries has
declared it?
(c) ETSARS-1
(a) Peru
(d) ETHIOS-1 (b) Bolivia
(c) Turkey
(d) Egypt
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219. Recently, NASA had launched OSIRIS-REx 223. In which country recently in 2014
for a mission which is the first of its kind separatists lost independence vote in a
from the USA. referendum peacefully held?
Choose the mission objective from the (a) Indonesia
following: (b) Bosnia
(a) To find water molecules in the (c) Sudan
atmosphere of Jupiter (d) United Kingdom
(b) To explore the moons of Jupiter 224. Boko Haram is a terrorist group of
(c) To reach Mars' surface in search of (a) Kenya
water molecules (b) Sudan
(c) Nigeria
(d) To collect samples from the asteroid
(d) Uganda
101955 Bennu and to return to Earth 225. Yeonpyeong Island is a source of dispute
th
220. 46 session of the Intergovernmental between which two countries?
Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) will take (a) Japan and China
place in September, 2017 in which of the (b) Japan and South Korea
following places? (c) North Korea and South
(a) Guadalajara (d) North Korea and Russia
(b) Montreal 226. Which of the following country joins
(c) New Delhi EURO ZONE in 2014?
(d) Kyoto (a) Greece
221. At which of the following places did the (b) Cyprus
2017 G20 summit, the twelfth meeting of (c) Ireland
the Group of Twenty Countries (G20), (d) Latvia
take place in July 2017? 227. One of the following corporate giants
(a) Hamburg, Germany recently announced to launch the Indian
(b) Seine, Paris Language Internet Alliance (ILIA) to make
(c) New York, USA available local language content on the
(d) London, UK internet. Which is it?
222. Choose the correct statement about (a) Yahoo
Aman - 17. (b) Facebook
(a) It is a naval exercise organised by Iran (c) IBM
in order to win the confidence of the (d) Google
Middle East. 228. FTA signed by India with JSEAN in 2014
(b) It is the first space exploration allows for the movement of manpower
programme by Afghanistan with the and investments in the areas of:
1. Finance
help of ISRO.
2. Civil Aviation
(c) It is a multi-country naval exercise 3. Health
organised by Pakistan. 4. Information Technology
(d) It is a music concert for Hindustani Select the correct answer using the codes
and Pakistani music in India. given below:
(a) 1 and 2
(b) 1,3 and 4
(c) 4 and 1
(d) 1,2,3 and 4
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229. The recent mass uprising known as the 234. Which one of the following countries is
"Arab Spring" first began in which of the not a member in ASEAN?
following countries? (a) Cambodia
(a) Egypt (b) China
(b) Libiya (c) Laos
(c) Syria (d) Vietnam
(d) Tunisia 235. The headquarters of the Interpol is
230. The Defence Ministry of India entered situated in
into a deal with France to purchase the (a) Vienna
following Medium Multirole Combat (b) Lyon
Aircraft: (c) Washington
(a) Rafale (d) Geneva
(b) MIG 236. Doklam Standoff is related between the
(c) Eurofighter countries of
(d) Jaguar (a) India - China
231. The Presidential elections in the USA are (b) India - Bhutan
held once in __ years and they are now (c) India - Tibet
scheduled for the two blank spaces may (d) India – Nepal
be correctly filled up by, respectively 237. For which country Prime Minister of India
(a) 5 and November 2012 announced Rs. 4,500 crores for
(b) 5 and November 2013 hydropower projects 2018?
(c) 4 and November 2012 (a) Nepal
(d) 4 and November 2013 (b) Pakistan
232. In the year 2011, pro-democratic forces (c) Bhutan
were first successful in ending the (d) Sri Lanka
dictatorial rule in the following African 238. Eighth BRICS summit was held in :
country and subsequently it led to a wave (a) Delhi
of similar movements with a nickname. (b) Chennai
These are respectively (c) Mumbai
(a) Libya, Arab Summer (d) Goa
(b) Libya, Arab Spring 239. The China's space craft that probe farside
(c) Egypt, Arab Summer of the moon is
(d) Egypt, Arab Spring (a) Sputnic-1
233. The following country in the Middle-East (b) Chang's 4
faced serious internal political and (c) Chang's 3
humanitarian problems in Jan-Feb, 2012 (d) Cosmos 3
calling for a UN resolution: 240. The GATT was biased in favour of the
(a) Saudi Arabia developed countries and was called
(b) Yemen informally
(c) Syria (a) Rich men's club
(d) Iraq (b) League of nation
(c) WTO
(d) Axis nation
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241. Which court ruled that 'Eu-us data 247. Which is correct with regard to India's
Transfer Pact' is invalid? Foreign Policy?
(a) American Court, New York (a) Promotion of world peace
(b) British Court, London (b) Non-alignment
(c) European Court, Luxembourg (c) Panchsheel
(d) International Court, New York (d) All of these
242. Name the country with which India signed 248. Influenza A(H1N1 ), earlier known as
a civil nuclear co-operation agreement on Swine flu was first detected in
9th December 2016 (a) Thailand
(a) Vietnam (b) Costa Rica
(b) South Korea (c) Hong Kong
(c) Nepal (d) Mexico
(d) Russia 249. Which country was affected by 'Typhoon
243. The country that has become the first Goni'?
defaulter, among developed nations, on (a) Philippines
debt of International Monetary Fund (b) Japan
(IMF) on 30th June 2015 (c) Sri Lanka
(a) China (d) Canada
(b) Italy 250. India is a member of which of the
(c) Greece following?
(d) Germany (a) Asian Development Bank
244. The 50th Anniversary of 1965 Indo-Pak (b) Asia-Pacific Economic Corporation
war was observed on (c) Colombo Plan
(a) 27 August 2015 (d) Organisation for Economic Co-
(b) 30 July 2015 operation and Development
(c) 30 August 2015 251. The world’s tallest 131ft indoor waterfall
(d) 28 August 2015 has opened in which of the following
245. Dunkel proposal was related to countries?
(a) GATT (a) Singapore
(b) UNO (b) China
(c) IMF (c) UAE
(d) IBRD (d) France
252. Which committee of UNSC designated
246. What is/are the recent tension between
Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammad Chief
India and China highlighted in Masood Azhar as a global terrorist?
newspaper? (a) 1267 Committee
(a) China's proposed dam on (b) 1222 Committee
Brahmaputra (c) 1267 Committee
(b) PM's visit to Arunachal Pradesh (d) 1167 Committee
(c) China recently tried to block an ADB 253. Governments are in the process of a
treaty on sharing waters from the river
loan
(a) Ganga
(d) All of these (b) Brahmaputra
(c) Vaarana
(d) Teesta
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254. In an unprecedented move, St. James 259. A new technique was engineered by the
Palace in London in November 2011 scientists that involved leukemia patients
announced that it would being treated with their own T-cells. T-
(a) Be closing completely for a two-year cells are a kind of
renovation (a) White Blood Cell
(b) Allow tourists into the private (b) Red Blood Cell
quarters of the Queen, for a special (c) Liver Cell
premium price (d) Cancerous Cell
(c) Install a helicopter pad on one of the 260. United Nations Department of Economic
roofs and Social Affairs (UN-DESA) data for 150
(d) Be renting out rooms during the countries over 40 years showed which
London Olympics two countries as the only two countries in
255. The neighbouring country that has sought the world where female infant mortality is
the help of Government of Karnataka for higher than male infant mortality in the
conserving tigers is 2000 ‘s?
(a) Bhutan (a) Venezuela and Cambodia
(b) Myanmar (b) Nigeria and Ghana
(c) Sri Lanka (c) China and India
(d) Indonesia and China
(d) Bangladesh
261. What is SHADE?
256. Which of the following countries agreed
(a) A new pact among the naval forces of
with an international effort to list
India, Japan and China
Chrysotile Asbestos as a hazardous
(b) A new pact among the armed forces
substance?
of India, Japan and China
(a) India
(c) A new pact among the naval forces of
(b) Ukraine
India, Japan and Russia
(c) Kyrgyzstan
(d) A new pact among the armed forces
(d) Canada
of India, Japan and Russia
257. According to Nielsen survey on global
262. The fifth edition of the World Future
consumer confidence, the country that Energy Summit was held in from 16 to 19
remained most optimistic for the eighth January 2012
consecutive quarter is (a) Abu Dhabi
(a) India (b) New Delhi
(b) Australia (c) Tehran
(c) Germany (d) Dhaka
263. Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan and
(d) Japan
International Association of Sanskrit
258. NASA in 2011 announced that it had Studies jointly organised the 15th World
found the most massive ever Sanskrit Conference from 5 to 10 January
(a) Star 2012 at Vigyan Bhavan in New Delhi.
(b) Planet Where was the 14th World Sanskrit
(c) Black hole Conference held?
(d) Alien (a) Kyoto, Japan
(b) Beijing, China
(c) Colombo, Sri Lanka
(d) Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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Group – II: 270. The first India-Russia-China trilateral
business conference was held in
264. With which country India has signed an (a) New Delhi
agreement to establish Hot line? (b) Moscow
(a) China (c) Beijing
(b) Bangladesh (d) Guwahati
(c) Nepal 271. Which of the following countries has been
(d) U.S.A recently promised membership of the
265. Israel has declared in January 2012 to act European Union?
(a) Turkey
up its consulate office in which part of
(b) Iran
India? (c) Iraq
(a) Bengalurum (d) Afghanistan
(b) Hyderabad 272. The North European Gas Pipeline deal
(c) Delhi between
(d) Chennai (a) Germany and Russia
266. Indian Industrialist Yogendra Kumar Modi (b) Russia and Poland
(c) France and Germany
was in news recently for his election to
(d) Germany and Poland
the governing body of which of the 273. Which of the following is a major cause for
following? the failure of the W. T. O. Summit held
(a) UNCTAD recently at Seattle?
(b) WTO (a) Nuclear Weapons issue
(c) WEF (b) Labour and Environmental problems
(d) ILO (c) Fiscal Deficit problems
267. The six-day World Economic Forum 2003 (d) Drugs and Narcotics issue
was held in 274. The VIll international Conference on
(a) Switzerland Torture was held in September 1999 at
(b) The Netherlands (a) London
(c) Poland (b) Nairobi
(d) France (c) Delhi
268. The first meeting of the G-20 countries (d) Brussels
275. Fith India-Arab Partnership Conference
was held recently in
was held at
(a) London (a) Dubai
(b) Paris (b) Nuscat
(c) New Delhi (c) Qatar
(d) Berlin (d) Riyadh
269. During July, 2008 Shahab-3 missile has 276. After Brexit referendum results, the
following did not happen in UK:
been test-fired by
(a) There was a change of Prime
(a) Pakistan Minister
(b) Israel (b) The opposition party came to power
(c) Iran (c) The new Prime Minister is a lady
(d) Iraq (d) The Home Secretary became the new
Conservation leader
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277. The referendum in Greece in June, 2015 283. What was the theme of the annual
was to decide on whether meeting of the World Economic Forum
(a) Currency should be devalued held in January, 2017 at Davos?
(b) To curtail powers of the Parliament (a) The new Global Context
or not (b) Growth for sustainable development
(c) To leave EU or not (c) Managing fourth industrial
(d) To accept bail out conditions by EU revolution
and IMF or not (d) Responsive and Responsible
278. Which of the following Asian Countries is Leadership
declared as 'Malaria Free' by who 284. What is the name of the place of recent
recently? border stand off between India and
(a) Sri Lanka China?
(b) Pakistan (a) Aksai Chin
(c) Nepal (b) Namka Chu
(d) Bangladesh (c) Doklam
279. Which city is going to host the 2019 G20 (d) Langrola
Summit? 285. Which carroker company recently
(a) Osaka announced that it would make only
(b) Bonn electric or hybrid cars from 2019?
(c) Shangai (a) Daimler
(d) Moscow (b) Renault
280. The place Aleppo which was recently in (c) Volvo
the news is located in (d) BMW
(a) Israel 286. The International Ayurveda Congress,
(b) Syria 2017 was held at?
(c) Ukraine (a) London
(d) Palestine (b) New Delhi
281. The country which demonetised its (c) New York
currency after India but immediately (d) Brussels
backtracked was 287. The International AIDS Conference on July
(a) Colombia 22nd – 27th, 2018 1 being organised at
(b) Venezuela (a) Los Angeles
(c) Brazil (b) Washington D.C.
(d) Chile (c) New Delhi
282. ObamaCare is the (d) St. Louis
(a) Law for affordable health care 288. The Boeing which crashed in Nigeria in
(b) Law for education for everyone 2012 killing 153 people on board in
(c) Law for protection against racial (a) Boeing 747
violence (b) Boeing – 478
(d) Law for care of the shelterless (c) (3) Boeing MD-83 Airliner
(d) (4) Boeing MD-96 Airliner
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289. "MERCDSUR' consists of group of 295. Brahmos, the supersonic cruise missile, is
countries of jointly developed by India and
(a) Africa (a) France
(b) Russia
(b) Asia
(c) USA
(c) Latin America (d) Germany
(d) South East Asia 296. The dispute over Baglihar Project is
290. Which of the following countries has between India and
passed a land mark Health care bill? (a) Nepal
(a) U.K. (b) China
(b) U.S.A. (c) Bangladesh
(d) Pakistan
(c) Australia
297. United Nations International Women's
(d) India Day 12 theme for 2012 was
291. According to United Nations, which of the (a) Investing in Women and Girls
following countries is world's largest (b) Empower Rural Women - End Hunger
producer of Opium? and Poverty
(a) Afghanistan (c) Investing in Women
(b) Oman (d) Women in Decision Making
(c) Kuwait 298. The theme of World Human Rights Day
(d) Dubai observed in December, 2016 was
292. What is the total number of countries in (a) My Voice Counts
the United Nations Organisation at (b) Our Rights, Our Freedoms, Always
(c) Stand up for someone's rights today
present?
(d) #Rights 365
(a) 185 299. The theme of World Wetlands Day, 2017
(b) 159 celebrated in February, 2017 16?
(c) 188 (a) Kidneys of Landscape
(d) 169 (b) Biological Supermarkets
293. The 12th Non-Aligned Meet held at (c) Wetlands for Disaster Risk Reduction
Durban in 1998 endorsed the initivative (d) Conservation of liquid assets
taken by India, adopting a resolution
relating to Chapter – 3
(a) demand for liquidation of nuclear Telangana
weapons by the 5 major powers
(b) request for partial elimination of Group – I:
nuclear weapons by all the nuclear
powers 300. "T-Hub" an Initiative of Telangana State
(c) call for total abolition of nuclear Government is
weapons (a) a technology incubation centre to
promote entrepreneurship in the
(d) abolition of CTBT
state
294. The annual rate of inflation during July
(b) a social service centre to promote
2008 has hit a new high of 2-2 million
social justice
percent in
(c) an industrial park to encourage
(a) Sudan
inventions
(b) Nigeria
(d) a software park to encourage IT
(c) Zambia
industry only
(d) Zimbabwe
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301. The Water Grid project in Telangana is 307. 'Sakinalu raakinalu' is a deep-fried snack
known as made of rice flour and
(a) Mission Kakatiya (a) Sesame seeds
(b) Mission Bhageeratha (b) Mustard seeds
(c) Mission Godavari (c) Fenugreek seeds
(d) Mission Trushna (d) Ragi seeds
302. Indian archeologists recently unearthed a 308. The Telangana Irrigation Department
rare life-sized stucco sculpture from a signed a Memorandum of Understanding
Buddhist site in with the Indian Space Research
(a) Telangana Organisation (ISRO) over sharing of
(b) Andhra Pradesh satellite data related to
(c) Tamil Nadu (a) Finding out accurate location of
(d) Kerala irrigation Tanks of Kakatiya period.
(b) Gauge the water levels of projects on
Group – II: Krishna River.
(c) Identify water bodies in Telangana.
303. The first e-court in the country was (d) Access the accurate reserves of
inaugurated in the High Court of water in Tanks and Reservoirs.
(a) Andhra Pradesh and Telangana
(b) Tamil Nadu Other Exams:
(c) Karnataka
(d) Gujarat 309. The number of villages adopted under
304. Honge tree whose oil is found to be useful Grama Jyothi scheme in Telangana State
in place of diesel by the scientist of IIS (a) 2580
(b) 2850
Bangalore, is known in Telugu as
(c) 2058
(a) Ganuga or Kanugu (d) 2085
(b) Dirisana 310. The Fishermen self-help groups in the
(c) Karanji state are known as
(d) Punugu (a) Matsya Poshaka group
305. In which place of Telangana, Central (b) Mastya Mitra groups
Government allotted funds to establish (c) Mastya Rakshaka groups
(d) Matsya Jathi groups
Metal (Copper) Cluster?
311. The number of Agricultural Market
(a) Rangapur
Committees in Telangana State are
(b) Bidri
(a) 100
(c) Pembarthi (b) 150
(d) Nirmal (c) 200
306. "Uppudu Pindi' - a Telangana traditional (d) 250
dish is similar form of 312. What is the name of the scheme
(a) Upma introduced by the Telangana Government
(b) Utappa to help the girls of SCs/STS get married?
(a) Vivaha Vaibahogam
(c) Pongal
(b) Kalyana Lakshmi
(d) Kudumulu (c) Kanyadan
(d) Bangaru Thalli
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313. The proposed Yadadri Thermal power 320. In Telangana, Agriculture sector
plant will be constructed at contributed to GSDP at current prices for
(a) Yadagiri gutta, Nalgonda the year 2014-15
(b) Alair, Nalgonda. (a) 17.5%
(c) Bhuvanagiri, Nalgonda (b) 25.0%
(d) Damaracharla, Nalgonda (c) 57.1%
314. Number of cities in Telangana State (d) 70.0%
identified as Smart cities by the 321. Industrial growth rate of Telangana during
Government of India are the year 2014-15:
(a) 1 (a) 3.1 percent
(b) 2 (b) 4.1 percent
(c) 3 (c) 5.1 percent
(d) 4 (d) 6.1 percent
315. K. Lakshma Goud, who was awarded 322. In Telangana State, families of farmers
Padma Sri recently belonged to the field who have committed suicide are given
of compensation of
(a) Painting (a) ₹ 10 lakhs
(b) Dance (b) ₹ 5 lakhs
(c) Music (c) ₹ 15 lakhs
(d) Sculpture (d) ₹ 6 lakhs
316. In Telangana the Organisation TSTS is 323. Out of the total labour force, the
related to percentage of workers engaged in
(a) Technology sources construction in Telangana in 2014 was
(a) 10%
(b) Tourism services
(b) 9%
(c) Technology services (c) 8%
(d) Teachers services (d) 6%
317. Who is the Director of the feature film 324. The author of recently published book
Veera Telangana? 'Uniki' is
(a) Dasari Narayan Rao (a) Ch. Vidyasagar Rao
(b) R. Narayana Moorthy (b) K. Keshava Rao
(c) B. Narsing Rao (c) Juloori Gourishankar
(d) Mrinal Sen (d) Deshapati Srinivas
318. The upper limit of the crop loan waiver 325. "Telangana Palle Pragathi" project was
scheme 2014-15 implemented by the launched in the village of
Telangana Government is (a) Kowdipally, Medak District
(a) Rs 1,00,000
(b) Erravalli, Medak District
(b) Rs.1,50,000
(c) RS. 50,000 (c) Mulkanoor, Karimnagar District
(d) Rs. 75,000 (d) Chevella, Ranga Reddy District
319. Old age pension scheme of Telangana 326. Name the pension scheme launched by
Government the Telangana Government.
(a) Barosa (a) Bharosa
(b) Aasara (b) Aasara
(c) Sahaya (c) Roshini
(d) Punaravasa (d) Sahaya
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327. Who composed Music to the recent 334. Which of the following district has the
Telugu Movie Rudramadevi? lowest HDI (Human Development Index)
(a) A.R. Rahman in Telangana State?
(b) Keeravani (a) Nalgonda
(c) S.S. Taman (b) Mahabubnagar
(d) Ilayaraja (c) Adilabad
328. The famous Telugu Film Lyricist Chandra (d) Khammam
Bose belongs to which district? 335. Total food grain production in Telangana
(a) Krishna State during the year 2013-2014:
(b) Prakasam (a) 92.6 Lakh Tonns
(c) Warangal (b) 75.01 Lakh Tonns
(d) Karimnagar (c) 82.42 Lakh Tonns
329. Which of the following district has the (d) 107.48 Lakh Tonns
highest cropping intensity in 2012-13? 336. Who is the present Chairman of the
(a) Nizamabad Telangana State Legislative Council?
(b) Khammam (a) Madhusudhanachary
(c) Karimnagar (b) Padma Devender Reddy
(d) Nalgonda
(c) Neti Vidyasagar
330. The proposed 'Pharma City' by the
(d) Swami Goud
Telangana Government will be located at
337. The percentage share of Well irrigation to
(a) Jeedimetla
(b) Shamshabad the total irrigation area of the Telangana
(c) Muccherla State in 2013-2014 is about
(d) Shamirpet (a) 45%
331. Which of the following district ranked last (b) 55%
in Human Development Index (HDI) of (c) 65%
Telangana in 2011-12? (d) 75%
(a) Medak 338. In Telangana State, Godavari Pushkaralu
(b) Mahaboobnagar of 2015 were held during the period of
(c) Nizamabad (a) July 13-24
(d) Nalgonda
(b) July 14-25
332. Which of the following is the leading Rice
(c) July 15-26
crop producing district in Telangana
(d) July 12-23
State?
339. Phase-I of T-Hub is named as
(a) Nalgonda
(b) Nizamabad (a) Soft Tech
(c) Karimnagar (b) T-Digital
(d) Warangal (c) E-Tech
333. Which source of Tax revenue is (d) Catalyst
340. In the registered motor vehicle number
contributing more to Telangana State
'TS 09 Z 1234 ', the unique letter ' Z '
Government during the year 2014-2015?
denotes the department of
(a) Share of Central Taxes
(a) TS Police
(b) Taxes on Income and Expenditure
(b) TS Zoological Department
(c) Taxes on Property (c) TSRTC
(d) Taxes on Commodities (d) TS Fire Services
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341. The Forest Cover in Telangana State is 348. In the 2015-16 Annual Plan of Telangana,
(a) 18.23% which sector is allocated nearly 50% of
(b) 23.89% the total allocations?
(c) 28.2% (a) Irrigation& Rural Development
(d) 31.02% (b) Agriculture& Irrigation
342. The percentage of agricultural labourers (c) Social Sector
in total main workers in Telangana State, (d) Information Technology
at present is about
(a) 25% Chapter – 4
(b) 33.45% Other States
(c) 40.01%
(d) 42.45% Group – I:
343. The average size of the land holdings in 349. The coach with glass roof and other
Telangana State, at present is about facilities in the Visakhapatnam - Araku
(a) 2.5 hectares Train is known as
(b) 2.00 hectares (a) Glassdome coach
(c) 1.12 hectares (b) Multidome coach
(d) 0.50 hectares (c) Lightdome coach
344. Per capita Income of Telangana in 2014- (d) Vistadome coach
15 in current prices is about Rs. 350. The Chairman of the Special Committee
(a) Above one Lakh constituted by Andhra Pradesh in 2011 to
(b) One Lakh study crop holiday is
(c) Less than one Lakh (a) Ramakanth Reddy
(d) 60,000 only (b) Pankaj Dwivedi
345. Recently Grama Jyothi scheme is (c) Jayanthi Ghosh
(d) Mohan Kanda
introduced in Telangana Its main aim is to
351. The Government of Karnataka has
(a) electrify all villages recently banned plantation in Malnad
(b) electrify SC & ST houses area.
(c) achieve self sufficiency (a) Shikakai
(d) achieve Swachcha Telangana (b) Eucalyptus
346. In 2014-15, in current prices Telangana (c) Tamarind
GSDP is about (d) Teak
(a) 4.3 Lakh crores 352. The Karnataka Government on May 2019,
(b) 5.5 Lakh crores issued an order directing all schools in the
(c) 6.7 Lakh crores State, including government aided and
(d) 7.9 Lakh crores unaided institutions, to ensure that the
347. As per Budget estimates in 2015 -16, weight of a school bag is not more than
Telangana government's total payments what percentage of the child's weight?
of revenue and capital accounts are (a) Five percent of child's weight
(a) Rs. One Lakh crores (b) Eight percent of child's weight
(b) more than Rs One Lakh crores (c) Ten percent of child's weight
(c) less than Rs. One Lakh crores (d) Fifteen percent of child's weight
(d) more than Rs 2 Lakh crores
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353. A new species of Gecko, a type of lizard 359. Which District is occupying the last rank in
usually found in warm climates, was Human Development Index in Tamil
spotted by researchers from the Osmania Nadu?
University in Hyderabad at (a) Villupuram
(a) Belagavi (b) Theni
(b) Kadur (c) Perambalur
(c) Hampi (d) Ariyalur
(d) Shivamogga (e) Answer not known
354. Which of the following cities is covered 360. In which place the Central Government
under Basic Services for Urban Poor has proposed to construct the
(BSUP) - a component of JNNURM? international container transhipment
(a) Mysore terminal in Tamil Nadu?
(b) Mangalore (a) Ennore, Thiruvallur District
(c) Shimoga (b) Cuddalore, Cuddalore District
(d) Hubli (c) Enayam, Kanyakumari District
355. The minimum income level for defining (d) Nagore, Nagapattinam District
'creamy layer' in the society has been 361. Cord Blood Banks located at in Tamil
recently (February 2012) raised in Nadu.
Karnataka from (a) Chennai
(a) one lakh to 2 lakh rupees (b) Coimbatore
(b) 2 lakhs to 3.5 lakh rupees (c) Madurai
(c) 2 lakhs to 4 lakh rupees (d) Trichy
(d) 3 lakhs to 3.5 lakh rupees 362. The First Digital Village Akodara in India is
356. One of the sanctuaries of Karnataka which in the state of
has been taken out of Tiger Conservation (a) Gujarat
Programme is (b) Andhra Pradesh
(a) Bandipur National Park (c) Karnataka
(b) Anshi National Park (d) Rajasthan
(c) Nagarhole National Park 363. Country's first transgender clinic was
(d) Bhadra Wildlife Sanctuary established at
357. The Director of Tamil origin who sent (a) Gujarat
Chandrayan to space is (b) Maharashtra
(a) Dr. Abdul Kalam (c) Kerala
(b) Dr. Sivadhanupillai (d) Assam
(c) Dr. Mayllsamy Annadural 364. The Union Urban Development Ministry
(d) Dr. Kasthuri Rangan has selected 98 towns/cities from all over
358. Which District is occupying the last rank in the country to graduate into smart cities
Human Development Index in Tamil in five years. Select the town/cities not
Nadu? included in the list from the following
(a) Villupuram (a) Coimbatore
(b) Theni (b) Dindugul
(c) Perambalur (c) Chidambaram
(d) Ariyalur
(d) Erode
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365. Which state government in India has 372. The first state in India to introduce
started the 'Ladli Beti' scheme for the girl insurance scheme for State Government
child? Employees was
(a) Madhya Pradesh (a) Andhra Pradesh
(b) Uttarakhand (b) Maharashtra
(c) Jharkhand (c) Tamil Nadu
(d) Jammu & Kashmir (d) Kerala
366. Which corporation in Tamil Nadu was 373. Where do we have Rapid Transit System
awarded the best corporation award for in Tamil Nadu?
the year 2015? (a) Salem
(a) Chennai (b) Trichy
(b) Vellore (c) Chennai
(c) Madurai (d) Thanjavur
(d) Tirunelveli 374. The first 'Special Economic Zone' created
367. Which one of the following sectors is the in Tamil Nadu is in
major contributor(s) to Tamil Nadu state's (a) Coimbatore
gross domestic product? (b) Chennal
(a) Agriculture & Allied sectors (c) Madural
(b) Secondary sector (d) Salem
(c) Service sector 375. ISRO opened its 1st visitor’s gallery to
(d) Informal sector watch rocket launches at Andhra
368. Which is the name of Tamil Nadu state Pradesh’s Sriharikota. Its capacity is
bird? (a) 5,000
(a) Peacock (b) 6,000
(b) Emerald Dove (c) 2,000
(c) Parrot (d) 10,000
(d) Kuyl 376. Which is the first State in India to make
369. Which of the following is a feature of roof-top rainwater harvesting compulsory
Tamil Nadu economy? for all the houses?
(a) High rural-urban migration (a) Tamil Nadu
(b) Low man-farm employment (b) Telangana
(c) High urbanisation (c) Andhra Pradesh
(d) Gujarat
(d) Low urbanisation
377. Which State Government has reduced the
370. Tamil Nadu is a major producer of
tenure of Lokayukta from eight years to
(a) Sunflower
five years?
(b) Oriton
(c) Cotton (a) Rajasthan
(d) Sugarcane (b) Madhya Pradesh
371. Under Public Distribution System, rice is (c) Tamil Nadu
(d) Kerala
distributed at the rate of Re.1 per kg in
(a) Orissa
(b) West Bengal
(c) Kerala
(d) Tamil Nadu
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378. Different names of cyclones and places Group – II:
affected are given below. Match the
following: 382. India's first Dalit Gramin Cyber Centre was
a. Cyclone Ockhi I Andhra launched in
Pradesh (a) Tamil Nadu
(b) Andhra Pradesh
b. Cyclone Gaja II Kerala
(c) Madhya Pradesh
c. Cyclone Luban III Somalia (d) Karnataka
d. Cyclone Titli IV Arbian 383. The 77th session of the Indian History
Peninsula Congress was held at
a b c d (a) Chennai
(a) II III IV I (b) Bengaluru
(b) II III I IV (c) Thiruvananthapuram
(c) I II III IV (d) New Delhi
(d) IV III II I 384. Which of the following State Government
379. How many Municipal Corporations are has ordered for 4% Muslim Quota by
there in Andhra Pradesh? Supreme Court?
(a) 16 (a) Andhra Pradesh
(b) 15 (b) Uttar Pradesh
(c) 23 (c) Maharashtra
(d) 12 (d) West Bengal
380. Prana Raksha web application has been 385. In which one of the following cities is the
developed by the Chittoor Police. The app Global Automotive Research Centre being
has been designed set up?
(a) To save the lives of road accident (a) Chennai
victims and reach out to women in (b) Hyderabad
distress. (c) Pune
(b) To save lives of farmers from snake (d) Gulbargha
bites 386. Which of the following States became the
(c) To save lives of children from child First State in India to launch DNA Index
trafficking System (DIS) for DNA profiling of
(d) To save the lives of wildlife from the criminals?
road accidents (a) Bihar
381. Who has taken charge as the first Chief (b) Andhra Pradesh
Justice of Andhra Pradesh in Vijayawada? (c) Chandigarh
(a) Justice Praveen Kumar (d) Telangana
(b) Justice Rajiv Kumar 387. Who chaired the 27th Southern Zonal
(c) Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra Meeting held at Thiruvananthapuram
(d) Justice JK Maheshwari 28th December, 2016?
(a) Pinarayi Vijayan
(b) Rajnath Singh
(c) Arun Jaitley
(d) Kiran bedi
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388. The 104th Indian Science Congress was 395. For which project, did Andhra Pradesh
held at win the gold award in the category of
(a) Chennai "Outstanding Performance in Citizen-
(b) Tirupati Centric Service Delivery" in the 20th
(c) Mysore National Conference on e-Governance
(d) Kolkata held in January, 2017?
389. The 95th Science Congress was held at (a) Aadhar-enabled PDS
(a) Hyderabad (b) Loan Module
(b) Visakhapatnam (c) State Pension Portal
(c) Kanpur (d) CORE
(d) Thiruvananthapuram 396. Which of the following towns in Andhra
390. India's communications satellite INSAT-4B Pradesh is part of HRIDAY scheme of the
was launched from Ministry of Urban Development
(a) Thumba Government of India?
(b) Baikonur (a) Tirupati
(c) Sriharikota (b) Srisailam
(d) French Guiana (c) Vijayawada
391. The highest assets figure declared for the (d) Amaravati
Assembly by-election in AP in June 2012 397. Year of Natural Farming declared by Govt
was by of Andhra Pradesh is:
(a) Deepak Gupta (a) 2018
(b) T. Subbarami Reddy (b) 2019
(c) Lagadapati Rajagopal (c) 2020
(d) 2014
(d) G. Deepak Reddy
398. Which e-governance initiative in Andhra
392. As per AP Vision 2029, what is the
Pradesh is a public grievance redressal
expected per capita income in Andhra
system?
Pradesh by 2029?
(a) Prajavani
(a) Rs 2.95 lakhs (b) Pragati
(b) 2.Rs 6.57 lakhs (c) Dharani
(c) VRs 9.61lakhs (d) AP-iPass
(d) 4.Rs 12.53 lakhs 399. Which State in India is set to establish
393. In which city of Andhra Pradesh, Urdu India's first Justice City'?
University is recently started? (a) Andhra Pradesh
(a) Kumoal (b) Telangana
(b) Kadiri (c) Kerala
(c) Kadapa
(d) Gujarat
(d) Ananthapur
394. What is the amount determined by 14th 400. What is the communication system that
Finance Commission to AP as grant under links the Secretariat and District
the State Disaster Response? Administration?
Fund? (a) APSWAN
(a) Rs 2492Cr (b) APSCHE
(b) Rs 2785 Cr (c) APPSC
(c) Rs 3450 Cr (d) APGenco
(d) Rs 1952 Cr
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401. Banana Research Station under Dr. YSR 407. A Radio programme, Vidya Tharangalu’ is
Horticultural University is being being aired for the
established at....... (a) school students
(a) Venkatampalli, YSR Kadapa (b) school teachers
(b) Amaravati (c) college and university students
(d) farmers
(c) Anantapur
(d) Kurnool
Chapter – 5
402. What is the number of victims of the Agri
Reports & Indices
gold scandal in Andhra Pradesh and the
budget allocated to settle the issue in
Group – I:
2019-20?
(a) 11.50 Lakhs and Rs.1150.00 Cr
408. As per the Manual for Drought
(b) 10 Lakhs and Rs 1000Cr
Management, 2016 published by the
(c) 20 Lakhs and Rs 100Cr
Union Ministry of Agriculture, an area
(d) 3.4 Lakhs and Rs 238.73 crores
which is classified as "chronically drought
403. Which famous variety of mango was
prone" receives mean annual rainfall
registered as 'Geographical Indications’
which is less than
during May 2017?
(a) 450 mm
(a) Banaganapalle (b) 500 mm
(b) Rasaalu (c) 750 mm
(c) Alphonso (d) 900 mm
(d) Payri 409. Out of the following, which parameter is
404. Which of the following is not registered a given higher ranking weight by the
Geographical Indication in India as per National Institutional Ranking Framework
details available till November, 2016? of MHRD for awarding overall rank to
(a) Tirupati Laddu educational institutions?
(b) Uppada Jamdani Saree (a) Graduation outcomes
(c) Guntur Sannam Chilli (b) Perception
(d) Bandaru Laddu (c) Research and professional practice
(d) Outreach and inclusivity
405. Play back singer ………… will be appointed
410. As per World Happiness Report, 2017 of
the Asthana Sangeetha Vidwan of the
UNO, what is the rank of India in the
Tirumala Tirupathi Devasthanam for life.
Global Happiness Rankings?
(a) Alka Yagnik
(a) 120
(b) Latha Mangeshkar (b) 121
(c) Anupama Desh Pande (c) 122
(d) K.S. Chitra (d) 123
406. In Andhra Pradesh as on July, 2008 the 411. Which of the following was included in
hamlet which has achieved 100 percent 2016 by UNESCO in the list of Intangible
literacy is Cultural Heritage of Humanity?
(a) Kukunoor, Khammam district (a) Sankirtana
(b) Sovva, Visakhapatnam district (b) Tradition of Vedic Chanting
(c) Atmakur, Anantapur district (c) Ramlila
(d) Chevella, Ranga Reddy district (d) Yoga
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412. As per the 2016 report on Global rich ecosystem supporting several
Trafficking in Persons published by UN hundred animal species, including the
Office on Drugs & Crime, Victims and Bengal tiger.
Traffickers often have C. The cats are among 5,00,000 land
(a) The same ethnic background species where survival is in question
(b) Different ethnic backgrounds because of threats to their natural
(c) Same or different background habitats.
(d) Backgrounds which cannot be Which of the above statements is/are
identified correct?
413. As per the data available in the National Choose the correct answer from the
Judicial Data Grid in April, 2017, what is options given below:
the approximate percentage of cases in (a) A only
Indian Courts pending for more than two (b) A and B only
years? (c) A and C only
(a) 45% (d) All of the above
(b) 55% 417. As per tiger estimation 2014, conducted
(c) 65% by the Ministry of Environment, Forest &
(d) 75% Climate change, the state with the highest
414. Who of the following has been described tiger population is
by 'UNICEF' Report, The State of the (a) Madhya Pradesh
World's Children: 2004, as the role model (b) Uttarakhand
and featured on the cover of the report (c) Karnataka
which was released on December 11th, (d) Tamil Nadu
2003 in New Delhi? 418. The "Social Protection Index" has been
(a) Lalitakumari coined by
(b) Shyamala Ben (a) Asian development bank
(c) Maria Calivis (b) World bank
(d) Nandita Das (c) UNDP - United Nations Development
415. India's rank in Climate Risk Index 2020 is Programme
(a) 14th (d) Planning commission of India
(b) 11th 419. India's Human Development Index HDI in
(c) 9th 2011 was better than that of
(d) 5th I. China
416. Consider the following statements based II. Sri Lankạ
on a UN report published on May 7, 2019: III. Bangladesh
A. Climate change and rising sea levels IV. South Africa
eventually may wipe out one of the (a) I, II, III, IV
world's last and largest tiger (b) III, IV
strongholds. (c) III
B. The Sundarbans, 10,000 square (d) II, III, IV
kilometres of marshy land in
Bangladesh and India, hosts the
world's largest mangrove forest and a
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420. According to All India Survey for Higher 424. Andhra Pradesh has topped Ease of Living
Education 2019, which State produced Index Ranking under AMRUT in 2018. It
the maximum number of Ph.Ds. in the was followed by
country in 2018? (a) Odisha and Madhya Pradesh
(a) Tamil Nadu (b) Madhya Pradesh and Odisha
(b) Kerala (c) Tamil Nadu and Kerala
(c) Maharastra (d) Kerala and Tamil Nadu
(d) Gujarat 425. According to UNCTAD’s Trade and
(e) Answer not known Development Report (TDR) 2017, one of
421. According Sustainable Development Goal the following statements is not correct:
India Index 2019, brought out by the NITI (a) India and China at their current levels
Ayog for the year 2019, Tamil Nadu stands of growth, they will become “growth
(a) First poles” for global economy in near
(b) Second future.
(c) Third (b) It calls for more exacting and
(d) Fourth encompassing policy measures to
(e) Answer not known address global and national
422. Child Development Index takes into asymmetries
account of the following factors (c) The report argues that, with the
I. Education appropriate combination of
II. Income resources, policies and reforms, the
III. HI. Health international community has the
IV. Nutritional status tools available to galvanize the
Select the appropriate combination. requisite investment push needed to
(a) I, II and III achieve the ambitions of the SDGs
(b) I, III and IV and promote sustainable and
(c) I, II and IV inclusive outcomes at both global and
(d) II, III and IV national levels.
(e) Answer not known (d) All of the above
423. The Asian Competitiveness Institute (ACI)
has released the Ease of Doing Business Group – II:
Rankings for Indian States. Identify the
State in descending order: 426. As per the vision of National
(a) Andhra Pradesh, Maharastra and Manufacturing Potion. 2001 how many
Delhi additional jobs have to be created in the
(b) Delhi, Maharashtra and Andhra manufacturing sector by 2022?
Pradesh (a) 200 million
(c) Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh and (b) 100 million
Delhi (c) 75 million
(d) Andhra Pradesh, Delhi and (d) 50 million
Maharashtra
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427. The Asian Banker has declared ……………. Chapter – 6
the Best Retail Bank in India. Important Days
(a) HSBC Bank
(b) HDFC Bank Group – I:
(c) Yes Bank
(d) ICICI Bank 433. National Science Day is celebrated in India
428. The annual growth rate of real GDP of on 28 th February to mark the
India in 2014-15 is (a) Discovery of life in plants by J.C. Bose
(a) 7.3% (b) Launch of the Aryabhatta satellite
(b) 7.8% (c) Commissioning for first nuclear
(c) 7% reactor "Apsara"
(d) 7.5% (d) Discovery of "Raman Effect" by C.V.
429. According to World Meteorological Raman
Organisation ……... is the fifth warmest 434. The Golden Jubilee year of which
year? important rice variety, that saved many
(a) 2007 regions from famine, was celebrated in
(b) 2008 November, 2016?
(c) 2009 (a) IR 2
(d) 2010 (b) IR 8
430. The Global Gender Gap Report 2015 ranks (c) IR 18
(d) IR 81
India highly in terms of
435. "Every Indian is special. Every Indian is a
(a) Work participation
VIP." On which occasion did Prime
(b) Political participation
Minister Narendra Modi tweeted these
(c) Access to health
words?
(d) Access to education
(a) On International Yoga Day
431. According to a World Bank Report, India (b) On launching the BHIM App
has recently surpassed France to become (c) During the UP-election campaign
the largest economy in the world. (d) On abolition of red beacons on
(a) Sixth vehicles of dignitaries
(b) Seventh 436. World Nature Conservation Day is
(c) Fifth celebrated annually on
(a) 28 July
(d) Second
(b) 08 July
432. As per the 28th QES (Quarterly Repor (c) 05 June
Changes in Employment) Report of (d) 25 June
Bureau, the largest contributor to in the 437. What is the theme of "World Soil Day,
year 2015 was 2019"?
(a) IT/BPO sector (a) Stop Soil Erosion, Save our Future
(b) Textile & Apparels sector (b) Soils and pulses, a symbiosis for life
(c) Metals sector (c) Be the solution to soil pollution
(d) Automobile sector (d) Caring for the Planet starts from the
Ground
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438. First couple in the Indian Armed Forces to Which of the above statements is/are
achieve the rank of Lieutenant General is correct?
(a) Anjana Bhaduria and Pankaj Bhaduria Select the code for the correct answer
(b) Mitali Madhumita and Raj Shankar from the options given below:
(c) Punita Arora and Rajiv Arora (a) A only
(d) Madhuri Kanitkar and Rajiv Kanitkar (b) A and B only
439. Who among the following was recently (c) A and C only
appointed as the director of the National (d) A, B and C
Science Foundation (NSF) of America? 443. World Water Day is observed on
(a) Rahul Sachdeva (a) March 22
(b) Pankaj Agnihotri (b) June 5
(c) Sethuraman Panchanathan (c) September 10
(d) Pramod Mistri (d) December 22
440. Name the recently deceased Kannada 444. The "First International Yoga Day" was
scholar and researcher, who had observed on
launched a campaign to save the (a) July 21, 2016
monuments of Hampi. (b) June 21, 2016
(a) S. Srikanta Sastri (c) September 21, 2016
(b) B.M. Srikantaiah (d) August 21, 2015
(c) M. Chidananda Murthy 445. Kargil Vijay diwas observed in
(d) K. Srinivas (a) 26 September 2018
441. 14th edition of Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (b) 24 September 2018
took place in Bengaluru in January 2017. (c) 26 July 2018
The theme of Pravasi Bharatiya Divas was (d) 24 August 2017
(a) Engaging Diaspora - The Indian 446. World 'Car Free Day' is observed on
Growth Story (a) September 12
(b) Redefining Engagement with the (b) September 22
Indian Diaspora (c) October 22
(c) One India - Connecting Across (d) October 18
Generations 447. Which of the following day is observed as
(d) Indian Diaspora - The Future Shared the National Statistics Day?
442. Consider the following statements: (a) June, 8
A. The World Wetlands Day is observed (b) June, 29
every year on 2nd February to raise (c) July, 1
awareness about the value of (d) October, 5
wetlands for humanity and the 448. 'International Day of the Disappeared'
planet. observed by United Nations Organization
B. The theme of World Wetlands Day for every year falls on
2017 is "Wetlands for our Future: (a) November 30
Sustainable Livelihoods". (b) December 26
C. World Wetlands Day, 2017 was (c) August 30
celebrated in Chilika Lake. (d) October 25
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449. Every year 13th of August is observed as 456. World Environment Day was celebrated
(a) Voluntary Blood donation day on
(b) World Hepatitis Day (a) 5th June 2012
(c) Swachch Bharat day (b) 5th March 2012
(d) Organ donation day (c) 5th October 2012
450. On the occasion of World Press Freedom (d) 5th November 2012
Day, the UNESCO conferred World Press 457. The reason for celebrating National
Freedom Prize 2019 awarded to two Technology Day on 11th May is because
Myanmar journalists, who reported on on this day
alleged human rights violations in (a) PARAM supercomputer was
Myanmar. They are inaugurated
(a) Kyaw Soe Oo Wa Lone (b) ISOR launched its first PSLV rocket
(c) The first nuclear reactor went critical
Group – II: (d) Nuclear tests were successfully
conducted at Pokhran
451. India's first Research Station in the Arctic, 458. Public service broadcasting day is
'Himadri' was inaugurated on observed on
(a) April 20, 2008 (a) 12th November
(b) May 10, 2008 (b) 12th December
(c) June 2, 2008 (c) 10th January
(d) July 1, 2008
(d) 31st January
452. India launched its first ever scientist
expedition to the Arctic region on 459. In India, the Civil services day is
(a) January 25, 2007 celebrated on
(b) April 20, 2007 (a) 21st April
(c) September 15, 2007 (b) 21st June
(d) August 3, 2007 (c) 15th April
453. The National Land Reforms Council set up (d) 23rd March
on
460. The day which is celebrated as the
(a) April 16, 2007
(b) May, 21, 2007 Constitution Day in India is
(c) October 29, 2007 (a) January 26
(d) December 29, 2007 (b) January 30
454. Ban Ki-Moon took over as United Nations (c) August 15
Secretary-General on (d) November 26
(a) July 1, 2006 461. The United Nations World Refugee Day is
(b) January 1, 2007
(a) 21st May
(c) July 1, 2008
(b) 20th June
(d) January 1, 2008
(c) 19th July
455. The 14th SAARC Summit was held during
(d) 18th August
(a) 5-6 March, 2007
462. World Meteorological Day is celebrated
(b) 3-4 April, 2007 every year on?
(c) 12-14 November, 2007 (a) 21st February
(d) 10-11 December, 2007 (b) 22nd February
(c) 23rd March
(d) 24th April
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463. World Health Day is observed on 468. The Nobel Peace Prize for the year 2015
(a) 7 April was awarded to
(b) 15 March (a) Liu Xiaobo
(c) 7 March (b) National Dialogue Quartet of Tunisia
(d) 18 April (c) Kailash Satyarthi & Malala Yousafjai
(d) Organisation for the Prohibition of
Chapter – 7 Chemical Weapons
Awards 469. The Hyderabadi actress who got 'Padma
Sri' award is
Group – I: (a) Telangana Shakuntala
(b) Tabu
464. Which film was selected as the Best (c) Aditi Rao Hydari
Picture in the 87th Academy (Oscar) (d) Dia Mirza
Awards for the year 2014? 470. In relation to Andhra Pradesh, which of
(a) The Theory of Everything the following applications. has received
(b) Still Alice CSI Nihilent Best e-governance Award
(c) Birdman during the year 2017-18?
(d) Wild Tales (a) C-Krishi
465. Which of the following Government (b) D-Krishi
schemes entered the Guinness World (c) E-Krishi
Records for causing the opening of the (d) B-Krishi
most bank accounts in one week? 471. For which area was H.R.H. Princess Maha
(a) Pradhan Manthri Sukanya Samriddi Chakri Sirindhorn awarded the Padma
Yojana Bhushan?
(b) Pradhan Manthri Beti Bachao, Beti (a) Dance
Padhao Yojana (b) Literature & Education
(c) Pradhan Manthri Jandhan Yojna (c) Social Service
(PMJDY) (d) International Relations
(d) Pradhan Manthri Suraksha Bheema 472. Ganjam Venkatasubbaiah, who was
Yojana (PMSBY) awarded the Padma Shri is known for his
466. Who was crowned as the Miss World for work as a/an
the Year 2015? (a) Lexicographer
(a) Rolene Strauss (b) Social reformer
(b) Kristina Bakiu (c) Musician
(c) Mireia Lalaguna (d) Civil servant
(d) Catharina Choi 473. How many persons were awarded the
467. D.Nageshwar Reddy who was awarded Padma Shri in 2017 in the Sports
'Padma Bhushan' recently is related to the category?
field of (a) 6
(a) Journalism (b) 7
(b) Literature (c) 8
(c) Education (d) 9
(d) Medicine
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474. Who is the other Indian apart from Prime 480. The person who received Padma
Minister Narendra Modi to find a place in Vibhushan Award for the year 2011 is
the TIME 2017 list of 100 most influential (a) Montek Singh Ahluwalia
people in the world? (b) A.R. Rahman
(a) Vijay Shekhar Sharma (c) Krishna Kumar
(b) Mukesh Ambani (d) Usha Uthup
(c) Sania Mirza 481. The person who received Padma Bhushan
(d) Sunita Narain Award for the year 2011 is
475. Which film personality was awarded the (a) Dr. Indira Hinduja
"Centenary Award for Indian Film (b) Chanda Kochhar
Personality of the Year" at the 47th IFFI in (c) Suman Sahai
2016? (d) Tabu
(a) S.P. Balasubramaniam 482. The Indian girl, who got a rare honour to
(b) A.R. Rahman address World leaders at the United
(c) Ilayaraja Nations Summit on Climate Change was
(d) Yash Chopra (a) Anjana Sharma
476. Which doctor got the Dhanvantari Award (b) Yugratna Srivastava
in March, 2017? (c) Soumya Bhattacharjee
(a) Dr. S. Bhattacharya (d) Pratiksha Chakravarthy
(b) Dr. S.K. Sarin 483. The Nobel Prize in Literature for 2009 is
(c) Dr. D. Nageshwar Reddy awarded to
(d) Dr. B.K. Goyal (a) Olivers Williamson
477. Which Harvard dropout got an honorary (b) Herta Mueller
degree from Harvard University in March, (c) Elinor Ostrom
2017? (d) Thomas Steitz
(a) Bill Gates 484. The winner of the Spelling Bee Prize, 2010
(b) Mark Zuckerberg in Washington held on 4th June 2010 is
(c) Larry Ellison (a) Sameer Mishra
(d) James Murdoch (b) Kavya Shivashankar
478. Which Indian shooter won a gold medal at (c) Anamika Veeramani
the ISSF World Cup Rifle/Pistol/Shotgun (d) Shantanu Srivastav
held in New Delhi? 485. Smile Pinki, a documentary film won the
(a) Amanpreet Singh (a) Oscar award
(b) Ankur Mittal (b) Nobel award
(c) Jitu Rai (c) Dada Saheb Phalke award
(d) Pooja Ghatkar (d) Bhatnagar award
479. Who was responsible for the gaffe in 486. The first Indian to win an Oscar Award was
announcing the name of the Best Film at (a) Bhanu Athaiya
the 2017 Oscar Awards Ceremony? (b) Mrinal Sen
(a) The presenters (c) Bimal Roy
(b) The accountancy firms (d) Chetan Anand
(c) The Motion Film Academy
(d) The law firms
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487. The first Global Award for promoting 494. The Nobel Prize 2007 winner for
awareness of Global Warming has been Literature is:
conferred in 2007 on (a) Gerhard Ertl
(a) Shashi Tharoor (b) Toro Also
(b) Nelson Mandela (c) Muhammad Yunus
(c) Noam Chomsky (d) Doris Lessing
(d) Al Gore 495. On November 5th, 2003, Prince charles of
488. Which of the following films won the Best England visited Dharavi, Asia's biggest
Film Award at the Eighth IIFA Awards slum in the heart of Mumbai. He was
2007? accompanied by the President of the
(a) Krrish National Slum Dweller's Federation, who
(b) Rang De Basanti is also a Magsaysay awardee. Who is he?
(c) Gandhi My Father (a) K. Ananta Swamy
(d) Kabhi Alvida Na Kehna (b) Anu Nambiar
489. KIEL prize of ... 2007 was awarded to: (c) Thanu Bhutia
(a) Mohit Sen (d) Joachim Arputham
(b) Manmohan Singh 496. Who, among the following, is the
(c) Montek Singh Hollywood actress, who has been
(d) Amartya Sen nominated 13 times for the Oscar,
490. Winner of Dada Saheb Phalke Award of breaking the earlier record of 12 times by
2007 is: Katharine Hapburn and has been awarded
(a) Devanand the American Film Institute's Lifetime
(b) Dilip Kumar Achievement Award, 2003?
(c) Sairabanu (a) Meryl Streep
(d) Aishwarya Rai (b) Joan Crawford
491. Winner of 2005 Janapith award is: (c) Rosalind Russeul
(a) Rehman Rahi (d) Bette Davis
(b) C.Narayana Reddy 497. The South African novelist, J.M. Coetzee,
(c) Pratibha Roy won the 2003 Nobel Prize for literature.
(d) Mahasveta Devi Among the following works, which one is
492. The first Indian to win PULITZER Prize: not authored by him?
(a) N. Ram (a) Life and Times of Michael K
(b) Vinod Thomos (b) Waiting for the Barbarians
(c) Gobind Behari Lal (c) Disgrace
(d) Lakshmipathy (d) The Napier Straits
493. Who of the following has broken world
record by successfully scaling the 8,850
metres submit of Mt. Everest for the 17th
time?
(a) Iakapagelu
(b) Apasherpa
(c) Anojrita
(d) Tenzing Norgay
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498. Karan Thapar won the Best Current Affairs 502. Who among the following is not the
Presenter Award of the prestigious Asian recipient of Bharat Ratna for the year
Television Awards -2003 at a grand 2019?
ceremony in Singapore on December 7th, (a) Pranab Mukherjee
2003. What is the programme and the (b) Bhupen Hazarika
episode for which he won this award? (c) Atal Bihari Vajpayee
(a) 'Court Martial'/ Interview with (d) Nanaji Deshmukh
Pakistan's Foreign Minister, Khurshid 503. Greta Thunberg, a Swedish teen working
Kasuri on a movement against climate change,
(b) 'Spotlight'/ Interview with Vladimir was in the news in mid of 2019, because
Putin of which of the following reasons?
(c) 'Face to face'/ Interview with Radha, (a) She won the Right Livelihood Award
Raja and Kousalya Reddys (b) She won the Nobel Peace Prize, 2019
(d) 'Point Blank'/ Interview with the (c) She won the Ramon Magsaysay
Kathak dancer, Sonal Mansingh Award, 2019
499. The Bollywood actor, Dev Anand, was (d) None of the above
chosen for the Dada Saheb Phalke Award 504. Name the Archaeologist from Karnataka
for the year 2003 recently. Which of the who has been awarded Padma Shree in
following is his last film, which flopped 2019.
miserably? (a) Smt. Sharada Srinivasan
(a) Love in Times Square (b) Vasundhara Filliozat
(b) Beauty Queen (c) Choodamani Nandagopal
(c) Rockfort Express (d) Manjula Chincholi
(d) Nandini 505. Who among the following won the 2019
500. Whom did Time magazine choose Kendra Sahitya Akademi Prashasti
recently as its Person of the Year for (Central Literary Academy Award)?
2003? (a) K.G. Nagarajappa
(a) The American Soldier (b) K.V. Tirumalesh
(b) The Google Guys (c) Dr. Vijaya
(c) Jiang Yanyong (Chineses SARS (d) Rahamat Tarikere
Whistle-blower) 506. Who among the following was awarded
(d) Dick Grasso 'Basava Prashasti 2018' by the
501. Who, among the following, is not a Government of Karnataka?
recipient of the Cyber Oscar Award (a) M.M. Kalaburgi
presented on Decemnber 10th, 2003 in (b) Patil Puttappa
Geneva during the World Summit on the (c) H.S. Doreswamy
(d) Chandrashekar Patil
Information Society?
507. Is the recipient of Rajyotsava Award for
(a) Marcia de Toni the year 2019 in the field of Bayalata
(b) Ansbert Ngurumo (Open field play).
(c) Anand Parthasarathy (a) Shylashree
(d) Mwananchi Wiki-Hii (b) Sridhar Bhandari
(c) B.V. Mallikarjunaiah
(d) Y. Mallappa Gavayi
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508. Which of the following singer was 513. Who is the recipient of the Dr. Rajkumar
adjudged as the best female playback Award of 2016 given by the Karnataka
singer at the 66th National Film Awards? Government?
(a) Ananya Bhat (a) Srinath
(b) Bindhumalini (b) Harini
(c) Shreya Ghoshal (c) Adyani Lakshmi Devi
(d) Vani Harikrishna (d) Saroja Devi
509. Dr. Gubbi Veeranna Award, the award 514. Who is the recipient of the 2016 Sahitya
given to people for tremendous feats in Akademi Award for Kannada?
the field of theatre and rangabhumi, for (a) Bolwar Mahammad Kunhi
the year 2018, was awarded to (b) C.N. Ramachandran
(a) Theresamma D'Souza (c) K.V. Tirumalesh
(b) R. Paramashivan (d) Govindray H. Nayak
(c) Chindodi Srikantesh 515. President Pranab Mukharji during the
(d) Prakash Kadapatti Republic Day parade in New Delhi
510. Who among the following won the presented to widow of Mukund
Karnataka Rajyotsava Award, 2019 for Vardarajan.
Cooperation? (a) Ashok Chakra
(a) B.V. Mallikarjunaiah (b) Parama Veer Chakra
(b) Ramesh Vaidya (c) Kirti Chakra
(c) Kattige Chennappa (d) Shaurya Chakra
(d) None of the above 516. Kailash Satyatri and Mala Yousafzai, the
511. National Bravery Award winners for the Noble Peace Prize Winners for the year
year 2019 from Karnataka are 2014 are belonging to the following
(a) Venkatesh and Aarti countries respectively:
(b) Aarti and Suresh (a) Sri Lanka and Pakistan
(c) Bharath and Sharath (b) India and Pakistan
(d) None of the above (c) India and Bangladesh
512. Consider the following statements: (d) India and Afghanistan
A. The film "Madipu" was selected as 517. Who of the following has been awarded
"Best feature film in Tulu" in the 64th the Jnanapith Award of the year 2014?
National Film Awards. (a) Chandrasheaker Kambhar
B. The director of the film "Madipu" is (b) Balachandra Nemade
Chethan Mundadi. (c) Nirmal Verma
Which of the above statements is/are (d) Gurdial Singh
correct? 518. Who has become the first woman (o) win
Select the code for the correct answer the Prestigious fields Medal, widely
from the options given below: viewed as the Model of Mathematics in
(a) A only August 2014?
(b) B only (a) Maryam Mirakhani
(c) Both A and B (b) Mayam Laxmi
(d) Neither A nor B (c) Eimear McBride
(d) Nadine Gordimer
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519. The Kannada writers who won A B C D
Jnanapeetha Award and Saraswathi (a) 4 2 1 3
Sanmaan during the year 2011 are, (b) 4 3 2 1
respectively. (c) 4 1 2 3
(a) Dr. S.L. Bhyrappa, Dr. Chandrashekara (d) 4 2 3 1
Kambara 523. Nobel Prize 2015 in Physics was given for
(b) Dr. Chandrashekara Kambara, Dr. S.L. the discovery of
Bhyrappa (a) Path of electrons in electro magnetic
(c) Dr. U.R. Ananthamurthy, Dr. S.L. waves
Bhyrappa (b) Path of neutrons in magnetic fields.
(d) Dr. Chandrashekara Kambara, Dr. (c) Proton oscillation
Chidanandamurthy (d) Neutrino oscillation
520. Kalpana Chawala Award for Courage and 524. Government of Tamil Nadu awards Dr.
Daring enterprise in 2020 was awarded to A.P.J. Abdul Kalam award for a Tamilian
(a) Tmt. Senthamil selvi for his/her contribution to
(b) Tmt. Muthammal (a) Development of rural health services
(c) Tmt. Ananthavalli (b) Scientific, art and literature
(d) Tmt. Senthamil Selvi, Tmt. development, humanities and
Muthammal, Tmt. Ananthavalli student welfare
(e) Answer not known (c) Tamil literature development
521. Nobel Prize for medicine in 2015 was (d) Development of Sports
awarded to 525. Sunhak Peace Prize was won by
I. Tu Youyou (a) Ms. Zhanna Nemtsova
II. Satoshi Omura (b) Zaina Erhain
III. William Campbell (c) Dr. Modadugu Vijay Gupta
IV. Arun Bahl (d) Mr. Zia Haider Rahman
(a) I only 526. Which of the following is not true about
(b) I, III and IV Right Livelihood Award?
(c) II and III only (a) The award was established in 1980
(d) I, II and III (b) It is usually shared by four persons
522. Match List I with List II and select the (c) It is known as Alternative Nobel Prize
correct option given below : (d) Presented annually in Brazil
List I List II
A. Abdul 1. G. Jothimani
Kalam
Award
B. Kalpana 2. S Sampath
Chawla Kumar
Award
C. Best Doctor 3. P.Simmachand
Awar ran
D. Best Social 4. N. Valarmathi
Worker
Award
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527. Match the following awards with the 532. Who is the winner of the Nobel Prize for
respective fields. Peace-2009?
List I List II (a) Barack Obama
A. Borlaug Award 1. Science (b) Bill Clinton
B. Nehru literary 2. Adult (c) Jimmy Carter
Award education (d) George Bush
533. With regard to the review related to the
C. Shanti 3. Agriculture Tamil Film and master piece 'Pariyerum
Swaroop Perumal', choose the correct statement(s)
Bhatnagar A. Shows the ill effects of caste system
Award B. It won the Film Fare Award under the
D. Hari Om Various
'Best film' category
Ashram Award facilities/e
minent C. It was a movie directed by Thiru Mari
teachers Selvaraj and produced by Neelam
A B C D productions.
(a) A only
(a) 3 2 1 4
(b) A and B only
(b) 2 3 4 1
(c) A, B and C
(c) 4 1 3 2
(d) C only
(d) 2 1 4 3
528. Who is the winner of 2013 Pritzker
534. Shri Sundarlal Bahuguna received the
Architecture Prize?
following award
(a) Toyo Ito
(b) Jessica Ennis (a) Padma Bhushan
(c) Seth Macfarlane (b) Padma Vibhushan
(d) Simon Hayes (c) Padma Shri
529. Who received Dada Saheb Phalke Award (d) Oscar
2013? 535. Kiran Bhat, the winner of 2017 Oscar
(a) Sampooran Singh Kalra Technical Achievement Award belongs to
(b) Vijay Seshadri which place in India?
(c) Pran Sikand (a) Ahemadabad
(d) Ramesh Agarwal
(b) Pilani
530. Who among the following have won the
(c) Coimbatore
National M.S. Subbulakshmi Award 2014?
(d) Hyderabad (Telangana)
(a) Mathangi Sathyamurthy
(b) KPAC Lalitha 536. In November 2017 and Indian short film
(c) Sai Kumar "The School Bag" Won the Best short film
(d) Sujatha award at the South Asian film festival held
531. Who among the following sclentists got at Montreal. Who among the following is
the Nobel Prize for discovering the the Director of the film?
concept of jumping genes (or)
(a) Anurag Kashyap
transposons?
(b) Wh Dheeraj Jindal
(a) Jacob and Monad
(b) D.Beadle and Ta4.tum (c) Sujoy Ghosh
(c) Hargobind Khorana (d) Samvida Nanda
(d) Barbara McClintock
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537. Who won the LAAF best female Athletic of 541. Consider the following pairs:
the year award in 2016? I. Rukmani Devi Arundale - Kalakshetra
(a) Yelena Isinbayeva II. Ravi Shankar - Sangeet Natak
(b) Almaz Ayana Academy
(c) Shelly Ann Fraser Pryce III. M.S. Subbulakshmi - Ramon
(d) Valerie Adams Magsaysay Award
538. Match the Field with Nobel Prize Winners IV. J. Krishnamoorthy - Bharat Ratna
2016 and select the correct answer using Which of the pair given above is/are
the codes given below: incorrect?
Field Nobel Prize (a) I and IV only
Winner (b) II only
A. Peace 1. Jean Pierre (c) IV only
Sauvage, Fraser (d) II and III only
Stoddart, Bernad
542. Who was awarded the Stockholm Water
L. Feringa
Prize for the year 2015?
B. Medicine 2. Yoshinori
Ohsumi (a) Amalendu Krishna
(b) Rajendra Singh
C. Physics 3. Juvan Manuel
Santos (c) Mansingh Rawat
D. Chemistry 4. David Thouless, (d) Modadugu Vijay Gupta
Duncan M. 543. A science teacher Peter Tabichi has won
Haldane, the prestigious Global Teacher Prize 2019,
Michael which honours the world’s best teacher.
Kesterlitz He belongs to
A B C D (a) Kenya
(a) 3 4 2 1 (b) Jamaica
(b) 1 3 2 4 (c) Ireland
(c) 3 2 4 1 (d) South Africa
544. Who is the winner of United Nations
(d) 4 3 1 2
Human Rights Prize 2018, in the field of
539. Tuyouyou of China has been awarded the
activities for the rights of Women and
Nobel Prize in medicine for developing a
Girls?
new drug called
(a) Ms. Rebeca Gyumi
(a) Avermectin
(b) Kailash Satyarthi
(b) Artemisinin (c) Malala Yousafzai
(c) Ivermectin (d) May-Britt Moser
(d) Parasitin
540. Which film bagged the best foreign Group – II:
language film in the 88th Academy Awards
in 2016? 545. ………… Governor D. Konwar has been
(a) The Revenant honoured with Mother Teresa Life time
(b) Spotlight achievement Award 2009-10
(a) Gujarath
(c) Son of Saul
(b) Maharastra
(d) The Woman who left
(c) Himachal Pradesh
(d) Bihar
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546. The winner of the Femina Miss India 552. T. M. Krishna was awarded Magsaysay
Contest, 2003 is Award, 2016 for
(a) Ms. Nikita Anand (1) Excellence in music
(b) Ms. Ami Vashi
(2) Public service
(c) Ms. Swetha Vijaya
(3) Working for world peace
(d) Ms. Priyanka Chopra
(4) Ensuring social inclusiveness in culture
547. Sean Connery (of James Bond fame) who
553. The 2018 Nobel Peace Prize winner Nadia
had been denied Knighthood by England
Murad belongs to which country?
two years ago has been awarded the
(a) Iraq
honour now. Why was the he denied the
(b) Iran
award earlier?
(c) Pakistan
(a) Because of his Irish origins
(d) China
(b) Because of his support to Ulster
554. Bezawada Wilson was given the Raman
rebels
Magsaysay award in recognition of his
(c) Because of his Scottish nationalism
work in the area of
(d) Because of his French origins
(a) Eradication of child labour
548. The film which won the Oscar award for
(b) Elimination of Manual Scavenging
Best Film at the 80th Annual (Academy)
(c) Rescuing the trafficked women
Awards is
(d) Environmental Protection
(a) Elizabeth: The Golden Age
555. Which movie won the Oscar for the Best
(b) The Bourne Ultimatum
Film in 2018?
(c) No Country for Old Men
(a) The Shape of Water
(d) Michael Clayton
(b) A fantastic woman
549. The prestigious Ondaatje Prize for 2012
(c) Call me by your name
was won by
(d) The creature
(a) Rahul Bhattacharya
556. For which area of study in Economics, did
(b) Shakeel Afridi
Oliver Hart win the Nobel Prize in 2016?
(c) Sameer Kukreja
(a) Theory of Foreign Trade
(d) Ranade
(b) Analysis of Economic Growth
550. Who won the Sahityamandem Award for
(c) Study of Inflation
poetry in Telugu for 2016?
(d) Contribution to Contract Theory
(a) Papineni Sivasankar
557. Nobel Peace Prize, 2016 was awarded to
(b) Katyayani Vidhmahe
a
(c) R. Chandrasekhar Reddy
(a) Non-Governmental Organisation
(d) Sirivella Sitarama Shastri
(b) Missionary
551. The prize considered equivalent to Nobel
(c) Head of a State
Prize for Mathematics is
(d) Rebel party leader
(a) Fields Medal
558. Nobel Prize, 2016, in Medicine was
(b) Newton Medal
awarded for work in the area of
(c) Ramanujan Medal
(a) Malaria therapy
(d) Pythagoras Medal
(b) Infections by parasites
(c) Infections by viruses
(d) Cell autophagy mechanism
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559. As per the awards given by Flightstats for 566. Bollywood Actress …………… has been
2016, winner of first place as best honoured with the Tejaswini Award?
performing airline for being on time is (a) Lara Dutta
(a) Singapore Airlines
(b) Kareena Kapoor
(b) Quantas
(c) KLM (c) Kajol
(d) Delta Airlines (d) Vidya Balan
560. Which of the following school students 567. The Nobel Prize 2007 winner for
from India turned out as the Global Literature is
Topper in the World Astronomy Olympiad (a) Albert Fert
held in September 1999 at Crimea? (b) Eric Maskin
(a) Master Mayank Jha (c) Doris Lessing
(b) Master Varun Bale Rao (d) Gerhard Ertl
(c) Master Amarchandra 568. Who among the following journalists was
(d) Master Ranchen Mathew conferred with a honorary degree of
561. The Gandhi Peace Prize for 2002 has been Doctor of Social Sciences by University of
awarded to Wolver Haupton University?
(a) The Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan (a) Aroon Purie
(b) Nelson Mandela (b) N. Ram
(c) Collin Powell (c) Shekar Gupta
(d) Kofi Annan (d) Praveen Swami
562. The award received by Anna Hazare from 569. Who received the lifetime achievement
the Government of India is award in fourth Asian Film Awards?
(a) Padma Shriy (a) Vivek Oberoy
(b) Padma Vibhushan (b) Raj Kapoor
(c) Phalke Award (c) Salman Khan
(d) None of the above (d) Amitabh Bachchan
563. P.C. Chandra Lifetime Achievement 570. American …………... John Tate has been
Award for 2012 was given to awarded the Abel prize 2010.
(a) Mithun Chakravarti (a) Mathematician
(b) B.A. Chakravarti (b) Physician
(c) Mother Teresa (c) Musician
(d) Shantha Sinha (d) Artist
564. Who has been selected for the 2010 CIF 571. Who is the International President of
Chenchlani Global Indian Award? Medicines Sans Frontiers which won the
(a) Ratan Tata 1999 Nobel Peace Prize?
(b) Anil Ambani (a) Phillip Biberson
(c) John Palmer (b) Richard Gephardt
(c) Frank Pallone
(d) Narayana Murthy
(d) James Orbinsky
565. The first winner of the National Award' is 572. Biswanath Aggarwal won the 1999
(a) Hem Dutta (a) Jamnalal Bajaj award
(b) Popat Pawar (b) World Food Prize
(c) Ram Mohan (c) Pulitzer Award
(d) Jaiprakash Jaiswal (d) Kalinga Prize
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573. The Mahatma Gandhi International 579. Who is the present Chairman of the
Award for Reconciliation and Peace, 2008 National Commission for Scheduled
was conferred on Castes?
(a) Wangari Maathai (a) Dilip Singh Buria
(b) Nelson Mandela (b) Bizay Sonkar Shastri
(c) Shyam Benegal (c) Bhuta Singh
(d) John Banville (d) Dr PL Punia
580. The name of the Air Chief Marshal of India
Chapter – 8 is
Persons in News (a) N.A.K. Browne
(b) Pradeep Vasant Naik
(c) Suresh Mehta
Group – I:
(d) S.K. Mehra
581. Recently, the first woman pilot of the
574. Who is the first Women appointed Indian Navy joined the Naval operations
recently as the Director General of the
in Kochi to fly the Indian Navy fixed-wing
Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB)?
(a) Damayanti Sen Dornier surveillance aircraft.
(b) Aruna Bahuguna (a) Sub-Lieutenant Shivangi Swaroop
(c) Vimla Mehra from Bihar
(d) Archana Ramasundaram (b) Wing Commander Trupti Bhatnagar
575. The name of the former Bombay nurse from Maharashtra
who died in May 2015 after spending 42 (c) Lieutenant Purvika Naik from
years in Bed in a Vegetative state after a Karnataka
sexual assault in 1972 (d) Aviator Saroja Desai from Uttar
(a) Aruna Stephens Pradesh
(b) Aruna Dambeka 582. Name the Surgedn, who performed the
(c) Aruna Rodrigues first neonatal heart surgery in the country
(d) Aruna Shanbaug on a 9-day-old baby, a successful
576. The name of the Organisation founded by operation in medical history.
the Nobel Laureate Kailash Satyarthi,
(a) Dr. Anandkumar
which works for a child friendly society is
(a) M.V. Foundation (b) Dr. Deviprasad Shetty
(b) Bachpan Bachao Andolan (c) Dr. Desai
(c) Arushi (d) Dr. Bhat. K.S.S.
(d) Child Relief and You (CRY) 583. The veteran diplomat and writer who
577. Gajendra Chauhan, whose appointment passed away recently is
was in news, is the Chairman of? (a) M.L. Sondhi
(a) Indian Council of Historical Research (b) A.K. Damodaran
(b) Children's Film Society, India (c) Appadurai
(c) Film and Television Institute of India (d) Brijesh Mishra
(d) The Energy and Resources Institute 584. India's national anthem Jana Gana Mana
578. The 14th and Current Attorney General of was composed by and it is now
India is (December 2011) into year.
(a) Milon K. Banerjee (a) Bankim Chandra Chatterjee, 100th
(b) Mukul Rohtagi (b) Rabindranath Tagore, 100th
(c) Goolam Vahanavathi (c) Bankim Chandra Chatterjee, 125th
(d) Soli Sorabji
(d) Rabindranath Tagore, 125th
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585. The year 2012 has been declared as the 592. Who among the following recommended
year of mathematics as part of the establishment of the National
celebrations of Srinivasa Ramanujan's Commission for Higher Education and
(a) 75th birthday
Research (NCHER)?
(b) 100th birthday
(c) 125th birthday (a) Prof. Yash Pal
(d) 150th birthday (b) Minister Kapil Sibal
(c) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh
586. The present Chief Justices of India and
(d) Minister Pranab Mukherjee
Karnataka are respectively
593. Who is the current Chairman of the Prime
(a) Vikramjit Sen and S.H. Kapadia
Minister of India's Economic Advisory
(b) S.H. Kapadia and V.B. Sabhahith
Council (PMEA)?
(c) S.H. Kapadia and Vikramjit Sen
(a) Nandan Nilekani
(d) Sowmitra Sen and J.S. Kehar
(b) Rangarajan
587. Who is among the following associated
(c) Nirupama Rao
with "PURA" model?
(d) P. Chidambaram
(a) Dr. M.S. Swaminathan
594. The London School of Economics and
(b) Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
Political in honor of which Indian-born
(c) M.N. Roy
philosopher and economist?
(d) B.S. Minhas
(a) Dr. Amartya Sen
588. The Leader of the Congress Party in the
(b) Dr Manmohan Singh
Lok Sabha as on September 2015
(c) Dr B R Ambedkar
(a) Mallikarjuna Karge
(d) Dr M S Swaminathan
(b) Sonia Gandhi
595. Who has been appointed as the head of
(c) Ghulam Nabi Azad
the mediation panel on Ayodhya’s Ram
(d) Rahul Gandhi
Janmabhoomi – Babri Masjid land dispute
589. The Chairman of the Fourteenth Finance
case?
Commission in India
(a) Justice F.M.I. Kalifulla
(a) Dr. C. Rengarajan
(b) R. N. Ravi
(b) Shri. Vijay Kelkar
(c) Justice Markandey Katju
(c) Dr. A.M. Kushro
(d) Justice Rohinton Fali Nariman
(d) Dr. Y.V. Reddy
596. The Supreme Court of India has removed
590. Who is the chairman of the 20th law
C.B.I Director Ranjit Sinha from
commission of India?
(a) 2G Case investigation
(a) Justice. Ajit Prakash Shah
(b) Coal Scam
(b) Justice. Srikrishna
(c) Agustawestland VVIP Chopper scam
(c) Justice. Katju
(d) Commonwealth Games
(d) Justice. K. Balakrishnan
597. Union Government has constituted a six-
591. Who is the Chairman of National
member committee to look at selling as
Biodiversity Authority?
many as 149 State-owned gas and oil
(a) R. L. Joshi
fields. The committee will be headed by
(b) Ganguly
(c) P. L. Gautam (a) Rajiv Kumar
(d) None of them (b) N K Singh
(c) Anup Kher
(d) Vikas Swarup
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598. Who is the President of Cuba at present? 605. Bobby Jindal, an Indian-American who
(a) Raul Castro contested the election for the position of
(b) Fidel Castro Governor of Louisiana in USA, was
(c) Alberto Herrera defeated by 52 per cent to 48 per cent
(d) Tomas Estrada Palma votes. Who defeated him in the straight
599. The Dictator of North Korea at present is contest to become the first woman
(a) Kim Jong-Un Governor of the State of Louisiana from
(b) Kim Jong-il the Democrats?
(c) Kim-II-Sung (a) Margaret Simpson
(d) Kim-Tu-Bong (b) Mary Marolaux Smith
600. Out of the below mentioned persons, (c) Kathleen Babineaux Blanco
who was appointed as Messenger of (d) Zenda Raphael
Peace by the UNO in April, 2017? 606. Maumoon Abdul Gayoom, the longest-
(a) Scott Kelly serving Head of State in Asia, started his
(b) Jane Goodall five-year term as President of Maldives on
(c) Leonardo DiCaprio November 11th, 2003. How many terms
(d) Malala Yousafzai had he served as the President of
601. Who is the first IPS and ITBP woman Maldives earlier?
officer to successfully conquer the South (a) 3 times
Pole? (b) 4 times
(a) Aparna Kumar (c) 5 times
(b) Malavath Purna (d) 6 times
(c) Kiran Bedi 607. Who among the following Indian women
(d) Aparajita Rai economists, was appointed as the Chief
602. Cuba's newly elected President is Financial Officer and Managing Director
(a) Batista of the World Bank Group in July 2019?
(b) Fidel Castro (a) Anshula Kant
(c) Raul Castro (b) Gita Gopinath
(d) Jose Ramon Machado (c) Shruti Kapoor
603. Who is the leader of the first Arctic (d) Nirmala Sitharaman
expedition launched in August, 2007? 608. The former James Bond movie star who
(a) Anousheh Ansari starred in seven James Bond films like
(b) Gregory Olsen Moonraker (1979), Octopussy (1983), A
(c) Rasik Ravindra View to a Kill (1985), died recently in
(d) Dhruv Sen Switzerland at the age of 89 in May 2017.
604. The Director - General of the International What is the name of the star?
Atomic Energy Agency is: (a) Harrison Ford
(a) Anil Kakodkar (b) Roger Moore
(b) Kimclijsters (c) Sean Connery
(c) Mohammed El Baradi (d) Guy Hamilton
(d) E. Teler
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609. Who was the Chief Guest at the 45th 615. Match the following:
Independence Day celebration of Person Eminent
Mauritius? Field/Designation
(a) Mr. Najib Mikati a. Abid 1. Former Attorney
(b) Mr. Pranab Mukherjee Hussain General of India
(c) Mr. Shinzo Abe
b. K. 2. Former
(d) Mr. Gabriel Costa Parasaran Ambassador of
610. According to Forbes billionaire list 2019, India to the USA
who is the world’s wealthiest person?
c. Subhash 3. Former Judge of
(a) Jeff Bezos
Kashyap AP High Court
(b) Elon Musk
d. K. 4. Former Secretary
(c) Jack Ma
Punniya General, Lok
(d) Gautham Adani
Sabha
611. Which U.S. Republican party presidential
hopeful was the first to drop out of the a b c d
race recently after a less-than-stellar (a) 1 2 3 4
showing at the Iowa caucuses? (b) 4 2 1 3
(a) Jon Huntsman (c) 3 1 2 4
(b) Michelle Bachmann (d) 2 1 4 3
(c) Herman Cain 616. Which country does the present UN
(d) Rick Santorum Secretary General; Antonio Guterres
612. What is the name of the famous Indian belong to?
painter who went on self-exlle? (a) Sweden
(a) Gurcharan Das (b) Portugal
(b) Bhagwan Das (c) Norway
(c) Shyamala (d) Denmark
(d) M. F. Hussain 617. Who became the first Indian-American
613. The last movie for which late M.S. USA senator?
Viswanathan composed music is (a) Ami Bera
(a) Engirundho Vanthan (b) Pramila Jayapal
(b) Suvadugal (c) Kamala Harris
(c) Devadoss (d) Raja Krishnamoorthi
(d) Ninaithalae Inikkum 618. Prof. C.V. Vishveshwara who died in Jan
614. Who took over as the chief of the IAF on 2017 was a specialist in
December 31st 2016? (a) Nuclear physics
(b) Environmental physics
(a) A.V. Tipnis
(c) Black holes
(b) Arup Raha (d) Crystal growth
(c) B.S. Dhanoa 619. The first Indian-American woman elected
(d) Nirmal Kumar Varma to the U.S. House of Representatives is
(a) Ananda Chakrabarthy
(b) Jaishree Odin
(c) Bjarati Muharjee
(d) Pramila Jayapal
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620. Match the following women personalities 623. Who was appointed as the Chairman of
with their achievement CBDT (Central Board of Direct Taxes) in
Personality Achievement 2016?
(Name) (a) Sushil Chandra
A. Anna 1. India's first female (b) Karnal Singh
Rajaram to fly an aircraft
(c) Luo Zhaobai
Malhotra
(d) Renu Pall
B. Sarla Takral 2. India's first female
train driver 624. Match the following (As on Aug. 2016) :
C. Arunima 3. India's first Governor State
sinha Woman IAS officer A. Najma Heptullah 1. Kerala
after B. V.P. Singh 2. Assam
independence Badnore
D. Surekha 4. First Indian C. Banwarilal Purohit 3. Manipur
Yadav woman amputee
to scale Everest D. P. Sadasivam 4. Punjab
A B C D A B C D
(a) 1 3 4 2 (a) 1 2 4 3
(b) 3 1 2 4 (b) 3 4 2 1
(c) 3 1 4 2 (c) 2 1 4 3
(d) 3 4 2 1 (d) 1 3 2 4
621. Match the following: 625. Match the following (as on July 2016):
Film Film Minister Ministry
director
A. Lav Diaz 1. The Revenant A. Prakash 1. Railways
B. George 2. Another time Javadekar
Miller B. Smriti Irani 2. Human
C. Alejandro 3. The Women who Resource
G. Inarritu left Development
D. Nahid 4. Mad Max: Fury C. Venkaiah 3. Textile
Hassan Road Naidu
Zadeh D. Suresh Prabhu 4. Information
A B C D and
Broadcasting
(a) 3 4 1 2
A B C D
(b) 1 2 3 3
(c) 2 3 1 4 (a) 2 3 4 1
(d) 3 1 2 4 (b) 3 2 4 1
622. Who was elected as the Prẻsident of FICCI (c) 1 2 3 4
for 2017? (d) 2 3 1 4
(a) Pankaj R. Patel Rajpat 626. In the Australian Federal elections 2015
(b) Rajpat for the Prime Minister of Australia, who
(c) Arora emerged as winner?
(d) Ryder (a) Tony Abbot
(b) Kevin Rudd
(c) Malcolm Turnbull
(d) Julia Gillard
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627. The President of Sri Lanka as on June 2015 634. Which of the following statements about
(a) Waithripala Sirisena Mother Teresa is/are True?
(b) Ravi Karunanayake I. She founded a new congregation
(c) Mahinda Samarasinghe named Missionaries of Charity
(d) Mahinda Amaraweera II. She did not accept the Citizenship of
628. Which glacial mountain region was India
named after Indian origin scientist Sinha III. She was awarded the Nobel Peace
of U.S.A? prize
(a) South Eastern Antartic IV. In 1929 A.D. she came to Madras as a
(b) North west Aretic Missionary
(c) Himalayan Peak Region (a) I and III correct
(d) North East Alps (b) II and IV correct
629. The world oldest lady Koto Okubo, (c) I and IV correct
belongs to which country? (d) I, III and IV correct
(a) Japan 635. Which one of the following is not correctly
(b) China
matched?
(c) England
(d) Russia (a) Surjit Singh Barnala - Chancellor of
630. Sumitra Mahajan is associated with the Universities of Tamil Nadu
post of as on June 2014 (b) Fakruddin All Ahmed - Former
(a) Lok Sabha Deputy Speaker President of India
(b) Rajya Sabha Speaker (c) P. J. Abdul Kalam - Wings of Fire
(c) Lok Sabha Speaker (d) Medha Patkar - Indian representative
(d) Minister of External affairs in the UNO.
631. Name the scientist/organisation who 636. Recently bicentenary birth anniversary
successfully converted plastic shopping was carried out for
bag into diesel, natural gas and other (a) Gregor Johann Mendel
useful Petroleum products (b) Charles Darwin
(a) Ahmed Khan (c) Louis Pasteur
(b) Prof. Angela Vincent (d) Alexander Flemming
(c) Birendra Kumar Sharma
(d) Bose Institute Group – II:
632. Who is the 40th Chief Justice of India?
(a) Justice Sathasivam
637. Who is the Chairman of U.N.O. Human
(b) Justice Altamas Kabir
Rights Commission?
(c) Justice Markandey Katju
(a) A.Sharon
(d) Justice Lodha
(b) N.A. Hajjaji
633. Sushanth Singh Rajputh played the (c) Kiran Bedi
character of the cricketer Mahendra Singh (d) Robinson
Dhoni in the movie "M.S. Dhoni: The 638. Nepal's first elected President is
Untold Story". Who directed this movie? (a) Girija Prasad Koirala
(a) Anirudha Roy Chowdhury (b) Paramananda Jha
(b) Gauri Shinde
(c) Dr. Ram Baran Yadav
(c) Neeraj Pandey
(d) Tinu Suresh Desai (d) Ramaraja Prasad Singh
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639. Which of the following British women was 645. Susan Wojcicki is the CEO of which of the
in the news during September 1999 for following companies?
her links with the KGB and is alleged to (a) YouTube
have passed on crucial information about (b) Twitter
the atom bomb to the former USSR? (c) Microsoft
(a) Lolita Motrokin (d) IBM
(b) Mary Vie Allen 646. Who is the present Secretary General of
(c) Melita Norwood the UNO?
(d) Lara Symonds (a) Ban Ki – Moon
640. Who is the Poet Laureate of British at (b) Kofi Annan
present? (c) Antonio Guterres
(a) Andrea Levy (d) Irina Bokova
(b) David Lodge 647. Who is the Managing Director of the
(c) Eva Haffman International Monetary Fund?
(d) Andrew Motion (a) Christine Lagarde
641. Dominique Strauss-Khan, who resigned as (b) Joseph Stiglitz
Managing Director of the International (c) Kristalina Georgieva
Monetary Fund recently, is a former (d) Jim Yong Kim
Finance Minister of 648. Which of the following persons is
(a) France designated as global terrorist by US State
(b) Israel Department at the tie of recent visit of
(c) Germany Prime Minister Narendra Modi to USA?
(d) Spain
(a) Salah Abdelsam
642. Mr. Mike Moor who took charge as the
(b) Mohammad Yusuf Shah
chief of the WTO served earlier as the
(c) Hafiz Saeed
(a) Prime Minister of the New Zealand
(d) Syed Mujahid
(b) Swiss Ambassador to the United
649. Who is the present Director General of
Kingdom
World Health Organization?
(c) Finance Minister of England
(a) Dr M Chan
(d) USA's Permanent Representative in
(b) Dr T A Chebreyesus
the UNO (c) Dr Lee Jong - wool
643. Dilma Rousseff was in news because (d) Dr G H Brundtland
(a) She won the second term as the 650. Who of the following has been UNO's
President of Brazil Overall Representative in East Timor?
(b) She won an international award for (a) Jamshed Market
peace (b) Carlos Belo
(c) She was impeached from office by (c) Jose Xanana
the Senate. (d) Hatukesi
(d) She was ousted from power in a coup 651. Who of the following has been elected as
644. Who is the recently elected Prime the President of the UN General Assembly
Minister of Nepali? for its 54th session in September 1999?
(a) Girija Prasad Koirala (a) Alexander Downer
(b) Pushpakumar Dahal Prachanda (b) Jose Romos Horta
(c) Baburam Bhattarai (c) Theo-ben Gurirab
(d) K.P. Sharma Oli (d) Didier Opertti
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652. Who is the new Chief of Air Force of India? 659. The Chairman of the 21st Law
(a) Bipin Rawat Commission of India is
(b) B.S. Dhanoa (a) Justice B.S. Chowhan
(c) Sunil Lamba (b) Justice A.P. Shah
(d) Vivek Ram Chaudhari (c) Justice D.K. Jain
653. Who of the following NRI's is the (d) Justice Madan B. Lokur
Chairman of the $500 million Caparo 660. Who is heading the Federation of Indian
Group of Companies in England? Chambers of Commerce and Industry
(a) Hinduja (FICCI) now after its 72nd Annual Session
(b) Swaraj Paul held in November, 1999?
(c) Goenka (a) T. S. Raghavan
(d) Thaper (b) Sudhir Jalan
654. Who is the President of Progressive (c) G. P. Goenka
Writers Ansociation (PWA)? (d) Rahul Bajaj
(a) Ali Sardar Jafri 661. Who is set to take over as the Vice Chief
(b) Namvar Singh of Army Staff in 2019?
(c) Waheed Ahmed (a) MM Narawane
(d) Kamala Prasad (b) Bipin Rawath
655. Who is the Register General and Census (c) Sunil Aurora
Commissioner of India? (d) Vijendra Pratap
(a) S.K. Chakra Varthy 662. Who was the chief guest for the 2016
(b) G.K. Pillai Republic Day parade?
(c) P. Chidambaram (a) Barack Obama
(d) C. Chandramouli (b) David Cameron
656. The richest Indian in India is (c) François Hollande
(a) Mukesh Ambani (d) Shinzo Abe
(b) Anil Ambani 663. Out of the persons mentioned below who
(c) Azim Premji is one of the founders of “Safai
(d) Narayana Murthy Karmachari Andolan"?
657. Who is the new Lieutenant Governor of (a) Kailash Satyarthi
Delhi? (b) Bezwaca Wilson
(a) Anil Goel (c) Bindeshwar Pathak
(d) Kamlaben Gurjar
(b) Anil Baijal
664. The present Chairman of the Rajya Sabha
(c) Vijay Goel is
(d) Pradip Baijal (a) P.J. Kurien
658. Who is the Chairman of National (b) Arun Jaitley
Integration Council of India? (c) Hamid Ansari
(a) Dr. Manmohan Singh (d) Selja Kumari
(b) Sonia Gandhi 665. Who is the Scientific Adviser to the
Defence Minister?
(c) Montek Singh Aluwalia
(a) S. Christopher
(d) Vijay L. Kelker (b) R. Chidambaram
(c) V.K. Saraswati
(d) G. Satheesh Reddy
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666. Who is the first Prime Minister of India to 673. The Chairman of the 1st Law Commission
visit Israel? of India is
(a) Narendra Modi (a) V.R. Krishna Iyer
(b) Atal Behari Vajpayee (b) A.R. Lakshmanan
(c) Manmohan Singh (c) M.M. Punchi
(d) Inder Kumar Gujral (d) M. C. Setalvad
667. Who is the present Chairman of National
Commission for Scheduled Tribes? Chapter – 9
(a) Anasuya Vikey Books & Authors
(b) Rameshwar Oran
(c) Urmila Singh Group – I:
(d) Nand Kumar Sai
668. The Chairman of the Parliamentary 674. Who authored the famous novel 'The
Standing Committee on Finance is Fountain Head'?
(a) Yashwant Sinha (a) George Orwell
(b) Yashwant Singh (b) Charles Dickens
(c) Pranab Mukherjee (c) Oliver Goldsmith
(d) None of the above (d) Ayn Rand
669. The BEML chief suspended by the Union 675. R.K. Laxman who passed away recently
Government in 2012 is was a famous
(a) N. Natarajan (a) Journalist
(b) V.K. Sinha (b) Medical Doctor
(c) Pattabhi Rama Rao (c) Cartoonist
(d) V.R.S. Natarajan (d) Writer
670. The new Chief Election Commissioner of 676. The first movie of Shyam Benegal
India appointed in June 2012 is produced in Telangana
(a) Lyngdoh (a) Nishant
(b) Veeravalli Sundaram Sampath (b) Bazar
(c) Bhanwar Lal (c) Bobby
(d) Sangma (d) Ankur
671. The Brand Ambassador of National 677. Out of the options below, who was
Sanitation Campaign of 2012 is awarded the Pulitzer Prize in 2017 for
(a) Rekha Explanatory Journalism?
(b) Vidya Balan (a) The New York Times
(c) Sridevi (b) The Washington Post
(d) Jaya Bachchan (c) WikiLeaks
672. Who of the following was elected to the (d) International Consortium of
Lok Sabha in 1999, for the tenth time Investigative Journalists (ICIJ)
consecutively? 678. The book "The Inner Fire" written by
(a) Dr. Mohammad Koya Justice Rohinton F. Nariman is on
(b) P. K. Muthukoya (a) Religious wars
(b) Islam
(c) Bhupesh Gupta
(c) Zoroastrianism
(d) P. M. Sayeed (d) Radical humanism
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679. World Book day is on: 684. Which of the following (Book-Author) is
(a) 23rd April wrongly matched?
(b) 23rd March (a) Half Girl friend - Chetan Bhagat
(c) 23rd February (b) My country my life - Dalai Lama
(d) 23rd January (c) Born again on the mountain -
680. Which of the following Bollywood films Arunimasinha
recently became the world's first feature (d) The country of first boys - Amartya
film to be offered for download from the sen
popular net www.kazam.com at a cost of (e) Answer not known
$2.99? 685. As per 'Vel Pari' the book written by Thiru.
(a) Kal Ho Na Ho Su. Venkatesan, the Sahitya academy
(b) Supari winning writer
(c) The Legend of Bhagat Singh A. "Paari" was a man of nature who
(d) Fire knew birds, insects, plants like the
681. The recently released book "Srivatsa back of his hand.
Smriti" is written by B. The story "Vel Pari" was that of
(a) S.L. Bhyrappa conflict between man's greed and
(b) Sumatheendra Nadig nature.
(c) Baraguru Ramachandrappa Which of the above statements is / are
(d) Korgi Shankaranarayana Upadhyaya correct?
682. Match the following and choose the (a) A only
correct answer: (b) B only
Books Authors (c) A and B
A. Gold Finch 1. Daniel Pinto (d) Neither A nor B
B. 3 sections 2. Vijay Seshadri (e) Answer not known
C. Anticipating India 3. Shekar Gupta 686. Which of the following book received
Sahitya Academic Award written by
D. Capital war 4. Donna Tartt
Melanmai Ponnusamy?
A B C D
(a) Minsarapoo
(a) 1 2 3 4 (b) Kalmaram
(b) 1 3 4 2 (c) Ahayathukku adutha veedu
(c) 4 2 3 1 (d) Appavin Sinekidhar
(d) 1 2 4 3 (e) Answer not known
683. The book "Modi's Midas Touch in Foreign 687. Match the following:
Policy" was written by Author Book
(a) Surendra Kumar A. Vannadasan 1. Sancharam
(b) Dr. Dhrubajyoti Borah B. Ingulab 2. Sool
(c) Shashi Tharoor C. Ramakrishnan 3. Kaandal Naatkal
(d) Sunita Narain D. Cho. Dharman 4. Oru Siru Isai
A B C D
(a) 1 2 3 4
(b) 3 2 4 1
(c) 4 3 1 2
(d) 2 3 4 1
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688. The book 'My Presidential Years' is 694. Which of the following is wrongly
written by matched?
(a) K.R. Narayanan (a) Arvind Pande - SAIL
(b) Giani Zail Singh (b) The Greater Common Good -
(c) S.D. Sharma Arundhati Roy
(d) R. Venkataraman (c) The Ground Beneath Her Feet –
689. The author of the book "TAMIL NADU: Khushwant Singh
The Land of Vedas" is (d) The Tin Drum - Gunter Grass
(a) R. Nagaswamy 695. The theme of the Nobel Prize winning
(b) R. Krishnamoorthy book "Second hand Time" is
(c) R. Nagarajan (a) Concept of time in science
(d) R. Naganathan (b) Society and Politics of Soviet Union
690. Who said, "The District Administration is (c) Management of time
the total Management of public affair"? (d) History of different times
(a) S.S. Khera 696. Which of the following novels won the
(b) Ramsay Mac Donald 1999 Booker Prize for frictional writing?
(c) Warren Hastings (a) Fasting, Fensting
(d) Anumantha Rao (b) Headlong
691. The book "An Era of Darkness - The British (c) Disagree
Empire in India", released in 2016, is (d) The Autum of the Patriarch
written by 697. The book titled "Half-Lion" is about
(a) Amerthia Sen (a) Sitaram Kesri
(b) Shashi Tharoor (b) Rajiv Gandhi
(c) N. Ram (c) P.V. Narasimha Rao
(d) Taslima Naerin (d) Manmohan Singh
692. The book "1991: How P.V. Narasimha Rao 698. Who is the author of the book 'Half Lion'
Made History" released in 2016, was released on the life of the former Prime
written by Minister P.V. Narasimha Rao?
(a) Sanjaya Baru (a) Jairam Ramesh
(b) Shashi Tharoor (b) Vinay Sithapathi
(c) Arun Jetley (c) Manmohan Singh
(d) Dr. Kapila Vatsayana (d) Aravind Adiga
699. In the recent block-buster movie 'Kabali,
Group – II: the opening shot shows the book titled -
"My Father Balaiah". In what way the
693. What was the theme of the New Delhi book is related to Telangana?
World Book Fair, 2017 held in January, (a) it highlights the plight of Telangana
2017? migrant workers in Dubai
(a) Vividh Bharat: Diverse India (b) It depicts the struggle for Telangana.
(b) Manushi: Writings on and by Women (c) It depicts the life of a Karimnagar
(c) Renaissance of Civilizations - Dalit family migrated to Hyderabad.
Understanding through exchange (d) It depicts the life of a Karimnagar
(d) Books Doors opening for the future Dalit family migrated to Malaysia.
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700. "Indta versus Pakistan: Why can't we just 706. Which Hyderabadi Cricketer was the
be friend" is a book written by Coach of the Ireland Cricket team for the
(a) MJ. Akbar 2011 ICC World Cup?
(b) Akhil Sharma (a) Venkatapathy Raju
(c) Khushwant Singh (b) M.V. Narasimha Rao
(d) Husain Haqqani (c) M. V. Sridhar
701. Who is generally known as "Germany's (d) Shivalal Yadav
Shakespeare"? 707. Who is the winner of the recently held
(a) Hegel Super series Singapore Open Badminton
(b) Goethe title in the Men's Singles category?
(c) Durign (a) Kidambi Srikant
(d) Mehring (b) B. Sai Praneeth
702. Which of the following books of Taslima (c) Parupalli Kashyap
Nasreen of Bangladesh was banned in (d) B. Sumeeth Reddy
August 1999? 708. Which of the following sports
(a) Nusrat personalities was recently appointed to
(b) Lazza the Board of Sports Authority of India?
(c) Amar Meyebela (a) Pullela Gopichand
(d) Sonar Kella (b) Karnam Malleswari
703. Which of the following works of Gunter (c) Mukesh Kumar
Grass is about the city of Calcutta? (d) Gutta Jwala
(a) The Tin Drum 709. The thirteenth World Cup Hockey to be
(b) The Flounder held in 2014 is scheduled at
(c) The Rat (a) New Delhi (India)
(d) Show your Tongue (b) The Hague (Netherlands)
(c) Lahore (Pakistan)
(d) London (Britain)
Chapter – 10
710. The sport included in the First South Asian
Sports
Winter Games held in January 2011 was
(a) Figure Skating
Group – I: (b) Ice Hockey
(c) Speed Skating
704. Who won the Men's Singles Title in the (d) All the above
2015 Wimbledon Tennis Championship? 711. The ICC World Women's Twenty-20
(a) Rafael Nadal Champion 2010 is
(b) Roger Federer (a) India
(b) Sri Lanka
(c) Novak Djokovic
(c) Australia
(d) Andy Murray (d) New Zealand
705. Who is the present Chairman of the Indian 712. The winner of the Gold Medal at the
Premier League (IPL) Governing Council? Second World Sand Sculpture
(a) Anurag Thakur Championship is
(b) Sourav Ganguly (a) Sudarsan Pattnaik
(c) Rajeev Shukla (b) Someswar Pathak
(d) Anirudh Chowdhary (c) Goutham Prasad
(d) Harischandra Mukherjee
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713. The opening match of the FIFA 2010 720. Srihari Nataraj is related to which of the
World Cup was played between following sport?
(a) South Africa and Mexico (a) Badminton
(b) South Africa and Nigeria (b) Hockey
(c) South Africa and America (c) Swimming
(d) South Africa and England (d) Tennis
714. Which city will host the 2012 Olympics? 721. Who won the Bengaluru Open Golf
(a) New Delhi Championship 2019, which was organized
(b) London by Karnataka Tourism Department?
(c) Athens (a) Karandeep Kochhar
(d) Lisbon (b) Aadil Bedi
715. India on 4th March 2008 won in the (c) Udayan Mane
Commonwealth Bank ODI tri-series, in (d) Abhinav Lohan
cricket against Australia by 722. Who among the following is named as the
(a) 6 runs captain of the team "Bengaluru Bulls" for
(b) 7 runs the Pro-Kabaddi League, 2017?
(c) 8 runs (a) Rohit Kumar
(d) 9 runs (b) Ravinder Pahan
716. The winner of the Kings Cup Boxing (c) Ajay Kumar
Championship 2007 is (d) Kuldeep Singh
(a) Cuba 723. Consider the following statements
(b) Mexico regarding the ICC Champions Trophy,
(c) India 2017:
(d) Thailand A. In the ICC Champions Trophy, 2017,
717. The 2007 World Cup for Cricket was held Pakistan defeated India in the final
at: played at The Oval, London.
(a) Australia B. The highest runs scored in this
(b) South Africa tournament were by Shikhar Dhawan
(c) India from India.
(d) West Indies C. The Man of the Match Award for the
718. The Fourth Military World Games were final match was given to Fakhar
held at: Zaman of Pakistan.
(a) New Delhi Which of the statements given above
(b) Hyderabad is/are correct?
(c) Bangalore Select the code for the correct answer for
(d) Kanpur the options given below:
719. Nandita Naganagoudar is associated with (a) A only
which of the following sport? (b) A and C only
(a) Swimming (c) Conly
(b) Mountaineering (d) A, B and C
(c) Boxing
(d) Hockey
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724. Name the woman tennis player who won 730. In which sport did Harshini of Thiruvarur
her first Grand Slam title by winning in the won the World Championship 2016 held
finals of the Australian Open 2012. in Russia?
(a) Victoria Azarenka (a) Carrom
(b) Svetlana Kuznetsova (b) Swimming
(c) Maria Sharapova (c) Chess
(d) Caroline Wozniacki (d) Snooker
725. I. The final match of Cricket World Cup 731. Which badminton title was won by P.V.
2011, won by India, was played in Kolkata. Sindhu in November 2016?
II. Yuvraj Singh was adjudged as the Man (a) China open super series
of the Series in Cricket World Cup 2011. (b) Hong Kong open super series
(a) Both the statements are true (c) Russian open grand prix
(b) Only statement I is true (d) Chinese Taipei grand prix
(c) Only statement II is true 732. Match the sport with the corresponding
(d) Both the statements are false number of players:
726. I. There has been a strong dissent for the Sport No. of players
sponsorship of London Olympics 2012 by A. Polo 1. 15
Dow Chemicals. B. Rugby football 2. 11
II. Yuvraj Singh was adjudged as the Man C. Hockey 3. 9
of the Series in Cricket World Cup 2011. D. Base ball 4. 4
(a) Both the statements are true
A B C D
(b) Only statement I is true
(a) 1 3 4 2
(c) Only statement II is true
(b) 4 1 2 3
(d) Both the statements are false
(c) 3 1 4 3
727. Who is the British-Indian centenarian
(d) 1 4 2 3
marathoner who ran 10 ~km Hong Kong
733. 2020 Olympic games will be held at
race?
(a) Beijing
(a) Milkha Singh
(b) New York
(b) Surya Veer Singh
(c) Chicago
(c) Gagan Singh
(d) Tokyo
(d) Fauja Singh
734. Which is incorrect pair?
728. Cricketer Brian Lara belongs to which
(a) Saurav Ghosal - Squash
country?
(b) Malavath Purna-Archery
(a) India
(c) Heena Sidhu - Shooting
(b) West Indies
(d) Chhanda Gayen - Mountaineer
(c) England
735. How many times has Rafeal Nadal of Spain
(d) Australia
Won the French Open Tennis tournament
729. As on January 2017 who is the all-time
to break the record?
highest goal scorer in World Cup Football?
(a) 7 times
(a) Miroslav Klose Lionel Messi
(b) 8 times
(b) Christiano Ronaldo
(c) 9 times
(c) Neymar
(d) 10 times
(d) Diego Maradona
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736. In October 2015 Russia's Sergey Karjakin 742. The CEAT International Cricketer of the
won the World cup for Year Award, 2002 has been presented to
(a) Table Tennis (a) S. Tendulkar
(b) Chess (b) M.Muralitharan
(c) Golf (c) Andy Flower
(d) Polo (d) S. Fleming
737. Divyansh Singh Panwar, who secured 743. The CEAT International Batsman of the
2020 Tokyo Olympic Quota, is associated Year Award, 2002 has been presented to
with which field? (a) S. Tendulkar
(a) Shooting (b) S. Jayasurya
(b) Hockey (c) S. Fleming
(c) Badminton (d) S. Ganguly
(d) Swimming 744. The 'Bird's Nest stadium is at
(a) Athens
Group – II: (b) Beijing
(c) Seoul
738. Jyotirmoyee Sikdar was awarded the Rajiv (d) Sydney
Gandhi Khel Ratna Award on September 745. 2012 Summer Olympics will be held at
1, 1999. What is the value of the award? (a) Rio de Janeiro
(a) Rupees 5 lakhs (b) New Delhi,
(b) Rupees 3 lakhs (c) London
(c) Rupees 3 lakhs (d) Los Angeles
(d) Rupees 15 lakhs 746. The Lodha Committee report on working
739. The eight-year-old youngest whiz-kid who of BCCI
created history recently in August, 1999 (a) Proposes ban on betting
beating the Grandmaster John Nunn in (b) Does not deal with betting
chess, is
(c) Proposes legalization of betting
(a) Wilson Kipketer
(b) David Howell (d) Proposes jail sentence for betting
(c) Damien Martin 747. Magnus Carlsen, the world Chess
(d) Hezekiel Sepeng champion is from
740. What is the total number of Olympic gold (a) Sweden
medals won by Carl Lewis? (b) Canada
(a) 6 (c) Norway
(b) 7 (d) Great Britain
(c) 9 748. Which country won the Kabaddi World
(d) 13
Cup 2016?
741. Which of the following cricketers has
(a) India
recently registered his fourth consecutive
(b) Thailand
duck out in Australia and created a record
(c) Iran
of sorts?
(d) South Korea
(a) Ajay Jadeja
(b) Kanitkar
(c) Anil Kumble
(d) Ajit Agarkar
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749. The first Indian woman player who 755. Legendary Boxer Muhammad Ali,
belongs to Telangana to receive the considered as the greatest of all time
prestigious Arjuna award for Volleyball is passed away recently. He was a national
(a) M. Sujatha Reddy of
(b) U. Madhavi Reddy (a) South Africa
(c) G. Mulini Reddy (b) USA
(d) Jareena Begum (c) India
750. The Badminton World Federation Most (d) Pakistan
Improved Player of the Year Award for 756. Which team won the 2017-18 La Liga
2016 was given to season?
(a) P.V. Sindhu (a) FC Barcrlona
(b) Carolina Marin (b) Real Madrid
(c) Sun Yu (c) Velancia
(d) Ayaka Takahashi (d) Real Betis
751. What was the theme of the Olympics 757. In which of the following years, did the
2016 which were held in Rio De Janerio, Indian National Blind Cricket Team win
Brazil? the World Cup?
(a) Unity and Enlightenment (a) 2018
(b) Equality and Equity (b) 2019
(c) Social Justice (c) 2020
(d) Peace and Environment (d) 2016
752. Which one of the following games was 758. The bronze medal on roseshwar Dutt in
newly NOT introduced at the Rio Olympics Wrestling in 2012, London Olympics was
2016? upgraded to silver because the following
(a) Water Polo wrestler failed the dope test:
(b) Kite surfing (a) Togrul Asgarov
(c) Sevens Rugby (b) Sharif Sharifov
(d) Golf (c) Jake Varner
753. The 1983 World Cup Cricket which was (d) Besik Kudukhov
won by India involved India in eight 759. Which female cricketer became the first
matches. In all of these, how many "Man player in the world to cross the 2000 runs
of the Match" awards were won by India? mark inT20 International Cricket?
(a) 3 (a) Mithali Raj
(b) 5 (b) Smriti Mandhana
(c) 8 (c) Priya Punia
(d) Veda Krishnamurthy
(d) 6
760. MS Dhoni holds the honorary rank of
754. Nick name of the Jamaican sprinter Usain
………………….. in the Teritorial Army unit of
Bolt who created an unprecedented
the Parachute Regiment (106 Para TA
record in Rio Olympics 2016 is
battalion).
(a) Thunder Bolt
(a) Lieutenant Colonel
(b) Lightning Bolt (b) Colonel
(c) Hurricane of Africa (c) Major
(d) Golden Bolt (d) Major General
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761. Which country won the Kabaddi World 768. Indian opener …………… has become
Cup 2016? Wisdom Cricketer of the year 2009.
(a) India (a) Sachin Tendulkar
(b) Thailand (b) Gautham Gambhir
(c) Iran (c) Virender Sehwag
(d) South Korea (d) Rahul Dravid
762. Arrange the countries in descending order 769. Which Country will host the 2014 FIFA
according to total medals won in the world cup?
latest Olympics? (a) South Africa
(a) USA, Great Britain, China, Russia (b) Canada
(b) USA, China, Great Britain, Russia (c) Brazil
(c) USA, Russia, Great Britain, China (d) Spain
(d) Russia, Great Britain, USA, China 770. Double fault is the term used in which of
763. Who won the French Open 2017 in mixed the following sports?
doubles category? (a) Foot Ball
(a) Gabriela Dabrowski & Rohan (b) Badminton
Boppanna (c) Golf
(b) Martina Hingis & Leander Paes (d) Tennis
(c) Sania Mirza & Ivan Dodig 771. The winner of the Wimbledon Women
(d) C Dellaqua and Rajiv Ram Singles title 2008 is
764. Which country won the Azlan Shah (a) Venus Williams
Hockey Cup, 2017? (b) Serena Williams
(a) India (c) Dinara Safina
(b) Australia
(d) Ana Ivanovic
(c) Great Botain
(d) Pakistan 772. D.L.F. Indian Premier League (I.P.L.) title
765. Who won the World Series Hockey title in was won by
2012? (a) Kolkata Knight Riders
(a) Pune Strykers (b) Mumbai Indians
(b) Sher-e-Punjab (c) Chennai Super-Kings
(c) Chennai Cheetah (d) Rajasthan Royals
(d) None of these 773. The 19th Commonwealth Games 20 will
766. The venue for organizing Commonwealth be held at
Games to be held in 2014 is
(a) London
(a) Melbourne
(b) Manchester (b) Sydney
(c) Edinburgh (c) New Delhi
(d) Glasgow (d) Colombo
767. The second title of the year (2012) won by 774. The champion of the ICC Cricket World
Saina Nehwal after beating Inthanon is Cup 2007 is
(a) Thailand Open Srand Prix Gold (a) India
Badminton title
(b) Sri Lanka
(b) French Open
(c) Swiss Open Grand Prix Gold (c) Australia
Badminton title (d) England
(d) None of the above
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