● Under which Article of the Constitution does the governor of state possess the pardoning power? – Article 161
● To be eligible as Vice-President a person should have completed – 35 years of age
● Under the Indian Constitution it has been mentioned that minister are individually and collectivity responsible to the House of the People, in – Article 75
● The Central Recruiting Agency of India is – The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC)
● The Comptroller and Auditor General of India is appointed by – President
● Who headed the committee on 'Revitalisation of Panchayati Raj' Institutions for Democracy and Development appointed by the Rajiv Gandhi Government in 1986 ? – L. M. Singhvi
● Which Article of the Indian Constitution empowers Parliament to regulate the right of Citizen- ship? – Article 11
● Which Article of the Constitution empowers the High Court to issue writs including habaes corpus, mandamus, certiorari, prohibition and quo warranto for the enforcement of fundamental rights of the citizens and for any other purpose? – Article 226
● 73rd Constitutional Amendment Act 1992 has added a new Part-IX to the Constitution of India entitled as the 'Panchayats' which provides for – a Three-Tier System of Panchayati Raj System
● The Panchayati Raj is based on the principle of – Democratic Decentralisation
Indian National Movement Questions
● At the time of gaining of Independence, the President of 'Indian National Congress' was – J. B. Kriplani
● Universities in the Presidency towns in India were established in –1857
● Ashfaqullah Khan, Chandra Shekhar Azad, Ram Prasad Bismil, Rajendra Lahiri, Roshan Singh and Sachindranath Sanyal were all associated with – The Kakori Conspiracy (1925)
● The first President of the Indian National Congress was – Sir Wyomesh Chandra Banerjee
● Which extremist leader of the freedom movement was given six years jail punishment in 1908 ? – Balgangadhar Tilak
● Swami Vivekanand established the Ramakrishna Mission in – the year 1897
● Jallianwala Bagh massacre took place in the city – Amritsar
● In the history of Indian National Movement Santhal Rebellion took place between – 1855-1856
● The treaty of Srirangapatnam was signed between Tipu Sultan and – Lord Cornwallis
● Sisir Kumar Ghosh, Shambhuchand Mukherjee, Kali Mohan Das and Jogesh Chandra Dutt were editors of – Amrit Bazar Patrika
History and Culture of India Questions
● The first definite mention of Bharata as a region is to be found in – Panini who lived about sixth century B.C.
● The term Nirgrantha is associated with – Jainas
● Vedic Literature includes – Vedas, the Brahmanas, the Aranyakas and the Upanishads
● The Kalinga was fought in – 261 BC
● Who said that "The mythology, as well as cosmogony of the Egyptians, Greeks and Romans were borrowed from the doc-trines of the Brahmins." – Nanthaniel Halhed
● Under the Government of India, provincial legislatures consisted of two chambers, except in the case of – Punjab
● Who wrote the book "The Wonder that was India" ? – A. L. Basham
● Tipu Sultan was the Sultan (ruler) of Mysore from – 1782 to 17999
● We can know about early Vedic period from – The Rig Veda
● Nizam-ul-Mulk Asaf Jah founded the state of Hyderabad in– 1724
Economic Affairs of India Questions
● Ankaleshwar in India is known for the production of – Petroleum
● Which bank has become the first registrar for Unique Identification Authority of India for collecting both demographic and biometric informations of the bank's account holders? – State Bank of India
● Zero Coupon Bonds are that variety of loans – Which are issued at a discount and redeemed at par
● The part of profit or other surpluses of a company distributed proportionately among share- holders is called – Equity Share
● The National Food for Work Programme was launched in – November 2004 in 150 most backward districts of the country
● NABARD stands for – National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development
● The Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan (RMSA) aims at ensuring universal access to secondary level education by – the year 2017
● Videsh Sanchar Nigam Limited of Tata group has been renamed as – Tata Communication Limited
● For which one item Tripura is famous as a huge exporter to many parts of the world? – Knitted garments
● Who won the Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year A ward 2009 ? – Anand Mahindra
Geography (India and the World) Questions
● The Obra city is famous for – Thermal Power Plant
● The Western Ghats are also known as – The Sahyadris
● The Southern tip of India is – India Point in Nicobar Islands
● The major peaks like Mt. Everest, Kanchenjunga, Makalu, Dhaulagiri, Mansalu, Cho Oyu, Nanga Parbat and Annapurna all are situated in – The Greater Himalayas (Himadri)
● The approximate circumference of the Earth is – 40075 km
● Vembnad Lake is located in – Kerala
● Which country in South Asia are landlocked? – Bhutan and Nepal
● The top five million cities of India as per the 2001 census, in descending order are – Greater Mumbai, Kolkata, Delhi, Chennai and Bangalore
● East West corridor comprising National Highways connects – Silchar to Porbander
● The instrument which records the seismic waves generated by the occurrence of earthquakes is called – Seismograph
Agriculture Questions
● Prabhat is an early short duration variety of – Red gram
● Keeping in view the interest of the farmers as also the need of self-reliance the Government has been announcing Minimum Support Price (MSP) for – 24 major crops
● Red Delicious is a variety of – Apple
● The instruments for food management are – Minimum Support Price (MSP) and Central Issue Price (CIP)
● Sulphur-coated Urea contains nitrogen – 33%
● The Zaid crop is grown during – The months of March to June
● Granite is a rock – Sedimentary
● Rice (Paddy) Jowar, Bajra, Maize Cotton, Sugarcane, Seasamurn, Soybean, Groundnut are all – Kharif Crops
● Blind hoeing is recommended for – Sugarcane
● Under the Decentralized Procurement Scheme (DPC)-operational since 1997 food grains are pro-cured and distributed by – The State Governments themselves
Science and Technology Questions
● Dynamite, Tri-Nitro Toulene (TNT), Tri-Nitro Benzene (TNB) and Tri-Nitro Phenol (TNP) and RDX are all used as – Explosives
● Electrostatic precipitator is used to control – Air pollution
● The heaviest element is – Osmium
● Carbon dioxide is called green-house gas because – Its absorbs infrared radiation
● Institute for Nuclear Medicine and Allied Sciences is located in – New Delhi
● What is the source of electric energy in an artificial satellite? – Solar cells
● The opposition offered by a conductor to the flow of current through it is called – Resistance
● Which country has become first to pass Climate Act? – Canada
● One Angstrom is equal to – 10-10 metre
Sports and Games Questions
● Lin Dan who was declared Most Valuable Player in 16th Asiad Guangzhou belongs to – China
● Novak Djokovic won the Wimbledon 2011, Men's Singles title after defeating – Rafael Nadal
● The term 'Tee' is connected with – Golf
● Brooklyn (USA) is a place associated with – Baseball
● 'Prince of Wales Cup' is associated with the game of – Golf
● The number of players in Water Polo is – 7
● The first Indian to win PGA title of golf is – Arjun Atwal
● Boris Gelfand is associated with – Chess
● The winner of Women's World Cup of football 2011 was – Japan
Useful GK Questions
● The function of DNA in the body is – To control the heredity
● The headquarters of OPEC (Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries) is located in – Vienna (Austria)
● Lake Nyasa and Lake Victoria are located in – Continent of Africa
● Mainstream Nationalism in India aimed at – Emancipation from colonial rule
● The medical term for memory loss is – Amnesia
● In SONAR, we use – Ultrasonic waves
● Jatiyo Sangsad is the Parliament of – Bangladesh
● Sentinelese and Shompens are the tribals inhabiting – Andaman and Nicobar Islands
● The Site of Harappa is located on the bank of river – Ravi
● Hypnology is the study of – Sleep
● The basis of European Union began with the signing of – Maastricht Treaty
● Bering Strait was discovered by – Vitus Bering
● Which Governor General formed the Triple Alliance against Tipu Sultan? – Lord Cornwallis
● The official language of Argentina is – Spanish
● Fiscal policy in India is formulated by – The Finance Ministry
● Ceylon is the old name of – Sri Lanka
● The best colours for a Sun umbrella will be – White on top and black on inside
● Dirham is the currency of – Morocco
● The headquarters of North Western Railway is located at – Jaipur
● Prince of Wales Cup is associated with – Golf
● The monetary unit of Bangladesh is – Taka
● National Highway No.3 runs from – Agra to Mumbai
