1) Which of the following are correct ? ( States : Major co-operative
societies )
a) Gujarat :AMUL
b) Karnataka : Nandini
c) Bihar : Sudha
d) All the above
Ans: d
2) Which of the following is correct ? ( Crop : Estimated Production
during 2016-17)
a) Onions : 224
lakh Tonnes
b) Potatos : 486 lakh Tonnes
c) Tomatoes : 207 lakh Tonnes
d) All the above
Ans: d
3) Recently, “INDIA @ 70: THE JAMMU & KASHMIR SAGA” is
conducted on which occasion ?
a) occasion of 70 years of
Accession of Jammu & Kashmir to India
b) World War I
c) World War II
d) German Unification
Ans: a
4) What is the primary benefit of
Neem coating on Urea ?
a) less weight
b) the slow release of urea [which results in increased Nitrogen Use
Efficiency (NUE)]. Due to NUE, the consumption of Neem Coated Urea reduces as
compared to normal urea.
c) cost increases
d) exports are decreased
Ans: a
5) Why the availability of urea in 45 Kg bags instead
of 50 Kg bag is started ?
a) farmers mostly assess the
requirement of urea in terms of bags for agriculture purpose, it is estimated
that the availability of urea in 45 Kg bags instead of 50 Kg bag may bring down
consumption of Urea by 10%.
b) to encourage farmers
c) to discourage natural
methods
d) None of these
Ans: a
6) Which languages have been given status of classical languages ?
a) Tamil, Sanskrit,
b) Telugu, Kannada,
c) Malayalam and Odia
d) Six languages
Ans: d
7) What is the e Criteria adopted by the Government to determine
the eligibility of a language for granting classical language status ?
a)
High antiquity of its early texts/ recorded
history over a period of 1500-2000 years; A body of ancient literature/ texts,
which is considered a valuable heritage by generations of speakers;
b)The
literary tradition be original and not borrowed from another speech community;
c)The
classical language and literature being distinct from modern, there may also be
a discontinuity between the classical language and its later forms or its
offshoot
d) All the above
Ans: d
8) Government vide Press Note No.5 (2016 Series) dated 24.06.2016 has
notified revised FDI policy in defence sector, according to which how much FDI is allowed under automatic route
and beyond 49% through Government route wherever it is likely to result in
access to modern technology or for other reasons to be recorded ?
a) upto 49%
b) 25%
c) 30 %
d) 20 %
Ans: a
9) At present, deposits with banks are insured upto _______. The similar protection would continue under
the FRDI Bill and the Resolution Corporation is empowered to increase the
deposit insurance amount.
a) Rs.1.5 lakhs
b) Rs. 1 lakh.
c) Rs.2 lakhs
d) Rs.3 lakhs
Ans: b
10) As per which article of
the Constitution of India, it shall be the duty of every citizen of India to
abide by the Constitution and respect its ideals and institutions, the National
Flag and the National Anthem ?
a) Article 51A (a)
b) Article 14
c) Article 15
d) Article 32
Ans: a
11) Who are D voters ?
Give details
a) The letter ‘D’ (for doubtful/disputed) was marked against the names of
those electors who could not prove their Indian citizenship status at the time
of verification.
b) Based on the verification report, the Electoral Registration Officers
(EROs) took a decision on whether a reference to the concerned Tribunal was
necessary to ascertain the Indian citizenship status of such
electors.
c) Both (a) and (b)
d) Development voters
Ans: c
12) Under which article of the Constitution of India “begar” and other
similar forms of forced labour is prohibited and further provide that any
contravention of the said prohibition shall be an offence punishable in
accordance with law ?
a) Article 23
b) Article 52
c) Article 73
d) None of these
Ans: a
13) There is an estimated potential of about 8000 MW of tidal energy in
India . Which of the following is correct in this context ?
a) 7000 MW in the Gulf of Kambhat,
b) 1200 MW in the Gulf of Kutch in Gujarat
c) about 100 MW in the Gangetic delta in Sunderbans in West Bengal
d) All the above
Ans: d
14) Where Jarawa Tribes are living ?
a) Andaman Islands
b) Lakshadweep
c) Ladak
d) Arunachal Pradesh
Ans: a
15)
Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation
constituted a Committee for preparation of Draft Act on river Ganga vide Office
Memorandum dated 21.07.2016 under chairmanship of whom ?
a)
Justice (Retired) Giridhar Malviya
b) Justice A.S.Anand
c) Justice Gohini
d) None of these
Ans: a
16) As per International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), India presently ranks
third in number of reactors under construction after which countries ? (India’s
rank is seventh in number of reactors in operation)
a) China
b) Russian Federation
c) Both (a) & (b) (based on the placement of first pour of concrete)
d) Somalia
Ans: c
17) ‘Cryosphere’ is comprising of which of the following on earth
?
a) snow, river and lake ice, ,
b) sea ice, glaciers, ice shelves and ice sheets,
c) frozen ground
d) All the above
Ans: d
18) The Government has launched the National Action Plan on Climate Change
(NAPCC) in June 2008 to achieve its goals and to deal with the issues related
to climate change. NAPCC comprises of which
missions in specific areas ?
a) solar energy, enhanced energy efficiency,
b) sustainable habitat, water, sustaining Himalayan ecosystems,
c) Green India, sustainable agriculture and strategic knowledge for
climate change
d) All the above eight
areas
Ans: d
19) Where is Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology ?
a) Dehradun
b) Pune
c) Nagpur
d) Kolkata
Ans: a
20) Where is National
Institute of High Security Animal Diseases (NIHSAD) ?
a) Bengaluru
b) Bhopal
c) Mysore
d) Ooty
Ans: b
21) Cash transfer of food subsidy scheme is being implemented in which areas ?
a) Chandigarh
b) Puducherry
c) urban areas of Dadra and Nagar Haveli
d) All the above
Ans: d
22) The National Food Security Act, 2013 (NFSA), provides for coverage of _____
of the rural and 50% of the urban
population for receiving foodgrains at highly subsidized prices of Rs.1/2/3 per
kg for coarse grains/wheat/rice respectively.
a) 75%
b) 50 %
c) 15 %
d) 10 %
Ans: a
23) The Limited Liability Partnership Rules, 2009 have been in force since
which date ? .
a) 01.04.2009 (The Limited Liability Partnership Rules provide for
effectuating/implementing the provisions of Limited Liability Partnership Act,
2008)
b) 1.1.1991
c) 1.7.1969
d) 1.4.1980
Ans: a
24) Government announced ‘Indradhanush plan’ for revamping Public Sector
Banks (PSBs) in August 2015. The plan envisaged which of the following ?
a) infusion of capital in PSBs by
the Government to the tune of Rs. 70,000 crore over a period of four financial
years.
b) More loans
c) More NPAs
d) None of these
Ans: a
25) Kisan Credit Card
(KCC) scheme meets the financial requirements of farmers at various stages of
farming. The scheme aims at providing adequate and timely credit support from
the banking system under a single window with flexible and simplified procedure
to the farmers for their cultivation and which other needs ?
a) To meet the short term credit requirements for cultivation
of crops Post-harvest expenses;
Produce marketing
loan;
b) Consumption requirements of farmer household;
Working capital for
maintenance of farm assets and activities allied to agriculture;
c) Investment credit requirement for agriculture and allied
activities
d) All the above
Ans: d
26) With effect from January 01, 2016, Application Supported by Block
Amount (ASBA) mechanism was made mandatory payment mechanism in which of the
following ?
a) in public issue for retail investors and the post issue timeline for
listing was reduced from 12 days post closure of issue to 6 days
b) MSME loans
c) Mudra Loans
d) None of these
Ans: a
27) Government has launched the ‘Pradhan Mantri Vaya Vandana Yojana
(PMVVY)’ to provide social security to whom and at what time ?
a) during old age and to protect elderly persons aged 60 and above against
a future fall in their interest income due to uncertain market conditions
b) agriculture
c) horticulture
d) vaccination
Ans: a
28) With a view to increasing speed of trains in Indian Railways, ‘Mission
Raftaar’ was announced in the Railway Budget 2016-17. The ‘Mission
Raftaar’ envisages which of the following ?
a) a target of doubling of average speed of freight trains
b) increasing the average speed of all non-suburban passenger trains by 25
kmph in the next 5 years.
c) Both (a) and (b)
d) None of these
Ans: c
29) Who has released the First Advance estimates of national income at
constant (2011-12) and current prices, for the financial year 2017-18 ? Give
details about GDP ?
a) Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ministry of Statistics and Programme
Implementation
b) The
Vice Chairman of NITI Aayog, Dr. Rajiv Kumar has said that the GDP
growth will become more robust in 2018-19.
c)
Reacting on the growth estimates it is
said that the Second half GDP growth in 2017-18 has risen to 7% bringing
the annual growth rate to 6.5%.
d) All the above
Ans: d
30) Who is Acting Chairperson of the National Commission for Women (NCW) ?
a) Meera kumar
b) Smt Rekha Sharma.
c) S.Aparna
d) Prasoon Joshi
Ans: b
31)When the seven satellite constellation
for Navigation system NavIC was established ?
a) In April 2016
b) 2015
c) 2011
d) 2001
Ans: a
32) Consequent upon the Civil Nuclear cooperation, DAE has been importing
Uranium to meet the fuel requirements of which of the following ?
a) IAEA Safeguarded Nuclear Power Plants.
b) PFBRs
c) ECIL
d) UCIL
Ans: a
