MCQ
Q.1 The ‘Dalong Village’ covering an area of 11.35 sq. km. has recently (May 2017) been declared as Biodiversity Heritage Site under Section 37(1) of Biological Diversity Act, 2002. The village is situated in the Indian State of –
(A) Manipur
(B) Madhya Pradesh
(C) Mizoram
(D) Maharashtra
ANS: (B) Madhya Pradesh
Q.2 ……….. is the first woman to head a public sector bank.
(A) Arundhati Bhattacharya
(B) Shikha Sharma
(C) Chanda Kochar
(D) Usha Ananthasubramanyan
ANS: (A) Arundhati Bhattacharya
Q.3 World Tourism Day is celebrated on-
(A) September 12
(B) September 25
(C) September 27
(D) September 29
ANS: (C) September 27
Q.4 Where is Bose Institute?
(A) Dispur
(B) Kolkata
(C) Mumbai
(D) New Delhi
ANS: (B) Kolkata
Q.5 When is the International Yoga Day celebrated?
(A) June 21
(B) March 21
(C) April 22
(D) May 31
ANS: (A) June 21
Q.6 The two-day festival ‘North East Calling’, is organized by which ministry?
(A) Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER)
(B) Ministry of External Affairs
(C) Ministry of Home Affairs
(D) Ministry of Defence
ANS: (A) Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER)
Q.7 When Government of India confers the “Highest Civilian Honor for Women” by presenting “Nari Shakti Puraskars” ?
(A) June 5
(B) 8th March, every year, International Women’s Day
(C) June 21
(D) April 7
ANS: (B) 8th March, every year, International Women’s Day
Q.8 The motif of ‘Hampi with Chariot’ is printed on the reverse of which currency note?
(A) One Rupee Note
(B) Rs. 500 note
(C) Rs. 50 note
(D) Rs. 1000 note
ANS: (C) Rs. 50 note
Q.9 Election Commission of India has decided that the voter’s identification shall be mandatory in the elections at the time of poll. Which of the following shall be the main document of identification of a voter?
(A) Voter Slip
(B) Electoral Photo Identity Cards (EPIC)
(C) Indelible ink mark(D) Electoral rolls
ANS: (B) Electoral Photo Identity Cards (EPIC)
Q.10 ‘Line of Blood’ is a book written by whom?
(A) Bairaj Khanna
(B) Ursula Vernon
(C) Amal EI-Mohtar
(D) Diksha Basu
ANS: (A) Bairaj Khannaice
GENERAL SCEINCE:BIOLOGY-
1. Which branch of biology deals with treatment of defective heredity through genetic engineering?
A) Eugemics
B)Euphenics
C) Genetic enineering
D) Cryobiology
Ans-(B) Euphenics
2. who is known as the father of ECG
A) Einthoben
B) cuvier
C) Hedwing
D) Francis Gallton
Ans-(A) Einthoben
3. who is the known as the father of Antiseptic surgery
A) Joseph snow
B) Galen
C) Parlor
D) none of the above
Ans-(c) parlor
4. when there is a decrease in the concentration of oxygen in the blood ,the rate of breathing.
A) Decreases
B) increases
C) doesnot change
C) none of the above
Ans (B) increases
5.the movement of an organ induced by the contact with foreign body is called
A) Hydrotropism
B) geotropism
C) haptotropism
D) none of the above
Ans-(c) haptotroppism
6. physiology is the study of
A) Structure of body
B) cells in the body
C) functions of the human body
D) none of the above
Ans (c) functions of human body
7. All of the diseases are caused by virus,except
A) Jaundice
B) influenza
C) typhoid
D) none of the avove
Ans- (c) typhoid
8. A term may be appled to all diseas-producing micro organisms is
A) Pathogenic
B) saprophytic
C) staptococci
D) none of the above
Ans(A)pathogenic
9. In certain diseases antibiotics are administerd .The object is to
A) Stimulate production of white blood cells for fighting the diseas
B) Stimulates the production of antibodies
C) functions of the human body
D) all of the above
Ans (c) fuctions of the human body
10. All of the following statements are correct ,except
A) Proteins are an essential part of living cells
B) Enzymes helps the digestion by chemical means acting as catalysts speeding up reactions
C) Bile contains enzyme
D) none of the above
Ans-(c) bile contains enzyme
11. Aquatic plants with floating leaves:
A) Donot have stomata
B) have stomata on both surfaces
C) have stomata on lower surface
D) have stomata only on upper surface
Ans (D) have stomata only on upper surface
12. usually when tomatos are plucked ,they are green.They become red later because the
A) Chlroplast disappears and new chloroplast appears
B) chloroplast gets converted into cromoplast
C) cromoplast gets converted into cloroplust
D) none of the above
Ans (B) Chlroplast gets converted into cromoplast
13. which of the following brances of science is concerned with the study of relationship of plants to their
Environment
A) Cytology
B) ecology
C) morphology
D) none of the above
Ans (B) Ecology
14. pedology is the study of
A) Soil
B)l ocomotion of animals
C) rocks
D) none of the above
Ans- (A) Soil
15. Mitpcondria are absent from which of the following cells
A) Anaerobic cells
B) red blood cells
C) both of the above
D) none of the above
Ans (C)Both of the above
16. Which of the following is not a constituent of DNA molecule
A) Adenine
B) cytosine
C) Thymine
D) Uracil
Ans(D)Uracil
HISTORY:
1. which civilization was pioneer in introducing a system of selecting public officials on the basis of
Education and competitive examination
A) Greek civilization
B) Roman civilization
C) Chinese civilization
D) none of the above
Ans (c) Chinese civilization
2. The world’s first oil paintings have been found in
A) Afganistan
B) India
C) Iran
D) Pakistan
Ans(A)Afganistan
3. The Haitian Revolution took place on
A) 22 aug, 1791
B) 22july,1790
C) 22june,1790
D) 22may,1790
Ans (A) 22Aug, 1791
4. The Tunisian revolution is also known as
A) Rose revolution
B) Jasmine revolution
C) Lotus revolution
D) none of the above
Ans-(B) Jasmine revolution
5. promoters revolution took place in
A) 1933
B) 1932
C) 1931
C)1 930
Ans (b)1933
6.The August revolution took place in
A) 1943
B) 1944
C) 1945
D) 1946
Ans (c)1945
7.The constituationalist revolution in Brazil took place in
A) 1930
B) 1931
C) 1932
D) 1933
Ans (C)1932
8.In 1963,the white revolution took place in
A) India
B) Iran
C) Bangladesh
D) Nepal
Ans(B)Iran
9. The revolution in Georgia took place in
A) 2000
B) 2001
C) 2002
D) 2003
Ans (D) 2003
10. In 2004,the orange revolution took place in
A) Ukrain
B) England
C) India
D) Nepal
Ans (A)Ukrain
11 .Which one of the following scripts of ancient india was written from right to left
A) Brahmi
B) Nandanagari< /p>
C) Sharada
D) Kharosti
Ans (D) Kharosti
12. which of the following doesnot form part of the Vedas or the shrutis
A) Puranas
B) samhitas
C) Brahmanas
D) Upanishads
Ans (A) Puranas
13. Ayurveda owes its origin to
A) Rigveda
B) Samaveda
C) Yajurveda
D) Atharveda
Ans (C) Yajurveda
14. Upanishads ,also known as the vedantas,are in number
A) 96
B) 105
C) 108
D) 112
Ans (C )108
15. The tax which the kings used to coolect from the people in the vedic period was called
A) Kara
B) Bali
C) Varman
D) Vipas
Ans (B) Bali
16. The ‘battle of ten kings’ was fought on the banks of
A) Vitasta (Jhelum)
B) Asikini (Chenab)
C) Parusni (Ravi)
D) Vipas (Beas)
Ans (C) Parushni (Ravi)
17. With regard to the position of women during the vedic age ,which one of the following statements is not true
A) Women enjoyed an hounourable position during the vedic period
B) women took part in religious deliberations during the early vedic period
C) The practice of ‘sati’was totally unknown during the later vedic period
D) The birth of girls was looked down upon during the later vedic period
Ans (c) The practice of ‘sati’ was totally unknown during the later vedic period
18. Upanishads are book on
A) Religion
B) yoga
C) Law
D) philosophy
Ans (B) yoga
19.Which of Vedas was devided into’White’ and’ black’ parts
A)Rigveda
B)samaveda
C)Yajurveda
D)Atharbaveda
Ans(C) Yajurveda
20. The code of conduct of the vedic society was laid out in which of the following texts
A) Vedas
B) puranas
C) Upanishads
D) Smritis
Ans(D) Smiris
21.Which one of the following is the source of information about early Vedic period
A) Jataka stories
B) Rigveda
C) post vedic literature
D) none of the above
Ans(B)Rigveda
22. In India the first to put forward the theoy that the Earth revolves round the sun was
A) Aryabhatta
B) Kalhana
C) Brahmagupta
D) none of the above
Ans (A) Aryabhatta
23. Many of the greek, kushanas and sakas embraced Buddhism rather than hinduisim
A) Buddhism was in the ascendant at that time
B) Buddhism provided easier acces to Indian society
C) They had renounced the policy of and violence
D) caste ridden Hinduism did not attract them
Ans (B) Buddhism provided easier access to Indian society
24 .which one of the following text of ancient India allows divorce to a wife deserted by her husband
A) Arthasastra
B) Kamasutra
C) Manavad harmas hastra
D) none of the above
Ans (A) Arthasatra
25 .which one of the following dynastieswsa ruling over North India at the of Alexander’s invasion
A) sunga
B) Kanva
C) Nanda
D) Maurya
Ans (C) Nanda
26 .In which of the following texts was the first mention of sage Krishna,son of Devaki made
A) Chhandogya upanishad
B) Bhagabat purana
C) Mahabharata
D) none of the above
Ans (A) Chhandogya Upanishad
27. King Karvela of kalinga belonged to which dynasty
A) Chedi
B) Kadanba
C) Haryana
D) none of the above
Ans (A) Chedi
28. Which one of the following statements about Chandra Gupta 2 is not correct
A) Kalidas and Amarsingh were famous scolars in his court
B) He married his daughter Prabhabati to an Ahom price
C) He expanded his empire both through matrimonial alliances and conquests
D) none of the above
Ans (C) He expanded his empire both through matrimonial alliances and conquests
29. .Which one of the following statementis not true about Samudragupta
A) He sent a embassy to china
B) He built the most expansive empire after Ashoka
C) A poetical work called the krishna charitam is attributed to him
D) none of the above
Ans (A) He sent a embassy to china
30. Which one of the following cities did not ever become the capital of Guptas
A) Varanasi
B) Prayaga
C) Ayodhya
D) none of the above
Ans (A) Varanasi
31.which one of the following Gupta kings had to face the first Huna invasion?
A) Scandagupta
B) Buddhagupta
C) Kumaragupta I
D) Puragupta
Ans: C) Kumaragupta I
32. The silver coins issued by the Gupta’s were called-
A) Pana
B) rupaka
C) karshapana
D) dinara
Ans: A) Pana
33. The Moti Masjid in Delhi was build during the reign of-
A) Shah alam II
B) Humayun
C) Shah Jahan
D) Aurangzeb
Ans : A) Shah alam II
34. The Battle of plassey was fought in
A) 1757
B) 1782
C) 1748
D) 1764
Ans : A) 1757
35. Tipu Sultan is the ruler of –
A) Hyderabad
B) Madurai
C) Mysore
D) Vijaya Nagar
Ans: C) Mysore
36. Which one of the following was the first English ship that come to india –
A) May flower
B) Elizabeth
C) Bengal
D) Red Dragon
Ans: C) Bengal
37. Who translated Ramayana in to Persian ?
A) Abdul Latif
B) Isar Das
C) Abdul Fazl
D) Badauni
Ans: D) Badauni
38. who was last Mughal emperior to sit on the peacock throne ?
A) Shah Jahan
B) Shah Alam II
C) Md. Shah
D) Aurangjeb
Ans C) Md. Shah
39. Which Sikh Guru was Beheaded at Chandni Chock by the order of Aurangzeb ?
A) Guru Teg Bahadur
B) Guru Gobind Singh
C) Guru Arjun Deb
D) Guru Ram Deb
Ans A) Guru Teg Bahadur
40. Which of the following emperors was known as ‘ Shah I Bekhabar ’ ?
A) Humayun
B) Jahangir
C) Bahadur Shah I
D) farrukhsiyar
Ans C) Bahadur Shah I
41 Governor General of Bengal became Governor General of India by-
A) Charter Act, 1983
B) Charter Act, 1953
C) Indian council Act 1961
D) None of the avove
Ans A) Charter Act, 1983
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