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PTs Current General Knowledge Question Bank 14 (30.01.2012)

This set is useful for competitive exams like CSAT / CLAT / Bank PO etc.

Disclaimer: These questions are based on current awareness, & the data and information are subject to change in coming

times. While totally relevant and current today, some of these may not be so with the passage of time.

Directions: For the following questions, four options are given. Choose the correct option.

1. The plan of granting dominion status in the near future and giving power to Indians to draft their Constitution was

(1) Cripps Formula

(2) The August Offer(3) Wavell Plan, 1945(4) C.R-Formula, 1944

2. The act that discussed about the distribution of power between centre and state is(1) GOI ACT, 1935(2) Charter act. 1833(3) Indian council act, 1919

(4) The Wavell plan

3. The Chairman of Committee of Fundamental Rights and Minorities was(1) B.R.Ambedkar

(2) Nehru(3) Patel

(4) K.M.Munshi

4. Under the administration of which one of the following is the Department of Atomic Energy?(1) Prime Minister's Office(2) Cabinet Secretariat

(3) Ministry of Power(4) Ministry of Science and Technology

5. With reference to Union Government, consider the following statements:

1. The Ministries/Departments of the Government of India are created by the Prime Minister on the advice of theCabinet Secretary.

2. Each of the Ministries is assigned to a Minister by the President of India on the advice of the Prime Minister.Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?

(1) 1 only

(2) 2 only(3) Both 1 and 2.

(4) Neither 1 nor 2.

6. Consider the following statements:1. The discussions in the Third Round Table Conference eventually led to the passing of the Government of India Act

of 1935.2. The Government of India Act of 1935 provided for the establishment of an All India Federation, to be based on aUnion of the provinces of British India and the Princely States.Which of the statements given above is/are correct?(1) 1 only(2) 2 only(3) Both 1 and 2.(4) Neither 1 nor 2.


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7. If a Panchayat is dissolved, elections are to be held within(1) 1 month(2) 3 months

(3) 6 months(4) 1 year

8. Consider the following statements:

1. The Governor of Punjab is concurrently the Administrator of Chandigarh.2. The Governor of Kerala is concurrently the Administrator of Lakshadweep.Which of the above statements is/are correct?(1) 1 only(2) 2 only

(3) Both 1 and 2(4) Neither 1 nor 2


1. The Advocate General of a State in India is appointed by the President of India upon the recommendation of theGovernor of the concerned State.

2. As provided in Civil Procedure Code, High Courts have original, appellate and advisory jurisdiction at the Statelevel.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?(1) 1 only(2) 2 only

(3) Both 1 and 2.(4) Neither 1 nor 2.

10. 'MERCOSUR' consists of group of countries of

(1) Africa(2) Asia(3) Latin America(4) South East Asia

11. Olympics 2014 is to be held in(1) Johannesburg

(2) Cape Town(3) Rome

(4) Brazil

12. The next Commonwealth Games will be held at(1) Johannesburg(2) Cape Town(3) Glasgow(4) Mumbai

13. The description of Kalinga war between King Asoka and king of Orissa was inscribed on which of the followinginscription or rock edicts?(1) 1st rock edicts

(2) 13th Rock Edicts(3) 10th Rock Edicts(4) 11th Rock edicts

14. The climate change meeting in 2010 was held in

(1) Cancun(2) New Delhi(3) Bali(4) Tokyo


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15. What is the correct sequence of the following Indian states in the descending order of their urbanization?1. Haryana2. Maharashtra3. Punjab

4. Tamil Nadu(1) 4,3,2,1(2) 4,2,1,2(3) 3,4, 1,2

(4) 3,4,2,1

16. The water pollution in river is measured by the dissolved amount of(1) Chlorine(2) Ozone

(3) Nitrogen(4) Oxygen

17. Assertion A: Phenyl is used as a household germicide.

Reason R: Phenyl is a phenol derivative and phenol is an effective germicide(1) Both A and R are true and R is correct explanation of A.(2) Both A and R are true but R is not a correct explanation of A.(3) A is true but R is false.(4) A is false but R is true.

18. Which of the following biosphere reserves is listed under the MAB (Man and Biosphere) Programme?

(1) Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve(2) Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve(3) Sunderban Biosphere Reserve(4) All of the above.

19. Nalanda University, a famous ancient learning centre, was destroyed by(1) Al-ud-din Khilji(2) Bakhtiyar Khilji(3) Jala-ud-din-Khiji(4) None of the above.

20. The capital of Magadha dynasty was shifted from Rajgrih to Patliputra by(1) Asoka

(2) Ajadsatru(3) Bindusar

(4) Bimbisar

21. The GPS (Global Positioning System) consists of how many satellites ?(1) 21(2) 24

(3) 28(4) 30

22. The hot water spring contains warmer water due to presence of which of the following element/minerals?

(1) carbon dioxide(2) sulfur dioxide(3) ammonia(4) nitrogen dioxide

23. The Jain 24th Tirthankar Lord Mahavira got his nirvana in which of the following places?(1) Nalanada(2) Jhanwa Dih(3) Pawapuri

(4) Rajgir


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24. The XIX commonwealth game-2010 was held in(1) Delhi(2) Glasgow(3) London

(4) Durban

25. The gas responsible for Global warming is/are(1) CFCs (Chlorofluorocarbons)

(2) Methane(3) Carbon Dioxide(4) All of the above.

26. Which of the following National Highways passes through Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh and Orissa?

(1) NH-4(2) NH-5

(3) NH-6(4) NH-7

27. As per 2011 census, Bihar is the largest state of India in terms of population density.(1) Second(2) Third(3) Forth(4) Fifth

28. In India, the third largest state according to population and twelfth largest state in areas is(1) Maharashtra(2) Madhya Pradesh(3) Karnataka

(4) Bihar

29. In how many adhilcaranas is the Kautilya ArthShastra divided?(1) 11(2) 12(3) 14(4) 15

30. Who identified the name Sandrokottas as Chandragupta Maurya?

(1) Willam Jones(2) V. Smith

(3) R.K. Mookerji(4) D.R. Bhandarkar

31. Who deciphered the Brahmi Inscriptions of Asoka for the first time?(1) Princep

(2) H.D. Sankalia(3) S.R. Goyal(4) V.N. Mishra

32. The last Mauryan Emperor was(1) Jalok(2) Avanti Verma(3) Nandi Vardhana(4) Briha Dratha

33. Iltutmish appointed his first subedar in Bihar (1) Aivaj(2) Nasiruddin Mehamud

(3) Alimardan(4) Mali-Jani


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34. Bihar Socialist Party was founded by:(1) J.P. Narayan(2) Satya Bhakta(3) M.N.Roy

(4) Subhash Chandra Bose

35. The militant phase of the trade union movement in India was(1) 1939-45

(2) 1926-39(3) 1918-26(4) 1914-18

36. The most important of the pre-Congress Nationalist organization was the

(1) Bengal British India Society(2) East India Association

(3) Young Bengal Association(4) Indian Association of Calcutta

37. Who was the founder of Forward Bloc?(1) Jai Prakash Narayan(2) C.R.Dey(3) Moti Lai Nehru(4) Subash Chandra Bose

38. Who was the first President of All India Trade Union Congress?(1) B.T. Randave(2) Satya Bhakta(3) Lala Lajpat Rai

(4) N.M. Joshi

39. Where was the first All India Kisan Maha Sabha formed?(1) Calcutta(2) Madras(3) Lucknow(4) Patna

40. The revolt of 1857 at Lucknow was led by

(1) Begum Hazrat Mahal(2) Tantia Tope

(3) Rani Lakshmibai(4) Nana Saheb

41. Match list -I with list - II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:List I

A. Gutenberg D iscontinuityB. Conard DiscontinuityC. Mohorovidc DiscontinuityD. Lehman Discontinuity

List-II1. Core-Mantle2. Cruse - Mantle3. Outer Core - Inner Core

4. Outer crust - Inner CrustCodes A B C D(1) 2 4 3 1(2) 2 3 4 1

(3) 1 4 2 3(4) 2 4 1 3


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42. Match list -I with list - II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:List-I Lisi-II(Layers) (State of the matter)

A. Asthenosphere 1. Liquid

B. Outer core 2. SolidC. Inner core 3. PlasticD. Oceanic crustCodes: A B C D

(1) 2 2 3 1(2) 2 3 2 1(3) 1 3 2 3(4) 3 1 2 2

43. Consider the following statements:1. The density of earth is 5.5 gram/cc.

2. The outer core is in solid state.3. The interior of earth surface can be deciphered by seismic waves.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?(1) 1 only(2) 2 and 3(3) 1 and 3(4) 1, 2 and 3

44. Assertion (A): The earth shows properties of Geomagnetism. Reason (R): The outer core of earth is in liquid state and

the moving unpaired electrons shows magnetic behaviour.(1) Both A and R are true and R is correct explanation of A.(2) Both A and R are true but R is not a correct explanation of A.(3) A is true but R is false.

(4) A is false but R is true.

45. Which of the following can be considered source/s for earth interiors?(1) Density(2) Temperature(3) Seismic wave analysis(4) All of the above.

46. The seismic waves release which of the following types of waves that help in finding earth interior conditions?

(1) P wave(2) S wave

(3) L wave(4) All of the above.

47. The seismic wave that can travel through solid, liquid and gaseous phases of earth is referred to as(1) P wave

(2) Secondary wave(3) Love wave(4) Rayleigh wave

48. The S- wave cannot transmit through the liquid phase of the earth interior and therefore such waves are notrecognized between 104 degree to 140 degree of epicentre. Such regions are termed as(1) Energy rich zone(2) Shadow Zone(3) Bright Zone

(4) None of the above.


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49. Consider the following statements:1. Part IX of the Constitution of India contains provisions for Panchayats and was inserted by the Constitution (73rd

Amendment) Act, 1 992.2. Part IX A of the Constitution of India contains provisions for municipalities and the Article 243 Q envisages two

types of municipalities - a Municipal Council and a Municipal Corporation for every State.Which of the statements given above is/ are correct?(1) 1 only(2) 2 only

(3) Both 1 and 2.(4) Neither 1 nor 2.

50. Who among the following drafted the resolution on fundamental rights for the Karachi Session of Congress in 1931?(1) Dr. B. R. Ambedkar

(2) Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru(3) Dr. Rajendra Prasad

(4) Sardar Patel

51. The rights available only to any Indian citizen is/are in(1) Article 15(2) Article 16(3) Article 326(4) All of the above.

52. Article 51 A enumerating how many fundamental duties?

(1) 10(2) 11(3) 12(4) 13

53. Which of the following Articles of the Directive Principles of the State Policy (DPSP) deals with the promotion ofInternational Peace and Security?(1) 51-A(2) 48-A(3) 41-A(4) 51

54. Under which article of the Indian constitution did the President make a reference to the Supreme Court to seek the

court's opinion on the constitutional validity of the Election Commission's decision on the deferring of the generalassembly elections?

(1) Article 113(2) Article 143(3) Article 117(4) Article 171

55. Which of the following bills must be passed by each house of the Indian Parliament separately by special majority?(1) Constitutional Amendment bill(2) Ordinary bill(3) Money bill

(4) Financial bill

56. The Indian Parliamentary system is different from the British Parliamentary system in that India has(1) the system of judicial review(2) unicameral legislature

(3) a system of collective responsibility(4) nominal head

57. According to the constitution of India, the term 'District Judge' shall not include

(1) Chief Presidency Magistrate(2) Sessions Judge

(3) Tribunal Judge(4) Chief Judge of a small case court


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58. The primary function of the Finance Commission in India is to(1) distribute revenue between the centre and states(2) prepare the annual budget

(3) advise the President on financial matters(4) All of the above.

59. PRI was first implemented in October, 1969, in which of the following states?

(1) Rajasthan(2) Bihar(3) UP(4) Punjab

60. Which of the following amendments to the Indian Constitution empowers the President to send back any matter forreconsideration by the Council of Ministers?

(1) 38th(2) 40th

(3) 44th(4) 12th

61. Which of the following High Courts has the Territorial Jurisdiction over Andaman and Nicobar Islands?(1) Andhra Pradesh(2) Calcutta(3) Madras

(4) Orissa

62. Under which Article of the Indian Constitution did the President make a reference to the Supreme Court to seek theCourt's opinion on the Constitutional validity of the Election Commission's decision on deferring the Gujarat Assembly

election in the year 2002?(1) Article 142(2) Article 143(3) Article 144(4) Article 145


1. India launched its first full-fledged meteorological satellite (METSAT) in September, 2002.2. For the first time, the space vehicle PSLV-C4 carried a payload of more than 1000 kg into a geosynchronous orbit.

Which of these statements is / are correct?(1) Only 1

(2) Only 2(3) Both 1 and 2.(4) Neither 1 nor 2.

64. Nanda Devi peak forms a part of

(1) Assam Himalayas(2) Kumaon Himalayas(3) Nepal Himalayas(4) Punjab Himalayas

65. Consider the following statements:1. India is the original home of the cotton plant.2. India is the first country in the world to develop hybrid cotton variety (Bt Cotton) leading to increased production.Which of these statements is / are correct?

(1) Only 1(2) Only 2(3) Both 1 and 2.(4) Neither 1 nor 2.


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66. Jailed political activist Lio Xiaobo was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize 2010. From which country is he?(1) South Korea(2) China(3) Japan

(4) Vietnam

67. On which country's parliament daring terrorist attack took place, killing seven and injuring 17 people?(1) Poland

(2) France(3) Cuba(4) Chechnya

68. Pope Venedict XVI recognized Saint Mary Mackillop in Saint Peter's Square. There were nationwide celebrations in the

country for her canonisation. From which country is she?(1) France

(2) Australia(3) Denmark

(4) Germany

69. The IBSA Fund has received the 2010 UN Millennium Development Goals Award for South-South Cooperation. IBSAinitiatives include projects in(1) Haiti and Guinea Bissau(2) Cape Verde and Burundi(3) Palestine and Cambodia

(4) All of these

70. Three decades after severed diplomatic relations which two countries signed a key air transport agreement to resumedirect flights?

(1) Egypt and Iran(2) Iran and Kuwait(3) Iran and Iraq(4) Iran and Turkey

71. The next defence ministerial forum of ASEAN will take place in 2013, in(1) Brunei

(2) Japan(3) Turkey

(4) Vietnam

72. Which country test-fired surface-to-surface Fateh 110 missile?(1) Iran(2) Iraq(G) Turkey(4) Pakistan

73. Which country successfully launched its first high resolution mapping satellite in 2010?(1) Japan(2) South Korea

(3) China(4) India

74. Sukhoi Superjet 100, which completed static test programme, belongs to which country?(1) Russia

(2) China(3) Japan(4) Israel


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75. World Food Day is observed on(1) 5 October(2) 10 October(3) 12 October

(4) 16 October

76. The book 'My Daughters' is written by(1) Tong Blair

(2) Khushwant Singh(3) Barack Obama(4) Stephen Hawkings

77. Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, was made an honorary citizen of which country?

(1) Hungary(2) France

(3) Germany(4) Canada

78. Who received the 'Praemium Periale' award, a global arts prize given annually by the Japan Art Association?(1) Sophia Loren(2) Maurizio Pollini(3) Rebecca Hor(4) All of these.

79. Joan Sutherland died in Sydney, Australia. She was a(1) Lyricist(2) Opera singer(3) Film maker

(4) Music director

80. Which country has been elected for the post of Secretary in the Wildlife Crime Working Group of the Interpol for the firsttime?(1) USA(2) China(3) India

(4) Japan

81. The density of population is highest in ..(1) Delhi

(2) Chandigarh(3) West Bengal(4) Maharashtra

82. According to census 2011, the literacy rate in India reaches to ..

(1) 74.04%(2) 75.04%(3) 17.2%(4) 17.5%

83. Now, India accounts for .. of worlds population.(1) 16.2%(2) 16.4%(3) 17.2%

(4) 17.5%

84. According to census, 2011, the sex ratio of India reaches to ..(1) 936

(2) 938(3) 940

(4) 942


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85. The child sex ratio in India, according to the latest census, is ..

(1) 910(2) 912(3) 914(4) 916

86. Indias PSLV-C-16 was successfully launched from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre at ..(1) Chandipur(2) Balasore(3) Sriharikota

(4) None of these.

87. Which of the following statements is/are true?I. The PSLV-C16 carries remote sensing satellite Resource sat-2 and two mini space crafts.

II. The PSLV injected three satellite Resourcesat-2, Youthsat ans X-sat into their intended polar sun-synchronousorbits.

III. The control and commanding operations for Resource sat-2 ans Youthsat are being carried out from ISROsTelemetry Tracking and Command Network Centre (ISTRAC), Banglore.

(1) Only I(2) Only II(3) I and II

(4) All of these.

88. Youthsat is a joint satellite of(1) Indo-Russia

(2) Indo-China(3) Indo-France(4) Indo-Japan

89. The recent home secretary level talks between India and Pakistan was led by .. from Indian side.(1) G.K. Piilai(2) P. Chidambaram

(3) Nirupama Rao(4) Dr. Manmohan Singh

90. The main objective of the task-force formed for higher education is ..

(1) to count the number of colleges and universities in India.(2) to give an exact information on universities, university-level institutions, details of institutions attached, affiliated

or recognized by universities and other statutory bodies.(3) to provide details of faculty, departments/courses offered and information regarding teaching and non-teaching

staffs.

(4) None of these.

91. Union Communication and IT Minister Kapil Sibal on March 30 discussed various issues related to setting up of theNOFN. The NOFN stands for ..

(1) New Overseas Fibre Network(2) National Optical Fibre Network(3) National Open Fibre Network(4) None of these.

92. Which panel has shown concern over Jami Millia Islamia minority status?(1) SC Panel(2) OBC Panel(3) ST Panel

(4) None of these.


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93. The Supreme Court passed the order regarding ban of employment of children in circuses on a petition filed by NGO..

(1) Parivartan(2) Bachpan Bachai Andolan(3) Samvardhana(4) Green India

94. The Union Minister for Environment and Forest Jairam Ramesh launched a bioremediation technology project to curbwater pollution in(1) Punjab(2) Haryana

(3) Maharashtra(4) Bihar

95. Which State Council approved the women reservation bill?

(1) Gujarat(2) Karnataka(3) Kerala(4) Maharashtra

96. The first state in India which constituted an agriculture cabinet with an aim to improve the agrarian sector is(1) Bihar

(2) Uttar Pradesh(3) West Bengal(4) Haryana

97. Who is appointed the Chairman of NASSCOM?(1) V.K. Malhotra(2) Rajendra Power(3) Pawan Goenka(4) None of these

98. Who was chosen for the prestigious Saraswati Samman 2012?

(1) Ashok Bajpeyi(2) Udaikant

(3) Amarkant(4) S.L. Bhyrapa

99. Who won the Pulitzer Prize for 2011?(1) Kanishtha Dhankar(2) Dr. Siddhartha Mukherjee(3) Varsha Vishwajeet Bhagat

(4) K. Balachander

100. Who was appointed as Chairperson of the Central Board of Film Certification (CBCE)?(1) Anupam Kher

(2) Aamir Khan(3) Hema Malini(4) Leela Samson


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1.(4) 2.(1) 3.(3) 4.(1) 5.(2) 6.(4) 7.(3) 8.(2) 9.(1) 10.(3)11.(4) 12.(3) 13.(2) 14.(1) 15.(2) 16.(4) 17.(1) 18.(1) 19.(1) 20.(3)21.(2) 22.(2) 23.(3) 24.(1) 25.(4) 26.(3) 27.(1) 28.(4) 29.(4) 30.(1)31.(1) 32.(4) 33.(4) 34.(1) 35.(2) 36.(4) 37.(4) 38.(4) 39.(3) 40.(1)

41.(3) 42.(4) 43.(3) 44.(4) 45.(4) 46.(4) 47.(1) 48.(2) 49.(1) 50.(4)51.(4) 52.(2) 53.(4) 54.(2) 55.(1) 56.(1) 57.(4) 58.(1) 59.(1) 60.(3)61.(4) 62.(2) 63.(4) 64.(2) 65.(1) 66.(2) 67.(4) 68.(2) 69.(4) 70.(1)

71.(1) 72.(1) 73.(3) 74.(1) 75.(4) 76.(3) 77.(1) 78.(4) 79.(2) 80.(3)81.(1) 82.(1) 83.(4) 84.(3) 85.(3) 86.(3) 87.(4) 88.(1) 89.(1) 90.(2)

91.(2) 92.(3) 93.(2) 94.(1) 95.(4) 96.(1) 97.(2) 98.(4) 99.(2) 100.(4)

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