Mixed GK-1

1. Who is considered as the National teacher of India and the spiritual successor of Gandhiji ?
(A) Lal Bahadur Sastri (B) Dr. Radha Krishnan
(C) Vinobabhave (D) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
Ans: C

2. Which of the following Charter act ended the commercial monopoly of East India Company in India ?
(A) Charter act of 1833 (B) Charter act of 1793
(C) Charter act of 1853 (D) Charter act of 1813
Ans: D

3. Minority rights are given in :
(A) Article 31 (B) Article 25 to 28 (C) Article 29 to 30 (D) Article 33
Ans: C

4. Among the following which is regarded as the protecter of Indian Constitution ?
(A) Supreme Court (B) Parliament (C) President (D) Central Cabinet
Ans: A

5. The fundamental duties of the Constitution were incorporated on the recommendations of :
​(A) Swaram Singh Committee (B) Govardhan Mehta Committee (C) Ashok Metha  Committee (D) Jithender  Singh Committee
Ans: A

6. Former wrestling star Battulga Khaltmaa has won the Presidential election of _____ .
(A) Philippines (B) Mangolia   (C) Indonesia (D) Thailand
Ans: B

7. ________ has historically been the gateway for invasions of the Indian subcontinent from the North West.
(A) Khyber pass (B) Shipkhila pass   (C) Nathoola pass (D) Bara Lacha pass
Ans: A

8. ________ has become the first country in the world to prohibit deforestation
(A) Lithuania (B) Norway   (C) Denmark (D) Latvia
Ans: B

9. 'Lavani' is the most popular form of dance in the state of __
(A) Manipur  (B) Mizoram   (C) Maharashtra (D) Meghalaya
Ans: C

10. ________ has been described India's first world heritage city.
(A) Ahmedabad (B) Mysore   (C) Delhi (D) Jaipur
Ans: A

11. In India the Planning Commission was set up in the year
(A) 1948 (B) 1949    (C) 1950 (D) 1951
Ans: C   *15 March 1950

12. The Article of the Indian Constitution deals with Public Interest Litigation
(A) 226       (B) 300          (C) 360        (D) 370
Ans: A

13. Which of the following taxes in India is collected by Panchayats ?
(A) Land Revenue (B) GST   (C) Sales Tax (D) Tax on Local Fairs
Ans: D

14. A dispute relating to the election of the Vice-President in India is decided by the
(A) Parliament (B) Supreme Court   (C) President (D) High Court
Ans: B

15. The Article of the Indian Constitution deals with Union Public Service Commission
(A) 280 (B) 300   (C) 311 (D) 315
Ans: D

16. Earth Day Observed on
(A) March 22 (B) March 28   (C) April 22 (D) April 28
Ans: C

17.  When was the Antyodaya Anna Yojana (AAY) Scheme Launched ?
(A) Jan 2000 (B) May 2000   (C) July 2000 (D) Dec 2000
Ans: D

18. The book ‘Half Earth: Our Plant's Fight for Life’ written by
(A) Edward O Wilson (B) Rachel Carson   (C) Peter Matthiessen (D) Graham Matthews
 Ans: A

19. Tiger Survey related with the emblem of
(A) Agmark (B) Pugmark   (C) Claw mark (D) FPO mark
Ans: B

20. Bill on Protection of Women on Domestic Violence was passed in the year
​(A) 2006 (B) 2005   (C) 2010 (D) 2012
Ans: A * 26 October 2006.

21. World Economic Report is published by :
(A) I M F (B) U N D P (C) World Bank (D) U N C T A D
Ans: A

22. Antyodaya Scheme is meant to help the :
(A) Muslims (B) Minorities
(C) Harijans (D) Poorest of the poor section of the society
Ans: D

23. The first digital village in India __________.
(A) Akodara (Gujarat) (B) Goodgave (Haryana)
(C) Ibrahimpur (Telengana) (D) Ernakulam (Kerala)
Ans: A

24. Name the intercontinental ballistic missile successfully launched by North Korea on 4th July 2017 that added a new dimension to the crisis between USA and North Korea :
(A) Hwasong - 14 (B) Pugkusong - 2 (C) Taepodong - 1 (D) Kumsong - 3
Ans: A

25. Who is the winner of Wimbledon Grand Slam Tennis Tournament (Women’s Singles) for the year 2017 ?
​(A) Garbine Muguruza (B) Venus Williams (C) Simona Halep (D) Victoria Azarenka
Ans: A

26. Expand LPSC.
(A) Liquefied Petroleum Supply Chain (B) Liquefied Petroleum Systems Centre (C) Liquid Propulsion Service Centre (D) Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre
Ans: D

27. Libreville is the capital city of __________.
(A) Madagascar (B) Gabonese Republic (C) Gambia (D) Republic of Mali
Ans: B

28. Which of the following country, recently levied environment tax for preventing pollution ?
(A) China (B) America (C) Sweden (D) Brazil
Ans: A

29. ‘Why I am an Atheist’ ?  is the autobiography of :
(A) Bhagat Singh (B) Milkha Singh
(C) Chandrasekhar Azad (D) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Ans: A

30. Which Indian City is known as the ‘Mecca of Indian foot ball’ ?
(A) Chennai (B) Calcutta (C) Kochi (D) Bangalore
Ans: B

31. Where is the central office of the Reserve Bank of India ?
(A) Mumbai (B) Calcutta (C) Delhi (D) Pune
Ans: A

32. The   author of Sanskrit work “Mukundamala” is
(A) Rajashekara varma  (B) Kulasekhara Alwar    (C) Sthanu Ravi (D) Raja Simhan
Ans: B

33. Who is the first tarriance in Rashtrapathi Bhawan ?
(A) Lord Curzon  (B) Lord Mount Batten    (C) Dr. Rajendra Prasad (D) Lord Irwin
Ans: D

34. Who is the first women Judge in the High Court of India  ?
(A) Fathima Beevi (B) Anna Chandi   (C) Akkamma Cherian  (D) Annie Mascreen
Ans: B

35  how many parts, the Constitution of India has been divided ?
(A) 1  (B) 22    (C) 3 (D) 4
Ans: B

36. In which item P.U Chithra won the Gold medal in 2017 Asian Athletics Championship in Bhubaneshwar
(A) 800 m race  (B) 5000 m race    (C) 100 m race (D) 1500 m race
Ans: D

37. A Constitutional bench of Supreme Court consists of
​(A)  at least five judges (B) 6 Judges    (C) 7 Judges (D) 4 Judges
Ans: A

38. World Blood Donor Day is
(A) June 12  (B) July 14    (C) June 14 (D) June 20
Ans: C

39:-Which programme given the slogan of Garibi Hatao ?
 A:-`3^(rd)` Five Year Plan
 B:-`5^(th)` Five Year Plan
 C:-`6^(th)` Five Year Plan
 D:-`7^(th)` Five Year Plan
Ans: B

40:-Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) relate to
 A:-World Bank
 B:-Reserve Bank of India
 C:-World Trade Organization
 D:-International Monetary Fund
Ans: D

41:-Hopman Cup is related to which game ?
 A:-Foot Ball
 B:-Lawn Tennis
 C:-Badminton
 D:-Cricket
Ans: B

42:-Which is the national game of Canada ?
 A:-Volley ball
 B:-Cricket
 C:-Field hockey
 D:-Ice hockey
Ans: D

43:-Who was awarded as the best actor of 64th National Film Awards ?
 A:-Akshay Kumar
 B:-Sharukh Khan
 C:-Ajay Devgan
 D:-Amir Khan
Ans: A

​44:-Article 19(1)(c) of the Indian Constitution deals with
A:-to freedom of speech and expression
B:-to assemble peaceably and without arms
C:-to form associations or unions
D:-to move freely throughout the territory of India
Ans: C

45:-The term "Secular" was added to the preamble of Indian Constitution by the ______ Amendment.
A:-`42^(nd)` amendment
B:-`43^(rd)` amendment
C:-`44^(th)` amendment
D:-`45^(th)` amendment
Ans: A

46:-The power to amend the Indian Constitution rests with
A:-The Parliament
B:-The President
C:-The Prime Minister
D:-Governor
Ans: A

47:-On ____________ the Constitution of India came into force.
A:-22-6-1948
B:-17-2-1956
C:-25-6-1947
D:-26-1-1950
Ans: D

48:-The age of retirement of a Supreme Court judge is  ______years.
A:-65
B:-68
C:-60
D:-62
Ans: A

49:- ___________  an order from a court to free a person who had been illegally detained by the police or any other person.
A:-Quo-Warranto
B:-Prohibition
C:-Mandamus
D:-Habeas Corpus
Ans: D

50:-Which trial court can award capital punishment ?
A:-Munsiff court
B:-Sessions court
C:-Sub Court
D:-Magistrate Court
Ans: B

​51:-The Indias first solar-powered DEMU train launched at

A:-Agra cant
B:-Delhi railway station
C:-Safdarjung railway station
D:-Gorakhpur Jn
Ans: C

52:-Who is the author of the book 'Matoshree' ?
A:-Sumitra Mahajan
B:-Shabna Asmi
C:-Aparna Sen
D:-Deepa Mehta
Ans: A

53:-The name given to the programme launched by India to provide humanitarian assistance for Rohingya refugees in Begladesh.
A:-Operation Blustar
B:-Operation Insaniyat
C:-Operation Rahat
D:-Operation Sukoon
Ans: B

54:-Which State Government has launched an online Public Grievance Redressal system ?
A:-Utterpradesh
B:-Goa
C:-Kerala
D:-Maharashtra
Ans: B

55:-Which Article of the Constitution of India deals with the provisions as to State emergency ?
A:-Article 356
B:-Article 352
C:-Article 354
D:-Article 360
Ans: A

56:-The Directive Principles of State Policy is   _________ in nature.
A:-Mandatory
B:-Challengeable
C:-Right
D:-Directory
Ans: D

57:-Part IV of the Indian Constitution deals with
A:-Union and its Territory
B:-Citizenship
C:-Directive Principles of State Policy
​D:-Fundamental Rights
Ans: C

58:-The first Asian country to start community development project
​A:-China
B:-Pakistan
C:-Bangladesh
D:-India
Ans: D

59:-Which state started firstly the Employment Gurantee Scheme (EGS) ?
A:-Maharashtra
B:-Kerala
C:-Tamil Nadu
D:-Rajastan
Ans: A

60:-Pre natal Diagnostic Techniques (Regulation of Prevention of Misuse) Act passed in
A:-1961
B:-1999
C:-1994
D:-2000
Ans: C

61:-Who started the Women's Indian Association in 1917 ?
A:-Sarojini Naidu
B:-Saroj Nalini Dutt
C:-Indira Gandhi
D:-Annei Besant
Ans: D

​62. Achieving Green Revolution in Eastern Indian states is the main objective of the programme known as :
(A) Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana
(B) Integrated Rural Development Programme
(C) Jawahar Gram Samridhi Yojana
(D) Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana
​Ans: A

63. Name the author of the book, Water Wars: Privatization, Pollution and Profit :
(A) Bina Aggarwal (B) Medha Patkar
(C) C.R. Neelakandan (D) Vandana Siva
Ans: D

64. Name the Indian revolutionary who later became a renowned philosopher :
(A) Bal Gangadhar Tilak (B) Bhagat Singh
(C) Sukdev (D) Arbindo Ghosh
Ans: D

65. Which was the first bank to introduce ATM in India?
(A) HSBC (B) PNB
(C) SBI (D) ICICI
Ans: A

66. Name India’s first indigenously developed nuclear ballistic missile submarine :
(A) INS Kalvari (B) INS Arihant
(C) INS Shalki (D) INS Talwar
Ans: B

67. Hornbill  festival is celebrated annually in the state of :
(A) Kerala (B) Manipur
(C) Nagaland (D) Goa
Ans: C

68:-Who wrote the monograph, "Gandhian Non-violent struggle and Untouchability in South India : The 1924-25 Vykom Satyagraha and Mechanism of Change" ?
A:-Dr. Gene Sharp
B:-Mary Elizabeth King
​C:-Anuradha Roy
D:-K. K. Kusumam
Ans: B

69:-President of which country recently resigned from his post after 37 year autocratic rule ?
A:-Congo
B:-Angola
C:-Zimbabwe
D:-Kenya
Ans: C

​70:-Which is India's last village ?
A:-Mana
B:-Tawang
C:-Zuluk
D:-Dawki
Ans: A

71:-India's largest floating solar plant has been set up at
A:-Mattupetty Dam
B:-Pothundi Dam
C:-Kakkayam Dam
D:-BanasuraSagar Dam
Ans: D

72:-With which country India signed Rafale Warplanes Agreement ?
A:-America
B:-France
C:-Russia
D:-South Korea
Ans: B

73:-The concept of 'Welfare State' is included in the Constitution of India in the
A:-Fundamental Rights
B:-Directive Principles of State Policy
C:-Preamble
D:-None of these
Ans: B

74:-The allotment of seats in the Rajya Sabha from States and Union Territories has been given in which schedule of the Constitution of India ?
A:-`8^(th)` Schedule
B:-`3^(rd)` Schedule
C:-`9^(th)` Schedule
D:-`4^(th)`  Schedule
Ans: D

75:-In which case the Supreme Court took teh view that Fundamental Rights and Directive Principles are complementary to each other and there was need to sacrifice one for the other.
A:-Keshavananda Bharati Case
B:-Golaknath Case
C:-Minerva Mill Case
D:-A. K. Gopalan Case
Ans: C

76:-The common feature of Indian and American federation is
A:-Executive is responsible to legislature
B:-Single citizenship
C:-Suspension of Fundamental Rights during emergency
D:-Federal Supreme Court to interpret the Constitution
Ans: D

77:-Leaving the opposition to join the party in power or vice-versa by a Parliamentarian
A:-Crossing the floor
B:-Yeilding the floor
C:-Gerrymandering
D:-Guillotine
Ans: A

78:-Which article describe the procedure of impeachment ?
A:-Article 51
B:-Article 55
C:-Article 56
D:-Article 61
Ans: D

79:-Which was the first country in the world to have enacted a legislation for providing for citizens  RTI ?
A:-Denmark
B:-Sweden
C:-India
D:-Australia
Ans: B

80:-The National Food Security Act was signed in to law on
A:-`22^(nd)`  December, 2011
B:-`12^(th)` September, 2012
C:-`12^(th)` September, 2013
D:-`5^(th)` July, 2013
Ans: C

81:-Which one of the following statements is not true of the protection of women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005?
A:-Only women can make a complaint under this legislation
B:-Relief may be sought only against the husband or a male live-in partner with whom has live in a domestic relationship
C:-This act provides civil remedies to protect a women subjected to domestic violence
D:-This act includes not just wives but also women in marriage-like relationships
Ans: A

82:-Among the following who are eligible to benefit from the "Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act" ?
A:-Adult members of below poverty line
B:-Adult members of any households
C:-Adult members of only the scheduled caste and scheduled tribe households
D:-Adult members of households of all backward communities
Ans: B

83. Which Indian State prepared ‘Water ATM policy’ to provide clean drinking water?

​(A)  Haryana (B) Rajasthan (C)  Kerala (D) TamilNadu

​Ans: A

84. August 12 was declared by UN nation ......

 A. International Youth Day   B world blood donation day C World Malaria Day D world population day

 Ans: A

85. G-77 was established in the year _________.
(A) 1964 (B) 1984  (C) 2013 (D) 2014 

 Ans: A

86. Which is the only Asian country that got independence from America ?
(A) Myanmar (B) Taiwan  (C) Thailand (D) Philippines 

 Ans: D

87. The number of UNO’s Official Language is _________.
(A) 8 (B) 4  (C) 6 (D) 5 

 Ans: C

88. What is the colour of UNO Flag ?
(A) Light Green  (B) Light Blue  (C) White (D) Light Orange  

 Ans: B

89. Which is the First Indian Airport constructed with the help of private participation ?
(A) Delhi (B) Mumbai  (C) Thane (D) Nedumbassery 

 Ans: D

90. What is the code name given to India’s 2nd Nuclear Test ?
(A) Operation Sakti (B) Smiling Buddha  (C) Operation Vijay (D) None of the above 

 Ans: C

91. The President of India gives resignation to _________.
(A) Prime Minister (B) Chief Justice of India  (C) Indian Parliament (D) Vice President 

 Ans: D

92. Ayurvedic Medicinal book “Hortus Malabaricus” was written under the patronage of which country ?
(A) Dutch (B) Spain  (C) Portugal (D) France 

Ans: A​

93. Which animal is known as “Living Fossil” ?
(A)Beaver (B)Legur
(C)Tiger (D)Panda
Ans: D

94. Which of the following day observed as “World Asthama Day” in 2018 ?
(A)June 23 (B)May 1
(C)December 18 (D)October 13
Ans: B
* 2017: May 2
95. Which blood group is without Antigen ?
(A)B (B)A
(C)O (D)AB
Ans: C

96. The study of flags is known as
(A)Terttology (B)Rynology
(C)Polmology (D)Vexillology
Ans: D

97.  The World Alzheimer’s day is observed on
(A)October 21 (B)August 29
(C)September 21 (D)September 14
Ans: C

98. Who wrote the book “Silent Spring” ?
(A)Robert Redford (B)Ralph Nader
(C)Sunderlal Bahuguna (D)Rachel Carson
Ans: D

99. Which day is observed as Zero Emissions Day ?
(A)21st September (B)8th June
(C)12th November (D)11th July
Ans: A

100. Of the following personalities who prepared a Report on Estimation of Poverty ?
(A) Abhijit Banerjee (B) Aravind Panagarye
(C) Amiya Kumar Bagchi (D) Suresh Tendulkar
Ans: D

101 Who started the Malayalam newspaper “Paschima Tharaka” ?

(A) Devji Bheemji
(B) Kalloor Oommen Philipose,
(C) Herman Gundert
(D) Kandathil Vargeese Mappila

Ans:B