Mixed GK 16

1. Which is the new tax regime proposed to be introduced in the country?
A. GST (Goods Services Tax)
B. VAT (Value Added Tax)
C. Agricultural Income Tax
D. Central Excise
Answer: A

2. The first systematic attempt of economic planning in India was made in the year
A. 1934
B. 1937
C. 1943
D. 1944
Answer:  A

3. Which is the largest plain of the world?
A. Siberian Plain
B. Indo-Gangatic Plain
C. The Prairies
D. The Steppe Land
Answer: A

4. Which of the following seas is without a coastline?
A. Black Sea
B. Mediterranean sea
C. Sargasso sea
D. Sea of Azov
Answer: C

5. Which of the following is a high water content vegetable?
(a). Tomato
(b). Cucumber
(c). Carrot
(d). Green peas
Answer: Cucumber

6. The Book "Flood of fire" was written by
(A) Ashutosh
(B) Amitav Ghosh
(C) Abdul Majeed Malik 
(D) Mohan Rao
Answer: Amitav Ghosh 

6. The valence electron of the impurity atom that is to be' added to germanium crystal so as to make it a n-type semiconductor is
(A) 6
(C) 4
(B)  5
(D) 3
Answer: 5

7. In  2016, total number of Indian Satellites launched by ISRO is
(A) 3
(B) 4
(C) 5
(D) 6
Answer: 6

8. The pure silver "rupiya" was issued by
(A) Akbar
(B) Shershah
(C) Jahangir
(D) Aurangzeb
Answer: Shershah

9. The princely state of Baghat was annexed to the British in
(A). 1848
(B) 1850
(C) 1852                 
(D) 1853
Answer: 1850

10. Who among the following participated in the Salt Satyagraha of Gandhi
(A) Sarojini Naidu        
(B) Rajkumari Amrit Kaur
(C) Kamladevi Chattopadhyaya
(D) All of these
Answer: Kamladevi Chattopadhyaya

11. Cartajena protocol is related to
(A) Biosafety agreement
(B) Pollution
(C) Ozone depletion
(D) Climate change
Answer: Biosafety agreement

12. ​Under which Article ot the Constitution of India: Taxes are levied and collected by the centre but distributed between the centre and the States ?
(A) Article 268
(B) Article 269
(C) Article 270
(D) Article 271
Answer:  Article 270

13. Which of the following is not a feature of good governance ?
(A) Accountability
(B) Transparency
(C) Rule of Law
(D)Red Tapism
Answer: Red Tapism

14. The first prize of the National Human Rights Commission has been awarded recently to which movie ?
(A) Pink
​(B) Black and White
(C) Red and White
(D) Black
Answer: Black and White

15. 'Stand-up India' Scheme's purpose is
(A) To encourage entrepreneurship among the SC/STs and women entrepreneur
(B) To encourage entrepreneurship among the entrepreneurs of the Backward Class
(C) To encourage entrepreneurship only among the entrepreneurs of Scheduled Class
(D) To encourage entrepreneurship only among the women entrepreneurs
Answer: Option A

16. Who rejected the 'Principles of Administration as myths and proverbs' ?
(A) Herbert Simon
(B) Dwight Waldo
(C) Frank Marini
(D) F. W. Riggs
Answer: Herbert Simon

17. What percentage of alcohol in human blood causes death ?  
(A) 2.0                   
(B) 3.0
(C) 5.0                   
(D) 7.0
Answer: 5.0

18. Non-stick frying pans are coated with
(A) Orlon
(B) Teflon
(C) Polystyrene
(D) Polypropylene
Answer: Teflon

19.  India's first armed nuclear submarine is
(A) I.N.S. Tihayu
(B) I.N.S. Virat
(C) I.NS. Arihant
(D) I.N.S. Astradharini
Answer:  I.NS. Arihant

20. Central Government's Indradhanush Programme is related to
(A) Rivers Link Programme
(B) Immunization Programme
(C) Rivers Cleaning Project
(D) Clean India Project
Answer:  Immunization Programme

​21. Which of the following is not a greenhouse gas?
(a). Watervapour
(b). O2
(c). O3
(d). CO2
Answer: O2

​22. 
The most abundant element in earth's crust is
a. Oxygen
b. Magnesium
c. Silicon
d. Aluminium
Answer: Oxygen

23. The law that governs the force between electric charges is
a. Ampere’s law
b. Faraday’s law
c. Coulomb’s law
d. Ohm’s law
Answer: Coulomb’s law

​24. Who has won the shanti swaroop Bhatnagar award 2014 for Biological science
 A:-Roop Malik
 B:-G.Venkatamohan
 C:-Anurag Agarwal
 D:-K.Ramakrishnaprasad
 Correct Answer:- Option-A
25. The Indian who won the Nobel Prize for peace in 2014
 A:-Malala Yousafzai
 B:-Amarthya Sen
 C:-Kailash Satyarthi
 D:-Mother Teresa
 Correct Answer:- Option-C

26. The Right to Information Act came into force in ____
 A:-5 June 2005
 B:-12 October 2005
 C:-24 November 2005
 D:-10 December 2005
 Correct Answer:- Option-B

27. The Supreme Court of India cancelled one among the following sections of the IT Act in 2015 :
 A:-301 A
 B:-65 B
 C:-66 A
 D:-66 B
 Correct Answer:- Option-C

28. Who is the first Indian woman to win an Oscar Award ?
 A:-Deepa Mehta
 B:-Aishwarya Rai
 C:-Bhanu Athayya
 D:-Aparna Sen
 Correct Answer:- Option-C

29. The famous Bengali writer and Jnanpeeth winner who passed away in July 2016 :
 A:-Mahasweta Devi
 B:-Pratibha Rai
 C:-Rituparno Ghose
 D:-None of these
 Correct Answer:- Option-A

30. Who is known as the singer of 'Brahmaputra' ?
 A:-Bhupen Hazarika
 B:-Tanzen
 C:-Hari Prasad Chourasia
 D:-Ravi Sanker
 Correct Answer:- Option-A

31. The Wildlife Crime Control Bureau (WCCB) was constituted under the wildlife protection act in the year
(A). 2007
(B). 2009
(C). 2006
(D). 2008
Ans: A

32. ___________is the study of how to create safety, comfort and ease of use for people who use machines.
(A) Ergonomics
(C) DSS
(B) Industry Commerce
(D) CII
Ans: A

33. _________________is data that has been summarized or otherwise manipulated for use in decision making.
(A) Facts
(B) Image data
(C) Source data
(D)Information
Ans: D

34.  ______________is a system program whose job is to control all the computer resources and provide a base upon which the application programs can be written
(A) Application
(C) Java
(B) Package
(D) OS
Ans: D

35. A cheque means
(A) written order
(B) verbal order
(C) oral order
(D) authorised order
Ans: A
36. Which of the following African University is in news for deciding to remove Gandhi statue from its precincts?
 A:-University of Cape Town
 B:-University of South Africa
 C:-Ghana University
 D:-Lagos University
 Correct Answer:- Option-C

37. The Chabahar Port is situated in
 A:-Afganisthan
 B:-Pakisthan
 C:-Iran
 D:-Bangladesh
 Correct Answer:- Option-C

38. The sensual Rumba dance belongs to
 A:-Brazil
 B:-Egypt
 C:-New Zealand
 D:-Cuba
 Correct Answer:- Option-D

39. International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) was established in the year
 A:-1957
 B:-1968
 C:-1962
 D:-1953
 Correct Answer:- Option-A

40. Which one of the following work is not written by Brahmananda Sivayogi?
 A:-Lalithopaharam
 B:-Mokshapradeepam
 C:-Anandhasuthram
 D:-Anandhadarsam
 Correct Answer:- Option-A
41. Dr. Herman Guntert is associated with which of the following society ?
 A:-London Mission Society
 B:-Theosophical Society
 C:-Church Mission Society
 D:-Basel Evangelical Mission Society
 Correct Answer:- Option-D

42. The number of Articles in the Indian Constitution are
 A:-395
 B:-12
 C:-93
 D:-26
 Correct Answer:- Option-A

43. The National Food Security Act which aims to provide subsidized food grains was passed by the Indian Parliament in the year
 A:-2001
 B:-2009
 C:-2005
 D:-2013
 Correct Answer:- Option-D

44. P. V. Sindhu, the silver medal winner at the Rio Olympics, 2016 is associated with
 A:-Tennis
 B:-Archery
 C:-Shuttle Badminton
 D:-Gymnastics
 Correct Answer:- Option-C

45. Who started the paper 'Al Amin' ?
 A:-Makthi Thangal
 B:-K. Ayyappan
 C:-Ramakrishna Pilla
 D:-Muhammed Abdur Rahiman
 Correct Answer:- Option-D

46. Which of the following Constitution Amendment Acts deals with the Panchayathiraj Nagarapalika Systems ?
 A:-`72^(nd)` and `73^(rd)`
 B:-`73^(rd)` and `74^(th)`
 C:-`74^(th)` and `75^(th)`
 D:-`75^(th)` and `76^(th)`
 Correct Answer:- Option-B
47. Dr. Herman Gundert belongs to which missionary society?
 A:-London Mission Society
 B:-Church Mission Society
 C:-Basel Evangelical Mission
 D:-Anglican society
 Correct Answer:- Option-C

48. Article __________ of the Constitution of India allows the Vice President to act as President or to discharge his functions during casual vacancies in the office, or during the absence of President.
 A:-Article 65
 B:-Article 68
 C:-Article 73
 D:-Article 75
 Correct Answer:- Option-A

49. Which section of the Right to Information Act of 2005 permits a person to obtain any information by giving
request in writing or through electronic means?
 A:-2(f) of the RTI Act, 2005
 B:-6(1) of the RTI Act, 2005
 C:-19(1) of the RTI Act, 2005
 D:-19(3) of the RTI Act, 2005
 Correct Answer:- Option-B

50. The name of a French Engineer Ferdinand de Lesseps is associated with _________.
 A:-Panama Canal
 B:-Suez Canal
 C:-Leaning Tower of Pisa
 D:-Eiffel Tower
 Correct Answer:- Option-B

51. The capital of Syria is __________.
 A:-Aleppo
 B:-Bagdad
 C:-Dimer
 D:-Damascus
 Correct Answer:- Option-D

52. In which year UNESCO proclaimed September 8 of every year to be celebrate as the International Literacy Day?
 A:-1965
 B:-1967
 C:-1970
 D:-1972
 Correct Answer:- Option-A

53. Expand GCC :
 A:-Gulf Coordination Council
 B:-Gulf Coordination Committee
 C:-Gulf Cooperation Council
 D:-Gulf Commercial Council
 Correct Answer:- Option-C
54:-The Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojana was launched on the birth anniversary of
 A:-Sardar Vallbai Patel
 B:-Syamaprasad Mukherjee
 C:-Mahathma Gandhi
 D:-Jayaprakash Narayan
 Ans: D

55:-Who among the following published the daily namely 'voice of India'
 A:-W.C.Banarjee
 B:-Annie Basant
 C:-Dada Bai Navaroji
 D:-Firoz shah mehta
 Ans: C

56:-Name the Indian sports woman selected as the brand ambassador of Telengana state
 A:-Sania Mirza
 B:-Saina Nehwal
 C:-P.V.Sindhu
 D:-Koneru Hampi
 Ans: A

57:-J.C. Daniel award 2014 was awarded to......
 A:-Adoor Gopala Krishnan
 B:-M.T. Vasudevan Nair
 C:-Amal Neerad
 D:-Ashique Abu
 Ans: B
58:-Who among the following was not a member of the Constituent Assembly of India?
 A:-Pattom Thanupillai
 B:-R. Shankar
 C:-P.T. Chacko
 D:-Sir C. Sankaran Nair
Ans: D

59:-The introduction of the first five year plan in India was prepared by
 A:-Jawaharlal Nehru
 B:-P.C. Mahalnobis
 C:-Dr. K.N. Raj
 D:-Gulsarilal Nanda
Ans: C

60:-Which schedule of the Constitution of India provides the list of 22 regional languages?
 A:-7
 B:-9
 C:-8
 D:-4
Ans: C

61:-Who was the founder of Ananda Maha Sabha?
 A:-Chattampi Swamikal
 B:-Swami Anandatheerthan
 C:-Brahmananda Sivayogi
 D:-Swami Agamananda
Ans: C

62:-The constitutional amendment for the Right of children to free and compulsory education was made in
 A:-2000
 B:-2002
 C:-2004
 D:-2006
Ans: B

63:-Which article of the Constitution of India deals with Grama Sabha?
 A:-242
 B:-243 A
 C:-244 A
 D:-240
Ans: B

64:-The salary of the President of India is taken from
 A:-consolidated fund
 B:-contingency fund
 C:-emergency fund
 D:-none of these
Ans: A

65:-Which article of the Indian Constitution deals with Right to Equality?
 A:-Article 15
 B:-Article 14
 C:-Article 16
 D:-Article 12
Ans: B

66:-A foundation called Naam Foundation has been established by which of the following with an aim to donate money to farmers, who are all affected by drought conditions?
 A:-Anupam Kher
 B:-Nana Patekar
 C:-Milkha Singh
 D:-None of these
Ans: B

67:-Under the currency swap agreement, which country's central bank has received USD 1.1 billion from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI)?
 A:-Nepal
 B:-Sri Lanka
 C:-South Africa
 D:-Bangladesh
Ans: B

68:-To maintain a permanent seat in UN Security Council, India hosted the G-4 summit in New York while PM Narendra Modi's visit in September. Which of the following country was not a part of this G-4 summit?
 A:-Germany
 B:-Russia
 C:-Brazil
 D:-Japan
Ans: B

69:-When is International Day of Peace observed?
 A:-September 19
 B:-September 21
 C:-August 21
 D:-August 25
Ans: B

70:-In association with which of the following IT firms, Andhra Pradesh government has launched an e-governance tool called e-Pragati to bring all the government services under one roof?
 A:-IBM
 B:-Wipro
 C:-Cognizant
 D:-TCS
Ans: B

71:-A national web portal is launched at New Delhi for promotion of a national apprenticeship scheme for Graduates, Diploma holders and 10+2 pass-outs vocational certificate holders. It is launched by
 A:-Arun Jaitley
 B:-Amit Shah
 C:-Smriti Irani
 D:-None of these
Ans: C

72:-Which Hollywood star has been selected for the Screen Actors Guild's Actors Inspiration Award?
 A:-Mike Myers
 B:-Liam Neesom
 C:-Leonardo DiCaprio
 D:-Brad Pitt
Ans: C

73:-Indian railways has tied up with which of the following to provide free Wi-Fi services across 400 railway stations in the country?
 A:-ISRO
 B:-Microsoft
 C:-Google
 D:-None of these
Ans: C

74:-India inked two Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs) for bilateral cooperation in Tourism and Mekong-Ganga Project with which of the following country?
 A:-Venezuela
 B:-Kazakhstan
 C:-Cambodia
 D:-None of these
Ans: C

75:-Which state government has launched "M-Shiksha-Mitra" mobile app for teacher's which is developed by National Informatics Centre?
 A:-Chattisgarh
 B:-Madhya Pradesh
 C:-Himachal Pradesh
 D:-Haryana
Ans: B

76:-How many islands are there in the group of Lakshadweep?
 A:-32
 B:-36
 C:-38
 D:-35
Ans: B
77:-In which Amendment of Indian Constitution reduce the voting age from 21 to 18 ?
 A:-`42^(nd)` Amendment of 1976
 B:-`71^(st)` Amendment of 1989
 C:-`61^(st)` Amendment of 1989
 D:-`70^(th)` Amendment of 1989
 Ans: C

78:-The first elected President of India
 A:-Dr. Rajendra Prasad
 B:-Dr. Radhakrishnan
 C:-Dr. Sakkir Hussain
 D:-V. V. Giri
 Ans: A

79:-Which Article of Indian Constitution prohibited child labour ?
 A:-Article `23^(rd)`
 B:-Article `45^(th)`
 C:-Article `33^(rd)`
 D:-Article `24^(th)`
 Ans: D

80:-Which Constituent Agency controlled economic relationship between Central and State Governments ?
 A:-Planning Commission
 B:-National Development Council
 C:-Central Economic Council
 D:-Finance Commission
 Ans: D

81:-Which state in India firstly introduced President Rule ?
 A:-West Bengal
 B:-Kerala
 C:-Bihar
 D:-Karnataka
 Ans: B

82:-'One Life' is written by
 A:-Christian Bernard
 B:-Dr. Venugopal
 C:-Pearl S. Buck
 D:-Dr. Madhavan Nair
 Ans: A

83:-'Janaganamana' is accepted as our National Anthem on
 A:-1950 Jan. 24
 B:-1950 Jan. 26
 C:-1949 Oct. 24
 D:-1951 Jan. 26
 Ans: A

84:-National Service Scheme was introduced in India
 A:-1964
 B:-1972
 C:-1967
 D:-1969
 Ans: D

85:-Which Environment Act of India transferred the protection of wild animal from state list to concurrent list ?
 A:-Wild Animal Protection Act of 1972
 B:-Wild Animal Protection Act of 1991
 C:-Wild Animal Protection Act of 1986
 D:-Indian Forest Act of 1986
 Ans: A

86:-The first female Speaker of Indian Loksabha
 A:-Sumitra Mahajan
 B:-Meerakumar
 C:-Mayavati
 D:-Sonia Gandhi
 Ans: B

87:-Which is known as 'Dakshina Nalanda' ?
 A:-Parthiva Sekarapuram Salai
 B:-Sukapuram Salai
 C:-Kanthalloor Salai
 D:-Moozhikulam Salai
 Ans: C

88:-Which city of India was selected as world Books capital by UNESCO in 2003 ?
 A:-Bombay
 B:-Hyderabad
 C:-Calcutta
 D:-New Delhi
 Ans: D

89:-The Autobiography of Malala Yousuf Zai
 A:-The Story of Malala
 B:-I am Malala
 C:-The Story My Struggle
 D:-The Story of a Girl
 Ans: B

90:-The Philosophy of Brahmananda Sivayogi known as
 A:-Visishtadwaita
 B:-Anantha Matham
 C:-Ananda Darsanam
 D:-Veerashaiva Philosophy
 Ans: B

91:-The organisation formed by Anandha Theerthan for his social reforms
 A:-Sree Ramakrishnasramam
 B:-Sidhasramam
 C:-Jathinasinisabha
 D:-Anandha Mahasabha
 Ans: C

92:-Which is the first state ministry dispersed by President of India as per Article 356 of Indian Constitution ?
 A:-Kerala
 B:-Uttar Pradesh
 C:-Karnataka
 D:-Punjab
 Ans: A

93:-The Autobiography of Anna Chandy
 A:-Atmakatha
 B:-Marakkatha Smaranakal
 C:-My days as Justice
 D:-My experiment in Judgement
 Ans: A

94:-Among the following members, who participated in civil disobedience movement holding her two month old daughter in her arms
 A:-Parvathi Nenmenimangalam
 B:-Anna Chandy
 C:-A.V. Kuttimalu Amma
 D:-Akkamma Cheriyan
 Ans: C

95:-'Mangalyan' reached the orbit of Mars on
 A:-2014 Nov. 24
 B:-2014 Sept. 24
 C:-2014 Nov. 22
 D:-2014 Sept. 22
 Ans: B

96:-Right to Information Act passed in the year
 A:-2004
 B:-2006
 C:-2007
 D:-2005
 Ans: D

97:-Who is the first women graduate in India?
 A:-Renuka Mitra
 B:-Sarojini Naidu
 C:-Captian Lakshmi
 D:-Kadambari Ganguly
 Ans: D

98:-The 42nd amendment of Indian Constitution in 1976 incorporated two terms in Preamble. Which are they?
 A:-Socialist, Secular
 B:-Secular, Democratic
 C:-Socialist, Republic
 D:-Democratic, Republic
 Ans: A

99:-Food Security Act has 13 chapters and _______ schedules.
 A:-2
 B:-6
 C:-5
 D:-4
 Ans: D

100:-Georges Sorel had been a philosopher of _______
 A:-Socialism
 B:-Fascism
 C:-Liberalism
 D:-Zionism
 Ans: B

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