mixed gk 17

1. The expansion of HDI is
a) Hindi Development Institute
b) Human Development Indexb) Human Development Index 
c) Human Development Investment
d) None of these.
Answer:  Option B

2. Headquarters of UNDP  is
a) New York
b) Delhi
c) Washington
d) Chicago
Answer: New York

3. A source program is the program written in language
a) English
b) Symbolic
c) High level c) High level
d) Machine
Answer: High level 

4. The leader who described Cripps proposal as a “post-dated cheque of bank was
a)Motilal Nehru
b) M.K. Gandhi b)M.K.Gandhi
c)Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel 
d)Subhash Chandra Bose
Answer: M.K. Gandhi 

5. Which Amendment gave constitutional recognition to Panchayat Raj?
a) 73rd amendment
b) 64 th Amendment
c)69 th Amendment
d)42nd Amendment
​Answer: 73rd amendment

6. India’s best quality sheep rearing is done is which of the following regions?
A) North-west region
B) Temperate Himalayas B) Temperate Himalaya
C) Semi-arid southern region
D) Humid eastern region
Answer: Temperate Himalayas

​7. Chittanavasal is situated in
(A) Pudukottai
(B)Madurai
(C) Trichy
(D) Thanjavur
Answer: Pudukottai

8. Natural system of plant classification was proposed by
A) Cronquist
B) Engler and Prantl 
C) Carl Linnaeus
D) Bentham and Hooker
Answer:  Bentham and Hooker

9. The Indian auto major who acquired the British luxury brand ‘Land Rover’ is
​a) Hindustan Motors) 
b)Mahindra and Mahindra
c)Maruti Suzuki
d) Tata
Answer: Tata

10. In which year was Panchayat Raj system inaugurated in India?
a)1952
b) 1959
c)1957
d)1964
Answer: 1959

11. Which is the first eco-tourist centre in India?
a. Kodaikanal
b. Ooty
c. Darjeeling
d. Thenmala
Answer: Thenmala

12. Who founded the "Servants of Indian society"?
a. Gopala Krishna Gokhale
b. Mahatma Gandhi
c. Raja Ram Mohan Roy
d. Bala Gangadhara Tilak
Answer: Gopala Krishna Gokhale

13. In which year the child labour policy was passed?
a. 1987
b. 1988
c. 1986
d. 1985
Answer: 1987

​14. Which is the strongest acid in the world?
a. Sulphuric acid
b. Hydrochloric acid
c. Fluoro sulphuric acid
d. Nitric acid
Ans: C

15. Who was selected as 'the Player of the series' of 2015 ICC World Cup?
A:-Mitchell Starc
B:-James Faulkner
C:-Mitchell Johnson
D:-Tim Southee
Correct Answer:- Option-A

16. The Idea of Directive Principles was borrowed by India from?
A:-USA
B:-Ireland
C:-Canada
D:-Germany
Correct Answer:- Option-B

17. Domestic Violence Act was passed in the year?
A:-2008
B:-2007
C:-2005
D:-2006
Correct Answer:- Option-C

18. The first exclusive educational satellite of India?
A:-METSAT
B:-EDUSAT
C:-MOM
D:-APPLE
Correct Answer:- Option-B

19. The term 'Socialist and Secular' were added to the Preamble of Indian Constitution through .......... Amendment?
A:-73rd Amendment
B:-86th Amendment
C:-42nd Amendment
D:-24th Amendment
Correct Answer:- Option-C

20. The first state which fixed minimum educational qualification to contest for Panchayath polls?
A:-Rajastan
B:-Madhyapradesh
C:-Haryana
D:-Punjab
Correct Answer:- Option-A

21. Choose the right option in connection with Temple Entry Proclamation? A:-1936 December 11
B:-1936 March 12
C:-1936 November 11
D:-1936 November 12
Correct Answer:- Option-D

22. The father of the Cartoon ' Common man'?
A:-Sankar
B:-MF Hussain
C:-RK Laxman
D:-Gopikrishna
Correct Answer:- Option-C

23. The Article which abolishes Untouchability?
A:-Article 17
B:-Article 19
C:-Article 14
D:-Article 15
Correct Answer:- Option-A

24. Which day is observed as 'Pravasi Baratiya Divas'?
A:-March 12
B:-November 11
C:-October 24
D:-January 9
Correct Answer:- Option-D

25. :-The Article 16 of Indian Constitution guarantees?
A:-Prohibits human trafficking
B:-Prohibits Child Labour Home Page
C:-Equality of opportunity in maters of public employment
D:-Environmental Protection
Correct Answer:- Option-C 

26. " It is better to light a candle than to curse the darkness" is the motto of
 A:-Bharat Scout and Guides
 B:-Red Cross
 C:-Amnesty International
 D:-Greenpeace
 Correct Answer:- Option-C

27. The Vigilance Officer appointed by the government to investigate the cases of misappropriation in the society shall have the rank not below the rank of
 A:-Superintendent of Police
 B:-Inspector General of Police
 C:-Deputy Inspector General of Police
 D:-Deputy superintendent of Police
 Correct Answer:- Option-C

28. Human Rights Day is celebrated on
 A:-October 24
 B:-November 14
 C:-December 10
 D:-December 21
 Correct Answer:- Option-C

29. The father of White Revolution in India
 A:-Sundarlal Bahuguna
 B:-M S Swaminathan
 C:-Varghese Kurian
 D:-V K Krishna Menon
 Correct Answer:- Option-C

30. ISRO Space craft 'Mangalayan' entered in the martian orbit in ____
 A:-29 August 2014
 B:-30 June 2014
 C:-24 October 2014
 D:-24 September 2014
 Correct Answer:- Option-D
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31. Who is the founder of social networking site 'Facebook' ?
 A:-Bill Gates
 B:-Julian Assange
 C:-Mark Zuckerberg
 D:-Richard M Stallman
 Correct Answer:- Option-C

32. Which team was the first champion of the 'Hero Indian Super League'?
 A:-F C Goa
 B:-F C Pune City
 C:-Kerala Blasters
 D:-Atletico De Kolkata
Ans: D

33. The Yarlung Zangbo river, in India, is known as?
 A:-Ganga
 B:-Sindhu
 C:-Brahmaputra
 D:-Mahanadi
Ans: C

34. The minimum age to qualify for election to the Loksabha is
 A:-25 years
 B:-21 years
 C:-18 years
 D:-35 years
Ans: ​A

35. Which is the second most populous state in India?
 A:-West Bengal
 B:-Uther Pradesh
 C:-Rajastan
 D:-Maharashtra
Ans: D

36. In which state does Somanath temple locate?
 A:-Maharashtra
 B:-Rajastan
 C:-Gujarat
 D:-Uttar Pradesh
Ans: C

37. What is the theme raised by UNO in connection with the 2015 World Population Day?
 A:-Investing in young people
 B:-Vulnerable population in Emergencies
 C:-Focus is on Adolescent pregnancy
 D:-Fight poverty: Educate Girls
 Correct Answer:- Option-B

38. Excise duty is a tax levied on the .............?
 A:-Import of goods
 B:-Export of goods
 C:-Sale of goods
 D:-Production of goods
 Correct Answer:- Option-D

39. The first vice chairman of NITI Aayog?
 A:-Arvind Panagaria
 B:-Narendra Modi
 C:-Arun Jaitley
 D:-Arun Shourie
 Correct Answer:- Option-A

40. Which one of the following non-members of Parliament has the right to address it?
 A:-Chief Justice of India
 B:-Solicitor General of India
 C:-Attorney General of India
 D:-Chief Election Commissioner
 Correct Answer:- Option-C

41. Which one of the following Articles of the Directive Principles of State Policy deals with the promotion of International Peace and Security?
 A:-50
 B:-48A
 C:-43A
 D:-51
 Correct Answer:- Option-D

42. Who among the following can be removed from the office without impeachment?
 A:-Governor of State
 B:-President of India
 C:-Chief Election Commissioner
 D:-Chief Justice of India
 Correct Answer:- Option-A

43. Which among the following is a federal feature of the Government ?
 A:-Integrated Judiciary
 B:-Written Constitution
 C:-Single Citizenship
 D:-Freedom of Expression
 Correct Answer:- Option-B

44. ​The Disaster Management Act was enacted in:
 A:-December, 2002
 B:-March, 2007
 C:-March, 2010
 D:-December, 2005
 Correct Answer:- Option-D

45.  The 'Cannes Award' is given for excellence in which of the following fields?
 A:-Journalism
 B:-Public Relations
 C:-Advertising
 D:-Films
 Correct Answer:- Option-D

46. Who amongst the following is the author of the book 'Namesake'?
 A:-Anita Nair
 B:-Jhumpa Lahiri
 C:-Shashi Tharoor
 D:-Khushwant Singh
 Correct Answer:- Option-B

47. The Headquarters of WHO is located at
 A:-Geneva
 B:-Paris
 C:-Washington
 D:-London
 Correct Answer:- Option-A

48. Which of these is a retail giant?
 A:-Google
 B:-Carrefour
 C:-Ivy League
 D:-IFAD
 Correct Answer:- Option-B

49. Okra is another name for
 A:-Bitterguard
 B:-Brinjal
 C:-Tomato
 D:-Lady's Finger
 Correct Answer:- Option-D

50. The great inventor who was professor of vocal physiology at Boston University
 A:-Thomas Edison
 B:-Albert Einstein
 C:-Alexander Graham Bell
 D:-Issac Newton
 Correct Answer:- Option-C

51. Lazlo Biro, who created the first ball-point pen, was a Hungarian
 A:-Doctor
 B:-Scientist
 C:-Journalist
 D:-Lawyer
 Correct Answer:- Option-C

52. Whose biography is 'Romancing With Life'?
 A:-Amitabh Bachan
 B:-Aamir Khan
 C:-Dev Anand
 D:-Raj Kapoor
 Correct Answer:- Option-C

53. The company whose chemical plant in Bhopal had a disastrous gas leak in 1984
 A:-Union Carbide
 B:-Lavlin
 C:-Mosanto
 D:-Saint Gobain
 Correct Answer:- Option-A

54. Barren Island is located in
 A:-Japan
 B:-Cuba
 C:-Philippines
 D:-Andaman-Nicobar
 Correct Answer:- Option-D

55. __________ is known as the 'Eternal City'.
 A:-Rome
 B:-Tokyo
 C:-Delhi
 D:-Amritsar
 Correct Answer:- Option-A

56. The author of ''The General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money''.
 A:-Karl Marx
 B:-J.M. Keynes
 C:-J.S. Mill
 D:-Adam Smith
 Correct Answer:- Option-B

57. Which country suggested the name Hudhud for the severe cyclonic storm -2014
 A:-Bahrain
 B:-Iran
 C:-Saudi Arabia
 D:-Oman
 Correct Answer:- Option-D

58. 2014- Nobel Prize winner in Economics ?
 A:-Jean Tirole
 B:-Eugene F .Fama
 C:-Shuji Nakamura
 D:-Patrick Modiano
 Correct Answer:- Option-A

59. Ringworm is a common infection caused by ?
 A:-A Worm
 B:-Fungus
 C:-Bacteria
 D:-Virus
 Correct Answer:- Option-B

​60. The power to form a new state is vested in
 A:- President of India
 B:- Union Cabinet
 C:- Parliament
 D:-Supreme Court
 Correct Answer:- Option-C

61. Part III of the Constitution deals with
 A:-Union and Territories
 B:-Citizenship
 C:-Directive Principles of State Policy.
 D:-Fundamental Rights
 Correct Answer:- Option-D

62. Writ Petitions are filed before the Supreme Court for the enforcement of
 A:-Fundamental Rights
 B:-Fundamental Duties
 C:-Directive Principles
 D:-To declare emergency
 Correct Answer:- Option-A

63. List II in the VII Schedule of the Constitution is
 A:-Union List
 B:-Concurrent List
 C:-State List
 D:-None of the above
 Correct Answer:- Option-C

64. Duration of Rajya Sabha is
 A:-Five Years
 B:-Six years
 C:-Two years
 D:-Permanent
 Correct Answer:- Option-D

65. The word ‘public servant’ means :
 A:- Any person in the service or pay of the Government
 B:- Any person in the service or the pay of any local authority
 C:- Any person in the service or pay of any corporation established under a State or a Central Act
 D:- All of the above
 Correct Answer:- Option-D

66. Every request for obtaining information under the Right to Information Act is to be disposed of with in:
 A:- 45 days
 B:- 90 days
 C:- 30 days
 D:- 60 days
 Correct Answer:- Option-C

67. The Supreme Court of India recognized sexual harassment at work place as a violation of human rights in the case of :
 A:- Ahmed Khan v Shah Bano Begum
 B:- Visakha v State of Rajasthan
 C:- Tukaram v State of Maharashtra
 D:- Bachan Singh v State of Punjab
 Correct Answer:- Option-B

68. The information exempted from disclosure under Section 8 of the Right to Information Act includes:
 A:- Information received in confidence from a foreign government
 B:- Cabinet papers including records of deliberations of the council of ministers and secretaries
 C:- Information available to a person in his fiduciary relationship
 D:- All the above.
 Correct Answer:- Option-D

69. The Election Commission of India is set up by which article of Indian Constitution ?
 A:-Article 310
 B:-Article 316
 C:-Article 324
 D:-Article 256
 Correct Answer:- Option-C

70. In which state 'Bargi Dam' is located
 A:-Uttarpradesh
 B:-Gujarath
 C:-Madhyapradesh
 D:-West Bengal
 Correct Answer:- Option-C

71. Who wrote 'Poor Economies'
 A:-Amartya Sen
 B:-Muhammed Yunis
 C:-Thomas Pickety
 D:-Abhijith Banerjee
 Correct Answer:- Option-D

72. By which institution the 'Suddhi Movement' was started
 A:-Brahma Samaj
 B:-Prarthana Samaj
 C:-Arya Samaj
 D:-Sathya Sodhak Samaj
 Correct Answer:- Option-C

73. Which bank is the first Indian private sector bank to set up a branch in China
 A:-ICICI
 B:-HDFC
 C:-Axis Bank
 D:-Kotak Mahindra Bank
 Correct Answer:- Option-C

74. Who introduced 'Itaradari' system
 A:-Thomas Munroe
 B:-Warren Hastings
 C:-Lord Cornwallis
 D:-Lord Wellesley
 Correct Answer:- Option-B

75. Who has been conferred the Dadasaheb Phalke Award for the year 2013?
 A:-K Balachander
 B:-Gulzar
 C:-Soumithra Chatterjee
 D:-Amithabh Bachchan
 Correct Answer:- Option-B

76. Who is the chairperson of the 14th Finance Commission
 A:-Vijay Kelkar
 B:-Y V Reddy
 C:-Reghuram Rajan
 D:-Prabhat Patnaik
 Correct Answer:- Option-B
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77. Who was the president of 'Congress Khilafath Swaraj Party'?
 A:-Motilal Nehru
 B:-Mahatma Gandhi
 C:-Maulana Azad
 D:-C R Das
 Correct Answer:- Option-D

78. Which act introduced communal representation or separate electorates for the first time in India
 A:-Government of India Act of 1909
 B:-Government of India Act of 1919
 C:-Government of India Act of 1935
 D:-Indian Independence Act of 1947
 Correct Answer:- Option-A

79. In which year National Rural Livelihood Mission was initiated
 A:-2009
 B:-2011
 C:-2012
 D:-2013
 Correct Answer:- Option-C

80. Thomas Cup 2014 was won by Japan by defeating which country
 A:-China
 B:-Indonesia
 C:-Singapore
 D:-Malaysia
 Correct Answer:- Option-D
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81. The first Indian who became the brand ambassador of Interpol
 A:-Amir Khan
 B:-Shahrukh Khan
 C:-Aiswrya Rai
 D:-Hritik Roshan
 Correct Answer:- Option-B

82. In which Five Year Plan Government of India adopted 'Intensive Agricultural Programme'?
 A:-First Five Year Plan
 B:-Second Five Year Plan
 C:-Third Five Year
 D:-Fourth Five Year Plan
 Correct Answer:- Option-C

83. Who authored 'Discovery of India'?
 A:-Jawahar Lal Nehru
 B:-R.C. Dath
 C:-Dada Bhai Naoroji
 D:-James Mill
 Correct Answer:- Option-A

84. In which state 'sanchi stupa' situating?
 A:-Uttar Pradesh
 B:-Madya Pradesh
 C:-Maharashtra
 D:-Andhra Pradesh
 Correct Answer:- Option-B

85. Who was the leader of 'Home Rule Movement' in Puna?
 A:-Annie Beasant
 B:-Lala Lajpath Rai
 C:-Bipin Chandra Pal
 D:-Bal Gangadhar Tilak
 Correct Answer:- Option-D

86. Which is the longest river in India?
 A:-Indus
 B:-Ganges
 C:-Mahanadi
 D:-Godavari
 Correct Answer:- Option-B

87. Name the viceroy who divided Bengal in the year 1905.
 A:-Lord Macaulay
 B:-Lord Wellesly
 C:-Lord Cornwallis
 D:-Lord Curzon
 Correct Answer:- Option-D

88. Who was the propagator of 'Drain Theory'?
 A:-Dada Bhai Naoroji
 B:-Bal Gangadar Tilak
 C:-Motilal Nehru
 D:-R.C. Duth
 Correct Answer:- Option-A

89. Who was the leader of Bardoli Sathyadraha?
 A:-Chandrasekhar Azad
 B:-Vishnu Bharathiyan
 C:-Sardar Vallabhai Patel
 D:-C. Keshavan
 Correct Answer:- Option-C

90. In which year 'Temple Entry Proclamation' declared?
 A:-1932
 B:-1936
 C:-1933
 D:-1934
 Correct Answer:- Option-B

91. Who was the sports person conferred with Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna in the year 2015?
 A:-Saniya Mirza
 B:-Sachin Tendulkar
 C:-Jwala Gutta
 D:-Leander Paes
 Correct Answer:- Option-A

92. Vayalar Award 2015 got to __________.
 A:-Arachar
 B:-Shyamamadhavam
 C:-Manushyanu oru Amukham
 D:-Charulatha
 Correct Answer:- Option-C

93. The digital literacy programme of Prime Minister Narendra Modi is known as _________.
 A:-Mann Ki Bath
 B:-Swach Bharath
 C:-Jan Yojana
 D:-Digital India
 Correct Answer:- Option-D

94. Nobel peace prize 2015 awarded to __________.
 A:-Kailash Sathyarthi
 B:-Malala Yusaf Sai
 C:-Tunisian National Dialogue Quartet
 D:-European Union
 Correct Answer:- Option-C

95:-Who among the following is known as Grand Father of Indian Nation
 A:-Raja Ram Mohan Ray
 B:-Dayananda Saraswathi
 C:-Swami Vivekananda
 D:-Bala Gangadhar Tilak
 Ans: B

96:-Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar International Airport is in
 A:-Ahammadabad
 B:-Hyderabad
 C:-Indore
 D:-Nagpur
 Ans: D

97:-Lord Curzon's Partition of Bengal came to effect on
 A:-18 october 1905
 B:-16 october 1905
 C:-19 october 1905
 D:-17 october 1905
 Ans: B

98:-Sangai is the state animal of
 A:-Tripura
 B:-Meghalaya
 C:-Manipur
 D:-Arunachal Pradesh
 Ans: C

99:-Who was the commissioner of India Census 2011
 A:-Vinod Rai
 B:-C.Chadramouli
 C:-Suryaprakash
 D:-K.T.M.Iqbal
 Ans: B

100:-Ajantha cave paintings depict scenes from the
 A:-Ramayana
 B:-Mahabharatha
 C:-Rigveda
 D:-Jataka tales
 Ans: D