Mixed Gk-2

1. Pradhan Manthri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) launched by the Prime Minister on :
(A) 28th August 2014 (B) 30th August 2014
(C) 24th August 2015 (D) 30th August 2015
Ans: A

2. Chief Election Commissioner is elected by :
(A) Prime Minister (B) Parliament (C) President (D) None of these
Ans: C

3. With which country’s collaboration India is being constructed Bullet Train Project ?
(A) Singapore (B) Malaysia (C) China (D) Japan
Ans: D

4. Name the state which has been announced Pension Scheme for journalists recently :
(A) Sikkim (B) Punjab (C) Maharashtra (D) Haryana
Ans: D

5. Name the central scheme which aims to provide self employment to learned jobless youth and women :
(A) Prime Minister Rozgar Yojana
(B) Anthyodaya Anna Yojana
(C) Valmiki Ambedkar Awas Yojana
(D) Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana
Ans: A

6. Who declares Financial Emergency ?
(A) President (B) Prime Minister (C) Finance Minister (D) None of these
Ans: A

7. Name the constitutional organ which has the power to amend constitution of India :
(A) Parliament (B) Judiciary (C) Executive (D) Legislative
Ans: A
8. Mandal Commission was set up by the Janata party government in
A:-1978
B:-1979
C:-1980
D:-1981
Ans: B
9. Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan was launched in which five year plan ?
(A) 7th (B) 8th (C) 9th (D) 10th
Ans: C

10. Right to Information act was enacted from :
(A) 2001 (B) 2005 (C) 2007 (D) 2008
Ans: B

​11. Rajiv Gandhi Equity Savings Scheme is designed for :
(A) High net worth individuals (B) Post offices (C) Corporates (D) Individual retail investors
Ans: D

12. Mahila Samridhi Yojana started in :
(A) 1990 (B) 1993 (C) 1995 (D) 1998
Ans: B

13. How many members can be nominated to the Rajya Sabha by President of India ?
​(A) 8 (B) 10 (C) 12 (D) 18
Ans: C

14. The most essential feature of the Parliamentary form of Government is the :
(A) Sovereignty of the Parliament
(B) Independent Judiciary
(C) Written Constitution
(D) Accountability of the executive to the Legislature
Ans: A

15. Constitution of India was adopted by Constituent assembly on :
(A) 15th January 1950 (B) 26th January 1950 (C) 26th November 1949 (D) 15th November 1949
Ans: C

16. Study of Fossils is known as :
(A) Orology (B) Limnology (C) Lithology (D) Palaeontology
Ans: D

17. Which of the following is known as the Magna Carta of education in India ?
(A) Wood’s Despatch (B) Macaulay’s Minute
(C) Hunter Commission (D) Kothari Commission
Ans: A

18. Who was known as the Grand Old man of India ?
(A) Jawaharlal Nehru (B) Subhash Chandra Bose (C) Dr. Rajendra Prasad (D) Dadabhai Naoroji
Ans: D
19. Who was the Chief Guest of the 67th Republic Parade ?
(A) Barak Obama (B) Francois Hollande (C) Teresa May (D) Angala Merkar
Ans: B

20. India bought Raphel war Plaines from which of the following country ?
(A) France (B) Israel (C) America (D) Germany
Ans: A

21. The cover page of Indian Constitution was designed by  
(A) Nandalal Bose (B) Subash Chandra Bose  (C) B.N. Rao (D) B.R. Ambedkar
Ans: A

22. _______ is the “Heart and Soul” of the Indian Constitution.  
(A) Fundamental Rights (B) Preamble  (C) Directive Principle (D) Fundamental Duties
 Ans: B

23. Which article says that  all persons are equal before law and entitled to equal provision of the laws?  
(A) Article 12 (B) Article 15  (C) Article 14 (D) Preamble
 Ans: C

24. The Nomination of a Presidential Candidate must be signed and supported by _______ persons.  
(A) 3 (B) 5  (C) 50 (D) 10
Ans: C

25. The President of India is empowered to proclaim Financial Emergency _______.   
(A) Article 360  (B) Article 352  (C) Article 354 (D) Article 353
Ans: A

26. Which day is celebrated as International Labour day ? 
(A) September 5th  (B) May 1st   (C) November 14th  (D) December 7th 
Ans: B​
27. Who constituted the scientific man power committee.
(A) Nehru (B) Indira Gandhi  (C) Rajiv Gandhi (D) Morarji Desai
 Ans: A

28. Swadhar a programme related to _________. 
(A) Women (B) Children  (C) Police (D) Cinema
 Ans: A

29. On July 3, 2017 foundation stone of the India’s biggest Global Skill Park was laid in 
(A) Kolkata (B) Bhopal  (C) Jaipur (D) Nagpur
Ans: B

​30. Which article of Indian constitution deals with the election of Indian President ? 
(A) Article 52 (B) Article 51  (C) Article 53 (D) Article 54
Ans: D

31. 45th Chief Justice of India. 
(A) Dipak Misra (B) J.S. Khehar  (C) T.S. Takhur (D) P.D. Dinakaran
Ans: A

32. Magsaysay award winner of 2017 Abdon Nababan. 
(A) Singapore  (B) Indonesia  (C) Japan (D) Philippines
 Ans: B

33. Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Winner of 2017. 
(A) Devendra Jhajhria (B) M.S. Dhoni  (C) Deepa Karmakar (D) M. Bhoopathi
 Ans: A

34. Whom did Sir Hugh Rose, the commander of the British army during the revolt of 1857, refer as the “best and bravest of the military leaders of the rebels” ? 
(A) Tantiya Tope (B) Rani Lakshmi Bai  (C) Nana Saheb (D) Kunwar Singh
 Ans: B

35. Who raised the patriotism to the pedestral of mother worship and said : I know my country as my mother. I adore her. I worship her ?  (A) Aurobindo Ghosh (B) B.G. Tilak   (C) Bhagat Singh (D) S.C. Bose
 Ans: A

36. Both the transfer of power and the partition of India were carried through in _________ days. 
(A) 72 (B) 94  (C) 68 (D) 84
 Ans: A

37. Total number of days spent by Gandhi in prison was 
(A) 2120 (B) 2089  (C) 3650 (D) 2338
Ans: D​​
38. An interpretation of the Constitution of India is based on the spirit of :
(A) Preamble
(B) Fundamental Rights
(C) Directive Principles of State Policy
(D) Federal System
Ans: A

39. Which article of the Indian Constitution provides for co-operation between states (Inter State Council) ?
(A) Article 370 (B) Article 300 (C) Article 263 (D) Article 111
Ans: C

40. To ameliorate the conditions of the urban slum dwellers living below the poverty line without adequate shelter, the Central Government (2001) launched the housing scheme :
(A) VAMBAY (B) PMAY (C) PMJDY (D) IAY
Ans: A

41. “The Directive Principles of State Policy” is just like a cheque on bank payable at the convenience of the bank - who made this remark ?
(A) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar (B) N.G. Ranga
(C) Jawaharlal Nehru (D) Prof. K.T. Shah
Ans: D

42. Which of the following statement is/are ‘not correct’ about Aadhar Card (UID) ?
(A) The UID number has 12 digits
(B) The UID is alpha numeric
(C) Represents biometric and demographic data
(D) UIDAI is a statutory authority
Ans: B​
43. Which Article of Indian Constitution allows to proclaim financial emergency under circumstances ? 
(A) Article 352 (B) Article 356 (C) Article 360 (D) Article 362
Ans: C

44.  The very first meeting of India’s Constituent Assembly was presided over by :
(A) B.R. Ambedkar (B) Sachidananda Sinha (C) S.K. Patil (D) Rajendra Prasad
Ans: B

45. The Indian Parliamentary democracy closely upholds more which among the following aspects :
(A) Supremacy of the Parliament
(B) Supremacy of the President
(C) Supremacy of the Election Commission
(D) Supremacy of the Constitution
Ans: D

46. POCSO Act meant :
(A) Prohibition of Children from Sexual Offences
(B) Prohibition of Criminal Sexual Offences
(C) Protection of Children from Sexual Offences
(D) Prevention of Criminals from Sex Offences
Ans: C

47. Dr. Karl Landsteiner is closely associated in which field of Medical Sciences ?
(A) Organ transplantation (B) Blood transfusion
(C) Cancer disease (D) Clonning
Ans: B

48. Which one among the following that does not belong to the financial standing committee of Indian Parliament ?
(A) Estimate Committee (B) Public Undertakings Committee
(C) Subject Committee (D) Public Accounts Committee
Ans: C

49. The first woman High Court Judge in India :
(A) Leela Seth (B) Meera Kumar (C) Anna Chandy (D) Anna Malhotra
Ans: C
51. Indian currency symbol adopted in the year 
 (A) 1991 (B) 1999
 (C) 2010 (D) 2011
 Ans: C

52. New LPG connection project is 
 (A) Sahaj (B) Sehth
 (C) Nayamansil (D) Sahajog
 Ans: A

53. GST came into force 
(A) July first in 2017 (B) June first in 2017  (C) April first in 2017 (D) May first in 2017
Ans: A
 
54. Constitution of India came into force in 
(A) 1949 (B) 1950  (C) 1951 (D) 1952
 Ans: B

55. Justice Varma Committee deals with   
(A) Women’s problems (B) Children’s problems  (C) SC problems (D) Politicians problems 
 Ans: A

56. Information Right Act came into force in  
(A) 2010 (B) 2001  (C) 2005 (D) 2011
 Ans: C

57. National Human Rights Commission Chairman is in 2016 
(A) Justice K.G. Balakrishnan (B) Justice S. Rajendra Babu  (C) Justice A.S. Anand (D) Justice H.L. Dattu
 Ans: D

58. Indian parliament passed IT Act in  
(A) 2005 (B) 2009  (C) 2000 (D) 2015
 Ans: C

59. National Human Right Commission was formed in  
(A) 1993 (B) 2001  (C) 1999 (D) 2005
 Ans: A

60. India introduced its own global positioning system. What is the name of the system ?
 (A) ISRO (B) Navik
 (C) CSIR (D) NIA
 Ans: B

61. Who is the missile man of India ?
 (A) Vikram Sarabhai (B) A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
 (C) C.V. Raman (D) Homi J. Bhabha
 Ans: B

62. Man Booker International Prize of 2016 got to 
 (A) The Vegetarian  (B) Son of Soul
 (C) Sleeping on Jupiter (D) Wars on Womenly face
Ans: A

63. The Indian Cricket captain acquired 100 win in one day cricket
 (A) Sachin Tendulkar (B) Saurav Ganguly
 (C) Mahendra Singh Dhoni (D) Kapil Dev
 Ans: C

64. First Aeroplane used solar energy
 (A) Kepler B (B) Impulse 2
 (C) New Horizon (D) Atrosat
 Ans: B

65. India’s first Atomic experiment in 
 (A) 1974 (B) 1951
 (C) 1961 (D) 1999
 Ans: A

66. India’s first atomic submarine
 (A) Kursk (B) INS Kalvar
 (C) INS Vikram (D) Arihand
 Ans: D

67. Green Belt Movement was presented by
 (A) Medha Patekar (B) Vengari Mathai
 (C) Indira Gandhi (D) Chandi Prasad Bhattu
 Ans: B

68. Who formed the Political Party Praja ?
 (A) Kejariwal (B) Eron Sharmila
 (C) Nitish Kumar (D) Mayawati
 Ans: B​
69:-Which of the following Amendment Act of the Constitution added Fundamental Duties to the Constitution ?
A:-`37^(th)` Amendment Act 1975
B:-`38^(th)` Amendment Act 1975
C:-`41^(st)` Amendment Act 1976
D:-`42^(nd)` Amendment Act 1976
Ans: D

70:-How many schedules does the Right to Information Act 2005 have ?
A:-5
B:-10
C:-2
D:-8
Ans: C

71:-Which of the following Articles contained Fundamental Rights ?
A:-12 to 35
B:-15 to 39
C:-30 to 49
D:-19 to 29
Ans: A

72:-Who prepared the Preamble of the Indian Constitution ?
A:-Vallabhai Patel
B:-Jawaharlal Nehru
C:-Rajendra Prasad
D:-Kripalani
Ans: B

73:-Who among the following acted as the Constitutional Advisor to the Constituent Assembly ?
A:-V.P. Menon
B:-Dr. Rajendra Prasad
C:-B.N. Rao
D:-Dr. Sachidanand Sinha
Ans: C

74:-In which State of India, the Kakrapara project is located ?
A:-Rajastan
B:-Punjab
C:-Gujarat
D:-Haryana
Ans: C
75. Who is the Father of Indus Economics ? 
(A) Dadabhai Naoroji
(B) M. Viswesarayya 
(C) Jawaharlal Nehru
(D) Sardar Patel
 Ans: A

76. First Five Year Plan gave priority to ___________
(A) Poverty Alleviation
(B) Industrialisation
(C) Agricultural Development
(D) Reducing Unemployment
 Ans: C

77. The first session of Swaraj Party was held at 
(A) Delhi
(B) Allahabad 
(C) Lahore
(D) Calcutta
 Ans: B
78. The first moon exploration mission of India 
(A) Mangalyan
(B) Agni-I 
(C) Chandrayan-I
(D) Agni-II
Ans: C

79. World Yoga day is on 
(A) 21st March (B) 21st April   (C) 21st May (D) 21st June
 Ans: D

80. Right to information Act is not applicable to 
(A) Punjab (B) Rajasthan   (C) Jammu Kashmir (D) Goa
 Ans: C

81. Who is renowned as First Generation Feminist ? 
(A) Sara Joseph (B) Sarojini Naidu   (C) Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit (D) Anna Chandi
 Ans: D

82. The education commission deputed for secondary education 
(A) Radhakrishna Commission (B) Kothari Commission   (C) Hunter Commission (D) Muthaliar Commission
 Ans: D

83. ‘Atmavidyasangham’ founded by 
(A) Raja Ram Mohan Roy (B) Dayananda   (C) Vagbhadananda (D) Vivekananda
 Ans: C

84. The Article of Constitution which provides the right to Central and State govt. to impose and collect GST. 
(A) Article 246A (B) Article 245A   (C) Article 346A (D) Article 345A
 Ans: A

85. Expansion of AFSPA. 
(A) Armed Forces Special Powers Act
(B) Armed Forces Special Privileges Act  
(C) Air Forces Special Protection Act
​(D) Armed Forces Super Powers Act
 Ans: A

86. Urjit Patel, our Reserve Bank Governor belongs to 
(A) Gujarat (B) Maharashtra   (C) Madhya Pradesh (D) Uttaranchal
 Ans: A

87. 69th Amendment of Indian Constitution gives 
(A) Voting age reduced from 21 to 18  
(B) Power of National capital territory to Delhi 
(C) Special power to Jammu Kashmir 
​(D) Right to education
Ans: B
88. Which State in India has the lowest number of females in comparison to males ?   
(A) Bihar  (B) Haryana    (C) Rajasthan  (D) Punjab
 Ans: B

89. Which of the following state has the lowest literacy rates in India ?  
(A) Bihar (B) Chhattisgarh   (C) Jharkhand (D) Rajasthan
 Ans: A

90. Operation Black-Board aims at  
(A) providing education to urban slum dwellers.   
(B) promoting adult literacy. 
(C) providing primary education in an educationally backward.  
(D) opening of new schools specially for female children.
 Ans: C

91. Which of the following is an indicator of poverty in India ?   
(A) Income level  (B) Literacy Level    (C) Employment Level (D) All of these
 Ans: A

92. In which year the Planning Commission of India was constituted ?  
(A) 1942 (B) 1947   (C) 1950 (D) 1958
 Ans: C

93. 'Twenty point Programme' was launched in the year  
(A) 1969 (B) 1980   (C) 1975  (D) 1977
 Ans: B

94. The First Five Year Plan in India was from  
(A) 1947-1952 (B) 1949-1954    (C) 1950-1955  (D) 1951-1956
 Ans: D

95. Which Five Year Plan is also known as "Gadgil Yojana" ? 
(A) Second Five Year Plan  (B) Third Five Year Plan    (C) Fourth Five Year Plan  (D) Fifth Five Year Plan
Ans: B

96. The Novel 'Anandamath' was written by   
(A) Devendranath Tagore  (B) Bankim Chandra Chatterji    (C) Rabindranath Tagore  (D) Dadabhai Naoroji
 Ans: B

97. Which Metro will become the India's first metro to have its own FM Radio Station ?   
(A) Delhi Metro  (B) Kolkata Metro    (C) Lucknow Metro  (D) Nagpur Metro
Ans: C
98. Which of the following ideals do the Directive Principles of State Policy in the Constitution of India strive to uphold?
(A) Political Democracy (B) Social Democracy (C) Economic Democracy (D) Secular Democracy
Ans: C

99. Identify the Article of the Indian Constitution that deals with ‘Financial Emergency’ :
(A) Article 360 (B) Article 356 (C) Article 352 (D) Article 354
Ans: A

100. Who introduced the concept ‘Anthyodaya’?
(A) Gopal Krishna Gokhale (B) M.K. Gandhi (C) Sardar Patel (D) Jawaharlal Nehru
Ans: B

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