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1. ‘Aditya Mission’ refers to :
(A) India’s anti diphtheria program
(B) India’s Tourism Promotion Program
(C) Agricultural Extension Program for farmers
(D) India’s solar exploration Program
Ans: D

2. National Plant Genome Research Centre located at :
(A) Mumbai (B) Haryana (C) New Delhi (D) Hyderabad
Ans: C

3. Like, Poke and Tag are features of which social networking website ?
(A) Google+ (B) Facebook (C) Orkut (D) Skoob
Ans: B

4. Which state become India’s first fully organic state by implementing organic farming practices ?
(A) West Bengal (B) Karnataka (C) Kerala (D) Sikkim
Ans: D

5. ‘Kasturirangan Committee Report’ is related to :
(A) Protection of Plants (B) Protection of Western Ghats
(C) Ganga Action Plan (D) Constitutional reforms
Ans: B

6. The Right to Education was added to the Fundamental Rights in the Constitution of India through the __________.
(A) 93rd Constitution Amendment Act 2005 (B) 86th Constitution Amendment Act 2002 (C) 87th Constitution Amendment Act 2003 (D) 97th Constitution Amendment Act 2011
Ans: B

7. The National Energy Conservation Day is observed on __________.
(A) October 14th (B) December 14th (C) November 13th (D) December 23rd
Ans: B

8. A computer used by people who travel from one place to another is :
(A) Super computer (B) Work station (C) Laptop (D) Desk top
Ans: C

9. The first longest Express way in India :
(A) Delhi - Mumbai (B) Varanasi - Gaya
(C) Lucknow - Agra (D) Bombay - Thane
Ans: C

10. Name the high-speed train announced in the Indian Railway budget 2016-17.
(A) Varun (B) Surya (C) Chakra (D) Tejas
Ans: D

11. In which year was the paper currency first introduced in India ?
(A) 1830 (B) 1910 (C) 1861 (D) 1896
Ans: C

12. The Union Government launched a pilot programme to run two wheelers on CNG in which city ?
(A) Bombay (B) Varanasi (C) New Delhi (D) Calcutta
Ans: C

13. In which Indian states major spoken language is Kumaoni ?
(A) Kashmir (B) Assam (C) Goa (D) Uttarakhand
Ans: D

14. Which Article of Indian Constitution refers Special Commission for ST’s ?
(A) Article 338 (B) Article 328 (C) Article 55 (D) Article 410
Ans: A

15. Pradhan Mantri Surakshit Matritva Abhiyan is launched by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MOHFW) to provide fixed-day assured.
(A) Comprehensive and quality antenatal care to all pregnant women
(B) to provide an environmentally safe and protected ‘pucca house’ to every household by 2022
(C) to absorb excess liquidity in the banking system following demonetisation
(D) release the sex workers from their practise and provide them with alternative source of livelihood
Ans: A

16. International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women (IDEVAW) is observed on :
(A) September 12 (B) November 15 (C) November 25 (D) September 22
Ans: C

17. Which Indian has made into Forbes top 10 highest paid actresses of the world ?
​(A) Anjun Chopra (B) Aishwarya Rai (C) Jennifer Lawrence (D) Deepika Padukone
Ans: D

​18. Who made the following statement in the Constituent Assembly during the Assembly Debates ? “The first task of this Assembly is to free India through a new Constitution, to feed the starving people, and to clothe the naked masses, and to give every Indian the fullest opportunity to develop himself according to his capacity.”
(A) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar (B) Dr. Rajendra Prasad (C) K.T. Shah (D) Jawaharlal Nehru
Ans: D

19. On __________ Dr. Rajendra Prasad was elected as the permanent Chairman of the Constituent Assembly ?
(A) 9 December 1946 (B) 11 December 1946 (C) 9 June 1947 (D) 20 June 1947
Ans: B

20. Which Article of Indian Constitution abolishes untouchability ?
(A) Article 23 (B) Article 65 (C) Article 17 (D) Article 124
Ans: C

21. The 73rd and 74th Amendments to the Indian Constitution were related with __________.
(A) Creation of Local Government Institutions (B) Judicial Review (C) Unprecedented powers to the Parliament (D) President’s rule in the states
Ans: A

22. Name the programme launched by the Department of Women and Child Development, MHRD in 1988 to boost up women’s health, education and political participation.
​(A) National Policy for Empowerment of Women (B) National Perspective Plan for Women (C) Swa-Shakti (D) Swayamsiddha
Ans: B

23. Which one of the following item comes under the Concurrent list of Indian Constitution ?   
(A) Defence  (B) Education   (C) Citizenship  (D) Local Government
Ans: B

24. The words Socialist and Secular were added to the Preamble by :   
(A) 42nd amendment (B) 47th Amendment    (C) 44th Amendment (D) 41st Amendment
Ans: A

25. Article 280 of the Indian Constitution deals with :  
(A) Planning Commission (B) Election Commission    (C) Finance Commission (D) Law Commission
Ans: C

26. The World Environment Day is observed on ; 
(A) September 5th  (B) October 24th    (C) December 10th  (D) June 5th
Ans: D

27. Which Five Year Plan is also known as “Mahalanobis Model” ?
A) First B) Second C) Third D) Fourth
Ans: B

28. Which day onwards the GST (Goods and Services Tax) was implemented in India ?
A) April 1, 2017 B) June 1, 2017 C) July 1, 2017 D) August 1, 2017
Ans: C

29. Which country won the ICC Women’s World Cup in 2017 ?
A) India B) England C) France D) South Africa
Ans: B

30. Who won the Nobel Prize for literature in 2016 ?
A) Bob Dylan B) Juan Manuel Santos C) Svetlana Alexievich D) Yoshinori
Ans: A

31. Which became the first Indian City declared by UNESCO as World Heritage City ?
​A) Calcutta B) Agra C) Patna D) Ahmedabad
Ans: D

32. Name Japan’s men-only island recommended by UNESCO to its World Heritage list in May 2017.
(A) Okinawa (B) Honshu (C) Amami Oshima (D) Okinoshima
Ans: D

33. Who has been appointed as the Chairperson of the Centre Board of Film Certification (CBFC) by the Central Government from 11th August 2017 for a period of three years ?
(A) Pahlaj Nihalani (B) Prasoon Joshi (C) Anurag Srivastava (D) Mukesh Bhatt
Ans: B

34. Name the snake boat which won the 65th Nehru Trophy Boat Race on Punnamada Lake.
(A) Mahadevikad Chundan (B) Payippadan Chundan (C) Karichal Chundan (D) Gabriel Chundan
Ans: D

35. Who among the following Indian-origin girl secured two points higher than Albert Einstein and Stephen Hawking in the British Mensa IQ Test (162 Points)?
(A) Rajgauri Pawar (B) Rajmukhi Pawar (C) Mukta Pawar (D) Neelam Pawar
Ans: A
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36. Which is the currency of Republic of Kiribati ?
(A) U.S. Dollar (B) New Zealand Dollar (C) Australian Dollar (D) Kina
Ans: C

37. Which of the following state of India is called the “Botanist paradise” ?
​(A) Assam (B) Kashmir (C) Sikkim (D) Arunachal Pradesh
Ans: C

38. In the constitution of India article 32 deals with :
(A) Writ (B) Equal pay for equal work (C) Panchayath raj system (D) Uniform civil code
Ans: A

​39. The idea of Residuary powers in Indian constitution is indebted from __________.
(A) Ireland (B) Canada (C) Australia (D) France
Ans: B

40. __________ of Indian constitution prohibits untouchability and makes it a punishable offence.
(A) Article 19 (B) Article 16 (C) Article 21 (D) Article 17
Ans: D

41. The second Chairman of the Human Rights Commission :
(A) Justice Renganath Mishra (B) Justice A.S. Anand (C) Justice Venkatachailah (D) H L Dattu
Ans: C

42. __________was appointed to study and report about centre state relations.
(A) Rajendra Babu commission (B) Shah commission (C) Nanavathi commission (D) Sarkaria commission
Ans: D

43. “It was always been a mystery to me how men can feel themselves honoured by the humiliation of their fellow beings.”  These are the words  of __________.
(A) Jawaharlal Nehru (B) Rajendra Prasad (C) Gandhiji (D) S Radhakrishnan
Ans: C

44. G S T (Goods and Service Tax) was introduced at first in :
(A) France (B) India (C) America (D) China
Ans: A

45. Pakisthan’s Mother Teresa :
(A) Malala Yoosaf (B) Ruth Pfau (C) Benasir Bhuto (D) Sanmir
Ans: B

46. Misile woman of India :
(A) Tessy Thomas (B) T K Anuradha (C) Seetha S (D) V R Lalithambika
Ans: A

47. The story ‘Vaarikuzhi’ is written by :
(A) K G George (B) Padmarajan (C) P A Baker (D) M T Vasudevan Nair
Ans: D

48. “The Ministry of Utmost Happiness” written by__________.
(A) Arundhathi Roy (B) Jayasree Mishra (C) Madhavikutty (D) Sasi Tharoor
Ans: A

​49. The first Butterfly Safari Park in Asia
A) Mathikettan Chola B) Thenmala C) Shalimar D) Kasiranga National Park
Ans: B

50. Which State in India firstly issued soil health cards to farmers ?
A) Hariyana B) Himachal Pradesh C) Punjab D) Bihar
Ans: C

51. The Indian National Flag accepted by Indian Constitutional Assembly on
A) 1950 January – 26 B) 1950 January – 24 C) 1947 August – 14 D) 1947 July – 22
Ans: D

52. Who among the following is the author of the book titled “Fierce Focus” ?
A) Allen Border B) Greg Chappel
C) Sourav Ganguly D) Anil Kumble
Ans: B

53. The Constitutional Assembly was set up under the
A) Crips Mission B) Wavell Plan C) Cabinet Mission Plan D) Mountbatten Plan
Ans: C

54. The Presidential form of Govt. operates on the basis of the principle
A) Division of Power B) Accountability to the Legislature C) Centralisation of Power D) Separation of Power
Ans: D

55. Which Amendment of the Constitution raised the term of Lok sabha from the original 5 years term to 6 years ?
A) 44th Amendment B) 39th Amendment C) 42nd Amendment D) 38th Amendment
Ans: C

56. Punjab was reorganised in to Punjabi speaking Punjab and Hindi speaking Haryana in
A) 1966 B) 1956 C) 1971 D) 1963
Ans: A

57. The objectives of the Preamble of the Constitution were first
A) Spelt out in the Indian Independent Act of 1947
B) Adopted by the Indian National Congress in its Avadi Session
C) Spelt out in the objective resolutions moved by Jawahar Lal Nehru
D) Adopted by Indian National Congress at its Lahor Session
Ans: C

58. International Day for Elimination of Violence against Women is observed on
A) December 15 B) November 25 C) November 15 D) October 25
Ans: B

59. The Integrated Child Development Scheme (ICDS) was initiated during
A) IInd Five Year Plan B) Vth Five Year Plan C) IIIrd Five Year Plan D) IVth Five Year Plan
Ans: B

60. Mahila Samridhi Yojana started in India during the period of the Prime Minister
A) Indira Gandhi B) Rajeev Gandhi C) V.P. Singh D) P.V. Narasimha Rao
Ans: D

61. In which State of India, Amul Dairy is situated ?
A) Gujarath B) Bihar C) Karnataka D) Rajasthan
Ans: A

62. Anna Purna Scheme (APS) meets the food requirements of
​A) Pregnant ladies B) Girl child below 14
C) Young persons D) Indigent senior citizens
Ans: D

63. Which of the following State does not adopt the transplantation of Human Organs Act ?
A) Andhra Pradesh
B) Assam
C) Tamil Nadu
​D) Manipur
Ans: A

64. Asa workers are related with which of the following government mission ?
A) NUHM
B) NRHM
C) MNREGP
D) RLEGP
Ans: B

65. Organisation which took initiative for the implementation of Right to Information Act in India is
A) Bharathiya Kisan Union
B) Consumer Education and Research Centre
C) Amnesty International
D) Mazdoor Kisan Sakthi Sanghathan
Ans: D

66. Which of the followings are not correct  regarding the ‘Paris Climate Accord’ ? i) It is an agreement within the frame work of UNFCCC ii) It aims to mitigate green house gases
iii) It came into force from December 2015
iv) It emphasises on consensus building and allow for voluntary and nationally determined targets
A) Both i) and ii)
B) Both iii) and iv)
C) iii) only
D) iv) only
Ans: C

67. In which case the Supreme Court of India observed that the Governor occupies the same constitutional status as the President at the central level ?
A) Ram Jawaya Kapoor Vs The State of Punjab
B) S. R. Bommai Vs The Union of India
C) I. C. Golaknath and Ors Vs The State of Punjab
D) Kesavananda Bharathi Vs The State of Kerala
Ans: A

68. Which of the following statement is correct regarding the 25th Constitutional Amendment Act of 1971 ?
A) Gave superiority to Article 38 over right to equality and made the provision that it could not be challenged in any court under Article 32
B) Gave power to Parliament to amend any part of the Constitution including Fundamental Rights
C) Article 363 A was inserted and abolished Privy Purse paid to the former rulers of the Princely states
D) Fundamental Rights were made subordinate to directive principles of State Policy as given under Article 39
Ans: D

69. Read the following statements regarding the Union Public Service Commission, bring out the incorrect statement.
A) It is inserted through the 15th Amendment Act of 1963
B) The Central Vigilance Commission has a decisive role in the disciplinary matters of the Union Public Service Commission
C) It is concerned with the classification of services and disciplinary matters of the personnel
D) The Chairman or the members of the Union Public Service Commission is not eligible for reappointment
Ans: C

70. The Verma Committee of 1999 was appointed in relation with
A) Identification of legal provision for the implementation of some fundamental duties
B) The review of Governor’s role in the State Administration
C) Human Rights Violations against women and children
D) Implementation of Right to Education
Ans: A

71. Which of the followings are correct regarding the Finance Commission of India ?
i) It is a quasi-judicial body.
ii) It submits its report to the Parliament.
iii) The members of the Finance Commission are eligible for reappointment.
iv) According to Article 148 of the Constitution, comptroller and Auditor General of India is an ex-officio member of the Finance Commission
A) i) and ii) are correct
B) ii) and iii) are correct
C) i) and iii) are correct
D) i) and iv) are correct
Ans: C

​72. Which city is declared India’s First world Heritage city by the UNESCO ?
A) Amritsar B) Ahmedabad C) Hyderabad D) Mysore
Ans: B

73. Which International Organisation turns 50 in 2017 ?
A) NATO B) SEATO C) ASEAN D) SAARC
Ans: C

74. The Murlen National Park is located in
A) Karnataka B) Mizoram C) Tripura D) Sikkim
Ans: B

75. Which State in India has launched India’s first electric bus ?
A) Himachal Pradesh B) Punjab C) West Bengal D) Rajasthan
Ans: A

76. National Rural Development Institute is situated at
A) Hyderabad B) Mumbai C) Pune D) Chennai
Ans: A

​71. State the amendment that added the word ‘secular’ in the preamble to the Constitution. (A) 42nd amendment act, 1976 (B) 44th amendment act, 1978 (C) 1st amendment act, 1951 (D) 16th amendment act, 1963
Ans: A

72. Right to practice any profession can be reasonably restricted on the ground of :
(A) Public order (B) In the interest of the general public
(C) Decency or morality (D) Contempt of court
Ans: B

73. Which article can be amended by a simple majority in the Parliament ?
(A) Article 73 (B) Article 54 (C) Article 4 (D) Article 241
Ans: C

74. Which authority is competent to make decision on question as to disqualification of Member of Parliament under article 102 ?
(A) Speaker (B) President
(C) Governor (D) None of the above
Ans: B

75. Under Indian Constitution who is empowered to make a proclamation of financial emergency ?
(A) Prime Minister (B) Finance Minister
(C) President (D) Reserve Bank Governor
Ans: C

76. In which provision of Transplantation of Human Organs Act, 1994 provides punishment for commercial dealings in human organs ?
(A) Section 18 (B) Section 19 (C) Section 20 (D) Section 22
Ans: B

77. Which provision of the National Food Security Act, 2013 deal with Women Empowerment ?
(A) Section 15 (B) Section 8 (C) Section 13 (D) Section 11
Ans: C

78. Under Right to Information Act (RTI Act), what is the time limit prescribed for giving reply to the applicant ?
(A) 30 days (B) 60 days (C) 90 days (D) 15 days
Ans: A

79. Which provision of the RTI Act, gives exemption from disclosure of information regarding confidential matters ? (A) Section 6 (B) Section 9 (C) Section 10 (D) Section 8
Ans: D

80. Under Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 which court is competent to grant orders and to try offences under this Act ? (A) Court of judicial Magistrate of First Class (B) Court of Chief Judicial Magistrate (C) Family Court (D) District and Sessions Court
Ans: A

81. Who wrote the Preamble of the Indian Constitution ?
(A) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar (B) John Mathai (C) Jawaharlal Nehru (D) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
Ans: C

82. International Yoga Day is on :
(A) June 21 (B) July 21 (C) August 21 (D) September 21
Ans: A

83. “Not to argue and win, But to learn and let learn” - the slogan of :
(A) The Religious Conference at Alwaye
(B) The Slogan of Saksharatha Mission
(C) The Maraman Convention
(D) The First meeting of Travancore Sri Mulam Praja Sabha
Ans: A

84. The Rohingyas were the natives of :
(A) Sumatra (B) Rakhine (C) Brunei (D) Taunggyi
Ans: B

85. How many High Courts are there in India ?
(A) 29 (B) 21 (C) 24 (D) 23
Ans: C

86. The Twenty Second Asian Athletic Championship - 2017 was held at :
(A) Hyderabad (B) Bhopal (C) Punjab (D) Odisha
Ans: D

87. AMAZON - The largest Internet based Retailer in the world was founded by :
(A) Jack Ma (B) Sergey Bin and Larry Page (C) Sachin Bansal and Binny Bensal (D) Jeff Bezos
Ans: D

88. As per the Chinese New Year, every 12 years there is a :
(A) Wolf Year (B) Rooster Year (C) Cow year (D) Fox year
Ans: B

89. Nathu La is situated at :
(A) Sikkim (B) Arunachal Pradesh (C) Kashmir (D) Nagaland
Ans: A

90. The Article 17 of Indian Constitution refers :
(A) Freedom (B) Untouchability (C) Writ Petition (D) Compulsory Education
Ans: B

91. The Central Government programme for the betterment of Slum Dwellers :
(A) Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana (B) Valmiki Ambedkar Aawas Yojana
(C) Pradhan Mantri Matritva Vandana Yojana (D) Deen Dayal Antyodaya Yojana
Ans: B

92. What is the official language of Maldives ?
​(A) Mahal (B) Jesry (C) Dhivehi (D) Urdu
Ans: C

93. Who is the Ambassador the Union governments ‘skill India campaign’ ?
(A) Shahrukh Khan (B) Vidya Balan (C) Priyanka Chopra (D) Amitabh Bachan
Ans: C

94. Which article empowered the authority to declare Economic emergency in India ?
(A) Article 368 (B) Article 370 (C) Article 363 (D) Article 360
Ans: D

95. World Youth Skills Day was observed on :
(A) July 4 (B) August 6 (C) July 15 (D) June 5
Ans: C

96. India’s first Cartoon museum is at :
(A) New Delhi (B) Mumbai (C) Thrissur (D) Kayamkulam
Ans: D

97. The Right to Information act 2005 covers whole India except :
(A) Sikkim (B) Nagaland (C) Arunachal Pradesh (D) Jammu and Kashmir
Ans: D

98. Which constitutional amendment is done to pass the GST bill ?
(A) 120 (B) 101 (C) 105 (D) 110
Ans: B

99. The Apex bank of agricultural sector :
(A) NABARD (B) Gramin Bank
(C) State Co-operative Bank (D) Reserve Bank of India
Ans: A

100. Which country will host the 2024 Olympics ?
(A) Italy (B) Germany (C) France (D) England
Ans: C