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Recent MCQs

"Operation All Out" of the Indian Army has been launched in January 2015 against:

  1. Naxlites in Chhattisgarh
  2. Bodo Militants in Assam
  3. Militants in Jammu and Kashmir
  4. Cross border infiltration
Current Affairs

The first Panchayati Raj system was inaugurated by Pt Jawahar Lal Nehru on 12th October, 1959 at:

  1. Sabarmati
  2. Wardha
  3. Nagaur
  4. Sikar
Indian Polity

The place where China has started construction of a dam on River Brahmaputra in Nov, 2010 is:

  1. Chingdu
  2. Zangmou
  3. Zhuang
  4. Gyangze
Current Affairs

Which of the following paris is NOT correctly matched?

  1. Renneting-Cheese
  2. Genetic Engineering-Plasmids
  3. Golden rice-Vitamin A
  4. Ozone layer-Troposphere
General science

Given below are two statements one is labelled as Assertion (A) and other as Reason (R) :

Assertion (A) : The government faces a tough time tackling the bottleneck inflation.
Reason (R) : The situation is due to deficiencies existing in the economy such as supply bottleneck and inefficient distribution.

Select the correct answer from the codes given below.
Codes :

  1. Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is correct explanation of (A)
  2. Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not correct explanation of (A)
  3. (A) is true, but (R) is false
  4. (A) is false, but (R) is true
Economy

About one-third of India's cattle population is found in three States. They are:

  1. Bihar, Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh
  2. Madhya Pradesh, West Bengal and Uttar Pradesh
  3. Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Rajasthan
  4. Punjab, Orissa and Rajasthan
Indian Geography

Hydrogen bomb is based on the principle of

  1. Controlled fusion reaction
  2. Uncontrolled fusion reaction
  3. Controlled fission reaction
  4. Uncontrolled fission reaction
General science

Which of the following cities is known as the oil capital of Europe?

  1. Belfast
  2. Aberdeen
  3. Leeds
  4. Liverpool
World Geography

Which district in Uttar Pradesh has highest density of population according to 2011 Census ?

  1. Varanasi
  2. Lucknow
  3. Ghaziabad
  4. Kanpur Nagar
Census

Which of the following places has the lowest rainfall during the South West Monsoon?

  1. Kolkata
  2. Mangalore
  3. Chennai
  4. Delhi
Indian Geography

Blue baby syndrome is due to the presence of which of the following in the blood ?

  1. Haemoglobin
  2. Methemoglobin
  3. Lead
  4. Nitrate
General science

Which one of the following river basins is the largest in respect to area ?

  1. Tapti
  2. Narmada
  3. Mahanadi
  4. Cauvery
Indian Geography

When were High Courts established in Bombay, Madras and Calcutta?

  1. 1861
  2. 1851
  3. 1871
  4. 1881
Modern Indian History

The national forest policy aims at maintaining how much of the total geographical area under forests:

  1. One-fourth
  2. Half
  3. One-fifth
  4. One-third
Environment & Ecology

Given below are two statements:

Assertion (A): Powers for conducting elections to the Parliament and State Legislatures in a free and fair manner have been given to an independent body i.e. the Election Commission.

Reason (R): Powers of removal of Election Commissioners is with the executive.

In the context of above, which one of the following is correct?
Code:

  1. Both A and R are true and R is the true explanation of A
  2. Both A and R are true but R is not the true explanation of A
  3. A is true but R is false
  4. A is false but R is true
Indian Polity

The phenomenon used in optical fibre for transmission of light energy is

  1. Total internal reflection
  2. Diffraction
  3. Scattering
  4. Refraction
General science

Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?

  1. Life of Hiuen Tsiang – Hui-li
  2. The Natural History – Ptolemy
  3. Historial Philippical – Pompeius Trogus
  4. The Histories – Herodotus
Ancient Indian History

In countries where polished rice is the mean cereal in their diet, people suffer from

  1. Pellagra
  2. Beri-Beri
  3. Scurvy
  4. Osteomalacia
General science

During the mid 80s decade of twentieth century, the negative aspects of development were discussed at large. Which one among the following was NOT such important?

  1. Degradation of natural resources
  2. Environment pollution
  3. Politics and Development
  4. Displacement and Rehabilitation of masses
Economy

Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R).

Assertion (A): Turkish invasions on India were successful.
Reason (R): There was no political unity in North India.

Select the correct answer from the codes given below: Codes:

  1. Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
  2. Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
  3. (A) is true, but (R) is false
  4. (A) is false, but (R) is true
Medieval History

Which one of the following is the most important factor responsible for decline of bio-diversity?

  1. Genetic assimilation
  2. Controlling predators
  3. Destruction of habitat
  4. Controlling pests
Environment & Ecology

Which one of the following does not fall within the purview of Article 21 of the Constitution?

  1. Medical aid to injured by a doctor
  2. Sexual Harassment of Women at work place
  3. Pollution of the quality of water
  4. Capital punishment
Indian Polity

According to "World Happiness Index – 2022" what is the rank of India ?

  1. 136th
  2. 110th
  3. 140th
  4. 130th
Current Affairs

Who among the following women freedom fighter was not associated with 'Quit India Movement'?

  1. Matangini Hazra
  2. Aruna Asaf All
  3. Kanak Lata Barua
  4. Shanti Ghosh
Modern Indian History