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Recent MCQs

Which one of the following is included in the State List under seventh schedule of the Indian Constitution?

  1. Education
  2. Electricity
  3. Railway Police
  4. Forest
Indian Polity

As per 2001 2011 Census arrange the following States/Union Territories in descending order of population.

  1. Chandigarh - Puducherry - Sikkim - Mizoram
  2. Chandigarh - Puducherry - Mizoram - Sikkim
  3. Puducherry - Chandigarh - Mizoram - Sikkim
  4. Mizoram - Chandigarh - Puducherry - Sikkim
Census

The last Sun of Indian glory' has been used for:

  1. Shivaji
  2. Prithviraj
  3. Rana Pratap
  4. Hemu
Medieval History

In October 2009, a decision has been taken to shift the wholesale Price Index base year from 1993-94 to

  1. 2001-2002
  2. 2002-2003
  3. 2003-2004
  4. 2004-2005
Current Affairs

Which of the following sentences is correct about Mughal paintings?

  1. War scenes
  2. Animals, birds and natural scenes
  3. Court illustrations
  4. All of the above
Medieval History

Which one of the following statements about Arthashastra is not true?

  1. It prescribes the duty of a king
  2. It describes the then economic life of the country
  3. It lays down the principles of politics
  4. It highlights the need for financial reforms
Ancient Indian History

Which of the following is NOT correctly matched?
(Wind) (Country)

  1. Santa Ana - California
  2. Haboob - Sudan
  3. Yamo - Japan
  4. Mistral - Australia
World Geography

When ice melts, then the

  1. volume increases
  2. volume decreases
  3. mass increases
  4. mass decreases
General science

The best preserved pillar erected by Ashoka is that of:

  1. Lauria - Nandangarh
  2. Sanchi
  3. Sarnath
  4. Kaushambi
Ancient Indian History

Consider the following events and arrange them into chronological order:

1. Sharda Act
2. Nehru Report
3. Simon commission
4. Dandi march

Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

  1. 3, 2, 1, and 4
  2. 1, 2, 3 and 4
  3. 4, 3, 2 and 1
  4. 1, 4, 2 and 3
Modern Indian History

Enriched uranium are:

  1. Uranium rods kept under special shield
  2. Natural Uranium in which the component of radio active isotope U-235 is artificially increased
  3. Natural Uranium mixed with Thorium
  4. Uranium rods coated with Chromium
General science

In recent years, Indian Rupee has been strong against which of the following currency?

  1. Yen
  2. Euro
  3. Dollar
  4. Pound sterling
Current Affairs

The "blue moon" phenomenon occurs:

  1. When two full moons occur in the same month
  2. When four full moons appear in two consecutive months of the same calendar year.
  3. when two full moons appear in the same month thrice in a calendar year
  4. None of the above.
General science

The limit beyond which stars suffer internal collapse is called:

  1. Chandrashekhar limit
  2. Eddington limit
  3. Hoyle limit
  4. Fowler limit
General science

The date April 6, 1930 is known In Indian history for:

  1. First Round Table Conference in London
  2. Non-cooperation Movement
  3. Gandhi-Irwin Pact
  4. Dandi March by Mahatma Gandhi
Modern Indian History

Given below are two statements:

Assertion (A): Political parties are the life blood of democracy.
Reason (R): People generally curse political parties for poor governance.

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

  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
Indian Polity

Who among the following Pakistani National was awarded the "Bharat Ratna" by the Indian Government?

  1. LiaqatAli Khan
  2. M.A. Jinnah
  3. Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan
  4. Muhammad Iqbal
Modern Indian History

At the mouth of which of the following rivers the 'bird's foot' type delta is formed?

  1. Huang Ho
  2. Nile
  3. Danube
  4. Mississippi
World Geography

Which amongst the following countries has appointed Justice S.K. Sinha as its Chief Justice in January, 2015?

  1. Surinam
  2. Mauritius
  3. Nepal
  4. Bangladesh
Current Affairs

The Poona pact was concerned with:

  1. Depressed classes
  2. Hindu Muslim unity
  3. Constitutional progress
  4. Educational Reforms
Modern Indian History

The first Indian ruler to organise Haj pilgrimage from State Exchequer was:

  1. Alauddin Khilji
  2. Feroz Tughlaq
  3. Akbar
  4. Aurangzeb
Medieval History

Which one of the following is not correctly matched? Green House Gas – Source

  1. Carbon dioxide – Thermal Power Stations
  2. Chloro Fluro carbon – Automobile
  3. Nitrous Oxide – Waterlogged Paddy fields
  4. Sulphur dioxide – Brick Kilns
Environment & Ecology

The target to reduce Infant Mortality Rate [IM] during the eleventh plan period was kept at:

  1. 27 per 1000 live birth
  2. 28 per 1000 live birth
  3. 29 per 1000 live birth
  4. 30 per 1000 live birth
Current Affairs

The reason for the Indian Constitution being the bulkiest is that:

  1. it incorporates the experience of many Constitutions
  2. it contains detailed administrative provisions
  3. it deals with the government of a large country
  4. it contains the Constitutions of both Union and State Governments
Indian Polity