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1. The total length of the Coastline of India

including mainland, Lakshadweep Islandand Anda man & Nikobar Island is

(a) 2933 km (b) 7516.6 km

(c) 6230 (d) 7215 km

2. Which country has not the common border

with India?

(a) China (b) Bhutan

(c) Mald ives (d) Nepal

3. The Brah mapu tra r ises from Tibet. In Tibet

this river is known as

(a) Padma (b) Tsangpo

(c) Dihang (d) Yam una

4. Sri Lanka is separ ated from India by(a) Palk strait (b) Arabian Sea

(c) Gulf of Ad an (d) Gu lf Jafa na

5. Which one of these not a principal tributary

of the river Brahm apu tra in Ind ia?

(a) Subansiri (b) Dhansiri

(c) Chanan (d) Pulhimari

6. Which river of Daccan region not flowing

eastward?

(a) Godavari (b) Krishna

(c) Mahanadi (d) Tapti7. Which is th e correct sequence of the rivers

flowing in southern peninsular India in

context of length?

(a) Godavari, Krishna, Cauvery, Mahanadi

(b) Godavari, Cauvery, Mahan adi, Krishna

(c) Krishna, Cauvery, Godav ari, Mahanad i

(d) Krishna, Godavari, Mahanadi, Cauvery

8. Botan ical Survey of Ind ia (BSI) is situated in

wh ich city of India?

(a) New Delhi (b) Kolkata

(c) Surat (d) Mumbai

9. What is the num ber of spokes in wh eel ofAshoka Chakra placed in the N ational Flag?

(a) 40 (b) 24

(c) 16 (d) 32

10.The new flag code of India flag code has taken

effect from

(a) 26 January 2002

(b) 26 Janua ry 2006

(c) 26 January 2008 (d) 26 January 2009

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11. The Na tional Anth em Jan Gan a Man ,

composed originally in Bengali by

(a) Bankim Chand

(b) Ravindranath Tagore

(c) Arbindo Ghosh

(d) Somnath Chatterjee

12. When wa s the constitutional Assem bly

adopted the N ational Anthem?

(a) 26 January, 1950 (b) 24 January 2006

(c) 24 January, 1949 (d) 26 January, 1949.

13. The N at ional Song Vand e Ma taram

composed in Sanskrit by

(a) Bankim Chandra

(b) Ravindranath Tagore

(c) Jyoti Basu

(d) Subhash Chandra Bose14. Match the following:

List I List II

(State) (Density of pop ulation)

A. Haryana 1. 109

B. Orissa 2. 165

C. Rajasthan 3. 236

D. Himachal Pradesh4. 478

Code:

A B C D

(a) 1 2 3 4

(b) 4 3 2 1

(c) 4 3 1 2(d) 1 2 4 3

15. Which one of the following is not correctly

matched?

(a) National Tree The Banyan

(b) National Fruit Mango

(c) National Bird Swan

(d) National Animal Tiger

16. In d ian Co n s t i t u t io n w as ad o p ted b y

constitutional assembly on

(a) 26 Janua ry, 1950

(b) 26 Novem ber 1949

(c) 26 November, 1950(d) 15 August, 1950

17. At present, what is the number of members

in Rajya Sabha?

(a) 244 (b) 233

(c) 250 (d) 230

18. In order to be chosen a member of parliament,

what is the lower age limit?

(a) 25 years (b) 30 years

(c) 35 years (d) 40 years

19. Which one is not a sta nding committee of

the par liament?

(a) Public account committee

(b) Committee on estimates

(c) Public und ertakings committee

(d) Committee on MPCADS

20. Which department is not und er the Ministry

of Home Affairs?

(a) Departm ent of official language

(b) Department of boarder m anagement(c) Department of states

(d) Departm ent of public distribution

21. The chairman and m embers of Union Public

Service Comm ission (UPSC) are ap pointed

by

(a) The Presiden t (b) Pr ime Minister

(c) Home Minister (d) HRD Minister

22. On w hich d ay the c iv i l serv ices day

celebrated every year in India?

(a) April 28 (b) April 21

(c) June 5 (d) July 10

23. A comm ittee of pa rliament on officiallanguages was constituted in which year?

(a) 1956 (b) 1976 (c) 1983 (d) 1987

24. Which statement is not tru e about Inter-state

Council?

(a) The inter-state council is a recomme-

ndatory body.

(b) It was constituted in year 1990 und er

Article 263 of Indian constitu tion.

(c) Prime Minister is the chairman of the inter-

state council.

25. Consider the following statements

1. Elect ion Commission of India is aperm anent constitutional body.

2. The election commission was established

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3. The presid ent ap points chief elect ion

commissioner and election commissioners.

Which statement/ statements is/ are true?

(a) Only 3 (b) 1, 2 and 3

(c) 2 and 3 (d) 1 and 226 .The Nat ional Bamboo Miss ion was

launched in 2006-07 as a centrally sponsored

scheme to promote the grow th of bamboo

sector. Which one is not the aim of National

Bamboo Mission.

(a) Plantation Development

(b) Handicrafts Development

(c) Marketing

(d) Establishment of paper industries.

27. Which one of these are not correct abou t

Micro irr igation?

(a) The main objective of this scheme is toincrease the coverage of area under

improved method of irrigation.

(b) Quality prod uction is the main concern

of Micro irrigation.

(c) During the current year ?? 10 crore has

been earmarked for N orth East region.

(d) This is only imp lemented in western

India.

28. Recognizing the importance of institutional

supp ort for the d evelopment of horticulture

in the N orth East region, the establishment

of a central Institute of Hor ticulture has beenap proved for implementa tion in 2005-06. In

which s ta te the cen t ra l Ins t i tu te o f

horticulture established.

(a) Manipur (b) Nagaland

(c) Tripura (d) Mizoram

29. What is the objective of mu lti state co-

operat ive societies Act 2002?

(a) Use of modern tools for more efficient and

transp arent functioning.

(b) Enabl ing the business g rowth by

providing a condu cive environment.

(c) St r en g th en in g an d exp an d in g th e

mu ltistate co-opera tive societies.

(d) All of the above.

30. Kisan Call Centr es (KCC) hav e been

functioning since

(a) 21 January 2004 (b) 26 January 2005

(c) 26 January 2006 (d) 21 January 2007

31. What is the number of Farmers benefited withKisan Call centres since star t fun ctioning of

this program me till December 2010?

(a) 47.19 Lakh (b) 36.13 Lakh

(c) 38.17 Lakh (d) 45.12 Lakh

32. National e-governance p lan in Agriculture

is started by which departm ent of centre to

improve services accessible to farmers using

in fo rmat io n an d co mmu n ica t io n

technology?

(a) Depar tment o f Agr icu l tu r e & Co-

operation

(b) Department of IT(c) Department of HRD

(d) Department of Irrigation

33. The Nat ional Oilseeds and Vegetable Oils

Dev e lo p men t (NOVOD) b o ard was

constituted on

(a) 8th March 1984

(b) 5th March 1985

(c) 8th March 1986

(d) 5th March 1987


1. Small Farmers Agri-business Consortium

(SFAC) was registered by Depar tment ofAgriculture and Cooperation on 18 th

January, 1994.

2. SAFC is managed by the Board of

Managing Consisting of 20 mem bers and

Chai red by the un ion min is ter o f

agricultu re as its ex-officio president .

3. SAFC has established 18 state level

SFACS by contribu ting corpus fund .


(a) Only 1 (b) 1 and 2

(c) 1, 2 and 3 (d) 1 and 3

35. The National Academ y of Dance, Drama

and Mus ic named Sangeet N atak Akademi

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on 31st May 1952. Who was the then Minister

of Edu cation in India?

(a) Dr. Rajendra Prasad

(b) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad

(c) Lal Bahadu r Shastri

(d) Indira Gandhi

36. Gharana and Samp rad aya is related to

wh ich field of life in ind ia?

(a) Dance (b) Music

(c) Drama (d) Sports

37. This organization is the Indian Na tional

Academy of Letters meant to prom ote the

cau se o f In d i an l i t e r a tu re t h ro u g h

publ icat ion , t rans la t ions , seminars ,

wor kshops, cultural exchange programm es

and literary meets organized all over the

country

(a) Sangeet Kala Academy

(b) Lalit Kala Acad emy

(c) Sahitya Academy

(d) National School of Drama

38. The Sahitya Academy w as found ed in the

year

(a) March 1984 (b) March 1954

(c) March 1964 (d) March 1936

39. Which one is not the followship of SahityaAcademy?

(a) Sahitya Academy Honorary Fellowship

(b) Anand Fellowship

(c) Premchand Fellowship

(d) Prasad Fellowship

40. The national school of Drama (N SD), one of

the foremost theatr e institutions in the wor ld

and the only one of its kind in Ind ia was set

up by Sangeet Natak Academ y in the year

(a) 1954 (b) 1955

(c) 1959 (d) 1962

41. The Centre for Cultur al Resources andTraining (CCRT) is one of the premier

institutions working in the field of linking

edu cation an d culture. The CCRT was set

up in

(a) May 1979 (b) May 1989

(c) May 1999 (d) May 2009

42. The National Mission for Manuscripts w as

launched by the Government in 2003. Which

is the nod al agency of the Nat ional Mission

for Manuscripts.

(a) Indira Gandhi National Centre for Arts

(b) National Gallery of Modern Art

(c) National Museum

(d) Archaeological Survey of India

43. When was the National Museum s et up

(a) 1960 (b) 1949

(c) 1956 (d) 1968

44. The Anthrop ological survey of India is a

prem ier research organization und er

(a) Ministry of Science & Technology

(b) Minis t ry o f Hu man Resource

Development

(c) Ministry of Culture

(d) Ministry of Home Affairs

45. Which one of the following is not correctly

matched?

(a) National Archives of India New Delhi

(b) National Library Kolkata

(c) Lalit Kala Akadem i Kolkata

(d) National Museum New Delhi

46. The Nat ional Gallery o f Modern Ar t(NGMA), New Delhi was found ed in

(a) 1954 (b) 1956

(c) 1960 (d) 1964

47. The National Sample Sur vey (NSS) was set

up in 1950; when was this organization

reorganized?

(a) 1965 (b) 1970

(c) 1977 (d) 1991

48. Where is the headqu arter of survey Design

and Research Division, wh ich is one of the

division of the National Sample Survey

(NSS)?(a) New Delhi

(b) Kolkata

(c) Mumbai

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49. In which year the first Economic Census

came into existence?

(a) 1970 (b) 1977

(c) 1982 (d) 1990

50. Consider the following statements:

1. India is the founder m ember of the

univer sal posta l union (UPU) since 1876.

2. India is the member of Asia-pacific postal

un ion (APPU) since 1964.

3. India exchanges mail with more than 217

countries by air and surface.


(a) Only 2 (b) 1, 2 and 3

(c) 1 and 3 (d) 2 and 3

51. Postal Life Insuran ce (PLI) wa s introd uced

in India in year

(a) 1884 (b) 1896

(c) 1936 (d) 1948

52 .The Fores t Conservat ion Div is ion

implements the forest (conservation) Act.

When was that Act enacted by the par liament

of Ind ia?

(a) 25 October 1980 (b) 27 November 1992

(c) 16 September 1985

(d) 16 October 1987

53. Integrated Forest Protection Scheme (IFPS)

was being imp lemented d uring the 10th fiveyear plan and is being continued du ring 11th

plan . The p lann ing commiss ion has

suggested to renam e the scheme as :

(a) Intensification of Forest Management

(b) Strengthening Forest Management

(c) Conservation Forest Management

(d) Infrastructure Development.

54. What is the num ber of National Parks in

India?

(a) 99 (b) 43

(c) 515 (d) 213

55. When the scheme Development of NationalParks and Sanctuaries has been modified

as integrated Developm ent Habitats.

(a) 2006 (b) 2007

(c) 2008 (d) 2009

56. Wild life Institu te of Ind ia (WII) is an

au to n o mo u s in s t i t u t i o n u n d er t h e

administrative control of the Ministry of

Forest & Environment. When WWI was

established?

(a) 1980 (b) 1982

(c) 1990 (d) 1993

57. Zoos in Ind ia are regulated as per the

pro vision of the wild life (protection) Act.

When this act cam e in existence?

(a) 1969 (b) 1972

(c) 1980 (d) 1982

58. When was the centrally sponsored scheme

Project Tiger lau nched ?

(a) 1972 (b) 1973

(c) 1975 (d) 1979

59. What is the number of tigers in India shown

after th e coun ting of tigers in 2011.

(a) 1411 (b) 1706

(c) 1905 (d) 1608

60. Nu mber of Tiger Reservers in Ind ia is

(a) 38 (b) 49

(c) 53 (d) 113

61. India has a Memorandu m of understanding

with which country on controlling trans-

boundary illegal trade in wild life and

conservation?(a) Nepal

(b) Bangladesh

(c) Pakistan (d) China

62. When was the project Elephant launched?

(a) Feb. 1992 (b) Feb. 1990

(c) Feb. 1993 (d) Feb. 1995

63. Which statement/ statements is/ are true

about p roject Elephant?

1. All India estimation of elephant is done

every five years.

2. The total number of Elephant Reserve in

count ry has become 27.3. The pro ject Elephant i s being

implemented in 13 states of India.

(a) 1, 2 and 3 (b) 1 and 2

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64. In Augu st 1980, wh ere the GB Pant Institute

o f Himalay an En v i ro n men t an d

Developm ent (GBPIHED) was established ?

(a) Almora (Uttrakhand)

(b) Shimla (Himachal Pradesh)

(c) Silchar (Assam)

(d) Sri Nagar (Uttrakahand)

65. Which one of these statements are not tr ue

about Forestry Research in India?

(a) Indian Council of Forestry Research and

Education (ICFRE) is an ap ex body in the

national Forestry r esearch system.

(b) This council promotes the solution based

Forestry Research.

(c) The council enhances pu blic confidence

in the ability of forest managers and

researches to successfu l ly handle

chal lenges to natural resource

management.

(d) The coun cil has only one research

institute in N ew Delhi.

66 .Defence Research and Development

Organization (DRDO) is the Research and

development wing of the Department of

which Ministry und er government of Ind ia?

(a) Ministry of Home Affairs

(b) Ministry of Defence(c) Ministry of Agriculture

(d) Ministry of Environment

67. Sarva Shiksha A bhiyan (SSA) is one of

Indias Major Flagship Programes for

universalisation of elementary education

launched in

(a) 1998 (b) 2001

(c) 2007 (d) 2009

68. Which one of these are not a g oal of Sarv a

Shiksha Abh iyan (SSA)?

(a) Enrolment of all children in school.

(b) Retention of all children till the upp erprimary stage.

(c) Bridging of gender and social category

gap in enrolment, retention and learn ing.

(d) Enrich the high class of Higher edu cation.

69. What w as the annua l outlay for the Sarva

Shiksha Abh iyan (SSA) in the year 2010-11?

(a) Rs. 15,000 crore (b) Rs. 20,000 crore

(c) Rs. 18,000 crore (d) Rs. 11,000 crore

70. Which one of these statements are not tru e

about Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya

Scheme?

(a) It provides the residential selting for

upp er primary school for girls.

(b) The scheme provides for a m inimu m

reservation of 75% seats for girls from SC,

ST and OBC.

(c) It provides 25% reservation to girls from

families below the p overty line.

(d) There is the ratio of boys and girls student

is 50:50 in Kasturba Gandhi Balika

Vidyalaya Scheme.

71. National program me of Nu tritional supp ort

to primary education now knonw as MID

DAY MEAL SCHEME w as first introd uced

in which year in India?

(a) 1992 (b) 1995

(c) 1998 (d) 2001

72. When was the name of National Programme

of Nutritional Supp ort to p rimary ed ucation

changed as National Programm e of Mid Day

Meal in School?(a) 2004 (b) 2007

(c) 2008 (d) 2010

73. The National Ball Bhaw an is an autonomous

organization fully funded by the Ministry of

Hu man Resources Development. When was

the Na tional Bal Bhaw an established ?

(a) 1956 (b) 1962

(c) 1986 (d) 1972

74. The scheme which identify creative children

within the age group of 5 to 16 years in

creative art, creative p erformance, creative

scientific innovations and creative writing?(a) Bal Shree Scheme

(b) Bal Bodh

(c) Bal Sadan

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75. When the N ational Coun cil for Teacher

Education (NCTE) was established?

(a) 17 August 1995 (b) 16 September 1996

(c) 14 January 1986 (d) 15 September 1996

76. The Right to Education pr ovides free and

comp ulsory edu cation of all children in the

age group of 6 to 14 years. This right inserted

age group of 6 to 14 years. This right inserted

to which article of the constitution?

(a) Article 21 (b) Article 24

(c) Article 19 (d) Article 14

77. The Nat ional Council for Teacher Edu cation

(NCTE) revised its existing regulations an d

norms in the year

(a) 1998 (b) 2002

(c) 2005 (d) 2009

7 8 .Wh en was t h e Na t io n a l p o p u la t i o n

education project w as launched?

(a) April 1976 (b) April 1980

(c) April 1992 (d) April 2002

79. Match the Following

List I List II

A. NCERT 1. 1995

B. NIOS 2. 1980

C. NPEP 3. 1961

D. NCTE 4. 1979

Code:A B C D

(a) 3 4 2 1

(b) 3 4 1 2

(c) 1 2 3 4

(d) 1 2 4 3

80. Which Article of the constitution states th at

The state shall promote, with special care

the edu cation and economic interests of the

weaker sect ions of the people and in

particular of the scheduled castes and

schedu led tribes and shall protect them from

social injustice and all forms of socialexploitation?

(a) Article 46 (b) Article 45

(c) Article 21 (d) Article 14

81. IGN OU has established a network of open

and Distance Learning institutes and centres

in the region. At pr esent, wha t is the num ber

of regional centres of IGNOU?

(a) 7 (b) 8

(c) 9 (d) 10

82. The commission for Scientific and Technical

Terminology prepares and publ i shes

definition dictionaries and Term inology in

various discipline in Hindi and in other

languages. Where is the Head quar ter of The

Commission for Scientific and Technical

Terminology?

(a) New Delhi (b) Mumbai

(c) Kolkata (d) Bhopal

83. The University Grant Comm ission (UGC) is

a statu tory organization for coordination,

d e t e rmin a t io n an d main t en an ce o f

standard s of university ed ucation. When the

UGC was established?

(a) 1953 (b) 1956

(c) 1960 (d) 1962

84. Which statement is not tru e?

(a) India is a mem ber of World Intellectual

Property Organisation (WIPO) since

1976.

(b) World Intellectual Property Organisation(WIPO) is a special agency of the United

Nat ionls which deals with copy right and

other intellectual prop erty rights.

(c) National Book Tru st was established in

1959.

(d) NBT organizes the Work Bank Fair in

New Delhi every year.

85. The installed p ower generation capacity in

the coun try in th e year 2010 is

(a) 1, 63, 669.8 MW (b) 1400 MW

(c) 16,429.4 MW (d ) 72,274.3 MW

86. The National Thermal Power CorporationL td . A Nav ra tn a Co mp an y o f t h e

Government of India.When the NTPC w as

incorporated?

(a) 1972 (b) 1975 (c) 1985 (d) 1983




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For Rural Electricity infrastructure and

hou sehold electrification wa s lau nched in

(a) 2004 (b) 2005

(c) 2007 (d) 2009

88. Consider the Following Statem ents

1. Rural Electrification Corporation Limited

(REC) was incorp orated in 1969

2. REC is a pu blic financial institu tion,

which is responsible to financing rural

electrification schemes.

3. REC is the N od al agency for

implementat ion of Rajeev Gandhi

Gram een Vidhutikaran Yojana.


(a) 1, 2 and 3 (b) 1 and 2

(c) only 3 (d) 2 and 3

89. Where is the Corporate Centre of National

Power Training Institute (NPTI) situated ?

(a) Faridabad

(b) Ghaziabad

(c) Mathura (d) Nagpur

90. Bur eau o f Ener gy Efficiency (BEE) was set

up in

(a) 2001 (b) 2002

(c) 2003 (d) 2005

91. India is a m ember of International EnergyForum (IEF). Where is the permanent

secretar iat of IEF situated ?

(a) Tehran (b) Riyadh

(c) New Delhi (d) London

9 2 .Wh en th e Go v ern men t o f In d i a was

app roved the N ew Exploration Licencing

Policy (NELP)?

(a) 1995 (b) 1997

(c) 1999 (d) 2001

93. Which one of these, not a p ublic sector

petroleum comp any?

(a) Indian Oil Corporation Limited(b) Hind ustan Pet ro leum Corporat ion

Limited

(c) Essar Oil Limited

(d) Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited

94. Pitambar Pane Nat ional Environme nt

Fellowship is given every year to encourage

and recognize excellence in any branch of

research related to environmental Science.

In which year this fellowship instituted ?

(a) 1978 (b) 1977

(c) 1972 (d) 1982

95. Medini Pura skar is given to encour age

wr iting of original books in Hind i on wh ich

subject?

(a) En vironm ent (b) Rur al pr oblem s

(c) Petrolism (d) Education

96. World Environment Day celebrated on

(a) 5 June (b) 5 July

(c) 5 August (d) 5 October.

97. Rajiv Gandhi N ational Quality Award was

instated in the year

(a) 1988 (b) 1989

(c) 1990 (d) 1991

98. Senior citizen of 65 years of age or a bove are

eligible for old age pen sion und er NOAPS,

but not getting pension covered und er which

scheme?

(a) Annapurna Scheme

(b) Nutrition programme

(c) Rural Foodgrain Scheme

(d) Old age meal programme99. Rasht riya Swasth ya Bima Yojana (RSBY) a

scheme of Ministry of labou r w as launched

on

(a) 2 Oct 2007 (b) 1 Oct 2007

(c) 2 Oct 2008 (d) 1 Oct 2008

100. Which country is not includ ed in Indias

Look East Policy?

(a) Japan (b) Thailand

(c) Malaysia (d) Mald ives

101. The Government of India launched the credit

Gurantee Fund Scheme for Micro and sm all

enterprises tomake available credit to Microand small enterprises. When this scheme

was launched?

(a) Au gu st 1998 (b) Au gu st 2000

(c) Au gu st 2002 (d) Au gu st 2005




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102. Where is the Nationa l Institute of Miners

health (NIMH) situated ?

(a) New Delhi (b) Nagpur

(c) Bhopal (d) Patna

103. The Attorney General of India app ointed by

(a) The president

(b) The GOM

(c) The Prime Minister

(d) The Law Minister

104. Match the following

List I List II

a. ITBF 1. 1992

b. BSF 2. 1949

c. CRPF 3. 1965

d. RAF 4. 1962

Code:

A B C D

(a) 4 3 2 1

(b) 3 4 2 1

(c) 1 2 3 4

(d) 1 2 4 3

105. The Employees Pension scheme was first

came into effect from

(a) 16 November 1990(b) 16 November 1995

(c) 16 November 2003(d) 16 Novem ber 2005

106. The National Test Hou se is a governm ent

laboratory of national importance in the fieldof testing and evaluation of material and

produ cts of all engineering branches except

food. Where is the headquarter of the

National Test Hou se?

(a) New Delhi (b) Kolkat

(c) Bhopal (d) Patna

107. The NTH has its six regional laboratories in

India. In which city of India NTH has no

regional laboratory?

(a) Mumbai (b) Ghaziabad

(c) Jaipur (d) Bhopal

108. Match the FollowingList I List II

(Institutes) (Headquarters)

A. Indian Institute 1. H apur (UP)

of Legal Metrology

B. National Test 2. Kundi

House (Haryana)

C. National Inst itute 3. Ranchi of Food

Technology (Jharkhand)

D. Ind ian Grain 4. Kolkata (WB)

storage

Management &

Research Institu te

Code:

A B C D

(a) 1 2 3 4

(b) 1 2 4 3

(c) 3 4 2 1

(d) 3 4 1 2

109. An integrated Food Law, Food Safety and

standa rds Act w as notified on

(a) 24 August 2005 (b) 24 August 2006

(c) 24 August 2007 (d) 24 August 2007

110. In which year the Na tional Health Policy was

regular to achieving an acceptable standard

of Health-for the general popu lation of the

country?

(a) 2001 (b) 2002

(c) 2005 (d) 2007

111. The Nat ional Rur al Health Mission w as

launched by the Pr ime Minister of provide

accessible, affordable and accountablequali ty heal th services to the poorest

households in the remotest rur al regions.

When this mission was launched

(a) 12 April, 2005 (b) 12 April, 2007

(c) 12 April, 2008 (d) 12 April, 2009.

112 .Nat ional p rogrammed for con t ro l o f

Blindness (NPCB) was launched in the year

(a) 1975 (b) 1976

(c) 1998 (d) 2002

113. No persons shall engage in smoking in a

public place. This rule have been notified

and came in effect on(a) 2 October 2006

(b) 2 October 2007

(c) 2 October 2008

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114. Rashtriya Aragya N idhi was set up in which

year to provide financial assistance to

patients?

(a) 1996 (b) 1997

(c) 1998 (d) 1999

115. The National Academ y of Medical Sciences

(NAMS) was es tablished in 1961 as a non-

official body of Bio-med ical Scientists. Where

is the Na tional Academ y of Med ical Science

situated?

(a) New Delhi (b) Mumbai

(c) Bhopal (d) Ahmedabad


1. Jawah ar l a l Neh ru N a t ion a l Urb an

Renewal Mission (JNN URM) launchedon 3rd December 2005.

2. Basic Services to the urban poor provided

in JNNURM.

3. The duration of Mission is for 7 years

beginning from the year 2005-06 till 2011-

12.


(a) 1,2 and 3 (b) only 1

(c) 1 and 2 (d) 2 and 3.

117. When a d edicated Indian spor ts channel of

Doordarshan was launched?

(a) 18th March 1999 (b) 25th April 1999

(c) 16th May 1998 (d) 16th May 1998118. Doordarshan opened its window to the

world by launching its international channel

on

(a) 14th March 1995 (b) 16th March 1996

(c) 16th March 1997 (d) 14th March 1998

119. Match th e following

List I List II

A. DD Bharti 1. 1999

B. D D Urdu 2. 1995

C. D D Ind ia 3. 2006

D. D D Sports 4. 2002

Code:

A B C D

(a) 4 3 2 1

(b) 4 3 1 2

(c) 1 2 3 4

(d) 1 2 4 3

120. Indias largest new s agency press Tru st of

India began functioning on

(a) 1 February 1949 (b) 1 February 195

(c) 1 July 1949 (d) 1 July 1956

121. Which one is not correctly matched?

(a) Press Trust of Ind ia 1949

(b) United N ews of India 1961

(c) Press council of India 1978

(d) NAM News N etwork 2005

122. Consider the following statements.

1. The Central Board of Film Certification

set up und er the cinematograph Act 1952.

2. It consists of a Chairperson and twenty

five other non-official members.

3. The Board has its headqu arts at Mumbayand nine regional offices.

Which statement/ statements is/ are correct?

(a) Only 3 (b) Only 1

(c) 1, 2 and 3 (d) 1 and 2

123. In which city of Ind ia there is no regional

office of Central Board of Film Certification

(CBFC)?

(a) Bangalore (b) Cuttack

(c) Guwahati (d) Jaipur

124 .The Nat ional F i lm Development

Corporat ion Limited (NFDC) was formed by

the Government of India with the pr imary

objective of planning and promoting anorganized, efficient integrated development

of Indian Film Indust ry. When was the NFDC

was incorporated?

(a) 1975 (b) 1979

(c) 1982 (d) 1985

125. The Film Finance Corporation was set u p in

the year 1964. When was this corporation

men g ed wi th in t h e Na t io n a l F i lm

Development Corp oration Limited (NFDC)?

(a) 1980 (b) 1982

(c) 1985 (d) 1989

126. Which statement is not correct?

(a) The film institute of India was setup by

the Governm ent of Ind ia in 1960 und er

the Min is t ry o f In format ion and

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(b) Films and Television Institute of India

prov ides the la tes t educat ion and

technological experience in the a rt and

technique of film making and television

production.

(c) Childrens Film Society was established

in 1965 to p rov ide value based

entertainment to children.

(d) The Directorate of Film Festivals was u p

under the Ministry of Information and

Broadcasting in 1973.

127. Match the Following

List I List II

A. First Five Year Plan 1. 1980-85

B. Third Five Year Pla n 2. 1951-56C. Fourth Five Year 3. 1961-1966

D. Sixth Fiv e Year Plan 4. 1969-74

Code:

A B C D

(a) 1 2 3 4

(b) 2 3 4 1

(c) 2 3 1 4

(d) 1 4 2 3

128. What was the achieved growth rate of GDP

in N inth Five Year Plan?

(a) 8.0% (b) 7.0%

(c) 7.5% (d) 8.5%

129. Three Annu al Plans formulated betw een

which years?

(a) 1964-67 (b) 1966-69

(c) 1980-83 (d) 1985-88

130. In which Five Year Plan, th e National Rural

Health Mission was launched ?

(a) Sixth (b) Ninth

(c) Tenth (d) Eleventh

131. Accord ing to w hich Ar t ic le o f the

constitution, the Gram Sabha is constituted

in Panchaya ti Raj?

(a) Article 19A (b) Article 234

(c) Article 243 A (d ) Article 335 A

132. Which statem ent is not true about th e

Mah a tma Gan d h i Na t io n a l Ru ra lEmployment Guarantee Act?

(a) The Act came into Force on Feb. 2, 2006.

(b) It was imp lemented in 130 districts is

ph ase tw o 2007-08.

(c) Th e sch eme w as ex t en d ed to t h e

remaining 274 districts of India.

(d) In First phase it was introdu ced in 150

districts.

133. In which year, the Ministry of Rural areas

and Employment was r enamed as Ministry

of Rural Development?

(a) 1998 (b) 1999 (c) 2000 (d) 2005

1. (b) 2. (c) 3. (b) 4. (a) 5. (c) 6. (d) 7. (a) 8. (b) 9. (b) 10. (b)

11. (b) 12. (a) 13. (a) 14. (b) 15. (c) 16. (b) 17. (a) 18. (a) 19. (d) 20. (d)

21. (a) 22. (b) 23. (b) 24. (d) 25. (b) 26. (d) 27. (d) 28. (b) 29. (d) 30. (a)

31. (a) 32. (a) 33. (a) 34. (c) 35. (b) 36. (b) 37. (c) 38. (b) 39. (d) 40. (c)

41. (a) 42. (a) 43. (b) 44. (c) 45. (c) 46. (a) 47. (b) 48. (b) 49. (b) 50. (b)

51. (a) 52. (a) 53. (a) 54. (a) 55. (b) 56. (b) 57. (b) 58. (b) 59. (b) 60. (a)

61. (a) 62. (a) 63. (a) 64. (a) 65. (d) 66. (b) 67. (b) 68. (d) 69. (a) 70. (d)

71. (b) 72. (b) 73. (a) 74. (a) 75. (a) 76. (a) 77. (d) 78. (b) 79. (a) 80. (a)

81. (b) 82. (a) 83. (a) 84. (c) 85. (a) 86. (c) 87. (b) 88. (a) 89. (a) 90. (b)

91. (b) 92. (b) 93. (c) 94. (a) 95. (a) 96. (a) 97. (d) 98. (a) 99. (b) 100. (d)101. (b) 102. (b) 103. (a) 104. (a) 105. (b) 106. (a) 107. (d) 108. (c) 109. (b) 110. (c)

111. (a) 112. (b) 113. (c) 114. (b) 115. (a) 116. (a) 117. (a) 118. (a) 119. (a) 120. (a)

121. (d) 122. (c) 123. (d) 124. (a) 125. (a) 126. (c) 127. (b) 128. (b) 129. (b) 130. (c)

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