question set 2

1.Which among the following acts, incorporated 11th Fundamental duty in Indian Constitution?
(A)42nd Amendment Act
(B)43rd Amendment Act
(C)86th Amendment Act
(D)89th Amendment Act

 2."Socialist" was implicit in the constitution, but made explicit by which among the following Constitution Amendment Acts?
(A)38th Amendment Act
(B)42nd Amendment Act
(C)49th Amendment Act
(D)52nd Amendment Act

 3.Which among the following article of the Constitution of India says that all public places are open to all citizens?
(A)Article 15 (2)
(B)Article 16 (2)
(C)Article 17
(D)Article 18

 5.For how many years, Great Migration in Europe lasted ?
(A)2 centuries
(B)4 centuries
(C)6 centuries
(D)1 century

 6.The temple city of Osian, near Jodhpur was built by which among the following Rajput Kings?
(A)Pratiharas
(B)Solankis
(C)Chauhanas
(D)Parmaras

 7.Who among the following legendary kings was also known as "Sarvadamana" in his childhood?
(A)Ashoka
(B)Bharta
(C)Chandragupta Maurya
(D)Samudra Gupta

 8.Who among the following translated "Gita Govinda" in 1792?
(A)Sir Willam Jones
(B)Charles Wilkins
(C)Sir Robert Chambers
(D)H.H. Wilson

 9.Which among the following dynasty was identified only on the basis of Coins?
(A)Gupta
(B)Kushana
(C)Rastrakuta
(D)Chalukya

 10.In which year Archaeological Survey of India was made a permanent body?
(A)1902
(B)1899
(C)1904
(D)1906

 11.Which among the following constitutional amendment act, reduced the age of voting from 21 years to 18 years?
(A)59th Amendment Act
(B)60th Amendment Act
(C)61st Amendment Act
(D)62nd Amendment Act

 12.The Kirti Stambh of Chittorgarh was built to commemorate the victory of Rana Kumbha in which among the following battles?
(A)Battle of Chittor
(B)Battle of Sarangpur
(C)Battle of Gagron
(D)Battle of Gogunda

 13.Who among the following Kings of Rajasthan was a victim of Patricide?
(A)Rana Sanga
(B)Rana Kumbha
(C)Rana Udai Singh
(D)Rawal Ratan Singh

 14. For how long, A joint sitting of both the houses of Parliament may be convened to consider a bill which was passed by one house and pending in another house?
(A) 3 Months
(B) 6 Months
(C) 9 Months
(D) 12 Months

 15. In which year, Interim Government of India (Arzi Hukumat-i-Hind) was formed by Subhash Chandra Bose?
(A) 1941
(B) 1942
(C) 1943
(D) 1944

16. Which among the following states won the best state award in the 34th National Games held in Ranchi in early 2011?
(A)West Bengal
(B)Tamil Nadu
(C)Manipur
(D)Meghalaya

 17. Which among the following is the largest nuclear power station of India by capacity?
(A)Tarapur Atomic Power Station, Maharastra
(B)Rajasthan Atomic Power Station, Rawatbhata
(C)Kaiga Atomic Power Station, Karnataka
(D)Madras Atomic Power Station, Kalpakkam, Tamil Nadu

 18. Presence of which among the following salts in water causes "Blue Baby Syndrome"?
(A)Sulphates
(B)Chlorides
(C)Carbonates
(D)Nitrates

 19. In which among the following years, Essentials Commodities act enacted?
(A)1955
(B)1958
(C)1965
(D)1971

 20. Where is located the Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeobotany?
(A)Kolkata
(B)Lucknow
(C)Hyderabad
(D)Chandigarh

 21. In which of the following plants , you can find Leghemoglobin?
(A)Wheat
(B)Soyabean
(C)Potato
(D)Brinjal

 22. A near pandemic Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), which affected many parts of the world in 2002-3 was caused due to which among the following?
(A)Bacteria
(B)Virus
(C)Protozoa
(D)Fungus

23. Which among the following states is largest producer of Coffee in India?
(A)Tamil nadu
(B)Andhra Pradesh
(C)Karnataka
(D)Kerala

24. Which among the following states of India was carved out of United Khasi Hills and Jaintia Hills, and the Garo Hills on 21 January 1972?
(A)Mizoram
(B)Manipur
(C)Meghalaya
(D)Nagaland

 25. Consider the following:
1. French
2. Tamil
3. Telugu
4. Malayalam
Which among the above are the official languages of Union Territory of Puducherry?
(A)1 & 2
(B)1, 2 & 3
(C)1, 2, 3 & 4
(D)1, 2 & 4

 26. From which among the following parts of a plant Cinnamon is obtained?
(A)Leaves
(B)Seeds
(C)Buds
(D)Bark

 27. The Mocha Town, which was once famous and largest exporter of Mocha Coffee is located in which among the following countries?
(A)Bahrain
(B)Yemen
(C)Syria
(D)Ethiopia

 28. Which among the following Island of the Andaman & Nicobar islands contains the only known examples of mud volcanoes in India, called locally as "jalki"?
(A)Baratang Island
(B)Barren Island
(C)Car Nicobar
(D)Havelock Island

 29. Interview Island is the part of which among the following in India?
(A)Lakshadweep
(B)Andaman & Nicobar Islands
(C)Goa
(D)Puducherry

 30. In which of the following states is located the Indian Astronomical Observatory?
(A)Karnataka
(B)Uttar Pradesh
(C)Maharastra
(D)Jammu & Kashmir